Mmmmmmmm...Turkey

Well, my mom says my birthday isn't until tomorrow, but I think she is wrong because yesterday was the best day ever. I got TONS of turkey! Not only turkey, but also ham, duck, bacon, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoe pie, green beans, salami, cheese, chicken wings, and I don't even know what else! I overheard someone say that they do this every year. Well, why wasn't I ever invited? Probably because of that big Boomie-Dog. Everyone thought he would chomp off my head in one clean swoop,but he's actually quite friendly. I'll have to show you the pictures of us waiting patiently for turkey. I made him wait in line behind me. Ironically, I was always first in line. Hehehehe. For a big dog, he sure does let me push him around.

My mom is about to take me shopping for my birthday. She already got me some presents (I peeked! I got a pup tent..hehe, blankie, Santa costume *rolls eyes*, and a toy). I also get a free toy from Petsmart. AND my mom said we have to go get treats for my friends for my birthday party. What's up with that? Its my birthday and I have to give them treats and pizzles? My mom must have lost her mind. I guess that leaves less money for my mom to spend on sweaters and other stupid stuff. That's good.

Oh yeah! I'm also going to officially have a dad! Whoo-hoo! My dad gave my mom this rock. My mom showed it to me but it was stuck to her finger and I was like "So, is there chicken inside of it or what? What's the big deal?" My mom seems to love it. Why would anyone love something that doesn't taste like chicken? I don't know.

I gotta get ready for my shopping trip. Happy Howlidays everyone!!!

Walkin' in Memphis

WoW! My parents have been taking me on a lot of walk, though my mom takes me on more ;) We walk around our neighborhood, the river, the park, the lake - we go everywhere! Its so fun. My parents try to plan their daily outings around me because, well, I'm so much fun to be with. How could they possibly leave me at home while they go do something fun?

I've been busy chasing those nasty little squirrels. I came thisclose to catching one the other day. He didn't even see me! Then a few days later, I was chasing one and my mom thought he was going to run up a tree, well I knew better and I cut him off as he ran around the tree and I could almost taste that guy in my mouth I was so close. If it weren't for that stupid string my mom attached to my back, I would have been able to get him.

So I had my first adventure at the lake the other day. I wasn't that impressed, to tell you the truth. I had to step on rocks to get in the water. It was sooooooo hot outside, and really, I just didn't want to go swimming. It was kind of dirty and gross. I was, however, very interested in finding dead fish and rolling in them.

That's the extent of my adventures. I spend most of my days staring out the windows, searching for squirrels. Oh yeah, my mom made me go to the dogter. I got 3 shots, a microchip, and my blood taken. I don't know what I did to deserve that but it must have been something bad (maybe because I like to eat duck poop?). My mom said that microchip is so if I get lost or run away, hopefully they'll be able to contact my mom. I said, "Mom, if I run away, its probably because you made the dogters stick me all these needles! You were better off before the microchip."

I hope my mom gets off the computer soon and takes me to the park. I haven't gotten to go anywhere in like 3 days!!

On my way to Tennessee!

Well, dogs and humans, I'm leaving for Tennessee in just a few days. I would be excited if it didn't mean I have to ride in a car for nine hours, only to arrive at an apartment! Whoever invented apartments obviously didn't have dogs. The good news is that my mom gets to be a "stay-at-home dog-mom" for a while. So its just going to be me and my mom hanging out all day and I bet she'll let me chase the ducks at our new pond. That will be amazing!

My mom has been so used to being a single mom, or at least a co-mom with her mom, that she thinks its kinda crazy that I'll have a "dad" now! Weird! I wonder what my "dad" thinks of that. I'm sure he can't wait. Heeheeehee.

Well, that's about all that's going on with me. I was supposed to go get my shots yesterday but I got out of it because my mom thought I would be stressed with the move and everything and didn't want to "compromise my immune system" as she put it. I'm going to put off those shots for as long as possible! My dogter did tell me that I have tarter on my back teeth so my mom is digging out that stupid toothbrush again. I said, "Mom! I swear, I'll start chewing on my pizzles!" but she hasn't seen any improvement. Soooo...here comes that stupid toothbrush. She must have forgotten that those teeth are made for biting!

My Very First Vacation

I know what you all are thinking - I'm Brody, my whole life is a vacation. Well, this time, I got to go on a real one that involved taking a long ride in a car and staying at a hotel. I had SO MUCH FUN!!!! Me and my mom went to Dallas!

The car ride down there was really long. My mom said it was 3 hours, and I slept for a whole 15 minutes of it. I was in my mom's face saying, "Mom - are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" She said, "Brody, go to sleep." But I refused. It was so much fun looking out the windows and staring at the people in the cars behind us. Sometimes I even got to see a cow in the field next to the freeway. It was great. We stopped one time at Jack in the Box and I got to pee all over their yard. That was awesome.

