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They Call Me Mr. Tribbs

My Busy Summer!

Yeah, so I'm a little late updating on my fun summer. I had a hard time getting mom to type this for me. Just can't get good help anymore.

Anyways, it was a great, fun summer! Early in the season, the folks took me to a Pug Party at my good friend, Giz's house! She's a sweet puggie girl and she was having a get together with her Puggie Pals. She invited me cause they needed someone to be the life of the party, so I went as a pug in disguise as a pomeranian. No one noticed! It was a fun, raucous time!

We camped a bit, which is always a great time for me. I get to explore, sniff, wander and protect! I love sitting with the folks in the shade, and snuggling by the campfire at night! Plus, they are MINE...no TV or computer to take their attention away from ME! Yeah, camping is great!

My furless sister got a puppy. His name is Solo. He is a pest. He always gets right in my face, and I hate that. He also eats all my food, drinks my water, plays with MY toys, is plain klutzy and just causes general disruption in my life. I choose to hide under the couch anytime he is in my house. He is too big to get under there, so I can growl and bark at him from the safety of my little haven. I guess if he wouldn't get in my face all the time, he wouldn't be too bad, but we'll see how that goes!

The folks took me to the end of the season Doggie Swim at the local pool! I went last year, too, and had a blast! It was a great time again this year! The folks were interviewed by the local newspaper and it was published! Of course they only talked about me! I'm famous! I was an excellent swimmer as usual. I had to snort at those big dogs that were too afraid to go in the water! I want mom to make a video of my swimming skills, so she's working on it!

It was a great summer, now its time for fall. Its cooler outside, and with my thick fur coat, I don't mind that at all! Bring it on!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Dear Daddy,

You are such a good daddy and I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you!

You are very kind to me. You always make sure I'm warm when its cold. You always walk with me when I want to go exploring the yard. You point out a bird in the yard, in case I didn't see it. You pet me and call me a good boy when I chase the birds away. You take me for walks in the woods where there's lots of things for me to smell. You make sure to dry off my paws and pick off any burrs that might be stuck in my fur. You give me baths when I'm dirty, even though I don't like that, but you cuddle me in a towel until I'm warm and dry again. You clean my ears and make sure they aren't infected. You worry when I don't feel well, and you hold me cause you're worried.

You always make sure my harness isn't too tight and that I'm strapped in my seat belt in the car. You take me for rides, even just around the block cause you know I like it. You take me other places too, like swimming, camping, parties and to the park. You put your shirt on the floor so I can sleep on it and smell you when you're not home. You hold me when your napping so I can nap, too.

You like to play with me, for a long time, too. You like to hide my Bobo behind your back and let me jump on you to try to get it. You will throw my ball again and again. You don't mind if I bark when we are playing, you even encourage me to bark. You like to wrestle with me, and you keep doing it again and again even if I always win.

You let me give you lots and lots of kisses. I give them to you because you are a special Daddy and I love you very much.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Vacation!

I just love when the weather gets warmer. It means vacation time! I just got back from my vacation and it was great! I took my pawrents camping for a week. I love camping because I can spend lots of time outside sniffing everything and everywhere!

There was no one else around, so I spent a lot of time offleash at the campsite. Do you know how many things you can smell underneath a camper?! Do you know how dirty and cobwebby it is under there? Isn't it great?! One of my favorite pasttimes!

Being free also helps when it comes to yard patrol. I love chasing birds out of my area. They love it too, because they keep coming back for more! I also chased a butterfly, but it was really hard, because the darn thing wouldn't fly in a straight line. How's a guy supposed to chase something like that?

I love walking around the campground too, even if it is on the leash. I won't walk on the leash at home, but the campground is different and fun. We go by the river and the pond where there are lots more things to sniff and see. My folks won't let me offleash by the pond because of the "Swamp Thing" episode of May 2008. They're always trying to take away my fun!

Anyway, vacation is over and we're back to the day to day grind. I miss having the folks with me all day. I'm deprived of all my play time, petting time, walking time, snuggling time and just all around ME time! When is the next vacation?!