No tummy issues thus far! I'm still sort of holding my breath for the next couple of days because of the number of times that I thought we were in the clear and we weren't... but here's to hoping!
He's also totally weaned off his crate now and it will be going into storage soon :-) He's totally fine being in the house by himself! He just wants to be where I usually am - the couch, my bed. He parks himself on the couch or on my comforter and sleeps while I'm gone! I'm certainly glad we don't have to worry about that god awful crate anymore... it takes up too much space, hah!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Ex-nay on the Medications-ay
I don't pig latin... clearly (or is that gibberish?)
Whatever. So Charlie is off of his medications (for now) to see if his little belly has finally righted itself. It's been about 24 hours since he hasn't had any, and we've had no problems thus far. Tonight will be the defining moment - I'm crossing my fingers I don't get woken up around midnight because this miss has work in the morning!
Will keep everyone posted on this delicate matter.
And now I leave you with this:
Whatever. So Charlie is off of his medications (for now) to see if his little belly has finally righted itself. It's been about 24 hours since he hasn't had any, and we've had no problems thus far. Tonight will be the defining moment - I'm crossing my fingers I don't get woken up around midnight because this miss has work in the morning!
Will keep everyone posted on this delicate matter.
And now I leave you with this:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Feel Good Moment(s) of the Past Couple of Weeks...
Here are a multitude of photos I've snapped over the last couple of weeks. I just keep forgetting to post them on here! They're all over my Facebook...
Oh you're taking a picture? Wait let me pose...
Gimme kiss, mommy!
Me: Smile for the camera Charlie! Charlie: omg SQUIRREL..
Playtime!
A typical morning for us - coffee, cuddles, Law & Order...
Charlies conked out in my closet after we got home from one of our runs around the neighborhood! I think this was two miles... he was a tired puppy!
MA! Stop doing your homework... let's playyy!
Charlie's helping me write my paper... as you can see, he supplies the heat and the snoring, while I supply... well, everything else
Oh HAI! Good morning!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sorry for the lack of posts!
I have been so busy this semester that I just didn't have time to blog. BOO!
But I wanted to take some time to catch y'all up on what's going on.
Charlie is doing fabulous - he is so much better on walks now, and instead of cowering away from people he is overtly friendly and likes to walk up to them and say hello! He still gets nervous when new people come into the house, but overall he's getting to know all of my friends and loves their company.
Charlie still absolutely hates going into his crate... I think it's because he knows it means that I'm leaving. I do everything I can to make it easier for him - I don't make a big deal about it, I don't get nervous about it, I leave him fresh water, treats, and even a sweatshirt of mine in there with him. He still just can't stand it. Anytime I leave, he would much rather go with me and wait in the car than stay at home alone. I want to begin training him to just stay outside of his crate while I'm gone, because I do think that will relieve some of his stress. But even when I'm here he tends to gnaw on things he shouldn't!
In fact, over the last couple of weeks I have lost four pairs of socks, a pair of leggings, two pairs of undies, and my Marc Jacobs designer arm warmers... grrr!! He has jaws of steel - he will chew up toys like I've never seen. Even his big black Kong is starting to show some wear! Goodness gracious...
But, our little life here is great. When I cook breakfast in the morning, I always make a bit extra so he can have some as well. He loves helping me study (well, he likes to paw at my hands when I'm typing a paper, or sprawl across my textbooks and notebooks when I have a midterm...)
And at the moment, I have an awful, awful cold and am stuck in bed... which is he is just ecstatic about! Andy and Truman helped take care of me yesterday and Charlie was overjoyed that he got to spend the day with his mom, his brother, and his uncle :-D
Well, I'm off to head back to sleep. I feel like my head is a balloon!
Hope everyone is enjoying this GORGEOUS fall that we have this year!
But I wanted to take some time to catch y'all up on what's going on.
Charlie is doing fabulous - he is so much better on walks now, and instead of cowering away from people he is overtly friendly and likes to walk up to them and say hello! He still gets nervous when new people come into the house, but overall he's getting to know all of my friends and loves their company.
Charlie still absolutely hates going into his crate... I think it's because he knows it means that I'm leaving. I do everything I can to make it easier for him - I don't make a big deal about it, I don't get nervous about it, I leave him fresh water, treats, and even a sweatshirt of mine in there with him. He still just can't stand it. Anytime I leave, he would much rather go with me and wait in the car than stay at home alone. I want to begin training him to just stay outside of his crate while I'm gone, because I do think that will relieve some of his stress. But even when I'm here he tends to gnaw on things he shouldn't!
In fact, over the last couple of weeks I have lost four pairs of socks, a pair of leggings, two pairs of undies, and my Marc Jacobs designer arm warmers... grrr!! He has jaws of steel - he will chew up toys like I've never seen. Even his big black Kong is starting to show some wear! Goodness gracious...
But, our little life here is great. When I cook breakfast in the morning, I always make a bit extra so he can have some as well. He loves helping me study (well, he likes to paw at my hands when I'm typing a paper, or sprawl across my textbooks and notebooks when I have a midterm...)
And at the moment, I have an awful, awful cold and am stuck in bed... which is he is just ecstatic about! Andy and Truman helped take care of me yesterday and Charlie was overjoyed that he got to spend the day with his mom, his brother, and his uncle :-D
Well, I'm off to head back to sleep. I feel like my head is a balloon!
Hope everyone is enjoying this GORGEOUS fall that we have this year!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Back in the 802
Had a fabulous visit with my family. It was really great to see so many of them in one week! Now I'm in the NEK - I drove back here after my flight yesterday so I could fetch my little doggy, but ended up staying the night because I was so exhausted! Charlie woke me up around 4AM just to check in and say "hey, hi! You're here! I'm here! Let's cuddle!" It was cute.
Now he's currently hanging out under his tree in the front yard - he's got a big tree that he likes to just sit and nap under.
Mom says that although he was fine while I was gone, his eyes seemed to get a little dark. Yesterday after I arrived home... I guess his eyes weren't so dark and sad anymore. My little boy!
Now he's currently hanging out under his tree in the front yard - he's got a big tree that he likes to just sit and nap under.
Mom says that although he was fine while I was gone, his eyes seemed to get a little dark. Yesterday after I arrived home... I guess his eyes weren't so dark and sad anymore. My little boy!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Later East Coast...
Well only for the long weekend, basically. I don't have too much time to write this because I'm about to meet up with some family, but I traveled way over to Seattle to visit the fam out here! My little cousin just graduated from USMC and is home for a 10 day base leave, so I wanted to come out to see him all grown up!
My flights were fine (well, the first one was reallyyyy bumpy...). I cried when I said goodbye to Charlie. I'm leaving him with my parents for the time being, so he's totally fine and safe, but man oh man that was so hard to leave him. I cried for a good half an hour on the car ride back to Burlington. I'm OK now, of course, but I miss him SO much! But I'm really glad to be out with the family.
More updates later, gotta run!!
My flights were fine (well, the first one was reallyyyy bumpy...). I cried when I said goodbye to Charlie. I'm leaving him with my parents for the time being, so he's totally fine and safe, but man oh man that was so hard to leave him. I cried for a good half an hour on the car ride back to Burlington. I'm OK now, of course, but I miss him SO much! But I'm really glad to be out with the family.
More updates later, gotta run!!
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