Gambling vs. Cuddling - part 1

Everyone knows how much I love my grandpa. He spends a bunch of time with us while mom and dad are at work and comes over to hang out with us on the weekends (while watching sports with daddy).

We have had a standing appointment every Tuesday for the past year where he comes over for a "spend the night" visit. I love those days b/c he and I stay up late, cuddling and eating treats while the others follow mom and dad to bed (they have to be up early for work whereas grandpa is retired).

Mom and dad came home from dinner with grandpa lastnight and informed me that Grandpa would not be spending the night on Tuesday. I was upset and needed answers. Seems that Grandpa and some of his friends are going gambling in Alabama on our slumber night! I need to compile a list of comparisons for Grandpa to let him know how much better the night with me is versus the day at #*&#*#& in Alabama. This is what I have so far...

Being with Me:

1) Excited to see you when you walk in the door.

2) Give you kisses at any time

3) Lay on your lap while you watch tv

4) Finish your plate when you are too full to do so

5) Stays up late with you and watch every tv program you want to watch – no argument

6) Takes treats from your hand As gently as a baby with not teeth

{versus}

Gambling in Alabama:

1) Ready to take your money when you walk in the door.

2) Take your money at any time

3) Spill drinks in your lap while taking your money

4) Take everything you have on your plate

5) No tv and no clock so you stay as long as we want you to in order to take all your money

6) Takes the money out of your hand and your pocket like a hungry tiger

More to come…

HELP! SAMPSON NEEDS A NEW HOME!

Check out Sampson's picture on my page. He is an AKC Registered Golden Retriever. He is the one in front on the picture. His story is as follows:


"Subject: Need a Dog?



My son, Chad, is trying to find a good home for their 4 year old yellow lab, Sampson. Sampson is AKC registered and has been neutered. When Chad is flying (can be on the road for several days at a time), my daughter-in-law has her hands full with the twins and Cavin. They’ve had Sampson since he was 8 weeks old.



I have attached a couple of photos. Sampson is the one in front.



Please let me know if you know of anyone that may be interested. Chad & Tina live in Marietta. He will be glad to let someone do a trial period with him to make sure it is a good match.



Thanks!"



Susan Goodwin

Pace Travel

Carlson Wagonlit Associate

Phone: 423-559-3111

My Office Hours: 8:30am. - 5:30p.m. ET, Mon-Fri

susan@pacetravel.com

The good, the bad, and the ugly (when it comes to new- toys)...

What a sneaky little bugger I am!! I snuck in the room the other day to nose in on mom and dad’s conversation and boy and I glad I did! It looks like I am getting a new toy! I heard daddy saying he was going to sell his 2002 YZ250F and get a 2008 YZ450F. I LOVE it when the parents get new dirt bikes because they ride them around in the back yard to “get the kinks out” and “get used to the feel of the bike”. For me it is all about “chasing mom and dad on my new toys”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not sure why I am prone to chasing anything on wheels but I have been doing this since I was a lil pup. Once when daddy and mommy took Austin and I with them on a rollerblading trip (we were about 7 months old) I got so excited when daddy (with Austin on a leash) rolled past mommy (with me on a leash) that I started chasing him. I heard mommy yelling but I just thought she was having fun. I later found out she couldn’t stop b/c I was pulling her and she was not that experienced on the blades. Once I caught up to dad I was so excited that I bit him on the butt. It actually made two holes in his shorts…kinda funny – but not to daddy. He was pretty mad and we had to cut our outing a little short.

