Final Photos

Kaiser is back home now. I haven't had a large picture of him framed yet, but will go above the mantel above his ashes and show chain.

Heartbroken....Kaiser is an Angel now.

Kayla came home from school early on 9/25, just before I went to work. She spent some time with Kaiser just hours before he died. Here are his last two pictures. You can see how much he loved us.

I let Kaiser outside before I went to work today. He had just eaten breakfast and was playing with Kody, just like always. I left at 1000, Kayla was home sick from school. I got a call about 4 p.m. from Kayla to let me know she found Kaiser outside lying on the back porch.

I left work and drove home to find him lying on the porch on his side like he was sleeping. I don't know what happened. All I know is that I'm just devastated.

Thank you all for enjoying all my Kaiser stories and pictures. Someday I'll have a blog of my next Shiloh Puppy.

Take care and show your love. Life is so damn short.

Kaiser at Nephews 10th B-Day Party

My nephew turned 10 yesterday! My husband and I brought Kaiser to the party at a local park. I don't have a picture of my nephew that isn't blurry! You can see my husband who is 5'10" working with Kaiser trying to get him to pose pretty for pictures. The little girl is my neice. The lady sitting at the picnic table is my twin sis, Shannon. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Kaiser Turned 6 Months Old!

What a fabulous 6 months we've been having with Kaiser! My puppy is growing so much. Just the other day it seems he wasn't able to reach my bed and now he can walk over and lay his head down on my bed!

He still hates baths. I'm taking him to the groomer this week for handling/socialization where he will have his ears cleaned and a nail trim. Of course they'll shampoo him and blow him dry. I've been getting him used to my blow dryer, but he doesn't like it.

We go for walks in the evening after the sun goes down because it's too hot during the day. We try to go to the dog park every week when the weather isn't too hot.

Here are a few pictures I took of him on Aug. 5-6th. I hope you enjoy them!

Look how dark I am now!

We're on our way to Bass Pro Shop!

Hey Mom, what's this big animal?

Aw, man, you're making me do this here???

Lots of kids came up to him and starting petting him like they instinctively KNEW he is friendly!

Here's Kaiser at 5.5 months old. Look how dark he is now!!

Baby Wipes Scare!

Last week Kaiser swallowed some baby wipes. We waited to see if he would pass them. On day 3 he quit eating and vomited water and bile. I rushed him to the ER vet where they kept him overnight. They shaved Kaiser's right forearm all the way around for the IV. He's back home now and doing fine! He passed the wipes while at his regular vet's office. He's also on an antibiotic. He's eating much better now and is playing like crazy.

We got a bigger kiddie pool for him to play in. Enjoy!

Kaiser showing off the medal that he won! Best of Breed Puppy! Woo Hoo!! He beat 4 other contenders! I'm so proud of him!!

20 wks old & Kaiser's First Show in Hutto, TX

OH BOY! We're going HOME!

He thinks he's a lap dog. Eva LOVES him!

Waiting for the next show to start

Resting in between show times. We went back to the hotel where it was cool.

Favorite place to rest at the hotel. The cold tile floor.

Kaiser playing with his sister, BJ!

Kaiser and Mom going around the ring

Kaiser resting between shows

Kaiser giving Mom a little kiss (how cute!)

I'm so proud of my boy! He won Best of Breed Puppy in the first show! Here's a few pictures of Kaiser at the show and hanging out at the hotel. It was very hot in Hutto and inside the arena. He did his best before he got too hot and tired. Then I was practically dragging him around the ring. We'll work on things!

20 Weeks Old Today!!!

( Not a great shot, he was still hunched up a bit after doing his business)

(I can't figure out how to rotate the picture. Sorry!) Look how wide his stripe is getting!

The 3rd picture is his imitation of Hobbs (from Calvin & Hobbs). How can he sleep like that?? Is that a Yoga Move??

WOW! Kaiser is 5 months old today! It seems like just yesterday that I crammed him into a carrier too small for him and drove home with him howling all the way. He fit into the carrier, he just didn't have much room. I didn't expect him to be so big at 8 weeks! Now I look at that little pet taxi next to him and just shake my head with my mouth hanging open.

I tried to get a few pictures of Kaiser in the back yard, but it was stinkin' HOT! Look at the grass already brown and dried up. Kaiser and I didn't stay outside very long. Enjoy the few pictures we got!

19 wks Old

Kaiser will be 19 weeks old tomorrow! He weighed 58.9 lbs at the vet's office. He LOVES riding in the car! He has been going to the dog park where he mostly stays by me, but he'll venture off to meet other dogs and come right back. An enthusiasticc friendly,medium sized mutt jumped up on my legs and Kaiser put his ears back and mooed at him! I gently said "off" and put the dog's paws off of me and Kaiser settled down. Here is Kaiser taking a nap when we returned. I tried to get close ups of his sabling coming in. And look at my foot next to his! I wear a 6 WW to give you an impression of how big my baby's feet are!

18 Weeks & Starting to get Dark!

My beautiful baby boy is getting darker! And he's losing his baby teeth and getting adult teeth in. See the close up of his mouth?

17 Weeks & Kaiser's First Pool!

I believe Kaiser is bigger than Autumn now. Not heavier, but definitely bigger! She's still the boss of the dogs though. We bought Kaiser a little pool to cool off in. The videos are of Kaiser checking the pool out. It didn't take long to get the hang of it!! See the fun second video. I couldn't help giggling! Enjoy!

Video of Kaiser's trot--don't laugh too hard! LOL

Kayla, my daughter, was holding the camera and she walked around as much as we did so the video is jumpy. Sorry! She kind of held still toward the end! Then Kaiser made a B-line to the shade under a picnic table where he immediately got his leash tangled up. He's no dummy! He wanted to get out of the sun too!

16 Weeks & Dog Days of Denton

First, Kaiser weighed 50.0 Friday. Didn't have time to measure him! We went on our longest road trip yet....to Denton, TX, about a 5 hour drive (when you have to make pit stops). Kaiser did GREAT! He slept most of the trip, or had his head through the seats where the a/c vent could blow on his face.

We saw lots of dogs, kids, grown-ups and best of all, Anne and Zak and Leo and Kyrie!! Cody and his family were there too! And Kat came with Sadie. What a sweet little Pom! I wish now that I had brought Kody (my pom).

After the event on Friday, Greg and I were invited back to Anne and Zak's where we watched the dogs FINALLY get to play! No leashes to get tangled up in! Kaiser is used to playing with puppy-sized dogs so it took a while for him to get used to romping with the big dogs. Zak helped me get Kaiser into a pretty good stack for his first time! He's trying really hard to get the treat in Zak's hand because I hadn't fed him yet.

We all had an amazing time! This is definitely on our TO DO list for next year! Thank you and hugs galore to Anne and Zak for helping make this a great adventure! Sorry about the whiny teenagers I had to bring. Ugh, I wonder if there's a place to board kids around here!

Here's some pictures of the event!