The Destroyer of Wiffle Balls

Note to self: Don't leave Zeke alone with a wiffle ball. The white amalgamation pictured above used to be a functioning ball... and he wanted it back.

Dad's Favorite Swimming Hole

Part 2 of Dad's Favorite places to take us to swim. This is in the Francis Marion Forrest. A very cool place, you may have seen some of the shots taken when we hike there.

Sadie really was in the mood to swim today.

Mom's Working

Mom has a new work schedule, so we are home with Dad on the weekends, he tries to take us out for some fun on Sunday's. We have been going to one of our favorite swimming holes. The weather was overcast and a little misty but my sis and I had fun. I really prefer to fetch from the water .

Dad, I am ready for a treat!!

Sadie with her intense look.

Final Four, Baby!

Come college hoops time Zeke bleeds Kentucky blue, he wanted to get in the spirit by donning his basketball workout gear. We are geared up to watch some exciting final four action. And though we are typically pro-dog in this household tonight it's going to be 'Boo Huskies' and GO CATS!

and another foster update - Dixie

So Dixie the super fetcher has been in her new forever home for about a week now. She is doing great! Here ares some pictures with Dixie and her new family.

Remmy Update!

Just got an update from Remmy's forever family. He is doing well, going by the name "Chunk" these days and getting ready to start clicker training! We miss you Rem, but are so glad you are doing great.

Zeke and the Two Sadies

Zeke has another neighbor lab friend - her name is Sadie - so we like to call her "Sadie across the street" or SAS. She came over to play today so we had the lab rainbow going on in the back yard!

Bed Bugs

For the past few weeks now we have been noticing our bed being unmade and disheveled when we returned home at the end of the day. Legitimately, the blame was initially placed on Zeke's mom as I'm typically the one responsible for any slovenly behavior in our house. And I can honestly admit to times when I can't be sure if I've made the bed or not. But after having repeat offenses I began to make sure the covers were taken care of before I left for the day. And we would still come home to pulled back sheets and relocated pillows. So it had to be one of the dogs or some random Goldilocks-esque crazy person who breaks into our home during the day for naps. Today I was off of work and happened to walk by the bedroom and notice this bed bug. Now, we've known that Zeke likes to sleep on our bed while were gone, however we're unsure as to what has brought on this recent desire to yank down the comforter and snuggle down. I've got to figure out how to set up a webcam to record this crazy lab.

Dixie the Foster Girl

Our new foster, Dixie. She was rescued by Lowcountry Lab Rescue from the Animal Shelter in Chesterfield, SC. Not sure how long she will be with us, we were just an emergency foster home because they needed to get her out of the shelter.
She was brought in with a litter of pups, supposedly the guy who dropped her off came back some time later wanting to get one of the pups. The puppies were taken by another rescue. Dixie needs to gain some weight back and get vetted up. Looks like she has a hotspot by her ear.
So far she seems to be enjoying playing fetch with the tennis ball and frisbee. She definitely has a lot of energy and is giving Zeke a run for his money.
We have to wait till her milk dries out before she can be spayed.

Sunday Hike and the newest addition to the household.

Zeke apologizes for the length of time in between posts. He has been meaning to update but mom has started a new job and things are kind of crazy around here. However this morning we did get a hike in... around the mile marker 15 of the Swamp Fox Passage.

Here is one fellow traveler we met on the trail. An eastern corn snake (aka NOT POISONOUS) and as it was still pretty cool he wasn't moving much, just sticking his tongue out at us.
Not too long after we started out, the forcasted rains began. We trekked on through because it had been such a long time since we were able to get out and enjoy the woods.
On the way back Sadie and Dad take the muddy route while Zeke and mom chose to balance beam on the logs to avoid the muck.

Then this afternoon we heard about this story from facebook: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/06/2113332/sc-animal-control-accused-of-shooting.html

and here is another article about the situation:

http://www.examiner.com/pet-rescue-in-national/allegations-of-south-carolina-animal-control-officers-shooting-dogs

While the investigation is pending it seems like something bad is going down in Chesterfield, SC. Some of the rescue groups are working to pull as many animals as possible from that shelter. Lowcountry Lab Rescue picked up two and we are doing a temporary foster for one of the girls. Her name is Dixie and we will post more about her --including pictures --soon.

Tucker at Dock Dogs

Zeke went to support his buddy Tucker jumping in the Dock Dogs competition at SEWE this year. Here is a video of his 19' jump! He should be competing in the finals this afternoon.

a belated 'Thank You'

Zeke enjoying one of his birthday presents, this one a Loofah squeaky toy from Julie and C. With a guest appearance by Remmy.

Happy Valentine's Day from the Lover Lab

Zeke and Sadie's Valentine was a carob dipped treat bone from Ocean City that their dad brought back to him. We had a nice family lunch together today.

Happy Birthday Zeke - 3 years old!

Yep, Zeke turned the big three today! He had a great birthday party and a bunch of his friends (two legged and four legged) came over to help celebrate. We had doggie cupcakes and pupcream ice cream treats and Dad cooked up some mean hotdogs for the people.
Today was also Remington's last day with us, but we were so happy to have him stay for the party.
Next door neighbor buddy, Miller, had a fun time playing with the big dogs.
Zeke's girlfriends - Darlynn and Laidee, wouldn't be a lab party without them.
The Fox family.
Uncle Vic and Cindy came and brought Max. The dustmop/Yorkiepoo. At first he was a little intimidated by the dog madness, but then he got accustomed to the place and he was a lightening quick runner.
Sadie was pooped by the end of the party. That's how you know it was a success, everyone needed a nap afterwards.

Icebreaker.

Zeke says DOUBLE BONUS when both mom and dad had a three day weekend together!

We went for a swim Sunday morning, but didn't properly account for the cold weather. We thought there was a little ice in the pond, but when the bumper hit the water it just thumped and then skidded across the ice. Not a good sign. Zeke was a trooper though -- dad drove him to the other side of the pond and he dove in and went into ice breaking mode.

Today we went for a mini-hike at Marrington and then some potential adopters came over and checked out foster bro Remington.