Skin Problems

My skin SUCKS!

I have what daddy calls an "alergy". He says my skin doesn't like something that I either eat, or breath, or that bites me.

I don't know what he's talking about.

All I know is that my skin doesn't HAVE to like ANYTHING! It just needs to be COMFORTABLE!

It's all itchy, and it really bugs me. I chewed on it so bad I had to go to the vet. I got a shot, some pills, and I got to go on something called an "anul express" whatever that is.

Daddy's been doing a lot of stuff to keep me comfortable, and he has been spending a lot of time with me too. I really like that part because daddy is the best daddy in the whole United States of California! Even of the universe!

I'm feeling better, though. I just haven't visited my web page in a while and written anything, so I thought I would drop by and tell you about my lousy skin.

Daddy Had a Procedure

Daddy had another procedure yesterday. It has something to do with his neck I guess because he says that the doctor stuck a big needle in his neck so that it could make him feel better. I hope it works because my daddy is the greatest, and he deserves to feel better.

Daddy came home after the procedure and sat upstairs with Jacqueline and me. We watched TV all day, and daddy let us have snacks. It was fun!

I miss him today though, because he had to go back to work today.

Daddy, if you see this, remember that Jacqueline and I love you very much. You are our daddy, and we hope you feel better soon!

I Love My Daddy

Have I told you before about my daddy?

Let me tell you he is the best daddy in the whole world, and I love him very much. He takes me for walks, feeds me, sits with me when I am not feeling good, and watches movies with me on the bed. (Actually, he watches the movies, I nap.)

He bathes me, takes me to the vet when I am sick so I can get better, and comforts me when I am am there so I don't get scared. He brushes me, and cleans my butt when it gets dirty. I really think he does things for me and Jacqueline that he would never do for anyone else.

He is the best daddy I could ever hope for, and I am glad he took momma to the pet store that day she was sad.

Halloween Night

Daddy took me and Jacqueline out early for our walk so that Jacqueline wouldn't be scared by all the trick-or-treaters. I have seen them before, and I don't like them too much myself, but I am used to them.

We took the long walk with daddy, and while we did see more dogs withe their people than usual, we didn't see any kids in their costumes.

Later that night me, daddy, and Jacqueline all stayed upstairs and watched TV. That is one of my favorite things in the world. I love to sit mith my daddy and watch TV. He brushes me, and scratches me, and I get to play with Jacqueline and Thalia on the bed. It's FUN!

Walking with Bees

Yesterday’s walk wasn’t much fun at all. We WERE going to go on our long walk because daddy was feeling a little better, and the rain had stopped, but when we got to the little park where Jacqueline got stung by a bee, I stepped on a dead bee! I wasn’t very happy, and my foot hurt a lot.

Daddy took a look at my foot when it happened, but he didn’t know that I had stepped on a bee yet. He kept looking to see if I had cut myself or something. He even thought I might have dislocated my knee.

Anyway, he picked me up and carried me home. Even though my foot hurt really bad, I felt better because I know daddy has a hurt neck, and for him to carry me must have been painful. But he didn’t complain at all, he just kept telling me that I was going to be OK, and that we would be home soon and that he would take care of me.

Jacqueline was pretty good about it all too. She didn’t give daddy any trouble all the way home because she knew it was an emergency. The only trouble she had was when we got to the busy street. She doesn’t like the busy street because she is afraid of the cars. Daddy ALWAYS carries her during that part of the walk so she won’t be scared. When we got there, daddy tried to get her to walk by herself, but she just couldn’t do it so daddy had to carry both of us.

When we got home daddy put me on our bed and got his flashlight. He looked closely at my foot and found the stinger. He told me that I must’ve stepped on a dead bee because the stinger looked old already. It didn’t matter to me if it was old or not, it still hurt!

After he got it out he but this white stuff on my foot that he puts on me when I scratch myself too much. He said it would help my foot hurt less, and after I while it did feel better. In fact, by the time momma got home I was feeling like my old self.

So, Jacqueline and I agree, bees are not to be played with or stepped on… alive OR dead!

I'm Going to Disneyland!

Momma and daddy went to Disneyland this past weekend. They left really late in the afternoon, and so Jacqueline and I didn’t get to go on our walk.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!

I mean, come on daddy! We are in the house ALL DAY! We have to go pee to ya know! As a rule, I do not go potty in the house. I just don’t. I wait for daddy to take me outside because that is where I am supposed to go potty. Jacqueline has potty pads in the house so she can go on them, but those are her potty pads, and so when it got really late, and no one looked like they were going to take us out, well… I did have to go really bad!

I also felt bad for Jacqueline because later she went up the stairs because she thinks sometimes momma and daddy come in while we are napping, and go upstairs to our room. Jacqueline can get up the stairs, but she is too afraid to come down, so she got stuck up there until they got home. It was dark, and she was a little scared, but I let her know everything was OK, and to not worry because momma and daddy would be home soon to rescue her.

Momma says that the next time her and daddy go to Disneyland that Jacqueline and I get to go too. I have been before and it isn’t so bad. We will get a nice, clean little place to stay, and momma and daddy will come and visit us throughout the day. Plus we get to go on a car ride!

The Long Walk

Today papa said he would take me and Jacqueline on our long walk. What that means is when we reach the grassy area where we all usually sit down for a rest, when we get up to go we will go all the way around the rest of the block instead of just going back home the way we came.

I like the long walk because there are more interesting things to sniff, and I also get to pee on more places where the other dogs pee. Jacqueline gets tired when we walk, and sometimes she gets bratty and tugs on my ear and stuff. But daddy always picks her up and carries her anyway because she is still a baby.

So, hurry home daddy, me and Jacqueline have been extra special good today so that you will take us on the long walk!

Jacqueline and her bees

The other day our walk got kinda scarey. Jacqueline got stung by a bee and daddy had to rush her to the vet. He wrote about it on his blog which you can read if you go here .

It turned out ok, but I betcha she doesn't bite any more bees!

Finally!!

Dad finally took Jacqueline and me for a long walk! We knew from the start that it was going to be a long walk because daddy told us so, and so as soon as we got out of the door we started acting up! We ran and played and ran and played, and then we went and got attention from these little girls that are always out playing when we go walking. It was great!

Jacqueline and I had fun for most of the walk, but when we got to the grassy area where we almost always sit down with daddy for a while, we found out the grass was wet, and so we didn't stay there very long.

Next we went down by the barranca and every time I wanted to explore some where, daddy made me stop. I guess he has figured out that I find my own treats when we go for walks down there. He also keeps a short leash on Jacqueline because she tries to slide down the bank of the barranca so she can go swimming. Daddy tells her over and over how nasty the water is, but she doesn't care and so she keeps trying to get down to it.

As usual we were tired when we got back home. Even Jacqueline was tired and daddy carries her for most of the way! We laid in the grass for a bit, and then daddy took us home and we took a short nap before mama got home.

Well, that's all for today. I am going to go bark at the window right now because some strange cat is out there bothering my sister Thalia.

Our walks are getting weak!

Well, I am a little upset with papa these days. Our afternoon walks have been getting a little short because of papa's other commitments. I mean, I understand that he has things to do, but Jacqueline and me wait ALL DAY for him to come home so that we can get outside and have a little fun. For the past three days papa has only taken us on abbreviated versions of our walk, and we are getting a little tired of it. So listen up, dad, WE WANT OUR REGULAR WALK TODAY!

Please. :)