Merry Christmas from Mama Donna, Sadie, Angel, and Jack!

Hide the Chocolate from Sadie!

Did you know that chocolate is one of the most lethal foods a dog can eat? Now, I'm too little to reach the counter, but Sadie can. Mama Donna and all the family have to be really careful where they leave their candy, cookies, cakes, and anything else with chocolate in it. Sadie has been known to open a box of donuts, remove one, and close the lid afterwards leaving no one the wiser – until they go for that chocolate crème doughnut and it's nowhere to be found!

Here's a link to an article on chocolate poisoning. Check it out – especially if you have a big dog like Sadie!

Big Paws Only


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Big Paws Only - Everything Big Dogs

Djaingo Saying Grace

Maybe I should be saying grace for the good Eukanuba food Mama Donna give me! Occasionally, she shares her Subway sandwiches and Taco Bell burritos with me, too, but don't tell Sadie and Ariel!

Big Sadie Is a Big Baby

Remember how I said Sadie doesn't like the camera? Well, here's more proof. Mama Donna tried to get Sadie to run around in the yard because she thinks Sadie is so graceful and pretty when she runs. But Sadie spotted the camera and wouldn't budge.

Sadie

Mama gave Sadie a bone, so Sadie took it to the landing to protect it. She doesn't have to worry that I'll try to get it. I've learned that lesson. Stay out of Sadie's way when she has a bone!

Sadie is SO lazy!

Mama Donna uploaded a video of Sadie when Don tries to get her to go for a walk. She'll do anything to get out of going.

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Mama Donna, Sadie, and I thank you!

Just What We Need - Another Sadie!

Mama Donna's friend, Cheryl, has a lab named Sadie. Her Sadie is just like mine - getting into trouble all the time! Labs sure do have a lot of energy.

The last photo was taken when Cheryl caught Sadie when she was 5 months old, running around the house with the Fruit Loops box on her head that had been left on the counter. She stuck her head in trying to enjoy the last couple of ‘loops’ in the box. She managed to shake the box off her head, but couldn’t manage to rid herself of the foil container inside the box. She was NOT happy as you can see. She could star in “Star Trek” as an alien! She’s certainly a character!

Adventures of Lina and Sadie

Remember how Mama Donna got a parakeet and Sadie won't leave her alone? Well, Sadie has almost plucked Lina's tail feathers out several times now. This is the view from Donna's desk of Sadie still stalking Lina. See her cage at the end of the hall? Sadie finally quit going into the room and endlessly barking at Lina, but she's still mesmerized. And just about the time Sadie gives up and lies down, Lina starts squawking at her and they're off and running again.

Another Pet??

Mama Donna brought home a noisy, messy parakeet. Now I couldn't care less about the bird, but she's driving Sadie and Ariel crazy.





Sadie stalks the poor thing.







Ariel is a lot shorter, so all she can do is stare and whine. Pitiful.

Lina, the object of their affection...no obsession.

Sadie sat like this all day.

Uh-oh. Sadie just jumped up and tried to bite at the parakeet's tail feather when it jutted through the side of the cage. And now Lina, is trying to figure out how to open the doors where Donna puts the feed in.

This is not good.

To be continued...

Sadie's New Toy

Mama Donna has a difficult time finding toys that Sadie can't chew to pieces. She bought a ring for Sadie that she could throw like a Frisbee. The only thing was, Sadie couldn't figure out how to pick it up out of the grass. Here she is the first time she picked it up. She ran all over the yard like that. Donna was bent over double laughing at her. How could she even see?





Here she is guarding her new toy. Look at her tongue! You can tell she played really hard. See the black dot? That's so not a poodle thing, but the lab part of her.



Sadie played and played, and she did not want to come in. She's outside on the deck, exhausted, but refusing to let go of her new toy.


Donna couldn't get her to come in, so she stood at the patio door for at least a half hour. It's getting dark and Raleigh and Ariel want her to come in, too. Can you see how dirty that toy is?

Sadie Looking Good

Sadie got all brushed out, and I must say, she looks good. So fluffy - not scruffy at all!

Sneaky Sadie

Sadie can be such a bad dog. She is big enough to reach the countertop. One night she ate half of a sub from Subway. Another time, she opened a donut box and managed to swipe a couple of donuts before Mama Donna caught her. They were the good donuts, too, from Marsh. (I know that because Mama has snuck me a bite or two. Shhhhh...)

Now we have photographic evidence!






Here Sadie is being a good girl, right? Nope. She's scoping out where Mama is!

























Sneaking around the corner. Uh-oh. Caught!
























Yep, that's how she does it. I wish I could reach that high!