Dad's In Town

Yeaah! Dad arrived yesterday and it's great having him here. We have created a nice little oasis for him in the Basement so that he can have his own computer (Treacle) and his own bedroom and space.

We have started training for our Marathon! It's very odd because the training says that in the beginning you should walk 1 minute for every 3 minutes that you jog. That seems very odd to me as it seems like a whole lot of walking. The thing I love about the new training schedule is that we only run 3 times a week and we walk 3 times a week. On the walks I am going to incorporate weight lifting, lunges, etc. so that I can cross train while walking (light 3lb weights). We did some lunges today and I'm beat.

Okay, onto the more important topic: Daisy a.k.a Dukers. She is just so amazing and we are so happy. She is also so much work. Here are the things I love about her

* The little noise she makes when she is tired and resting. It's not a whine but more like a little sigh that she exhales. So cute
* Her subtle coloring. She seems very boring but upon further inspection there is more to see. For instance, she has 2 little vertical black lines above her eyes dead center. When she closes her eyes she looks like a clown as the two vertical lines make "eye". It's very funny. Here is a pic with mom and you can see the little black stripes. The left eye (as you look at the photo) is more pronounced

* She has almost no white fur except..right under her tail and around her but. Dammit!
* Her puppy eyes. Hers are almost impossible to resist. Okay, no almost about it. Darn.
* The way she bounds after her toys. Here is a pic Dad took

My dad says we coddle her way too much which I am 100% sure that we do but how can we not? In my head she is growing so big already so I figure I should get all the snuggles I can now. Yesterday was the first day she barked (at Dad's fingers) and today was the first day she entered the house before me (little brat!). Before she would not go back into the house unless I walked well into the house. Here are some more pics.

Daisy Yawning (black stripes more visible)

Daisy Bathing

Close Up

With Dad

Playing Tug

In The Snow - She looks so small here and this was day 2. Now it's day 5 and she seems huge! Stop growing Daisy Dukes.