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It's good to be queen

The Little Mouse in our House

Greetings and Salutations to one and all. There have been great goings-on in the Larson household recently, and I've been just panting for an opportunity to tell you all about it.

As the title of this diary entry suggests, one of the more exciting events of the last week was our little mousey visitor. Mom was taking a nap downstairs on Wednesday, and I was just hanging out in my kennel. A little nibbley sort of sound caught my attention, and looking around, I suddenly see a tiny, furry creature sitting in my bowl and helping himself to a piece of my kibble, just as bold as you please. I barked out to him to go find his own darn kibble, and Mom, hearing my barking, came to investigate. She opened my kennel, and I'll tell you that I didn't waste any time getting over to my food bowl to give that little guy a peice of my mind, up close and personal. That's when she noticed our visitor......and she was rather vocal about it as well, I might add! Between the two of us, we chased that little guy through the house. We almost caught him twice, but he used his sneaky rodent ways and escaped us both times.

Fast forward about 6 hours. Once again, I'm just hanging around in my kennel, and the mouse shows up again. This little guy is small, but has the courage of a lion! This time, though, Mom, Dad, & I are ready for the hunt. We're surrounding the rodent, ready to pounce, when guess who shows up??

Brady Cat!

And the mouse runs right under Brady's front paws in a daring attempt at escape.

Brady didn't even notice him!!!!

Thank God I'm around, since I"m obviously the mouser in the family. We caught the little guy and Dad let him go outside.

Since that day, Brady has been skulking around trying to pretend it didn't happen. He's hoping none of the other cats in the neighborhood hear about this, or he may have to surrender his cathood. I almost feel bad for the guy....almost....HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Birthday Bonz!!

Boy, oh Boy, did I ever have a birthday to remember! I'm still recovering from the crazy, fun party. I swear, if there were lampshades at the dog park, we all would have been taking turns wearing them! There was frolicking, there was cavorting, there were goodies galore....there was even a brawl!!
I got fabulous presents, including a bag 'o' bones, a chewy stick, and, my absolute favorite, the stuffed squirrel, who I have named Stanley.

Stanley is the best toy ever. Mostly because my dad gave him to me. But also because he's got 2 squeekies in him. One squeeky in the body and one squeeky in the tail. But, to top it all off, he looks EXACTLY LIKE A REAL SQUIRREL!!! The only thing that could possibly be an improvement is if he could actually run around so I could chase him. But I never can actually catch the real squirrels out in the yard, so maybe it's better that he can't run. I wouldn't want to risk losing him!

Mom & I went on a field trip on Friday afternoon to a gourmet dog store in Long Grove to get me a birthday cake. Mom had been to this store before, but I was a first timer. That must be why the lady there gave me lots of treat, and none for mom!! While it was slightly disappointing that they were out of stock on birthday cakes, I had fun picking out my own birthday cookie. It was a big cookie, with frosting on it, just like a people cookie. Except it tasted like chicken. With frosting. YUM. I so wanted a nibble right away, but mom made me wait until my actual birthday day, Sunday. Then, everyone sang happy birthday to me & I got my cookie.

What a great day. I wish I could have a birthday once a month!

Almost my B'day!

It's been a while since I've written, but what can I say? I'm a busy pup! My entry today was prompted mainly by the need to update my photos, and, as you will see, I'm sportin' a v*e*r*y attractive new bandanda, thanks to my friends Skye & Nina. Thanks, you guys!!! Brady & I LOVE our new, custom-made bandanas! You guys rock!
I'm sure all of my friends out there are wondering about how my little doodlebug is coming along. I've got to tell you that the doodlebug has grown a LOT, and mom is waddling around the house looking pretty funny. She smells different too. Sometimes I bark hello at her belly so that the little guy will know me when he comes out. I'm not sure if he can hear me in there or not, but I figure it's worth a try, right?
Finally, the biggest news of all.....my birthday is coming up next week. Yep, on October 30th, I will be one year old! All the dogs at the dog park are having a party that day, and I can't wait! (ok, well the humans think the party is mostly for halloween, but all us dogs know what we're REALLY celebrating!) The boy dogs have DEFINITELY noticed that I'm growing up, and always want to hang out around me when I'm at the dog park. I guess mom & dad were right after all to get me "fixed" ~~ :)
Well my friends, that's all the news I have time for right now. Take it easy & I'll bark at ya again soon!