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The weekend in Bella

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It’s Bella… unleashed!  Our friend Bella is quite the escape artist, so before she was allowed to go in the backyard off-leash, we had to make a few modifications.  This week, we put in a new gate, shored up a few places in the fence, and added railroad ties to deter Bella from attempting to dig an escape tunnel.  This week, Bella left the leash behind and I think she really enjoyed it.

 

 

 

After her first foray into the backyard as a free pup, she then had to take that bath I told you about last week.  Needless to say, she was not pleased (as I think her look in the photo at right demonstrates).
Extreme paw closeup!

After that traumatic experience, I thought Bella might enjoy a new collar… she’s very possessive of her collars and gets very excited when she gets a new one.  I bought the collar below in March at the Pet Expo:

Ahoy, Bella!

 

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To do: buy Bella a Braves jersey

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Yesterday, I watched the Braves lose to the Nationals… heartbreaking!  I also forgot my camera, so I didn’t even get to take any pictures.  Bummer all the way around.

Anyway, in lieu of some good pictures of my own, I found these photos of Atlanta’s recent Bark in the Park event.  I like the idea of sporting events with puppy spectators… Bella wouldn’t even interrupt the game, since she doesn’t care for balls.  (Now if the sport was played with rope bones, that would be a different matter.)

I also realized today that I have neglected to order a Braves jersey for
Bellakins.  She does own a few jerseys – as you can see from these photos, they are both for New York teams (our
household bridges both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line).

It’s something of a travesty that I’ve yet to get her a Braves one as
well, so I’m adding that to my to do list.  Once I do, expect a photo.

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Bella needs to work on her hostessing skills

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This past weekend, Bella had the opportunity to play hostess. My dad and sister came to visit and brought along their pup, Roscoe.  Bella and Roscoe had not met before, and Bella hasn’t had any puppy sleepovers in the new house.  We weren’t sure how it would go – Bella was definitely not happy when a strange puppy arrived at her house on Friday night. After Roscoe got used to Bella and being in our house, he was able to relax. He’s a pretty sweet guy.

The photo at right photo sums up Bella’s initial reaction to having an intruder in her house.

We achieved a shaky peace on Saturday, and by Sunday Bella was even letting Roscoe play with some of her toys.  Like Bella, toys are no match for his powers of destruction.  (Speaking of vigorous chewers, there’s an interesting discussion going on at PetSugar regarding the best toys for chewers.  We’ve had a great deal of luck with these Tuffy Toys.  Bella loves them, and they last much longer than any other toys we’ve tried. At left is a shot of her with her current favorite, the sting ray – or as the hub calls it, the bicycle seat.)
She has a number of these toys… and she gave Roscoe quite the look when he was playing with one of them.  Bella was a bit wary of his presence, but she eventually adapted.  However, she did seem pretty happy when she was once again the only dog in the house.

The end.
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