Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Good thing I'm not a professional!
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Forever in training
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
back to school... back to school... I am going back to school...
So It's back to school for Marcella and I. Yesterday was the official starting day of the semester. 8 am brings us Communications 1010, then Math 1050, following an hour break to drive up to the main campus and an astronomy class in a very dark, comfortably seated, planetarium... Zzzzzzz. Today was Math and Institute (Religion class). Thursday night I have my last "first day of class" in Music 1010. Wow... don't you wish you could be my Guide Dog Puppy and follow me everywhere! Marcella is glad to be back to naps but today she's just sick of following me around! I've been trying to look for a remote control Lightning McQueen for my brother for his birthday and Radio Shack said that they had one at the store in the mall... so Off I head after class to the mall. LIARS! They guys said his computer told him there were 2 in stock but he couldn't find it so he took my name and # and said he would call if he found it... Sheesh! I was so excited to get that for him! I guess it's back to the internet! Hopefully I can find it-- or even better the guy at Radio Shack can find it!
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Tanning
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
**FLASH***
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Welcome, Angel!!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Christmas list...
Things I would LOVE to get for Christmas
1) My own soft bed- including comforter and several pillows
2) Dog Treats- that's good stuff! Especially the giant ones
3) Another puppy to play with...but I guess Angel will have to do (we're watching her over Christmas break!)
Things I wouldn't want to get for Christmas
1) An Ear infection-- I'm doing so well, I haven't had one in a long time!!
2) Less time with Mom-- or even worse-- a recall letter!
3) Rain- Mom doesn't like taking me to school when it rains...
I'm not tagging anyone because I dont' want to have to subject anyone else...
Merry Christmas everyone!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Sigh of Relief...
I'm on IM from 8-12 Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm here from 12-4 (MST) and probably on alot at nights now that I have nothing to do-- besides work. What to do for 4 hours... what to do...
Marcella is a fan of sleeping, going on long walks, and visiting Santa at the mall. I guess I get to have time to work on my Christmas card :)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
You guys are no help...
Study for my History Final (and take it?)
Take my Botany Final
Write 3 papers (one page each on something in Economic Botany magazine)
Study for my Geology Final-
Not so bad considering what I had to do last week at this time-- I work better under pressure :)
Oh and I got my car fixed and it sounds wonderful! I dont' feel like my car is going to blow up at any minute! That makes me happy! Guess I'd better get going...
Monday, December 11, 2006
For your viewing pleasure...Which one for the Christmas card....
Not this one^ I just thought it was cute :)
Vinnie is NOT happy to be here... Marce in a perfect sit!
Marcella, Me, and Vinnie-- again- Vinnie- not so happy!
Vinnie- again- is mad! Great one of Me and Marce if we want to Crop the big guy out...
AHH! Vinnie- finally happy! Look at that Smile!Monday, December 4, 2006
My Amazing Marsha
Well another day with my amazing Marcella- today I'm going to go up to the mountains and get pictures taken in the snow for our Christmas card... let me know if you want one-- or I guess I could post one here :) I'm such a nerd...
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Acess Issues...all in the family
Sorry I haven't been online I couldn't get the internet hooked up at the house I was housesitting at...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Puppy Breath
I love the smell of puppy breath. Alot of people think it stinks- but I love it. It reminds me of the puppy truck and new babies (puppies, that is). Some of my puppies have had puppy breath up to 6 months- Erin- I wonder if your new boy/girl is young enough to have puppy breath- guess you'll have to let me know when you let everyone else know what your new puppy is. ;) Marcella doesn't have that puppy breath anymore and I miss it- can they make a breed of dog with perpetual puppy breath?
Sign me-
Waiting for Erin to update
Saturday, November 11, 2006
New Pictures, Please
She's now SUPER tired and snoring at my feet...Zzzzzzz
Thursday, November 9, 2006
A real entry-- wow
So, I'm teaching myself Flash and I'm making a movie on...what else? Guide Dog Raising... and it's so cute- When I get it finished I will definitly show you guys!
