Back Again

We are finally back from our final trip to Roswell. I love going to Roswell because we
get to stay in a members really old, eclectic house that was owned by the sheriff that
shot Billy the Kid! We also love going because she makes the best biscuits and green
chili stew. When we picked Mulan up she looked a little bigger I can't believe how fast
they grow.
I also figured out how to allow anyone who wants to post on my blog you don't have to
be a registered member anymore. Someone will have to tell me if it worked:)

Very Busy. . . .

We have been very busy these past few days. First of all one of our friends
died so we had to attend the funeral which is all the way down in Houston.
The day we were going to leave my sister came down with a 103 degree fever.
So while my mom stayed with her just my dad and I decided to attend the funeral.
That left the problem of what to do with Mulan. So (I felt kind of bad) we took her
back over to Barbara's where she spent a very happy weekend playing with Reefe (Barbaras dog).
She came back smelling like a lab and very tired:)

New Orleans Pictures

Ok, I finally got some of the pictures of the damage to load
here they are. . . .
The first one is of us and a friend eating Beignets at Cafe Du Monde. The other three are just a few of many pictures we have of the damage down there. Can you beleive that these have been taken nine months after the Hurricane!

We're Back!

It is good to be home again even if it is only until Friday!
We are going to Houston for a final farewell.
New Orleans was amazing. You are unable to comprehend
the extent of the damage until you have seen it with your own eyes.
There are families living on the street because their own homes are
so full of mold that there are unable to enter them without wearing
special suits.
Mulan is doing well. We went swimming in the neighbors pool today.
She will swim only if she is following me. She always has to see someone
go first:)
I have a few pictures I want to post but they are not loading so I will try
again tommorrow.

New Orleans

We are going to spend the weekend in New Orleans. My father really enjoys
it and it will be our last time to go before we move.
We are not taking Mulan because we think that the trip would be a bit much for
her. She is staying with a puppy raiser named Barbara Naylor and her dog.
Her dog is ten months old and weighs almost twice what Mulan does. They
hit it off right away though and spent the entire time we were there slobbering
all over one another. Barbara takes her dog to school with her every day(she is a teacher)
so she is going to take Mulan with her as well. I hope she behaves for her.
I will post again next Tuesday when we get back from our trip.

The Creek

Today we took Mulan down to the creek to play.
She loved it! The water went to her chest so it was just
the right height. We played for a good two hours.
She would run so fast in the water that it look like
she was running on top of her. As soon as she got her bath
when we got home she went right to sleep and is still sleeping.

Yeah!

We finally found a new house. It is so nice I never expected to find
such a nice house. It does not have a fenced yard so that would be
a problem with Mulan. My parents said they might be able to work
something out with the landlord so that they might build a fence.
I am so pleased with it! Here is a picture. . .

Packing

Sorry it has been so long these next two months are going to be kind
of hectic so bear with me if I can't post as often.
Right now our parents are in Ohio searching for a house while we had a
couple from church come stay with us.
Yesterday I got "carded" for the first time in the mall. A police officer asked
if I had any proof that Mulan could be there. I showed him the card and
he waved us on. We didn't stay very long because the mall is to busy on Sundays
for Mulan. She is still growing. Hopefully she does not outgrow her kennel:)

Mulan's First Swim

Isn't it amazing that dogs are born knowing how to swim?
Mulan tested her water legs for the first time yesterday. She had been interested
in our pool for a while so she must have gotten warm because she jumped
right in all by herself! We had a blast playing with her and swam for over
three hours. My sister and I are a little sunburned today.

Spring Pictures!

We took Mulan with us to Tulsa last weekend. She did wonderful.
She is a very good traveler and sleeps most of the time.
In Tulsa they had some very beautiful azalias. We thought it would
be nice to get some pictures in front of them. I am only posting two
but I think you can get the idea.
The bear in the this picture is Mulans "baby" which she sleeps
with all the time.

Six Months!

