Puppies Live!
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Guu’s Poets-Five Weeks
November 1st, 2009The poets are five weeks!
Eli’s World-Havanese Telepathy
October 30th, 2009Hello to all my Havanese friends!!! and a special Hi to all my half brothers and sisters!!
Life is soooo good here in my Ohio home. It’s fall and the weather is cool and crisp. It’s wonderful for hav tag, keep away games and just “joy” running. DC, Hot Shot and I play and play (under Daisy’s watchful eye); and then, we stretch out on the porch and watch the world go by. If any deer or bunnies or squirrels get too close to the fence we run at them and tell the to bug off. One evening we all found a young possum in our yard-the nerve of him!! Instead of running, he just laid over and died; or, so we thought. Mom Mag saw us standing around him and made us come inside. When we went back out he was gone!!!! He was a faker and not dead at all. We havs talked it over. The next time a possum tries this trick, we’re getting Daisy. She hates possums. He won’t be faking being capoot-he will be when she’s through with him.
Mom Mag and I have been showing some. At the moment I’m not particularly interested. Well, that’s not quite true. I’m interested in all the other Havanese showing, and the Pomeranians waiting to show, and the Afghans- and just about any girl dog within 20 feet of me, even those naked ones with the puffy heads. I’m just not interested in Mom Maggi or the judges.
And this my friends may cause me some problems. Woe is me.
You see, Auntie Ronda and Auntie Karen and even beautiful Amy have mentioned to Mom Maggi that I am a bit spoiled and a bit ”mommyfied.” They don’t know I have been listening. They think I don’t pay enough attention to Mom Maggi since she is ALWAYS with me. Now just because I sleep with her, sit by her chair when she’s on the computer, scratch on the door until I’m in the bathroom with her, try to help her shower by licking the soap off her, stand with my nose through the gate when she takes compost to the other side of the property, have a car seat in the car and get to go to town with her 75% of the time, and howl at being left at home the other 25% of the time does not mean I am overly dependent. Don’t I run outside and play with DC and Hot Shot while mom is safely in the house? Do I go to the basement when she’s doing laundry? NO. I am content to sit at the top of the stairs and wait for her. But these women are trying to convince her I should go out with a handler.
DO YOU KNOW THAT THE HANDLER MOM IS CONSIDERING WANTS ME TO LIVE AT HER HOUSE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS????!!!!!! The excuse is I get use to being without mom and learn to care for the handler. Like that’s going to happen. I must admit, she seems very nice; but, don’t think the soap licking would go over well at her place.
I was so upset. DC and Hot Shot sat me down and told me about Havanese Telepathy. It is a scientific doggy fact that we have beautiful, dark expressive oval eyes that lock into our owners minds. With a little bit of practice, I’ve got it down pat. This is how it works.
Mom Maggi and I go to bed. I can tell Mom Maggi is thinking about my future by the way she is saying I’m beautiful and such a nice boy. While she’s giving me my bedtime tummy rub, I lock my eyes on hers and think these words,”I’m still very young and just wouldn’t understand being sent away.” I repeat these over and over in my mind and pretty soon Mom Maggi is hugging me very hard and saying, “I’m just not going to worry about a handler yet.” When she’s giving me my nightly brushing, I lock eyes with her and think over and over, “I would miss you and home sooooo much.” And I get another hug.
I know it’s working. You want to know how? Well, I heard her talking to Auntie Karen the other day and guess what Mom Maggi said??? You got it . “Karen, I think he’s a little young to go out. He just wouldn’t understand being away from home. He’d feel abandoned.” HEE HEE HEE
Eli 1 : Auntie Ronda and Auntie Karen zippo!!!!!
Now, for some reason, this telepathy does not work on Auntie Ronda or Auntie Karen. They insist I need to show with someone other than Mom Maggi; so, Mom Maggi says I’m going to be showing with Auntie Ronda most of the time. I’ve thought about using my telepathy to say”I want to show with my mom” over and over; but, DC and Hot Shot have advised I save my gift for the big stuff. It won’t be bad. Mom will brush me and get me all ready for the shows. She will be there when I’m done. That’s the important thing. Daisy told me it’s a good compromise. She explained that’s when everybody gives in a little.
For the moment I’m still safe and sound in Ohio-with Mom Maggi, Dad Sam, DC, Hot Shot and Daisy. And here I plan to stay as long as I can. Mom Maggi says maybe until January. As she doses off, I think these words over and over” at least not until June, or September or next year.”
