Addie and Zoe Playing

Photo Shoot

Addie loves the camera, but is still getting used to the lights and background paper. I didn't even think about the similarities between the background paper and a weewee pad, on which she tinkled ending the photo shoot. LOL

I'm a Big Dog

Addie graduated from Puppy School this week! She is starting to fill out a bit more now. Her ears are growing and changing. Her big dog bark is really developing. And she towers over Zoe!

Hot Doggles

Addie's Water Bowl

Addie is 4 Months Old!

She is growing up sooooo fast! It seems as though she went from adorable, not so little puppy, to the terrible two's stage overnight. She is teething big time. Ice cubes and raw hides seem to be her favorite right now. We just can't wait to see her all grown up!

Zoe Turns 14

Today is Addie's big sister's Birthday. Zoe started her day off with a dog friendly cupcake which she LOVED!

Born in Hoxter, Germany on June 16, 1994, Zoe is a purebred langhaardackel (longhaired Dachshund). Zoe's registered name is Kelli vom Corveyer Land. Her father was Zwirn v. Anner Land and her mother was Kora v. Kleinen Muck.

Going for a Ride

"Doggles"

Not dog related, but TOO COOL not to share!

We went to see The Happening by M. Night Shyamalan at the Ridgemar Rave this evening. At the beginning of the movie, when they were running the opening actor/actress credits, a group of people to the left of the theater started clapping loudly at someones name. We were not sure what was going on, seemed a little odd. Then at the end of the movie the same thing. Lots of clapping from that side of the theater. There was also some odd stuff going on at the theater.

When we arrived there was a Rave employee with a clipboard checking tickets as we entered the theater. Then our tickets were checked again right before we could pick our seats. There was also a police officer in the theatre. I had recognized an actress in the movie but could not place her name. She played a crazy, creepy part near the end of the movie.

We IMDB'ed the movie and found out that person was Betty Buckley. The same Betty Buckley that lives in the Fort Worth, Weatherford area. SHE WAS AT THE MOVIE THEATER DURING THIS SHOWING!! How COOL is that!! For those of you that don't recognize her name she played the gym teacher in the Stephen King movie Carrie. Ms. Buckley played her part very well in The Happening.

I'm a Natural

The older Addie gets the more fun she is having in front of the camera. Since she does not know many words yet, it is hard to tempt her without treats to get that look. You know that look that I am talking about. By using the right string of nonsense words and tone of voice, I finally reached her. Today was the first day that she glanced at me askew.

Cutting Teeth

Addie lost her two front top and bottom teeth this past Tuesday. On Wednesday, the top two teeth were already starting to show. Today, those top two are really coming in and one has started to show on the bottom. We are probably in as much pain as she is. When those teeth are moving she is very bitey! But still absolutely adorable!

Fun in the Mud

Addie did LOVE playing in the dirt and mud before her bath after leaving the river.

Trinity River

Today was Addie's first trip to the river. She did not like it so much.

An Adventure

One of Addie's favorite toys is a ball. Any type of ball. She had an experience with one of her favorite balls on Thursday afternoon. It got stuck on her head! My husband took some quick pix of her experience. He said she was trying to chew the other side of the ball by going through it instead of around it. He did not put it on her head. This was all Addie. She was not hurt at all, just a little confused. Check out the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/staciszybowicz/BallProblems

Mothra

For anyone that was watching the live Addie cam yesterday, here is the moth that my husband found on the outside window of Addie's room. This thing is HUGE and weird looking!

Dog Days of Denton 2008

On Saturday, we attended a cool dog friendly event called the Dog Days of Denton Festival. This all day event included food, contests, live entertainment, and games. Vendors were selling their canine-themed wares and arts/crafts. There were also several pet rescue groups on site with dogs available for adoption. This fur-filled event also featured various canine demonstrations in agility, flyball, disc and freestyle throughout the morning.

My favorite booth was the Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue. They had many gorgeous Great Pyrenees on site for us to meet. Addie was a little intimidated by these gentle giants, so I didn’t get a picture of her with them. One of the Great Pyrenees was 130 pounds (pictured here). It was really neat to see what Addie’s Dad looks like up close. His head was enormous, like a human head. The second that I would stop petting him he would paw at me to keep going. Talk about a big heavy paw! I just LOVED him! Addie got close to this big Pyrenees and he lifted his paw and bopped her on the head. His paw was as big as her head, or at least it seemed to be that big, lol. Addie looked up at him and shook her head a little bit. It was soooo funny! We need him around when she gets in her crazy puppy nipping moods!

There were a lot of vendors. Some of the other neat booths that I stopped at included:
Friends Forever Pet Portraits in Steel – You have to check out this site! Her work is amazing. I’m still deciding what I want to have her do for me.
Annie’s Doggone Goodies – All-natural dog treats. She does dog birthday cakes too!
A Place for Pets Resort & Spa – She had a great booth set up and even gave Addie a squeak toy!
Milk-bone – Milk-bone was on site promoting their 100 year anniversary and search for their spokesdog. Addie received a cute bandana that she sported all day.

For Addie, attending this event was a big deal! This was the first large event that she has been at where she encountered a lot of people and a lot of dogs. Addie was brilliant! She sat when being petted. She maneuvered the people filled lanes with ease. She was the perfect little girl at this event and everyone LOVED her!

If you are a dog lover and did not attend this event, check out the Dog Days of Denton site and keep it in mind for next year. There are not very many dog friendly events left around. Even though it was a bit of a drive, it was well worth it.