The Life and Times of the Whitworth clan

Howl-o-ween!!

2009-11-05T20:31:00.008-05:00

I hope everyone had a GREAT Halloween! Mommy decided to dress me up...even though I protested and pouted! Can you guess who I was??? (don't mind the "scared look" on my face...that's part of my pout-y-ness)Any guesses??? "Hercules" from "The Sandlot"!
I was very nervous about coming out. I get nervous about my figure! :)
Mommy kept taking pictures of me. I just wanted to hide my face!

"Stop it Mommy!"

Mommy tried to get the whole shirt in the picture, but it didn't work out very well.

What were YOU for Howl-o-ween??

p.s. This is from Stella's mommy....Stella's 1st birthday is coming up and I want to make some "puppy friendly" treats for some of my friends. What are some good websites to find some yummy treats? I know there's a puppy recipe book out there too, do you know what its called?

Doggy Paddle 2009

2009-09-14T21:38:00.006-04:00

Every year at our local pool, after they've closed it down for the humans, they let us puppies get in and swim before they drain the pools for the winter. I met my friend Louie down at the park for some fun swimmy time!!

Stella's checking things out. Not so sure!

Okay, I'm out here, now what?

It took a little coaxing!

Her head isn't anywhere near the water, but she still won't go in any deeper!

This is our friend Louie, the boxer. He's 5 months old and we are great friends. He wasn't so sure about the water either! He didn't want to go to the next step!

Put as soon as he got up enough courage, he was swimming around like a pro!!

The Swimmer and the Scaredy Cat! Played by Louie and Stella!

The best part of the day...getting towel dried off!!

Ahh...this is the life!!

Oh by the way!

2009-09-10T22:06:00.009-04:00

I completely forgot to post pictures of my puppy class!

This is (Honey) Bear. He's a Chihuaha mix.

He says, "I know I look good!"

Lacie, the lovely labra-gal loved wearing the graduation hat! She's such a natural!

Lily, the goldendoodle is a good friend of mine. We like to go to the doggy park together sometimes. She so cute, even with her gray goatee!

Dolly, the goldendoodle was the youngest of our group. She did such a good job!!

She did need a little coaxing to leave the hat on, but we won't tell! :)

And then there's me and my big-ness. Graduated lady! :)

"Yeah, I just graduated today. No big deal!!" :)

All this picture taking is making me sleepy!

Congratulations to the class of June 2009!! :)

We were trying to get a picture with her diploma, but it didn't really work very well.

She is much more interested in a crumb on the ground. Mmmh!

Thank you Liz for being my teacher!!!!

I tried to post a video of Stella doing some sweet moves, but for some reason, it doesn't let me. If somebody can show me how, maybe I can dazzle you someday! :)

Stella wants a treat.....

2009-09-10T19:06:00.005-04:00

"Mommy, I would like a treat. I will sit very nicely for it too."

"Are you just going to ignore me down here? Seriously, I want a treat!"

"I will even show you where they are, just in case you forgot. See? Right there!"

"Just put one down on the floor and I will be a happy lady!"

"This is just torture!!"

2009-08-21T23:12:00.002-04:00

Just a quick note to let you know that we at the Whitworth household have passed a monumental milestone.

Stella has passed the 100 lbs mark this week!

We changed nom-noms this week to a different brand to possibly help with some....poo problems. Everything seems to be going well so far! Its easier to change food since Stella's such a foodie! She'll eat anything! :)

This is an ode to those we've loved and lost....

2009-06-29T20:49:00.006-04:00

This post is dedicated to those friends who, through possibly some fault of my own, have had some misfortunes.

First, is Lovey. Lovey has been with me from the very beginning. Mommy and Daddy had her in the car with me on the way back to my forever home. This is me on one of my first days with Lovey.

This is Lovey now. After countless surgeries and head/limb/tail reattachment surgeries, Lovey finally had to be "put to pasture". I will miss her.

Lovey: 11/08-6/09. Friend, playtoy, snuggle buddy.

Next is Moe. I had Moe for less than a week. Moe used to be a giraffe. This is Moe now.

I say, "What's wrong with having more than one?"