Whatelse? Oh I took a Math test yesterday and my mind totally went blank--- I'm scared of what I get. I know I got at least 2 problems wrong (that's alot when there are only 25 questions!) See- When I don't write for a while, it's not because I have something to write about and I'm keeping it from you- it's because my LIFE IS BORING! I do school, Work, Work, Guide Dogs, School, Work, Work, Guide Dogs....
Oh YEAH!! All you Canadians out there should go see Santa Clause 3. Remember how we were chatting about Canadians saying "eh?" right before I went and saw it-- quite funny because- long story, short: They turn the North Pole into Canada and my all time favorite part is:
Santa's Father in Law (FL) who doesn't know his dughter married Santa: "This is Canada?"
Santa(SC): "Yup, Eh?"
FL- looking at the elves: "but they are all so short"
SC: "Yeah- this is what Canadians look like"
FL: "are you serious?"
SC: "Yes! Have you ever been to Canada?"
FL: "No But I've been to Upstate New York"
SC: "But that's not Canada is it?"
FL: "No...I guess not- Wow Canadians are little"
HAH...only because of all my Canadian buddies out there...Off to really do homework
Erin- get online if you can to help me procrastinate as the mission of our facebook group insists we do.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Decorative Harnesses
Thursday, November 2, 2006
Please don't make me wait any longer!!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Feeding time at my house
My puppy was being so naughty and well... you'll have to see- to get the full effect you have to have sound for the movies- but still. Do any of your puppies hear imaginary "okay" after an obdience set before eating :) LOL Enjoy! Happy Halloween Everyone!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Feeding Frenzy at Vinnie and Marcella's house
Monday, October 30, 2006
You Know You Grew Up In The 80's/early 90's if:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE. ---All the time... 2. You watched the Pound Puppies. ---Yup, I wanted one too... my friends all had one 3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton ---"This is a story all about how, my life got flipped, turned upside-down and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the Prince of a town called Bel-Air" Sad isn't it? 4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy. ---Nope... but it was pretty cute. NOT (see question 29) 5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own. -YUP! I was always MaryAnn and in my diary willed my BSC book collection to my friend Heidi 6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. --- No but I wanted one! 7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom ---Didn't watch it too much but...WOAH was pretty cool 8. Two words: Hammer Pants---My dad and brother owned matching pairs for Disneyland- blue paint splatters- home made of course 9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock" --- Vaguely remember watching on Nickelodeon 10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect streamers ---I was a streamers girl 11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!) ---Once again... we do have it on video if that justifies anything. :) 12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. ---Heck yes! 13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. ---Hey it was cute! 14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names. --- I wasn't allowed to watch it but I may remember the names, let's see... Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and umm... yeah no I can't remember 15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. ---HECK YES! The best day of the year! 16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.--- I wanted one but I just used a scrunchie instead LOL 17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) --- Vaguely remember 18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. ---nope 19. L.A. Gear....need I say more? ---LA Gear was pretty Rad 20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.) --- I don't remember this... 21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books. ---Ramona was my favorite! I wish they still had the TV show on... 22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF" --- Um... Isn't that in a movie? Car wax?? 23. You wanted to be a Goonie. ---Too scary for me! 24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe) --- Guilty 25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. --- ROFL!! He's always been creepy to me 26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. ---I loved smurfs!! 27. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard. ---I did take a lunch box- pink Barbie but don't know what Garbage Pailkids are... 28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. I remember slap bracelets--- dont' remember the banning of them I thought they were pretty cool 29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.---- See question 4 30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts. ---Don't know what that is 31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. --- Oh yeah... my friend had their tape 32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up. ---Didn't really know She-Ra well enough to put her and He-Man together... 33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. ---True story! Remember those best friend necklaces? I had a billion of those and would always loose them (the heart ones where you have BEST and your friend has the other half with FRIENDS on it?) 34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. --- Mine were pink and sparkly 35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"--- Didn't like Pee-Wee Herman that much but I did say "I know you are, but what am I?"