Finally done with the cone of shame

I had hotspots on 2 different spots on my front legs, so my humans put on this stinky gold bond powder and made me endure the cone of shame, while they healed. Finally they healed and enough fur grew back, that I could get rid of it. The darn cone was crashing into doorways and made it hard for me to run up the stairs or jump up on the bed. I hope I don't get anymore hotspots. That was awful. Now I can sneak under my mom's computer desk, and surprise her, because I'm so quiet. Then when she stretches out her feet, she is shocked to find me there! LOL!

For Christmas, I got two new squeaky toys and within about 15 minutes, I had already killed the squeakers. Oh well. LOL!

Time for a bath

Mom said I had an anal gland problem and stunk to high heaven. Also, hadn't had a bath all winter, so it was time. I tried not to go to the bathroom, but mom made me go anyway. Baths are not my favorite thing, but you do what you have to do. It will be nicer later, when my fur is dry, and mom tells me how fluffy and pretty I am.

Over the winter, I had a problem, where my anal glands just spurt out stinky stuff, but then mom only washed the dirty part. It takes a LONG time for me to get dry, when I'm completely wet, so she wanted to wait until there was warmer weather, before she got me all wet.

Sister Emily will probably notice I've had a bath, when she gets home from school tonight. I hope she notices how clean and fluffy my fur is.

The Beach

Last night, I got to go in the car and it took me to my favorite beach! It's also the closest one, too! LOL! I love walking in Lake Michigan at Kohler-Andrae State Park. I got to see lots of people, since there was a special candle-light walk, that started right after we left! I love sniffing new people. No one really wanted to pet me, though! :( I love exploring new smells on the beach, too, and fortunately this time, I didn't feel the need to roll in anything stinky, since mom just gave me a bath a few days ago!

Didn't see Mommy much today!

Mom had to work a lot today and then Dad wanted to drive his fancier car, so I didn't get as many car rides, either. :( I went to the living room window and gave them a piece of my mind, as they drove away! They saw me barking and looking sad.

Then, when Mom came home, the door was locked and she didn't have a key, so she had to wait until my older sister heard me barking, so she could let Mommy in. I knew it was Mommy and I couldn't understand why she wouldn't just come in! Eventually, my sister heard the barking and came downstairs. Thank goodness!

So, what happened to all our snow? I love playing in snow. Tonight it was raining and I had to poop in the rain. I hate that! Oh well.

Pet Store Visit

Well, yesterday my humans came home from some fair and I was really starving. So I gave them my big brown eyes act and they finally realized I was hungry. Well then my momma said there was no more food for me. :(

but I became happy quite quickly because i heard mom say "go" "car" and "petstore" sweeet.

in the car, i get so excited. the petstore is one of my favorite places. so many good scents to sniff, so many yummy treats! well we get there and my momma gets me a new bone..yayyy! and then she goes to the back of the store to get my california natural. yummmyy. And then I saw a dog and i just had to announce myself so i started barking although i don't think mom was too happy that i was making that much noise. it was an alaskan klee kai apparently. and then just a few minutes later i saw a puggle. and i had to bark again. well eventually i got over the excitment and quieted down.

and then the most amazing thing happened, my human sarah went and got me a cow stuffie that mooed. later that evening, i started chewing on it and wrecked the mooing thing. oh well.

Mom is finally home!`

My mom worked the last 4 days, really hard. Yesterday, she didn't have to work very long, but then she had to get the kids registered for school. She didn't have much time for the dog and it was sooooo hot outside, I couldn't come along in the car. It was boring just sitting at home, waiting for them to come back!

Then today, mom had to work from the time she got up, until about suppertime, then quickly changed clothes, took the kids to McDonald's and had to go to a park to watch Sarah play in a band concert. I think I had the best seat in the house, because it rained at the band concert! At least I was dry! It has hard being away from Mom, nearly the whole day! I'm so happy now that mom is home for the night! She told me she doesn't have to work tomorrow. That's a GOOD thing!

Had to go to the vet today!

It was time for my kennel cough and distemper shots. Mom said I needed the kennel cough shot, if I would need to go back to the kennel. That guy is my buddy, so I need to be able to go back.

The vet was sneaky and got that first shot done without me hardly noticing, but when he got the second needle, I was more prepared for him and kept wiggling, so he couldn't shoot me with it. The vet made Dad lift me up onto the table and then I got to be closer to mom and I was more calm. The vet then got it done quickly! I was a stinker.

He always give me lots of treats and after the shots, I got to show off my superior treat-catching abilities! I caught 3 of the treats he threw at me! Mom says that when I first came to their house, I couldn't catch anything! First I learned how to catch the tennis ball. Now, I can catch even small treats! Humans love to throw treats to dogs, I've noticed. I had to learn and quick!

I stayed in the house, most of the day today. It's cool in the house and horribly hot outside. Although, that meant when Mom and one of my "sisters" went to the store, I had to stay home! I complained loudly! Mom said it was for the best, though.

Spring is coming!

The snow is melting and I'm so glad. I'm tired of walking though it and then my paw falls all the way through it. I don't even want to go fetch my balls anymore, because it's too hard to get through the snow! I'm glad there is more grass showing now. Mom likes it that it's getting warmer, too.

Speaking of toys, Mom bought me a Jolly Ball, recently. It has a handle, so I can pick it up with my mouth, if I want to. I have fun pushing it around the driveway and have even started chewing up the handle. Mom took it away from me, then, saying something about it being 'spensive. She says my compressed rawhides are for chewing!

Recently, I had a bath. Ugh. I can always tell when Mom has "bath" on her mind and I try to make myself invisible. It never works, though. She always gets her way. Everyone said I was stinky. I don't know what that means. Baths always make everyone happy, though, so I put up with it!

Halloween

Man I can't believe what my owners did to me today. They went to the Target store and bought me a clown costume. I did let them put it on me and take a few pictures. I'd rather just wear my bandanna. But they did keep Awwwing at me and saying what a cute dog I was. So It cant' be too bad. You can see the picture at the top of my page. They said its for Halloween.

A walk at the park

I got to to my favorite park today! We walked on the beach. I got to scare some seagulls. we walked on the sand-dunes. It was soooo much fun. I can't wait to go again! Although, mom is going to bring a different leash next time. She loves my blue-webbed leash, but once it got wet, it got heavy and full of sand!