Halloween Planning

So my favorite time of year is Fall. I especially LOVE Halloween. I've been anxiously awaiting it's arrival, and so to pass the time I have been searching for costumes for Finnley (lucky him). Now I was originally just searching for a festive collar which will probably be this one with the candy corn.. 

Which I think is super cute and simple. I originally saw this next costume earlier on in the summer. I thought aw Finn would definitely look cute in this. 

...but it got kinda mixed reviews and I thought he probably won't keep it on at all. So that will just be a faded memory :P

AND THEN... 

I found... 

This costume.... 

NOT ONLY... is this what Finnley is going to look like full grown, but THIS LOOKS HILARIOUS!!! haha... I have to get this pooch some bat wings... it's so cute I can hardly stand it. The little orange thing around the neck is kinda weird... the head piece is funny but I doubt Finn would keep it on... but those wings... I have to have! hahaha.

Oh man, So today we went for a walk. He walked for a good 20 mins when he decided he didn't want to walk any more. So he started to turn around and run back in the direction of the house. He was panting really hard when we got home so I thought he'd take a good nap... immediately after 10 mins of resting he went and jumped on the cat... (will their shenanigans ever stop?!) -_-  However, after romping around the room with my cat, he has now decided to sleep. ALSO... I think he has given up on trying to sleep under my bed. Last night he slept outside of it next to the edge. I think he finally realized he was too big. It's fun to try and find him though, because he finds all sorts of new locations to nap.  

Any ways... I hope you all enjoyed the little Halloween escapade. I sure did :] 

Now I definitely can't wait for Halloween.

All is Good in The Neighborhood

So the other day was just what I said it was, a scare. Super scary to be exact. His blood results came back normal so my baby is fine. He must of just gotten into something he shouldn't have. Since he hadn't had breakfast yet, he upchucked nothing and that probably really wore him out. I heard sometimes dogs get really winded when they vomit too hard. Either way yesterday he was fine. I took him to the dog park and he wanted to play with all the big doggies, but he's too little yet, so I leave him in the 30lbs and under. He would run around if he had another dog to play with but the little dogs rarely come to the dog park. He likes to sniff and playfully growl at the big dogs when they come up to the fence. When he's bigger I'll let him go over there and play, but for now he will just have to wait a little longer. What an interesting week. I hope everyone else had a good one.

I feel much better thanks for everyone who was concerned.

Morning Scare

So I know it's been awhile since I've written a post, but I've been pretty busy trying to enjoy the last few days of summer and working. I was going to write one last night, but promptly fell asleep after some time in the sun. All apologies aside, I finally have some news to write about. This morning after getting up and taking Finnley out to do his business... we were walking around the house.  All of a sudden he takes off down the hallway and runs under a chair. We thought he was just hiding from us, then he ran behind the couch and started vomiting. Promptly after vomiting he fell over and tensed up. It was like he almost passed out. I don't know if he just got super winded from vomiting so hard or dizzy or whatever. I was so scared and freaked out that I immediately called the vet and they squeezed in an appointment. He was acting fine after he got up and went to the vet. They said he looked normal, but they wanted to take some blood work just to be safe. I'm all about being safe rather than sorry. After an experience with my parent's dog, I wanted to double check... TRIPLE check everything :P I'm just a worried mommy I guess. I can't imagine what it would be like to have human children... because that was scary stuff for me to experience with a fur baby.

Poor little guy. He had quite the morning and tuckered himself out.

Any way, he seems fine now. I'll know more tomorrow or Friday on the blood. Keep your fingers crossed that there isn't anything seriously wrong.

The Pine Cone Bandit

Newest discovery today... pine cones.

Every time I've taken Finnley out today he casually walks out, does his business, then casually explores, then out of no where I see him take off. I knew exactly what he had grabbed. Now he was making a run for it to the house.  I let him munch on it for just a few minutes because I don't think it's smart to let him chew on it and get those tiny pieces stuck in his throat. He sure looks funny carrying it around though. Such a cutie.

