I've been so busy!!!

You wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I have a sister! She's a bit older than me and she's kinda stupid sometimes, but I really really love her!

Back in July, Mommy and Daddy were always looking for a baby sister for me. I always heard all this talk of them wondering if I could get along with another doggie and I couldn't tell them yes, so I had to wait for them to figure it out.

Believe it or not, I've been very lonely all this time. My last post, I was so sad because Daddy was gone to Philadelphia and Mommy is just a BORE sometimes. Well, now, we have Penelope! She's my new best friend and we play so much!

Pene (Pronounced Penny) loves to bark at me and I L-O-V-E to take bones from her. It makes her so frustrated! She doesn't understand the Pekingese Property Laws, so I'm trying to teach her that. She loves to cuddle with Mommy and Daddy and she's even TRYING to climb up on MY SPOT on Mommy's chest at night!

I do love her very much though. We share cages and I've even given her a kiss a few times. She's very cuddly and I love to play with her so much during the day. We do sleep quite a bit and enjoy our day together, but nightime when Mommy and Daddy get home is always the best. We can run around and play with Mommy and Daddy!

Pene was a rescue dog. I'm not sure what that means, but she has only one eye and she runs into things a lot and can't jump off the bed. I like this, because I can jump on it when she's on the ground and SHE CAN'T REACH ME!!! NEENER NEENER!!!

Pene is very lovable and she wanted to me to give you all an introduction to her since she can't use her paws very well. So here is my baby sister, Pene. I love her, so you all be nice to her!

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Hi! My name is Penelope! I am a brown/blonde Pekingese and I LOVE to cuddle and be pet! I'm very sweet and I love to just spend time with the humans who took me in and my new sister, Abigail. Abigail is a bit obnoxious sometimes, but I love to play with her. She likes to hold bones up over my head and I can't reach them, so I bark a lot. I'm still adapting to my new home and I'm still learning the rules. The potty rule is so hard since I am not allowed to go in my cage or on the floor like I used to, but I am certainly learning! I hope any other doggies out there that need good homes find a home as sweet and loving as my new one! I am so happy my humans adopted me and that I have a very nice sister to play with and love on me.

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That's it for today, pups! Mommy is watching the cam to make sure I'm behaving, so I will talk to you all later when I can say what I really want to! Oh, and here are some pictures of me and Penelope! A lot of these were taken some time ago and Penelope's hair is getting longer now, so I'll get Mommy and Daddy to take some more later for me to send you all!

Love, Kisses, and Licks!!!

Abigail and Penelope

I miss my daddy...

I'm not sure where my Daddy is gone, but I know I'm not in the best of moods.

Yesterday, Mommy and Daddy got up very early and I got to take a car ride. We walked to this big building where Daddy walked in and never came back out. I was so sad and I was crying, but Mommy took me back to the car. After that, we went to Zoie's house and I played with Zoie for a little while. Then Mommy left me in that strange house all by myself. I was so sad. Was I bad? Did I do something wrong?
Mommy came back after a long time and took me home. Then I was so sad because Daddy wasn't around and I sat in my cage most of the day. I don't understand. Where is my Daddy? I miss him! Mommy tried to play ball, but she doesn't play ball the way Daddy does. I really miss my Daddy.

Please tell me where my Daddy is. I'm in a strange house again all by myself and I'm very sad and lonely. Here's what I look like without my Daddy...

Boycott against slop...

Whatever it is you feed me...I'm not eating it. And here's why.




WHAT is that?!?!!??

This is what Daddy was eating today - and I got my grubby little paws on it finally and I'll be dipped in poo if that isn't the most delicious thing I have ever put my little chompers on.

Pardon me, but if you think I'm going back to eating that wet crap in a can again - you are so very sorely mistaken. From now one, Mommy and Daddy will feed me the carcasses of whatever that was for me to feast upon. I shall now be known as Abigail the Carnivore of Rowlett, Texas.

Here are my demands:

If I should not receive my daily portion of yummie delicious and oh-so-tantilizing meaty goodness, I will bring my wet soggy dental bones to the bed and drop them on your head, Daddy.

If you feel it necessary to continue to feed me this overprocessed slop in a can, I will perfectly at home to regeritate that slop at your feet. And Oh, Daddy - don't even think about telling Mommy to clean it up like you usually do. This is all your fault anyway.

And my last demand - if you feel it necessary to remove the bone (like you selfishly did yesterday) before I have licked/chomped/eaten/devoured every sweet little morsel of delicious tangy rib meat from the bone, realize I will not apologize for staring at you with my big brown puppy dog eyes until you feel it necessary to get me a new piece. (And don't even think of getting it out of the trash. I'm a princess and I only eat clean food.)

So, I hope when you both come home today, you've updated yourself on my demands. I'll be waiting patiently for my treat.

Signed,

Abbie (used to the fierce) the Demanding Carnivore of Rowlett, Texas.

Cats....

I've definitely decided I hate them.

Daddy has to go to work on Saturday so Mommy and I spent ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day together on Saturday lounging around in our PJ's and muching on yummie food. Saturday night when Daddy came home, I barked and barked because I heard the doorbell ringing and was trying to tell Mommy to GET UP! She finally got up and we both went to the door and it was DADDY!!!!! He was HOME! I jumped all over him and wagged my tail so hard I thought it was gonna fall off.

