Allyson, Peri & Taquito's Blog – June 2011 Archive (3)

On Saturday I baked a batch of my grandma's famous homemade chocolate chip cookies for my dad.

As you can see from the below photo, Peri knew exactly where to position herself - directly below my feet!  She was anxiously awaiting drops of cookie dough, but lucky for us both, I kept the chocolate away from her :)

Do your doodles do this while you cook?

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So, this has been happening periodically, but now it is a daily occurance.

Peri sleeps on her bed at the foot of our bed on the floor.  She loves her bed and curls up on it as soon as we turn out the lights for bedtime (or if we start reading in bed).  About 6 months ago, she would start waking up before our alarm went off - when the sun came up really.  She would then pace around and jump up on the bed, which was fine with us so we could sleep in a little…

2 years ago Peri came home to us.  I took the week off work to spend time getting her used to our home and her little brother Taquito.  We were up in the middle of the night taking her out, calming her down, potting training her, walking her in strollers to prevent sickness, etc...you all know the puppy drill!  It's a little overwhelming.

Fast forward 2 years and what do I have?  The most loving companion I could ask for.  A doodle with the title "Canine Good Citizen".  A…