Vacation

Todd and I are really excited because we leave for vacation next week! We are going to Italy with Todd's Mom for 10 days!!! It doesn't seem real yet but I'm sure it will when we get on the long flight. We have decided to ask friends to watch the dogs instead of paying tons of $$ to have them stay at a kennel. Lexus is going to our friends the Clarks. They have watched her in the past and they really enjoy having her. Lexus likes it because she gets to play with their two dogs. I have asked some other friends to watch Kaiya, the Coys. They have a lab mix and the husband, Matt, really likes Kaiya. We have watched their dog Bell before (pre Kaiya) and I think they will get along. We should hear back from them soon as to whether or not they can watch her. If not, we'll ask another family. Our next door neighbors normally would watch one of they but they will already be watching a dog that week. Three may be a little much.
I know I'll miss the girls while we are gone but it will be nice not dealing with anything for a while.

On a side note, Kaiya started with a new trainer this past Saturday. We meet with them two weeks ago and decided to go with them. I really liked how our first session went. Kaiya did great and he gave us a lot to work on this week. We worked on heel and stay. It was a good class. We will go again this coming Saturday and then be off the next week due to our trip.

Working Dog

Kaiya has turned 5 months! She is growing up so fast :) We weighed her yesterday and she was 35lbs! She is only 10lbs less than Lexus. Before we know it she'll be bigger than Lexus. Watch out! She is already as long as her, just not quite as tall.
A few weeks ago, Kaiya started to come to work with me. She is allowed in on Fridays each week. Everyone loves her! She gets pet all day and loves it. She does really well for being so young. In her job in the future, she will need to learn to lay down when the child is a school. She already does a great job at this under my desk. She takes a nap or chews on a bone. Occasionally she gets restless, but that is to be expected at her age. She is a great dog!