Life with our dogs

So today's post isn't so much of an update, but more a peek into our life, just like our post about painting the nursery. We posted some pics tonight on our Facebook Page of our dogs, and thought we should share more about the furbabies in our life!

Can you throw the ball now mom? NOW?

Shaka is our oldest, and he's the smallest of the group. He's certainly the dog in charge, although I don't think he cares if he's the alpha of the pack, as long as he's in his mom's lap. He likes to think he's the favorite!

WHEEEEEE!!!!!!!

GOT IT!

If we had to give them personalities, Shaka is a bit more reserved and serious, similar to his momma. He could spend all day sleeping and isn't the rowdy one of the group. He also prefers to play with the humans of the house, and would play "fetch" all day long if we were up to it. Shaka is also a sneaky kisser- if you let him anywhere near your mouth, you are going to 2nd base with this little man! He's going to give you a french kiss like you've never had before, so if you don't want to get quite that friendly with him, don't let him try to give you kisses!  The sneaky part is that sometimes you don't see them coming and the next thing you know, you've gotten a bit more than you bargained for from our little miniature dachshund. But he's so adorable, how could you be mad?

You have to be careful with Shaka. He's the sneaky food stealer of the bunch and he has no problem turning over on his side and offering up his puppy dog eyes to get you to give up your food (and momma does!). Shaka is also certainly the one who thinks he's the guard dog of the house, despite the fact that we have a husky. She seems to think Shaka can handle it though, so she let's him think he's the big dog.

Now this never happens! Leah is a
daddy's girl and doesn't
rest on momma all that often!

Speaking of big dogs, Leah is our big dog of the house, but she's the most gentle of the pack. She is a rescue dog and she is around 4 years old. Clint always wanted a husky but we assumed they couldn't handle the heat. It turns out we were wrong! Huskies have an extra layer of fat and thick fur that protects them from any extreme temperature, not just the cold, as long as you don't give them a hair cut! The long hair blocks out those suns rays. We still keep her indoor in the summer just in case. 

Leah is a sweet girl and we usually call her Lee-Lee. We don't get all that much snow in Texas, but she had a BALL last year when we got a few inches!

How adorable is this!!!! They sleep like this every day and have
since the day we brought Heidi home. Leah seems to love it too.

Heidi is our newest rescue and she's part Lab/part "we're not sure but something with long hair that doesn't shed". Heidi is around 10-11 weeks old but seem to be a bit more mature than a young pup. We're also pretty sure she thinks that Leah is her mom, because she spends all her time by Leah's side, she plays the most with her and she constantly licks her face.
Heidi is definitely part lab because she loves water and she's incredibly loyal already at such a young age. She seems to pick up tricks really easily and can already sit and stay even when we have food- wish Shaka would pick up that trick! He was probably stealing our food while we were training Heidi! Heidi is really great with kids and lets our niece pick her up and carry her all over the place. All of our dogs are really good with young kids and we've trained them to be around kids and let them get their tails yanked without getting annoyed. Heidi is fitting right in and loves to give tons of kisses to kids.

Guarding her toy "just in case"

Falling asleep seconds later. But at least she's still guarding her toy! We just let her sleep but it's hard to resist not cuddling this level of adorable!

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