CHRISTMAS FUN

I have been so excited these last few days, my girl came home, a tree in the living room, the boy taking me on long walks, and then presents. I got a giant bone shaped like a candy cane for Christmas it is almost as big as I am, but I have already chewed the curved end off. The best fun was helping my family rip of paper and chasing paper balls around the house. But my least favorite thing was being chased by a robot ball. It was so fast and I could not get away from it. My sister and family thought this was funny but I was afraid it was going to steal my bone. I finally had to jump on the couch to get away from it. My brother had one two but it was not as fast and it was cuter. I wanted to play with him but his head kept coming off. That was scary too. I hope that the ball of light goes away soon, but that may mean my sister goes away, so I am not happy about her leaving. Hope you have a Howling good new year.

Oh Tree beautiful tree

My mom has given me the best present, she has put a tree in the house. It has one problem it does not smell like a tree and it has these things that stick out that get bright. I tried to bite one but my boy yelled at me and said "NO KAI", then he told on me to mom. My favorite thing to do is lay underneath it with my Christmas toy, that I found. Everyone went "Kai how did you get that." I am super Kai, able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, actually book shelf." So, I love the toy and, it is mine now. I wonder if they will put anything else on the tree, maybe they will all be Christmas presents for me.

Whimper whimper

I thought all my people abandoned me today, mom and dad went to work, girl is gone and then my boy left me. I was all alone in the cold wet day. I stayed under cover sitting on the back bench seat. Boy what a yucky day, I wish I were a duck. Mom finally came home and I played a bit. Then my boy came back, and he took me on a walk. Now I hope dad comes home  and at least three of my people will be home. I love it when my people come home, I am so sad when they leave.

Trickery

Well, now I am sad. I am moping around because my girl actually left. I thought she was staying, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I howl. She went with my boy and mom and dad and then she did not come back. I thought she passed me in the kitchen so I ran upstairs, I ran outside and looked at the gate, I ran to the garage and nooooo Girl. I found a pair of pantyhose she left, why did she not take them. So I picked them up and looked for her in there, but she wasn't there. I tossed them in the air, but no clue as to where she went, so I laid on top of them. Mom smiled but when I got up she picked the hose and won't let me run around with them. I hate it when they trick me into thinking they are going to stay.

Happy

I have been so happy, happy, happy, arf. The kids were here for something called turkey day. My girl was here. When I saw her I was so excited I ran around and around and leaped into the air and over her lap again and again. I was so happy to see her. I get to cuddle with her in bed and give her doggie kisses. Happy Happy joy joy.  I hope she stays forever.

Always hungry

I am feeling a little puppyish now that I am on my new drug. For a bit I felt sluggish, but now I want to play and play. I am also always hungry. I have a new trick of jumping up on a seat that someone has vacated after breakfast or dinner looking for food. I have gotten in trouble several times for this trick. I almost had a piece of pie yesterday. Sometimes I look at the bird, but I think I would be in so much trouble if I tried to eat Binx. The other day she flew to the kitchen and I had to think real hard about not grabbing her. Mom told me to leave it and picked Binx up. I followed her all way back to the cage. I think mom should give me more treats, I am always hungry.

It's official

I am a seizure dog. My mom took me to the vet and they took some tests looked at my urine and found all to be good. So the only other option is to take me for a brain scan, or bypass that expense and just start medicine for seizures. My mom helped me spell the word right, not "sees her". Anyway, i start the pills tonight around 6:30 to 7 so my mom can give it to me before she goes to work. I hope it helps because I do not like to get that weird feeling in my brain and not be able to walk. I will keep you posted if it works. I really do not think my mom likes waking up at three in the morning to a sick dog.

Not feeling well

I had another one of those seizure things. I am so tired, my mommy is taking me to the vet today. I really do not want to go to the vet but my mom seems to think it is the best way to see what is wrong with me. I just want to sleep. I do not know what they are going to do but I hate the idea of getting stuck with needles or have things probed. YUCK. Wish me luck.

