Layla's Rambles

Why my tail?

Can anyone tell me what's so fascinating about my tail? The little thing that Mom & Dad brought home about 9 months ago seems to always be pulling on my tail. And he pulls out hair, yeouch! Mom says I'm very good though because I'm so patient with him but I think someone needs to teach him that my tail is not a toy! Ah well, maybe when he's older. I used to be able to just get up and move away from him but now he follows me. Thankfully he's not too quick and can't get me waaaay up on the couch. Mom says it's only a matter of time though that he'll climb up and get me. What am I going to do then? Anyone have any tips or tricks?

Holy Nelly!

Who is Nelly exactly? Ah well, it doesnt matter. It's been fuuuurever since I last put in an update.

So much, so much to tell! I cant remember everything but I'll try to tell you all about what I remember. Ah, nah. Let's just talk about today. Today we went to the dog park!! Woah do we love to go there. So much to see and do, it's crazy....crazy fun that is. We got there and there were no dogs in the meeting area so we played some ball and just ran around. Then Pete came to play! So we set off on our looong walk around the park but guess what was all over the park? M-U-D!! Oh my gosh that stuff is so much fun. It gets all over your paws and up into your hair....the problem is though that it usually means we get baths when we get back though. That's no fun but it's a small price to pay I say!

Well, I could go on and on about all the fun butt sniffing, exploring, ball playing and stuff we did. But I'm super tired and it's time to nap.

Later Dudes.

Oh wait, we gotta give a shout out to our new Pup Pal Texas!

Sad day

We found out this morning that a fellow Doodle Connection (our favorite forum on Dogster) playmate went to the Rainbow Bridge last night. Her family noticed something that looked similar to a rash on her body which they thought was a reaction to the shampoo the groomer used recently. They found out Lucy had a really really low platelet count which is not good at all. Lucy then started to not feel well so she was rushed to the emergency vet who tried to do everything they could for her. Sadly, she passed away last night.

Mom has tears in her eyes every time she thinks about Lucy, not because she really knew the pup but because it reminds her that something awful like this could happen to either me or Dudley. She says that even though we're annoying sometimes (ok, a lot of the time) she cant imagine not having us around to snuggle with.

Anyway, if you want to visit Lucy's page and leave her a bone. Here is the link to her page, just cut and paste it into your browser. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/409388 If, for some reason, the link doesnt show up you can search for her by just putting in her Dogster ID number which is 409388.

Ok, gotta go snuggle with Mom so she doesnt sniffle any more.

~Layla

I was worried....

So Dudley got to take Mom for a walk all by himself earlier today and I sure was worried that a) she wouldnt come back, b) that Dudley wouldnt come back and I'd have no one to play with and c) I wouldnt get to go on a walk too! Thankfully though none of those came true and they both indeed came back and when Mom did come back I got to take her on ANOTHER walk.

I even got Mom to run on our walk a little bit. I think I kinda like that! Maybe she'll come run with me again, let's hope so. She told me that I run better than I walk but I'm not sure what she means by that because I think I'm a pretty darn good walker.

Welp, it's nap time. Our walk was a whole 2 miles so I'm pooped.

Later dudes!
~Layla

New Picture!

Did ya see it? I posted a new picture...you may not think it's very exciting because it's just me and all white but that white is SNOW!!! And not just a little dusting either, real snow that piled up and had to be shoveled! I love to go and lay in the snow as well as root my nose around in it. Mom made a few snow balls for me to eat and I love that!

Oh, and I gotta tell you about how the power went out here at the house! It got really cold in the house and then Mom and Dad took us to the vet again to stay the night. This time nothing bad happened to us except we had to stay in a kennel all day. That wasnt any fun! But the next day Mom came to get us and we got to come home again and found the power was back on!

And now life is back to normal. The snow is melting and now there's mud in the yard. Yipee!!

That's about it, besides Dudley wearing a goofy thing around his neck but I'll let him tell you about the new fashion statement he's making.

Peace out-
Layla

New Ride

Oh my goodness. First off, sorry it's been so long since I've written. I wish I had an excuse but really, I've just been lazy.

