The Good Life....

I SNORE!!!

Mommy kicks me out of bed early now because she says I snore! She says it's not loud and the sound varies according to my sleep position. If I'm on my tummy, I make a whistling sound. If I am on my side, it definitely sounds like a regular, deep-breathing, snore. Sigh...It must be because I sniff EVERYTHING in site. Mommy's been asking me not to but it's hard when I'm at the dog parks and there's just so many scents! Plus, I do have to sniff out all the other dogs scents and replace it with mine...

Bath time and a hair cut...

There's a reason why I cringe everytime I hear the word bath. Maybe it's because I get this gawd-awful haircut that makes me look like a boy!!! When Mommy gives me a bath, she does it gently and just gives me a trim. I think I'll just have Mommy give me baths and hair cuts from here on. Plus, I always get a treat after we're done! I love my Mommy.

My tummy don't feel good...

At Christmas time, everybody wants to give me goodies but some goodies didn't settle well in my tummy! I don't want to make more work for mommy but I can't help it. My tummy's making all sorts of noises. I think if it doesn't end soon, mommy's going to take me to the doctors. :( In the future, I hope people won't give me things they aren't suppose to. I think mommy sent out a warning. From here on, I'm sticking to dog food!

Have a good day Mommy!!!

Grandma's in town and I'm getting spoiled rotten. Usually I hate it when Mommy goes off to work in the mornings but now that Grandma's here, I get to stay out and play!!! Grandma lets me take my treats everywhere! Mommy comes home to find crumbs everywhere and starts mumbling about me. I can't help it Mommy!!! Grandma said it was ok!!! I'm always at the door at the end of the day to greet Mommy and I hope she doesn't notice the mess I made...

Dancing...

I don't know what Mommy's thinking but she's thinks I can learn to dance! Ha! It's more like turbo kick boxing for me...She's asking me to jab left, jab right, and move forward...I just keep looking at Mommy like she's crazy but then she whips something special out...-CHICKEN JERKY!!! I'll do anything for CHICKEN JERKY!!! Yummy!!! Dance, kick, fly...ANYTHING!!! So I guess she's pretty persistant about the dancing...I'll get it down the next couple of weeks...

Born free...and spoiled...

Mommy's mommy was here for a couple of months and boy was I spoiled rotten! First, mommy would leave for work and leave me at home with Grandma. Grandma would walk me and let me do what ever and go where ever! I was in control. I had Grandma wrapped around my tiny little paws. Then, Grandma would bring me over to Grand Aunty's house where I would get white chicken meat! Yumm! Christmas came and Grandma went home but Mommy and Daddy were home a lot! I went on a lot of joy rides! I got lots of treats for Christmas and I got to sleep with Mommy and Daddy almost every day! I'm in heaven...Wait, I've always been in heaven...I think this is the icing/ice cream that I love to lick off of things...

Here and there....

Mommy and Daddy keep bringing me back and forth between Mommy's house (which I love) and my Grandparent's house. I wish I could just stay in one place. I have an equal amount of toys at both places but I get more attention at Mommy's. She wakes up earlier to walk me and spend some time with me in the mornings. Mommy gets home earlier from work and pays more attention to me than anybody at my Grandparent's place. Mommy's home is the best!

Mommy's mommy...

My other Grandma is in town. I haven't seen her in years. I can barely remember her as I was just a little pup when I saw her. It's nice having her around. I get a roam around a lot more. Actually, I get a lot of freedom these days between Daddy's days off and my many Grandma's days off. I hardly use my kennel anymore! I get a whole full-sized bed for Mommy and myself. I just spread myself out as much as I like. Mommy tries to push me over to my side but I like cuddling up right up along Mommy's side...It's nice a warm. I just have to be careful that Mommy doesn't roll over on me! Agh!!!

Is it that time again?

I got a bath and a hair cut this weekend...I look like a boy dog now.. :( Grumble grumble..

It's that time of the month again...BATH TIME!!!

It was bath time this past weekend. I went on my daily five mile run around Lake Merced, lots and lots of play with mommy and wham!!! It's bath time! I'm not even that dirty and I don't think I'm THAT smelly but mommy keeps saying "Piper, you're so stinky!"

