Out of Hibernation

An excerpt re: Daisy the Golden Retriver - Medal of Honor Winner

James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center ..  He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy.

After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go, out of an act of love.  She darted away into the darkened hallway.  Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting to die.  About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss, who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112.
   
On her first run of the building, she leads James, James' boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building.  But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly against James' wishes she ran back in the building.  On her second run, she saved 392 lives.  Again she went back in.  During this run, the building collapses.  James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears.  Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but this time she is carried by a firefighter.  "She led us right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman explained.  Her final run saved another 273 lives.  She suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives.  Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win the Medal of Honor of New York City .

Glasses on puddle

Bella- contemplating fall

The puddle of today

Blackmud Creek - Late August - post Waterton walk

Day 930 - puddle entry

Col-Ours in the Family....

Puddle's Dad

DJ's Riptide HIC, CRN, RPT, FD, FDX, FDCH, FDCH-S, SC-FB, SQ-SE

Name: Riptide   DOB: November 11, 2007   Accolades:      Edmonton Humane Society Education Dog 2011 - current                         Skyhoundz Worlds Open Qualifier 2011                         Skyhoundz Worlds Open Qualifier 2013                         Multiple Community Events & Festivals  Riptide is the perfect gentleman. As a Canine Education Assistant at the Edmonton Humane Society he makes hundreds of schools visits per year, interacting with tens of thousands of students, and teaching dog safety, tolerance, and empathy to students. He is a competent herding dog on ducks, sheep and cattle, will play frisbee for hours, loves flyball, knows over 300 commands and unique behaviours, and enjoys the company of friends, strangers, and animals.  Rip will work with anyone, and for anyone. He especially loves children and can often be found in the company of 'his' junior handler, Liam, who has dubbed him 'Riptile'.

Puddle's Mamma

Ravine Acres Ember HIC, RPT, DD, SW-OB, SQ-OB, SQ-OE, SC-DAA

Name: Ember
  DOB:   March 9, 2009
  Titled sports:  Herding
                        Disc Dog
   Accolades:     Skyhoundz Worlds Open Qualifier 2010
                        Skyhoundz Worlds Open Qualifier 2011
                        Skyhoundz Worlds Open Qualifier 2013
                        Edmonton Rush Lacrosse Halftime Show
                        Calgary Stampeders Pregame Show
                        Multiple Community Events & Festivals
 Ember is a driven, hard working girl with an unrivaled love of flying plastic. At 29 lbs and 17" of pure muscle and power, she is the backbone of my performance team. She is a dream with people and makes sure that the dogs that share her space maintain polite attitudes

Puddle's Sister

Zero G's Point Break HIC, RPT, FD, FDX "Crash"

  Name: Crash

   DOB:   December 28, 2010

   Titled sports: Herding

                        Disc Dog

                        Flyball

   Accolades:     Skyhoundz Worlds Pairs Qualifier 2013

                        Calgary Stampeders Pregame Show

                        Multiple Community Events & Festivals

 Crash is loving, snuggly dog that loves nothing more than to see me happy. She is an incredible athlete and is extremely precise in everything she does. Complex behaviours are a breeze for Crash and she performs them with zest and vigor. Her favourite trick is a real crowd pleaser; a 360 end over end back flip into a 10' rebound off of my torso. On stock work she is a soft, easy to handle dog and has herded ducks for children! Even though she is still finding her stride in flyball she is pulling in very respectable times in the low 5 seconds and will likely be consistent in hitting 4's in coming tournaments. She is quite capable of 3's, but needs to figure out how to turn on her afterburners. 32 lbs, 18".

source: http://www.zerogaussies.com/

Zero G's - puddle jumper 

 Name: puddle (aka: puds, da puds, muddles, cuddles, befuddles, fuds, mamma's boy etc)

   DOB:   December 28, 2010
  Accolades:     family man; pillow cushion, mamma's boy, graduated puppy school, cat lover.

@ 6 months of age

puddle back to puppy times: "Never work against Mother Nature. You only succeed when you work with her."

Mom put puddle in for a "time out" but dad's coming to the rescue!

Assisting in any way we can #yeg#1

Mr Lounge

Edmonton sized hail. ALL TIME Record breaking temperatures today humidex 43 degrees Celsius

Toddler days

Day 905 - Afternoon family back yard walk....

The science of...poop

(@ telus science world, Edmonton Alberta)
http://www.telusworldofscienceedmonton.com/

Day 904 (2 years, 5 months, 22 days) Stoic and calm @ home.

Winter is breaking by the creekside

Day 867: Walking Bearspaw - Edmonton/Alberta

There are those special places that collectively people regard as sacred. It's what the group defines it to be.

But sometimes, as an individual, you need to find and discover your own sacred space. It could be a place that others may never see value in worth. It's what the group can never define and take away. The one. Such sacred space of mine ...

Day 859 - Three's a chum

Bella the French Bull Dog (pack lead alpha) (5 year old)
Puddle (want to be pack lead) (omega  :)  (day 859)
Bailey the Pug  (beta) (senior citizen)