Greetings from Bella and Ripley :)

We had a very large tree taken down on Friday. Afterwards the men ground up the stump which created lots and lots of good usable mulch and stirred up some nice dark dirt underneath. It also created an assortment of new smells for the dogs. When they go outside now they go right to the ground up stump. They went out this morning after a short downpour and came in filthy. I can hardly wait for the heavy rain that they are predicting for tonight. That will make for eight nice muddy paws tomorrow. :rolleyes:

Here is Bella with her nose to the ground probably smelling some delicious decaying something or other. :p

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The next two are just a couple of my sweetie after I called her to come up onto the deck. She has some dirt in her teeth. If she keeps sticking her snout into that stuff I'll have to teach her how to floss. :p

Mom, you called?
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Well what did you want?
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Lastly, The Ripster just standing on guard looking toward the woods for intruders in the form of squirrels, rabbits and birds so that he can go bark his head off at them. :p

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The end... :)

Hee hee hee! Oh, Mom, new good dirt - and mud to come. The delight! The rapture!

Wooooo!!! about time you posted pictures of them two fuzbuckets :D
hey i didnt realize how short Ripleys tail is till now. :D
there both looking good and too dang cute

better watch them,, or ill steal them on ya ;)

Do you two really want to soil those lush, gorgeous, coats? We think you do ;) ;) Never a dull moment with those two in the house is it Pam? Kisses all around to those two adventuresome pupsters!! :)

Aww, we never see enough pictures of Bella and Ripley... *hints to more pictures..* ;) They are both adorable! Sounds like they sure are glad you cut up that tree!

Vette I think it is more the angle that gives that impression. His tail sort of tries to curl over his back rather than stand up straight like Bella's. You can maybe see it a little better here.

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Bella and Ripley are both such beautiful dogs :). Thanks for sharing these with us!

Here is a picture of the tree earlier this summer (You can't see much of it, but it sort of had a double trunk. :p )
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Here it is after the first few cuts.
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And now....
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Thank you everyone for your nice comments. :)

Aww! How adorable! I just love Poodles :D

I have missed seeing your duo so much, Pam! It's so great to see their cute smiling faces!

Bella and Ripley are looking as beautiful (or in Ripley's case, handsome) as ever!

Awe...after all these years of knowing Ripster, I never noticed his high held and curled tail. What a little sweetie! And Bella does remind me of Hannah when it comes to getting down and dirty. Lucky for Bella, she has a more fastidious mom who keeps her looking beautiful.

Bella and Ripley are really Beautiful Dogs!!!

Thank-You for sharing this "tree" story with us, and for posting pictures of them!!!

I enjoyed the captions too!!!!! ;)

Aww, I love the pictures of Bella, with that big happy smile on her face. :) And the picture of Ripley in your second post is just gorgeous. What a handsome boy. It's always a treat to see your pups.

Ahhh, the gorgeous Bella & Ripley.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ilies/love.gif

Great pictures Pam!

Bella sure is a cutie and of course, you can't forget handsome Ripley. He's so handsome. Looks like they are enjoying the yard without the tree. :)

Hello to two beautiful poodles. :D

There's that sweet angelic innocent face of Bella's ;). They sure have worn a nice path there in your yard Pam :eek: Love the second picture you posted of Ripley with his tail curled over. His eyes look so gentle and sweet there too. They are looking wonderful!

How kind of you to give Bella & Ripley something new to discover
in the back yard. :D Bet there is a lot of fresh new smells there.

Looks like it was a pretty big tree.Did the pups supervise the work?

WOOHOO!!!! MOM, THE GIRLS WILL HAVE FUN!!!! :) ;) :rolleyes:

Pam, it's so nice to see Bella and Ripley again! I'll have to get AnnaBelle in here to see her Rip!!! Bella is just gorgeous too, love her face!!! :)

There's those two furry poodles. I love your crew Pam, they are always so sweet & obedient looking, and not to meniton they are always very stunning looking!

Your beautiful Bella sure looks satisfied with herself, and Ripley seems to take his work seriously, doesn't he? ;) I really like the cuts you have on those two, Poodles have such lovely curly fur, I like seeing it all over them instead of shaved off. Have fun with the sawdust, kids!