New Photos!!!!

Jazzy, Hye Min and I pose for a pic with Jazz.

Jazzy when Standing, is up to my knee! Even though she is going to be a horse, we love her!

Typical Jazzy. Seconds after she is given food, it is no longer there. And her typical puppy "I want more food" look!

Sick Baby!

When people tell you how much work a dog is, you say I know, but you really don't know. You also are never warned about how much you will love them. Everyone kept telling us how much work a dog is. But why didn't I beileve them? I wanted to think it was easy. And the first few nights, it was fine. Yeah, so maybe getting up at 6:30 was not to hot, but I loved her so much it did not matter. The next few days were the same. But on Monday the 19th, we took Jazzy in for her first vet appointment. We had to bring in a poop sample to make sure that she did not have worms or anything. The vet looked at her poop and said because it was runny she probably had a worm. So we got medicine for her and said that was that. Ha. Yeah right.....
The vet called yesterday while Jazzy was playing out on the deck. He talked to my dad for a while before finally getting off the phone. My dad looked at us and in a solenm voice and told us that Jazzy has Giardia. If you do not know what that is, it is a sickness that is a sickness that people and animals get from drinking out of a stream that looks clean, but animal poop has gotten into. It is a stomach bug, so it causes the runs, and throwing up. The worst part is even comming from a dog, it is contageous. As my dad told us this, I looked at my baby, playing out on the deck. "I am suprised that she has not thrown up yet" my dad told us. Then, as if on cue, Jazzy decided to throw up all her food. My poor baby!
My problem? I am a total germ fanatic! My worst fear is that I am going to get Giardia. Or worse, my family is going to get Giardai. I am reluctant to play with her as much, fear of the germs. After Jazzy threw up, I put her in her crate. I did not reach my hand in to pet her like normal, and a wave of guilt hit me. Her sweet puppy face, I could tell that she was thinking "Just because I am sick you don't love me? I want a pet.' Her face made me want to cry. I love her so much, but at the same time, Giardia is my worse fear.
The doctor gave Jazzy a perscription to make her better. She has to take a pill a day for three days, then to weeks later do the same thing and she will be better. My poor baby! I hate to see her so uncomfortable. Well, I can't actually SEE it, but by her calm, melow, un-puppy like ways, you can tell she is not well. I can not wait until she is better!
Meredith

Pokes, Pinches, and Glass Doors.

Like every 4 month old pup, Jazzy has had her fair share of pokes and pinches. Glass doors, can not fit into either catogory. How could a glass door have anything to do with pokes and pinches? It doesn't. But I am almost positive Jazz now is not fond of the glass door....
After being let out in the backyard to burn of excess energy for a period of time, we let her back in to the house. She bolted inside, eagar to see the family. She jumped and sniffed and turned around to head back outside. Little did she know that we had closed the glass sliding door. The windows had just been wipped down, so the were hard for an eagar puppy to see. Jazzy turned around and ran, full speed ahead into the door. So much for burrning of energy. Jazzy bounced back, seeming unfazed. She looked up at us with her big puppy eyes. All we could do was laugh at her. Oh well. Glass door, meet Jazzy. I would not be suprised if you two met again....
Not all puppy injuries are the after effect of a release of energy. We were walking Jazzy around on the front lawn, trying to get her to go. She walked around the yard at least 20 times trying to find a spot to go. No luck. After she finally gave up and flopped down on the grass, her curious puppy senses took over. Our yard is nothing short of weed flowers, meaning never short of bees. Jazzy's eyes followed a bee and watched it land on a flower, right in front of her nose. She stood up and sniffed the bee. She proceeded to nudge it with her paw and nose. When she gave up and realized the bee was not anything she could chew on, she gave up and walked away. Unfortunately, the bee still found interest in the flower. walking away, Jazzy trommpled right over the flower, steping on the bee. Jazzy cried and wimpered, reassuring us it hurt. My mom called me out to get her ice. That did not work. So I filled a plastic container and dropped a couple ice cubes in and rushed out to bring it to Jazz. I could oly keep her paw in there for about 5 seconds. It was obvious she thought she should be drinking the water, not sticking her paws in it. She limped around and continued to bite her foot for a while. We put her in her crate to let her rest while we were out.
Both injuries were quickly recovered from. Jazzy's paw is just fine and the window run in never effected her in the least. I could go on for hours, talking about various things Jazzy probably wished she had never gotten into. I hope Jazz continues to be overly curios. What would a puppy be without puppy curiosity?
Meredith

Jazzy Baby

Whats black and white and cute all over? Jasmine! Or better known as Jazzy. Jazzy is one of the best things that has happened to our house hold since microwave Mac&Cheese. She is sweet calm, and so well behaved! As one of my moms friends said about their dog, "If there was a dog coustom made for us, she would be the one!" And it is so true! Like all puppies, though, she will need to be taught basic training. Jazzy has already mastered the art of sit and lay down. We are still working on potty training, but she is incredibly smart, so that will not be much of a problem.
Jazzy has so many uncommon puppy qualities. For example, she has never barked at the door. Never. Not even once. And for that matter, I have only heard her bark twice. And that was when she was getting used to her crate. Now, she does not even bark a bit. Jazzy also can be quite lazy. Not that all dogs aren't to some degree, but Jazzy, you have to force her to get up, and then you see the puppy come out of her. She chases any toy you throw for her. But to be exact, it dose not have to be a toy for her to retrieve it!
Jazzy is the reason I look forward to getting up in the morrning. Even if it is 6:30 to take her out to potty. Her sweet, brown eyes waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. I could not have asked for a more perfect puppy!
Meredith

A few pictures from her first day!

New Blog

I am writting this blog on my puppy Jasmine (Jazzy), because keeping a constant journal is hard. I wanted to do something like this on an actuall doggy blog website, but it did not work. :( So, I started this. My plan is to post photos of her as she grows up to be a smart, wounderful dog!
We brought Jazzy home with us on Saturday July 10, 2010. Jazzy is a mutt who was taken to the humane society as a stray, and she found a home in 2 days. The people at Oregon Humane Society(OHS) said she was a Gordon Setter mix. We can see a small amount of Lab in her and a little bit of Border Collie as well. She is mostly black with a white patch down her chest, and just a hint of brown on her paws. And she is just as sweet as she looks! Jazzy is so calm!! She has not barked once! Accept for when she is in her crate. But she is a 4 month old puppy, whats to be expected!?
The first night was hard. I was not here to experience it, due to proir plans, but I was told in detail. All night the poor dog vommited obsesivle most likely due to jitters. It hit everything in the poor dogs crate. So, she was moved into Sheridans room where she continued to projectile vommit. After about 3 hours of that, she finally calmed down, Jazzy began to bark. Sheridan slept throught it all. Jazzy finally calmed down enough to go to sleep. So, the first night was hard, but everyone got more sleep the next night. But at least we can say we had a very different first night excperience!
Not much more has happened to or with Jazzy. Though I have already taught her how to sit, laydown, and almost shake. Her most needed, almost fully taught trick, "Go Outside". Potty Training. Better out there than in here!!
Meredith