So we finally arrived at our destination, and guess where we were? Yep, a dog park! My mom drove three hours with me to go to a dog park. I must have the bestest mom in the world. Or she's just crazy. We're not sure yet. The weird thing was that a lof of my friends from Oklahoma were there too! Plus, there were a lot of friends that I never met before like Magic, Sailor, Chloe, Rambo, and Muffin (he was fun to attack). My mom talks to their mom's on the internet. Plus, I got to meet Smoke, Cloe Mae, and Katee and her whole pack. I talk to them on the Internet (dogster to be exact). Dogster is the only website where my mom lets me do the typing. I had so much fun with my new friends.

So, after the dog park, my mom made me get in the car again. I started barking and acting all crazy. I wanted to go back and play! Well, this time we only had to drive a few minutes until we stopped again. And guess who was there? Kelly! That's right, Kelly. It was so amazing. We picked him up and then off we drove (yes, again in the car) to our new home for a day. I walked into the little room, and I laid on the ottoman and stared out the window at all of the pigeons hanging out on the roof. Good thing my mom took me to the dog park though because I was too tired to bark at them. We had to take one more drive in the car (to get food though, so I didn't complain), then I finally got to crash on the bed. I slept ALL NIGHT LONG! I was so tired. And my mom said that she can't believe I am so small, but I can still take up the whole bed.

Well, the next morning, I woke up and my mom took me to go potty (I didn't have any accidents in the room. Whoo-hoo!). Then I stared at the birds a little while longer and you'll never believe what happened next. Somebody knocked on the door. I was a little tired of people knocking on the door, so I didn't even check to see who it was. Well, in walked this woman carrying a big tray carrying guess what? Foooooodddd!!!!! It was amazing. I had just been dreaming about eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns when suddenly it appeared out of nowhere. We set it on the bed and my mom arranged her pillows so she could be comfortable and while I had my chance, I stuck my little tongue on the pat of butter (all the other food was covered up), and when she turned around, I was chewing on it. Yep, I ate the butter. Don't worry though, I still saved room for eggs and bacon. So my mom gave me my own plate and we had breakfast. You can see the picture on my page.

After breakfast, my mom and Kelly took me for a long walk around a pond where I decided to roll in some sticky, yucky things. I didn't want to be too clean for my ride home. Then we all packed into the car again (yes, again). We went to Kelly's hotel, he got out of the car, and you'll never guess what my mom did. She drove off without him! I couldn't believe it! I jumped up in my car seat and looked at the hotel and back at my mom and said, "Mom - that was rude. You better go get him." She just kept driving though.

I slept the whole way home, except for when we stopped at Jack in the Box again. This time, my mom got me a plain hamburger. Yep, two human meals in one day.

I think the saying "Lucky Dog" derived from my existance.

My Birthday!

I turned one years old on Friday and I had my birthday party this weekend! It was so much fun! All of my friends came over and played with me. Since it was so windy outside, they all got to play inside the house! We were pretty good though. Only a few accidents. And for 7 dogs, that's really impressive. My other mom (aka grandma) made me a birthday cake out of meat, eggs, and oatmeal, and then they frosted it with cream cheese and put peach jam on it. Yum! You can see it in my pictures on my page. They even put a bone shaped candle in my cake. Oh yeah, I got lots of toys and treats too! Everyone brought me presents! Can you believe it? I opened them all by myself, too. I've been so busy today playing with all of my new stuff. I got lots of pizzles too because everyone knows they are my favorite thing (next to underwear, of course). Whew- it was an exciting afternoon. I just ran and ran and ran and growled and barked and ate lots of stuff! Perfect day for a dog.

After my party, my family put the Christmas tree up. Unfortunately, I was too tired to help. I'm sure they could have used my assistance. I actually didn't notice it until this morning. I looked at the tree, then back at my mom, then at the tree, then my mom again. She said, "Don't even think about it." Since we have a new addition to our living room, I thought it would be best if I marked it as my own. Too bad my mom saw me right as I was lifting my leg on the tree skirt and she made me go outside. I can't wait for all the paper they plan on putting under that tree! I will spend my days shredding. That's what its there for, right?

And - Guess what!!!!! I got my portrait painted! It is soooo beautiful! I put a picture of it on my page (3rd pic). I love it. We have a friend who is an artist and she painted my picture for my other mom's birthday present! Isn't she the best? I don't even know her, but I love her. Anyone who paints a portrait of me has to be a really awesome person. Thanks Angel!!!

My Buddy

My friend came to visit me this weekend, and I loved her! She was a human, and I like most humans, but I really liked her. I tried to sleep on her pillow one night but my mom wouldn't let me. So I just laid outside of her bedroom door so I could make sure she was doing okay. She took me outside with her, and let me sit on her lap, and let me eat things that she was eating. She has some of her own dogs, and I asked her if I could come over and play sometime. I could teach them a few tricks.

My friend left on Sunday and I miss her a whole whole lot. After she went to the airport, my doggy friends came over! We had lots of fun together. We chased each other around the house and outside. My best friend, Bentley, has a new sister named Karlee, and she growled and barked at me. So you know what I did? I bit her ear and her leg, and I tried to drag her around. My mom got mad at me though. My mom called me a brat, but I'm not a brat, I just had to show her who was boss!

