Photo Update for the Big 100!

This marks my 100th post on my blog! I've been very busy these past few weeks, so I'll get you up to speed in photos!

Right before Thanksgiving, Yara and I toured the Capitol building. Mom and I have lived here almost two years so it was about time that we looked around ;)


Mom and I visited Eleanor Roosevelt's place, Val-Kill.


We graduated from college!


We moved home just in time for Christmas decorating. I even helped!


Mom and I have a little over a month left together. We have been taking it easy with lots of playdates and fun outings. Maybe after the holidays we will step it up a bit, but Mom says I am perfect just the way I am so we will just stick to the fun stuff!

Merry Christmas

Busy Weekend

This weekend was one of Mom and my last ones up at college. Between the holidays and trips home, we really won't have anymore chances to explore the area before moving out so we tried to make the most of it.

First we headed into the city. We went over the pedestrian bridge and into the park where Mom insisted on picture taking. Because I am so cute, I obliged.





After that we went back into the city and explored. I don't know where Mom got all her energy from, but I was not having any of that. We did a few blocks and then I gave Mom "the look" letting her know I was tired and ready to go back to the car. I better find a lazy partner in the future, I can't handle all this activity every day!

I was still pretty tired the next day when we went to visit Yara. I basically ignored all her play bows and happily chewed on her bone. Did I mention Yara has the best bones?!?! After "playtime" (I'm not really sure you can call it that anymore...) we went to the park. We played in the water for a bit and got really muddy. Mom and Yara's mom decided this constituted a pit stop at our apartment for a bath. Luckily, I wasn't that dirty so I just got hosed down. Poor Yara had to get the whole rinse-lather-repeat routine since she has all that fur! We both managed to survive the ordeal, though. I even managed a little playtime before Yara left.


When she did leave, I was ticked to see everyone leave without me! Mom has been trying to get me used to staying home alone without being in my kennel, so she figured I could handle the twenty minutes it would take to drop Yara and her mom off. I did just fine (of course!), but I would have rather taken a ride.

I'm an agility dog too!

Irie is on the Disabled List for the next few weeks. She has a boo-boo in her leg that makes her limp a lot. What does this have to do with me? Well, I get to take over her spot in agility class! I'm not nearly as fast as Irie, but I can do all of the obstacles. Everyone at class thinks I am so cute and all the dogs share their cookies with me. Now I know why Irie loves coming to class every week! Mom is going to try to get some pictures of me doing my thing so you can see me. I'll post them when we can wrangle a photographer for the day :)

Happy Halloween!

I got shot!!!

OK, I'm being a bit dramatic...but I did have to go down to GEB to get 2 shots! Mom showed me around and told me this is where I will live after I leave her. That better not be anytime soon-I love my mom!!! I met some of the trainers and kennel staff, as well as the vets. They all seemed really cool so I know I'll have fun when I get there. I talked to a few dogs who were in training and they all told me how cool it was, so I'm getting a little excited to start the next part of my life!

Puppy Class

I got to come home to Mom at puppy class this week. My swap family let me play outside while Mom was helping in class, so I was good and tired when it was time for my class. I met the new class teacher-she gave me cookies so I like her. We did a bunch of new games which were pretty cool. Mom made me work with a sitter for class, she seemed alright but I was glad to go home with my Mom!

I found out my pal Stanton is leaving! I am so sad, I adore him! We have had so many fun times together, I really hope I'll see him down at GEB.

Another Swap

I thought I made myself clear the last time, I HATE SWAPS!!! Mom just did not get it, so she sent me on another one! Luckily I went to a family I have already stayed with. They adore me, so I guess I can put up with them for a week. Their puppy, Oasis, went home with Mom. I was so jealous! I did have a good time with her family, though. They have a bunch of other pets, including another dog, and a great back yard. Maybe swaps aren't the worst thing ever...

Mom asked me to post these Oasis pix so you can see her. Apparently we are basically twins in both looks and behavior so it was an easy swap for the humans!