Well, then the dreaded Sunday came. Mommy woke up and I'll be gosh darn if she didn't put me STRAIGHT into the bathtub. What the heck!?! I didn't smell bad! Why am I getting a bath?!

Later on, I figured it out! We took a CAR RIDE! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Ohmigosh, I love car rides so much. After our car ride, we were at Mimaw's and Papaw's house. Oh, I love this too. I get food from Papaw all the time. But...

This time, there was something walking around on 4 legs and making some god awful howling sound. I didn't like it, so I barked at it over and over and it kept arching up at me like it was mad at me. I just wanted to play!

I chased it up the stairs and that nasty mean 'ol thing swatted it's paw at me. That's enough for me. I went back downstairs and got my bone. I hate that cat. Let's be clear here. I'm more important. Mimaw and Papaw know this. Why did they feel the need to get that hairy thing?

Sigh, I just felt like telling you I don't like cats. They are not nice and very snooty. Unlike me, I give kisses and I love on you.

Anyone want a cat? I can sneak it out of Mimaw's and Papaw's house and give it to you. That thing has GOT to go.

I'm really a human...

Mommy and Daddy just don't know it yet. :) I'm very much human though.

Mommy is quite amusing at night. We have our evening ritual and every single night, Mommy tells me "Go tell daddy night night" and she walks to the stairs. If I'm not tired, I BOLT up the stairs and wait for her to pull her slow legs up the stairs. Sometimes, I'm so sleepy that I walk up a few and then wait for Mommy to pick me up. Daddy laughs and calls me spoiled. What's spoiled?

Oh Oh Oh, I almost forgot.. I was trying to tell you a very special story! Every night, after Daddy gives me hugs and pets night night, I run down the stairs and Mommy goes into the kitchen or the closet thingy with all the FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD and gets me a TREAT! I love this part of the night. A lot of times, I hide them for later, but sometimes, I eat them immediately. Last night, Mommy was drinking something out of one of those round things that hold the water and she gave me some. I couldn't get my nose in there - my face is in the way. So Mommy put more water in it and gave me a drink out of the cup. Daddy laughed and said "She thinks she's a human..."

Duh.

And and and... I got a treat - and and and... I got to eat it on the bed. :) Mommy and Daddy have put a special blanket on the bed for me that keeps their blankets clean. Mommy thinks I'm hairy. (Really, I'm just darn gorgeous. All the boys in the other yards think so too. I have a boyfriend a couple of houses over, but he doesn't know it yet.)

Oh oh oh.. did I tell you about the bird? I don't think I did! If I did, I'm gonna tell you again, cause Mommy is a MEAN OL TOADDDDDD!

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Found a bird. AAAAAAAAAAAALL By myself! I was so busy sniffing it for a few days Mommy didn't even notice. One day she noticed though and she was super duper upset with me. Mommy got rid of it and she said I smelled like dead bird. Smells pretty dang good to me. I was gonna eat it, but Mommy is just... sigh. Daddy would have let me have it!

Oh - and guess what? Daddy and I have this new game. When he tries to get in bed with Mommy, I RACE over to his side of the bed and nip at his fingers. What? You said I already told you this? Psht. It's a brand new game. Forget I told you before.

Anyway - Oh, and guess what else? I HEART CAP'N CRUNCH! Mommy ate this YUMMIE DELICIOUS FABULOUSLY TASTY stuff she calls cereal and she gave me some...

So, WHY are you feeding me these kibbles of dried up food? When you are over there eating chicken and cap'n crunch? How is this fair? I demand better treatment.

I'm tired. I miss my Mommy and Daddy. I think I'll take a nap and wait for them to come home.

xoxoxo
Abbie the Fiercest being of Rowlett, Texas - dont mess with me, cause I'll show you who's boss.

A not so restful night...

So last night, I was very lonely. I did not want to sleep. Mommy went to bed at her usual hour (around 10) and I sat on the bed and ate the treat she gave me. I ALWAYS get a treat before I go to bed because I'm a P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S. My Daddy even says that I'm a princess. Mommy calls me a Drama Queen and while I'm not quite sure what that is, I'm sure it fits into my line of royalty somewhere.

I woke Mommy and Daddy up around 2:30 this morning. I wanted to play! I kept crawling up on Mommy's chest and then I'd roll over to Daddy and wanted them to pet me. The "sleepy pets" I get (the kind where your human is snoring but their hand is still petting you...) were somewhat satisfying, but not enough. So I kept inching up near their faces and licking them. I don't think Mommy liked that because she kept telling me no. When she gest fussy like that, I have to give her more kisses to say I'm sorry.

Finally, Mommy and Daddy went back to sleep and I woke them up again at 4:30. I'm telling you - this is not their time to sleep. They are gone all day doing goodness knows what. They can sleep then! I do!!! When they get home though, it's MY time! Helllllllllllooooo, haven't you been briefed on the Pekingese Property Laws???

I know Mommy has, because she has the shirt! But - incase not, here's the laws!



N-e-waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy...

I'm very tired now. I was up all night getting petted and loved on and playing with Mommy and Daddy. I think it's time for me to rest my pretty little peke head on my crate and then maybe later, I'll dig up that bone and carry it around for a while...

