Summer Brings BUGS

I am not a very good dog, I have not been writing lately. I started out by enjoying the nice cool weather that begins the flowers and grasses and long walks. But now it is summer and I have to dictate to my mom when it is time to head home. The summer sun just makes me thirsty and hot. However, if mom even mentions the word WALK, I think, let's go. Only to have the warmth push me back indoors. The other bad thing about going outside are the bugs.

It is okay when the bugs are not biting me, somewhat, if I want to lay out under the shade of the tree, for petey sakes leave me alone. Buzz buzz, bite bite, crawl on my paw, ugh. I just want to enjoy my nap. At night when it is cool on the stones, I try to enjoy it but these little flashy bugs are everywhere lighting up the sky. And sometimes if my mom leaves on the light, well the stupid bees we have in the backyard think the sun is out, hello stupid bees, it is night time and I am not a bear trying to steal your honey so leave me alone.

So I am going to try to write more this summer, but I may just be like a couch potato and enjoy the lazy days of summer. It was called that for a reason.

Keeping Mommy Company

Mommy tried to walk me yesterday but couldn't stop barking, I looked around to see what she was barking at but didn't see anything. My boy took me and mommy took her time. I think she is actually not barking, but I don't know what you call it. When we are in the house and mommy makes the sound, the bird also makes the sound. Maybe mom is talking to the wild birds. I wish she'd stop because it makes her sad. I hate it when mommy is sad, then I get sad. So I am sitting next to mom, because when I do she stays put and when she stays put she doesn't make that noise as much. Luckily, it is rainy today and she is content to drink tea and relax. I hope she is better soon.

Mommy's sick, I am a good nurse.

My Mommy is has not been feeling well for several days, which means she doesn't take me for walks. I have to rely on my boy to take me. Today I forced mommy to stay in bed. she woke up and was walking out of the bedroom, because she heard the boy up. But I made her follow me back in the bedroom. I jumped on the bed and pulled the blankets back so she could get in then when she did, I put my face in hers so she couldn't get up. When I was sure she was covered, I laid down beside her. she laughed but she went to sleep for another hour, so I must be a good nurse. I make sure I am beside her whenever she sits down. I do not like it when mom is sick.

Weather Make Up You mind

Okay last time I blogged I was ecstatic because of the nice weather, but come on. My mom was right it got cold again, but today is warm, so I am hopping for a walk. Mom wanted to go for a long walk the other day, but I said no way. It was freezing butt cold out there. I pulled her the direction I wanted to go and that was home. She still managed to get me to go longer than I wanted. I hope Mr. Weather makes up his mind to stay warm but not too warm because than I feel like a dishrag when I finish walking. I am a very picky walker.

More Walks

The weather has been so nice that we have gone on longer and more walks. Mom keeps saying stuff about it is only February and it is in the 70's. But I don't mind. It means MORE WALKS. When it is cold, I don't really want to go out, unless the soft stuff comes from the sky, I think it is snow. I don't like going out in freezing rain either. But when it is just drizzling and warm, I am okay. I hope the other thing mom says does not happen, she keeps saying we are going to get hard in March. Well, today is March 1st and I hope that we don't get hit by anybody.

Wishes for pleasant walks.

Spring?

I think it is Spring, there are flowers and wind and it is warm. I only got to play in the snow a couple of days and then boom warm weather. DO you think it will get cold again? When I walk with my mommy, I feel hot by the end and just want to go home and sleep. I hope we get some more snow, just once. Oh, well I will just go enjoy outside.

I hate vacations

My humans went away for two weeks and left me at doggy care, which I do not mind but it was forever. My boy came and fetched me after only five days, but I missed my mommy. I am trying to ignore her and my dad since they got back. But it is sooooo hard. I just want to stick my head on her lap and not let her move, but today I resisted because she went back to work. When she came home she wanted me to nap with her, I usually do but I kept walking past her as if she wasn't there. After she gave up calling me I finally decided to jump up and curl in her legs. Then the boy came home from work and he brought me a treat. Mom didn't buy me a treat so I left her. She did take me for a walk so I guess I will forgive her, but it is difficult.

RAIN VERSUS WALK

I will not go out in the rain to play. I will not go out in the rain to play. I will very sadly go out in the rain to do my business, repeat this phrase. BUT today my human mom said the word "walk" within my ear shot. SOOOO, everyone in the house knows if you say the word, you better be prepared to take me for a walk. Now my mom being practical said "but it is raining and pup does not go out in the rain." I think she thought that I would go out and sniff the rain and give up. But I have been stuck in the house because of the rain for days and days and days, well not that long, but I just wanted to get out. Since mom was willing to go out, so was I. We walked 1 mile in the rain, mom did not let me linger very long on smells, but still we went. Then I got a nice rub down and my feet dried. Now I feel like curling up in my favorite spot and resting.