Horse Show

Mom finally let me off house arrest and we celebrated with a trip to watch my Grandma compete on her horse, Ernie. When I first met Ernie I woofed a few times to let him know that just because I am small doesn't mean I'm not sassy! He backed up, so I know he got the message. After our initial meeting, Mom and I went to a heated room (it was a cold morning!) and watched Grandma and Ernie compete. They did great!


When they finished with their events we headed outside. Ernie wanted to eat some grass and I wanted to play with the farm doggies. We had a blast together but they had to leave after a bit, so Mom took the opportunity to snap a few Fall photos.


Before we left, all four of us snuck into the ring for a quick picture. I think it came out well!


I was tired after my busy morning, so we went home and napped. I guess I was out of working form!

I don't know what I did wrong...

...but I've been on house arrest for the past 3 weeks!!!! And worse yet, I have to wear a diaper all the time!!! What is going on??? Mom keeps talking about "the heat" all the time. I don't know what she's talking about because the very few times I'm allowed outside (for potty breaks only) it is pretty chilly. Mom said we're almost done with "the heat" which I'm hoping is human code for FREEDOM!!! I don't know how much more of this I can take!

Our Anniversary

I know I owe you all a HUGE update, but that will have to wait for now. I didn't want to let our anniversary pass by without mention, though. Mom and I met one year ago today. I thought she was super cool from the very beginning and I'm so glad I get to spend my puppyhood with her!

Another Puppy Class

Tonight was a long night for Mom and I-puppy class. We leave the apartment at 3pm and don't get home until close to 8pm. I do a lot of sleeping and playing so I don't mind it too much, but I think Mom actually does stuff so she may get a little tired. When we got there I had some playtime with all my friends. At first it was just Stanton, Caitlyn, and Magnum but soon the babies showed up and we had quite a group! Before I knew it, playtime was over and I had to head to the crate. Mom brought me my stuffed Kong, so I didn't mind too much.

After what seemed like forever, Mom came and got me for our class. We had been practicing our homework so we would be prepared for class. Can I just say that I was a shining star!!! My obedience was flawless and I stayed like a statue! When supervised playtime came around, I trotted around gingerly with a toy in my mouth. Seriously, Mom is so lucky she has such a perfect puppy!

Lark Fest

Today Mom gave me quite the challenge-a HUGE street festival. There were tons of crowds and plenty of distractions, the biggest being my best pal Yara! I am proud to say I was on my very best behavior the entire day. I was a great example of a confident, well-behaved working dog (as was Yara!) and we definitely turned some heads. The only thing that could have made it better was some quality playtime with Yara. 5 minutes of jumping around on leash just doesn't cut it for us girls!

Look at the crowds!


They don't scare me, Mom!

Taking a lunch break

Yara doing her best to avoid paparazzi Mom!

Us with our moms

Walk and Talks

Walk and Talks went much better this time around. Mom made sure I was good and tired so that I would be on my best behavior. We left early so that we could park far away and walk to get my crazies out (whatever that means...), but it started raining when we parked so we just sat in the car until it was time for our turn.

First I sat in the crate for a while and listened to the people talk. My pal, McKenzie, was there so we whined at each other to entertain ourselves. Mom did not like that-apparently it's rude to interrupt people. After all that business they broke out the camera and we started with some obedience inside. I did very well, although I do jump the gun on "over" quite a bit. I can't help it-it's my favorite command!!!

Next we went outside. It was still raining and I hate rain, so I pouted for most of it. We worked on some scary stairs for a bit. Mom told me to do them and I just looked at her, "Those things are crazy! Are you sure you want your precious princess puppy to do those???" But she was serious so up and down we went. As long as Mom says they are safe, I believe her. Sure enough we were fine-I didn't even break a nail!

We started walking back and Bessie asked Mom to see if I would walk through a puddle. Ummm, excuse me! I am Princess Fay, I don't do puddles! But again, Mom said so and through the puddle I went. Notice how I didn't say we? Mom hopped over it at the last minute-so unfair! Now my toes were cold and wet-gross!

After the puddle incident, I went to Kate for the rest of the walk back inside. I kept looking for Mom, but she was too busy gabbing with Bessie. Kate had some yummy cookies so I gave up after a bit. Then, John the Camera Man threw this bag of noise at me! Again, how rude! I just gave him a dirty look and kept walking. I'm sure he got the message!

