I Got A Hair Cut

Yesterday I went to my friendly groomer. She made me cute. Not that I'm not cute with long hair, but with short hair I'm even cuter.

Somehow having shorter hair gives me more energy. I felt like running, jumping, barking, I chased my treat around the room, I kept tossing it in the air and running after it, all the time wagging my tail like crazy and screaming at the top of my lungs. This was so much fun!

But that wasn't enough for me. Dad and I went for a very long walk today, we walked around our lake, then around the golf course in the other neighborhood, then finished walking around around our lake. I was so tired afterwards, I just drank some water and went to sleep.

But then Mom woke me up saying she needed to take some pictures of me for Monika. Well, although I felt a little groggy (see the pictures) , I was happy to oblige. If that was for somebody else I probably would have gone on sleeping, but for Monika - anything!

I have the whole bed to myself!

This is dog's dream come true, I had the whole bed to myself. I could stretch, lay on my back, scratch, yawn, do whatever I wanted while Dad was working on his computer thingy. Only once I got up and announced I needed to pee, other than that I just slept or daydreamed, especially because the weather was not so good, it was raining, and snowing, then raining again, and it was really windy, not much fun at all. However, when the sky did not clear by the end of the day I decided enough is enough, I had to go for a walk no matter what. So Dad and I went around the lake. I came back so muddy you could say I was a brown dog, not a black and white dog. So Mom gave me a batch, which always puts me in a good mood. I feltl like running and running and barking and chasing and hiding and pouncing, then like running again. Today was no exception, I just ran in circles until I became thirsty. And then I stopped. The end.

I'm spoiled and I know it!

They just do whatever I want them to do! Take this morning, for example. I got up and I wanted breakfast. Not that I eat breakfast every day, but today I wanted to. So I shadowed Mom, and I wined, and I begged, until I got half of a whole wheat bread sandwich with Gouda cheese and Polish Krakus ham. What other dog can say that he or she ate a sandwich with ham and cheese for breakfast!

Yesterday for dinner I ate a huge chunk of baked pork loin with Japanese white rice, it was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! And for Dad - boiled cabbage. How he could eat that I will never know...

Well, I don't have much more time to talk to you, the sun is rising, the morning is beautiful, I better take Mom and Dad for a walk, otherwise they will waste time sitting on the couch doing nothing, just like me on that picture here. Not that there is anything wrong with that when I do it!

My Third Walk Today

I watched the sun go down from my chair today. But it got cold on my chair so I started to bark. My family can't stand when I bark so immediately I got Dad's attention. He took me for my third walk today. I'm quickly learning how to get what I want. Life is good... But I still didn't get my bones. Monika always had something special for me... too bad. I kind of wish that I could go back and be with her, but I don't really like to stay alone in her place. I can't wait to see her again! I think I'm going to go to sleep now.

My Spoiled, Rich, and Happy Life

I love my life. Today I got to go on two walks, I had porks chops for lunch, and I dug big messy holes in my backyard. Now, I'm just sitting and waiting for the sun to go down. I love my rich spoiled life.

I'm such a demanding dog. First, I barked all morning because nobody wanted to pay attention to me. Eventually though, one of my people took me for a walk. When I came home I was famished, so I told them to make me food (which they did). After the meal I got kind of tired, so I sat down on the couch and went to bed.

By the time I got up, I wanted to have some fun again, so I went on another walk with Mom. She got so mad though because as soon as I came back home, I ran as fast as I could all around the house; I made sure that I got all the dirt off of my feet and onto those leather couches. Ha! She eventually caught me though because I need to get a drink of water.

A Good Day

Today was a good day. And I really mean it. I slept long into the late morning, while Dad was yapping on the phone, then I slept some more on the deck. Look at me there, it was a bit on the cool side, so I slept on my chair covered with a nice warm towel. I have no reason to complain about a dog's life, cause mine is just about perfect.

After the extended morning nap I very politely asked Dad to go for a walk. He could not resist, so we went. I was leading the way, of course. When we came to the place where another street goes off to the right to another neighborhood, I crossed the street and pulled Dad there, because that's where I wanted to go. He obliged!

