My introduction...

Hi, everyone. My name is Lola and I am one of Luke's daughters. I have two sisters and a brother and we were born just one week before our dad, Luke, died. I am sorry I never met him, but I will try to be a prankster like he was, except so far, Louie, my great nephew, is trying to take over that title himself!!!
Today Mom came all the way over to my old house and met me for the first time. She decided to bring me home early because poor Louie was getting an identity crisis living with those toy poodles. Mom and my breeder both decided it would be fine if I came here early instead of waiting a few more weeks. It's not like I am not going to be around other puppies and/or big dogs... I have Louie's Mom and his dad (who is also MY uncle!) to play with here.
Anyway, so far I think it's going to be okay. Me and Louie spent quite a bit of time outside playing with some toys. Sometimes he bites my ears, but I can growl at him and he stops. Besides, he's a boy dog and boy dogs always respect girl dogs, hehehe!
BTW... my doggy mommy has a page here on Dogster, too. Her name is Tula. I sure hope my brother and my sister will also be on here soon!
Well, I gotta nap now, catch ya later!

My first day here....

Well, I actually slept good last night. I was all snuggled up with Louie and didn't even miss my brother and sisters. This morning Julie came over with a pink stroller and got me and Louie and the two poodles and took us to work. That is one cool place!!! We saw lots of HUGE dogs and we got to play in a little room with some cats in cages. I tried to play with them but they hissed at me!!! We played and played and all the people over there carried me and Louie all around with them. Finally we came home and Mom took us down to a big, huge place with grass all over. We played for a while down there and she even let those poodles play with us. Once they were chasing me and I got a little scared but I ran back to Mom and she saved me. Then, it was raining so we came home and now I am playing with Louie. I growl and bark at him and he chases me! It's a fun game. And, we get really, really good food here!!! Mom says it's good for us, too. We can't eat with the poodles cuz me and Louie eat way, way too fast and don't leave any for them. Too bad, I say!!!
Gee, I was soo busy I never even missed my old family. I wonder if they missed me??? Bet they didn't!!!

My new home is FUN!

Ya know, this is a pretty neat home! Louie and I are having lots of fun together and, Mom even lets us play with the poodles, too. And, every morning we go over to work and that is a really neat place, too! All the girls fight over who gets to hold us, and we go with them for all their breaks. We can't go out in the daycare yard yet cuz me and Taylor are still too small, we could fit right thru the spaces in the gate.
Now that I am comfortable here I am running circles around Louie. He is like a big, stuffed toy!! I usually run backwards, (Did you know that baby Frenchies usually run backwards??? Yup, we do! We can keep our balance better that way!)and I sometimes can't see where I am going. This morning I tumbled right over into the water dish. I was hoping no one saw that graceful move, but... Mom was laughing at me so I guess I was caught! Probably that water dripping off my head was a pretty good clue????
Well, gotta go to sleep now. Those big dogs, especially Louie's daddy Jones, woke us all up last night cuz it was dark in the house. I guess they are scared of the dark???? Not me, I am BRAVE!!!

Exploring in the big yard...

Tonight when we went down to play in the big yard I went exploring. Mom says I am pretty independent for being the youngest one here. Ah, Mom, not all of us are clingy like those toy poodles, Tanner and Taylor. Frenchie's are brave and bold and, yeah, independent!!! Anyway, Tanner was playing with a nice stick. I tried a few times to get it away from him but he wasn't giving it up. Soo, I ran way, way over to the edge of the pen and found my own stick. It was still attached to it's roots so I had to chew it off. Not to worry, those puppy teeth are good for that! While I was over there I spied a really pretty yellow flower way up high. I tried and tried to reach it, but I was too small. Then, I remembered there were some in the garden that were much lower so I ran over and got one for Mom. She was happy!!!
Since I am smaller than Louie I am more agile than he is. Tonight I did lots of running and leaping but he could only sit back and watch...he is too fat to leap very high, hehehe!
Now, I am very, very tired and taking a nap!

Old news...

I guess Louie already told you guys that I was sick on Saturday. I had such a bad belly ache that I didn't know whether to throw up or go the other way, so I did both!!! Mom was very, very worried cuz I am just at the age where my mother's antibiodies I got when I was first nursing wear out and mine from my shots aren't ready yet. She stayed up all night and held my paw! She gave me two different kinds of pills, too. And, she wouldn't even let me drink all the water I wanted... she just let me have tiny sips every once in a while. Finally, I was feeling a bit better so I fell asleep and so did Mom. She was sleeping so soundly she didn't even hear her alarm, so I helped. I barked and barked and yelled and screamed. Finally she woke up, jumped up to check me, and then started laughing cuz all I wanted was my breakfast!!! She only let me have a tiny bit, but since I obviously wasn't sick any more she gave me more later. I was perfect all day and I am still perfect! Poor Louie also got sick, but he wasn't as sick as I was so Mom left him with Laurie, hehehe! Must have been all those hosta leaves we were eating??? Mom said Louie sure had a lot of pieces of wood in his stomach cuz he threw them all up, but I didn't eat any of that. Oh well, we are fine now! And, tonight we celebrated by running and running and running all around the big yard!!!

We meet Piper...

