TikaNM's Journal

Don't panic! I'm a puppy. I'm 10 months old.

Papa says I will likely not get much bigger. I've only gained two pounds in the last two months. He's a good papa. The other day it was sunny and he went outside and lay down on the deck in the sun. I lay down beside him and then rolled on my back and flopped over on his chest. We had a nice cuddle.



I'm sorry I haven't posted recently, but I think my journey here may be over. I will miss all my friends and I will have papa post photos of me from time to time. Love you all. Mwuh!

Tika

Whimper. (I'm a puppy. My weight loss is actually my weight gain. Do not call the ambulance for me.)

Papa lied. He says I misunderstood, but I think he lied. He said that if I were a boy puppy that I'd be going to the veterinarian to get tutored, but since I was a girl puppy, he used a different word. I don't think I feel smarter.

I'm feeling much better today, but I'm still whimpering some. I got a lot of love from papa last night. I just tucked my nose in under his arm and cried when he laid down on the floor with me.

Excuse me. I have to go see if I can't get under this shirt at my stitches. He catches me fast and I pretend like I'm not trying, but I am. (Nobody PM him about this.)

He said he put the shirt on me so I'd look pretty, but I think he's trying to keep me from licking.

Hi, Guys. I've been having fun. I thought I'd sneak onto papa's computer and upload some photos. I hope you like them. Mom helped me make these.

I think I'm putting on weight.



Fast grrrrl



Photo op



I think this is far enough

Hi everyone. It's been three weeks since I did a journal entry. I was born on August 15. That means I'll be four months tomorrow! Yay! Birthday bone! I was 10 pounds when papa brought me home two months ago, now I'm bigger. Remember, the weight you see dropping is actually what I'm gaining because FS won't let me start my weight at 10 pounds.

Here are some photos so you can see if I'm growing or not. Papa thinks I have. I'm not so sure. I think I'm pretty much the same size even if my weight has changed. Tell me what you think, okay?





Me and 'chicken'.





You can see Elvis in the next one. He's the same size as 'chicken'. We get along now. I broke his quacker.



So, am I bigger?

I am feeling like a big girl. I've gone from 10 pounds to 20 pounds in a month. I was feeling so big that I thought I'd test papa. I came in from outside with mud all over my feet. (It's been freezing rain and now it's just mud - YAY!) Instead of sitting where I'm supposed to like when I came inside like I've been taught, I decided to ignore papa, and I ran all through the house. I felt so free. I was ruler of all I could see. I ran back and just as I was going from the kitchen to the living room, papa grabbed my by the scruff of the neck and made me sit.

I wasn't happy. He took the towel and started wiping my feet like nothing had happened, so I nipped him. Next thing I knew I was flat on my back with papa holding me down by my throat. He said something (most of what he says is indecipherable) and let me go. I stayed on my back until he started wiping my feet again. I tried to get back up and nipped at him again. Suddenly, I was on my side with one hand on my neck and the other on my body and his whole body was above me. He was growling (it sounded like growling to me). He stayed there quite a while, then he let me go and wiped my feet. I let him.

Now he's not looking at me. I tossed the rope to him (I'm a good tosser); I tossed the kong to him; I laid down at his feet and whined and he just let me. I think I really made him mad this time. He's ignoring me.

Tell me guys. How do I get the upper hand? I know he loves me, but he needs to know who's boss!