Back inside we did some more obedience, crate time, and human talking. Before I knew it we were headed home. Mom was very proud of me and gave me a handful of cookies back at the car. Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for the weekend for playtime-the best reward of all!

New Friends

These past few weeks have been filled with new friends. Remember how I mentioned swaps? Well sure enough Mom sent me packing last week. This handsome devil took my place:


Mom would not stop gushing about how cute and how nice Ajax was. Get over it already! I am way better than him!!! Apparently we swapped because Ajax doesn't like the car-how can you not like the car??? How else are we supposed to go anywhere fun? Mom showed him that the car wasn't that bad after all.


Meanwhile I went to Ajax's house. I did not have as great a time as Ajax did with my mom. See, I really missed her so I whined a lot to let Ajax's family know how much I wanted to go home. I would sit at the door and whine. I would sit near them and whine. I would go outside and whine. Do you get the idea? Apparently they didn't appreciate that so much, but I really did miss her!!! I guess his family isn't so bad. They played with me and gave my lots of treats and, best of all, they had a pool in their backyard! But nothing beats being at home with my mom. I was one happy girl the day I saw Mom's car in the driveway!!! Now there is talk of even more swaps for me-I don't get it! Doesn't Mom understand that I don't want to leave her ever?!?! The whole ordeal just wore me out, but we had to go to Grandma and Grandpa's for the weekend. I don't know how I survived...


Aunt Wendy came for the weekend and brought Joey and Chandler. I've met Chandler the cat before, but I've never seen this Joey dude. He was really cute, but he never wanted to play! I did my best to convince him with my adorable play bowing and a few woofs of encouragement, but he's a stubborn guy. I did win him over a little by the end of his stay, though.



Tomorrow Mom and I have Walk and Talks. We've been preparing all week to avoid a repeat of June's disaster. Keep your fingers crossed that Mom can control my inner beast ;)

I have been a very busy 1 year old...

Wow, time flies when you get old, I guess. It has been a busy few weeks since my birthday, so I think it is time for an update.

Mom's summer classes finally ended so we went to the grandparents' for a mini-vacation. We did a lot of walking, playing, and relaxing-my kind of vacation!




Donna came for a visit, but she didn't like to play with me so that wasn't much fun. After she left there was more time for outings, so Josette and I hit the walking trail. After we were good and tired we went to the bakery for breakfast. They even brought us some biscuits-YUMMY!!!






One night, Mom and I made a short trip back to school so I wouldn't miss puppy class. There was talk of a swap. I hate swaps! I love my mom so much, so why should I leave her??? And worse yet, another dog is taking my place with Mom!!! I cannot believe this at all! I will tell you all about it when I get home...

My Birthday Puppy Class

So I was lucky enough to have puppy class on my birthday, so we did something special to celebrate. Mom and I went early and soon Stanton and Oasis showed up to play. It was pretty hot so we only ran a little, then we played in Stanton's water bowl.


Then, the little guys showed up and Mom put me in a crate. That's right, in a crate on MY birthday! I was not happy and made sure I told Mom so, but she just ignored me. I must have been in there forever when she finally took me out and said it was my turn for puppy class. I am in the big dog class now so we played a bunch of difficult games. Mom made me wear my stupid birthday hat, but everyone oooohed and ahhhed over me, so I guess it wasn't too awful. First we worked on obedience, then some people greetings. Then, we played two games-recall race and hot potato. For the race we broke into two teams (black dogs vs. yellow). Then we all went into a sit-stay at one side of the room while our humans went to the other and called us. Whoever made it to their person first won. I won the first heat, but then lost the second when I got distracted by a kibble on the floor. In hot potato the humans sat in a circle of chairs with us pups laying down next to them. They had to pass a tennis ball around until the teacher said stop and whoever had the ball was out. It came down to Mom and me and Blanche and her mom. Mom held onto the ball a little too long so we got second place. We also lined up for a group picture at some point. Our reward for all of this work? Mom made the pups and humans some delicious cookies-peanut butter for the dogs, sugar for the humans.