Bella Book Worm

Our dog is a hoot, wait, that's an owl.  Well, she cracks us up, a lot.  Her vocabulary is really pretty incredible.  She understands not just the inflections in our voice, but there are many words we can't even spell out.  Never say the word, "walk" in her presence, she will go nuts.  She will run circles and look for her leash and you will, you MUST take her for a walk.  If her begging and pleading don't get you her golden eyes will.  And you must never spell "walk", by the time you finish "double u" she will be on you.  "Exercise, constitution, fitness,...", all taboo along with their nicknames, "e-cize, consta, fit, etc...".  And never bring up "bye-bye", as if she needs any other excuse to go wild.

She listens to every word we say, that adorable head tilt is just too cute.  So, she likes to pop up on the ottoman and I started just talking to her.  Then I really felt kind of silly, what the heck does she know?  Really?  So I just read a little blurb and she sits there tilting her head at every word she recognizes and it's just too cute.

She hopped up while I was reading Pioneer Woman's new post about her childrens' book about her dog, Charlie.

You can read that HERE.

 And then she tucked in her back paws and got cozy, lol.

At Christmas time too she reads with all of us as we read the Scriptures.

Bella's Blunders...

We're pretty sure we know who did it.

We thought we'd extend her leash a little, maybe a little too far. Our bad.

And then she goes and does this, the eyes always get me.

A Bella Funny....

Do me a favor, turn down the volume or turn it off, I hate my voice recorded and I get silly dumb when it comes to the pooch. Bella gets into her stalking mode and nothing's safe. If we were in the wild I'm positive she would get her catch, as long as I said, "Go!". LOL



I have another one where she catches her duck again, but the squeeker accidently flies out and the look on her face is hysterical, like it's heart just popped out. She's realized she just killed it. LOL

Puppy Breath, Not as Sweet as Vampire's Breath....

Bella. If you've read Twilight you know that the main character is Bella and is love with a Vampire named Edward, and she loves the smell of his breath. This is also the name of our new puppy, and she definately does NOT have sweet breath. She is sweet though, and is very good, mild manored(especially for a puppy), she's quick to learn, and recalls every step she's taken. We're doing crate training and she is in love with her kennel(or house). Her 5:30 a.m. wake up calls are no big deal since she does sleep through the night. She's yet to make a mess in her area(the mud room, hall, and kennel), but she's left a few presents in the living room. I have a protection plan though, area rug will go over the carpet after I instigate that tonight after she goes to bed. She's really just very content in "her" space. We're trying to establish the Alpha-male, and she responds quick if you growl at her, or a little tug on her leash. Speaking of, she loves her leash already! I can't believe how fast that worked. We've had her since Saturday, and when she sees me coming at her with the leash she knows she's going outside. We ONLY and ALWAYS put the leash on for outside, even on the deck(tall baby gates keep her protected out there) with the gates. Just so she associates outside with leash/potty/treats. Unlike Bella in the series, she's not attracted to other monsters, or dogs, she's actually quite afraid of them, even though she was born on a ranch with all kinds of other dogs. She's very cautious about going any farther than we've already walked. And when she knows we're going home, she follows her path home. Obviously she has a fantastic sniffer! She's learning, and I'm sure it will get easier. She's loving all of the attention and loves to lay out on the deck with me when I read my book. She discovered ice cubes are fun to play with on the deck, they slide very easily in between the planks for ideal chasing. Thank you Kevin and Lindsay for that idea!