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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

OBay One Step Beyond "Vinnie"

Introducing: OBAY ONE STEP BEYOND "Vinnie"



Vinnie went to his new home on Friday. He was such a little character; a typical singleton puppy with a temper to match. Spoiled maybe? ha!

He spent a few days with Dennis at work while I was at the EO. Vinnie got lots of exposure in the office meeting people and getting used to new surroundings. Then Dennis took him along with the other dogs in the caravan to the UKA show. There he spent a few days learning to sleep in his crate alone and how to act in the caravan garden. I could not believe how much he changed in the few days I was gone. He turned into a proper puppy with attitude. I spent the last few days teaching him clicker tricks such as spin right, continued his shake paw and sit as well as increasing his tuggy playtimes.

Right before I left for the EO we had Johanna come visit for 2 days. She was over for a heelwork to music/freestyle competition and she also came to pick up Luna. How convenient for me! She spend two days getting to know Vinnie and used her sooper- dooper chicken clicker skills to teach him shake paw. When I left for the EO on Thursday morning Johanna convinced Dennis that the two of them could get a photo of Luna and Vinnie together. I think they were a little too ambitious and did not know the extent of the Vinnie personality!

Luna is a gorgeous girl even post puppy!



But you may wonder why Luna looks so miserable next to her angelic son?



Here is why....









Yet Vinnie knows to who to avoid! (Zaz)


And who to love! (Itzy)


So all is quiet now at the OBay camp. No puppies for another year and Luna gets to play "show dog" with Johanna in Denmark. I cannot wait to hear about Luna's adventures this year and know that she will shine. Vinnie has gone to an agilty home and I will get to see him at the shows. We wish Lyn the best of luck with Vinnie and hope that he is everything she hoped for and more.

14 comments:

Diana said...

Vinnie is just beautiful. Diana

Lian said...

I can't wait to meet Vinnie again. He is like a teddy bear in his huge coat!

The Luna/Vinne photos reminded me of Gem and Zap. It's never easy to take a photo of mother and son! Arrrggghhh ...

Hooch n Troops said...

cracking photos...definately tell a story...Vinnie will have a fab home with Lynne :)

xx

Angela said...

Oh I have one of those, cute as a button with atitude! ...and he certainly is handsome.

Angela said...

PS. Love the name!

Jo said...

Beautiful puppy, best wishes and good luck to his new family.

Mordillio said...

The snapshots is so sweet and but a beautiful puppy.

Sunny greeting from Austria

Helen said...

The photos are way too cute. I had wanted a Luna puppy but twas not to be.

Mary-Anne said...

Awww - good luck to the handsome little fuzzy bear!

Poor Luna - great pix though. Love the one where you caught the tongue-flick.

Jo Ann said...

He is SO precious!! I just want to squeeze him...

Congratulations to his very lucky new owner and I look forward to hearing about his agility prowess in the future!!

Jo Ann

Paula said...

OMG does Lynne know what she's taken on :) I love the photo with the teeth and even at this age he knows how to look straight into the camera like a proper Obay

Serena said...

Vinny-Neil has left for his new home?? -aaaaaw, tears! my final catchup news, and how I will miss the puppy viddies and His absolutely adorable Royal Highness, hahaha! the way he is terrorizing his Mama! I love the wolf-pup face he makes in the last Here's Why photo sequence, but then what a fluffy angelic prince he becomes when all the attention is focused just on him on the first two photos at the top of the blog. Those gorgeous angelic photos and my favorite Luna-Vinny pairing with the Lean are absolutely brilliant.

Macfarlane Dogs said...

Oh my goodness...how he has grown?! I can't believe it!! The time has gone too fast!

He is just gorgeous and I am certain Lynne is going to have one heck of a journey with him! Gorgeous! :)

Christy said...

Great pictures. What a beautiful mother and adorable puppy.
Congrats to the new owner of Vinnie.