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Dandy Diary

Cat Confusion

I don't get cats. What do they want? Sometimes they come up and bonk me in the face, but they never, and I mean NEVER bring a bone or squeaky toy with them. I tell them to go get a toy if they want to play, but they just walk by, rubbing up against me, then turn around and go back the other way. I'm telling you, it's not right, it's not right AT ALL.

The Great Outdoors and A Big Black Nose

After being chained to a tree for almost the whole first year of my life, I never much cared for being outside. I always wanted to be inside, where my comfy bed was, where there's food and a bowl of cool water. Mom would go outside to do yardwork and Lucky would stay outside with her, but not me, nosiree. I wanted back in the house. But now sometimes when Mom goes out to work in the yard, I stay out there too. It doesn't seem so bad... I can nap in the sun or move to the shade if it gets too hot, the birds are singing, there's always a bowl of water in the shade and there are so many things to smell. Plus Mom always stops what she's doing and plays with us for awhile! When Mom goes in, she always asks us if we're coming in too, or if we want to stay out. Lucky likes to stay out, and says it's OK - Mom will keep checking back to see if we want in, and we can always bark once for "please open the door". I didn't believe her at first, then decided to trust her and you know what? It's TRUE! We really can stay out for as long as we want and go in whenever we decide to!!! So I'm really starting to like this being outside thing. Mom noticed my nose was getting darker from being outside. I'm losing my pink "snow nose" and getting a big black nose, just like Lucky's!