After the walk I slept some more, they I played with Dad, then Mom came back home, so I played more with her. I chased a ball, then Mom chased me, then I placed my rear end quite comfortably on Mom's lap and chewed my favorite bone. What a life.

Then, after delicious dinner, I could not help but stare at the sunset. just look at the sky!. It seems the entire world is on fire! I have never seen anything like that before, even though at the ripe age of 10 I am considered an elderly and wise dog. But never anything like that. Thankfully, Dad took some pictures.

Ok, I'm ready to go to sleep now, waiting by the stairs for Dad to take me upstairs. What a life!

Beautiful Day

Today was just a fantastic day, It was over 75 F and sunny in the middle of October. I was playing outside all day long. Starting at 8 am, when mom was still sleeping, Dad and I went for a walk around the lake. They I played some more, ran around the house, stayed outside for a while, and around Noon Mom, Dad and I went around for another walk, this time around both lakes, the big one and the small one. It was so hot that at one point I just laid down on the asphalt in a shade of a big tree and refused to go on, but Dad forced me to get up. Meany!

Later in the afternoon we just sun bathed on the deck. Look at me, I'm so comfortable sleeping on Mom's lap. This was a great day!

I also learned how to recognize Mom's mood. She looked at me and smiled to me, and that made me feel so good that I wagged my tail! I know when people are smiling at me!

Fun Day

Today was fun, nothing scared me and I got to do many things. Mainly, I just ran around chasing my little soccer ball and basket ball, and my stuffed sheep, and Dad and Mom, I walked around the lake, I played outside. Look at this beautiful picture of me in the backyard at sunset. Isn't that gorgeous?

The food today was great, too. Mom made this really good beef goulash, I ate it with home made noodles, it was delicious!

Even now instead of going to sleep I feel like running around. Mom threw me a ball several times, but then she got tired, so she just held my bone so I could really chew on it. I love it how I got my people trained!

Scary House

Our house is sooo scary, and it isn't even Halloween yet. First, in the middle of the night, the smoke detector started to scream so loud, it scared me to death. I didn't know what to do, where to hide. I tried to hide in the bathroom, behind bed, but the loud beeps were still coming at me. Eventually Mom took me to the garage and into her car. Inside the car I felt safe, I always feel save in the car, I can just feel it. Finally, Dad took the smoke detector off the wall and removed the batteries. That made me feel much better.

During the day I really felt like playing. I chased after my small soccer ball, then I run away from Dad who was chasing me around the couches in the living room, I played with Tom and with Mom. That was really good, until later in the afternoon the house started to creak and squeak, and that spooked me again. I ran straight to Dad and asked him to take me outside. And so he did. That's where I am now, on my chair, on my towel, on the deck, feeling safe and content. Probably not for long, though, I'm beginning to feel the urge to go for a walk. It is getting late, after all. I think I'll start asking Mom and Dad to take me around the lake pretty soon. I really know how to make them listen to me...

Home again

Wow! This week has been so different. I’m back at my South Bend home (again). I guess that its nice here because my people pamper me, but still… They’re not as nice as Monika is. I want to go on walks 3 times times a day, have my people cook me yummy food, and still get played with several times a day. They don't have time to do that for me. What's worse, they all wake up so early! I'm always the last one to wake up here, and I'm usually one of the first ones in bed. Why are these people so weird?

I'm still pampered though, so at least that's a good thing. Whenever I whine, everyone usually jumps up and does whatever they can for me.

The last two days have been kind of boring. Its been raining so its really wet outside, so I can't sit on my chair or go for walks. Instead, I just sit on the couch and sleep. I also like to hunt my treats! I miss Monika though. And I can't believe that I'm saying this, but I also kind of miss that stupid Kitty.

P.S. I'm not really sad in that picture, I'm just contemplating jumping off a really big chair. Mom put me up there for a picture, but I didn't feel like sitting there, so I looked down and wondered about whether I should jump or not. Mom figured this out though, so she picked me up and put me down on the floor. She thought that I was too little to jump from such a high height.

