Puppy Hot Laps

Puppies are full of personality! Sometimes Orly gets a bit obsessed and takes off on what I call hot laps Justus calls it zoomies. Regardless- it is pretty cute when she takes off! 

Hot Laps Round 1

Hot Laps Round 2...Aren't you tired yet?!

Hiding her own bone under the table. 

One Smart Pup!

I have been working with Orly on sit, shake, and down. She got good at these so we worked up to sit and stay. This week she even started ringing the bell on her own when she needs to go the bathroom. It looks like a call bell, so it is pretty cute when she pats down at it to ring. The first time she did it she pressed once and went #1. The next time she pressed it twice and went #2. She then pressed it once and went #1. Is she telling us what her business is going to be?! haha Justus says it is a coincidence, I say she is a Mensa puppy ;) She heard Justus come home when the garage door went up. She jumped off the couch and started smacking the bell like crazy. I guess she really wanted to see Justus- it was pretty cute!

Pretty proud of this lil pup for learning all these tricks by 10 weeks old. Whenever I get a treat she sits and just starts shaking. She LOVES shaking. Now, we just keep practicing all her tricks!

Practicing Shake

Puppy vs. Doorstop

I have quickly learned puppies live by the extremes. Extreme playing, extreme sleeping. Here are a few cute pics of these extremes. I was getting ready for work and didn't know where Orly was. I looked out and she was playing with the doorstop. Too funny!

Puppy vs. Doorstop

Deciding to jump or not

Action shot

Moose fetch

Nap time during my 2 hour delay for ice

Sweatshirt cuddles

Cute story from our neighbor girl

First Vet Check and Bath

Orly had her first vet check at South Des Moines Veterinary Center. She had a great first visit with lots of cuddles, treats, and playtime. Lucky puppy didn't have to get poked because her breeder got it taken care of before we picked her up. We are so pleased with the vet we picked. They posted Orly's visit to their Facebook page- she is a little celebrity!

What is this new toy??

Orly loved the treat puzzle. 

Orly's shoutout on the vet's Facebook page. Click to watch the short video.

When leaving the vet Orly decided to sit in a big puddle. When we got home she had to have a bath to get the asphalt off her furry butt. She did ok during the bath, but the hair dryer was not her favorite. She got supper fluffy and clean though. I think the full day tuckered her out because she crashed with her lil tongue out that night. 

We made it through bath time.

Post bath combing and cuddles

Suns out, tongues out! 

Ridiculous place Orly decided to crash.

Full Day of Orly

Sunday lounging takes on a whole new meaning when you have a puppy. It is the BEST! I woke up early to take Orly out around 6am. I couldn't go back to sleep, so decided to get the lil fluff out and play with her. We had a blast playing with her moose and sliding around on the floor. Her little pitter patter on the floor and uncoordinated sliding is hilarious. Below are a few pics of the shenanigans.

Justus didn't have work on Monday due to President's Day. I had conferences until 8pm, so I was jealous of his time with Orly. We had a 2 hour delay on Tuesday due to ice, which was really nice after a night of conferences. The changes in our work schedule have helped with bringing Orly home.

Love my moose toy and fetch!

Some tail catching time

Playtime with dad this morning

Catching snowflakes 

Pretty girl in the snow

Wild puppy in the snow

Worn out from playing and ready for some warm cuddles

Play hard, nap hard

So sleepy I can't tell I am falling out of bed

Cuddles while watching some basketball

Such a pretty girl

Seriously, how cute is she?!

Moose fetch = Tucker Orly out!

This is what I had to leave for work from- tough to leave these two! 

Bringing Home Orly

Orly DOB: 12/20/15   Arrived home: 2/13/16, Justus' birthday!

We are beyond excited to finally have our puppy, Orly the mini goldendoodle. While on our honeymoon we had a layover at Orly International Airport in Paris, France. While there, we said Orly would make a good dogs name. Now that the time has come, Orly it is!

It was the longest week of work knowing it was "Orly Weekend". Friday afternoon finally came and we took off for Grandpa and Grandma Anderson's. Orly's breeder is Whispering Pines Kennel in Hull, so staying in Okoboji was a big help on the driving. We had a good time visiting Grandpa and Grandma. I love mornings with coffee at Grandma's!

We left around 9:00 for Hull. I wanted to stop at my mom's old house to take a picture. It was less than 10 minutes to the breeder, which was convenient. We pulled up and saw the moms in the kennel and Justus thought they were the puppies- ha! We went inside his shed and I about died when I saw the crate with puppies. He reached in, picked one up, and handed her to us. I could not believe it! She was so cute- great head shape, curly, thick coat. She has a great dark, red color too, which the breeder thought she would keep because of her ear color. She was trembling so much, but we managed to weigh her. She came in at 7.5 pounds. We got to see her dad (Rusty) and litter mates. I may be biased...but she was the cutest. We picked a winner! Justus got the best birthday present ever!

Justus's best birthday present ever

Welcome to the family Orly

The ride home she cuddled on my lap the whole time. I kept waiting for the whining, but it never came. She must have accepted her fate. Justus was pretty jealous of our car ride cuddles.

First family selfie- let's go home! 

My travel buddy for the next 4+ hours of driving 

Mom is obsessed and keeps taking pictures of me! 

We stopped at Early for her to go the bathroom, but she refused. She whimpered the whole time and hated the cold. It was wind chills below 0, so I don't blame her. We decided to put a bucket on the floor and carryon with our travels.

Lil Orly really does not like the cold. She refused to pee and just whined.

So, dad put me in the car and got this cute pic!

Back to cuddling

We stopped in Harcourt and she finally went the bathroom. I felt like true parents getting excited she went the bathroom. We made it to Boone and the family had a blast playing with her. She was pretty cute playing with the pivoting clown we had as kids. My parents thought she had a good personality and that we picked a good one! They are officially puppy grandparents!

Mom with her grandpuppy

Justus finally getting some cuddles after lots of driving 

Orly loved cuddling Wendy

Family tradition for puppies- Retro, Scary, pivoting clown

The fam! 

Dad got in on the cuddling

We had 1 more hour until finally home. Orly slept most of the way and was so cute walking into the house for the first time. She investigated and settled right in. She loves her moose and chew toys- those darn teeth are bothersome to her, so the chew toys feel good. She also loves going on the coffee table and looking at herself in the mirror. I mean who wouldn't love looking at yourself when you are that cute!

My secret place

Look at that cutie! 

You won't fit there forever!

We put her moose in her crate hoping she would go in. She got shocked from all the static electricity, which I thought may stop her from going in again! She was shocking everything, so we plugged in a humidifier to help out. She finally went in her crate, laid down, and fell asleep! We were so excited she willingly went in and even fell asleep. It was cute to hear her pitter patter into the living room when done with her nap. Her goodness in the crate continued because she barely whined that night. She whined for about a minute each time we put her in and after going the bathroom at 2am and 6am. She was a champ her first night!

Crate training begins

Crate Training is a success...first time in she naps! 

These are the perfect nights.

Camouflage with the floors. The fireplace feels oh so good for this lil pup. 

Is it bed time yet? 

One more look at this cuteness before bedtime.