Sunday, November 29, 2009

Welcome, Maggie!

The highlight of my Thanksgiving was meeting my new puppy niece, Maggie. Anne (my sister), Luke (her boyfriend) and Kapono (their eldest dog-child) added little Maggie to the family two weeks ago.

Luckily, Maggie got along with Sassy and Alley, my dogs and Maggie's cousins. Sassy quickly established her place as top dog by barking and growling at Maggie until she bowed down to the great red dog. Alley gave Maggie a warmer welcome by chasing her around and giving her the good ole stiff-test.

Here are some photos:


Maggie adores the stuffed soccer ball. And by adore, what I mean is, she wants to tear out the stuffing and shake the ball until she's sure, really sure, it's dead.


Maggie's family. She's not trying to escape. Really she isn't. She saw a piece of raw steak lying on the floor. That's all. She's just curious.


Anne keeps Alley from eating her birthday cupcakes while Maggie takes advantage of the moment and lunges for the table. Yum! Puppies like frosting.


Maggie enjoys chewing on her cousin's pet frog and lying on her pink, leopard-print dog bed.


Maggie finds a quiet place to chew on her new Gingerbread toy.


Little Miss. Maggie became a conehead when an adult wasn't watching. She was spayed a week ago and she wasn't allowed to bother her stitches. Poor thing.


Maggie falls asleep while we're watching "Bolt," a movie about a dog. How rude! Sassy will need to teach her some puppy manners ASAP. Luckily, Jeff and Luke fell asleep first, so Maggie didn't get too much grief.

1 comment:

Anne MM said...

I miss my puppies! Maggie did ask me to tell you that you are her favorite Aunt. She was very confused when we got home asking if the house shrunk or if it just seemed smaller after running wild at your house! She is a great dog. We are lukcy yet again.