One Year Old Tomatos

The Tomato litter turned one year old this week.  I have gotten wonderful reviews on these pups from their new owners throughout the year along with pictures and the occasional video clip.  We are SO please that all the pups are doing well and making their owners happy and equally happy that we were able to find such terrific, loving homes for them.  Here are some updates:

Max

 Max (Fargo) is a true water dog, always in the pond or wading pool.  His owner Bruce didn't get a chance to check in, but I get glowing reports on Max every time I go to the vet since his owner's daughter works there.

Lilly

 Lilly (Pixie) and I send our best wishes to all the other tomatoes and their people.  I am very pleased with Lilly, she is a very happy fun loving girl.  Attached is Lilly at the beach.  Lilly and Karen

Bandit Murdoch

 Here is a picture of Bandit (Jasper) from Mercer Island, WA!  We are so lucky to have such an amazing puppy.  Thanks, Suzanne!
The Murdoch Family

Cabot

 Happy birthday brother and sister tomatoes!  Greetings from Capitol Hill in Seattle. Here are some photos of Cabot out back by the pool and in the woods by our house. Thanks to him, we are outdoors more than ever these days.  Thanks Suzanne and Jan  for such a wonderful addition to our family!
Marianne, Michael, Anthony and Nina Maxin

Bandit Viaene

 Bandit (Hank) has gotten "pretty good" at finding truffles, and absolutely loves tunnels and contacts.

Madge

 Madge (Capri) (Lookouts Sweet Serendipity) is doing great!  She likes to get up close and personal for all of her photos!  Thank you again Suzanne!  And yes she still has her sweet white chin and just a touch of white on her tail.  She is fantastic! 

Ripley

 Happy birthday to all the beautiful pups from the tomato litter from the Canadian tomato Ripley (Ranger) :)We have enjoyed a beautiful May long weekend the first in years without snow. 

Zander

Happy birthday to the “tomato” litter!  Here is Zander (Fargo) (Lookout’s Better Boy) showing off “his” tomato plant for this summer.  Have a great birthday celebration everyone!
Carolyn

The final week for the Tomatos

Bandit/Hank and Granny Stoker

 Saturday will mark the departure of the last tomato in the garden of puppies, with Jasper heading off with his family who have been away on vacation.  Hank has come back to visit for a few days while Stevie is on vacation, so you will see both pups in the photos I took in the yard today while I was home for lunch.

Ironically both Jasper and Hank have been named "Bandit" by their new families, which makes it easy when calling them both in from the yard, but tough when trying to distinguish between the two.

Bandit/Jasper

Bandit/Jasper is going to keep his new family busy, we think.  Being a true water dog, he thinks the water in his water bowl is as much to play with as it is to drink and delights in making a lake on our kitchen floor.  Last night, I ate my dinner on the patio and went back in the house, leaving my plate on the patio table.  I heard my plate rattle and looked out to see that Jasper had climbed onto the seat of the Adirondack chair, then from there to the arm of the chair and up onto the table.  He was standing entirely on the table when I spotted him!  I quickly swooped him off the table so he would not fall or jump and hurt himself and then moved the chair away from the table to prevent the little brat from accessing the table again.

Mama Ecko patrolling the yard.

Ecko guarding the yard.

Ecko and Bandit/Hank check out some good smells.

Pocket in the boat on Flathead Lake

Pocket boating with his family.

Pocket is one of Ecko's pups from her litter last spring (so Delta's brother).  He is such a lucky fellow and belongs to a wonderful family who take him on their adventures.  He got to go on a trip to Flathead Lake in Montana recently.   Mike reported that every morning Pocket would run down to take a dip in the lake.

Thanks for the pictures Mike.  Seeing how much enjoyment the pups bring in their new homes makes parting with them a little easier.

Jasper relaxing with one of his favorite toys.

 Jasper is still with us for another week (going home next weekend).  It is good that he is going home soon, as we are getting very attached to the little guy.  He is a very good swimmer and has been to the lake or river several times.

