Halloween Night

It was my first Halloween night with my new mom and dad. I was excited. Dad hung purple lights on the porch while mom made a fun Halloween tree with orange, green and purple lights on it. She put it out on the porch where everyone could see it. Dad carved a pumpkin with a scarey face, and mom put some cinnamon inside it and lit the candle. It smelled really good. Later dad took it out to the front porch and put it where all our neighbors could see it. Then, the really exciting part came. Kids and grown ups began coming up to our house! Like they were walking on our sidewalk and coming right up to our fence. They were dressed up like zombies, skeletons and other freaky monsters! And they wanted candy! I barked and barked at them. I hoped dad wouldn't give them any candy, 'cuz I knew that would only encourage more of them to come and demand my dad's candy. I barked at him not to give up the candy, but he didn't listen to me, oh no, and the monsters kept coming. All night! I barked and barked, but to no avail. Then I noticed that my dad had something different on his head. It looked like a brain, with lights all over it. Dad said it was a "Mad scientist's brain." What ever. It was weird, and I didn't like it. So I barked at dad to take it off. But he didn't listen to me. In fact he made go inside and I had to stay behind the baby gate. How humiliating.Finally, the zombies and skeletons stopped coming by and it was quiet again. My mom gave me some treats for 'being such a good boy and protecting the house from all the crazies' which I liked. And I got some extra pets and cuddles too. And there was still some candy left for my dad and mom! xoxoxo

One Hundred Degrees

It's terribly hot here and there's no end in sight to the heat. I can't even go out for 20 minutes at a time, it's so hot. The humidity is awful. So I'm just hanging out with my dad. It's rare that he's even home on the weekend, so he's taking a nap. I'm taking one with him under our ceiling fan which is keeping us cool. Maybe later we can go for a walk around the neighborhood when it's dark. I like that. I usually see a lot of cats and I like barking at them. Sometimes we see other neighborhood dogs and their humans out walking too. I'm going to have my dinner soon. It's canned salmon and chicken hearts with chicken livers and gizzards too. Maybe mom will put some blueberries in there too. Doesn't that sound great? I get super awesome chow here...

Coming home

Well, I've been in my new Forever Home now since January. I love it here! I get great chow, I get to sleep anywhere I want, and I have my own backyard to chase squirrels and bunnies. What could be better? There's even a sweet little girl Sheltie named Kilkenny, but we call her Kenny. She's older than me so I have to watch my manners, but I like having her around when mom and dad are gone. One of my favorite things about this place, is mom and dad. Dad's rough and ready to rumble whenever I want to play, but then when I'm tired and need a good brushing mom's there to cuddle with me and keep me calm. Mom takes good care of us pups. She makes all our food for us, takes us to the groomer (that's just part of life, man) and to the vet for our check ups. Sometimes she gives us our shots. The ones she can anyway. I like it better when she gives me a shot rather than the vet. It's less stressful. Anyway, that's all for now. More later!