I love you Mommy and Daddy!

Love,

Abbie the FIERCE of Rowlett, Texas!

Lonely

Okay okay okay...so I complained a little bit about that mutt stealing my food...but I miss having company.

Mommy and Daddy were home ALL weekend with me (except when they left me a few times)...and that was REALLY nice, but today, I'm ALL alone and sad. Mommy found some pretty puppies for me to have for a playmate, but Daddy is hesitant to let me near anything that I can chew up - including a puppy.

I got in big fat trouble this weekend when I bit Grammy. Mommy said it was the first time I drew blood on someone and Daddy said he thinks it's because Grammy's skin isn't as thick as his leather skin. Either way, I'm very sorry for biting you Grammy and I still love you. (And my cookie...) Mommy was very upset with me for biting Grammy and she spanked me and made me sit in my cage by myself. I was not happy and Daddy was saying how sad I looked. I was sad. Really sad.

I sat outside on the porch this morning with Mommy and we played ball for a while. Mommy has started putting my food in this new dish and I don't like it. I can't get my nose in the corners and I want my plastic bowl back. It's more slanted and easier to eat out of.

I hope when Mommy and Daddy come home today that it isn't raining. While I love the rain, I hate the thunderstorms. And I really don't like getting my precious little fur wet. Mommy starts to get all weird about my smell (what???) and starts to dry me off when I come inside.

OOOOO! I got to take a NICE long car ride this weekend too. I really enjoyed it. I love car rides so much. They are definitely my favorite thing. Everytime Mommy and Daddy go outside, I run to the car to see if that's where we are going. I love taking car rides. Maybe Mommy can take me on a car ride tonight just around the block. I REALLY do love car rides!!!

Well, it's gloomy, so I think I'll spend the day napping and chewing on this yummie bone Mommy and Daddy gave me before they left.

Until the next time, keep your paws clean and keep your nose wet!!!!


xoxoxo
Abigail the Fierce of Rowlett, Texas.

Get rid of this mutt....

She's stealing my bed, my attention, my treats, and my FOOD. Simply put, we cannot have this. I'm anxious to have her gone! I think Mommy and Daddy need to boot her. Like, yesterday. She's fun to have around and I love to eat her ears and such, but seriously - goodbye to the mutt.

She leaves SATURDAY! Can you believe that?!!? I'm SO excited. :) She's been nice to have a friend around, but I'm ready to have my Mommy and Daddy's bed back. I can't sleep on it until she is gone because Mommy and Daddy don't trust her!

Today is a sluggish day. I'm ready for Mommy to get home and take me for a walk. I think Daddy may come home and go to bed. He's been saying his back hurts. Not sure what that means. Maybe I just need to pounce on him some more!

Yesterday, Daddy gave me a cookie before I went to bed and I ate it ALL up. When I got downstairs, Mommy saw I ate it all and gave me another one before I went night night. It was SUCH a long night too. I woke up twice and whined and cried to get Mommy and Daddy's attention to let me out. I HAD to pee!!!!!

Hopefully, Mommy won't go to bed so early tonight. Let's take a walk when you get home tonight Mommy!

My mommy - hates me.

Sunday, Mommy faked me out. We got to take a car ride and I LOVE car rides DEARLY! But - she took me to that AWFUL place where they bathe me and trim my nails. That horrid horrid lady behind the counter got out some clippers and cut my nice long talons off! I was saving those! I've been getting Daddy GOOD with them! How DARE HER!

After the nail trim, we got to take a ride in the buggy around Petco. Mommy bought me a bunch of new treats and I got to go up to the counter. Everyone always pets me and loves on me at the pet store. They all talk about how cute I am! Well, DUH! Could you blame them? After all, I AM a princes!

Mommy has been pretty lazy lately. She took a nap yesterday evening and I tried to keep getting on her chest, but she kept pushing me off saying her head hurt. I just wanted to kiss her! I really got to work on my stealthiness abilities!

So, last night, I was just about ready to go to bed and Mommy called me. I jumped up on the bed and she was petting me and then I realized DADDY was there! I pounced on his chest and bit the TAR out of his ear! Oh, it's so much fun to bite at Daddy. He squeals like Mommy - only less high pitched!

Today, before Mommy left, she gave me a YUMMIE cookie! I was SO excited! I cna't wait until Mommy and Daddy get home today. I want another cookie!

Mommy and Daddy, come home soon. I miss you! (And my cookies!)
Oh, and P.S. Ducky is sitting in your room and I can't get to him. Thanks for being so thoughtless before you left and making sure he was with me!

My most recent pictures

Mommy is too lazy to upload pictures, so I found a way to upload them myself!

Here is me on our swing outside! I love this swing!


When I got my first look at my very own BIRTHDAY CUPCAKE!


When Daddy held the cupcake for me. Oh, how I wish I had opposable thumbs!


After I ate my birfday cupcake!


Mommy and Daddy and me:

Gloomy Day!

Mommy and Daddy left me RIGHT as soon as it started to rain and make those loud grumbling noises outside. I don't like it when it does this. Usually, I crawl up in Mommy and Daddy's bed and Daddy snuggles me in the covers. I miss my Daddy right now. He is warm and I'm scared by myself.