We will be a bit sorry to see him go BUT we are looking forward to a night of uninterrupted sleep and getting up just a bit later in the mornings than we have been!

Jasper hanging out on the steps with Delta.

Zander with his new friend Logan.

Zander

 We got a report and some pictures of Zander (was Fargo) from Carolyn.  Zander has had a vet visit and got some loving from the staff, met some of Carolyn's co-workers and started Puppy Kindergarten class this week.  His new pal Logan is very patient but lets Zander know if he gone a little too far with the biting.  They like to play tug.

And then there was one...

Capri (now Madge) went home with her new human Laura.  Laura has a young male PWD named Oliver.  Oliver has been a bit melancholy since losing his PWD housemate a few months ago and we are sure that Madge will take his mind off his troubles.  Watch your tail Oliver, these puppies think they are fun to play with!

Jasper in the back yard.

Laura flew in from Idaho yesterday and we had a nice, if brief, visit before she hopped a plane with Madge.  She called from the airport to let me know that the first part of the trip home went well. 

Jasper has a few more weeks to spend with us before leaving for his new home.  We are a bit sorry we said we would hold on to him for that long (his family is on vacation), as we are getting more and more attached to the little guy.  He doesn't seem to miss his siblings, has been enjoying time romping in the back yard with Delta and Ecko and slept nicely in his crate in our bedroom last night.

Weekend Pupdate

The weekend started off with the departure of Hank on Friday evening.  Hank is going to live with a new PWD friend, Bojangles, and his owner Stevie.  Stevie and Bo run agility and hopefully Hank will some day too.  He and Bo took to each other right away and Hank checked out some of Stevie's agility equipment when he got home and went to hang out at an agility trial on Sunday.

Hank visits with Stevie and Bo before heading home.

On Saturday afternoon, we decided that Cabot and Capri needed an outing, so we took them to the river near our house.  They were a bit overwhelmed by all the new sounds and sights at first (small waves on the shore, other dogs, ducks, scary cars driving by...), but quickly got more confident.  Capri went for a little swim, and Cabot went for a really deep wade.

Cabot and Capri check out the river.

On Sunday morning, the Maxin family came by to pick up Cabot and head home with him.  Look at those smiling faces!  We think Cabot will be very well loved.

Maxin family before departing with Cabot

And then there were two...Capri and Cabot.

We forgot to take a going home photo of Karen and Lilly (was Pixie), so they stopped by for their picture and a quick visit.  Karen says Lilly is doing really well and is a very confident little girl.  I think in the photo Karen may be saying "No, you can't have her back!".

Karen and Lilly

 Sunday afternoon was pretty relaxing, with the pups alternately playing and napping.

Jasper waking up after a nap in the Adirondack chair.

Capri has the cutest face.

Another pup sets sail...

Max (was Gordo) left for his new home with Bruce yesterday.  Max is in great hands with Bruce and, since Bruce's daughter Jennifer is a vet at the clinic we take the dogs to, we are pretty sure he will get excellent veterinary care too.

When we give the pups chicken wings at breakfast now, they eat almost the entire thing.  Only the largest pieces of bone are left.  It is pretty amazing to hear their little teeth crunching up the bones and makes you realized how strong their jaws are even at this tender age.

We've been adding photos to the Week 9 set on Flickr: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjH2noiX

Leaving the nest

Three of the pups departed for their new homes on Friday.  It is usually a tradition to take "going home" photos, but Karen and Pixie (now Lilly) will have to come back for a visit because we forgot to take their picture.

I was gone for the weekend at a water trial with Stoker and Delta, so didn't get as many photos as usual.  I got some of everyone except for Gordo (now Max) and Hank tonight.  I will have to try to get some of them tomorrow.

Carolyn going home with Fargo (now Zander)

Kate before leaving for Canada with Ranger (now Ripley)

Cabot is pretty relaxed.

Cabot

Capri

Jasper