We went to the beach a few weeks ago and Mabel got to go too.
Ellie travels well, but we didn’t know how Mabel would do.
She ended up sleeping almost the whole way.
She loved checking out the new surroundings. Billy kept telling her….Mabel, I hope you like your trip to the beach…because you won’t be able to come back. You are going to be protecting the goats before long.
Now….I just have to snicker at that one….because at this point…she RUNS AWAY from the goats.
Right now she is like a toddler that is in the terrible two’s .
She loves to pull stuff out and leave it all over the place….on this day…it was my shoes. But she also loves Billy’s…..last night we let her come in for a few minutes…she pranced across the floor and disappeared into our room….then out she comes again…with one of Billy’s shoes in her mouth….it was as big as she was…she continued to prance right over to her pillow. Billy and I looked at one another and did the same thing you do as parents when your toddler does something they shouldn’t, but they look so cute doing it. You try not to smile….
I tell her NO ….in my “I’m Serious” voice….. then I take away the shoes. I have given her stuff to play with, but of course she would rather have the stuff that isn’t allowed.
She is so much like a baby it isn’t even funny. She will play and play and play…then she kinda walks around and lets out a whimper every once and in a while. Then she finally plops down and goes straight to sleep.
The other night she was playing with the kids…Lindsay wanted to hold her….that’s when it turned into nap time.
She likes to curl up in your arms like a baby. She is supposed to be a HUGE dog. I suppose we are all just enjoying this time when we can still hold her.
Billy says that he thinks he can see her growing right before his eyes. She really has grown quickly.
She is good about staying close to the house. She has a great disposition and really isn’t a bad puppy. She gets into some stuff…but so far it hasn’t been real bad….Maybe it’s my “I’m Serious” Voice. I doubt that….
Mabel has several brothers and sisters…..I saw them and just had to take a picture….they seem to all be about the same size.
They moved around so quick it was hard to get them all still at one time. Aren’t they the cutest!
It makes you want to take everyone of them home with you. BUT DON’T WORRY THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!
Mabel has gotten to where she likes to go pick berries with me. She will occasionally eat one off the bush herself….
She and Ellie took a walk with me to the lake tonight. If I stopped to take a picture of a flower or something…she would stop and wait for me.
I love that……. So of course when we got home….it was nap time…..
She was one tired puppy.
she is up now…but just for a little one on one time with Billy. She hasn’t seen him since this morning…
she likes to cuddle up with him every night for a little while
by the smile on Billy’s face…I think he looks forward to this too.
Now…does that really look like a dog that is going to be in the goat pen? Just Saying……
Now Ellie….on the other hand…..
She really could care less one way or the other.
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Posted by aunt janet on June 14, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Adorable! Makes me want another puppy–a little bit lol
aunt janet