Public Enemy Number One

If you're wondering where I've been these past few days I have only one word for you - hiding.  I hate to say this much less think it but I've made an enemy in my new home.  I know what you're thinking - how could I, Tiffy Tippy Toes, have any enemies?  I think once I tell you who the enemy is you'll understand where I'm coming from.  And of course since the enemy was here first, he's here to stay. Ugh!

I met the enemy a couple of weeks ago but then he left for what I thought was for good.  He was so evil that I thought there's no way Momma would let him stay in the house now that I was here.  Surely she would toss him to the curb because of me, right?  Wrong!

If it weren't for this mess in the dining room, which I did not cause, the enemy would have remained hidden.  This mess is a result of the dining room window being open last weekend.  All the dead leaves from the bushes blew into the room and viola, the enemy was called into action.  I pleaded with Momma to leave the mess alone.  No one will notice, I told her.  Her answer?  The mess has been here for several days and it's making her crazy.  What?  It's not making me crazy and surely it's not making Daddy crazy.  Maybe Momma is just crazy! 

The enemy thinks he's very clever.  He's stealthy, I'll give him that, but he's way too loud.  With his whirring motor and his super efficient suction I was liable to get sucked right into his container.  I just got here, enemy!  These people need me!  Go away because it's Tiffy time! 

As soon as the enemy was called into duty I hit the road.  Daddy's office seemed like a good place to hide if only I could figure out how to close the door.  No way was I staying around while the enemy tortured me.  I tried to reason with him but how can you reason with a machine that is out to get you?  Good luck with that one, friends! 

I begged and pleaded with Momma to put him away.  I told her I was so scared that I might accidentally pee right on Daddy's sofa.  All of this fell on deaf ears as the enemy's motor drowned out my cries for help. 



So here I sit, with my little tippy toes ready to run as soon as the coast is clear.  I'm still hiding because I don't know if the coast is clear yet.  The enemy may still be lurking around the corner.  I need your help, friends.  Will you please let me know when it's safe to come out from hiding?

I Feel So Welcomed!

Momma is always taking pictures of me with her phone.  Every time I do something cute - which is, like, all the time - I hear her reach for her phone.  Lucky for me I have excellent hearing so most of the time her plans for a good picture are foiled because I turn my head.  No so today.  She snapped this picture just as she was about to give me my eyedrops.  Have I mentioned that I hate my eyedrops?  That explains the look on my cute face, doesn't it?

In the midst of all the eyedropping and picture taking this morning, Momma finally decided to let me open some packages that arrived for me this week.  It seems as though I'm quite popular here in town already because I've been receiving so many nice gifts.  Shortly after I arrived, my good friend DW sent me a cute pug welcome home card.  I keep it close to my princess bed so I can be reminded of all the love she sent.

Will you look at all this cool stuff?  My good friends Bellatrix & Spencer sent these goodies all the way from California.   I've never had a Himalayan dog chew but it smells delicious.  I will be adding the turtle to my growing collection of stuffies.  This guy is very soft and cuddly.  Momma has claimed the note cards but I've claimed what's inside the greeting card - a PetSmart gift card!  Score!  Thank you so much Bellatrix & Spencer for welcoming me into my forever home. 

The other package arrived a couple of days ago.  I have no idea what Momma was waiting for but when I opened it I smiled from ear to ear.  That's me in my princess bed in a princess picture frame!  What a perfect gift for a perfect princess.  My little pal Archie sent me this package along with a sweet note on one of his momma's note cards.  Did you know that Archie and both arrived at our forever homes on the same weekend?  While Archie's parents were on their way to pick him up my parents were just meeting me.  We are going to have a huge party next year to celebrate our gotcha days!  Thank you, little Archie, for welcoming me to my forever home.

All that package opening made me a little tired.  My after-breakfast-first-morning nap was calling my name so I climbed back into my pretty pink bed.  I let Momma take one last picture before I went back to sleep.  You don't think she takes pictures of me while I'm sleeping, do you?

Expanding My Horizons

I've been reading everyone's blogs for the past two weeks and I've come to the conclusion that I need to get out more.  Expand my horizons.  See the world.

