Monday, July 22, 2013
Time being lost
As sad as it is time keeps being lost, Athena is just growing so quickly its hard to keep up with everything. Well it is good night for me, I will make time to share more in the blog, but for the time being our google plus community is completely up to date.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Athena is Home!!!!
We went and got Athena today!!!! It was so exciting and it was a pleasure meeting Heidi. I actually feel bad taking Athena away from Heidi but I just love Athena so much, Heidi was so sad to see Athena go. Heidi gave me a big hug and said "Just take good care of her" I will until the day either me or Athena dies. Athena is a doll though. Although Athena had a couple accidents on her way home, she was very good and all she did was lay in my lap the whole ride. (Pictures of the ride home are on our Page "Growing Up Athena"). Like a typical puppy, she saw her reflection in our dishwasher and thought it was another puppy. She growled at it and let out a little bark and then ran/pranced away from it, so proud of herself.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Cleaning Complete!!!!
Getting the house ready for Athena was more work than I thought it would be, we are finally done doing a MAJOR clean of the house (extra caution because it is rental property and I don't know the health history of any pets here before us)...So everything has been cleaned to the maximum it can be. And Stormy and Gus did not make it an easy task. While I was sweeping the floor Stormy came tearing through the house, hit the hard floor and slid right through the pile I had swept up, it made me laugh but I had to sweep it all back up again. Then Gus kept trying to attack the vacuum and got himself so worked up he started pooping, that I didn't laugh at so much. Took him outside to go potty AGAIN, cleaned up the poop, and then crated him for the rest of my cleaning. Very eventful evening of cleaning.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Puppy Week!!!
Next week is puppy week at daycare and sure enough that will be the first week that Athena will be attending. It's so fun because my boss has decided to use Athena to teach the children about dog safety and also to teach them about dogs. I am smiling ear to ear. I asked my boss if we can split it up between the end of this week and next week, that way the children learn about dog safety before there is a live dog and then the next week to refresh their memories and have a live dog to practice what they learned. She thinks it is a great idea and I am in charge of the whole project. This is going to be so much fun!! Athena is going to love all of the attention.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Countdown Continues
The countdown continues....we have the crate set up and the Rope Bear sitting in the car all waiting as excitement filled as I am, I can't believe I'm finally going to get my very first German Shepherd. I can't wait to go get Athena on Saturday, but first we are going to visit with James' Dad. Stormy and Gus are going to be riding along with us!!! It's going to be a long road trip but I am really hoping for a good one that runs smoothly :)
Friday, June 14, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Planning the Drive...
Looked up the directions to go get Athena, 8 hours and 48 minutes ROUND TRIP.....Wow!!! We are leaving Friday night (21st of June 2013) and making a stop at James' Dad's house and spending the night there. First thing Saturday morning we are going to head out to get Athena, visit with Heidi a little if possible and then a straight shot home!!! It's going to be a long ride to get there but I bet the ride home is just going to fly by, I can't wait to see her reaction to her very own brand new crate and bed. I hope she is not scared of it, the way Heidi described her I am guessing there wont be much at all that scares this cute pup.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Meet Athena's siblings
I think it's time to introduce Athena's "siblings" as I call them. Obviously not her true litter mates, but our other pets.


Getting Ready
We have a crate set up for Athena :) complete with orthopedic bed. I think she will really like it. Only 11 more days until we will bring her home, it's so exciting. I can't wait to bring her home and I think about her all day long, but I think that makes the days go so much slower because I'm looking forward to that day so much. I bought her a toy to give her when we go pick her up. It's a rope bear toy, really cute. I figured every little girl needs a teddy bear when you bring her home.
This is the bear. I think she will destroy it in a matter of days/hours but at least she will have something for the ride home. It will be a long ride home, about 2 hours or more. I hope she doesn't get car sick or have an accident in the car, we will make a stop half way JUST in case...
This is the bear. I think she will destroy it in a matter of days/hours but at least she will have something for the ride home. It will be a long ride home, about 2 hours or more. I hope she doesn't get car sick or have an accident in the car, we will make a stop half way JUST in case...
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