Problems

I did not have a good day today. In the morning after I went for my walk, I didn't want Monika to leave. I cried for awhile, but Monika left anyway. She came home at lunch time and made me noodles with green beans and sausage for dinner, but we didn't have enough time to go for a walk again.

After she left, I slept in her room and waited for her. But instead of her, Jennifer came home. Jennifer took me for a walk, but when we came home I still wasn't happy. I cried and cried for her, because I just wasn't happy. She called Monika and asked her what to do, but there really wasn't anything she could do to make me happy.

She tried feeding me again, but even after I ate again, I still wasn't happy.

Once Monika came home she took me for a short walk, and then Kitty and I ate some ground beef. It was yummy. After that I sat around and cried some more. I don't really know what I want. Nothing can cheer me up. I'm ready to go back to my Granger home, where I can sit outside in peace all day.

Pictures

So here are some before and after pictures my friend kitty. She was a mess.

This is Kitty a few days after she came to live with us. She had an eye infection and ear mites.

Now Kitty looks a lot better. Her eyes and ears are a lot healthier, and she has gained a lot of weight. She has cute chubby cheeks, and she is clean and happy. She was sleeping in a box and she didn't want to get out. I will upload better pictures if she wakes up and gets out of the box.

Now here are some pictures of me from tonight.

I'm a huge snob. I like to pretend I'm the king of the world. :)

I also love to eat my bones. When I live with Monika, she gives me a bone every night. We go to the pet store at least once a week to pick out bones from the Doggy Treat Bar. I love them.

Tonight Kitty and I are really tired. Jennifer was home with us all afternoon, so we got to play all day. By the time we got home all we wanted to do was eat dinner and go to sleep.

Kitty

Kitty was very playful today. She wanted to jump all over everything and play with my tail. I spent most of the night chasing her around, so now I am really tired.

During the morning I didn't really do much of anything. Monika and Jennifer went to class, so Kitty and I just slept all day.

At lunch time Monika came home and sat outside with me under the tree. Then Jennifer and her friend were here doing homework, so they both played with me. Jennifer's friend thinks I am adorable, and she calls me a "little gentleman." I don't really know what this means, but it's probably something good, because every time she said it, she gave me a treat. :)

Ordinary Today

Today we didn't do anything special. In the morning we went for a walk, and then Monika went to Wildcare. When she came home we ate ravioli, and then we sat outside for most of the day. In the evening, Jennifer made dinner for me and it was delicious. I ate potatoes, pork chops and corn. yummy!

After dinner I went for a walk again, and then I played inside with Kitty and Jennifer.

Fun

Today Monika tried to take me to the dog park, but I didn't like it all because there were too many big dogs. So instead we went to the pet store (where all the little dogs go for fun). We met another shih tzu who was just as big as I am! He was really fun and I wanted to play with him. At the pet store Monika bought me new organic dog food and bones. They are so cool!

After hanging out at the pet store for a while, we went home and Monika cleaned up the house. This was no fun for me, because I hate the vacuum cleaner.

For dinner Monika made chicken with rice and water chestnuts, but I wouldn't eat the water chestnuts. I picked them all out and spit them out on the floor. After dinner I was ready for bed, but Monika and Jennifer wanted to play with me. Jennifer went to Old Navy and bought me a new squeaky toy, and so I played with them for a long time. I also tried to play with Kitty, but she was not interested. I tried barking at her, and she just went to sleep; she is no fun at all! After playing for an hour I was exhausted. I crawled into Monika's bed and I'm ready for sleep.

Dog Food

Yesterday Monika came home really late, and both Kitty and I really wanted to play. We both were playing with the dog food and chasing it around the house. Now the entire living room floor is covered in dog food. It is such a mess!

This morning Monika woke up late, so instead of going to her first class, she took me for a really long walk. I'm getting really good at walking without my leash, and I always listen to Monika.