Mommy came home yesterday after Daddy and was talking to Daddy about her tooth that hurts. She told Daddy she has to have a root canal next week and can't go into work. What's a root canal? She seems awfully nervous about it. Is she going to be home all day with me? I'll keep her company!

Daddy played with me a lot yesterday when he got home and when Mommy called he was telling her how I was rough-housing with him. I really do love this game. Daddy is so funny when he laughs and hollars at me. He makes me go crazy when he starts making loud noises and I get all excited and slick my furry ears back and pounce at him.

Mommy has been talking to a lady in Hillsboro about a sister for me. What does that mean? I don't get it. I keep hearing them talk about a sister. Is it a new toy?

OOOOOO!!!!! Zoie gets to come over in a couple of weeks to stay 10 whole days with me!!!!! Her Mommy is going to Egypt for a vacation and Zoie gets to stay with us and I get to have a playmate for 10 WHOLE DAYS!!!! I'm so excited about it! I really like Zoie. She's jumpy and she runs really fast! I'm going to teach her how to not tear up her Mommy's toys too. I bet her Mommy will be so happy! I'm a really good influence!

Anyway, it's raining a lot and I'm scared, so I'm going cuddle up with my poodle and take a nap!

The pond...

Occasionally, these black flappy things come into MY backyard and sit on my grass. They annoy me – so I chase them. They have an advantage though. They can fly. I’m not sure why I can’t fly yet – my little puppy paws aren’t quite that advanced, but I sure worked on it yesterday.

Yesterday, Mommy and Daddy came home and made dinner. Daddy brought Mommy a little piece of hot dog for me and told her to feed me. I love this part of the day. Daddy likes to fuss a lot about me not eating people food, but he loves me enough to spoil me every now and then. I love my Daddy. So, after that Mommy and Daddy took me for a walk. It was a LONG walk and I was DOG tired! (Get it, dog tired??? *manta ray smile*)

Anyway…then Mommy and Daddy and me walked ALL the way back home and Daddy gave me some ice. Mommy went to change into shorts and then I got to take CAR RIDE! Oh BOY, I DO LOVE car rides! I jumped right up in the car and was SO happy to be in the car. Well, we went up to a big black patch and Mommy let me out. She put my leash on and I walked right up to the area where the black/green patch was. Soon enough I found out what this stuff was. There was one of those black flappy things and I chased it and pounced and found out that black/green stuff is WATER! OMG. I jumped right in that water after that bird and soon after I felt this YANKING as Mommy yanked me out of the water on my leash. Oh, that DANG BIRD! Man, I was WET after that!

I walked around the pond after that and found this BIG white bird and he came up to me. I jumped in after him when he got closer, but Mommy yanked me out again. He must not like me because he sounded like a cat and hissed at me. He sure looked big though! Much bigger than me!

I didn’t like my evening after that. Mommy drug me around the pond and wouldn’t let me near the birdies in the water. Then, we went home and I was FORCED to take a bath. Sigh. I just GOT in the water. Mommy’s dumb. She always likes me clean. I need to get more dirty and show her how cute I am when I’m brown!

Mommy and Daddy keep talking about a sister. What’s a sister for me? I hope they don’t expect me to share my toys with anyone. Those are MINE. I’m not sharing my toys OR my food OR my bones OR my BED ORRRRR my Mommy and Daddy. I’m the princess of the house. I’m not sharing.

MY weekend!!!!

Man oh man oh man – was this weekend awesome!

Well, I had my birthday and I just had a fabulous time with that! I got a cupcake although at first I wasn’t sure if it was for me. A lot of times, when Mommy and Daddy leave food around, they test me to see if I’m going to get into it. Well, DUH. Of course I am. People food > squishy ground up dog food.

Daddy put this thing on the ground outside that had a pretty flower on it and Mommy was clicking pictures of me. I sniffed the box and I laid down and looked at Daddy. I know they were going to let me have it because I kept looking at it and I wasn’t getting into trouble. Daddy opened the box for me and I slowly walked towards it and sniffed it a little bit. Then I snapped a big piece of it and OMG – HEAVEN! It was like a sugary blissfulness. Why can’t they make doggy food taste like this?

Mommy is being lazy, but she will upload the pictures very soon – like tonight, or I’ll cry.

Well, Saturday Mommy woke up very early and cleaned the entire house top to bottom with Daddy. She kept asking if someone was here, and I found out later that we had a BUNCH of visitors!

Grammy and Grampy, Grandma and my Daddy’s Dad, Sara and Seth came over to see ME! I know it was for me. Who else would it be for? Well, they walked around the house for a little bit and I chased that little monster Seth. He was so much fun to chase. He laughs a lot and I had fun jumping all over him. Mommy got mad at me though and told me to stop jumping on him. He’s almost as big as me! Well, I think he’s a little bigger, but he’s much more fun to pounce on. He SQUEAKS when you jump on him!

After the showing of the house, Mommy and Daddy and all their visitors left me alone for several hours. They said they went to the lake and ate and then went shopping. Then they went to see Sam the Goose – that nasty little bird that was on the news. Mommy smelled like wet duck when she got back.