No JUMP

I am told I am being a good girl but only after being yelled at not to jump. The tone is so harsh it stops me in my tracks. I told you about the scary thing that dad walks around with, but when he sits still and tries to eat, I usually jump up on him to make him give me a treat. He usually likes this, but recently he cries out in pain and mom says NO JUMP. How am I going to get treats? I think dad is not feeling well, I hope he gets better soon, and feeds me from the table again. Mom always said "Don't feed her from the table", but Dad always snuck something to me when Mom wasn't looking. I am doooomed not to get those special treats. Maybe when Dad is better we can go back to our routine, hopefully Mom won't find out.

She is sitting down

Finally, after two days of barely seeing her and my dad and two days of running around the house, my mom finally sat down. My dad is walking with a weird thing in front of him and when ever I get near him they scoot me away. He is walking funny and mom has been following telling him to be careful. They are not eating anything fun, so I can't beg them for anything. My dad keeps eating soup, and who can eat a soup handout. My mom is eating leftovers, but today she is cooking. But she has taken a few minutes to sit down and I have cuddled up next to her. I hope she does not get up because I am comfy. My dad is sitting down in his recliner so I am finally able to relax next to my mommy. I hate it when she disappears. She always looks so frantic on those days before she goes. Anyway, I cannot wait for the contraption to disappear so I can cuddle daddy, but I am happy just being next to mom.

Scared

I am really scared. The other day my body went crazy. I couldn't move, think, or control myself. All I could do was shake, with my legs straight out. My mommy panicked and called my dad and brother. She kept petting me and telling me it is all right. All I wanted to do was run and I couldn't. So they picked me up and took me to that place that smells strange, like death and pain.  Oh how I wanted to get away, I could walk now but mom had me on my leash. Then they took me away from her and my dad and boy, to a back room where they tried to figure out what was wrong. I think they said something like 'sees her.' but I am not sure. They kept me there overnight and I did not get to have my mommy say goodnight. I was so sad. When my brother picked me up, I wondered was my mommy mad at me. I looked for her everywhere but I could not find her. When I cam home, she wasn't there so I went to my sleeping place and laid down. The phone rang and my boy answered and I could hear my mommies voice but I could not see her. Then there she was, I was so excited but still very tired. I made sure I stayed by her for the rest of the day, so she would know I love her and she may not leave me at that scary place again. I hope I do not have another 'Sees her.' They are not fun.

Ssh don't tell anyone

My boy is trying to pack so that he can get experience walking the AT. He is going to go away and leave me all alone and I don't like it. So I have been trying to hide his socks. The other day I found a whole pile of them in a green bag on a chair in the living room. I got up on the chair, knocked the bag to the floor and stuck my nose inside. Yeap, socks. I carefully pulled out the shorts that were on top and then I pulled out all the socks and hid them around the house. I do not want him to go. The bad thing is I could not put the shorts back in or put the bag back on the chair. He knew something was amiss, and automatically blamed me. The nerve. Well, I think he may have saved all the socks, but I did not confess. I just turned my head away so he wouldn't look me in the eyes. Then I went and found my Mom and played innocent. Do you think he knows if I did it or not?

BLAH

Not feeling good yesterday, I just wanted to sleep and my humans just wanted to play. I ate something that keeps making me cough. My people keep asking me if I am okay, how am I suppose to answer, they do not understand me sometimes. Later that night I grabbed socks and paper and all sorts of other things, but then they just wanted me to sit still. I am so confused. Maybe we will figure this all out one day.

Working blues

It has been a bit since I could communicate, my mom is working and leaving at 6:45 in the morning, just barely enough time for me to eat, drink and poop before she leaves. She doesn't leave the computer running, something about electricity, power etc. That means I can't sneak in and start typing. My boy is still here, but it is not the same. Mom and I have a schedule and my boy is just not up early in the morning. I will be really upset, when he gets a job and all my people are gone, again, sigh.  My mom comes home and has enough energy to get me out on a walk. Sometimes we just sit on the back porch and chill. I think she wants to be home also, and misses our time playing together. I think we both have the working blues.

