My friends

Howdy pals,

It has been a long time since I wrote in my diary. Soooorrry. Let me think ... oh yes, it was since I had my ACL surgery. Well, I’m okay... I can jump! Woof woof. Life is great! Of course, mom is always saying not to jump too high that I’m gonna get hurt. Silly mom. You know how moms are. Dad keeps telling her to let me run that I’m okay, but she always worry. Mom, don’t worry, I won’t get hurt, I know how to jump. I promise.

It was a nice summer and it has been a super woof , super, super fall. I have the chance to play and be more often with my cousins (well...nephew and niece), Hudson and Gamgi. They are visiting us more than before and I love it. I love when they stay over for a week or two. Gamgi is big but it is very nice and likes to play a lot... I try to play with her but I am a bit afraid of playing with big dogs because of that nasty dog Charlie. Gamgi, I will get over. I hope I do. Hudson is a tiny little one but all he does is play. He does not care if Gamgi is at least 10 times his size, he plays with her and plays with me the same.

We take long walks. I love those long walks. Gamgi usually goes ahead of us and Hudson and I just follow her. We don’t mind. We also went to day camp. Woof woof woof… did we have fun? I told mom that she must take me/us to doggie day camp more often I hope she does.

Today my parents told me that we are going on vacation and that we are taking Hudson with us. Oh…woof woof woof…. I was jumping up and down when I heard the news. Gamgi did not mind because she was going back home and she loves going home too. Hudson was happy because he is coming with me but he is missing Gamgi. I told Hudson that she will be okay. I told Gamgi that I will take care of Hudson. We’ll take lots of pictures and bring Gamgi a present.

I miss Gamgi :-( I wish we could bring her with us. Maybe next time!

Okay pals ... I gotta go. Hudson is waiting for me... we are playing.

Woof woof.

Injury - surgery

Howdy pals,

Are you one of those doggies that like to jump from couch to chair, from chair to couch, back to floor and then to bed? I was one of them too but those days are over for me :-(. Well, at least for now. I'm wooftimistic!

The other day I got very excited when Charlie, the evil dog of the neighborhood, passed by my house. So what do I do? What I do best... protect my house. I was barking to get him away from my house and... YES, I had to jump from couch to chair and ran to the bedroom ... When OUCH... dunno what happened but my right leg did not feel the same. OH NO... I could not use it. What do I tell my mommy? She was just telling me not to jump.

I tried to keep it from mommy but she came looking for me and saw the way I was walking. My mommy called the doctor right away and rushed me to the animal hospital. Of course, she called my daddy to tell him that I hurt myself while I was jumping.

I did not think it was a big deal BUT when we got to the doctor things did not look good. The doctor said I needed x-rays and that they were going to sedate me for that. They were using words that I never heard. All I know is that I was in pain and I did not like the worry look on my mommy’s face. We got more bad news after the x-rays. I heard that I needed surgery because I torn my ACL, whatever that is.

Mommy and daddy told me that the surgery was going to make me feel better. I stayed at the hospital one night and on Saturday mommy and daddy picked me up. They put a PINK bandage. I was soooooooooo embarrassed. Thank Woofness they removed that pink bandage on Sunday. I have pictures to show you… maybe not. Ouch… I have STAPLES on my knee and I STILL don’t feel good.

The only good part of this is that I get ALL my mommy and daddy’s attention, more than before - imagine that. I got some get-well cards too and even a few presents. ohhhh and Mommy brings me water and food to my bed too. But I wanna run and wanna walk like before... maybe next month.

I'm tired. Daddy just gave me some medicine that makes the pain go away but makes me sleepy. Until next time.

To all of you... be careful when you jump.

Woof woof

Doggy day camp and spring vacation 2010

Howdy pals,

I''m back... We have been sooooooooooo busy that I have not had a chance to write anything at all. But here I am, writing again. Okay, okay... so I don't know how to type, mom does it for me but I tell her what to write. You don't believe me? You can ask my mom and dad and my sisters and brothers and my aunties and everyone in my family. They would all tell you that I can communicate with them and that I understand anything they tell me. Woof woof...

Okay so let's see... what was it that I wanted to tell you? Oh... a lot of things, let's see how much I remember...

Mimi is doing great. Remember Mimi? I wrote about her in my last entry. She is my grandma.

I went to doggy day camp to 3 different places. The first time was near our home at the same place where I graduated from school. I loved it! Then we went on vacation to Calabash (more of my vacation later) and I went to two different doggy day camps while my parents went to do other things where I was not allowed. Why is it that there are places that do not like dogs? I don't get it.

