I'm a Princess Now

I do not like this foster girl

OMD, she is driving me crazy and she does not listen to me! Or rather, she'll listen but furget a few minutes later. She just wants to play play play with me, and I don't want to. I'll grr and tell her to go away, but then she just comes right back to play. She shows no respect for authority or her elders. Kids today, geez! BOL

I just want to have my cuddle time with mom. I've been getting very protective of mom too, and also go to her to get away from this crazy foster. Like this morning foster wanted to play and I went right over to mom, who was on the floor putting her shoes on, and sat right in her lap. This is my mom and you will stay away from me!

Anyone want a puppy?!? Please?!?!

(p.s. mom says she's only here until Dec 5, when she goes up "north" to get spayed. WHEW.)

Good News and Bad News

Well the good news is I didn't have to get groomed today! My groomer can't get from home to work cause of the flooding from this stupid storm. Mom rescheduled it for next Friday though, phooey.

The bad news is that because my fuzzy self is not getting groomed today, mom also rescheduled me and Shakey's visit with Santa Paws for next weekend. :( We have to wait a whole 'nother week to see him. I guess that gives me another week to think of presents I want, BOL.

I hope this crappy rain is over for a long time, it has sucked and I hate the rain and the wind is so bad I'm lucky I haven't gotten blown away! Can you imagine me floating in the air at the end of my leash like a kite or something?!?! BOL!

I really really really would like a nice long walk right about now.

Seven things about me

My sweet friend Harley Davidson tagged me!

What is my most favorite treat? Those soft peanut butter treats from Trader Joe's, yum!

Here are 7 things about me that you might not know.

1. I guard my food and treats. When Shakey comes near em, esp. my food bowl, I'll growl and do my crazy bark. He listens well, BOL.

2. I'm picky about chewies and treats.

3. I won't take a treat out of someone's hand, not even mom's.

4. I sleep with my mom almost every night.

5. I can't not be touching my mom when I sleep with her. If she moves, I move so I can touch her. Sometimes this ends up with me taking up half the bed, BOL.

6. I was adopted by my mom when I was four years old.

7. I am a barker! Mom refers to me as the neighborhood gossip and says if I were a person, I'd be a good tabloid reporter or gossip columnist.

I'm ok

I'm ok, but mom isn't, BOL. She is such a worry wart and was driving me crazy yesterday, poking at my paw, holding up my paw, she even trimmed the fur on my paw and I did not like that one bit! After eleventy zillion (tm Zaidie) hours, she finally left me alone and concluded I was going to be ok. Thanks for all your help pups, now can we get my mom some help?!? BOL!

I stepped on a bee!

Eep! Mom pulled a bee off my paw when we were out walking. ::o I wouldn't put all my weight on my foot after that, and I've been biting at it on and off. Mom gave me some benadryl (yuk!) but she can't see any stinger and doesn't know what to do. Help please?!?!

Fashion Show?!?! Nuh uh!

Oh the indognity! Now, I am not a girly girl. I like to play in the dirt and bark and tell the boy doggies off. Mom calls me a "tomboy." I don't wear nothing frilly, although I do wear tshirts and fleeces when it's cold or when I want to amuse my mom (BOL). My grandma's friend gave her some hand me down frilly doggy clothes for Adeline, and they didn't fit her, so mom said she'd try them on me. And she did, oh the indognity! Mom and grandma made me put on a "fashion show," blech! It was horrible!!! Mom put these girly clothes on me and I tried to stay as still as I could while she and grandma took pictures. You know mom's gonna post them here and I'm not gonna like it one bit. And mom brought the girly clothes home! She better not make me wear some stupid frilly dress or I might have to bite her. (Not really pups, I'm not mean like that, but I talk a good game! BOL!)

Mom met my arch nemesis*!

Last night Shakespeare and I alerted mom that my arch nemesis* Pepper was walking with her mom towards our apartment. What did mom do? She went outside to say hi! Not cool mom! At first Pepper's mom didn't seem to remember who my mom was, and then mom mentioned me, and pointed to where Shakey and I were barking "stay away from that other dog, you cheater!". And then - *gasp* - mom petted Pepper! She petted Pepper on the head and scratched her back and bottom. Eek! Pepper liked it and liked my mom, and her mom said Pepper loves people. Ok, ok, so mom was right, my arch nemesis* is a nice dog, and of course I am too, we just don't like each other for whatever reason. Pepper's mom said Pepper'd been leery at the dog park ever since she was bit by another dog - oh no! (Psst, it wasn't me!) Mom came inside and Shakey and I sniffed her all over, and even though we were jealous of course, we just sniffed her and then proceeded to go back to our security posts.

*My arch-nemesis is a nice doggy really and her mom is nice too. Just like me and my mom are. For some reason it's just me and her that don't like each other. And she's not really an arch-nemesis or anything, it just sounds cool to say that. BOL

I beat my arch nemesis The Tick!

Mom stopped by the pet store on the way home and got some tick twister thingy and anti-septic. Since I still had the tick head on my belly, mom sprayed it with the antiseptic and tried again with tweezers - and she got it! Yay me! Then she gave me a treat! Then she sprayed the antiseptic again. Then I got another treat!

