Thank You!!

Hey pals,

Thank you all so much for thinking of me yesterday on my birthday.

I got lots of pawmail and rosettes. Thanks to Freckles and Redford and pack for the great graphics.

In Freckles graphic, the bear is trying to eat my lunch and cake.

You all are the best!!!

Today, Mom called Dad at work to tell him that our neighbour just knocked on the door. Mom was worried that the neighbour was going to complain about my barking. You see, I like to be on the bed in the spare room, which is at the front of the house. When people walk by I like to bark at them.

Some of you may know that we recently moved into a new house. None of our backyards have a fence yet separating us from our neighbour. The man that knocked on our door also has a dog. A maltesse named Happy. We see Happy from time to time when he ventures out back to do some business.

Well, the man wasn't knocking on our door to complain, but instead to ask if we had seen Happy. Turns out they left the house this morning and Happy was still out back.

Dad's heart sank at the news. Dad immediately told Mom to check in a couple of places. Our streets aren't that busy but not far is a very busy road. If Happy had gone in that direction he could get hit. Dad told Mom to check.

Mom went and reported back that Happy wasn't on the side of the road anywhere.

Dad felt helpless. He was at work, over an hour away from home. He wanted to leave and help look for Happy. Mom could hear our neighbours calling for him. Mom went to some of our other neighbours to see if they had seen Happy or took him in.

Good news, pals. Happy was home the entire time. He was locked in a closet.

We were all so happy to hear that Happy was happy and safe. BOL!!!

Thanks again for all the birthday wishes.

Your pal, The Rye Rye!!

Winner's Dog

Hey pals!!!

So my bro, Hart, won Winner's Dog at Westminster yesterday. It wasn't best in breed or best in show, but we're proud of him just the same.

We watched the video feed from the show and he looked really good.

Winner's Dog is awarded to the top non-US Champion. He has his Canadian Championship but not his US Championship.

Dogster pals, Daisy and Lucy's Mom, Yvette, was at the show and she visited with Hart. I have some great photos of her and Hart together. It was so great that she was able to visit with him.

I heard that he had a great time.

We're very proud of Hart!!!

My brother, Hart

Hey Pals,

Guess what?

My brother, Hart, showed at Westminster this morning!!!!

We're super proud of him. I posted a photo of him in the ring. The photo was taken by our dogster pal's Lucy and Daisy's Mom. She's at the show.

She also got to visit with Hart in the benching area.

Way to go, HART!!!!

Merry Christmas

Hey Pals,

Caileigh and I have been so busy this holiday season.

We hosted Christmas at our house. Both Caileigh and I were busy preparing good food and drinks and making sure that everyone were having a good time.

We even had our cousin, Bailey, visit. He's Boykin Spaniel.

Caliegh and I wanted to take this time to wish all of you and your families a wonderful Christmas season and all the best in 2013!!!

Dog of the Day!!!

OMD!!!

Dad called Mom while he was on his way to work to tell her that I was dog of the day. I started jumping and howling, and then Caileigh joined in.

We're so happy.

Mom's going to make me a special breakfast. This is going to be a day filled with great treats!!!

Thanks to all of my wonderful pals for sending me messages and rosettes today.

Thanks to Redford and pack for the awesome graphic.

I also have a few new friend requests, so that's just the coolest.

Celebrate with me today, pals!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Pals,

Caileigh and I have moved into our new house.

We'll both have to bark about that a little later.

Right now I want to wish all of my American dogster pals and their families a wonderful thanksgiving.

This year, my Mom's sister isn't coming up to visit, so we won't be having a turkey and celebrating a second thanksgiving. I'm not too happy about missing out on more turkey.

That's okay, Christmas is at our house this year and that means lots of leftovers for me and Caileigh!!!

Enjoy your families!!!

Today

Hey pals,

It all started 1 year ago. On that Tuesday night I joined Dad in my Bachelor Pad (Pathfinder) and we slept overnight in the parking lot of the sales centre.

It was cold, but I snuggled close to Dad, each of us keeping the other warm.

Luckily we only spent that first night sleeping on site. The other nights we had a girl from the barn hold our number 1 place in line.

That was a year ago. Five days of waiting in line for the best lot.

Today, we close on our new house.

Now this is old hat for me. In my 6 1/2 years, this will be my fourth house. All of them have been in the same community. Today comes as no surprise to me, because I've known what was in store. You see we visited the new house a lot. I have come to understand what that means.

Caileigh . . . she has no clue. She hasn't gone through this before.

Don't you all worry, I'll explain everything to her.

Dad will be busy over the next several days moving our stuff from two streets away to our new house. I hope he doesn't hook me and Caileigh up to a cart and get us to pull any furniture down the road.

Caileigh and I will love the new lot. We'll be siding and back onto a big field with lots of trees, birds and wild life. The Caileigh Girl will be in heaven.

Time to go pack up my stuff.

Bark at you soon, pals.

Happy Thanksgiving

Caileigh, Dad and I want to wish all of our Canadian pup pals and their families a happy thanksgiving.

You all are in our thoughts today.

Recovering Fine

Hey Pals!!!

I wanted to let all my pals know that I'm doing fine. The recovery is going very well. You wouldn't even know I hurt myself based on my behaviour.

I want to also thank everyone for the sweet comments, rosettes and pawmails.

You guys are great friends. Dad and I have gone through each well wishes.

Thanks pals and have a great day!!!

The Woods Got The Better of Me

Hey Pals!

I'm a little out of sorts today. Yesterday afternoon, me, Caileigh, Mom and Dad headed out for a big run in the fields.

At one part, Caileigh and I took off into the woods. I caught the scent of something and gave chase.

Caileigh returned in a few minutes. Dad and Caileigh continued on the trail while Mom waited at the spot where I headed into the woods.

After about 10 minutes I came out of the woods and greeted Mom. Unfortunately I was worse for wear. While running in the woods, a branch struck me and tore open a large gash on my chest. The hole revealed my flesh and muscle.

Mom cried out for Dad. The Caileigh Girl came running back and say what had happened. She turned around and headed to get Dad. When the two arrived back, Dad saw my wound and the worried look on my Mom's face.

I pulled it together and started off after Caileigh. Dad called me back and told me to "hold up". Mom put me on the leash while Dad and Caileigh ran home to get my Bachelor Pad (aka Pathfinder).

Dad met Mom and I at the start of the trailhead. Luckily we have a ramp that used to belong to our pal, Spikey. It really came in handy. I used it to get in the truck.

We rushed off to the vet.

This is the part where it all gets a little blurry for me. As Dad tells me, the vet gave me a sedative and began to clean my wound. I was a real good boy through all of this. The vet then used 15 to 20 staples to close my gash.

All I remember is the nice vet tech holding me and speaking softly to me. I then went into a room and rested. Mom and Dad came back and picked me up.

When I got home, Caileigh was really nice to me. Instead of jumping and trying to get me to play, she greeted me with a nice sniff. She then checked me out to make sure I was okay.

At this point I was really tired, so I went to me bed to sleep.

This morning Dad came downstairs and when I heard him I gave a wag of my tail. Mom and Caileigh slept with me downstairs.

I'm feeling much better, pals. I had chicken, my favourite, this morning. I also had my breakfast with some meds.

Mom told me to rest today. I think that's a good idea.