Macy's Puppy Tales

Me & My Girl

2011-10-27T21:45:00.002-04:00

Back From Vacation!

2011-07-25T21:42:00.014-04:00

I know what you're thinking, "Back from vacation?! Your last post was at Christmas! That's must have been some vacation!" But no, friends, I have not been on vacation since Christmas. The truth is, mom has been a blogging slacker. (Get with the program, ma!)

The vacation of which I speak is the one where I get to stay with my beloved cousin Hendrix for a WHOLE WEEK while my family is out of town! You may recall that I love, ..love, ...LOVE him! We have so much fun together!

And guess what? Hendrix got a new baby brother (a kitty) named Hitch since I last posted! I like him a lot and he likes me too. We like to chase each other and he especially enjoys playing with my tail, which I am usually wagging. My aunt shot this picture of us catching some Zzz's...

The other morning all of us fur-babies jumped in bed with my aunt and uncle to snooze before starting our day; what you don't see is my other cousin Harley (also a kitty) who is cuddling at my aunt's neck! My aunt says she might need to get a bigger bed...

My mom told my aunt once how sometimes I think I'm a lap dog (I love my cuddles!), but my aunt was still surprised when I tried crawling into her lap one day! This is one of my mom's favorite pictures—mom loves the expression of delight on my aunt's face! xoxo

My aunt is really good about taking pictures of me and emailing them to mom when we're apart. But as you know, I am not always the most cooperative pup!

Here my aunt tried repeatedly to get a nice mug shot of me, but I'm a busy dog! I've got stuff to do! I can't be sitting around posing! This last one was just a lucky shot...

In other news, I regret to share with you that my feline sister recently crossed the rainbow bridge. Holly would have been 19 years old this fall! She had a great life with a lot of neat experiences and was a great kitty. She got to live overseas for a few years and loved to eat tomatoes! Silly old puss... Mom misses her terribly! My little brother Smokey (a kitty) misses her too; she was 10 years old when he joined the family at six weeks of age. She's practically all he's ever known. I'll try to get mom to post a pic of her so you can see how beautiful she was!

Hope you have been having a great 2011! I certainly have! I know mom is looking forward to sharing some of my shenanigans with you soon!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T21:01:00.000-05:00

A Visit with Santa!

2010-12-17T22:04:00.004-05:00

I got to visit with Santa! I was REALLY excited to meet him!

My girl went with me and mom to see him. She seemed enthusiastic about our visit, but yet once she caught sight of him, she didn't want to get near him. Weird.

Mom said it reminded her of my girl's visit with Santa two years ago (see below)...

Hopefully my girl will have a change of heart about him this year so mom can get a nice picture of them together too!

Bring on the Snow!

2010-12-13T16:32:00.016-05:00

Yesterday when I got up, there was this amazing white stuff all over my yard! I couldn't believe it! At first I was a little leery of it—after all, I've never seen anything quite like this before!

Initially I didn't want to leave the top step to go down into the yard to potty, but with dad's encouragement I did. Ooh! It was so cold! And so intriguing!

Soon my little girl came out and joined me in the yard. Once I saw that she enjoyed the white stuff, I started to enjoy it too! We started running around in it, traipsing all over the yard. I ran laps around my favorite tree, kicking up lots of snow with every lap! I especially had fun running and sticking my nose in it!

After we had tread in all of the snow in our yard, my girl started to get cold and was ready to go back inside.

I can't wait to play in it again! Hope you get snow where you are!

Lessons Learned the Hard Way

2010-11-16T14:45:00.003-05:00

For the last few weeks mom has been leaving me out of my crate when she's running short errands. I've been doing great about being a good girl and not destroying anything while unattended—well, at least I HAD been...

Lately my girl and I have taken to learning things the hard way. The other day my girl got a gift of fruit-flavored lip balm from a friend. She was SO excited! It was her very first tube of "lip stick" (you may recall she's only four years old). The scent absolutely delighted her! I watched her happily put it on her mouth a number of times and figured I might enjoy some on mine as well. Eventually I found it unattended—OOH! ...and the SMELL...! I couldn't resist! And the tube fit so perfectly in my mouth! Needless to say, my devastated girl learned the hard way not to leave fruit-flavored lip balm laying around. Meanwhile, for a few days I continued to learn that fruit-flavored lip balm doesn't digest. Gross.

Then one day while mom took my girl to school, I found TWO of her giant bubble wands just lying around! I LOVE bubbles! Especially when my girl blows them for me to catch and pop! Well anyways, I knew that my girl wouldn't be home for a few hours and I really wanted to play with the bubbles. I had seen her blow bubbles a number of times and thought I'd try to blow some without her. I tried desperately to unscrew the wand from the tube of bubble juice, to no avail. I just couldn't quite get it out! However, I did succeed in chewing up the tube and getting bubble juice all over the carpet. Once my first attempt failed, I thought I'd try again on the other tube. Alas, failure again. My girl was not happy with me when she found out what I'd been up to. She was upset to learn that leaving bubble stuff where I can get it isn't such a great idea. Meanwhile I learned that I can't blow bubbles without her. Mom said she was just waiting for me to start barking or farting bubbles...