Thanks fur all the advice! Mom's gonna use the tick twisty thing at least next time we have ticks.. well hopefully there won't be a next time! (What's the point of flea and tick med then, huh?!?)

Another arch nemesis from the park

We went to the dog park again yesterday! It was so much fun! I met lots of new doggies, including a big Irish setter who seemed to take a liking to me, not like that, like his new friend or his kid. I got pets from a bunch of new people too (they have to pet you when you jump on them! BOL!).

I also met and brought home a new arch nemesis - The Tick! (No, he's not blue, BOL) Mom tried to get The Tick out of me last night with her tweezers, but the sucker (tm Lexie) really liked me. The Tick refused to let go and I was getting annoyed with mom yanking on me. Mom ended up getting his back half off, but his head and upper half stayed stuck. Mom put some iodine on it and then panicked all over the intrawebs, BOL.

Parts of my arch nemesis The Tick were still stuck on me this morning, and a small area around it was a little red. Mom's hoping that it'll just fall out, like the intrawebs said my immune system would make it do. I really don't want to go to the vet. Out, darn arch nemesis, out!

My Arch-Nemesis*

Mom and daddy Kev took me and Shakespeare to the dog park yesterday. We hadn't been in weeks cause Shakey had to heal from his surgery, and then mom went on vacation and me and Shakes stayed with grandpaw. We were so excited to be back! We went early in the morning, and we had the park all to ourselves, we ran around and sniffed and marked all over!! But then I saw my arch-nemesis* and her mom coming into the park. Now, arch-nemesis* and I have scuffled twice at the park - mom doesn't know why, me and the doggy just don't like each other. Arch-nemesis is a furry aussie/spaniel mix and is bigger than me, at least in physical size. She and her mom live in the same apt. complex as me and Shakey and our mom too.

So anyways, they came into the park, and mom picked me up and we headed towards daddy Kev and Shakey while arch-nemesis* and her mom went to the other end of the park to play ball. It's a big park. But still, even with our moms being vigilant, me even being on a leash for a while so mom could easily walk with me and "catch" me if she needed, we still managed to run towards each other a couple of times and we grred and growled and bared our teethers. The worst tho was when mom and I were walking and arch-nemesis* ran towards me with a ball in her mouth, and her mom was telling her to stay, and she was running, so mom picked me up and held me up near her head. Now, mom knows you're not supposed to do this, you're supposed to stand and be all alpha to the dog. But her mother instincts (BOL) made her scoop me up. My arch-nemesis* was jumping up trying to get to me, and she got mom a couple times on the arm, but then her owner came and got her away from me, and mom put me down and leashed me up again.

Oh yah, my arch-nemesis is named Pepper. I don't know why Pepper and I don't like each other, we just don't. Maybe she's an alpha girl like me? Maybe we can smell each other around the neighborhood and are too mean girls or something? I dunno.


*My arch-nemesis is a nice doggy really, she and Shakey get along, she and daddy Kev get along, She's a nice doggy and her mom is nice too. Just like me and my mom are. For some reason it's just me and her that don't like each other. And she's not really an arch-nemesis or anything, it just sounds cool to say that. BOL

I was adored yesterday

Mom took me to the grand opening of a new chain pet store yesterday. From the moment mom and I walked in, the crowds descended upon me and exclaimed at my cuteness and "rare color." I was soaking up and loving all the attention! I even marked the entry way of the store so other dogs knew I'd been there. When I barked, it echoed, so that was pawsome too, I got to announce my presence to everyone all at once and several times. A few people got distracted by the two "breeder*" guys carrying schnauzer puppies (even mom, she was ooohing and ahhing, it was so embarrassing!), but the guys would point to me and then the people would come say hi to me too. Mom also told a bunch of people that I was a rescue dog and you can find adorable doggies like me in rescue.

Mom also picked me up and held me by the mousie and rat displays - she kept asking me if I wanted to "get them." "Lacey, do you feel like kicking their mousie butts?!?" What?!? BOL!! I ignored her and the mousies, BOL. Yah, I know schnauzers were bred to be ratters, and Shakey's good at it, but I'm way more interested in attention than mousies.



*Mom made me put breeder in quotes cause they were very likely backyard breeders instead of responsible champion schnauzer breeders. Mom's a big rescue advocate, imagine that!

Today is my birthday, but it's also a sad day

Today is my seventh barkday, arooo!! Another barkday filled with presents, treats, and yummy dinner! Mom says we're having Merrick Venison Stew, yum!! They even gave me a small pawty at day care!

It's a sad day too though. Shakey had to stay home cause he has to heal. He'll still get treats and yummy dinner though. Saddest of all, my furiends Anna Belle and Bailey both very recently passed away. :( I didn't know Anna very well, but I sorta knew Bailey cause his family lives sorta near me. Shakespeare and Sydney knew him though, they visited his house several years ago and played with him and his little bro Skyler. Mom said Bailey is one of the most handsomest schnauzers she's ever met. I've met Bailey's mom, and she is a furtastic lady and a pawsome dog mom.

I'd like to dedicate my barkday to Anna and Bailey. Run free at the Bridge sweet puppers.

