I love Mom best when she's holding food

Mom says she knows that I love Dad more. I can't help it. Dad is awesome! He lets me sleep on the futon, he drops food on the floor for me to eat, he chases me around and plays with me, and he only yells at me sometimes. What does Mom do for me? She makes me go into my crate at night (Boo!), she makes me walk up and down the stairs, which is hard for my little legs, she makes me go on very very long walks (like the Bataan Death March!!!)oh and she feeds me most of the time. She does however, always remember to give me my cookie at night! Dad is just cooler and more fun!
    I do show Mom lots of love when she is holding food though. Especiallly when she is holding food and walking to sit on the couch. Cause when she sits, the food is in range of me! She doesn't like to share but I have snagged my fair share of goodies from her. Once she had a bowl of blueberries and she was not fast enough, I stuck my snout right in and grabbed some! So I do show Mom love! And I have been very good (that's to Santa cause it's almost December and Mom said only good dogs get presents at Christmas!).

A day gone very bad

Yesterday, I had a nice surprise. I was snoozing in the kitchen and dreaming about doors and footsteps when I woke up and realized that there was someone in the house! I peered through the kitchen gate anxiously waiting to see who it was. It was my Grandma! I was very happy to see her and of course she was VERY happy to see me! I ate my carrots right by her feet. I got lots of attention. Then Mom came home and dragged me out into the cold night. When we came back, Dad was home too! I got to eat with all of them. I thought that it was a very good day. Unfortunately Grandma left and Mom decided to give me a bath. That was not fun.I had to stand in the bathtub with shampoo and conditioner all over me for a loooooooong time. Then Dad dried me off. As soon as he put me on the floor, I ran into the living room and threw myself all over the rug to get rid of that freshly bathed smell. It wouldn't go away. That was very exhausting so I jumped up on the couch and snuggled with Mom and Dad for the rest of the night.

Long weekend

I had a good weekend but it was long. On Friday Mom put on my harness and I got all excited cause I knew we were going somewhere. Mom and Dad took me to a new dog park. I didn't want to go in cause I've had some bad experiences at dog parks, but they made me. This dog park had 2 runs, one for dogs 30lbs and under (that's me!) and one for bigger dogs (like my bff Rigby)-but I could also go into the bigger run if I wanted to. I had fun playing with a bunch of dogs.  When I was all tuckered out, Mom and Dad took me home.  On Sunday I was feeling very needy cause Mom and Dad were doing stuff and not paying attention to me. So I sat by the kitchen gate and barked and barked. Finally Mom felt bad and let me out. I knew that I had limited time to be naughty so as soon as I got out I grabbed her sock monkey hat and ran around drooling on it. Mom was not happy and cornered me. Then stuck me back in the kitchen. I decided to keep barking until I drove her crazy. Finally Dad let me out and snuggled with me on the couch.

It's raining food

Today was  a good day! I sat in the kitchen with Mom and food kept falling on the ground. Usually Mom isn't so messy! I got some sweet potato and some apple and some chestnut! Then Dad came in and gave me a string bean (but that was not yummy-Mom agreed with me).I got to see my Grandpere and my Grandpa! Dad said I could have some real gravy on my kibble later.

See Dad Run

See Dad run. Run Dad run!  Last night I was a little bit naughty (that's what Dad said, Mom just thought I was very funny). We all went to bed together and I ran into my crate for my cookie. I heard Dad say that I should be sleeping in the bed. Mom said we could try (but she didn't sound very convinced). Dad got up to let me out of my crate and Mom said get ready to catch him cause he will fly out of there. Mom was right. Even though Dad was ready, he only got my back leg! He picked me up and put me on the bed. Then he made the mistake. He went to get into bed and I jumped off the bed and ran out of the room. I was so excited! Freedom I thought as I ran down the stairs. But surprisingly, Dad ran after me! And even more surprisingly, he beat me to the bottom of the stairs! I could hear Mom laughing from upstairs.He scooped me up and brought me back upstairs. This time he put the blankets over me on the bed. I tried to escape but all the routes were blocked. I crawled up to the pillows and lay on Dad's head. He told me that I was not a hat so I moved back a little. Dad's head was still there so I licked it. Dad did not appreciate that, but Mom started laughing again. Mom said that if I didn't settle down, it was back to the crate for me. I did not settle down. So Dad got up and sent me back to my crate. Unfortunately I did not get another cookie which I think was very rude. I did learn that Dad is capable of bursts of speed. I will have to get faster!

Part cat

Mom really insulted me last night. She said that I must be part cat because a) I like to wind my way between peoples legs, when they are standing or sitting and b) I am fascinated by balls of yarn.  Mom is knitting something so she has a ball of blue yarn and a ball of white yarn on the couch. I desperately want these because she pays way too much attention to them when she should be paying attention to me. Whenever I can, I run over, jump up and try to grab those balls of yarn! I even try being subtle. Walking around, pretending not to be interested in them and waiting for Mom to stop watching me. It hasn't worked so far. I've been able to grab them and drool all over them, but have not been able to carry them off and eat them! Very disappointing.
   And talking about disappointing, this morning I ran over to Dad's side of the bed and lay on the  floor by the end of the bed, in full belly rub position! Dad would NOT get out of bed to come rub my belly! Mom laughed and said that I would be lying there forever if I was waiting for Dad to get up. I was forced to move to the front of the bed so that Dad could give me my morning belly rub without getting up.

Bunny hop

Mom and Dad were very mean and laughed at me this weekend. I was hanging out with Dad when Mom came home after a long time away. I was so excited to see and I wanted to lick her instead of giving her air kisses. But Mom is tall and I am very low to the ground. The only way to reach her was to hop like a bunny! So I hopped and got a lick in. But then I was back on the ground. So I kept hopping and getting one lick in each time. Mom and Dad started laughing about how cute I was. I agree that I am very cute but it is rude to laugh and make fun of one's disabilities (my short legs!). If Mom had sat on the couch it would have been much easier to lick her!