BEES

My parents are bee-keepers, why they would keep them is beyond me. I keep trying to catch them and they are just mean. I try to keep away from them as much as possible after being stung a couple of times. But yesterday the boy and my dad were trying to fix the hive, bees buzzing everywhere, they are even in the flying buzzing bird feeder. I can't go outside without a bee staring at me. Mom was inside the door shouting for me to come in, but I know if I go in the door the bees will follow so I am hid out under my favorite tree. This morning they have calmed down but the boy has to put some medicine in the hive and that is going to get them stirred up again. I think I will stay inside this time.

Socks and Underwear

Socks, Socks, socks socks socks socks, yeah for socks. Undies undies undies, I love undies. Undies and socks flying all over. From the top of the steps to the deepest dark places. I have found and hid socks and now undies, yip yip for me.

BORING 2

I am so mad my family went on a walk without me. I am so bored. I don't know where they went but I heard them talking about not having to pull or tug me. That they wanted a pleasant walk. What is more pleasant than me. My mom just got finished saying how her foot hurt and then she goes on a walk. I am outside because they don't want me to get into trouble. I think they don't like it when I chew their socks or their shoe inserts. If I do not get to go on a walk soon, I am not sure I will be able to keep myself out of trouble. I might just start pulling papers off my mom's desk and chew them up nice and small.

Ohhhh, Dad just came home maybe he will take me for a walk.

Home Again

Okay I do not know what game my mom is playing, but this time she left me for four days. My dad was late at work for two of those days and my boy came home after 1 1/2 days. He got in late and I was so happy to see him, but he got made at me for eating some green stuff that was lying on his floor. I just wanted him to chase me but he yelled at me and told me NO. When my mom came home he told on me, apparently I ate some money. It didn't taste very well, so I think I am the one who got the bad deal. My dad was not happy with me either I kept running around and around, opening the door, yelping and trying to tell him to come on this side of the fence. How am I going to protect him when he is on the other side of the fence talking to other people and dogs? I was so happy to see him, but he thought I was being crazy. My mom would understand, but she does not like it when I open the back door and forget to shut it. She does not like the bugs getting in.

Finally she got home and some weird thing happened with her eyes, she had to go to bed and was not very happy. I am not sure why she still seemed sad. I left her alone for a bit, but I could not stand it anymore and scratched at her door and jumped on her bed so I could sleep with her. Then Dad came home and said let's go out. I was ready, but he did not mean me, so I grabbed his socks and took them outside. Next time maybe they will let me go, like the boy did one day. He took me with him to a place that smelled so good. I just wanted to jump out the window into the place, but I couldn't. He bought me some little pieces of meat with brown stuff around them. I think they were nuggets. YUM.  But I really wanted what he had, but then I always want what my people eat. Well, it is nap time so talk to you later.

BORING

Yesterday was boring, my people left without me. Luckily, I was outside. I got to bark at everyone without my mom coming out and telling me to stop. Though when she is not here I do not bark as much. She seems to forget I am letting her know there are strange dogs and people near the yard. Sometimes my friends stop for a sniff, and I don't bark, just whimper when they go away.
When my people came back they hung with me in the yard, but they were doing yard work. My dad kept going in the front yard, I hate that, why can't I go? It's not my fault that the smells in the neighborhood make me want to run after them. My mom always runs with me, but she keeps telling me to stop. I have to be satisfied that I can still see my Dad. I am sure he needs my help with weeds, but mom will not let me out of the gate. I need a friend, but dad says no.

