tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83800316644073279372012-02-16T09:31:28.241-08:00The wild stories of Bella and BaxterAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-30260182117284977072010-07-25T14:14:00.000-07:002010-07-25T18:52:48.168-07:00

What a day, what a day! It was going to be hot in Portland, so we decided to pack up the pooches and head to the beach! Brother and sister...not fighting in the car We are fortunate that BnB are great travelers, so long as they haven't eaten a bunch of sticks prior to leaving. Last time, we had to make an emergency landing to clean up a little Baxter barf. This time, we were prepared and put a

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Bella loves the ball, but Baxter loves the Frisbee. After a round or two (or three, or ten...) of catch with the ball, it was Baxter's turn to shine with the Frisbee. He hasn't quite learned to "catch" the Frisbee, he sorta just lets us throw it and then he runs to pick it up. He's quite proud of himself, but it's very likely he's just glad Bella didn't get it first. If he was smart, he'd know

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Bella and Baxter love to play ball....well, uh, more like Bella loves to play ball and Baxter wishes he could play ball. She's a ball hog! Baxter finally gets the ball but the whole time she's chasing him down. For some reason, he doesn't stand up to her when it comes to playing catch - I guess he picks his battles. Bella is getting quite good at catching mid-air. This is the first "documented"

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The rule around here is that no dogs are allowed on the furniture. Consequently, while in this training period, we have all sorts of crap piled up and around the couch and chairs so BnB won't get on them.  Well, I was working away in the office when it finally dawned on me that I hadn't heard the dogs in a while so I went to investigate. Here's what I found.  He's too cute to yell at.

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The days of colitis are all but a distant memory! Everyone's pooping normal again! One never realizes how important poop is until it just ain't right! As it turns out, BnB are allergic to dog food so they're eating Science Diet Z/D Ultra prescription dog food. It's expensive but at least ED isn't visiting anymore. (ED = Explosive Diarrhea)

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If you're familiar at all with the Northwest right now, you'd know that we've had unseasonable rain...Rain...RAIN! In fact, if you were to log on to Facebook and read any Oregonian's post, it would likely be a complaint about the weather. When Saturday showed up with glorious weather, I put on my work clothes and got busy. I've been desperately wanting to build a square foot garden; in fact, I

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Oh joy! Oh glee! We love these illustrations of Bella and Baxter! These photos were done by Kelly of CorgiButts.com. If you'd like your pet's illustrations created from a favorite photo (or even a not-so-favorite photo), Kelly is your gal! Go here: http://www.corgibutts.com/illustrations.html I love these so much I'm almost giddy!

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BnB love to play chase. When it's too wet outside, they play chase inside. We practically have a race track worn into the carpet. Notice how Baxter huffs and puffs as he runs; and watch Bella's bum as she backs up during the chase!

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I'm happy to report that Baxter has fully recovered from his kennel cough. They're both still struggling with colitis -- it's like a poop factory around here! They are getting better though, and living on a diet of white rice with softened kibble. Back to the point of this post. Sort of by accident, we discovered BnB are both willing to dunk their snouts in the water bowl to retrieve ice. We'd

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Bella and Baxter turned one year old today! These two little dogs are the loves of our lives even if they have eaten shoes, slippers, linoleum, wood molding, and dig holes in the back yard. For their birthday, we took them through the drive-thru at Jack 'n the Box for a plain cheeseburger. We're not at all sure if they really understood why, but we did. And...they didn't give two hoots about us

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We've waited patiently for snow so we could see Bella and Baxter's reaction and finally, it's here! Their response: a bit confused. Every now and then I'd find Baxter on the back porch barking into the air, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" They don't get it. I think all the excitement wore them out though - they're sound asleep...and it's only 7pm!

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Bella and Baxter are doing fine -- my hard drive, not so much. I have to replace it which means time; that of which I have none! Sorry, but no pictures this post. Bella and Baxter are going to obedience training and doing great! Baxter has become a master with several of the agility pieces; climbing up one side and down the other, through the tube, etc. He's also learning "leave it" which has

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Dear Internet, Thank you. Thank you for suggesting we take BnB to PetSmart for nail trimming. We knew it was about time to tackle the task of trimming BnB's nails again and we weren't looking forward to it. I decided to give the professionals a call, warning them that these two are difficult. They shrugged off my warnings as nothing. Of course, I rolled my eyes at their naiveté because, after

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It's been a while since my last post because, quite frankly, life has gotten in the way. Bella and Baxter continue to grow and eat...everything - baseboards, linoleum, microwave carts, crates, and toys. Now one might think they are bored, left alone too long, or just plain out of control, but let me assure you, they are not bored or left alone -- out of control at times, YES.  Maggie and I were

