Bella & Callie in the morning sun

Both at almost 24 weeks old.

Sisters

I love this picture. They usually lay like this after a hard evening of playing.

Callie has a UTI

I noticed on the way home Saturday, that Callie would pee several times during one stop. I didn't think much about it because it was a long ride back home. Back at home, she would go outside, come in and pee again - several times. Some little piddle spots, some bigger. I thought this might be a training issue, so I worked on praising her really well when she went outside. She would come right back inside and urinate upstairs - several times. What alarmed me was when I found blood in her urine a few times and I knew it had to be a UTI. We went to the vet where they did a urinalysis and a sonogram. After it was confirmed she had a UTI, she was put on antibiotics for two weeks. She doesn't seemed phased at all and continues to play and play with Bella.

The Girls

Callie's Home!

Yesterday my mom and I went to Inverness, FL (we love this charming town!)at the Room For One More Pet rescue organization to pick up Bella's littermate Callie. When they first met they didn't seem to care about each other too much but when we let them out at the rest stops on the way home they just wanted to play, play, play! When we got home the two of them played for hours! It was so cute to watch them play. At first glance I didn't see any resemblence between these two littermates. Bella's eyes are bigger and has a shorter snot, Callie's hair is smoother and she is bigger. But then after some observation Bella is just a smaller version of Callie with some different features. They has similiar characteristics and seem to move in unison at times. I feel like a third wheel as I do not get that much attention! haha! Another good note -- Bella went poo outside for the first time this morning. Maybe having her big sister here helped! Now if I can get her to stop peeing on papers, we are good to go!

Bella's sister is coming home!

For a few weeks now I have been thinking about getting another puppy for Bella because I see how much she loves the other puppies in the training class and how much she wants to play with my older dogs but they pretty much ignore her. I inquired about an older dog at Room For One More but was told that he was probably not a good fit with such a young puppy. I thought about putting the search on hold but yet I'd look at their site everyday. Two days ago I saw Callie! Callie was the puppy that I originally applied for but another couple was approved a few hours before me and I was offered Bella. I am so in love with Bella and I do not regret how things turned out. But to see Bella's littermate back at the shelter was fate and I just had to inquire about her. Karron, the foster mom, let me know that she was still available and that I could adopt her if I wanted to. We chatted for a little bit about Callie and I decided to adopt her! I pick her up on Saturday. I am so excited that Bella and Callie will be reunited after being apart for about 10 weeks! Here are pics of Callie at almost 10 weeks and again at about 20 weeks.