Mischief

Last night I had so much fun. I did not go on a walk, though I think my mom probably wish she had taken me. My mom and the boy were sitting in the TV room, not paying any attention to me. So I decided to get their attention. They thought if they called to me while I was running around I would come to them, but I wanted them to come to me. I found this roundish toy, it was soft and squishy and I could tear off chunks of it and roll it around on the floor where thin strips would come off. When my people finally got up they yelled she has the toilet paper. So I guess I TP'd  the house, it was lots of fun, but the it did not like to get off my tongue. I had to keep moving it around, my mom tried to help, but I think I swallowed it. Hopefully, tonight I will get a walk, or maybe I will get into something even better like the trash.

Tirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrred

Be careful for what you wish for, I wanted to go on a walk and that is what my mom did. I think we walked almost two miles. My dogs are tired. All I want to do is nap. I didn't even want to see the kids from school go by, too tired. I did manage to sit at the fence and wait, but when mom went in I went in. Tonight, however, I may get some more energy. I like running around at 7 PM, grabbing what is on the floor or wastebasket and hoping someone chases me. Maybe mom will take me for another walk. I read my p-mail earlier, so I probably don't have any new messages.

YIPPEE

Yippee yippee, yeah tail wag times a thousand, circle circle, jump jump, run run circle jump jump run tail wag all the way around, SHE IS HOME. Last night I was all mopey. My boy could not get me to run or play. He did take me on a million mile walk. boy were my dogs tired (BOL-bark out loud). But then I heard the noise, the noise that means my adopted mom is coming home. It scares me a bit, like she is coming home in a monster. But out through the door she pops and well I explained my reaction.
Then she fell asleep on the couch so I did the same only in my chair. At first she sat in my chair, but I just looked at her with pity in my eyes and up she got to sit with me on the floor. I took this as a sign that I could sit in my seat, so I did. My boy laughed. So mom kicked him off the sofa and took a nap. I would not take my eyes off of her. I am so glad she is home, but she is in constant motion, trying to clean up many messes. Some of them mine, I was so happy that I tore up lots of paper, oops. Do you think she will leave again?

She is gone

My favorite human went away a couple of days ago. Not sure where she went but she took that funny looking bag. I felt that she was sad or worried. she rubbed my head and said see you soon. The boy has been taking care of me while she is gone. He likes to play with me, so I hope he plays socks with me. It is my favorite game. I hope she comes home soon and isn't so sad.

I am in command

I have taken over the computer from my adopted mom. I may have trouble with words as my paws are not very reliable for typing. I hear there is a way to talk into the computer and have the words come, but I do not think it has translations from Dog to English. I am sure you would not like to hear: woof woof yip yip bark bark, so I will type. You do know that dogs are the smartest at translations, just the other day my human started trying to speak Spanish, OMG, I tried to help but she just did not understand me puttin my ears down and my tail between my legs.

I think my human is trying to tire me out so that she can run around the house like a crazy person. I tried to help when she picked up the pile of stinky things on the floor. I grabbed the stinkiest thing, my human calls it a sock and followed her in the room with the loud box. I dropped the sock at her feet and she said "Good Dog." Usually she hates it when I pick them up to run around the house. Just to be sure I grabbed another one, but she was not as enthusiastic about it. I was trying to take it outside to bury it like I do all the other stinky things. I do not know why she puts it into the box, it does smell different when it comes out, but she still won't let me play with it.

I do have a system though, when I want a treat or her attention I grab a sock and pretend I am going to eat it. This gets me a good run when I am bored and I treat when I am in need of a snack. I think I have trained her well. I like being in command.

