Pampering :)

Pedicure today.

Why? Cause I can.
What's it look like? Here's a picture.

Maroon with white paw prints.
It makes me smile and think of Reveille VIII.
I miss that pretty Collie.

A Spoiled Future

I can already see this puppy, getting whatever he wants. But, that'll be ok. He's cute. I'm sure he'll pretty much get sugar blown up his butt. Spoiled rotten little thing. We already bought a few things for him today, toy wise, "like Shimmer doesn't have enough he can use." I've definitely got a good chunk of things I need to get, but I've got a good little bit over a month left until he comes home. I received some more information today. This includes that he's a "chunky little sucker" and super "bold" especially when it comes to eating. They got some neurological stimulation today and will continue to get it until they come home. He's also starting to get some black freckles on his little nose. He currently is also the only puppy with brown on all four legs. The eyes are looking like they'll open up any day now, too. Should be so great to see what they decide to do once they can hear and see. I also got two more pictures that I've just got to share. Love my little boy so very much! :)

But, you're a Sophomore...

Well, I'll be bad and say WHOOP anyway. (Aggie reference, sorry for you non-aggies out there). ;) I've finally made my pick on who is joining me late September. Male 4, little Whoop, from the Wrecking Crew is coming to College Station to join me and Shimmer. I got one week old pictures and just couldn't stop looking at him. He's been my absolute favorite since I was texted that he was the last surprise boy in a wooping litter of 9 puppies! There's just something about him that makes me smile. The whole ordeal is even more exciting now that I've decided on a puppy and can watch him, looking forward to that day when I get to meet him and start our journey together. And, I've finally decided on a name! That, however, will stay a secret until he's home with me. Until then, I'll continue counting down the days. He's got one black spot on his front right paw pad. It's already officially dubbed his "lucky spot". He's also already showing a lot of tri. It'll be great to see what he's going to look like in a few weeks or even next week. For now, here are the 2 pictures of him at one week old. Attached is also a video of them eating and sleeping. The first video of them. Many more to come! :)

Shimmy goes to the Beach

Shimmy had a super fun weekend going to Galveston and the beach. I can't stress enough how proud I am of my little girl. She's not a big water dog, but we worked on being comfortable swimming and the waves coming at her. She's still not a huge fan of the waves, but is starting to enjoy it more and more. Debra's girls, Jenni and Shelby, are avid beach goers and showed Shimmer that the water and the beach really aren't that bad. Yesterday, she did a lot of swimming and we rode the ferry to and from Bolivar Island. Sadly, dog have to stay in the car, so Shimmy didn't get to watch the dolphins with me, but she did get to ride on a ferry! Today we just spent a little while at the beach, and then headed to The Spot, for lunch. The dogs were allowed outside on the patio so they really felt special being able to come eat lunch with us. The food was awesome, by my standards, and I think Shimmer really enjoyed the bits and pieces she got as well. I posted some but not all pictures to facebook and will add a few here. Got lots of great shots though, and a very tired dog now. She's been laying under my bed sleeping and dreaming since we got back about 1 hour ago. Also, puppies turn one week old tomorrow. I can hardly believe it! They're growing up quickly. I'll be getting a weigh in update as well as pictures later. Might post those, might not. It really just depends. Doctors appointment and what not tomorrow. Then Tuesday night we have agility class, we might head back to College Station Thursday to get some more things up there, since I have accumulated a shitload throughout the summer. That's still a maybe though. Then it's one more weekend in Houston. We go back to College Station August 19th. School starts in 3 weeks and 1 day...um ew. Hopefully, I'll be able to survive this semester. Omelette Dog is going to have to start brushing up on her Calculus, Physics, and Organic Chemistry so she can help me with homework!

By PUPular Demand...