Believe it or not, I managed to find my tail in the hot seat again a few days later. My girl has a stuffed animal that she absolutely adores named "Downstairs Dog" (she also has "Car Dog" and "Bed Dog" so no one gets lost, although "Bed Dog" is no longer the alpha dog of the group). She likes to cuddle with "Downstairs Dog" when she's especially tired and takes him to bed every night, tugging on his fur and sucking her thumb (mom likes to tease my girl and tell her that "Downstairs Dog" looks like he has mange for all of the bald patches she's made on him by tugging his fur). "Downstairs Dog" is OFF LIMITS to me, although a few times I have gotten a hold of him and gleefully scampered around the room playing "Keep Away" while my squealing girl would frantically chase me!

Well, one afternoon I found him sitting in the chair waiting for my girl to return from an outing to snuggle and take in their favorite TV programs. He seemed bored, so I thought I'd entertain him for a while. Then all of a sudden... WHOOPS!! ...Well, imagine my poor little girl's horror when she discovered that I had plucked an eyeball off of him. She cried a lot. Mom suggested we change his name to "Ol' One Eye". That made my girl cheer up somewhat and she finally forgave me. Needless to say, she is learning the hard way not to leave beloved items where I can get a hold of them...

So mom has taken to crating me again. I'm not crazy about this at all. Hopefully she will trust me again soon! She tried to take some pictures of me to include in this post since you haven't seen any recent pics of me lately, but I wasn't feeling very cooperative (I had my eye on the cat who was coming into the room I was in).

Looking forward to hearing about your escapades! Hope you're managing to stay out of trouble where you are!

Super Soaker Sunday

2010-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

"The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog."

—Ambrose Bierce

Crunch, Thump, ...RUN!

2010-11-13T08:22:00.004-05:00

I turned nine months old yesterday! Hard to believe how much I've grown in such a short time. I've had a lot of interesting experiences since I came to live with my new family in late March, many of which have been chronicled here. My latest experience has been what mom calls "Fall"...

I've noticed that my yard looks a little different these days—all of the beautiful green leaves on the tree in my front yard changed color and fell to the ground. I love the way these colored leaves smell, and I love munching on them and trying to sneak them into the house after potty breaks, but I do NOT like walking on them!

When I go outside for potty breaks, I try to avoid walking on them as much as possible and seek out a place just off of the sidewalk and as leaf-free as possible to do my business. I don't mind a few leaves here and there, but crunchy piles of them bug me. It just doesn't seem right that so much noise should be coming from my feet!

In fact, when I go for walks, I am adamant about not walking on the iron water meter covers that litter my route. When I was a young pup, I made the mistake of walking on one once and it made a jiggling sound as it shifted slightly under my weight... scared me to death! Now I am sure to make a wide arc around them and quicken my step as we pass. Sometimes mom walks on them and I get the willies when they thump. Imagine how difficult it is to avoid them when they're covered in leaves! UGH...! But I digress...

Thankfully mom got out the rake and lawn mower and pulverized the leaves. Now it's not so noisy when I play in the yard. I have discovered that in a few spots, the mulched up leaves are a little thicker and when I get the zoomies and brake really fast or do hard cornering that I can get them to kick up and spray in the air. Trust me, it's really cool! Mom just shakes her head and smiles. So now that there are no more leaves to smuggle in, I am back to trying to sneak in large chunks of mulch from the flower beds to munch on. : D

Hope you're enjoying fall where you are! I'm lovin' it!

I'm Still Around!

2010-10-17T20:44:00.006-04:00

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post! A lot has happened in the last few weeks!

I had an eye infection for awhile. My vet thinks I may have gotten it from dog school. So I had to take eye drops and some other medicine for a few days. I was NOT crazy about the eye drops. One night when mom tried to squeeze them in, she squirted about a dozen drops everywhere on my face except my eye ball. That was funny!

In other news, we're having some work done to our house, which probably has a lot to do with why I haven't blogged in a while. Anyways, we have a covered porch and the ceiling needed some major repair work done. While the contractor was here, mom and dad decided to have the porch screened in. The contractor even let mom help—she got to use power tools and everything! Mom had a blast. The screening starts this week!

Oh! And guess what? Mom has been letting me sleep outside of kennel at night! I have tried to sleep with her on the bed, but just can't seem to get comfortable. Laying on the floor close to her is much better. I love it!!

And finally, I got to go back across the mountain to see cousin Hendrix this weekend! I haven't seen him in MONTHS! We were SO excited to see each other! We had a blast playing our favorite games and wrestling, despite getting put into "Time Out" a few times for our shenanigans (tee hee hee!)... My aunt and uncle couldn't believe how big I'd gotten! I think I was about 45 pounds the last time they saw me and now I'm 60! My coat is much longer now too. Mom says I am truly a "magnificent creature".

I hope you are having a great fall! The changing leaves are so pretty! I love trying to sneak them in to munch on when we come in from potty breaks! Mom calls it "contraband". More to come later!

