Goodbye to 2010

This has been a very difficult year as I lost my very dear bullie Elmo at the age of 26 months old due to health issues.  He was such a good dog; he loved everyone and everyone loved him.

But, with Elmo's passing along came Zoe and her blog LivinginZoesworld.

So, to each and everyone and their Bullies have a safe, healthy and very Happy New Year!

I just wanted to share a few pictures of my very special friend Elmo taken in 2008:

Talking on Facetime

The two oldest grandchildren received iPod touches Gen 4 for Christmas and they now have Facetime on them.  They can talk to us on and see us from our Mac computer and we can talk to them AND see them at the same time.  The picture and voice is clear as a bell.

Well, Zoe thinks Facetime is the greatest as she can hear and see the boys and thinks they are right in our kitchen!  She's figured out that they're on the computer screen and tries to jump up at the table to see them and we turn the camera on her so that the boys can see her.

Here's Zoe sitting on the kitchen chair checking in on Facetime!

Christmas is over

Zoe had such a good Christmas...Santa brought her everything she asked for except for the Bob-A-Lot; which has to be ordered since it isn't carried in any pet store here locally.

Her favorite thing was the Bully Sticks...it keeps her busy for a very long time.

We hope that everyone and their beautiful Bullies had a great Christmas and received all the gifts they asked for from Santa.

Merry Christmas to All

Zoe has completed her wish list for Santa that she started several weeks ago.

I already gave her the new water bottle for her crate and she had no problem learning to drink from it.  I didn't even have to put peanut butter on the nozzle to entice her...she does not like peanut butter anyway.

But, she wanted to add to her list:  Bullie Sticks and a Bob-A-Lot.  All the bullies on the Yahoo board are getting one and they sound like a great learning toy to keep her busy for hours.

How do you like Zoe's Christmas tree?

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!

Puppy School Graduation

Zoe passed Puppy School with all A's!  She really has come a long way from six weeks ago.  Going to class gives her the opportunity to socialize with many different dogs and people.  Zoe will not be able to attend the beginner class next month, as the class has already filled up to my dismay; so we will have to wait until February 2011.  Here's her official graduation photo and few pics from class playing with her classmate on the agility equipment.

A Visit to the Office

Zoe has been begging me to take her to work, so I gave in.  She is so rambunctious and gets into EVERYTHING I really had second thoughts about taking her.  Zoe's such a good girl (most of the time) and she's only 5-1/2 months old; so I need to cut her some slack.  She chewed the big cardboard box under my cube that's been there before my time...I really don't know what's in it, but it must be something important.  I just turned it around so no one could see the tape ripped off of it and the chew marks she made.  Zoe's learned to run to the glass door in the hallway that's the signal to "take me out now!".  Here's Zoe hanging out at the office with all her toys:

After a full morning of running around the office and greeting everyone it was time to take a nap.  But, not before she discovered the box of scrap computer paper she had to empty out and spread all over the floor.  It was a busy day!

First Snowfall

Zoe got to experience her first snow fall today.  It's wet and slushy and not too much of it.  She thought it would be fun to scoop it up and eat it all along the way; kind of like a snow cone.  Not realizing it was REALLY cold.
 

Then she decided she had been out in the snow way too long and wanted back in.  I think she's a fair weather Bullie!

More Puppy School

Zoe just loves going to puppy school and socializing with all her classmates.  Her best friend, if she could chose one is Louie a Portuguese Water Dog; the same breed that President Obama and family owns.  They run all over the class until Zoe does a gentle body slam and lands on Louie, rolls over, lets him go and then it starts all over again.

Zoe is getting so much better with performing the normal obedience routines like sit/stay and heeling without pulling on the leash.  But, she definitely has her own agenda about what puppy school is for her; and that is socializing with everyone and their dogs.  What else does a Bullie do? 
Our instructor has now set up a mini obstacle course and Zoe has learned to jump up on the yellow platform on command and go through the tunnel to find all the treats the other dogs left inside the tunnel.  Next week is our last class and Zoe's homework is to keep a treat sitting on her paw without taking it.   That will be a miracle if it happens.

Zoe Visits Santa Claus

Zoe's been a really good puppy this year, so she made a list to give to Santa when she went to see him;

1. A Martha Stewart Snuggler bed with a fluffy dog bone pillow

2. Nylabone Healthy Edibles-as many as you can fit in your pouch

3. A new Kong Wubba – I’m tired of getting Elmo’s hand-me-downs

4. A doggie water bottle for my crate, so I can quit spilling my water

I'll have more later Santa...