Outtakes

So. Getting a suitable Christmas card photo with the Devil Pup has been...how shall I put it? Difficult. Yes. Difficult.

For some reason, she is just NOT INTO IT. Perhaps I've taken her photo too often over the years. Hmmmm...

Either way, she adopted this sort of fool me once but then I'll bite you attitude. Which she did, once. Bite me, that is. Not hard. Just enough to let me know she meant business. More like a growl and teeth graze on my hand sort of thing, lest you think she's violent. ;-)


Notice she's not looking at the camera. This was the same face I got in just about every one that night.



Then it was a matter of not even coming near me.



I was sitting in the floor in front of her trying to coax her over and that's the incredulous look she gave me. Like, "WHATever."



She finally inched over enough to drape herself over my leg to lick my foot. That's when she teeth grazed me as I reached for her.

  

A couple nights later I tricked her again. Still not looking. And still not happy.



Retreat! Retreat! And stare at Mommy for the meanie she is.

You see the eye roll too, right?

I did finally get one that I LOVED but it took a lot of snuggles, kisses, hugs and treats to get her to that point. But I'm not going to share it here just yet. Mostly because there might or might not be Christmas cards in the mail for some of you soon. haha