Thursday, July 14, 2016

I'm So Excited!!

This is me sitting on the kid's booster seat.

I love to sit here so I can see out the window better.

 

I'm so excited! I have THREE reasons for being excited today. 

 

I just heard that it's tomorrow that you're coming home and I get to go to the ferry to pick you up! I love riding in the car. Sharon almost always takes me with her.

 

I also heard that I'm going have a bath tomorrow, so I will be really, really white again. I think that you think I don't care, but I do want you to be proud of me. Sharon says you will be! We'll be there to pick you up and Auntie Marilyn will be with you and Fred too (is he my uncle?). Then we will be going to our house! I love to bark at the people on the path and watch for squirrels. Is there a chance I can get on the couch to look out the window again?

 

This is me after my last bath

 Another reason I'm excited today is that the kids are here! I love it when they come. Sometimes they stay overnight and I sleep with them! Last night they didn't come, but they're here now and I love that.

 

Another reason I'm excited, is that Big Abby from next door is coming HERE to stay. She's coming TODAY! We already brought her food over, and later we're going over to get her bed and her dishes. I love big Abby. Here is a picture of me playing with her. 

 

I love playing with Big Abby

 

So can you see why I'm so excited??!!!

 

I have been wanting to tell you some more about my visit at Sharon's. Don't say anything, but Sharon doesn't offer me the laptop very much. It seems like she's always on it and I don't get a chance. But today I just needed to insist on telling my stories. 

 

I've got a good one about Cyrus. Do you remember him? He's Joan and Larry's B-I-G dog.  Cyrus is such a great dog. He thinks I am too! 

 

So one day they came to visit. We ended up going over to Big Abby's house through the gate in the fence. So much fun being with Big Abby AND Cyrus at the same time. Joan went to look at their big fish pond, and then we heard her yelling.

 

We all went and looked, and there was Cyrus swimming in the fish pond! You would not have believed it! Joan and Larry were excited I guess, because they kept yelling at him. He was really splashing in the water. Sharon pulled him out by his collar and then he shook all over everyone and got them wet. Ha ha. That was really funny because they were all trying to get away from him.

 

But I was thinking about it. At his house, Cyrus has just a little fish pond. Here is a picture of Cyrus beside his fish pond. 

 

This is Cyrus sitting in front of his fish pond

 

If YOU wanted to swim in a fish pond, would
you rather swim in that one, or the one just below?? 

 

I would rather go in this one, and so did Cyrus.

That was just so funny!

Let's see.Oh ya. Stefan came to watch movies with Sharon one time, and she stayed here overnight. I think she secretly does not like to drive after dark.

I love it when Stefan comes. She's one of my best friends.I always put her hand in my mouth and lick her and lick her. Sharon always keeps her bedroom door closed and if I knock on it, she tells me to go back to my bed. But Stefan lets me come in and sleep with her! Here's a picture.

Here I am in bed with Stefan

Sharon went somewhere and took a picture of a dog wearing a shirt that says "Cats Suck". What kind of dog would ever think that? It can't be a very nice dog. I LOVE cats!

Here is a picture of that dog

I love that I can just walk out onto the deck. But in the morning and at night Sharon makes me go on the grass. Yuk. I only go on the grass if I really want to go to Big Abby's. She actually PUTS THE LEASH on me and makes me go to the grass. She won't let me go in until I poop and pee. Then I do, so I can get off of that grass and back to the deck. I thought you should know. 

I bet you can tell that I've had a pretty good time.

So you see - you really don't need to go far away (as some people do) to have a good time. 

So excited!! Soon we'll be home together!

 

 

 

Saturday, July 9, 2016

A Special Story About a Cat

Sharon just told me you're coming home in SIX days! I've been so busy with things like watching for cats and squirrels that I haven't told you everything that's been happening. 

Where will I start? I guess I'll start with a really BIG thing that happened. This one is I - mean -  BIG. I'll send you another post really soon so you'll know about some other things that have been happening too.

So last week Sharon had her big party. We come every year only this year I was the only one in our family that was at it. One of my best friends, Stefan, came too and she stayed overnight. Also, another friend, Mady came too and she stayed here also. 

Mady had her CAT in the car! It got a bit hot in the car so she put the cat in its crate, ON THE PATIO at the back! A cat was THAT close to me!!!!! I was so excited I barked and barked and barked. Sharon came running and told Mady I get really excited when I see a cat. So Mady turned the crate around. Sharon said we had to take the crate away. So they put the crate with the cat in it, in the garage. The door for the garage is right at my stakeout spot! I had Kina over the fence and the cat in the garage all at the same time!

