Day 59 - Week 9 - THE OFFICE

The past couple of days, puppy Eve has decided that she needs to be close to me at all times.  There is a box in my office and she has now decided that if she cannot sit on my lap while I am working then she will somehow make herself fit on top of this box (check out the picture below).  That way she can be as close as possible to me with the extra height!  She is such a nut!
She really is hating these record breaking cold temperatures!  Can you blame her?  Once she gets going though she is fine with it and had a blast at the park with two other dogs who were brave enough to venture in the frigid cold.
She is now sitting on my lap with her head on my shoulder.  How I am able to type I don't know!  Great...SLOBBER all over the key board!  She loves watching the screen of the computer.  She is very fascinated with it all!

We are having little Janel come over tonight and we are super duper excited!  Can't wait to wake up to all the snow tomorrow!

Day 55 - Week 8 - FIRST SNOWFALL

A couple of firsts for little Eve since our last entry. 
After a muddy and smelly romp in the mud, Eve had her first bath.  She hated it!  When she finally got out of the tub I wrapped her in a towel and she fell sound a sleep for a couple of hours.  It was very sweet.

This week we went to Whistler and of course the entire office has fallen in love with her.  She was very good!  It snowed in Whistler and so Eve experienced her first time in the snow.  Being that she is from California she wasn't too excited about the cold and snow but once she got into it she seemed to have fun.  She likes eating it and just seemed very curious about the whole experience.  She spent the afternoon with Janel and her dog Chloe and they must have had a blast because Eve pretty much slept the entire next day!

This afternoon she played with her buddy Kobe.  I'm not sure if playing is the right word.  They are so rough with each other.  Now it appears there is something wrong with Eve's right eye.  It is about half the size of her other eye.  I'll keep an "eye" on it tonight and hopefully it's nothing and back to normal tomorrow.

She was awesome in Obedience training this week and we both had a great time.  She is really coming along!  Enjoy the picture here of her first snowfall.

Day 46 - Week 7 - THE CUDDLER

My little pumpkin has really grown up this week...or so I thought.  She is a lot more calm, doesn't bark much and not much biting either...until today!  What happened today?  She definitely is a sweet heart though and what I love about her is that she is a real cuddler!  I was working on my computer this afternoon and she wouldn't leave me until I picked her up and let her sit on my lap.  She doesn't really fit but somehow she makes her self comfy and leans her head up on the computer and goes to sleep.  That can't be comfortable! 

We went for a really fun walk to the UBC Endowment lands today.  I've never been there if you can believe it.   Eve had a blast.  I love taking her off leash.  She loves it !  When we got home she had a really long afternoon nap...actually we both did.

She loves to sit in the lobby of my building and wait for everyone to come home so she can say hello.  It is so cute.  She sits there so nicely and quietly.  She even knows how to check the mail and goes straight for my mailbox and after I open it up she pulls the mail out...then tears it up!

Eve is now weighing in at 31.8 lbs.  She had her eyes checked this week and as far as I know it went well.
I almost forgot to mention that she had a play date on Sunday with Kobe.  They had a blast!  Can't wait for more walks with Kobe! 


James & Eve



Day 39 - Week 6

Yesterday was an exciting day as it was the day Eve was going to the Vet to get her shots.  This meant that she could now be safe from disease at dog parks and with any other dogs.  We have waited for this day for 38 days!  Off we go to Surrey.  I left shortly after 5pm for our 7'oclock appointment.  Lots of time for me to venture to the unknown and find my way.  Well it was a good thing I did as my BC Guide dog manual had the incorrect address and I just made it on time after a quick phone call to the Vet. 
The appointment went well, Eve is pretty healthy weighing in at 31 lbs.  She had her ears checked, body checked, poop checked and then her shots.  I forgot to mention that she behaved pretty good in the long car ride to the boonies. 
We got home at 9pm, just in time for Modern Family.  At 9:30 I was exhausted and decided I'd better take Eve outside one more time before bed.  I called her to come to me and what happened next scared the living daylights out of me.  Her face was completely swollen and her left eye was totally closed and the right eye wasn't far behind.  OMG what was happening to her?  I knew it had to be the shots so I called Linda of BC Guide dogs immediately and she sent me to the drugstore for Benalyn (25mg) and told me to call her any time in the night if she got worse. 
I ran to Shoppers Drug mart in about 20 seconds flat.  I shoved the capsule down her throat and then carried my poor baby outside to do her business.  How ironic is that...my guide dog for the blind can't see!  Off to bed we went and I had a cold compress on her eyes and she fell asleep quite quickly.  She woke up at 1am and 3am and although her condition did not worsen, it wasn't looking any better either.  By 5am she seemed to be herself but still swollen in both eyes and her entire face.  But she was hungry and even though I don't feed her this early I felt horribly for my baby.  She wolfed down her food as usual and then she walked outside to do her business.  By this time she could open her eyes slightly.  She came straight back in and went right back to sleep until 7am.  By this time she was almost completely back to normal!  PHEW.  Linda called to check up on us and I informed her that all was good.  We made a note for next time she is due for shots and Linda advised that this could happen to her again if she is bitten by a spider.
I have attached a photo of her from last night.  She is not sleeping in this photo but rather these are her eyes swollen shut!  Happily and thankfully she is back to normal and we even had a massive argument this evening!

Day 38 - Week 6

I'm going to share some news...this week I told Eve that I loved her!  YUP I did it!  Some people don't like to say those words and some say it all the time.  Some pretend to love and some open their hearts to love!  I love the word LOVE.  And yes, I love my little puppy Eve!  I'm going to admit it...it is going to be very hard giving her up!  We spend 24/7 together.  She's my little buddy and I'll say it again...I love her!
We are off to the Vet this evening to get her shots.  After today she will be free to play with other dogs.  She is going to love it.  She's been pretty sheltered here downtown!

We did go for a great walk with Tucker on the weekend and she enjoyed herself very much.  She was exhausted that night.  She is growing so much.  I can barely lift her now and when she sits on my lap she is very uncomfortable because there is no room.  She's fun to cuddle with. 

Well I'm definitely painting a different picture of Eve from the one where she is a fireball.  Don't get me wrong...she is still a handful! 

This is a picture of all the pennies collected so far from all of us puppy raisers.  It is difficult to make out but it is jars and baskets of pennies The money goes to the raising of these puppies.  Eve's jar collected by Lexus' class is in the far right side.  She titled it "Pennies for Eve".  Keep those pennies coming as I'm almost the top collector!  Thanks Susanne for giving up your penny collection!

Andrea