12 tons of river rocks 09/20/14

Hi pals, Puffy and Mei-Ling here...

We told you about the river rocks that daddy had delivered and although 12 tons sounds like a whole lot, we thought you might like to see what it actually is.

This is the pile of river rocks minus the bit that was used by the courtyard fence below... It sounds like a whole lot more than it actually is...

Those red bricks are going to be used on the tree planter and retaining wall.  Momma's not so keen on having to walk on river rocks to get into the courtyard and will probably put a paver walkway right by the gate entrance.

 Guess whose pretty little feetsies these are....

Those of you who guessed Mei-Ling are right - BOL.  I could easily blow this courtyard but momma says everything will be made "dog safe" once all the work is completed. 

Here I am in the courtyard.  The workers haven't been back in about one week and with winter approaching they better get back here soon and get the job DONE!

 

 The workers had leveled the courtyard and were in the process of fixing the drainage issues so we would no longer have a lake when it rained in the courtyard.  Do you see that orange flag over to the left of the picture?  That's were our tree planter is going to be.  It will be nice to have a tree in the courtyard.

Here is where we are going to have a concrete sidewalk.  Right after the walkway was formed it rained but since our dirt is hard it didn't get destroyed.  Momma will be buying some artificial grass and pavers to make a real nice area for Mei-Ling and I to do our business at.  Momma's not sure if artificial grass is the best choice for areas that get snow and ice.  She is wondering if the ice on the fake grass will hurt our feet. 

Me and my furbrother Puffy 09/14/14

Hi pals, Mei-Ling here...

I have learned that my humans has dubbed me "The little terrorist"!  I'm just a fun loving little puppy who knows what I want and have no problems convincing others that I should have everything.

I have managed to work my way into my furbrother Puffy's bed and have even convinced him to share his huge stash of stuffies with me.

"Hi Puffy, what do you have there?  Oh I see you have Sadie, one of Roscoe the rat's babies.  Can I play with her?"  "No, go away, Sadie is mine."

   

"Okay, I'll just come up here and watch as you play."

"Momma, Mei-Ling is taking Sadie!"

"HaHaHaHa - I got Sadie!"

 

Puffy doesn't stay mad, instead the little terrorist and he took a nap together.

Puffy doesn't mind sharing his stuffies.  In fact, he likes to play tug with Mei-Ling.

 

When Puffy has enough of Mei-Ling, he climbs the stairs to the top of the bed leaving Mei-Ling behind because she can't climb the stairs, YET!

 

Here I am with Puffy out in our court yard.  He is showing me something that smells really interesting.

 

I also like to stop and smell the flowers.  In fact, I like to eat them too - BOL.

 

This is a nice pile of stuffies - Puffy says I can play with them all!  He's a really nice big brother.

 

Long time, no bark 09/03/14

Hi pals, Puffy here...

Mei-Ling and I haven't been too active on Blogger lately because, well, IT"S ALL MOMMA"S FAULT!!!!  There, I got that off my chest.  Momma and daddy have been having some stuff done on our property and we have had people coming with a thing called a backhoe and Bobcat to dig a trench so daddy can run electricity out to the gate.  Daddy didn't like having to manually open or close the gate so he has it in his head to get an automatic gate opener.  However, since there was no electricity he had to pay someone to come out and dig ditches.  They have been out there for days and I getting tired of it.  Daddy also ordered some river rocks to put outside.  He only needed 2 tons but the company wouldn't break the order down that low so he is getting - are you ready for this?  15 tons!!!  From listening to the humans talk, it sounds link Mei-Ling and my courtyard is going to be filled with river rock - YIKES!  I have a hard enough time walking on tiny gravel, how am I going to manage on large river rocks?  Momma assured me that there will be a walk way and an area that has artificial grass for us to play on.  We are even going to have a raised planter with our very own shade tree out there, so maybe it won't be all that bad.

I noticed that my pal Whitley nominated me for one of the Most Influential Blogger Awards - how honored I am!    Whitley you are too kind to think I deserve this award - thanks for thinking about me.  I am supposed to post my favorite song and nominate 10 other bloggers to receive this award.

I don't really have a favorite song - let me think for a moment...............................................................

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I know, how about Toby Keith–'Every Dog Has Its Day'!

