Gee wiz, this new runt is taking over, and I am getting tired of it. Not liking it one bit. Do you know he gets good - real good- tasting food? When I try to sneak some I get yelled at, and have to eat my yucky blan "allergy" free food. What are allergies anyway, who cares, give me thte good grub PLEASE.
So, Buddy apprently passed the daycare test. Yes, he went each day with me this week. I am glad he has to stay in the middle dog group, I don't want him cramping my style at daycare.
The only thing I have off my own is the bed with Mom and Dad. He's so small he can't even jump up on it. So I just lay up there and bask in the enjoyment of laying next to Mom....at least until Dad kicks me out. Apparently, I cramp his space and he can't sleep with me in the bed. Non the less, I enjoy laying up there during TV time and Buddy has to lay on one of our dog beds or the floor. haha little runt.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
My New Family (Buddy's perspective)
Welp - I think I am settled in. I am a star like my big sister now. The vet people knew me today when I got my stitches out. Speaking of my sister, she is a character. Always barking and running to the window, I follow her thinking something big is about to happen, but I never see anything. Based on her behaviour at home, you would think she would protect Mom, right? Well, this week we were riding with Mom and we stopped and a woman started getting into the car. Sis did nothing!! What if she was going to hurt Mom....so I jumped up and started growling fearcly at this woman. Odd to me...Mom got on to me. Turns out she knew the lady, and she rode in the car with us. I am not sure how I am going to learn this kind of stuff, to keep from getting into trouble.
I ended up riding in the lady's lap, she was a cool person, and obviously a dog lover. Emma kept smelling her and had her head over this ladies while I sat in her lap. She has to love dogs, no matter how bad you need a ride, most people wouldn't put up with that.
Now let me tell you about this daycare thing....I have never seen such posh dogs in my life. You would not believe the stories they tell me! Some of these dogs have their own bedroom! and they have clothes. Can you believe that, they have clothes. LOL No normal dog would wear the stuff I've seen.
One last note, I have decided to growl every once and a while, for no reason, just to make sure Emma knows I mean business. So far it is working, I am really terified of her, but living in the country has taught me that you have to be strong and stand your ground.
I ended up riding in the lady's lap, she was a cool person, and obviously a dog lover. Emma kept smelling her and had her head over this ladies while I sat in her lap. She has to love dogs, no matter how bad you need a ride, most people wouldn't put up with that.
Now let me tell you about this daycare thing....I have never seen such posh dogs in my life. You would not believe the stories they tell me! Some of these dogs have their own bedroom! and they have clothes. Can you believe that, they have clothes. LOL No normal dog would wear the stuff I've seen.
One last note, I have decided to growl every once and a while, for no reason, just to make sure Emma knows I mean business. So far it is working, I am really terified of her, but living in the country has taught me that you have to be strong and stand your ground.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Week 3 (Buddy's Perspective)
Hello - You have been reading about me - the runt, misfit, crazy dog, etc That's what my sister calls me. Typical sibling stuff.
Well this girl that I used to play with, (untying her bathing suit top and dragging it around the yard and drinking her Mt Dew out of a straw) from a long time ago took me away from my home a couple of weeks ago. She was nice, so I went with out a fight, but didn't know what was going on really.
I miss my big ol' duplex house and my massive yard in TN and the guy that fed me all the time and watching the child at play in the the pool. But I am happy here too.
This lady, brought me to her house and she has a guy and a big dog who live with her. I was scared at first and never wanted to be away from her. I don't think I slept for two days when I got there.
Since then, I have adjusted well and even learned not to pee inside. (A new thing for me). I have been to the vet, had something terrible done to my private area and my teeth cleaned. When I woke up I was missing a tooth too. That thing had been hurting for a while but just assumed it was something that comes with age. I am old you know. Although, you wouldn't know it compared this big dog I live with now. She sleeps a lot more than me.
I have been doing a lot of new stuff since I moved in with this lady. I have a new leash, that I hate - I have no control and can't run off. But I have been on walks, in car rides (and not just to go to the vet!), and a new concept - doggie daycare. We had never heard of this - the country dogs I chat with in TN. There were dogs everywhere, all kinds. And by all kinds I don't just mean breeds, like snooty dogs, neurotic dogs, and even scared dogs. I just pranced around and kept an eye on the big dog I live with to protect me. It was fun...until this girl put me in the bath thing. I hate bathes, I tolerate them with the nice lady, but that's it. I got in big trouble cause I snapped at the girl. Then they cut all my hair off!! I have never had a hair cut. I feel like I lost 5 pounds.