Let's see what else is on my mind... OH! I would like to get Finnley a buddy. I think he'd love to have a buddy to play with and what not. I love Corgis and reading all these blogs about Corgis I see a trend. They all have 2 corgis. I really would like to get another but the cost is kind of high. It would be really awesome to have a red one or cardigan. What are some pluses to having 2 corgis? I'd like to really consider this.

A Feisty Puppy Named Finnley

If you are a Corgi enthusiast you know exactly how heartwarming it is to have a Corgi companion. I have been a Corgi mommy for about 3 months now and have been loving ALMOST every minute of it. Let me introduce you to my feisty little friend, Finnley.

He is about 3 months old in this picture and munchin' on some shower puffs. We bought new ones today and gave him the old ones. He absolutely loved them. Any ways, back to the original story :p I fell in love with the Corgi breed awhile back when I saw someone with an adorable puppy. Her name was Pheobe. So cute and my heart just melted. I never thought I'd actually get one (due to the price) and the fact that I still had an amazing dog at the time named Bear. My love for them went by the way side and life kept continuing on. Until about a year ago I lost that amazing dog named Bear unexpectedly to liver cancer. It came out of no where and was never detected at his visits to the vet. He became weak all of a sudden and could hardly stand. They found a mass in his liver about the size of a softball. They tried to operate but the little sweetheart was just too weak to recover. I lost a very good friend of 7 years that day and it broke my heart.  After that incident my mom and I decided it was just way too quiet in our house, but we were still heart broken from our loss. We decided to wait till I moved home from my final year at school to purchase a new family member. Fast forward a few months to April, my birthday month. I was starting to get really anxious and really wanted to have a new puppy when I moved home. Throughout the year I would look for dogs that needed homes and research breeds and what not. I just kept reading about Pembroke Welsh Corgis. I was absolutely in love with how cute their little smiles and tooshies were. I tried to talk my mom into getting one and she was not sold at first. "He's too tiny." We have always had larger dogs. After awhile she grew to like the breed. Then money became the issue. However, with graduation coming up, what a better way to congratulate a new college graduate than with an adorable corgi puppy?! Yep that's right we split the cost half and half. I then looked for a breeder around the area and found new puppies that were ready to go in June. JUNE!! I was moving home in May and was very anxious to get a puppy. However, I patiently awaited for June.  It helped to get adorable pictures such as these from the breeder.

First picture of Finnley

About 5 weeks

7ish weeks

I fell in love and could not wait for this baby boy. FINALLY June came and I went to go get my beloved puppy. The breeder told me to meet her about 45 mins to her work from my house. I drove to pick him up and wouldn't you know it... she FORGOT to bring the dog to work. I couldn't believe it. I was so devastated. She felt really bad and told me she would go home after work (about an hour away) and pick him up and drive him to me. (phew) I was immediately excited/nervous again.  After a rendezvous at a local McDonald's, I met the most adorable puppy that would change my world. He was so tiny. On the way home he was so snuggled into my neck. I loved it. I brought him home and he immediately started playing in the grass. After the adventure through the house, he passed out on a donut.

 

Ever since that first day he has been growing like a weed. He has days of ups and downs. Today he received the last of his puppy shots so now I feel safer about taking him places and introducing him to people. I can't wait to take him to Petsmart and the dog park! 

He love's water bottles and chasing the cat (cat doesn't like it so much). It's been extremely hot outside so I haven't really gotten the chance to take him on long walks or anything like that. We did go for a picnic the other day and he lovvvved it. With fall approaching, I will definitely take him on more walks and adventures so please stay tuned for all that! Also, I have plans for an adorable Halloween costume! (Yes I know it's a smidge too far away, but hey! he will be one cute puppy!)

Again, welcome to the journey of Michelle & Finnley. It's bound to be a wild ride. It has been so far :)