So let's get to it. I HAVE to tell you about the new ride that Dudley and I got. There is lots of room for us to ride in the back while Mom & Dad are up front. I can even sit and watch out the windows at everything passing by but I must say that I'm not a fan of cars driving behind us. I bark to let it know that it's driving too close but it doesnt seem to help and Dad tells me to be quiet. I dont think Dudley likes the ride so much because he still has to ride in his crate. Dad is worried that he'll try to climb all over the seats to come and see him up front but Mom doesnt think he'll do so bad. She says she might try it out sometime when Dad isnt along that way she doesnt hear "I told you so."

We're super excited because next week we get to go and play with Shelby. Word on the street is that she had a little surgery this past week but that it didnt slow her down one bit. I cant wait to see her except that I think now she weighs more than I do!! Cant wait....

Dudes!

We had a very special day today. We did something we've never done before and although it didnt start out all that great it sure did turn out great! We had to go in the car for a while and Dudley sure didnt like that much. He whined for a good 10 minutes until he figure out that mom just wasnt gonna stop and let him out. We then stopped really quick at a house where we met Pete. Pete is a little weinador (weiner dog/labrador mix of some sort) and his mom is kate. We've met Kate before when she came to visit us. Anyway, we only stopped to meet him for a quick minuteand then we were off again. Next stop was at a park!! Mom put on our leashes for a minute but then surprised the dickens out of us when she took off the leash!! We got to run all over the place and boy was it a blast! because mom and Kate walked along a path while we ran back and forth, back and forth. Mom says we were really good because we kept up and didnt run off anywhere without her. Duh, what did she expect us to do....ok, well what did she expect ME to do? We walked for a while and then we came back to the start and we got to play with other dogs!! They were all super nice too but I was a little afraid to jump right in but Dudley had a blast. Mom says she's kicking herself because she forgot to bring the camera with her for our first dog park visit. Darn. There will be more though!

Paws to all!
Layla

Met a new doggy

I met a new doggy today. His name is Yeager and is a very pretty German Shepherd. He didnt really pay much attention to me as he was much more interested in playing fetch with his Kong. At first I didnt know why mom was taking me across a field but then I saw Yeager in the distance coming towards us and he nearly scared the crap out of me. He wasnt barking or running or anything but you never know with unfamiliar doggies. Mom apparently knew already that Yeager was a nice pup otherwise she wouldnt have put me in that situation. But we walked up and I was super duper scared. So much so that I tried to run and I whined and whined really loud. Mom wouldnt let me go and I finally calmed down a bit and got to know the big goof. Soon I was running with Yeager after his Kong. I dont think I would ever be able to get to it before he did but it was still a lot of fun to run and run. Mom says I looked real funny because I was running so fast my hair was slicked back as if I was in a wind tunnel. I hope sometime mom lets me go back there to play even if Yeager does ignore me.

Paws to everyone!
Layla

So Easy

It's so easy being the good puppy when you live with Dudley. He has been terrorizing mom and dad lately. I sure dont know what has gotten into him. The past couple of days he has peed in the house about 4 times and it's not because we dont go out a lot. Dudley rings the bell and goes outside all the time but he usually just likes to sniff around or bark at the neighbors. I go out with him sometimes but sometimes mom tells me that I dont need to go and she's usually right but I like to see what Dudley is up to although he does convince me to get into some trouble sometimes. I dont like to be in touble but he always seems to have a convincing argument on why I should dig in the yard and it's so much fun too.

I think the thing that really put mom over the edge was Dudley peeing on the dining room table. Yep, I barked that right, ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE. And how the heck did he get up there? He saw that mom left her chair pushed back from the table and he jumped right up there. Mom was super mad because he had peed in the house not too long before that and she just dont know how he has so much pee in what has to be a teeny bladder. So Dudley isnt on her good side these days.

See how easy he makes it for me?


Layla

One tired Doodle

My goodness did I have a good weekend! It has taken me a couple of days to gather my thoughts enough to write my entry. I have so much to tell you about the fun that went on. Guess we should start at the beginning, right? Well mom took me and Dudley on a loooooong ride to her mom & dad's house last Wednesday. We got to see Abby again but once again she wasnt too interested in playing with us. I think I understand now that she's just too old and hurts too much to romp and play with us. That's too bad because she sure looks like she wants to. We got to spend a whole lotta time running and playing outside in the backyard. That was lots and lots of fun for sure.

