New Year, new foster
January 1st 2010 4:30 pm

It’s a new year and now we have a new foster. This one is called Jovi. Mom isn’t crazy about the name, says he doesn’t look anything like a Jovi. But that’s the name he answers to, so Jovi I guess it is.

Right now he’s cozied up in my big ol’ crate. (the one I don’t use anymore since I’m a big boy now) And he’s chewing on my nylabone! What’s up with that?? Well, I guess I can share a few of my things.

Jovi was found on the interstate. He had been hit by a car, a nice person stopped, picked him up and got him hooked up with a rescue. He had a broken leg, broken pelvis and a severely damaged hip joint. Needless to say, Jovi is now a 3-legged dog. He’s only been one for two weeks, but he gets along just fine!

What I don’t like
January 9th 2010 9:14 am

I don’t like it when mom is upset or sad. She had a bad case of the holiday blues and I think it’s still lingering around a bit. She couldn’t sleep last night. She laid in bed for an hour, got up and watched tv for a while. She got sleepy, went back to bed but she was wide awake again. This just upset mom more, not to mention that it upsets me! I was ready to sleep and every time I’d get comfy on the bed, she would move to the couch. Every time I got comfy on the couch, she would move back to the bed. GRRR!

But the plus side in my opinion, when she feels like this, she doesn’t eat much. She will fix something and maybe eat half of it before she feels sick to her stomach. Hello.. that food can’t go to waste so it ends up in my breakfast or dinner bowl.

More stuff I don’t like
January 9th 2010 5:20 pm

I don’t like the current weather we are experiencing. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the snow, but I don’t like the fact that mom won’t let me stay outside to play all day. She says it is too cold for me for me to stay out for a long time. She says she is compromising by allowing me multiple 15 minute play sessions per day. These are OK, but still… I’d rather be doing it on my own time.

I don’t like it when mom refuses to give me more kibble. Even after I give her the super cute goof ear look. Mom thinks I might be getting a little pudgy from the “extra” snacks that I’ve been getting. harumph… I think I look just fine! But I’ll keep trying to get that extra kibble. Sooner or later she will have a weak moment and I will win the battle!

Finally!
January 18th 2010 9:16 pm

The weather has finally changed. We are experiencing a nice January thaw. Temps have been in the mid to upper 50s. I am very pleased! This means I can spend my days in the yard chasing squirrels and barking at the mailman.

This also means that I can start working on getting my hot body back. The cold weather and lack of activity inside has led to a tiny weight gain. Weight gain equal little or no treats! I’m hoping the pudge comes off as quickly as it went on.

The foster pup is trying to help me burn it off. For a dog with only 3 legs, that little fellow sure can run fast. He’s been keeping me company in the yard the past couple days. He sure isn’t happy to go back in his crate at night. I keep telling him if he would refrain from pottying in the house, mom might be willing to let him stay out at night. But does he listen to me? Nope, so sorry buddy, in the crate you sleep.

My namesakes quote of the day…
January 19th 2010 2:21 pm

As some of you may know, I am named after General Patton. So here’s my Patton quote of the day:

“Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”
– George S. Patton

I’ll accept the challenge! Now where’s the victory??

Snow! We actually have snow!!
January 30th 2010 12:46 pm

Yes dear pals… you read the title correct. We have snow here in the good ol’ South. We get the occasional dusting of snow from time to time, not several inches is rare. This time we have about 4” of snow on the ground. I’ve been having fun sticking my nose down in the snow and biting at the snow. That’s great fun! What is even more fun is making mad dashes around the yard! I love feeling the cold fluffy stuff flying around me. Mom has been outside with me a few times, but she says it’s just too cold for her right now. Bah! What a wuss!!

Oh What a Night
February 1st 2010 9:21 pm

Yes indeed, it has been a wonderful night in the world of Patton. First of all, mom gets home from work and decides to clear the snow & ice from the patio. Woohoo! Mom is outside with ME!!

While she’s busy moving the heavy muck, I try to entertain her by making fast mad dashes all over the yard. I tried to write a message in the snow with my paw prints, but I discovered that I don’t really know how to write. I’ll just have to get my message through to mom in a different way.

After the mad dashes, I had worked up an appetite. Mom served us a nice bowl of kibble topped off with a good dollop of tasty canned food. Umm Umm Good!

