Eli aka Ben

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Name: Eli Aka Ben

Created On: 04.28.08 12:00 pm

Last Modified: 12.31.69 6:00 pm

Description: Hi Robin:

Sorry its taking me so long to send photos. I haven't taken any of us with him yet but these are adorable and I wanted to get them to you.

You couldn't pay me a million dollars to take him back - we just love him.

I will send one photo at a time for you.

Enjoy!

Cindy and Rick

HA - this little guy follows her everywhere. He is like a growth on her side now that she has finally accepted him into her life.

The look on her face here is priceless -

"Look Kid, all I have to do is click on one key, print out your RETURN TO SENDER label and put it on that box you came in!"

He actually got Sophie to play with him the other day. I almost fainted! She was right down there taking his rubber squeaky ball and teasing him with it. She hasn't EVER played with a ball or her brother when he was alive. Eli has brought out the puppy in her at 16 years old!

Take care -

I'll take more - don't worry

After all, I am a photographer - LOL

Cindy

Nap time after a 1 mile walk

He loves his hedgehog. I've had to sew it three times LOL

05/05/08
Hi Robin,

Here's a picture of Eli at our Cabin in Schroon Lake, NY.

Eli thinks that when he's at the top of the stairs and you are coming up
that you have to know the password to get by. LOL

His new thing is growling at you when you come up the steps. Actually, he
plays a little game when you want him to come down. He growls and makes
this funny noise because he doesn't want to come down the stairs. Then
he'll finally decide OK - I'm coming.

He's adorable. Both ears are standing straight up this week. He's been to
the vet twice now and he's doing great. The first time he was 5.2 pounds
for his arrival check up and on Thursday I took him for his Rabies shot and
I think it was distemper. He weighed 6.5 pounds so he is obviously eating.
Ha Ha.

He's been to Connecticut to see Rick's uncle and you'll probably have a
future customer. He just fell in love with Eli.

Talk to you soon!

Cindy

06/16/08-Hi Robin,

How is everything? Well, I just had to give you an update on Eli. He's doing great! He weighs 10 lbs now and is an absolute riot. He has taken over the house and just has us wrapped around his little paw. He's attending puppy school and is the star of the show. He has his "Westie Moments" but in class he is the absolute picture of obedience and pays attention. The trainer uses him as the example because he just listens so well. He will be graduating in three weeks and moving on to advanced companion training. I would like him to earn his companion dog title before he is 6 months old At the rate he is going he will do that. He also will be getting into some agility training after that.

I wanted to send you these pictures of Eli's big adventure. He went on a 10 mile canoe trip with us last weekend and was a total success. He just loved the water and was so good in the canoe. We stopped every 30 minutes so he could run around the beaches. I bought him a life jacket and thank God I put it on him right away. He was very curious about the rapid water when we were loading the canoe and jumped right in and gave me a heart attack. He swam very well and the handle on the jacket came in quite handy as we had to pluck him out of the water several times. Once he found out he liked swimming he kept trying to jump out of the canoe into the water. It was a beautiful day and we just had so much fun.

We just love our puppy and we're so proud of him. I see you have more and it is so tempting to get him a little brother LOL. He just devils Sophie all the time. She really likes him now and does get into playing with him quite a bit. She just rolls her eyes and tells him it's time to take a nap when he gets too rough. They even lay together sometimes. Rick and I are just tickled at his progress.

Enjoy the pictures!

Sincerely,

Cindy and Rick