The new girl in town, Sadie. The look on Earl's face is because this little puppy was growling at him. She was guarding her toy!

Autumn is here and Earl will soon be listening to children read to him at the elementery school. His time at the library will continue, and more children will gain confidence in reading aloud, while he lies next to them, enjoying the contact and acceptance, that only kids can give him. He loves us, but when he sees little kids he melts into a submissive puppy puddle.

Back to School

Earl spent the summer vacation going to the beach, fishing and swimming...And being at the library listening to kids read books to him!

Now that school is back in session, we have a regular morning scheduled with the kids. He seems to enjoy being there with them. Throughout the semester the guys will read, and we keep a tally of the pages. It will improve their reading and communication skills. This type of therapy provides a relaxed nonjudgemental environment, that hopefully gets the kids excited about reading! Earl makes reading "fun"!

http://www.caninesforservice.org/Canines_for_Literacy.html

walk for CCFA

.....................................................................................We participated in a walk around Greenfield Lake to raise awareness to the little known inflammatory bowel diseases of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's. Go to CCFA to learn more. OR click on the title above.

the Mastiff puppy

At six months she is almost as big as Earl. He weighs more now, but she may be 30 pounds more that he when full grown. She is a Neopolitan Mastiff, and she is a sweet girl.

new girl friend

Sydney is the new puppy on the block. She's 6 months old, and this was her first boat ride. I showed her how to eat jelly fish and run in the water.

Earl is a greeting card

http://www.bonairdaydreams.com/index.html
(or click on the above title)

A neighbor has a greeting card line and has chosen Earl to be her newest design!
His card number on her website is c385.


I took this picture to reproduce the photo that is on the greeting card.

three amigos

he's off the boat..!

everybody sit!

Eight obedient dogs

grass is greener

Before

Now...I have to keep it watered!

I'm On a Boat...

my cousin Mary Jane

cousins

telephone call for Earl...

the littlest cousin, Finley, and me

My cousin Chaney

A beach walk with my cousin Chaney

My cousin McCall

Poolside at the Puppy Party

Ella and "Uptown" checking out the puppy pools. There was a bigger pool for the little girls.

Ella had perfect party manners, she introduced herself to her new friend.

This handsome frenchman is "Doc". Our present to the birthday girls was gift donation to the Humane Society in their names.

Group photo time was fun, too! Ella is sneaking a kiss from "Phifer", I think she got carried away and forgot all about her party manners!

my new buddy

Hannah brought over my look-alike toy puppy.

I like big red heads

She is my neighbor, and we play until I'm a black lab!