Mommy and me on the road

My life just gets excitnger and excitinger! Last weekend me and Mommy drove-ded to a place called Troy, Mich. to see my Auntie Lisa, and my fur-cousins Jodie and Shanna. It was a long, long, long trip in the car, but I was in my car seat so I was comfy. Me could stand up and see out or curl up and take a nap. Sometimes me would just sit up and stare at Mommy with my big, round eyes. This made her feel guilty, so she would give me treats. Me even got a French fry out of her! Mommy did MOST of the driving (tee-hee!), cause me had to get my rest. Mommy sing-ded to me while she drove and that made me happy -- me LOVES music! When we gots there, me met my cousins, but they didn't want to play with me 'cause me is real little and young and they are old. That was O.K., though, 'cause there was plenty of stuff to look at and do at auntie's house, like play in the back yard and check under all the beds to make sure there wasn't no monsters or nothin'. Then, when Auntie Lisa threw a party, lots of people came and paid attention to me. Boy, was me tired after the party. Me went right to sleep in my crate (which made Mommy happy). Before we knew it, it was time to drive back to Chicago. Mommy says that me was a little angel the whole weekend and that we can take another trip real soon. Me drive, next time.

Baby, I'm a STAR!

So much has been going on; I don’t know where to start! I met a new friend, Ann, who came to me and mommy’s house just to see ME. She has pretty yellow hair and likes to play with me and give me kisses — and you know how me likes that! She brought me a piggy that makes an oinky noise, but mommy and Ann says it sounds like a ducky instead. Anyways, I loves it! Then, I gots my first haircut and the haircuttin’ man made me almost bald ‘cause I won’t stand for mommy to brush me and I got “mats.” Don’t know what mats is, but I guess they causes you to have to have all your hair cut off! Anyway, now I’m skinnier than ever — only thing is, for some reason everybody who sees me thinks me is the cutest thing they ever done seed!

Mommy and our cousin Mildred tookted me to the Hyde Park art fair (don’t know what “art” is either, but lots of people seems to like it) and all these people kept coming up to mommy telling me I was GORGEOUS and askin’ how old I was and if I was gonna get any bigger. ‘Course I’s gonna get bigger — what do they thinks I am? A shrimp? Mommy was proud that so many people liketed me and I was very good and didn’t bite nobody! THEN, the next day me and mommy walked along the lake and the same thing happened. Everybody wanted to know about me. Mommy said if I’m not careful, I’ll get a big head from all the attention. Boy, I sure hopes my head doesn’t get big. How will my skinny little neck hold it up?

Me is too little ...

Last night me and mommy went to our first puppy obedience class ever! It was exciting to see all the doggies and when one doggy barked, I barked back! I got to walk on my leash, which me didn’t like at first, but it’s O.K. with me now ‘cause it means me and mommy can go see and do new stuff. The teacher lady is real nice and I tried extra hard to learn the lessons good. I got treats when I did something right! Me made a wee-wee on the floor once, but so did lots of the other doggies. Mommy was surprised ‘cause I was on my bestest behavior ever! I didn’t bite nobody or nothin’. And I paid attention … well … most of the time.

Onliest problem with the whole thing is that me is the littlest puppy in the class. Everybody is big, BIG, BIG! At the beginning of class, we get to play without our leashes and all the other doggies jumped on each other. I tried to keep up, but they was too big and I gots scared to get squished. Mommy was scared a little, too, I could tell. The nice teacher lady showed me a safe place that’s just for me that I can go to when those silly old big puppies get too rough. But, even though I was runnin’ for my life, I didn’t run to mommy. I showed her me is Big & Strong and BRAVE, even if me is too little to play with the big kids.

I can’t wait to go to puppy class again!

Me is Big & Strong!

You just never know what’s gonna get mommy all ‘motional. We went to see my nice lady doc-doc Friday so I could get my last puppy shots and when they weighed me they said I weighed a big TWO POUNDS! This made mommy soooo happy! She hugged me and kissed all over me! I guess she’s been worried I wasn’t going to get Big & Strong ‘cause I been real sick a couple times since she ‘dopted me. Now maybe that I’m so fat, I’ll stay healthy and mommy won’t have to keep giving the doc-doc everything in her wallet to get me well again.

Me getting so big and getting my last puppy shots means I gotta go to puppy obedience school next week. Mommy says it will be fun and I’ll learn to be a good boy, but I’m kinda ‘spicious of the whole thing, to tell you the truth. Mommy put this “harness” on me last night so I could get used to it and she tied it to a rope and made me walk around the house. Don’t she know I don’t needs no rope to walk around the house? I walks just fine without it! But she said I gotta wear this thing at puppy obedience. What kinda crazy ‘ol place is this puppy obedience anyway?

I has visitors!

It was a big excitement Sunday ‘cause my Auntie Baba and Uncie Buce came to see me for the first time since I was borned. They came just to see me! Not to see mama – but they seed her, too. The said I was “‘DORABLE.” Mommy said I was on my bes behavior, ‘cause I didn’t do none of the bad things I do when nobody’s looking (except mommy). They played with me and Auntie Baba fed me some kibble and I ate it – which I don’t normally do without mama beggin’ me to! I showed Auntie and Uncie how I can climb into my toy bin and climb out with a toy in my mouth. And I showed ‘em how I can play fetch when mommy throws my froggy baby down the hall. I climbded all the way on top of Uncie Buce’s head when he wasn’t looking. I found my puppy baby when Auntie Baba hid it behind her back and I showed her how I can jump off the edge of my doggy couch into mommy’s lap.