Thirdly is my Wubba. I don't have an "after" picture of wubba, but let's just say there is no more top tennis ball on the wubba anymore. Mommy got me another one, but that was also gone that night. :)

Lastly is Mr. Mister, my turtle. He has been MIA for a couple weeks for what Mommy calls "medical leave". This is how I will always remember him!

Times are getting desperate in the house of Whitworth. I'm starting to play with my own limbs! It's not fun!

Anyone have any suggestions for a new snuggle buddy? Otherwise, I might have to start on Mommy's shoes...she will not be happy!

And just a little side note from Stella's mommy. I was looking through baby Stella pictures last night and came across these. I forget how little she was! My big girl is growing up!!

January 2009: 3 1/2 months, about 35 lbs
March 2009: 5 months: 50 lbs

June 2009: 7 months: 90 lbs (notice my new "big girl collar"! Mommy and Daddy first bought it when they first got me. It could wrap around my neck twice when I was a baby. Now it fits! :) )

Stella out!

My friends and family!!

2009-06-02T18:52:00.005-04:00

This is my good friend Andy. Andy works with Daddy on television here in Lexington. Mommy and Daddy call him their "adopted son" because he likes to come over and have dinner with them.

Unfortunately, Mommy and Daddy don't let me have any of the food that they have, but I still enjoy chewing on my rawhide, or what Daddy and Mommy affectionately call my "squid".

Andy and I are great friends. I love it when he comes over cause he gives me lots of pets and kisses.

We even like to be silly with each other!

I love my Andy!

I am Daddy's big girl!

I love lounging with Mommy!

I love our family!

In other news, I went to the vet yesterday and I got on the scaley and it said I weighed 77lbs. The nice receptionist Claire said I was so well-behaved because I sat like such a good lady while Daddy and Mommy were talking to the nurses!

My puppy class is a lot of fun. There's about 7 puppies in my class. They seem really nice and I can't wait to get to know them more. There was one doggie there that had been in the puppy class 3 times now because he hadn't learned how to be quiet. Sometimes it was hard to hear the nice lady because he was so noisy! Sometimes I didn't listen to what Mommy and Daddy had to say cause I was listening to the puppy talk. I will try harder next time to listen to them instead of Kramer!

Hope everyone is having a good day!!

Just a quick note....

2009-05-27T18:58:00.002-04:00

Mommy and Daddy are taking me to my first puppy obedience class tonight! I hope I can meet lots of other cute and adorable puppies just like me!! Mommy will have to post later on my progress!
We are sorry for the lack of pictures lately. Mommy and Daddy lost their picture snapper and they haven't been able to get a new one yet. We had Daddy's friend come over for dinner and he and I like to pretend we are supermodels together, so we will post some pictures from then laters.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
Stella-bella

Stella happenings...

2009-04-28T19:39:00.002-04:00

Hello four legged world! Sorry I haven't been able to be online for awhile. It's been such nice weather here that Mommy and Daddy have been taking me lots of different places with them. I met a new friend at the doggy park named Dooley. She's a 5 month old black lab, same age as me. Grant it, even though we're the same age, she can walk underneath me and not even touch my belly! Small fry! :) Dooley likes to play bitey face, and with the tips and tricks that I learned from Gus and Waldo, I was playing like a champ in no time! Daddy said I've made such an improvement at the doggie park since the first time we went! I'm getting braver and braver every time!
I probably won't be on here for a couple of days. Mommy and Daddy are taking me to the vet tomorrow to have belly surgery. Mommy says I will be her little it instead of her little girl after tomorrow. Hmm...I wonder what she means by that??
Hopefully I won't be down and out too long!! Too many things to sniff and explore, especially with the weekend coming up soon!
I hope everyone is doing well! We'll see you in a couple of days!
Stella

Quizzys

2009-04-17T22:35:00.004-04:00

I was tagged by my big friend Mango to tell you 10 honest things about myself.

1. I really like to snuggle. If you sit on the floor, that means you are in my territory and you want to snuggle too. The best types of snuggle are when I am sitting on you. Be aware when you come to our house.