Sunday was OUR DAY! Mommy and Daddy watched a movie and I got to eat some of the Chinese food Daddy ordered. Mommy said he ordered too much, but he said “well, we are a family of 3!” Does that mean he orders the chicken for me?!!?!!? Oh, I love you Daddy! Daddy even gave me other treats all weekend. Some eggs, some beef, some other yummie stuff. Mommy isn’t that nice to me!

Well, I’m tired today and I’m going to use today to rest – so all of you have fun! I’ll write more tomorrow when my paws aren’t so sleepy!

It's my BIRTHDAY!!!!

Four score and seven years ago….

Okay, maybe not, but in doggie years, I’m like 7! Today is my 1st birthday and I am SO excited! Mommy and Daddy went to buy me a special cupcake last night and Mommy showed it to me and stuck her finger in it and let me lick the icing! What I don’t get is why Mommy and Daddy left me today of all days! I mean, it IS my birthday after all!

I was SUPER excited when Daddy came home yesterday. He let me out of my room and I came barreling around the corner as always and THERE WAS MOMMY! She was BACK HOME! YAY!!!!! I jumped up in her arms and licked her and sneezed on her and licked on her and licked on her and licked on her. Then we went outside and she played with me and I brought her rocks. Then, I saw a frog and it made me so happy cause it BOUNCED! Ooooo...mommy doesn’t like it when I pounce after the frogs. She always wants me to go potty. Yesterday, Mommy spent ALL evening with me! She sat down on the couch and petted me and loved me and fed me little pieces of chicken and gave me little snippets of cheese. Oh, how I love it when Mommy spends time with me.

I had an exhausting day with all that playing. Mommy was tossing the ducky around and she even played with the poodle with me. I was so excited to have her home! She pet my head and rubbed my ears and I love that so much! Daddy was upstairs on his computer – but I ran upstairs to greet him too. Then Mommy came upstairs and laid down on the big bed in the guest bedroom and we played and I barked and jumped all over her. Daddy kept asking, “Are you barking?” Oh boy, was I ever! I was SO excited to be playing!

Daddy finally figured out that me pawing at his legs when he’s on the computer means I have to go potty. He’s trained Mommy too cause now she knows, but she’s not been on the computer since she got back home. I’m glad because I feel left out when she is on that thing all day.

Last night, I found something yummie and smelly like my Mommy in my room. I pulled it off the handle on the bathtub and ripped it to shreds. Mommy was NOT happy with me and was worried I swallowed some. I forgot it I did or not, but Mommy’s plastic loofah spongey things taste like her arms and I liked to eat it! It just kept touching my nose and I tore it into MILLIONS of pieces.

OO OOO!!! Mommy EVEN put chicken in with my wet food last night. I made sure Daddy didn’t see and I ate it ALL up!

I can’t wait until tonight! I get my cupcake after I eat my doggie food and Mommy is gonna brush me and make me look alllllllll pretty! I sure wish Uncle Homer and Aunt Daisy and Aunt Lindy could come over and see my birthday party! I’ll have to get Mommy and Daddy to take pictures of me!

Send me presents! Bye!!!!

Next week is my BIRTHDAY! I will be ONE YEAR OLD!

I cannot WAIT! Usually, on special occassions, Mommy and Daddy get me yummie treats. Like for Valentines day, I got a cupcake! And OH how I loved it so! I hope I get another cupcake for my birthday! I wonder if they make chicken cupcakes? I do love chicken. Mommy knows I love chicken and gives me chicken occassionally.

I'm very tired today. I've spent all day sleeping and resting and I'll be so excited when Mommy and Daddy get home so I can play. Mommy calls me something called a pumpkin eater. What's that? I don't know why she says it, but she when she does, she says it really high pitched and she laughs when she says it. I wonder if I'm supposed to do tricks. Is that my real name? Am I a pumpkin eater?

Maybe tonight, Mommy or Daddy can take me for a walk. I love walking. I get to run around like a crazy dog and when the doggies from the fences bark, I can run away real quick. There's this one dog that barks at me and I think he's as big as our HOUSE! He's really big - he has to be. His voice is so loud!

Anyway, Mommy is going to take pictures of me on my birthday, but she better not buy me any clothes! Just do my pretty hair and make me look all foo-foo! I love it when my hair is done, but I hate getting a bath!

Time to sleep again! It's almost time for me to be up again!

Mommy...

Mommy is SUCH a drag sometimes. This morning, I was eating a junebug on the porch and instead of her normal playing with me and shrieking, she just looked at me and closed the door. What's up with that? I don't think Mommy feels good today. She went upstairs to tell Daddy goodnight and didn't take me. She always takes me. Mommy crawled in bed last night and didn't even turn on the TV! I think her tummy hurts cause she said something about that.

Mommy and Daddy are getting ready for work right now, so I'm going to go play with them for now and write more with my little paws when they leave!

For now, Hi to all of you!

Daddy is a real pain...

I love my daddy. I really do, but Daddy is so mean to me. I forgot to tell you about this, so I'm taking paw to keyboard to tell you why.

