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October 2009
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A lengthy update on Poochie's progress
Poochie, my chocolate Miniature Pinscher, is probably around 1 year and 8 months old. The F.O.P Min Pin Rescue, as well as the vet both guesstimated that her birthday might be around 2/12/2008. She’s been with us for a little over a year and
Poochie is still a big chicken when it comes to certain things. Unless a family member is being harmed by someone, she’s all bark and no bite....
August 2009
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Happy 1yr Anniversary to Us!
As of yesterday, it’s been exactly a year since we first adopted Poochie :) Here’s a photograph, to commemorate this special occasion :D
July 2009
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A note about the ads
I absolutely hate putting ads on my websites, but recently I’ve been in dire need of money. So… I’m doing anything I can do start dragging in some of that dough, so .. I apologize. Starting to brainstorm on some ideas for other means of profit. Maybe I’ll make something and sell @ etsy. I’ll keep you posted! love bagel ps. thanks to those who visit this site :) pps if...
Told you
Now for a few more recent photos of our beloved Poochie I absolutely love that she’s started to look out the window more. It’s adorable, ESPECIALLY because she doesn’t bark when something/someone goes by. Instead she does a kind of a frustrated growl+whine+what I call a raccoon gurble. Gorgeous day, the other day. I couldn’t stop taking photos of these fluffs. This...
It's been a while!
Hello everyone As expected, it’s been slow, but Poochie has made some progress in the socializing department. I really wish I had a fenced yard so she can run around as much as she wants. Since she’s so fast and she gets so easily distracted by everything, I’ve been antsy about training her off leash. She knows when she isn’t leashed so she knows she can run away if she...
May 2009
4 posts
Random Photos
They’re buddy buddies. She LOVES playing with my dad.
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This was a first. Her tail leaked out of one of the holes. While the other end was trying to sleep.. I believe I’d forgotten to share stories + photos abt Poochie’s first time experience at a park (Robert E Lee Park in Baltimore, MD). I went there with a friend of mine and as soon as Poochie saw random specks of dogs here and there (which is also a new sight for her, at least with...
To add...
I absolutely hate it when I have no photos to share with my stories since I’m such a visual person. I don’t read something unless it’s tiny, or if it has pictures. However.. I do have a lot of random/pointless photos of Poochie to share :) She can be my new runner partner now :) Poochie bath time! The hood got stuck while dressing her and as a result she looked like an alien....
Poochie's Doing Great
She’s become more and more goofy. She’s such a princess. Except she looks like a boy so she really just seems like a dramatic gay guy. Which, by the way, I love. Actually, she isn’t that dramatic, but you get what I mean. I’m pretty sure she’s learned a couple more tricks since I last blogged, but I’ve started to lose track. About a couple weeks ago, I really...
March 2009
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The Surprise Chute
So.. I’ve noticed several times before, that Poochie occasionally had rotting fish breath (.. at both ends). But I never bothered to look it up and instead put up with it until recently. So, anyway… I learned that it could be impacted anal glands.. but I knew it never got bad for her because the smell would go away and she never resorted to scooting or anything beyond a few licks....
February 2009
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Running machine
During those icy days, I couldn’t take Poochie out for her daily walks so I taught her to walk/run on the treadmill! Honestly, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it, since she’s so scared of anything big and loud.. but she loves it!
It's been a while...
Hey everyone Poochie’s doing super :) Within the last few weeks her ears and her tail got a little bigger. Her tail is longer and a little fatter…. definitely not that flattering. Poochie had a blast on the weeks worth of ice we had not too long ago… Slipped and slid everywhere. New tricks! “turn” and “shake”. “Turn” she only knows in Korean,...
January 2009
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Socializing
Forgot to note that she has been making progress with being around people!
Happy Holidays and Greetings to a NEW YEAR!!
My dad returned from Korea with one of his sisters as well as a bundle of gifts for Poochie! A great quality knit sweater (comes with matching scarf) cost around $10.00. Here’s another shirt he got her. Actually, it was a freebie from the groomer’s my aunt’s Yorkie goes to. Each time they go, they’re given free dog clothing. I hate pink and I hate wings, fairy-like things,...
December 2008
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Oh deary me
It’s been quite a while since my last update! I have been sick and busy. Now that I’m a full-time student, I’m twice the busier. Poochie is well… She did have a bit of a skin problem due to the dryness and coldness. Our house is super dry … She had these hot bumps on her back for a couple of weeks. It’s all cleared, though it spread a bit to her bum, but...
November 2008
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Poochie's First Snow!
At first it had snowed enough to cover the ground… Then it started to snow heavily When I noticed that it was starting to snow again, it was also windy and blew a lot of snow into our deck. Eager to go back in
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Charlee Bear
Karly (Bailey’s mommy) was giving treats that looked like these. I’m not sure if they were Charlee Bears, but I think they were… The ones I bought are “liver”. Poochie loves them; therefore, I love them. LOVE them. Poochie now knows the “down” command. She learned this within minutes of me having opened the bag. Of course, Poochie’s smarts and...
Buttplug
I’m an intern at Port Discovery, a children’s museum in Baltimore and I’ve developed a habit of watching the PBS channel before I leave. Which means I get to watch a number of educational kid’s shows, including: Super Why!. When the lead character first suggests we go to the “book club,” I swear it sounds like he’s saying “to the butt plug!”....