And then lots of people started coming to the house....and by lots, I mean lots! Everyone wanted to pet and play with me but I was super duper tired because of all the playing I had done before they got there. Dont they know that a puppy needs to nap a lot after playing? It took me a little while to get to know everyone but soon I was napping in lots of laps.

I'm lucky I made it home after this weekend because I had about 4 people telling me they were going to take me home. That had me worried for a while but I dont think my mom would give me up that quickly....Dudley on the other hand is a different story.

We got to meet Shelby this weekend and she looks just like Abby....only smaller. Much smaller. She is quite a cutie and she LOVES to play just as much as we do. She made me super duper tired but we had so much fun. It was grrrreat!

And I saved the very best to tell you about til last because it was just so much fun. I can barely put it into words but I'll try. It started out as just a walk, which is exciting in itself especially since there was a bunch of people that went on our walk. Usually it's just mom that takes us on a walk so all the people and pups was great. That's not the best part though. The best part was getting to walk through some grass down to this big thing with lots of water in it. People kept calling it a pond so I guess that's what it was. At first I wasnt too sure about it and only sniffed it to make sure it was alright. Then I saw Shelby and Dudley putting their paws in so I tried that. Both Shelby and Dudley went all the way into the water but I wasnt ready for that. Maybe next time. We had such a great time running, running and playing near and in the pond. I sure hope we get to go back and play some more. The downside of the trip to the pond was the bath we got afterwards. I think it was worth it though. PONDS ROCK!

Well that was our weekend in a nutshell. So much more went on but it was so much fun it was a blur. I cant wait to do it all again.

Cars, cars, cars

Well, I went on a new walk with mom this morning and I can't say I enjoyed it all that much. We started out normal but then we went down this busy street where there were lots and lots of cars going fast. I didnt like that so much because it was loud. We stopped for a little while on the road to listen to cars and that helped me a little get used to them but I'm not sure I'm in a hurry to go back there. And THEN, on the walk home there were two doggies that I thought were going to attack me. Why cant I go on an uneventful walk ever? These two dogs came running down a hill from a house barking up a storm so mom told me to keep walking. We kept walking and the doggies finally stopped at the edge of the road but they kept barking and barking. It sure did scare me. So much that I stopped and mom pulled on the leash and my collar came off!! (that's mom's fault because she knew the collar was too big but I scratched at the harness so much she thought she'd be nice and put the collar on). But I was a good girl when it came off and just kept walking beside mom until we were away from the dogs and she could put it back on. I think mom thought I'd run away fast from the dogs but nope! I just stuck by her side and we were alright.

I think Dudley was jealous he didnt get to go on the walk but mom says he'll get to go on his later today. We're still not good enough to where we can walk together, we still drive her nuts! Hopefully soon we'll be good enough so we can enjoy our walks together. We shall see!

Oh, and I gotta say that I'm a bit jealous that Dudley got picked as one of the Diaries of the Day yesterday....when's my turn? Dudley keeps teasing me that he's famous now. I gotta talk to these Dogster peeps and see what we can do......

Layla

So Scared!

Ok, so mom took me on a short walk this morning and I nearly crapped my pants....had I been wearing any of course. We rounded a corner on our walk and saw a big doggy standing on the sidewalk ahead and there weren't any humans around. Mom thought maybe we just couldnt see them and that they'd come and get the doggy in a second so we waited but no one came. Then a lady came out of the house we were standing in front of and mom asked if it was her doggy and she said no but she knew it belonged down the street. The doggy walked up to us and started sniffing me. That scared me to death and I started whining like I was being attacked but all the doggy did was sniff me. He was pretty nice and didnt make any aggressive moves towards me but that didnt matter in my mind, I was so scared. Mom really has no idea what the heck happened to me to make me so darn scared of everything.

Well, I made it out of that situation unscathed but mom must have not thought that was enough because we went back to the vet again today. I got my rabies shot today, that makes me officially an adult (or so I'd like to think). I also got my last distemper shot too which means I dont have to get any more shots for a year!! Sadly though, I heard mom schedule something called my "spay".....that doesnt sound so good but Dudley's "neuter" sounds much worse because I apparently get to come home the day of the "spay" but he has to stay an extra day. Oh, I almost forgot....I am now 14 weeks old and 18 pounds! My vet says that in the next two months I should be at approximately 80% of my adult size. Guess that means I'm gonna do some super duper growing soon. Watch out, here I come!

