I was playing my inside keep-away game this morning. Of course I was using Puff my new baby dragon from Jelly. I was going around and around through the kitchen, dining area and living room. Mom or Brother would "chase" me. It was a slow motion type of keep-away game.
Sister was sitting on the couch. I went past her and she reached out to scratch my back. Hmm, that felt real good. I stopped. She continued scratching. Ahh, that really felt good. The keep-away game could wait awhile. I turned and pushed my head against the couch. Sister scratched my neck then. My stubby tail was wagging. More like quivering. Those of us with stubby tails do the best we can with what we've got.
I turned ever so slightly and saw Mom smiling at me.
This is the next best thing to Heaven.

Not this morning

I didn't throw up this morning.
Mom gave me a cookie right before bedtime. The other dogs were outside and didn't know anything about it. bol

A thought

"Your dog being your best friend
may be mostly due to a lack of alternatives for each of you."

Red Green

Sometimes

Sometimes I throw up. I seem fine. I am perky. I do my bathroom jobs outside without any problems. But sometimes I throw up.
It is always just a little bit of throw up, no food, just whitish or yellowish liquid stuff. It usually happens during the early morning hours.
I wonder if I am just hungry? But why would I throw up?
Mom hasn't taken me to the vet about it. I am kind of random about my throwing up. Nothing on a regular schedule.
Do any of you smart pups have ideas about why I throw up?

I apologize for this graphic entry. I hope I didn't make any of you want to throw up reading about my throwing up.

A new talent

I have discovered a new talent! I can simultaneously lick my front leg and scratch my neck with a back leg. It's kind of like people who can rub their tummy and pat their head at the same time.
Now I need a nap. That wore me out. bol

I'm the Defender!

Hmm, this behavior test Mom took for me seem pretty accurate!


Your Canine Behavior Type Index is
OBH - Defender

Your dog is an Organized, Alpha and High Activity type which we call the Defender. The Defender's social position is ambiguous due its Beta (B) nature and it may appear to be a leader or a follower at various times. Defenders are flexible about social structure but their Organized (O) factor means that environmental order and clear rules are preferred. In the 'original wolf pack' Defenders could easily fill any positions vacated due to illness or accident.


Here's the link so you can take the test too.

http://www.petconnectgame.com/petconnect

Nighttime upset

Forgive me for not writing for quite awhile. And now here I am writing about a not so pleasant topic.
Let me back up and explain. We love bully sticks. You probably know that they are somewhat pricey, especially since we need to have four at a time in our house. Mom found something called dried tendon that didn't take such a bite out of her pocket. Several of them came in the package. We do love them. They don't last very long because we chew them into bits.
Yesterday Mom realized there were four left in the bag. We each got one to enjoy. They do tend to sliver into fairly soft pieces.
Very early this morning, I started throwing up. A large spot in the bedroom and a smaller spot in the living room. Mom, of course, being ever on duty, heard me and got up to be with me. She let me outside for a few minutes. When I came back in we got the carpet spray and paper towels. When Mom cleaned up she saw the slightly slimy slivers of the dried tendon.
Mom is careful of what we eat and we decided then and there that there would be no more dried tendons for us. No slivers going into our insides to tear and damage!

Plus they give Tux the runs.

Are you being stalked?

Our buddy Angel Spike posted this a little over a year ago.
It seems appropriate for the time of year.

Top Ten Ways to Know if Your Dog is Being Stalked by Martha Stewart

10. There's potpourri hanging from your pooch's collar.

9. The dog's nails have been trimmed with pinking shears.

8. The dog toys are all stored in McCoy crocks.

7. The pooper scooper has been decorated with raffia bows.

6. That telltale lemon slice in the new silver water bowl.

5. You find liver and whole wheat dog treats stamped out with copper cookie cutters and decorated with royal icing using a #2 rosette tip.

4. Dog hair has been collected and put into wire baskets for nesting material for the birds.

3. A seasonally appropriate grapevine wreath adorns the front of the doghouse.

2. Your dog goes outside naked and comes in wearing an apricot colored virgin wool hand-knitted sweater with matching boots.

AND THE NUMBER ONE WAY YOU KNOW THAT MARTHA STEWART IS STALKING YOUR DOG IS...

1. The dog droppings in your backyard have been sculpted into swans.

Correction

Eureka!
My blue heart squeaky toy has been found! It was right there in the toy basket. It missed the last go round in the washer because it was nowhere to be found.
The prodigal blue heart squeaky toy has returned.


Oh, I hope I am not being redundant using the words prodigal and returned in the same sentence.

Clown lips

I love my indoor keep away game. I grab whatever toy is close and I start going around and around. Today I played with Brother. I grabbed Zoe's pink heart squeaky toy.
Mom was tossing the little soft egg ball for Tux. I would wait for Mom to throw the egg ball for Tux so that I wouldn't get run over. Mom would talk to me while I waited. She would smile her angelic smile at me. After Tux would go after the egg ball I would continue to go around the living room, kitchen, dining area. That is my usual route for my inside keep-away game.
I would wait every time for Tux to run down the hall. Every time Mom would smile.
Zoe said I looked like I had big pink clown lips and that Mom was actually laughing at me. Mom would never laugh at me. She was just smiling that loving smile.
She loves me with or without big pink clown lips.