I think I showed you a picture of 

me at the stakeout last time, but that 

was BEFORE there was a cat

in the garage

 

You may not believe this, but I could not think of ANYTHING else but that cat being in the garage. This has NEVER happened to me before. Cats have never been so close, just on the fence or up a tree. After awhile, I heard that Mady took the cat back to the car, but left the crate in the garage. I was not willing to believe that one, so I still waited. 

 

After everyone left the party - except for just a few people, Sharon let me go into the garage to check it out for myself. The crate was empty! I even got into it and  looked for myself. But where was the cat? It's still possible it's in the garage somewhere, so I sniffed and sniffed everywhere. 

 

 

I am sniffing around the crate in this picture

The next day, the crate disappeared! I heard Sharon talk on the phone with Mady, with my OWN EARS and Mady said she left the crate and she doesn't want it anymore. So WHERE did the crate go? 

Later that morning we went out front, and there was the crate! The cat's towel was still in it, and I l-o-v-e-d the smell of that towel! I sniffed and sniffed. Finally, Sharon made me go inside. Nooooooo - I want to smell the towel.

Next time I went outside, later that day, the crate was gone! Sharon gave it to someone. DARN. But guess what? The TOWEL was still there!! It was luscious, the way it smelled exactly like the cat.  But now the towel is gone too.

But every time Sharon goes into the garage, I slip in too. Just - in -case. I look everywhere, but I'm sure now the cat has gone.

Isn't that exciting? 

I suppose you're going to come home smelling like a cat. After all - you ARE living with one.

 

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

I Finally Got Around to Posting on My Blog!

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Let's see. So I think it's been about a month since you snuck away.  And I haven't heard a word from you. I think we need to talk. Do you even know where I am?

This is not the first time I've had to do this. Do you remember the time when Sharon came to pick us up to go on our holiday? We left our house and went to pick up Auntie Marilyn (I'll get to YOU in just a minute), then we picked up Pam. I was soooo excited. My own family, Sharon,Auntie Marilyn and Pam, all together going on a trip!

Then the car stopped suddenly, and everyone got out - except for me! You four took off and left Sharon and I there by ourselves! I know, I know, we've talked about this before, but I am just reminding you that this has happened before, and now you've done it again!

Now about Auntie Marilyn. We were doing just fine, then poof! One day we got in the car and suddenly I'm at Sharon's. My beds, food and all my belongings were taken into her house! Now you know how much I like being there, but good grief, what do you think it's like being here, there and everywhere else???

Auntie Marilyn, I KNOW you're with them. I don't know where you are, but I know it's not around here. Do you want to know HOW I know? LOOK BELOW and you'll see how I know. There you all are in the picture. You may think I don't notice things, but I know that we don't have those stone things that are behind you around here.

SEE?  You're all together.

I'm taking NO chances with Sharon leaving me behind. I follow her everywhere, (and I mean everywhere), and most of the time I go in the car too. 

OK. Just one more thing. It's about Marg and a C-A-T. Yes, I also know that you're spending time with a cat. I would like to have my own cat but I'm not allowed. But there you are sitting with a cat. I think you might be living with this cat. Look, this is how I know. Maybe you'll decide now that you like living with a cat and I can get one.

What's with this??

Now that you know how I feel, I'll tell you about some of the fun I've been having. 

I LOVE the deck. I have THREE beds - my round bed, my cot and a bathmat! They're all on the deck and I can choose where I want to lie! Sometimes I just lie on the wooden deck, especially when I'm following the sun. I can see so many things from there. Woooo.It's just so cool. 

Sometimes I go to the stakeout and wait for Kina next door to come to the fence. You remember her, right? I've never seen her but I love it when she digs under the fence and puts her paw through to my side! She sure has big paws. So I wonder how big she is. Sharon says she's a German Shepherd. Do I know any of those? Are they big?

 Here I am at the stakeout.

You know the poker games we were having at the house? You know the ones, when a whole bunch of people came? Well GUESS WHAT? Now they all come to Sharon's house - every week! The most fun thing is that EMILY comes too. It's so exciting!! And they came back this afternoon!

I have lots of things to tell you, but I'll tell you about them later. Right now I'll tell you about a BIG sighting I had last night. BIG!

I was sitting up on the back of the couch looking out the window. It was evening, nice and warm out.

