Saying Goodbye

We had to say goodbye to a lot of people. On the Saturday before I moved, my neighbors had a cookout, so we got to spend some good time with them and all the dogs played on the patio.
Dobby and Harper ate some grass together

And then the dogs all got home-made frosty paws while we ate dinner!

Goodbye, awesome neighbors. We will miss you!!


We also had to say goodbye to my best friend L, who was always my sushi date and who doesn't like to have her picture taken...



And we had to say goodbye to our favorite person of all, Dobby's "Aunt Boo," my best friend R.

Updates Left and Right!

Hi all! Dobby and I have had a super busy two months since my last post. We moved 400 miles away from our home in North Carolina so that I can start my PhD program at WVU this fall. Since we moved about 3 weeks ago, I have been in intensive workshops preparing to teach English 101 to freshmen :) I'm excited and a little nervous.

Dobby has been having a great time! Although he did NOT like moving AT ALL he settled in quickly at our new house, which has a much larger, fenced in back yard. Yay! Our neighborhood is super dog friendly (almost every home has a pet!) and fairly walkable. Here are some of the fun things we've been doing.

I bought a new chair for our new house! I call it the "old man chair" because it looks like something a grandpa would love sitting in. It rocks and swivels. Here is Dob checking it out when I brought it home:


We went to a Chihuahua Rescue and Transport picnic and met a lot of chihuahua friends!
Sadly I don't remember anyone's name. There were a lot of cute new doggies to say hi to!


Some of them were even up for adoption. It was tempting, but with the move coming up I just couldn't take anyone new home.

Here is Dobby with Zinnie, Zinnie's mom, and her friend:

And here is everyone all together:

This is the beautiful community garden where it was held:


We said goodbye to all our favorite people in Greensboro, like my boyfriend (we broke up since I was leaving :( )


And we had to say goodbye to Dobby's best friend Zinnie, too. It is sad to think I won't be doggy-sitting her regularly anymore. And I will miss having her mom to call when I need someone to watch Dobby. We will definitely be getting together whenever I visit Greensboro!




A lot more happened, too! I will try to update again in the next few days :)

Dobby's Teeth are Clean!

Well today finally was the day Dob went and had his dental work. His teeth are clean and three were pulled. I just brought him home. He is doing well, considering he is pretty drugged up :) We are just going to snuggle and have a quiet evening.

Thanks to all who shared kind words!

Dobby Gets his Teeth Cleaned

I am so nervous right now... Everyone please tell me this is a routine procedure and dogs much smaller than Dobby are just fine under anesthesia. (That's the part I'm worried about.) He needs at least one minor tooth extraction, too. :( He is so perfect just the way he is and I'm worried it will change his pretty smile and I hope it doesn't hurt too bad :(

I'm just being a worried, worried mom. I can't imagine what having human children is like! Everyone please keep Dobby in your thoughts tomorrow (Thursday) while he's at the vet. I will try not to call them every half hour to see how he's doing :) Updates to come.

UPDATE Fri. 6/3:
Well the vet had an emergency in the morning, so his day got re-arranged and it bumped Dobby off his list. So, no teeth work yet; I need to reschedule. Updates as necessary.


<3 S and D

The Surprise and BIG NEWS!

Wellllll I got caught up in the end of semester insanity but now I'm ready to tell you about our surprise! Sort of! Basically, I got sod in my little back yard area and it's gorgeous and Dobby loves it. My back yard is about 35' by 20', about half concrete patio and half grass now.

I forgot to take a "before" picture, but this will give you a good idea of what my yard used to look like:
It was a weed patch with random bald spots sparsely covered by old mulch. When I moved in, there were even heaps of old chunks of concrete of some sort tossed back there. The patio slab is nice, but the yard was hideous. So, my landlady has been promising me sod basically since last summer, but the weather has been interfering. Now I have grass!!! It's so beautiful. I do have an "after" picture, but it's on my camera still and I don't have the cord.

I don't have my camera cord because I'm home in MD for Easter, and me and my mom are leaving tomorrow to meet my sister (who is studying abroad in Israel and is on spring break) in Athens, Greece!! Woohoo!

So, not a very exciting surprise unless you are me (and Dob) who enjoy the back yard SO much more now! Also not a very exciting post unless you are interested in what's going on in-the-life-of us instead of just pictures of Dob :)

Also, sorry I haven't been around much still! I finished my thesis and turned it in, then wrote another final term paper for a total of about 130 pages of writing this past two months. Plus working part time and social activities (which Dobby has been thoroughly enjoying, too!) Now I am all set to graduate with my MA on May 6, and BIG NEWS! I will be attending WVU in the fall to start a PhD. Anyone in that area, or anyone know anyone in that area, let me know. I need to find a spot for me and Dob to live :)

Love you all, and we miss you!!
<3

Hi again!!

Well I was intending to post about my recent hiking trip with Dobby... but I took the time to catch up on ALL of your blogs, and now it's super late and time to go to bed :)

We're going out of town this weekend so it might not be up until next week, but check back again soon!

<3 S and D

PS Here is a quick pic of Dob enjoying our new house :)

New News!

Alright, I'm still here! (Sort of!) Our most recent news is that my beautiful little bungalow just sold. So Dobby and I are moving this week! It will be a little crazy for a while, I admit, but I fully intend to post at least once in a while :)

I have been in this house for 4 years, and it is the only house Dobby has ever lived in with me (3 years). I hope he adjusts well to the move! Here are some pictures of Dobby enjoying our house... in memory of all the good years spent here.

Dobby loves the deck:



Dobby loves the dining room sun-spot:


Dobby loves the comfy, cozy living room:


Dobby loves the fire place:


Dobby REALLY loves the deck...



