Tuxie Blog

Tuxie and Mattie

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:46:00 -0800

They can balance stuff on their noses!

Shes back!

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:30:00 -0800

No food the night before, or the day of getting spayed, then overnight stay, now shes at home again where she belongs. Last night was the first night since I got her in November that I haven't had her next to me, I am kind of attached.

Happy Valentine's Day from Tuxie

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:17:00 -0800

This year is flying by so fast.

Tuxie can balance objects on her head

skippyishappy (Paul) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:14:00 -0800

She is better at balancing stuff on her nose though.

Tuxie at the dog park

skippyishappy (Paul) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:09:00 -0800

Tuxie got her last set of puppy shots at the end of January, and she has been going to the dog park ever since. She is really social, likes the agility obstacles, and really submissive. Her is a video from her second day at the dog park.

Tuxie is getting bigger

skippyishappy (Paul) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:37:00 -0800

Tuxie is getting bigger, but I think her ears are keeping up with the growth of the rest of her body. Her crate has grown also to keep up with her. It was basically the biggest one that fits in the trunk of my car when it collapses. The brand of both her crates are the same, I was happy with the quality of the first and the second has not disappointed either.

Tuxie the drama queen plays dead part two

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:52:00 -0800

This second video isn't quite as funny at first but shows more of her dedication to acting. I think it is more impressive than the first video of her playing dead. At four months old, I think her tricks are pretty good.

Finnally some of Tuxie's tricks, playing dead

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:45:00 -0800

This is the first of two playing dead videos. She can play dead on her back or on her side. Her tall is still a bit of a wild card. In this case I had to shoot her twice.

Tuxie is working on her jumping skills

skippyishappy (Paul) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:28:00 -0800

She still can't make it up on to the the bed from the floor though.

Tuxie meets a rainbow

skippyishappy (Paul) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:17:00 -0800

Tuxie definitely outshines the rainbow in my eyes.

Tuxie fetching the Duck

skippyishappy (Paul) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:09:00 -0800

Maybe she wants to be a hunting dog?

Tuxie and her crate

skippyishappy (Paul) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:40:00 -0800

From the day she came home, I've tried to crate train Tuxie. She seems to love her crate, and will go in it when she is tired or bored.

Tuxie loves to run a lot

skippyishappy (Paul) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:36:00 -0800

The first time I played with Tuxie at the pound, I threw a tennis ball across the little pen attached to the outside of the building. I didn't expect the little puppy to hop over, pickup the ball which barely fit in her mouth and bring it back to me. She was only trying to impress me I guess because she doesn't seem to care about the ball when other dogs are around. Stay tuned for some videos of her favorite tricks.

Tuxie playing with the Boxer

skippyishappy (Paul) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:29:00 -0800

Tuxie has not met a dog or person that she does not like playing with.

Tuxie getting her daily coffee fix

skippyishappy (Paul) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:56:00 -0800

Given that she is a puppy and she still has her baby teeth, she likes to chew on things and people.

Tuxie and her Buster Cube

skippyishappy (Paul) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:12:00 -0800

This was her first time eating out of her new Buster Cube a few days ago, some people say it keeps their dogs busy for hours, but even on her first time, it took Tux less than 15 minutes to figure it out and empty it on the easiest setting.

The puppy playing in the snow

skippyishappy (Paul) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:46:00 -0800

I couldn't resist putting the hand-me down hoodie sweatshirt on her. She definitely loves the snow.

Tuxie loves to run

skippyishappy (Paul) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:02:00 -0800

I took Tuxie to a field to run. Since she has not had all her puppy shots yet, I try and keep her away from places where she comes in contact with unknown dogs or other animals. She is definitely fast. Still not exactly sure what her breed mix is, have my own ideas and opinions which some tend to agree with, but I think I will do some more research.

Bath time for Tuxie

skippyishappy (Paul) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:21:00 -0800

I know it hasn't been long enough since her last bath (the day she came home), but the shampoo is mild, she was pretty dirty and it is Thanksgiving! I promise to hold back next time and wait a bit longer.

She has been her over a week now

skippyishappy (Paul) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:34:00 -0800

Tuxie learns fast, sometimes too fast. She copies other dogs almost immediately. The dogs that she socializes with are house trained and it seems to have rubbed off on her. She also has learned how to sit, lay down and we are working on perfecting roll over now.

Tuxie is getting along with her new friends!

skippyishappy (Paul) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:45:00 -0800

As you can see Tuxie loves playing with her new friends.

I just got a puppy from the pound!

skippyishappy (Paul) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:07:00 -0800

We named her Tuxie, and she is about 3 months old according to her paperwork. Since she isn't even close to 4 months old yet the animal control people said she won't be taken to the vet to be spayed before she can be taken home. I wasn't expecting to get her home until next week!