HAPPY NEW YEAR...2011

Single Girl here.

Just wanted to come on and say, "Happy New Year."

Stella Puppy had made a poster to celebrate but didn't make it to midnight. So I took a picture and thought I would share it with her friends...

After midnight I wanted to take a new year picture with Stella, so I woke her up. Here is the New Year Picture...taken around 12:02 am on 1/1/11...

Happy New Year from our house to yours!!

Last Day of 2010

Well, I did it again. I made Single Girl mad.
What did I do you ask....do you really need to?
I ran away.

Single Girl was sick yesterday for my 1st Birthday. We spent the day on the couch: me sleeping...her...well running to the potty. We did get the mail and I got a card from my BFF, Maggie. I loved it!! Here is what it looked like.

Today, Single Girl seemed to be doing a little better. She's upset though because she is supposed to be in the Dells helping out a friend put on a great show and I'm supposed to be at Maggie's. Oh well.

Anyway...I went out to go potty and decided to push open the gate and run South: a sniff adventure it was. Down the block, around the block, back up the other side of the block. I finally let her get me. I stopped running.

I'm back in the house now. She's not talking to me. She won't let me sit by her or anything. She's currently reading some papers that have to do with a collar and outside and fence. I'm sorry that I like adventure.

 We'll see if I make it until midnight. Single Girl tells me that this is the night where everyone gets crazy when the big hand and little hand are both on the 12 because the last four digits of the date change. I'm not sure it's going to get crazy here....she'll probably still be mad.  :(

Ruff, Ruff

My Stuff Is Being Moved Cont. and Final

Well, I thought that it was time to finish up this post. As you remember, on Dec. 18th or so I posted about all of my stuff being moved and then the floor being sticky. Well, I'm happy to report that it's all moved back and my feet are no longer sticking on the gross floor. I told Single Girl to take some pictures...you know...before and after. She listened and now I'm going to share them.

Enjoy! I know I am!!!

Kitchen -Before

Kitchen- During

Kitchen- After

Me Loving My Kitchen

Kitchen- I had to post this...My Dishes Where They Should Be!!

Bathroom- Before

Bathroom- After

Oh, let me know if you want to know who did this great job! I'll gladly recommend "Y's Way Flooring!"

Ruff, Ruff!!!

BIRTHDAY!!!!

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I'M ONE!!!!

I KNOW THAT I DON'T LOOK EXCITED, BUT SINGLE GIRL HAD TO TAKE MY PICTURE WHILE I WAS NAPPING. THAT WEIRD LOOKING CONE-SHAPED THING HAD ME SPOOKED OUT AND I WOULD RUN EVERY TIME SHE TRIED TAKE MY PICTURE WITH IT.

SEE...

SCARY CONE-SHAPED THING!! GET AWAY!!!

p.s. I would like to send a shout-out to Single Girl for finding me and being such a great morgage payer. I love you and our house. Oh...feel better: I know your tummy is still gross.

Ruff, Ruff!!

My Birthday Haircut

I was so excited that I got to see Lisa today! Pidder Padder Paws owner, Lisa, is great!!! I always look great when I leave her salon. Granted, there was that one time, you remember, the "chicken legs." But, like I said, it wasn't her fault.

Anyway, the great excitment from today was that as Lisa was cutting me, she found a flea. That's right. A gross, disgusting flea. She said that she didn't see any more of them, so hopefully it was just the one that jumped on me and came for a ride back over here to Eastern Wisconsin. Single Girl will be treating me even though it is the middle of winter. So no worries here.

Moving on...as she continued to cut she found more matted hair. So, I got a nice haircut and my ears trimmed up. Lisa said it's because I like to play in the snow and because I wear my coat. Well, let me tell you, I'm not going to stop playing in the snow and I'm still going to wear my AWESOME coat. So, trim away.

I've posted 3 pictures of my new look. (If you'll remember, my ears used to be down by my shoulders.)

Full Body Shot (Ha!)

 Extreme Close-Up

My Ears Are So Light (I could be in one of those hair commercials)

Ruff, Ruff!!

As My Birthday Approaches...

As my 1st birthday quickly approaches (Thursday), I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on one thing that has been on my mind. I AM NOT LITTLE AND HOW DARE ANYONE SAY THAT I AM. I might not be as big as a great dane, but I am big in my own right. Let me show you.

Here is a picture of me when Single Girl got me. I was 3 months old and weighed about 4 pounds.
 (Cute, I know.)

Here I am today: 3 days before my first birthday! A whopping 13 pounds! (Look, Single Girl can't even hold me up.)

Here is another example. The day Single Girl got me.

And a picture taken two months ago.



So, if I hear one more time..."Oh, what a cute little thing..." I think I'm going to bite something off. Oh, and it's not going to be something of mine.

(Oh, don't tell Single Girl I posted pictures of her on here. She'll be mad. She'll say that she doesn't look good. Let's just keep this between us, ok?)

Ruff, Ruff!!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from Stella Puppy and Single Girl!!

(Sorry this is a few days late. Single Girl spent the holidays sick and I was taking care of her.)



