Girl in a Zoo

it has ben some time

2009-06-10T06:10:00.000-07:00

It has been some time, but I am still here. It has been busy.

The most amazing thing is that Sadie who when we got her at 9 weeks weighed 15 pounds,

now at 10 months weighs 100 pounds!

And the vet said she would be small.

Also we had to get a 6 foot high fence for little Miss Victoria.

Unfortunately we had to get 3 trees cut down. Our back yard looks so big now.

The cat killed my mom's laptop.

Her camera fell in the canal that is why there are no pictures.

And we just went to Holiday World.

Got to go,

Sophia

I'm bad!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

I'm so bad!

I got a puppy!
This is Sadie.

She is a St.Bernard.
She's only 11 weeks and we've had her two weeks.

In that time i have learned :

She eats a ton

and loves other dogs.

She sleeps all day and is adorable.

Post some time --not promising it will be very soon!

Girl in a Zoo

PETS I WISH I COULD HAVE BUT DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-27T17:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some pixs of pets I wish I had....

Catahoula leopard dogs

Black timber wolf pups

Timber wolf pups

Wolf pups

Newfoundlands

Australian shepherds

Bengal tigers

White Bengal tigers

Well that's all the ones that I had time for. I have lots more, but for now bye.

Love

The Girl in the Zoo

It's Crazy Around Here

2008-08-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not posted in a while. I've been busy.

Victoria can jump the fence.

Diamond ran away.

Esther wants to eat me.

Peridot is scared of SAM

Opal is bringing us cicades.

Moo is crazy (as usual).

Sam is sick.

Sam's friend is coming in from out of town.

The dogs are eating Ruby.

Seth turned seven.

Tomorrow is Opal Ruby and Pares birthday. They will be 3.

I am going to stop here because if I keep going I'd be typing tell next August.

Good bye.
love,
SOPHIA

Happy b-day

2008-06-26T05:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Muncie!

Who ME????

Did you get me anything?

Yes, but that's for later, Muncie.

In the meantime, play with your stuff animals, OK?

You're not going to make me share them with HER, are you?

No, Muncie, you don't have to share them. But I'm sure she would love them!

I love you, GrandDaddy!

I love you, Mommy!

I love you too. Happy Birthday, Mun-Bun!

Could It Be?

2008-06-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

New news on "What IS Victoria"....

The pet shop SAID, she was part Blue Tick and part Aussie.

This is an Aussie pup.

I don't have a picture of a Blue Tick Hound, but they look like Pointers.

I DO have a picture of THIS:

How much does this look like Victoria?

On a scale of 1-10, I think it's a 9, cause you have to add in the Aussie, which we are certain she is half.

And by the way, the picture of the two pups running -- those are Catahoula Leopard Dogs. The state dog of Louisiana. We think maybe someone rescued a Catahoula dog after Hurricane Katrina, and not knowing, thought it was a Blue-Tick hound. After all, have you heard of a Catahoula Leopard Dog? Not very many dog books have this breed listed.

And if our hunch is correct that she is Aussie and Catahoula, then we have come up with her breed:

She is a Australian Catahoula Shepherd Leopard Dog.

What do you think?

THE ZOO

2008-05-20T10:26:00.000-07:00

Today I'm going to tell you all the animals in the zoo

MooMoo

Victoria

Dribble

Spirit

Peridot

Opal

>

Violet

<>

Robbin

Muncie

Ruby

Esther

Diamond

Missy. Does she count? She's my grandma's .

PS most of are animals are girls

What I Do on a Sunny Afternoon

2008-04-28T15:54:00.000-07:00

Ready Girls??

Time to do some Agility!

Wait a minute! I forgot. I have to get it set up!

One sec......

Go away Seth, I have work to do.
These should great weave poles.

Muncie says:

"Oh well, I might as well humor her. She's going to make me do it anyway.

At least now I'll get a cookie for it."

Break time! Here's some water!

Get ready!