I wasn't sure about this new "due" until I got home. The guy that lives there loved my new look and hugged on me and kissed me. He hasn't paid much attention to me until now. (FYI from Melissa - Rich likes clean dogs)
I am tired of talking and need to run out and pee and sniff a bit - talk to you soon.
If the man who used to care of me reads this - Thanks - I got a perfect health report. You did a great job.
Well this girl that I used to play with, (untying her bathing suit top and dragging it around the yard and drinking her Mt Dew out of a straw) from a long time ago took me away from my home a couple of weeks ago. She was nice, so I went with out a fight, but didn't know what was going on really.
I miss my big ol' duplex house and my massive yard in TN and the guy that fed me all the time and watching the child at play in the the pool. But I am happy here too.
This lady, brought me to her house and she has a guy and a big dog who live with her. I was scared at first and never wanted to be away from her. I don't think I slept for two days when I got there.
Since then, I have adjusted well and even learned not to pee inside. (A new thing for me). I have been to the vet, had something terrible done to my private area and my teeth cleaned. When I woke up I was missing a tooth too. That thing had been hurting for a while but just assumed it was something that comes with age. I am old you know. Although, you wouldn't know it compared this big dog I live with now. She sleeps a lot more than me.
I have been doing a lot of new stuff since I moved in with this lady. I have a new leash, that I hate - I have no control and can't run off. But I have been on walks, in car rides (and not just to go to the vet!), and a new concept - doggie daycare. We had never heard of this - the country dogs I chat with in TN. There were dogs everywhere, all kinds. And by all kinds I don't just mean breeds, like snooty dogs, neurotic dogs, and even scared dogs. I just pranced around and kept an eye on the big dog I live with to protect me. It was fun...until this girl put me in the bath thing. I hate bathes, I tolerate them with the nice lady, but that's it. I got in big trouble cause I snapped at the girl. Then they cut all my hair off!! I have never had a hair cut. I feel like I lost 5 pounds.
I wasn't sure about this new "due" until I got home. The guy that lives there loved my new look and hugged on me and kissed me. He hasn't paid much attention to me until now. (FYI from Melissa - Rich likes clean dogs)
I am tired of talking and need to run out and pee and sniff a bit - talk to you soon.
If the man who used to care of me reads this - Thanks - I got a perfect health report. You did a great job.
Buddy week 3 (Emma's Perspective)
Well it looks like the runt is going to be a permanent member of the family. I am ok with this as long as it doesn't impact what I get (treats and stuff you know) and my attention.
Do you want to know how I know he is staying.....HE WENT TO DAYCARE. Yelp, the one thing I had of my own. And he did good with the other dogs. Can you believe that? If I'd had a heads-up on this I could have got a pack together and maybe made him nervous or something. Oh well, while he did good with dogs....he did not do so well with the humans. ha ha
He bit the volunteer who gave him a bath. I think I should tell you that I am one of the BEST DOGS there when it comes to getting a bath. Yes The BEST, Dagny brags on me to Mom.
Another sign he's sticking around...Dad has been loving on him. Especially since he got him from daycare.
The runt fell in the pool today again. Mom and Dad seem really worried about that, I guess he didn't get swimming lessons where ever he came from. I bet they train him ..... and here again another thing I have to share.
I tell you, I never realized how special it was to be the only dog in the family.
Do you want to know how I know he is staying.....HE WENT TO DAYCARE. Yelp, the one thing I had of my own. And he did good with the other dogs. Can you believe that? If I'd had a heads-up on this I could have got a pack together and maybe made him nervous or something. Oh well, while he did good with dogs....he did not do so well with the humans. ha ha
He bit the volunteer who gave him a bath. I think I should tell you that I am one of the BEST DOGS there when it comes to getting a bath. Yes The BEST, Dagny brags on me to Mom.
Another sign he's sticking around...Dad has been loving on him. Especially since he got him from daycare.
The runt fell in the pool today again. Mom and Dad seem really worried about that, I guess he didn't get swimming lessons where ever he came from. I bet they train him ..... and here again another thing I have to share.