Here's Dobby the very first time I brought him home, to this house:


He was so skinny! That was also before we remodeled the kitchen.

Goodbye, house. We will miss you!

Old News

Hi everyone! So I'd like to explain two factors that have kept me from Dobby's blog. My computer is broken again so I'm using my friend's computer again. It just limits my ability to save and access old pictures. I've also been back and forth between MD and NC all summer which makes organizing my thoughts a little more complicated. I'm still hoping to get back into blogging regularly, but wanted to start with some old news :)

In March, I made a trip up to MD to visit my parents and on the way back down I was asked to do a dog transport! Here is the little fuzzy girl I took from northern VA down to NC:

What do you think: is she a Pomeranian? She barked for about 2 hours in the car, but Dobby was a little angel as usual- I am continually impressed by how well he goes with the flow- he just completely ignored her.

Some other old pictures of Dob, from March. Enjoy :)






Ok, back again soon with more!!
<3

Oh My Goodness!

Well! Coco's comment on my last post has brought me back to reality. I have been busy but there is just no excuse for being away from Dobby's blog for so long!! I fully intend to be back in the real swing of things within a week. I miss you all!!

-Sharon

Happy Holidays!

I am still way behind on all your lovely blogs, but hope to catch up today or tomorrow since we are totally snowed in!! We got 18 inches of snow yesterday. Dobby HATES it but it sure is pretty.

Looking forward to re-joining the blog world soon! :)
<3 S

Short break!

My world has gone a little- no, a LOT!- crazy lately. It's the end of the semester and I just don't have any free time or energy. I probably won't be posting much in the next week or two, but promise things will pick back up before the holidays :)

See you again soon!

Weekend activities and lots of updates!

Hi all! Dobby and I had a fantastic weekend. I have been bad lately about taking pictures of him, but hopefully I'll be getting a new camera for Christmas and will get better about that. (My current camera is about 8 years old; it still works fine but it is so big and heavy that I never take it anywhere with us!)

On Saturday, Dobby and I went to All Pets Considered (I think of the Munchkins going to Harry Winston every time I go there now!) APC is a privately owned pet shop that has high quality kibbles, exciting chewies like moo tubes (trachea), bully sticks (...you know), and Dobby's new favorite: Texas toothpicks! Texas toothpicks are sheep tails, I think. They look really kind of gross when he's chewing them, like he has bitten off someone's finger! Since I don't have any pictures of our trip to APC, here are some pictures of Dob with a Texas toothpick.

Anyway, we went to the store to get him some new kibble and, after much deliberation, came home with Wellness Core original. I also looked at car seats and will maybe buy one soon. Dobby had a good time smelling all the smells and looking at some of the new outfits they had, but all we took home was the food.

After the pet store, we went to pick out pumpkins!! Dobby has gone with me to pick out pumpkins at a local church every year he has been with me (this was his third time). He always gets lots of attention, and loves being somewhere completely out of his ordinary routine. We picked out 3 great pumpkins and 2 adorable gourds to put around the house as decorations. Pictures to come soon!

Sunday, Dobby and I went to a little dog get-together at a park north of town (the same park where we got lost in the woods). There weren't as many people or dogs there as I had hoped, but there were tables set up for local vets, pet-sitters, and other dog related goodies. There was even an agility course set up! Dobby has never done agility before, but I've always thought he would be good at it. He was too distracted to try much, but I got him to jump over a little pole several times. One of the people running the thing took video of it, and as soon as I know if it's posted online somewhere, I'll put up a link! It was adorable! After meeting lots of new dogs and sniffing around for a while, we went home happy and tired.

It was a great weekend. Today is also a special day- Today is Dobby's gotcha day! I've had Dobby for 2 whole years now. Here is his adoption story. He also just turned 3 years old last month- I was so busy I forgot to post it that day, so I figured I would wait and post it today with his gotcha day post. Happy gotcha day, Dobby! I love you!

-Sharon

NEW! Friday Friends

Hi everyone! For a while now, I have been collecting cute, funny, and pretty pictures of many of our DWB and other online friends. Today, I'm starting a new post idea called "Friday Friends!" Each Friday, I will post one of my favorite photos of online friends. You will have to guess who it is, and then the next Friday I will tell you who it is and link to their website. This Friday, we'll start things off with someone NOT from DWB! Take a look at the picture and let me know in the comments if you know who this gorgeous girl is :)

Still busy :)

I've still been busy and lazy about updating my blog- but I think I am caught up on all of yours! I'm actually running low in my pictures of Dobby stash because the past month or two has been so busy, so I'd like to start a new post idea- check back on Friday for more details!

<3 S and D

Another Week Gone By...

Another week has gone by and I've been missing in action! I hope to catch up on all your blogs again soon :)

<3 S and D

Busy Busy!

Hi everyone, I am having a very busy and stressful couple of weeks! I usually visit all your blogs during down time at work- but there really hasn't been much of that lately. Sorry I haven't been keeping up! I will try to update here at least once a week, and will work on catching up with all your blogs soon :)

<3 Sharon and Dobby

Famous Chihuahua

Dobby is featured today on Famous Chihuahua! Woohoo!

(They took a little liberty writing his introduction- don't worry, Coco, he still only has eyes for you!)

Quick Update

My stick drive is accounted for! I left it at home in Maryland. It's being shipped down sometime soon- updates to come asap!

Dobby Update 4/23

I have finally finished putting up my fence!! Dobby is thrilled to be able to run around the yard without being tied up to a tree. We love being outside (he is never left out alone), so this is great to be able to let him run free! Last night Jeremy and I finished the last section and Dobby explored the yard while we had a couple of beers on the deck. I'm looking forward to many evenings spent out there, now that Dobbs can't go anywhere. He has been with me for 6 months now, and we are loving life together!