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Hanging with Harvey

Weekend guests again...

Seems that Lola and her New Mom are coming to spend the weekend, starting tomorrow. Her New Mom is going to some Labrador shows down in MA. so she will be spending the nights here. Lola is coming cuz she is going to stay with Jones for the Summer.
What does this have to do with me, you may ask? Well, when we have guests, they need to walk thru the corner of OUR dog room to get to the guest room. Of course, most of us have to bark at them every time they walk thru. Some of us even have to bark at them when they roll over in bed during the night, BOL!
If someone is just here for an overnight Mom takes the barkers all into HER bedroom and we all sleep together in there. As you can well imagine, TEN dogs (oops, now ELEVEN with Jethro), sleeping with Mom doesn't leave much room in the bed for Mom, hehehe!
Well, since I sleep in the bedroom with Mom ANYWAY, I don't have any problems like being moved over to the boarding kennel with those barkers, BOL! I get to stay in my normal place, and sleep in my normal bed like always. It's nice being a special dog!
Oh yeah, I also got a nice groom this week just to show off my svelte figure and lovely dark suntan. Poor Barney is still a bit pudgy and still a bit pasty, hehehe!

Almost a semi-annual event!!

Mom had to really hustle to get me a diary entry today. She just realized if she DIDN'T, it was going to be SIX MONTHS between my entries.
Now, really, how in the world does she expect I can blog about my exciting life IF she doesn't help me... those missing thumbs are a real problem when it comes to typing, ya know!
Anyway, both Barney and I went along over to work on Friday, hoping to get some of the winter shag shaved off our hairless bodies. Mom was pretty good, she got us shaved off really quick, then put us in an expen until they could get a chance to bathe us.
Yup, you guessed it, we went home at 5pm, minus a bath! It was okay, I, for one, didn't need a bath since my bod has been covered up all Winter. Sure, my crest was a bit greasy, but perhaps I can get it rinsed off when we finally get to go kayaking soon, I hope.
I was amazed that in just two sunny days I got my beautiful, black suntan back!! Mom got us some great cot type beds for the porch...they are HUGE (so that Ajax or Quincy won't squash them, I guess), and we can stretch out fully in the sun. We all stayed out for the TWO sunny days, then had to hibernate again when the snow came on Friday.
And, drumroll, please.... when my pajamas finally came off from the Winter, Mom was totally amazed and shocked that my weight was almost PERFECT!!! Almost because she now has to INCREASE my food, just a bit since she says my spine is showing slightly. GOLLY, I have NEVER had a perfect weight!!!!!!
Barney is slightly pudgy... remember his diary last Spring where he was expounding on how physically fit he was and how flabby and soft I was???? Ohhh KAY!

Holy Smokes, JUNE??????

I knew Momsie was behind with my diaries, but I just noticed the last one was in JUNE!!!! That was way, way last Summer, now it is Winter here! Mom tried to say she wrote a bunch of them and they disappeared, but I know that is NOT TRUE!
I guess it just goes to show how boring my life is. Same old, same old. At least this is Sunday and we DO get to go play in the lab pen on Sundays. I was worried cuz Julia went home at noon today and I assumed Mom wouldn't take us down there.
But, she did, I raced all around and I had fun! No photos, though, for some reason???
Tomorrow is MY day to go over to work for my Christmas photo. I don't know what I will wear yet but I sure hope it isn't the same as Barney...he said he had a real electrifying experience!!!!