Saphira's Rise to Power

This little lump, believe it or not, was Saphira when she was just a few days old.  She may have had a striking resemblance to a guinea pig, but she was already well on her way to becoming the empowered corgi that she is today.  She was one of just two girls in her litter and those two were in charge!  Their eight brothers did not stand a chance of being "top dogs".   And when Jenny and her boyfriend, decided that she was the pup for them... it played in perfectly to her scheme of being Alpha Dog of her new home. 

Soon Jenny was visiting the pups nearly every Sunday that she could.  It was fun to see all those little dogs run around the yard and try to trip each other up.  When Jenny's boyfriend suggested the name, Saphira, from their favorite new fantasy series, "Eragon", it was clear that her namesake was quite powerful.  Not every corgi gets named after a dragon.  You can see here that Saphira was rapidly growing into a darling little dog that would have her way all the time.  After all, who can resist that face?!  Jenny certainly did not stand a chance.

Saphira was a smart dog and knew the ways of the world from the beginning.  Seen here, she put her backside into showing the Ten Commandments who was boss with a potty break.  Jenny thought it was funny.  If only she had known at the time what a little stinker she was bringing home... perhaps her life would have been quite different.

Saphira clowned around with Jenny and hoped that once she got to go to her new house she'd be easily conned into giving many doggy treats. 

Faced with shoelaces Saphira enjoyed the challenge of untying them and then using them to control Jenny's departure.  This tactic though started at a young age continues to be in her arsenal of manipulation.  Finally, it was the day for Jenny to bring her to her new home.  Saphira wasn't sure what was to come, but she did know that she could steer things her way whenever needed.

Saphira was exhausted after the planning of her escape from her first home and so she slept quite a bit the first couple days.  Though she was locked in this tiny apartment she could easily make a small whining cry and convince her Jenny to let her out.  People are so easy to control.

Saphira quickly adapted to the new home even though there were strange creatures called cats that had long and waving tails.  The plethora of toys that she no longer had to share were a blast and the treats just kept coming.

Oh yes, Saphira had it good.