 Every day I sit in front of the gate and wonder what's on the other side.  Momma always says it's a big world out there yet I can't get out and explore without her.  Now don't get me wrong I love it here.  Momma and Daddy are the best parents ever but I need friends, activities, and things to do.

My backyard is big and there's lots to explore but it's just not enough.  These daffodils spoke to me today and told me that even though they are blooming now their blooms will soon be gone.  The daffodil season is very short so they bloom while they can.  This made me realize that I want to bloom.

I raced back into the house to tell Momma about my blooming.  She was surprised to see me come through the door because it's hard to get me inside.  I love the outdoors and on a nice, sunny day like today I see no reason to be cooped up in the house.

At first Momma didn't want to listen to me so I turned my back on her.  That will show her, I thought.   It didn't work.  She went about her business and let me sulk on my own.

I decided a more direct approach was in order so I jumped up on her knees.  Now that I had her attention I told her what I wanted and needed to bloom.  She told me that I was looking in the wrong places and that what I needed was right in front of my eyes.  What?  Where?  I've been looking as best I can with my limited vision but I haven't found anything.  And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. 

I could join the Sunflower Club!   I've seen the badges on the all cool girls blogs and I really want to be part of the Club.  I want to hang out with the girls, go shopping, and do all the cool stuff that Sunflower girls do.   I wonder what I need to do to join.  Does anyone know?

Spring Has Finally Sprung!

I have been waiting and waiting for spring to arrive.  I've been at my forever home for two weeks now, and I've been watching as the spring flowers have slowly pushed their way up through the hard soil.  It's so fun to see the progress they make each day.  Just look at these pretty crocus that are blooming right in my front yard!

The hyacinths also decided to make their annual appearance this past weekend.  Soon they will look like tall soldiers as they reach for the sunlight.  Momma says they won't bloom for long but that's okay because I will visit them every day, and maybe even water them if I'm in the mood.

It was nice and warm yesterday so I spent lots of time in my backyard.  I love the feel of the grass between my tippy toes.  I walk the perimeter of the yard, staying very close to the fence so that I can keep an eye out for bad guys.  Sometimes I even have to stand up and speak my mind, especially when I hear someone having fun without me.

All that outdoor fun made me very tired.  When I finally decided to come in the house, I searched for the perfect spot where I could catch a breeze and keep an eye on things.  This spot had my name written all over it!

The sunlight felt so good!  I knew the sun would soon be moving so I had to take advantage of its light while I could.  Momma told me she was going to put some sunscreen on me but I just laughed and ran away.

I was very sleepy but before I took a nap I decided to do a little dogya.  I like to call this pose "forward facing frog".  I held this pose until I was fully relaxed, and then I headed of to la-la land.  I dreamt about the flowers that are soon to bloom and about all the fun times to come.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

I have decided that I don't like the rain.  It was raining this morning when Momma dragged me out to go potty and I flat out refused to do anything but scratch at the door to get back in.  Bad rain!  I don't like to get my tippy toes wet and it was so wet in the yard that I was sinking in the grass.  Phooey!  Back to one of my many beds I went to wait out this rain business.

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Maybe Momma needs to buy me a raincoat if she thinks she's going to get me to go out when the raindrops are falling.  I may even need some cute pink boots to go along with my raincoat.  Did I mention this raincoat is made from upcycled umbrellas?  Stubby would be so happy to know that Momma is buying this for me.  You are buying me this raincoat, aren't you Momma?



When Momma should have been out shopping for raincoats she was shopping for this.  Even though I love pink and this bikini would look cute on me, it fits too tight in the legs.  It's not that I'm overweight or anything, it's just that its cut wrong.  I guess Momma will be taking it back even though I would look supercute wearing it on the beach this summer.



  I've decided to just hang out with Daddy until the rain stops.  Sounds like a great plan, doesn't it?

A Very Special Gift

So there I was just hanging out in the kitchen this afternoon waiting for something to happen.  I thought if I sat in front of the pantry door I could will it to open.  That didn't work so I turned my attention to the refrigerator.  That task seemed a bit daunting but I figured it was worth a try.  Nothing happened no matter what I did.  I was feeling a bit discouraged when all of a sudden the doorbell rang and I just knew it was a delivery for me.  I hadn't ordered anything but I just had a feeling.

