Snoozin', Snoozin', Snoozin'...

I have realized my primary mission in life.

Sleep.

This is me in my crate. I snuck off to bed early last night while Mommy was reading. I like to sleep with my belly up, just like the loofah dog I'm laying nex to!

Here I am snoozin' in Mommy's papasan chair.
(She woke me up with the camera flash...how rude!)

And finally this is me laying on my blanket with my collection of toys.
Mommy decided I'd had too lazy of a day and made me wake up and go to the dog park. Sometimes Mommy is no fun...how dare she interrupt my sleep?

Okay, though, in all fairness, Mommy has to give me some credit.
You see, Tuesday I came down with hives...big time! They were filled with pus and blistering (sorry to be so graphic). So Mommy gave me Benadryl to make them go away, which they did and very quickly too. But just like Mommy, Benadryl makes me very, very sleepy. Hence... all the recent snooze time! Now I'm all better.

The Weekend in Review

I was the star of my preschool class on Saturday!

I was so good, that the instructor asked us to come to another class so I canbe a model of good behavior

Of course, my being good might have something to do with the fact that Mommy took me to the dog park right before hand so I slept through most of class.

It's pretty hard to misbehave in your sleep!

Mommy wanted to show you all just how much I've grown
in the three weeks since I've been home with her.

June 19.2006
May 30.2006

These are my new Doggles! Aren't they snazzy? Don't I look cute?

Mommy says they're fore keeping the cotton out of my eyes at the dog park. I think she doesn't want to admit how good I look in them.

Boys...here I come!!!




Mommy says I have some over-dependency issues...

I don't know what she's talking about...

Here I am taking a nap on the bathmat, waiting for her to get out of the shower. What's wrong with never wanting to leave Mommy's side?

This is me with my friend Grizwold, he's a 6 month old English Mastiff.
I'm almost as big as his head!

After playing with Grizwold for awhile, I was really dirty.
Mommy wanted to wash me off in the stream, but I outsmarted her!
I walked acrosse this log instead!

What the picture doesn't show is me falling off the log and drenching myself in water.
I was shivering cold so Mommy took me to the car where my warm towel awaited me.
Then we went to the doggy bakery to get me a treat because I made Mommy feel bad!

Phew...what a weekend!!!

The DOG days of Summer!

Mommy gave me my first Kong today!
Mmmm...yummy!
It was filled with peanut butter and kibble.
I haven't really figured out the best way to get all those treats out, but I'm working on it.

I've been feeling much better since mommy started giving me the medicine from the Boxer Doctor... I was jumping around today like a good boxer for the first time!

Chloe and I went to the dog park today and I got braver towards the water.
Mommy wants to teach me to swim, but I'm not sure about it yet.
Chloe feels the same way! All though she likes to sit in the water and the mudd, putting the rest of her body in just isn't appealing yet.
Maybe when it gets warmer outside.


Well, I'm going to bed early! Chloe and I start school tomorrow! We're very excited! Yay for Puppy Preschool!

Sick as a dog!

Hi all!

Today Mommy took me to the Boxer Doctor

because I refused to eat my breakfast or lunch!
He was a very nice man but he stuck me with a long sharp thing and

took some red stuff out (humans call it blood?).

Mommy says I have a protozoa growing in my tummy

but the doctor gave her medicine to make it go away

Mommy says this is why I am so small and I have not been

growing up like I should be.

All of that should change now!

Keep your paws crossed that this med stuff works

and that nothing more serious is going on in my little body.

Woofs and Loves, Ellie

At the Bark Park

Jack's Back!
Today Mommy took me back to the bark park.
We had lunch with Chloe and her Mommy and then we ran around the park for awhile. After about 20 minutes and wearing myself out...guess who I spied across the park.
Jack! Yay! Jack!
Jack's Mommy brings him to the bark park all the time so his Mommy and my Mommy are going to get us together often to play!
Look I'm only as big as his head!





After all this playing, I needed to cool off, so Chloe and played on the edge of the river. I like to wrestle...

We look clean here, but that's not how we went home!

All better

Today I am feeling all better!

Yesterday Mommy took me to meet my new friend Chloe. We played in the park and had lots of fun (of course, silly Mommy forgot her camera).

And you'll never guess who else I met? Two new boxer friends (my only two boxer friends here in Missoula). I met Daphne at Petsmart and Jack at the dog park. Hopefully next time, Mommy will be able to take some pictures (grrr...)

Anyways, the dog park exhausted Chloe and I so Mommy came home and gave me a bone to chew on. I didn't get very far with it. I fell fast asleep at Mommy's feet under her desk....ahhh! This is the life!

TGIF!

After I felt better, Mommy took me outside for some romping.

Here I stopped to play with a bug!

Then I came inside and curled up with my loofah dog
(yup, the one from the Petsmart commercial with that weenie dog)
Mommy made me a special bed on the floor by the couch
That way I can hang out with her and we can veg together.

Good thing, too...I got sick again later.
The vet told Mommy she has to give me 1 tsp Pepto Bismol
It's not my favorite treat! But I started to feel better again by bedtime.

Early Bedtime

Last night I didn't feel good, so I ate a few bites of kibble and stretched out on Uncle Bernie's old blanket for a nice nap before bedtime. I woke up this morning feeling much better and ate almost a whole bowl of food. Mommy is happy that I'm feeling better!

Can you believe these crazies????

Breeder Beaten With Dead Dog, Police Say Woman Angry Over Death of Chihuahua
AP
ST. PETERS, Mo. (June 8) - A woman angry that her new puppy had died pushed her way into a dog breeder's home and repeatedly hit her on the head with the dead Chihuahua, authorities said.

The 33-year-old woman told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy, it died.