Fond Friday

2010-09-17T00:00:00.000-04:00

Thoughtful Thursday

2010-09-16T00:00:00.000-04:00

Always On My Mind

2010-09-15T14:07:00.009-04:00

The other day mom left me home with dad as she and my girl went to spend a few days visiting grandparents. They even went to visit my girl's great-grandmothers eight hours away!

One day during their visit, the four generations of ladies went to the mall to shop. As I understand it, grandma and great-grandma were perusing the ladies department while mom and my girl shopped the adjoining girls' section at one of the stores.

Mom found a super cute shirt with a picture of a golden retriever puppy on it and showed it to my girl. A wonderful dialogue began about how cute the puppy on the shirt was and how much it looked like me when I came to live with my family!

Then, much to mom's surprise, my girl burst into uncontrollable sobs and exclamations about how much she missed me! She was carrying on so much that the grandmothers heard her from the other department and quickly came to see what the problem was!

Mom couldn't help but giggle about it all and (of course!) bought the shirt! So nice to know that even though I might be out of sight, I'm not out of mind! Needless to say, I had plenty of kisses for both of them when they returned home!

Another Achievement!

2010-09-09T22:15:00.003-04:00

It's true! Tonight Macy received her Intermediate Education Certificate of Achievement! This puts us one step closer to earning her Canine Good Citizenship award, which we'll need as we continue toward my goal of doing pet therapy next year.

I desperately tried to get a good picture of her with her certificate, but she was very distracted by her "accomplishment prize" (a new bone).

Macy! Say cheese! Macy? Yoohoo!!

Ugh... I thought for sure this was going to be my "money shot." It looked great in the view finder! Oh well, please celebrate this accomplishment with us nonetheless!

Happy Campers

2010-08-14T11:12:00.003-04:00

My girl thinks my kennel is pretty neat—probably because she can fit in it so easily. She was playing in my kennel this morning and trying to coax me to join her by telling me we were going to play "camp out".

Here she is sitting on the fuzzy mat from my very first kennel!

"Come on in, Macy! Let's go camping!"

What can I say? I'm a sucker for a sweet girl!

Aww!! Puppy lovin's! I LOVE those! xoxo

In other news, my family is finally throwing tennis balls again since I got spayed! HOORAY! I could play catch with those all day long!

Oh! I almost forgot! ...I turned six months old the other day! I'm 50 pounds now and growing up fast!

I've Joined the Club—I've Been SPAYED!

2010-08-04T19:00:00.021-04:00

I am quickly approaching my 6 month birthday (August 12!) and mom decided that it was time for me to get spayed. So she took me to this neat clinic near where we live called Humane Alliance.

They have significantly helped reduced pet euthanasia in this area by specializing in low-cost spaying and neutering. They also have a training program where they mentor agencies and vets on how to do high-quality, high-volume, reduced-cost spay and neuter programs.

USAToday.com wrote an article about Humane Alliance and there's a neat video on YouTube about a similar clinic that is really interesting to watch. Hope you'll take a minute to check them out!

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig!

2010-07-23T23:15:00.016-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted lately, but my family has been away for the past couple of weeks on a business trip for daddy/beach vacation for mom and my girl. While they were away, I got to stay with my favorite pup in the whole wide world—cousin HENDRIX!

I had SO MUCH fun staying at his house! We played some hard fought battles of tug-of-war with his stuffies. One by one they made their way up to the "awaiting surgery" shelf as we popped their seams, plucked their appendages, and spilled stuffing and squeakers onto the floor. Finally there were only tennis balls left to play with, so my uncle got us this really cool knotted rope from the store. We used it to play tug-of-war—it was awesome fun! Plus, playing with Hendrix helped me lose my last two baby teeth!*

*(On a side note, mom found it interesting that the photo my aunt forwarded to mom of my lost teeth were arranged like two little horns, but my aunt assured her that I have been a good girl! ...err, for the most part!)

While I was staying with cousin Hendrix, we got to try something new—WATERMELON! We LOVED it! We waited patiently while each other got to try it. I can't wait for more! YUM!

My aunt and uncle have been teaching us pups how to catch frisbees in mid-air! Hendrix is better at it than I am, but after watching him a few times and mimicking his technique, I am starting to get the hang of it! A little more practice and I'll have it down pat! My aunt and uncle have continued working with me on catching balls in mid-bounce as well. I am getting good! I don't know that I'll ever get bored with these new games!

Bringing the ball back for a bounce

My family missed me REALLY bad while they were gone—my girl even cried a couple of times. They called my aunt frequently to get updates on what I was up to and my aunt took pictures of me smiling to send to mom's email.

Cheese, mom!

Sometimes my aunt would put her phone on "speaker mode" so that I could hear mom talking to me. How strange to hear a familiar voice in such a little box? Puzzling... I tried licking the phone a few times when I heard mom's voice, but it's just not the same as licking her!

My mom and my girl are coming to get me this weekend. I am going to miss Hendrix so much! He is my best friend in the whole world! Thankfully mom and my aunt are already making plans as to when I'll get to see him again!

