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♥Jake♥

Not that it matters to you...but it does to me...i am 2 days late in getting your birthday message up on your diary.

You are the love of my life...my reason for being...my beautiful best friend forever...i love you more & more with every day...all i gotta say ♥♥♥♥

♥♥ Happy Birthday to my BBFF ♥♥

My beautiful best friend forever,

Another year has gone by and it's been a toughie but you are always there, the one constant, my rock, the air I breathe, my life.

Happy birthday to the best thing that has ever happened to me. Here is to many, many, many, many, many, many kazillion more birthdays ♥

Jake ~ You are love beyond words

Happy Birthday to My Best Friend

Happy Birthday, Jake, my beautiful best friend forever. You are the love of my life. I am so ever thankful that you came into and are in my life.

Weird Water Therapy

My mom & I have always had adventures. We have gone on so many exciting and fun outings. Sometimes, the outings are not so good like the vet. Recently, we have been going on some weird outings but in a good way weird.
For starters, Jessie doesn't go with us (weird but good)....i was thinking it was a not so good vet visit at first but then we head up the highway for quite aways so i know it's not the vet because that place is not so long a trip.
Then, we get out of the car and my mom puts me on a leash (which is weird) as usually i get to run free. We go inside to this warm pool and this other lady in a weird looking wet suit makes me get in the water while my mom sits on the sidelines.....she never gets in....weird...what's up with that?
The pool water is really warm and feels really good on my bones. It's way different than the cold river. This other lady makes me swim up a storm, she even holds onto my tail so i have to swim really hard to get back to the pool steps.....i am panting by this time.....it is hard work! She makes me swim a couple times, then we rest on the pool steps while she massages me. I am starting to like this lady. But then she makes me swim more and more and i am getting really exhausted. My mom is still sitting on the sidelines talking to the lady and smiling at me. This goes on about a half hour or so and then just when i think i can't possibly swim anymore, she lets me get out of the pool and i get an excellent rub-down. I am soooo happy now and feel so loose and free and darn right good!
My mom takes me home and i just feel so relaxed. My muscles are a bit sore but in a good weird way . I am so comfortable and feel like a bowl of jello.
I am not sure about this weird water therapy that we go to twice a week but i am thinking it is good for me in some way because i always feel so dang good for a day or so afterwards.
I am glad that Jessie doesn't go....it's just between my mom & me....another outing....another adventure. Thank you Mom!

Yappy New Years!

I kind of got carried away talking about the snow in my previous entry and didn't mention New Years.
Well, nothing much happened but I just know it is going to be a better year for me, my mom, Jessie, all my friends, all dogs, all animals and the country. I just feel in my doggie heart of hearts that '09 is going to be fine.
I asked my mom to leave my twinkly light picture on my page for a little while longer because it's one of my favs. She said she would...we'll see. I also hope my gifts stay on for a little longer too! Choc, my pal....thank you for your holiday gifts and hmmmm....anonymous.....i must have another secret admirer....well, who can blame 'em....i'm adorable!

Snowy Howlidays

I luv snow....just luv it. Ever since i was a little puppy and first experienced it, i was in love with it.
My mom bought me a "I Love Snow" collar years ago along with the matching leash (which she never uses). The Love on the collar is actually a heart but i couldn't figure out how to draw a heart. So, it's basically a "I Heart Snow" collar.
I don't get to play in it much unless we drive for a long period of time. It is usually just that wet yukky rain stuff for months on end. But, my howlidays got really fab! There was a big snow storm here which started the weekend before Christmas. It snowed for like 5 days! I had sooo much fun in it. Something about the snow just turns me into a puppy. I run around and dig and even just enjoy sitting out in it.
I enjoyed every minute of the snow and being with my mom 24/7. We went for walks every day (without a leash!). Just running around the neighborhood, chasing the ball, sniffing new snowy smells....it was exhilirating! My mom & Jessie & I went out several times a day or we played in the front yard and she didn't get mad when we went in the street. We couldn't really tell where the street was though from the sidewalk or the front lawn or the front steps.
One thing that I didn't understand at first was why my mom wasn't taking us to the lake in da snow. Bet it was absolutely beautiful and would have been tons of fun. But then I saw my mom's car and kind of understood why. You couldn't really see the car much....it was buried in snow!
My mom seemed a bit down on Christmas Eve and I think it had to do with the continual snow (which at first she liked) and not being able to go anywhere. She did make some more dog biscuits that night just to show me (& Jessie too) how much she loves us. But I think the snow put a damper on her holiday....or it might still be that j.o.b. thing or lack of.
I have been doing my darnest to cheer her up and i see it working on occasion. I have taken to climbing up on the couch next to her after a run while she watches the news on tv. I used to do that alot when i was younger but stopped for some reason. Don't know why i ever did because i like it....the couch is so comfortable and my mom gets all snuggly with me and will just hug me, kiss me and pet me for a long time...i just feel the love!
The snow was soon gone (too soon for me) but we were able to get back in the car and go to our favorite places again. My mom took my "I Heart Snow" collar off and I was a little sad. I realized that maybe she had had enough of the snow and cold for awhile and maybe she would be a little happier. But wonder of wonders, she put it back on me the other day and it was all smelling nice....she had just taken it off to wash it as i guess she thought it was getting stinky.
And guess what? I was only wearing it for 2 days and it snowed last night. Jessie & I got to romp in the snow in the backyard again and i was looking forward to running thru the streets again.....it was back! But i think someone played a mean trick because this morning it was like it had never happened and it was just the nasty rain. The wonderous white stuff was gone....i was bummed.
The good news is i still have the collar on so my yellow dog self can always dream!

