The Puppy Post

I've been wanting a puppy for a long time. A yellow lab was my ideal. So when I saw an ad in craigslist, I had to go for it. This is Zelda. Here she is on the long hot drive home from Los Banos on May 18. She was 9 weeks (two months) old.

Ephraim is so great with animals. This is their first meeting.

Second day home, Zelda enjoys the grass in late May.

 

 

Day three, she naps a lot. 

Getting bigger, having fun in the backyard.

 So many sticks to chew!

 May 25, Zelda visits the vet for the first time and gets her first round of shots.

 June 3, is she growing that fast?

 I'm trying to take pictures of her compared to me for reference.

 

 She likes chewing on the hose.

 She has sharp little puppy teeth!!

 Zelda likes picking blackberries. Yum!

Zelda's first walk down the block. For the first few days, she refused to leave the front yard. I tried to lure her with treats and the kids, but she would sit and not go farther. Then this day I got her to go half a block. People and cars were very scary. After that, she's been super excited when I say "walk."

Zelda discovers ants on the sidewalk.

Best toy ever: the water dish. She constantly tipped it over and would grab it and run around the yard with it like it was the most interesting thing to throw around.

June 19, Zelda meets her aunt Basker.

Chewing sticks together. My dad titles this "Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager."