The daily lives of Brett, Julia & Data
Today we brought Tula to the dog park for the first time. Our friends Lia and Richard, from puppy class, brought their bulldog, Meatball, along. I’m testing the SmugMug plugin again, so hopefully it works this time…
Tula and Meatball at Waveny Park in New Canaan.
Today, Tula went for her first unassisted swim. It was mostly voluntary, though I presume she was more than a little surprised that she wound up fully in the water instead of just splashing around. She panicked slightly trying to get out, but seemed to enjoy herself. She’s already much better with water than Data was at that age – he didn’t start to enjoy swimming until he was about six months old. Here are some photos of her after she swam, looking filthy:
Today we gave Tula and Data appropriately-sized Kongs filled with treats. Within minutes, Data they had swapped.
Tula has learned to climb stairs. In other news, she learned to open the sliding screen door.
I’ve been asked by several people to post new photos of Tula, so here you go, get off my case! One photo of Tula and one of Data. They can also be seen at my SmugMug.
We picked up the new puppy yesterday from breeder Gretchen Boss of Breckin Labradors and she is beautiful. We were going to name her Tasha (long story short, Data’s first girlfriend in Star Trek: The Next Generation is named Tasha), but ultimately were dissuaded due to that name’s frequency. So, her name will be Tula (\ˈtü-lä\), as chosen by Julia.
She met Data briefly last night, but today was the first chance they got to play together. Of course, photos were taken. Click “there’s more to…” to see them all or visit my SmugMug.
Today Julia and I were joined by my mother and brother and his girlfriend to take a look at puppies. The breeder, Gretchen Boss, owner of Breckin Labradors, let us take a look and I think we’ve made a selection. The fattest yellow girl will almost certainly be our new dog. Here are some photos of her and the rest of the puppies. As always, click “there’s more to…” to see all the photos, or visit my SmugMug.
Here she is.
