Monday, June 23, 2008

Monochromatic Maeby

These are some of our favorite pictures from Maeby's first week (Aug 27-Sept 2, 2007) in our home. She loved to sleep, and we soon discovered that she matched our house quite well. As you can see from the pictures below, she matches the hardwood floor right down to the woodgrain matching the darker hairs in her face and ears. Her hair has lightened since then, but now she matches the couch much better.









She loved sleeping, still does but we thought it was funny that all of her favorite sleeping places were hard surfaces, whether it was the hardwood floor, slate tile, the metal airconditioning vents or my law books.





But it wasn't all just sleeping and napping. Maeby was adorable and bouncy and playful, just like a puppy should be. She loved licking but we tried to discourage that because while it is cute and tickly to have a little puppy tongue lick your hand or face, it's not so cute with adult dog tongues with dog breath. The same with her desire to nibble on our fingers. Here are a couple picks of Maeby giving Suz and I kisses.
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And here is a cute pic of her in her bed, but you can tell she is looking down at that hardwood floor longingly -- notice the shades of beige from the couch, throw blanket and dog bed. And then playing on the rug which is also in the same color family.
Beige, tan, khaki, apricot, light brown and tan are the colors of our apartment, so Maeby fits right in.


As a puppy every part of her was cute, but her bum seemed especially cute. Like a miniature kodiak bear cub bum. This picture doesn't capture the cuteness as well as we hoped, but it gives you an idea.

But probably my absolute favorite photo of Maeby is below. The proportion of her head to her body, the little tufts of fur sticking up from her ears, the cute little paws, tiny lack nose and big black puppy eyes. She is almost a precious moments puppy.






But you know what, I still can't quite decide whether she was cuter then than she is now. She's just a cute dog all the way around. What do you think?

4 comments:

Par said...

doggie breath... i just deal with it...hahaha can't stop my baby girl from licking still...maybe give her a mint leaf.....

Drew said...

The puppy breath was actually kind of nice. Since she has gotten older adult dog breath we have found that the best thing for her are Greenies. One a day keeps the halitosis away.

Molly the Airedale said...

You are just adorable, Maeby and we just love your name! Nice to meet you! We'll be back!

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch - the Airedales

powder-puff said...

Maeby!!

Nice to meet you!
You are just too cute!

Hope you have a happy 4th of July

love
puff