The last month has been full of milestones for Cedar. Turning one year old, behaving at class once (then misbehaving the next time haha), and coming into season! Yes, she's now biologically an adult - emphasis on
biologically. She's also 61 lbs and ~22" tall at the shoulder (give or take 2-3" since she was squirming while I measured....) - how did that happen??
Cedar will be spayed after this single season based on
veterinary research. Lots of pros and cons to balance when making spay/neuter decisions! Lucky girl will only have to wear diapers once... :)
Surprisingly she doesn't mind them - she's a natural model haha. Unfortunately she likes to wear them gangsta style, down around her hips, which sometimes defeats the purpose...
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| I'm not looking now, but I think something's following me... |
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| Unobtrusive yellow haha - she also has navy blue & pheasant feather (thanks Christine!) |
To celebrate her newfound maturity (trying not to laugh here), we went out to visit Liz at
Blazingstar for an ear trim. Long overdue according to Liz lol! Today was the first good photo day since Friday's trim, so I present to you the Mature Cedar!
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| Who you lookin' at? Typical adolescent 'tude |
We're lucky that we're able to walk our friend's property (thanks Shelly) - having a dog in season in the city is not the easiest thing!
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| The view across Shelly's property |
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| Setting out into the flatness |
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| But we quickly get some topography - Oldman River in the background |
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| Surveying the landscape |
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| Pensive along the fenceline |
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| Running as per usual - no more flying ear hair! :( |
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| The last of the snow patches - gotta make the most of them, including eating & rolling in them of course. |
And of course the obligatory head shots - apparently she has a nice flat-coat head, but we think she's pretty great all around!
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| A view of the right side |
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| The left side |
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| Look at that jawline lol! |
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| Add some grass blades for effect... |
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| Tee hee, nice lip caught on her tooth |
Growing up also means learning some manners - we practised a few down-stays and she didn't do too badly. But imagine if a deer had run by just at that moment... :)
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| Yes, I'm learning to behave... |
It's been a great first year, she sure is a character - more good years to come!
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| Looking out over the river... |
how beautiful she looks in her ears trim!!! Dave you keep those up now!!
ReplyDeleteLove the yellow undies. Very becoming for the former Miss Yellow.
ReplyDeleteShe does have a very typey head. I can see she is going through the gangles. Next time you see Liz ask her to do her tail for me. Tip to tail so to speak
Thank you for all the fantastic photos, I always know I am in for a treat when I see the title of Life With Cedar in my inbox.
Haha, no one's touching her tail, it looks great as is! Plus I'm sure Liz has better things to do than trim Cedar...lol
DeleteGlad you like the pics - it's fun to watch her grow and change in them, even though we see her every day.
Love that last pic!!
ReplyDeleteHappy to do Cedar's tail too....
ReplyDeleteI think FCR people have tail/ear fetishes lol!
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