I'll just sit in the sink and maybe, just maybe, water won't get in my face. It worked but the face washing is inevitable.

Within fifteen minutes, it's over...I love it when bath time is done. Mommy takes a hair dryer and combs me at the same time. She knows just the right temperature and distance between me and the blow dryer. Four weeks to go before the next one...

Unlimited Energy Source...

I spent the 4th of July weekend free to roam about!!!
I spent a lot of time with mommy and daddy.
Then Uncle Richard came to spend a couple of hours in the evening with me. He gets me sooo excited that I can't control myself and can't hold anything in. So when Uncle Richard picked me up, I had to "relieve" myself on him. Thank goodness he had some change of clothing in the trunk of his car. Mommy told me to show Uncle Richard the ropes of owning a dog because he's thinking about getting me a playmate!!!
Soooo…He tried to tire me out by taking me on a stroll around Lake Merced. Then he took me to his cousin's house.
Thinking I was tired, he took me back to his place which is near Grandma and Grandpa's place…But I wasn't tired!!! I'm a YORKSHIRE TERRIER and energy comes in abundance with me!!! Hahahaha!!!!
Uncle Richard kept thinking I had to go pee but I can hold it. I stood my grounds.
He kept giving me treats for tricks but I fought back and just kept whinning until Uncle Richard just gave me the treats...Who da "dawg" now?!!!

Sleepy time..

Bed time is 9:30pm sharp for me! Playing takes up so much energy...
Mommy has a nice big bed that's big enough for the both of us. Some days, she wants it all to herself but I just "play dead" and she lets me stay. Other days, she tosses and turns so much, I'd rather sleep in my own bed!
Lets see, I sleep, wake up and play, eat, nap, wake up and play again, eat and it's bed time...What a life!

Treat Treats!!!

I'm back with mommy and it's treat treat galore! If I speak once, I get a Greenie. If I speak twice, I get a carrot treat, and if I speak three times I get a dental biscuit!
I always get a treat after I take a bath or get a hair cut or if I stare long enough. It really works. I keep looking and looking at what I want and I eventually get it. If nobody sees me staring then I bark and that usually gets people attention....
TREAT TREATS!!!!!

I miss my mommy

I've been staying at Grandma & Grandpa's house for the last six months and I miss my mommy! I get to see her for a half hour before the end of the day but it's not enough. Mommy does more with me..She plays with me..Spends more time with me and pays more attention to me. Daddy says I'll be going back to mommy's soon! Ruff/Yeah!!!
When I do get to spend time at mommy's place, she lets me sleep with her. She gives me enough room to spread my paws! I even kicked daddy out of her bed! He says I kick him too much...I can't help it..I have doggy dreams of running freely through grassy fields with mommy at one end and daddy at the other, and with no other [big] doggies around...Running like crazy!
Those are the days....Sigh...

Small dog in a big dog's world...

Mommy and Daddy and Aunt Eileen brought me to the Burlingame BIG Doggies Park today. I held my ground and put my butt down when I didn't want other dogs sniffin' at it. Some of them forget I was even there and just trampled over me. Those that did notice that I was there, I was too quick for them to catch up to me. Hehehe...Cousin Solan was off snifin' at other things. It was an adventurous day for me...Small dog in a big dog's world...

Stinky!!!

Sleeping next to mommy is nice. She has a nice big bed big enough for the both of us. I may only be a foot long but I need my space! I can't sleep facing mommy. Her teeth grinding bugs me so we sleep facing opposite ends. Anyhow, mommy would wake up every once in a while and say "STINKY!!!" I don't think my farts are THAT bad. It's not like I release my anal sac on her face like that one cat story mommy told me about.....Hehehehe

My first day home

I remember my first day home with mommy and daddy. It was a long ride from Tracy, California and it was all new to me. I hid underneath the driver's seat the whole time. I was surprised I didn't leave anything in the car. Once we got into San Francisco, California, we went straight to the vet. I know what the vet is. It's the place where there are a lot of other animals and I have to get shots! Boo! Anyhow...Mommy and daddy brought me home to show me my new snuggly bed and toys...I was so over-joyed, I kept peeing. I've never been so excited and happy in the six months I've been alive! Yeah!