WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 48 Weeks (11 Months)

It's the end of March, and I'm eleven months old now!

I weigh about 95 lbs and I'm about 29" tall at my shoulder.

I can sit on command--been doing that!

I can down, too.  And then it's roll-in-the-grass time!

It's springtime in South Louisiana--late March 2011.

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 43 Weeks (10 Months)

On the Sunday afternoon a week before the Krewe des Chiens parade, Mom and I went to a fund raiser for Lafayette animal aid at Camp BowWow, my favorite doggie day care place.  Our friendly photographer Ms. Lisa was there, taking pictures of anyone who donated to any of the animal aid groups.  Mom gave a donation, and Ms. Lisa took our picture.  It was a beautiful February afternoon in south Louisiana.  We had a good time--you can see that we're both smiling!

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 44 Weeks (10 Months)

This little girl wanted to pet me. Mom let her hold my leash, too.

Waiting for the parade to begin.

Here I am with my friends Torren and Charm and their moms.

Torren and I are getting to know each other.

Charm and I look like twins.  Charm's a girl.  She's 3 years old.

Here I am walking in the parade!

It's MARDI GRAS in Lafayette!  The end of February 2010--I'm 10 months old!    In South Louisiana we can make a party out of anything, anytime, but our best parties are at Mardi Gras.  I'm a member of the Krewe des Chiens--that's our doggie krewe here in Lafayette.  We have our own parade, and here we are walking in it with my friends from Baton Rouge, Torren and Charm.  They're ISSR Shiloh Shepherds too, just like me.  It was great to be with other Shilohs!

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 35 Weeks (8 Months)

CHRISTMAS DAY 2010!  I'm 8 months old!  We went outside and played with my ball.  Thanks goodness it has finally cooled off down here.  I love Louisiana in December, when it's nice and cool.  We don't get snow down here, but the cool weather sure is nice.  You can see what a big boy I'm growing up to be!  You can see me standing and sitting in front of my mom.  And you can see me opening my Christmas present from Auntie Carol.  Best part was the wrapping paper! 

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 28 Weeks (7 Months)

Whoohoo!  Our Christmas pictures!  Me and my mom!!!!  It's the middle of November, and I'm 28 weeks old--almost 7 months.  Time flies!  When my mom came to pick me up at doggie day care, they were taking pictures of all us dogs with Santa.  My mom--Scrooge that she is!--said she wasn't a bit interested in a picture of me with Santa, but she would LOVE a picture of me with her.  So Ms. Lisa, the nice lady photographer, told Mom to sit down on the bench where Santa was, and she took out picture.  Mom loved the pictures so much, she bought two and had them made into Christmas cards.  And she sent them to all her friends.  And posted them on the ISSR Shiloh Friends Forum.  (My mom loves the Shiloh Friends Forum.  She says there are lots of good folks on there.)

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 24 Weeks (6 Months)

Here are some silly pictures of me with my Auntie Pat.  She came down from New York to stay with me while my mom went out of town.  She's nice; she plays with me and talks to me.  It's the middle of October now, and I'm almost six months old!  My Mom says I really am a hand full!  I go to doggie day care once or twice a week to play with my friends.  Mom loves it as much as I do--she says a tired dog is a good dog.  Could she be talking about me?  Guess so, 'cause I'm the only dog in this house.  I still like to chew a lot--really, really a lot.  But my teeth are all falling out!  And new ones are coming in!  What's a pup to do????

WATCH ME GROW: Yuri at 20 Weeks (5 Months)

Here I am at almost 5 months old!

It's still hot outside.  Let me in!

I'm getting to be a big boy!

This is my brother Angel, sleeping in front of Mom's computer.

This is my sister Mimi.  She's not very nice to me!

This is my new toy.  I'd rather play with the cats, but they just run!

It's the middle of September now, and I'm 20 weeks old.  Mom says I'm still sleeping a lot, and I can tell you it's still hot down here.  Mom says my ears still go up and down.  The day these pictures were taken, it was an up-ears day.  She was real happy about that! She was so happy that she put my picture on her computer!  Did you notice?  It's in the picture with the cat sleeping in front of it.  That's my brother Angel.  He's a Siberian cat, and so is our sister Mimi (the other one--the Princess).  Angel and Mimi are litter mates, even though they don't look alike.  They're 3 years old, so they were here before me.  I'm the baby of the family!  I wish they'd play with me, but they're not very interested. Mom plays with me, though, and I have lots of toys.  And I have lots of friends at doggie day care, where Mom takes me about once a week.