Who wants to win a prize?????

Like I promised, we have a giveaway!!!! The lovely people at Cesar contacted me and offered me some samples, so I happily accepted. Sadie was very excited when we received not one, but two packages, in the mail! And when I took out all the goodies, she was even more thrilled :)

We have been enjoying our samples, and now we want to let one lucky reader enjoy some as well! So what exactly will you be receiving???? Take a look!

Sadie inspected the goods to make sure you were receiving top quality products!

This is the goodie bag you'll receive!

And here's all that's inside...Two bags of treats, 7 types of "Canine Cuisine," and an awesome shirt that says "Small Dog, Big Love." (Our shirt says, "Go Small or Go Home" and I've worn it several times already!!)

"Wait, Mom, I need to smell this one more time to make sure it's ok..."

"What? This isn't for me????"

"Not cool, Mom."

Close up of the treat bag, which offers three different flavored treats. You'll receive two bags of the Softies Medley. Sadie approves of all three flavors.

She wasn't too thrilled about sitting here waiting for me to take this picture before she could inhale these treats though! Haha.

Sadie has been eating the Canine Cuisine every night mixed into her dry food, and she loves it! I just wish there was an easier way to save them, since she doesn't eat it all in one shot. We've just been putting them in tupperwares. Sadie likes all the flavors though! Not that she is very picky when it comes to food...but still :) We are happy to have been contacted about this, and we are even happier to share the love with one of you! You'll get a special surprise from us as well in the package :)

All you have to do is comment on this entry by next Monday, August 15, to be entered to win. A winner will be chosen using random.org, and your goodies will be on their way to you ASAP! Leave your email address in your comment, so I know how to contact you if you win! Good luck!!! :)

Rise and Shine, Mama!!!!

When I first adopted Sadie, she did not understand what sleeping in meant. This was a problem for someone like me, who is not a morning person AT ALL. She used to wake me up, without fail, at 5 am every morning. Fun times, let me tell you. I'd go back to sleep, but it was never enjoyable to walk downstairs at 5 am half asleep to pick up her poop -- especially not during Boston winters!

One Christmas, Sadie and I flew down to Florida and stayed with my Grandma and mom for the holiday. This was Sadie's first official vacation! And boy did she know it! She slept in. She didn't wake up until I woke up. She somehow knew it wasn't a normal day haha. I hoped this would continue when we got home...and it did!! And if she woke up earlier, I would tell her it was too early. Then she would sigh and go back to sleep! Silly girl.

This past year, Sadie got a little chubby, and slept in even later. (Her weight loss will be featured in an upcoming post!) But all of a sudden, she has had enough of sleeping late again! Ughhhh. I think she is waking up earlier because she lost weight and has more energy (and is probably hungry in the morning). But now she is beyond aggressive about getting me up lol.

The second I roll over to see what time it is in the morning, Sadie bounces up. I try to do this time check subtlety without her seeing my eyes open, but that dog just KNOWS it's happening. And no matter what time it is, it's all over for me...First she puts her entire body, nose first, under my pillow to push my head up. When that doesn't work, she barks in my ear a few times for good measure. She also jumps over my body (and on top of it) a few times...But when all else fails, she pulls my comforter off of me! She grabs the corner in her mouth and pulls. Punk!!! She knows I have to take that comforter off to get out of bed!

You know, sometimes having a smart dog is not that fun haha.

Does your pup wake you up or let you sleep in???

***ATTENTION ALL FOLLOWERS!!! Stay tuned to the blog this week for a special giveaway!! You could be the winner! :)***

Picture Vote

I'm having a super hard time picking my top three favorite photos of Sadie for the Corgi Butts 2012 Calendar!!! That's where you come in...I want to have a quick picture vote to see what pictures you like best! So please pick your three favorite pictures from the ones below:

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Swimming Sadie

Sadie has become rather psychotic with my aunt's pool. Why? Because she is DYING to "catch" the bubbles that come out of the jets. You may remember last summer when I dropped my phone in the pool as I was trying to capture Sadie's pool insanity...If not, here's the post :)

This summer, her drive to catch the bubbles has increased greatly. The second she is outside, she beelines right to the pool and starts barking and running back and forth on the side of the pool. I don't know whether to laugh or be annoyed!!! I've had to keep her on a leash, just because I don't know how daring she will be. If she jumps in the pool, she might rip the lining (it's an in-ground pool). And I don't think my aunt or uncle would like that! So I have to keep an eye on her.

When she's not barking her head off, she does enjoy swimming in the pool! Every time someone sees this for the first time, they're amazed at how good she is at swimming with those tiny little legs haha.

Here are some pictures of her most recent swimming adventure!

 She has great balance!

 MUST GET THE BUBBLESSSSSS!

 We had enough of her barking, so my cousin took her in the pool. She's not too sure about this haha.

 But she was a champ and swam back to the stairs like a pro!

 Shakeeeeeee!

 How's this fluffy butt for the Corgi Butts calendar? Hmmmm :)

In this pic, she is staring at the bubbles because I have her tied up to the table, and she can't go get them lol. She is crazy!

Sadie's Competition

As I (think) I've mentioned, or as many of you already know from Facebook, I've been dating someone for a few months now. The thing I was most worried about was how Sadie would react to him, and if he would like Sadie. Sadie has been my life for the past 5 years. We've been best buds, and I didn't want that to change.

Sadie is VERY protective of me. She even gets jealous when my mom hugs me. So I wasn't sure how she'd react to someone hugging and kissing me, etc. I'm happy to report, though, that my boyfriend loves Sadie, and Sadie loves him, too!

The first meeting was interesting. She was excited for a new person to come over, but then once she saw this person sitting close to me, and then taking me away, she wasn't too sure. Since then we've had a few more outings...to the lake, the dog park, etc. And for the most part things are fine. She does bark every once in awhile when he is hugging me, and she did end up sleeping right in between us one night lol. And of course, she gives me a biggggg guilt trip when I leave with him. But other than that, they're friends :)

He even took her to the park alone one day when I was at a doctor's appointment! Here are some pics he took:

She had a blast! And here's one from a day we all went to the lake by his house:

Did anyone else have an issue introducing their significant other and their dog? My boyfriend grew up where dogs stayed outside, so he is still trying to adjust to Sadie being in the house and sleeping on my bed...but hopefully things will be ok with that aspect eventually, too!

Hipsta-Sadie

I recently got an iPhone, and have fallen in love...not only with the phone, but with the Hipstamatic App. It's this awesome app that has all these different films and lenses for the camera. It takes GREAT photos. And it's perfect for me when I'm not carrying around my giant DSLR. I've been able to snap some awesome pics. And you can even have prints made.

Naturally, most of my pictures have been of Sadie (and as you'll see, mostly of Sadie sleeping haha). So I wanted to share some of them with you! Until I formulate a proper post, I figured some nice pictures of my sweet Sadie would hold you over!!

 

And here are some of my favorite non-Sadie Hipstaprints: