The forever grooming session

As you know, mom was grooming us last night. Well let me tell you, it was the longest grooming session ever! Mom brushed, and brushed, and brushed, and brushed, and brushed, and brushed... like I said, the longest session ever. She said she watched a video and she wasn't getting all of our undercoat out and that's why we looked so crappy and had so much fuzzy. Well if I have any hair left after that brushing, it's a miracle! I will admit that the new way mom does our paws is much better. She uses the clippers on the bottom and it takes half the time. Mom also used thinning shears on my butt cause it was so thick. The bad thing that happened was mom got bit by those thinning shears. Poor mom was bleeding so bad that my grooming session was ended before I was finished. It took a long time, but mom finally got the bleeding to stop and dad patched her up. The other bad thing is that now I have to get back on the table tonight for mom to finish:( But I will admit that I feel much, much better without all that dead hair. Mom said she'll brush us at least 2x a week so it's never that bad again.

Another cold weekend

Okay, I'm about tired of this cold weather now. Not so much that it bothers me, but mom doesn't like to play outside in it so I'm stuck with sissy. Not that I don't love her or anything, but I do like when mom plays with us.

This past weekend we went to the cabin. Echo got sick on the way to the cabin and I kind of freaked out when she did it. I kept trying to get in the front seat with mom, dad and Gizmo. We stopped so mom could clean up the mess and Echo and I walked around outside a little. That calmed me down and made Echo's motion sickness go away. It's been a while since she got motion sickness. Friday night we didn't do anything. A bunch of the "ridge runners" as dad call them, stopped by to visit with dad. Mom and us doggies and Gizmo just chilled watching TV. Saturday it was windy and cold so mom stayed inside. Sissy and I did play outside for over an hour and I did have a lot of fun doing that. The only problem was, we got all muddy cause we ran through the creek then when we came in, mom made us get showered off. I wasn't thrilled about that, but it was worth the fun:) That night our friends Clair and Velma came for dinner and cards. I slept most of the time cause I was tired from playing outside. Sunday we had to head home early cause mom and dad were moving the horses back to Theresa's. After they moved them, mom gave both of dogs a bath. She said that today we are getting groomed. Although I'm not a fan of that, I must admit that I need it!

I'm not sure what we have going on this week. I know I'm going to visit Joe at Manor Care on Thursday cause his birthday is Friday. I think we're taking balloons or something for him. Other than that, I don't think we have much going on. Dad will be studying for his big yearly test all week and that makes him irritable. I'm going to be sure to be on my best behavior and stay away from him until the weekend. I love him, but when it's test time, look out! If you all would wish him luck Friday, that would be great:)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just wising everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all get lots of hugs and kisses! Mom already gave us a lot of lovin' this morning before she left and if the weather holds out, she said we'll go to the park to play when she gets home from work:)

A visit without sissy:)

Yeah, I finally had a visit without sissy... just me and mom:) I love my sissy, but I love being able to visit without her sometimes too.

We went to Country Meadows Monday night and we saw a lot of people. Everyone was so happy to see me and I was happy to see them too! One lady really likes me, Pat, and she sat in the chair and petted me for a long time. We visited the Reflections area and it was packed! There must have been a family thing going on cause it was my normal residents, but then a bunch more people. We were in there for almost 20 miutes and that really pooped me out. I enjoyed the visit, but it was so warm in there this time, much warmer than usual. One lady even said I was breathing heavy and mom told her it's cause I was hot. Fortunately, mom found the fountain she can get me water from and I was able to get a few drinks during my visit.

Yesterday mom took Echo and I for a long walk. We walked for 1.5 miles. I know that doesn't seem like a lot, but I'm a little out of shape so the last quarter mile or so I was lagging behind. Mom slowed down a bit for me and I appreciated that. After we got back, Grandma and Aunt Lois came to watch a movie with mom. It was a scary movie and I jumped a couple times myself... BOL:D


I'm not sure what else is up this week, but if I do anything exciting, I'll be sure to let you know. I hope everyone is doing okay and if any of my pals are stuck in all the snow from the blizzard, I hope you're having a little fun playing in it too!

