Carl is growing

Here is an updated pic of our puppy, now 5 months old and almost as tall as Molly. He is looking more houndish in the face, his feet are still quite large and he is very, very active. He has flattened 1 iris bush, 2 hostas, and 1 peony bush so far this year. He LOVES to wrestle with Molly and run and be crazy. He has to stay in his large kennel when we are not outdoors to watch him as he can be pretty destructive with digging and rolling if he isn't being watched. He is very good about not whining or barking while there though, and we are outdoors a lot! He is a sweet boy and still sleeps indoors in his crate at night in Heather's room.

Liz's Great Escape

Liz the lizard had a day of freedom recently.  Rose went in to check on her and didn't see her in the tank, so she lifted the lid and Liz (who had been clinging to the screen lid) jumped and ran for it.  Rose did not tell us that Liz had escaped that Saturday morning and when we finally discovered it, she was nowhere to be seen.  We picked up Will's room and searched under and in all possible crevices.  I had given up hope and was sad (possibly moreso than Will :-)  and a little freaked out about a lizard being loose in the house.

Sunday afternoon Tom walked in the front door and saw Liz perched on the edge of a pack-n-play that I keep there.  He stood very still and called me over.  Will's net was close by and I grabbed it and caught her easily (almost like she was happy to come home).  She is perfectly fine and content in her tank again.  Whew!!!

Dogs update

I need to get a recent pic of Carl to put up here.  He is growing and growing!  I watched the movie "Marley and Me" last night and it definitely reminded me of our Carl.  He is constantly on the move and often in trouble.  We love him though.

The wireless containment system (PetSafe) has worked so very well for us.  I am thrilled with it.  Molly is completely yard trained and so I put the collar on Carl and he has done super with it also.  They both know where the boundaries are and have not been "corrected" more than a couple times each the first day.  They turn around and run to the porch anytime either of them hear a beeping warning.  I love it!

I weighed the dogs today and ordered Frontline Plus tick treatment.  After the experience with Seargant's Gold I am not taking any chances.  I had bought Hartz for Carl and it has not been working at all and my sis-in-law says that it is known to cause problems for dogs, especially puppies also.  I will be tossing that too.

Molly weighed 45lbs and Carl weighed 25lbs.

I ordered from www.entirelypets.com and paid $67.03 after a 10% coupon discount for 2 3-month supply packs.