New Friend, New Sweaters, First Pests
Poochie’s made a new friend! Pictures from their first playdate will have to be posted later, but we recently went to Soldier’s Delight, Serpentine Trail for a nice, fun hike. From there and from Bailey’s home, Poochie got her first ticks. Here’s little Bailey, the 5 mo old Jack Russell Terrier~ The color of the leaves were pretty Quite a nice park Now, I’m...
October 2008
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Hampden, MD
My friend Cara and I went to Hampden with Poochie. She did a super job. She even let a few kids approach her. She only growled at a few people and that was when a single person popped up out of nowhere or they were tall and wore a lot of black… Can’t wait to socialize her some more. After that, I can take her to training classes and by then she will have learned enough that I...
New Commands!
Stay Come & Go (not 100% complete…) Wait…. eat!
New Sweater & New Friend
Excitement! I finally retaught myself how to knit… but.. I kept messing up so my mom ended up taking over… The sweater turned out beautifully despite it having been well over 20 years since the last time my mom has knitted anything. It’s a bit iffy, but still really great for a first sweater. It’s a little too long and the belly part is a bit too loose; can’t wait for...
Been a While!
Spider bites still hurt :p It has been way too long since I last updated on Poochie’s wellbeing! I’ve been up in New York all weekend (Fri - Mon). I’ve been interning at Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore, MD. I’m their design intern and have been busy coloring a children’s book and making posters for their over the weekend “Eek, Squeak, and...
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I hate spiders...
The first time I was bitten by a spider was during the summer of 2003, on the back of my left hand. My hand.. within 45 minutes blew up to the size of half of a tennis ball. So.. around an inch growth. Yeah. THe pain was thick in my arm and even up to my chest. I was a bit disoriented. THat was how I learned I’m allergic to spider bites :) The second time.. same city (Baltimore), was...
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Apple Scroll Ball
My new apple mighty mouse’s scroll ball just failed on me. It wouldn’t scroll up. I rolled it upside down and hard on a piece of paper and voila, good as new. Damn finger nasties. Thanks Apple Blog!
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Fall, Menu, and Apparel
Oops again! Poochie and I have been enjoying the wonderful fall weather we’ve been having lately, among other things, that I haven’t been able to update her blog. I’ve been busy with PODOHAMA.com, as well. Starting this week, I’ll be starting my design/illustration internship at Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD and starting my fall classes online. SO A MUCH AWAITED UPDATE:...
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Cute Overload
Been meaning to blog about this website for a long time.. so long I apparently forgot. I found these hilarious photos at cuteoverload.com
Flying Una!
Flying Una!, originally uploaded by WelcomeToTheDoghouse. flyyyyyy
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Oh Poochie, and Your Crooked Nose
Happy fall everyone! Fall has come and permeated the air. One couldn’t be happier. Here are a few pictures of Poochie on one of our many outings. Unfortunately, it’s only my backyard, but.. it’ll do for now. We’ll be going on more adventures soon, promise. It was this puff of cloud that lured us out. Poochie parachute in the form of a hoodie. She was talking to nothing....
Yikes!
I’ve been slacking off with the updates. I’ve been preoccupied with working on my new website/e-store at www.podohama.com. Please, go check it out and buy, buy, buy! I’m also going to have some minpin/Poochie related merchandise for sale there as well. Poochie is super, as always. The weather, this past week, as been awful for Poochie. It meant, no long walks thanks to the heavy...
September 2008
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Good Morning
she really didn’t want to get out of bed… too cold. one more hoodie picture…
Her Hoodie Has Pockets
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Update
Poochie in her hoodie She needs some sweaters So! Poochie met another one of my friends. I took her to my friend, Amanda’s dorm at UMBC and this was where Poochie got to work on some of her territorial aggression. An officer actually approached us and we thought we were in trouble, only it turned out that he loves dogs and wanted to meet Poochie. Officer Stevens gave me some really great...
Creature Comforts!
If you guys haven’t seen Creature Comforts, do check it out! I’ve only seen seasons one and two. One is really cute and heartwarming, whereas the second season isn’t nearly as cute or funny… It’s still worth checking out :) I haven’t seen what they show on Animal Planet because we don’t have cable, so…. I don’t know what to tell you about...
Update
Sooooo a bulky update on Poochie’s progress. Well.. her spunky, silly personality is really starting to shine. She is extremely territorial of me, my parents, and our house. (We’re working on that with little progress, so far) Still working on the loose leash walking, but she’s very quick to learn with that. It’s the lunging and barking at passersby that dirties up the...
Wakey
I absolutely love it when dogs wake up and their heads wobble from the sleepy
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Dingos
Poochie also loves the infamous Dingos I gave her one of these for the first time yesterday and she ran around the entire house hiding it, retrieving it, then hiding it again, then she finally took it to her crate and ate it there.
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Random 9.13.2008
Awwww
Aww
I go run an errand and this is what I come home to. Seriously.
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Poochie's 2nd Video
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When She's Hungry for Her Meal
As of only a couple of days ago, she sits at her eating area whenever she’s hungry and wanting her meal.