Whole lotta visiting going on

I have been a busy girl the past two days. Mom, Grandma, Echo and I visited with Betty on Tuesday evening. She's a lady from mom's church that had a recent surgery. I visited with her before and she loves us dogs. Her granddaughter has a little yipper dog who barks like crazy when we're there. I just ignore her though. It was nice to visit with Betty. I was on my best behavior:) From Betty's we went to Manor Care. We got there a little later than usual, but most of the people were still awake. In fact, we visited many of our regulars in the activities room where they were playing Bingo. I wish they would have let me play! We continued our visit to the rooms of the people who didn't play. Our friend Joe was already in bed, but not asleep. They put him to bed early again and he was none to happy. At least he was awake and did get to see us.

Last night Mom, Dad, Echo and I went to Country Meadows. It was raining so hard and we got pretty wet going from the car to the home. Mom said it's time for baths because when we're wet, we now smell like "wet dogs". Dah mom, maybe cause where are "wet dogs"???? We visited with a lot of people again, but dad wasn't too happy with me cause I wasn't paying attention and I wouldn't heal for him. Sorry dad, I'm just not use to dad being with us and wanted mom. But I will admit, once I settled down, I liked having dad along:) We did receive some sad news last night... our friend Gloria passed away about two weeks ago. She was a really nice lady and she always enjoyed seeing us. I love to go cheer people up, but it's always sad when we lose someone:'(

Mom said we're chilling tonight cause she needs a break. I still don't know what's going on this weekend. Alison said us dogs can come down with mom and dad, but we have to stay in the basement. It's heated, but we really wouldn't get to do much since we can't go in the house area and it'll be too cold to play outside. See Jan (Ali's husband) had a bad experience with a dog when he was young and now he's really afraid of them. We're hoping that being around us for a while and seeing that we wno't hurt him will help him get over that. Mom said her and dad just might go down for the day and come home late instead of staying overnight. That way we'll only be home about 14 hours or so and nanny and poppy Waple will let us out a few times while they're gone. So if we do go, I'll let you know how it went.

Well, I think I'm going to take a nap, or at least try. This wind is blowing so hard that I think the house might blow away!

Wacky winter weather

I was hoping I could tell you all about my fun this past weekend in the mountains, but this stupid wacky winter weather made if boring! First of all, it took us like furever to the cabin. It was snowing and icy and people were sliding all over the place and crawling along. We didn't have any problems, but everyone else was holding us up. What would normally take us a little over an hour, took us like 3! Needless to say, I wasn't happy being stuck in the truck.

Saturday wasn't much better. It was really cold and snowing off an on. Mom would let us out to play whenever we wanted, but she didn't stay out with us much cause of the cold. She did throw frisbee for a little in the afternoon, but that was about it. So we pretty much just chilled.

Sunday was time to go home and it really didn't matter much to me with time cause I really wasn't having fun anyway. I guess we can't always do a lot of things when we go, especially if the weather doesn't cooperate. But at least we got to go away.

Mom said this will be a busy week though. Tonight we're going with her and Grandma to visit Betty from church and then to Manor Care. I think Echo is going along too. Tomorrow I go to Country Meadows and mom said maybe to Ali's this weekend. That depends on if Ali invites us or not. Mom and dad are suppose to go Saturday and come back Sunday, but there is no one to let us dogs out. So if Ali doesn't invite us, then mom is staying home with us. I feel bad for mom cause I know she really wants to see Emilie, but she also won't let us be stuck without getting out either. But mom said if we don't go see Ali, she'll be sure she does something with us this week, like maybe flyball on Saturday? We just have to play it by ear.

So, as you can see, you didn't miss much since my last post. I hope everyone out there was safe with this stupid weather. Is anyone else out there getting cabin fever?????

Emmie is visiting

The boring week I've had since my last post has definitely been surpassed by Emilie's visit. She came yesterday morning bright and early and she loves me! She loves to pull my fur, beat on my back like a drum, and sit on me. Yeah, I know, that doesn't sound like much fun, but I really don't mind. I was a little stressed at first, but then I realized that she really wasn't hurting me (she doesn't pull or hit hard cause she's only 1) so I just let her do it. Dad did tell her not to, but of course, being a little girl, she just tunes him out. Kind of like us dogs do when we don't want to listen... BOL:D Echo had to stay in her crate until mom got home just cause she's not as good with kids as I am. Although, she did surprise us all and has been loving Emmie. I was kind of happy for Echo being the new target of Emilie for a while, it gave me a chance to rest. Emmie goes to bed at like 7pm and guess what? So did I! I was soooo tired from my day with Emmie that I crashed hard. I wasn't the only one though, dad and Echo did too. Mom had to work all day so she only had a couple hours with Emilie before bedtime so I guess that's why mom wasn't as tired.

