Don't make Princess Margaret mad!

This weekend I (Kat) went out of town and Maggie went on a hunger strike. Since she wouldn't eat breakfast, but would eat dinner it was a half-hearted hunger strike - - but her message was heard loud and clear.

Does this mean she's forgotten her former puppy mill life and can only remember her days as our spoiled pup? Either way we're looking at the hunger strike as an indication that she's bonding with us. YEAH!

A few weeks ago I came home from work to find Maggie standing off her bed looking down at a small wet spot that was left behind. I think she got excited to see me and wet a little. I don't want it to become a regular habit, but it was an exciting Sally Field-type moment for me (She likes me! She really, really likes me!).

We can now walk up to Maggie without her cowering her head, but she still doesn't like fast moves. If she's making too much noise during the night and I ask her to go back to sleep she will. She understands, "Do you want to go for a walk?", and waits patiently for us at the door. Maggie goes to her food bowls about two feet off her bed, but only if we're not in sight (we spend a lot of time sitting on the stairs). She does take treats from our hands.

Maggie's two remaining obstacles are our backdoor and standing up in the morning to go outside (she's not a morning dog - who can blame her???). Now that the weather is above freezing we've been able to leave the backdoor open and let her come inside when she's ready. She really has to psych herself up for the challenge and paces around the deck for a bit before building up her courage to enter. This too shall pass.

As the thermometer rises so does Maggie's fan base. With more and more people out and about the comments on her "beautiful big brown eyes" and her "prance" of a walk flow faster than beer at Wrigley Field. Like a true diva Maggie is simply too cool to acknowledge her fans - - that's what her entourage (Steve and me) are for ;-).

We offer our apologizes for being absentee bloggers, and thank you for staying with with us.