Ladybug's glamour shots

Enjoying a sunbeam =)

Hello Ladybug!

Miss Ladybug is back! A rescue was interested in her, but their trip was cancelled, so she's hanging out with us until Monday until her mom can pick her up. She's still just as adorable as ever.

You can really see her skin issues in this photo. The grey patches are where her hair has thinned. Hopefully it will grow back once she's well.

This is much better than the crate.

She hasn't once stepped all the way into the plastic crate. Alex said it might be because she can't see out as well. Regardless, she hasn't needed to be crated. The first night she slept on her bed, the second night she actually slept with everyone upstairs on the bed, and last night she slept the first half upstairs, the second half downstairs. She started off downstairs, but Honey didn't like it and went down to sleep with her. I didn't like that, so Alex carried Ladybug upstairs and everyone slept on the bed.

Yesterday was a weird day for Ladybug. She went to work with me and Honey and was in the crate next to her all day. She peed in the volunteer room at lunch time because she didn't completely empty her bladder and she drinks a lot of water.

Last night we meant to take her out right before bed but forgot. She woke us (me) up around 11 to go outside, but before I could get dressed she had peed by the door. Once we got out, she peed for a really, really long time. I have no idea where she keeps it all. Luckily, both times were easy to clean up. I suspect she used to only pee inside, judging from the pads of her feet.

Bye Bye Ladybug

We said goodbye to Miss Ladybug last night. Sad to see her go, but we're glad she has a mom who obviously missed her and will take good care of her. This is one to watch; her mom says she can already see a difference in her confidence level and we definitely fattened her up a little in just a couple days.

It's hard to get over just how cute she is.

Ladybug

I am not a beagle person. They are adorable and sweet and the perfect size for apartments/townhomes, but I am not a beagle person.

Aw.

We are enjoying our little house guest, though. She spends a ridiculous amount of time in her crate, on her bed, but that seems to be where she is most comfortable. We've tried getting her to come out and even sit on the futon, but she's having none of that.

She also has a very suspicious face.

She's been very good about going outside and even woke me up from my nap so I could take her out.

Looking for Alex.

Once we get outside, though, that nose starts going and it's darn hard to get her to focus on going to the bathroom.

I'm starting to think we should call her Cricket. She doesn't bark or howl like a normal beagle, but she does have this high-pitched whine that she unleashes when she's excited.

She sure likes Alex.

After he left at lunch, this is what she did:

She finally settled down, but then she kept getting up every time she heard a car outside. How am I supposed to take a nap when the dog keeps hopping up and going to the door?

adorable

Our adorable little house guest

We only have her for three days. But she is super cute and so easy going.

I wanted an "open mouth" shot. Hooray!

Someone was not kind to this sweet girl. She's terribly skinny and looks like she has a yeasty skin infection. Her foster mom said she takes her medicated baths like a champ, though. It took us a good while to figure out the crate, but it looks like it's good enough.

I'm afraid to try and play with her. But we'll see if we can get her up and a little active. She gets super excited at meal time, and it's really cute. She's not available yet, but I hope she finds a better home this time around.