Dave’s Ramblings

Angel and Gab got some new pics today of the puppies still awaiting adoption…. Here they are today at 11 weeks.

Two more of the puppies left for their new home last night. Just two more to go and hopefully life will return to normal. Well as close to normal as possible, the pups are being missed already, but we know they are heading for great homes and families, fitting since they are all adorable.

Here are some older pics of the two liver and white males that are still looking for new families to join, we really need to get updated pictures sorted out to post…

Pup #3 aka Bruiser, the cool marking is only on one side of his nose, looks like he got whopped a good one.

Think Gab named this guy Bartholamu, don’t ask me why… or how to spell it…

For more info check out the Briar Patch Puppies website.

Angel found some well written info about these critters, We have 5 so they must fit us well… Why 5? Not sure, I think we’ve lost our minds somewhere along the path.

Is an English Springer right for you and your family?
Here’s an article I found that might help you to decide!
The English Springer Spaniel is a compact medium sized dog with long pendant ears. Lovable and fond of children, they are even tempered, gentle and sociable. These sweet tail-waggers are very cheerful and playful; always affectionate, good natured and sincere. An amiable breed, this dog just loves everyone! Being the extroverts that they are, they have a tendency to be destructive and to bark a lot if left alone too long. There are two types of Springers - field and bench. The field type are bred for hunting and field trial work. They tend to have more white coat than the bench type, much less hair, and are more active. The bench type are bred for conformation shows and have more liver or black than white, they have much more coat, but are usually calmer. The male Springer Spaniel stands about 19-21 inches while the female stands from 18-20 inches. In weight, the male is of course heavier at 45-55 pounds compared to the female which is only about 40-50 pounds.

Like the title says, that’s what the infamous last words ‘nah, I don’t need any lotion‘ results in. Angel, Gab and I spent the whole day out on the lake, 95 degrees and the sun was shining strong… What does every guy do when they hit the water…. of course toss the shirt. Now I’m paying for my foolishness, and likely will for a few days yet to come. My back now looks like a Maine lobster, fresh out of the pot. Naturally, my stupidity doesn’t draw me any sympathy, but did qualify for a bit of some product called “After sun”, don’t know if it will really help or not, sure felt nice and cool going on.

Whatever happened to the product called Solarcaine? We remember it as a heavily guarded secret potion that the adults kept stashed away from us as kids until we were screaming in pain from a good burn. That stuff was gold in a spray can. You’d think after almost 40 years a person would learn……NOT!

On the upside, with Angel driving the boat I actually skied for about 50 feet! Got the skis up on plane and actually travel over the water, a new personal best. I’ve managed to teach both of our sons and a nephew to water ski in very short order, but never really tried to do it myself until lately. The end result the few times I’d tried a couple years ago was either a lake water enema or having half a gallon of water shoved down my throat as my face was slammed into the water. I think if I hadn’t been so exhausted after screwing around all day I would have actually made it on the next run, but a horrific leg cramp left me floating in the water for a bit, that ended the fun for the day.

If I survive the extra toasty, next weekend I expect to be skating across the surface of the water.

How are you spending your long holiday weekend celebrating our nation’s Independence Day?

Today we spent the better part of the day scooting around the lake goofing off in our boat waiting for the fireworks display…. nothing quite like being out on the lake to watch the show instead of joining the mass crowds along the shorelines… Tomorrow will be more of the same, different lake but bringing out more toys, ski’s, tube, the inflatable jet ski thingy, and maybe the knee board that nobody’s been able to get up on for more than 3 seconds (what a waste of close to $200 that thing has been).

I’m off to nurse my toasted shoulders in preparation for some more sun

Anyone know of a good way to attach a good sized flag to a ski boat without having to drill and serious holes?

Happy 4th of July weekend folks!