2nd trip to the vet

We made our 2nd trip to the vet and Stella is 20 lbs now!  She did well and got her bordatella vaccine so she can start doggie daycare soon.  yay!
She took a car ride Thurs, Fri, and Sat of this week and will probably go on one today as well.  She is doing better....less whining and more sticking her head out the window.  Thursday we went on a hike at Reedy Creek.  We ran into a little friend (see below).

Going on a hike @ Reedy Creek (taken with my phone)

Our little friend enjoying the sun (taken with my phone)

trip to Norwood

This weekend we took a trip to Norwood to celebrate my brother's birthday.  Stella and Gabby played non-stop!  Gabby just wouldn't let up.  Then Chunk (yes that is his name) came to visit and I'm told that craziness ensued.

Pictures!!

She did really well on the trip there.  As long as she stays reliable for a few more trips, we'll let her ride without the crate. :)

CRAZY FACE!!!

Stella and her new friend Chunk...passed out.

Gabby on the other hand....still awake (though at least calm for once)

She's like the energizer bunny....

She really can be sweet and calm...sometimes.  :-P

Stella in her jacket that we donated to Gabby.  One of the girls at Bryan's work gave us this.

You can really see Stella's "wrinkle" on her nose in this picture.  I wonder if it will stay around once she's older.  I think it's adorable.

Airing your dirty laundry

Well...it's been a while.
Vet appointment went well the other week.  Everybody was loving on her and she loved all of the attention.  She whined on the ride there, but then fell asleep on the ride home.  I guess she was tired from all of the attention.  This weekend we go to visit my parents at their house so craziness will ensure with her and Gabby together again.  Stella is starting to get more energy (still not like Gabby) so it's been interesting around the house some days.  Everest and her take turns chasing each other around the house.  I try to enforce the "no running in the house rule" but it's hard.  Also, her new favorite thing is to bring any of our dirty clothes from the bedroom downstairs....now if I can only teach her to put it in the laundry room we'd be set.

Here are some pictures from last weekend (11 weeks).  I can't believe she'll be 12 weeks this Sunday!

Work from home day!

I get to hang out with this sweet face all day!

Going to the vet for the first time this afternoon....will report back on that later.

Road trip

Today we went for our first road trip.  Stella wanted to sit in my lap (in the back seat) the whole time...which was fine right now, but will be interesting if she still wants to do that when she's 60lbs...haha.  We took a trip to a nearby park and went for a walk on the lead.  The trip went well until about 100 yards from our house when she got sick...all over me.  ICK!  Here are some pictures at the park:

Watching some kids play frisbee.  I think she wanted to play.

Always looking up at you...great for training purposes!

Won't be able to do this long so I had to get a picture of it.

The walk

I took Stella on her first (and second) walk today.  She is now officially pooped.  I could get used to this!  She did really well actually.  She heeled on her own for the most part.  I figure that's due to me walking her in the house getting her to follow me, so now she thinks that she is supposed to follow me (not lead) when on the leash.  She was a little afraid of a couple of the dogs in our neighborhood, but that will get better.

Here are some more random shots from today.  It was such a nice day out that we spent most of the day either outside or in the sunroom.

sweet girl

they are crazy!

Stella gets a nose

Stella's face is starting to change a bit.  We've noticed that all of a sudden she has a nose (or snout rather).  It's starting to get longer and she's starting to look more and more like a retriever.  Here are some pictures of her laying in her favorite spot by the fireplace.  I guess she likes the cold because it's the coldest spot in the house (when there isn't a fire in it of course...which there never is)