Power Pole Zooms By

Power Pole Zooms By
Originally uploaded by fwisneski

Just a quick grab shot using the iPhone and Instagram. Sometimes you get lucky!

Major Goes Hiking

Having diabetes sucks. Being a kid with type 1 diabetes is even worse. Not having a pump, and still doing injections probably sucks even more. There are no impromptu runs to Baskin Robbins, no cake at a child's birthday party, the general highs and lows that come from everyday life, that on top of everything else, now play havoc with your blood sugar levels.

But as a kid, having a dog is awesome! And having a well trained dog, that loves to do some of your favorite activities is better. And if that same dog get's to sleep in your bed, well then, that's the best!

One of the great things our family loves to do (my daughter and I especially) is go hiking, and our favorite place to go is the Eaton Canyon Falls. It can be anywhere from a 1.5 mile to 4 mile trek depending on where you park, but my daughter is always game for it. So we took Major, our in training diabetic alert dog (DAD for short) on his first hike back to the falls.

It's All In The Eyes

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This little puppy is one of 9 litter mates available at the Baldwin Park Shelter. The eyes just struck me. You can see my silhouette reflected in them. Such a cute little puppy!

Major is focused!

Major is focused!
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We've had a very busy week around here, and for us, Sunday was a play day. We spent time with friends in the morning, and in the afternoon, we went to my mom's house to introduce her to Major.

She has a pool, and I was curious to see if Labs really love the water, and I wanted Stella and Major to have a bonding activity. I've never had a dog that liked to get wet. Well, it became very obvious that he REALLY loves the water. Here you can see his focus as he goes after his other love, fetching a tennis ball.

It was fun to watch him move so beautifully, from the run, the jump, and the swim.

Peace & Harmony

Peace & Harmony
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On Major's first full day at our house, we introduced him to the ladies. Very happy to report that the intro's went off without a hitch. Of course, he did have ME as his wing-man. :-)

57 North

57 North
Originally uploaded by fwisneski

On my way to shoot a friend racing in a triathalon. I had 10 grand in gear on my back, and my iphone. :-)

Major and the girl

Major and the girl
Originally uploaded by fwisneski

We will be working with Major, and bringing him home for real time diabetic training tomorrow. Our family is SO excited to get this opportunity. Stay tuned for what will be a barrage I'm sure of photos from this new Dynamic Duo!

Via Flickr:
Having a training session with Major, our potential Diabetes Awareness Dog

Dog day afternoon

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Originally uploaded by fwisneski

Spent Sunday morning at the North Central Shelter photographing their homeless dogs for the network list. Spent the afternoon editing said pix with more dogs at my feet. They have no idea a new member will be joining them next weekend...

The big white one is our Dane Roxy. The black one is our 12 year old Rotty, Smidge.