Archie has new nieces!

Meet Journey and Cassie, black-and-silver miniature schnauzers who are just six weeks old in this photograph. Their mom is Katie, who is the sister of Archie's half-brother Steeler. Cassie (near right) has a potential future ahead of her as a show dog, and Journey is likely headed for life as an agility and obedience contender and pet. We'd take them both, but Archie rather likes being "top dog."

JUST DUCKY!

Actually, these are baby geese, just four weeks old. And unlike the kittens who recently visited our studio, these goslings couldn't get enough of Steve. The visited us in the studio along with Cindy Bezard, who is a member of the Boulder City Horsemen's Association. She also has turkey named Tom, pygmie goats, dogs, cats, pigs and horses. While our guests were adorable, they did wreak havoc with Steve's keyboard. Thank goodness for warranties.