Just a couple of weeks ago, on the first snow day of the season, we drove over the river…
and through the woods…
to pick up a couple of new malamutes!
Say hello to Ben! He’s 10.5 months old and already over 100 lbs!! Needless to say, he’s going to be a big boy when he grows up.
He’s a good puppy…full of big, toothy smiles. 
False charge at the camera. It would really hurt to get body-slammed by this dude.
Melvin served as the welcoming committee. He planned all kinds of games (well, actually just a game of keep-away). But the two of them are getting along famously and that will continue to be the case as long as Melvin is always in possession of the stick. 
We also brought home with us a beautiful black and white female named Duchess. We’ll introduce her in a separate post.
They say a dog who loves to eat is easy to train. I’d say that’s the case with young Champ. He’s a growing boy and no amount of food seems to satisfy his appetite lately, so he was all too eager to hit his mark and earn some treats!
And this… 
