Anniversary Trip to LC Ranch 4/7-9/2007

For Bill and I's first anniversary, we took Zoey and stayed in this cabin on the lake for a weekend. This was where we had out Honeymoon and thought it would be nice to go back.

Zoey was checking out everything, but she did not like the circular staircase that took you up to the bedroom. She threw a fit every time one of us would have to pick her up and carry her up them.

Here she is standing. She always dances on her hind legs and I finally caught it on camera.

We lit a fire the first night and had to keep Zoey on a short leash as she kept wanting to chase the sparks.

Saturday, we went for a walk around the lake and Zoey is examining the smells of the local wildlife.

Zoey hiding in Bill's shadow.

Getting back to the cabin after exploring our surroundings. Here Zoey is with Bill. Doesn't she just make him look manly?!

After our walk, Zoey and I went down to the lakeside to check out the water. She was a little leary of it at first and kept sticking her face in the dirt.

Here she is licking dirt off her nose.

I finally made her get in the water.

Here she is with more dirt on her face and her tongue hanging out.

A good picture of Zoey in the water.

After our walk and playing in the water. Zoey and I decided to take a nap. Bill took the pictures for once.

What a pathetic puppy...

At our fire that night, we roasted marshmellows and let Zoey have a taste.

Her marshmellow ended up all over my hand and her face.

Last, we tried eating it off the stick... she still got messy, but loved every minute of it!

Breakfast for Zoey 3/17/2007

Bill and I went out to eat breakfast and left Zoey home. I felt bad, so I brought home the leftovers for Zoey. Bacon, Sausage and Eggs for Zoey... she loved it. I took her harness off as I knew she would need a bath after this.

Wouldn't stop 'til it was gone.

The container kept moving, so she used her foot to keep it still...

...then Dad decided to help her hold it still to get the last of it.

Zoey's Kitty Friend 3/6/2007

We had a stray cat roaming our neighborhood and Bill brought it in for some food. She and Zoey were playing on the bed. Thankfully, its owner lived a few houses down, so she wasn't a stray for long.

Target Shooting by Utah Lake 2/10/2007

This is the first time we took Zoey out target shooting with us to see how she would react to the gun shots. She really didn't care about the noises at all. She found a place to sit and was content to watch the rest of us.

Here she looks almost bored.

She did like it more when we wouldn't leave her to herself though. Here is Grandpa, Nana, Grandma and Aunt Kacie getting ready to shoot.

Very curious what is in my backpack. I do believe her treats were in there.

Here they all are. Grandma, Kacie, Nana, Grandpa, Zoey, Pops, and Bill.

I was afraid Zoey would get cold with the wind, so I let her use my jacket.

Zoey's E.T. impression...

Hiding Out 2/7/2007 Afternoon

Zoey was hiding in my box of stuffed animals. I think she stands out from the rest, just a bit.

Oops! Caught in the act!

One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn't belong... (She's the cute one.)

Zoey also has a love for leaves. Every time she went outside, she would try to bring a leaf back in the house. This time she was successful.

Mean Parents 2/7/2007 2:00 AM

Bill and I were up late, and Zoey looked so cute sleeping that we couldn't resist taking her picture.

She wasn't nearly as thrilled to be awake.

At Home 2/6/2007

Zoey thinking about attacking Bill's hand.

Zoey's close-up! (I don't think Bill knew I got him in the picture!)

These are Zoey's favorite bones, to this day. She got this first one from our friends, Danny and Kim. It is a cow knuckle and she will chew on this for hours and will not be distracted.

Playing with Jersey and Chesty 1/28/2007

We took Zoey to Nana and Pops' house to play with her "cousins," Jersey and Chesty. On the way there we realized we hadn't brought any toys for Zoey to play with (so she would leave my niece's toys alone), so we stopped at PetSmart and bought this fleece rope toy for all the dogs to play with.
Jersey is the boxer and she is just a little older than Zoey and growing like crazy. Chesty is the bulldog and she is usually lazy until you tell her to "get the toy;" then, she has to have the toy and no one else can.

Bill was the anchor in this game, which is a feat against those two... Zoey wasn't too much help!

Zoey thought she could take them all on.

This was one of my favorite shots as it looks like Zoey is trying to just take on Jersey, while Chesty is still just trying to take it away from Bill.

Within mere minutes, the new toy was dead and Jersey thought she had won...

...but Zoey was not giving up yet!

Playing with Grandpa 1/27/2007

After getting her new harness, we took Zoey over to Grandma and Grandpa's, where she decided it was time to play with Grandpa and attack him. His only goal was to protect his head!

He's cheating! He know she loves to have her belly rubbed!

She was looking at me like "have you been taking my picture this whole time?".


Her last attempt at winning. Although he was holding her, she though she was flexible enough to still get him. Great mouth shot, which is deceiving, as she actually does have teeth!