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That's what it feels like when it's claw trimming day. I'm not sure if anyone else has this problem...okay, yes I am, but this is the hardest bout of claw trimming I've EVER had to do. Insert photo here because we surely weren't going to take any photos or video for fear Animal Cops would show up on our doorstep! Our other dogs would wrestle us when they were pups, sure. Eventually they would

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Another first for BnB -- a pumpkin patch! Well, not really a pumpkin patch but one we threw together so they'd at least get to see a pumpkin this Fall/Halloween season. I desperately wanted to take them to a pumpkin patch, but here in the Northwest, it's pretty soggy and muddy. As fond as I was of the idea, I wasn't so fond of the idea of having to put 2 wet and muddy dogs in the car. So here you

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Baxter lost his first three baby teeth (that we know of)!!! *Update - he's now lost 4 teeth. Interesting thing though - Bella spit out Baxter's 4th tooth. We have no idea what sort of shenanigans went on to produce that outcome, but we checked and Bella has lost no teeth, but Baxter was missing another. Go figure. Here's a picture before: And after: They look a little gross because he had

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* Made corrections to link! If you're in the market for a good training dog leash, check out the Mutt Gear Vir-Chew-Ly Indestructible dog leashes. After a leash broke on us while we were walking Bella (thank goodness she didn't run off - or worse yet, into the street), we knew we had to get something that would last. We have 2 of Mutt Gear's Vir-Chew-Ly Indestructible leashes and they're great

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BnB love their toys! We're keenly aware puppies need chew toys so we've loaded up! We have a basket in the kitchen, a basket in the basement, a scattering of toys in the office, toys in the dining room, and toys in the bedroom. They have tons of toys (in addition to the requisite rawhides left slimed all around the house), and we keep buying them. One day BnB were playing in the kitchen

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If you know anything about corgis, you know that not only are they cute, but they also have a tendency to yap. "Yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap....do I have your attention now?" Bella is the most vocal of the two. Watch out Metropolitan Opera! Baxter does his fair share, and I must say, his bark has gotten a bit higher pitched since the removal of his *ahem* boy parts.

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As much as BnB play loudly in the car, so loud in fact, we almost lose consciousness, we decided the best mode of transportation was to have them in separate crates. We didn't think much of it until they broke our hearts by peering through the small window-like openings at each other...and then whimpering. Can you say: WRAPPED AROUND OUR TINY FINGERS? I had been planning on creating some

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BnB are cute, no exception...and because they are as cute as they are, they won a contest! Well, not really a "cuteness contest" per se, but a calendar contest! Bella and Baxter will be featured on the February layout. The great thing about this Calendar Contest is that profits from the sale of this calendar benefit the Lakeshore Corgi Rescue Club in Illinois. But I live in Oregon, so why not

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BnB are quite the characters (if you haven't guessed). They do this song and dance when it comes to a rawhide... Baxter: I want it! Bella: NO I want it! When one has it, the other spends an inordinate amount of energy trying to distract or otherwise send the other one on a snipe hunt so that rawhide can be stolen in victory! Most of the time, Bella doesn't really want it - she just doesn't

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-41961940209335949482009-10-06T21:29:00.000-07:002009-10-06T22:36:09.626-07:00

Bella and Baxter have had a rough couple of weeks since their Gender Nullification procedure! We had to keep them separated per Vet's orders, and while it wasn't fun for any of us, we certainly didn't want to run the risk of a torn stitch or worse yet, another trip to the OR. Even once they had their cones off, we still had to wait until they could be in the same room. Why, you ask? Because

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We heard that if trained, your dog will use an electric toothbrush (in our case, battery-operated). Since we have single-handedly funded our Vet's office Christmas party on more than one occasion, we thought it would be worth the try. I started by using my electric toothbrush around them. They were quite interested in it. Every now and then I'd stick it down toward them and they'd tray to grab

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Okay, so we're probably not supposed to encourage this sort of thing, but give us some slack! We've been busy trying to be perfect and quite frankly, we're not! There's something really cute about little Corgis howling at the moon -- they look like little coyotes. Yep, we're going to pay for all this cuteness. We know.

