Treats!

Yesterday I went to see Grandma. She gave me some pound cake. My human said not to, but she's my Grandma so she doesn't have to do what my human says and she gave it to me anyway. Mmmmmmm! Here's a picture of me eating pound cake.
It was good, but it wasn't a pound. I think if you give someone pound cake there should be a pound of it. After that we walked to Starbuck's and I got some water. Here's a picture of me drinking water at Starbuck's.

Then we went to Famous Fido's Bakery and I got some Halloween cookies. Mmmmmmmm! Cookies! Here's a picture of my Halloween cookies.
The orange one is a pumpkin. Then we went to Parkview and I got treats from Joe. Mmmmmmmm!

Today I went to the boatyard. I don't know why. Here's a picture of me at the boatyard.

Then we drove to Jackson Park Harbor. I walked down on the dock and it was okay, but then when I stood still the dock kept moving! I don’t like that. The boat was moving too. Here's a picture of me lying on the dock.

I'm looking at the boat because it keeps rocking around. You don't think you're going to put me on that thing, do you? Here's another picture of me on the dock.

I look happy because we're leaving. Here's a picture of me by the Yacht Club.

Hey, they have a barbeque grill! Mmmmmmm! Barbeque! I wanted to go inside, but I wasn't allowed. Here's a picture of me by the door.

Apparently I'm not a member. After that I went home and my human gave me a homemade pupscicle. Mmmmmmm! Peanut Butter and molasses! MMMMMMMMM!

Labor Day...Part II

This afternoon I went for a long walk with my humans. We walked all through the park and I smelled barbeque on every side!! There were lots of people sitting around with plates filled with food. I know they would have given me some, but my humans wouldn't let me have any! Why not?? I was being so good and looking so cute - I even did my signature one ear back look. Humph!

After the park, my humans tried to take me inside. NO! I'm not going! I wanted to go to the pet store and see Joe and get treats. I stood my ground and finally they walked me some more. I headed west to the pet store, but they kept taking me north. We went to Starbuck's. Then I thought for sure we would go to the pet store, but instead, my humans headed east. I wasn't going to go, but they distracted me with whipped cream and before I knew it we were almost to Lake Shore Drive.

We went by the lake and I got so excited - I haven't been to the dog beach in forever! But we walked right by the dog beach. Huh??!! NO! I'm not going home! I'm going to the dog beach! I wouldn't walk and finally they gave in and took me to the beach. I was SOOOO excited. I ran right down the ramp and out into the water. It was so cold!!! There were lots of other dogs around, but I ignored them. My human found a big stick and she threw it in the water over and over again and I ran out and got it. Then I looked over by the ramp and my friend Star was there! Star is a long haired black dachshund. He is so much fun! And his human was there and she was eating nachos - MMMMMMMMM!!! Nachos!! I've never had nachos before, but I could tell they were really good. I sat right in front of her and finally she gave me some nachos. I was right!!!! They were reeeeeally gooood! I had to share them with Star and he tried to eat all the cheese. But I still got about four big bites. Then Star and I ran around. There was a big space at the end of the beach where the fence ended and I chased him out onto the human side of the beach. My human didn't like that, so we ran back. But it was fun and we ran out again. After that Star wasn't allowed off his leash again, so we just went back in the water. We had run the whole length of the beach and I was really tired, so we went home.

Other than not getting any barbeque and not going to the pet store, it was a pretty good day. And then tonight my humans had BARBEQUE!!!! They barbequed New York Strip Steaks!! I got to go down on the deck while they barbequed. After they finished eating their dinner, I got my dinner. It had all the steak gravy and three big chunks of meat on top!! MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! It smelled so salty and goooood!! I was so excited that I barked about five times for my dinner! And it tasted even better than it smelled!! I don't think it totally makes up for earlier, but it was still a really good day.

Labor Day...Part I

Today is Labor Day and I know what that means - BARBEQUE!! And it's not 100 degrees outside! I can't wait! Maybe I'll get some sausages - MMMMMMM sausages! Or ribs, or chicken, or pork! Mmmmmmm! And I'll get to go down on the deck! Maybe I'll catch a squirrel today - I'm just so excited! Here's a picture of me on the couch. See how excited I am? Now if it would only snow....

National Barbeque Day!

Yesterday I got to go to Parkview Pet store. I was hot, but it was worth it. When we came home we had barbeque. Mmmmmm! Ribs!! Then last night there were fireworks. I don't get fireworks. I mean if you like loud noises and having someone shine bright lights in your face, but I don't. And they smell really bad too. The cats don't like them either – they hid under the bed. But after the fireworks I got a beefy bone, so I guess it was okay. My human tried to take me for a walk late last night, but I wouldn't go. The whole place stank like fireworks.

This morning I went for a short walk. I could still smell the fireworks and I was tired and hot. When I was awake at noon we went out and I could still smell the fireworks a little, but that didn't matter because the whole neighborhood smelled even more like BARBEQUE!!! We walked in the park and there were barbeques EVERYWHERE! I tried to go over and get some but my human wouldn't let me. I don't see why not. I get food off the grill at home and I'm sure the people would have shared with me. I think my humans felt bad about not letting me go over to any of the barbeques (there were so many!!), because when we got home they gave me a homemade frozen dogurt (mmmmmm! peanut butter and yogurt! mmmmmm!) and then when they had lunch I got ribs and macaroni and cheese. MMMMMMMM! You know what would be really good? Cheese ribs!!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! And maybe they could put some bacon bits on top! MMMNNGH!! SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!

