Furry Friend Friday

Toby says...

This is Toby, my YorkiPoo...a little hard to resist that face, so he gets way more treats than his behavior deserves. LOL

Got a furry friend sitting at your feet today?

Enjoy the weekend!

It's Pumpkin Season!

 The temperature is getting cooler, the leaves are beginning to change to their glorious colors of fall and PUMPKIN is everywhere! I love this time of year.

Nothing screams fall in my house more than waking up to a hot cup of pumpkin spice coffee...Yum. Then I finish off the day with a little pumpkin spiced Irish cream - and whatever happens in between fades away.

 New in writing: I expect this month to be a crazy month of new writing, edits an revisions.

Surrender to the Sheriff is in edits right now with my editor and I expect the release date to be late November!

My holiday novella, Muffins & Mistletoe, is being written and edited and I expect it to be released by November 1st - in time for some holiday fun reading! The adorable cover will be revealed in my October newsletter - so if you want to see it first, sign up for the newsletter! There will also be a holiday themed giveaway inspired by the story. :)

Toby is excited about Fall too - so after his last bath we dressed him up in Halloween bandana. :) Isn't he cute!

(Okay, admit it - you dress up your dog for holiday too...right?)


How do you welcome Fall in your house?

A Monday Myth: Kids will help with the puppy!

Let me introduce you to Toby!

The newest addition to our family is a 10 week old YorkiePoo - because how could I resist that face?

Hubby and I have been hearing from the three kids that we really needed a puppy to round out the jungle we call home. While Toby will most definitely be a spoiled little puppy in no time, he joins a few other equally spoiled housemates! (Two cats, a cockatiel, a cockatoo, a bearded dragon and a hamster...oh my, we should probably buy some stock in Petco.)

Over the last year as the kids begged for a new furry member of the family we heard:

"I will take him for walks."

"I will feed him."

"I will take care of him."

MYTH
MYTH
MYTH

Three kids.

One doesn't like the way the puppy smells after he's been outside doing his business. Well...he's 10 weeks old, weighs all of about 2 lbs and pretty much fits in my hands - he cannot go out alone, needs to be picked up and carried outside (since he's too small to get out the door on his own, and we're in training mode. Which means someone (ME) needs to take him out every two hours.

One likes to play with him, but hasn't even asked if he can help with anything else.

One thinks he knows everything about puppy training - even though we've never had a puppy before. Oh wait, I forgot, he's 18. He knows everything about everything. LOL Unfortunately, he's 18 - so he's got college and a social life and that leaves ME to do the bulk of the training, the walking, the feeding...

To be fair, I knew this going in. I knew the puppy would be good for the family, great for the kids and I knew exactly who would taking care of him. I'm not that delusional.

One week in, everyone is totally in love with Toby.

Anyone have some puppy training tips for me?