Monday, August 20, 2012

Queen Bella vs. the Evil "Wella"

The first night on her "throne."
Our little girl has grown more and more comfortable with her surroundings lately. She has some confidence issues when we are outside or at new places, but she is completely at home in the basement. A few weeks ago she hopped up into a leather recliner, turned around a few times and then plopped down. When it happened, I was so surprised that she had actually done it, I just let her stay there. The next day I got a picture message from Chassie showing the same thing I had witnessed the night before. She said the same thing, that she didn't have the heart to get her down since she looked so cute.

Since she has claimed her throne, she has not relinquished her seat of power. Most of the time she sleeps on it, however she will bring some of her toys with her as well. She tends to chew those toys by resting them on the arm and usually after a few seconds, they drop to the ground. She will normally look at the toy for a few seconds before hopping down and resume chewing on the ground or make another attempt at chewing it in the chair.

Resting in her "throne" after a day at Doggy Day Camp.
If she moves away from her throne, it's usually not far. Her other favorite spot to lay is next to the chair, practically leaning against it. Then there is our spots. Since I am downstairs most of the time with her when Chassie is not, Bella likes to lay where Chassie normally sits. I've also found that when I leave the room for any amount of time, she'll move to my spot and lay down. When I come back, she makes a big fuss about not wanting to leave.

Occupying Chassie's spot on the couch.
She has pretty much claimed her space in the basement. She even feels protective over it. Her nemesis makes an occasional appearance at the sliding glass door. It's the evil "Wella," or the window version of Bella. Most of the time "Wella" does not bother Bella, though sometimes it's a distraction for her. She stands on the couch, staring at "Wella" in the window, growling just audibly. Only once has "Wella" gotten the best of our Bella as Bella actually began to bark at her reflection in a mirror. The mirror, which has been sitting on our floor since Bella has come home with us, provided a showdown of epic proportions as Bella stood staring down her evil nemesis, barking furiously for five minutes before Chassie ended the confrontation by turning the mirror around. Bella, however, had the last laugh as she tore a cardboard chunk out of the back of the frame. Since that fateful evening, I have not seen "Wella" make her presence known.


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