Vintage Clark

Forgivable Clark

Please forgive me. I know I did something wrong, see my ears are back! But I'm so cute, look I'm laying down and smiling! How can you NOT forgive me! I'm being good, and I'm sorry! Can I have a cookie? no? Ok. Maybe later?!

Hunting for food

Clark eats fast. Like SUPERMAN fast. So we've been spreading his food around on the kitchen floor to slow him down. It may seem mean, but it seriously still takes him under 5 minutes to eat his entire meal. I thinkhe enjoy the challenge.

Love

Clark Loves Pippen*













*today only

Under the Weather

Clark hasn't been feeling well. Hopefully he'll be better by the weekend. Poor little guy.

Can we fix him?

Yes, we can!

Bath time

No new pictures until I figure out what's wrong with the camera. Here is a shot from Clark's first bath. That's the same towel he's wrapped in here.

Smile Clark!

The digital camera is not currently working. So here is a cell phone picture of Clark ignoring me while gnawing on a rawhide bone. From the right angle he looks like he's smoking one of those giant cigars, like a clown would have... But of course I couldn't get that shot on the cell phone.

Concern

It seems Clark has a keen sense of "worry". Is that a sense? He might have picked this up from me... maybe. He's overly concerned with what the cats are doing at all times. He isn't fond of anyone leaving the room without him. He checks out every slight noise or movement in the house. This is what he's supposed to do, it's the working dog in him. But sometimes it's just funny. I was trying to take a picture of Puppy after his eye popped out. But all I could see in the corner of my eye was Clark looking longingly at Puppy, trying to figure out what the heck I was doing to him. Clark and Puppy were reunited after this picture. Puppy lost his second eye a short time later.

Kitty House Invasion*

*No cats were harmed in the taking of this picture.

Floppy Ear

Here's some vintage Clark because I'm exhausted. Back in the day Clark had one floppy ear, we dind't think it would ever pop up... But he's allll ears now.

Boundaries

Clark is great with boundaries.... most of the time. He's not allowed upstairs, but he'll test us by putting his front paws on the bottom step. He's allowed on the couch when their is a blanket to lay on. He seems to understand this MOST of the time, but might jump up if he's exciting playing with a toy... As he gets older we throw him more physical and mental boundaries and they seems to be getting more and more challenging for us too. Letting Clark on the couch was big for me. But today we left Clark in his crate alone for a full work day for the first time. Chris left for work at 9 and I didn't get home until 5:30. It was my first day at a new job and I don't have time to come home for lunch anymore. Clark was fine, he was excited to see me and seems to have forgiven me for his long day. I'm sure it was much worse for me.

New Toys

The Day After...

Christmas is exhausting.

Merry Christmas!

Clark would like to take this time to remind Santa that he has been a very good boy this year. And also to remind Chris and Lauren that he could have been much worse.

No Clark-a-Day posts tomorrow. We have a very very busy day planned! Enjoy the Holiday!

Puppy Prison

Clark likes his crate. He'll go in to take a nap when he's feeling sleepy or hide in there when theirs a lot going on at the house. He knows that's his house and he is comfortable there. It's also a primo location. He's nice and close to the warm radiator in the winter and has a great view of the door so he can always see who's coming or going.

Puppy on Ice

Watching Clark walk on top of the frozen snow is pretty hilarious. It's just like that scene from Bambi, when he can't get his footing. Or 101 Dalmatians when they walk along the "froze up creek".

1 Week Left

I tried to take a Christmas picture of Clark. I sat him in front of the tree. I bought him a Santa hat... Everything was either out of focus, or was just a shot of his tail as he ran out of the frame... I need a faster camera or a slower puppy. Preferably a faster camera... I like my puppy.

Clark is loving the snow. This picture is from 7 o'clock Saturday morning. By the time it turned into sleet and freezing rain the snow was as deep as his legs.

He seems to be making a speedy recovery from his surgery. We are trying to keep him calm, but it has been tough. All he wants to do is run and play.

Special Update!

Clark made it through his "fixin" alright. He was a little groggy last night but is feeling much better this morning. I think the hardest part for him was that he was not allowed to eat or drink. He had some ice cubes, but that was all he was allowed. No cone...