Saturday, December 28, 2013

Phew!

Finally! Christmas is over! Now I have a whole new year to be bad in before even thinking of being good. It is very very hard to be the perfect pup all the time. Plus imagine how out of shape Mom and Dad would be if they didn't have to chase me around all the time. So this year, I am going to have to think of some extra special ways to be naughty. For the moment, I am focusing on hats-Grandpa's hat, Dad's cowboy hat or beret, and Mom's so called blanket that she is crocheting. What she doesn't realize  is that the time she spends crocheting would be better spent lavishing attention on me. So whenever I see her sit down with yarn, I run over and sit on both her and the yarn! Then she has to pet me!

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Tallying up the damage, or one full dachshund

Mom said that we should tally up the damage:
I ate a) Charlie Brown's arm
        b) Charlie Brown's clothes (and Mom says nothing is more disturbing than a naked Charlie Brown
      c) I ate Charlie Brown's nose.
      d) I ate 2 bunny ears
      e) I ate 1 bunny leg
Mom said that I should be totally full by now if not horribly sick.
     Even though I have been totally naughty, Santa was very good to me. I got a new coat, 2 new sweaters, a neck warmer, 2 bags of dog treats, several toys, a ladybug water bottle holder (which I had already stolen a peek and chew at twice yesterday
a box of doggy biscuits  and a great photo in a frame of me and my bff (I sampled the biscuits and they were tasty and Mom hung our photo on the tree!). Plus I got to see my Grandpa, my Grandpere, my Aunt Shelly and her boyfriend Brandon, and AT. Mom said we might possibly have one more visitor tonight. Overall it's been a great Christmas (although I do have a slight belly ache),.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Coal in my stocking!

Mom says that at the rate I'm going, I'll be lucky if I get coal in my stocking. But it's really not fair. It's such a long wait for Christmas and I've been SO patient! This very morning I was patient while Mom wrapped presents without paying any attention to me. But then, she started setting the dining room table. That was too much! While she was busy, I sauntered into the living room and stuck my snout in a gift bag, a gift bag that contained a present for me! I carefully lifted out the tissue paper and grabbed my ladybug water bottle toy! I carried it (unseen) into the dining room and commenced crunching! That's what gave me away! Mom yelled at me and bribed me with a  piece of cheese to get the toy back. Naughty Mecki she said! Don't you know that Santa is watching?  I didn't care, cause later after dinner when she drove my Grandpa home, I took it out of the bag again!

Monday, December 23, 2013

24 hours of being super good!

So I was very very naughty yesterday! This gives me 24 hours to be super good and get back into Santa's good graces! Grandpa was over and we were all eating dinner in the dining room. I had finished and no one was dropping any pizza on the floor for me, so I went out to look for something to do. I saw Grandpa's baseball cap hanging on the doorknob and couldn't help myself. I grabbed it and ran around with it. No one could see though, so it wasn't as fun as it could be. So I ran into the dining room to show everyone what I had! Now the fun started! Dad , AT and Mom chased me around the room until they got Grandpa's hat back (albeit a tad soggy!).
    Mom said I was bad, but I had been super good earlier when Grandma was over and they were decorating the tree, so really, Mom should average it all together!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Today was a day with ups and downs.

Today was a day of ups and downs.First off Mom and I went outside. Then she brought me inside and left! That made me sad. Then she came back but she made me stay in the kitchen while she made some very tasty smelling cookies. Then my grandpa came by and said hi! I got a bellyrub! Then they both left. Then Mom came back and let me snooze on the couch with her. But then something very exciting happened! The kitchen door opened and AT was there! He's back! I was so excited. I followed him upstairs and ran around. Aside from being ignored so much by Mom, it ended up being a good day!

Friday, December 20, 2013

A slight relapse

I'm hoping Santa wasn't watching me today, cause I had a slight relapse of naughtiness. Mom has been making tons of dough today: oatmeal raisin, gingerbread and chedder rosemary (for doggies biscuits!!-FINALLY!) Due to this I am slightly covered in flour, cinnamon and ginger. Plus I snagged a bit of gingerbread dough when it fell off the wooden spoon. That was not my naughtiness though. That started last night.
   Dad took me out for walk. When we came in he sent me upstairs for bedtime. Mom took off my leash but forgot to take my collar off. She didn't realize this until she had closed me in my crate. She didn't want me to jingle all night, so she opened the crate to take my collar off. I patiently let her remove my collar, but as soon as it was off, I ran between her legs, out the door and downstairs. I sat at the bottom of the stairs and barked in triumph. Dad let me hang out with him. Then today, while Mom was letting the dough cool in the fridge she let me out into the computer room with her. While she was tying, I snuck out and ran upstairs. Sadly, she heard me galumphing around upstairs (she said I sounded like a herd of elephants!). So she came upstairs to find me and tell me how bad I was.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Catching up!

