Phsycho Dog!

Well...mom went to Dallas over the weekend. Me and Pip were at the house with Nana, as usual. Mom just couldn't see us for three days. Nana is sick, so all she did was feed us at night. WELL when Nana was running an errand, me and Pip escaped from the yard(mom later learned it was because the ground was soft, so we could push the gate open just big enough for us to fit through). While she was gone, I ran to the other street and what dog would be outside IN THE YARD, UNCHAINED than the neighbor's pit bull that lives behind us. I ALWAYS fight through the fence with him, but now we were both free, and I admit that I did start most of the fights through the fence. We fought VICIOUSLY. AMAZINGLY I...little me...beat up a pit bull. The owners were MAD. Both me and the pit bull came out with a few minor cuts, hard to believe. The owners called the police...not animal control. When the officer came out...I CHASED HIM into his patrol car! My goal was to attack. He just barely escaped my jaws and claws. When Nana got home, me and Pip were laying peacefully in the yard by the gate. Nana let us back in, not knowing what had happened. She did notice that I was limping slightly. Later, an animal control officer came by. He told Nana everything that had happened. She was shocked. As Nana and the officer stood by the gate, talking, I just viciously attack the fence. I jumped up and down as high as I could, barking and growling. The officer said if I was to bite anybody, I would be gone and Nana would have to pay a lot of money. This is terrible. We don't know what to do. Training did not work. Mom is seriously sending applications to the Dog Whisperer and It's Me or the Dog. We have got to do something. I am getting a little...A LOT out of control.

Happy Birthday to ME!

Mom still can't believe that it has been one year since I was an adorable little puppy. This is crazy! I'm so big now. The first year was great and I hope to have a TON more. Hopefully mom will take me to Petsmart today, so we can do something fun together. WOW. Still can't believe how much I have changed. Mom has never adopted such a tiny baby as I was-now to see me all grown up is different. Maybe I can get some new 1 YEAR OLD pictures on here soon.
Mmmm...I hope mom gets me a ginormous bone for my birthday!


Hope everybody else is having a good day!
-Love REX

Update

Can't believe it...I am already almost ONE YEAR OLD! That's crazy. I think mom still misses the cute baby me. Sorry we haven't been able to get on much lately. Mom checks facebook after school and then tries to play with us more instead of computer time. I'm doing fine and I am getting BIG. Goodness, I am a big, strong dog now. The meter man is scared to come in the yard. haha. Nothing much is going on though, I am going to have to get...THE FIX soon. Not looking forward to that. Other than that, life is good. It is COLD too, but now it is warming up. Maybe mom can take me and Pip for more walks now. On February 11 and 12, it snowed! I had never seen snow before. That was new and cool. Mom beat me in a snowball fight, but how could I win?! I don't have thumbs! Now it is warmer. I like it more. I need a bath, though. Got to meet mom's boyfriend. I gave him a good barking. He told mom he would punch me in the face if I tried to bite him, but mom told him off after that. She didn't like that one bit. Okay...now that's all that's going on with me. Guess I'll update later when I am able too.

Have a good day!
-Rex

I can't believe...

HOW OLD I AM GETTING.
9 months old right now! This is crazy. Mom remembers when I was a tiny little furball. Right now I am so big. I probably weigh 40 or more pounds. I LOVE to bark. I am GREAT at jumping a hurdle (mom made one on dogplay.com-it is great-PVC pipe). I can jump so high. Me and Pip are getting along well........................................................ ............................................................ .....Neutering.............................................. .............................Still haven't gotten......the snips..........yet. I hope I don't have to. I love being a MAN- DOG! But I know I should get neutered. I like to I guess "play" with the pitbull behind our yard through the fence. Except sometimes we get into arguments and it sounds bad. It's almost Christmas! I hope mom got me something REALLY good this year- like a giant dinosaur bone at Petsmart that I can barely hold in my mouth.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everybody!

Vicious puppy..

The other day this group of kids(probably 5-9 years old) wanted to see me and Pip, so mom said they could pet us through the fence. Well I went CRAZY! I was barking/growling like an attack dog and the kids were screaming at me and banging on the "Beware of Dog" sign( mom just put the sign up to scare away intruders). Mom says that was pretty stupid...banging on the sign and screaming because that made me go crazy. I actually nipped the craziest little girl on the hand, but it didn't do anything thank goodness. I like people and little kids..usually..but not crazy kids who don't know how to act right. Mom was so surprised though. I had a wild look in my eye like a rabid pit bull that hasn't been fed in weeks. We need work more with kids I think...
ALSO...the variety talent show is coming up at mom's church in a month or so, so we are trying to come up with a good dog act that would be really cool, but is not too hard to train for,since I am still young.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Have a good fall!

