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Tyge is such a good boy!!!!!!
This afternoon, I was out with Echo on a leash and Tyge was also out. Starting this morning, Tyge has been solid enough that he’s come out with us and just keeps his distance. This afternoon, on one our innumerable Echo “go potty” trips, Tyge came up to Echo, gave […]

Read: A Breakthrough!!!! »

It’s official: Echo, the massively cute and latest member of the Kesler-Partnow clan came home Friday afternoon.
Well, at least Peter and I think she’s a massive cutie. Tygey wishes we could just stick a stamp on her and “Return to Sender.”
She is ten weeks old. Bright, energetic, playful, a big time lover, etc. Oh, […]

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Last evening, Tygey and Echo spent more time together. Well actually not really together together - Judy, Peter, or I were always holding Echo while Tyge got to sniff and investigate. This weekend or next weekend, we’ll do actual paws on the ground. We’d better by next weekend - that’s when Echo is coming home […]

Read: Tyge Meets Echo: Part II - The Pictures »

We’re starting the process of introducing Tygey and Echo. We’re going to do gradual intros over the next week and a half and then bring Echo home next weekend. This morning, I dropped Tyge off with Judy. Tygey will spend the day up there meeting, greeting, and sniffing Echo through the puppy enclosure.
When we arrived, […]

Read: Tygey and Echo Meet! »

Wow!!!!
In three days the Lagoon went from ice bound - never ever going to melt - to post-ice. It moved fast! Record high temperatures definitely put the heat on.
So, who are are the winners???
That’s actually a tricky question. It’s not clear as to exactly when the ice reached “out” status. Was it late last night […]

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Below is a series of pictures taken yesterday morning. At that point, I figured we had days to go before the ice heads out. However, we almost set a record high yesterday. Today, I think we’ll break the record high of 64 degrees set in 1965. I peered out at the Lagoon a few hours […]

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