Yay! Tug of War!

Mom grabbed a couple rope toys yesterday when we picked up Boca at Petco.
I'm teaching her how to play tug of war. She's pretty good at it but not as strong as me, obviously.
She also likes to do this weird thing where she tries to stand over my head sometimes; I think it's a dominance thing (even though she looks all innocent) so I just either move, or get up if I'm laying down, and send her flying to keep her in check. ;-)

She's baaaaaaack

Yep, Boca is back with us already.

The lady who was supposed to be her forever home brought her to us last night. I guess the lady's dog didn't take to Boca and since Boca isn't one to back down, there were some scuffles. The lady hadn't seen her dog act like that before and it freaked her out so she didn't think it would work out. Poor Boca, didn't really have a chance to adjust and settle in. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. That's ok, she can live with us again until the right person comes along. I don't mind her too much and she's fun to play with and smack down.
And as you can see, she doesn't seem too upset to be back with us!

Super fun day!

So we woke up early today and walked down to the park and when we got there, there were all these people and dogs and stuff going on! I remember being somewhere like this before when I was little and I saw some of my friends I get to see on Saturdays at Petco when we go pick up the foster dogs. We handed Boca off to someone when we got there since her forever person was coming to meet her. I got to go on a walk with a ton of dogs and then after I played with a few and leaned on a whole bunch of people.

We stayed a long time waiting for Boca's lady. She finally came and after playing with Boca and Lola (another pittie puppy), Boca went home with her.

I wish every weekend was walk-a-thon weekend cuz I love it!

We Named Her Boca

So mom asked some friends for name suggestions for the pup. After trying a couple out, the puppy seemed to like Boca so that's her name!
She's hard to get pictures of since she's usually moving around or biting on me.

But her fur sure is pretty, isn't it?

Mom's been working on us playing without growling, though of course, I'm allowed to tell off the puppy when she bugs me. Here we are playing nicely together. Too bad mom didn't get any of my famous smack-down moves on film this time.

Um

I don't remember being consulted about bringing a 4 month old puppy home!

Her name at the shelter was Trip but she doesn't know it so we're going to change it. Not sure what yet. Mom's been calling her Loca cuz she's kinda crazy but we can't keep that name; who would want to adopt a dog named Crazy! :-)

She's smaller than she looks here. Mom will have to take some better pictures.
She plays like me since she's a bully so that's good. But mom has to keep an eye on us when we play as the puppy thinks she's the boss around here. Um, no, sorry kiddo, that would be me!

I'm sure she'll figure stuff out. Poor little thing has lived in the shelter half of her short life and didn't get a lot of attention there. Living in a home with us should help her relax and get used to being part of a family. She has an underbite like me so she can't be all that bad, right!?

Am I Old?

So mom has been asking me if I'm sore and she's telling people I look a little stiff sometimes. I don't feel that way, I'm still a puppy, right? I guess she talked to some friends and bought me some stuff to make me feel better and help promote healthy joints and all that jazz. All I know is I now get a yummy soft treat called PhyCox before breakfast and dinner, so whatever it is, I'm game!

What?

Why you keep laughing at me and what's an Easter Bunny?

Oh, ha ha, my ear, very funny. Can't help it when they go crazy sometimes!

This is my new friend Ben; he's staying with us this weekend while mom's friend is out of town. He's a real doggie friend so I'll be able to see him again after he leaves tomorrow. I'm glad; I like him.

I'm trying to teach Ben how to wrestle and play like like me. He's learning, though sometimes he's not sure what to do so he just lays there even though I keep poking him.

Hopefully we'll get to go run around together at the park or somewhere soon!

See?

I told you; she's really small!

Weekend Visitor

So my friend Gracie left yesterday. Her new family finally came after she was with us for a little over 5 months. Even though mom kept telling me she wasn't really "our" dog, I saw her cry a little when she came home without Gracie. I kept looking for her but when mom put the crate away, I knew she wasn't coming back.

But then today she took the crate out again! I was so excited and waited by the big door for Gracie to come back even though mom kept saying I was gonna be disappointed. Ashley came and brought Jade, and boy, Gracie she is not!

I think Ivy cat is bigger than her. But she's cute and I'm trying not to squish her.
She's a year old Chihuahua/Papillion mix. She's only staying with us for a few days while her regular foster family is out of town.

I'm laying down, all this picture taking is boring. Just give us a treat already!

Annoying Ivy

I got to play with Sammy and get a little muddy in the process. I haven't played with him in months! I can't say hi to my friends when Gracie's around and she's been here forever now.

I was taking a little snooze after getting the mud washed off and Ivy kept crowding me. Her stupid whiskers are all tickly and she was annoying me. I don't mind sharing my bed with her, just don't touch me!

It worked!

So mom fell for my, "come on, gimme some!" face while she was making Ivy's food. Mwa ha ha!

Yep, Gracie's still here. Been 3 months now. She's cool though, I don't mind too much...except when I get chunks of her hair in my eye; that sucked.