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 :)

Christmas Week!

A quick round-up of December Fun!

Dobby loves the little heater!

Dobby helps my best friend, R, write a final paper.

Dobby has a nice visit with Zinnie!

Snuggles on the couch in PJ's.

A Quick 'Hello' and- Christmas Card Exchange??

Hi everyone! We are still here, just having a busy fall. The weather has been uncommonly nice so we have been taking lots of trips to the park, which Dobby loves. I've been busy with school, but that just means Dob can enjoy quiet evenings snuggled next to me while I work :)


I just this week got out my Christmas things- I'm going home to Maryland for Thanksgiving, so I am decorating before I leave (so I will get to come home to Christmas cheer!) I found lots of great cards from four-legged friends from the past two years we have been a part of this great community but it made me think "HEY! What about this year?" So: Are we having a card exchange? I would love to send you all cards, and would really enjoy getting cards from anyone who sends them out. Please email me if you're interested in swapping cards (or just receiving one!) at sekelly2 (at) gmail (dot) com.

UPDATE: Thanks for telling me about Fiesty Three! I emailed them. If you're not on their list, though, please still email me directly if you'd like a card!

More computer troubles!

The computer has gotten to the point of no return and will be wiped sometime in the next week or so... luckily I have everything backed up and won't lose much. In the meantime, I won't be able to post- so here is a little something to tide us over until I can return! (Zinnie is visiting this week!)





We'll be back as soon as possible :)

Dobby goes Swimming!

Usually, I'm at work so much during the week that the weekends are very Dobby-centric. I feel like while I'm home, we should do special things together. Well! This weekend, Dobby, J, and I went to meet Connie and Zinnie at a lake! Connie's grown daughter has a house on the lake, and Connie takes Zinnie there to swim. I've never seen Dobby swim- he probably never had before- so I was really excited to go.

When we got there, Dob was just happy to be somewhere new. He's always very curious and likes to explore and sniff everything in sight. We heard Zinnie give a little bark, and Dobby recognized her voice and took off in her direction. It's always cute to see them greet each other! They're such good friends :) Dobby really likes Connie, too. At this point, though, he had no idea that he was going to go IN the water!

Connie took Zinnie down the ramp entry area to a spot about 2 or 3 feet deep and lowered her into the water- her little legs kicking before she even got wet! Zinnie took off! She is a fast little swimmer. Dobby was slower when it was his turn- like I said I doubt if he has ever been swimming before. Connie lowered him in and made sure his legs were kicking, then let go. My little guy swam his heart out and came right to me in the shallows! It was the cutest thing :)

They took turns again a few times, swimming to me and walking up the ramp to dry ground. They were both really cute. We will definitely be doing this again sometime soon, and I promise to bring a camera! It's a great way to cool down in the heat of summer.

Dobby had his first swim!

Zinnie

Hi everyone! From the comments on yesterday's post, I realized there are some newcomers who don't know who Zinnie is :)

Zinnia belongs to a friend of mine, and we dog-sit for each other. Zin and Dobby are best friends and like to play together sometimes, but Zinnie usually likes to sleep instead. She even steals Dobby's nest! Dobby is nice and accommodates her when she's over, and in return she tries not to boss him around too much.

Try clicking on the tags below to see other posts about Zinnie.

Guest Starring: Zinnia

A Fuzzy Tummy

Two Little Circles

Sleepy Heads

Snow Day!

Today is a snow day! As most of you probably know, the eastern coast of the US was hit by a pretty heavy winter storm over the weekend- we got lots of rain, and then finally last night we got snow! Right now we have about 6 inches, which is up to Dobby's shoulders. Zinnie is here for the week and she seems to like it, but Dob hates the cold.

First, the kids got on their coats to go outside. Zinnie was adorable!

Then we were ready to go outside-

Brrr!! So we came in to get warm. I had some lovely chai and Dobby found the heater vent in the kitchen while I was making it :)

Ahhh, much better. Toasty warm enjoying the view from inside.

Happy Snow Day everyone!

Silly Gooses

Two silly dogs, making two silly poses.

Taken November 3, 2008

Buddies

Taken August 3, 2008.

Pile of Naps

Taken August 2, 2008

Back in Action

Got my stick drive in the mail last night! Here are a few old updates before we get to more recent pictures.

Zinnie was visiting, so Dobby got some good snuggle time.

Ahh, so peaceful :)

Taken June 26, 2008

Goofy Doggies

Stuff on Zinnie, Dobby striking a silly pose- I love this picture!

Taken June 18, 2008

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Stuff on Dobby
Zinnia

Good friends and good bones

That was a good day!

Taken June 17, 2008.

Halloween!

First, we carved pumpkins! Then, we took Dobby's picture with the Jack-O-Lantern...


He was a dinosaur!

We humans went to a party (I was a cowgirl) and when we got home we hung out with the cuties- Zinnie is visiting for the weekend.

Taken October 31, 2008

Birthday Pictures!

We now interrupt your normally scheduled programming to bring you: Birthday Pictures!! Monday was Dobby's 2nd Birthday, and I had a little party for him (and to celebrate my newly remodeled kitchen) Sunday evening. Dobby even had a special little outfit:

What a cutie. His favorite girls were over (Zinnie and Grace) and everyone had a good time playing. Gracie got him a little iPod toy and Zin got him his favorite mini Dingos.

I baked him a peanut butter / banana cake... but actually none of the dogs were very excited about it. Maybe it was the weird gray-brown color. Haha!

In any case, it was a great evening. Happy 2nd Birthday to a special Little Man!

All taken by Miss LY with her Nikon D80 on Aug. 31, 2008.

Tummies

Zinnie was laying in the nest all funny... so I plopped Dobby down next to her for the cutest photo-op!

Taken July 7, 2008.

Sunshine and Shadows

Taken July 6, 2008.

Zinnie won't share

Zinnie likes Dobby's nest so much, she takes it when she visits! I found poor homeless Dobby at the other end of the couch on a pillow, so I covered him with a little throw. Poor guy!

Taken July 5, 2008

Girly Tongue

Miss Prim and Proper sticking out her tongue :)

Taken July 4, 2008