My brother is a franken-schnauzer

Shakespeare looks funny! He had a tubey thing sticking through his shoulder blades and his left butt is all sewn up. I feel kinda bad for him. I wish he could come to my barkday party at doggy day care tomorrow, but mom says it wouldn't be good for him to go now. We'll just have to have our usual pawty at my house and he can have some of my barkday treats. I'm such a good sister to my franken-bro, BOL!

My Birthday's starting early!

My barkday isn't until the 21, but I'm already getting pawresents! Thank you George,Finn, Winston, Duffy and Mr Tuggles, woof woof aroo!!!

Good daycare report

Mom's been taking me and Shakey to doggy day care once a week. We love it! Yesterday mom picked us up, and Miss Phyllis told mom I was becoming more confident and coming out of my shell. Mom was like what shell? BOL I bark at dogs a lot at the dog park, but I don't interact with them much. Miss Phyllis told mom that when I first started going to day care, I would mostly hang out and watch the doggies, but now I'm interacting with them all more. Mom was so proud of me! :)

I have a Valentine!

Aroo! I have my very first Valentine ever, the oh so handsome and sweet Harley Davidson! He wrote me a lovely poem and he makes me swoon! So this must be what love is like, arooo! Lacey wufs Harley! Woof woof arroo!!

I caught Shakey's footballs

Shakespeare got tossed footballs from T-Bone and Priscilla, but I butted in front of him and caught them, BOL!

Alright Pals! You made it here. I see you caught my foot ball pass. Here is what you should do next! Hurry and pass the ball to 5 of your team mates so they can make a touch down. You are also supposed to write down 5 things about yourself that are funny. Also please leave me a bone and ask all those who visit your diary to leave you a bone so you will know they have been there! Ok…Here goes the play!

1. I howl at sirens, just like my pal Little Man Mickey. The first time I did that, my mom and grandpawrents couldn't stop laughing. Now they encourage me cause it's so cute and funny! (of course!)

2. I run things at home!

3. I like to chase the big doggies at the dog park and bark bark bark at them! Mom always says "you tell em Lacey!" BOL

4. I don't share well - if I want to sit somewhere Shakey already is, I'll sit there anyways, and sometimes I'll end up sitting on top of him. Mom's even posted pics, so you know I'm willing to do it, BOL.

5. I pick the peas, corn, and other non-kibbley things out of my Merrick dry food.

We went to the beach!

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so mom, her bf, Shakey, and me went to the Outer Banks of NC. It was my first time at the beach with mom! She wouldn't stop taking pictures, BOL. I didn't mind the sand, it was pretty neat feeling. I didn't like the "dunes" the truck tracks created in the sand, it was a lot to leap over for my little legs. I also didn't like the ocean! Those waves, nuh uh, stay away from those! I love being outside though, so I had a great time!

We went to Doggy Day Care!

Mom took me and Shakey to doggy day care for the first time ever! We went to Wagging Tails and we had so much fun! When we got there, mom came in with us and watched us say hi to the other doggies there, which included a puggy and a white schnauzie named Deuce. Oh he was handsome, BOL. Anypoo. Ha, speaking of, Shakey was so excited when he got there that he pooed in the middle of the room. My smart self went to the outside area to do that. Oh, mom says I shouldn't say embarrassing things about my brother, BOL.

We got a good report too! The lady said we were very good and got along with all the other doggies. It was fun but I'm very glad to be home!

I won second place in a costume contest!

On Saturday, me, Shakey, mom and her bf went to a Barktoberfest at Wagging Tails Academy and Inn. Mom put my pumpkin costume on me before we went, and she tried to put Shakey's lobster costume on him, but that silly boy just froze and wouldn't move unless it was to look at mom with pity and anger, BOL. I was a good girl and looked adorable of course! So anyways, they had a doggy costume contest at Barktoberfest, and I won second place! Arooo roo roooo!!!! I won a toy and a bag of yummy treats. Shakey says I won cause there weren't many dogs there for competition, but I think he's just jealous. I know I won cause I am the cutest pumpkin ever!

Shakey and I had a pawsome time there and mom says she's going to bring us back for day care sometime soon. Yay!

My new favorite place - the Bark Park!!

Aroo!! Mom registered me and Shakey for the dog park last weekend. Shakey told me he and mom used to go several years ago, before we had the house and yard and before I came along. But now we're in an apartment, so mom decided we needed to run around at the park again. Mom admitted she wasn't sure how I'd do cause I was kind of a snot in obedience class back in the day, BOL.

But, I did GREAT!! Oh my dog, do I love the Bark Park!! Oh wow, all the smells and sniffs and trees and people and dogs and freedom and running and being outside!!! I have so much fun and mom says I have done great every time! The only thing she got upset about was during the first time we went last weekend, and I was trying to play with some 'big' dogs, a lab and a pittie, who really, I'm bigger than in my head anyways. I was trying to get in and play with them and they would jump right over me! One of em even got mud on me, which was ok for me but not for mom (stupid baths, geez).

I hope we go back soon!!

Tag!

My friend Rudy and her bf Skeeter tagged me - good couples think alike, right?!? BOL Please answer these questions and tag 4 other pups!

