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This is Sadie and her "special friend" from our puppy class. These two are hysterical together. The other big puppies in the class are way too hyper for Miss Sadie and little Willy so they cling to each other. So she outweighs him by a "few" pounds

I don't know if I should really laugh at this but those of you who met my little Spitfire yesterday will appreciate this

So I went home at lunch to walk Miss Sadie today as usual. We're out walking and there's a whole mess of construction workers working on my neighbors place. They were being pretty obnoxious as far as comments. Although, I have to admit it must be a pretty funny sight seeing a woman in a business suit walking a Newf in heels. So Sadie turns around and looks at me like "No worries Momma, I got this". She gets directly in front of me and stands with her legs totally outstretched, puffs up her (nonexistent) chest and just STARES these guys down. She didn't growl or anything, I don't think she was being aggressive, she just stood there. This one guy says to me "Is that an attack dog?" I couldn't help but laugh. Sadie loves everyone. I don't think I've ever seen her NOT wag her tail and want to say hello to someone...unti l today. But they turned around and went right back to work and I swear to God she stuck her nose up and walked away. I don't think she knows she's still little, and I didn't have the heart to tell her she isn't scary so I just let her think she's big and bad

Does this look like an attack dog to you?

This is cute

HEAVEN?
 
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was just enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying and that his dog had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while they came to a high white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate between the arches that looked like mother of pearl, and that the street that led beyond the gate looked like pure gold.
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my dog come in too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, the man came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me" he called to the reader, "Do you have any water?"
"Yes, there's a pump right over there." The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate and, sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man, who was standing by then, waiting for them. "What do you call this place?" he asked.
"This is heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," he said, "the man down the road said that was heaven too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the street of gold and the pearly gates? That's h*ll."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the people who would leave their dogs behind......."

These two are too much. Came home last night and Miss Maggie the Cat was sitting on the kitchen table (where she knows she's not supposed to be) and didn't make even the slightest move to get off. Notice that the paws are crossed just so. Then Sadie kept stealing the remote control. Bad kiddos

...once you start singing songs about poop in a baby voice?

I think I may have gone round the bend 

Hello everyone,

Surprise! Another question from the newbie!

Sadie is doing really well. She's healthy and happy. BUT she is a puppy and she can get really rowdy. Not a problem for me but a big problem for kitty Gus Gus who just had major surgery. He blocked again after surgery #1 and had to have what was basically a sex change operation - NO FUN! He's been home since this weekend and he's doing ok, the problem is that Sadie adores him and she just wants to play with him but of course he's still really uncomfortable and cranky. He wants to play with her too, but she's just too rough with him. I hate to scold her for just being a normal puppy so I've been trying to teach her "Easy" without much success. Any tips on this one? We start obedience classes in a few weeks, I just thought if any people would have a solution, it would be you guys. I hate separating them because none of them like it. They do really like each other, it's just she's getting so big and she's so rough. Any ideas?

We've discovered the wonderful world of Kong stuffers:-) Hope none of you will tell me it's bad for her since it's the only thing that keeps her quiet long enough for me to hang out with my kitty and make sure he's ok. I'm about to write the makers of it a huge thank you letter.
I am LOVING this stuff

In other news Gus is still very uncomfortable and miserable in general, HOWEVER, he is eating much better and he just now started playing with his little mouse with Maggie. Things are lookin' up over here!