Mid-day Terror

So my mom called me up and we went to lunch. I decided to put Piper in the kitchen with the gate up (which I've done before) with the back door open (since it was a beautiful day) so she could go in and out as she pleased but not destroy my living area (aka couch and pillows). We were only going to be gone for an hour or less to eat some delish Panera. Well...we walked back into the house after lunch and....

 

Piper jumped off the love seat/chair thingy (where she is not aloud) and ran to us like nothing happened. I mean what the heck!?!?!

 

I couldn't find a "before" picture but basically there WERE two shelves with stuff on them. I also had a candle that had been burning before we left, therefore wax was all over everything! I think the only worse thing than spilt wax is may be paint...even then....

 

How does my dog pull down shelves off the wall. I mean she is a puppy. I don't even know how she would have gotten on the desk. The chair was still pushed in, etc. It blows my mind.

 

The damage....spilt wax on documents and everything else, broken frame, broken letter S, dented desk and shelves, etc., etc. Luckily, some items that should have broke, didn't.

 

 Not to mention, she can now jump my baby gate. Poop.

 

I may shed a tear.

 

 

 

Beautiful Saturday

We went to the temple Saturday and the tulips were gorgeous!! My parents were kind enough to watch Piper for us (she can only stay her crate 3-4 hours at a time right now). After the temple we did our usual Café Rio run. So delish and then headed home in the traffic. We picked up Piper on the way home and she had a nice warm surprise for me in the car....that's right .... she peed in my lap. It was a perfect day...minus the pee. I could have done without that.

P.S. I'm not wearing tights.

Easter Weekend

On Saturday, we took Piper to the beach for the first time. She was so fun! She was a little scared of the water which was kinda funny.

 

 

On Easter my mom got Piper some bunny ears...(Ronnie is going to kill me...haha)

 

We attempted to get an Easter family picture but Piper had other plans.

 

Piper was able to take full advantage of her digging skills in the soft sand.
 



Pit bulls and bull riding

I have become that person....that person who thinks their puppy is the cutest and everyone should have the pleasure of seeing lots of pictures of her. :) She is growing very fast!

 

A Sunday afternoon.....

 

 

Napping

 



 

One Saturday night Ronnie and I went to a PBR event. Ronnie and I have been trying to be more creative with date night....

 

 

 

You may be wondering what my puppy and bull riding are doing in the same post...well did you know way back in the day pit bulls were used to calm down crazy bulls by latching on to their noses and holding on until they calmed down. Thankfully, they are not used for that purpose anymore!

It is interesting the misconceptions that people have about pit bulls. My Piper is a pit mix and I get some interesting reactions when I tell people what breed she is. Like 'aren't you afraid she'll tear of your face' or 'well they can be good dogs if they are mixed' or 'oh'. Well did you know that up until the '80s pit bulls were known as "the American dog". They were often seen with little kids (think Little Rascals). It is all about how we humans train and teach these dogs. If you train the dog to be a fighting drug lord dog, then that's what you're going to get. Growing up we had a pit mix and he was the best dog! He loved little kids and let them pull on his ears and tail and he was happy go lucky. So when you go to the SPCA or the pound don't pass up that cute pit!

 

If you're interested in knowing more...here is a good article to start you off :)

http://www.cesarsway.com/dogbehavior/basics/How-Did-Pit-Bulls-Get-a-Bad-Rap

 

Weekend in Review

This weekend Ronnie took over getting up with Piper...man I was tired. She wears me out! Good thing she is super cute and cuddly (sometimes...when she is not biting everything haha).

She had her first bath. She did so good!

 

 

Ronnie stayed with Piper on Friday night and I went to a RS beach retreat in Nags Head.

 

 

Just another weekend at the Slaven home.

Meet Piper

 

This is Piper. She is cute.

 

Ronnie and I somehow happened to go to the SPCA on Saturday.

We saw this extremely cute puppy and I wanted to take her home then but Ronnie said we should think about it and then if she is still there on Monday I can get her. So I went on Monday and she was there still! She needed to be spayed so she came home with us yesterday (Tuesday).

 

In the last 24 hours we've found out that Piper...

Poops and pees a lot...I mean how is it possible!

She likes to bite everything (including my hair....it hurts)

She is EXTREMELY playful, hyper, cra-zay, rambunctious, etc.

She follows me everywhere. If she can't see me, she whines...

She snores.

 She is really cute.

 

 

She is 8 weeks old and is some sort of Pit bull mix (possibly retriever?).

Here is a little video for your viewing pleasure. :)

 

 

 

Does anyone have little puppy advice? I'll take it!

Monster Jam

For Christmas I got Ronnie the best gift ever...tickets to Monster Jam ;) So we went on Friday night and it was actually a lot of fun. It was nice to get out of the house and do something different! It was sooo loud! If you ever go bring earplugs....we did not. There was a little boy in front of us, probably 2 or 3 years old and he didn't have earplugs at first and he was shaking so bad. The poor kid. His dad was like 'are you cold?'. Um no, he is freaking out because of how loud it is dude! Luckily the mom went and got him some earplugs. Then all was well with the world.