TREAT TRAINING...

Do you see me? It's time for my "TREAT TRAINING"!!Are "bigger" treats easier to catch?? Now for the real deal... I can actually catch the" little" ones better!! :-) I'm catching more than I'm missing...now that I'm 6 months old!! Did I tell you that I'm already 6 months old?? I (Nedra) always loved doing this with Chips! We taught him to catch his treats by starting with popcorn on his nose. It was just as much fun training him as it has been training our new little guy.

Showing off my best side??

I just love being able to play in Mom's special yard!!It looks like we are trying to grow some more puppies in the pots..."NOT" any flowers this year!! LOL!!

Only if we were "guaranteed" another puppy like Chase!! :-)

Granddaughter's...Horses and Spring Break...

Our Neighbor was kind enough to invite our Granddaughter over for some fun in the saddle!! Her two Granddaughter's were here visiting from New York and invited Cassidy to come over. They wanted to share with her some of the horse riding fun!! Veronica was very patient and took what ever time was needed to give Cassidy some pointers before she climbed into the saddle.Ready to try it out?... Sure!! But he's so tall!! Always helps to have a little lift from behind!! Made it!!

Just a little adjustment...borrowed boots are hard to get into the stirrups on the first try...especially when they are 3 sizes bigger than I need!! LOL!!

It was worth "ALL" the effort!! I feel happy...I feel loved...I feel blessed!!

I'm sure glad that my Grandma & Grandpa have such fun neighbors to go visit!!

I (Cassidy) was a little disappointed when I found out that 'Tigger" & "Wyatt" we not quite ready for a young girl like me to ride yet. I'm really looking forward to when "GRANDPA SAYS" I can ride them!!...but until then it sure is nice to have other choices. :-)

THANKS EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE START OF MY SPRING BREAK SO SPECIAL!!

SAME TIME AND PLACE NEXT YEAR???

Hay!!.. by the way...my name is "CODY"!! Yeah!!.. I'm the "one" that keeps these girls smiling & having fun!!

FIRST "LONG" TRAIL RIDE...

I'd like you to meet our very good friends...Cal and Kalie and of course their darling baby boy...Chet!! While I'm introducing everyone we can't forget the horses! Cal's horse is "Bud"& Kalie's horse is "Tango"!!

Steve and I would like to thank them for an awesome trail ride today!! :-) I know we have come a long way from home! I can't believe that a young puppy like you is "already" tired!! Maybe next time you will want to stay home!!...NOT!!

New best friends??

It's what every girl dreams of...a cute puppy & a beautiful horse on a trail ride!!
Wyatt & Nedra in a perfectly groomed arena!!
Working hard & trying to impress my new owner!!

Until me meet again!!

Next time maybe we will have to slip in a video of the newest team at the ranch!!

I'VE GOT A "SECRET"...

LOOKS LIKE "SECRETS" MAKE YOU WANT TO VISIT "MY BLOG" !!

INTRODUCING...~"MONTANA SILVERADO"~ ...aka... ~"WYATT"~ !!

Yesterday he took a very, very long ride to his "new" home!! He is what Steve & I have been looking for over a year and a half!! It sure has taken a long time to find this great horse!!

He will be a lot of fun to ride ...now I will finally be able to join my sweet hubby "Steve" on cattle events and lots of trail rides!!

Tigger is coming along great but I want to keep it that way and not rush him into things that he's "NOT" ready for.

It was a little cloudy and dark the morning we picked up Wyatt.

The picture shows the happy new owner and the sorta sad past owner.
I'm sure Tigger and his new buddy Wyatt will have many years bringing me much joy and creating tons of lasting memories for Steve and I. :-)
Happy in his new stall and home!!


As you can see he really enjoyed his stall by all the shavings in his mane. He was a tired boy... remember he was in the trailer heading to Mabton for "10" hours!!



Enough with all the kisses I know you love me...but you're embarrassing me in front of all my "new" barn buddies !!
Now that you have had a good look at my new horse "Wyatt"...you can see why he makes a great addition to "OUR" barn!!