Our vacation was WOOFRRIFIC (terrific in doggie language), as always. I love Calabash. This time we not only went for walks on the beach but we spent an entire afternoon there. I ABSOLUTELY loved it. I am convinced that I am a DOGGIE BEACH BOY. I sat there next to mom and dad and just watched people and doggies go by. The breeze was beautiful. My mom, of course, made sure that I was not too exposed to the sun. Leave it to mom :-). We did a lot of things ... Guess what dad bought for me.... come on... take a WILD WOLF guess. Do you give up? My dad bought me a doggie screen door so I can go in and out to the balcony and see the golfers go by. At first I did not know what to do. It looked too small for me, but once you get used it...it is a LOT of fun and I mastered going in and out.

We drove back home from Calabash and stopped in NY to see Richie, Rachel and Danielle. Richie surprised us with another doggie, Hudson York. He is small and friendly and, of course, Gamgi was there. I like them both. We played a little but I was a bit tired from the trip and did not really wanted to play much. But then I saw A CAT. Imagine that! Of course, you know what I did... yes, exactly. I still have an image of that big cat and have dreams of chasing him ... :-).

That's all folks. Till next time

Woof woof

Mimi

Howdy pals,

I thought today I'll write about mimi. Mimi is my human grand-mom. I love her very much and she loves me too.

It was not easy winning her love but thanks to my multiple charming tries I gained her love. Mimi was no fun of pets, not fault of her own... it is just the way she is. And then mom and dad adopted me. She tried to ignore me at first and with my wonderful charm I gained her hert, little by little. Okay...so you might think that she is just tolerating me. OH NO.... she loves me and I know because she said it today.

Mimi is 89 years old and had heart surgery a few days ago. I have been asking mom and dad where is mimi, how come she hasn't come to visit on Sundays? When they told me that she was in the hospital, I asked mom (in my own way...she understands me) to make a get well card for mimi and she did. Mom did a very nice get well card with my photo and we were ready to go to the hospital...

Well...I thought we were but as I was getting ready to go (by the door pointing to my harness), dad told me that I had to stay home. I did a little cry...I wanted to visit her. I know she would feel better if she sees me. Mom told...rules are rules Bello and you must stay home this time. So I had to.

I waited for them by the window... And when they came I ran to the door to see what they could tell me... and mom and dad smiled at me. They said... mimi loves you. I looked at them and I said... I know that. What did she do when she saw my card? When she saw the card, she smiled and she said... "Bello is the only dog that I ever loved". She really meant the first dog she ever loved.

I hope mimi gets better soon so she can come and stay with me. Mom wants me to be a therapy dog... I could do that and I can practice with mimi :-)

Later pals

Woof Woof

social networking

Howdy pals,

I know. I know. You don't have to tell me, I should write more often. Well, believe it or not... it was not my fault. It NEVER is... :-) I wish I could blog every week but mom uses her computer ALL the time. Grrrrrrrr... She says she is working (yeah, yeah.. she works with computers) but NOW she is into FaceBook, FB for short. Gosh.... Can you believe that? She wanted to create my profile in FB. This time I put my paws down and said NO MOM, I already have my own web page. Thank woofness she listened this time. Well dad helped me :-).

I don't know if your parents have FB but I kinda like it. shhhh...don't tell mom. Mom created a photo album of me so all her FB friends get to see my pictures. Woof, woof , Oh and.. and.. listen to this... this is really-really cool, she put a link to my web page. Yeah, yeah a link, you know. Oh... okay link was a new word for me too. She tells me that it means that her FB friends can go to MY dogster webpage and see me there. It must be a trick but it looks like magic and it does work. I even got a few bones left for me and I love it! Come on, go ahead, tell your parents to do the same. But remember, you gotta be nice to them :-).

I had a very nice and lazy summer. Violet, Gamgi and Beckett came to visit a few times. My neighborhood is growing (:), lots of pals! It makes it fun for my daily walks because I get a chance to play with at least one of them every day. Summer is gone and fall is here. I like the fall, except that when all of the leaves are on the ground it is hard to find a spot. Don’t you think? Woof... I don’t care because the scents that I get are woof woof woofntastic. I even trick my parents sometimes and pretend to be looking for a spot but all I’m doing is sniffing and enjoying the smell of all those leaves on the ground. You should try that sometimes.

We are back in North Carolina this week, on vacation again. Yeah.. That is why I can blog ‘cause mom is not working, Hoorray! I love it here. You should see the FOX SQUIRRELS, they are awesome. I haven’t been able to catch them but I dream of the day when I get a hold of one of them. Yummy!

I gotta go now, we are going for a walk and you know what that means… SQUIRRELS.

Later pals,

Woof, woof

Spring vacation 2009

woof...woof.... hello again pals! it has been a long time since my mom let me use her computer. No..., she is not a mean person, she is my MOM and I love her, she is just too busy sometimes and she does not know when to stop working. Ask my dad... he keeps telling her that. Anyway, we are on VACATION and I convinced her to let me use the computer. How did I convince her? Of course, with my look... you know the look...yes, that one...that look. She loves it. She knows that it means that I want something and that I love her very much. So here I am.... talking about my VACATION.