A couple of days ago, Mommy got a chicken costume in the mail. It's nothing like my squeaky chicken. I hate this costume. Daddy is so mean to me. Look, we need to get one thing straight here. I leave my stuff all over the house so any room I go into, I have something to do. Daddy - dumb butt - likes to take my stuff from me. He put on that GIANT chicken foot over his feetsies and he tried to TAKE MY ROCK!

SIGH!!!!!!

I kept barking at him and trying to get my rock back, but he keeps letting that big chicken foot take it. This really upsets me and I try to explain to Daddy that the rock is mine (read: Belongs to me. My personal property. Mine. Not yours. Mine.), but Daddy doesn't understand this. Instead, I'm forced to deal with the chicken foot.

Screw you Daddy. I want my rock back. Mine.

I hate outfits...

My mommy found this picture of my mimaw and papaw at Halloween. I feel compelled to tell you...I hate costumes.

The things my mommy eats...

Why can't I be fed something other than the kibble you put in front of me? Every night, you cook big chunks of that white stuff you call chicken. You eat those little bowls of Jello that I do love so very very much - and I appreciate you giving me tasty treats. Daddy eats all that yummie stuff that Mommy turns her nose at. It tastes really salty and mommy says it's raw fish. What does that mean? What is raw?

Yesterday, my mommy and daddy came home after work. I was so happy to see them! Mommy is on this thing she keeps calling a diet, but really it just means she eats a lot of cheese and I LOVE cheese! She always gives me some of it and throws me a couple of pieces of chicken. She's tried to give me some of that green stuff, but it tastes like grass and I don't like it.

When Mommy came home, she sat on daddy's lap and fed him some of that yummie white cake stuff she gave me the other day. It was soooooo sweet and I really wanted some. I was behaving so well. Mommy wasn't paying me any attention, so I jumped on the couch and laid my head down on her leg. I kept looking at her, but she wasn't looking at me and she kept telling Daddy not to look at me either. Why? Don't you see I'm giving you these sweet baby eyes?

I was getting agitated that Mommy was being a big fat pig and eating it all, so I pawed her leg to remind her I was laying here all nice and polite. She wasn't responding, so I had to get up and get some of the cake myself! I reached over real gentle and snapped a piece right out of her hand, but my little mouth missed! Mommy and Daddy laughed at me a lot - and I think they liked that I tried! I kept trying and EVENTUALLY, by golly, I got me a piece of that cake! Then piggish mommy kept trying to eat it and I finally tried to snap it out of her mouth. Mommy didn't think that was so funny, but she was laughing. I'm so confused. Daddy kept saying "I told you so..." Daddy rocks. He gives me what I want when he thinks mommy isn't looking. Mommy sees him though. I just smile and wag my tail cause I love my daddy a lot. He spoils me.

Last night that gate thing spit him out again and I wasn't real happy. He came to my bed and tried to hug mommy and I pounced on him and bit him. I must guard Mommy! Actually, Mommy can guard herself really well. But I like to make Daddy think I'm guarding her! He tried to come to bed last night and I wouldn't let him on the bed. I just kept circling! Daddy thinks this game is funny and I love this game a lot.

When they woke up this morning, I was curled up by their pillows where it was all nice and warm. Mommy kicks the covers a lot, so I think the pillows are my new safe spot. If only I can figure out how to make mommy step yelling at me when I step on that mop head of hers....

The frogs are back!!!!

Ooooooooohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy gooooooooooooodnesssssssssssss. The FROGS are back!

Mommy didn't turn that goofy ringing thing off this morning, so I had to jump up on the bed and tell Mommy and Daddy it was time to let me out. Daddy groaned and whined about not wanting to get up, but Mommy got up and let me right outside. What's this?!?! There's something on the porch! And it moooooooooooooves!!!!!!

Oh, my little delightful friends are back! I saw these when I was a puppy! These little bumpy things that jump when I get close. Oh, how I love chasing these. Mommy was getting SO impatient with me cause I wouldn't go potty, but you gotta understand - these are SO much fun to play with. Mommy was getting very aggravated and mumbling something about me having to hold it all day. I don't know what she was talking about. I was focused on cornering this little frog. I need thumbs to pick it up and carry it back to my room!

Oh, MY GOODNESS! Mommy would be so proud if only I could bring it to her in her bed! I bet she'd think I was the best puppy EVAH! I must work on this. I bet Mommy would never put me back in my room again if I brought her such a nice treat! Daddy lets me outside often, so I know he thinks this is a good idea too! I know he wants me to bring it to Mommy.

Ohhhh!!!!! And!!!!! Last night, ohmigosh, there was there spinning noisy bug thingies. Mommy screamed a lot when they were jumping on her. She's loud. It annoys me. She's breaking my concentration! I brought one in the house and Mommy was screaming shoo shoo! What does that mean?!

Daddy will let me play again tonight. He's much more fun playing than Mommy. Mommy pets me - Daddy is my best play friend though.

Gotta go! Hunting froggies!

A little bit about me...

My Uncle Homer sent me this!

1. Occupation? Princess. I'm there to look pretty and be groomed and petted.

2. What color are your socks right now? I hate anything on my feet. Mommy and Daddy tried to give me booties. I hate them. (The socks and my humans.) That was a really lame idea.

