Throw it again!

I played ball for the first time today! What a GrrrrrREAT game! My mom tried to show me how to play a while back, but I was just a little pup back then. There was so much to look at and sniff and taste that I couldn't keep my mind on the game. I'd make it to the ball, then something else would catch my attention.... But I'm not a baby any more... I'll be 5 months old soon and almost have all my big girl teeth coming in now. Anyway, mom knew I was going to be good at playing ball. I'd always bring her my toys when I wanted her to play with me, she'd toss them & I'd bring them right back. It was so much fun today! I did leave the ball when it landed by a really big stick... I tried to bring that back to her to see if the game would work with a stick too, but it was REALLY big and I kept dropping it. Maybe next time...

A pup's work in never done....

I spent the whole day with mom helping her around the property the other day. Man that was alot of work! There were birds to chase away, sticks to gather (and fetch which is very much like playing ball I found out), hay piles to jump into, dirt to be moved around.... you get the idea.... My most important job was to keep an eye on mom and when it was time to go from here to there, mom didn't have to call me twice! I was SO tired when I went inside I went right to sleep without eating my dinner. I did wale up about 12:30 and eat and then mom took me out to, you know, I had to go.... and went right back to sleep....

Santa Pup Came!

Wow! I love Christmas! Are you sure it only comes once a year???? Santa Claws filled my stocking AND left me a present with stuff that wouldn't fit in my stocking... I got a Frisbee, Milk Bones, a big stuffed ball to play in the house with, a chewie bone, a chewie roll, a candy cane chewie, a rope toy with a bone and a new SQUEEKY TOY! WoooHooooooo!!!!! Now I gotta try to be good all year so I can be on Santa's "Nice" list for next Christmas... It'll be hard work, but I think I can do it....

Pleasure to meet you!

Guess what I learned last night? How to shake "paws"! It was SO easy... Mom said I was a natural. I'm so good at it, I might run for public office someday (or not)...

That's easy....

Guess what I can do now? Roll over! I learned quite by accident.

Mom and I were practicing my tricks, one of which was to lay on my back and show my belly (great position for belly rubs) and I went all the way and rolled over. Mom thought that was too cool! So to make her happy (and I get a treat) I do it just as good as shake...

I are NOT ugly....

Can you believe it? My mom's friend, who happens to be the bi-ped that got me & my mom together, said I was ugly-dog... That she hopes I grow out of this awkward stage.

My ears are too big, my tail is too bushy, the fur around my pooper is too fluffy... but that because I have such a good heart I'm kinda cute. Then her daughter comes over yesterday, and she said I was ugly too! I have a cute face but I have too many colors. What does that mean?

I don't care what someone else says. My mom tells me I are a beautiful grrrrr...

New "Super" Toy!

Mom got me a great new toy! Well it's kinda for her too... You see she can't throw as good as she used to (in fact she's no good at it at all any more) so she found this thing on eBay (whatever that is) that shoots tennis balls!

I LOVE to play ball but it was no real challenge only going a few feet. Now she can send it a long ways before it even hits the ground. What fun!

It's called a HyperDog (for hyper pups) Tennis Ball Launcher and every dog who loves to play ball should have one. It makes me happy!

but he Scares me!

I don't know why, but kids just plain scare me... So what happens? Auntie Chris's 5 year old grandson came to visit!

When kids get near me I get so scared I tremble and will growl at them if they get too close. Mom put my muzzle on me (they only other times I wore it was on the bed and I got treats & pets when I had it on) so I could "sneak up" and get a smell of him from behind.

Then Auntie let her dogs loose to play and I saw how they were playing with the boy and weren't scared at all. Soon I got to go play with the other dogs, but I kept my distance from the boy.

Later I sat with my mom, and let the boy give me treats. I got lots of treats from him through the day, and even let him touch me a couple of times when I was with my mom.

I still don't trust him (he moves around SO fast sometimes), but he doesn't make me so scared I tremble when I see him. I still keep my distance when I'm loose. Maybe someday we can be friends, but I need some more time....

Who let the dogs out?

Well yesterday's romp with my Auntie's dogs, Skeeter & Sophie, started out like any other. We ran, we played, we ran some more, we played "I got it and you don't" with each other (I always lose that game), then Skeeter got a bright idea. He went under the fence and crossed the highway! Like a dummy I followed him (I never left before without my Auntie or mom) and so did Sophie. How we didn't get hit by a car I'll never know!

Uncle Bill spotted us after all the humans went looking for us when we didn't check in. I leaped off the embankment (it's pretty high too, 7-8 feet maybe) to come home and stumbled on my chin when I landed. Sophie was close behind me but she didn't jump down. Skeeter was still up there when Uncle Bill stopped traffic (a car) so Skeeter could cross the highway (it's just 2 lanes but it's still a highway).

We scared mom, Auntie and Uncle Bill really bad. But we're o'kay. Now Uncle Bill has to Skeeter-proof the fence...

Toss it! Come on and Toss It Already!

Yesterday I went over the deep end and landed smack dab in the middle of a Frisbee Frenzy!

I always liked playing Frisbee with mom. She's toss it and I'd go get it... But yesterday I was on fire! She tossed them and I was jumping in the air trying to catch them in flight! And I DID catch a few! It was SOOOOO much fun!

I broke one in half and cracked another, but it still flies for now. Mom said I'm going to make her Frisbee poor.... What can I say? Sometimes they're hard to pick up (especially when I'm standing on it too!) I still have 4 more good ones. Plenty of Frisbees to toss until mom makes it back to PetSmart!