Whose Training Who?

Yes, Stevie is guilty of a little begging, a little sitting and waiting for any scrap to fall on the floor....

But this is all Lando....

And he loves it...


This is Landon's favorite new way to show us he's finished eating - feed Stevie. He will look around for her, say "dog" and throw a piece of whatever he's eating on the floor for her. In the last picture you see Landon is actually feeding her from his hand. We can always tell this is happening because he erupts in laughter by himself (it must tickle). I figured this day would come, but assumed it wouldn't happen so soon. Oh well, what can you do, I guess?

My Clean-up Crew

I don't know why, but this gets me every time. Stevie LOVES to finish up my yogurts and knows that when the spoon is scraping the side of the container, it's time to come running. Recently, I tried those Yoplait Delights.. Fortunately for me, they have a clear container so you can see the action. Enjoy this little clip! Oh, and as a disclaimer I must say, I really don't know if anyone else will find this funny. But I like it.

Wonderful, Trouble-Making Stevie

Everyone knows how much I love my dog. She is the apple of my eye, my exercise partner, my homework buddy...... and the thorn in my foot! This dog, I'm telling you, is the best and worst dog all at the same time! She has a kind heart and loves a good cuddle, but she just loves food too much! As she's gotten older she has calmed down, which is nice, but all incidence have not ceased.

Take yesterday, for example. Nate was taking a shower and I was driving home from school when Stevie happily, opened the cabinet door beneath the sink, pulled out the trash and ate A WHOLE CHICKEN CARCASS!!!! I'm talking legs, wings, breast bone and all. My immediate reaction was fear. Chicken bones can splinter in dogs' stomachs and/or get stuck in her intestines, yadda yadda yadda. As mad as this dog can make me sometimes, the bottom-line is, I L-O-V-E, Love her!

So what's happened since? Nothing much. She is acting totally normal and seems to be looking less fat the more trips we take outside :/ Am I surprised she will most likely survive this carcass-eating incident? You be the judge. Below is a list of interesting things Stevie has eaten and survived. Most of these happened when she was a pup, but still.

• bag of bagels
• a whole lot of flour (how did no one get a picture of this?)
• remote control buttons
• BBQ grease
• around 100 Chapsticks
• medication
  
• an Easter basket of chocolate (the scariest incident of all)

So although she can be a bit meddlesome at times, making me crazy with the things she gets into, I can't help loving her. She gives hugs when I walk in the door, can sense when I am sad, and to be honest I just picture her around when I one day have a baby and am up at 3 am (because I know she will be up next to me).

And now pictures of the wonderful, trouble-making Stevie:

She loves apples, and eats them just like a human:

Samurai Stevie:
Santa's Little Helper:

My Dog :)