Several of you have asked me, "where are the individual pictures?" I was going to save them and just have them in the video, but since you won't know who I'm picking until I post that, I figure I'll be nice and post the pictures. :) So many wonderful puppies to chose from! All have been doing really well today and eating lots. These next couple of weeks are going to fly. Anyone have any favorites? Feel free to share and let me know why. Of course I'm going to wait to make my pick until the personalities come out and I see more of them, but so far I have my 2 favorite boys. :)

Edit: Melinda and I just gave the litter their theme and named them all. The theme is The Wrecking Crew. All have Texas A&M related names... :)
Female 4 (White)
Female 3 (Maroon)
Female 2 (Wildcat)
Female 1 (Howdy)
Female 5 (Reveille)
Female 4 (White)
Female 3 (Maroon)
Female 2 (Wildcat)
Female 1 (Howdy)
Female 5 (Reveille)
Male 4 (Whoop)
Male 3 (Hullabaloo)
Male 3 (Hullabaloo)
Male 4 (Whoop)
Male 2 (Gig 'Em)
Male 1 (Aggie)
Male 1 (Aggie)
Male 2 (Gig 'Em)

Welcome to the World

Today was a super eventful day with going up to College Station, Tx, picking up the key to the new place, moving some of my stuff in and what not. It was great seeing the place empty and really getting to check it out. I can't believe school is right around the corner. I've got almost all of my stuff out of storage already, so the weekend we move in shouldn't be too terrible seeing as I've got a head start. But, this was the bland part of today....

Piper had her puppies today. I got a text at 2:34pm, from Marisa, letting me know that Piper was beginning to have the pups. We got home and not soon after that puppy number one was welcomed. She had about 10-15 minutes between the first 5 puppies (2 girls and then 3 boys). Then came the break, and we suspected one or two more. 2 little girls came out back to back and we thought that the count was 7 and that was that. To our surprise, Piper had another little girl come just a few minutes later. Surely, that was it, we thought. Piper, being the generous momma she is, gave me one more boy to choose from. Although looks aren't my main priority, this last boy has a full white collar and both front legs are black. He should be a looker, and I can't wait to see individual pictures. We should get those later tonight, I'm just waiting for them and will post them as soon as I have them. For now, these two pictures will have to do. One is a bit blurry, but it's a picture nonetheless. 5 beautiful girls and 4 handsome boys thanks to Piper and Jake. I can't wait to watch these little ones grow up. I'm so excited to finally get to go through the puppy experience. It should be an adventure! Welcome to the world little ones! The journey awaits...

Any Day Now...

It's almost puppy time! I'm still debating back and forth between names and which one would work and which one wouldn't. What sounds good, what will work, though I'm sure I won't know until I know for sure who I'll pick. I'll be pretty busy for the next couple of weeks though, so hopefully my mind will someone be kept off of *constant* puppy thoughts. Beach next weekend with Shimmy, Mom, Debra, Jenni, and Shelby. Should be a great weekend filled with fun in the sun and on the sand. I'll be sure to get tons of pictures. Facebook I'm sure will get bombarded with a) beach pictures and b) puppy pictures (depending on when they are born). August 20-21 is the weekend Shimmy and I officially move into the new place at College Station. It'll be a busy weekend and then Gig 'Em Week followed by school starting on August 29th. Is it really almost time for the torture again? I'm sort of not ready. I'm also fairly certain I was either drunk or high when I picked my classes for this semester...did I seriously think this would work? Eh, we'll see how I do. The sooner school starts though, the sooner I'll get back into the busy rhythm and it'll be great to have about a month to get back into the swing of things before I have a psycho little border collie running around the house. For now, I'm just continuously enjoying my best little Omelette dog. I do treasure just the moments I have with her. She's my best girl. Currently drying up from her bath after the dog park (yes we still went because I don't want to be unfair seeing as she loves it so). Of on another topic, we went to IKEA today and purchased my shelf for super dog stuff organizing, and maybe a couple of textbooks will be worthy of sitting on the shelf as well. Knowing me, the textbooks will most likely get dumped somewhere in a corner (but up high so that the puppy doesn't decide that they're a snack). That would be bad considering I'm poor by the end of the school year and I'll need to sell my books back. I'm excited to decorate my new room, but it's not nice that anything that's not "normal wear and tear" which does not include nailing anything to the wall is not allowed. I wish I could hang the dog butt up again...I now have two-one for each dog. Also, there will be no hanging of other stuff. I might try tickytack or some other kind of adhesive stuff. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to share. I kind of like having my walls not be completely bare. Either way, I'm sure I'll find some way to make the room unique. :) Lots of fun stuff coming up for the month of August!