a bowl of chowdah

Hi.. allow me to introduce myself.  I know you have already seen a few photos of me so you know what I look like.  For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of seeing me in living color - 

this is me.

Can I hear some oooohs and aaaaahs out there?

My name is Chowdah.  Yeah, I know. 

Why would anybody name their kid after a bowl of soup?  Whatevah...

My Mom and Dad came to my kennel a couple of months ago.  My old Mom is a breeder.  She doesn't do the breeding herself - she has some help.  

My new Mom told my old Mom that she was looking for a girl puppy and wanted to play with my two sisters. My bro and I sat back and watched.  We knew they were divas... we called them lohan and gaga behind their backs.

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My sisters and bros.  I'm the cute one.

As my sisters were jumping all over the place making a  fool of themselves, my new Mom kept looking back at me in the kennel.  Let's just say my middle name is "eye contact."  I sat calmly watching my sisters acting like slobbering goofballs.  Before I knew it, they were back in the pen where they should be and I was licking my new mom's cute little cankle.  She bent down and petted me and talked to me sweetly.  She told me that I reminded her of somebody named Gypsy.  She asked my future dad what he thought and he told her it was her decision.  It was her birthday present.

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This isn't me... but it could be because one of my favorite food groups is slippers.

As it turned out, it was my birthday.  My Mom and Dad chose me.  I was so happy.  Good bye noisy sisters and smelly brothers and cold floors covered in sawdust.  

Hello ... spoiled rotten!!

Dad and me on our way home!

I've gotta say I was enormously a teensy weensy  disappointed to find when I arrived at my new home that there weren't any little kids in sight.  Looks like it's gonna be a long life entertaining these two middle aged "new" parents who do nothing but talk "baby talk" to me.

So here's my conundrum.  I think that my Mom and Dad  have changed my name without telling me.  They keep calling me "No No" or "No Chew" and the one I hear most often is "NO BITE!" Let's just say I like to get up close and personal with my new surroundings. 

When my Mom told me that I would be a "working" dog, I figured I would be a hunter or a herder.  Au contraire!  My job is being a correspondent.  For gosh sakes, why didn't they just call me Geraldo!?!

So here is the lo-down on my life with new Mom and Dad.

Here I am after my first grooming appointment.  To tell you the truth, I thought I looked pretty good before. 

This was 20 minutes after I got home from my appointment.  

Mom changed my name again to "No Dig!"

Looks more like a mug shot than a pet portrait to me!

Mom told me I have to stay in the laundry room 'til she can hose me off.  I sense disappointment in her tone.

My Mom is taking me to puppy school to learn some "manners."  These are our pics of our latest class.

Three...

Two......

One....

Miss Paula asked us to leave 20 minutes early because I was supposedly not listening...

Whatevah...

Anywho...

This is one of my favorite things in the whole world!  It is my outside water bowl.  Dad ran it over with his car last night but it still works.  I love to take it and hide it in funny places and then bark at the door 'til Mom comes and goes out in the yard and tries to find it.  

I'm taking it out to my favorite hiding place in the big bushes.  Mom loves to climb through them!  She says funny 4-letter words that I am not allowed to tell the neighbors she says.  I have a feeling they can hear her, though.

Don't tell her I'm here!!!  She's gonna laugh her sides off when she finds out she has to climb through poison ivy to find me!!!

Anybody out there interested in adopting a goldendoodle that's been blessed with good looks and an extra helping of youthful exuberance?

Some outtakes of Mom editing my post.  

Obviously, we were not on the same page.

Sorry Mom took her make up off and you can see the icky laundry room otherwise known as Chowdah's boudoir.

Mom says "I give up!"

Just another day in Paradise!!