Early Wednesday, the woman went to the breeder's home, pushed her way inside and began fighting with the breeder as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy, police said.

The breeder wrestled the woman out of her house to the front porch, where the woman then hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, citing police.

As she pulled away, the woman waved the dead puppy out of the car's sunroof and yelled threats at the breeder, police said. She later called the breeder and threatened her and her family, according to court records.
Police said they are considering felony burglary charges against woman and misdemeanor assault charges.

Ellie to Afghanistan

Well, not really. I tried to sneak into the box of goodies Mommy

is sending to some of her SGTs in Afghanistan...

But she found me!

There's some really good treats in there!

Enough goodies for a pup to survive on for a few weeks til

the package gets there!

Mommy takes very good care of her soldiers and
wishes she was there with them.

Besides...don't you think they'd rather have me than all this junk food?

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS and

BRING THEM HOME SAFELY!

Home Sweet Home...again!

After the long car ride, Mommy unpacked
and I accounted for all of my toys.
Heaven forbid we have forgotten any!
No worries! They were all there!

Then I took a nap while Mommy made dinner!

And I went for my first "walk" tonight.
I'm too little to go for real walks, but Mommy put the harness on me
and we walked around and visited the neighbors at my speed.
I don't like the leash so Mommy's trying to get me used to it
before I start puppy kindergarten.
I was very well behaved on my walk too!
I didn't pull but walked right by Mommy's side
(just like I do without the leash)!
What did she expect?

Homeward Bound

Today Mommy and I left my grandparents house for Mommy's house

It is an 8 hour drive and to beat the heat, we left at 4:30 a.m.

This is me and my crate, with my doughnut of course,

ready to travel.

I slept the majority of the trip.

And because I didn't eat breakfast til our half way point...

I was stinking up the car in the meantime.

Poor Mommy!

This is the sunrise just south of the UT/ID border about 2 hours into our drive.
Mommy woke me up to let me stretch my legs and see the view.

An end to puppy chemical warfare

Mommy wanted me to share the following wtih my friends with chemical warfare tendencies:

Gerber Gas Relief drops (the baby food aisle) for puppies or smaller dogs and Beano for full grown furbabies! Mommy puts a drop or two on my food at every meal.

Don't stink out your mommies and daddies! It's the least you can do for them when they let you sleep in their bed!

Oh the Things I've Learned...

Uncle Bernie doesn't like his feet chewed on

Mommy doesn't like it when I pee pee on her floor...especially the hardwood

Laying in the dirt is warm and good for naps

Cement, like dirt, is not meant to be eaten

Chasing Uncle Bernie is fun

When Mom says "sit" and I plunk my butt on the floor, I get a treat

Without a couple drops of Gerber anti-gas on my food,
I could be used for chemical warfare
My voice can be used for barking as well as for whining
I've located Bernie's food and I know when to steal it.
Mommy's pillow is the best place to sleep;
Bernie's Bubba (a green stuffed dog) ranks #2
...and most importantly: I am a pretty princess!!!

An afternoon in the Garden

Here's Bernie and I in the veggie garden at our grandparents house. I'm about to bite his feet unsuspectingly! I think he is getting annoyed with me. I kept him up the other night when Mommy let him sleep on her bed, but I had to sleep in my crate. :( Last night he slept downstairs and after mommy took me outside (at 4 am) she let me sleep in her bed while she slept in an extra couple hours.




I love to smell the flowers...then of course, eat the leaves! Mommy and Grandma keep having to pull them out of my mouth. I also like these brown chunks on the ground, I believe mommy calls it dirt! Those two are always brushing stuff off my tongue!!!

A busy day...

Thursday I had a very busy day! Here I am zonked out

after my first trip to the vet (where I weighed in at 5 pounds 0 oz),

& going to Mommy's unit to visit Capt and Lt. Z (my godparents).

The Capt. made fun of mommy for treating me too much

like a princess. Ha...what does he know?

My godparents have two spoiled boxers: Bubba (11) and Chester (7).

Here I am waking up from a nap after all the morning excitement.

For lunch Mommy and I went to my Aunt Carly's house.
I played with Angel the cat, and my favorite toy -- my green doughnut.
I can't wait til I'm big enough to have ball like my friend Cairo!

Getting a bath...

After Bernie and I's introduction, I had to get a bath. I squirmed when mommy put me in the water...bath's are not my favorite...I'd rather play!










Then I calmed down and let Mommy get me nice and clean. I smelled and looked just like the pretty princess I am.










After my bath Mommy wrapped me up in my puppy towel to keep me warm and I fell right to sleep in her arms. I love my new mommy!

Home sweet Home

I flew to my new home Wednesday arriving just after 1 a.m.

This is Me and my uncle Bernie meeting later that day

He and I are getting along just fine

except when I bite his legs and feet. I'm only playing

but he doesn't like it and barks at me.

Me and my mommy... she sure does love me.
She gave me lots of toys to play with and I love to follow
her everywhere she goes.

I'm almost home!

This is my last picture before I go home to my new mommy! I can't wait to see her! I'm so excited! I'm nervous to meet my new uncle, Bernie, although I'm assured that he's a nice dog. I hope he likes to play even though he's old. I'm also a little nervous because I've never been away from my brothers and sisters before but the people here keep telling me my mommy is very nice and has lots of toys for me to play with (that's good because I like to chew things)! I wonder if she'll let me sleep in her bed? (hee, hee) I promise to let you know how it turns out.

Ellie's coming home early!

It's official! I am going to my new mommy a week earlier than planned. I will be taking a big plane to SLC where my human grandmommy will pick me up from the airport and take care of me until my mommy arrives the next day! Everyone is so excited to see me and I am very excited to see them too! I can't wait to see my new home and cuddle up with my new mommy!