Lewis is a year old!

Lewis turned a year old yesterday so I thought it would be an appropriate time to up date the blog. Especially since the last time I had was back in october, I think. Lewis continues to have the sweetest personality. He loves people, but especially loves children. Now that it is getting nice again here in utah lewis like to go on walks. He wasn't very interested in spending too much time in the snow. We are looking forward to the summer and some fun camping trips. Next month Lewis will be heading up to seattle to stay with mom and dad for a couple weeks while I travel to africa and possibly london. I am going for work and for pleasure. I am sure that Lewis will love his time spent with mom, dad, and their newest addition coal. Coal is an adorable all black (hence the name coal) long haired dachshund. Coal has tons of energy and will get along great with lewis. I don't think they will stop playing for the entire two weeks.

Family Photo

Here is Lewis and I!

First Trip

This summer has been full of adventure for little Lewis and he loved every minute of it!  He is now a whopping 8 pounds.  The adventure started with his first long car ride.  We drove from salt lake to seattle in one day.  Yep, 11.5 hours of driving and he was great the whole way.  Well, until the last 15 minutes.  He must have know that we were close to our destination.  We stayed at Fiona and Kurts house.  For those of you who don't know these people Fiona is my sister and Kurt is one of my best friends for the better part of 10 years now.  He is like a brother to me.  And no it is not weird to me that my sister and kurt are dating and living together.  I am quite happy for them both.  Kurt is the best guy Fiona could date!  Okay back to Lewis.  Fiona and Kurt have a great big back yard which Lewis loved to run, roll in, and lay in the sun in.  The weather was perfect for the first little bit we were there, but in true seattle form it rained.  That didn't seem to stop Lewis.  Kurt, Fiona, Lewis, and I all went up to Kurt's grandparents place, Oso.  It was a blast.  Kurt and I fished while Lewis tried to follow but he is not too much of a fan of rushing water. So he stayed at camp with Fiona which neither seemed to mind too much. We spent that weekend having so much fun and Lewis came home smellgn like dirt and camp fire.  We all had so much fun that we had to go back the next weekend.  It was even bettter this time.  Why?  Well, the fresh smoked salmon of course.  This time Lewis had a couple friends up there.  All he did was run and chase the other dogs.  Boy was he tired and yes again he smelled like dirt and campfire, but he never complained about it.  I can't imagine of any dog that would complain about that.  Sadly soon after our return we had to return to Salt Lake for school.  So, we pack up the car and drove 11.5 hours home.  Now back in Salt lake we are back in school and church work.  

Laying in the grass with his new stick.  He loves to peel the bark off of his sticks.

He is VERY proud of his sticks 

Really getting into it!

Fly fishing with Kurt and his grandpa.  His grandpa is a legend in the fly fishing community.  It was a real treat to learn from him.  He is 85 and out fished both Kurt and I. 

This was the biggest dog Lewis has ever seen.  But like all other dogs he loved him just the same.  Lewis just likes to make friends where ever he goes. 

Mom playing with Lewis.  Her and dad loved Lewis so much that they went out and bought little dachshund puppy.  They got an all black long haired little boy who they named Coal.

The great river we fished early in the morning!

All our gear.

The great smoked salmon.  It was so yummy. 

Dad fishing right under two rainbows. 

Lewis climbing in the rocks.  What a funny little guy!!!

99% broken

So I have had Lewis now for 2 months and I am finally happy to report that he is 99% house broken.  Granted he is a puppy and has his accidents from time to time.  Even when I put him in the kitchen when I leave there are few accidents these days.  He is also learning sit, wait, and in coming well when called.

Lewis will also start training in a few months to become a therapy dog.  I will hopefully start working at a troubled youth camp in the fall called West Ridge Academy and Lewis will be able to come to work with me every day.

I was outside in the back yard taking pictures for my photography class and Lewis was exploring on the wall.

It's been a long time.

Okay so I realize that it has been a really really long time since I updated the blog. School started and well lets face it, it's summer and I'd rather be outside. Lewis went to the vet last week for another check up and he is doing well. He has grown from 2.7lbs to 5.5lbs in the month that I have had him. His personality is really showing these days. His favorite thing to do these days is to round up all his toys in the living room and then grab one and run into my bedroom with it and hide in his crate and chew on it for a few seconds then he runs back into the living room grabs another toy and repeats the process. He goes about doing this for any where from one to two hours. Lewis' best friend Clark has taught him how to dig and carry his tail straight up in the air while he is walking around.

This is my favorite shot of Lewis.

Just catchin' some rays in the dining room.

It's sleepy time. Lewis always has to be touching me with some part of his body.

Look I can fly!!!

One of Lewis' best friends, Clark.

Lewis' other best friend, Tiki.

He's Home!!!!

Okay so Lewis came over just a little over a week ago.  I just have been too busy to post anything new.  The first day was really rough for the little guy.  I couldn't put him down without him crying.  The first night wasn't any better.  He cried all night long.  I don't blame him though.  Can you imagine being taken from your family and left in a crate all by yourself all night long?  You would cry and whine to.  He has gotten a lot better though.  He is now sleeping through the night and not even making noise when he goes in his crate for the night.  He lets me know it's every morning at about 7 or 8 that it is time to get up and go to the bathroom and start playing again.  Lewis loves to play and could do it all day long if he could.  He is great though.  He has a sweet, gentle, and mellow personality.  He is becoming more and more independent and adventurous.  Now if I could just keep him from going to the bathroom in the house that would be great.  Luckily he does not go on the rug or carpet.

Lewis' first day home.  He looks sad doesn't he?

He loves playing in the grass.

Tug-o-war with my finger. 

Catchin' some rays!

He absolutely loves his rope and playing fetch with it.

2 Days left!!

Yep that's right.  Only two days left until little Lewis comes home.  I can't wait.  I stayed outside all day today just so that I could keep it off my mind.  I think that wednesday will be the hardest for me because I have to wait until 4pm to get Lewis.  That's when Cindy, the breeder, gets home.