2. I am a lazy butt. Mommy works during the day, so I go to bed early with her at night. Daddy works nights, so he sleeps in during the day. That is normally when I get my best sleepys in because I have half the bed to myself while daddy is snoring away. None of this "floor sleeping" for me!

3. While daddy and I are having said "sleepy time", I like to army crawl up to the top so that I'm laying on his pillow. Hey, he says its comfy, why shouldn't I get in on that action?

4. One of my favorite toys is "Lovey", my blue stuffed doggie. Mommy has had to perform emergency surgery on Lovey many times because she has fallen apart in the wash. Just last week she had to have "re-capitation" surgery. I was very happy when she was back.

5. After I get a bath, Mommy and Daddy towel dry me off. After said towel drying, I like to make sure I tell the towel who is boss by carrying it around the house for awhile.

6. I really like getting in the car to go for a ride with Mommy and Daddy. I really don't like getting OUT of the car, which means Mommy and Daddy sometimes have to give me a gentle tug (read: push/pull) out of the car nearly 99% of the time.

7. If I see a sock on the floor, it has now become the property of Stella. Mommy and Daddy like to try and take them from me, but I will always have the upper hand!

8. I have been woken up many times by mommy and daddy laughing at me. Something about snoring. It doesn't bother me any, so I don't know what they're talking about.

9. I really like little kids. Mommy and Daddy don't have any kids (except for me of course), but the house I was at before my forever home had 3 little girls that I liked to play with. Everytime I see kids at the dog park or walking around our complex, I just have to go up and say hi.

10. I have recently learned to crawl up in the front seat in Mommy's car. Sometimes I get my back half stuck. Mommy says it has something to do with my "junk in my trunk". I don't know what that means. All I know is that I like to be close to Mommy and Daddy when they're driving. The backseat gets lonely!

Hope you enjoyed! I will now tag.......Gus and Waldo, Khyra, Maggie and Mitch, and Abby.

The boys and me

2009-04-14T20:18:00.002-04:00

For our adventures in Dayton for Easter, go to Aunt Allison's blog here. We had a lot of fun! I've been a very sleepy girl these past couple of days from being worn out from the boys! I can't wait to go back and play "bitey-face" with them again!
How was your Easter?
Stella

2009-04-10T20:24:00.001-04:00

Mommy and I are getting ready to go back to Ohio to see everybody. We will update with pictures when we get back.
I hope everyone has a good Easter!!
Stella

Growing up Stella

2009-04-05T21:28:00.004-04:00

Very sleepy girl

Getting to be a Big Girl

Acting Crazy!

Long walk...very hot

2009-04-03T23:46:00.002-04:00

We are sorry for the lack of posting lately. Mommy says something about our internet being "broken". Plus, it probably doesn't help that Mommy says I've learned a new trick. It's called "eating the computer cord". Yummy!
Just a quick update. We have been busy bees. The weather is getting warmer, which I like a lot. We have been playing with Annie, the lab/pit mix from upstairs and Riley, the Bernese Mountain dog from across the yard a lot. Allison, Riley's mommy says I am getting very brave being around other dogs. They keep saying something about me getting to be as big as Riley, but I don't know about that!! He's a big boy! :)
Mommy and Daddy took me to the vet last week. He was really nice, even though he gave me a pokey thing, called a shot. It wasn't all that terrible though cause I got lots of Mommy and Daddy love after that, and even got a yummy treat from the doctor. I guess it's not too bad. Mommy and Daddy said that I've gained 17 lbs since we went to the vet the last time. I am a healthy and growing 50lbs now! :) Mommy calls me her "big lady". :)
Mommy and I are going on a trip back to her hometown next week. Mommy is very excited about this because she gets to see HER Mommy and Daddy. Mommy says I'm going to get to meet my cousins, Gus and Waldo for the first time. I've very nervous...I hope they like me! :)
I must go. There is a gray kitten sitting outside on my back porch and she is taunting me. I think if I bark at her and keep running into the door, she'll run away! :)

Too many doggies!!

