Stella loooovvvves a good tummeh rub. She loves a bad tummeh rub. From the very first day we got her….from the very first tummeh rub her Papa gave her in our backyard…..she knew she hit the jackpot…..
"He gives good tummy rubs...I think I'll like it here...."
She’s pretty insistent about it. She’ll just throw herself on you….or at your feet and wait. You really can’t resist her……her hair is so soft….and her little tummy is so warm. It’s like she has a built in heating pad in there.
If she had a million dollars…..she would happily give it to you for a tummeh rub. She doesn’t happen to have a million dollars, but instead she’ll kiss your whole face and THAT is better than a million dollars!!!!!
Stella loves her toys…..some she plays with more than others….at least once a day….she gives her Octo-Poos a good thrashing.
He looks scared....and for good reason....
It's not unusual to find little tufts of stuffing around the house...
She finally busted open the Octo-poos.
She thrashes it all over the house....on the loveseat....
She thrashes it on the living room floor....
If you ever need to find her in a hurry….you just give the Octo-poos a squeeze. She can’t resist the squeaky goodness of it and will come running from any room in the house to get it…..
Love her “tough dog” growl when she plays with her toys! On a side note….I’ve had to play this video like six times to do this post…and four out of the five times as soon as the Octo-poos squeaks on the video…I hear the “Bang” sound of a schnoodle jumping off the bed upstairs….then she runs down the stairs….and stares at me….and can’t figure out why I am playing with HER toy.
Does your dog ever keep doing the same thing all day long? Which causes you to think YOU are doing the same thing all day long?
With us….it’s Stella’s bed. The blue fleece bed that is in the downstairs hallway.
It’s not only a bed, but to her it’s also a toy….she is constantly dragging it around….flipping it over, hiding things under it….and I am constantly flipping it upright….putting the stuffing back into it….putting the cushion back in it…what seems like 200 times a day.
It starts out pretty innocently.....
And as her activity increases......
It winds up upside down.....
Which doesn't stop her from playing on it....
And then you leave the room for a minute…..and walk back in to this…….
"Hi Mama.....I didn't do this...."
She looks pretty guilty to me....
Our house is a Schnoodle playground....
So Mama stuffs all the stuffing back into the hole that Stella chewed in the bed....
Mama puts the cushion back in the bed, puts it back in it’s place…..two hundred times a day……..
Stella had another Halloween adventure….this one was on Friday night. We took her to the Halloween party at the Planet Dog store!!!!
Papa came along with us as a chaperone and photographer….it was Stella’s first party and I think she liked it!!!!
There were tons of people there with their pups.....
Papa complained a little less when he saw they had adult beverages and snacks...
There was a bee.....
Some Geisha pugs.....
A little pirate....
Stella strutted her stuff in the costume parade.....
Sadly, Mama did not take the time to make a costume for Stella….so she couldn’t be IN the costume contest, BUT the super nice Planet Dog people did let her strut in the parade! There were some very creative costumes there that night……
This cute, shy little Eyore....
This GINORMOUS Newfie......
A Sumo Wrestler......
A Border Collie...dressed as the Maine/Canadian Border......
That was a very original idea......
Stella posed with the other dog dressed as a squirrel...and a cute little Doxie, named Stella also, who came dressed as Squirrel Patrol!
This greyhound was dressed as a GREYHOUND BUS! Very funny!! He won second place!!
This is the first prize winner....adorable dog named Buddy...dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow! Excellent Costume!!!
It was a good time had by all! Stella was VERY well behaved considering how many dogs and people were in the room….and that she was wearing a squirrel costume. She was a very good girl!!!!!!!
Our Sadie’s birthday was October 22nd. What started out as a Birthday Photo turned into a Halloween/Birthday photo each year!!! Then Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter were added. Sadie was a very, very patient girl and we loved her dearly!!!!
Here are some of my favorite Halloween photos of Sadie….
Witchy-Poo
Sadie the Genie
Halloween Angel
Angry Bee
Sadie the Devil
Happy HulaWeen!!!
The Flamingo
This will be Stella’s first Halloween and she’s got her costume all set to go!!!!!!
I knew it was a little risky to take Stella to the dog park yesterday. It had rained alllll day the day before so there was bound to be mud, but yesterday was such a beautiful day…I caved in and brought her.
She had a BLAST! There were a ton of dogs there and she ran and ran and ran and played……she was so happy, which makes Mama happy.
Once again….I brought a ridonkulously cute, fluffy, sweet smelling puppeh to the park….
I AM Ridonkulously cute aren't I Mama?
And came home with Swamp Thing.
The stuff in her hair was unidentifiable....and super smelly.
She was gross! Covered in mud, dirt, drool from the other dogs…..and perhaps a bit of poo? She was gross enough that I called Papa on the way home and asked him to get out the bath stuff for Stella…..because she needed one badly!!
"But I don't want a bath Mama."
I have to keep the door closed....and her collar/leash on until I wrassle her into the tub.
Let the fun begin.....
One Unhappy Schnoodle Pup
"A little warm water please...."
"I am NOT happy Mama."
She looks so tiny when she's wet...
You can really see the Poodle in the Schnoodle when her hair is all wet.
"Am I clean yet Mama?"
FINALLY....the Schnoodle is clean....
The tub is a mess....and I'm almost as wet and waterlogged as Stella
Miss Stella is shiny and fresh smelling again!!!
And Stella gets a chewy for being such a good girl!!!
When it’s very quiet in the house…..and Stella is not in your direct line of vision….it’s not a bad idea to go see what she’s doing. Sometimes…..she’s just upstairs on her bed…..
"See Mama....I'm not getting into trouble...."
And then there are other times…..when you hear a little sound in the kitchen…..could have been just the wind, but more than likely it was a Schnoodle. A sneaky, naughty Schnoodle. Like last week……it was a nice warm night out….a good night to grill. I had a couple of steaks on the counter soaking up some salt, pepper and garlic powder.
I hear a little sound. Just a faint little sound. I look around…..no Stella……huh. I walk into the kitchen and see her run out the door into the dining room. I look around….nothing seems amiss….at first. Then I look more closely…..
Looks normal right.....nothing to see here.....
And then you look at it from a different angle and see this……..
What could it be? The stovetop didn't look like that before.
We have learned that when we’re preparing any kind of food….to push it way, way to the back of the counter…..because someone has very long legs….and a long tongue….and isn’t afraid to use either.
This is evidence of Stella's frantic attempts to get her paws on our dinner.
Clearly….she got up on her back little legs…..and put her paws on the stovetop (which fortunately wasn’t on) and was trying with her front paws and tongue…..to get at our steaks. You’re a sneaky, naughty girl Stella.
So it snowed here in Maine yesterday. Yay. Yipee. It’s just not right for it to snow in October….it’s not. It didn’t start until late….after dark…and it was just kind of a slushy mess for a little while….didn’t really amount to anything.
Miss Stella is a southern Belle from Louisiana…..she’s never experienced cold weather or snow. She didn’t really seem to notice the difference when she went out in it last night. That will change in a month or so when she goes out to do her business in three feet of snow.
Like this......
Won’t that be fun Stella? Won’t it???? Don’t worry…..Papa will go out into the yard everytime it snows and shovel you a little pathway so you can go do your business.
If this keeps up….our cute little Schnoodle is going to be bald. I may have to just groom her with Nair instead of the clippers. So we went to the dog park the other day…..
And this is what happened……
And...she got into the prickly, sticky bushes again....AGAIN!!!!
Yup, all twisted into her face...the top of her head...feet...butt....
