The Three Little Berners

... well, maybe not so little!

We are puppy-sitting this weekend.  

Remember Svenja, little miss yellow puppy?  

That's her in the middle.

Karma is on the left, Koda on the right.

They are having a lot of fun!

Holiday Pictures FAIL

As a photographer, I work with a lot of families, children, and the occasional pet.  I've received a lot of comments along the lines of "I want to learn my camera better, so I can take more pictures of my kids" That's a great idea ... in theory

My kids, and dogs are SO uncooperative with me.  The kids see my camera, and roll their eyes and frown ... the dogs see my camera, and think that they can misbehave if I'm "hiding" behind the camera, and not keeping a stern eye on them, lol

Here's pictures from our recent attempt at Christmas photos, feel free to laugh.

This one is the epitome of our photoshoot

I love how the dogs can't even be looking the same direction.  And the baby is too busy playing with leaves.  This will probably be our Christmas card picture though - it might not be perfect, but its real life, and I love it :)

 So, how awkward would it be to send out cards with just one of our kids pictures?

"Happy Holidays ... from the two who behaved" ;)

Dog Shaming

Have you seen the hilarious trend of "Dog Shaming"?  

With a 4 1/2 month old puppy in the house, we've had ample "dog-shaming" opportunites!

Puppy Socialization

Socializing your puppy is a VITAL part of raising a puppy.  It is 100000 times easier to help your puppy develop social skills now, than it is after that first year.  I completely disagree with the trainers and breeders who say that there is no hope for a dog who didn't get that socialization - there is always hope.  But it takes a lot of patience and time.  Its drastically easier to work with your puppy now, than to wait!

Karma is in her second puppy class, called "Wonder Pets".  We are working with her manners, especially not jumping excitedly on new friends, which is such a bad habit puppies try to develop, and needs stopped while they are small!

Karma's favorite part of class is playtime.  She is very outgoing and friendly, and loves playing.  Her puppy class is filled with several very respectful puppies, so its a great opportunity for her to develop proper play skills.

 3 out of 4 puppies in the class are Berners, lol!

 Karma & Milo (aka Koda's Orange pup!)

 Playtime!

Our favorite part is how happily worn out Karma is after class!

Our brother & sister in-law also have a puppy, who is a month older than Karma, which has been great for socializing!

Aren't they a cute pair?

Picture update!

We have added a link to our instagram photos, which is where almost all our Berner pictures end up!

Here's a bunch of pictures just for fun though!

 Our Toddler and her BFF, Koda <3

Two Berners = no room on the bed for the people!

 Karma loves picking up the kids from school!

 Happy Belated Halloween! 

 Koda is so sweet with our 19 month old baby!

 Karma is a blanket thief!

Picture Overload

Dogs that sniff together ...

Frisbee Anyone?

Such a pretty Karma!

UhOh Karma!  No chasing kids!

Don't let that darling face fool you!  

KARMA IS SUCH A STINKER!

Koda, are you ready for the tea party?

(Such a good sport!)

Karma being covered with grass by our SweetPea toddler!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish ... Berner.

Such a pretty Koda!

Yes, we deserve treats, see how well behaved we are?

Watching the snow falling outside the window.

Karma meeting new friends!

SweetPea loves her Koda, and Koda is so sweet to SweetPea!

Koda and Karma take turns 

coming with me to pick up the school kids

Koda: "please share some fishy-crackers, human puppy!"

Hope you enjoyed our pictures!  We've been so busy with life, that we haven't been blogging much.  We'll get back to writing soon!

My Dog Ate My Homework ...

Last week, my 9 year old daughter came home in tears.  She had apologized to her teacher for her essay being wrinkled, and when she told him that Karma had gotten a hold of it, he replied: "That's the oldest excuse in the book!"

My initial reaction tends to be Mama-Bear mode, lol, but I decided that a nice little letter would suffice just fine ;)

Did your dog ever eat your homework?

Roughhousing

Geez Karma, you seriously want to roughhouse again?  

Can't we just relax for a bit?

 Relaxing is nice ... you should try it.

Wait ... I said RELAXING ... 

Pup, don't look at me like that ...

Seriously, I just want to relax ... I'm not here for you to attack.

You little punk, if I don't get to relax ...

 Hmmph. you aren't actually a piranha, Karma.  You're a little puppy.

Ugh, seriously? 

Fine pup, we'll play, bring it on.  

I win.

THE END