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Raven does not know fear. She is extremely confident even though she is barely four months old. Her attitude is to charge right into situations, whatever they may be, and embrace life.  So, it really should not have been a surprise when Kip took the dogs to visit his brother (while I was on vacation) [...]

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A little over a week ago, a reporter from our local newspaper contacted me. With all the buzz about President Obama’s new dog, they were doing a story on what it’s like to get a new puppy. The reporter came out to the house to meet me and Raven and we chatted for a little [...]

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Puppies grow fast. When I look back on the first photos of Raven, I can hardly believe it was less than 3 months ago Kip and I picked her out of the litter. I thought you all might enjoy a look back…
Newborn:

At 3.5 weeks:

At 5.5 weeks:

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A dirty puppy needs a bath from time to time…

…And they smell so good afterwards!
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I am proud to say that Raven is learning things very quickly. She knows that potty happens outside (not in the house), she has learned to sit, down, off, come, stand, shake, drop it (with regard to letting go of what is in her mouth), don’t touch (50% of the time with regard to food), [...]

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**NOTE: No animals were harmed in the making of this post!

Now you know why I am exhausted!!!!

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