 3/9/21 - In the car leaving the foster home, wondering what's going on. Ellie, not me. |
 New home! Still confused. Me too. |
 Maybe I'll just lay here and chew things. |
 This seems like a warm place to lay down. |
 Awww. |
 Everybody's pooped. |
 Well, Mary finally has something to take her mind off not having a puppy. |
 Nose. |
 Keeping Mommy's foot warm while she's on the phone with Pam. |
 This is your bad ankle, it'd be a shame if somebody... |
 ...laid down on it! |
 Lap dog. |
 She'll grow into her crate. |
 Sure, she's cute when she's not being bratty. |
 Checking out her Facebook page with Mommy. |
 Nose!. |
 Learning to walk on a leash. |
 You have food! I also like food. |
 Folded pupper. |
 She slid down into the cracks, but she seems comfy. |
 Bleb. |
 Her warrior name shall be "Ellie the Boneless." |
 Well, Mary's happy. |
 Getting her used to riding in the car, because the 2 times time she rode in a car 2 weeks ago she ended up in a different home. |
 She's worried. |
 All settled down. |
 The vet took a picture on her first visit. |
 3/25 - gotten her last puppy shots, and ready to receive worshippers. |
 Starting to train her to walk at heel. Everything's new and scary! |
 She likes to hang out on our laps on the porch. |
 ...also hanging out with Mommy watching sappy movies and doing puzzles. |
 Even autofocus can't handle the cuteness! |
 Lambchop... |
 ...must... |
 ...die! |
 She held still long enough to focus! |
 She looks innocent, but I know she wants to chew on my hand. |
 As long as she's comfortable. |
 And hanging out on the porch again. |
 Doing well learning to walk at heel. |
 Yes, in the most inconvenient place possible. |
 It's empty because you ate it all, in 15 seconds. |
 Getting big! 14 pounds when we got her, 21 pounds in April |
 SQUIRREL! |
 Mary made her a nook under her sewing machine. |
 Much better than under the chair. |
 We brought the porch cushions in out of the rain. She likes them. |
 Where's that snoring sound coming fro- |
 Oh. |
 Golden Slumbers... |
 Draw me like your French girls, Jack. |
 My fuzzy baby. |
 Covering even more tiles. 25 lbs. on 4/21. |
 Cheese... |
 ...cake! |
 Bleb. |
First bath 5/7! It wasn't fun for anyone involved. |
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 Chillin' with her squeeky ball. |
 Her tail is a perfect caligraphy brush!. |
 Trying to get the neighbor-dog's attention. |
 Family porch time. |
 Porch bleb.She's 31 pounds as of 5/19. |
 Long little doggie! Waiting for Mommy at the store again. |
 I sense food! Where's the food?? |
 I shall be very happy to help open this (nibble nibble). |
 Taking up even more of the couch. |
 Hi. |
 She has chosen this chair as her own (which is fine since we never use it). |
 Watching over the back yard for dangerous bluejays and squirrels. |
 See? No dangerous bluejays or squirrels. |
As of the end of June she's 35 pounds and 34" long!. |
 Ready to play fetch! |
 Of course her idea of fetch is to keep the ball herself. |
 Such a doggie face! |
 Ya gonna throw the ball or what?? |
 Nope, the ball is mine now. |
 Watching Wimbeldon! The score is "Puppy/Love." |
 Aww! Yeah, she just wants my snack. |
 Spiffy new harness, so maybe she'll behave on her walk. |
 Doggies in the window. |
 Yes, she's sleeping with her foot on her head. |
 Pretty posing. |
 Mary: "You're going to behave on this walk, right?"
Ellie: "Whatever, Mom." |
 Bob from across the street running over to say hi. |
As of Mid-August, she seems to have stabilized around 40 pounds. |
 I look cute. Give me treats. |
 Bleb. |
 I dunno, man, sometimes I think about life, and... ooh, squirrel! |
 LOOM! |
 Us hanging out on the back porch while Ellie... |
 ... watches out for deer and squirrels. |
 Treats? Please? |
 I'd just shouted a word she'd never heard before when I figured out a clue to a crossword, and Ellie came running over to see what was wrong. I guess "Skua!" means something urgent in dog. |
 Guarding the middle of the kitchen floor from falling food. |
 My dog has too many feet. |
 Mary got the rolling chair so could move freely around her work room. Then we got a dog. |
 Seems comfy. |
 RAHR! |
 1 year old and still afraid of the garbage truck. |
 The princess on her throne. |
 Posing pretty for her 1st birthday. |
 Boop da snoot. |
On her first birthday, Dec 3, 2021, she weighed 44 pounds. Hoping she's done growing. |