Sometimes you just have to stop.......

......And smell the flowers! This is so embarassing and I begged mommy to please not put this up and embarass me in front of the dogs with blogs world! But I just LOVE flowers! Everyday while we are out walking, I have to stop and smell this particular bush of flowers! Mommy laughs everytime because I sniff so loudly and I don't want to leave! She tells me to stop being such a girly man, but I just turn to her and say, "mommy sometimes you just have to stop and smell the flowers!"

Back at it with Mr. Firebear!

Some of you may remember my good friend, Mr. Firebear. Well if not, he belongs in my daddy's Man Room, and not out and about with me. (well at least that's what I have been told). So today while Mommy was at work, I decided to sneak around while daddy was doing what he does best.......NAP! Now the man room is on the opposite side of the house from MY bedroom, which I share with mommy and daddy, and in order to get there, I have to pass through the living room where daddy is on the couch. I thought I was so sneaky!! I managed to sneak Mr. Firebear past him, AND my birthday cake stuffie! All of a sudden, I heard footsteps......Quick I thought to myself.....act like I am burying my bone in the pillows! Maybe he won't notice Mr. Firebear!

Halloween Night

Halloween night, while Mommy and Daddy were handing out candy to the trick or treaters, I was laying in the doorway so sad and so depressed because I hadn't seen my girlfriend Molly all day! I guess I'll never know if she likes my skunk costume or not......sigh......

But wait.....I hear something! Mommy was telling me to sit and behave. She thought more kiddies were coming but I thought otherwise.....oh boy, could it really be???





YES! It was Molly! She's here, she's finally here! And she didn't run away from me! She thought I was so handsome as a little stinker! My night is complete!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Well Happy Halloween to all my blogging friends! I hope you all have lots of fun in your costumes and get lots of spooky treats!! My mom has totally lost it! Look what she made me dress up as......a Skunk! A stinky little skunk! I look less than thrilled don't I ? BOL!
Mommy wanted me to show off my stripe.......she thinks I make a pretty cute skunk!

I hope my girlfriend Molly doesn't run away from me when she sees me tonight. Mommy is going to make me go for my nightly walk dressed like this......oh boy!

I think I look like a sad skunk in this picture......I was trying to tell mommy to PLEASE take this stupid costume off of me!! BOL!

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

I can't believe this......

Well, it has been one month since my trip to the vet for my skin "issues", and I just went on Saturday again for a follow-up and for my Annual Exam. I no longer have bloody paws from all the licking and chewing, but I am still a bit itchy everyday and seem to be shedding more than usual. (Which is driving my mom crazy because she's a clean freak!!) Anyways, I am still taking those Omega-3's which are supposed to improve my skin coat and help with allergies and the doc said I should continue to do so. Mommy changed my food from the vegetarian version of Natural Balance, back to the Limited Ingredient Diet, Duck and Sweet Potato. The doctor said I need to stick to it for a full 12 weeks, and ONLY that food......that's right, that means no snacks or kong, or rawhide or anything other than my dry food! He said it is the only way to accurately determine if it is a food allergy or not. He said if we stick to it, and the itching continues, I will have to see a doggy dermatologist for allergy testing! So, I am severely depressed to say the least! But wait it gets worse! So after my skin testing, my shots and general health check, they put me on the scale. I weighed 33 lbs exactly one month ago, which is what I have been for a year or so. Not this time.........I weighed in at 35.5 lbs!!! I gained 2 and a half pounds in one month!!! This must be a mistake! The scale must be broken!! 35.5 pounds!!! Say it ain't so!!! So mommy says that I have to go on a diet, until I get to close to 30 lbs.......so the chance that I could snack in the near future is now over! This is miserable!!!! Look at my face! Can you not see me falling into a deep depression?! I even told my vet about Preston's new friend named Wade, and how he weighs 40 lbs! It didn't help......I am officially on a diet. CoCo, you will have to be my inspiration because I know you have been successful! Sigh.....

I'd like to introduce my girlfriend......

I'd like you all to meet my girlfriend....her name is Molly! She lives across the street from me and I cry on her front lawn almost every day, anxiously waiting for her to come out and play. I ran into her this week and found her wearing these blue funny things. And then mommy reminded me that Preston has a pair of Doggles too! She is so stylish isn't she? And after I am done playing with Molly, I am usually exhausted. So I grab my "Blue Bandit" and up on the couch I go. Mommy says that I must think I am human, because only humans hold their stuffies like this. I think I'm pretty cute! BOL!

Uh-Oh....A trip to the vet!

I had to go to the vet yesterday afternoon. I guess I was licking my paws too much and I made them turn all red and bloody! Mommy panicked of course because not only were my paws irritated, I was starting to get little hives all over my body. So off to the vet we went! He tested my skin for fleas and ticks, and phew......nothing of the sort. But I do have a skin allergy and right now, they don't know what has caused it. So I have to bathe in antiseptic shampoo.. (no more "Oh my Dog" shampoo from France!! (Mommy is not happy about this). I also have to take Benadryl 3 times a day for a whole month! I am going to be one groggy pup!!! That's ok....I love napping!! BOL! And I also have to start a supplement of Omega-3's with my daily food. I go back in a month and hopefully my itching will have stopped. If not, we will have to start testing to see what I am allergic too. Mommy really hopes its not my food, because she has tried every hypoallergenic food out there, and Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance, Vegetarian Formula, is the only one that doesn't give me diarrhea or make me throw up!! Any other puggles out there have any of these allergy symptoms before?

Oh, and this is a picture of me riding to the vet, in my mommy's car. I have never been allowed in mommy's car before, but today was a special occasion!! I loved it!! She even put a special seat cover in there for me! (or maybe it was more for the car......hmmmm)