-- also remember "I'm rubber, your glue, anything mean you say bounces off me and sticks to you" 36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" --- What is that from? We used to say it all the time... 37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. ---Sadly yes...It really wasn't very long after I was old enough to sakte that Roller Blades became more popular 38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. --- We made our own out of a tarp.. OUCH! 39. You have ever played with a Skip-It. ---Those were the BEST! I had a darn good record too! 40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. ---5th Birthday 41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement. ---sadly...(sigh) 42. You remember Popples. ---Of course! I can quote the these song I think too... I wanted a stuffed animal Popple so bad! 43. Don't worry, be happy ---That was the coolest song 44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. ----I think I saw the look and thought it was cool- don't know that I was ever brave enough to attempt it- I did wear tights with ruffled socks over it to church sometimes 45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family) --- Slouch socks! I thought that was how you were supposed to wear socks-- esp with open toed sandals... :) 46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that. --- I remember seeing other people doing it- but was too young to do it myself (or even care) 47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.--- Too scary for me...although I did watch it on the way to GDB one year in Traci's car... maybe 2002? 48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" --- YES! We do have a couple of Care Bear movies though... 49 You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales --- Yes...I had a friend that collected My Little Ponies 50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.--How does a 5 year old think that a 16 year old is hot? Samantha Micelli??? Is that from Wonder Years? Vaugly remember the name 51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. -- I remember ALF... not too well but I liked that show! 52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB" --- I had a NKOTB Barbie before I knew what they were- my mom made me cut off the Rat Tail though- it looked silly. I really wasnt' ever a fan- I was more in the *NSYNC/BSB era 53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class. --- Original? Like Zach, Kelly, Slater, Screech, Lisa, and Jessie? Or the ones before that? I would know them if I heard them- but only because it's still on TV sometimes. 54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.-- Nope 55. You just sang those words to yourself. ---can't if I don't know the song 56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. --I didn't, but I'm thinking this is Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird... 57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)--- Not the shorter the better- but I made these after they were popular- yes I'm a nerd. 58. You remember when mullets were cool! -- We don't talk about my mullet years... j/k :) I had the poodle bangs 59. You had a mullet! ---Again Poodle bangs were the style 60. You still sing "We are the World"--- Umm... don't know the song 61. You tight rolled your jeans. --- Not sure what that means but I did roll up my jean shorts 62. You owned a bannana clip. --- SO! I thought I looked cool! 63. You remember "Where's the Beef?" --- Nope sorry. 64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"-- Only becuse I've seen so many child star countdowns/ 80's documentaries on VH1 65 You had big hair and you knew how to use it.--- Nope-- but again- Poodle Bangs 66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you! --- I DON"T KNOW THE SONG!! Am I officially old now? What do you guys remember... Oh and AMBER! I'm going through Chris blog withdrawals!
Friday, October 27, 2006
IM'ing- the way to go
Shout out to Erin too :) I love chatting with you- and of course I always get a special surprise chat with one of your sisters LOL
Thursday, October 26, 2006
I have a title now!


The costume didn't really even last that long!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Puppy Kisses and Tail wags to Traci and family along with Kerby's for watching her for the past 3 1/2 weeks.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Speaking of procrastination---Another way to procrastinate:
AIM: Vinnie30n6 Yahoo: gdprchika I have MSN but it varies depending on the lab I'm at... so pretty much if you want to chat on MSN you have to tell me and I will add you to my buddy list.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
So where should I start? In Spring of 2001 I wanted to raise another puppy- my family was deciding if they were going to move to So. Dakota (yeah none of you guys live in SD so pretty much I'm REALLY glad we didn't move there!!) so when we found out Vinnie was leaving us I asked if I could get a puppy right away- Mom said no because either a) we were moving or b) she wanted a break after the "monster" Vinnie ;) Well, we didn't move to SD but she did tell me we had to take a break... sigh... So I had to wait until August and maybe I could get a Golden Retriever. On July 13th (Friday the 13th- one of the best days!) I was scheduled for a puppy but my mom said no- a FBL "J" puppy. I went to SLC to go watch my friend pick up her "H" puppy... Sigh--- I guess I'd have to live on borrowed puppy breath for a month. When we showed up Traci got her "H" puppy-- Hoka- a FYL. And after my leader asked if there was anything else for Davis county they mentioned that they had one more puppy-- did anyone want it? They brought off the cutest FBL puppy off the truck! Her name was Judith! "Is it mine?" I remember asking... Then they handed my sweet Judith to me :) Born May 7, 2001 to Rashad and Eclipse with siblings (are you ready? i think...) Jewel, Jira, Joiner, Jeb, Judge, Julianna, and Judith. (I thin kthat's all of them!
