Rainy season

Oh boy, oh boy....so much to update you on! We moved into a new house. It has these things called stairs, and man, are they fun! I like to zoom up and down, and sometimes if I get going really good, my mom or dad will yell at me for almost making dem fall. I can't help it if dey are slower dan me! We also have dis thing dey call a swimmin pool. I am not really interested in it, but my brofer Rugby gets REALLY mad at it! He barks and barks and barks. He's so weird! Bossy, too.

My momma and dad also got a new BIG bed! I can sleep wif dem all da time now! But sometimes when I get up there, my other brofer Manny will come up too and he likes to bug me. Sometimes he licks me, sometimes he butts me wif his head, and sometimes he bites me! He's a lot littler dan me, so I hafta be real careful wif him. But he likes me lots, and my momma says we are buddies. She's right! We even sleep togedder sometimes.

Know what else? I have a new hiding place. When dat rain stuff comes, I get in da baftub. I don't like dat rain! It's very scary. And it's been happenin lots lately. Momma says dat's a good thing since we live a desert. But all I know is dat it's SCARY! I tremble real bad and pant and stuff. My momma got me these special tweats dat are s'posed to make me calm down and know what? They do! But they don't taste very good.

My momma also made me my all time favorite, FAT BALLS! They are so yummy! She says dat if I ever doubt how much she loves me (like I ever would doubt dat!) to 'member how many times she made fat balls. I guess they are a pain. But they sure do taste nummy!

OK, dat's all for now. I gotta go take a snooze!

The Life of Otis

It's been a long time since I wrote in my diary! I have lots to tell you guys! First, Mom and Dad went away a few weeks ago and left Rugby and me at this place where I got play with other dogs! It was cool, except that it was kind of scary when the other dogs started barking. See, I'm kind of a scaredy dog. Mom and Dad say I'm a pansy! Anyway it scared me. And I missed my mom and dad. But I got to sleep in a room with Rugby, so it was OK!

Also, guess what? I got ANOTHER new brother! He's a kitty named Manny. He is pretty funny and mom and dad are always laughing at him. I felt sorta neglected for a little while, cause I'm their baby boy, not him! But Mom says I'll always be her Favorite Baby Boy and she gives me lots of good stuff. Manny bopped Rugby right in the face one time, and I felt sorry for him! Rugby barked and barked and mom says he was sad that Manny hit him. Manny never hits me cause he knows I am harmless!

You know what else? I learned a new trick. Sometimes, when Dad is eating some chips on the ouch, I'll come up and see what he's got. Well he started making me go sit down on my bed, and you know what? When I do, he gives me sumptin'! So last night, when mom and dad were eating dinner, I just went and sat down on my bed without them telling me to and looked at them all cute, and you know what? They gave me a CHIP!! They keep telling me I'm so smart.

AND, know what else? Mom says my aunt Kim is coming to visit tonight! Aunt Kim used to take care of me when I was a little baby and mom and dad were at work. She lives with my cousins Calvin and Angus and my Uncle Joe in Oklahoma now but she is coming for a visit. Yay! My aunt Kim is the coolest and I think I will sleep in bed with her when she is here!

Bye for now!

I am King of My Parents' Bed!

Oh my gosh, listen to this! The other night my mom went to bed really early, and she let me come up and snuggle with her. Well, my dad came in later and kept telling me to move over! I was tired and comfortable, though, so I didn't. So he got in and made this weird noise...mom calls it sighing! Anyway, I guess I fell back asleep after that. When I woke up later, it was just me and mom, so I really stretched out! When mom got up, I got up with her and followed her out to the family room and guess what? My dad was asleep on the couch!! I bet Rugby was mad 'bout that, cause that where he usually sleeps! Mom asked dad why he didn't just make me get off the bed. I could not believe my ears when she said that! Mommy, that's where I BELONG! Why would my daddy make me move off the bed?? Anyway, he said he tried but I wouldn't move. So he slept on the couch! Does that mean I am the man of the house now??

Thank you Dogster!

Oh boy, oh boy! My mom says that I am Dog of the Week, whatever that means! She says it is a very big honor and that it was a great way to begin the week! All I know is, I get peanut butter as an extra special treat today! Thank you Dogster, and everybody that visits my page!

In the Doghouse

Wow, yesterday I had a great time! I was out in the backyard, and the door to the outside blew open, so I went for a walk around the neighborhood, ALL BY MYSELF!! I couldn't believe my luck, because my mom and dad never let me go out like that! I walked down the block, and some nice people were outside so I went over to say hello! They were petting me and stuff, and then I heard my mom calling my name, and there she was, running toward me and she was crying! And for some reason she wasn't wearing any shoes...maybe I ate em all? Anyway, I was happy to see her. She grabbed my collar and then I saw my dad coming too, so I ran to see him, only my mom wasn't ready and she fell! I didn't mean to knock her over, but she says her knee really hurts..it looks like my feet did when they got skinned at the dog park. Ouch! My mom and dad were so happy to see me, but they said that I lost my outside privileges. Not fair! It's not my fault they didn't latch the gate...what was I supposed to do, just stay in the yard like Rugby did?! No WAY!

So later, when mom and dad went out for dinner, I tried to show them how happy I was to be home by chewing up my dad's golf shoe. How come they never appreciate my shoe art?!

