SANTA IS VERY SCAREY

OK
SO ME AND HONDO WENT TO VISIT SANTA TODAY. HONDO WAS TERRIFIED OF HIM, I WASN'T TO THRILLED EITHER BUT I TOLLERATED HIM SO MOM COULD GET A PICTURE. WE GOT TO HAVE A ZILLION TREATS BUT THAT REALLY DIDNT HELP. MOM EVEN BROKE DOWN AND GOT IN THE PICTURE SO THAT HONDO WOULD SIT STILL, I'M NOT SURE MOM WILL EVER TAKE US AGAIN, IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FUN AND WE HATED IT.
ON A GOOD NOTE WE WENT SHOPPING FOR OUR SECRET SANTS PAWS AND HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH THE CHRISTMAS CARDS. WE ALREADY RECEIEVED SOME CARDS, WE'RE LOVING IT. I'LL BE BACK SOON WITH MORE STORIES. MY HUMAN BROTHER JUST CALLED AND SAID IT WAS SNOWING

I DID IT AGAIN

YUP, I DID IT AGAIN. WHEN MOM WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK I GOT INTO THE DOG FOOD. I ATE LIKE I WAS NEVER GOING TO EAT AGAIN.
MOM WAS SO WORRIED. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO WORK. SHE HAD MY HUMAN BROTHERS CHECK ON ME DURING THE DAY. BEFORE SHE LEFT IN THE MORNING I WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR TRYING TO ROLL ON MY BACK, I COULDN'T DO IT. I WAS SO HUGE. MOM SAID I LOOKED LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO DELIVER A DOZEN PUPPIES. THIS WEEKEND MOM IS GOING TO REARRANGE THINGS SO THAT I CAN NEVER GET INTO THE FOOD AGAIN. I'M A LABRADOR, I LOVE TO EAT, I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF. MOM PUT A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF MY BELLY ON MY HOME PAGE BUT SHE SAID IT DOESN'T TELL THE REAL STORY. I DID DELIVER SOMETHING OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, I MUST SAY I FEEL BETTER AND I CAN ROLL ON MY BACK AGAIN.
WE SIGNED UP FOR THE CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE, I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THOSE, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MOM. WE'RE ALSO DOING THE SECRET SANTA PAWS, I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOP THIS WEEKEND FOR THAT.
THIS IS MY FIRST CHRISTMAS, I'M SO EXCITED AND I KEEP TRYING TO BE GOOD, IT'S JUST SO HARD.

turkey tag

CHILIBOB HAS TAGGED ME

Because it’s Thanksgiving time, there is a change to the rules. Each player needs to tell seven special things they are thankful for. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their 7 things. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play.

1 I'm thankful I get to eat twice a day
2. I'm thankful my mom takes me out every day to exercise
3. I'm thankful I go to obedience classes twice a week
4. I'm thankful for my two human brothers
5. I'm thankful for all my playmates
6. I'm thankful for Hondo
7. I'm thankful I loved soooooooooo much by mom

I'm tagging Bella Jean Shanti, Kisses, Sassy Girl, Miss Dixie Monroe, Pudge, Axel, and Mookie.

STORMY WEATHER

WE HAD QUITE A STORM LAST SATURDAY, BUT THE DAY BEFORE AND THE DAY AFTER MOM TOOK ME AND HONDO TO THE BEACH. WE RAN LIKE CRAZY AND WERE SO TIRED. EVEN SPLASHED IN THAT COLD WATER A LITTLE BIT. THE DAY AFTER THE STORM THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF GOODIES ON THE BEACH JUST FOR THE TAKING. WE PLAYED TUG OF WAR WITH THE CRABS AND ATE THE LEGS. WE ALSO SNACKED ON SOME CLAMS. MOM KEPT YELLING LEAVE IT, I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS BUT I JUST IGNORED HER, (I'VE BEEN PRACTICING THAT EVERY DAY SINCE THEN) MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED. BACK AT HOME DAD WAS REPAIRING ALL THE DAMAGE AT OUT HOUSE. THERE WAS A BIG TARP GARAGE THAT HOUSED THE QUADS THAT RIPPED TO SHREDS, I GUESS THEY HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE. THEN THERE WAS THE FENCE THAT KEEPS US SAFE LAYING ON THE GROUND. DAD FIXED IT TEMPORARILY AND I GUESS HE'LL REPLACE IT NEXT SPRING. THEN THERE WERE TWO HUGE TREES LAYING ON THE GROUND WHICH WAS GREAT BECAUSE I LOVE STICKS AND THOUGHT I HAD A LIFE TIME SUPPLY, BUT IT'S ALL CLEANED UP. THE LIGHTS WE OUT FOR EVER, AND IT GOT REALLY COLD I'M GLAD I HAVE A FUR COAT. ALL IS BACK TO NORMAL AND I'M WAITING FOR MY NEXT ADVENTURE

STUFFED

WELL MOM STUMBLED OUT OF BED THIS MORNING, LET US OUT AND THEN FED US. SHE FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FOOD BIN. BOY, I WAS SOOOOOO HAPPY. MOM WENT AND TOOK A SHOWER AND I ATE AND ATE AND ATE. WHEN SHE GOT OUT I WAS STILL EATING AN MY STOMACH WAS THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. I WAS STUFFED BUT I COULDN'T STOP EATING, WHEN WAS I GOING TO GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT. OF COURSE I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT MOM WORRIED ALL DAY ABOUT ME WHILE SHE WAS AT WORK. BUT I WAS FINE. I WENT TO THE BATHROOM MUCH MORE THAN USUAL BUT OTHERWISE FINE. FOR SOME REASON MOM DIDN'T FEED ME DINNER AND I WAS STARVING.

