Appetite for destruction!

Well we have our first household casualty.....my blinds. She ate them while we were at work. I probably would not have noticed, accept she wandered over to them and started to eat them after we got home. I thought she was just sniffing, but then I saw this....


And so it begins........the chewing stage.....

best/worst toy....

This toy right here.....cost $.94 at Wal-mart. But it turns what is normally a sweet puppy into this....

It is a squeaky toy, which she loves. it keeps her occupied for long periods of time, but she gets so wound up when playing with it, it is almost hard to be in the same room! She turns into a little mini cyclone and goes bananas! so we only give it to her when we are not here, so she can keep herself occupado while we are at work.
Little miss Maggie is growing at an alarming rate! If you look at the first post, she is sitting in her bed and taking up just the corner...but now, she is turning into a little moose! I wanted a big dog and I am pretty sure I am going to get one!

Potty training is going pretty well. When we are home, she is really good about walking over to the door and whining to let us know she has to go out. When we aren't here is it is kind of hit and miss. Some days she will go on the potty training pad without indecent, other days she goes pretty much wherever she feels like. But we are getting there.

Maggie's first bath

Well, it's official, puppies stink. I don't care what anyone says, puppies do not smell good, they smell like the ass end of a skunk. Maggie's funk has impregnated our house and Logan (the OCD neat freak) can't handle it, so a bath became necessary.


She actually didn't mind too much. She was looking at me like I was a bit crazy the entire time, but she didn't fuss. Her fur is SO THICK! she definitely has that golden retriever look to her, such a pretty girl! And a few more picks.....

Maggie's first trip to the Vet

It went well. She didn't even flinch when she got her first shots! such a good puppy. She terrorized some cats in the waiting room, and got a dose of her own medicine when an INSANE little dog came in and was desperate to play with her, she was having none of it, she dove into my armpit.... She stole a chew toy from the basket, the ladies there were just smitten with her. All and all, she is a healthy girl. The Veterinarian said that she has very big paws and coarse fur........ and we should expect her to double in size in the next month...she weighs 8 pounds right now......oh boy.

The first encounter

AS some of you can imagine, the cats are not at all happy with the newest addition to the family. Chupa especially. Penelope has handled this ordeal surprisingly well! She even let Maggie get close enough to lick her......not wihtout a few slaps on the head (claws in for now) Here is a picture of them meeting for the first time: I would show you a picture of Chupa encountering her for the first time, but she seriously will not enter the same room as Maggie, which only makes Maggie want to play with her more....Its going to get ugly. I wish Chupa could understand me when I tell her to investigate the puppy now. She is only going to get bigger....and bigger....and more energetic....OY

The first post.

I named this blog "From the Door Knobs Down" after a quote form one of my favorite movies, Oliver and Company. In that Movie, Georgette the poodle declares everything from the door knobs down, belongs to her. With that in mind, Logan and I set off on our adventure into puppy parenthood. It all started a few weeks ago. A friend of a friend posted some adorable photos of puppies on there facebook page. I swooned, of course. But it was my husband that planted the seed of getting a puppy. HE inquired if any of them needed homes, and we found out they did. We went to see them, fell in love, and three days later brought home a bouncing baby puppy. What were we thinking you ask? I have NO IDEA! As some of you know, we also have cats. They are non to pleased with me at the moment, but slowly, they are getting used to having her around. But here she is!