After Karlee and Bentley came over, our moms took us to a Halloween event for dogs. It was really fun! Well, not at first because I had to wear a stupid football jersey. I just laid down in the middle of the road, though, and refused to walk, then my mom took it off of me. Hahaha! I'm so tricky! Bentley and Karlee wore their costumes the whole time. I was trying to show them what to do to get them off, but they just kept walking! Well, Karlee had to be held because she's too little.

I miss my friend. She said that I'm her "buddy." I hope she comes back soon.

I'm going to have a visitor!

Well, my mom told me this morning that one of our "family friends" is coming to visit next month! I'm sooooooo excited! My mom said that she is nice and that she likes dogs, but she always had big dogs, but I'll bet she likes me because after all, how could you not like me? My mom said that she hopes our "family friend" will bring me some treats called "Bottlecaps." Hold on, my mom's talking to me. WHAT? They are treats for my mom, not for me! MOM!!! That's not fair!!! Oh, wait, my mom told me that sometimes our friend brings Scotch Kisses treats too. Hold on, my mom is talking to me again. WHAT! Those are treats for humans too??? Ugh! I can't believe this! I wonder if she is talking about Scotch Kisses like kisses from the Scottie dog that came over that one day. What's wrong with Yorkshire Kisses, huh?

Traumatizing!!!

My mom is trying to traumatize me or something. She took me to the doctor, and I was SO excited. There were other dogs there and new people that were holding me and hugging me. I was wagging my tail and jumping on everyone and having a great time. Then my mom just left me there! I couldn't believe it. She was gone. The next thing I knew, they were sticking me with needles and shoving tubes down my throat. I don't remember much after that, but when I woke up, I could tell something was missing. I'm not sure what they took from me, but something happened while I was asleep.

So I was waiting patiently for my mom to pick me up and guess what? SHE NEVER CAME!!! I was left there at the doctor's office all alone! It was horrible and sad. It got really dark, and then the sun finally came up again. My mom finally came to get me. I was so excited to see her. I was wagging my tail. I forgot all about the pain that I was in - until I got home anyways. I was sleeping peacefully next to my mom on the couch when I woke up. I looked at my mom and I got REALLY mad at her. I hid from her for the rest of the day. She was so scary. She had left me alone at the doctor and let them cut off my body parts and stick me with needles! I ignored her all day.

Its been 11 days since that fateful day at the doctor's office. I'm feeling much better now and I love my mom again. I will never go back to that place EVER AGAIN!!!

More Adventures

My mom took me on a walk through the jungle (she called it a pasture) yesterday! I was doing my scientific medical exploration for the week. I am trying to find cures for all that ails humans. I had to knock down trees to see where I was going and there were all kinds of unidentified insects and suspicious smelling poop. It was great. But then I stepped a rare and dangerous miniature prickle astarius (my mom called it a "sticker" but she's not as scientifically smart as me). I rolled over on my back in pain and I had to be carried on a stretcher all the way back up to the house. Then my mom had to perform surgery on my poor little paw. Then she did the most atrocious thing of all - she stuck me in the bathtub. Oh, the sacrifices I make for the betterment of human kind.

Aside from my serious work as a medical explorer, I also went to a Yorkie meet up last weekend. I had SO much fun, but my mom says I'm a bully. I tried to beat up a little girl at one point and my mom had to make me stop. I said, "Mom, I'm just playing!" but she didn't understand. Little girls like to be roughed up a little bit.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I'm just waiting for my mom to get home from work. She got me a new toy today and I can't wait to play with it. Well, she gets me a new toy every other day, so its not THAT exciting, but I do still like having new things to chew on.

My Daily Visitor

I have another new friend and she visits me EVERYDAY!!! She isn't really invited, she just appears. I get so excited when I see her. I wag my tail a whole lot and then the fun begins! I jump on her and bite her (don't worry, I don't bite hard), and we wrestle around. Its so much fun. I get so hot that I have to jump in my pool and lay down! I never lay down in my pool. She also teaches me cool things like how to jump off the deck to freedom. She never jumps, though. Just me.

She came over again tonight and I growled at her while we were playing and my mom thought that maybe I was mad that she came over. I am always excited to see her though.

Today I also jumped off the deck about 5 times!! That is so much fun. The first time though, I ran through a big sticker patch and my stinkin' mom had to pull stickers off of me for the rest of the day. It took hours! Finally I fell asleep and I think she picked the stickers out of my head. Then she woke me up from my beautiful nap and stuck me in the stinkin' bath. I got back at her, though. I rubbed my wet body all over the furniture! Ha! She used a new shampoo on me today that smells SOOOO much better than my last shampoo. Even after I jumped in the pool this afternoon (my mom said, "Ooooh, I just gave you a bath!), I still smelled like honeysuckle.

Well, off to bed. I hope my new friend comes over again tomorrow. My mom took her back to her owner's house, but I bet she'll find a way to get back over here again. Her picture is on my webpage. Its the one of the beagle lying on her back and I am jumping like superman onto her.