Stickin My Nose Where It Doesn't Belong!

Tonight I learned a hard lesson about stickin my nose where it doesn't belong! We had grandma, grandpa, Aunt Connie and Maddie over for a BBQ. Mommy had just finished the grillin, and we all sat down to eat outside. She happened to look down at me and saw that my nose and muzzle were all damp and red. At first, she thought that one of the kids dropped ketchup on me! But the she looked closer and saw that it was blood! When she wiped me off, she saw 3 big gashes on one side of my nose, and 2 smaller ones on the other side. Mommy quickly realized that I had just been chasin the dogs that live next door to us up and down the fence. Sometimes I get a little too into that game and start stickin my nose through this one part of the fence that is broken at the bottom. So we figured either I busted my nose on the fence, or my doggie neighbor nipped me. Either way, mommy just went and got the phone, dialed up my vet to see what to do, cuz she was afraid I would get an infection especially if it was a bite. They told me to come over, so mommy and I drove to the vet. Thankfully it isn't too serious, we got it all cleaned up, and now I have to take some pills and get an ointment put on my nose for a few days. And added to the "To Do List" for this weekend......get something to block that little hole in the fence!!!

Bad Surprise

Did you ever have one of those days where it starts out bad and keeps gettin worse?? I had one of those today.

It started with my family takin me and Richter to the vet. That was bad enough, I had to wait in the waiting room with a few other dogs which I didn't like. Then I went back in the room, and they took my temperature, gave me a shot, took blood, weighed me, and then the vet poked at my eyes and ears, squeezed me all over, moved my legs all around. Finally they let me off the table, and Richter got up there. Phew, I thought. I'm all done. Boy I could not have been more wrong.

Apparently, my teeth were dirty. Mommy has been saying for weeks that I need to get my teeth cleaned. Well, do you believe that the vet tells mommy that they just happen to have an opening to clean them today! That meant I had to stay at the vet, with all those other dogs, in a cage no less!! Mommy, daddy, Richter and Cole all left, and I had to go to the back with the tech. I was there all day!! It was so wrong! And now I'm not allowed to eat til tomorrow morning.

There is some good news, however! None of my teeth needed to be extracted. Just cleaned up. All my bloodwork was normal, no heartworms. My weight is great. Now my teeth are all clean, and my breath fresh!

Now that it's all over, I'm glad I don't have to go back. But I still am mad about my surprise day at the vet!

Fly Stress

Yesterday a fly got in the house. Now mommy and daddy are very puzzled and perplexed by the fact that I was terrified of this fly.

I am now 8 years old, and mommy says that she has never known me to be scared of flies. But last night, when she was getting her jammies on, I was in the bedroom with her, and I went out into the hall. The fly buzzed right by me and I came running back in the room, with my head all low, and sat right on mommy's feet. Then I very closely followed her into the bathroom and sat sulking on the bathmat while she washed her face. Now usually while Cole is getting ready for bed, Richter and I settle in on our dog beds behind mommy and daddys chairs and snooze. But I scrambled up on mommy's lap, and then on daddy's, and then (again, to the point where there is a danger of tripping) very closely followed mommy and daddy up to my bruther's room to put him to bed. I wouldn't settle down all night. Mommy and daddy tried like heck to get that fly, but he was a speedy sucker. Then this morning when the fly reared it's ugly head again, I alternated hiding in mommy and daddys room and behind the toilet in the bathroom til daddy was finally able to get rid of it! Thank goodness!! That was a very stressful situation for me!

Kitty-Cat Ducks

Today we spent the day at our mommom and poppys' new house. It is a very nice house, and the backyard is right off of a lake, so there are lots of ducks swimming up and down all day long. My bruther really likes the ducks, and he hopped around all day and sang "kitty cat ducks, kitty cat ducks". We still haven't figured out what exactly a kitty cat duck is, but we'll let you know if we ever do!

Once we got settled in we took a walk around the block and our bruther rode his trike. When we got back, we all went out back and mommy and Uncle Chris, his dog Nikki and Richter all sat on the patio while daddy and Cole went down right next to the water. I was allowed to run back and forth, but Richter and Nikki had to stay on their leashes. Mommy said she could just see Richter taking off after a duck and ending up in the lake!! Then we went in, had some of the meatball that Cole didn't finish for dinner, played and napped!! It was very relaxing until Cole bumped his head on the dining room chair and got a big bump on it. By that time it was getting to be his bedtime anyway, so we packed up and left.

Now I am trying to relax and do my dogster, and daddy is bugging me to go out and do my goodnight potty. I don't want to, it's cold out there!! But I guess I better if I want my snack and dentastick! Night night!

SNOW??!!

Ok, so I know we have reported some pawretty weird weather/mother nature issues here this year. Well today is no exception. Here, in New Jersey, before it is even Halloween, it is snowing.

Yup you read it right! It has been mostly sleet, but there for about 1/2 an hour it snowed just enough to coat the cars and dust the grass. It is very chilly and windy, and is supposed to snow again 1-3 inches later tonight!

So right now I am kinda mad at Richter, cuz last week Cole gave us each some Halloween chewy thingys shaped like ghosties. Well Richter stashed one, and he went and got it out today and now he is carryin it all over. He won't eat it but gets all defensive if me or a cat even walks past him. Cole is napping, and mommy told him he better have it eaten by the time Cole gets up, cuz if not she is gonna take it away cuz she is afraid Richter might get too mad if Cole tries to touch it. He must have heard her loud and clear cuz he just ate it, and no he did not share not even one little bite with me! How rude!

