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Thoughts from the mind of B.L.S.

Outside!

I've been spending a lot of time outside so I haven't had time to write here very often. My mum has been taking me out every day we're not at daddy's house, to the dog park with lots of other dogs to play with.

Yesterday we went and this border collie wouldn't even let me say hi to her mum and it made me sad cause I kept telling her I only wanted to say hi, but she was selfish.

Then yesterday there was Milo, a boxer and we played a lot and his mummies and daddy loved me lots too.

Today we went again and Mommy watched me wrestle with Maggie. Maggie is the most popular dog in the park. Everyone loves to play with her but today when we got there, she and I got to be the only ones! So we wrestled and barked and play growled a lot and I had a great time!

Momma also got me a seatbelt for in the car so I don't always need my kennel anymore! Wow! That was totally cool. So I just got to chill on the back seat just like anyone else would, so mom could drive me to the park.

And mom got me a feeder toy too! She put my food in it toy and I got to roll it around till it all came out and now there's a treat in there I can't quite get out and I'm working on it!

Park day!

Mom tries to take me to the park whenever we're at OUR house and not the place we stay sometimes during the week. She says it will be good for me to be around other dogs and people, but the first time we went there were tons of REALLY BIG dogs and I was scared and they wouldn't leave me alone. Especially the big dane that could have eaten me in one bite!

But we went to the park again today and mom let me go off the leash just like last time, only there weren't so many dogs there last time and while mom talked to some really nice other hooman mommy and daddys about their pup-kids, I got to meet a real Catahoula Leopard Dog!

His name was Truman and he was really neat! He helped me feel OK to play with the other dogs. At first he was rough and I got scared but his mom FLIPPED HIM OVER right in front of me and let me sniff him all over!

By the end of the day I got to play with the big dogs and I wrestled with Truman a lot and had a really good time.

So good I didn't want to leave. But then mom was mad at me because I wasn't listening on the leash and she made us go home instead of walk through the park some more like last time.

I was sad about that, and I'm trying harder on the leash all the time now, so I can get to have lots of park-time!

But I did do really good with the other dogs and hooman mommys and daddys today!

I got smarts!

Mama says I am a very smart boy. She says that I am very "impressive" because I love my mama so much where would I want to be but playing with her? She has not put me on the walkie rope in two whole days for me to go outside! I always listen and come right to her when she says my name because I love it when she says I am a smart boy! My mama makes me feel really good. I like making her happy.