Best friends

Hope you are having a great summer! Hopefully now that my family's back in town mom will get more serious about taking pictures and blogging about my antics!

Macy

xoxo

Whatcha been up to? I've been...

2010-07-10T23:17:00.003-04:00

Hi friends! It's been a while since I last posted and a lot has gone on since you last visited!

For one thing, I have been spending some more time playing in the sprinkler and paddling pool with my girl on days when it's not too hot (it's been pretty hot). Other times I just stay inside and play with my family and pester my cat. Mom has been working with me to try to catch tennis balls in midair—I'm getting better at this! I LOVE tennis balls! I always stop what I'm doing when dad switches over to the Tennis Channel on TV—I am intrigued by those delightful yellow fuzzy balls going back and forth... Mom is just waiting for me to jump at the TV screen to try and fetch one! Did you ever do that?

For the 4th of July I got to go across the mountains to spend a few days with my cousin Hendrix. We have THE BEST time—especially now that I am bigger and can run faster! When we're not chasing each other in his yard, we're wrestling virtually non-stop (this drives my aunt crazy)! Another favorite game of ours is "Keep Away"—Hendrix tries to stand up extra tall to try to keep the prized toy away from me, but sometimes I actually get it! I LOVE THIS GAME!

I got carsick on the way to and from his house. These mountains are just so MOUNTAINY, with their hard curves and rapid changes in elevation. UGH! My tummy pulls this way and then that way... I can't take it! I knew I was probably going to lose it after my girl announced, "HEY, MOM! MACY'S LEAKING!" Mom did her best to mop up my drool, but alas it was to no avail. Breakfast was revisited. Mom has since bought this stuff that my trainer recommended that is supposed to help with carsickness. I think she intends to put it to the test soon!

Last weekend I lost FOUR TEETH! Then yesterday I was wrestling with mom and her arm got all bloody—I lost another tooth while we were playing! My first canine! Mom tried to see how may baby teeth I have left, but I like to wiggle an awful lot and it's hard for her to get a good look. I think I heard her say there might be three left? Mom is thinking about changing my name to "Gums" (not funny). Dad thinks it's weird that mom is collecting my baby teeth. Who asked him anyways?

I started Intermediate Puppy classes today! I was so excited to see my trainer again! He has the BEST treats! He has a pup named Macy too! Mom has pretty much taken this last week or so off from working with me diligently and it took me a while to get back in learning mode. Sometimes it's just more fun to screw off and be a misfit. Do what you're good at!

Hope you are having a great summer! Our blogger friends have been on our minds! Hopefully mom will quit being so lazy and get the camera out and snap off some new pictures. I am sure you'd be interested to see how much I've grown (my girl says I'm bigger)!

Gummy nibbles,

Macy

xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-23T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hot Diggity Dog! The Puppy Tooth Fairy Came!

2010-06-21T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hooray for me! The Puppy Tooth Fairy came and left me this neat hot dog toy in exchange for my little tooth! My little girl likes to play with it too and pretends she's eating it! She cracks me up...

Happy Father's Day!

2010-06-20T00:01:00.004-04:00

This is Macy's daddy, Logan. Thank you for our little girl, Logan! Hope you have a happy father's day!

Ferocious Vacuum Friday

2010-06-18T12:20:00.002-04:00

Ugh. Mom vacuumed today. The noise scares me, so I thought I'd seek refuge in the stuffed chair with my girl. She reassured me that I'd be okay. I wasn't too thrilled, but mom deemed it a Kodak moment nonetheless.

GASP! Look What Mom Found!

2010-06-17T00:01:00.003-04:00

It's one of my incisors!

Mom and I were rolling around on the floor wrestling when she peered over and happened to notice my itty bitty tooth next to the leg of the couch! The luck! It's only about the size of a grain of rice! I'm keeping my paws crossed that the Puppy Tooth Fairy will visit tonight! Wish me luck!

Wet Wednesday

2010-06-16T00:01:00.005-04:00

My little girl and I got to play outside in our yard today. There was something in my yard that I had never seen before. It was spraying water and made my girl squeal with delight! I decided I'd better get a closer look...

Hey! This is getting me wet!

(Mom cleverly disguised my girl in PhotoShop for this shot!)

...Ahh! This is nice!

I tried to bite it but just couldn't seem to grab hold of anything!

This is so much fun!

After a bit, I noticed that my girl had abandoned me in the sprinkler for an outdoor bathtub. I decided to get a closer look. I wasn't too sure what to think of it at first, but my girl coaxed me into the water (she TRICKED me! She let me believe for a brief moment I could play with her mermaid doll!).

Mom tried to get a picture of both of us smiling, but I was too interested in watching the moving water (and looking for that mermaid doll!) to pay attention. (Here's another shot of my girl in her PhotoShop disguise! ...tee hee hee! Mom thinks she's pretty funny! I'd have to agree...)

I had fun digging at the water and splashing my girl. I even stuck my nose under water a few times to try to catch shadows and reflections!