Emilie is still with us until this evening. Mom took care of breakfast before she left for work, now we're hanging with dad and Emilie. She's not bothering me as much today. I guess the novelty wore off. I'm just glad that she does like us doggies cause if she didn't, that would be a big problem. As long as neither of us does anything bad (which we don't plan on) we'll be furever friends with our Emilie:)

I don't think we have much going on the rest of this week, but with it being as cold as it is, that doesn't bother me one bit. I don't even like going outside to potty cause it's so cold! We are going to the mountains this weekend and I can't wait! It's been since the holidays that we've been there. It's like a month, but seems like forever!Hopefully everyone out there is staying warm in indoors if possible. Looks like it's gonna stay cold until next week, but I guess it's par for the course since it is winter.

Yucky weekend

It was such a yucky weekend and I didn't get to do anything. Saturday mom and Echo were gone all day at search and rescue and dad was helping with the barn. Me, I was all alone at home:( Not that I could have done much even if mom or dad was home cause it was foggy and drizzly all day. Mom did take me for a ride to the barn after search and rescue cause dad needed beer, but I had to stay in the car cause it was muddy. At least I got out of the house.

Sunday was a bust too. I was suppose to go on a trial ride with mom, but it was even foggier and rainier than Saturday. We did go for a ride with mom to the barn and then the grocery store, but again, not allowed out of the car. This stupid weather ruins everything. I sure hope it clears up so I can do some things.

Mom said tonight she has to visit Betty from church then Manor Care, but it's Echo's turn to go to both so I'll be staying home. I know it's Echo's turn, but I'm tired of being stuck in the house! Mom promised that next visit no matter where it is, it will be my turn. Plus, if the weather clears up we will be back to our walks again. Winter, cold, rain, snow, I want it all to go away!!

Many things to talk about

As you all know, last Thursday was my last agility class. Theresa was my handler since Grandma couldn't go and she did very well. She really knew how to keep my attention on her and mom was very proud of me for how well I did. We did some sequences and mom said I was soooo fast! I'm just sad that it was our last class:( That's cause mom started a new job and doesn't make as much money. She said we may be able to do it again in the summer once she sees how the bills go. BTW, Congrats to mom for her new job!!!

Friday mom came home in the afternoon and we went to Manor Care. It was so nice visiting my friends cause I hadn't seen them since before Christmas. Mom had to wear one of those paper masks causeo of the flu going around. They don't want the residents getting sick and neither do mom and I. Thank goodness I didn't have to wear one! Mom did take us for a walk when we got home cause it was kind of nice out.

Saturday mom had her last visit with Megan. Megan wanted to see us dogs so mom picked us up for the ride back. I was sad that it would be the last time I saw Megan cause I really liked her. But mom said Megan is pregnant and not able to be a part of the BBBS program anymore. I can't believe she's pregnant at her age. You just never know with kids these days. Another walk today too!

Sunday and yesterday we didn't do anything. Mom hasn't been feeling well. She thinks she's fighting the flu. Hopefully she feels better soon, especially with starting a new job.

I don't think we have much on the agenda. I was going to go to Country Meadows, but with mom not feeling well, she won't go and chance making people sick.

Happy New Year!

Okay, so I'm a few days late, but better late than never:)

My new year's was okay. New Year's Eve we had a lot of people at the cabin and I was okay with that until midnight when they started to shoot guns. That I did NOT like! I hid in the bedroom until they were done. New Year's Day we headed home in the afternoon. None of us wanted to go home, but unfortunately mom and dad have bills to pay (many of which are us animals) so they have to work. We just chilled that night cause we were all pretty tired.

Yesterday it was back to the routine. Mom and dad both back to work, Echo in her crate and me just lounging around the house. Mom did take us for a ride with her to the barn, but they were bringing the horses in from pasture so we had to stay in the car. At least we got to go for a ride.

Tonight is our last agility class. Grandma can't go cause she's having a procedure on her throat so mom's friend Theresa is going with us. Not too sure how I'll do since I don't adjust to change too well, but I know Theresa so it shouldn't be too bad. Plus, I need to enjoy it cause it's our last class. Mom didn't sign us up for the next session cause she couldn't afford it. I'm sad about that, but understand.

Well, that has you all caught up. I'll be sure to post any new events. Hope everyone's new year is starting off well.