Day 420 - Week 61 LOVE ALL AROUND

First update is on Chunky's weight...up almost another pound to 66.2 lbs!  We'll leave it at that and carry on.
We have had a fun filled few weeks.  Eve got her annual shots the first week of November and thanks to Bob Marshall for taking her to the Vet for me.  No allergic reactions which was great news.

2nd week of November we headed across the border to Point Roberts for dinner at David Carter's.  We arrived in the dark and knocked on the wrong door.  Eve was off leash and ran straight into the house and who knows what she was doing in there while I'm yelling at her to come back!  Oh boy...was that ever funny!  We made our way to David's and unfortunately someone got her a bit excited and her wagging tail knocked over a glass of...you guessed it...red wine!

The next night was the annual BC Guide Dog trivia night.  Thanks to Ver, Ellen, David and Lesley for joining me and supporting BC Guide Dogs.  It was a fun filled night.  We were literally matched up with former JEOPARDY contestants.  WOW were they ever smart and WOW were we ever...oh never mind.  It was fun although we didn't win!  Next year!

This week, poor Evey got very sick!  She threw up 4 times and had the runs all day.  Linda suggested I take her to the vet as I feared the rumour of the dog park being poisoned might be true!  What a scared mom I was!  Thankfully she is fine and it wasn't poison.  Today she appears to be back to normal.  We even went out for a walk with BC Guide dog puppy Sacha!  She is adorable and only 12 weeks old.  Sacha was in the back of my vehicle with Eve and little Eve became very possessive over toys she never ever plays with!

Thanks to Pam & Jeff for watching Eve while I spent an afternoon of shopping.  And a BIG THANK YOU to Evan, Cameron and Megan for helping out as well and especially for loving her so much!  When Eve arrived at their home she ran in searching for the kids like she lived there or something!  She was disappointed when she didn't find them but they came home soon after!  She loves them a lot!!!!!

Here is a photo of Eve with Evan, Cameron and Megan!  Lots of love!  Oh no...is that Eve on the sofa???

Day 400 - Week 58 SPOOKY SPIDER

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!  We had a spooktacular day!  Puppy Eve spent the past 4 days with Mark and Gill as I headed up North for the weekend.  She came home this afternoon just in time for Halloween!  She loves dressing up for Halloween...ok maybe not!  BUT Lexus sure did have fun dressing her up.  She was a princess spider and then in the end just a plain old scary spider.  Check it out in the photo below but warn children first so as not to scare them!

Day 392 - Week 57 MUNCH

Munch is short for Munchkin.  That's Evey's pet name!  It is really hard to believe it is getting so close to her leaving me for College.  57 weeks so far!  Wow...where has the time gone.  She is still my little snuggly monster as she lies here by my side!

We spent Thanksgiving with the family in Peachland and she even went to spend the night with Lexus and family.  She was very spoiled over there and snuggled with everyone in bed.  They gave her lots of love, especially Lexus.  They were sad to think they might never see her again but it appears we may have her for Christmas which will be awesome!

We've been very busy this month with individual training with Linda at Granville Island, eyes checked, vet appointment, obedience classes and working in the Mall.  Unfortunately little munch has gained more weight.  Remember she needs to get down to 58 lbs.  She is now at a whopping 65.6 lbs!  Oh boy!
We met a puppy about a year ago named Luka.  His parents (human parents) are from Turkey.  We see them from time to time and this afternoon we joined them for a walk and great fun at a new park for us at False Creek.  Eve had a blast.  Of course she slept all afternoon.

Well we are getting ready for Halloween.  Eve wants to be a spider.  So look out for her Halloween blog.
We spent a few hours at Richmond Centre this weekend bringing awareness to the wonderful work these amazing dogs do.  It was a lot of fun.  This is a picture of Eve with her sister, Brookes.  They're not real sisters just Guide dog sisters.  If you look close, they are touching paws!  They are so adorable!

Day 365 - Week 53 ONE YEAR

WOW  one full year with Eve and how far the two of us have come.  Remember those days of hell one year ago?  Now my little princess sleeps soundly at my side and what a princess she has become.  She never did grow out of those early mornings.  Sure enough just this morning she had her paws and head up on my bed and rested her head on any part of my body she could reach.  Yes it was only 5:40 am!!!!  Finally I lift my tired body from my comfy bed to feed the little one and outside we go to get busy!  Two bags full this morning!  Now guess who is sleeping soundly all curled up in a little ball?????

I guess I better update everyone on Eve's weight since our last blog!  She has GAINED a whopping 3 more pounds.  I was devastated!  She has to work out more...we now have 6 lbs to lose!  Oh boy this is hard stuff!

This past weekend we went to work at the Mall to drive awareness and hopefully raise some money for BC Guide Dogs.  Eve and all the dogs were wonderful.  The other gorgeous puppies were Kramer, Zulu and Dream.  Of course everyone loved Eve (and all the pups) and of course she loved the attention.  This is the rare time that we actually allow people to pet the dogs while they have their working vests on.  We raised $1,000 and received 2 puppy sponsorships.  There are so many ways to help BC Guide Dogs.  You can log on to the website at bcguidedog.com and make a donation or how about sponsor a puppy.  For just a small monthly donation you will help raise a puppy and the fun part is you will receive updates on one specific pup you are helping to raise through your contribution.  Of course there is always volunteering or becoming a puppy raiser yourself.