Seizure

I think this is the scariest thing I have ever witnessed, a dog having a seizure. I have seen a person having a seizure, I have seen a person with a BBQ fork stuck out of his back after the attack. I have seen a child that needed medical attention after being beat up. I used to work in a hospital. But those were emergencies that I was prepared to deal with and except wanting to find the person who hurt the child and put the child into sickle cell shock, I can be calm. But being woken up by your husband at 5:30 AM, running into the room and shouting get up there is something wrong with the dog, starts the adrenaline going. I walked out to my dog being unable to stand, trying to crawl across the porch disoriented, drooling, and looking like she was about to die. My husband told me that she started thrashing about in her crate and he thought she wanted out. SO he opened the crate she came out, ran into the wall, ran into the door and he let her out, which is when he got me and I found her crawling on the ground. Immediately, ran to get dressed, called the emergency vet, woke up my son and went to find Kai who had manage to crawl under her favorite Japanese maple tree and would not move. Sent my son in to retrieve her, Kai managed to stagger away from him. We finally got her out from under the bush, she was stumbling but walking. We took her to the vet, where she proceeded to drool a river onto their floor. Eventually, she started to move a bit more. She has not had this happen before and not since that morning.

The vet told me that she may have had an epileptic seizure, that she is at the right age for this to happen. She also said that it may never happen again or it could happen and we would not know when, but to look for these signs:
1. Overly affectionate a few hours prior to the seizure- I had remarked to Jim the night before that Kai was acting like she wanted to crawl into my skin. She usually does not try to get in my lap, let alone want me to continuously pat her and rub her back.
2. Uninterested in her food.
3. They usually happen after they have been sleeping, because their brain starts sending out lots of energy while they sleep and there is nothing to distract the messages. I wonder if this is why they seem to run in their sleep.

So now every time Kai cuddles next to me I wonder, will there be another episode. Just now as she was napping with her head close to my leg she started to tremble. I talked to her and rubbed her back. Maybe she was just chasing rabbits.

My protector

I have figured out what my sweet pup is barking so fiercely at during the evening hours, a bunny. Yes that ferocious beast with big ears and giant teeth. It was about 8 in the evening and the sky was not even showing signs of evening. When Kai started parking at the front door. This was a different bark, like an intruder was about to enter the house. My husband got up to see what the fuss was about, we have had ding dong ditchers in the past, but that is usually in the cover of darkness. No one had knocked so not someone we knew. My husband was gone for a few minutes, so I asked what the problem was, dun dun dah, a bunny. Kai was itching to chase that thing off our front porch, but we knew if Kai got out then she would chase the bunny forever. So we let her observe it through the door and tried to calm her down about it being okay.

Let's be honest, the bunny is okay in the front yard, but it keeps eating the flowers in my back yard. I do not mind  if it eats the clover, but not my lilies. Anyway, I think that is who Kai is barking at in the evenings when I look out the back door and see nothing. She runs to the fence and I am pretty sure little bunny foo foo is flying through the slats when I let Kai out. What would she do with an intruder? Would the bark be different? Or am I going to have to discern bunny from foe? Good questions, me thinks. Right now we are protected from the evil bunny.

Another new trick

Kai has a new trick that involves doors. I told you about her ability to open the back door to get inside the house. Also, she figured out how to get the garage door open, both are lever systems that cause the door to swing inward. This allows her to jump up on the handle at the same time she pushes with her body. She has escaped out of the garage on several occasions using this system. So now we have to lock the garage door every time we leave, or she will escape as we are pulling into the garage. Well yesterday she figured out how to open the door from the inside of the house. We are not sure how she does it. I only know that my son was off loading stuff from his car and had put her in the house so that we could have the gate open. He heard two clicks, and then saw the dog dart out of the house, out the fence, and up the street. Chase ensues and once again, I am winded from running up hills. Finally, she is corralled and picked up by my son, who has bologna in his hands. One of these days I am not going to be able to catch her and will have to rely on the good graces of others to get her home.

Saaaaad

I came back from substituting to find a sad pup. Even our walk did not make her happy. Well maybe a little happy with the walk. Instead of sitting with me she has curled up into her crate to sleep. I hope she did not eat something bad for her. Maybe she is just tired from being outside all day, it was 75 degrees, but there are lots of cool spots outside. She will probably perk up when my husband comes home.