4 Things I like:
1) Watching out the patio windows
2) Barking - woof woof woof aroo roo roooooo!
3) Sitting on people's laps
4) Being petted, especially around the face and ears

4 Things I dislike:
1) Shakespeare getting in my personal space
2) Mom picking out the knots in my fur (it's a belly rub mom, not a pick my knots rub!)
3) Being confined or crated (mom doesn't make me go in any, thank dogness)
4) When mom disappears from my view (I go check on her, BOL)

I love being Schnauzer of the Week!

I get to talk all I want! In fact, my pals are asking me lots of questions and want to hear what I say and I get to talk lots and lots and it's pawsome, roo roooo! Mom's always telling me to be quiet when she's home, but with my pup pals, I can talk allll I want. So there! :P I don't think mom gets that I my new neighbor pup pals and I are all girls and have lots of chatting to do!

Thanks Milly and everypup at Schnauzers Rule for picking me as Schnauzer of the Week! This is one of the best weeks I've had, aroo!

My new neighbors

We moved and I have all kinds of new pals now! Me and the rat terrier girls across the hall have been having all kinds of cool conversations through our front doors. They're nice talkative girls like me!

I also met a cute fuzzy white doggy boy, I don't think he's a close neighbor but it's ok. He, Shakey, and I did our butt sniffing hellos and he was really friendly. I think I have another new crush, BOL.

I have an even better security watch spot than I did at the house. It's a big patio door and I can just lay on my bed all comfy and watch everything go by! I get to greet all the doggies and people who walk by, I don't miss anyone, arooo!

By the way, what's quiet mean?!? BOL

Today is my birthday!

Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to meeeeeee!
Happy Birthday to me!

Roooo rooooo rooooooooooooo!

BOL! Mom's at work today but she pawromises lots of fun stuff when she gets home! I can't wait!

I cannot properly do my job now

Shakey's talking about how we're trapped in one room for a while. But he missed one of the biggest problems - we can't see out the windows now! Used to be I could hang out on the ottomans near the front window and do my head of security job by barking at everything I saw. Anyways, mom moved the ottomans away from the windows to "stage" the house, whatever that means, I don't see any plays going on. Anyways. She also says Shakey and I would mess up the new paint job by the windowsill. Whatever. So now I don't have a direct view out of any windows, so how can I properly warn mom and Shakey of things getting into our vast territory?!?

On a postive note tho, mom's bought us a couple new beds too. Sucker! BOL

Methinks I doth protest too much (NOT!)

Hi everypup! I had the best day yesterday! Mom and I went to a protest against a horrible store that's gonna open and sell puppies - GRRR!! I met so many new people and gave out lots of kisses and got a TON of pets! I met lots of doggies too, mostly my size like a Great Dane, Mastiff, and Greyhounds, BOL! OH! I got to meet Hank the Handsome Hound, who is indeed a handsome boy, aroo! He's super sweet and well behaved. His mom wore a shirt that said "Talk to the Paw" - BOL!! Pawsome! I also met Roscoe the Racehound, who didn't race around much cause he was on a leash, but his mom did lots of racing around for the animals, woof! Some idiot across the street in a car asked if we had any yorkies and Roscoe's mom yelled back "We have all kinds of dogs!" - Pawsome! Arooo! There's going to be another protest next weekend so hopefully we can go then too. Down with puppy mills, arooo!

Hey Virginia pups!

Mom got an email about a pet store protest, and I read Romeo posting about it. She says we're gonna go! I'm her rescue baby. :) Here's the scoop:

"A local business is opening a “puppy store” in Virginia Beach, Virginia which will be shipping in 60-80 puppies at a time for retail sale.

Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 12:30 P.M
Where: 4402 Holland Road “Puppyville”

Bring your rescue dog with you (and plastic bags). We will be on Holland Road in front of the shopping center. The new store is owned by the proprietor of Animal Jungle and is in the same center. We need lots of folks!"

Come join us in protesting this horrible store! You can also meet me, aroo! Maybe Shakey too, he's not a rescue pup but he says he's dealt with enough foster siblings that he might as well be, BOL.

Strange Dogs in *my* Car!

I gotta sneak on the computer at the vet's to tell you pups this story. So me and Shakey were riding in the car this morning, happily sticking our heads out of the window barking at everything, when mom sees two of our neighbor's dogs running loose. Shakey and me have met one of them before when mom had it in our yard for a few minutes until she could get a leash on it and bring it home. It's a nice dog and was good when we chased it around the yard, BOL. Anypoo, mom stops the car and puts that dog, I think it's name was Brittany, in the back of the car! What? Get outta my car! (By the paw, mom drives an SUV, and Shakey was in the front seat, I was in the back seat, and Brittany is in the back back.) Then mom chases after the other dog, whose name was Bassett Hound, and Brittany jumps outta the car (dumb mom left the top part open) and runs to them, and Bassett and Brittany take off. So *then*, geez, mom drives the car over to them and tries to put them back in *my* car. I'm barking in protest but mom isn't listening. Brittany jumps back in the car, and mom tries lifting Bassett. BOL, that was hilarious to watch! Bassett just kept laying there all stubborn-like for a belly rub, and it didn't want to be lifted, it just wanted a belly rub - I mean, can you blame it?!? BOL! Eventually mom lifted Bassett with both arms and got it into the car. Now there are *two* strange dogs in *my* car. I'm barking at them to get outta my space, but they were happily oblivious. Not like they could go anywhere anyways I suppose. Luckily mom drove to their house and put them in their yard and all was safe and sound. Well, until mom left us at the vet's again! Geez! I'd be fine at home helping the handyman! (Oops, vets are coming, gotta go!) Oh, mom told us we were really good with the neighbor's dogs, that's only cause she didn't understand what we were saying, BOL!

