DAY 334, Monday, 2/4/13

Gosh, I’m pretty. Bob took me to a new salon today to get groomed. He said he had heard good things about this new salon and that he likes to support local businesses as much as possible. Personally, I think he just wanted to give more people a chance to see how beautiful I can be. After we got home, Bob took me across the street to show the clerk at the convenience store how pretty I am today, but the man said that I’m pretty every day. Now, that’s one smart man.

DAY 333, Sunday, 2/3/13

Oh, wow. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet was great. There was even a contestant this year named Biscuit. I had my eye on a little filly named Aurora, though. She was really cute.

DAY 332, Saturday, 2/2/13

Oh, boy, I’m so excited. Tomorrow is the biggest sports event of the year. Yep, it’s the Ninth Annual Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. I can hardly wait.

DAY 331, Friday, 2/1/13

I had a great time this afternoon. Bob took me for a walk in the national forest. Even though it’s only a few blocks from our apartment, we hadn’t been there before now because it has just been too cold—for Bob, of course—not for me. Anyway, we found a nice clearing where the snow had not fully melted, and I ran to my little heart’s content. I think Bob got dizzy ‘cuz I kept running circles around him, but, then again, he’s never been very stable anyway. I also got a little dirty where the field was more mud than snow, but that’s OK ‘cuz I’m going to the beauty shop on Monday.

DAY 330, Thursday, 1/31/13

I love my new chew toy. It squeaks. Bob and I played fetch with it all afternoon.

Bob was feeling a little down today, so I had Tony pick up some flowers to cheer him up. He liked them very much—almost as much as I love my new chew toy.

DAY 329, Wednesday, 1/30/13

I’ve gotta say one thing for Tony: he’s nothing if not persistent. He bought me a new chew toy today to replace the one I tore apart yesterday. This new one is sturdier, which means it’s less fun, but I guess it’s the thought that counts, huh? Naaaah.

DAY 328, Tuesday, 1/29/13

Today Bob took me to PetSmart for a 15-minute brushing and also to get my teeth brushed. While I was busy getting beautified, he went to grab a bite to eat. When came back to pick me up, he and the groomer got quite a shock. I actually jumped over the counter. Bob thought it was because I was so excited to see him, but it was really because I saw that he had bought me a new chew toy.

You may recall that a few months ago Tony bought me a stuffed raccoon, and I got very sick because I ended up chewing off the tail and swallowing it. Well, he suggested that Bob get me a stuffed hedgehog because it had no tail for me to chew off. I loved it and carried it with me to the car. However, once we got settled in the apartment, it took me less than 10 minutes to tear it apart and start chewing on the stuffing. Naturally, Bob took it away from me and threw it in the trash. I tried to dig it out of the trash, but Bob stopped me. Pooh!

DAY 327, Monday, 1/28/13

Guess what I encountered when I went out for my first walk this morning. SNOW! Yeah, and it continued snowing off and on all day. We’re supposed to have 5-8 inches by tomorrow. I wish it were 58 inches, but I’ll take what I can get. I just love playing in it. It’s so much fun.

DAY 326, Sunday, 1/27/13

I just realized that my Web page has been viewed more than 2,000 times. I’m thrilled. Of course, Bob likes to point out that one of his songs has been viewed more than 3,000 times, and one of his short stories has been viewed more than 10,000 times, but I don’t go around intimidating people into viewing my Web page the way he does.

DAY 324, Friday, 1/25/13

Boy, what a day! Bob and I took Tony’s car to the shop in Prescott today. While we waited in the lounge for the mechanics to fix the car, lots of people came by to say hello to me. Most of them wanted to pet me, but Bob wouldn’t let them because I was on duty as his service dog. Then, we stopped at Costco to do some shopping before coming home, and again, everybody wanted to pet me, and again, Bob wouldn’t let them. I enjoyed getting out, and I appreciate the opportunity to help Bob, but I do wish that I could get petted more. I just never get enough attention.