2009-03-18T22:00:00.003-04:00

We had some trauma at the dog park today.
Mommy and Daddy took me today for the first time ever because it was so nice outside. Well, we were sitting towards the fence, getting comfy with some other puppies, when out of nowhere, a Jack Russell Terrier came up to me and jumped on me and played too rough for my taste. I got nervous and started to run. Well the little doggy thought I was playing.
I wasn't.
My yelping must've been a sign for help or something because then a whole group of other doggies came out to my rescue. About 10 (TEN?!? That's how many puppy toes I have!! TEN!?!?!) of them were running around with me, jumping and barking and causing a whole bunch of ruckus that is too much for my little puppy mind! I was so scared!!! I think mommy was scared too cause she said that all she saw was a pack of dogs running over her little baby! :(
After that I stayed close to mommy and daddy. I sniffed a couple of doggies, but mostly I just wanted to go home!!!
What makes the whole thing worse is that I had to get another thingy they call a bath after the whole ordeal!! Yuck!! I had JUST gotten a bath the day before! Ugh!
I think that mommy and daddy are going to try again to go to the doggie park, but hopefully not for awhile!! I don't think I can take it!

Happy Monday!

2009-03-09T20:49:00.006-04:00

Happy Monday everybody! Mommy wanted to show you this picture cause, even though you can't see it very well, but Mommy says I lost TWO of my teefers this week! All I know is I like chewing on Daddy's socks...they're soft. :)

Here are a few pictures from this past week. Mommy says I'm going to be a silly girl, but I just like to have fun!

Me and Mommy sleeping. Don't we look alike??

Daddy came into the room to find me lounging away. Hey, what can I say, it's comfy!!

Mommy and Daddy thought this picture was really funny. I don't know why though. I just wanted to make sure that all my favorite things are all in the same place! What better place to put my new stuffy "tuurrtle" but in my water bowl??

I hope everyone got to enjoy the nice weather this weekend!

Visitors!

2009-03-02T08:08:00.006-05:00

I always like meeting new people. They like to pet me and there's more people I get to snuggle with! Mommy and Daddy had some visitors this weekend. Mommy's sister and mommy came down for the weekend. It was so nice to finally meet them. Mommy talks about them all the time! Plus, they brought me new toys! My favorite is a stuffed turtle...I like my turtle!
Here's a few pictures of the weekend. Aunt Allison took more and she put more on her site too. Go here for more.

Me and Mommy like to be silly together. :)

Grandma and Auntie gave me some new toys. This is my Wubba. It's fun to chew on!

This is my "beautiful pose".

Mommy says my wrinkly face is so cute!

Some pretty pictures of a pretty lady!

2009-02-21T15:15:00.013-05:00

I love my mommy!

Daddy likes to snuggle.

Me and Lovey like to snuggle.

I'm such a big girl!

Thank you for all your help with the potty issue. Yesterday, when I was in my bed when Mommy and Daddy were at work for a couple hours, I didn't go at all!!! Mommy and Daddy are letting me sleep a lot longer during the night instead of waking me up to go outside. Which is good, cause its COLD outside and I don't like it! Plus, I think Mommy and Daddy like it too cause they don't seem as tired as much as they were. That means more playtime for me!! Yey!

Do you know what they're talking about?

2009-02-18T19:55:00.003-05:00

So, seeing as I'm just a young pup, my mommy and daddy are working on this thing they call "potty outside". I don't really know what it means yet, but they get really excited when I go outside to go potty. They give me dirty looks when I go on the floor. I don't know why though?
Is there any other puppies that know what they're talking about? Mommy and Daddy keep saying that I'm such a good girl and I want to make sure that they keep saying that! :) They've already put a bunch of stuff in my cage so that I can't potty in my crate. (I don't like sitting in it! Yucky!) What do other doggies (and mommy and daddys) do for this problem?

Stella

Introducing Stella!

2009-02-16T21:37:00.001-05:00

Hello big world! My name is Stella. I am a 3.5 month old English Mastiff. I am new to the blogging world and I really hope I can keep up with all the interesting and exciting things that are happening here.

I live with my Mommy and Daddy in Lexington, Kentucky. I used to live with my dog daddy until I got my forever home just recently.

I am a big snuggle bug! I like to sleep with my "lovey" dog and my towel. I've also learned that I like to ride in the car too, but normally I just fall asleep. It's very soothing!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to meet a lot more four-legged friends on here!