NW May 2009 Graduation

Milano & Makia II They remembered each other! So cute!! Daddy Lawrence II Milano went to CCI's graduation today. She was great! After the ceremony we visited with her sister Makia who came to graduation from Seattle. It was great seeing her, the sisters definitley remembered each other! It was so cute :) They also got to meet their dad Lawrence, it was so nice seeing him. Lawrence is a big, handsome black lab. They took a family picture today, all of them were so good. After the pictures we went back to CCI and let the dog play in the park before the drive home. Before we left Milano took a picture with Ticha's brick :)

Milano's busy day

Have I mentioned how much I love this puppy? She's awesome!! Today was her first basketball game, it was an early game, starting at 11 am. Before the game Milano played on the tennis court with Shawn to get some energy out. Milano then was ready to sleep during the game. She had a chew toy, but she only chewed on it during warm ups. The rest of the time she just slept. The crowd, noises and all around environment didn't bother her at all. After the game we got some lunch before heading back home. For dinner Milano went with us to BJ's, it was great and so was Milano. She walked in and laid down under the table, again she just laid there. She wasn't too tired, but she didn't break her downs, she just kept her head down with her eyes open.

Dinner at BJ's


Happy to be off duty ;)

Milano update

Milano has been a busy girl. We've gone to the grocery store and worked around the different smells and people. The first time we went into the store the shopping cart was a little scary for her, now they don't seem to bother her at all. We went to the gym again yesterday and she was great around the workout equipment. I took her into the locker room and we worked on unders. Milano is such a happy girl, she loves to wag her tail :)

Tomorrow is going to be a big day for her, she's going to her first basketball game. The Monarchs have a preseason game against the Phoenix Mercury and Milano is going to come with me. I'll be sure to take pictures!

Milano's trip to Merced

Milano was a great puppy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing camp in Merced today. She did really well with her sits and laying down for pets. I'm still working on Milano not licking, but it's getting better. Milano is pictured with her mom Shawn and buddy Caspin.

Milano is 4 months

Milano is 4 months old today! She's doing very well, her commands and manners are coming along nicely. She went with me to the gym today to get used to the equipment. She was awesome! We went in the locker room, up to the basketball court door to watch the guys play, we walked by the ellipticals, treadmills and over by the pool. The gym is a great place for socilization and everyone loves the puppies there :) Milano thinks that the hot weather isn't the greatest, but she's going to have to get used to this, it's not even summer yet! Well, it is a little like summer since I'm out of school until the end of August!!

Milano update

Milano had her last set of shots today! She is now fully vaccinated :) Milano weighs in at 28 lbs. Her wrinkles are showing up more andher ears seem to be getting bigger. She's a great puppy! I'll be taking some more pictures soon and updating her blog.

Dance practice

It is 1:20 am and Milano and I just got home from 24 Hour Fitness where Lisa and her Sigma Kappa sisters are having their final dance practice. I thought it would be a good test for Milano and also a good stress reliever for the girls. Milano again was perfect. She wasn't bothered by the sounds except for one time when there was drumming on trash cans. At that time I walked Milano out the door and she laid down outside the Group X room, once the drumming finished Milano went back inside with me where she laid down and continued to chew on her bone. I haven't been letting people pet her, but I decided that it was a very controlled environment and everyone knows what I do with the dogs and that they have to behave. Milano was loving the attention. Milano is already asleep in her kennel, she's one tired puppy!!

UPDATE: Sigma Kappa ending up winning Greek Sing after all their hard work!

Here's a video of their performance:




My sister was Ernie in the Banana skit..and a drummer in the first dance of part II