Louise was also 'working' on the weekend

While at the office this weekend, Louise somehow found the time to do a photo shoot. My co-worker just happened to have his digital camera with him and he couldn't resist taking pictures of such a seasoned professional as Louise.

This is the best of the shots he took, although in a much higher resolution than what I can offer here. Still, you can see how she prefers to use my sweatshirt as a blanket, and has found a place on my desk instead of below it. This was so that she could peer out the windows to keep an eye on the doberman next door.

My co-worker thought it was funny when she started to bark at the dog outside. He apparently does not realize what serious business this is. But then again, he doesn't have a dog of his own, so we can't expect him to know.

Boring weekend for Louise

So bored

This hasn't been the best weekend for Louise. The visitors we had aren't staying at our place any more, so there are fewer people for Louise to play with. Also, on Sunday we were busy doing some more renovation work at home, so again, people were too busy to play.

Our little dog was a little depressed with the changes.

Of course, we knew this would happen, so when she started moping around, we would take time to interact with her, and if she wanted to sleep until 4:30 pm, we wouldn't let her. On her walks, I let her interact with any people or dogs we encounter, since she likes that so much. Anyway, while at work I let her nap on my sweatshirt, which she liked. But since I had a banana at work, and was obliged to share with Louise, the sweatshirt had to come home to be laundered to get out the banana stains.

Back at the office

Did I hear a dog bark?

Louise and I found ourselves back at the office for some more overtime today. Personally, I think she is getting a little bored of this routine. She tends to do better when she is sleepy. But she was happy for the first part of the shift, as one of the other testers was also in, and he played with her for a bit. Also, we heard that same doberman barking just outside, and Louise even caught a glimpse of her this time. That REALLY set her off.

Eventually she settled down though, once she commandeered my sweatshirt and a section of my desk. But that wasn't until after she managed to get in a good walk around the office. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to track down that crazy doberman.

Time for a bath

In hindsight, I probably should have got my wife to take a few pictures of Louise while she was still in the tub covered in soap. Oh well, there will be other opportunities. What we have here though are a couple photos of Louise after she has been partially dried off.

Generally speaking, Louise doesn't mind baths. Last night she was actually liking the warmth of the water and hung around under the tap much longer than usual. She's getting used to the routine now and just lets me get the washing part done so we can move on to her favorite part: drying off.

I'm not quite sure why she likes this part so much. Probably because she gets silly whenever someone rubs a towel in her face. Anyway, I usually get about a minute and a half of good drying time before she gets crazy and starts running around the appartment. So usually my first job is to wrap her in the towel (another potential photo, I know, I know) really tight so she can't squirm out of my arms until she's at least moderately dry. Of course, she eventually settles down - it's one of the advantages of owning a pug I guess.

Can someone find me the remote?

What's on YTV?

Have I ever told you about how Louise likes to watch TV with us? Most of the time she is more interested in just hanging out with us on the sofa, but every now and then she starts to really pay attention to what is on the screen.

This is usually caused by dogs barking on the TV.

If Louise hears another dog barking, she generally wants to investigate. It also leads to a lot of barking from her, and she also wants to get as close to the TV as she can. She used to try to run around behind the TV to find the dog, but has since learned that doesn't work.

We have had similar results with the computer, so now my wife is often surfing google video for barking dogs when she wants to get Louise excited. Of course, now we need to get some screen cleaner to wipe all the doggie drool off the laptop screen, which she likes to get practically on top of. No real damage yet though, so I won't complain.

Down for the count

Down for the count

The picture pretty much says it all. This pug is tired.

With the added excitement of company visiting, Louise generally has herself played out and ready for a nap at several points in the day. Our friends are amazed at how quickly she falls asleep.

But Louise cares not. For her, it is nothing but blissful slumber.

Yogurt lips

Yogurt lips

We try to make sure that Louise has a balanced diet, and sometimes that includes a little yogurt as a treat. She just loves it and licks it up pretty quick. However, at the end there is always a little left over on her bottom lip, that she can't quite lick off.

This is not nearly as bad as the dog food on her eyebrows, which happens when she has her whole face in the bowl.

Still, this picture reminded me of that milk ad, with famous people sporting a milk 'moustache.' Of course, this is more of a yogurt 'goatee,' but who's keeping score?

one eye blue one eye green

one eye blue one eye green

While Louise certainly posed for this photo, the results were quite unexpected. The flash reflects against her eyes in weird and wonderful ways, depending on the angle.

Well Louise can be a bit cross eyed, which explains how in this photo, her eyes are reflecting different colours. No photoshop required for this one - I didn't even have to crop (which I almost always do.)

Now, it has been suggested that perhaps the colour is due to Louise drinking margaritas. I can neither confirm nor deny this suggestion, but I will say that we do have all the required ingredients at home, and we do keep the liquor in a lower cabinet that Louise has access to. Draw your own conclusions.

You see what she is doing with her teeth in this photo? Most of the time she doesn't look like this, but every now and then when she closes her mouth, she lets her teeth poke out. After a few mins she generally adjusts to hide them again. Needless to say, my wife (and I) like this look a lot, and refers to her 'smile' by how many teeth are showing. It ranges from just one tooth to about what we have here - a whole row.