There were lots more fireworks today, but they were smaller and further away. Other than the fireworks I think the 4th of July is the best holiday because it is all about barbeque. Why don't they call it National Barbeque Day? I would. I would lose the fireworks and just throw some sausages into the air instead. That makes more sense on National Barbeque Day. Next year I want S'mores.

Stormy Wednesday

Today it was really hot again. And it was raining. My human didn't even try to walk me at 7:30 which was fine with me. We waited until almost 11 when it had almost stopped raining but was still cloudy out. I walked down to the park and stood under a tree and smelled things. I could smell a barbeque and lots of damp squirrels. Damp squirrels smell sooooooo goooood. Then we came back inside and I slept. Hot weather makes me tired.

Later my human made cat food and I got some raw beef liver. At first I didn't like the way it felt on my tongue and I spit it out on the floor, but then I tasted it and it was gooood, so I ate it and went in the kitchen for more. I still don't like the way it feels on my tongue.

This evening my human raced me outside just as it started to rain. I went halfway down the block and peed and then came back home. There was lightening and I could hear the thunder. I'm not scared of thunderstorms, I'm just smart enough not to go out in one.

Before bed I had a homemade frozen dogurt pop – mmmmmmmm, peanut butter and yogurt! It was salty and tangy and gooooood! I ate the whole thing!

Grillin!

The past few days it was hot and I stayed inside a lot. Yesterday my humans left me alone for a really long time. It felt like weeks! But then they came home and took me to the beach. I got to lie in the water and cool off and then I chased a stick. After that I was tired so I came home and slept.

Today I got to go to Grandma's house and they forgot to take up the cat kibble so I ate it all. Mmmmmmmm! Cat kibble! Then we went for a walk and when we came home we had a barbeque. Mmmmmmm! Here's a picture of me watching the grill.

They didn't cook anything on this grill, but I still like to watch. My human kept trying to take my picture and I wouldn't look at her. I got fed a piece of chicken portabella sausage right off the grill! MMMMMMMM!!!! Later I pulled a pork chop bone out of the garbage, but my human saw and took it away before I ate any. And I didn't get any banana cream pie even though there was plenty to go around.

My First Blog

My name is Grizzly and I'm a dog. I'm writing about my adventures doing dog stuff.

This weekend my humans had friends over for a barbeque. I love barbeques. Barbeques mean sausages and I love sausages. Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Kielbasa; I like them all and lots of them. I spent all afternoon on the deck with my humans and their friends. They sat and drank and talked and I laid down on the deck and sniffed the garden and did cute tricks and waited. And waited and waited and waited. But there were no sausages. There was no barbeque and no grilling and no food at all. I was told there would be sausages. But I didn't get any sausages. Last night my humans cooked sausages inside. I got 2 pieces of Bratwurst with my dinner and one more with my after-night-walk treats. But I wanted more.

Today it was muggy and rainy outside. I didn't want to go for a walk in the morning. I don't like mornings very much. I don't like to get up early. Later I went for another walk. It was around 11. That's when I like to go for walks. Eleven. Or noon. I tried to walk to the pet store but my humans wouldn't let me. I like the pet store. It is one of my all time favorite places in the whole world. Joe gives me treats and I like Joe. Sometimes he gives me cheese doodles. Sometimes beef liver treats. I like all of them. One time I saw him giving another dog treats and I got mad. My treats! I told him and he knew what I meant, but he still ate the treat. We walked to the dog beach. I love the dog beach. The little one, not the big one. The big one is too crowded and far away. I give the dog beach 4 paws today. Some days I give it less paws, but today it was rainy and I was the only dog there and there were big waves, so I give it 4 paws. I would give it more, but I only have four paws, so how could I give it more? I chased a stick over and over. It was fun. I got really wet. It takes me a long time to dry off, but I dry off faster when I lie on the chenille love seat. So I came home and after my human tried to dry me off with a towel, I went and slept on the love seat. It's been hours and I'm still really damp, but not sopping wet like I was when I got home.

Um. So that's my adventure for today. I'm really tired and I may not even go out for a walk tonight. Sometimes I refuse to go out if I don't really have to. I don't like the stairs and we have lots of stairs. I'd rather just sleep.
Oh boy – I thought my day was pretty much over after the beach, but then I got to go on a car ride! I LOVE car rides! I don't like the wind, but I like to lie down in the back and go wherever my humans go. I went to Petco where the cashier gave me a treat and to Grandma's house. I don't get lots of treats there unless they forget to pick up the cat kibble when I come in, but I still like it because Grandma is there. Then I went back in the car and we drove around and then I got out and met a couple of people who liked me a lot. I didn't really see the point, but they petted me, so it was okay. Then it was back in the car and home where I (finally) got my dinner. I'm almost dry now and really, really tired.