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Pheobe

Official Ear Length!

Okay... so Mommy and Daddy were very curious about the actual length of my ears. So???They measured while I was asleep! 7 1/4 inches each ear...from where they meet my head to the very end

Growing Growing!

I am growing like crazy! I started out at less than 6 lbs and now I am over 16!My ears keep on getting longer and longer!
Everybody asks if I am going to "grow into" my ears, but mommy says no. That is what she loves so much about my breed- the ridiculously long, droopy ears.
Mommy says I wont fit in her lap in a few weeks which stinks, because I love to cuddle any chance I get. I am very affectionate and sweet, but boy, when I am acting like "devil puppy'??? Back up!!!
Things are great here... I started going to the dog park which is kinda fun. I am a much different doggy when I am there. At home, I am very bold. I even stick my whole head in my big brother's mouth! But at the park, Mommy says I act like a wimp. I hide between her and Daddy's legs alot. I finally started exploring on my own the other day though. Soon I should be okay there. Everyone seems to love me, but they all think I am a beagle or a bassett. Mommy and Daddy have to explain to everyone that I am a Bracco.
My new favorite thing is to eat dirt and sticks- Tasty!! Mommy gets very angry at me because I get diarrhea the next day. But yum!! It is so much fun.
Hmm, not much else for now, I will write again soon!

Pheobe comes to America

Ciao everyone! My name is Pheobe and I am a Bracco Italiano, straight from Italy. I have learned English over the last few weeks so I decided to write an entry and tell you a little bit more about myself.
My Mommy saw a Bracco at an ASPCA event and fell in love! She started researching the internet and begging Daddy to get a third dog, but the whole process took a while.
There are only a few Bracco breeders in the US and none of them were having puppies for another year, so Mommy started looking in other countries. Finally after lots of e-mails, Maurizio wrote my Mommy back to tell her that he had puppies. He did not speak a word of English, so Mommy had to translate on a special website in order to communicate with him. It was perfect timing.... I was almost ready to go. But there was one big problem...they changed the laws in Italy, and a puppy could not be shipped until 4 months old. Mommy did not want to send me in cargo and did not want to wait that long to get me, so she called a friend who she knew was travelling to Italy. How cool is this??? It turns out Mom's friends were flying home, two days after I was ready to go! Maurizio lived 6 hours away from the airport that Colby and Mario were coming out of, but Mommy offered to pay him extra to get me to Naples. I got to ride on Colby's the lap the whole way home to New York. I even got to stop in Paris!!!
I even got a special bath in the airplane sink! I couldn't "hold it" and got some poop all over me...some of the people sitting near mommy's friends started to hold their noses, so Mario took me in to the Airplane bathroom and washed me. How silly is that????
It was a very long trip, but I finally arrived in New York. Mommy and Daddy expected me to be 15 pounds, so they were shocked when
I was only 5lbs. 10 oz. Mommy couldnt believe how small I was. Colby and Mario were very nice, but I was so excited to meet my real mommy and daddy! Mom picked me up at the airport, but I didnt arrive to my new house until 2 a.m. I was a tired girl! I met my new brother and sister ( Cooper and Izzy) and my new Daddy. He's awesome!

I love to play alot and Mommy thinks I am a little nutty sometimes, and they call me "devil puppy", but really I am just being a puppy. I have already ripped three pairs of mommy's pants by hanging on to them with my teeth.
But when I go to sleep??? I sleep for hours and hours...usually on Mommy or Daddy's lap. I love to cuddle and be close, and nuzzle in necks.
My big sister Izzy is great..we play all the time. I love nothing more than biting her fluffy tail and cute ears. She tolerates me really well.
Cooper is learning to be better with me and has even started playing with me a little bit! They are both teaching me alot.
I am not allowed at the dogpark yet, b/c I dont have all my shots. But Coop and Izzy tell me how great it is there and how many friends I am going to meet.
I had a little bit of a rough start with ringworm, mange and Giardia, but Mommy and Daddy have been taking me to the vet alot and giving me lots of medicine to get better. I heard another Bracco breeder telling Mommy that they do not treat dogs the same in Italy as in the US.
Maurizio took good care of me, but me and my littermates lived outside, which is where I picked up all those yucky things! Hopefully I will be all better soon!
Mommy bought me a special food and I have gained lots of weight... I am now almost 12 pounds!!! Mommy thinks that half of my food gets soaked up in my ears though. They are so long that they hang in my bowl are always full of food when I am done eating! Mommy and daddy said they are going to buy stock in baby wipes!
I had my first visit to the beach last week, which was sooo much fun. I even went swimming by myself! Then mommy had to wrap me in a blanket and sit in the sun with me for an hour b/c I was shivering so much! Daddy said I better get used to the cold, because winters in New York are certainly not warm. I think I should be okay by then.
Well guys, I have talked alot so far... I will sign off for now. But I just wanted to tell you how fun it is to be in the Untied States!