Happy Canada Day!

Wash and I were away with the family for the Holiday weekend, but Wash was showing his patriotic side and I had to share!

More New Friends!

Wash keeps meeting more and more dogs, but recently he met two pups (6 months old each) who were a bit more his speed.

Meet Molly the Pembrooke Welsh Corgi, and Dakota the Malamute Husky Shepherd mix.

The rest of the gang was there too!

 Gromit and Wash ran their hearts out!

 I managed to take this adorable picture of Gromit. 

 Wash being the best buddy for a new friend. He was so calm and friendly with Dakota and made her feel safe when the other dogs were being a little too pushy and noisy. Here he is saying "Why are you lying down? Let's run!" She and Wash got along really well. 

 Tucker with Spencer in the background.

 Snoopy enjoying a rub down at the kids spa.

And Dakota enjoying some love from myself.

Even in the chaos of the new dog I got Wash to come to me (A HUGE accomplishment for us) "Come" with distractions has always been a very difficult thing for Wash and I in our training and one of the kids managed to get it with my camera!

 I called him from a loooooooong way away. 

AND HE CAME TO ME!

-Brandolyn

A Present for Wash

A little while ago the brilliant ZW, surprised Wash and I with a handmade gift for the pooch.

 If you can't tell by the first picture, it's a hand made leather collar cut, stained, fit to his size perfectly and stamped with Wash's signature line from the show Firefly.

 "I am a leaf,"

 "on the wind."

ZW asked for a good picture of Wash and his collar but the pooch was too fluffy to see the collar well, I'll have to get another one now that he's been trimmed up a bit. This was as good as I could get at the time.

THANKS A MILLION ZW!!! We love it and he wears it everyday!!!


-Brandolyn

Wash turns 8 months

Yesterday Washburn turned 8 months old!

We celebrated by having him weighed, shaved and taking him to the dog park to play with his buddies.

Wash is a healthy boy (who got into some poison ivy recently), weighing 52.5 lbs and shaggy as a carpet. So we went for a nice trim. Wash had a romp in the woods recently and didn't like the post-walk brushing I had to do to get out all of the knots in his matted hair. He's been overheating a bit recently so I thought it was about time to cut his hair.

BEFORE- Scruff-burn

AFTER- Washed-burn!!!

Apparently he was very nervous on the grooming table and wasn't very co-operative while having his legs trimmed. Silly boy. The groomers were also very surprised when he started eating the hair they had trimmed off of him. (I guess I had forgotten to tell them he LOVES hair... gross)

And, as if he knew that he had just turned 8 months old he took his first leg-up "Big Dog Pee". 

He's getting to be a big guy. Gentle giant, sweet, loving and incredibly social. 

Advanced training starts in July!!!

-Brandolyn

I can still pick him up at the moment

MS Walk 2013

My team "Brandy's Bandits" walked again this year in my local chapter of the Walk to end Multiple Sclerosis. As usual, there was plaid everywhere, Cowboy hats and bandannas but this year we had our new mascot Washburn!

He looks super cute in the Bandanna and Hat my sister provided him.

This year with close to 30 team members we raised over $2,500!!! This money will not only go towards Research into the Disease, and Research for a Drug but the MS Society uses part of the money raised to support Canadians living with this disease, whether it's in the form of free vitamins, cheaper drug plans, accessible drug plans and home care etc...

There is still time to donated to my team if you feel so inclined!

Visit my team page!

http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/OntarioDivision?px=1228615&pg=personal&fr_id=1906&s_locale=en_CA

In the "Personal Blog" Section I have linked a couple of my short stories that can be found on my other Blog "A Drop of Brandy" about living with Multiple Sclerosis. 

My other Blog (in case you've never visited it) is http://adropofbrandy.blogspot.ca/

Now Wash and I are still recovering from the excitement of the weekend. Time for another siesta. 

A HUGE Thank You to all my friends and family who made it out, who walked, who donated and who supported the cause! I love you all!

-Brandolyn and Washburn

MS WALK

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the end of High School. 

Since then I've been jumping drug to drug, diet to diet, trying to get this disease under control. 

Lately my symptoms have been in remission, but I will be participating in my local MS Walk which raises money for Research for a cure AND to support those who are suffering from the disease. This year will be my 7th year Walking with my team Brandy's Bandits. It will also be Wash's first year joining us. 

Wash and I have been training really hard. At the walk there are Lots of people, Lots of dogs and LOTS of distractions, so we`ve been socialising a lot with adults, kids, seniors and other dogs. We`ve also been biking quite a bit to try something new and to keep fit. 

Wash and I are taking it really slowly; he`s still growing so I don`t want to `push him too hard, and I'm tentative on a bike anyway so we're both learning how to ride together safely. So far, it's great and we both love it! 

I'll post a bit about learning to bike with Wash later when I have pictures. 

But if you can, please support myself and Wash in the MS Walk. Click the link to get to my donation page: http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/OntarioDivision?px=1228615&pg=personal&fr_id=1906&s_locale=en_CA

Any and all support (whether it's a donation, nice thoughts or a prayer) is greatly appreciated! 

Thank you all!

-Brandolyn & Washburn

Thanks for all your Love and Support!

Squashburn!

By combining two of my passions; Washburn and Squash, I have created SQUASHBURN!

He's the world's cutest Squash playing dog. 

Ok, so he can't play and is not allowed on the courts, but he looks ready to play! 

It took about 2 minutes before he would stop tossing the glasses off of his head, but I'm impressed he let me do this. Good Boy Wash!

-Brandolyn