Since when did a dog take over our lives?...

Chloe aka Moppit Head.  She is just shy of being 2 years old and I think she has seriously grown out of her puppy stage.  Well not completely but pretty close.  She is adorable, Derek and I are soaking up all her love and loving every bit of it.  She has really been a small blessing (if you can call a dog that) to our little family.  When Derek and I first started dating I was really worried that he wouldn't like Chloe.  I mean how bad would that suck? But I guess in return for Chloe I got his XBox. Yay for me.  But now I have no need to worry, because sometimes I think Derek likes her more than me.  And I'm not kidding.

The other day my best friend brought home a little shih tzu/yorkie (Shorkie) mix which is what Chloe is.  At first Sophie did not act the the least bit pleased by Chloe, but after an hour of getting used to her new home, she wouldn't leave Chloe alone.  For once I think that Chloe was the one that didnt' want to play and Sophie was all up in her grill.  They are funny to watch.  The other day I woke up, opened the door to my room and Sophie came trotting in.  She picked up Chloe's chewy that was lying on the floor, walked as slow as she could into Lindsee's room (which is down the hall) and put the chewy right in the doorway.  She looked back at Chloe to see if she had gotten her attention.  Dogs are funny in the fact that they know how to taunt and tease another dog.  Chloe did not like that.  Sophie can probably kick Chloe's butt in a 1 on 1 match, she plays dirty!  (Like the other night she bit Chloe on the tail right next to her bum, cheap shot!)  The only 2 things Sophie hasn't learned yet is depth perception and maximum running speed.

Chloe is Queen at bulleting (also known as running up and down the hallway at high speeds for hours on end).  Sophie is a lot smaller than Chloe, she has much shorter legs (or maybe they just look shorter because she is so fluffy) and she has a tubby little belly that weighs her down a little.  It looks kind of like this-- Chloe bites Sophie on the ears to get her attention and then bullets down the long hallway into my room, around my bed and back up the hall.  After a while Sophie has caught on to follow Chloe and run as fast as she can.  She can usually do this and keep up to her but when she falls behind she usually starts nipping at the back of Chloe's legs.  Usually they run up and down the hall a couple of times, Chloe 5 steps in front of Sophie, taking sharp turns and spinning out.  Then there is Sophie, behind, slowly getting tired and running into things like the entertainment center or sliding onto the tile and having all 4 of her paws give out on her.  Its got to be the cutest thing every to watch Sophie. I love how puppies still haven't learned their power, or how to control their floppy paws.  One of these times when I can remember I will take a video of them doing this and post it on here.

Well that's about all I have to post right now.  So here are some pictures of lately :) enjoy!

-Chloe was tired and passed out in Dereks arms-

- Chloe stunk so Derek had to give her a bath-

-She would not hold still-

-Passed out after playing with Sophie all day-