My Momma

Well, my momma is back. She was gone for a little while having something called "surgery". I was very sad because I missed her very much. Then she got back and I had to be very gentle with my loving becaue she was still "hurting", whatever that means. Today she had to go back to work and I am so sad. I thought maybe she was going to be home with me forever from now on. I put on a big show this morning being what my momma calls "pathetic", even though she DID give me a new bone to chew while she was gone. I sitll don't like it.

But I did hear that this Friday is something called, "take your dog to work day" and Momma says that means I get to go to the office with her for the WHOLE day! I am so excited!!! I can't wait for Friday to get here. It seems so far away....


Woof!

Dutch

Houseguest for me!

Well, My Auntie Katie has been staying with us for awhile. She brought with her my Uncle Randy, one fur-kid (feline variety) named Luna (she's listed in my family now) and one skin-kid named RJ. RJ is six months old. They have been staying with us since he was about three months old and I loooooooove him. At first I wasn't too sure about him. I don't like kids, but I'd never seen a baby before. He is getting bigger and we like to talk to each other. I am the only one who understands what he is saying. Momma and Auntie Katie think it is sooo funny when RJ and I sit and talk back and forth to eachother. They are so easy to please.

Well today my Momma told me that I have to prepare myself because Auntie and her crew have been looking at apartments and might be moving out soon. I am really sad. Before my Auntie came to stay I was home alone alllllll day when Momma and Uncle are at work. Now Auntie is home almost every day with baby RJ and so I get to snuggle and play with her all day long! I am really depressed. :( But Mom says they are moving nearby this time and I will still get to see my cousin RJ all the time cause we will still babysit him a lot. Maybe they can babysit ME during hte day??? I'll have to ask.

Wish I could add my skin-kid cousin to my family on here! I'll have to have Momma add a picture of me and him to MY page instead....

WoofS!
Dutch

From Dutch's Mom:

Dutch has exciting news! He has finally, after 8 months of working on it, learned to shake paw! This is an amazing feat. When we first started in December, he would pee all over himself and me when I would pick up his paw. Because he was abused by his previous owners, anytime you do anything to him that he doesn't understand he gets scared and pees. Gradually the peeing stopped and he would let me pick up his paw while saying "shake". It went on like this for months and months... Then, just last week, it finally clicked for him. At first I thought it was just a coincidence that he lifted his paw at the command, but I am happy to announce that a week later, he happily puts his paw in my hand every time I say "shake"... Even if I don't have a treat in the other hand! He is SOOOO proud of himself. When I praise him he does a little dance and wiggles his butt around in pride. Now we are working on "Speak" which is not for a normal bark, but for his adorable hound-dog howl. This seems to be moving much more quickly and easily than shake did. What a wonderful dog! We are SO proud of him!

The boys...

Well, this new brother thing isn't SO bad...... He's pretty big. So I don't get in as much trouble for thundering around him. I guess I kind of like him. The other night we played together, just me and Hendrix. We chased eachother up and down the stairs. Several times. We kept doing it because Mom thought it was REALLY funny. She is so easy to please.

But this new brother of mine is NOT getting along very well with our sister Lucy. They had a big fight and he ripped out some of her fur. I went over and told him to stop by shoving my body in between them. My Mom says it is my job to protect my sister because she is small. But that Lucy isn't grateful at all! She just hissed at me too and ran away. Geez....

Bark more later!
Dutch

A New Brother???

Last week my Momma was going on and on about some "new brother" I was going to get... Well on Friday night some man showed up at the door carrying some howling and meowing beast. Now my Mom says I have to be nice to him because HE is my new brother! Well, I have only been able to spend time with him the past couple of nights. They have the whole downstairs closed off and this new brother of mine gets to spend all of his time with MY Uncle in his room! That is my spot! Mom says I am acting jealous and I need to calm down. Well, I can't help it if they won't listen to me! So every time I see that Hendrix fellow I just howl and and howl. Mom says someday we will be best friends. She has really lost it.....

More news later!
Dutch

Scary Weekend

Well, my scary weekend is over. I am very afraid of fireworks and everyone in our neighborhood was lighting them off all over the long weekend! But my Mom stayed home with me every night and comforted me when I got really scared, which was a lot.

But on the 4th of July I got to have fun. My Mom and Uncle took me to my Granny's house because it was my Mom's birthday. I got to run all around in my Granny's backyard which is a lot bigger than MY backyard. I got pretty tired but it was a lot of fun. And then my Granny made hamburgers and she made me my very own. My Mom made me eat it a little at a time though and didn't let me wolf it down in one bite like I wanted to... Oh well, it was still good!

Bark at you later!
Dutch

Holiday Haze

Wow! The past couple of months have been pretty crazy for me! I decided that I really like the holiday because my Mom and Uncle have more time off work to spend with me!

This year was my first real Thanksgiving. Last year I was still at the pound which was very sad. But this year I got lots of treats and got to spend time with my Mom and Uncle over at Granny and Grampy's house.

The best though was Christmas! I got A LOT of presents. It turns out that my mom isn't the only one who loves me tons and spoils me. My Granny does too! My momma bought me a KONG and she fills it with doggy peanut butter. That is just the best toy ever. And then we went to my Granny's house and she got me pigs ears and a big ole knuckle bone! YUMMY!

On Christmas Eve I went to the big family party. My mom was worried because of my fear of people. But she says she can't get over how good I was. I let all of the people pet me. And there was pretty girl there too! She was a chocolate lab named Callie. Everyone was surprised because for the first time in my life I was the "top" dog. Mom calls it "being dominant", whatever that means! Basically I just told Callie what to do and she listened.

Anyway! Off to more exciting Dutch adventures!
See Ya!
Dutch

It's a Big World

Wow... What a week I've had! Last weekend I had a job interview. Well, sort of. My mom went to work last Saturday and I got to go with! It was a little scary but very exciting. My mom says I need to "get out more" to help with my social anxiety. My mom's boss suggested that she bring me in on a Saturday since during the regular work week there are a lot of people that come in and out of the office so a Saturday would be a better trial day. So we went to work for about 4 hours. The first hour we were alone and then my mom's boss came in and brought my girlfriend Ella! (Princess Ella Rose is listed as one of my pup pals on dogster and is my friend in real life too!) Ella is the boss so I get a little nervous (or chicken as my mom calls it?) around her. But I got treats and A LOT of attention. It was pretty cool. My mom said I am making a lot of progress with my fear issues and that seems to make her very happy.

On Tuesday I got a nasty shock. Literally. I was playing with my rawhide and somehow got it mixed up with an extension cord that was being used in my house. I chewed through it before anyone even noticed and got shocked! It was really scary and even my mom started crying and all she wanted to do was hug me all night! She says I need to remind all of you to make sure you are careful with electrical cords when you have a "chewer" like me, whatever that means.

Anyway, I gotta get going. My mom's boss sent home a new "Who" for me. He is a dog toy that sings. I chewed up my old one and had been a little depressed ever since. And now I have two new ones! I am a lucky dog. Not only does my mom get me cool toys, but her boss and Ella are always sending me home something fun to play with too! Wow.

I'll write more next week. I am looking forward to some magical day my mom has been telling me about, it's called Thanksgiving! We are going to my Granny's house.

See ya! Dutch