Mom brought Pinki's deaf puppy, Piper, home for a few days so she could begin training him. We had a lot of fun with him!! He is kind of big, so I wasn't too sure of him, though.
Today Mom left us home and she came home from work early. Even though it is VERY, VERY hot, she took us down to the big yard and let us stay down there in the shade. She took Piper also, even though he jumps OUT of the stroller!! He was pretty good, in fact, Mom said you couldn't really tell he was deaf when he was playing with us. Finally, he started getting too rough with me and was dragging me by my back leg so Mom made him go back in the kennel with his sister and brothers. Oh well, at least Taylor and I are safe now!
Mom says I am too brave for my own good, whatever that is supposed to mean. Just cuz I won't run and hide like Louie does means I am TOO brave???? Silly Mom, she doesn't want me to be a woosie does she????

Our new pen...

Man, I sure like our new pen. Some of the other dogs have tunneled under the big ramp and made some hiding places. One of them is just right for me! I grab a toy and run under there and poor Tanner and Louie try to get me. I face out the opening and they can't get past my sharp, puppy teeth!!! Poor guys can't fit in there with me, either. My little secret hiding place, hehehe!
I do need a hiding place cuz that Tanner does get pretty rough sometimes. Mom says it's cuz he's older than me and wants to be a bully. It's okay, I found out that if I can't get to my hiding place all I gotta do is scream real loud and he runs the other way. Speaking of screaming... I already know how to talk lots, too. Mom is pretty excited cuz she said she misses my dad Luke's talking all the time. She is hoping I will be a talker, too. My half sister Hilda is a GREAT talker... just like our dad! She's staying here for a while cuz Laurie and Drew are going away so maybe I can learn from her?? I guess I will try!!

Our new pen, part two...

Well, Mom finally realized that I was just plain too small to climb up high enough to get out that floppy door and into our new outside pen. And, although Louie is probably big enough, he is too fat to get his weight high enough to get out it! We can get back inside but then we were stuck inside and Taylor and Tanner were running inside and telling us how nice it was outside over and over and over again. Sooo, tonight when she got home from work Mom took a couple of boards and screwed them into a small ramp right under our floppy door. I was soo happy I ran right up the little ramp and went outside so she could see how nice it worked. Louie took a little persuading, but he finally got it, too.
Now, we are really happy with our new pen!!! Mom still shuts the floppy door at night cuz she is scared we will go outside in the dark (silly Mom!), but starting tomorrow morning we can all run in and out all day long!! I can't wait!

Independent, MOI?????

Mom says I am very, very independent! When ever we go out in the big yard I do my own thing. Louie hangs out with Mom or with Taylor and Tanner but I just go explore on my own. Mom says it is a typical girl dog thing, I guess.
Anyway, I do still listen but I can tell you, it won't be easy to train me. Well, maybe with the right treat... I really, really LOVE food!
Mom feeds us three times a day and we get that nice, raw Stella and Chewy's patties. Mmmmm, let me tell you, that stuff is really good! I have already learned to listen for the freezer door opening... if it is followed by the microwave beeping I know it's dinner time cuz Mom thaws our food in the microwave. I start screaming and don't stop until I get my food! Trouble is, both Louie and I have to eat together in a crate cuz we eat way, way faster than the poodles do. In fact, Mom doesn't even get our dish set down and most of it is GONE! Then we have to wait for Tanner and Taylor to finish so we can go back in our pen. Taylor is pretty fast but that Tanner takes forever. He has to sniff each mouthful before he even tastes it. Then, he has to wait until his taste buds thoroughly analize it before he will even eat that bite. And, he does that for each bite, waiting to make sure the previous bite has gotten all the way to his stomach!!! Sometimes his stomach tells him he is full so he stops eating and tells Mom he is done. Does she listen??? Nope, she waits another ten minutes or so to make sure he is really finished. Grrrrrr. Someday I would like Mom to just give me a whole dish full and let me eat until I am done... I wonder how that feels??? Mom won't do that cuz she says we are too much like labradors and will make ourselves sick. I would just like to try it once, Mom!!! I promise I wouldn't even cry if I got a tummy ache! Mom says the problem with the raw food is that we digest it way too fast. That kibble makes us feel full for hours and hours but we are hungry about three hours after we eat the raw food. Oh well, Mom says the good stools and healthy bods are well worth it. Both me and Louie had big, pot bellies and the runs with the kibble, even if we only ate a tiny bit of it. Now we are healthy, muscled and growing well but don't have fat bellies anymore!!!

Cast me down costume...

Hrumph... I had to wear Beanie's old, old pumpkin costume. It wasn't even his newer pumpkin, it was a really old one from when he was a baby. Did you notice how faded it is? First, Mom put me in a stupid t-shirt with howlaween writing all over it. I am not sure what that represented, and the writing didn't even show up. Furthermore, it was way, way, way too big for me... I think it must be Toto's or maybe even Alfies!!! Soo, she took that off and let me wear the same one that Louie wore. Of course, I am way, way cuter than Louie so mine is MUCH better. Mom says my head is finally getting nice and square and I am a pretty good looking Frenchie. Of course, she says Louie is a great looking Frenchie... not fair, not fair at all cuz no matter what I do, I will always be younger than he is!!!