Daisy in the water

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted!!

A couple weeks ago I took Daisy to the Shirlington dog park for a doggie play date. It was much warmer than it had been as of late so I put her in the water to cool her off fully expecting her to head immediately for shore, give how much she likes being wet. It must have been refreshing because she stayed in the water and even sat down in it! Not the reaction I was expecting at all!

This is SO sad!

Purloined pug tale leaves owners sad

DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- The holidays were sad enough for Kim Velevis and her husband after their lovable pug "Scooter" dug its way out of the backyard and disappeared on Christmas Eve.Rob Velevis holds a laptop with a photo of Scooter while Kim holds the letter, cash from an anonymous source.But the real blow came with the new year: A letter from an anonymous woman who had found the friendly dog and gave it to her daughter as a Christmas present. To compensate for Velevis' loss, a $20 bill was enclosed."The puppy has a different name now, but he has plenty of food and toys. My daughter adores him. He sleeps with her every night," said the letter, which arrived Wednesday.Velevis, 28, said she feels for the guilt-ridden woman, who described herself as a nearly penniless alcoholic. But she wants the dog back."We knew the first thing our Scooter would have done is find people," Velevis said. "He must have wandered up to this sick lady who, in desperation and in an attempt to fix her own life, ruined ours."Velevis, who is 51/2 months pregnant with her first child, said she and her husband brought the wrinkly faced pooch home in July 2006 when he was about 8 weeks old.Scooter could still be nearby. The typewritten letter, which carried a Tulsa, Oklahoma, postmark, said the woman found the dog while visiting her daughter in Dallas. She wrote that her ex-husband has custody of the girl.The woman, who discovered an address on the pug's collar, described a series of difficulties in her life."I lost custody because of problems I had with alcohol, and I have lost everything else," she wrote. "I have been sober for 6 months, and I am trying to turn myself around, but I have lost everything. My little girl wanted a pug dog like your little dog (very much!)"The woman wrote that she cannot ask for forgiveness, "but I do want you to know that he does have people who love him and are taking care of him."Velevis said she has no interest in pursuing charges against the woman and would be glad to purchase the woman's daughter another dog.

Daisy & Santa "Claws"

Daisy says Happy Holidays!

Daisy is ready for next halloween

The costume needed some alterations, but thanks to my mom Daisy is ready for next Halloween.

This past Halloween Daisy was a pig!

Happy Birthday Daisy!

Today Daisy turns 2 year old! I can't believe how fast time flies! Happy Birthday Daisy Dog!

Daisy swims (very unwillingly)

I kept hoping that Daisy would eventually like to swim. It'd help her keep cool in the hot summer months. I was thinking maybe she just didn't like cold water, since her previous swimming experiences had been in Donner lake which is about 68 degrees most of the time. A couple weeks ago Cate brought her into her swimming pool, which was quite comfortable (don't be fooled by the fact that Cate is wearing a jacket). As you can see by Daisy's expression, swimming does not appeal to her.