First Grooming @ 16 weeks

Bella met with Cori, a groomer at Petsmart, this evening for the first time. She was shaking so much when I handed her over and also after she had a bath. I paid for expedited grooming so Bella would not have to stay in a cage, wait to be groomed, and picked up 2.5 hours later as her first experience. Instead, I was able to pick her up about 35 minutes later. I watched the groomer trim her hair and cut her nails. Bella seemed to relax a bit and even kissed the groomers face several times. Cori attached a cute little bow on top of her head. Everyone that walked by commented on how cute she was and a manager at the store said he had to go in there to get some kisses.

Cori said that Bella has a smooth coat like a chihuahua but with some length like a Shih Tzu (although definitely not as long). She said she thought she had an apple head and snout like a Chihuahua and eyes like a Shih Tzu. I tend to agree with that analysis.

Below are some pictures of her after the grooming.







Probably the only picture I will ever get of the doggie crew together.


Bella licking my mom's hand

Almost 16 weeks

Bella-bear standing.


Bella-bear and her toys.

On Thursday she is going for her first grooming. Pictures to come. :)

almost 15 weeks...

Bella staring at Mocha (my beloved 7yr old chihuahua)


She's chewed up my birki's.


I do discipline that face.


Soooo tired.

Almost 14 weeks

Pictures taken tonight. 4.2lbs. I was sitting at the table and she wanted up so she could sit on the bench with me. Loves to have me always in sight and lay next to me when pooped out from playing.

She is obsessed with the cat and he's just not that into her. :) She also wants his food. The photo below was taken late Dec.


Little tiny black hairs are everywhere. Everywhere you can imagine! But I wouldn't trade her for anything.

13 weeks

Bella loves to play with her toys. Her new thing is flipping over her bed and hiding underneath it. Then she pops out and attacks the toys. She has so much puppy energy! She is doing pretty well with paper training; more hits than misses. She bites everything, including me, which we are working on. She knows her name but doesn't always come when called. She really loves the other dogs but they aren't very fond of her... yet. She is about 4.2lbs - gaining about 4 ounces in a week and about 1lb since she was first weighed at her new vet. She still doesn't like it when I leave for work or take a shower. I keep her in a pack n play all when at work so she has papers, toys, and room to move around. At night she is crated and sleeps on my bed (she goes through the whole night without urinating or defecating!) for now.

10 weeks

First pictures playing in my new home, playing fetch! She LOVES toys!!

9.5 weeks

Meet Bella. She was born to a Shih Tzu mom and Chihuahua dad on October 8, 2008. This blog will capture her life in pictures as she grows.



Taken: 12/15/08 at 9.5 weeks
Photos courtesy of
Room For One More Pet Rescue, Inc.
www.roomforonemore.net
Humane Society of Citrus County
www.humanesocietycitrus.com
Where Bella was adopted from on 12/21/08. Her foster mom named her "Cricket" because she hops around alot. I continue to call her Cricket as a nickname.