Titan's Before and After

Here's Titan's before. Cute little hairy little monster.

Hmmm... not quite...

After. Now that's better. Seriously, how cute is that face!

Who is that guy?!?

So, when he came home from his first hair cut, $80 later I was not impressed. I took some scissors and clippers to it myself, and I think the hack job I did is worth at least $80. $80!!!! I could Not believe it. Won't make that mistake again.




Ok allow me to make a disclaimer. Now I know there are those out there who spend that much or more and love the hair cut. To you I say, if you like it it's worth it and more power to you. But seriously, does anyone know where forehead went? Eliza is looking for him.

Funny Dress-ups / Belle's post

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Eliza's Fish Story

Here is the much requested first fishing trip with Eliza and her daddy. (Sorry it took so long Ashlyn, but I hope it's worth it.)


Brian took Eliza fishing to the lake by our house. She absolutely loved it and had quite an unforgettable experience. So, there they were, fishing and having a great time, when Eliza caught a catfish that almost broke her line. Well, she and daddy weren't the only ones with their eyes on that fish. As they reeled it in, they realized they had some competition.

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That's right, a 3 foot water moccasin thought he might get in on the action. Needless to say, this was not this fish's lucky day! Brian, ever the closet field reporter, got some great shots of it. Eliza wanted to reel it in and bring it home, but dad thought the wiser of it and cut the line. Amazingly, the snake let go and the fish swam away! Well, I'm not sure if Eliza will ever have another fish story like it, but at least we have the proof for THIS fish story!

Titan the mighty hunter.

This is Titan at 3 months when he came home. He's outside playing with Meow. They really get along. Did I mention he loves cats?

Ok, time for something new. We got a dog. An Australian Labradoodle named Titan. I LOVE HIM!!!! He is about as perfect as dogs come. He's beautiful too. He, at 5 months, is potty trained, doesn't chew everything up, will stop midstride while barreling toward a child and turn the other direction when we tell him to, and doesn't shed. The hardest thing about this dog is keeping him from looking too sissy. He just got his first hair cut and I had to take some scissors to it when he got home. Oh, I haven't mentioned the best part yet. HE LOVES HUNTING!

Let me back up. The one stipulation for getting a dog was to get a hunting companion for Brian. I required a non shedding house companion. There aren't that many possibilities for non shedding house companion hunters out there, but among these are poodles. Since Brian would rather wear women's underwear than own a poodle, that didn't seem a likely option. At first I didn't like labradoodles (ugly, new breed, didn't know what you'd end up with etc.) When I finally softened my heart toward them, and found the australian labradoodles, I fell in love. Hence the other tribute post. As I searched for one for our family, Brian made me promise to give him the last say on his looks. I agreed, and we found Titan. He comes from Sunsethills Labradoodles, and I didn't think he would have what it takes for hunting. They don't specialize in hunters. We had another puppy we were looking at that had more hunting back ground, but his quality wasn't quite on the same level, and according to Brian, he didn't look as cool as Titan. Long story short he came and he loves hunting.

We took him to the trainer last week end, and he told us he's never seen a dog from this breed hold his head and his tail so high when retrieving a bird. And, on the first attempt in his life to retrieve a bird, he BROUGHT IT BACK! I'm still riding the high from this success. I staked my whole credibility on anything with poodle as well as my marital happiness (where animals are concerned) on this guy hoping he would hunt. I have to admit, I had some serious doubts myself. He is a shining success so far, and I couldn't be more pleased and grateful. Love him.