A proud moment!

We noticed Chloé's other ear rising yesterday and today I managed to get a great photo of her looking very proud of herself.

'Look at me... I'm a big girl now'


'I wonder if I could get away with...'
(Has anyone noticed how colour co-ordinated she is with our decor?!)


Naughty Puppy!

Spoilt Puppy!

I know i know, her ever increasing collection of toys is getting ridiculous, but she does like them... a lot... until she gets bored of them! Here she is having a play with the plush animals.

Plush toys on the plush rug... plush heaven!


Can't get enough!

Various Enjoyments

We've fallen behind this week in getting a blog post up, mainly due to poor photography despite our trying. Chloé's 2nd ear has been rising today which we were very excited about but just couldn't get a decent photo of her whilst it was up (although there is a sneak peak in the 3rd photo down with the plush elephant in 'More Toys'). Until we can get a better photo I've selected a couple of random pictures of her from this week. (also added a photo to the post below - Toys II)

We won't be able to do this for too much longer so we're making the most it!


This hide chew seems to be Chloé's favourite thing at the moment.

Playtime II - More Toys

We introduced Chloé to 2 new toys this week, a Leopard tennis ball & a squeeky Super-Loofa Buddy. She seems to go wild for tennis balls as she can get her teeth into the fabric and she loves squeeky plush toys, this especially, she played with it on her own for a good 5-10 minutes or more.

She loves the purring plush elephant.


This is one squeeky delight.

'Off!' & 'Take it' Training

Here's little Chloé doing some 'Off' and 'Take it' training. She's getting really good, she'll sit and wait patiently for the treat, takes it nicely and backs off with an 'off' command.

2nd Trip Out by the River & The Trains

Chloé had her second trip out today, we crossed the roads, walked past the local pub, looked at the boats on the river & almost touched the trains! oh, and yes... the photo is black & white to make me look better ;)

Lead the way!

Little Chloé was enjoying some lead time today. She's enjoying running with it, getting it tangled round her legs and having a good nibble on it!



A quick nibble & a cuddle!

Playtime I - Toys

Chloé has been introduced to many toys and in time we'll get round to showing her off with her favourites. In the Meantime here's a few shots of her with a plush plant pot & the tug-o-war rope. She loves these.

First Trip Out

Chloé had her first 10 minute glimpse of the outside World today. We ventured through the train station and said hello to a very tall lad, an elderly woman and a young lady. She encountered loud rumbling trains, growling double decker buses & black cabs, wheelchairs, guide dogs, noisy children, cyclists... oh, and me in a hat :)

She appeared unfazed at everything, even the huge buses at only an arms length away. She did shake briefly but soon calmed down without any fuss from us.

Welcome home Chloé!

We picked up little Chloé yesterday and she is an absolute darling. Kate has raised her so beautifully! We couldn't have hoped for her to be better in the car, she sat on our laps and whined a tiny bit at first before settling down. She was quite travel sick after a while though, the poor little thing. It was about a 2 hour drive so we expected it really.

We let her explore her new home then coaxed her into her new crate with a few treats, but she started to throw them all up. We started to worry that she was getting dehydrated and it might be more than an upset tummy because she was sick quite a lot over an hour or two. That was the one thing we weren't expecting to deal with so soon! Kate phoned to see how things were going and suggested we keep an eye on her because it was possible it could develop into Bloat. To help her settle we put a little covered hot water bottle and a piece of bedding that smelt of her litter mates, into her crate. It worked like a charm! She went straight into the crate and settled down to sleep. Later on she managed to keep down some water and an hour or so after that we gave her a tiny little bit of her food.

We've put the crate in our bedroom so she doesn't feel abandoned at night and so we can hear when she is stirring and might need to go out. So far toilet training isn't going particulary well! We've had a few in the right place and although she is good at trying letting us know when she needs to go we aren't very good at reading the signs! In the night she made lots of noise in the crate and whilst we were trying to decide what the problem was, she went in there! We kicked ourselves for that one! Afterwards she was perfectly quiet for a good few hours and thankfully we all got some much needed sleep.

First thing this morning I heard her stir so I waited until she was sitting patiently then opened the crate, she went straight to the paper area in the other room, success! We've had a couple of accidents since though, we waited patiently outside for ages then the second we came in... oops! She's been as good as gold sitting on our porch, watching the cars, people and other dogs go by on the otherside of the fence.

We've already had a couple of lovely games, she really seems to enjoy playing chase and tug-o-war with a plush puppy toy. And I managed to end a game on a high note. I put my hand up and said 'enough' then we put the toy away. I'm so pleased!

We think as far as first nights go it was really really good, especially considering how anxious and excited we all are. The hardest thing has been trying to ignore her when we want her to settle and not give her heaps of affection! She is an adorable little pup with the sweetest temperament. She's fast asleep in her crate right now, but I'm expecting her to wake up any minute...

We'd like to thank Kate for taking so much time to help us and Rich's Mum for driving us all the way to pick up Chloé! Thank you both so much!! xx


Enjoying some alone time in her crate.


Little Chloé seems to be a keen admirer of the plush puppy toy tug-o-war!



Chloé has really taken a shine to the chocolate scented tennis balls. Even managed a round of fetch... beginners luck I think.

The Pick Up

We collected little Chloé yesterday and enjoyed her last 2 hours with Kate, Geoff, and her brothers & sisters. There was a lot of excitement, a lot of playing, a lot of mouthing and more cute stuff than you can ever imagine. It was sad to take her away from her family but we were very excited to introduce her to her new home and start a wonderful journey.

They grow up so fast

Kate sent us a couple more photos of Chloé at 6 and a half weeks, our little girl is growing up so fast!

Playtime

More photos of Chloé from Kate. We love getting these! She could be either of the two gold pups at the bottom though, we still can't tell!

Chloé ♥s Misti

Kate sent us some wonderful photos of Chloé playing with her Aunty Misti. According to Kate she's besotted with Misti!

Visiting day

Mr Brown took these photos of Chloé when we went to visit her at 5 weeks old.