Happy 2015!

I don't know how it got to be 2015 already. One minute I was having fun at a cabin in Michigan and the next thing I know my human is dragging a dead tree out of the house!

In October I went to My Sweet Adeline's cabin in Michigan with my friend, Knuckles. Our humans came too. I got to run around off leash and go in the lake and woods. I even got to chase a raccoon! Then I was on leash again. But I can't chase the raccoon when I'm on leash - take it off! My human didn't take it off. Here are some pictures from my cabin trip.

Here's me in front of the cabin.

Here's me on the dock in the backyard. 

Here's me taking my morning dip.

Knuckles is a late sleeper, so I spent some time alone in the morning. Here's me exploring on my own.

 Here's me playing with a stick in the backyard.

Here's me in the neighbor's yard.

Here's me and the neighbor dog, Lucy.

Here we are in her backyard.

Here's me taking my afternoon dip with Lucy.

Oh, look who's up. Here's me resting while Lucy and Knuckles play.

Yeah, just keep it over there and we'll be fine.

Here's me and Knuckles hitting the road.

Squirrel!!

Here's me and Knuckles taking a late afternoon dip.

  

  

 Here's me drying off after my late afternoon dip. Do I smell raccoon??? 

Here's me in the yard after chasing the raccoon.

Seriously, the leash is not necessary!

Here's me on the dock, post raccoon chase.

Here's me and Knuckles forced to pose in the front yard.

 Here's me resting in the cabin.

I give My Sweet Adeline's 4 PAWS UP!!! When are we going back? I bet they have lots of rabbits there in the winter!

Knuckles...Here and Gone.

Last week was extra long because Knuckles was with us. He needs to go on lots of walks - like 3 a day! And he walks the whole time. And runs and jumps. On Thursday I had some time away from home - just me, no Knuckles. I went to Walter Payton College Prep to volunteer for Safe Humane Chicago. It was really hot, but I got some treats and lots of pets. Here's a picture of me with Cynthia from SHC.

She was really happy to see me. I was expecting string cheese. I didn't get any. On Friday Knuckles went to visit the cat shelter (don't ask me why) and I went to play with Roethke. I didn't play very much. Why not? Too much walking - I'm exhausted! But at least the weather is finally nice again! Oh boy - snow! And cold! So happy!!! On Saturday I went to the beach (with Knuckles). Here's a picture of me and Knuckles on the beach.

It was so nice and windy. Can we just lie down here for a few hours? We couldn't. We went inside. Something about Everybody being cold. Who's Everybody? Why doesn't Everybody dress warmer? I don't like missing out on winter!!! Last night we hung out in the living room and watched tv. Knuckles was being really needy. Here's a picture of Knuckles being really needy on the couch with my human.

Pathetic. I like Knuckles, but he can be annoying. When he hears sirens, he howls. What the hell is that!? And he always hits me in the face with his tail. Here's a video of Knuckles hitting me in the face with his tail.


My human didn't even try to stop it. Sigh. Knuckles went home last night. This morning I spent almost my whole walk lying in the park. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

The Visitor

Last week Grandma's cats went to their new home. They lived with us for over a year. I miss them. Mostly I miss their food bowls that I got to lick when they were done eating. I look in the room where they stayed after every meal, but still, nothing. I went to the vet last week and I only weigh 58 pounds! My human says "Good." I say "FEED ME!!!! I'm starving!"

Today I went for a long walk. I went to Parkview Pet Supplies and had a thumper. MMMMMMM! Thumpers!! Then we came home and guess who was outside? Knuckles. Huh? We just got rid of three cats and I'm thinking we could stand to lose a couple more and now we're adding a dog? He's just here for a little while, right? Like an hour? Two? Why does he need a bed? Here's a picture of me and Knuckles in the kitchen.
We are so hungry! After his humans left we went for a walk. Then a couple hours later we went for another walk. Hey! I don't need to walk this often and I'm pretty sure he's faking it just to go outside. He was still here at dinner time. Here's a picture of me and Knuckles and the cats in the kitchen waiting for dinner.

Well, most of us are waiting; Shadow is on the counter trying to self serve some dog food. I like having Knuckles around for dinner because he never finishes his food and I get to eat what he leaves behind. Except he eats really slow and my human makes me wait until he's done. You can eat more than one piece of kibble at a time! Here, let me show you. I wasn't allowed to show. Mmmmmmmore, please! Extra dinner was good, but I'm not going out again tonight no matter what!

Prairie Wolf Dog Park!!

Today I went to Prairie Wolf Dog Park again! I haven't been there in years. I don't know why not. Scruffy and Teeny and Knuckles came too. Right away I found a giant mud puddle to lie down in! Here's a picture of me lying in the mud puddle.

It felt sooooo gooooood. It was nice and cool and shady. Ahhhh! Here's a picture of me walking in the mud puddle.
I may have taken a few sips. Feels. So. Good!!! Can I stay here? I wasn't allowed. My tail felt really heavy when I got out. Here's a picture of me out of the mud puddle.
See how low my tail is hanging? It felt better after I shook off. Here's a picture of me after I shook.
Much better. We walked around some more. Hey, is that a pond I smell?? It was! Here's a picture of me on the bank of the pond.
Um, it's kind of high up. Lots of dogs were jumping off the bank into the water. I don't want to jump! I tried to find another way down. It was tricky. Here's a picture of me looking for a way down into the pond.
Arrgh! Too steep! Here's a picture of me finding a way down into the pond.
It was really muddy. Here's a picture of me in the pond.
Finally! It was nice and deep! It tasted good too! Here's a picture of me after my dip in the pond.
Look, ma - no mud! There were lots of other dogs there. Knuckles was really crazy at the pond. He kept running around and jumping all over the bank. Whatever. He's nuts. Teeny tried to chase some big dogs, but I didn't allow it. Let's go - there's too many other dogs here! We left the pond and walked around on the path. Here's a picture of me and Teeny and Knuckles.
I'm blocking Scruffy. Here's another picture of us on the path.
It's just me and Knuckles and Scruffy. I don't know where Teeny went. It's hard to keep track of something that little! Hey, what's that smell? Oh, smells sooooo gooooood! I don't know what it was, but I rolled in it so I could smell it later! Here's a picture of me rolling in the good smell.
I could have rolled in it for hours but my human made me stop. So what, it's really strong and I got it right on top of my head! Then we went to a big field and I got to chase a stick. Some other dogs tried to get my stick but I didn't let them! Here's a picture of me and Scruffy in the field.
Um, I'm ready to go home now. Here's a picture of me waiting to go home.
We didn't go home. My human stood around and talked for hours. Here's a picture of me lying in the field waiting for her to stop talking so we can go home.
I was tired and kind of bored, but it was still a good day! Here's another picture of me lying in the field.
See how happy I am? Can we come back soon? Please??