It is not my first vacation but it has been a GREAT vacation. So, let me tell you more about it. We left home more than a week ago. Our final destination, North Carolina. Yes, we have a place in North Carolina that we had visited a few times. We drove. Gotta tell you pals, I love when we drive far. It is exciting... the car is packed with things, my seat is ready and my bed is right next to my seat. Yes, I do wear a seat belt and you should too. I know what you are thinking that I am a spoiled dog. Well... mom and dad spoil me but you can ask them, I am the best dog in the entire world, obedient, intelligent, playful and friendly. You can also ask my neighbors, they say: 'Everybody loves bello" :-)

Okay.... I better get back to my vacation... sorry...ok mom...give me five more minutes...whoof, whoof... I'm almost finish! We stopped in Washington, DC to see The White House and also to see my sister, Rachel. Rachel was running a 10 miles race with 2 of her friends and I got to see them running :-). Of course, I wanted to go to The White House as I heard on the TV that the first family was looking for a dog. I cannot believe that they are not even thinking of getting a Lahsa-poo like me. What a mistake! So, we stopped at the white house and NO DOG yet. Not only that, I couldn't see their playground. I was really hoping to see the girls and the puppy 'cause I knew that if they saw me, they will invite me to play. And to prove that I was at the white house, mom took a picture of me. You see it? Awesome eh? I'm gonna send it to the first family.

mom... wait.... I am almost finish...nooooooooo.... don't leave without me. woof...woof.... Okay pals I better hurry up, mom is going to leave me home...and I don't like to be alone here.

After two days in the capital, we drove down to our place in NC. I remembered it. You see, I have a rock that I hide before we leave and as soon as we get to our place, I check it out. That is how I know is our place. I love it here, we walk all the time. We watched golfers go by. The only thing that I dont' like (don't ask me why) is to be left alone. Shhhhhhh... don't tell anyone one! I cry as if I was a puppy when mom and dad leave me alone. At home, I can go to the window and wait for them there, no problem. Here, well, I just cry and I cry more when I hear them closed by... 'cause I want them to feel a little guilty. he he he he .

Later pals... mom is leaving....wait mom, waiiiiiiiiit for me....I'm coming.

Woof...woof

Finally - I am back

Hi everyone,

I am sorry that I have not written anything for almost a year. It was not my fault. It is just that my mommy has been too busy and she did not have any time to help me use the keyboard. Today, after much begging (you know the way that makes her do the things that I want ) she decided to take a break and help me write to all of you.

I also updated my photos.... did you see my new photos? Do I look cool with sunglasses? Did you see the photo with my new blanket? Cool eh? I love that blanket!! If you like the blanket tell you parents about it. My mom got it from this website: www.bentonblankets.com.
They have baby blankets and pet blankets too! :-)

It has been an ‘Wofsome’ year for me and my parents. I had my first Christmas with the entire family and received lots of presents. I also traveled with my parents to North Carolina. It was fun, I stayed in pet friendly hotels and went to the beach and loved our new place there. I can’t wait to go there again. It was there where I saw my first 'bunny' and my first turtle. Ouch... that turtle scared me... I thought it was a rock! Woof, Woof.

I have also many new friends. My best buddy is Keeneye, he is great, he is a black mini-poodle and we play almost every day. I also have a cousin (or niece), she is also great. She is only 5 months old and all she wants is play rough. So.... she gets my tired and after a while I try to avoid her. I remember, I used to be like that! My other cousin (or nephew) is a hairy Chihuahua.. He does not play much but we like each other a lot. Other friends, Max, Champ, Wilson, Teddy and not so good friend: Charlie. He is mean with me and now I don't like him anymore.

And now the best thing that happened to me is that my grandma likes me now. I call her ‘mimi’. It took her a while to start getting used to me but I won her heart! She comes to visit on Sundays and I get to cuddle with her too. When she is eating, I go near her and look at her with puppy eyes and she smiles and 'sometimes' gives me gooddies from her food. I love her.

I love my parents and my parents love me.

Okay…Pals, mom tells me is time to get off the computer.

Till next time!

Woof Woof…

My First Christmas

This was my very first Christmas and WHAT a Christmas I had.

Mom and dad brought a tree inside the house. Yes, a tree. Imagine my surprise. Woof ...woof. I couldn't believe it! I thought I was the luckiest puppy in the entire world and was thinking that I would use the tree in cold days, lazy days... you know, those kind of days when we just don't want to go out. Woof, Woof.

