Baby Boy...

it's your 2nd Birthday!
Even though you're not a puppy anymore..

You are still my Nutter Butter :)

Another Hair Cut

This time it was Nittany's turn. I didn't take any before pictures today because...well I forgot. So to give you an idea, here's the before and after from June. [poor pup--I think he is happier this time]

P.S. Happy Birthday Momma!!!

Haircuts...

for the dogs is a VERY tedious process. Over the past 2 years, I have learned to do Yasha's all by myself (however I enjoy having the hubs help). However, Nittany is 75% poodle. Which means he mats---easily and quickly once it starts. AND there tends to be lots of them. So I'm afraid to do it myself. Hopefully we can get him a haircut soon. Anyway we cut Yasha's about 2 days ago. Of course it was quite cold outside so we opted to do it in the bathroom. We apparently spent lots of time bathing Nittany in the bathtub as a puppy because he decided to hop right in...

..and he certainly wasn't too happy when we had to bribe him to get out [and then lock him in hallway]. ...what a cutie! 

Anyway...here is 365:1.2
[2 pictures-I discoverd a cool trick with my iphone...atleast I think it's cool]

 

The Vet

Two words that we hate to hear (possibly more than the dogs...they like the car ride). Those two words usually cost hundreds of dollars. [sort of like getting your car fixed.] I love my dogs dearly and want to keep them healthy--but sheesh sometimes it's a lot. 

Like today for instance. I realized last night that in order to get Nittany shaved he needed to have an up to date rabies vaccination. And his--of course-- expired* or so I thought. So I thought that in an effort to vaccinate 2 dogs with one trip [kill 2 birds with one stone] I would take them both...at the same time. After enlisting some assistance from my mother-in-love, I set up an appointment and asked for an estimate to have a certain number of items done....

...at least $300 I was told. Now normally, it wouldn't be a HUGE deal, but for two people that moved into their in-laws house, lost a job, just barely making ends meet, and not buying any Christmas gifts...this was a HUGE deal. 

So it was my job to figure out which of all the OVERDUE** items should be done. I ended up taking Nittany to get his exam, rabies vaccine, and distemper (I was told by getting the distemper now, it would save us $60 later...I'm hoping this is true) 

by the way...how cute is he?

Soo until January/February...we are done. However when we get there--yikes! it could get ugly. Praying that God will continue to provide for us to make it through each month. So thankful for how He has provided for us throughout the last two and half years of our marriage.
 
*I found out AT the vet that the rabies didn't expire until the 29th of December, so we actually had some time. But to them--it was expired.

**I strongly believe they put OVERDUE in big bold letters on your receipt to make you feel like an awful puppy parent so that you will spend the money to get it done ASAP.