Exciting Day!!!

I had the most excitement today then I have had in months! I was looking out the window when I saw something in the snow. I was looking and looking and Mommy asked what I was looking at. She came over and couldn't see anything so she said there was nothing there. Oh, how wrong she will realize she was in just a minute! Then Mommy finally say a rat type creature in our yard. I think Mommy's eyes were going to pop out of her head. The rat creature was running along the fence looking for a place to get out. Then the rat creature came up onto the steps and I was nose to nose with it and only the glass between us. Now this rat creature was dark brown, very shiny coat, had a rat face, a long tail (like a rat) and was about 4 pounds. (about half of my size) It then tried to get through the glass at me. It was banging and banging against the glass. That is when Mommy got scared. I wasn't scared! I am a ratter and I was standing up to that rat creature right nose to nose. "Get away from my house you Rat Creature!!" It then ran along the fence line again and it jumped into our window well. We could hear it banging against the window in the window well. Then it came back up the steps and started to bang against the patio door again. Bang, bang, bang, it threw all it's body weight against the patio door. Now Mommy is real scared and she phoned the emergency line of the property manager. The rat creature ran down the steps and along the other fence line. In minutes the property manager was there. Now the rat creature didn't come back. The property manager believed Mommy because he could see all the rat creature tracks in the snow. You could see where the creature banged against our patio doors and where the long tail was. The property manager went outside to check it out and could see where the rat creature got into the yard next door. He also said he could see where it escaped out of the yard and went down to the creek. Oh my dog, that was sure exciting. Mommy says she thinks the rat creature's name is Muskrat but doesn't know for sure. Do you pups have any idea what the name of my rat creature is? The part that Mommy found very scary was the way it was trying to break into the house. Most wild animals would be too scared to be beating against a glass window with a dog on the other side. Mommy is worried that it may have been sick. Does that sound like rabies???? Or could this have been someone's pet that got away??? Mommy is still shaking!

Getting Warmer

It is still cold here but not as cold as it was. Now I can take a few minutes to sniff around when I go outside. Things are quiet with very few peepoles and pups walking by my house. This is the time of year that my security work gets easier. I am enjoying the sunny bright days and spend them in the sunbeam by the patio doors. By Tuesday our temperatures are going to be above freezing.

Another piece of news is that my new Explorer should be here by the middle of February. I am going to miss my old red one..........

More Cold

it is still very cold. Last night it went down to -41C or -41.8F. Our neighbour couldn't get their car to start We didn't try to start our car. Mommy said we are going to have to plug in our block heater for a few hours before we try to start our car. She said it will start.

One big advantage of this cold weather is it is keeping all the pups away from my house. I was watching outside my patio doors today and not a single pup or peepoles came by. My security work is much easier in the cold weather.

Potty System

It is real hard for a pup to do her outdoor potty in this cold weather. (right now it is -37C or -36.4F) I have a system that Mommy and I worked out. It is Mommy's job to stand at the door and watch me. She is to open the door to let me in the second I run up the stairs. It usually takes me two or three outings to do all my potty business in this weather. I run out the first time and look for a good place to do my poopy. I always do my poopy first, I don't know why but that is the way it is. Sometimes I can't find the perfect poopy place and my feet get too cold so I run in. I then warm up for a few minutes and then I run out to poopy again. I am usually successful the second trip. I then run back in to warm up. A few minutes later I go out again and do my pee-pee. Mommy opens and closes those doors as I need it. I don't go outside for potty any more than I have to in this cold!

Cold!

It sure is cold here! Right now it is -31 C or -24 F. I am very happy to stay in the house.

Sick Mommy

My Mommy is sick today. She went to work anyways today and worked all day! How stupid can she be???? She is coughing, has a sore throat, aching bones, aching teeth and a pain in her ear. I am now going to make Mommy stay home. No housework, just rest and relaxation. In fact I think she should take a couple of days off next week if she is still sick. It is Doctor Jelly to the rescue! This is the first time that Mommy has been sick since we left Winnipeg in 2010 and it was likely a few years before that when she was last sick. I don't think she knows how to be sick.

Rest in Peace

I got a very upsetting phone call today. It was a call to let me and Mommy know that my doggy Mommy went to the Rainbow Bridge. It was a freak accident. They have a nine month old Rottweiller pup who is full of energy. That big pup jumped off the couch right into my Doggy Mommy. This knocked her down and she hit her head real hard on the floor. She then started seizuring. She was taken to the vet but it was too late and she went to the Rainbow Bridge. As information her name is Teddy and she was 14 years old. Rest in peace Teddy.I am going to get my Mommy to post a picture of her.

Home Again

I am back home again. Mommy took me to the kennel on Monday morning because she had to go for a staff conference in Niagara Falls. Now this pup has been around the block a few times so I can tell you that this story sounds real fishy. Niagara Falls is suppose to be a resort so how can I believe that Mommy was working?? She flew from Thunder Bay to Toronto and then took a bus thingy to Niagara Falls. I was left in Thunder Bay where we had some snow and some cold weather. There were four German Shepards in the kennel and let me tell you they did lots of barking. It was a tough job keeping those pups in line. I was very happy when Mommy came to rescue me from the kennel today. Now I am ready for a nice weekend at home. I need to catch up on my sleep and do some relaxing.

Entertaining

I am liking this iPad thingy. Mommy plays good UTube videos for me and puts the iPad directly in front of me. I especially like to watch close up of pups and kitties. I particularly enjoyed watching a kitty eating yummiest. You should get your parents to play videos for you if you have an iPad. If you don't have an iPad then you should get one. It is quite entertaining.

Disappointing Week

This week turned out to be disappointing. Mommy was suppose to be working locally all week - no out of town trips. She got a call on Sunday from her boss asking her to go out of town to help out some peepoles. Stupid Mommy said yes! That meant I had to go to the kennel early on Monday. I spent the week working out on the tread mill, supervising all the peepoles and pups at the kennel, barking in the dog run and sleeping in my cot at the kennel. It is a hard job and I was very tired when I got home. Mommy just picked me up on Thursday. I slept all Thursday evening and Mommy and I slept in on Friday morning.