Today, yet again, I had to have a stern talking to with Mom. She has forgotten to post photos of adorable me for quite a while! I made her stop wrapping presents (they weren't for me anyway) by sitting on the wrapping paper and dropping my soggy rope toy on her. As evidenced here!


Finally she agreed to blog. So here we go.
1. A while ago (before my exciting sleepover at my bff Rigby's), my grandma came to visit! Mom thinks that the visit was for her, but we all know how my cuteness draws people in. Anyway, she came to visit and of course I showered her with love and affection.


2. The night that I was going on my sleepover, Dad was very sad. And with good reason! He was really going to miss me! So I gave him one last snuggle! You can see the sadness in his eyes. He had a tough two days without me! Imagine being stuck alone with only Mom for company-no wet nose in your face, no doggie salmon flavored kisses!
3. A week later, my Auntie Joan came to visit! I was excited to see her! I jumped right up to say hello!
4.Sadly I don't have a picture of the next event. Mom and Dad went to the city to see a show. So my friend Andrew came over to walk me. Apparently their dog is super hard to get into a coat, so Andrew brought his Dad to hold me. I however love wearing my pea coat. So I sat very politely in front of them and waited for them to dress me. They were VERY surprised.
5. Mom and Dad and I went to go pick out a tree. Mom wouldn't let me show my appreciation for all the trees ( I just wanted to mark them all!) She kept me far away. Finally we picked one out and Dad tied it on top of the car. They brought it in and put on lights but no ornaments. I 'm not sure what we're waiting for, but Mom said I'll get a big surprise on Saturday! Here's a picture of me being VERY good in front of the tree (Just in case Santa is looking!)

As you can see, these are all super adorable photos of me. If I hadn't bugged Mom, my faithful readers would never have seen them!
    As for me, I have had a great couple of days in the snow! After our walk to day, Mom let me play in the backyard. I ran around, dug some of the snow up, rolled, grabbed Dad's sneaker and did laps. It was great.Mom tried to lure me in with a biscuit, but no go. Then she brought out the big guns! She came out with a carrot and a jar of peanut butter! I ran and beat her to the kitchen door!

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Running out of time

I am a little worried being that Christmas is approaching so quickly. You see, Mom and I had discussed what I was going to give people for christmas. But apparently she has forgotten! Yesterday, she came home with a big box with my name on it (with a picture frame and a picture of me and my bff Rigby). She told me it was my christmas present from Rigby but I couldn't open it until Christmas! Now I feel bad, it's not fair that Rigby has such a good sister that she already did all the christmas stuff. I was mad at Mom and I told her we need to get working on the Christmas stuff! I sat in front of her and barked and barked-I could tell she was trying to ignore me. Finally she said we would work on the stuff on Friday! I will make sure she does! I don't want Santa to ignore me cause Mom wasn't willing to help. It's hard to do stuff without dewclaws or thumbs!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

100 % back to normal!

This morning when I woke up, I was 100% back to normal! Fully charged and totally rambunctious! Dad let me out of my condo and  stuck me on the bed with Mom. I lay on my back and wiggled around sneezing. Then Dad took me downstairs. Later, Mom came down and then there was a knock on the door! It was my Grandpa! He came and  petted me but then left. Mom let me out and went to look up something on the computer (without blocking the stairs!). As soon as she was busy, I zoomed upstairs to see what I could chew. I need to come up with a machine that sounds like me running around downstairs so that no one knows I am being naughty upstairs. Eventually with a lack of noise, Mom figured out that I was upstairs being naughty. She running upstairs and caught me red pawed with a sock. She yelled "Bad Dog" at me (which is rude!), so I countered by obeying her command to sit and stay-but added rolling on to my back and puppydog eyes to disarm her. It worked. She told me I was a good dog and attached my leash. We went downstairs and she put my coat on so we could go for a walk. I insisted on walking in the snow. Then I barked at all the neighbors. Then I ran in circles in the snow at the end of my leash. The best was when Mom was on an ice patch and I decided to run and pull her. She flailed for a while but didn't fall.Then Mom let me play in the backyard, where I discovered Dad's sneaker under the snow and threw it around for a while.
   Then Mom told me that my bff had written in his blog about me. You can see it at "Rigbysmanse.blogspot.com" . She said that he was also exhausted! It was quite a fun weekend!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

