Haley and Tibbie

I think Haley has liked dogs since the day she was born.  The times she has visited here, she has always been so gentle with Skillet.  Nicole knew that after they moved here, she would get Haley a puppy.  Nicole even said she might get a puppy before she got furniture.  She did decide against that.

And, then one day, Poppy shows up with a golden retriever puppy.  Haley could hardly contain herself.  She loves that dog.  Nicole and Matt asked Haley what she wanted to name it and she said Coca-Cola.   They vetoed that and asked her to try again and she said Tibbie.  So Tibbie she became.

All the children at Casa love Tibbie.  Tibbie gets to play hard with everyone.  The dog is usually exhausted at night.

Live with a potty-training toddler and a training puppy is fun.  While I was in the hospital and Nicole was with me, Tibbie peed in the floor.  So, Haley pulls down her clothes and pees in the floor.  Excitedly, Matt asks Haley why she did that and Haley replies Tibbie potty in floor. 

Nicole, Haley and Tibbie stayed here while Matt was in the hospital.  Since all I could do was stay in my bed, the conversation from this side of the door was quite amusing. at times.  "No, Haley."  "No,Tibbie"  "Don't open that Haley."  "Don't chew on that Tibbie."  "You need to go outside to potty, Tibbie?"  "Do you need to go to the bathroom to potty, Haley?"  I fully expected, at some point, for Nicole to ask Haley if she wanted to outside to potty and if Tibbie needed to go the bathroom to potty.

Tibbie doesn't like to be closed up.  Like in the bathroom.  She sleeps fine until someone puts her in the bathroom and closes the door.  Then she howls the rest of the night.  Some of the neighbors could even hear her. 

Nicole is teaching her to brush Tibbie.  They have a leash and collar.  I don't think Haley can quite walk the dog yet.  But it won't be long.

Oh, life is fun with this baby and her puppy.  She loves that dog and it is going to be fun watching them grow up together.

Terri