I start my mornings walking with my mom. My favorite morning snacks are broccoli and
non fat yogurt.I enjoy my dog food however I prefer to eat when no one is watching me. I am a very discreet little girl. You will find me lounging and sleeping during the day. I am most active at 8:00 p.m. before bedtime.  I really love warm weather when mom and dad take me out with them to restaurants and cafes.  My mom and dad visit with their friends at trendy restaurants and you will find me on their lap or sitting adoringly at their feet. I can be excitable though. I love the feel of the wind on my face.  I love to bark at other dogs when I am on the leash. I am very protective of my mom and dad. I know they love me.  I am the center of their world.

Gosh, I remember when I saw my mom and dad for the first time I knew they would become my my mom and dad.  I was so little. I was only 5lbs. and two months old. My mom and dad were being interviewed by the shelter and my foster family.  I scampered up to my dad and he picked me up.  I scurried up to his face and give him a whole lot of licks. Every morning when I wake up I go looking for my dad to kiss him.  If his face is covered I go looking for his feet and I sit there kissing his feet.
Then, I kiss his face a thousand times.  He is my daddy and I am his little girl.

Isabel's first moments with her Daddy

I am named after Queen Isabel of Spain

My mom grew up in a Honolulu neighborhood called Kahala. That is how I got my middle name.  My dad named me Isabel because his mom grew up in Barcelona, Spain.  My grandma started the tradition of making paellas at Christmas and for my dad's birthday.  My mom has kept up that tradition since.  My dad is proud of my mom because she can cook up a great paella too. My dad named me after a famous Spanish Queen named Isabel who was married to King Ferdinand of Spain. I am every bit a queen myself. I am fussy about my food.  I enjoy being groomed.  I spend hours every day sleeping like a queen in my mommy's bed. I will lick myself clean like a cat. My mom and dad love me a lot.  I picked my dad.  When I first saw him sitting before me.  I let him pick me up and I licked his whole face.  My dad looked sideways at my mom and I knew I would go home with them that day. I am a very lucky dog. My mom loves the hill where she grew up.  Her mom still lives in the house where my mom was raised. My mom's family is large and loving. My mom wants to take me to Kahala to meet my family and mom doggie cousins who visit grandma every weekend.

My mommy limits my snacks because I need to eat my dog food.  When I wake up after mommy takes me for a morning walk, mommy gives me broccoli and carrots as a snack with my dog food. I greedily eat my broccoli and carrots.  Other times mommy gives me chicken wrap chew logs she buys from Trader Joe's. Mommy bought a kong toy she found at Target.  Mommy fills it with my favorite snack which is mozzarella light string cheese from TJ's. Mommy and daddy

give my snack to me this way when they run errands around town. My vet says my weight is normal.  My coat is luxurious and healthy. My eyes are bright and clear. Other than veggies my diet is exclusively dog food.  My tummy is extra sensitive and I can't tolerate people food. When my mom and dad eat their meals I sit at their feet and beg for their food. They are never tempted to give me anything else because it is not good for me.  My mommy loves to cook Spanish cuisine.  She makes my daddy a paella for the Holidays.

Kailua Beach, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

When my mommy and daddy go to Hawaii they love to picnic, and swim at Kailua, Beach. My mommy remembers her maternal grandparents loved to visit Kailua Beach too.  I sure would love to feel the wind on my face and smell the fresh Hawaiian air.  My mommy likes the song IZ sings called "White Sandy Beach".

I am in my glory playing with my Morkie friend. My favorite activity is wrestling, tumbling,
and playing with my dog friends. When my mom and I drive up to the dog park, I squeal with delight because I know I am going to have fun.

Meeting my doggie friends a the dog park . . .

As you can see I am a happy dog.  I am pictured with my little dog park friend a sweet Morkie. I enjoy playing with doggie friends I meet when my mom and my dad take me to the dog park.  I love to run, play, and chase.  I will run up to a dog and initiate play.  I will nudge them and turn and see if their are running after me. I am usually the little dog that will start the little dogs to run around and chase after me.

My Hawaiian cousin Koa

My cousin Koa is a stately Chowchow. He follows my mom’s sister wherever she goes. I haven’t met Koa yet but I hope to one day when my mommy and daddy take me to Hawaii. However, my cousin Honi is a rescue dog from an animal shelter. She does not like girl dogs. Just put it this way my cousin Honi and I may not gel. Although, Honi is the reason my mommy got me.  My mommy spent a lot of time caring for Honi when she was a young puppy.  My mommy’s love in her heart for me grew out of her relationship with my cousin Honi (Hoe-nee). Honi’s name means kisses in Hawaiian. I hope to meet Koa, Brownie, Smiley and maybe Malie but maybe not Malie. I am only weight 10-12lbs and Malie weighs at least 80 or 90 lbs.  Malie’s name means calm in Hawaiian.  I heard my cousin Malie isn’t calm.  I heard my cousin Malie isn’t very happy with my aunty and her family need to make more time for Malie.  Poor Malie.  Maybe my mommy might like to meet Malie instead. How many aunt’s and uncles do I have?  My mommy has three sisters and two brothers.  My mommy’s ‘ohana or family is very large.

This is the first time I met my mommy's friend. Mommy brought me along today. I am so excited to see mommy's sweet friend.  I really know how to get with mommy's friend.  I cover her with my affectionate kisses.  There are only a few people in my life that I am so thrilled to see.  You see my mommy and her friend worked together.  They talked about me coming into my mommy's life before I was even born.