Valentines Tag

I was Valentines tagged by my pal Greta Grace! I am going to tell you 5 Valentine wishes, and then tag 5 friends with a p-mail or rosette. They will then write a diary entry and tag 5 friends with a pmail or rosette, and so on and so on...

1. I wish that all the doggies in shelters and rescues find furever homes, especially my current foster brother Charlie.

2. I wish that I could catch a squirrel, just once.
3. I wish that Georgie, Tot, Scarlet, George, Bella, and all my other friends will be healthy forever and ever.
4. I wish for more people food to "accidentally" fall into my path.
5. I wish for more walks, treats, and head scratches.

Dear Santa Paws

Dear Santa Paws,

I love you Santa! I hope you could tell from the couple times I've visited you. You're the bestest, esp. since you love us doggies so much!

I have been such a good girl this year! It was another year of me being mom's "bright shining light" and lap warmer! :) I didn't pester my older brother Shakespeare too much, and when I did, he wanted me too! Sometimes I even let him win. I am a *pawsome* security guard and I keep my mom alerted to everything that goes on outside. Even when she's in another part of the house, I run and tell her in my loudest barks what's happening around our territory. I keep our house safe and sound (I have lots of sound, BOL!). I keep mommy warm when she's laying on the couch and when she's sleeping in her bed. When Shakey jumps up to lay with her, I don't even push him off! I'm a good sharer!! I keep everyone's laps warm too, which is great now that the weather's getting colder. (p.s. Could you please tell mom I don't need sweaters when it's cold, no matter how cute she thinks I look in them? Thanks Santa!) I'm a very nice girl and I love everybody!

Ok, so fur Christmas I would like:

Please give every homeless doggy and kitty a home this howliday and furever and ever. I am such a lucky girl to have found my furever home last year, and I have a mom who loves me to pieces and a grandma and grandpa who adore me and cater to my every wish. Every animal should have a home like that!

I want all those evil horrible puppy mills shut down and out of business furever. The people who run those things should get coal in their stockings!!! Could you please also put coal in the stockings of every animal abuser? Thanks Santa Paws!

I would like a new bed, as big as mom's bed pawlease if you can fit it on your sleigh.

I would really like to catch a squirrel or bunny. I won't hurt it, I just want to catch one.

I would also like to sample more people food. Do you have the pawer to make it rain hot dogs and cheese?

And warm laps for everyone!

Love and licks!
Lacey

Thanksgiving Tag!

I was tagged by Velvet and Dude's Big Boy.

It's THANKSGIVING TAG!!!!

Here are the rules:
Because it’s Thanksgiving time, there is a change to the rules. Each player needs to tell seven special things they are thankful for. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their 7 things. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play.

Seven Things I’m Thankful For:

1. I am thankful that the vet's office I was surrendered to called my mom's rescue group and that my mom picked me up and fell in love with me.
2. I am thankful that my mom adopted me!!!
3. I am thankful for windows that I can watch everything through.
4. I am thankful for LAPS!!
5. I am thankful for walks and treats, two of my fave things!
6. I am thankful that mom feeds us really good healthy kibble, and I am thankful that I can pick the dried peas and corn out of that kibble, BOL.
7. I am thankful for my brother Shakespeare and thankful that we have fun playing together.

Morning Bath

Ick, mom gave me a bath first thing this morning. I got sick on her bed in the middle of the night and got some of it on me, so she had to wash it off and cut some of the icky sticky-ness out. She doesn't know why she didn't wake up, but it's cause I was quiet about it cause I was all embarrassed. She said next time to bark and let her know.. ok mom, I'll remember you said that, BOL. But boy, there's nothing to give you loads of energy than a bath first thing in the morning! I was running around the house and even got mom to play some tug o war with me. Sucker! BOL!

Tag! I'm it and I'm gonna go chase Shakespeare, BOL

I was tagged by Sassy and Whitney.

Here are the rules of this dogster game of "tag" in case you've never gotten a chance to play. When you are tagged, you post 7 random facts about yourself, compose a "new DIARY entry" along with the rules and put them in your own DIARY. Then you pick 7 furs (kitties or doggies) to tag but make sure you tell them... a simple p-mail will do fine, or a rosette to tell them, but you must let them know that they have been tagged. Post their names also in your DIARY.

Here are 7 random facts about myself:

1. I loooove to have my neck petted and rubbed!
2. The hair around my eyes grows really fast.
3. I'm possessive about my treats and will tell Shakespeare off if he gets to close while I'm eating them.
4. I'm finally starting to eat chewies! Mom is so proud, BOL.
5. My favorite toys are our two doggy blankets; I love to play tug o war with them.
6. I won't go outside in the rain.
7. I love my grandpa; I'll jump from the floor on the side of his chair right over the armrests to sit in his lap.

