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According to Daisy

New Year's Resolution

Well, I've finally done it! I've come up with a New Year's resolution for the first time ever. I decided that I've had enough of coming in last when it comes to getting attention from mom. Now it's all about ME!!! Up until now, I've always taken a back seat to all the furbutts in the house. I've been letting those furbutts walk all over me, push me out of the way, and hog all the mommie time and I never said a word. They have taken me for granted and I've decided that enough is enough!

Normally when mom comes home from work, she lets me out to take care of business. While I'm out, she goes around and greets some of the furbutts. Then I come back in and she's still going around saying hello to them all. It takes awhile. Well today after I came back in, I decided that it was my turn to say hello to mommie. I pushed my way in and kicked the furbutts out. Of course there was some discontent noted from those affected furbutts. Oh well! Get over it!!! Eventually mom sat down to watch the news and Princess climbed in her lap and Tabby was rubbing her head on mom's feet. I came up and stuck my nose in mom's lap, pushed Princess out of the way and stepped on Tabby to make her move. Then I partially climbed up into mom's lap as Princess and Tabby voiced their unhappiness. Whatever!!!

Then mom went to change her clothes and Tabby was right there with her. So what did I do? I trotted my way to mom, pushed Tabby aside and sat my butt down on the floor in between mom and Tabby. Of course I had to wag my tail and whip Tabby in the head and face a time or two just to add insult to injury. Then Tabby decided that she had had enough of me butting in...she swatted at my face and made contact while digging her claws into my nose. I let out a yelp but mom doesn't know if it was because it hurt or maybe it was just the surprise that Tabby actually retaliated! Either way, I retreated.

So now I have to rethink this New Year's resolution thing. Is it worth it? Do I want to run the risk of incurring future bodily harm? If I continue with my resolution, are the furbutts going to gang up on me? If there was just 1 or 2, I'm sure I could handle it but there's like 100 of them. They're everywhere!!!

You know, this shouldn't even be an issue! I'm a dog! I'm bigger than they are, stronger than they are, smarter than they are, and more superior than they are. Of course we can't forget that I'm more loyal than they are! The last time I checked, dogs are humans best friend, not cats! So what's wrong with this picture?

I'm not sure I'll ever make another New Year's resolution. If I do, I'll need some help planning it. I guess I didn't think this one out all the way first before I implemented it. Maybe someone out there can offer some suggestions. You know, I have the rest of this year to perfect the planning of next year's resolution. That may seem like a long time until then, but I'm sure it's right around the corner. I need to start now, don't I? I guess there's no rest for the weary!!!

Annual Vet Visit

I got to ride in the car again! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! I love going for rides. It was time for my annual vet visit. I love all the attention!!! The tests for heart worms and regular worms both came back negative and mom was happy. I weighed in at 40 pounds which is a little more than last year. I guess it's because I don't get out for walks in this new house like I did when we lived in the apartment. Maybe mom will get off her lazy butt and take me for walks again. We could both really use the exercise. I also have some tarter building up on my back top teeth so mom's going to attempt to start brushing my teeth. It'll be interesting to see what happens! So, I shouldn't have to go back to the vet again until this time next year. Yay!!!

Random Facts

Well, since all the kitty furbutts in the house got to talk about themselves in their diaries, I think it's only fair that I get to write some random facts about myself! So here goes...

1. My bark is much worse than my bite. I might lick someone to death, but I'd never bite them.

2. I am a true momma's girl. I don't have an independent bone in my body. I follow her around EVERYWHERE!

3. I love to add insult to injury! When the cats get yelled at for something and they take off running, I have to chase them and make sure they don't come back any time soon.

4. I'm a pretty smart puppy when I want something. If I'm not interested in it, a rock is smarter than I am. Mom gets soooooooo mad!

5. I hate to have my nails clipped and my ears cleaned. Mom literally has to sit on me to clip my nails.

6. Mom usually gives me a bath/shower while she's still in the shower. I only like the shower as long as mom is getting wet too. If she tries to give me a bath while she's on the outside of the tub, I sling water all over the place just to make sure she's just as soaked as I am.

7. If mom is anywhere around, I can't sleep unless I'm somewhere near her. If I get put out of the bedroom and can't be by mom, I cry and cry and cry until she gives in. Do I have her wrapped around my paws or what?

8. I think the cats are rubbing off on me. I absolutely love to chase the laser light around. I know it's for the kitty furbutts in the house, but I can't help it. I just run them over and try to bite the dot on the floor. I chase it up and down the hallway and when it stops moving I even try to pounce on it. Mom laughs so hard that she makes the little dot disappear. I think it's a little sensitive. Then I'm looking all over the place for it until something else catches my eye.

9. I like eating the cat treats they leave in the litter boxes so mom has to use big plastic containers as litter boxes. I can't get into them as easy to get the treats.

10. Cat food is the best! Mom has to put the cat food up high so I can't eat it. Of course my food sets on the floor where the kitty furbutts can stick their noses in it. No fair!!!

11. When visitors come over, I have to be the center of attention. I love to be loved on. I'm pretty sure people were put on this earth to pet me, weren't they?

Well, that's enough about me for now. There's a lot more that I could jot down, but I think I've taken up enough of your time. This was fun. Maybe I'll get to continue at a later date. So, stay tuned...