Jun. 20, 2008 at 5:09pm

Puppies

Whew, I'm almost done with a 4 day, 5 night puppy-sitting stint. These two girls are so adorable and so mischevious. They do the typical puppy things that I'd forgotten about: biting my ankles with their sharp little teeth, turning shoes into chew toys, getting their little tiny claws stuck in my clothes when they jump up, peeing out of fear when the big dog snarls at them, making a run for the big dog's food every time I forget that I left it down (she is a snacker), pooping an amazing amount for such little bodies, and destroying my already sad pot of flowers on the back porch. You know, puppy stuff. Of course, puppy stuff also includes laying on my feet while napping, playing all rough and rumble tumble, snuggling so sweetly on the sofa in the evenings, and being curious about everything -- like water from a hose and the big dog playing fetch.

They are, by the way, available to a GOOD home. I was just watching them while their foster mom was away this week, but they are looking for a permanent spot. They are Lab/Pit Bull mix and both are girls. Tiger Lily is all about people and is a bit afraid of the big dog, but keeps trying to make friends. Pearl is all about the big dog, she tries so hard to copy her every move. They are sweet with cats. Both are adorable and on their way to being really well trained. They have been well loved since they were about 4 weeks old; no abuse in their short lives. I don't know that they have had much exposure to children yet.

Pearl >>

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Pandora, on puppy patrol.

We were seriously considering adopting one of them, but found that we are not really ready to train another dog and Pandora doesn't really seem to be ready for a sibling yet. It is nice, though, to find out that we are pretty happy with our family, as is!