Something weird is going on!

Weird stuff is happening at my house. There are lots of people coming in and out and making noise...and mom had to lock us in our bedroom yesterday AND today! I don't get it! She started letting us have the WHOLE HOUSE to ourselves just like a month ago and now she's locking us up again! Those yummy cats don't get locked up. It's not fair! Mom says somebody named Reallytor keeps coming over cause we're going to sell our house, but I think she's joking. And then she tells me we are moving somewhere with something called a dog beach, and that I will like it, but I am not allowed to drink the water...what's up with that??? Lots of water but I can't DRINK it? She's crazy.

But, the GOOD thing is, I got to sleep in mom's bed with her! Mom and Dad didn't used to let me up, but then when my brother Rugby came to live with us he already knew how to jump up on the bed and they let him sometimes. So they tried to get me to come up, but I KNEW I wasn't s'posed to, so I didn't. But then one day I accidentally put my paws up (me and Rugby were playing King O' the Mountain) and they told me UP! so I jumped up! I gotta tell ya, their bed is WAAAAAYYYY better than my beds. Daddy was gone last night, so I slept with mom and snuggled up to her real close. She's warm and she strokes my head and my ears and calls me baby boy and tells me she loves me...it doesn't get much better than that! Well, except when she gives me peanut butter. But even though I got to sleep with my mom, I was so happy to see my dad when he came home today!

Also, they have been trying to trick me into wearing this stupid red thing around my head. They call it a Halti collar, but I call it humiliating! They give me treats when they put it on me, so that's OK. But I know Rugby is laughing at me. HE doesn't have to wear one! I think we are going to go for lots of walks now if I am a good boy...I can't help it when I get so excited to see everybody! I just want to love everyone...but mom says I can't cause some people are afraid of big dogs like me. HUH?! It's not fair! Mom says my heart is the size of the WHOLE WORLD...but then how can it fit inside my body? She is so silly sometimes.

I don't like Mondays

I don't like Mondays because it means my mom and dad have to go back to work. Then I have to stay in my bedroom all day! But my mom always comes home to check on me during her lunchtime...and then I get to go in and out of the backyard through my doggie door all afternoon! I haven't been barking very much, so mom and dad are trusting me to be a good quiet boy. And I am...it's my brother Rugby who has a big mouth!

On Friday night my mommy let me snuggle on the couch with her. But I stretched and accidentally scratched her under her eye with my big paw. I'm glad she didn't get mad, because I didn't do it on purpose. But she sure looked funny with a bag of frozen peas and carrots on her face! I wanted to eat them, but she said no. And then, yesterday, my mom was on the floor doing weird stuff...puhlatees, or something like that. So I had to help her! I licked her, and tried to lay on top of her, but settled for her comfy mat. She moved to the floor. I love my mom!

My dad was gone this weekend and when he came home last night I was so excited! I had to jump on him and lick him and show him how happy I was. He wouldn't let me jump, but he loves it when I give him kisses! I miss my dad when he's not home. Mom lets Rugby sleep in the bed with her, but I know dad says he's really not s'posed to. When she asks me to come up, I say no, cause I know dad would not like it! And I am the bestest, smartest puppy ever. I know cause my parents say so all the time!

Jail

I am mad. A mean lady came over and told my mommy that I bark too much in the morning and she works at night and she sleeps during the day so she asked me to stay inside. So mommy makes me stay in my crate for the morning now. I miss going outside through my dog door and barking at the mean men who come to cut the grass behind our backyard! It's not fair, because I'm just protecting my house and my brothers and sisters. And I just like to bark back at all the other dogs in my neighborhood, because they start it! Oh well, at least when I go in my room, I get treats. I like treats!!

My first entry

I don't believe it. A diary where I can write anything I want! And Rugby won't yell at me! He yells at me a lot, like when I get too close to his food bowl or water when he's drinking or mom and dad when they are loving on me. But that's OK, because he's my big brother and I love him! He plays with me and he leaves crumbs from my favorite treats in his crate so I can clean them up. He lets me do that! Even though he doesn't want me near his food! He lets me jump on him too, and we kiss a lot. Mom and Dad say we are frenching, but I don't know what that means. I love my brother, and my mom and dad. They give me food and water and toys and they hug me and kiss me all the time! And mom lets me sit on her lap! I love my mom. I think she loves me a lot too. When I get sick my mom and dad take me to this kind of scary place, and I don't like it, but when I leave I always feel better. But I get to see other puppies there and I can bark and bark and bark at them! People get kind of scared when I bark, but I'm just playing and I want everybody to pet me and play with me! Also, when my legs hurt, mom rubs them. And sometimes, when my tummy hurts and I have poop problems, mom gives me PEANUT BUTTER! My favorite! I know there is medicine in there, but I don't care, because it's PEANUT BUTTER!

There are also these three furry little toys in our house, but they won't let me play with them, even though they want me to chase them...they must, because they always run! But then I get yelled at, and sometimes, one of my sisters will make scary noises and then she smacks me on my face! I don't like it when she does that. I just want to play! Did I mention I like to play? I also like to sleep.

Speaking of sleeping, all this writing has made me tired! I need to go take a nap. It's very hard work being a puppy!

Maybe tomorrow, I will write about my favorite things!