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My Life as Top Dog

Of balancing a bike helmet on one's head...

I took the hint in a rossetee from Buddy and family and decided to write another diary entry. I'm overdo on that anyway. (Thanks a bunch for the rossete Buddy, Maggie, and Peanut, and I really think you're special too. :) )
Well, there hasn't been much to write about lately because mistress has had some sorta sleeping problems where's she's a little sleepy most of the day through and hasn't been doing as much with us dogs as she used to. She has been trying to do her responsibility as well as have fun with us though, and feels really guilty about not spending as much time with us as she used to. She has a bit of busy schedule these days...
Anyway, she also lost her camera for about a month, so her picture-taking activity suffered too. And when she found it, she didn't do a photo session until I got groomed.
Well, her idea of a photo session is to make me do rediculous things like balance things on my head. And then when I keep knocking them over (intentionally or not), she jokes at how Treader is better at posing! Well let's see how she can balance things on her head. Oh, right...she does that on her own accord already...anyway, you'll notice that I did manage to put a smile on in my new pics where she made me balanced a bike helmet on my head. Speaking of that, you know those things are among the hardest to balance on one's head? Well, depending on the shape of your head, but if it's shaped like mine...yeah. The helmet was made for a human's head, not a dog's. And the strap doesn't even work, which made it even harder.

Well, my rambling on posing for pictures is done, I guess. I've been doing really well, and my medication is keeping my incontinence in check. Even if I do still leak occasionally.

Parakeets, pictures, and shedding

Been a while since I updated. Anyway, mistress got another Budgie (AKA Parakeet, or 'Keet) the other day. A family we know is moving this summer and wanted to rehome him. Cute fellow, his name is Dr. Looney, and his color is skyblue dilute. (Mistress calls him SkyGuy sometimes because of that.)
Mistress's other Budgie, Spirit, has been having a heavy molt that lasted longer than we're comfortable with, and we're getting worried, so I'd like to ask you to pray for her. Called the vet up and they said it was normal, but my online friends on another site (not this one) said it's not normal. We just don't know what to believe.

Gah, what am I doing gabbing on about birds when this is supposed to be about me? Okay, onto the subject of myself...like the new pictures of me we put up today? The one with the badge...mistress wanted me to pose with her shooting badge. Don't ask why. It doesn't belong to me. She wanted to get an interesting pose, and when I thought she wanted me to take it out of her hand she got one. :D The second one we loaded is just me with the rest of my body in something of the same pose, minus the badge.
Oh, and we put this picture back on the main page:
Clickeesh
It's an old picture (about two years old), but mistress wanted to bring it back up.

I've been blowing my coat, and I've got fuzzy dead fur on my sides and flank. Makes my lower back itch more than usual and I go around asking for scratches even more than usual. Mistress brushes the itchy fur out every few days.
So there you go, not much to update on about myself other than that.

About being tagged, and prayers/good thoughts needed

I've had a lot of people tag me lately and I haven't responded. It's nothing personal, I just don't really want to be tagged anymore. Tagging is fun, but it gets old after a while, if you know what I mean.
I do appreciate the thought, however. It is nice to know that I have pals on here thinking about me.
Maybe I'll get back into tagging one day, but until further notice, please do not tag me. Thanks, and God bless.:)
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My humans have had a pretty ruff life these past few years. We're below the poverty level, on a fixed income, have a paralyzed family member to care for, and when one problem is resolved, it seems like another pops up to replace it. Recently, we found out that the paralyzed human may have cancer.
Nothing like being thrown in the deep end.=/
Your prayers/good vibes on our behalf would be most appreciated.

Not only for the human's cancer, but also for our money situation. So far, mistress's family has been able to afford our vet bills as needed, but we're hanging by a thread here. If we ever could not afford vet bills, mistress would give us to someone who could and who would take good care of me and Treader, but we'd like to avoid that if at all possible.

The bright point is, hard times like these help us develope mentally and ultimately make us better people. If we let it. So, I'm not asking for you to pray for our troubles to end completely. God will end them when He sees fit. I just want you to pray that we'll be able to hold on to hope and that these hard times won't serve to make us bitter and resentful.

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And to give some good news, I myself have been doing very well. Mistress has been slacking up on our walks lately (bad human!), but I still get plenty of exercise. She got me more late birthday presents last week. A chewy stick made from beef. It was from the people who make Merrick dog food, so that gave it extra credibility to mistress. She also got me as treat made from 100% from freeze-dried liver (it was a free sample). And a new fabric Frisbee. It has a rope around it, so it's easier to hold than my other Frisbees.