I'll let Shakespeare pick who we tag!

Dear Michael Vick

Dear Michael Vick,
You are a complete and total bass turd. I poop at you, although you aren't worth the wear and tear on my sphincter.
Sincerely yours,
Gussie Finknottle,
Elvis the Ibizan,
Priscilla,
Mercury,
Rajah Q.,
Mingus Wilbur
Socks E Grrly
Shakespeare, Sydney, and Lacey

Anypup out there who'd like to turn this weasel into a human fire hydrant, copy and paste into your diary and add your name.

I am so loved

Awww! I was love tagged by Charley, Montgomery, Reagan, and Mocha! They're all as sweet and loved as me! Thank you my good pals! I love all my pals so much!

But what I don't love is this squirrel outside on the birdfeeder! Bark bark bark bark bark bark!!

I was tagged by lotsa pals, aroo!

I was tagged by my good pals Charley, Samara Jean, and Judy! Wow!

Here are 14 fun facts about Lacey (I gotta get 7 more mom!):

1. I was surrendered to my old vet's office, where a super nice lady called my mom's rescue group so they could find me a new home.

2. I weigh 12 lbs.

3. I bark A LOT.

4. I have a very high pitched bark.

5. I LOVE PEOPLE.

6. I love sitting in laps!!!! I'll sit in anyone's lap!

7.My favorite place to sit, when I'm not on someone's lap that is, is on the ottomans in front of the window.

8. My favorite place to sleep is with mom on her bed.

9. I was 5 years old last Monday!!

10. I don't like chewies or rawhide.

11. I won't eat treats directly from your hand, I'll only eat them from the ground or a bowl.

12. I'll pee over my sister Sydney's pee. (I'll out alpha her someday, BOL)

13. I barely made it through Basic Obedience class, BOL.

14. I don't like big male doggies.

My Barkday was great!

Aroo! I had a grrrrreat birthday! I want to thank all the pups who gave me Rosettes and Stars! I loved them all and you pups are pawsome!!

Mom made doggy brownies, and me and Shakey and Sydney got to gobble some of those. Oh geez, mom had them sitting on a table to cool off and it was torture!! With my supervision (i.e. barking, BOL), Shakey tried to get up on the table to get them, but mom caught us every time. As the barkday girl, I got more brownies than my siblings, aroo! Then we had doggy safe ice cream sundae cups, like frosty paws only with 'hot fudge' mixed in. I made Shakespeare open my presents for me (he likes that silliness). I got a long purple Bobo and it's so cute and just for me! I also got a really pretty doggy dish, it's pink with stars! Just for me, mom's star! She got Shakey a blue dish (but no stars, haha) too so we could have matching new dishes. Sydney already has a dish that's perfect for her.

Mom says she'll post pics soon. She sure did take enough!

I got lots of loving and belly rubs and extra treats all night too! Mom even said that even though I need a bath, she'd put it off until tomorrow... wait a sec, that's today.. uh oh I gotta go hide behind my purple Bobo!

I'm 5 today!

Today is my 5th Barkday! And it's my first birthday with my "new" mom, she's been calling me birthday girl all morning! She even tried to sing to me this morning, but I ran away, BOL. My siblings Shakespeare and Sydney tell me we'll get cake and brownies and treats and frosty paws, just like we did on their barkdays. But I'll get more than them, roo roo! I can't wait! Mom should have really stayed home from work today to love on me alllll day!

My first chicken wing

I haven't written in my diary in a while cause I've been so busy playing, walking with Shakey and mom, barking at squirrels and birds, keeping an eye on my territory, and being a lap warmer for mom and anyone else who wants a lap warmer. I love sitting in laps, woof! And there's sooo much to watch out of the window! Life is good!

Mom's been making me wear my bright plaid fleece sweater from Otto's Outfits this week cause I've been cold. It's taken me a while to get used to it, but once I realized how pretty I look, well, I gotta brag! I need to post a photo soon!

Last night I had my first raw chicken wing. Mom said it was ok to eat, and Shakespeare was eating one too, but I had to lick it a lot to make sure. I'd never had anything like it. After mom left the room, I started to chew on it and eat it and it was pretty yummy! Shakey, my piggy brother, ate his really fast so he kept hanging out by me in case I walked away from my wing, but mom kept telling him to shoo. My brother is such a dork, BOL! I finished my chicken wing and mom told me what a good girl I was, but of course, I got to eat people food so I win, aroo!

But in the middle of last night, I got sick and mom thinks it was cause of the chicken wing. Shakey's never gotten sick, so she thinks maybe I don't have as much of an iron stomach as he does.

I graduated!

Mom couldn't take me to class last week cause she sprained her ankle - while she was walking us. Watch your step mom! What a klutz! Aroooo!