Happy trails.

NOSE ALERT

Well it is that time of year when I stick my nose out the back door and try to figure out the temperature. Yesterday it was cold, I mean the kind of cold that makes me turn around and go back to my favorite warm spot. Maybe I am getting too use to a warm environment. When I was found by my adoptive family I lived in a building with a very small heater and was open to the outside. It was only 34 degrees out when my family adopted me and it had been colder months before that. Now when it is 34 degrees outside I get to stay in my nice warm home unless I need the outside. Last night they let me stay in while they went to run an errand. I must remember to look super comfy so they let me stay inside. I do like the snow and can stay out in it for hours but it wasn't snowy, it was just cold, which is never any fun. I guess all the warm weather is going to disappear now.

Have a wwwrrrrwarm winter.

Something happened to the day

I am so confused, it gets dark so fast. My mom woke me up late, I was waiting in my crate for an extra hour. My food comes late and I feel like I am starving. I have to keep running to my food bowl to give mom the hint. Forget about walk time when my mom works, because it gets so dark. I do not like to walk in the dark too many shadows. I get scared. One morning mom took me for a walk with a light on her head just so she could see where to put her feet. I wish she had put one on me so I could see if anything was lurking around the trees.  I hope this doesn't happen again. She thinks she is putting me to bed early, but I am thinking why am I still up. Something about saving daylight, I hope they save it soon, because I would like it back.

Happy walking and wear clothes that glow especially in the dark.

Leaves

What are those things that fall from the sky, skitter across the lawn and hide my bathroom place? I will be walking along and one will sneak up behind me, all I hear is rustle, rustle but when I turn it stops. Once when I was walking with mommy one fell right in front of me then ran to the left. Mommy keeps saying it's okay, but is it? What if they are monsters? Sometimes I have dreams about them chasing me, my little feet try to run away, but they keep coming. Then when it is windy out they all jump from the trees, they like the high up places, but now there are more and more of them hitting the ground. What is a dog supposed to do? I need to figure this out before they take over everything. Happy Fall.

New training for my parents

I think I have successfully trained my humans on when to let me out, when I want food and/or water and when I want a treat. I have successfully employed the sock retrieval method of training. With this training I grab a sock and run to the back door, this is where my food, treats and of course my escape to the backyard to chase squirrels. Now if I stand at the door with my back to it, they know I want food or water. If I turn to the snack holder then they know I want a snack. And of course the door means out. Sometimes I have to touch the handle with my paw, it takes some smarts to help them understand. But today I went to the kitchen sans sock and stood facing the water bowl. EUREKA they got it. I still have to employ the sock sometimes, because they might be in another room and I need them in the kitchen. But I think we are being successful. Who knew that giving them their sock back would be considered a treat to them. YEAH ME.

Guess what?

This is a breakthrough my mom and dad let me stay in the house by myself. Usually they crate me if I am going to stay in the house. When they had the gates up they would let me stay in the kitchen. Most of the time I was left outside, which I did not mind because I got to say hello to everyone who passed the gate. But for the last few days because it has been so hot, I got to stay inside. I was very careful not to mess up the house. Though I did go sleep in their bed, but don't let them know. I tried to straighten out the bed, but it kept getting messier. But I have the run of the household, yeah. Now if I could only talk them into letting me walk with them without the leash.

Good girl

Good girl my favorite words to hear. I usually get a few of those a day, but not always when we are on walks. My mom never says bad girl, unless I do something really bad. I am happy to report that I have been getting more and more GOOD GIRL. Yesterday I was being silly, my mom dropped a pair of  socks when she came out of the garage with some towels and golf stuff. I immediately grabbed the sock. She said GOOD GIRL, take them to the house. I did and ran in with them, but I overdid it and would not give her the socks back. She did not say bad girl, but tempted me with treats to get the socks back. (I taught her that trick.) I use the socks to get treats or outside, it always works. Anyway, we had a great walk and she did not have to pull on my leash very much, or tell me not to chase squirrels, or grumble at dogs. I sometime do this if I am scared. I hope I get more GOOD GIRLS today.

