Dog Days
August 4th 2010 12:46 pm

So far my opinion of the dog days of summer isn’t very high. I enjoy spending time outside, but good grief! How about giving a guy a break Mother Nature? I mean look, it was 80* this morning when mom left for work and that was at 8am this morning. That is nothing compared to what the heat index is and has been. At 12:45pm the heat index is 105*. That is high enough to make one super hot dog. Normally I enjoy running around the yard, chasing squirrels, chasing Pixie and just having fun. Now it is too hot to even enjoy taking a dip in my swimming pool!

Flash, Flash, BOOM!
August 16th 2010 1:34 pm

We’ve been having some summer storms. Now when it simply rains, I don’t mind, but when it does the flash booms… I don’t like it!

I’ve been trying to get mom to write this entry for me for almost a week. Now that she’s taking some time off from work, she should be able to get everyone up to date.

Last Tuesday morning I was minding my own business… sleeping peacefully right next to mom on the bed. The sound of heavy rain slowly seeped into my brain. No problem, rain falling on the roof is sort of soothing. Then it happened! A big bright flash and an unbelievably loud BOOM! Lightening has struck and struck some where close by. It was loud enough to wake mom up too! She says that I jumped straight up. Harumph! I don’t doubt that, but I’m sure that I was graceful doing it. Needless to say after that rude awakening, I had to make sure mom was safe, so I snuggled up next to her at the head of the bed.

Even Abby joined us on the bed. She’s always been afraid of storms, but since her hearing has been fading, she doesn’t always seem to notice the storms. But this time she did. So mom helped her up on the bed too. Between us pups, we kept mom safe from those nasty flash flash booms!

Football time in TN
September 4th 2010 11:19 am

It’s football time in Tennessee!!! And we have another new coach this year. Here’s hoping that Coach Dooley will have a pawsome season. I’ve been practicing all morning long on the off-chance that Coach Dooley recruits me for the team. I’m real good at carrying the football!

The big grind
September 15th 2010 9:22 am

Long before I came along, mom decided to get rid of an ugly raised flower bed that resided in the corner of our back yard. Little did she know that this bed hid a big secret… a huge tree stump! For years she’s been trying to get rid of this stump. Us pups have tried to help over the years by tunneling under it in our quest to catch a chipmunk. But even with these efforts, that stump refused to surrender.

Monday evening, the stump met its match. Mom’s neighbor a few houses down rented a huge stump grinder. It looked like some sort of monster! Anyhoo…. that monster eventually made its way into my back yard. I have to admit, it made me nervous but I was very curious about it. Mom put us pups in the house since the big gates into the yard were open. I really wanted to know what was going on & I was glued to the deck door. But I couldn’t see what was going on!

Mom eventually put up the baby gate on the deck stairs. Pixie & I were allowed out on the deck so we could observe the monster. And we had a good vantage point too. (Our deck is way up in the air!) I could peer over the edge & watch that monster biting into that stump, chewing it up & spitting out sawdust! YIKES! That’s one mean monster!!

I was nervous about all the noise the monster was making, but not afraid. Mom kissed my nose & said she was very proud of me. I was such a big boy not to be afraid of the grinder. I’ll accept that praise, but I don’t think I want to meet that monster in a dark alley!

Bye, Bye Birdie!
October 8th 2010 4:03 pm

Mom looked out the deck door yesterday afternoon, and she looked at the wrong time! I had just come up from the yard with my latest capture. Mom took one look at me and said “drop it”. And what caused her to say that to me you may ask? Could it have had something to do with the two skinny legs she saw sticking out of my mouth??

Needless to say, it was bye, bye birdie in more than one way. Sadly the birdie didn’t survive its time spent in my mouth. And when mom says drop it, she means drop it and don’t pick it up again. She disposed of my birdie. Bye, Bye my poor little birdie….

I’m SO honored!
October 11th 2010 8:46 am

I’m so honored to be picked as Dogster’s Feature Diary of the Day! It’s something I’ve always hoped for. *sigh* Now one of my dreams has finally come true. I’ve been one of the diary picks a few times in the past, but never quite made it to the top slot. But now that has changed! I want to dedicate my day in the spotlight to my dear sister Annie. If she was still here, she would be grouching about how she’d been writing her diary longer and how she should have been the one picked. BUT secretly she would have been so happy for me. Maybe she knew that I was going to be picked & maybe that’s why I decided to sleep the whole night in her favorite spot on the bed. Who knows? I just know that I’m so happy to be picked!

