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All about being Spud

Happy New Year's!

At Christmas we had a real live tree in our house. Mommy dragged it in and fed it some water, and put things on it that looked like toys but I wasn't allowed to play with. I kept an eye on it in case it was for squirrels to run into if they came in the house. But there were no squirrels. Daisy got a stuffed duck for Christmas though, and I broke the thing inside that went quack. I got a tin of special dog cookies. Mmmm!

And Grandma and Auntie Bonnie came to stay. I love Auntie Bonnie. She pets me all day long. I think Mommy was a little jealous that I loved Auntie so much. She asked if I was going to run behind the train when Auntie Bonnie went home. I thought 'Don't fight ladies, there is always enough of Spuderick for everyone to love!' Speaking of there being a lot of me, I got fat at Christmas. Mommy's not sure who fed me what, but she went to put my collar on and it wouldn't go around my neck. Ooops! We went for a loooong walk today. Being overfed and going for walks, nothing wrong with that if you ask me!

I love my Puppies!

My newest job is babysitting. The puppies aren't scary anymore, I don't know why but all of a sudden they opened their eyes and I figured out what they were. Puppies! Fun! They run all over me and bite my ears, and try to steal my toys. I just roll them over with my nose. I'm a good daddy. They went to the vet the other day - better them than me! I could tell they were there because they smelled like it.

So there is a squirrel that lives in the hollow tree out back. So far it stays out of my way, but one of these days, I'm going to get it. I just have to bark loud enough and it will fall down and it will be MINE! It's winter now so the squirrel is asleep most days.

A dog's gotta work

I take my jobs seriously. I used to have an actual retail job but I got laid off because I barked at men too much, so now I work from home.

My primary and most important job is PROTECTING my family. When people go by on the sidewalk, I BARK and BARK. It's important because I have a huge bark and nobody would mess with me when they heard it. We recently got a new house that has big picture windows that even a shortie like me can see out of - my new office. When we first moved in, there were ANIMALS that walked through the yard at night and went in the garbage. Spuderick P.I. on the case! My nose found out they were skunks and raccoons, so we built a fence and now they don't come around anymore. Case closed! And now I can run around outside in my big, fenced backyard unsupervised too.

I noticed Daisy didn't mention in her journal that she has puppies. She's embarassed that people will think she's an old mama dog. Her dog boobs are big & floppy now.... hahaha. Mommy says I had something to do with the puppies, but they smell funny and go "beep" and I'm actually kinda scared of them so I pretty much stay away from them. Daisy was acting funny for a few days but now she's back to her old self (except for her dog boobs, hee hee) and we play in the yard again. Mommy says not to worry about the puppies because they will be going to happy new homes in a while, unless Daddy has his way and we keep all five that is. I hope Daddy doesn't get his way. They're scary.

Well, I have other jobs too but I will tell you about them some other time.