Mommy put my new T-shirt on me and everybody laughed ‘cause it makes me look like I gots a great big ‘ol head and a teeny-weeny body. I chewed on the sleeve until mommy gave up and took it off me. And when I got tired of showing off, I took a nap in Uncie Buce’s arms – that was nice. Auntie and Uncie have two big girls I can maybe play with one day – they is Golden Weetweevahs. I can’t wait until my Auntie and Uncie come visit me again!

Tonight our friend Danielle is coming to visit. I've got to rest up!

My mommy's nuts!

Do all mommies make such a big ‘ol deal about every little poopy or throw-uppy their babies make? My mommy acts like it’s a big deal every time I wee-wee or poop on my piddle pad – like I just won ‘Merican Idol or something! She screams, “Good Boy Archie!” and scares me half to def! When I throws up, which I likes to do whenever I can, she looks real close at it to see if she thinks me might be sick, then she wipes my face with a baby wipe! Baby wipes are for my bum-bum, doesn’t she know that?

The other morning, I was mindin’ my own bidness in my crate and she yanked me out to look at me jus’ cause I was snortin'. I likes to snort! She grabbed her Yorkie book to look up what to do if your baby is snortin’. I guess it told her, “go back to sleep,” cause she looked all relieved and stuff and we both went back to bed. She calls my Auntie Lisa ups almost every day to tell her how much I pooped, how much I wee-weed, how much I ate and how much I slept. I sure hopes she grows outta this – it’s hard raising a crazy mama!

Bites vs. Kisses

Me thinks BITES is better than kisses, but my mommy says KISSES is better than bites! When I bites mommy, she makes a hurt noise and I get sent to time out. When I kisses mommy, I get kisses too. When I bites mommy, I get put down on the floor and have to play by myself. When I kisses mommy, I get lots of hugs and sometimes I get to explore the great big living room where I don’t hardly ever get to go until I am bigger and cause less trouble. When I bites mommy, I feel sorry after. When I kisses mommy, I feel happy! Mmmmm. Could me be learning something?

Nope!

Me likes BITES!

Mommy says, if I keeps it up, she’s gonna auction me off on eBay! What’s eBay? Is it something to BITE?

Bad puppy/good puppy

Well, me DID think of the baddest thing ever to do for when mommy came home last night. Let's just say it involved making a stinky mess all over my pen! I guess that's why mommy calls me her "Little Stinka!" I had to get a bath. I thought maybe mommy was mad -- but she loves me just the same, no matter what I does. This morning, she let me come in her bed with her and covered me up with the blankets. It was warm and real cozy like a cave. I sure likes to snuggle with my mama. When it was time to wake up, me gave her a big kiss instead of BITING her -- that make her real happy! I sure loves mommy. Maybe I be a good boy today ... Maybe not ...

It's HARD out here for a pup!

Me had a bad day yesterday. First, mommy left me alone AGAIN and I cried and cried and cried! I chewed up my piddle pad, turned over my water dish and pooped everywhere I could think of. That’ll show her -- MEAN OL’ MOMMY! And then, when mommy came home, she had the nerve to put me in my crate and take me to the doc-doc. I threw up in my crate on the way there. My doc-doc is nice and all, but she took my temperature from my bum-bum (this hurts!) and then she squeezed some medicine into my nose. Yuck! Then she gave me a shot (that hurt even MORE)! It took me a couple seconds to realize what happened, but then I screamed and screamed and screamed! Finally, after she’d just about killed me, the doc-doc let me go to my mommy. Mommy hugged me and talked real sweet to me and I felt better – but I still don’t forgive her for taking me to the doc-doc against my will! Don't a little puppy got any rights in this country? Today mommy is gone again and I’m trying to think of some new bad thing for when she comes home. If only I could get out of this pen – I saw a nice red couch in the living room that needs to be piddled on!

So far, so good

Hi! My name is Archie! I got 'dopted just two weeks ago by my new mommy and now I live with her. Mommy likes to kiss on me a lot, but I like to BITE her a lot! I have a single mommy, so she has to go to work and leave me alone during the day. I'm not sure I like this arrangement. While she’s gone, I re-arrange the furniture in my playpen. I also like to howl like a baby coyote so the neighbors can hear what a great big voice I have. When mommy comes home, I show her how I turned over my bed, pulled up my rug and drug my food dishes into the middle of the floor. I don’t think she wants me to do this, but she picks me up and kisses and hugs me lots, even though I guess I’ve been bad. Mommy says I’m going to have to go to puppy obedience soon, if I don’t straighten up.

My favorite thing is chewing on mommy’s hands, her toes and her ears. Mommy tastes yummy. My next favorite thing is when I take a nap on mommy’s lap. She lets me cuddle all I want and covers me with my blankie. When I wake up, she tickles my tummy and we play “throw the toy down the hallway.” I have lots of aunties and uncies who come to visit me, and I’ll be able to go out and visit them once I finish my shots – and then I can meet their puppies and play with them!