Tonight we went to the last class and I did sooo much better than I did the first week! I barked only 40% of the class this time, woof! I even had that german shepard boy pup making eyes at me, woof! He sure was handsome, big brown eyes.... Oh yah, so let me tell you what I learned besides how to wrap a boy around your paw, BOL! I can now do a really good Sit, a great Stay, an impatient Wait, a super fast Come, a nice Leave It, and I even entertained mom by staying in a Down when she pulled my paws down on the floor - but since I can do a great Stay, I can do a great Down Stay! My teacher was so proud, but mom was the proudest - she was glowing with happiness at me, woof woof! I'm so glad I made mom proud cause she's been really good to me. Anyways...!

Tonight I graduated!!! I actually graduated from Basic Obedience class!! I even got a certificate and a ribbon!! Shakey has certificates from his classes, but no ribbon *phhbbttt*!!

Now I gotta get him to spill on this thing that mom keeps talking about - Christmas.. sounds fun!

I Behaved Really Well *and* Played on Agility Stuff!!

Now that I know when mom's gone and how to use her computer (I am pretty smart), *I* can do all the talking, woof! I have lots and lots to say!

First off I want to thank the pawsome Dogster people and all my doggy pals, old and new, for the rosettes and congrats and paw mails when I was Diary of the Day! [mom ed - Friday Nov 17th] I love attention and people and love and I give lots right back, arooo! *tail wagging* *kisses* I met this Santa guy last weekend and I gave him lots of love and kisses too, he was so nice!

I went to another class again last night. I even behaved - so there mom! *phhbbtt* I did most of my Sits - I know how to do those, that's easy! The hard part was Staying for more than 5 seconds, but I did that most of the time too and I got lots of hot dogs - YUM! - for staying still. Pawsome! Arooo! I even stayed Down once or twice, and I hate doing that unless I'm napping. *Psst*, so don't tell my older brother Shakey, but I really look up to him and how he knows all his tricks and is so smart and he teaches me a lot of them when mom's not home. Anyways!

My pals Dobie and Saint Bernard weren't there, so I talked a lot to the Bernese puppy Zoe, but she didn't talk back much. I wanted to play with my new Bearded Collie puppy pal Echo, but our moms kept us apart, maybe cause I'd get lost in all that fur, roo roo! Echo really wanted to play, and I talked to her a lot too about how much fun we'd have. But what's up with that "bearded" thing - she has fur all over her, that's not a beard, *I* have a beard, and I'm not like a bearded schnauzer or anything. So silly, who comes up with these names?!?!

Ooo, but after showing off my smarts and ability to stay still for more than 5 seconds (mom was soooo proud!!! BOL!), we got to play on a bunch of, um, what were they called, agillitee something? I was kinda nervous about going near them, but then when I got started I realized how much fun it was! I got to Jump through a tire and over some boards and I love to jump! Mom says jumping is one of my bestest skills, next to barking and being adorable. She also says I'm a good runner, well at least when I'm chasing squirrels - I don't know how those darn things can run faster than me! Anyways! I also got to go through some round things called tunnels, I did those quickly cause my mom was alll the way on the other end with those hot dogs - YUM! Oh, but that stupid table thing mom tried to get me to jump on - no way! I have to be still and I'm so not gonna do that when I've already done it tons of times in class.

Whew, I'm so tired now, all this talkin and stuff, I need to go take a nap!

I Really Am Behaving! Honestly!

I was so tired last night, even mom was too tired to write about my latest class adventure. I'm a handful, BOL! But now that she's at work making treat money and I'm awake, I can tell you about class from *my* point of view.

First off, those other doggies may think they're bigger than me (I'm barkin' to you, misters Doberman and St. Bernard!), but I am totally the biggest dog in the class! I definitely have the biggest bark, ROO ROO ROO!

So teacher tells mom I have space issues, well, these other dogs are all in *my* space, which is near *my* mom. I don't know why they don't get it. Anyways, so last night I started tellin' all those other dogs off and I got put in the corner cause I wouldn't behave - the NERVE! I got put in a Time Out! My mom, what a dork, she was like all embarrassed cause of her "problem child." She has no idea I'm just protecting her, geez!

But mom says she's super proud of me and that I am sooo smart (DUH!) cause I really am learnin' stuff, I show off at home all the time. I just don't like the class area, it's too distracting with all those other dogs to tell off and all. Now I know the some of the same stuff as my older brother Shakey, I know how to Sit and Stay and Leave It and Off and Come! I'm not quite sure about this Wait thing cause I want to get to mom as quickly as possible, but the teacher keeps ahold of me, geez. Teacher gives me special attention sometimes, but I don't like her treats, yuk! Get some hot dogs lady, I love those!

I really want to make mom happy and also get as many hot dog pieces as possible, not necessarily in that order, BOL. I'm waaay too smart for my own good, just like Shakey taught me cause he's an expert at that. Woof woof!

(Yep, I'm really talkative too, mom is always tellin' me to be quiet, woof woof woof woof! I'm just a social butterfly!)

Ooo, while I can, I wanna give bark outs to my good pals Charley, Drover, and Zoe! Woof woof woof woof roo roo, BOL!

I got hot dogs!!

