It’s been a while since my last Zoey post so I thought I’d throw up a few photos to show you how she’s been. She’s grown by leaps and bounds since the last post. Zoey is about 7 months old now and doesn’t really look like a puppy anymore. Her fur length is the only thing that gives away her age. That and her personality & mannerisms. Zoey is a happy, playful, sleeps-a-lot, everything-belongs-in-my-mouth, what’s-so-bad-about-mud-in-the-house forty pound puppy. She wakes up way too early, likes to lick, chase balls, gnats, or anything else that flies across her field of view. Zoey also gets very jealous. She doesn’t like it when Sandy and I hug and will try to get in on the action by barking, wiggling herself in between our legs, and jumping up on our backs to express her disapproval at not being the center of attention.
Also, Zoey was recently spayed and spent 2 weeks indoors confined to limited movement. To a dog like her, this was equivalent to solitary confinement. By the second week she was knocking things over on her random bursts of energy - sprinting around the table or across the room, and slamming herself into the kitchen island as she slid across the tiled floor. At first we didn’t “conehead” her with an e-collar, but had to give in because that was the only way of keeping her inactive. I felt bad though, she looked misearable and probably thought she was being punished every time we put it on.
I often use Zoey as my model for testing light setups or just when I feel like trying some new photographic trick I’ve learned. However judging by the pictures I get, she probably thinks it’s an evil game of cruelty since I like to use treats to keep her attention and oftentimes will make her hold it, hold it, hold it…..I guess lucky for me she’s always a willing contestant.
(9 weeks)
(Climbed in there herself)
(12 weeks)
(Regularly find her sleeping like this)
(16 weeks)
This game’s not fun =(
Finally got one!
This game’s still not fun =(
(mmm…bone)
Cause…
…and effect.
(26 weeks)
GIVE.ME.ONE.
