The Dad giveth and the Dad taketh away :(

Yesterday Dad gave me a great new toy but then I was playing with it and I chewed a big hole in it-then Dad came and took it away! Yesterday he took me to the dog park where a mean dog decided to bite me. I yipped and Dad checked me out to see if I was hurt. He thinks the other dog only nipped me cause he didn't find bite marks or a hole in my head. Today it felt  like I was in my crate forever! Then Dad came and let me out.  I came halfway out and stretched. Then I wagged my tail like a crazy dog cause I LOVE Dad!  Dad rubbed my belly and I looked up and saw Mom in bed. So I jumped up to lick her arm. Dad and I went downstairs for a walk. And then we all ate breakfast together!

Dad is great!

I was out for a walk with Mom last night and when we came home Dad was there. I was very happy to see him so I wiggled around, hopped up and down and let him rub my belly. He brought me a new toy! It is a ball with bumps on it AND it squeaks! I ran around the kitchen playing with it. We all ate dinner together and then Dad left. Mom let me play in the living room, but I just barked and nipped at her so she banished me. Then she was even meaner and put tabasco sauce on the chairs I was chewing! I'll get her back today though, because I'm also chewing on the white plastic stepping stool!

So tired but not willing to admit it

Today Mom and Dad were home at lunch. Mom have me a piece of chicken jerky so I wouldn't feel left out while they ate. After lunch Mom and I went to the dog park. There were a lot of dogs there! I saw a dog that looked exactly like Rigby but it wasn't him. It was a girl named Shelby but she didn't want to play with me. I played with a big white scruffy dog. We jumped and ran all over the place.  A man came on a little car to pick up garbage and Shelby grabbed his glove. She ran all over with it until a big poodle named Max took it. Finally another man grabbed it when Max wasn't looking and gave it back to the man. Mom said she was happy that I wasn't involved in it. I felt bad for the man whose glove got stolen so I ran over and let him rub my belly so that he'd feel better. Now we're home and I'm lying down on the kitchen floor. I am so tired, but don't tell Mom!

Mean Mom!

This morning Mom was very very mean. She took me for a walk, but when we came back inside she did not let me off my leash. Instead she got a very yummy snack and the BRUSH! She tried to distract me with the snack by holding most of it in her hand so I could only get little bits but I drooled all over her pants. So she gave me the treat but then started brushing me all over. I tried to get away but she had my leash! She brushed all my legs and my tail and then turned me over and held me tight while she brushed my chest and tummy. I tried very hard to bite the brush and get away but she held me tight. I wiggled and growled my meanest growl but she wasn't afraid! Finally she was done-mostly cause the brush was all full of hair that should rightfully still be on my body! But I got her back. When she went to work, I continued my new job as a lathe and made spindles out of the bottoms of the kitchen chairs. Just wait till she sees that!

Me-3, Leashes -0

So last night Mom and Dad took me to the pet store for a new leash. That's because I ate the last leash on Halloween. This is my 3rd leash. Mom said if I eat this one, the next one will be metal.

Not enough play time

Last night I was VERY excited to see Mom! She took me out for a walk and then played with me-but only for 20 minutes! That is not enough play time. Then Dad came home and after a little while he took me for a walk and brought me up to bed. I was not happy to go into my crate. I wanted to run around and bark and play! So after I ate my treat for going in my crate and grumbled and yapped for a while so Mom and Dad would have to stay up too!
     This morning I waited for Mom to sit down and eat breakfast-cause then she moves my food bowl to a better location (between her feet!) and I can crawl in under her chair and stick my head out between her feet and eat. That is my favorite breakfast position!

So many people and so few belly rubs

So Halloween means that there are a lot of people, kids and dogs walking around. Mom took me for a walk but no one wanted to pet me. I met a big dog who was nice and then a very tiny schnauzer named Heidi. We went home and Mom hung out in the kitchen with me. A lot of people kept knocking on the door but I wasn't allowed to see them. It was very stressful for such a social butterfly like me. Mom brought me in the living room on my leash which I did not like. I pretended to chew on my rope  toy but instead I chewed through my leash!
   This morning when Mom let me out she gave me an extra hug because she had a bad dream about me. She said that she was brushing me in her dream only when she brushed me my fur fell out and I had big red patches of skin and she felt bad cause they hurt me. I licked her to let her know it was ok but also told her that she didn't have to brush me at all (cause I DON"T like being brushed anyway-so it's a win win situation!).