Love ya all!
Layla

New walk!

Mom took me on what she calls the long walk. I should probably tell her soon that it's really not that long but she thinks it's long for us puppies and she tries to use it to wear Dudley out but it's not working. It almost seems to have the opposite effect because man does he get yelled at a lot when he gets back. On our walk tonight we passed by another doggie and the lady walking him said I was adorable!! I think so too but it's nice to hear from other people all the time. Mom thinks I'm getting better on our walks but I'm still afraid of a lot of things so we stop a lot.

Not too long before we get to go to Oklahoma for a visit! We're super excited we get to meet a lot of new people and new puppies!

Mom says

that I'm a good little puppy. You see, she left me in the house alone tonight while she took Dudley for a walk. I didnt bother a single thing in the house. I didnt run around like crazy, I didnt leave a mess for her to find and I certainly didnt even chew on anything! I just layed by the front door waiting for her to return but man oh man was it a long time! I dont so much like being left by myself but I think I did very well considering!

I'm such a....

CUTE PUPPY! At least that's what everyone kept telling me at puppy school today. Mommy & I kept getting stopped after class so people could tell her just how adorable I am. Duh! It's obvious, I dont know why they have to keep telling her that.

I must tell you though, I'm not sure I like that school thing so much. So much going on and so much to look at scares me a little bit. And then it was adoption day at PetSmart too so lots of doggies barking scares me too. Mom got some tips from the trainer though to try to help me overcome my apprehension of everything. Mom took me walking around the store too so I could get used to it. I hope she takes me more often so I learn that everything is ok when we leave the house.

I'm not sure I like one thing the trainer told mommy. She told mommy that she should walk Dudley and I separately so we dont become dependent on each other. What ever am I going to do without Dudley by my side?!! I suppose we'll have to see how it goes but I think I'm just gonna howl when I'm left at home and Dudley gets a walk. Mom always comes back when I howl.

Anyway, it's time for a nap now. Puppy school sure did tired me out!

Layla

Almost forgot!

Shoot! In my nap tizzy I almost forgot to tell you that I have a new picture up! This one was taken after my last bath. I was a wet little doggy but still cute!!

New Dog?

Crazy thing happened today....all of Dudley's hair fell off!! Ok, well, he has a bit of hair left but he sure isnt as fuzzy as he used to be! Now I dont have a whole lot to grab a hold of when we play. Guess I'll have to stick to his ears since they're still there. Thank goodness!

And you know what else? There are these strange string things in the front yard that mommy and daddy keep attaching to us. I cant visit my favorite spots in the yard anymore. Mom says she does it because she's tired of chasing me and Dudley into the street and the neighbor's yards. I personally dont see what is wrong with that but apparently it's not something she likes to do. Oh well, at least Dudley and I can still play and Scruffy still comes to visit.

Mommy and I worked on a few new tricks today. She says that I have "sit" down well enough now that we should move on to "down." I still get a little confused when she says that and I try to go after the treat in her hand but I get it right sometimes too which seems to make mom really happy. And a happy mom means lots of treats!

Well it's getting late so I better go take my evening nap so I can be rarin' to go right around mom's bedtime!

Woof!
Layla

Whoo Hoo!!

What a fab weekend we had! I think Dudley already told ya that mommy's parents came for a visit and brought Abby with them. I'm not too sure about Abby. She's really big and I'm not sure I like that so much. She growls at Dudley too so I just try to stay away as much as possible. But you know what was great?! Mommy's daddy loves to give hugs and belly scratches. I sure do dig that!

Mom is going a bit overboard lately in her excitement. She gets waaaaay too excited when Dudley and I sit when she asks us to. What's all the excitement about? I've been sitting since I was a little squirt but I guess if she wants to give us treats and hugs for that, I'm all fur it. She's crazy sometimes. I think she's gone a little nutso today too because she hung this crazy thing from the front door. And now every time we're getting ready to go outside she takes us to it and makes me put my paw on it. The thing makes noise too! I'm not quite sure what she's up to. Time will tell I guess.

