Half Moon Bay - 2/20

Today is Riley's 6 month birthday! We went to Half Moon Bay and had an awesome walk down to the beach. There were lots of puppy-friendly dogs for her to play with and those who didn't like puppies very politely told her to leave them alone! She dug in the sand and found her 2nd sand crab. I was amazed to see her chase a water bird... she actually SWAM after it for at least 5 minutes before giving up. This is the first time she's really shown an interest in birds. She was pointing at birds the entire walk, but I wasn't fast enough with the camera to get a good picture. It was a wonderful day and she slept the entire drive home!

Posing for a stick!

"Do I have something on my face?"

I almost got a point here, but she started sniffing a leaf...

Pointing at blackbirds

2nd sand crab Riley has found... she dug so far, she actually hit water.

Las Trampas Adventure - 2/18

We went on an awesome hike today through hills, cows, and lots of ticks! Riley thoroughly enjoyed herself & even picked up a hitchhiker on her toe. I picked the nasty little buggar off, but she kept sitting down to lick her paw and cry. We ended up taking turns carrying her for a while and when we set her back down she was feeling a little better.

Thanks Rod for a great hike! :D

Rod takes a turn carrying the princess.

All of the beautiful red dogs lined up for a group shot!

Hunting for...???

We hiked out to the middle hill in the distance.

Dad taking a turn carrying the baby.

Dangerous Rocks

Riley was staring at a pile of rocks on her hike today and barking at them... apparently they were quite dangerous and she had to protect Reuben from them.

I think she must have heard something between them... perhaps a snake or small critter? Who knows? :)

AKC puppy S.T.A.R.

I'm so proud of our little girl! She passed her AKC puppy S.T.A.R. test last night with flying colors. The trainer even told us she would excel in competitive obedience if we decided to go that route. We are considering it! For now, we have signed her up for the next round of beginner classes. She is technically ready to move to novice beginner, but we still need to work on her focus when she has other dogs distracting her. Plus, she is only 6 months (as of this coming Monday) and we've already advanced her a level when she was supposed to be in puppy classes. The trainer said that if we get part way through the classes and decide she's ready for the next level, we can switch at any time. Our next goal is the Canine Good Citizen test and we're hoping to pass in October when she will be a little over a year old. :D

Here is a picture of her last night after an exhausting day of hiking and obedience class!

Time flies

Time flies when you own a Vizsla! I can't believe my little baby girl is going to be 5 & 3/4 months old on Monday. Here are two photos - one from when she was 9 weeks old and one I took today. It's amazing how quickly she's growing up! :D