Brrrr

Mom took us for a walk today. It was a bit chilly. We got to run around the playground (love it!) and then went to the house. Before mom went to work it got real cloudy and the temperature dropped to 58 degrees. Needless to say the heat kicked on! :0 It's June 2nd and the heat kicked on hmmmm.....

Vacation is over... :(

I love going to the kennel! I get to meet all kinds of fun dog friends! Mom and dad were gone for 2 whole weeks! Funny, when we arrived at the kennel I was crying! What?! When mom came to pick us up Grunt and I were happy to see mom. When we got home we just kinda walked around, we had some great boxer friends to play with at the kennel!

The next day mom gave me and Grunt baths. I taught mom something. When she puts us in the shower we usually face the wall with the nobs and stuff. Well I turned around facing away from that stuff and I calmed right down and enjoyed my massage! See mom still learns!

Grunt and I have been going for walks everyday. Mom saw 3 bears the other day. Me and Grunt were in high grass sniffin rabbits so we missed them.

Yesterday we were in the playground and I decided that I was going to put the smackdown on Grunt! I got him on the ground and pounced! Then he got up and I boxed him! Mom loved it! She told me to kick his butt! So I did! :):):)

Bath day

Got a bath, yuck! Alright it wasn't too bad. Mom trimmed my nails when we got back from our walk. Then she tricked me into the shower! She sits and talks to me the whole time. I'm pretty calm through the whole bath. My tail is even up! Mom was talking about the first time she got me in the tub and we just sat there until I calmed down. It took a couple of days before I actually got a bath. Now I'm nervous going in but I'm happy when I come out clean! :)

I have my own tree now...

Dad stayed home from work today. He wasn't feeling good (sinus issue) so he took a well day. He joined us for our morning walk and then sat in the purple chair in the playground. He even fell asleep a couple of times while mom was busy raking up the cut grass. Dad was nice enough to cut our grass last night.

We had a huge thunderstorm at 1:30 in the morning. Mom closed all the windows and moved one of my beds away from the window. I was nervous, but alright.

Anyhooo, Grunt and I chased and boxed for a bit. Then I headed to the top corner where mom has another chair. By the fresh spring watering hole. There is a huge blue spruce tree. Mom trimmed back some of the branches for the fencing but didn't trim it all back. I decided to make myself a cool dirt spot to lay in. Well as I was digging and prepping my area Grunt decided he wanted to help (well annoy) me. He got the zoomies and I laid in the dirt and snapped at him (playfully of course!). Mom and dad were on the other side of the playground watching us. Dad said all you see is Darcy's tail wagging! Dad couldn't believe how much fun me and Grunt were having!

When mom was done raking the grass she put the lawnmower and cart back at the house. She called for me and I came running across the playground. Dad was so shocked. There once was a time when I had to be cornered to be caught - I was that scared! Dad couldn't stop smiling at everything he saw at the playground! I'm really a different dog from when mom first brought me home in Texas. I'm so happy!

The Playground is Now Open...

Mom took me and Grunt for a walk. Later she took us to the new playground out front. Let me tell you. I shocked Grunt so bad! It was AWESOME!! Mom took our leads off and said, Go Adhead it's all yours! Boy did I take off like a shot! Grunt didn't expect me to run like I did and took off after me. I made a sharp right and he kept going straight! Hahahahaha! Then he chased me again, again I turned right. Zoom! He went right past me! Hahaha!! Mom got some video of us running, I was laughing at Grunt! The grass is pretty high and was very wet. I rolled in it a bunch of times! Boy did that feel good! :) After a bit Grunt sat up by mom at the gate. I decided to check out the perimeter to see how big our playground really is. And let me tell you - it's HUGE! When mom figured our tongues were hanging low enough she called me and Grunt. I came right to her! :) Mom put on our leads and took us in the house. She dried us off, we got drinks of water (Mom has to put our buckets out tomorrow) and chilled out until mom left for work. I don't know who is snoring louder - me or Grunt! What a great day! :)

Yippee, we walked the mountain!

Mom took us up the side of the mountain. There is an old logging road that goes up part of the mountain. Then we walked across the back of the property and down the other side. I wasn't happy about being on lead, but I got my smells in. :) Mom said she would love to leave me run, but Turner used to make sure I came back home. Since mom doesn't trust Grunt's recall we had to stay on lead :( But we still got to play in the woods today! Mom found a bunch of ticks on me and Grunt - yuck! She even found a few on her clothes!

It was soooo good to get in the woods! My tail was real high and I was smiling most of the time! :)

I miss grandma!

She went home on Sunday. I was coming out and sitting next to her all the time. She would talk nice to me and give me a bite of whatever she was eating. Mom said she could give me anything, as long as I was calm. Boy did I score big time! :) But mom took her home and then it snowed like 14 inches. The snow was sliding off the roof and scared me really bad! I actually jumped on the bed with mom and Grunt! Mom moved my bed in her room to the inside of the house away from the window. I was pretty scared but knew that mom had my back!

Mom and dad are slowly getting our playground ready. Dad has been sleeping during the day and working at night so not much has been getting finished. Mom said that her and dad are off Sunday and Monday and should have it almost finished. The weather is supposed to be clear and cool. I've got my paws crossed...

Guess what I did...

Grandma is up for a 2 week visit. I've seen her before, but I'm still not too sure around her. Well today mom and grandma went food shopping. Mom brought home 2 pizza's. Grandma was eating hers and I walked in the living room to the far side and watched her. Then I smelled the crust, yumm,,, Grandma asked me if I wanted one (Grunt was already sitting at her feet!). Duh! I LOVE pizza! So I walked up to grandma and she gave me a piece of crust! SCORE! Then she gave Grunt a piece of crust. Well now I'm interested in grandma's plate, and there was no more pizza. Booooo.... :( Grandma asked mom if she could give me some pupperoni. Mom told her she can give me practically anything. It helps me trust. Mom and dad were all smiles as grandma told them about feeding me. Grandma is soo impressed with my progress. I never stayed in the same room with anyone other than mom the last time grandma was here.

I was Diary of the Day Yesterday!

Hmmm... didn't even know it! Thanks HQ for selecting me! :)

Ahh another vacation!

I had a blast! Period! I love the kennel! I made bunches of friends and played like crazy! I greeted mom with a wagging tail and a grin! Jumped in the truck and was ready to head home until the next vacation. Which will be in May! Yippeee!!

Got home and mom took us for a long walk! It was great! We smelled all kinds of things! It was good to see the mini-horses again! The grass in the yard is sooo green! Mom and dad put in the corner poles of our playground. Hopefully it'll be finished soon! Dad should be coming off of midnights and that means he'll be awake to get things done again! :)

Anyhoo, mom fed us and we declared house nap time! So we all took a nap. It's good to be home!