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Diary of Jack the (Toy) Ripper

Squirrels bark?!?

So, me and mom went for a nice long walk yesterday. It was almost hot out! After all the rain we've had lately I wasn't complaining. By the time we got to the big park a couple of miles away from the house, my motor was running (and frankly mom looked ready to melt too), so we sat on a bench in the shade in the middle of the park to cool off. We were sitting for a little bit and I kept hearing this little noise. I couldn't figure out what it was! Mom was enjoying watching all the little squirrels running around with each other (there must be 100,000 squirrels in this park), but I pretty much ignored them. I had cooled off and was ready to get going again. What's the deal with having to wear leashes in a park that big anyway? She could have sat there and thrown a stick or something, I'd have been more than happy to bring it back (over and over and over again). Anyway- so mom's watching squirrels, I'm trying to figure out how to get more than 6 feet away from her and that little noise kept coming back. Mom finally found it- it was a squirrel in the tree- and it was BARKING AT US! What?!? I didn't know squirrels barked! And it was clearly barking AT us! He was the bravest little squirrel in the world! Okay- maybe he'd have been braver if he came down from the tree and did it, but he stood his ground (okay his limb) even when we walked right up to him, and he kept barking! What a trip!

I'm Back!

Mom's taken a long, LONG break from Dogster, but we're back now and I'm so happy about it! (who are we kidding, I'm happy about everything! I'm just that kind of pup!)
I had a PAWSOME weekend! It started Friday when my buddy Biscuit was dropped off at my yard for a ‘Mom's Are Busy Playdate’. He was over for about 4 hours when mom got home and I thought she would play with us in the yard for a long time like she normally does, but she was busy cleaning (YUCK), she just left us outside in the big yard while she tried tricking us by using the backdoor to go out and the front door to come in and vice versa. We had to keep running all the way around the house to see what she was doing! I don't know what she took all that stuff to the garage... Sooner or later (next Christmas?) it's all just coming back in! Anyway, we had fun!
Saturday was even better! We got to go to the beach!!!! I can't remember last time I got to go to the beach! It was so, So, SO much fun! I love the beach SO MUCH! I just want to run and swim- I'm not even as interested in playing with the other dogs too much cause I rather play in the water and not too many of them go as far out as I do. The riptide was pretty knarly and mom kept thinking I was going to get stuck out there (the chicken thought the water was too cold to go into herself), but I'm a strong boy and as soon and I could touch the bottom, I'd launch myself out! I did make myself a little sick by drinking too much salt water, but all in all, the fun I had outweighed a little queasy tummy!
After Friday and Saturday's fun, I didn't think I'd have too much in store for Sunday. I was wrong! Mom's friend brought over Michella to play with me! Michella is an 11 month old girl Rottie. She's so pretty! We play really good together too. Not so much rough housing like me and Biscuit, but she's really good at keep away- both keeping and trying to get it. We went for a walk together too, which was nice cause she sets a slower pace than I'm used to. We'll get her stamina up sooner or later! Then, when she went home I thought that was it for sure- there can't be anything else for ME, right?
WRONG! About half an hour later, Biscuit was over again! The moms went out to lunch, and then when they got back I got another walk. Another one! So Awesome! We walked over to Zot’s- the do it yourself dogwash. I’ve been a couple of times, but this was Biscuit’s first time there. So we got all squeaky clean and walked back home. 3 walks in one day! I must have walked 20 miles this weekend. Needless to say, I was all tuckered out by the time Biscuit and his mom went home Sunday evening. I was all clean and blissed out. After dinner, mom didn’t hear a peep from me! She went to bed early herself. Guess she was blissed out too!

7 Pawsome facts about me (TAG Game)

Here are the rules (Hint: Copy and paste the rules so you don't have to type
them again):

Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged, need to post in their Diary the rules & their 7 pawsome facts. Then choose 7 dogs to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to pmail them and tell them that they have been tagged and to read your Diary, or you could send thema rosette announcing they've been tagged!

So here are 7 fun facts about me...

1. I love to swim and will try to swim in any pool of water, even if it's a two inch puddle!
2. I'm definitely a lover, I love every one, furry or not!
3. I'm SUPER FAST! I usually will outrun my ball, unless in a really BIG field and mom has the Chuck-it.
4. I introduced mom to most of the people she knows in my neighborhood even though she's lived there for over 7 years and I'm only one
5. People give me toys to see if I can destroy them. I do serious damage to most.
6. I love to roll around on my back with my legs in the air when I'm paying with something by-myself. Makes mom laugh every time!
7. I love mirrors; but not to look at myself- but to look and see if someone in the room sees me seeing them through it.

I am tagging these 7 pals.....

1. Biscuit
2. Daisy
3. Fischer
5. Lucy
5. Otto
6. Cow
7. Jade

I'm sure most of you have already been tagged, but mom says she doesn't have time to check out all the diary's to see, so I'm Sorry!!!