 

Now if any of my pals would like to list their favorite song and request 10 of their pals to do the same, please feel free to do so - okay?

Let me tell you all about the little terroist 08/22/14

Hi pals, Puffy here...


Let me tell you all about the little terrorist, um, I mean my new fursister Mei-Ling.  After Coco Rose passed away and momma was looking for a new Shih Tzu to add to our family, she was hoping that which ever one was picked would have similar traits such as being BOSSY, SMART, BEAUTIFUL, and LOVED BY ME. 

As you know, momma originally asked for a solid black, female Shih Tzu, but the momma pup didn't have any, instead, there was one black and white female, and one male and female puppies that were gold/brindle/white.  Momma chose the gold/brindle/white female and hoped for the best.

It has been almost two weeks since Mei-Ling has moved in and she already has the nick-name "Little Terrorist".    Ole smacky paws himself, Simba Blue runs from her.  Yes, you read that right!  He has managed to smack her once but all it did was make her run after him more - BOL, BOL.  I should add that although Simba smacked her good, she wasn't hurt.

I have to admit that the first week of her arrival was quite difficult.  She was all over me like glue and chewing on anything she could get her sharp, little teeth on.  I growled, and snapped at her "GO AWAY, I'M NOT YOUR MOMMA", but she didn't seem to care.   She followed me around, barked in my face, grabbed my ears, jumped up on my sore back, took whatever stuffie I was playing with away, climbed up in my doggy bed with me without even asking if it was okay, hogged up all the dinner, etc...  About the only time I had peace and quite was night time because Mei-Ling wasn't allowed on the bed since she was using it for a potty place.  Come night time, I slept on the bed with momma and Mei-Ling chose to sleep under the big bed even though there was a nice doggy bed BY the big bed.

So, lets fast forward to today - okay?  I am happy to report that Mei-Ling and I are getting along very well.  I still growl at her occasionally when I have to scold her about something, but on the whole, we are doing just fine.  She still sticks to me like glue, but I have to admit that she is very charming and lovable. 

 Here we are outside in the front yard.  Notice I am watching her real good to make sure she stays out of trouble.

 The things I have to put up with...Must she really climb all over me?

 

 I wanted to go piddle, but Mei-Ling was in the way and being a good big brother I chose not to piddle on her - BOL.

 Here we are playing - yes, I have decided she is fun...

 Well, I really could do without the ear tugs and bites...

 She is my own personal shadow...

 Where I go, she is sure to follow...

 I had to make sure she wasn't putting gravel or sticks in her mouth...

 Where is the little terrorist going now?

 OMD - this big brother stuff is tiring...

Thank goodness daddy came and rescued me by picking up Mei-Ling.

 

The humans are still having issues with Mei-Ling going potty where she isn't supposed to so they are now doing crate training.  Mei-Ling is allowed out of the crate to go potty, eat and play with me, but when it's bedtime, she is placed in a nice comfortable crate to sleep in until she learns to do her business on the potty pad or outside, not on the floors, rugs and bed.  If anyone has any suggestions on potty training that works, please leave momma a comment as momma wants Mei-Ling to be part of the family, not locked up in the crate....Thank you.

Potty training 08/15/14

Hello - Mei-Ling here...

Living with humans and that old white dog and big cat is hard.  Momma gave me some reading material and told me I would be quizzed on it in a week. 

Two books in one week - she has to be kidding - right?

I got distracted and decided to chew on my brush...

You can see I'm studying real hard - BOL, BOL

Notice there aren't any sheets or blankets on the bed because I had piddled on them right before momma gave me the books to read - BOL, BOL.

I'd rather PLAY than study...

Puffy, will you play with me?

What are you looking for Puffy?  Can I play?  PLAY WITH ME!!!! 

 

Being a big brother is hard work...

 

Mei-Ling is home 08/14/14

Hi pals, Puffy and Mei-Ling here...

Momma had written a blog entry on Sunday but somehow after she downloaded the pictures the entry vanished into cyber space and everything was lost.  She got frustrated and didn't attempt to re-do the entry so now we have to play catch up to let everyone know what has been going on.

