from June 30, 2005 originally posted on Dogster when Lexi was 2 years old.
Today I swam eleven laps around my pontoon boat – a personal best – perhaps because no one was watching when I wanted back in after the fourth lap. When we were done at the lake we went to Dairy Queen, a place that has the most wonderful treats. Brrr! The ice cream made me very cold and I started to shake uncontrollably. I knew Mom would take my ice cream away if she saw me shivering so I gobbled my pup cup of vanilla ice cream (my favorite flavor). It was worth it! To warm me up, Mom had to sit in the hot car with me until the shakes went away. I’ll make up for it tonight by puking on Mom’s bed. Won’t she be surprised?!
Xena Schnauzer Warrior Princess with Riley, Lucy, and Chia 
I guess it would be hard to tell wouldn’t it? Shaking their head maybe or running around the house lol
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Yes, I paid closer attention after that when she was in the water.
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There was rarely a dull moment with Lexi. If things got quiet, all I had to do was say, “What do you want to do?” to her and she would quickly come up with something.
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Thankfully, she had on her vest to hold her up and young 2 year old legs to keep paddling. 🙂 She never realized she would float if she stopped moving her legs.
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🙂 Lexi was always a spitfire.
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I guess the question is, how do you know if/when they get brain freeze?
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I think it was more the natural results of the day plus indiscretion about where it happened. She was young.
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Wow! That’s a lot of swimming Good job
Happy New Year
Lily & Edward
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This post is a lovely merory. Lexi was, and still is, special, even finding a suitable place for puking.
Kosmo and his mom
in faraway Finland.
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I’m sure that was a surprise for your mom…. and I’m deep impressed that you can swim 11laps… think that could be the ticket to enter the owlympig swim team…
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Puking on the bed? I didn’t realize that she had such a mean streak.
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So precious.
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This is so cute I laughed out loud! Nugget loves ice cream too but I’m always thinking she is going to get a brain freeze so she doesn’t get it very often:)
Lexi was just adorable as a pup:)
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Lexi didn’t seek out water, but she understood it cooled her off when she got hot on the boat. She would always go to one certain place to signify she wanted me to lower her in and turn in toward the boat when she wanted me to lift her out.
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Yes, so many of them.
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The Scotties hate water. They have never tried to go near the pool. I’m not fond of boats myself. Lexi was a cutie pie as a wee one.
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Wonderful Lexi memory.
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She may have, but how do you tell when an animal has a headache? I thought about you when I posted this, figuring you would remember. 🙂 How she hated that vest!
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EXTREMELY smart and conniving!
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It’s a wonder Lexi didn’t get a n ice cream headache. Yes, to me, you looked like a bumble bee., MOL I remember the boat from your book.
Shoko
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Silly girl. But SMART!!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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So very true. “No, Lexi, you can’t eat that gallon of ice cream.”
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I gathered. Sam’s the same. No glasses, no sweaters, forget the hats…he barely tolerates the snow boots. I know he hates them. Sometimes moms have to make unpopular choices with our fur-kids, out of love. 💗
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Lexi hated clothes in any form.
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Lexi Angel…you always look good in whatever you’re wearing. Besides, it’s much better to be safe than fashionable. 😉
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