The Holidays ...

Wow … it has been forever since I have written in my diary. So much has been happening with the holiday season. Let’s see where I had left off …Mommy and I went to see Uncle Peder, Uncle Charles, and my canine cousin, Aida, in November. We had a blast! Aida was so much fun to play with. Uncle Charles works at a college teaching veterinary technician classes; we went to go visit him at work. Everyone made fun of me trying to act tough by barking at several goats but then becoming very quiet when the whole herd of goats came over to see what all the commotion was about. Hey … I know when I am outnumbered! Especially by creatures that look a lot bigger than me … and some with horns! Mommy tried to keep me in some type of harness in the car while we were driving … it didn’t take me long to figure out how to get out of that one. Using the ‘puppy eye look’ along with some well-executed whining got me into her lap for the remainder of the trip. Now she is saying something about using a crate during our next road trip… any suggestions on how to get out of that one?!?

Thanksgiving was extra special since we had so much company in from out of town. Uncle Peder, Uncle Charles, and my canine cousin, Aida, came from Dallas; Aunt Jackie came from some far away place called Indianapolis. And we all went to my canine cousins, Sophie and Bobo, Uncle Bob, and Aunt Lisa’s home for Thanksgiving. There was so much food! Mom slipped me a very small piece of turkey for my Thanksgiving feast along with my usual prescription diet. Later Mommy and I fell asleep on the couch in each other’s arms. What bliss! We then went to visit my grandparents, Uncle Corey, Aunt Sherry, and their children. I had so much fun playing with their dog, but wasn’t quite use to being around such small children. Their sudden moves would startle me … I would start barking, in turn scaring the children which saddened me. Mommy wanted to take me along on a motorcycle ride with Granddad but since they didn’t have a helmet that fit me, I wasn’t able to go. I don’t know if I would have liked it very much anyway. The downside of the entire Thanksgiving holidays was when everyone had to return home. I missed sleeping with my Aunt Jackie.

For Christmas, Mommy signed us up for DOGSTER PLUS. I am so excited … now I can give out Rosettes and do other things on DOGSTER that I wasn’t able to do before. I am also honored to have been chosen as Secretary of Health and Canine Services by President-Elect Isabel (Roverandom) … as soon as the holidays are over, I will be getting to work on my new responsibilities for this high honor. I am very excited about getting the word out about doggie evacuation rights … the recent MODERNDOG magazine had an excellent article about how poorly our canine and feline brothers and sisters were treated during the recent Hurricane Katrina. I also want to do something about changing the way our canine brothers and sisters are treated who served proudly in the armed services.

Happy holidays to everyone … Mom is trying to get me to pose for a picture under the tree for the Holiday Picture Party but I’m not being very cooperative. Who can blame me … I’m just too excited waiting for Santa to come! - Nathan

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