Quieres Comer?

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Hola otra vez!

Esta semana, no he querido comer nada. Mi mamá me ha dado 2 mil tipos de comida, pero ultimamente no me he gustado ninguna. Pero esta mañana, la gente estaba cocinando pancakes y olieron muy bien. Mi mamá me vio y me dijo "quieres algo para comer? te gustaría pancakes?"

Yo estaba muy emocionada y quería decir, "sí, por favor!" Por suerte, mi mamá puede leer mi mente, y a pesar de no decir nada, ella me dio un pancake. Fue lo mejor del mundo. Más tarde, ella me preparó otras pancakes de comida para perros. En serio! Puso los kibbles en la licuadora hasta convirtieron a un tipo de harina.

Pienso que mi mamá me quiere mucho. Y, la familia que quiere adoptarme le dijo a mamá que no tiene problemas con cocinarme pancakes :) Perfecto. Cuando sea grande, quiero ser gorda.

Hoy, recibí otro baño. No me gustaba el agua, pero disfruté el masaje con jabón. Después de bañar, corrí como loca alrededor la casa...comí otra vez, tiré mis juguetes, y ladré por primera vez (quería jugar con mis gatos...).

Mi juego favorito el día de hoy ha sido seguir a mi mamá en la casa, y cuando ella me da cuenta....corro a mi cama rápidamente. Pienso que este juego es muy divertido. Oh! Y a veces, mi mamá se esconde y me voy para encontrarla...y cuando la veo, corro a mi cama. Me gusta mucho correr a mi cama.

Todavía no he hecho mis cosas en el patio...ayer, el hombre de mi mamá quería dar(me) un paseo...
Discúlpame, pero...no voy a caminar a ninguna parte. Especialmente en la nieve. Y hoy, estaba muy distraída por las ardillas y los pájaros. Mi mamá ha construido otro plan, pero no va a funcionar. Nunca voy a usar el baño en la nieve.

Nunca. Me oyes? Bueno.

Le envié una foto a Bali. Mis padres no quieren que tenga novio pero...ya he tenido 30 perritos. Puedo hacer lo que quiera.

Hasta mañana,
Rosi, Rosa, Rosalia, Rosalina, Rosalinda, Linda Rosa, Rosa Chica, Chiquiturri, Chiquinina, Chiquilina.

Hey Again, 

In the week that I've been here, I've put my parents through a food saga. I basically hate everything they give me. I'll like something for about 3 minutes, but then I never want that food again. I have most enjoyed the kibbles they have here, but I have no teeth and it's hard to eat them. But this morning, my people were making pancakes and they smelled soooo good. I just wanted one so badly! So, my mom gave me a little bit of pancake and I loved it.

She knows that people food isn't really good for me, so she must really love me because she used the food processor to blend up my kibbles in a flour, which she then turned into a pancake. I ate it so fast! I could get used to a lifetime of pancakes (although I have a feeling they're going to try and ween me into some more natural form of dog food)...but really, my life's goal is to grow up and be fat.

Pancakes would be great for that.

Oh, today...I got another bath. I smell like peppermint...
I don't really like bathing, the water hose they use - despite being nice, warm water - makes me a little nervous. However, I am a big fan of being lathered up in soap. After my bath was over, I ran around the house super happy and crazy, and then threw all my toys, ate a little bit, tried to play with my cats and then .....

I barked for the first time (and only time).

My people are taking this to mean that I'm comfortable here...but I don't want them to think I'm too comfortable...then they might stop spoiling me. I can't take any chances, which is why I do super cute things like playing games with my mama.

Today's favorite game has been following her wherever she goes, and then when she turns around I run really really fast back to my bed. Also, she wanted to play hide and seek with me today...and so I'd come find her, and then when I did I'd get scared and run really, really fast back to my bed. I think the game I actually like to play is "run back to the bed as fast as I can."

I still haven't managed to use the bathroom outside. They keep trying, but I keep refusing. They've concocted a new plan...and I'm afraid it might work. But can you blame me for resisting? I never, ever want to use the bathroom in the snow. Ever. Would you?

Also, today...I sent a photo of myself to my Oaxacan boyfriend, Bali.

Until tomorrow, 
Rosa. 

Play Day

All the awesome things Rosa has been up to today, in list form:
Todas las cosas extraordinarias Rosa ha hecho hoy (en una lista):

1. Playing, playing, playing. Jugar, jugar, jugar. She plays with the toys in her bed, she looks at you like she wants to play and then runs away. Today has been a very playful day! Ella le gusta jugar con sus juguetes o te mira como si quisiera jugar (pero se escapa si quieres jugar con ella). Hoy ha sido un día de juegos!

2. Eating her food. Also - despite the fact that she's missing half her teeth, she prefers kibbles to wet food. Rosita ha estado comiendo su comida....y a pesar de perder la mayoría de sus dientes, Rosa prefiere comer "kibbles" a "wet food." Lo siento, no sé cómo hablar sobre la comida de perros en español. 