A Day In The Country...

Happy Christmas Eve Day!

WHAT A DAY I'VE HAD OUT HERE IN THE COUNTRY! Single Girl let me off the leash and my cousin, Lucy, and I got to run through the snow and chase cats!  It was great!  I've posted some pictures!

Enjoy!!!

Lucy Looking For Cats Under the Deck...I Want To Go

 Finding and Eating Frozen Cat Poop....Yum!

 Trash...A Dogs Heaven

 Lucy and Her Fancy Cape (You Really Need A Coat)

Race Ya Down The Driveway!

Hey, Stella! Look At My Snow Beard!

Ruff, Ruff!!







Thanks Ethel and Louie

This is just a quick shout-out to my friends, rabbits Ethel and Louie! Thank you so much for the rabbit. I grabbed it out of Single Girl's hand before she had even gotten it out of the paper!

I have posted some pictures of me loving my new rabbit!!

Oh, and I'm not sure if this is the time to tell you or not, but during the night, I chewed off one of rabbit's arms and pulled out all of the stuffing that I could get at. I LOVE MY PRESENT!!!!!!

Ruff, Ruff!!!

I Don't See It

Well, Single Girl is upset...again.
I don't know why: I only pooped in the bathroom and puked on her bed.
Is it really that big of a deal?
Really?
All in the day of being a puppy, I say.

Ruff, Ruff!

Popcorn and Carrots

I love it on days when Single Girl is home all day. Today I got carrots (my favorite), a Wagon Train treat, popcorn (my second favorite), and more carrots!!

What a great day.

Time to sleep it off!

Ruff, Ruff!!

My Stuff Is Being Moved Cont.

What the &^$%&&?!!!!!

I went to my friend Maggie's to play today and left Single Girl sitting on the kitchen floor doing something I've never seen done before. I got back and found this. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS.......

THIS IS NOT WHAT MY KITCHEN FLOOR LOOKED LIKE WHEN I LEFT! THIS IS UGLY! AND WHAT'S UP WITH THE CARDBOARD?!!!! AND....WHY IS IT ALL STICKY!!!! MY LITTLE PAWS ARE STICKING TO THIS GOD-AWFUL FLOOR!!!

Well, it turns out that Single Girl took out the old floor, this was under it, and will be having some guys put some new floor down. The cardboard is on it because it is sticky and I'm supposed to walk on the cardboard so I don't stick to the floor.

As far as I'm concerned....I'm staying in the dining room and you can't make me walk on that grossness until you get some decent looking, non-sticky stuff down. And here is a picture of me to prove it!!!!

 You can't make me! You're going to have to carry me ! Period!

Ruff, Ruff!!



My Stuff Is Being Moved!

I don't know what's going on. Single Girl has taken everything out of the kitchen and bathroom; including my food and water bowls and my little nap mat. (Which were all in the kitchen. Ha!)

WHAT IS GOING ON?! My stuff has been there, in the exact same spot, for the last 9 months. Why are you moving it?

I'll keep you posted when I know more.

Ruff, Ruff!!

First Christmas Presents

I would like to start this entry off by saying that I had this entry all typed yesterday. I was just about ready to hit "post" when Single Girl hit a button. I don't know what button it was but poof...gone. My whole entry. Wow, talk about enough to make me pee on the floor or eat part of the couch. However, I was bigger than that. I told her it was ok, that accidents happen and that I would just retype it tonight. So.......

Single Girl was going to drop me off at Maggie's house on Monday morning. She told me that she had pep band that night so I would get to spend the day with Maggie and when she was done with work she would come and we would give Maggie her Christmas present.

My day was great! Maggie and I frolicked in the snow, chewed some treats, went on an adventure to Single Girl's work to deliver her some yummy smelling stuff (turns out it was coffee), frolicked more in the snow, took a short nap and then Single Girl came!!

I let Maggie open her present first. She loved it! I got her a box of Gourmet Puppy Cookies, a Candy Cane Chew Toy and a bag of "keep the puppy out of your hair" treats!

Then it was my turn. I knew it was my present because it was labeled "To: Runaway Stella   From: Fence Jumping Maggie."  Ha! Loved it! I gave that 4 paws up! With the help of Single Girl, I opened my first "official" Christmas present. I loved what was in the pretty colored paper...yummy chicken flavored candy cane, a fantastic squeek monkey (which I've already chewed the tail off of) and snow booties with reflective strips for when I go on a sniff adventure!  I LOVE IT ALL! Thanks Maggie! I'm so happy to have you as my friend!

Oh and on a side note...Single Girl came home with a box that she said was for me. I have a feeling it might be that wireless fence that she was talking to me about after I ran into the street next to that moving truck. I wonder what this wireless fence thing is all about?

Ruff, Ruff!!

She Didn't Talk To Me

It was the same ol' story. I bark, she asks if I have to go potty, I wag my tail, we go to the door, she helps me with my coat and out the door we go. Well, I was done and Single Girl came back out to get me. She opened the backyard gate and before she could grab me I RAN!! I RAN TO THE SIDEWALK! Woot!

