Newest entry...

Wow...it's been a long time since I have written in my diary. I guess there is no way to really catch up. It is now Sept. 07 and it has been 1 year since my surgery that I had my cancer removed. And the best part is that it hasn't returned. Momma and Daddy are just so excited about that. In may I got a baby brother. His name is Chance. Boy has that been a nightmare. I just keep hoping that he will stop bothering me. I mean, I have been really patient with this guy but he just won't leave me alone. Sometimes I just want to lay or sit with Momma and he always starts biting me or sitting on me. Just things that annoy the heck out of me. Mom and Dad always try to get him to stop but they have as much luck as I do with that. I know he is a puppy but I can't wait until he grows out of this. There has been some stress around the house that I hope goes away. Momma had a friend of hers die and she took it pretty hard and then a friend of Weeda's died too...I don't know exactly what all that means..I just know that everyone was sad. And then Momma had to go away for a few days and then Weeda came to visit. And then Susie took a trip out of state and was gone for months. Oh I missed her. She finally came back and has visited me a couple of times. I am just glad she is back. Papa Lee moved away and I haven't seen him either. Momma said things will get better and she won't be as sad anymore. Daddy has been the same really. He has just been trying to teach my brother the rules of the house but I still think he listens to Mom more than Dad..but shhh don't tell Daddy that. Daddy just gets frustrated with Chance...and hello...we all do...he makes everyone frustrated...but that's just my opinion. Well I think I said this last time but I am going to start writing in this diary everyday well at least more than I have been.
Until next time.
Gracy

Training

I don't know what the heck is going on. But Thursday, Momma and Daddy got up really early in the morning and took me for a walk. (Usually my walks are in the evening) And then guess what Momma didn't leave me at home like she normally does. She actually asked me if I wanted to go "bye, bye". I couldn't believe my ears. I was going to go with Momma to work. So when we finally got there, I got to meet a few people but it was pretty quiet around there. I got to hang out with Momma and there were lots of other people, smells and noises. I was a little afraid but everyone was really nice. I am not sure about the people that wouldn't pet me. I mean, I was wiggling my butt and everything and they would just stand back and talk to me. Not come closer. Why didn't they like me? I wonder. Anyway..then after a while Momma asked if I was ready to go. And we got ready and got in the car and then Daddy showed up. I was wondering what he was doing at Momma's work. But then he got in the car and we took a road trip. I was a little tired from my day with Mommy. We stopped in San Francisco. And Mommy and Daddy had lunch/dinner and then we drove to this woman's house. I could smell other doggies but Momma wanted me to sit still. And I couldn't. I wanted to check everything out. Then the lady came in the room and a growled a little bit at her. I guess that wasn't a good thing to do. Momma and Daddy talked about me to this lady for quite awhile and then after that, the lady worked with me. She made me listen to her. I guess Momma and Daddy say they are tired of me barking at other dogs. So they are hoping this woman can help them with that. Well my life as I once knew has changed completely. I don't know if this was that woman's idea or their's but I have to sit to get anything. My food or treats or to go outside, I mean anything. And then if I act like I don't want my food, they take it away from me. And the other thing is every night since Thursday, they have worked with me. Making me sit and lay down and then sit up again. I am one lazy spoiled dog, Momma says. I don't like having to sit back up after laying down. But they say I have to. I get treats and everything but I don't really like all this change. I mean, I learned this new thing called "off". That means I can not touch it at all. What kind of crap is that? I mean I thought everything was mine. Well...then on Saturday, we had a really long day. Momma and Daddy took me to SF again. This time it was a lot more fun. We walked around and got coffee and some food. Then we drove around. Went to the beach..oh how fun was that. And then we got to go to a pet store and then we went walking for a long time. There were lots of people and sounds and smells again. I just had a lot of stimulation. Then we got in the car and then stayed in there for a while and then we drove home. By that time I was really tired. And they are still keeping this whole training thing up. They have even put the hose and the broom in the mix, which really makes me a little scared. But Momma says I am doing good. Ah today is a nice day. Daddy stayed home with me. Momma had to go to work but I am just hanging out with my Daddy. Life is good except for this whole work for everything idea. Well I will update on my progress later.

Since Christmas..