3. Cuddling with a specific stuffed monster as if it is her own puppy. She picked this ugly monster, and she just loves it. She cuddles it, carries it, hides it. It's her little monster. Rosa ha estado apapachando su juguete favorito...un monstruo. Piensa que este monstruo feo es su propio perrito. Lo lleva, lo oculta, lo apapacha...

4. Snoring and sleeping and snoring. Rosita likes to sleep, and when she sleeps deeply...she snores. It's awesome (and super cuuuute). También, Rosa ronca! Rosa duerma, ronca, duerma otra vez...y mientras está durmiendo...está roncando. Es demasiado liiiindo.

And now for a photo (notice the monster-baby):
Y ahora, su foto - Rosa y su monstruo:

Rosa the Explorer.

Si quieres leer en español, mira más abajo.

Rosa's morning wasn't a very good one. She didn't want to eat, she didn't want to come out of the confines of her kennel. She didn't want to explore. She just wanted to hide.

And she hadn't eaten in almost a day, and hadn't used the bathroom by 12. Since she has had a slight infection, this worried me greatly. With the help of the rescue and a friend, I was able to get her in to the vet.

This funny dog loves the car.
This funny dog loves the vet!

When we got there, she acted like nothing was wrong. Of course. The vet felt around and decided that she may have a small gut infection/issues with digestion because of her surgery (her spay was coupled with a hernia surgery), and the antibiotics which kill the good bacteria.

She's on a medicated food now, with a probiotic.
She finally used the bathroom, too.

But here's all the real good news: when we came home from the vet, Rosa was in such a good mood she bursted from her kennel as soon as the door opened. With her tail wagging at full speed, she trotted all around the apartment - greeted the cats, smelled everything, climbed behind and over things.

She even will look if you call her name, but she won't come over to you. That's a trust thing, and we'll get there.

For now, she's very comfortable in her new home. She's decided to claim it as her own, and that is a huge success. And the vet gave her a pedicure...so she's had a great day.

Oh, and she has not 1...not 2...but 3 new toys which she cuddles with in her kennel (the kennel top is no longer on, so it's more like a bed).

It's only been a few days, but she's progressing in leaps and bounds!
Here are the things that we need the most work on:
[ ] trust of humans - as in not being so hand shy, and approaching us as opposed to us approaching her (although right now she's totally spooning my leg while we chill on the couch). She also won't eat if human beings are in the room with her. The cats, though? No probs.

[ ] house breaking - she uses the piddle pads consistently...no off-piddle-pad-accidents...but the outdoors are cold and new and different and distracting, and she's not totally sure she wants to do her business out there yet.

Otherwise, she's great and not giving me much to write about!
She did want me to post her pictures for you guys (and a video, too). She does enjoy having her photo taken. See below for photo documentation of Rosa's adventures today.

Rosa waiting for the vet.

Rosa está esperando el veterinario.

 Rosa en su cama.
Rosa in her bed. 

Rosa the explorer!

Rosa la exploradora!

Español (es mejor que inglés):

Rosa no tenía una buena mañana. No quería comer, quería quedarte en su perrera. No quería explorar...solo quería esconderse.

A las 11, todavía no había comido ni usado el baño...y porque ha tenido una infección por su cirugía, sus incapacidades de comer y hacer popo/pipi me dio miedo. Pero, con la ayuda de la gente con Second Hand Hounds, podía llevarla al veterinario.

Mi perrita graciosa le gusta mucho el carro.
Mi perrita graciosa también le gusta la oficina del veterinario!

Cuando llegamos a la oficina, ella actuó como si estuviera completamente saludable. Por supuesto.
El veterinario hizo una examen y me dije que Rosita tenía problemas a causa de su cirugía y las drogas. Ahora, tenemos comida especial...
También (y finalmente) Rosa ha hecho las cosas del cuerpo.

Pero aquí están las buenas noticias que he querido compartir con ustedes: después de la aventura al vet, cuando regresamos a la casa, ella dejó su perrera y corrió sobre la casa - quería oler cosas y conocer a los gatos.

Rosita sabe su nombre, pero todavía no quiere venir cerca de mi.... pobre Rosa y sus problemas de confianza.
Yo estaba muy feliz para verla más o menos cómoda en su casa nueva - con su familia nueva. Rosa ha decidido que aceptar su hogar...

Oh, y mi perrita afortunada recibió una pedicura....y 3 juguetes nuevos! Ella le gusta apapacharlas en su cama. <3 nbsp="" p="">
Aunque ella ha progresado, tenemos cosas en que necesitamos trabajar:
[ ] necesita tener más confianza en mi y mi marido...tiene miedo de los humanos en general, y necesita aprender que nadie va a dañarla otra vez. (Esto digo mientras estamos apapachando el en sillón).
[ ] necesita aprender cómo hacer sus cosas del baño en el patio - todavía el viento y la nieve y las ardillas y los coches dan miedo a Rosita. Puede usar sus toallas de entrenamiento sin problema - y eso me da esperanza.

Mi Rosita estará muy bien. Ya está haciendo mejoras grandes!