The delivery was definitely for me and it was from my friends Pug, Dutch, and their human.  Yippee!  Momma couldn't get the box open quick enough for me.  I wanted to see what had traveled all the way from the San Francisco to my house.

My very first turtle!  There was a very sweet card in the box, too.  The card told me that Momma knows all about the baby turtles and that she would teach me all about them.  You mean Momma knows about something other than pugs?  Who knew!  But this turtle didn't look like a baby.  Where are the babies the tag mentioned?

 

Inside the momma turtle!  The turtle's shell opens to reveal three little baby turtles.  Momma called them hatchlings but I called them fun!  I couldn't wait to play with them but I couldn't figure out how to get them out of the momma turtle so Momma had to help me.

Sweet!  Three little friends to play with!  These little guys even squeak.  Momma promises to tell me all the stories about how she helps the baby turtles on the beach.

I just had to put them in my mouth to introduce myself.  I didn't make them squeak because I didn't want to make a bad first impression.  I will let them get use to me before I terrorize them!

Um, I don't know if Tough Turtle will keep me occupied and eliminate boredom because food is the only thing that does that for me.  As for developing intelligence and puzzle-solving skills, I already have those, thank you very much!

Thank you so much Pug, Dutch, and their human for welcoming me to my forever home.  I hope one day I can meet you just like Stubby did.  Did someone say road trip?

Wordless Wednesday!

A Party For Me!

Daddy decided to have some people over yesterday to meet me.  It was my very first party and I was so excited.  I should have been resting up for the big party but I was playing with my stuffies that my foster mom gave me.  I was also working on perfecting my bat girl moves.

The first people to arrive were Tony and Fred.  Tony is Momma's best guy friend and he was soon my favorite party guest.  He wouldn't stop taking photos of me when I was playing in the backyard but I'm so fast that most of them turned out blurry.  He finally got this one when I stopped to reorient myself.

I probably don't have to tell you that I didn't get any of the delicious food that Daddy made.  Nope.  Not one bite of anything.  You can't really see the food in the photo but there's a ham which smelled delicious, Daddy's special party potatoes, rice pilaf, grilled asparagus, and some toasted bread rolls.  I tried my hardest to get some food.  I went from guest to guest pleading my case but nothing came my way.  I thought for sure that someone would drop something on the floor but it never happened.  What kind of party guests were these?

All that non-eating by me just made me kick up my game a notch.  I don't really like to be held but I let Momma pick me up once the party moved into the kitchen for dessert because I figured the closer I was to the table the greater my chances of getting some food.  Even this strategy didn't work and after hours of not really obnoxious begging, I gave up.  I thought the party was for me but none of the food ever made its way to my lips.  Sheesh!

I'm not used to parties so I was exhausted this morning.  Did I mention that Momma bought me another bed?  This pretty little pink number rolls up for easy transport.  And it has a little built in pillow.  Zzzzzzz!  The old bed is in the back of the photo and Momma said I'm going to be just like Tuni soon with all my beds.  Momma visited Tuni's house last month and she said there are beds in every room.  I told her I want to be just like Tuni!

I typically toss and turn until I find just the right spot.  This position is particularly good because I can see everything Momma is doing from this angle.  I need to know if Momma gets up to do anything because she might just be going to the kitchen to get me a snack.

I like to sleep with my face smooshed into my bed.  Momma thinks it's because I'm trying to hide but it's really because it makes my eyes feel good.  So here I will sleep while the wind howls outside.  And maybe, just maybe, I will let Momma hold me for a little while later today.  She needs to hold me to remind herself that everything is okay and to remind me that I am safe.

Momma Loves Me!

Momma decided I needed some training treats today so Daddy scooped me up and we hopped in the car to go to the treat store.   Momma found this store earlier this year when Stubby had the sickies.  She went there to buy devil's claw for him because the Prednisone was bad for his monster but she had to return the devil's claw because Stubby went to sleep.  Momma had no idea that a store like this existed so close to home so when I needed treats she knew exactly where to go.