Best to all of you.
Eli
Guu’s Poets
October 17th, 2009
The Amazing Kip!
October 5th, 2009A very special poet. Kip was born 1.4 ounces. I decided Kipling’s poem “If” was a good match for this very special pup. My thinking, IF Kip survives then, “Yours Is The Earth”, Kip. He has worked very hard to be apart of this world.
Thank you, Kip, for teaching me so much.
Happy Birthday to Guu’s Love litter
October 5th, 2009Happy ! Year Birthday to All my Brothers and Sisters from Mama Guu’s 10/5/08 Family!!!!!
Love Eli
Eli’s World
September 26th, 2009
Dear humom Connie, mamma Guu, all my new brothers and sisters and all my chat friends,
As you all know, it’s almost my 1st birthday. I have had such a wonderful year full of adventures. I’ve made a few mistakes and missteps; but, on the whole, have studied and learned a lot. This last week has been a very intense learning time for me. Nothing to do with dog shows or silly fun things to do. I’ve been learning some life lessons from Daisy, DC and Hot Shot.
It started with a phone call. Daisy, the bull mastiff sleeps on the couch right next to the phone. She can ease drop easily. If it’s something important, she lets all us Havs know. Well, the call was from Pappy Walt. Our Grammi June had fallen and was in the hospital. Daisy explained that is a big building where there are lots of beds and huvets and hunurses their to help humans when they are sick or hurt. Our Grammi June was hurt. My doggie family told me not to worry too much, Grammi’s had to go there before and got better.
We didn’t get too upset until mom Maggi got home. She hugged us all extra hard and Hot Shot was the first to know all was not well. He saw the tears in mom Mag’s eyes and tried to lick them away.
The next few days were better. Read the rest of this entry »
New Litter-Guu’s Poets Born Sept. 25th
September 25th, 2009Guu’s last litter, “The Poetry litter”, born Sept. 25th during the wee hours. Thank you to those that hung with us through out the night. Guu had nine puppies. The last was still born. We also had a special surprise puppy born weighing only 1.4 ounces.
Eli’s World
August 25th, 2009Nationals-a dog’s view from Eli
Dear Humom Connie and all my Chat Friends,
Well, it’s been awhile since I reported in. I know all those crazy women are telling you about Nationals from a human point of view. Thought you all might like some reporting from a different perspective.
It all started out like any regular trip to a dog show. I figured I had lucked out, since Mom Maggi didn’t give me a bath before we left home. I had gone to a show the previous Saturday and was still looking pretty good, if I say so myself. It was a long ride; but no farther than I have gone before.
I think I realized there might be something different going on when we drove up to this beautiful building and a man walked out this funny round door and started unloading our car. Now, my dear chat friends, in my experience going to shows, having someone other than my traveling hufriends unload the car is a new experience. Seems that just doesn’t happen at Super 8’s, Comfort Inns, or Red Roofs. There, mom Mag does the toting. I personally think it’s good for her-she needs to build some muscle. But that’s another story.
Eli’s World
July 1st, 2009
Dear Humom Connie and all my blog friends,
First a foremost, Mom Maggi and I want to thank all of you for the encouragement you have given us since I was running around in the x-pen with my brothers and sisters; just like Pink’s puppies are doing now. It has meant the world to us. Can you believe it was less than 9 months ago when our journey together started?
And now, here I am, CH Harbor’s Won’t Back Down!!! Thank you all.
The last few weeks have been a very busy time for me. I just go about my doggie business while poor Mom Maggi has lots of ups and downs during the shows (that ribbon and point thing I’ve explained before). The first 2 days we were in Pennsylvania, she was sad. The next two days, she was very happy. Had to do with a gold and purple and a red and white ribbon I won on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, I thought I was done for the day, when that woman whipped out the comb and brush and took me to a BIG ring for what Auntie Ronda and Auntie Karen called the Group Ring. One each of all the little dogs were there, including that naked kind with a furry top knot and boots. We got in line and all went into the ring. This time it TOOK FOREVER since there were so many little dogs. Poor mom Maggi kept looking at Auntie Ronda and Auntie Karen for support.. Guess she was a little nervous. Me-well I thought the Toy Fox Terrier next to me was very interesting and wanted to play. Also had lots of bait bit leftovers on the floor that I would find and mom Mag would take away from me-something about we didn’t know whose mouth they’d been in-like I cared.