This is me BEFORE the sighting

Suddenly, a cat came in the yard! This is my FIRST cat sighting since I've been here. Scooter the cat that lived in the front house moved away, so now I really have to look hard for them.  I got so excited I went to the open window and stuck my nose right up to the screen. I would have jumped right out if that screen was not there. The cat saw me and heard me, and jumped over the fence into big Abby's yard. My heart was sure pounding!

 This is me AFTER I saw the cat
(there was lots of sound too, but
you can't hear it in the picture)

Well that's my news for now. Lots has happened like I said, but I'll send you more interesting posts about my holiday in Langford. Come to think of it, I'm having a really good time so it doesn't really matter when you come home.

Oh - I nearly forgot. I think someone is living in our house. Do you know about that? 

Abby

 

Well I hear from Sharon that there are just three more sleeps until you come home. That'll be mostly nice I guess. I've been having a good time. I guess you have been able to tell that from my blog posts.

I don't have any new pictures today, but I guess I could find an old one somewhere here on this computer. I do have a story though that is really good. It got very dramatic at one point. I'll tell you when that time comes. 

I'll go look for that picture now.

 I have always liked this one
of me checking my blog

Here's the story.

Yesterday we went out in the backyard. Sharon insists on keeping the leash on me because she says she doesn't trust Scooter (over protective if you ask me). So Abby next door - I'll call her Big Abby - comes to the fence because she hears us and wants to talk to us. So we start to go over to the fence. 

Suddenly Scooter - the cat - jumps out of nowhere, bounds toward the fence, and leaps onto the fence, right in front of Big Abby's face! Wooooooooo. Big Abby growls at Scooter and Scooter jumps down, back into our yard. 

Now Sharon is getting paranoid, thinking if she will jump at Big Abby, what will she do to me. I don't really get it, I just think it's so much fun and I'm barking and Sharon is saying "hurry up" (like a broken record), and Scooter is walking around with her back humped up.

Next thing I know I'm rushed into the house. 

Whew.

Some time passes and I stay right at that back door. Sharon is eating her lunch at the kitchen table, and here comes Scooter onto the deck. Holy smokes. She's still here! She must like me because she came right up to the door again, and sometimes she comes and puts her paws on the door. 

Then - here is the dramatic part - I hope you can feel it. I'm going to write in very hushed tones, just so you get the real drama of it.

Scooter lies down on the deck and looks at me. I quit barking. I lay down. Everything was quiet - even Sharon did not move or eat. I stared at Scooter and she stared at me. It was a stare-a-thon. Nothing moved on either of our bodies. Then, the only thing that moved was the very very tip of Scooter's ears. They moved ever so little. Twitch. Twitch. Who would look away first? I was pretty sure it wasn't going to be me. 

Then it happened. Scooter turned her head away. I WON THE STARE-A-THON! Then she stood up and quietly went down the stairs and around the corner. She KNEW I had won.

How do you like THAT one?!

Today I have watched, but no sightings. 

So I'm told that on Tuesday we're going to take Joan (Cyrus' mom) with us and go get our car, then leave the van at the airport for you. 

What's his name, the kid - Max - he'll be here on Wednesday when you pick me up. He and I get along really well.

I guess maybe it'll be good to get home and have a good rest. Some days here I haven't had too much of that.

Ahhhhhhh. You have no idea how tired I am tonight. I have had such a busy day, I didn't even get to nap until late this afternoon. 

Let me back up. Sharon had to go away on the weekend (why is everyone in my life going away?), so Stefan came to look after me. I love Stefan so it was fine. I wrote  about it on the weekend - well, I actually dictated it to Stefan and she wrote it down. 

So here is what happened on the weekend. I am calling it 'Weekend With Stefan'.

Such a surprise when Stefan came to visit Sharon. Stefan is another friend of mine, so I greeted her warmly. Kisses and chewing her wrists. I know she likes that so I don't mind. Then to my surprise, Sharon started to take loads of stuff to the car! I thought that meant we were all going on a holiday, but Stefan and I stayed even though I had my rooster all ready to go. I wonder if Stefan was as surprised as I was.

We hung out together and went for lots of walks. But I got tired and sat down. So we didn't walk as far then. My leg was sore and I had a hard time jumping up or down so then Stefan had to put her hands on it and it felt better. I liked that. I slept beside her in my bed. I slept well. Her suppers were very good too, and we went for a ride in the car. I liked that too.

So that's my report about my 'weekend with Stefan'.

The cat - I mean Scooter, remember that is her name like I said before - has come back several times and I always bark  and bark. THAT is why I am so tired today. Wait 'til I tell you.