After going to her last two classes, Monika came home and took Kitty and me outside to play. It was such a gorgeous day! Kitty climbed up all of the trees, and ran all over the place. I found another cat outside and chased him into a water pipe. It was so much fun. Every time he tried to come out of the pipe I would run over and bark at him. Monika thought this was really mean, so she tied me up to the bench so that I wouldn't chase the cat anymore.

After the cat got out of the pipe, Monika let me run around with Kitty again. We stayed outside for an hour while Monika graded papers. It was awesome. When Jennifer came home she took me for a walk again. Now we are ordering pizza for dinner.

All Alone

Today I was at home by myself almost all day. At 3 Jennifer came home to feed me and take me for a walk. Monika came home at 8 and me had even more dinner. I wasn't in a very good mood and I didn't want to walk with Monika. We came inside and Kitty was really annoying. She kept jumping on me and bothering me because she wanted to play. I was not interested at all, and so I bit her on the ear. She was not happy about that and went and ran away to hide under Monika's bed. I sat on the couch with Monika while she watched TV with Jennifer. But when Kitty came back to the living room, I went to sleep in Monika's bed.

Thunderstorm

Today Monika had to stay on campus all day, so Kitty and I stayed with Jennifer. She was really nice to us and let us follow her around all day. She tried to take me for a walk but it was thundering and I was really scared. I stood by the cars and wanted her to let me sit in the car. She thought this was very funny. Since I wouldn't walk outside,she brought me inside and sat with me in her room and tried to make me feel better.

When Monika came home I was so happy to see her. I played with her, and I ate dinner again with her. She also gave me a bath, because I smelled really bad. Now I'm all nice and clean.

Food

Monika was gone all day today and I was super bored. Monika's roommate didn't want to play with me, so I just slept while she watched TV. Kitty pretty much slept the whole day too. Monika is making dinner now, and both Kitty and I are starving. We sit at her feet in the kitchen and encourage her to cook faster.

After dinner we will probably go for a walk and play a little bit before Monika has to start studying...

Being Annoying

This morning after I went for my walk, Monika left me alone with Kitty while she went to take care of her other animals. We were only alone for 2 hours, but we got so bored. As soon as Monika came home we demanded her full attention. Both Kitty and I tried to run out the front door every time Monika opened it. Kitty was bad and ran all the way down the stairs as fast as she could. I'm a little smarter, so I knew not to run too far away.

Monika tried to study when she came home, but we wouldn't let her. I barked and whined, and Kitty meowed until she finally took us outside to play. Monika sat on the bench and tried to read while Kitty and I ran all over the yard. I've been spoiled by my family in South Bend, and I've forgotten how to listen to Monika. Every time someone came outside to walk their puppies, Kitty and I ran over to say "hi". After half an hour of chasing Kitty around outside, I decided to be good and sit by Monika while she studied. Kitty however decided to go exploring. She climbed up all the way to the top of all the trees. She even climbed a pine tree and got covered in sap! Monika was not too happy with her. Now she is all sticky and dirty, but she won't let Monika wash her. Stupid Kitty.

After an hour of sitting outside we came home and demanded food. I was so hungry that I couldn't wait for dinner to be ready. I whined and whined and whined while Monika was cooking my food. Kitty also meowed the whole time and kept jumping up on the counter and stove where Monika was cooking. I had a mountain of noodles, broccoli, and sausage for dinner, and Kitty had an entire can of cat food. We were both very hungry after all the running we did outside.

After dinner, Monika had to leave again, but her roommate was home to play with us. In the evening when Monika came home we went for a walk again, and then we played inside with my soccer ball. Now I still want to play, but Monika says she really needs to study. Oh well, maybe I will go to bed and wait until morning to play again.

Back in Bloomington

Well I'm finally back in Bloomington with Monika. The drive was really long and boring, so I slept most of the way. We stopped twice for coffee and I got to run around a little bit. When we parked in the apartment lot I got really excited, because I knew we were home. I jumped out of the car and ran straight up the stairs to the apartment. Kitty was sleeping when I came home, and it took me a while to find her. I jumped up on the futon to say hello to her, but she wasn't too happy to see me. She ran away and hid in a bucket. Then every time I walked by she tried to jump on me. I thought she wanted to play, so I just wagged my tail and barked at her. :) She isn't too happy that I am invading her home. She hides anywhere she can, but won't let me out of her sight. You can see in the picture that she is hiding under the chair and spying on me.