I tell you, I never realized how special it was to be the only dog in the family.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Buddy week two (Emma's)
I got in trouble this week!!! I was all snuggled up in Mom's lap and she was petting me. Things were great....then Buddy popped his head up and she started petting him too. He was getting to close to my head and taking some of my attention away, so I reached up and snapped at him. Almost got his head...oh man Mom yelled at me. I thought I was the good one, since he's the one that has been getting in trouble but not this weekend.
As for Buddy, he had to go to the vet this week. He stayed overnight, so I had Mom and Dad to myself. I had been to daycare, and they didn't tell me about this luxury I was going to get when I got home, so I played my little heart out. I was so tired when I got home, I couldn't even enjoy the alone time, I crashed on the couch and sleep all night.
Dad's been gone for a couple of days. So I've been sleeping with Mom. But the little runt has been sleeping in MY BED. That is going to have to change....I'm not sleeping in the floor when Dad get back...NO WAY. I am a big dog and need my orthopedic comfy bed.
Runt (my name for Buddy) has been good this week. Mom left him in the house with me Saturday. I tried to get him to pee in the house, but he just wouldn't. Of course she was all excited when she came home and he had not messed with anything or peed anywhere. I have to find a way to trick him...I'm working on it. She took us out for a walk too, he likes to walk like I do. Must be a dog thing. He hasn't learned that the gentle leader is a must and is still trying to scratch it off. Mom had to keep correcting him. I was a perfect big dog, never pulled her, never got in trouble, just sniffed and pranced around like the princess that I am.
When Runt came home from the Vet, he had pills. It's been entertaining watching Mom try to get him to take them. LOL He has bitten her, growled at her, and bitten some more...but she got the pills down. Dad has a plan that hiding them in turkey would work. (It works on me) But Buddy can't swallow the turkey whole...they didn't account for that. He bit into a pill and started shaking his head like it was the worst tasting thing he'd ever had. Haha
Mom bought him another bed, now he as two like me. She put it in the living room, so guess what....he is staying in here with us now and not in the bathroom where is other bed is at. Ugh.
Well that's the highlights for this week. Talk to you next weekend.
As for Buddy, he had to go to the vet this week. He stayed overnight, so I had Mom and Dad to myself. I had been to daycare, and they didn't tell me about this luxury I was going to get when I got home, so I played my little heart out. I was so tired when I got home, I couldn't even enjoy the alone time, I crashed on the couch and sleep all night.
Dad's been gone for a couple of days. So I've been sleeping with Mom. But the little runt has been sleeping in MY BED. That is going to have to change....I'm not sleeping in the floor when Dad get back...NO WAY. I am a big dog and need my orthopedic comfy bed.
Runt (my name for Buddy) has been good this week. Mom left him in the house with me Saturday. I tried to get him to pee in the house, but he just wouldn't. Of course she was all excited when she came home and he had not messed with anything or peed anywhere. I have to find a way to trick him...I'm working on it. She took us out for a walk too, he likes to walk like I do. Must be a dog thing. He hasn't learned that the gentle leader is a must and is still trying to scratch it off. Mom had to keep correcting him. I was a perfect big dog, never pulled her, never got in trouble, just sniffed and pranced around like the princess that I am.
When Runt came home from the Vet, he had pills. It's been entertaining watching Mom try to get him to take them. LOL He has bitten her, growled at her, and bitten some more...but she got the pills down. Dad has a plan that hiding them in turkey would work. (It works on me) But Buddy can't swallow the turkey whole...they didn't account for that. He bit into a pill and started shaking his head like it was the worst tasting thing he'd ever had. Haha
Mom bought him another bed, now he as two like me. She put it in the living room, so guess what....he is staying in here with us now and not in the bathroom where is other bed is at. Ugh.
Well that's the highlights for this week. Talk to you next weekend.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Week One with Buddy (Emma's perspective)
Well the misfit seems to be settling down and fitting in a bit. He's still weird. He will sit and stare at a door or or the air...what's the point. I have taught him, with my fierce voice, not to try and mess with my back side. I was going to train him not to eat my food, but I got to thinking....I could eat his. So I tried that, and it was tasty, not blah like my alergy free food. So eat up Buddy, I'm sneaking your food. I am enjoying it while I can, cause when Mom finds out I will back to my blan food. She doesn't those bumps that come up and for my hair to fall out. I personally don't care.