It was pretty funny in a way. Scooter and I really scared Sharon. She nearly jumped up in the air. She was sorting out her recycle stuff by the back door, and at the same time there was a big thud on the door and I started to bark. Scooter saw me at the door and took a flying leap and landed with all her feet on the door. You have no idea how exciting that was. I barked and barked until finally Scooter left. 

Here's a picture.

After she jumped at the door she just sat there

 

I did not leave that back door ALL morning.

Then Linda Schmidt came for lunch. I have met her before, but not much so she is almost like a stranger. So of course I made a big fuss over her because I really love strangers. 

When she left Sharon said we should go out. So we did, and guess who was right outside the front door! Scooter! Sharon seemed like she wasn't too happy about it. How come? I love to see the cat - Scooter.

Sometimes Scooter would start walking toward us, and Sharon was dragging me along to get away from her. She was telling me "hurry up, hurry up". How can I hurry up with all that going on? I finally did then she actually PICKED ME UP and took me in the house. 

I whined at her a whole lot for while but she didn't pay any attention to me. Imagine! So finally I laid down at the front door and watched, just in case. I KNEW that Scooter was still out there and I was on the job.

So you see, it was impossible for me to get a wink of sleep until late this afternoon. So THAT is why I'm so tired tonight.

Oh - I nearly forgot. One day last week we went for a walk out the front and I wandered up to the fence in front of the front house. Sharon suddenly pulled on the leash, and then I realized that Scooter was right on the other side of the fence. Here's a picture. It was pretty exciting too.

Wow, I have had so many sightings here. You figure I have to go back to Gonzales when you get back? Just hope the squirrels will be around because I'm used to lots of activity. But - maybe a good rest would be good too. So when ARE you coming home? 

So it's really cold out tonight. Sharon kept saying hurry up, hurry up because I was sniffing around alot. Jeez, you know, at least she had shoes on. I was in my bare feet.

So that's it for now. Kind of a long report this time. I'll  write to you again before you come home.

Now is for sleeping.

My Adventures at the Lagoon

I am so tired! Wait 'till you hear what we did today!

So we had some errands to run just after lunch, and somehow, we ended up at Esquimalt Lagoon! We had my leash of course, and Sharon's trusty camera. It's a really good idea to take the camera along because you just never know what we will end up doing and what will happen.

You're probably wanting to see a picture right away so here is one, right below.

This is me, looking down the beach

It was pretty cool down there - almost cold you would say - and it was breezy too. But it sure gave us lots of energy. We walked along beside the water where the sand was wet. Sometimes we had to move out of the way because a wave would come in closer than the others. Once, one touched one of my back paws so I lifted it up and moved quite quickly! 

I was really feeling good, and I would even run out to the end of the leash, then look back to see if Sharon was still there. Take a look and you'll see.

Near the beginning of our walk, another dog came along! It had droopy eyes and really, really long ears. You can't see his ears in the picture. He was a really nice dog.

Too bad you can't see his long ears

So anyway, we walked some more and a woman came along with two dogs - a dark one and a light one. Sharon picked me up because she wasn't sure what they were and if I would be safe. Then she asked the woman what kind of dags they were, and she said they were Labradoodles. Right away, Sharon put me down because they are nice dogs. 

The dark one did not come close so she missed being in the picture. 

Nice, eh?

So we walked some more and I will tell you there are so many interesting smells at that place. I need to go back. Even the LOGS smelled good. Sometimes I had to leave a drop or two beside one that smelled especially good.

Well near the end of the walk I have to tell you it was not that great. I love other dogs. DOGS I said. NOT PUPPIES!  Puppies are a pain I've discovered! 

We're almost back to the car and there is a woman and a little kid, and a puppy. Sharon's going on about oh how cute the puppy is. Cute????? Ya, cute to look at. 

This 'cute' little thing started barking at me. The woman was on her phone so not really a whole lot of help. The darn thing was barking and coming up close to me and jumping around. I was trying to get away and Sharon was twizzling me around on the leash to try to get away from it.

THEN you know what Sharon said? I can't believe what she said. She said, "it used to be her bugging the other dogs". WHAT?????????? She was talking about me. I think you should know what she was saying behind your backs. 

Take a look at the little rotter. 

 In the picture she looks so innocent

Then the woman came and picked up the puppy and we went to the car. 

It was sure a great adventure (except for 'cute' puppies). As soon as we got home, I went straight to the couch and had a really good nap.

See, we have a beach too.