Let Me Out!

let me out!
Originally uploaded by ameetek16

This is what Meiby does when we come home. It's so funny that I just had to make her stay in her crate for a couple minutes so that I could get a picture. I really don't think she minds being in her crate so much, she just hates when we leave and she gets so excited when we return. After I release her she proceeds to run laps around the house, run circles around us, and jump up on our legs for at least 10 minutes straight. It doesn't matter if she's been in her crate for 3 minutes or 3 hours. What adds to the hilarity is that we have hardwood floors and she slides, drifting around the living room and sometimes falling on her butt. She has no shame though, and gets right back up to finish her mini-marathon.



After the laps, she'll get up on the couch with us and roll around like crazy for a few minutes while we scratch her head and rub her belly. However, 15 minutes of all-out energy is about all she can handle at once so it's back to nap time for Meiby :)

New Friends

On our neighborhood walk with Meiby yesterday we encountered a couple of tiny Yorkies. We were on the opposite side of the street and Meiby was just sort of sniffing in their direction. Suddenly on of them got loose and ran across the street over to Meiby, yapping loudly, and tackled our baby. Keep in mind that this 2 year old Yorkie is only 4 pounds. Meiby may only be 7 months old but she's 14 pounds. Meiby freaked out, ran as far as the leash would allow, and then managed to squeeze her way out of her collar. Luckily I saw it happening. I threw my coffee down and grabbed her before she had a chance to run very far. At this point the Yorkie's owner had grabbed and re-leashed him and I got Meiby's collar back on her and comforted her for just a few seconds (I didn't pick her up though, we don't want to reinforce nervous behavior.) We ended up standing around with the dogs (and their owners) and let them check each other out. Meiby never seemed to get comfortable but she did sit down and let the other dogs sniff her. I think she'll be better next time, she just needs as much exposure to other dogs as possible. I don't blame her for getting a little scared though. Especially since I know she's afraid of squeaky stuff ;)

Meiby chews

Meiby chews
Originally uploaded by ameetek16

Meiby's favorite toys tend to be things that are not meant to be toys: bottles, cups, tags, etc. The rawhide, nylabone, and sweet potato chew we gave her took some convincing but a water bottle was her first instant favorite. This is great for us because these don't cost anything. We do have to watch her carefully though because after a while, she'll start to pull off chunks of plastic and we don't want her swallowing any. She gets a little sad when we finally have to just take it away from her. Here she is chewing on a plastic cup from 7eleven. It's a fun one because it rolls around, makes noise when batted around and she can step in it to hold it down... or just put her whole head into it. I'm going to have to try to catch her doing that sometime so I can get a photo. She's so funny. Endless entertainment!

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Originally uploaded by ameetek16

What a sweet little puppy!
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