Getting ready to go to our first dog show...

Mom started getting me and my brother Hobbs ready for our first dog show the end of February. She began to strip the hair out on my body. She started on Christmas Day, and finished on New Year`s Day. I certainly remember LAST Christmas and New Year`s-this is deffinatly NOT how we celebrated! She started at the back of my head, down my neck, and slowly worked her way to my stub. It took her a week, but I`m down to my long underwear now. That`s what she calls the hair left on my legs and belly. She gives me cookies while she does it, so I really don`t mind, but it is winter outside ya know. That`s ok too, I look HOT in my sweaters! She also takes me to bed, because she feels bad about my being bald. I`m workin` the sympathy points! ; )

I have decided that I want to be a Smoothie like Hobbs! It`s not fair!! All he got was a scissor trim around his ears, stub, and the backs of his theighs! GEES!

Petsmart Today...

Today Mom, Dad, my brother Hobbs and I to Petsmart. Mom said that it was to socialize. We loaded up in the van and away we went. I was really excited to be away from home UNTILL she put that darned icky thing around my neck. AACK-AACK! She seemed to expect me to walk with it on, and go where she wanted me too--Hah! I showed her not to trifle with a stubborn little Griffy! A battle of WILLS (and WON`TS) had begun! She put me down in the parking lot and I walked just like a little lady untill she didn`t want to go the direction I wanted to. I planted all 4 tiney little feet and my butt hit the pavement. I was not going to budge. Hobbs doesn`t care if the collar pulls on his neck and walked all over, the Traitor. I had an agenda, and there was a principle involved here. That was, I`m Boss, and she needs to learn that. She scooped me up and we went inside. (Round 1 Score: Vy-1 Mom-0) Again she put me down and I walked beautifully till she didn`t want to go the direction I wanted. I felt pressure on my neck planted my little feet and butt on the rug and waited. Cookies didn`t work and begging didn`t either. People were comming inside so I figured it was best to move. I belly crawled (for dramatic affect and to really embarrass Mom) aside out of the way and planted feet and butt. I would`ve given in and walked, but just couldn`t convince her to go the right direction. A nice man that worked there sat down on the floor and said poor scared little thing! I decided to show Mom, and ran to him wiggling all over and took his cookie. I tried to climb onto his shoulder, and french kissed him for good measure. After playing the drag, scootch, crawl, bribe game for 30 more minuits, Dad decided to take over and told Mom to go away with Hobbs. (Round 2 Score: Vy-2 Mom-0) Thank Dog, he`s a bigger pushover. We stayed in the back of the store and got about 10 feet in a 20 minuit time. He kept stepping away everytime I settled down between his feet to chew his shoelaces. The nerve! Finally he got bored with that, scooped me up and we went to find Mom and Hobbs. (Round 3 Score: Vy-3 Mom-0 Dad-0) They were over in the dog toy aisle. Dad put me down again and I walked just fine, till he didn`t want to go where I wanted to. I planted feet and fanny firmly, till a nice lady came over to talk to me, and I tried to sit on her shoulder too. I ate her cookie too, but his lady avoided the french kiss tho, said she has a Pug and knows about tongues-Drats! Dad put me down and another lady came by to adore me, this time I got her with the tongue and she squealed, Yiiick. That was funny! By now Dad was getting bored, and we were all hungry (because I only had two cookies), so dad scooped me up and we went for McDonald`s cheeseburgers. (Total Score for the day: Vy-4 +lunch Mom-0 Dad-0) I WON!!! Training your people can be fun and rewarding!! In just a few short lessons, you too can have well behaved and socialized people! It was a good Saturday!! *Vy*