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.