I finally sold the last two puppies Friday, which officially ended our puppy business for good.  I'm gonna miss all those cuddly little cuties, but not all the aggravation and work that went along with it. 

Sally and LaQuinta are going to be "fixed" next week, if i can get them both scheduled.  If not, we'll have them done the next week.  We've torn down a lot of fensing already and will tear down the remaining puppy yard after "the girls" have used it to sufficiently recover from their sterilization.  As soon as they're ready to go back out with "the boys", we'll be tearing that down too.

Now all the dogs have to do is be dogs and have the life of luxury in their temperature controlled kennel.  I can't help but think about all the ridicule that was heaped on Jim and Tammy Baker for their "air conditioned dog house", lol.  Remember?  I do, cuz I was one of those scoffing at such an idea.  Now, our dogs have a 12' by 14' building with heat and air, running water, and a continuous feeder.  But hey, they have worked hard for us, so they deserve it, by george!  Besides, I couldn't take all six of them in the house.......egads!

I gave Junior, Sally, Peanut, and LaQuinta all much needed baths and haircuts yesterday.  Due to the groomer being awol in Alaska for so long and not doing much business since then and me being way too busy with work, company and puppies, they were an over-ripe and shaggy bunch for sure!  Here are Junior, Peanut and LaQuinta today:

So to get rid of all the matted hair, I just did a buzz job on all of them, leaving only beards and eyebrows, but even Sally's beard had to be trimmed to an uneven mess since she roots around all the time and gets it in terrible shape.  I can't look at her without laughing now:

Sweet little Peanut is so terrified of the electic clippers that I have to just do the best I can with the scissors, so he's a mess too.  But they're all clean and happy, so I'm happy too.

Here's Junior today:

He and Peanut are both getting lighter and lighter so that they look almost white these days.

And I caught Buster standing still long enough to get a picture of him too.

I've managed to get him and Prissy in to the new groomer in town, so they were spared from the marathon grooming session yesterday, I'm sure to their delight, lol.

So.....that's all the news here on Schnauzer lane and here's hoping I'll now have more free time for the "stream" and all my friends here.  I've missed my time here and hope to get caught up on all of you soon.  Til then, my thoughts are will you all!

Love to all!

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