Fertile Soil

Well, come spring the soil in the flower bed around my place should be pretty fertile. It's the only place Bea will potty now with the snow! She'll walk on, lick, and eat the snow, but she won't potty on it! She had been using her puppy pad for a couple of days until last night when she finally went in the flower bed! YEAH! Now if she'd just poo outside! I took her for a long walk the other night when it was warmer, but she didn't want to go on the snow. Grrr...stubborn Dachshunds! :)

And on another note...STUPID DES MOINES REGISTER DELIVERY GUY!!!! This morning I was outside with Bea a little before 6:00. I try to make her stay quiet, and if she barks I tell her no. Well, she heard the delivery guy walking, and barked at him. I told her no, but then the delivery guy started barking back at her! I took her straight inside before he walked past my place. I've talked to him before when he's walked by, but the last time we saw him he started barking, too. It just gets Bea worked up, and I don't want to wake everyone else up! So I decided we'd just go inside until he left. What a MORON!

Ring the Bell!

I've been looking at buying a training tool for Bea that goes over the door knob to outside. When the dog needs to go out, she's supposed to ring the bells. Well, when I saw the price on them, I couldn't justify buying it (they want around $17.00 for one...and it's just a piece of ribbon with "Christmas" bells attached). So what do I do? I make my own of course!

Now according to the website, the bells they use are "special." WHATEVER! I bought a spool of ribbon, some snaps, some Christmas bells, and grabbed some extra key chains that were just sitting around. I set off to work and in just a few minutes I had one made up and ready to go! Bea hasn't been outside yet since I've finished it, so I'll try it with her when we go outside before bed. It will be awesome if she figures it out quickly!

A Fall Walk

Since it was still nice out when I got home from work, I decided to take Bea for a walk. I grabbed my camera in case there were some photo ops.

Here's Bea looking back to make sure I'm coming.

It's a little difficult to see, but if you look closely at Bea's hind, right above her tail, you'll see a heart. Whenever we go outside, the hair on her back stands up, and the heart actually stands out!

Here's Bea playing in the grass.

I was trying to get Bea to look at me with the colorful tree in the background. She kept running back and forth, so this is the best I could get.

Here's the tree that is in the background above.

I thought this tree was just beautiful with all the different colors.

Halloween

Here's the costume I found...now I don't have to make one!!!! I'll take a better picture when I cut the tag off. I was just seeing if it fit first! Then I had to try to get a picture of Bea while she tried to chew on the hot dog! I just said the special words for "treat" and I had her attention!

Update

In case you're confused when you see "Bea" listed as a label, it's because I changed the dog's name. The name she was given by Aaron just doesn't mean anything anymore, so I came up with a new name with the help of my family. So now I have Bea (or Beatrice). It's much easier to say, too! :)

Poor Baby Update

The vet just called and they're done already! Wow! I thought it would be around 10:00 when they did her surgery, but I guess I was wrong! Now I won't have to worry so much about her. They even gave her the final distemper shot until next year! YEAH!!!!!

My Poor Baby

I dropped Bea off this morning to be spayed. She didn't even get to eat breakfast! I felt so bad for her. When we got to the vet's office, she looked so sad. Poor little thing. I'll miss seeing her at home tonight, as I don't pick her up until tomorrow (probably after work). The vet is supposed to call me after the surgery, so I should hear by noon or 12:30 how she did. I'm supposed to be in a meeting today, but I know my mind will be elsewhere until I hear from the vet.

More Pics

Here are some pics my sister took with her nice camera. My baby is such a cutie! :)

More Bea!

Here's another picture of Bea! She was sitting so pretty by my feet, and just as I took the picture, she jumped! Just look at those ears! I love them! I also took another picture of her, and if it would've been in focus, it would've been my favorite picture of her yet! Oh, well. I have lots of time to take more! :)

Bea!

Here's the newest addition!