I wondered how we would make it through the holidays with our rambunctious Alice and Mabel. Somewhere around a year old, they still have all their puppy exuberance, but both weigh a good 35-40 pounds. Have we trained them any? Not much, so it's a struggle sometimes to keep them from jumping up and being obnoxious in general.
Thanksgiving was only immediate family this year and I kept them closed in their room (the sun porch) until we finished eating. At Christmas they were banished to the back yard a good part of the time. I knew better than to trust them with the Christmas tree (more fear of them knocking it over than anything else), so it was moved back to the piano room behind a baby gate, the same as when Esther and Betty (and JJ) were young. They were only set free once the gifts had been opened and the paper cleaned up.
Betty has suffered some health issues lately (I won't go into detail) and has lost quite a bit of weight. She seemed to be feeling the cold, so we bought her a coat. In the past she has despised any type of clothing we've forced her to wear, but I think she really likes the warmth her new coat provides. Check her out! (tail and mouth in motion)
I was in the right place at the right moment to capture this photo of Alice, Esther and Mabel looking out the window together. Alice (Miss Busybody) frequently looks out the window, but Mabel rarely does.... and especially not when Esther is standing there.
Hard to believe we were in the midst of our first puppy drama this time last year. I sure hope things are calmer on the "dog front" in 2010!
8 comments:
AWWW!!! Everybody looks so cute!! I sure miss all my girlies... Boo looks content in her coat and the bottom pic is too funny!
Victoria
I don't know which photo is cuter, Kelly. The coat or the three girls looking out the window! (You should sell that one to a greeting card company!) Great post. I just read where the chill factor here will be 5 degrees Saturday night. I told Ray this may be the first winter to kill down the mosquito population since we've lived here!! Stay warm. Blessings!!
Oh look at those girlies!!! Boo looks stylin' in her sweater and I can't even express how great that photo of the 3 bootie boodies!!! I hooted with laughter then awwwwwed! :)
Connor loved it, too!
She looks snazzy in blue!
But the real picture is the three of them. Loved it!
No, I won't get another dog.
quid
Betty certainly looks happy enough in her coat, it's just her colour. A great photo, captured at just the right moment, I love the one of them at the window.
That last picture of the girls is just adorable.
LOVE the shot of them looking out the window!
"No, I won't get another dog."
Yeah, right.
Kelly this is adorable. I don't think you could have got a better pic if you would have been trying to pose them. Lin
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