Allyson, Peri & Taquito's Blog (97)

Okay, Peri is approaching 26 months old now and has not had an accident since she deliberately pooped at her friend Max's house after he pooped at our house (6 months old I would say). 

Until today.

DH just called and said (picture a concerned, shocked voice) "Peri was sleeping on the couch and I smelled something and she stood up, looked at her butt, and pooped!  What in the world???"

Friends:  did she just poop in her sleep?  Does anyone have…

Peri can still decide to be destructive sometimes.  I think this picture (although it is dark), sums up her thoughts pretty well.  After a dinner night with friends last Saturday, we came home to DH's legal notes shredded up.  Lucky for us (and Peri) she did not get into some bigtime case files he had boxed up in his office area (which is shared with the dog's playroom). 

Sooo, even though they say puppy stage lasts until age 2, that doesn't mean you will have a mellow,…

Hey doods. Lady P here.

So what can a doodle do to get a fence around here?  So mom and dad got us this new house with a really big yard and guess what doods?  I have to be put on a leash or attached to that pole while mom and dad are outside!  Dood they won't let me run on my own! 

It was getting old, so I decided to pull one over on daddy.  Saturday night, he was down in the basement taking the recycling out and dood, the second he opened the door next to…

Most of you know I have my mini dood, Peri, but her big brother is a 6.5# chihuahua Taquito!  The love of my life LOL.  These stories of other dogs, mainly non-doods, made me want to give you T's background...you may find it intersting:

After I graduated from college in 2004 and returned home to Nashville from Dallas, I moved into an apartment and decided I wanted a dog.  My little sister had adopted a chihuahua that I just adored, so I was looking into finding one at a…

Forgive me for way too many blogs lately...

But...

PERI PASSED HER CANINE GOOD CITIZEN EVALUATION TONIGHT!!!!  I could not be more pleased and neither can the Lady :)  She is zoom, zoom, zooming all around the house tonight!

Thanks in advance everyone.  We are moving tomorrow and Saturday so I may be MIA for a bit.

Love to all my DK buddies!

Today is Peri's 2nd Birthday!  I can't believe it has been two years since I received an email from the breeder saying "she only had 6 puppies and you will have to wait until the next litter".  I was crushed.  But low and behold, two people ahead of me did not want a girl.  I have to admit, I wanted a male originally.  I decided I liked the parents and didn't care and went with the little girl.  To say I made the right decision is a huge understatement.

Happy Birthday to Lady…

So, I think it is safe to say that 99% of our doodles have the occasional zoomie :)

I just don't think other breeds do this as much!  For example, my mom and dad's cairn terrier, Lucy (aka Lucinda the imposter who stays with us from time-to-time), has never zoomed in her life.  Until recently.

Up until now, we have not had a yard. So every Sunday, it's dinner at my parents. The dogs come, Peri plays outside and zooms, figure 8 style, around the back yard. Lucy…

Hey doods...Lady Peri here.

So for the past few weeks boxes keep piling up inside our home.  Everywhere.  I have been confused and while mom is putting stuff in them, I gnaw on the corners and she tells me to stop.  I just want to know why she is obsessed with boxes now.  They don't taste very yummy.

Then this weekend the whole time mom and dad kept coming and going.  Saying "it's okay, we will be back".  Dood they took the xmas decorations somewhere!  Mom said "I don't want…

The mortgage industry is crazy these days and I think they enjoy making clients squirm.  72-hours prior to our scheduled close, we JUST received final approval on our loan.  To say I have been a wreck is an understatement :)

Bottom line, Peri and Tacky will have a yard effective this Friday, March 25th!  We are not moving in until April 9th - have some repairs and painting the entire inside first.  But, we will be taking the dogs their on Saturday to hang in the yard while I…

I think Tacky has been a little jealous of the 1:1 time I have been spending with Lady Peri. We are taking an advanced obedience class and training for the Canine Good Citizen test.  I have had to eliminate all treats from Taquito's diet (kidneys flaring up again), so when I am training Peri, he just follows us around acting so sad.  Poor guy. But you know I am giving him lots of individual attention! 

