second child syndrome

I guess I should throw some pictures up of our second child too… small dogs are so different than the big ones. Not that I don’t love my little dog, she just requires much more and is less resilient than the bigger one. And peoples kids LOVE the small ones which makes it harder.

A face (ears) only a mother (or a Papillon fan) could love.

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I think she’s so freaking cute, not to be confused with a Chihuahua, puuuuh-leeeease. 7-25-10 255 9-16-10 039

Not a water-dog, yes she is a semi diva.

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 Not a purse pooch either, which is what I always wanted so I make her do it anyway. You can clearly see the look of distaste in her ears!!!

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best dog ever

Everybody has a best dog ever but whatever. I can say though with much certainty that everyone who has met our girl has been won over. She has a pocket full of tricks that would impress even the most stuffy cat-lover.

She is getting up there in age and we think she just had a stroke so the side of her face looks a bit like her Madame Tussaud’s wax replica stood a little too close to an open flame. But the vet assures us strokes in dogs aren’t as damaging as in people and she’ll firm back up over time.

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A true Lab, she has had an exciting life of boating, beaching and family fun. We invested in a camper specifically so we cold drag our furbabies everywhere with us. It’s really the perfect solution. 6-11-06 019 7-25-10 256 9-16-10 185 2008 073

Her only flaw is her bottomless pit. She has eaten herself into lots of trouble in her lifetime. Including eating greasy rocks from under the grill, she ate a blanket that required surgical removal of her intestines for manual “milking” that was awesome, sticks, loaves of bread, full freshly baked cakes, lots of paper products, some plastic products, bones, grass, fake indoor plants, cat litter excessively, lots of diapers, and a wide assortment of wild and domestic feces.2009 548 Fishing 7-04-05 003 Fishing 7-04-05 010 IMG_0599 IMG_0913 IMG_0922 IMG_0932 IMG_1100

The best human pillow ever.

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Our best dog ever.