I quickly learned that the tree was not just a tree; it was a "Christmas Tree" and it was not for me. The purpose of the tree was to have lights and a bunch of things hanging from it. Mom says that those hanging things are called Christmas ornaments. Whatever. The tree looked very pretty and I was told to stay away from the tree. Can you believe it? A tree and I am told to stay away from it? But... since I love my parents, I listened to them and I did not touch the tree. Believe me, I did not. It was NOT easy.

On Christmas day, Santa Claus brought a bunch of presents for everybody and the entire family came to our house for dinner. Well, almost the entire family. Santa brought me a new bed so I can sleep downstairs when mom is working in her office.

Richie was home early, looking at his presents. Sandi came later in the morning with Violet. omigod...with Miss. V. woof...woof... I did not know she was coming to visit. What a present, to have Violet to play on Christmas day. She also brought me a Christmas present; she said it was from her and Bacchus (my other cousin). Later on, Danielle and Rachel came. Another excitement and kisses. Then mimi (my grandma) and my auntie Patty. Hoorray.... this is the first time I meet auntie Patty. She is soooooooooo sweet and I did not lick her face because I know she does not like that (mom told me). The house was getting busy and Violet and I started to play. Then, Mikey arrived with Chrissy (his girlfriend)

I learned that Christmas is a time to be with the family and I am glad I got to see most of them.

Woof Woof

My first Thanksgiving

G'day pals,
I am already 6 months old!!!!!!!!! Hooorrrrrrrrrray!!!!!!!!!

I also celebrated my first Thanksgiving with my parents, my sister Sandi, my brother Richie and Violet. Violet is Sandi's dog. That means I am Violet's uncle... woof woof... I know... it sounds serious... too serious for me :-). I think of her as my cousin. Bacchus, Sandi's older dog, did not come :-( . I told Sandi that I wanted to meet him and she said that I'm gonna meet him soon (I hope). Mom and dad says that Bacchus was always a good dog... gentle even though he is VERY big.

My other sisters (Rachel and Danielle), brother (Mikey) and brother-in-law, Jamie, did not come this Thanksgiving 'cause he went to visit other members of the family. But we got to talk to him and wished him a Happy Thanksgiving.

When Sandi and Violet came to the house I wanted to play with Violet right away, but Violet (Ms. V) was a bit shy and kind of snippy. I did not care about that and treated her as a guest. I was a 'gentledog' and a great host. I started to bring out my toys for her to play and little by little (yes... I had patience) I gained her over. Woof, woof ... I have my ways :-). Mom and dad say that I am a very good dog and I am! That's 'cause they are teaching me good manners.

We (Ms V. and I) had a ball. We played, we chased each other, we shared (well, I shared) my toys and my chewing bones. The family had a nice Thanksgiving dinner and, while they were eating, we played! I was sad when they left. I wanted to play more and more with Ms. V. This is the first time I have another dog at my house, so I did not want that to end. Would you want that to end? Of course, not. But it was getting late and Sandi had to go home. We promised that we will ask our parents to get us together soon.

That was my Thanksgiving... It was a great day and I hope yours was as nice as mine.

Every day is a good day for me. Like today, I got a sweater. I've been trying to tell mom and dad that I really don't like to go out when is too cold. And it is getting cold. So...they took me out shopping (Petco) and we got a nice sweater... I really, really liked it. Can't wait to show it to Ms. V. Hmm...she is gonna get jealous! I have to ask her if she likes sweaters... she is a bigger dog so she might not need sweaters... like Bacchus, he doesn't need anything 'cause he is VERY big.

I'll get to use my sweater tonight... I am thrilled but I don't want mom to put the boots that she bought me when I was little. Those I refuse to wear. The sweater I like and it keeps me warm.

Till later Pals.

Woof, woof!

Mom's birthday card

Pals, my mom's birthday was this month and I gave her a birthday card. My dad helped me pick the card and also helped me write the card. He was good in picking up the card for me. It was a picture of me and it says:
Mom, motherhood is an ART and you are the MASTER! Happy Birthday from your MASTERPIECE!

With dad's help, I also wrote a special note for mom:
" Mom, I'll never forget the first time I saw you at the pet store. You were so nice and I knew you were special. Then, when you wanted to play with me!!! Wow! I knew I loved you and that I'd be happy with you. That night, I told all of the other dogs that anyone of us would be lucky to go home with someone like you. Then... the next day, I couldn't believe you came back (woof, woof) and VERY EARLY (woof, woof, woof). When they took me out of my cage, I was so so HAPPY. I said, she wants me!!!!!!!! Woof, Woof. That was the happiest day of my short life. It was love at first sight, my new mom and dad. I'm so lucky. Now we have everyday together, me loving you and you loving me! That's super Wooftastic!! Love you mommy, Bello.
p.s. Daddy told me it was your birthday. He loves you too!"

I wish dad took a picture of mom when she read the card. She was all smiles, hugging me, hugging dad and saying that was the cutest birthday card she ever got.

Later pals.