Outdoor bathtubs and sprinklers are cool! I can't wait to do this again! Maybe next time I'll have my own mermaid doll!

Too Busy to Pose

2010-06-15T00:12:00.005-04:00

Since mom doesn't want me on the furniture, often times she will sit on the floor and cuddle and play games with me. The other night she was trying to get some good pictures of me having fun, but I was too busy playing one of my favorite games: "Play-With-the-Toy-Behind-Mom's-Back"! I like to bat it just out of reach and then squeeze behind her to try to get it, wiggling and clawing all the way.

When mom realized she wasn't going to get any pictures of me playing in front of her, she merely took the camera and aimed for where she thought I was and took the shot! She does all right for not being able to preview the shot, don't you think?

2010-06-14T08:46:00.001-04:00

"Puppies are nature's remedy for feeling unloved... plus numerous other ailments of life."

—Richard Allen Palm

I Graduated!

2010-06-13T15:30:00.006-04:00

Hooray for me! I graduated puppy obedience school today!

I can sit, come, lay down, stay, and all kinds of other stuff when asked! I was so excited, it was hard to sit still and have my picture taken with my diploma!

The teacher put this weird thing on my head that I was REALLY not crazy about! Daddy had to help me sit still so mom could get a picture to share with you! I start intermediate classes next month—I'm on my way to being a therapy dog!

The Doctor Will See You Now

2010-06-07T23:59:00.006-04:00

The other night I was laying around, just tickling and licking my little girl (I love to make her giggle!), when out of nowhere she decided to get the doctor kit out.

Everything sound okay, Doc? Am I going to make it?

What the heck...? A SHOT?!

Another one?!

Where are you sticking that?!

HEY! How many shots do you think one pup needs?!

WHEW! Doc says I am the picture of good health!

2010-06-02T22:51:00.006-04:00

"I talk to him when I'm lonesome like,

and I'm sure he understands.

When he looks at me so attentively,

and gently licks my hands.

Then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes,

but I never say naught there at.

For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes,

but never a friend like that."

—W. Dayton Wedgefarth

Sweet Baby

2010-06-01T22:28:00.002-04:00

Macy at 15 weeks old

It still shocks me to think that we only just met this sweet pup 14 weeks ago when she was only ten days old. The first time I held her she was as big as a guinea pig, and now she's too big to carry! Her physical changes as she's grown up have been astonishing to witness. Every morning my little girl can't wait to feast her eyes on Macy to see what has grown overnight! Her tail and her toes were so little, and now her tail almost touches the floor when she's standing. Macy has been everything and more that I could have hoped for in a pup—she's smart, sweet, and a quick learner. I'm still in awe of her beauty! We are so blessed to have such a great pup! I wish all dogs in the world could be loved as much as we love ours!

Sullied Saturday

2010-05-29T16:18:00.008-04:00

I know I was just over there a week ago, but for Memorial Day weekend, I got to go back across the mountains to see cousin Hendrix for a few days (woohoo!)! Something about mom having to babysit him or something...

Anyways, after lunch today we got to go outside and play in his backyard. His parents just bought a new house last fall and have been doing lots of neat landscaping projects there (retaining walls, grass seed, new plants and bushes, etc). We found a cool spot under the tree where the grass was especially thin and had a BLAST wallowing in the dirt! Imagine my mom's horror when she saw me looking like THIS...

...tee hee hee!

Partners in GRIME!

I think he might be sweet on me...

Dapper fellow, isn't he?

(sigh)... getting filthy is exhausting.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-26T20:01:00.002-04:00

Meet Other Angels Like Me! Join the Blog Hop!

2010-05-23T17:47:00.004-04:00

Wrestling is FUN!!

2010-05-21T00:21:00.004-04:00

For my little girl's fourth birthday, we got to go across the mountain to celebrate with family. This meant that I got to see my cousin Hendrix!

Even though he weighs twice as much as me (I am 23 pounds now!) I'm a little bigger since our last visit and enjoyed rough housing with him a little bit more. I gave as good as I got! We played for hours on end, chasing, nibbling, tackling, rolling...

The fur on our necks was was wet from where we had been mouthing each other.

We played so hard we needed drinks! Our moms were impressed that we waited and took turns without being prompted.

My turn!

Break's over!!

Toothless Tuesday

2010-05-18T10:51:00.017-04:00

I've lost my first tooth! I wanted to save it and put it under my bed for the Puppy Tooth Fairy, but it's so little that I lost it and there's no telling where it might be! Hopefully the Puppy Tooth Fairy knows what a good girl I have been and will bring me some treats anyways?

Our First Award! Help Share the Love!

2010-05-18T07:35:00.007-04:00

Macy's Puppy Tales won an award from Dexter at The Tales of Dexter and Nora! Help keep the blogger love going! Here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who gave it to you.

Thank you for giving us our first award, Dexter! We are new to the blogging world and are having a great time meeting new furfriends and their owners! We love hearing what our new friends are up to and looking at their pictures!