On Saturday the 9th, momma and daddy got up real early and headed to Arizona to pick up Mei-Ling.  I had to stay at home because momma was going to hold Mei-Ling on the trip home and she didn't want me to be jealous, plus it is really HOT in Arizona so leaving me in the truck for any time was out of the question.  So, I was left in the house for over 12 hours while the humans were off and brought back the little monster.  Okay, she isn't a little monster, just a annoying BABY.

This is the selfie momma took of Mei-Ling on her journey to her forever home.

 

 Here I am meeting Mei-Ling for the very first time.  She wasn't afraid of me or nothing!  In fact, she jumped up on me and wanted to play and barked in my face.  OMD - it's a little Coco reincarnated...

 We were doing the polite sniffing but once that was over, she was all over me...

I'm backing away from her...

 

She made herself right at home with MY stuffies - She didn't even bother to ask if she could play with them, instead, she ran up to the stuffie pile and took what she wanted - this is NOT good!

Momma doesn't know why Mei-Ling looks like she is black and white because she is really brown/gold/white. 

Finally, Mei-Ling is settling down for a nap.

Anyhow, Mei-Ling is a LOT like Coco but with more energy.  She hops around like a little bunny and loves to play.  Her personality is very sweet but she has those tiny, but very sharp, little baby teeth and she wants to chew on MY tail and anything else she can put in her mouth.  I have growled at her and even snapped at her to tell her to LEAVE ME ALONE, but she doesn't care.  She has even tried to play with Simba's tail and he did the ole smacky paw maneuver and hit her but all it managed to do was incite her to play with his tail again - BOL.  She does not appear to miss her birth mother, siblings or other humans who were taking care of her.  She hasn't cried or whimpered once as she is too buy pestering me.

She isn't allowed to sleep on the big bed with momma and me because she has peed and pooped on it several times, so she has to sleep on the floor or on one of the three pet beds in the bedroom.  Momma told daddy he could take her for the night and guess what Mei-Ling did...yup, she peed on HIS bed too - BOL, BOL.  Poor momma has been washing the bedding a lot lately - BOL.

Marilynn here - Mei-Ling is a very sweet little puppy who appears to be well socialized.  She isn't afraid of the thunderstorms that have been rolling through, has met Sadie and Hime and terrorized, um, I mean played with them, and took a real liking to Puffy although her energy level is much greater than his is.  I think as she matures Puffy will begin to like her.  I have a feeling that Mei-Ling is going to be very vocal and right in Puffy's face just like Coco was when he did something that Coco didn't like. 

It's been years since we have had a puppy and although we have to go though all the training again, I am positive I made a great choice in getting Mei-Ling.  Her hair is thick and luxurious and her coloration is unique.   I'm really glad we didn't wait for an all black female like I originally wanted.  I think if Coco were still here she would have really like Mei-Ling.

What if Mei-Ling doesn't like me? 08/05/14

Hi pals, Puffy here...

I am under a lot of pressure lately because all I hear about is how I have to set a good example for my baby fursister Mei-Ling.  Just yesterday I got in trouble twice because I piddled in places that I am not allowed to piddle at.  Momma was really, really, R E A L L Y upset when she discovered that I had piddled on the big bed after she had washed all the sheets and blankets.  I was lucky because momma has a liquid cover over the mattress so at least nothing got on it - BOL. If that wasn't enough, I also managed to piddle on one of the new rugs in the living room.  Momma had to re-wash everything and I heard her tell daddy that she is going to take me to the vet for a wee-wee check up.  Do I need to say "I can hardly wait"?  Having someone stick something down my wee-wee hose is NOT my idea of fun.

Of course momma didn't stay mad at me for too long - how could she with all my cuteness?

Yup, it was me who piddled...

This is me laughing...

 

Okay, enough about me, how about an update on my baby fursister Mei-Ling?  She is scheduled to be officially adopted and allowed to move in with us THIS coming Saturday!!!!  Daddy and momma are going to drive to Arizona to pick her up Saturday afternoon.

 

Today, the humans who are taking care of her took her to the vet for a puppy check-up and shots.  The vet says she is healthy so everything is good to go.  Do you want to see her newest picture?  Of course you do...

 

It's nice to see she finally got out of her food bowl - BOL, BOL



We are told that Mei-Ling likes to play.  I sure hope she will play with me...

 

Puffy