Belle of the Ball

Bella is a tri-color Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I picked her up last Friday night. This all happened very suddenly though I've wanted a corgi for some time. l've been busy ever since. I'm exhausted. I have to walk her several times a day. I'm getting exercise I didn't want. Who's idea was this puppy anyway?

Hannah loves the puppy (as you might imagine). She walked her on the beach and says "Bella, I'm running!" in an attempt to get Bella to follow her. Hannah likes to carry Bella all the time. She thinks that Bella needs to be held. I hope Bella lives through all of this excitement.

Corgis have herding tendencies which would explain the bite marks on my hooves. However, bite marks on my hooves are not a good thing for the lymphedema in my legs - can cause cellulitis infections but with the increase in exercise and the continued weight-loss, my immune system is gearing up for any kind of fight - dammit. Still, I'd like to put most of my battles behind me. Down 31 lbs today.

I didn't realize it but having a very cute puppy is like having breast enlargements. People look at you and they look at your puppy (breasts) and they think "Oh, how cute that puppy is!" (Oh, how big her breasts are!") and they come up to you and ask if they can pet your breasts puppy. My advice is to stick with a puppy - especially one who has a hurting herding tendency.

According to a book entitled The Intelligence of Dogs, I read that the PWC are very smart dogs. This dog is smarter than
me already. Why do I have to pay the vet bill? Oh, yeah -- it's because the dog is smarter than me.











These two dog noses, I left behind at the place where I picked up Bella though I could not resist taking their picture.