The last time I wrote was before Christmas, I guess I have been a little lazy about keeping this diary up. As you may know, a lot has happened since then. Christmas came and went and we were so busy. We drove and drove, we went to Papa Lee's, then we went to Grandma's and I got to see my Aunt Laura and the small boys. That was fun except for that at Grandma's I have to stay outside until late at night when Momma lets me in to sleep with them. But I am not allowed to go anywhere else in house. And there was this other dog behind a fence, I don't think she likes me much. But I never really got to meet her. She looks a little like me but she is older. She barked a lot at me. I don't think she liked me there at all. Oh yeah and when I went to Papa Lee's they had this puppy. She was so little but I still had to show her who is boss. But I accidently stepped on her and she cried. But she was okay. She kept biting at me though and I didn't like that too much but I ignored her as much as I could. After Grandma's we drove home and then Daddy and Momma left me to go somewhere. I don't know what was going on but when they got home, Sawsha and I were able to open up our gifts. I got a squirrel toy and a stocking stuffed with treats and my Aunt Missy got me a pearl necklace. Oh it is so pretty. Momma and Daddy had to work a few days and then we got back in the car and drove for a really long time but the best part is that we got to see Weeda and Macy. Oh that was soo much fun. But then the next morning I didn't feel so good. I needed to go outside but the doggie door was closed and so I couldn't get outside to do my business. I ended up going by the door on Weeda's carpet. I tried to tell her that I was sorry but Weeda was not happy and the worst part was that it was her birthday. And she had to clean my mess up. For 3 days I didn't feel good. I threw up in Momma's hands and everything. And I had one other accident inside. Maybe it was the car ride..I don't know but Momma fed me chicken and rice for about 5 days. And then my stomach started to feel better. The day after we got home, I finally was able to poop normally. Oh what a great feeling that was because my little butt was really sore. Oh my....So that trip to Weeda's wasn't all that fun. I got to play with my best friend Macy but I was really sick most of the time. What a bummer. But after we got home and I was feeling better, guess what...Macy and Weeda came to visit me. Oh I was so happy. I guess they wanted to check on how I was feeling and this time I was ready to play. Sometimes Macy isn't in the mood to play she just wants to sleep under the blankets. Oh well she will play tug a war with me and that is so much fun!! Anyway..the next couple of weekends were kind of boring. Momma and Daddy got a new car. Momma said it was mostly for me. Because the other car was too small. This one is much bigger and I love it. It is big enough to put my bed in the back and still have room for others to sit. And when we don't have people in the back seat, they lay the seat down for me so I can be close to them and also have a lot of room. This is so nice. The only thing that is taken some time to get use to is they make me jump up in the back and it is much higher then the other car. Since they got the new car, we have gone to the beach with Susie and a boy named Adam and then we went to see Grandma again but we went to a place I had never been before. We went to the snow. Don't get me wrong, it was really cold. My paws felt frozen but oh it was soo much fun. I got to run around slipping and sliding and there were lots of people and this thing called snow kept hitting me in the face. Yeah..and I made yellow snow. Wohoo!! My Daddy took a fall though. I didn't like that. I didn't know it at first but he wasn't feeling very well after that. I slept most of the way home. My Aunt Laura said that I was the best behaved dog in a car that she has ever seen. They really didn't even see me until one of the boys started crying in the car and I got up to lick him in the face to make sure he was okay. I don't like it when anyone is feeling bad. I am very sensitive. This last weekend my Daddy watched football and I went with Susie and Momma to the store, oh yeah and I got to go to Susie's house and play with another doggie named Cali. That was fun but I think that doggie is scared of me. Momma keeps saying I am much bigger and I have to move slow..what ever that means. Well that is about it for now..I wonder what this weekend holds for me. Hmmm...I guess until then I will just wait and look forward to my daily walks.

Less than a week before Christmas

I couldn't take it anymore...I just had to have Christmas early!
The other day while Momma a Daddy, left to go to work I decided to have myself a little Christmas party. See the thing is, I kept smelling something very much like bones..yes special bones, Momma only buys for special occasions. And I couldn't see them. So I just decided to see if any of the presents were mine. Well, when Daddy got home, he was really mad at me. I tried to tell him that I was looking for my bones but he didn't understand. So he put me outside and cleaned up what he called a big mess. I didn't understand...Why would they tempt me like that? The presents were just sitting there for quite a while and I kept smelling those bones and I just couldn't take it anymore. So then Momma got home and she didn't talk to me for a while and then said I had been a bad girl. They stayed mad for a while but then they forgave me, they took me for a walk. But Daddy said the walk for more for them than for me. What ever that means. They also talked about putting me in the garage but it was so cold they just decided to move the rest of the presents in the other room. Oh I am really glad I didn't have to go into that cold garage. I know Christmas is coming up but when?? I mean..I keep waiting for it to come but Mommy and Daddy keep leaving me to go to work. They said that we will see Papa Lee and Grandma Irene. Oh I like to go there. I get to run around all over the place. Then Momma said that I am going to meet another dog, Jewelee. But that I will have to stay in the garage at Grandma Mary's. The garage is never a good thing. Oh well...I sure hope this Christmas thing is all that it is cracked up to be. Because I still never found those tasty bones. But now they are locked up in another room. Dang it!!!
Well I am sorry that I haven't written in a while. I will write after Christmas and tell you how it all went. Happy Holiday's to all my Dogster Pals!!!