This whole experience has changed me and I'm happy to say for the better!  I am sad to think that Eve will be leaving me soon but I'm so excited to see her change someones life and I'm so proud that I was part of that!  I only wish she was going to Michael so that I could see her all the time but Michael has Cody now.  Of course we all love Cody and Eve considers him her big brother.  Hopefully Eve will stay in the local area and I can see her from time to time, but regardless she is going to enhance the life of someone who is in greater need than I am.

This is a photo of Eve helping me at work!  How funny is that!

Day 350 - Week 51 CHUNKY MONKEY

Did I mention that Chunky Monkey weighs in at 61.2 lbs!?  Well tomorrow she is weighing in again and we are hoping to lose 3 lbs.  She looks bigger if you ask me!  Oh, no I'm a bit worried.  We will keep you posted on her weight loss program.

I'm not sure why I wait so long to blog.  So much happens and then I forget when it's time to write.  Since we last posted an update we have been to Peachland TWICE.  Eve loves going to visit Grandpa.  She loves him a lot!  She especially loved the last two trips cause her big brother Cody came with us.  Take a look at the photo below.  She really looks up to him...let's hope she follows in his paw prints!

In mid-August I went to Fort St James for a visit and Eve stayed at Calypso's house.  She loved it.  She loves a lot of things.  She got to play all weekend and was completely worn out after the weekend!

We've also gone on a couple of business trips to Whistler which is always great fun in the office.  Recycling containers full of water bottles are one of her favourites!

We also went on a puppy walk on the beach with Eve's sister Maggie.  Maggie has been placed in a home and we went for a final walk.  Hopefully it wasn't final and that we will see her again.  We went out to the Spanish Banks doggie beach.  We'd never been there before.  Maggie and Eve played so hard.  I don't think I have ever seen Eve have such a blast.  The tide was out and so we walked forever and they played and played and played.  When we got home, Eve could not even open up her eyes a smidge for 5 hours!  She finally got up to get busy.  It was a great day!  We are sure gonna miss Mags!

Well we are off to the Vet tomorrow to drop off yet another stool sample.  Hopefully everything will be cleared up and we can finally get her off metamucil once and for all.  Keep your fingers crossed that Eve has lost those dreaded 3 lbs.  Those seem to be the hardest to lose!  But Eve really wants to get her slim figure and waist back!

Day 315 - Week 46 BROTHERS AND SISTERS

A lot has happened since the birthday girl turned one!  We attended Khatsalano Days as BC Guide Dogs had a booth there.  Of course Eve and Purdy were hits!  It was a gorgeous day and it did get a bit hot for the pups around noon time.  Eve was sort of "off duty".  They were allowed to be very social and have people pet them.  Of course Eve was in her glory.

Last weekend we attended the BC Guide Dogs annual Summer bbq.  It was a blast.  Eve loves spending time with all her Guide dog brothers and sisters.  They are not her real brothers and sisters but she still loves them just the same.  We played musical chairs and Eve and I almost went all the way!

We've been doing some visiting and went to Dorothy's in Surrey.  She didn't really seem to mind Eve eating her lawn, pooping in her lawn and leaving her gorgeous home full of Eve's blond fur!  Dorothy, you are too kind!  We went to Whistler and had a fun time playing with Chloe.  She loves her big sister and they always have a great time together.  We've gone on many walks with Dougal lately.  Last weekend we went on our longest hike ever - 3 hours!  Ok, we did get lost but it was great exercise and a beautiful hike.

Eve did give me a big scare today!  We went to Pacific Spirit Park on West 4th.  We've been many times.  Eve loves to chase after big brother Dougal.  Well they took a left turn that was supposed to be a right and the left turn took them right on to a busy road across from the beach.  I FREAKED!  I was sure Eve was hit by a car although we hadn't heard any screeching.  After just a few minutes, Dougal came a running from the beach all wet, but were was Eve?  Well just a few seconds later she showed up looking for her big brother and ran into Ver's arms!   How they crossed that busy street, I will never know!  Perhaps Eve put her Guide Dog skills to work and sat at the curb and waited until it was safe for the two of them to cross!  Thank GOD the two dogs are safe.

I love this picture.  This is Eve and Ellen hangin' at the beach!

Day 291 - Week 42 HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY EVE

Today was a very special day as the little one turned the big ONE!  I'm so proud of her.  She is so grown up.  We had an amazing birthday party and all of Eve's buddies and big brothers attended - Cody, Tucker and Doogle.  She also invited her favourite human friends  - Ellen, Ver, Nicole, Michael, Nikki, and Lesley.  We had Thai food and a humungous birthday cake!  Of course the doggies didn't get any of it.  We took them to the park for a little play and Eve had the time of her life with her friends!  She is tuckered out and fast asleep right now.  It was a memorable birthday.  Thanks to everyone for the awesome puppy gifts.  Eve's toy basket is overflowing!!!!!  We can't wait to wake up in the morning and play with them again!