The Stoutino Inn & Foster Kennel

Won't you be my woofintine?


Roo,
Genny

 Hi folks, it's Genny here.  Why haven't we been posting?  Because this place is boring.  Just boring.  Here I am in mom's sewing studio.  Does she have me helping her?  No.  But I keep her company and make sure she behaves herself.  She's been busy making thread paintings of other people's dogs.  Oh, she has done some of us too, but other people are paying her for them, so they get priority.  Does she ask me for advise when it comes to background fabrics?  Sometimes, but mostly she goes on her own way.  She is trying to bring out the qualities of the particular dog she is working on.


We did have an interesting holiday season.  We usually celebrate Christmas, but this year Hanukkah fell on Christmas Eve this year, so we had a Hanukkah party.  This is the picture from our Holiday card. 

The weather has certainly not been very wintery here in PA.  As you can see, there was no snow to be seen.  This is ve3ry depressing.  This time last year, we had two feet of snow.  Now that was FUN!

So, we will continue to keep mom and dad out of trouble and ourselves entertained until something happens.  It's gotta get interesting sometime, right?

Until next time
Roo,
Genny

Haroo everypup!  Chai here. Two years ago today was my Gotcha Day!  My Mommy said she fell in love with me as soon as she saw me.  She loved my silly ears and my milk mustache.

This picture is from when they first met me.  I was being a very good girl.  My brother was not.  Mom thought he was bein a real stinker.  I could be a stinker too, but I behaved my best.  I was only 10 weeks old, but I knew my manners.

Mom wondered what to call me.  On the way to my new house, I tried some of her iced latte and then Mom said my name would be Chai Latte Stoutino.



This picture is from my first day at home.  We have a lovely patio where we can all hang out outside as a family.  My big sister, Genny, showed me around the place and taught me the house rules.  She wasn't always happy I was around, but I love her anyway.  We play really well now.

See my milk mustache?  And my silly ear?
This is me at 13 weeks.  That ear is poppin up but I took my time growing.  I love my family.  They make me feel loved.  I get to sleep on a big bed and get lots of yummy food.  I have a great big sister to play with, along with my besties who come to visit.  Mom and Dad took me to school so I could know how to be the best good girl I can be.  I was the smallest in my class, but I learned the quickest!  There were some pure bred show dogs in my class, but that didn't stop me from bein the best!  Mom and Dad were so proud of me when I graduated.

It might be a rainy day today, but we are celebrating with lots of cuddles and snuggles.  Thanks for celebrating with me!

Until next time, ARF!
Chai

 Hello all, Genny here.

Of all of the indignities!  It is bad enough that it is our first heat wave of the summer.  But Mom said that I was stinky!  I do not smell stinky!  Then she said we needed to have BATHS!

Then, to top it all off, she has the gall to take photos of this!  I mean really!  Cannot a lady get some privacy at her bath?

I do have to admit, the water felt lovely and cool.  So I allowed them to continue without too much fuss.  It is 90 some degrees after all.

Chai put up a bit more fight than I did, but she has much less furs than I do - and she is light colored.  She can keep cool easier than I can.

It is a very good thing that we love Mom and Dad, or we would just not put up with this nonsense.

And, I suppose, I do smell rather nice.

Until next time, Roo.
Genny

 Haroo!  Genny here.  We recently had a sleep over visit with our bestest friends, Isabeau and Maximus.  We had lots of fun romping in the yard.  Max and Chai sure did a lot of zoomies, but Izzy and I had kind of hung back most of the time.  Izzy is an older gal, but she mixes up with us once in a while.


Mom and Dad said it was great having them visit, but we had a few issues to work out.  Izzy and Max took our spots on the couches, which I did not really appreciate.  But they are our guests, so I let them be comfortable.  Izzy and Max also took over Mom and Dad's bed - with help from Chai. 

 Now, Mom appreciates a good snuggle.  Chai and I are not the best snugglers, I have to admit.  So, Mom thought she would like having snuggly puppies in the bed.  Until they took up the whole bed.  We all endured the week and took advantage of the outside when the weather allowed us to.  It rained a lot, unfortunately.  Mom did not appreciate the mud tracked into the house.  She gets so grumpy about silly things.
 Here is Izzy asking for an outside snuggle.
The rest of us had to get in on that action.

Things are back to normal now.  Max and Izzy went back to their house and we have our couches back.  But they can come to visit anytime, really.

Until next time!  Roo!
Genny

Hello all!  Genny here today.  The weather has been putting a damper on Mom and Dad's plans to improve the yard.  Very gusty winds are raging and this prohibits the erection of the permanent pavilion they want to put up.  So I thought I would share a couple of photos from a more serene day.

Here I am with Tiki Ted.  Chai usually poses with him, but Mom thought it would be funny if I did too.  I don't mind when there are treats involved.

Next, I am in my lookout position, making sure that there are no intruders or nasty squirrels.  It was a lovely day and I wanted to make sure that it stayed that way.  Being a mix of two working breeds, I am ever vigilant in my duties as protector. 
These kind of visitors I do no mind, however.  This rather cheeky Cardinal was posing for Mom in our forsythia bush.  Maybe he thought there were treats in it for him too.

I am hoping that our weather turns for the better soon so Mom and Dad can get on with their project and we can all get on to spending a lot of time outside.  I like it when Dad moves his computer outside and works there all day.  Chai and I spend the day with him and keep him company.  It is much better than staying in the stuffy office - and Chai always hogs up my super sized dog bed.



Here's hoping you have a great Sunday!
Until next time, Roo!
Genny