Lake weekend

This last weekend was great. Daddy took a couple of days off before Mommy and I got to hang out with him. But he wasn't too much fun, he said he was sick and all he did was lay in bed. I thought we would do something. At least take me for a walk. But nope, I didn't get lucky. Then when Momma was off, they took me to the lake so I could go swimming. Oh I just love to do that. It was a little cold but as long as I was running or swimming, I was fine. They took some video of me and I put it on page so everyone could see. It was so fun but I got so tired. On the way home I just hung out in the back seat. Go home and laid by the heater. I was cold for quite a while. Momma and Daddy just hung out with me. I was a little anxious cause I didn't get a walk. But then Susie came to see me and we played. I just love it when Susie comes and plays with me. Then she cut my nails and I was a good girl for that.
That was about it for my weekend. Until next time.

Thanksgiving

I am not so sure that I like this thing that Momma calls "Thanksgiving". I mean parts of it were great but others weren't. I got left home a lot. Grandma came to our house and stayed. Oh that was wonderful except, she doesn't give me attention like every one else does. She says she has allergies. What ever that is. She pets me a little but doesn't like when I jump on her or get in her face. I don't understand her. Everyone else seems to love it. Anyway when Grandma first got there they left me almost right away. And then the next day we stayed home and Daddy walked me but everyone seemed too busy to give me any kind of attention. Momma was in the kitchen a lot with Grandma, and oh it started smelling so good but Grandma kept telling me to get out. That I don't understand either. I mean..if there is food, I need to be there. I wouldn't want to miss out. Then Papa Chuck and Aunt Missy came to our house, I almost never see them come over. But that was cool, I just love Aunt Missy! She gives me lots of kisses and loves. And to top it off my Susie came too. I didn't know what was going on. Then they put me outside where it was cold and the worst part was when I came back in, everyone was almost finished eating..I mean what did they think?? That I wouldn't want any?? Are they crazy??? It smelled so good and I didn't even get a chance to get a good drool on. Then when I was just thinking that I missed it all, Momma gave me a plate all of my own. And it was food that I had never tasted before. Oh it was soooo good. I sure hope you other dogs got some of the same food. I think this is what they were talking about when they say Thanksgiving! I got to be with my family and got good food too. The only thing that I didn't like was that the whole time Grandma was here, I would get to visit in the morning but then they would leave me during the day and then in the evening they would come home and relax give me my attention. It was like they had to go to work but Momma said it was the weekend. I didn't understand, I mean did they go places and not take me? That would hurt my feelings. After Grandma left yesterday Daddy and Mommy took me to the store with them. And I got to see Susie and ride in the car with her. That was so much fun. But I guess they had to go to work today. Cause I am home again by myself. Ughh...Oh well...I guess I will go back to sleep under the covers where I can stay warm. Until next time!!

Good news

Wow...I can't believe it..I am a finalist in the Car Dog category. How cool is that?? I feel like I'm famous.
That is the biggest news since the last time I wrote.
Another great thing that happened was that my Weeda came to visit me. Oh how I miss her. I haven't seen her in so long. We had such a good time. She didn't bring Macy..that was okay..I got all the attention and didn't have to share with another. I sure wish we lived closer.
Last week I had to go to the doctors. I use to like going there but the last time I was there, I woke up feeling really weird and I hurt really bad. So I am a little afraid now. Momma said it was no big deal. They just kept looking at my eyes and then they put these drops in them. Then we were able to go home, thank god..I was so worried Momma and Daddy would leave me there again. But then Mommy and Daddy keep trying to give me these nasty pills again. They even tied to trick me with sausage. But I am too smart for that! I just spit out the pill and ate the good stuff.
So this strange thing happened...Momma bought me a video and she always turns it on when she leaves me. There are all these animals and sounds. Squirrels, and pigs and kitty's. I get so excited. But I only bark at it when Daddy and Momma are there. Other wise I just sit there and watch.
Mommy said that Thanksgiving is coming and Grandma and Aunt Missy will be there. I can't wait..lots of food and lots of attention. Wohoo...
I will write later and tell you how it all went..