Spring 2015

Kai, my poor pup has allergies. I thought maybe she had a cold after I picked her up from boarding, but nope as soon as she spent more time indoors the runny eyes and sneezing have stopped. When she has been outside all day, she wakes up the next morning congested. Kai is paralleling me in her allergies. Things have calmed down a bit since the trees are in full flower and my honey bees are grabbing the pollen. I am hoping that when I leave her outside while I am substituting that she will be able to handle being outside with the pollen.

Food Allergies

My pup may have possible food allergies, so I have to wean her off the chicken and beef, and give her lamb and fish food. Yes, my dog is now a guppy. She has had this rash that goes away briefly and then comes back. The vet said lets try modifying her diet. She also has to eat veggie treats, or nylon bones, anything but pigs ears, cow hide, and well anything that dogs tend to eat. Now I just have to convince my husband that he cannot feed her off the table. Maybe this will help. She was so sweet at the vet, I do not know what he did but, he relaxed her so much that she actually laid down on the table. She never does that. He was an older vet, so maybe he is well trained in calming dogs. I will keep you posted.

Spring happiness

Well it is Spring and with that is sunshine, flowers, warmth and baby animals. I am hoping that today that is actually the case, because yesterday the first day of Spring, was met with rain and 37 degrees. By the evening we were up to a whopping 48. Today it is supposed to be in  the 70's, time to get out the shorts and take Kai for longer walks.

Kai is heaven over the weather, it means that she can stay out in the sunshine, instead of being cooped up in the house. Kai does not like anything below 40 degrees. She is like my bees, who only come out when it is 50 degrees. Kai will stick her nose out the door, then turn around and go to her favorite blanket or chair to lie down. It is my new way to judge the temperature and what jacket to wear outside.

Today she did not hesitate to go out, so above 40. She also doesn't want to come in when called. This means I can get some spring cleaning done, when I am not stopping Kai from barking at everything that moves past the house. And it means more potential for escapes as we do yard work. She is fast and I am so tired of running after her. Her freedom outside of the gate produces a crazy pup, who never listens to the word stay.

But for the sunshine warmth, I will be happy, as well as Kai.

Escape number 452......

This week has been utter chaos, so that when my husband said "Do you want to go out to dinner?" I nearly jumped off the ground. We had gone outside, my husband wanted me to see his bees, so we went through the back gate, which I shut behind me and locked. I went to the garage and opened the door, got into the car and apparently while I was doing that, my lovely Kai who never went into the garage when the car was running decided if we were leaving she was leaving. She opened the front door to the garage, which is a lever, and ran out the door. All of this happens without me knowing it. I see the door ajar, jump out of the car, shut the door. My husband gets to the street, where I notice my dog Kai watching the chickens in my neighbors yard. I jump out of the car call Kai, my neighbor tries to grab her and Kai flies up the street and turns right. I am in hot pursuit as is my husband, me on foot, he in the car. I fly up some three sets of stairs as I see Kai go to someones porch. Aha I think, I have her only to find her vanished. She has somehow passed me and is now at the next house. She starts to come  am delighted and then she is off again, flying across hilled yards and jumping to the corner at the end. I cannot jump off three feet off the top of the brick wall, so I have to climb down the steps. By that time Kai has disappeared, I look everywhere, walk across the block up three houses, no sign of Kai. Turn around and she is on the side of the street I just left, apparently having visited someones back yard. WHile I had been screaming her name. I recross the street, where Kai takes off up the ally way. All I can see is every once and awhile is a tail. So I start running to the last place I see her. When I arrive, I notice two things, construction site and the open carport that leads from the backyard to the front yard. I pray she has not gone through because that is the busiest road and the last time Kai was on that road she almost got hit three times. So I do not scream her name but quietly maneuver around the cars parked in the back, and see her inside a fenced off area, with thankfully, only one way out. She is sniffing, and I manage to sneak up on her, grab her, lift her in my arms and walk down a hill that makes me think that I am sliding down my back on the hill, I am sure it must be at a 75 degree angle. My husband is nowhere to be found, as I carefully put one foot in front of the other. Till I get home and as if by magic, my husband turns the corner. I put the dog away in her crate, change my red mud covered boots and jump in the car to go to dinner. Cursing the day I put a cute puppy in the back of my car to love.

