Still not feeling very mature..

Not sure about this one year old thing yet, even though they say I am no longer a puppy still feel like one. Still enjoy stealing dirty stinky laundry and dragging it around, going into the bathroom garbage and stealing Q-tips and used kleenex then tearing it up, humping the dog bed and trying to steal stuff from Andre's room.

A really big issue is my licking, some say it is anxiety.. not sure what it is right now.. but apparently as much as I like it, it drives adults nuts. Last weekend when Dad and Andre went camping with the boy scouts mom's friend Catherine came down from Maine. She did not like my licking so she wore a mouse trap all weekend, not sure why she does not like it, but I went in the other room and took a long nap.

Another thing I do not like is the heat, many times when the folks are outside, I prefer to stay inside and just lay around.. as much as I like the bunnies, rabbits and squirrels..being cool has a higher value.

Tedy feeling rather pensive..

 

It's my birthday, and that is Devon in the pool...

 

It's my birthday..

I am now achieved the ripe age of 1 ( actually 7 in dog's years), you would not know it though.. no special treats and no cake. They talked about this day, but nothing really big happened. But it was a pretty good day, despite all their rhetoric, got to hang with Andre and Devon all day which is always a lot of fun. They sang happy birthday a couple of times, I barked and got fresh and got in trouble.

They took a lot of pix, and will post them later after dad figures out how to use the new computer.

Some things I have figured out after being on this earth for 1 year..

Sniffing dog butts aggravates the humans, but it is what we do.
Sniffing human butts aggravates them even more.
Hanging out with kids is way more fun than adults.
Cesar Milan, does not know dog poop about dogs.
I have a hard time not hanging in the kitchen at suppertime, it always smells so good.
Laying on Dad's pillow next to mom after he gets up is pretty cool, particularly when the window is open and I can look out.
I used to like water, then I hated it, now I like it.. it does not make sense, but it does not have to.
I lost my testicles at 6 months, but it still feels good.
They have hidden most of the stuffed animals, but I can still imagine on the dog bed.
This spring all of a sudden there were squirrels, chipmunks and bunny rabbits.. guess they got invented in the winter.
Running with the dog pack, is a very cool thing.
Gracey is still laid up, hope she gets better soon.
Commanche is a pretty cool dog also, he can play rough though.
Between 5 and 7 PM I usually act like a fool and get in trouble a lot.
Laying in mud puddles is a lot of fun, I hate baths.

So much going on..

Where do I begin.. lots going on. Let's see about a week ago Mom got sick, she had some kinda reaction to biotics.. she got all itchy and stuff, and went to the hospital for the morning. Then Gracey hurt her leg, we were playing while we were walking one day and she hurt her leg. Guess it is not too good, now Gracie has to go to the hospital for an operation.. and to top it all off she has lyme disease. And then the heat came, and the heat was bad.. I went out for a couple of minutes, but wanted to go right back in the house. I slept a lot during the day, and really rose hell for a couple of hours in the evening. I prefer air conditioning.

One good thing about the heat, was I discovered I like the hose and stick my head under it when the parents are watering and then run around like a nut. This is huge, for me and now everyone thinks I am normal.

I am coming up on a year old, and have been rather pensive later.. stay tuned for more idle rhetoric in the life of a pound puppy.. lots to think about as I enter my second year of life.

The Moth Hunter...

Have discovered so much this spring, but my new fave, except for bunnies, squirrels and chipmunks, is moths and bugs. At night when dad and I go out to do out to do our business for the last time, I always chase these little buggers and when I get one it is like a late night light snack.

Things have been good, Sunday nite we went to Jean and Jimmy's house and got to play with Commanche. Then Peter and Claudia came over with Darby. Darby is a burmese mountain dog, not that I care but she is a beauty. Although she was not as rough as Commanche, she was very cool. We played real hard and I got to lick some new people.

I slept most of the day on Monday, this seems to happen after Commanche and I spend time together.. other than that life is pretty good.