The rest of October....

I am back and I noticed that I hadn't written since my birthday. My birthday was a lot of fun. I got a party. Momma and Daddy said that they could be my pup pals. I didn't mind too much. They were just trying to make me feel better for not having any friends there. Oh well it was fun and it was more cake for me. Daddy and Momma put me up at the table and I knew I wasn't suppose to be up there so it scared me. I didn't know if it was a trick. I was afraid I would get in trouble for it. But I didn't. Then I started sliding on it so Daddy put a towel down and that was much better. They sang happy birthday to me and I got to eat the whole cake by myself. It was great. I got a big pink ball/squeaky toy. And Daddy gave me a bone and another squeaky toy. Then after all that...I was so full and sick I just passed out and slept for quite a while. Momma and Daddy kept laughing at me. I am not sure why. So that was about it for my birthday. I was a wonderful time. Then a few days later was Daddy's birthday. He got pie and balloons. But he didn't leave the house really. That was it for Daddy's birthday. Ah what else. I got to go to the lake and swim and swim after my stick. I was having so much time. I sure hope we go again soon. Momma said we had to go because it was getting dark but I still wanted to swim. I loved it.
And then came Howl-O-ween. That was interesting. I mean there were parts that I liked but then I didn't like that Momma put me in a costume and made me wear it the whole night. I tried to roll to get it off but it wouldn't come off and then Momma kept taking pictures, I mean how embarrassing. Then strange people kept coming up to the gate. I liked the little people and the women but the medium people and the men, I don't really like too much. I bark too much Momma says. That was really strange. We took chairs out front with my bed inside the gate. And the other weird thing was momma was wearing a really big pointy hat and Daddy was wearing a really ugly hair style. I wonder if that was suppose to be their costume.
Then this weekend was busy, I went with Momma to Aunt Laura's house. And oh man..they got a puppy. I didn't really like that puppy too much. I kept biting and hitting me with its paws and running after me. It was annoying but the worst thing was Momma was giving it lots of attention. It even got to sit on her lap. I did not like that at all. And Momma wouldn't stop telling me to be nice and then make me sit down and not play. She told me I was to big and that I would hurt the puppy on accident if I didn't calm down. All I know is that there is a new dog in the house that i have never seen and Momma seemed to really like it and I wasn't going for it. Then the second day we were there, Momma left to go somewhere with everyone and I dug under the fence and then broke the board and got out. I took a little adventure. Down over about 3 blocks and the neighbor found me and put me back and called my Mom to come fix the fence and make sure I couldn't get out again. Mom was not very happy with me and told me that she was embarrassed about what I had done. Then I got to play with the other dogs. And then the next day I got to go home. Daddy didn't want to play with me as much as I thought he would. I missed him all weekend. I got to sleep indoors with Momma at night but most of the time I was outside. I am not use to that. But Momma said that I didn't have to worry about it too much because I probably wouldn't be going back for a while and if so we wouldn't be staying very long. I may even stay with someone else while Momma and Daddy go. But she doesn't really know now. Well..I think that's it for now. A lot to write about but a lot has happened lately. Until next time...So long...

Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to me..Happy Birthday to me..Happy Birthday to Gracy...Happy Birthday to me!
I am 2 years old today. And Daddy brought me a toy and a bone and a card that I may say that I wasn't too thrilled about but Momma loved it!!!
I don't know what else is in store for me today but I will write again and let you know!!!
Momma can't believe I am two already...

Better now

Things are better. I got my stitches out and I don't have to wear that collar any more. Unless Momma has just forgot the last couple of days. I got to go bye bye a couple of times but I don't know what has happened, I haven't gone for a walk in a while. Daddy says it's because I have to heal my leg. I stopped limping in my front leg. I guess that one is all better now. I hope I can go for a walk again real soon. I really do miss that. Grandma is suppose to come see me tomorrow. I am pretty excited about that. I know she doesn't like me in her face but I can't help it. I just love her so much. I wonder how long she will stay. So Susie bought me a huge bone that I just love. It is so huge, I can barely get my mouth around it. It will take me quite a while to finish this thing. It is almost as big as I am. But it tastes really good. When Mommy and Daddy go to bed, I am still chewing on it out in the living room. I just can't help myself. So again I am home alone but that's okay I am pretty tired today. I think I want to go back to sleep. So that's it for now, I will let you know how my visit with my Grandma goes.