After the roller blading incident (which we are all over – thankfully) I started getting really worked up when mom and dad would break out their dirt bikes in the back yard to ride them around and get them ready for a trip. It was sooo much fun to chase them on the bikes all around the back yard. We would get going really fast and I actually caught up with daddy once. That didn’t turn out so well either. I had a flashback to the “roller blading” incident! Once I caught up to him I was so excited I bit his leg. He wasn’t wearing his motorcycle boots so that was not a good thing. Usually I try to snap at them and they have a boot that goes all the way up almost to their knees so I can't hurt them but this time I saw blood. Daddy immediately jumped off his bike and seemed really upset. I heard mommy yelling that it was his fault and not mine b/c he knew better than to ride the bike around me without the boot on b/c I can't help myself. I guess that made sense to daddy b/c he calmed down and went in to clean his wounds.

I will try to be better with my new toy. If I just keep looking at the scars on daddy’s leg and butt it may help – a little. Wish me luck!

Grandpa's are not allowed to have fun!

My grandpa has been neglecting me lately. Apparently he has been having soo much fun with his new friends at the 55 & older community that he hasn't had time to spend the night with me. I am going to get a letter to our new Prez and request that he put a stop to this nonsense! oh...I also need some money from the stimulus thingy magiggy so I can get more treats...is that within reason??

To God from Braun's Mommy...

Dear God: I am writing today to thank you for sparing my little boys life this weekend. I never thought about how painful it would be to lose him as he is so young and healthy the thoughts aren't here yet. However, we decided to take all four of our dogs on a walk this weekend around the neighborhood with their new harnesses and everyone was very excited about it. None more than Braun. He absolutely loves to go anywhere, even the vet!

As my husband and I headed down the road (I had Braun & Tina and my husband had Austin & Ginger) the dogs were overwhelmed with excitement and wanted to sniff everything. For some reason Braun was especially interested in the smells on the other side of the road which I didn't see as a problem b/c we were looking out for cars and if we heard one coming I had plenty of time to pull him back to me.

After about five minutes into our walk I saw a white truck coming down the road so I announced "car" and we began to pull our dogs closer. When I tugged Tina she came obediently but Braun did not want to come and managed to pull himself out of the harness like a contortionist. As soon as he was loose my husband gave me the other dogs and he went after Braun. I had put my hand up like a traffic cop in order to let the guy know we needed him to stop and my husband was calling Braun's name in order to grab him.

The truck kept coming closer and my husband had still not gotten his hands on Braun. I continued to hold my hand up but it was as if the guy didn't see us. NOT SURE HOW B/C IT WAS A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH TWO HUMANS AND FOUR DOGS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...but, he didn't. I wasn't too concerned because Braun was on the side in a neighbor's yard but in an instant he felt threatened by my husband coming at him, got scared and started running to me – across the street. The last thing I saw was Braun disappear in front of the truck and the truck stopped. I screamed and screamed and my husband cussed the driver out. Turns out he was the neighborhood drunk. We had seen him leave parties on numerous occasions with alcohol in his system only to get in his car and drive. MORON.

The next thing I know Braun comes around the front of the truck to me and I was in tears by then. I was so sure I had lost him. To this very moment I tear up at how close I came to losing my little boy.

Thank you God for saving him. And yes, we are putting him back on a regular collar!

The Sucker Bowl...

I am very confused as to why grandpa came over tonight. I was soo excited about the idea that grandpa being here tonight. Normally he only stays late on Tuesday evenings but tonight he stayed, after dinner! Come to find out he was here for something called the Super Bowl! WHAT??? I am sooo confused as to why he finds this more entertaining than me! I am cute. I cuddle. I am sweet. I will do whatever he says and not to mention...I GIVE HIM UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

I am not sure why he even likes this "Super Bowl" because he spends the whole night hollering (fowl language) at the television and seems very unhappy at what he is seeing. If he only came here to see me all would be good. I love him. I make him laugh, I cuddle with him and I never ever do anything that makes him yell at me (unlike the Super Bowl). So as far as I am concerned...It is the Sucker Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. I still love you grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone else has been messing with my nose!

