What's that noise?

Just a quick update.

Last night we finished the dishes and started the dishwasher. Lulu ran to the dishwasher, and stood with her face practically touching the dishwasher listening to it hum and swish. Her little ears perked up and her head cocking back and forth with each new sound.

She enjoyed her first dish-washing experience!

What a goofy little girl...

Poor Girl...

Our poor Lulu is sicker than a dog..really. She has had quite the stomach virus, a skin infection, and possibly parasites. We got a whole load of meds for her. She's taking them like a champ. Though this morning I got a little attitude when she didn't want to eat the other half of her antibiotic. It's okay-she's allowed to protest. She's been on her meds for only a day but already she has a better attitude so I think she's feeling better. Glad to see her smiling again. She had me worried for a bit. On a side note-our aussie Bella is now sick to her stomach...hope she gets to feeling better soon or we gotta get her meds too. It's been a chaotic few days..hope things settle down soon...

Lulu sends her kisses!

What a sweetheart...

It's hard to believe that it's already been nearly 2 weeks since we've brought Lulu into our lives. That means only 4 weeks left! :( And only 4 weeks to find her a forever home.

It took about a week-but I believe Lulu is in love with us just as much as we are with her. She follows us wherever we are, sits as close as physically possible to us (and then tries to inch even closer), and just watches us with her "sad eyes". That's my nick name for her-Sad Eyes. She's not sad-but boy does she have sad eyes. It's heart-breakingly adorable. Many times she'll be standing there just watching me, and as soon as I flash her a smile her little body starts to wiggle in delight as she comes towards me for a kiss. And of course, I give her one.

Lulu sure has made herself at home and settled into a routine. She spends most of the day quietly in her kennel, nestled in an overstuffed cat bed (yes, she's that small!). Occasionally I'll hear the rattle of her favorite bone or an elongated quiet sigh. The only time she makes an real amount of noise is when she needs out to go potty-which she does almost instantly. In the evenings she sits on the couch with Paul & I and we all watch tv together.

Lulu and I spend a good portion of each afternoon on the back yard swing. She lays next to me with a leg in my lap and her head rested against my side. I wrap my arm around her body as we swing back and forth and listen to the birds and the wind rustling thru the leaves. We watch the people walk by and the occasional butterfly flutter across the back yard. She doesn't even bark when she hears a weird noise. It's the most peaceful thing I've ever been able to do. And it belongs to just her and I.

When I agreed to take Lulu in, I planned to spoil her and I expected to spend a great deal of time showing this little girl how worthy she is of being loved. I never expected to receive so much love in return. I feel so blessed to have her in my life, even if it is for just a short time.

She's baaaack!

Well-Lulu is back and she is happier than ever. After a good ten minutes of rubbing her body all over me on the couch, I realized she's not going to calm down enough to warrant this kind of freedom. So off to the cage it was. She's not so happy any more. Screaming and crying is all I hear. Hopefully she'll calm down enough by tomorrow to earn some cage-free time. Either way-I'm just happy she's home.

It begins...

I dropped Lulu off at the vet this morning to receive her heartworm treatment....I was sad to see her go. She pouted the whole car ride and then didn't even look at me as the vet assistant took her away. Sniff...I made sure she had her favorite bone but I forgot her blanket! I hope she'll be comfortable until I can pick her up sunday.

Miss you already baby girl! ***

Out Of The Shelter!

So we picked up Diamond (now Lulu) about 4 days early...once we met her...we couldn't resist! She seemed so lonely at the shelter-in a big outdoor play area....all by herself. She was sitting in a corner, curled up in a ball, fast asleep. She was so excited to see us! We decided to bring her right home!

Our goal was to give her a few days of romping around and fun before her heartworm treatment. She'll then have to be cage rested for 6 whole weeks! Phew...tall order.

Her first day was a bit exciting. She discovered TV (scary sounds at first). Smelled around our house for H-O-U-R-S. Then finally settled down practically in my lap on the couch. We played with her alot outside. She got to run around and "play" with the neighbors dog thru the fence. She ate her whole dinner and was fast asleep in her kennel by 10PM.

Good start I'd say!