K-9

Where we've been, you wonder? Catching up with life.

And there's nothing more full of life in springtime than new life, right? That must be what led us to go out and add this new puppy to our menagerie.

Meet Feivel. It means "God assists" in Hebrew, or (if you believe the French) "full of life." It also means "courageous immigrant mouse" if you've ever seen "An American Tale."

We think it means cutest puppy you've ever seen. Even Pippa has grown from tolerating him to playing with him after 3 days. Mina shows signs of curiosity, but not warmth. Feivel's so fresh to the world, he doesn't know what Mina is, and found her no more interesting than the pine bark under the plants. (Actually, he paid more attention to the pine bark.)

In three days, Feivel has learned how to navigate stairs and respond to many English/German commands. We're trying the German to get him ready for following his distinguished forebears and taking some kind of obedience title. On both sides, his family's full of schutzhund titles (schutzhund is the triathlon of dog obedience). He's from Jerland Kennnels in Wisconsin, and his parents are Jango and Jutta.

Here he is:

Feivel at 10 weeks.


Tim, Lyn, and Feivel at Jerland Farm, Sat. 5/29.


He won't be a lapdog for long.


Pippa's 10-1/2, and we fear she has degenerative myelopathy.

Since Sunday, it's been gosh-darn, blue-sky, 70-degree Spring here. And we're having fun outside with the DAWGS.
-Lynda