Yesterday mommy came home from work only to realize she forgot to close the door to the trash room. As you, my friends may recall, mommy video taped me one time (sneaky bugger) while they were out and caught me getting in the trash. As a result I have been very good about leaving the trash alone. Trying to regain the "trust points" with mommy. Mom proceeded to clean the mess and interrogate each of us as to who was responsible. When she got to me I had something on my nose and I am not sure how it got there. I figure that while I was sleeping someone got in the trash and covered their tracks by putting food stains on my nose. It is truly a conspiracy.

I will get to the bottom of this for myself and my mommy. Justice will prevail:--)

I miss the Holidays!

Sorry it has taken mom so long to tell my Holiday story. I have been bugging her for weeks.

Mom did her typical stuff like bringing a tree in the house, hanging stockings on the fireplace, trying to hide presents in the spare room (we could smell them under the door), buying all kinds of good food stuff and calling the family to finalize plans.

This holiday was very special because we now have Tina, my new sister and Grandpaw moved to Georgia. With Tina and Grandpaw's new stockings on the fireplace we barely had room. Tina's stocking was funny b/c she had several pockets in them where you could add a bone; each labeled according to how good she was being. She hovered around naughty several times but made the good list by Christmas eve.

Mom cooked so much food that we didn't see much of her outside of the kitchen until it was dinner time. All of it smelled so good and I was patient b/c I know mommy always sneaks us leftovers once they are done eating.

We got sooo many presents this year it was CRAZY!! Grandpaw bought sooooooooo many treats that mom says she will not have to buy any more until next year! I beg to differ!

All of us got new beds which are orthopedic heating/massaging beds. Very nice. Mom keeps saying she is going to line all of our beds up in a row and lay on them. It's ok with me as I know she will let me lay there with her. She loves me!

I was sooo excited when it came time to open my stocking that my eyes almost popped out of my head! Mom told grandpaw she thought I was having a panic attack...what is that? Oh well, must not be that bad b/c I simply recall being so darn happy that there was nothing I would want to replace that moment...ever.

The best part of our Holiday was getting to spend so much time with mommy and daddy. They had two week vacations and we had a lot of fun playing, cuddling, sleeping in...etc. I love my family.

Happy New Year to All my Dogsters!

Holiday Greetings

Hello to all of our pup pals! The Holidays were so wonderful for us and we look forward to sharing our personal diaries with you soon but mommy started back to work on the 5th (after being off for two weeks) so she needs to get caught up before she can do our individual stories. We have sooo much to tell you that she will need time to take care of it. Happy New Year to all of our Dogster pals and we will update everyone soon. God Bless the Animals!

Grandpaw's Birthday

Sooo much fun! Mommy and I have been planning a surprise birthday party for grandpaw all week and it has been kinda tricky since he is usually at our house or at his apartment (55 & oder community). Mommy and I ordered the cake and got all the party goodies together but when we tried to drop them off with one of grandpaw's friends on Tuesday around mom's lunch time he was still there so we had to hide everything at mom's office for the day and take it over there after mommy got off work b/c Grandpaw was at our house by then. He comes to visit us all the time while mom and dad are at work. Soo fun!

Anyway, our plan was to have Grandpaw come over for mom and dad to take him out for a birthday dinner and then his friends and grandchildren (my human brother and sister) would get everything ready while we eat and then head over to the surprise party.

Mom told me that Grandpaw was very concerned about them not coming directly home after dinner b/c he was worried about us eating at our regularly scheduled time so mommy called our good friend and neighbor (aka petsitter) John to come over and feed us. Grandpaw felt better about that.

Grandpaw noticed mommy and daddy were driving all the way to his apartment and he thought they went in (they have a key) and set up a little surprise for him in his apartment. He was sooo surprised and happy when he walked into the dark dining hall and the lights came on with all of his friends singing Happy Birthday. Mom said he even teared up a little. I wish I could have been there but it's ok. He came back home and I got to sleep with him all night for his Birthday. That was like a present for me:--)

Happy Birthday Grandpaw! I wuv you!