I stopped because I could smell something. Yum! Single Girl kept saying, "Stella, come on! Potty Treat!" I didn't want a potty treat! I wanted another sniff adventure! She told me that she was leaving and went in. I think that she wanted me to follow her. Well I didn't want to go in: so I didn't.

SNIFF ADVENTURE HERE I COME!!!

As I was going North on the sidewalk I looked back and saw Single Girl. She was behind me. YEAH! SHE WANTS A SNIFF ADVENTURE TOO! LET'S GO!  I ran and ran.

One block.
Two blocks.
Wait, a smell.
Following.....the....smell........WOAH.....what was that?

(Turns out that I had went into the road and was almost hit by a truck. The driver didn't even swerve. Single Girl told her mom that I had jumped out from behind a snowbank and because it was dark and snowing, the driver probably didn't even see me.)

Anyway back to adventure...oh...HERE COMES SINGLE GIRL....RUN......

Three Blocks!!

S..m...e...l..l... what is this great sme......HEY! Why did you just grab me? We were having fun, right?

Single Girl carried me home in silence. She put me in the house and went to snowblow. She came in later and said, "Don't come by me. You were naughty. You almost died."

That was it.

For the rest of the night. Not one more word to me from Single Girl.

I did hear her tell her mom that she was going to Menards tomorrow (today) to get a wireless fence for the front yard. Not sure what that means. But I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it. I have a feeling my sniff adventures might be over.

Ruff, Ruff.

"Leave It"

"Leave It!"
"Leave It!"
"Stella, LEAVE I..T!"

That's all I've heard all day.

I'm not sure if I like having Single Girl home all day or not. I can tell you one thing...it's surely more quiet without her here!

I can't help it if I like to lick her oatmeal bowl (while she's eating), tear-up paper while she's wrapping presents for my friend Maggie or jump on the bed, grab her bra and start chewing on it. It's all fun.

You wouldn't yell at this face...would you?

Ruff, Ruff!!

Glass

Whenever I get thirsty and I am not by my bowl I just drink out of Single Girl's glass. Wow, does she get mad! What does it matter? It's water. We both need to drink it. It's right here. Hey, at least I don't spill while or after I'm drinking! (She should be totally happy about that.)

Ruff, Ruff!!

Do You Know What I Love...

I love chasing a rabbit around the yard,
followed by a sniff adventure,
eatting half my bowl of food,
and drinking my whole bowl of water.

All at 3:15 a.m.

Ruff, Ruff!!

Am I The Only One?

I roll on my treats before I eat them.
At least 3 times.
Is that weird?


Oh, and hey, don't judge!

Ruff, Ruff!

This Snow Stuff

Well, I've been out in the snow a few times now and I've decided that it's ok. Single Girl puts my coat on, puts me in the backyard and I run and frolic in the snow. I still only like to go potty on the grass, so I'm not sure what Single Girl is going to do about that.

Yesterday she got out this big red and black thing that at first did nothing. Then, all of a sudden, it made this crazy loud noise and started to shoot the snow into the air. I did notice that the snow that was on the ground ended up in a different spot. (after it went into the sky that is.) Maybe she needs to take this loud contraption into the backyard to help find the green stuff again. That would be great. The problem is...how do I tell her this great idea? And once I tell her, will she do it or will she force me to "go" in the snow? Ugh!

Anyway, nothing good to report this morning except that I puked on the carpet. I'm not sure what it was, but I think I left a stain. It's a good thing that Single Girl signed up on the special offer with Stanley Steemer. She's going to need them after this puke.

Happy Football Sunday. I'm off to take a nap on my new Petco Fleece that Single Girl brought home for me. She told me that she donated money to help another puppy in a shelter and got the blanket. I love my new blanket and I'm glad she helped out another puppy. I love her.

Ruff, Ruff.

SNOW!

I woke up this morning needing to go potty. (Like always...like everyone.) As Single Girl was getting ready to take me out she was telling me about "snow." I had no idea what she was talking about. She then put my coat on and told me that there was going to be white stuff on the ground and that it might be cold but that I needed to go potty anyway. (I still had no clue.)

Fast forward 30 seconds....WOW...what is this white stuff coming from above me? Single Girl put me down and I was lost. What happened to the green stuff that I eat? I was paralized with concern. She kept saying..."It's ok, go potty."  Um....where? No thank you. I'm going to stand here until you show me where my green stuff went.

Single Girl came in the backyard with me and as she walked the white stuff, this snow, moved and I saw some green!  Wait! I see more. Thank God. I soooo have to go potty.

First potty on green spot...check.
Find another green spot....check.
Second potty...check.

After I was not focused on going potty, I sniff adventured this snow. I'm not sure if I like it yet, but the way it looks....I'm not going to have a choice.

Below are some pictures that Single Girl took. Enjoy.

Happy First Snow.
Ruff, Ruff.

Where's The Green Stuff

Ok....I'll try this

I can smell the green stuff

The Snow Sniff Adventure