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

I am only 13 weeks old but joined my forever family at only 6 weeks. Mom was concerned about me joining the family at such a young age, but everything has been great in the end—I started to learn early on what the rules were (like not jumping on people and other commands), which helped me happily get settled in my new home.
Despite my soft and fluffy golden coat, I often get mistaken for a yellow lab. What's up with that? Just wait for my feathery tail to grow in—there should be no mistaking I'm a golden after that!
I love to have my tummy tickled!
I am hoping to be a therapy dog after my first birthday next year. I am looking forward to visiting folks in nursing homes and other places to cheer them up. Mom has me enrolled at puppy school now so that I can learn to be a good girl and accomplish this goal! My teacher thinks I'm going to be a great therapy dog!
I love to lay around in my yard and munch on sticks and bones while my mom pulls weeds out of the flower bed and my four year old little girl plays with her sidewalk chalk or in her sandbox. Sometimes my little girl and I like to run laps around the outside of our house! She giggles when I run with her. This just encourages me all the more!
Sometimes I think I might be a cat in disguise. My forever family has a cat named Smokey. I have taken good notes on how he jumps and have tried many times to mimic his technique. I just can't quite seem to jump like him though. Smokey is allowed on the furniture (I am not, however upon my insistence, mom has decided to let me have the ottoman). He likes to lay on the top of the cozy stuffed chair. Mom freaks when I jump up there and stand like a billy goat. I don't understand why I can't be up there too?
I lost my first tooth the other day! Mom might have liked to have kept it, but it was one of my teeny tiny front ones, and there's no telling where that thing is!

3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and you think are fantastic:

Tails of a Carnivorous Convict: Life as a Prison Puppy
Daily Dose of Jack
How Sam Sees It
Yoda at Barking Out Loud
Luke at Golden Boy
Outta the Bleu
Sophie Lou
Patches at Confessions of the Plume
Farley's Golden Life: The Diary of a Distinguished Dog
Claire's Dog Diaries
Sierra-dog blog
Dawg Business
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Munchy Monday

2010-05-17T00:01:00.000-04:00

Man, I love these things!

Nom, nom, nom...

Puppy Love

2010-05-14T00:01:00.006-04:00

"A dog may be man's best friend, but a child's best friend is a puppy."

—Unknown

One Month Later...

2010-05-13T00:01:00.000-04:00

Check out these pictures! Notice how much head clearance my sweet pup has in this first shot!

Now look! Only one month later and her head touches the ceiling of the cage with her sweet little blonde hair poking out of the top! And when she stands up, her tail pops out of the bars and waves back and forth like a bicycle flag! I think our girl has finally outgrown this kennel. Thankfully Macy has a much larger kennel in another room!

FURminators Unite!

2010-05-12T01:32:00.012-04:00

An average of over 370,000 pounds of hair is clipped in salons in the United States each day. Groomers generally cut three pounds per day! Typically these clippings end up in the landfill, however in light of the recent oil rig disaster, a new use for unwanted hair has emerged—hair woven into mats or stuffed into booms made of recycled nylons and mesh casing which are then used to encircle oil spills to help keep them from spreading.

Hair mat made of recycled hair and fur

Collected hair

Hair booms made from hair, fur, and nylons

In addition to human hair, horse hair, wool, and fur are all effective toward this cause (let's FURminate!). If you would like to learn more about this effort and how you can make a donation (hair or otherwise), please visit Matter of Trust. Encourage your salons to participate too!

(photos and content for this entry were borrowed from www.MatterofTrust.org)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-12T00:01:00.000-04:00

Pressing Her Luck

2010-05-11T00:01:00.002-04:00

When we brought baby Macy into our home, we decided that because of her eventual size, we wanted to impose a "no dogs on the furniture" rule while she was little so it wouldn't be such a challenge once she was grown. However, now that Macy has grown legs, she has started testing the rules.

Notice, her back legs are still on the floor, so "technically", she's not "on" the furniture (or so she would argue).

What? I'm not doing anything...

WOOHOO! I made it! Uh-oh... my bone fell to the floor... I wasn't done with that...

We lost the battle—will we win the war?

Nom, nom, nom...

2010-05-10T01:18:00.001-04:00

"Happiness is a warm puppy."

—Charles Schulz

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T16:30:00.003-04:00

This is Macy's mama, Abby. Thank you for our little girl, Abby! Hope you had a happy mother's day!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-05T00:01:00.000-04:00

2010-05-03T00:50:00.002-04:00

"If your dog thinks you're the greatest person in the world, don't seek a second opinion."

—Jim Fiebig

Here's Lookin' at You!

2010-05-01T01:15:00.001-04:00

Have a great weekend! : )

Wordless Wednesday

2010-04-28T19:59:00.001-04:00

Macy is 10 Weeks Old Today!

2010-04-23T11:48:00.002-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2010-04-21T00:01:00.003-04:00

2010-04-19T22:06:00.000-04:00

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies."

—Gene Hill

Skool Daze

2010-04-18T21:38:00.004-04:00

Here's Macy ready for her first day of school—she started puppy obedience classes today!