DIVA

WHAT A GREAT DAY TODAY, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. I HAD MY OBEDIENCE CLASS THIS MORNING, ALWAYS FUN BECAUSE WE GET TO PLAY AFTER CLASS. I DID GET PUT INTO A TIME OUT BECAUSE I TRIED TO BEAT UP ONE OF MY HALF SISTERS. BUT AFTER THAT I BEHAVED.
AFTER CLASS ME AND MY HALF SISTER WENT FOR A WALK AT THE CONSERVATION WOODS AND TOOK A SWIM IN THE COLD LAKE. THAT WAS REFRESHING. THEN I WENT TO THE HALLOWEEN PARADE, THERE WAS A FIRE TRUCK THAT LED ALL US AROUND THE COMMONS. IT WAS LOTS OF FUN, SOME OF THE COSTUMES WE SO CLEVER. I SAW ELVIS, A COUPLE OF FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL PLAYERS, LOTS OF PRINCESSES, PUMPKINS, SPIDERS AND BATS. IT WAS GREAT. WHAT A DAY. I WASN'T EVEN AFRAID OF MY BOA, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING. AFTER ALL THAT ME AND MOM TOOK A LONG NAP.

COSTUME

WELL I WAS SUPPOSE TO GO T0 A HALLOWEEN PARADE TOMORROW SO MOM BOUGHT ME A COSTUME. SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE ME GO AS A PRINCESS, THAT'S WHAT SHE CALLS ME SOMETIMES, BUT THEN SHE SAW THIS RED FEATHER BOA AND HEADBAND WITH RED DEVIL HORNS AND THOUGHT I'LD LOOK GREAT IN THAT. WELL GUESS WHAT, I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF IT. I WONT EVEN GO IN THE SAME ROOM AS IT'S IN. MOM SAYS IT'S OK WE 'LL JUST GO AND WATCH THE DOGGIE PARADE, HOPE I'M NOT TO SCARED OF THAT. MAYBE I'LL BE BRAVER TOMORROW.

ELEPHANTS

SO I WOKE UP WHINNING EARLY THIS MORNING, 4AM, AND MOM DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK ON FRIDAYS SO SHE WAS KINDA GRUMPY, SHE GOT ME OUT OF MY CRATE AND LET ME OUT. SHE DECIDED TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA AND WATCH ANIMAL PLANET. SHE WAS WATCHING A STORY ON KILLER ELEPHANTS, WHATEVER THEY ARE, ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY LOOKED MEAN EVEN ON A 27 INCH TV, I'M GLAD SHE DOESN'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE BIG SCREEN TV'S ALTHOUGH I BET SHE WISHES SHE HAD ONE. ANYWAY, I SAW THAT BIG GRAY THING AND STARTED TO BARK, MY USUAL BEAGLE BARK, AND WOULDN'T STOP. AT 4AM NO ONE IN THE HOUSE WAS VERY HAPPY. MOM MUST OF CHANGED THE CHANNEL OR ELSE MY BARK SCARED THE ELEPHANT AWAY. MOM'S TOTALLY CONVINCED I'M CRAZY, I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT EVERYONE.

ATTENTION

JUST CAME FROM MY FIRST ATTENTION CLASS, I LOVE IT, I GET SO MANY TREATS AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT MOM. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DOGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE CLASS FOR 6 WEEKS, IT'S AMAZING HOW WELL THEY PAY ATTENTION HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ACTING LIKE THAT FOR MOM SOON. HOPE SHE PRACTICES WITH ME EVERYDAY SO I GET ALL THOSE TREATS. I'M REALLY TIRED NOW AFTER ALL THAT WORK, SO GOOD NITE.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED

HI EVERYONE I'VE BEEN TAGGED. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT MEANS BUT I'M EXCITED ANYWAY.

SO HERE'S 7 AMAZING THINGS ABOUT ME.

1. I WHINE ALL THE TIME AND IT DRIVE EVERYONE CRAZY EXPECIALLY
MY DAD.
2. I'M A DOLBY LAB WITH FOX RED COAT AND YELLOW EYES, MOM
THINKS I'M PERFECT
3. I FINALLY, AFTER 6 MONTHS, GOT RID OF MY URINARY TRACT
INFECTION
4. I HATE RIDING IN THE CAR.
5. I GO TO TWO OBEDIENCE CLASSES EACH WEEK, ONE IS FOR YOUR BASIC
WELL BEHAVED FAMILY DOG AND THE OTHER I START TONITE CALLED
ATTENTION CLASS, I JUST FINISHED BEGINNERS OBEDIENCE CLASS
LAST WEEK.
6. I LOVE TO GO TO THE BEACH WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER AND RUN
LIKE CRAZY.
7. I LOVE TO GO OVER MY AUNTS HOUSE AND PLAY WITH MY TWO HALF
SISTERS AND SWIM IN THEIR POOL, TOO BAD IT'S CLOSED NOW.

HERE'S MY SEVEN FRIENDS I'M TAGGING

1 MIGHTY MIKA
2 SHAWNEE'S MOUNTAIN LAUREL, CGC
3 LUCY
4 INDIANA (INDY)
5 SASSY
6 LOLA
7PUDGE

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU TAGGED BUT NOW YOU KNOW LOTS OF COOL STUFF ABOUT ME.