Sleeping with my dog

I am not a huge fan of letting my dog sleep with us at night, but sometimes if I am not feeling good or want to take a nap, I let her onto the bed. In the mornings, whom ever gets up first, wakes the other by letting the dog into the bedroom. Now it is usually me letting Kai wake my husband. She grabs his hand or sticks her nose under the blankets where he hides. Today I did not have to go to work, so I decided to sleep in a bit. My husband, decided to let the dog in the room, tit for tat. Kai found me gave me morning kisses and then settled herself in the crook of my knees and went to sleep. I guess it backfired for Jim, he came to say goodbye an hour later. So much for a wake up call.

snow fetch

This is a lively game and gives Kai much exercise. After trying to take her on a walk and realizing that I was going to have a potential fall, I decided to cut our walk short. When I came home I tossed Kai a snowball, she would run to find the snowball slide in the snow and completely cover the snow ball. Then she would stick her nose in the snow trying to locate the ball. Impossible, so when she came up for air, I had another snowball prepared. Repeat, repeat repeat. She was always so excited to see that I had the ball. She would come running back to me and try to anticipate where I was going to throw it. Then off again, slide, no snowball. So once I just threw it at her feet, where she tried to pick it up and ended up eating it. She loves the snow and is currently outside playing in it. She will come in when her feet need warming. She always does.

Warm Winter Weather

What is better than 60+ degrees in the middle on February-nothing. Kai is outside just having a wonderful time. She has not been in all day. Friday is going to get colder so she will be stuck inside once again. The only problem with her being outside is barking every time she sees a dog walk by. We have many dogs in our neighborhood and on a day such as this, lots of walkers. Why am I inside? I am trying to catch up on housework. Kai is not happy because I have not gone out and thrown a ball with her all day, but she has only come in once to look at me with her big brown eyes. I love that she loves being outside.
She had a special treat this weekend, my kids came home to celebrate their dad's birthday. We decided to watch a movie at home and Kai sat right between my kids. She usually does not do that, but she was extremely happy to see them. At first she barked and barked, when they came in the door. She is really good with intruder alerts. Then the barking got less and less as she caught their scent and realized who it was. Then she was all puppy jumping, cuddling and giving kisses. It made me happy too, knowing that she is such a loving dog. I also loves that she barks when someone unannounced comes in the  back door. She did this once while I was in my bedroom and when I came out my backdoor was open. I am glad she was home and barking that time.

No long puppy dog tales

My Kai has kind of settled into a pattern, now that I am working. She gets up meanders around when I am getting ready, eats breakfast and waits for my husband to get up. Depending on the temperature, she is either inside or outside. She loves being inside and so far has not destroyed anything. We do keep her in the kitchen with plenty of room. If she is outside she greets me by the garage and does her happy dance. Then she runs back and forth from the kitchen door to the fence, she knows it is walk time. She is an eager pup and I am glad she is small because she wants to rush down the sidewalk. I have been pulled off my feet several times, but managed to maintain balance. Then at after our walk or in the evening, she snuggles up next to me and sleeps. I miss her during the day and can't wait to get home to this loving pup. If I do not play with her or walk her then I need to keep my door closed or she will find socks and run around the house with them.

Subbing

So if you substitute teach, you may find things are not as you placed them. Well, actually Kai waits until I come home to be Ms. Brat. During the day she must sleep, because if there is a tissue box handy that is what she will shred to pulp. Also, she likes to find socks and destroy them. That all happens when I walk in the door and do not take her out on a walk.I am not sure if she stores the socks somewhere I have not found her cache, but she gets them out and they are the perfect match for my missing socks. I do not dare throw a sock away because she has stolen the other sock. Today it is cold and rainy, not a good time for after school walk. I am waiting for destruction to begin.