My mommy's sincere desire was to have a puppy such as myself in her life.  Mommy just lost her dad one week after Father's Day.  My mom and dad had just returned from my grandpa's funeral. If my grandpa would have met me he would have hugged me and called me his "pretty girl". My grandpa had been planting a rose bush for my grandma when he was seized with a massive heart attack.  God took him home to be with Jesus. Life is a gift. It is so precious. Mommy says we are a breath away from returning to and being in the presence of the Lord.   My mommy's faith is very strong. When it is prayer time, I sit in my mommy's lap and snuggle her while she prays to God and thanks him for all the gifts he has given her. My mommy prayed to Jesus to grant her the gift of me in her life. My mommy told her Bible Study friends she was thinking of getting a new puppy. How did I come into my mommy's life? Every day for one year mommy searched for me on a website called adoptapet.com. Mommy sent puppy pictures to my daddy and my daddy didn't even open up any of those e-mails. Then one day mommy got a call from a shelter she sent an application to when she saw my photo posted.  They said we are setting up a time when you can meet this Maltese mix puppy. Well, at that time my daddy was working the night shift and he didn't want to get up and take my mommy to meet me. Well, my mommy was determined to take my daddy with her to meet me. He then got dressed and took my mommy to meet me.  There before me was my mommy and my daddy of my heart.  Mommy sat there and looked at me.  My daddy reached down and scooped me up and I scampered up to my daddy's face and kissed him so fervently and sweetly. I knew at the moment I wanted to go home with my mommy and my daddy.  Daddy looked at mommy sideways and I heard him say "We're taking her home today!"  I saw the joy in my mommy's eyes and my daddy's instant love in his heart for me. Yeah, I am going home today with my mommy and daddy of dreams.

The Downtown Girl loves down time at the doggie park.

I can clean up good and dress up to go out on the town.  I am more of a downtown dog.  My favorite thing to do is to get dirty too and run, jump, and romp with other dogs at the dog park. I am a very sociable dog.  I love to play with other dogs.  I love play time with my daddy too.  I love to play fetch with my dad.

Let's go bye bye . . .

My dad and my mom tell me: "Let's go bye bye!" I am eager and excited to go out to dinner with my mom and dad. Daddy calls me "His bye bye girl." I love everything about my life. Even little girls just want to have fun.  I am all that and more.  I am fun loving and spirited to the core.

Here I am posing for the camera.  My mom and I met my daddy for lunch. Oh goodness, I am dressed in pink.  I am my daddy's little girl. Everyday when he comes home from work I look forward to smothering him with my kisses . . .

Hi! It's me Isabel Kahala before I had my haircut and groomed.  I am just four months old.
Mommy took me to get groomed soon after this between 5 and 6 months old.

My first birthday treat . . .

On my first birthday my mom and dad hung out with me. They enjoyed their favorite iced teas and I
relished my birthday cookie. I am a happy go lucky pup!

When my mommy and daddy take me for walks my favorite thing is to feel the wind on my face.  I love the cool Springs in California. I don't even mind getting muddy however, since I sleep with my mom and dad sometimes; my mommy bathes me with Baby Shampoo.  I haven't developed any skin rashes and my furry coat is luxurious and soft.  Other people at the dog park have told my mommy to use other dog shampoos, mommy will not switch my shampoo because it has been working out great for now.  I don't even shed and mommy and daddy aren't allergic to me.

My mommy has tried to switch my food at different times but every time that happens she must be careful because my tummy gets upset very easily.

My doggie cousins . . .

My doggie cousins are Honihoni a Terrier mix rescued from a shelter, Browner a Tibetan Spaniel and mini Pinscher mix, and his brother Smilley a shelter dog, Malie, an American Bulldog, and Koa a pure bred Chowchow. My cousins live in Hawaii.  I haven't been there because my mom and dad though they go there to visit family. The logistics for my travel to Hawaii haven't been figured out yet.  It would take much planning and cost because of Hawaii's quarantine laws.

Starting out as a new puppy I was mouthy; however, my mommy gave me a lot of chew bones covered with chicken jerky.  I developed a taste exclusively for those and I haven't chewed up my mommy and daddy's shoes or assorted computer wires.  I am a good  girl when I want to go potty I go to my mom and dad and let them know and they take me outside for a walk. My favorite things I like to sniff are grass and flowers.  I have a penchant for wanting to bark at birds and squirrels.  I am still very young and enjoy discovering my world around me.

My favorite things to do . . .

I love to go bye bye. My mom and dad take me out. We go out to local restaurants that are doggie friendly. . . I love to people watch from my daddy's lap. I love to go walking but sometimes I want my daddy to carry me too.

My mom had experience with a shelter dog her brother adopted. My foster care mom crate trained me.
When my mom brought me home all she did is take out for lots of walks. From day one I learned how to potty outside. My mom would say: "Isabel never had any accidents only because I when I may have had an upset tummy." My mom says: "I am high energy doggie but I love life to its fullest."

The shelter I came from told my mom and dad to feed me Royal Canin dog food.

My diet has been consistently Royal Canin dog food. When I exhibited mouthy puppy behavior my mom quieted me by giving me chew bones wrapped with chicken jerky from TJ's.

My mom and dad adopted me from a local pet shelter. I am forever grateful. From my first meeting with my dad I showered him with my kisses.

The day I entered my mom and dad's life as a two month old Maltese Mix puppy.