Bye Bye Carpet! Hello Laminate!!

Yes dear Ziva has had her wicked way with the carpet now, not content with the grass looking like moon craters! she was very insistent that the carpet was going to look the same.
We have tried so very hard stopping her but the size she is and with those massive teeth and the special pads that Malamutes have (they are very rough pads designed to grip the snow and ice and their claws open and retract rather like a cats for added grip)!  saving out carpet was something that was not going to last too long.

It took just 2 minutes last week when my back was turned - I have learnt that if Ziva is not within seeing distance you know she is up to something!
When I caught up with her the damage was done, so pictures came next, no good moaning now the deed had been done.

So Goodbye Carpet

and hello laminate flooring

as you can see Ziva is always willing to help!!

and then it all gets too much for the three of them!

However once Sunday evening arrived the job was completed - except for the edging of course, and most of the furniture placed back.  Jazz thinks its an ice skating rink - she will have to slow up, and Ziva looks at home.  I shall put a rug through the middle but overall delighted with the outcome, should have done it years ago!  The 'dust bunnies' as I call them will be easy with the hoover brush and I have a special flooring mop! for cleaning.  Today is Tuesday and it feels like it has always been down, yesterdays wet paw prints have disappeared and little Jazz is slowing up, rug for the middle arrives tomorrow - very happy with just one thought.........
PLEASE, PLEASE ZIVA DO NOT EAT THIS x

  

OK Mum! You can stop feeding me now!!!

What a week last week was with Ziva!  She is now six month old and growing bigger still by the day.
Now Malamutes can eat!  Believe you me they eat like there is no tomorrow, food in bowl one minutes gone the next so imagine our bewilderment and worry last week when she refused her breakfast! her midday meal and then her tea too, in fact this went on for two days.  I mean in in four months she has grown from this:

With our youngest David on the 11th May 2013

To this:

Ziva six months old 2 September 2013

That is some growth in such a short few months, she is now approx three quarters of her adult size.
Well I hunted through my favourite Malamute websites to see why she was refusing her food.  Would appear that Mum ME!! had over stuffed her with food! And she no longer required all the protein and the massive amount of food she needed in those first months.  I must admit I had been increasing and increasing her food and she was having three meals a day.
Well to say that the Waste! In the garden was being produced by the bucketful would not be an under estimate.
This week ZIVA is back to her normal happy self, two meals a day and now on a fish diet after all she would eat seal in her home country of Alaska.  What a change in just a few days.
Few pictures below to look at, she loves the water, whether it be the sea or the hose pipe or a bucket of water.

She has two male admirers!!  Ralph, a toy poodle at dog training classes  which we still attend, just because it is such a fun morning, and Alfie a Cockapoo who she plays with on the fields.  Have  also
met a beautiful white husky, they had a real rough game together, such a difference in the size between the malamute and the husky, the husky could sure run the socks off  ZIVA at the moment!  Huskies are for the quick pull and running hard, Malamutes are for the long heavy pull, steady but sure for hours or end

That looks like one of my kind heading this way!

First introductions

Starting the game

Getting competetive

Rest needed, very hard work all this playing

Time for home - I don't think so!

Paul's trip to USA!

Well it has been a busy old time again, this time getting hubby ready for his once in a life time trip to the USA to ride a Harley Davidson on the Legacy Run from Indianapolis down to Texas.  He has travelled with a fellow RBLR

(Royal British Legion Riders) branch member Dave and a Meerkat! Vassily!!

They have kept a travel blog, or rather the Meekat has kept the blog!  If you would like to read some of their exploits then the link is below:

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/davegibson/3/1376929788/tpod.html

AND THE BEARS!  well I do have some completed now for Hugglets TEDDIES 2013 in London on the 8th September.

Jack and Josie

Bertie and Alice

Jolie

Timothy

You can view all of them on my Preview page on the website at:

http://www.ljbears.co.uk/huggletspreview.html

Lastly Ziva is nearly 6 months old, beautiful girl, very strong but learning her lessons well at training classes.
She is not keen on any type of retrieving! but loves the small agility pieces that they have in the hall.  Lots of long tunnels and toy houses and small jumps etc.  She still does a massive amount of sleeping and eating but is enjoying her walks more now that she has a little more confidence.