Even though Kitty is not too happy about me being back, I feel right at home. I knew exactly where my food and water was, and found my bed right away. Now I'm ready to sleep in Monika's big bed; hopefully Kitty will leave me alone for the night....

Life in the Sun

I sat in the sun for most of today. I guess it was pretty fun. Tom didn't go to school today, something about istep testing being for little people and dumb people only. In stead he stayed home with me and looked at books. Then he went out with his friends, so I just sat around and was bored.

I kind of miss Monkia right now. Everyone is always doing something here, so they don't always have time for me. Still, Mom made me some food, I got walked around the lake twice, and I got played with five times or so. Wow, I guess I'm kind of a handful.

Oh, something else happened today. Mom tried to put some stuff in my eyes, but I really didn't like that. She grabbed me and tried to make me look up, but I showed her! I bit her... several different times. Ha, She deserved it.

Other than that, my life was just like it usually was. I sat in the sun, I sat on the couch, and I whined until I got food. Life is good.

Another Day in the Sun

I like my life. It's so easy because I'm spoiled. But that O.K. My people have to spoil me because I'm so cute and adorable.



I guess that I didn't do too much today. I went with Dad and Mom to the airport because Dad was leaving for someplace called "Arizona" I don't know where that is, but it sounds hot so I don't want to go there. After that I made Mom play with me and walk me around the lake. That was pretty fun.

I spent most of the rest of the day sitting on my chair, soaking up the sun. Its so pretty here, it almost feels like some vacation place like Florida. I came back inside a little while ago to eat though. I ate Tilapia, which was really good. My Tom made it for me. I guess he knows how to cook now. Its funny though, I ate more of the fish than Mom did. She only had a little piece, and then had a tiny bit of salad. Its funny, my stomach is so much smaller than hers is, but I eat twice as much as she does!

I'm kind of tired now. I think I'm going to go hunt a treat, and then I'm going to go to bed!

Couldn't Sleep In The Morning

I felt restless in the morning, I had so much fun in Bloomington, I could go for walks before the sun came out, and here in South Bend nobody wants to go out with me. Well, Tom did, at 6 am, but it was cold and wet outside so I just peed and came back. But when Dad got up at 6:30 I thought that maybe it would get warmer by then, so I asked him to go out again.

Dad would not listen, so I had to beg him, I even barked at him, so he finally gave up and took me outside. Boy, it was still cold, I didn't even feel like peeing again. But the chair on the deck reminded me of the good time I had there yesterday, so I jumped on it. Dad brought me a warm fuzzy blanket, and I felt great for about a minute.

But then I realized it was still cold! So I started to ask Dad to take me back. After about 5 minutes of gentle persuasion Dad relented and did take me back to my nice, warm couch. So I will talk to you later, I think I will go back to sleep now.

By the way, did I mention I really don't like cats? Sorry Kitty. Yesterday I was playing in my backyard when the neighbor's cat came over, I chased him away as fast I could. From now on, you stay on your own deck now, ok? I'm the big boss here!

Hello!

Hi, I'm Meko, I'm 10 years old but not feeling old at all, despite my gray fur, I still like to run around and test the patience of my family. Speakings about my family, I have Mom and Dad and Tom in South Bend, Indiana, I have Monika in Bloomington, Indiana, and I have Adam, who right now studies in Krakow, Poland. I just spent a month with Monika in Bloomington, and I loved it there, I had so much fun. Now I'm back in South Bend, but I expect to travel to Bloomington often to see Monika and Kitty.

That's me on the right there. Monika just gave me a hair cut and I felt very pretty and proud, despite those silly ribbons in my ears :).

I'll try to keep you posted about what I'm up to here, hope you're as happy as I am today!