85% recuperated

Mom says that if I ever go on a sleepover with Rigby again, she will have to feed me pasta before to prepare me for the marathon of exercise! I have somewhat recovered. Yesterday, Dad came home at lunch to find me passed out IN the hated crate! That is how deliriously tired I was! I apparently went into the crate that I hate and snoozed?! What is wrong with me! By the time Mom and Dad came home my battery was about 85% recharged. I was excited to see them, and even more excited to go outside in the snow with Mom. I stuck my nose in every snow drift. Then I made some trails. That kinda tuckered me out, so when we went back inside I jumped up on the couch and rested. Mom dragged me into the kitchen for dinner. I miss having Rigby around to finish my meals. Mom always yells at me for not eating it all. After dinner I decided to be nice to Mom. After all she must have been totally sad and distraught without me for 3 days. When she sat on the couch, I jumped up on her and lay down (even though she DID NOT  have any food). I rolled over so she could rub my belly. That always makes people happy. I didn't even try to stick my snout onto her iPad. Instead, I lay there and dreamed about all the fun I had with my bff Rigby and his family.

Monday, December 9, 2013

The end of the sleepover

Today was the end of my sleepover at my bff Rigby's house! Mom and Dad came to pick me up. I had a great time and Grace was nice and told Mom that I was good! Mom wasn't sure about that, but said she would get the scoop from Grace tomorrow at work when I wasn't around. Rigby and I had a lot of fun. Mom said that I should feel bad about using Rigby as my pony and riding around on his back, but playing exhausts me! Also, I feel bad that my muddy tummy tracked dirt everywhere, but I personally don't think it was worth yet another bath!
   When we got home, I immediately collapsed on the floor. I am so tired! Mom gave me dinner and I left some for Mom to package up for Rigby. He likes my salmon wilderness food-it brings out your inner wolf. Anyway, thanks to my bff Rigby, his sister Grace and his Ma and Pa for allowing me to vacation with them! I give the sleepover 5 Bones!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

My first sleepover!

Yesterday was a very exhausting day! First my Grandpa came over so  I bounced all over in excitement. Then Mom and I went outside to walk him to his car. Another car pulled up and my Grandma got out! I was very excited to see her, cause she doesn't come visit that often! I bounced all over her. It was nice to see her but then she insisted on brushing me. After she left, I lay on the couch by Mom and took a nap. Dad came home and asked if I wanted to go for a ride! Of course I do! I love rides in the car. This ride however was not good. We ended up in a store that had yummy do treats but also bathtubs! And Dad picked me up and stuck me in one! Then Mom turned on water and soaked and shampooed me. I was very unhappy and howled as all the people in the store looked at me. Then something even worse happened! The fan of death! Mom took the fan and tried to dry me, but it just made me extremely fluffy! Finally we left. I was so exhausted! We went home and I managed to eat my dinner before collapsing.
    Then Mom said she had something to tell me. I was finally old enough to have my first sleepover and it was going to start tonight. I wasn't sure what a sleepover was but I WAS VERY PERTURBED because Mom came out of the kitchen with the evil crate! I hate that crate. When I was just a tiny pup, I was put in that crate and  took a long plane ride to go live with Mom and Dad. mom and Dad were the good part, but the crate is bad! I barked at it and attacked it to no avail. Dad asked me if I wanted to take another car ride. So we went out to the car, but I noticed that the crate came too. We pulled up in front of a house I had never seen before. I barked to let the neighborhood know that I had arrived. The door opened and I saw my BFF Rigby's  sister! I ran up the steps and inside the house. Then I saw Rigby, his Mom and Dad and Grace! How exciting  I thought! Maybe a sleepover is visiting Rigby? then Mom and Dad petted me and left!
    Now all my readers will have to wait until tomorrow when Mom and Dad come get me to find out if I was good or naughty, and whether Rigby and his family ever want to see me again!