Corrina & Roxie

Roxie & Kayla

*Hugs*

Roxie & Josie

Josie is old enough that I think she needs tummy time regularly. When I put her on the floor Roxie felt the need to watch over her. It was very cute, though I couldnt walk away from Josie at all because of Roxie's big paws. So far she has done very well walking around the baby, but she likes to put one paw on whoever (whomever?) is laying on the floor so I worry she might try that with the baby.

Josie is adorable as always...and I love having a guard dog!

Scared Outta My Mind

Tonight Roxie got a treat that she normally doesnt get. I keep her on a strict diet of only her dog food (Pinnacle). Why did she get a treat? Because the two of us were very upset and I was trying to help us both calm down.

Tonight I was sitting on the couch and heard this horrible noise. I went outside to see what it was and my brother starts screaming at me (from his yard) to go back into my house. I realize at that point that it was the dogs in a horrible fight (that I cant see). I ran back to get the hose (which had been moved) and in the mean time Brandon was able to get the dogs to separate and Roxie came running to me. I just sat on the ground with my arms around her neck holding on.

Then I realize Brandon is screaming at me again (I was so out of it I didnt even notice at first). He was yelling at me to get my dog. I told him I had her then picked her up (barely) and carried her into the house and checked her over. I couldnt find anything wrong with her other than her neck being all wet. Brandon then called me on the phone and told me that his dog had her pinned down by the throat!

This dog has been a problem from the beginning-and I never wanted him in the first place but everyone else kept saying he was a good dog. I told Brandon that was the end of the line that if he didnt get rid of the dog that was his deal but from now on the dogs cant be around each other at all.

Beyond the fact that he tried to kill my dog I cannot and will not have that kind of risk around Kayla. I dont care if he sends the dog away to the training camp he planned on or not Im done putting up with it.

I was so freaked out that I couldnt stop shaking and thought I was going to throw up. Roxie was really upset too, wanting in and out of the house and walking around whining. It was horrifying and something I wont go through again.

Growing Again

On Wednesday Roxie turns 6 months old. Its amazing how fast she has grown. Ive been told a lot that at 7mo she will go through this horrible chewing stage but Im crossing my fingers since she has been so good up to now.

Gotta love my baby!

Kayla & Roxie

Kayla spent a long time playing with Roxie tonight-snuggling was big hit. Its a good thing Ive relaxed-before her laying on the dog and dog bed would have freaked me out, lol.

More Roxie...

My mom bought Roxie this nice plush bed this afternoon at Costco. As you can tell, she LOVES it. I swear she looks just like a baby curled up on it.

Looking at her I can believe how fast she has grown. She's up to 40lbs already, shes not going to be a small dog thats for sure!

Chewing

Apparently Roxie has finally decided to start her 'chewing' stage. This morning I got up and this is what she had done to her bed. Im hoping its only because I forgot to make sure she had a toy in her bed. Im crossing my fingers that its a one time thing.

Bonding

Today was the first day that Kayla was really bonding with Roxie. Roxie has tried to be her friend all the time but Kayla has been a little intimidated by her. Today though she was down on the floor with her face in Roxie's talking to her. Even giving her commands such as "sit" and "leave it"..lol

Bathroom Detail

Today my pretty pink bathroom was invaded by my dog! Ive needed to bathe her for a while but it definitely wasnt at the top of my 'fun' list so Ive been putting it off. Today was the day. I put her in the tub and started adding soap. Wow was Roxie dirty! She didnt appear to be that dirty-guess I was wrong.

One thing I did learn though, my back wont stand for it any more. I really wanted to bathe her twice but it took all I had just to get her rinsed off the first time. From now on she's going to the groomers for that. My mom said the price isnt that bad, so my goal is to get her to the groomers once a month for a nice bath.

An added bonus from the dog having the bath is now my bathroom is clean-lol

Roxie's Day

Today was a "Roxie" day. It started out at the vet in the morning. It went 100x better than it did when we were there two weeks ago. This time I wasnt embarrassed to be seen with her, lol. It was so sweet too we saw a couple there with their two dobermans (is that the right way to plural doberman?) and Ive never seen her so happy to see a dog in my life! I swear it was like she recognized. They were very well behaved and so she got to see them for a while.

After that we came home so she could have a nap before her training class at Petco. The class went very well. For the first time ever she didnt have an accident! Yay me!! And I say me because Im able to read her signal better so I know when she has to go out. The lady was impressed about how well she's doing (and she should be since I havent worked with her at all in the last 2 weeks-though I didnt tell her that). She even recommended that I take her to the next step classes (AKC Good Citizen).

After that we ended up at Brandon's (he was SO busy!) shop until just a few minutes ago. It works out so well to have her kennel in my car, she was able to sleep in that there and not feel like she was away from home.

All in all it was a day all about Roxie...