3. What was the last thing that you ate? The cookie mommy gave me before she left.

4. Can you drive a stick shift? No, but I can lay on Mommy's gear shift when we ride in the car and knock the car into manual and she gets upset when the engine goes VROOOOOOM in first gear.

5. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Dogs don't talk on phones, although, I'd love to eat mommies. It's shiny and looks like my favorite thing!

6. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Of course I do! My Uncle Homer rocks!

7.How old are you today? I'm not even 1 year old yet! I'll be one this month on April 24th!

8. What is your favorite sport to watch? Mommy doesn't let me watch sports. But I get to watch Animal Planet all day because Daddy leaves the TV on for me!

9. a) What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Pedialyte. Mommy spoils me.
b) Alcohol? I don't know what this is.

10. Have you ever dyed your hair? No, but I've had it washed several times and Mommy annoys me when she cuts the mats out.

11. Favorite food? Peanut Butter, Bil-Jac doggie treats, cookies, cheese, CHICKEN! (OMG, I love CHICKEN!), JELLO! Mommy gives this to me and I LOVE IT!

12. What is the last movie you watched? Something on Animal Planet I'm sure. I can't hear real well.

13. Favorite day of the year? So far, it was valentines day! Mommy and Daddy gave me a SUGARY vanilla cupcake and OHMYGOD, I loved it!!!!!

14. How do you vent anger? I bite and sulk.

15. What was your favorite toy as a child? POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODLE!

16.What is your favorite season? I've only experienced summer, fall, and winter. Spring is new. So I can't answer that yet! But, I sure do love the winter so far! Snow tastes GOOD!

17. Hugs or kisses? KISSES! ALL OVER THE FACE!

18. Cherries or blueberries? Mommy won't let me eat these.

19. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes! Daisy and Lindy need to do this!

20. Who is the most likely to respond? Daisy and Lindy! Their mommy is super busy at work!

21. Who is the least likely to respond? Uncle Homer! He posted first!

22. Living arrangements? Me, Mommy, Daddy, Poodle, Chicken, Ducky, Frog, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, and Ball. Oh, and treats.

23. When was the last time you cried? Two days ago when Daddy was in bed and I came from doggie jail.

24. What is on the floor of your closet? Mommy won't let me go in there. There's so many shoes I can eat! OHHHHH! The pooh shoes are in there! OMG. Must find a way in there.

25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Uncle Homer.

26. What did you do last night? Played, played, played, gave mommy kisses, ran up the stairs to chase daddy since he had food, waited patiently for daddy to give me pity bites, pawed at daddy some more to remind him I was waiting, ran downstairs and tried the same thing on Mommy. played, played, peed, played, and then went to bed.

27. What are you most afraid of? Loud noises, the chicken costume (Daddy's a real jerk for chasing me in it), the big red ball that mommy balances on, and the hair dryer.

28. Favorite smells? Peanut BUTTER!

29. Favorite dog breed? Really? Is this really a question? Aren't Pekingese superior to all?

30. Favorite day of the week? Days Mommy and Daddy are home with me!

My yellow feet...

Mommy sucks. She washed my feet this morning. She put me in the sink and washed my pretty paws. They're a little yellow and Mommy doesn't know if it's from doggie jail or the grass outside. I'm not telling her...even though I know!

I slept most of the night with Mommy and Daddy last night. I curled up next to Daddy's head and Mommy tried to wedge her way over there, but I wasn't moving. I was comfortable next to Daddy's head and he was very warm. He felt almost as good as my pink bed!

Daddy put me in my room this morning because I was sitting up and not sleeping, but Mommy got up and let me out soon after that because I had to go potty. She is a good Mommy. She coaches me a lot! Daddy circled the bed this morning too. I love this game. Daddy tries to get on the bed and I like to guard each side and keep him from getting on the bed. Daddy laughs at me when I do this and it makes me very happy to play with him! I LOVE to wag my tail and play with him. He is much more playful than Mommy and he makes all sorts of weird noises at me. Mommy is good for petting. She loves to pet me. Daddy is the best for playing though.

I'm tired today, so I'm going to nap. Mommy gave me a cookie before she and Daddy left today, so I'm hiding it for later!

WTB new parents...

Doggie daycare my paw...it was more like Doggie Jail. I was so excited to take a car ride yesterday when Mommy and Daddy asked me if I wanted to go. Little did I know after Mommy left me that Daddy thought I did something bad. He took me to this place with a whole bunch of other dogs and they kept calling my name and telling me to play. I didn't want to play. I was not happy. Where's my mommy and daddy? When are they coming back to get me? Please don't touch me. Please leave me alone. I like this corner. Go away.

A nice man named George kept picking me up gently and petting me and I liked him a lot. He took care of me and kept me safe. When I went outside though, the other dogs scared me and I burrowed into a corner and tried to hide. I tried to climb the gate, but I'm too short. I was so scared.

Later that day, Mommy and Daddy came to get me. I was in my great big cage (bigger than my room at home!) but I was so scared that I stayed in the corner and trembled. I saw a lady I thought was Mommy coming into the cage with me to get me but I wasn't sure it was her. She put her hand out and I didn't know what else to do, so I just bit as fast and as hard as I could. I think I hurt her a little bit because she was surprised and said Ow!