OK. Girls! While I'm getting ready for the next one, you girls can go ahead and play but be ready to listen to me when your break is over!

Good job, Muncie!

I love you!

Oh, don't worry Victoria!

I didn't forget you. You did a great job, too!

I wuvv you.........you're my waby........

And this is what me and my two puppies do on a sunny afternoon.

THE END

AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alligator!

2008-03-19T17:41:00.000-07:00

We were just on our way for a nice peaceful dinner when my mom yelled, "Alligator!"

Obviously everyone started screaming and yelling, "Where is it?" I can't see it. How small is it?"

I know what you must be thinking...you must have eye problems. But, we found it.

We called my sister A2 who was going to eat dinner with us and was following us. My dad said, "We found an alligator. I think it's fake, but SHE is making me turn back around to go check." A2 said it was fake too. It was too big to be real...surely.

It's not fake, it's not, I tell you!

A2 said "I'll save everyone!"

Oh my! It really is real!

And NO Sam. We can't take it with us! It would eat the other animals.

Uh-Oh

2008-03-14T15:17:00.000-07:00

You know those days when nothing seems to go right?

THIS is one of those days.

For the dog, at least.

She was playing with a role of duct tape when Daddy Sam put it around her head for a crown. She tilted her head back and this happened.

The problem is she can get it on, but she can't get it off (don't ask me why).

So...

We had to cut the duct tape, obviously. But only me, my two brothers and my grandma (who wanted to call 911, but we said "no") were at home. Obviously we needed some help. We called our next door neighbor and our sister to come help us save Victoria.

We took an exato knife, cut patiently, or rather my sister A2 did, until all the tape was off. It took almost a half an hour. Which was kind of hard because puppies won't stay still that long, and plus she hadn't had her breakfast yet.

We finally got down to the cardboard. Then we had to take scissors and cut through that. If we would have missed, the puppy's neck would have been in danger. But, we didn't.

After a very traumatic day all she wanted to do was snuggle with her mommy and go to sleep. She had no complaints. But obviously by now she is back up and running and never been better, especially without that huge thing of duck-tape around her neck.

Victoria

2008-03-07T17:29:00.000-08:00

I've got a secret....I've got a secret.....

What do you think it is?

A. A Dog

B. A Cat

C. A Skunk

D. A Snake

E. All of the above

F. None of the above

Scroll Down

Scroll down some more!

A. A DOG!

Her name is Victoria.

She's like a baby. I can hold her in one arm.

She weighs no more than 5 pounds.

She has two different colored eyes.

One is blue, and one is bluish-greyish-brownish colorish.

But the most special thing is a almost perfect heart on the top of her head.

Muncie is feeling a little neglected.

Don't worry, I'll give her plenty of attention.

After you have so many people ohhhhing and awwingg and cuddling and kissing you

you just have to lay down.

You know that feeling, right?

Cute pics

2008-03-04T08:23:00.000-08:00

Here are some cute pics

yappity-yappity-yappity-yap

Who me?

Go away...I need my beauty sleep.

Everything, please... just go away.

I'm watching you!

I hope these pictures brought a smile to your heart today.

Love,
Sophia

PURRRRFECT!

2008-02-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

I know I said the next time I posted I would talk about the DROP, but I couldn't resist this post.

This is Peridot. She is my brother Sam's cat.
Notice anything about her belly?

It's filthy! Something HAS to be done about this.

But, as all people know, cats hate baths.

This will be interesting.

It's a team effort.

She is just like any ordinary cat - she HATES this!

I'm loving it though!

The Martha Stewart in me MUST make her clean and fluffy.

All over. Doesn't that feel so much better, Peridot?

Mom's hand suffered some abuse though...

See? All clean....

All fluffy and clean. The Martha Stewart in me is very satisfied!

PURRRRFECT!

The Great Adventure

2008-02-20T15:25:00.000-08:00

You know Esther my cat, right?

