quick update and more photos; too tired to blog properly. we bought our baby girl a new red collar, and a red leash to match, this past week. this evening, we also brought her downstairs and watched her go crazy in the way that only puppies can.

we haven't brought her down in a few days - the last time she was unleashed on the grounds, she promptly swatted her green plastic ball into the pool. she then galloped after it and came to a screeching halt besides the pool. after sniffing at the water, she decided that she didn't want to get her paws wet, and turned around to return to her parents (us).

unfortunately, she turns like she does everything else - clumsily. imagine if you will : she decided to pivot on her front paws, which, rather unintelligently, she kept perched on the edge of the pool. predictably, she promptly fell straight in. and sank like a stone. no sporting prodigy, is our daughter. strangely enough, she seemed to find the episode great fun even though the pool is usually cold enough to keep her parents from swimming in it.

i also spent 20 minutes trying to cut her toe nails this evening. for the longest time, and to my great chargin, i could only find 3 toenails on one foot. the missing 2 eventually turned up, but i gave up after 20 minutes and her front paws will just have to wait until tomorrow evening.


our handsome girl with her new red collar


our handsome girl trying frenetically to claw off her new red collar.


surrounded by her toys


and asleep on my lap, after playing with said toys


continuing her slumber with her paw trapped between the coils of her spring-action bunny. which my mother describes as her 'bolster in the shape of a pink worm'. did you know puppies pee in their sleep?