Biscuits!

Had to write about a very weird but wonderful thing that happened last night. My mom rarely spends time in the kitchen....she ain't much of a cook....and usually when she is in there she makes such a mess and well, she is a bit of a klutz in there is all i gotta say on that subject.
But last night.....she was in there for hours and hours. There was flour everywhere and awesome smells and big mounds of dough. She was making biscuits.....doggie biscuits!
Cheese flavor, chicken flavor and healthy non-wheat ones. Cut into cute shapes like bones, hearts, stars and even cats. Guess the shapes made her happy but Jessie & I could care less....they tasted yummy.
I don't know what got into her but she is the bestest ever and i have to say that even though she ain't much of a cook, she can bake...dog biscuits....that is!

It's Been Awhile....

hey....i know that it has been a long time since i wrote. have been wanting to but my mom has been oh so busy and life has gotten a little hard. she is now home all the time and seems a little down...i don't know why but i think it has to do with the j.o.b. thing. i don't think she has one to go to anymore and it makes her sad and worried. anyway, i LOVE having her home all the time but would like her to be happier.
alot has happened since i last wrote....but then again alot has not happened too....if you know what i mean.
the biggest thing to happen is that i now have a new sister, Jessie. i could not believe that my mom did that to me, well at first i couldn't believe it and i tried to avoid that annoying little creature at all costs. but it only took a week and she started to grow on me. i knew that she was a puppy because of her smell. did you know that puppies have that "puppy smell" so that older dogs know they are puppies? i thought that was interesting. so, i knew that she was a puppy and needed my guidance in the doggie world. i have tried my darnest to teach her but she seems to be a few bulbs short of a Christmas tree. she will never be as smart or talented as me and my mom tells me so. she is cute though all the same....kinda like one of those dumb girls in high school...ya know, the ones that were so dumb but so cute and sweet that you just had to like 'em. ...well, that's Jessie. she has just now started her dogster webpage and is getting all kinds of "hits" which is making me a bit jealous but i am happy for her....she needs more friends other than me. i tell ya, she will not leave me alone....she is constantly on me....she just adores me....but hey, who can blame her!
that is the biggest update since my last diary entry other than i am getting older and i know my mom is getting worried about me. she says that i am the "love of her life" and i have got to be there for her which i plan on doing. i won't ever tell her but she is the love of mine too!

I Wuv Halloween!

i wuv halloween! i wuv all the little kids coming to my door. i am helping out cuz my mom's doorbell don't work and the kids don't know it but i know when they are there. i bark and wag my tail at the same time! i just love little kids and if i could i would get my very own little kid. i wish my mom would explain to me how to do this. oh, this is so much fun and i am even decorated in my mardi gras beads and i have to show all the kids when they come to the door.
oh, oh...i'm in trouble....i went running off down the street after a cat....oh, oh....that makes my mom so mad when i go running off after one.....i know that i'm not supposed to but there is just something that comes over me when i see one...i can't help it! she's probably not going to let me answer the door anymore.....oh, never mind, she let me....she wuvs me so and it's hard for her to stay mad at me (but don't let her know that i know, kay?) treat or trick!