Missoula Mabel Rose Von Mountain Crest

13/06/2021

I love how her ears are perked-up in her sleep. If you haven’t noticed, Mabel is on a red couch 95% of the time.

29/05/2021

I know I haven’t posted anything for a while. That’s largely because when Mabel gets home from daycare, she eats and sleeps. Notice her spanking new collar! Then notice the one it replaced. Can you say “countless collar grabs?” I knew you could! @ Salt Lake City, Utah

04/09/2020

Dad usually gets up earlier than Mom, so after he goes, I cuddle-up on his pillows. I’ve not been feeling too great lately. My mom was really scared, because I lost muscle and weight, and became lethargic. After an ultrasound and a colonoscopy, I was diagnosed with a colitis specific to Boxers. The great news is it can be cured with a specific antibiotic, which I’ve been taking for a couple of weeks. I’ve gained weight, and like my new food so much I sometimes ask for an extra meal! I know my mom will give it to me, she wants me to gain weight! Now that I feel a little better, I got into what Mom calls an “argle-bargle” at daycare, which is a dust up without serious injury. Without *serious* injury, that is. In our scuffle, my ear got torn! The tear was very clean, so the vet just used surgical glue to glue the edges of the tear. The vet and my mom are making me wear this collar while it heals, though. Now I can’t get through any of the dog doors!

19/07/2020

It's been really hot here, and we didn't have air-conditioning for about a week until yesterday. I started sleeping in the shower on the cool tiles. It reminded my mom of when she was a kid, and her Saint Bernard Grushy used to climb into the bathtub when it was really hot. Using my mom's postulate of "all Naomi's dogs, dead or alive, are in communication with each other," she's been wondering if it was Grushy who told me to do this! *Darwin* has never done this. I guess Grushy doesn't talk to *him!*

12/07/2020

10 months. I had hoped to get a picture of her poking around outside, but I wasn’t feeling great. We’ve realized that while Violet was loud and bossy, Mabel is sneaky and naughty. She isn’t actually sneaky, though: She’ll counter-surf something off the counter I’m working at, while. I’m. standing. right. there. Thank god we finally figured out how to lock the dog door (they came with the house). She could push out the cover, and run outside. We had to barricade her in until we figured out how to lock the door. The trick is to be smarter than your dog....

26/06/2020

There’s so much going on! We spent extra time in daycare, plus we’re moving all the stuff, and I can see the street at this new house. Mom says I’m a little hyper-vigilant. But Darwin was scared! 😂 Scaredy-cat!

10/06/2020

She won’t look at me because I stopped “wrestling” with her.

26/04/2020

Dad can play with Darwin and me at the same time!

14/04/2020

I finally fit into my adult collar! Mom’s been waiting for me to grow into it. This is the wider version of Violet’s puppy collar, Mom loves the green against my red coat!

01/04/2020

Guess who went to daycare yesterday!

15/03/2020

Mabel graduated from puppy class! No one else showed up, so she won all the prizes. She did a sit-stay for 30 seconds!

12/03/2020

I’m six months-old today! I weigh 3 times what I did when I came home. I’m more or less potty trained. I’m the only dog my mother has ever been able to get to obey the command “down.” I love daycare, and my brother Darwin (he pretends he doesn’t love me, but I know better). I am a skilled counter surfer, and a burgeoning escape artist. My litter toy is still my favorite.

27/02/2020

I had my first day of daycare today. Zzzzz.

25/02/2020

Mom got me a new tug toy from Etsy! I tried playing with Violet’s old tug toy, and it fell apart!

24/01/2020

Darwin is very protective of his frisbee, but Mom says what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. The weather’s been gross and muddy, so we’ve only taken a couple of walks this week. I was pretty bored, until I went out to the backyard, and found the Frisbee, glowing like a beacon in the mud. I couldn’t resist.

17/01/2020

I want to go out and play in the snow again. Mean Mommy.

10/01/2020

What?

08/01/2020

Look at me! I’m so big I can jump up on the lawn chair! And, much to Darwin’s disgust, with a running start, getting on to the bed is easy peasy! These days, a lot of the time we go outside, Mom puts a leash on me, and is clicker training me to walk on a loose leash. Or so I’ve let her believe....

01/01/2020

Happy New Year!

25/12/2019

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!

Paws crossed that my mom and dad get lots of gifts that I can chew into pieces! The more expensive, the better!

22/12/2019

I went to the vet today for booster shots. I LOVE the vet. Everyone tells me how cute and pretty I am. And I get to play with all the vets and vet techs. And I get freeze-dried liver treats! AND I got my rabies shot, so I officially have tags that jingle!

28/11/2019

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.

Boxer Dog Quotes | Thanksgiving Dog Quote - Today I am thankful for the muddy paw prints ...

26/11/2019

My first snowstorm!

24/11/2019

I’ve had a busy week! I gained 2.5 lbs (I weighed 11.2 lbs at the vet on the 11/14). My new coat that was too big last week now fits, and Mom thinks I’m going to outgrow it in the next couple of weeks. They had to move the divider for the crate to make more space for me, too! I look much less delicate than I did two Sundays ago! Now I like to go outside, even when it’s cold. And birds and helicopters are my favorite things to watch. I love bully sticks, I chew on them all day. My favorite toy is still the toy that smells like my litter mates, but I also have some plush toys I really like. Darwin is getting more comfortable around me, Mom and Dad say he’s a very good boy. I really like him. Here I am, lying on his fake fur bed while he’s not looking!

21/11/2019

It’s cold and rainy today, so my mom and I are both wearing plaid coats. I’m growing so fast, the coat is still on the smallest size, but now it’s snug instead of huge! Hopefully, my mom will get better at tracking me with her camera, because I have it on good authority that my zoomies are adorable.

18/11/2019

I love soft fabrics. The sofa is my favorite place, but Mom and Dad’s bed is pretty cozy, too! So far, the sofa and the bed are the only pieces of furniture I *haven’t* tried to chew on.

18/11/2019

"He is the soul of honesty and loyalty, and is never false or treacherous even in his old age." -1938 AKC Boxer Breed Standard

He is the soul of honesty and loyalty, and is never false or treacherous even in his old age." - 1938 AKC Boxer Breed Standard http://facebook.itunes.com/TtQ

15/11/2019

15/11/2019

Mom and Dad thought it was bedtime. I guess I showed them who's boss!