Managed to capture Ziva and Jazz fast asleep together in the porch yesterday, this does not happen often as Jazz will not sleep normally, any where near Ziva!

Another Sunday for swimming lessons!

Its the end of July and although the sun was shining it was still blowing quite strong at the beach today: As you can see the blue skies but lots of 'white horses' on the sea.  The bit of coast land that you can see is the corner of the Isle of Wight if you look carefully! you can just about make out the large rocks that jut out on the end of the island:  Paul and Ziva rushed ahead the cold water far too inviting.

This was a little quieter the tide was on its way out and revealed
all these lovely boulders to play on

And this was better still, no waves at all just somewhere to sit and cool
your tired legs and paws.

One man and his Dog!!  Can hardly believe that Ziva is only
5 months old, she is growing daily into a lovely strong beautiful girl.

Loving every minute of it !!

Truly exhausted! and YES I have eaten the wallpaper and the wall!!

And now I can hear you ask again 'But where are the Bears'?  Indeed I even ask the same question?
not a stitch sewn, but I do promise that with Hugglets Show in London just a few weeks away
I really must get started!

A Summer Weekend!!

SATURDAY - Well it was more like an Autumn weekend weather wise but the Dog Show still went on!  It was bitterly cold with a howling wind and heavy cloud and the odd drop of rain.  We were in a field so I think you can imagine the scene.  Here is Ziva and myself chatting to the judge! this was for the cutest puppy under 25 weeks!

We were pleased Ziva came 3rd

Not placed in the 'prettiest bitch' category!  that was all too much for Ziva and said wake me up when its all over!

However after a short nap came the 'prettiest eyes' and guess what we came in 2nd so
we decided to eat the 3rd place 2nd was so much better x

SUNDAY another glorious late June day saw us off to the beach once more after all if you can't go to the beach in June and expect it to be good when can you!!

It looks pleasant enough until that wave got just a little too close

It was freezing, still howling a gale no rain, but the sea surf was wet, the water was wild it certainly was no Summers Day.

This is just me looking pretty 4 months old now, and perhaps the world is not too bad.

And after it all, and more food I shall sleep across the water bowl so I shall stay cool, and those two Cocker Spaniels can not have any of the water!

Paws in Pink Breast Cancer Care Auction

Paws in Pink Breast Cancer Care Auction

Paws in Pink are proud to reveal the 5 artist teddy bears who are available to win in our first ever charity raffle for Breast Cancer Care.

By making a donation to the Paws in Pink Just Giving page for Breast Cancer Care, you will be automatically entered in to a draw for each of the 5 bears. 

  

If you would like to know more about the raffle, the process and how to donation please click here 

And if you would like to make a donation please visit the Paws in Pink Just Giving Charity page 

http://www.justgiving.com/pawsinpink

ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING!

A bit of everything here this time, firstly Ziva, now 15 weeks old.  Had our second week at Dog training.  Such fun and well worth going along too.  Lots of lead work this week and reinforcing the sit down sit up and stand.  Once again after the three quarters of an hour most of the puppies, including Ziva, were so tired she once again slept through until the late afternoon.
She has been helping with our new garden room that is growing on the back of our house.  'Its taking a long time' she says 'but it will be just right for me when its finished'!!    Huh!! that's what she thinks!

Still not too big for cuddles!! but more than an armful now!

Enjoying her walks - everything is all new and wonderful! 

On Sunday it was Burton Armed Forces Day - Paul and I sneaked away on the bike for a few hours to join in with their parade.  The pipes were amazing as the parade marched.  What a huge chap he was.

 Hubby Paul and Damo enjoying the moment!

 Some tranquillity in my garden when everyone is asleep!  a very late Azelea

 and my Peony which has finally flowered this year! must be the wet and the cold!

Finally please visit the Facebook page below:

https://www.facebook.com/PawsInPinkForBreastCancerCare

all the information is there about the auction for Teddy Bears for Breast Cancer Care
there is also a BLOG page listed below:

http://pawsinpink.blogspot.co.uk/