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Training, training, training...tactics, tactics, tactics...focus, focus, focus... this is our life.We're still training BnB on a number of skills, but this one is the nemesis of most pet owners: trimming nails.Why is it that I have absolutely no recollection of trimming dog nails when I was a kid? Did this just magically happen in the night? I don't know but training a dog to allow such

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-58633252161348381602009-09-18T21:09:00.000-07:002009-09-18T21:26:41.072-07:00

Baxter and Bella said goodbye to their dearly departed boy parts and girly parts today. It's quite sad, actually. Well, not sad that they traded in their parts for (hopefully) a better attitude, but sad that they have to wear...THE CONE OF SHAME.(click to enlarge)Baxter had his nullification surgery first so by the time we picked them up, he was pretty much cleared of his pain meds. Bella, on the

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BnB went to the vet the other night to get the last of their puppy shots. Let's just say it went, well, not so great. They were fine until they were surprised by the thermometer in their nether region; Baxter actually handled it better than Bella who practically climbed up and over Maggie's shoulder. Cripes!When the Vet came in, Baxter let her touch him, look at his teeth, look in his ears...you

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Last weekend, we had the joy of getting our photos taken at Columbia Park in North Portland. Julie Flood, of Julie Flood Photography, took our photos and they turned out beautifully! This has been in the works for some time, but we had to wait until 1) we took possession of the puppies, and 2) they had all their shots (parks are sorta off limits if they haven't been immunized).Bella and Baxter

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Ahhh...the squirt bottle. When all else fails, give 'em a good squirt, right? Our previous dogs hated the squirt bottle. In fact, all we had to do was make the squirting noise and hold our hand like we were going to squirt them (sans squirt bottle) and they'd shape right up. Reaching for the squirt bottle meant serious business. That doesn't work with these little monsters. It works to snap them

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Early on in the crate training process, we learned the more we tired out these little critters, the easier it is to get them to go to sleep at night - all night. We had been taking them on a brisk walk every night, but Baxter, the slovenly one of the two, isn't really thrilled about walks. If he were human, he'd probably be a video game junkie. The good thing is that Baxter has never been the one

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-25370618926067894572009-09-04T22:56:00.000-07:002009-09-04T23:02:32.102-07:00

Bella is always ready for action so when it's time to go to sleep, she has a hard time giving in -- just like a 2 year old (of the human persuasion)! Watch close as her eyebrows look like they're being lifted by the strings of a marionette!

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Forgot this in my post yesterday -- Baxter prefers to drink out of the pitcher we fill their water dishes with, or the stream from which it pours. He may be a little doh-dee-doh, but that boy has character!

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I have to apologize for not posting as often as I should; it's been a busy couple of weeks around here.In an effort to socialize our dogs a little more (yeah, that's it...), we decided to take a trip to the beach. The kids haven't seen or felt sand before and it was only a 50% chance of rain so... WHAT WAS I THINKING? 50% chance of rain = 100% likely.As it turns out, the Hood To Coast Relay ends

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Another wild week to report on from the home of Bella and Baxter.Last Sunday, we took the kids to the Hawthorne Street Fair. Once again, they were the hit of the parade! It took us an hour and a half to walk down one block, cross the street, and up the other side. While it doesn't offer us a chance to really look at our surroundings, it really helps get these dogs socialized. I think they've got

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-76616291456147965642009-08-16T18:55:00.001-07:002009-08-16T19:31:19.362-07:00

Bella and Baxter got their first taste of another puppy, Wasabi, a puppy much larger than they are but with the same unfettered energy!Wasabi is a Golden Retriever who is the most adorable dog. He has the sweetest face and such a great temperament, playing gently with the puppies as if he knew he wasn't supposed to get too rough. BTW, you'll hear Baxter yelp in this video. NOTHING happened to him

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789538186966391509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380031664407327937.post-75561839497392694402009-08-11T20:32:00.000-07:002009-08-11T22:45:26.713-07:00

It's been a tough weekend at Annie and Maggie's. We had to say goodbye to our 16 year old beagle, Darwin -- Uncle Darwin to Baxter and Bella. While BnB seem rather un-fazed by the change, it has rocked Maggie and me to the core. So this post is not about Baxter and Bella, but the story of Darwin. It's not sad, really, it's more of a tribute to his life and all the things he did that made us laugh

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No one can say we don't have fun with our dogs! Because the weather was perfect, I decided it was time to take Bella and Baxter on their first ride in the bike trailer.This is a picture right after we loaded them in the trailer. Baxter was already making faces at Bella, so I knew I was in for an adventure with these two.Heading out of the garage, Baxter wonders exactly what is going on.Off we go

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We took Bella and Baxter to one of our favorite hot spots in Portland - Fremont Street. Since we decided to get these two puppies, all we've talked about is how fun it will be to take them with us when we go to restaurants with outside seating (where we can have our dogs), Starbucks, and other dog-friendly places.(click to enlarge)It was rather hot out today, but both Bella and Baxter faired

