life as mama's boy

I Can Out-Smart West

That West. Whatever. He may be the alpha, but I know how to steal his bones. Today, I managed to get 3 bones for myself. It only lasted 15 minutes until Mom came and took the bones away.

oh, my stomach

Don't drink ocean water! I didn't think it tasted THAT bad! But now, my stomach. It's not doing so well. I can't stay inside for too long, because I always have to go. That West. He's always a step ahead of me. He didn't drink the water so he's fine! Today he had the nerve to look all sick so Mommy would rub his head...

just the cob

Ha ha! Don't tell West or Mommy that I don't like yellow stuff they call corn. The thing underneath makes for a fun toy, though. I just left all the corn on the patio way in the back, but they think I ate it all. Maybe they'll give me other stuff to try if they think I actually eat everything.

she humans are great!

They smell good. They sound good. They call me 'cute' all the time. And if I follow them around enough, they sneak me treats. But best of all, I can look up their skirts! I love she humans!

'merde' eau de cologne

Wow! Nobody told me they make such great cologne for dogs! Mommy loves it too. She always sniffs when I'm near her. Today, I gave her a special treat. I showed her where the secret stash is and how I put it on. There is this pile of old stuff at the bottom of the hill in our backyard. I think it got there from all the rain. It's filled with all sorts of goodies, including stuff that smells a little like when I go to the bathroom. Oh, it smells so nice! I dove my head in and rolled my head round and round in it. It was too small a hole for my body to fit! She looked so pleasantly surprised when she saw me, that I did it again for her. She even ran to me to give me more attention!

i really love watermelon

Mommy is full of surprises. She is always coming up with new things for us to eat. Here's a tip. Don't eat the green hard part. It doesn't taste good. Only eat the red part.

is my name EAST or what?

I'm very confused. I swear my name is East. But why do they keep calling me by other names? What's Stinky? Farty? Fatty? Piggy? Cutie? Oprah? Sweetie? Sneezy? Big Butt? Baby? Lover Boy?

Are those names of treats? If yes, I need to learn those fast!

they're back! they're back!

I love mommy and daddy. I am so happy they are back. I don't even care if she doesn't give me a bone tonight! (But don't tell her, cause this is a secret.)

is it bad to like pink boas?

I love the pink boa Mommy and Aunt Brooke put on me. It was the greatest! It got us a lot of attention. Oh, so many women at this walk we were on! And they all loved the pink boa. They took pictures and rubbed my head. All day long! I want to wear it all the time, but Mommy put it away in a box called "Burning Man Costumes." What's Burning Man? Why does the pink boa go in there? If Burning Man is like this Dyke March mommy took us on, then I want to go to Burning Man!

See how cute we look in the photo with Mommy and Aunt Brooke?

what's a bald spot?

Mommy tried something new today. She brushed my hair, but the thing looks and sounds different. It buzzed. She didn't talk much, but I do remember her saying, "Oops! That's an ugly bald spot."

What does that mean?

I found this on Mommy's Blog...

I didn't mean to scare her, but I did not feel good. I hurt, and I didn't know what to do. Mommy wasn't home, but Daddy took me to emergency. I don't remember much except when I woke up the next day, I was in a strange place, and Mommy wasn't there. Now I know why.


November 7, 2006

I am incredibly sad today. I arrived home from Boston to find out East was in the hospital, and they don’t know what is wrong. I went to visit him tonight, and instead of his usual happy tail wagging self, he was lying motionless with i.v. tubes dangling about him. He didn’t even open his eyes when I called out his name and touched his face. A few minutes later, he lifted his head and looked at me with sad half opened eyes. He made the softest sound when I put my nose to his, then he got sick. East is the sweetest dog imaginable. His only existence in life is to love. (Okay, and to eat too).

mom tried to poison us!

Last week I caught Mom throwing away all the broccoli in the fridge. This is the stuff she was trying to sneak into our food. Luckily it was only for a week. I guess she found a list of poisonous food for dogs and broccoli was on the list! Not only broccoli, but apples, corn on the cob and pond water... All the things I spit out when she tries to get me to eat them, except for the pond water. I don't know why but I kinda like it sometimes. I guess I eat apples in the yard sometimes too, so that's not her fault either.

I'll have to call her Mommy Dearest for a while... Just to bug her.

(I hope she doesn't feel too badly. We know she didn't mean to slowly poison us.)