Recently Sadie tried out a new doggy backpack (Thanks PetOverstock.com!). When you look at the before and after photos, you’ll probably think I’ve had Sadie carrying a heavy load on a long journey. She’s so sleepy she flopped down on her dog bed with her pack still on with a water bottle still inside. But her tiring journey was actually the distance between the kitchen and the living room! It took me so long adjusting all the straps and getting her backpack to fit correctly that Sadie got fed up with me and left to take a nap.

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The theme for the 52 Snapshots of Life Challenge this week is pumpkin. With Halloween fast approaching I’ve been thinking about pumpkins a lot lately. My absolute favorite Halloween activity is carving a pumpkin. I’ve got quite a few stencils and books of patterns, so I’m trying to decide what design to make this year. I’m not particularly talented or anything, but I really enjoy creating some Halloween artwork. These photos show last year’s jack-o-lantern, which had a Sleepy Hollow / Headless Horseman theme.

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Have you ever noticed that puppies seem to fall asleep in the strangest positions? For this week’s Flashback Friday, I go back to one particular night, a week after I brought Sadie home, when I watched Sadie sleep with my camera poised. Every time she moved I needed a picture, because each position was cuter and more uncomfortable looking than the last. I think she changed positions over ten times during the course of that hour. But all that moving around never actually woke her up.

Even my annoying camera flashes did nothing to disturb her slumber. Unfortunately that is no longer the case. Just the sound of my camera turning on instantly wakes Sadie now. Instead of adorable sleeping pup photos, I only get stink eye / annoyed that I woke her up pictures, which can be adorable in their own funny way. But there is nothing cuter and more peaceful than the sleep of the young.

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Sadie’s territory was invaded this weekend by guests from out of town. At first she was shy around so many new people and kept hiding behind my legs and jumping into my arms. Then she got curious and started cautiously sniffing around everyone’s feet. She would walk towards someone, plant her back paws in safe territory, then creep forward with her front paws until she was stretched out as far as she could go and sniffed as much of the person as she could reach that way. After a while it became clear that these people weren’t leaving anytime soon, so Sadie decided to trust the new person sitting closest to her and presented him with one of her squeaky toys. From then on she had a blast, playing and chasing her toys and running after anyone who tried to walk out of the room. She even showed off a few of her best tricks to entertain everybody. Now that our guests have gone and the house is quiet, Sadie has passed out on the couch from the overload of excitement.

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