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Much A-Woof About Nothing

My Poor Paw!

MySister, Kathryn, has just come home from the Hospitbull after MyMum and MyDad took her to get hurt. She's all sad and sore. I don't think they meant for her to get hurt, but they were gone a long time and only came home at night. I think she's getting better now.

But what I wanted to say was - I got hurt too! Last Wagnesday I was over at ThePark with all MyFriends running around, chasing DaBall, chewing DaSticks, and generally having a good sniff around, when something hurt MyPaw. There was red stuff all over it and some more red stuff on MySide from where I'd been running. So MyDad took me home and, although I was a bid frightened, he and the other kids washed MyPaw and MySide. Thankfully they made the red stuff go away, but it still hurt a lot and I couldn't walk real fast or run.

Today it was still sore, and although I still wanted to go to ThePark to see my friends, I couldn't run very well at all! Zac kept getting DaBall before I could! And Billy wouldn't let me get DaSticks!

Then the next thing I know, MyDad has put me in DaCar and taken me to "The Scary Place" again! How could he! I mean, here I was shakin' and tryin' to get away, and he just took me on in there!

DaVetMan came in and sat down next to me and looked at MyPaw - he hurt it abit too, but then came and put some powder stuff on and then wrapped clothes around MyPaw so I couldn't lick it. Then I *really* had to hobble around. I tell you, if it wasn't so serious even I would bark out loud!

So now I'm at home with Kathryn and feeling sorry and sore. But I showed them, I get up and hobble away everytime they come near me so they don't hurt me again - *pout*. And then to top it all off, they are trying to put strange things in MyFood - yucky things!

Howl!!! - I sure wish MyPaw would get better again!

A Howliday Weakend

You remember howl I was saying howl all MyFamily went away at different times? Well, this last weakend, I got to do that too! It was kinda weird at first - all MyFamily went away all together, and I was left in MyOutside and it was getting all dark and stuff!

Then Penny and Penny'sMum came by and took me inda car ride to Penny's Place! So I got to spend a Weakend with Penny! She had MyFood, and I had Penny'sFood. I tried to sleep by Penny'sBed (really Penny'sMum's couch!), and then in with Penny'sMum... and back to Penny'sBed... I eventually found a real safe place in Penny'sMum's little clothes hanging place. I just curled right up and went to sleep.

During the days I'd play with Panny and Penny'sMum and Penny'sMum's bunnies and birds. And I'd do the CrazyDog run around and around Penny'sOutside. Then we'd all go for walk to ThePark!

And the bestest part was on Mondy when Dave the DogWashGuy came over and gave Penny and me and Zach (who was visiting for the day) a lovely NiceSmelly bath and pamper-brush. BOL! The funniest part was when we were all done washing we all lined up onda mat and sat real pretty waiting for our biscuit!

Then MyDad came and picked me up and took me home. I wanted to stay a bit longer with Penny, but it was nice to get home and see MyFamily again! They had a howliday too!

Of humans absent, and the *Scary* Place

What is it with my humans! It seems like they go away all the time. I mean, I expect them to go away and leave me alone during most days (something about places called "work", and "school"... I've seen "school" and it looks like such fun with all the kids and stuff, I wish MyDad would let me go to "school" with Kathryn or Thomas too! BOL!). But the thing is they always come home each day and I get to have hugs and cuddles and play and just hang out with everyone.

But over the last few months something very strange has been happening! One of them disappears for weeks on end! First it was MyMum - she went away for five whole weeks before KissyMoose. And it was only because I got treats and a house guest - one of my bestest friend, Kane - that I was OK about it.

But then after NooYear, MyDad went away for three weeks! And he didn't take me!!! I got to help drive him out to the place where the very big loud birds come and go, and then to pick him up again. Well, I'll tell you, I was none too impressed and didn't want to know him for... oh, lets see.. at least a whole day when he got back (that'll teach him to leave me behind! Woof! taught him a lesson, didn't I!) I refused to come for a pat, or play games. I made an excpetion when it came to food (but I did give him *The Look*).

And then a few days after that MyMum went away again! Can you imagine that! You'd think I'd get used to it by now. But it gets worse... Not long after MyMum got back from her second trip, now my sister, Kathryn has gone away. And I miss her (well, except when I'm asleep, or everyones away for the day, or its meal time, or walk time, or play time, or... you get the picture, I miss her heaps of times!) MyDad said she has gone to a place called Italy. I wonder do they have dogs there... hmmm.

But the most scary bit of news I have is where MyDad took me today. I got all excited when he got MyLeash and asked me to hop in the back of the car. I thought we were going to get Thomas from school, but he took me somewhere else instead. MyDad took me to "The Scary Place". You know, where the vet-person is that pokes and prods and sticks thing into you, and makes you get all sleepy and you wake up with sore paws and a plastic cone thingy on your head! *That* place! Well, I was so scared, I peed on the floor. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I was shaking so! And it was so scary waiting for the vet-person to come and see me. I was imagining all kinds of mean nasty scary things...

But its all over now. The vet-person came and looked at my teeth, listened to my heart and then stuck a sharp thing in my fur. Then it was time to go, and dog, was I outta there fast! Now I'm safe at home and I'm hangin' out with MyDad and Thomas and sleeping on the floor next to my favourite wall.