Mama's friend, Bruiser

Yep, Bruiser wore his scarf today!
Scarf made by Mama

one for Bruiser and one for me

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Today and tomorrow we are Irish

Top of the morning to everyone. 

I am wearing my green today and tomorrow in honor of all our Irish friends. So today and tomorrow I am know as  "Mc"Zoey.
I hope "Mc" Bruiser is wearing his scarf also. 

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Scarf made by Mama

May your days be many and your troubles few. 
May all God's blessing descend upon you. 
May peace be within you may your heart be strong. 
May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.

Irish Blessing



Woof, woof, till later, 
Zoey

My first training session

OMG, this guy let all my tricks out of the bag!

This was my second time meeting Mr. Jeff.  Besides being a dog trainer, he owns a holistic pet care and supply store called Paradise Pet, Inc. You can visit him at his store, which is located at 48 West Passaic Ave in Bloomfield, NJ. He is a good guy and he does a lot of great work assisting my breed to find loving furever homes, plus educating people about us. You can check him out at:

·         www.pittyrescue.com 
·         Facebook:  Jeff Coltenback or Pitty Rescue
·         www.paradisepet.net

He may be a good guy but I didn't appreciate all the lessons he was teaching Mama and Dad. I am going to have a hard time pulling the wool over their eyes. (Why would I want to put a sweater on Mama’s eyes? Humans have very unusual sayings.) Hopefully, I will be able to display a bad manner once in a while. I will do my best to try and contain myself though.

Mr. Jeff showed my parents how to walk me while keeping me close to them; how to let up on the lead when they want to give me some sniff time; and how to administer corrections while we are on our walks. Mama and Dad practiced with me today.

I haven’t been upfront and personal with any dogs since I moved in with my new family. Today, I experienced my closes encounter with one.  Maggie and her dad were gracious to work with us to help Mr. Jeff show Mama and Dad what to do when I am confronted by a four-legged creature. Boy, my anxiety level was running high; so was Maggie’s. It turned out to be a worthwhile trial. Maggie and I aren’t friends yet, but we didn’t hurt each other during the meet and greet. As Mama would say, “we made progress!”

Mr. Jeff explained to my parents that they are the leaders, not me. Ouch, did that hurt to hear! He gave Mama and Dad a lot of tips to help maintain alpha status in our family.

Mama enforces in me that good manners is a must. The three of us will be practicing our manners and leadership skills.

I hope if you see me around I won’t alarm you. I really am a love bug.

Wish us luck!

Woof, woof, till later...

Zoey

Happy St Patty's Day

Always remember to forget

The troubles that passed away.

But never forget to remember

The blessings that come each day.

I am blessed to live in my new home 

with my new family!

By any chance, do you think that pot is full of 

dog cookies?

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Sly dog

Mama thought this guy was a hoot. 

He has a good idea though, if only we had a cat.  

I could blame the missing balls on the cat, 

the chewed rug, and all the other mischievous things 

that I get myself involved in. 

Second thought, nah, we don't need a cat.

I will keep fessing up to my negative actions 

and then cuddle with Mama so she forgets what I did. 

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Irish blessing

Mama made St. Patrick Day scarves for Bruiser and me.

She mailed Bruisers to him and Renee posted the picture below.

Mama will take a picture of me wearing mine and post it.

I have been wearing it for about a week now.

 

Yesterday at the Quilt show Mama bought fabric

to make me more scarves. She likes to add color to me.

I don't mind. After all, I am a female

 and I like my scarves that are made with love.

 

 

 

Woof, woof, till later,

Zoey

Fun with my nephew

This is Shawn, he is my nephew. Today we had fun walking around in the development collecting sticks and branches and playing in the dog run. It was a struggle getting over the snow piles to access the dog run but we did it! I have four strong legs to help me master the snow and ice. Mama and Shawn only have two legs so they were at a disadvantage and had to take more care not to fall face first in the snow. Even if I fall, I don't have far to go before I hit the ground.

Nana was with us too but she thought we were crazy so she left us and went back to the house to enjoy a cup of hot tea.

Mama didn't have her camera with her so I am posting a pic from Dec when Mama took Shawn and Kyla to the Botanical Gardens to check out the Train Show. Isn't my guy handsome?

Thanks Shawn for spending time with me!

Woof, woof till later, 

Zoey