Wednesday was Mom's birthday, and I let her love on me. ( Which was nice for her, since I don't like lovey dovey stuff) Buddy, on the other hand, chewwed the black pair of shoes she had set out. Yelp, told you he was a misfit. What 14 yr old dog chews shoes - this one. Mom was understanding, not like when I was a pup and destoryed her shoes!
Buddy is still being house trained, so I still have the run of the house to myself. Keep peeing on stuff Buddy, and you will never get to sleep on the couch during the day. ha ha
While he is a certified crazy dog, he is pretty nice to us. I can see why Mom likes him. Don't tell her that!
Wednesday was Mom's birthday, and I let her love on me. ( Which was nice for her, since I don't like lovey dovey stuff) Buddy, on the other hand, chewwed the black pair of shoes she had set out. Yelp, told you he was a misfit. What 14 yr old dog chews shoes - this one. Mom was understanding, not like when I was a pup and destoryed her shoes!
Buddy is still being house trained, so I still have the run of the house to myself. Keep peeing on stuff Buddy, and you will never get to sleep on the couch during the day. ha ha
While he is a certified crazy dog, he is pretty nice to us. I can see why Mom likes him. Don't tell her that!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
My first weekend with Buddy
(from Emma's perspective)
You will not believe what was in the car with Mom when she can home. Another Dog! You would think after going through three foster dogs she would learn this is not a good idea. I know she means well, so I have started playing along. I was nice and let Buddy smell me and I returned the introduction. Then the dog went and peed on Dad's garage cabinet. (Good thing Dad wasn't home.)
So this dog is a bit of a mental case, I think. He bit Mom, when we she was trying to stop him from growling at me. Good thing she was ok or I would have had to take him down. (Saving that for the right time.) He is constantly moving around and checking stuff out...it makes me tired. So I go take a nap. He has done some funny stuff....like running in and out of the doggie dog for no reason, walking underneath me, and splattering water on the wall after his bath. He doesn't know anything.
It sounds like he has to have some surgery before he gets to try daycare. Thank goodness, I like my alone time with Mom and control of the car security.
You will not believe what was in the car with Mom when she can home. Another Dog! You would think after going through three foster dogs she would learn this is not a good idea. I know she means well, so I have started playing along. I was nice and let Buddy smell me and I returned the introduction. Then the dog went and peed on Dad's garage cabinet. (Good thing Dad wasn't home.)
So this dog is a bit of a mental case, I think. He bit Mom, when we she was trying to stop him from growling at me. Good thing she was ok or I would have had to take him down. (Saving that for the right time.) He is constantly moving around and checking stuff out...it makes me tired. So I go take a nap. He has done some funny stuff....like running in and out of the doggie dog for no reason, walking underneath me, and splattering water on the wall after his bath. He doesn't know anything.
It sounds like he has to have some surgery before he gets to try daycare. Thank goodness, I like my alone time with Mom and control of the car security.
Update
It's been a while...Freddie - who's real name was Frankie - was adopted at the end of November by a great couple. He has a wonderful home and family now. I do still see him and his owner at daycare.
No more offshore travel for work. That is great for our onshore employees. Trouble times with upcoming legislation that could impact our company. We will see, still working like a busy bee.
Took on a new task....didn't think I had enough going on....I brought Buddy home with me yesterday. Yes you read it correctly. I felt so sorry for him when I saw him this summer just looking at everyone so sad that he was in his lot. We will see how it goes. Dad was very accommodating and will let me bring him back if it doesn't work out.
So for the next couple of weeks, to provide you some entertainment, I will be updating my site about Buddy from EMMA's perspective. Hope you enjoy.
No more offshore travel for work. That is great for our onshore employees. Trouble times with upcoming legislation that could impact our company. We will see, still working like a busy bee.
Took on a new task....didn't think I had enough going on....I brought Buddy home with me yesterday. Yes you read it correctly. I felt so sorry for him when I saw him this summer just looking at everyone so sad that he was in his lot. We will see how it goes. Dad was very accommodating and will let me bring him back if it doesn't work out.
So for the next couple of weeks, to provide you some entertainment, I will be updating my site about Buddy from EMMA's perspective. Hope you enjoy.
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