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. :)