Home Again Microchip

Well,me and mom dropped by the Petsmart Howl-O-Ween party before dog training tonight and they had microchipping for a good price. Mom was so worried that I would scream and yelp, but I needed it done. The NEEDLE was HUGE and I would not stay still, so mom had to hold me and she gave me some pepperoni...yummm. So I got that taken care of and it just took a second. Mom didn't even know they had given me the shot. It was quick and I barely even felt it, so that went well. I got to meet a lot of goofy little dogs wearing costumes at Petsmart. Thank goodness mom did not make me wear one. How humiliating would that be for a MALE MANLY Aussie to wear a TUTU or a BUMBLE BEE outfit. I don't think so mom. :] After all of that, I had dog training, which I fail at. Everybody says I am doing better though. Mom told me I must have been terrible at the beginning of dog training. The other dogs make me(and mom) look like dummy. That's about it for now. I am dog tired! I am going to bed in my comfy crate...night pups!
....oh....have a safe and happy Halloween!

Lovely Present...haha

Dog training was last night. It went pretty well. I went through the doggie tunnel and the balance beam was a little harder,but I did it. Training went pretty well also. The trainer said I was the best puppy at COME! I was straining so hard to get to mom, she kept calling me and the trainer had to hold me back and finally she let go and I ran and jumped as high and mom's head and banged into her chest. They said I was good at come. Later...my evil twin, Tex came out. We were just walking along, doing the trainer's commands-mom had already taken me to use the bathroom-and I left a lovely BIG present on the concrete. Mom was petrified. She calmly walked to her nana and begged her to pick it up(mom is such a baby) and after much begging, Nana did the big duty-with gloves/bags of course- and mom sprayed it with deodorizer(WOW good job mom...). That was a little...a lot...embarrasing. This other dog kept bugging me, so I got an attitude with him and I got in trouble. We made up later though. Other than that, the class was pretty good.
Today I was a good guard dog and barked at some scary looking passerbys. I mean I had the deep bark and everything. It was great. I'm doing good though, just thought I'd update, because I don't think this would fit on my twitter updates.

Rex's Typing

I have something to say to everyone:
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I typed that a minute ago. Me and mom are home alone waiting for Nana to get back. We are gonna go to Responsible Dog Ownership Day at the park...and now I'm drinking out of the toilet.... and hopefully that will be fun. I don't know me and mom have never been to one before. Hope it's fun and good socialization.
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Trainer said I am definitely was too big for a "Miniature" Australian Shepherd. I already weigh a little more than 30 pounds and I am 6 months old. They also said that I am not the "showing" type of Aussie, I am the working one that is out in the fields herding. Thought that was cool. That's why my coat is all wavy and not poofy like pretty show-aussies and why I am pretty hyper sometimes.

Puppy School...

Starts today at 7:00 pm at our Gander Mtn Store!I'm ready to go, but mom is a little worried,since I am still a puppy. I'll update this diary and tell how it went. I'm ready to go now,but mom has school first.
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It was raining,but we were under an awning at the store,so it was all good. At first, I acted up a little,but once I got into the hang of it, they said that I did pretty good. I get to go to the puppy class and part of the adult class,because I am still kind of a puppy. At first a lot of the dogs hated me for no good reason. AND THIS ONE DOG...he absolutely hated me. It was a BIG dog that looked like a Belgian Tervuren with the long coat. He kept trying to lunge at me and the owner would have to hold him down,belly up. The owner was really nice though,but that dog scared me. He just glared at me with his deep, dark eyes. I guess it was because I was the weak dog. I mean I am a baby in a group of big doggies. haha
Other than that I did good. There were 3 other Aussies there that made me look like a common mutt. One was blue merle, one was a black tri,the other was a female. She was a black tri too and she is a puppy and about my size! She made me want to be a stud dog.ha
The trainers breed Aussie Shepherds and they said that I was really big for a Mini Aussie. But technically I'm not a standard either. I'm just weird! Let's see...OH! they said I would be perfect for agilityyyyyyyyy! And they said I could practice on their equipment,so that is great also.

Have a great day!

New Pic!

It's the last one. Me and my best dog buddy, Pip.
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I got to go on two walks today, so I feel great! First, mom's friend/neighbor who is homeschooled and can't have a dog took me on a walk while mom was at school, then after school mom played with me. I could tell she was a little jealous that she wasn't there with me, her 'child' ha. But she was glad I got attention. Then later mom took me on a walk and her friend took Pip on a walk with us, so that was fun. That's about it. Mom's still in school. Not enjoying it, but she has to go...
Have a great FALL now! The temperatures feel GREAT here!