Then mom goes into the bedroom to do a little work. I come in to supervise. (I don’t let mom out of my sight very often if I can help it.) She seeing me sitting there so sweet. Ahhh…. so she sits down with me and gives me a hug. Well that was nice. So I decide to wiggle a little closer & lay down. I have one leg of mine over hers and one leg of mine under hers. I put my little head on top of that leg. Mom giggles and says I’m silly. So she’s gonna be silly too. Says she may never have a human kid, so she will have to practice singing the kiddie songs on me. I have to say I’m particularly fond of the Pease Porridge song & I’m a Little Tea Pot song. **sigh**

Super Bowl
February 7th 2010 3:01 pm

Today is the Super Bowl. I say big woop de doo. The only thing I see good going on is the big pot of beef stew. I will say that it has my nose doing extra sniffs. Mom doesn’t have any place to go today to watch the game, no parties or anything this year. So I guess it will be a mom & pups night. She says she’ll sort of watch the game just for the commercials.

And I can’t believe she took a big bowl of that stew over to the neighbor’s house. I mean, I could have eaten it for her. She says I have to be nice & share. She’s working on her positive thinking & good karma stuff. Harumfffth! I guess if mom says I have to share, then I’ll share. She did mention that I might get a half time greenie treat after all!

Thank you!!!
February 9th 2010 8:28 am

Wow! Wow! Oh Wow!!! I’m one of the Daily Diary Picks today! I’d like to thank Dogster for this honor. And I want also thank my wonderful pals who enjoy reading about my adventures & life!! This is soooo Great!!

Hmmm… now what can I tell you about that I’ve been up to lately? Truthfully not too much. I’ve been thinking that it’s about bath time. I’ve developed a definite eau d’ doggie smell according to mom. Well, hello! I’ve been trying to drop the hint. Why else am I sticking my head into the shower when she’s in there? I’m saying, “Hey, I stink! How about spraying some of the soap & water my way!” BOL! Sometimes mom is a little slow on the up take, but I think she has it figure out now.

I’m famous!
February 12th 2010 2:50 pm

My buddy Wyoming just informed me that I am experiencing my 15 minutes of fame. Dogster is using my “goofy ear” photo to illustrate an article. Check it out!

How To Clean Your Dogs Ears (http://www.dogster.com/dog-grooming/cleaning-dogs-ears)

Déjà vu
February 17th 2010 9:06 am

The past couple days, mom says I’ve been making her experience Déjà vu at bed time. Normally I sleep on the bottom left corner of the bed, but lately I’ve sensed the that mom has been feeling blue. So I moved my big rump up to the top of the bed. This means I can sleep with my head propped up on the pillow that mom isn’t using.

I get all comfy and warm, settled in for the night. Before long I start to snore. (Mom swears that I snore, but I think she’s lying to me. I couldn’t be snoring!) Anyhoo… my snores make mom giggle. She says it’s Déjà vu. What ever that is!? *shrug* She tries to explain to me that for years, someone else used to sleep in that spot and he did the exact same type of snoring! So while my snores irritate mom, they kind of comfort her at the same time. She says that sometime she misses that snoring. Glad I could be of help mom! BOL!!

Fun Run!
February 19th 2010 9:26 am

Mom came outside & ran with me for a while last night. She doesn’t do this very often, says it’s too much like work. She’d rather throw toys and let ME run & get them. I don’t mind doing this, but… it is much more fun when she joins me.

Today is supposed to be a nice & sunny day. Right now mom is working, BUT she’s thinking about seeing if she can take half the day off. If she is able to do that, she says she will load me up in the Runner & go to the lake. Then we can jog around the trails there. That sounds like a good plan to me. Keep your paws crossed that mom can get off early!

Pawsome Day
February 19th 2010 4:15 pm

Today was pawsome! Mom got off work early, grabbed a bite to eat while driving so she didn’t waste any time. She got home, changed clothes, pulled essential items from her purse & told me it was time for me to get dressed! That means put my harness on!! Yippee!!

She helps me load into the 4Runner & off to the lake we go. Mom and I put in about 4 miles walking at the lake. It was pawsome!

I got to take a little dip in the lake (yup, I waded out I snorkeled a little then laid down). Saw lots of birds, ducks, geese, sea gulls (what are sea gulls doing in TN??), and even a heron. I had fun chasing the geese. Mom said she would have let me really go after them if it was safer (parts of the trail run along side a busy road). Mom is pretty sure I would run & splash into the water right behind those big goofy birds. BOL!!

I had so much fun… hope mom takes time off from work again soon!