Once again, since Lacey is wiped out from all her learnin', I'll tell you how my furgirl's night went. :)

Class tonight was the third in the course (I didn't go last Tues because I had to give out candy) and Lacey's second. There were fewer people and dogs in class this week, probably because the weather is crap. Anyways, it was nice to have a smaller class and also more attention from the instructor. This time I didn't feed her when I got home *and* I brought hot dogs. :)

Lacey was still very distracted by the other dogs, and when she would look elsewhere or bark at a dog, I'd tempt her with a hot dog. Sometimes this worked. The instructor said Lacey was still having space issues and had us stay further apart from the rest of the dogs. The instructor did work with us for a bit tonight too, whew. Ok, so Lacey did good with her Sits, we started on Stay and she seemed to be doing good at this too. We also tried Wait and Come, as well as Stay as we walked away and came back - the instructor held our dogs for both those exercises. Lacey did very good when I told her to Come. *g* She is still having a lot of difficulty with Down, so I need to get her alone and practice that.

At the end of class, we walked back and forth past other dogs; the instructor put us on the end so Lacey wouldn't get crazy, barky, and/or distracted. But Lacey went nuts every time the dog next to us (a Dobie I think, it had natural ears) would walk by or we would approach it. The instructor told me to keep walking with her, and it was like I was dragging Lacey on two feet. lol Ok, it looked funny but it wasn't because Lacey need to get much better with other dogs I think.

So tonight's class went better than the first one, Lacey seems to have several commands down, but is still super distracted and having space issues.

I have to behave?!?!

Lacey had her first obedience class today and is too tired to write, so I'm doing it for her. :)

Class was crazy. There are probably 20 dogs in it. Most of the dogs had already been to puppy class and knew how to sit, down, heel, etc. The instructor seemed to know many of the people and sort of expected the dogs to know sit and down at least. Lacey knows sit and that's it.

It was Lacey's first time in this type of environment, and she was very stressed. She said hi to some of the dogs just fine, but tried to pick a fight with two St Bernards, in which I mean she barked her fool head off in a very fast strong bark. She barked so much and was so distracted by the commotion, dogs, people, everything. The instructor told our small group (the class was broken in two groups) that Lacey was very stressed and needed space, and to stay out of her space for now. Sigh. Lacey barely paid attention to me, even tho I had treats right in her face. I may need better treats. :) Lacey's just not very food motivated. Anyways. I feel like we have to start from the very first thing, having her pay attention to me. She'd sit sometimes but she wouldn't look at me when I call her name cause there's so much going on. It was very frustrating getting her to look at me. This week we're practicing Sit, Watch Me (ha) and Leave It. She was soooooo distracted, barky, had no attention span, wouldn't look at me, etc.

I have to figure out how I can get one on one time with her this week to practice.

I think I just had high expectations for her because she seems so smart. I feel very frustrated right now. I have to remind myself that when Shakey was a puppy, he was crazy too and he learned everything eventually.

Shakey had a sniffing crazy fit when we got home. LOL

Please wish me luck. :)

Adventure Time!

I had a little adventure yesterday and met some new people! I was hanging out in the backyard with Shakey and my mom, and saw some nice people and their two doggies across the street that I wanted to visit. So when mom wasn't looking, I slipped through the space between the gates and went to say hi! I ran right up to the neighbor man, and he and his wife were very nice. They scooped me up and started taking me for a walk.. then I saw my mom running towards us and I got all excited. The neighbor man gave me to my mom, who hugged me really tight and fussed at me, told me never to do that again. But I love people, mom, how am I gonna say hi to them all? Mom was holding me all tight and I was wiggling like crazy cause I just wanted to go back and play with Shakey. Now mom's put something in front of the gate that I can't squeeze through. I guess people are going to have to come to me now, arf arf!

My grandpaw

My mom went away for a few days, so I got to spend that time at my grandpaw's house. I have him wrapped around my adorable little paw, haha! He let me jump in his lap and he played with me and gave me lots of attention, which I love. My cousin Cupcake is pretty cool too, even though she doesn't play much.

I'm glad to be home though, my grandma and especially my mom were really happy to see me. I was really happy to see my mom too! I missed my brother Shakey, he stayed with my uncle at our house. We played lots when I got home, it was fun!

My Tail of Devotion for Lacey - Adopted! :)

Lacey, you're a shining light in my life. You haven't lived with me that long, but I still already love you to pieces. I love when your little nubby tail wags, which it does almost all the time; I love your bright happy eyes and beaming smile. When you and Shakespeare play, it brings such a smile to my face. Your older brother adores you just as I do. :)

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Hi everyone!

Hi everydog! My name's Lacey and the mom of the house told me I'm gonna stay with her furever! I love it! I have a really fun older brother named Shakespeare and a grumpus older sister named Sydney. Sydney never wants to play with me. *pout* But Shakey does! We play and wrestle and have sooo much fun! I have lots of toys, which I'm learning to play with cause my mom will play with me with them, and there's lots of beds just for me, although my favorite bed is my mom's at night. I get lots of treats and let me tell you, I LOVE treats! YUM! Oh! I also get to sit and look outside all day! I just love that! Sometimes I'll even let Shakey sit up there with me. My mom is so nice and she pets me and rubs my belly and she just loves me! I can't blame her of course since I am so pretty, adorable, and sweet. Hehe. Sydney may be the queen of the house, but I'm surely the princess!