Working on the growl-beware thieves!

 When Mom came home last night, I heard her , but I ran to the front door and she snuck in the kitchen door. I had just escaped from the bathtub where Dad was washing all my stinkiness away. I was still a little wet (well maybe a lot wet) so I ran and jumped on Mom (she was sitting on the couch making it easy to get her) and rolled all over her to dry off. Then I chewed on my antler by pushing it against her leg. This meant that her leg got all wet from antler drool. I offered to lick it off her but she took me upstairs to bed instead.Last night I did my deepest and scariest growl yet! Mom said that she is going to video me so everyone can see how fierce I am and how devoted I am to protecting that cookie in my crate from thieves!

Everyone knows where Mom stands

Mom wasn't home last night. Just me and Dad. Unfortunately the stuffed animal that Mom had sewed and given to me did not sit well in my belly. I was sick this morning. It's all Mom's fault for having given it to me. When Mom came home she was not all comforting and kind. She said that I should have learned by now not to eat non-food items! Then she told me what Rigby's sister, Grace said. She said that Mom was 13th in my heart (and it's so true!). Here is a list of the things I LOVE-although Grace forgot some so I added them in: 1. Andre Thomas 2. Dad 3. my antler 4. Grandpa  5. Grandma 6. Rigby and Grace 7. Carrots 8. Sweet Potatoes  9. Socks (as a snack! the stinkier the better!-I know my bff Rigby agrees!) 10. My soccer ball 11. sticks that are longer than me 12. stuffed animal appendages and 13. (at the moment cause I very well might come up with more things I love) MOM.

A warning growl

I do not approve of Mom's new method of bringing me up and down the stairs.Just because her arm is aching she claims not to be able to carry me. So now I am forced to walk up and down the stairs-mostly she drags me up and down by my leash! The big problem with this is that she has control of me and I cannot run full speed into my crate to get my cookie. This leaves my cookie open to thieves. So now when we make it up the stairs (which mind you is like scaling Mount Everest for my tiny legs!!!), I am forced to sit near my crate and wait for Mom to take off my collar. I am very concerned about my cookie though, so while I sit there (patiently!) and Mom fiddles with my collar I narrow my eyes and growl menacingly at the crate so that no one goes near it. As soon as Mom releases me, I fly into my crate and grab my cookie.So far I haven't found someone trying to steal it, but you never know. A growl a day keeps a thief away!

Snuggling with dad

Mom has been sleeping at Grandpa's so Dad and I get the run of the house. The only bad thing is that
Dad does not always remember my bedtime cookie. BUT...I haven't been sleeping in my crate! Dad didn't feel like going upstairs so we slept on the futon downstairs. Dad even has an awesome scratchy wool blanket! (Mom won't let him use it upstairs cause it makes her itch.) I get to curl up next to Dad and snuggle with him. It's been a great couple of days.

The only thing missing is my bff Rigby

Mom said that my bff Rigby and his family still don't have power. I told Mom they should come here-I am even willing to share my bacon with them! I have lots of toys that Rigby could play with!  Mom took me outside for the best time ever. Snow is great! She took a lot of movies of me having fun. The only way that I could have more fun would be if Rigby was here!

When we came into the kitchen from outside, Mom wiped me off with a paper towel which I tried to eat. Then she put a towel down on the floor for me to lie on. I am a tough dog though, so I nosed the towel into the corner and lay on the floor. Mom put the towel on me. I tossed it off so she gave up.

SNOW!!!

Last night Mom stayed at Grandpa's house so it was just me and Dad. We did boy things like grilling and playing in the snow! It was so much fun! Then we came inside and Dad lay on the futon-I curled up next to him to   him to keep him warm. Best day ever!

A ghost

Today I made Mom laugh. We came downstairs-I had to walk down the stairs again! I ran over to the couch and there was a blanket hanging off it. I ran under the blanket and it came off the couch and fell on me along with another blanket. I ran around cause I couldn't see anything. Mom said that it was a bit late to be dressing up like a ghost and laughed at me.

Mom's pain is now mine

Since Mom hurt her shoulder she has not been carrying me up and down the steps! Instead, at bed time she makes me walk up the stairs with my leash and collar on so that in the morning she can put it back on and make me walk down the stairs! Why must I suffer? With the leash and collar on I can't race into my crate and grab the cookie! Mom drags me back and makes me sit and wait for her to take off my collar! So unfair.

We're back!

Finally Mom and Dad decided to turn the lights back on. It was hard living in the dark and cold too! Yesterday my Grandma came over with a lot of meat! It smelled really good and I thought Dad might give me some but he put it in the freezer. Mom and Dad and I have spent a lot of time together this past week. We've been playing and going on walks. Grandpa stayed with us for a while but then he left. Mom said I would see him again soon. Mom also said that at some point we should try my halloween costume on and take pictures since I didn't get to wear it on Halloween. Mom said that my bff Rigby still doesn't have power (like my Grandpa). I hope they are doing well!

So much sleeping time

mom and dad have been very weird lately. First of all, on Monday our house was filled with people! Dad had friends over and my grandpa was also there. It started to get very dark and windy. Dad and I went out for a walk. There was a lot to smell with all that wind! We heard a big boom and I barked to let everyone know. My favorite tree across the street fell right over! Then it got dark in the house. Mom must be trying to save electricity I thought. Dads friends went away the next day but grandpa stayed and I got to lie on the couch next to him. Ever since Monday it has been dark in the house. And it is getting colder too. I spent last night lying next to grandpa.