Visiting Cousin Hendrix

2010-04-18T19:02:00.008-04:00

We took Macy on a little road trip to introduce her to my family, including her new "cousin" Hendrix. He is a four-month old German Shepherd mix.

He is a very sweet handsome lad that recently grew LEGS.

He was pretty excited that Macy came to see him and had fun showing her some of his most beloved toys.

She was afraid of his size and energy level at first, so we kept them separated. Eventually we removed the gate and they played quite nicely together—Hendrix even shared his favorite toys and chewies with her which she really enjoyed!

Eventually it was time to head back across the mountains towards home. Cousin Hendrix sent her home with a new woobie! She was grateful to have it to use as a pillow on the long drive back home. Zzz...

Thank you for the new woobie Cousin Hendrix!!

Family Reunion!

2010-04-16T15:18:00.002-04:00

Macy's littermate, Bella, lives in our town and yesterday afternoon the sisters got together for a little reunion! They haven't seen each other for three weeks. The girls didn't seem to be nearly as excited to see each other again as we were for the dogs to be together!

It was neat watching the girls together. Sometimes they'd sit the same way, and sometimes they'd sit across from each other and seem to mirror how the other was laying. Soon they were wrestling and gnawing on each other, much as I am sure they did in the whelping box!

Here's Macy (top) and Bella doing a little bit of wrestling. Bella is just a little bit lighter in color than Macy.

Macy on right

One last tangle before calling it a night (Macy on left)!

Dangerous Toys

2010-04-14T18:23:00.003-04:00

Saw this link a few weeks ago and wanted to share it with you fellow dogs lovers. Please be careful when choosing your dog's toys!

http://thechaistory.blogspot.com/2008/08/chai-story.html

Golden Delight

2010-04-13T23:09:00.002-04:00

It's hard to believe that when we first met Macy at only ten days old she looked like a guinea pig. Now at 8 1/2 weeks old, she looks like this! It's astonishing how much they change in such a short amount of time!

Hey Down There!

2010-04-13T23:00:00.002-04:00

Here's Smokey taunting Macy in her kennel. He's pretty tough when he knows she can't get him!

Macy's Favorite Things

2010-04-11T18:21:00.007-04:00

We try to keep Macy plenty occupied so she won't be so inclined to destroy the furniture, etc. Here are some of Macy's favorite toys...

Mr. Pelican—he also happens to be one of my favorite toys! He has wings that crinkle and a squeaker in his tummy. She likes to grab him by his belly and give him a good shake!

Rawhide bone—not uncommon for her to wake up in the middle of the night and quietly chew her rawhide bone before going back to sleep. Nom, nom, nom...

Eenie, meenie, miney, moe...

which ball would I like for you to throw?

...ALL OF 'EM!

SAY CHEESE!

2010-04-08T09:05:00.004-04:00

I've had a rather uncooperative pup when it comes to taking pictures. I try to sit on the floor with her to get a good shot, but she charges the camera...

...and tries to eat the lens.

Once in a while I'll get lucky and snap a good shot or two...

Hopefully she will follow Smokey's example one day and sit still for a pretty picture!

Bunkmates

2010-04-03T23:08:00.003-04:00

I think my seven year-old Maine coon, Smokey, is getting closer to befriending Macy. Call me crazy.

Many Moods of Macy

2010-04-02T21:15:00.005-04:00

Boredom

Contentment

Curiosity

Innocence

Happiness

A Great Day With Our Watercolor Pup

2010-04-01T20:31:00.005-04:00

Today I tried to get some better pictures of Macy so you could see how pretty her coloring is. Her coat is like a watercolor painting, the way her coloring blends from white to beige and into shades of pale gold. I still can't get over how pretty she is! You can really see her delicate eyelashes in these pictures. So gorgeous!

Grace, Macy, and I played out in the yard today. Macy munched on a bone while Grace and I played with her sand. Afterward I pulled both of them around the block in Grace's wagon. Macy was a little worried about the ride at first, but just cuddled up closer to Grace and was content, smiling on much of our journey. I should have taken a picture! After our afternoon outside, both of my girls are pretty worn out—hopefully that means a good night's rest!

Munch, munch, munch...

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-31T18:31:00.002-04:00

Our Good Patient Shows Progress at Night

2010-03-30T08:58:00.012-04:00

Our second night with Macy went even better than the night before. This time when placed in her kennel, she just fussed for about 5 or 10 minutes and quickly settled in for a snooze. Last night she went to bed without any fuss at all. She wakes me up about every 2 1/2 hours with a short bark, big flashy smile, and a wagging tail to let me know it's time to go outside! She's quick to do her business and goes back to bed easily.

Yesterday we started working on some "come" training. She's getting better. Training her is tricky because she's usually "there" anyways! She loves being with us, cuddling and playing. Last night she started to play fetch with us!

Much to Grace's delight, once Macy gets the nibbles and "zoomies" out of her system, she is a perfect patient! Grace accompanied me to Macy's first visit to our vet and took good notes...

Checking the heart and lungs just like our vet did....

hmm, sounds good...