My Kingdom for a…
October 20th 2010 9:04 am

A HOT DOG, A HOT DOG, my kingdom for a HOT DOG! For pete’s sake! Is it so hard for my mom to understand that?? I mean come on… they had hot dogs Sunday night. They divided one wiener up between the four of us pups. That mean that I only got a measly 25% of a hot dog. Beggars can’t be choosers, but come on!! Then to add to the suffering, turns out there was a leftover wiener that mom didn’t share. She ate it herself last night. AND DIDN’T SHARE! My keen sense of smell clued me in on this awful betrayal. I was making my rounds through the kitchen and my nose let me straight to the sink. I sat down in front of it and thought for a moment. Surely my nose had to be wrong, there was no way my mom would betray me like this. So I lifted my nose up in the air and took a big sniff. Yes, I was correct, I smelled a hot dog. She ate one & didn’t share! The empty container must have been in the sink. So I continued to sit in front of the sink with my nose up in the air. Mom saw me and.. can you believe this?… SHE LAUGHED AT ME! The nerve of that woman. She knows how much I adore hot dogs and she laughed at me. At least she did get the container out of the sink so I could lick the hot dog water out of it. I wanted to take the container back to the couch with me, but she wouldn’t let me. Harummph! All I know, is the next time the peeps have hot dogs, they’d better set one aside with my name on it. One that I don’t have to share!

Happy Birthday to Me!
November 22nd 2010 3:58 pm

Yup, that’s right… it’s the big baby boy’s birthday. I wonder if I’ll get something extra tasty in my food bowl tonight? I certainly hope so!! And I really, really, really hope it’s a hot dog wiener!!!

Baby it’s cold outside
December 4th 2010 7:12 pm

Winter has finally decided to come to my part of the South. We’ve had snow flurries several time since my last diary entry. Of course the snow hasn’t stayed around more than just a few minutes. I personally like the cold, but my silly siblings seem to think cold weather is the worst possible thing to happen to them. Well, maybe having to take a bath would be worse to them, I’m not sure though. Tonight there’s a chance for some light snow. I’d love to wake up and find my yard coated in white. A white Christmas would be nice too come to think of it. I need to add that to my letter to Santa Paws.

I’m dreaming…
December 7th 2010 4:26 pm

of a WHITE CHRISTMAS! Just like the ones I have never known. When I woke up this morning I discovered a wonderful dusting of white all over the ground and very crisp/chilling temperatures. I believe I should have been a sled dog since I love the cold & snow so much. Thus I am dreaming of a white Christmas this year. I know the chances of this is very slim, but a boy can always dream.

 

Sad news…
December 8th 2010 12:36 pm

Mom told me some really sad news yesterday. My big sister Abby is really sick and probably will be going to join my other sister Annie as an angel before too long. I LOVE my sister Abby so much! I loved her from the moment I was carried into the house and laid my eyes on her. She’s such a wonderful and loving dog. She taught me how to hunt squirrels, even though I know I got on her nerves so much with my eagerness. I hope she proves everyone wrong and sticks around for a lot longer.

Christmas Came Early!
December 12th 2010 9:26 pm

Yes, you read that correctly. Christmas came early this year! Remember me wishing for a white Christmas! Well it arrived today!! I’ve been doing mad dashes around my yard every chance I get. I LOVE the snow! It’s almost as nice as the pool or lake in the summer. Since Santa granted my wish (all be it a little ahead of schedule) I must have been a pretty good boy this year. We had 4” of snow on the ground when mom let me out just a few minutes ago and more was pouring from the sky! Woo Hoo!!

White Christmas
December 26th 2010 3:26 pm

Santa Paws is real! I asked for a white Christmas and I got one. WooHoo!! Too bad the peeps have been so busy running here & there. I haven’t had much of a chance to play in it. But the little time I’ve spent outside has been good with me. I enjoy lounging on the sofa, enjoying a nice warm house too!

Hopefully my brother will be up to eating our Santa Paws treats in the next few days. See, Ty had emergency surgery this past Monday night and he’s been on restricted diet and exercise ever since. But I think by mid-week he’ll be able to have a Christmas goodie.

Ty is getting better
December 30th 2010 1:54 pm

Just thought I’d let everyone know how Ty is doing. So far he’s doing really good. He’s supposed to get his staples & stitches out tomorrow morning. (He had emergency surgery for bloat.) Ty says tomorrow can’t get here fast enough for him. Once the stitches and such are out, mom won’t have to be watching Ty like a hawk. And the best thing? We should be able to start getting treats again. Not too many, but a few would really be nice. I’ve been like starving for cookies, cow ears, greenies, etc!