I want to thank a special little girl...her name is Carissa. On her very own she wanted to make sure Wyatt was groomed perfect before his new owners came to pick him up. The day before she gave him a bath with all the extra TLC. The next morning before she left for school she ran out to the barn to check on Wyatt to make sure he had stayed cleaned up thru the night. She did notice he needed a little touch up...so informed her mom "Christine" that she would have to take care of him before we arrived!! I thought that was something worth sharing with everyone...it's not every day you can get a 11 year old to take on such a special project!! Thanks again Carissa for making Wyatt look so handsome!


Looks like between Tigger, Chase & Wyatt I will have plenty of things to blog about this year and them some!! LOL!! Oh!!... I forgot I probably will be taking a little time and making some space for "Steve" and "Twister" once in awhile! LOL!!

Speaking of Steve I also want to give him a special "THANK YOU" for driving to Southern Oregon not only once but twice...first time was to look and the second was to take the trailer all that way to haul Wyatt home. When we finally arrived home yesterday after many long hours of riding & driving... Wyatt unloaded better than Steve!! I thought I would have to bribe him out of the truck with a Pepsi & some chocolate chip cookies!! LOL!!


Thanks again Steve...you keep me smilin from "sun up" to "sun down"!! :-)

" HANDSOME RANCH PUPPY"... CONTINUED

I'm ready for my walk!!

Chase always has to have part of the lease in his mouth on our walks!!

I'm not sure "who" is leading "who" ?

We need to work on some of those "heeling" cues!! "I" want to take this path through the pine trees!!

I'm learning "all" about how to help with the "ranch" chores!!

I just got to meet the "Roping Steers" this past week!!

I think I like them more then they like me!!
I figured if "Tigger" could do the "THE BRIDGE" thing ... so could "I" !!

We'll its been a very busy day & you can see that I'm all tuckered out!!

Don't "all" of you wish that you could still lay on your tummy like this?? !!
I'm happy, loved and very content with my "forever family"!!

It might be a couple of month's before my Mom gives you another up-date on my little puppy life. I think Tigger is beginning to feel a little left out!! Plus Mom tells me that next week she is going to start back training her horse...& I will have to "share" her time with "another" ranch critter. :-(

I'm really looking forward to meeting Tigger and maybe getting to lead him around the ranch someday!! I'm sure dreaming and hoping for that one!!

Please stay tuned in...I'm sure I will pop up on the blog "sooner" than later!! LOL!!

"HANDSOME RANCH PUPPY"

"Look" how big I've gotten since our last post!!

Today I'm already 4 months old and way to heavy for Mom to carry me around! I'm sort of sad about that...it was a fun time being a tiny puppy!...but as you can see below I'm having lots of fun going to town with Mom & sometimes even with Dad. :-) I just love going to "FREDDY'S with Mom...she always brings me out a "new" chew bone or a "new" squeaky toy!! :-) I also love driving Dad a little crazy with those!! LOL!!
I really should be a little kinder to my Dad...since he donated his very "OLD" shoe for me to enjoy when I get a little bored in the car. If I (Mom) only had some extra time to write about the story of the ..."OLD SHOE" !! LOL!!
Anyway... Thanks a bunch Dad!!

Mom had so many fun things to share about me this past month...she is going to do 2 blogs in one evening...yes I said 2 blogs!!

WOW... ALREADY 3 MONTHS OLD

It sure is hard to believe that "CHASE" is 3 months old today!!

The photos make me look like a little ghost...I'm actually a "GOLDEN" !!

Mom took these with her cell phone. :-(

Can you tell that this is my "favorite" toy?? Thanks Chet!! :-)

I'm becoming a "Real Retriever" !! Thanks for my lesson Dale !!

A basket full of trouble and a little running over !!

Should of taken this the day we brought him home !!


A few bad habits...we are working on "just a few" !! LOL!!

It sure is hard to get some good pictures of a puppy that loves you !!

Quality is definitely a challenge !!

He is a little love...lots of fun and a great early Christmas gift !!

Looking forward to the next 3 months and beyond !!