The Great 8!

Today is my 8th birthday!! I got a new bag of yummy treats, a new container of tennis balls, lots of chicken in my super and a fun walk!!

Things have been a little crazy lately, mommy had another allergic reaction last week, this one bad enough to send her to ER. And it was a blessing in disguise, cuz they also found out that mommy has a serious infection in her belly, and if she had let it go (like she was doing, that bad mommy!!) she could have been in serious troubles!!! They found it cuz when they were trying to figure out what the allergic reaction was to, mommy mentioned she had been taking stuff for her belly all week, cuz it didn't feel too good! So now she has to see lots of doctors (or vets to you and me!!) so they can figure out what she is allergic to, and get this belly issue taken care of! They think she is allergic to a type of red dye, that is the lead so far! But no one can do anything til they get this infection cleared up!

So I am going for my day of beauty on Wednesday, my spa day at the groomers. Just in time for me to be tres chic on HowloWeen!! One week to go!!

Missin Dixie

Tonight me n mommy had a "missin Dixie" moment. Mommy was making some chocolate chip cookie dough. It is one of her and daddys weaknesses, so she makes it a lot!! One of the best things Dixie taught me was to get in that kitchen as soon as the beaters turn on. Mommy would start blendin the dough, and me and Dixie would get our hineys right out there and sit by mommy's feet, given her the infamous cocker eyes! When she was done mixin she would always give me and Dixie a little taste before she added the chocolate chips!! To this day, I still get my little tail out there as soon as I hear the beaters, and mommy always gives me a little taste, and we always take a minute to stop, miss, and fondly remember our old girl!! Tonight mommy chuckled and said here we are havin a little sad moment, but I just bet Dixie found herself a little keebler elf at the bridge who makes her cookie dough til her hearts content!!! She's very self-sufficient that way!

"Your Butt Tinks"

Yes pups you read right. "Your butt tinks". That is my baby bruther's new favorite thing to tell everyone. It all started when he had a messy diaper a few weeks ago. Mommy picked him up to change him, and said "PU Cole your butt stinks!". Well of course, he picked that right up and now he runs around the house going "Macy your butt tinks", "Richter your butt tinks", "daddy your butt tinks", mommy your butt tinks". He has most recently started telling his toy Thomas the Train that his butt "tinks" as well. He still hasn't quite gotten the s in stinks, so he just says "tinks". The time to officially watch what you say in front of him has arrived!! BOL!! But seriously, I can't speak for everyone, but rest assured, my butt does NOT "tink"!

Lucky Lucky!!

Everyfur, thank you so so much for all the pup prayers!! They must have worked because we are safe and sound in our house tonight, with electricity!

We were one of the few that did not lose power throughut the storm (which we still can't believe considering we lose it with almost every thunderstorm now lately!!). Everyone else in our families lost it about 10 pm last night and mommom still doesn't have hers back. They told her it could be up to 5 days!

We really didn't have any damage either, just some big branches that blew loose so daddy had to pull them down before they fell. But considering that there are still about 500,000 people with out power and towns literally under water still, we feel very very fortunate that a few branches were our biggest problem! Poor Aunt Connie had a leak in her ceiling when she got home, and had to fill trash can after trash can with water the whole time it rained

It is so funny, right now the sky is crystal clear, you can see every star, the crickets are chirping, and there is a cool, light breeze. Who would think that just 24 hours ago, we had torrential rain, tornados, and winds sustained at 60-80 mph?? But the important thing is we are all ok and looking forward to a much needed week of temps in the low 80's with very low humidity and plenty of sunshine!! Perfect ball chasing and walkie weather, and I plan on doin a lot of both!! BOL!! Thanks again for all your puppy prayers!!!

So Scary!

Well pups I'm gonna type this as fast as I can before we lose power! Hurricaine Irene is about 3-4 hours away from directly hitting us, and already we have tropical storm force winds and torrential rain. Problem is that we have had record rainfall in August, so all grounds, rivers, streams, creeks, etc are at full capacity, so there is nowhere for the 6-8 inches of rain that we have left to get to go!!! This also raises the risk significantly of large trees uprooting because the grounds are so saturated. There are confirmed tonados touching down all around this area, and we are some of the few lucky enough to be left with electricity so far. Mommy and daddy have us all packed up and ready to get up and go if we need to. And tonight we are all gonna sleep downstairs in the family room as the experts are recommending. The wind is beating the house so bad it is making me so nervous, I keep lifting my head up and looking around. We have been warned that overnight we are getting winds so strong that it may break windows.

We had our family over earlier for Cole's pawty, it was fun, but sort of stressed as everyone was keepin an eye on the weather and we had the news on the whole time. It was cool though!! He got lots of trucks, and had this totally pawesome cake! We are gonna post a pic of it once we get through this mess. Everyone was joking and calling it "Cole and Irene's pawty"!!

Please keep your paws crossed, everyfur in the same boat as us, stay safe!! I'll post as soon as I can, but they are estimating a worst case scenerio of no power for up to 2 weeks!!

Bark to you soon!