Mulan was six months old yesterday! Her half-birthday is
on my birthday. We took some cute pictures of her for her
six month picture in some Texas Bluebonnets.
We also introduced her to our gerbils. She loves them and is
very gentle with them. The picture of her with the grey gerbil
is my sisters gerbil and the brown gerbil is mine. Their names
are Dip and Dot:)

A New Collar

Since we are leaving Texas we decided to get Mulan a collar with some sort
of Texas star thing on it. We found a very nice leather one for only fifteen
dollars. It is a little loose on her but I think she will grow into it very fast.
We are training her "place" right now. We have a little mat that she goes
to when we eat or watch TV.



Mulans new collar

Cute Pictures

While we were away Mulan had a chance to visit the CCI puppy class with a puppy raiser.
She was the belle of the ball. They all really enjoy her. They took these
very cute pictures of all of them together. I don't think they got much training done:)

It's Official!

We are officially moving to Columbous, OH at the beginning of June.
This city would not have been my first choice to move to but
we will be only 8 hours from our family instead of over two days.
I am going to miss the Texas climate and atmosphere so much.
I was born in Ohio but since my dad is a minister we were transfered
to Pennysylvania to be closer to his congregations. I was not even one year-old
so I don't remember it much. We were then asked to move to Oklahoma and
finally down to Texas. We have been living in the south for about seven years.
I have done a lot of growing up here and I barely remember our time up north
so it is going to be very different. For all you fans of Mulan I did not forget her
she is probably going to be shipped up ahead of us and stay at a official puppy raisers
until we get there. These next two months are going to be so hectic.

Last Puppy Class!

Mulan at the computer desk with me.

Next week is Mulans last puppy class! I am really glad she was able
to do these because she enjoys playing with the other "pupils" so much.
Another puppy raiser showed us how to file her nails instead of clipping them. This works a lot
better and sometimes Mulan even
falls asleep while I file them!

P.S. If my grandparents read this they should call us we have awesome news:)

Big Bend

We had a relaxing time camping down in Big Bend National Park and Del Rio.
We got to see some neat cave paintings at the Seminole Canyon.
We were so surprised to come back and see how much Mulan has grown.
She is getting very leggy, which I think is a golden retriever trait?
She was not very happy to leave her new doggy friend at the puppy raisers house.
Can you beleive in about two weeks she will be six months old! Her half birthday is actually
the same day as my birthday. So we will be celebrating both of them:)

Here is a picture of the cave paintings. I will post more pictures soon but they are not uploading for some reason today:(

Just A Update

I didn't mean for everyone to get so upset. It is encouraging to know that there are
people out there that care so much about these dogs. I am glad to have all sorts of advice from different people. Mulan has had her parvo shots even though they are not required by the CCI.
We are going down to camp for a week in Del Rio and Big Bend. Mulan is staying at a retired CCI puppy raisers house. She is going to enjoy playing with their CCI dog a lot.
I am really looking forward to this trip and I will post as soon as we get back:)

Our First Official Outing

We took Mulan to a little Irish Festival Sunday.
She did so well I was really proud of her. Dogs were allowed.
and we saw two other assistance dogs.
Mulan usually draws almost as much attention as the singers.
Here is a cute picture of her.

Buster Cube

Mulan now has new favorite toy it is called a Buster Cube and you put
the dogs food in it and they roll it around and the cube releases some food
ever so often. I guess it appeals to her doggy instinct to forage for food. I highly
reccomend it to anyone who has a dog.
We took her to her fourth puppy class last night. She is now half way through with them.
She is so smart. Sometimes I think it would be easier if she were not quite so brilliant:)

Thanks

I just wanted to let everyone that reads my blog know that I appreciate your comments and the interest you are takeing in my blog. The comments are what keep me blogging. I always enjoy
reading them. Even if I don't respond directley to them I wanted to let you know they
are still appreciated:) Mulan says "Thanks" to all of her fans.
She just told me she is looking forward to watching the girls perform on American Idol tonight.

Coming up this Monday Mulan is officially legal to go anywhere!
This is because she is almost five monthes old and has almost completed her puppy classes
I received a little laminated card with my name on it and everything from the CCI.
I am very proud of her:)