I went home and Mommy left me again. Daddy fed me and Mommy said she had to go the store. When she came, she gave me a bath because my white pretty paws were all dirty and yellow. I didn't like the bath, but I sure like curling up in my bed with the heater on me.

I finally got to go to bed and Mommy pet me a lot. When I woke up this morning, that beeping thing was going crazy again and Mommy got up and turned it off. I curled up on her tummy and she pet me for a real long time. I don't want Mommy and Daddy to leave me again. I'll be good, I promise. Please no more doggie jail.

This simply isn't working....

Mommy just doesn't understand me. Look, I don't know about how all you other pups' humans' do thing, but my mommy has it all wrong.

Daddy came in and let me out as expected last night and he had something in his hand. I didn't care. I bolted for the door and ran to see Mommy. When I got there, I was so excited I couldn't stand it! I shake when I get excited and Mommy and Daddy think it's cute. Do you have ANY idea what it's like to be left alone all day? OMG. Painful! Well, after that, Mommy let me go outside - Thank goodness because my poor little bladder couldn't hold it anymore. Mommy says Daddy is bad at telling time. I think Daddy just likes to leave me at home more to make me more crazy.

After we got done with our usual greetings and such, Mommy sat down on that shiny thing in her office and started tapping on it again. She does this every night and she says its her laptop. I think it's competition personally. I kept standing up and pawing at her leg, but she would just pet me and mutter things at me. All I heard was "Wah Wah Wah, Poodle. Wah Wah Wah Wah Chicken. Wah wah wah Coookie!" (I think mommy speaks funny language when she's tired!)

Anyway, as the night progressed - I continued to play and run around and then Mommy spent some time playing with me. I did a bad thing and actually made mommy bleed on her gums last night! (She shoudln't have that big hole open when she's playing with me. All those teeth - they scare me!) She forgave me though - she knows I was playing. I barked at Mommy a lot last night. She laughed and laughed. I like this game! It's my favorite thing! I get to chew on humans when we play it!

Oh Oh! I also went to bed late last night. Mommy had the AUDACITY to keep me up late last night. So I was really eager to go to sleep. She told me to go tell Daddy night night, so I RAN up the stairs and waited for him to hug me night night and THEN I ran back down the stairs as fast as I could, slid into a wall and ran right for my big tall bed. You know, the ones the humans sleep in! We went to bed right after that and I slept until that gate thing ate Daddy. I barked for so long last night and it finally spit him out. Phew! I saved him again!

Mommy and Daddy are taking me to Doggie Daycare today! I'm DOOMED!

xoxoxo
Abbie

So you think your pup can talk?

Let me start by saying, we can. We understand what you’re saying. Us dogs, we’re a smart breed. Mommy and Daddy even say how smart I am sometimes, but sometimes I hear them call me a stupid dog too. Usually that’s after I choke on a dryer cloth.

It’s fascinating being a dog really. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to annoy the crap out of someone? Oh, I do it to my mommy and daddy all the time. I LOVE to sleep all day. It’s so BORING at the house without my humans around, so I try to play games with the chicken and poodle. Often times, I just sleep though. I love it when mommy and daddy come home. Daddy is always the first one in the house and he comes in and pets me and then moves that dreaded plastic thing I hate so much. Mommy calls it a gate. I call it the spawn of the devil. It scares me! And I swear, that thing could grow legs and eat my mommy. At night, ohmigosh….every single night, it make this horrible sound and it must eat my daddy because shortly thereafter, he comes flying out of it and I’m so happy he’s safe. Mommy doesn’t understand. She tells me to stop barking, but I’m just trying to tell her that gate thing has eaten daddy again. It must be hungry, because it’s an every night thing. I think me barking at it makes it spit my daddy out. I’m a hero!

Ohhh…so back to my favorite time. Mommy and daddy have this crazy thing they do at night where they lay under the covers and go to sleep for hours! Who can do that! I sure can’t and that’s MY time to play with them! So, I bring all my toys up on the bed and squeak them over and over in their ears until they wake up. Mommy is the worst at this game though. She’s so pushy. She pushes me off her and doesn’t want to play. Big party pooper. Daddy is nicer. He plays with me sometimes and sometimes he rolls on his side thinking I can’t lay on him like that. I’ve figure it out though. They have these little wedges on their side I can stick my paw in. Mommy calls them ribs. I call them feet holders. I just dig my little paw right into it and BAM! It’s like sure footing!

I hate the beeping thing in the morning. Every morning something on Mommy’s messy dresser beeps. She just keeps hitting the dresser and it is quiet. That’s why I don’t bark. She might do that to me! Although, when daddy and I play that game, I like to bite his ears. He sure does make funny noises when I nip at him. I wonder if he’s a squeaky toy too! Mommy doesn’t listen to the beeping thing and I’m usually so wound up from playing that I HAVE to go outside and go potty. I’ve found the only way to get her up is to lick her over and over on her hands. If that doesn’t wake her up, I plant a nice wet one on her face. She doesn’t like that. Generally, I get my way then!

Today, they said something about me going to doggie daycare tomorrow. What’s doggie daycare? Am I in trouble? It doesn’t sound good. I think I need to fake sick again. Maybe I’ll eat too much and she won’t send me if I’m ill. I’ll be sure to tell you all about it though!