Photo Finish Friday

Greetings to all, it's me, Maggie Thatcher, here with Photo Finish Friday!  I've gathered up a collection of some fun photos from the week that I thought you might enjoy.  Actually, we're going to start with a couple from last weekend that we forgot to post ...

Both Cammie and I enjoy watching TV, as you might recall.  Dad put on one of our favorite shows so we could all watch:

"Mags!  'Person of Interest' is on!  I hope Bear has a big role in tonight's episode!"

There's an actor we really like - his real name is Graubaer's Boker, but his name in the show is Bear.

"Is he on yet, Auntie Cam?"
"Not yet, Maggie... "

He wasn't on much that episode, but they did have an interesting beeping noise.  Cammie tried to find where it was coming from, but couldn't track it down.  I thought that was just as fun as watching Bear.

In other news, I can jump on the big bed all by myself now!

I have about a 75% rate of making it. I need a running start.

Do I look all grown up in that photo? Mom says not to worry. I'm really still a teeny-tiny puppy.

And a very lady-like one at times:

Hmm. What else happened this week? I went to see my vet - that was pretty fun. I got my last booster shot, though I don't really remember that. What I remember is lots of cuddles and sweet talk, and getting to eat cheese from a can spread on something called a "tongue depressor" but it's really a STICK! Mom said I'd be happy enough just to chew on the stick, but my wonderful vet, vet tech, and students thought I should have CHEESE. Oh, was that ever wonderful!  I love cheese!  And sticks!  It was the best of both worlds!  We don't have a photo of that, but here I am on the way home:

"Home, please, driver!  I mean Mom."

I couldn't wait to tell Cam and Zim all about my visit!

I spent a lot of time with Zimmie this week, studying him, learning from him, playing with him.  He's such a wonderful brother and a puppy can learn so much from him!  Here we are after a tutorial on doing the Sad Eyes Look:

"Good, Mags!  Now try making your eyeliner extend out at the corners ..."
"Like this, Zimmie?"

Zimmie said I'm quickly mastering the Sad Eyes Look and am moving into being able to do a Harp Seal Look very quickly.  All I know is he was right - this is a sure way to wrap Mom around our little paws.

Oh!  Did you notice I'm wearing all my tags now?  Not only do I get to wear my favorite tag, the See Beautiful tag Mr. Goose and his MOM sent me, but I have a rabies tag, an Army dog tag with all my important info on it, and a city tag.  They jingle when I walk; Mom seems to like that a lot.  Oddly, she seems to know where I am all the time now.  Does anyone know what "belling the cat" means?  We don't have a cat!

I'm getting lots of my big girl teeth in now, and have been able to put impressive dents and tears into my toys.  Mom's switching me over from puppy toys to toys for powerful chewers!  Zim and Cam are really proud of me.  Here I am with one of my new toys:

I really like this one a lot, and so far it's holding up well. It's called a Kong Traxx.

I'm getting very good about sitting calmly for treats after walks!

Me, Cammie, and Zim waiting sweetly for treats

Zimmie is over 13 and so some of the rules are different for him. Cammie and I are OK with that.

Here's another look into one of my lessons with Zim:

"Yeah, kid!  You're gonna love it!  I'll teach you how to make a really cool snow fort!"
"Oh, Zimmie!  I can't wait to see this wondrous thing called snow!"

We are expecting our first measurable snowfall over the weekend - and in the meantime, we got a dusting yesterday!  It's my first snow!

Me with a REAL snow nose!

I thought it was just delightful!  Cold, like ice cubes, but soft and fluffy!  I just can't wait for more!

That's a wrap for Photo Finish Friday!  I hope everyone has a lovely weekend - I'll keep you posted about our snow situation!

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Thatcher