Well up to this time she has been an indoor cat. I love her very much and I just can’t bare the thought of her being gone for hours at a time.

But at the urging of my family & friends I have started letting her out at different times during the day. I put a sweater on her to keep her warm. I borrowed it off a stuffed bear that I have.

She seems to like it. So far I have only let her go out on a leash.

But soon when I trust her she will be free to go where ever she wants with no leashes attached… as long as she’s back by dark!

She is very tired after her big outdoor adventure. Sh!!!! We better let her sleep. She has to get up and take guard duty soon.

Come back soon and meet the D.R.O.P

Love,
Sophia

Ruby

2008-02-19T12:14:00.000-08:00

Hi this is my cat Ruby

This is one of my all time favorite cats. She will be 3 this August but she is still my little baby

If you want to know how it all started look at my mom's blog

Here is what her day-to-day life is like:

1. Every night she and Esther take turns looking after me.

2. In between she sleeps.

3. Then she eats.

4. Then she sleeps.

5. Then she drinks some water (when I remember to fill her bowl)

6. Then she sleeps.

7. She wakes me up.

8. She follows me when I go to feed the other animals hoping I'll feed her some wet food. (most of the time I do)

9. While I do school, she curls up on my bed and catches up on her beauty sleep.

10. She also makes sure her little sister (Esther) is good.

11. She follows me around until I go to bed.

12. Then she jumps onto my loft bed, curls up on the shelf above it, ready for her shift of guard cat.

The next day, she repeats it all with maybe an extra nap or two for beauty purposes only.

Love,
Sophia
P.S. Come back next time and learn about the Great Advenutre!

Muncie's Day

2008-02-17T11:49:00.000-08:00

This is my dog Muncie. She has a very interesting past, but that's another post. Today I'm going to tell you about Muncie's day-to-day life.

At night she sleeps with my mom and dad, but that is only because she can't get on to my bed, I'm sure. She sleeps with a stuffed animal in her mouth.

When she wakes up, the first thing she does is to come and make sure I am OK. Then she goes around the house making sure that nothing is out of place and then she is off to make sure for the rest of the day that none of the other animals put a tail out of line.

While I do school, I hold her in one arm like a baby wrapped up in a blanket, while I write with my free hand. She is always on guard to make sure my teacher is not unfair! (But that rarely happens, right Mom?)

If my friends come over, she has to go to my mom and dad's room because she doesn't like the smell of pets on other people. Most of my friends have pets.

At dinner she comes and begs for food.

I always make sure and give her a piece or two or three....

After dinner while my mom reads to us she comes and cuddles up with me and makes sure that I am protected. Then she goes and finds one of her many stuffed animals and settles down for the night fullfilling one of her duties of footwarmer to my dad

Esther

2008-02-13T13:41:00.000-08:00

Meet Esther.

She is my ten month old kitten. She has a story. Would you like to hear it?

It all started one day when we went to the pet shop to get our dog some treats. We walked down an aisle and saw this little kitten sticking her paw through the cage. She was so cute. I could hold her in one hand. We just couldn't resist. So, we decided to buy her.

But, they wouldn't let us have her just yet. We had to submit an application to the humane society. Then they would call us back the next day to tell us if we got her.

The next day we came home and on the answering machine was a message saying we got the cat. So we went and got her. We thought of many different names, but finally we decided to keep the name that they gave her at the pet shop, which was Esther.

She has a personality of royalty. And we knew from the beginning that she would be a spoiled little kitten, and she still is to this day.

Come back soon and hear about the dog that started it all....

Love,
Sophia

Hi, I'm Sophia

2008-02-12T14:06:00.000-08:00

Hi.

My name is Sophia, but my friends call me Sophie. This is a picture of me. I normally don't have spiders and snakes on my face (unless my brother has put them there), and I don't have black hair. But anyway, I'm ten years old and I live in a zoo.

This is my first post ever. And I hope you'll come back to visit me.

Love,
Sophia