Crazy Eight Game

I have just recently decided that I like my mommy to chase me when she gets home at night. Mom thinks I'm soooo cute. After we've all said hello, had some treats and are settled in is when it's playtime. I invite mom with a play stance and then turn to run. She chases me around the living room furniture and then the dining room set in a crazy eight pattern. I look so happy running along with my little 5 lb. self, ears flopping in my dog made breeze! Mom says I'm her little cuppy cake.

Snuggles & Kisses to Keep Mommie Warm

I've been such a good puppy. My mom cured me of my bossy attitude very quickly. I've been an angel. Mommie thinks that I must still believe in Santa Claus. Happy holidays one and all!

I'm the Boss

My mommie is concerned because last night, I tried to hump her for the first ever. Mommie made me move away and she'll be ready if I ever try this again. Another new trick of mine is to stand at the bottom of the stairs and cry for mom to come down and carry me upstairs. The stairs are porcelain tile but I've been walking upstairs by myself until recently. Mom let me cry for a little while and then she went to get me so that I wouldn't bother the neighbors. She held her hands around my body and made me walk up on my own steam.

Mom thinks that maybe I started to do these dominance things is because she stopped taking me for rides in the baby carrier. I have to walk now unless we're in the park where she saw a coyote last weekend. This morning, I tried to go out the door before everyone else! I still walk very far behind on our walks though.

Snuggle Bunny

I like to play fetch at home almost every night but it's bedtime that mommie always needs her "snuggle bunny". I slept stretched out leaning against her back last night. Most of the time, I curl up in a little ball right beside my mommie's neck. She says I'm her little snuggle bunny. I've been with her since I was little baby boy and she always tells me that she loves me more than anything!

My mom asks me, "Come talk to me", every morning when she wakes up. I talkd to her awhile and she tells me what will happen that day. I curl up for a moment right under her chin and she relaxes for a bit before starting the day. My mommy loves my tiny little "cuppy cake" self.

Toy Cars

Last night, mom took us all to a new park to meet her foster dog, Junior who was adopted on Easter Day this year. Junior was very happy to see my mommy. What a cutie. We checked out the dog park but didn't go in. It had astroturf on the ground. We walked around and around the scenic area of the park. I got kinda hot so mom scooped me up and carried me in my baby carrier. Some kids were playing with a remote control car and I tried so hard to jump out and play. I have remote robots from Radio Shack that don't do much but I've never seen a car like that one. Mom told her friend that she wouldn't put me down if she knew the kids. Maybe someday I'll get to play with a toy like that? Please mommy?

Tina Ate My Breakfast!

Two of mom's ex-foster dogs visit us while their family is on vacation. Their names are Rascal & Tina. Rascal is a Toy Rat Terrier/Maltese mix and Tina is a little Maltese. Tina is very sweet and normally not bossy in any way but she really likes mom's cooking! Mom adds brown rice and mixed steamed meats to our kibble. (Tina's mom told my mom that Tina is so finicky that she needs to watch her so that she eats enough. She asked what it is I feed her! You'd never know by the way she eats at out house. That's for sure!) Anyway, mom learned from my experience today that she needs to put Tina's food down first because she will try to eat my food and Rascal's food.

P.S. NO ONE takes food away from Katie or Riley. The aren't mean about it 'cause it isn't allowed but they are soooo on top of it if you know what I mean.

Hooray for New Brighton Beach

My mommy loves taking us to the beach. We're always so happy to go on special trips with the family. The joy we feel is the same every time we go to the beach. Just as if it's the first time we've ever been to such a wonderful place.


I went to the beach yesterday and it was so fun. Mom brings a carrier for me and Riley in case we get tired. I walked the entire 5 miles and didn't want a ride even when mom asked. Mom loves to watch my little legs move. It takes so many steps for me to keep up. I just walked and walked and had such a great adventure.

I was tired when I got home last night. Usually, I want to play fetch for at least 1/2 an hour. Mom got home and kicked back on the couch. I brought her my favorite worm toy. She threw the toy and I brought it back to her. But, I decided I was too tired to play. I jumped up on the couch with mom, Riley and Katie and curled up in a ball beside mommie. I was fast asleep dreaming of my day at the beach before she knew it.

Happy 4th!

I went to a picnic yesterday with my mom and brother and sister and had such fun. Susie and her daughter Miranda were playing with a mini beach ball. The ball was bigger than me but I didn't care. I kept asking them to play with me and Miranda rolled the ball to me. We ran and ran together while I pushed the ball with my nose. It was so hot that mom was a little concerned that I would pass out or something. After about 10-15 minutes of playing, I came back to the blanket where mom was sitting to rest. What a great picnic!

Mr. Finnicky

I was still eating my morning treat from my bowl when mom left today. It was a tiny taste of rice (1 T) and a tiny taste of cottage cheese (1 t). I got the smallest taste of all but I eat so very slowly that I was the only one with a few grains of rice left Mom thinks that I must taste a grain of rice at a time. I back away from the bowl with each tiny morsel so mom always gives my bowl to me last. I really don't care much about food. When mom was ready to leave for work, Riley and Katie were standing by my bowl waiting for me to back too far away.

Morning Chores

This morning when I followed my mom and Riley to the cozy warm shower room I came prepared. Mom watched Riley file on by and then came me holding a chew toy in my mouth. Riley was chewing on it sitting in the dog bed but he abandoned the toy when he saw mom leave the room. I knew what I wanted to work on this morning for sure!

I follow the chew toy rules. Mom leaves chew toys out for us. The rules are that any chew toy left behind is far game. No one can take a chew toy from any dog who has to toy in their possession. One time, I laid on top of a chew toy for 20 minutes so that Katie wouldn't take it. It was such a shocker to hide toys and come back to find them and no toy. Never happened when I was an only child. With the rules came my new family. I love my brother and sister so it's worth the price I have to pay.