I'm Five Years Old!

Mom doesn't use my diary enough! But I reminded her to tell everyone that yesterday was my birthday, and I'm 5 years old now! It was a busy week for Mom and Pop, so we will go shopping tomorrow for my presents...Mom takes me to PetSmart so I can pick out my own new toys! And next week I go to my spa day at Karen's Pet Stop, where I'll get a bath and haircut and some good-smelling cologne! Gee, I love birthdays!

Going to the Spa

Oh, boy! I get to go to the groomer tomorrow! I love my groomer, Karen. She always makes me feels so special. Dad drops me off and Mom picks me up, and Karen always tells Mom that I was such a good girl. After Karen gives me my bath and haircut, she always puts this good-smelling "cologne" on me and gives me a bow in my hair or a scarf around my neck, always something pretty! I can hardly wait until tomorrow afternoon!

It's My Birthday!

Wow, today is my birthday! I am 4 years old! Mom actually kinda forgot, until she saw that Dogster sent us a "Happy Birthday" e-mail. Boy oh boy, was Mom embarrassed!

So now I know that when Mom gets home from work today, she will have some birthday surprises for me! Gee, I hope I get a new t-shirt and a toy or two. I'd love some yummy treats, but Mom says that she and I both get too fat over the winter and that neither of us need extra yummies.

But am I ever excited for Mom to come home today with presents!

On A Lighter Note...I'm Three Years Old!

Yesterday was my birthday! I'm officially three years old! Mom got me some birthday presents...Greenies, a new toy, and a new blankie! And last night she gave me some Frosty Paws...yes, ice cream just for doggies! I love the stuff!

Be Careful What You Wish For!

Well, Mom said it was going to snow...and, boy, did it ever SNOW!!! Between the two snowstorms we got about 3 feet of snow in less than a week! I was so excited, because I love to play in a few inches of snow...but Mom and Pop had to shovel out a space in the backyard just so I could....well, you know....go potty.

And it's been so cold that the snow isn't melting at all! Mom says it will be here 'til June! No fun at all!

SNOW!!!

Oh boy, oh boy...it's going to snow! Mom says we are supposed to have a lot of snow tomorrow and Saturday, and boy oh boy, am I ever happy! I love the snow. I don't care if I jump into a pile of snow and it's over my head...I just love it. Mom and Pop...not so much. They have to shovel it and keep the cars clean, and every time I jump right in and get covered in snow, they have to get one of my big bath towels and dry me off...but I don't care, I just want to play in the snow!

Catching Up On a Lazy Sunday...

Mom hasn't put anything in my diary for quite a while, so I reminded her to catch up on what's been happening...I jumped up onto her lap while she was working on the computer and hit the keys on the keyboard with my paws! It's a good thing she wasn't paying bills online...I would have sent her money to who knows where???!!

Everything has been real quiet around here since the holidays. It's generally too cold to go for a nice, long walk, so I have to be satisfied with games of 'fetch' in the house most of the time. It's OK, but I want to get out and see my furfriends along the route we usually walk.

Mom is teaching on Monday nights starting tomorrow, so I'll be on my own for a few hours in the evening. Gee, I wonder what trouble I can get into while she's gone??? No, on second thought, I think I'll take a nice nap!

I wish I had all kinds of exciting news to share like my Dogster pals do in their diaries, but I really lead a quiet, peaceful, homey kind of life. I'm very happy, and I share kisses and cuddling with Mom and Pop every day, but what can I do for a little excitement??? Well, maybe I'll get to enjoy the great outdoors when it gets a little warmer outside...

New Friends

Wow, between yesterday and today I made several new friends on Dogster! It's so cool the way it can happen. Someone saw something my mom wrote to Abby's parents...Abby is my friend who recently lost her battle with cancer and crossed the Rainbow Bridge a few weeks ago. So the doggie's mom wrote to say she liked what my mom wrote and asked me to be friends. And it has just kept going from there!

Gee, I like making new friends! I must encourage my mom to interact more on Dogster...it's fun! Mom needs to get some new pictures of me on there, too!

Happy New Year to all of my new friends and their humans!

Trick or Treat!

It's the county-wide Trick or Treat evening where I live, and Mom brought home a big bag of candy from Wal-Mart. But she won't let me have any! The closest I can get to a candy bar is chewing on a bit of candy wrapper that fell on the floor when Mom opened the bag. Mom says chocolate isn't good for dogs..but it sure SMELLS good!

Nobody has knocked on our door yet. I want to bark at the kids in their costumes! (I'm real good at barking!)

I got a bath and a haircut yesterday. I love my groomer, Karen. She always uses this real nice-smelling spray on me when I'm all finished getting clean and pretty, and yesterday she tied an orange and black bow on my collar. I'm wearing that bow as my costume tonight! Gee, I hope some kids knock on the door real soon!

About Barking....

I love to bark!

Not because I'm a bad girl, and definietly not because I'm a mean or nasty girl...just because I love it! Mom says I bark because I'm happy to be a dog, and I find joy in barking.

I bark when I want to go outside (which is a good thing, I think!), I bark when I see another dog walking along the road, I bark when the neighbor dogs are outside barking, I bark when I want a treat, I bark when I'm playing...I'm just a barker, I suppose!

I don't think I'm bothering anyone, but Mom is a bit worried. Mom and Pop want to sell this big old house and find something smaller for "retirement"...I don't know what that is, but Pop will retire first, then Mom. When they find their next house, it might be closer to other houses, and Mom is afraid I will bother the new neighbors. I think whatever neighbors we might get will know how lucky I feel to be a dog and that I bark because I'm such a happy girl! Don't worry, Mom!