Alrighty, it's time for my nap!

Peace out ya'll!

Layla

Yowza!

So the highlight....well, maybe actually I should call it what it was, a lowlight, of my day was a trip to that place mom and dad keep calling the VET. It's my second time there and I'm not sure it's actually a fun place to go. The first time was alright except for sitting on a cold table but this second time I tell ya! I got stuck with some sort of sharp thing. It sorta felt like when Dudley bites me but worse! I had to give a little whimper because it hurt so bad but thankfully it stopped pretty quick. Then the lady....I guess they call her the VET too which confuses me because how can a place and a person both have the same name, but anyway....started grabbing my feet and looking at my toes and cutting my toenails. That didnt bother me so much though, if she wants to give me a manicure I think I'm ok with that. All in all I guess the trip wasnt that bad and mom tells me it's to keep me happy and healthy so I can play like a puppy should play. Oh yeah! I know a girl shouldnt tell her weight but I'm not shy like that. I weigh a whopping 13 pounds! The lady said I was a very healthy girl and that she'd see me in three weeks. Now I gotta figure out how to get out of that....suppose I could fake a cold?

Welp, I think I'm gonna get back to my Kong. Mommy made us another nice treat so I'll catch you all on the flip side!

Peace!
Laylameister

Whoa Nelly!

I do NOT know what is going at our house but this morning after we got up, played a little, and went out for a "business break" there were several strange men who showed up. Once they got here mommy put us in our crate and it wasnt just for a minute either!! These guys then starting coming into the house with all sorts of boxes and new furniture. I heard mommy say something about this being stuff from Germany and that she was glad it was finally here. I don't know what Germany is but I guess it must be somewhere with lots of boxes full of things we aren't supposed to chew on. So I wonder where is the place that is full of things we can chew on? Is that France?

Mommy did let us out of our crates for a few minutes to take business breaks and one time when we were outside Scruffy's mom came over and asked if we wanted to go into her backyard to play for a while. Mommy said we could!! We even got to go inside their house too! I'm so glad for that because it was waaaay too hot outside to be out there too long. Scruffy's mom was so nice to let us visit. Then mom came and got us and guess what she made me do? She made me go down the stairs....that's not something I like to do too much. I whined a little but I managed to get all the way to the bottom. Not like Dudley who wussed out and had to be carried. Guess it has something to do with him having short legs or something.

All that really wore me out. I had to take a few hours to take a nice long nap. I'm ready to play now though!!

Oh, before I go, I want to give a shout out to my new pal Shelby. I haven't met her yet but mom tells me that her human brother just adopted her and that we'll get to meet her in September. I dont know what September is but I can't wait! So, hey Shelby!!

Love ya!
Layla

Whew Doggie!!!

Man oh man....err, that should be Dog oh Dog it's hot here in Kansas! I don't like to go out much in it but mommy makes me and keeps telling me to potty, like I dont know already. Then again I think she's really just saying it for Dudley because he doesnt listen much yet. I'm really getting tired of being the only doggie that minds mom & dad. Of course maybe I dont want Dudley to start minding, mommy might then stop telling me that I'm the best puppy.....nah, that'll never happen.

The count down is on for puppy school!! I can't wait to go and show them what skillz I have. Mommy keeps trying to work with me here at home and I just start to pick up on stuff when Dudley cramps my style and gets in the way. I dont know why he can't just mind his own business once in a while. He's always all up in my face.

Welp, I think it's time for bed so I better sign off! I got to the computer before Dudley did so now it's his turn to update his diary....er, I mean blog.

Well, my buddy Dudley wrote his entry so since everything he does I must do, here's my first entry.

Dudley failed to tell you about all the true goings-on here at the house. Like, he didnt tell you that it's thundering here and just started raining. Goofy Dudley wanted to just sit in the driveway and get wet. I dont understand that puppy sometimes. Or when he takes his toys and tries to "bury" them in a corner of the house. He tries to dig up the carpet....silly puppy. Doesnt he know that mommy will get mad?

I guess I see why Dudmaster didnt write much about going on here....probably because there isnt much to tell you. I'm sure I'll think of something next time!

Layla