Judith and Hoka- I have this picture on my Credit card... isn't it so cute?!
My Judi was a perfect lady from day one... she was always one to sit nicely, even at 8 weeks everyone was amazed at how good she was. I always told people that I didn't raise her- she raised herself :) By the time she went back on October 1st 2002- she was BORED to death. She went back and was on breeder watch until phase SEVEN!!! Normally they are pulled for breeding or spayed by phase 3 or 4... Soo FINALLY she was pulled for breeding and was sent from OR to CA for her final breeder eval- her sister Jewel had just been confirmed as a breeder. We were pretty sure she was going to be a breeder. She was in CA for 2 months when we finally just called and they told us she had a slight heart murmer and, although she couldn't be a breeder- she would make a great Guide Dog. :) So after lots of tears we continued to watch her go through the phases of training. She graduated on July 23, 2003 with Ruth and is perfect for her. There is a story to why Judith took a while to graduate that I didn't hear until after graduation. So while I was sitting at home dying becuase she didn't go into class with her string (almost 3 months late!!) this was going on: Okay... lets see if I can get this straight--- Ruth had her previous guide only for a few months and was having problems with thin foot pads. She was deciding if she wanted to retired her and get another guide. Keith (one of the class supervisors in OR) told her he had a perfect dog for her- but he wanted to traing her for Ruth- so even though she was ready for class- she had to wait until Keith was set to go into class- July. 
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Photo Sharing - Upload Video - Video Sharing - Share Photos
Photo Sharing - Upload Video - Video Sharing - Share Photos
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Then you can see my video of Mango I made... She's a cute 7 month old FBL puppysitee. :) Oh and whats a good video editing program I can teach to myself (that the school computers would have)?
Monday, October 9, 2006

So at the time I thought Vinnie was a special puppy- with "special education needs" if you know what I mean- an intact male puppy with a first time raiser doesn't always go well. He wasn't a terrible puppy like I thought he was- but he was in a training collar at 4 months and in a head collar at 8 months and back in a training collar at 12 months until recall. Vinnie was never allowed loose at all- but I don't know that I wasn't paranoid and didn't know any better. He went back on July 16th 2001. I had a surprise waiting for me right before I dropped him off- but I'll save them for next time...
We thought he'd be CC'ed right away for dog distraction- but apparently he did well. He made it all the way to Phase 8 before being Career Changed for stress related Relieving in Harness... yup- he did have that problem in puppy raising- that's why I am a little paranoid about relieving. He had 2 sisters pulled as breeders and the boys were all CC'ed in the same phase for the same reason.. the last girl I'm not sure what happened- maybe CC'ed too? I seem to remember her graduating as a Guide for some reason though...
So when I got the call- I called my Dad imediatly and begged him to let me keep Vinnie- even though Vinnie and I didn't "click" as much as my other dogs while in puppy raising- I'm glad I brought him home. He is the sweetest most mellow guy you'll ever meet! I'm sure he would make a great Guide Dog now- but he seems to like staying home. When he got off the plane after flying home- we wondered if they sent us the wrong dog becuase he was so mellow- but when he picked up his leash to go for a walk- we knew it was him :)
Thursday, October 5, 2006
**Hugs to Erin!***
And Belly Rubs to Chandler and Jake who just got neutered- poor guys!
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
So my dog woke my poor leader up at 4:15 this morning whining in her crate. She's not a big whiner in the crate- especially in the morning. I can barely get her up to go to work at 5:30 in the morning- let alone 4:15!! Darn dog... she just doesn't want me to miss her.
Oh I got her recall letter--- that is no longer accurate... She's staying until Spring. I feel bad for the raisers whose dogs went back because my dog stayed though...
It was exactly 1 year ago October 1st I let my Maryjo go back for training and brought home my wonder-puppy Marcella... Click here to see pics of us on recall/puppy pick up day