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It was early as early can be for a weekend morning. BnB wouldn't go back to sleep after their early morning breakfast with Maggie, so I took the 2nd shift. As I sat on the back porch watching over them to make sure they didn't wake the neighbors, I couldn't believe my eyes --- they started sharing a rawhide. No sparks. No barking. No fighting. They were sharing!I quickly grabbed the camera (as

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As with all babies, they have to move from the bassinet to the crib. It's no different for puppies -- they have to move from the piddle-pad-protected kitchen to their very own crates. Because they are siblings, we understand they have to learn to be individuals to avoid various monster-like traits (read: Bella!); part of that training is done by providing them with their own beds.Last Friday

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While Bella has some issues regarding aggressiveness (Some? HA!), she is also the smart one of the bunch. Here's a short video of Bella and her bowl after dinner. She does this all the time.Baxter would do it, too, but his bowl is ceramic and too heavy. Instead, he just tries to eat his.

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Uncle Darwin is, for the most part, a mild-mannered old boy who rarely puts up a fight about anything, but when it's dinner time, he'll bowl you over if you're between him and his dog dish. You can only imagine what happens when 2 little puppies get in his way!Bella and Baxter, on the other hand, have also learned what happens when it's dinner time. All we have to do is touch their bowls and they

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Dear friends and family,Thank you so much for coming to our party, and the presents -- oh those presents, they were wonderful! And thank you to everyone who donated to the Oregon Humane Society; we love that you were able to help out our fellow canine brothers and sisters because all dogs need a good home with their own bed and a place to pee.(Click to enlarge)When Mom tallied up the guest list

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The summer heat just wears BnB down! They get up and play for about an hour, then sleep for three. Baxter doesn't even like to go outside when it's hot; he'll go out to go potty but that's it! I think his coat is a bit heavier than Bella's (or he's a wimp, which is probably a more accurate statement).I spent a good portion of my Saturday in search of a small kiddie pool. Let me tell ya, after a

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Maggie recently discovered that giving BnB one rawhide between the two makes them play and play until they're all tired out (in turn, giving us a break!). In the video below, you'll see them romping on, over, and under a platform (the base for a soon-to-be dog house). Baxter, the huskier of the two, tries desperately to hop but it looks more like an old man trying to skip. Bella, on the other

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It's been quite busy in the last 2 days here at Puppyville Mansion. I started thinking I'd just write one thing that happened each day, but I quickly realized so much happens I can't possibly narrow it all down!Bella the Yoga-MistressBella seems to be quite creative at sleeping. Margaret snapped this picture yesterday (7/14) but it's not the first time we've seen her do this. Granted, she doesn't

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Bella has been our stand-out puppy; the bossy one, the first to really get the hang of the dog door, and the first to get an up ear. Today, finally, Baxter has an up ear!As usual, Bella can't be bested, so her 2nd ear is popping up, too!It's worth noting that these up ears are not always a permanent thing; they'll be up for awhile and then the next time we look over, they're back down. I caught

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After a week of napping on newsprint, digging in dirt (which they love), getting stuck under the deck, and wrestling around in the back yard, it was time for Bella and Baxter's first bath. We chose to start this bathing adventure just before their nap time so they were not quite as resistant as we anticipated (take note puppy-owners!).

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At just 8 weeks old, Baxter and Bella experienced several "firsts":Hearing the lawn mower.Hearing an Air Force jet.Hearing the air conditioner compressor.Hearing and watching Momma use a very loud saw while they were trying to sleep.Playing with Uncle Darwin (our 16 year old beagle) and Darwin playing back!Farting. (Bella)Throwing up. (Bella - having stomach issues probably from eating sticks)

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Okay, okay...so this is a little over-the-top, but I couldn't resist! They're probably young enough they won't remember this day. At least I didn't get them a lace headband!Bella wasn't overly thrilled about her party outfit and proceeded to bite at it; no surprise there.Baxter, he sorta hated his, kinda like he hates his collar. He doesn't resist, he just pouts.Bella looks most pretty in her

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I've been staying home with the dogs during these formative days, attempting to teach them such things as navigating the doggy door and going potty outside.Bella was the first to master use of the doggy door. Baxter, on the other hand, is still a bit of a lazy boy and would really rather I just open the door for him and let him walk through; humans get to, so why shouldn't he? Fortunately, he has

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Sunday, July 5th, 2009, proved to be much more than ever anticipated. The plan was to visit Bella and Baxter, our 2 Pembroke Corgi puppies, where they were still living with their birth mother and father (and their human family). We had one more week before we planned to take them home with us, but quite frankly, I couldn't wait any longer! So, after a short visit, we packed them up and brought

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