3 Ticks!! Ouch!!

Wow, yesterday my mom found three ticks on me!! I was such a brave boy though, when she came at me with these long silver pointy things, I didn't flinch at all. To tell you the truth, it was kinda nice to have Mom and Dad pet me for like a half an hour, looking through my long hair for more of those little buggers. But I hope there aren't any more around!! I may have gotten them on Sunday, Mom took me to the Marin Headlands and we hiked for three hours! It was fun, but I wasn't allowed to run off leash there, which wasn't so much fun. I hope next time we go back to Sunol, because I got to run around all by myself like a big dog there! I had better start acting like a big dog and leave my puppyhood behind; Mom tells me I have to be brave this weekend, since my parents are going away for the weekend and leaving me with virtual strangers!! But they have a nice Golden Retreiver named Teddy, so I'm sure we'll just play and play and play all weekend and have a grand ole' time!! I'll let you know the next time I write!!

I seem to be missing something....

What a week I've had! Last Friday, I thought my mom was really mad at me. Instead of going to puppy day care, like I normally do, she took me to Dr. Bruno's! Now Dr. Bruno is a nice lady and all, but sometimes she sticks me with sharp things that hurt! Well, that day was one for the recordbooks...she put me on a table and I soon fell fast asleep. When I woke up, my pee-pee area felt all sore. My mom says I got new turd or something. My brother Iggy said getting new turd isn't that big of a deal. I was sure happy when my dad came and picked me up though!! All week I had to stay inside, and my parents kept trying to make me sleep and stay still. I had been inside all week, though, what did they expect!! Finally today my mom took me to puppy day care. The nice people there were cautious at first -- they didn't want me to lose my sticks or something. I told them I didn't bring any sticks with me, I didn't know what they were talking about! But they looked at my belly and said I looked all healed. All I wanted to do was get in that puppy pen and play with all of my friends!! Maybe now that I'm doing better, this weekend mom will take me back to the beach or the park. It's really nice and sunny outside, so I hope she'll want to! I'll just cry until she does, that usually seems to work.
Bye for now!

I'm a beach bum now!!

I had my first experience at the beach in Carmel, and wow was it fun! It was just like being at the dog park, since I got to go off the leash, but it was way bigger! My mom & dad threw the ball for me lots, and we walked along the beach meeting other dogs and puppies along the way. In fact, I met my twin sister! She's three months older than me, and we look almost exactly the same! I also met a pair of golden labs that liked to run! They even ran into the waves and the water -- I was too scared for that. Mom & Dad kept throwing my ball into the waves, but I'd wait for the water to go out to sea before I went and got it. I can't wait to go back! I think we'll be visiting a lot since my Mom's sister just had a baby. Which is great, because then I'll get to play with my Uncle Tucker all the time! We have so much fun, even though my mom always gets mad becasue I end up so muddy after we play. Oh well, I like the mud!!

I learned something!!!

Well, the day didn't start off so hot, but it's ending up pretty great! I woke up with some burning in my mouth...it's like all of these little sharp white things in there are multiplying! And it hurts!! My mom tried to take my mind off of it by going to the Fremont dog park, and boy that was fun! I met a neat guy named Boomer my same age, although he's a lot smaller than me. We had so much fun rolling around for an hour! When we came home, I was tuckered out, so I slept for a long time. When I woke up, I my mom wanted to play some games, so I gave in and played with her for a bit. I finally understood what she was saying to me...I usually just sit and lay down for treats, but for the last few days, she's been pointing at me and saying "Bang!" really loudly! I didn't know what she was up to. Finally, today, I think I figured the game out! If I lie on my back and put my feet in the air, I win a treat! It's a pretty easy way to get treats out of her. Maybe tonight when I go to puppy training class, I can show all my friends this great new way to get treats out of your parents. I'm excited for class, I'll get to see my girlfriend Lokie! Plus, usually before class we go back to the dog park. Twice in one day, I must be a really good boy!! Maybe Boomer will be there again!! What a great day!!!