Here she is "collecting a stool sample". She didn't have a good view of this procedure, but she knows it has something to do with the dog's tail area...

Being a good patient is exhausting!

I SURVIVED!!

2010-03-29T08:28:00.005-04:00

Whew! Our first night with a new puppy in the house! I usually stay up later, but knew it would be a long night, so we all hit the sack early. Macy and I camped out near each other downstairs in the living room—she in her crate and me on the couch. She fussed pretty good for about 15 minutes, but soon settled down. I had a vibrating alarm set to go off every 2 1/2 hours, but about that time she was up anyways whimpering to let me know she needed to go potty. We'd come back in from a successful trip outside and she'd settle back down in her crate quickly. Overall things went much better than I expected. Hopefully tonight will go equally well!

She is super sweet and is dying for my younger cat to play with her. She was pouncing at him and yapping—just being cute and friendly in general—and even tried to lick his nose! Imagine his dismay at that! He's not quite ready to be friends with her yet, but I have no doubt he will one of these days.

Off for now... somebody's trying to nibble me!

Macy's Homecoming!

2010-03-28T19:20:00.008-04:00

Macy moved into our home today! She was a little bit concerned about the drive at first, but quickly settled down and managed to take a few naps on the drive home.

When we got home, Grace wanted to show her all of her new toys at once! Macy had fun checking them out. She's already got a couple of favorites. The cat introductions went better than expected. Holly seemed indifferent, but Smokey is still not sure what this furry blonde creature is doing in our house. He just sits a safe distance away and watches her. Macy doesn't seem to care one way or the other about them.

She is SO beautiful and has the most delicate eye lashes! I stared in awe at her most of the way home. She is super sweet and loves to cuddle. She likes to follow Grace around and be near her. This, of course, pleases Grace immensely! She is super excited about teaching Macy to fetch, etc and can't wait to take her for walks!

She's had a long day. Poor little thing is tuckered out!

And the Winner is...

2010-03-27T00:28:00.002-04:00

...MACY! Thanks to everyone for their votes in our "Help Name the Puppy" poll! We originally planned to name her 'Macey' with an 'e', but have since decided to go with just Macy. We look forward to starting our lives with her SOON!

Five Week Update!

2010-03-22T12:03:00.002-04:00

She is a quick learner—she is good about going outside or on pee pads. She doesn't play bite as much as the others, and she likes to cuddle but she is still very much energetic. She is just a happy little puppy!

Ben Stein: "Get a Dog"

2010-03-12T13:31:00.002-05:00

Too Cute for Words!

2010-03-11T15:00:00.002-05:00

Our little girl is doing super. She is now climbing out of the whelping box and exploring her new world. When it was warm she loved being outside, but with the damp weather she is content to hang out in the garage. She is about 7 pounds and eating a lot. She is mainly eating puppy food and loves it!

2010-03-10T21:09:00.000-05:00

"If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky."

—Author Unknown

Presents!!

2010-03-10T20:33:00.002-05:00

Special thanks to our dear friend Cheryl for her thoughtfulness in getting our new baby a gift of toys! Grace and I both think that the pup is going to have loads of fun with them! : )

Another Day in the Life

2010-03-09T20:26:00.002-05:00

Our pup has turned into quite a little fire cracker! She and Blitz love to go investigate when let loose. The other day she tried to chew on her mama's bone and mama got jealous and moved her bone outside. It was so funny because the bone was bigger than her!

Here she is with mama's bone

New Skills, New Experiences

2010-03-05T15:18:00.016-05:00

Today our pup is three weeks old! She is doing great—she is barking, walking, cutting teeth, and recognizing sound. She has started growing up a lot this week—she is almost five pounds and has been introduced to soft puppy food, which she absolutely loves!

Getting a sweet little snuggle

The girls curl up for a little snooze—

Bella, Blitz, and our baby (on the right).

Growing Up Fast

2010-02-25T00:28:00.032-05:00

The owner of our pup's mama sent me new pics! She says that our pup's eyes are fully open now and that she has really started to get active these last couple of days. She's even had to adjust our pup's collar! My goodness, they grow so fast!

YAWN...

Zzzz...

First Visit with the New Baby

2010-02-22T16:07:00.019-05:00

Went and saw the new baby today. That's her by herself on the far left! We put a little green collar on her to identify her. She was very sweet and quite content to be held, even by Grace. She yawned a few times and even licked my hand! Her eyes were halfway open, so I could see her peeking at me!! I was surprised when Grace asked to hold her... she's never even asked to hold our kitties! She had tons of questions and I had fun explaining things to her.

I can't believe how fast they grow... another week and they'll be starting to eat dog food!! We watched some golden retriever puppy videos on YouTube last night in growth order to see how much they change from week to week. Astonishing!

... A Week Later!

2010-02-19T15:58:00.001-05:00

Look at how big they're getting!

A New Baby!

2010-02-12T15:34:00.009-05:00

We've been planning to adopt a golden retriever pup later this spring. Found our new baby today! She was born on February 12, 2010 and will be ready to come home on Good Friday!!