No photos were taken while we were in the store because I left my manners at home.  I was a tiny bit crazy around all the food so Momma had to shorten my leash several times.  I had never smelled all the smells this store had.  There were rooms of food and some of the food was in refrigerators.  The nice owner came over to meet me and she asked how old I was.  Momma told her I was 5 and she said no way.  Yes way, Momma said.  I just sat there with my lips zipped.

Momma told the lady that I have been eating this food and that I love it.  They don't sell this brand of food at the store but they had lots of other brands.  Did I mention that there was a scale in the store?  No way was I going to get on it because I just got weighed.  There was no way Momma was going to get on it either because she doesn't do scales. 

The nice lady suggested that I stick with grain free food since I really don't need grain.  She recommended this brand and Daddy bought me a small bag.  I had some for dinner and it was pretty good.  It's very small because it's for small breeds but Momma said it looks like kitty food.  The food is made in British Columbia, Canada where my friend Winston lives.  I wonder if he eats it.

I didn't get to pick out my training treats but at least Momma picked out a variety pack.  I've never had freeze dried food before so I will let you know how it taste when I start my training.   I don't know what I'm training to do but Momma says I need to be trained.

The nice lady also gave me sample packs of other foods.  She says I need to rotate the protein I eat.  Um, okay.  She said this will keep me from getting bored with my food.  Bored?  Me?  No way!  I will trying all these foods out over the next few weeks and giving each one either two paws up or two paws down. 

All that shopping made Daddy hungry so we took a spin through the Sonic drive-thru.  Have you guys been to Sonic before?  This was my first time there and it smelled so good.  I didn't really have a good view into the kitchen in order to pick out something good to eat but the girl behind the glass window did give me a dog biscuit.  Too bad Momma only let me eat half.

When we got back home Momma surprised me with a new bed.  She bought it this morning when she was out shopping.  Isn't it pretty?  It's a princess bed for the princess of the house.  Momma loves me so much that she can't stop buying me gifts.  I sure hope Daddy doesn't send her back to work to pay for all these gifts because I need Momma at home with me.   

I Learned From The Best!

Momma is a little mad at me today.  I gave her my best Tiffy tooth grin but not even that changed her mood.  I'll tell you what she's mad about later but for now I have to tell you what I got to eat today. 

Have you guys ever had one of these yellow things?  Momma called it a banana but I call it yummy.  I had no idea what it tasted like but when Momma asked me if I wanted some I did my very best pug dance.  I was starving and was getting weak in the knees.  I knew if I didn't eat soon I was going to pass out so I took a chance with this banana thing and now I'm hooked!

Momma was very slow to open the banana despite my crying.  Why is she so slow? 

Nom, nom, nom!  Pure heaven!  Total bliss!  More please!  Momma only gave me a little bit of the banana because she wanted to save some for later.  What?  I don't believe in saving food for later because Momma can always go to the store and get me more.  That's what Mommas are for, right?

The banana made me tired for some strange reason.   Does that ever happen to you?  Maybe it has special sleeping medicine in it.  I like to tuck my tippy toes under my body and curl up in a little ball when I sleep.  Momma says I look like a kitty.  I've never seen a sleeping kitty but I do know that this style of sleeping is very comfy.

But soon it's time to stretch out and then I look like bat girl.  Hey, where's my cape, Momma?  

So I mentioned that Momma was mad at me but I'm still not sure why.  You see, when I was at my foster house I participated in the Howie PeePants boot camp indoor peeing program.  Howie is the best teacher ever and I totally aced the program.  I have been using what I learned around the house today but for some reason Momma doesn't appreciate my efforts.  I worked very hard at the boot camp and all for nothing.  Howie told me that Momma would really appreciate me peeing on the carpet but maybe he meant that his momma would appreciate it, not mine. 

I'm so confused and in big trouble.  I sure hope Momma doesn't ship me back to Texas because I really like it here.  Momma is slowly getting back to normal with all the healing I've been doing and if I leave now she will suffer a huge setback.  Maybe I should just forget everything I learned from Howie.  What do you guys think I should do?