We try to find places with a takeout counter outside. Fox's is just such a place. I ordered and waited for the food while Darren walked Layla around the rocks near the lighthouse, and then we ate on the rocks. There was a patio area we could've sat at but the rocks right by the sea were much nicer.

If it's cool enough out we sometimes leave Layla in the car if we know we won't take too long to eat inside. It's a little trickier but usually we make it work.

Thanks, Liz - that's about what we've done so far, just not the leave Ami in the car thing (subaru has tinted window film and Ami paws at things to get out (ie, why I have to re-stain the laundry room door and had to replace the screen in the storm door  ))

Layla's so lithe and lean - makes Ami look like a tub! Though, I think it's all fur  

Again I've neglected to post! What kind of "52 weeks" are these?

We're almost at 52 -- we're up to Week 50! This afternoon I took Layla outside for some fun running around the back yard and playing in the pool. She had a blast!

Liz, she is beautiful. I don't know if you read my thread puppy fever, but Layla gave me a new appreciation to the black and white husky. I love you 52 weeks, even if you missed a few here and there. If you know, and don't mind sharing can you tell me her height and weight at almost one year?

Thanks, Renee! We think she's pretty special, too. Yes, I have been following your puppy-fever thread for a while and just wrote a really long reply but somehow it got lost and now I can't even remember what all I wrote, haha. Anyway, there have been a lot of great responses and I'm honored that Jen mentioned Layla as a good example of a "balanced" working dog.

It's funny but I'm in touch with a woman, Cortnie, who has one of Layla's littermates, Caoimhe. She's on this forum from time to time. We've been following our dogs' growth and Layla's actually been a little slower to grow than her sister. Right now, at 50 weeks, she weighs 36 pounds and is 22 inches tall at the withers. She's still leggy and skinny, which is common for a yearling. She'll probably fill out (and already is a little bit) over the next year. I anticipate when all's said and done she'll stay at her same height and weigh around 40 pounds.

If you'd like, here are pictures of her parents for reference (taken from the breeder's Web site). Both come from kennels that both show and work their dogs.

Kryska's Ironwill Roxanne (Dam)


Kiana's Double-Action Trigger CGC (Sire)

Nice dam and sire! They are really long and lean.

It's funny Liz - I've been thinking that Ami was really "put together out of leftover parts" and that he was too long in the body, too short in the leg, his head was too narrow and his tail is too short. But looking at his sire - his conformation is almost identical. We won't discuss the coat length  Maybe I'm more accustomed to the cobby bodies of the Old English Sheepdogs my Mom used to raise - they were pretty much a square!

Whatever - they produced a beautiful daughter - Layla is so feminine, elegant!

Lia - I missed the pictures of your fence and Layla romping - the fence looks great! So much room for Layla to run. And she seems to be really enjoying it! It also looks raccoon proof!

Thank you Liz for posting up pics of Laya's parents. Would the dam be considered a splash coat? or pie bald? I'm learning so bear with me. I agree with Amy a beautiful pair indeed and thank you also on Layla's height and weight , it's difficult to judge size with photos.
Renee

Thanks so much, Amy! We were fortunate to be able to meet both of Layla's parents and in addition to their great conformations, they are also total love bugs. I see a lot of both of them in Layla. She has her mom's longer snout and her dad's smile. I'm not quite sure whose body structure she takes after more, but she definitely has her dad's legs and willingness to do anything for food, haha.

We love the new fence, and it has worked to keep out most of the cats and other critters that used to congregate in our yard. The chicken wire is only good at keeping Layla out of the poison ivy, though. We have little metal stakes that secure it to the ground so she can't lift it up and get under it, but the other day Layla was looking out to the back yard and started going CRAZY, jumping up and down, barking, etc. Turns out there was a woodchuck who'd somehow gotten into the yard and was trying to figure out a way to get to the other side of the chicken wire. He dug a hole probably not a quarter-inch deep and fit his ENTIRE body underneath the chicken wire! He must've had to flatten himself into a pancake in order to do it. It was pretty amazing.

We're so lucky to have a nice yard now for Layla to run in. That's one reason we chose this house -- lots of room for dogs and eventually kids to play!

MiyasMomma wrote:

Thank you Liz for posting up pics of Laya's parents. Would the dam be considered a splash coat? or pie bald? I'm learning so bear with me. I agree with Amy a beautiful pair indeed and thank you also on Layla's height and weight , it's difficult to judge size with photos.
Renee

I agree, it's sometimes hard to tell size from photos. And don't worry -- I'm happy to answer your questions! Layla's mom, Roxanne, is considered a black and white piebald.