I was right

My boy left today. He took me for a walk, played with me for a little bit and then poof. Well not exactly poof, he got the big pack and his boots ( I really wanted to tear up the boots, but well, I'm a good girl, not.)  Anyway, my dad got all sad and my mom was like "he has to go so he can finish and get back home", though I really think she was sad too. I think she was being a stoat, or some word like that, but she does not want my boy to be up north in the winter winds. To make mom happy when she came home I laid on her feet, just she knows she is loved. When dad comes home I will let him give me hugs and belly rubs. Good times, but I hate being right.

Happy Happy Sad Sad

My boy who is walking the AT has been home for a week, yeah me. But everyday he leaves for several hours, which means my mom leaves for several hours and comes back without him. Then she leaves again and picks him up. One day it took forever, for them to come home. I was soooo worried, did something happen, did they abandon me, all these thoughts were in my head. It was dark when they got back and all seemed well. I ran and ran and ran I was so happy and excited to see them. But I feel a disturbance in the force. My boy is getting the big thing ready with all the boxes and bags and I don't know what else. I think he is getting ready to leave me again. I am thinking I won't see him for a bit. I am not sure I like this coming and going. If he leaves I am going to be sooo sad. WOOWOOWOO.

Summer Lazies

It is summer and I a mostly black dog have no time to deal with 80+ degrees. I go on a walk with my mom early in the morning before it gets too hot and feel all groggy when I come home. We do not even do a long walk. I drink two bowls of water and find the coolest place to sleep. I hate water so though my mom suggests I cool down with a bath or hose, I run away. So while my mom was watering plants, I ran inside, but I really wanted to be outside because my buddy was barking, just couldn't risk an accidental hose squirt (that is what my mom says-accidental my eye teeth.) Anyway, I had a bath yesterday. I am hoping for some cool evenings, so that mom will change her walk time.  Or better yet give me a two walks morning and night. For right now I am just going to sleep under the table. Pleasant dreams.

SUMMER

Schools out forever, well until that thing called Fall. But this means my mommy gets to stay home with me, walk me and not be as tired. I am so happy because I get to sleep in. When she works I have to get up at 5:30, but she let me sleep today. Of course, I have been waiting for her to take me on a walk, she has shoes on and looks like she wants to, but we have not left yet. I keep opening the back door and standing there. When she comes to the door, I run to the fence. You would think she would get the hint. She says I have to wait as she is waiting on someone to fix something. Not sure what but they are late and she is getting mad. I hope she doesn't wait too long because I hate walking in the heat. I'll let you know if I get to go walking, my favorite thing to do, besides tear up socks and gloves.

I hate ticks

For some reason my yard is not the safe haven it used to be. Besides having to avoid the bees when my dad works with them. The big green snake like thing that shoots water out of its mouth when my parents are in the garden is also bumming me out. In addition, my parents now say we have ticks in the yard. I had one on me. I did not even know it was on me until my mom freaked out when she saw it on my body. She tried to knock it off but it was firmly attached. I did not like her messing with it, so I got up and started running around the house. She finally waited until my dad got home, then they tried to torture me some more by pulling on it with a cold metal thing and a stinky thing that smelled like medicine. I was not happy. Mom keeps looking at the spot. I hope I do not get another one of those things, and probably so does my mom.

C'est La VIE or It's a Dog's Life

I have not written in awhile as I am only doing the same thing everyday, with very few highlights. I am a dog after all. The biggest highlight was when the whole family was together for a week. My boy was here, but my girl came home. Then at the end of the week, I was put in a boarding kennel. Which I really didn't mind because I got to play with lots and lots of dogs. I really did not want to come home but my friends said they were going to leave soon, so I went with my human family. But to my dismay the boy was not there. I looked everywhere for him, the basement (his favorite spot), the bedroom, and outside, but no boy. I think my parents lost him. Maybe on purpose because he had a big bag on his pack with all sorts of stuff in it.

Then my mom went away. She came back the next week, but she had weird smells of a house or place I did not know. While she was gone my girl left for places unknown, which left just me and my dad for 4 days. He doesn't do things like mommy does in the morning. He also let me stay outdoors for long periods of time. My mom always calls me in when I bark too much, but not my dad. He was also outside working on the garden, so I didn't mind being outside. It was also nice and warm. I liked laying in the sun, except when he went in the bee hive or got the hose out to water.

SO that is what happened the last few months in a nutshell, whatever that means. I heard mom say it once, but nutshells are very small, so how do you fit a life into it. Anyway, bye and I will let you know if anything exciting happens.