44/365 calm

so finally - the pup is calm around the house often. he actually naps without being forced to be in his crate.

like i said - he loves the top of the couch. he and emerson were worn out and decided it was nap time.

41/365

so - just like the box - the dog has found yet another FREE toy that he likes better than his other toys. the top cover of a cd spindle package. he LOVES it. obsessively loves it. he likes running and playing soccer with it, and also, as shown here, sticking his whole head in it. the excitement never ends. lil charlie is silly.

38/365 almost full moon

so i took charlie on a walk today. about halfway home he was thirsty. i stopped and bent down to pour some of my water into my hand for him to drink. he drank it but apparently it wasnt enough. when i stood up, he decided it was a GREAT idea to jump up. and with his paws and teeth, he grabbed my shorts and pulled them down. YES down. so here i am on McCart Avenuie. 530pm. lots of traffic with one half of my shorts pulled down almost to my knees. The other half - almost down that far. it was fun. let me tell you. so i walk a few more feet after pullling them up and reprimanding him, and he does it AGAIN. unbelievable. i gave him more water and he was just fine. go figure.


oh and then i came home and a wreck happened next door to me. 2 large suvs were on the front lawn of my neighbor. i shot this with my phone. i couldnt believe that the cars went over the huge boulders on the corner and knocked down the street sign.

33/365 immodium ? for dogs?

charlie got the runs today. NOT FUN. thankfully it wasnt out of control. it did however cause me to have to spend more $ at the vet's office and find out that you can give your dog baby immodium. amazing. heh

27/365 on the farm

Charlie LOVED my parents' house in Waco. They have 14 acres with 85 pecan trees. He loved running in the orchard and playing with the frisbee. Lots of fun.

26/365 the drive

i drove to waco to spend the night with the parentals. this was taken with my phone. exciting huh?

23/365 the box

so i had a box in the living room and charlie decided it would make a good play box/toybox. he discovered this and spent a LONG time jumping in and out of it... pulling it around the room, etc. amazing how dogs and kids are more amused with boxes than their actual toys sometimes. i love it. im including more than one pic b/c they are so cute/funny. enjoy.

22/365 housebreaking is hard

i realize this is a little out of focus. i took it fast while i was trying to get it cleaned up. forgive my sloppyness.


just when i think that we are making big progress with housetraining the pup to not go to the bathroom in the house... THI:s happens. seriously - was walking while peeing really necessary? i think not.

i scrubbed the floor this afternoon too before this. UGH. thankgoodness that i have concrete floors at least.

motherhood is exhausting.

8/365 Sick Pup

SO, naturally, I would have a dog that gets a sinus infection. Yes. a Sinus infection.

My poor baby was up almost the whole night Saturday night dry hacking and sneezing. He has a runny nose, and is really congested.

I called the after hours doctor at 4am asking what I should do (note the maternal instincts? heh). The said it sounds like an upper respiratory infection and could be kennel cough. I should bring him in right away. The cost would be $88.

So I decided to try to get him to calm down and get some sleep. It worked. Em took him into his bed and snuggled with him till he fell asleep. In the morning I decided that the $88 was a lot just to SEE him... not including any tests or medication. I had a brilliant idea to check petsmart vet clinics. I found one near Ridgmar that is open on Sunday. I took him in at noon when they opened.

A young kid was the pet tech (i was skeptical). He checked him out and said I needed to have his bloodwork done, so they can see if it is a virus or an infection. So my $33 visit got upcharged a bit. Then he needed to do a fecal. Add a few more $. The vet finally came in(I was relieved there actually WAS a vet) and said he had a sinus infection and needed antibiotics.

The lil pup is doing much better now, 3 days into the meds - and is slowly gaining more energy. He has been cuddling a lot on the couch. He loves burrowing under the flannel. No joke he laid like this himself. I love it.

Let's hope Charlie is all better soon.

4/365 charlie "houdini"

so im a day behind in posting this because the pup wore me out yesterday.
i took him to work in the morning and he was GREAt. then i brought him home so i could go out to lunch. i checked on him after lunch - and there was a little mess (expected) but it was ok. so i put him back in after taking him out again... and hoped for the best. you see, i am very anti crate training. it just really bothers me. so i was really attempting to give the little wigglepup the benefit of the doubt...

so i came home after work with a new big box to keep him in while he is young. so i walked in the house... went to the bathroom door...it was closed... i opened it... and there was a bit of a mess (expected)... but NO DOG.

i turn around and he is hopping towards me from the living room. i quickly took him out. then examined the house. he didnt leave a mess anywhere in the house. and hadnt eaten anything important... whew. the next question was HOW THE HELL did he escape? the crack under the door is only about 2 inches high.

so it took me a while and i finally figured out. he opened the cabinet under the sink. and ... much to my surprise (i NEVER open the cabinet under the sink) a huge hole was left by my lovely roommate during one of our plumbing fiascos. See we have an old house and no plumbing access panels... so sheetrock has to be broken in order to get to the pipes. so the little pup crawled THROUGH THE WALL... and out the mechanical closet in the kitchen (that houses our ac/heater unit). he was totally unharmed. but wow. so - - last night i went and bought a crate...

he slept most of the night - and properly whined or sniffed to let me know that he needed to go out. his longest sleep stretch was about 4.5 hours i think. not too bad. yay.

oh and he offically has a name. his name is CHARLIE. yay!