Ronian, The Granddoggy

I finally met my grand doggy Ronian (pronounced Ronan) alst night. He is a 4 month old doberman puppy. Geoff lives an hour from me and with their busy schedules and works shifts...boy life is busy. I was happy to finally meet him!

They picked me up after work and off to the Puppy Park we went. Its a nice field where dogs can run safely off their leash and play with each other and a great way to train dogs and have them interacting with people as well.

He has been there a few times and at first was quite interested in watching the other dogs and checking out what they were doing.

A little bit of sniffing...


Then he was just one of the young kids following the older ones...

A little bit of reassurance from dad...and Madeline. (nice when daddy has a nice warm vest for Madeline....it was a cool evening) I told her she looked like a turtle!

and hugs from mom....

What a nice little outing for us all. A happy time watching the happy dogs romping around...

Ronian is such a sweet dog. They have only had him for 3 weeks but he is such a good boy and getting the jest of the training they are doing with him.

Then we all went to my place for dinner and goodies for Hallowe'en. Ronian played nicely with his toys and Abby's toys. Poor Abby I kept her in my room for this visit. We'll see how she handles his visit another time.

Aren't grandbabies and grand doggies fun?

Have a wonderful day... Judi xoxo

My Weekend Truck Challenge and New Granddoggy...

This is my little car and I love driving it especially on the highway to the cottage ....
and...this is my new "Granddoggy". Isn't he cute? My eldest son Geoff and Kiley will get this new little baby "Ronan" on October 5th. We used to have dobermans when my sons were at home and now he has his own little doberman.

He had purchased a dog crate online and had it sent to Marc's cottage along with other toys for his new little "boy". The crate and delivery were so much better than had he bought it in Canada.

After buying it he told me to expect it at Marc's and please bring it home in my car....

Now...it was a BIG box, weighed 85 lbs and would not fit in my little car....

He couldn't drive to the cottage to pick it up right now so guess who was persuaded to drive this brand new truck to the cottage in the states...and home? yes.... MOI! I have to tell you this picture was not taken when I first took over the truck because I was dreading this....

I had never driven a truck...never mind a big new truck. Geoff was persuasive and confident and dropped the car off 2 nights earlier for the truck and I to get acquainted...then he drove off with my little car...

Now my drive to the cottage involves a lot of BIG highway, 6 lanes each way, moving fast at 70-90 miles per hour...or crawling with people trying to get in everyone's way kind of traffic! I hoped I'd be alright...


I was soooo excited when the Beauty and the Beast arrived safely at the cottage...and home! AND I have to tell you I LOVE that truck. I loved sitting up high and seeing everything and people definately have a respect for trucks as opposed to little cars on the highway.

When I arrived home I texted Geoff that we were home and said "please don't take "MY" truck away". I chuckled when his return text messaged told he loved driving my car ...that it was so smooth and turned on a dime. That sounded like a fair exchange for me. But he did come to change vehicles on Monday though...

Have a you had a challenge lately...something you've been hesitant to do but once you did it felt really good about your accomplishment?

I hope you have a lovely day.... Judi xoxo