Sooo, I was singing this morning, making up songs as usual and this one…

I thought the title might get your attention!  Don't worry....

So I always walk the dogs during the middle of the day - we still live in the condo and there is a "greenway" (wonderful pedestrian walkway) that goes around the golf course - part of it is by a busy two-lane road.  Last week, we were walking and this big van that said "Animal Control" :( :( passed by and slowed down.  The driver rolled down the window and smiled and said "your dogs are just adorable, can I take…

Today I was so happy to be able to help the DRC (Doodle Rescue Collective) in helping transport a labradoodle named Barley to his foster family.

The morning started out going to Barley's owner's home.  She was such a wonderful lady who rescued Barley from a high kill shelter in MidTN area.  She had him for about 3 months, but she broke her knee and between rehab, etc...she just couldn't keep him.  She was so upset and it really hurt my heart as I loaded up all of his things…

We are still looking at houses, but there is one that is on our "short list" (term our realtor uses). 

I  just wanted you to see if my DK friends think this yard is suitable for Lady Peri and Taquito.  Please ignore the yard art - this photo does not do the yard justice at all!!!!!!!!!  It has a nice front yard too.  The back looks steeper than it actually is - we should be able to fence it off.  The house is pretty great on the interior - just needs paint (and it has an…

DK friends:  the time is here, the time is now, DH and I are officially on the house hunt, aka "yard hunt for choodle" (chihuahua+doodle)!  Yay, I thought the time would never come.  We are so ready to leave our condo.  It has been a great place to live but I yearn for the day to open the back door and let the dogs run out and play! 

The humorous part of our househunt is our priority list.  Seriously, this is what I told our realtor:

1. 3+ bedrooms

2.…

I have been MIA lately....sick as a dog (is that a good term to use, really??)!

Anyway, I think last night was the worst. My cold was terrible and I was just crying in bed. Could not get comfortable.  DH said he was going to the couch to sleep and that made me more upset :( 

Just as I was at my wit's end and thought I would be up all night, Peri jumped onto the bed and got RIGHT next to my head and licked me.  I started petting her and fell asleep within…

It snowed in Nashville yet again and the roads are actually solid ice today.  Luckily DH and I live close to downtown/midtown where we work so we both went in.

Peri's daycare day is always Friday. Plus I made an appointment for her at the spa today (grooming time!) - her hair is 3ish inches long right now and I think it is time for the short 'do.  She never gets cold anyway.

I digress.....so DH just called me and said "I think she might be the only one there…

Peri has already passed two levels of obedience with her trainer; however, she has not taken a class since September 2009.  I have been pretty diligent about her training, but she is by no means 100% reliable when she is distracted.  To help us get back into training mode, I decided to sign us up for the next level, which is "Better Family Manners" aka "Advanced Obedience".  That is the next level our trainer offers.

Here's the catch.....the Canine Good Citizen test is…

Hey doods! About a week ago, dad took me to daycare (as they call it - it's just my favorite place in the world with lots and lots of my friends). When mom said goodbye that morning, she looked sad. I was thinking "what the dood? I know dad's takin' me to my friends!"

Anyway, dad dropped me off and gave my human friends a bag with my food and blanket and treats and yummy oily treats they call EPO?? WTD?

I just ran off to play with friends and had a grand 'ole…

Hey doods! This is Peri, mini goldendoodle, from Nashville!

I wanted to blog about my Sunday afternoon with the family. What a day! The best in a long time! Mom and dad took me and Taquito to Nana and Grandad's like they always do on Sundays. Wow that was fun.

Pretty soon after we got there, I played in the backyard as usual. Then the humans got all three of us (me, T and my aunt Lucy the terrier) and took us to the FRONT YARD! We don't go there much because it…

So DH and I were getting ready for work this morning, just chatting away with Taquito and Peri (seriously talking to them) and he asks me "Are we crazy? Do you think we talk to our dogs too much? Do other people do this?". I just laughed and said I am sure other people do and he agreed.

But really, how often do you talk to your dogs? Are we over the top because we don't have human children yet? Will this all change?

A typical morning convo with Lady Peri &…