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I took Kali to a friend's gunite pool today. Before you ask I don't have any good pics as I was in the pool but she wasn't as into the waer as I had hoped. She would come down the stairs upto her chest and then just stair at me like come on dad get out of the water don't make me come in. Then I went to the deep end and she began running frantically around the pool coming up to the edge then taking off. One of her jaunts to the side of the pool I think she thought there were stairs there and when she went to step in she ended up diving in. She started swimming right away but didn't surface quick enough for my liking so I went to her and pulled her up to the surface and showed her where the stairs were so she could get out. She preceded to run around the pool again and as soon as i was in the deep end in she came again. This time she dove in full speed and went under probably three feet, surfaced, swam to me, and I led her to the stairs. She spent the rest of time either on the lawn watching me like a hawk or on the stairs, with me tauting her that I needed a real water Newf like Winslow.

Kali could care less about the pebbles in a bottle. It really makes a nasty sound that drives everyone including Lacey our ausie crazy, Kali just doesn't care about it. Just a warning it doesn't work for everyone.

Hehe  drove to the beach for salt water.  What we won't do for our pups.

Tina you have to understand the Cape is only like 6 miles wide where the girls live, so they can go to the ocean or the bay in less than 5 minutes. Although I imagine it could take a little longer now with the tourists.

A little note for the girls and Fumbs, the New England Newf Club is having a get together I believe the weekend of Sept 17 in Barnstable so it will be your neck of the woods. We also need to start planning something for the kids B-Days Winslow is June 28 and Fumble is July 9? so they are approaching.

Is that Bell and Hovis's van in the first pic, if so it looks incredible and we need more pics. Looks like you had  fun as we did although leave it to you, a seasoned exhibitor, to bring the wrong dog into a class. At least you found Shannon to carry your weight.

You guys look you all had a blast.

Amber how much is a teeth/mouth cleaning by Mr. Baxter? Who by the way I believe to be Sophie's pup.

We will be there.
Hey Rich, Erin and I were talking and are wondering if Dawn isn't just a figment of your imagination, get where I'm going. Will Dawn be coming with you and Winslow tomorrow?

I have to start here with Stella OMG your family is horribble I can't imagine having that happen.

As for Doggylover thank you so much for the entertainment this morning it was absolutly great to wake up to this.

If your really dead set at eradicating the ticks there is an organic granule that basically repels the bugs (maybe on Rich's link) or you can go commercial and apply an insecticide but you will have to keep Fumble off the area until at least the first rain, and you have to be really careful yourselves.
My general suggestion would be go with the insecticide but maybe wait till you can take a long weekend and visit your Mom and us in CT.
Apply it and depending on the product recomendations, possibly water the lawn to activate the granule.