BLIZZARD!!!!!!

SO! HAPPY! It started yesterday with my walk to Parkview Pet Supplies to see Joe. Here's a picture of me on my walk.
See how snowy I am? It was already snowing and we were the only ones there. I got lots of lamb puffs. Mmmmmm! Lamb puffs! Then my humans stood around talking and I got bored so I went over and helped myself to a lamb ear. SO GOOD!! MMMMMMMM! Lamb ears! Another please! They wouldn't let me get another. If I'm not supposed to help myself, why is the basket of lamb ears where I can reach it? Huh? They didn't have an answer for that.

When it was time for my late walk, it was really windy and snowy out. We walked down half the block. I fell in a snow drift and then there was lightning. Huh?! It's not supposed to do that! I'm going inside – NOW! I peed and ran back home. All night I could hear the wind and snow. Once all the lights went out. My humans went around lighting candles. Whatever. I just went to sleep. But the lights came back on.

This morning I was so excited! It was cold and windy and there was so much snow on the ground! First we went to the park. I had to jump through lots of snow drifts. I thought there would be lots of dogs in the park, but we were the only ones there. Here's a picture of me in the empty park.
Hello? Um. Hello? Where is everyone? Then my friend Barry came out. I was so happy to see him that I even played with him a little. Here's a picture of me and Barry.
He's bigger than he looks in this picture. Here's a picture of me playing with Barry.
I'm rolling in the snow. I don't know what Barry's doing. Then we headed back home. The snow was so deep that we walked down the middle of the street. Here's a picture of me walking in the street.
There were only a few cars out. When we got home I didn't want to go inside so I sat in the yard while my human shoveled the snow. Here's a picture of me in the yard.
Here's another picture of me in the yard.
Just shovel around me, please. It was snowing again. Here's a picture of me after just a little while in the snow.
It was like a snow blanket. It felt so good!!!

Soon lots of people were out shoveling. I just stayed in the yard and guarded the front gate. Here's a picture of me guarding the gate.
Our new neighbor dog came out, so I had to leave the yard. He's not friendly. Whatever. I went and hung out in the middle of the street with my friend Kona. She found a stick. Here's a picture of me and Kona playing with her stick.
Here's a picture of me taking the stick away from Kona.
It's blurry because it's an action shot. The stick broke so she still got a piece of it. Here's a picture of me and Kona playing with our pieces of the stick.
Mine's bigger. She found another stick. Here's a picture of us playing with her new stick.
She wouldn't let go. Here's another picture of me and Kona in the middle of the street.
There was no room for cars, so we didn't have to get out of the way for anyone. It was our street. Here's a picture of me in the middle of my street.
It should be like this all the time.

Then my human made me go inside. I didn't want to. But we only stayed in for a little while and then we went back out again. This time we walked all the way to Starbuck's. We didn't go through the park though – we walked right down Lake Shore Drive! Here's a picture of me with my human in the middle of Lake Shore Drive.
There were other people walking on Lake Shore Drive too. We had to jump out of the way for snow plows a couple of times. Hey! You're going the wrong way! They didn't care. We sat outside Starbuck's for awhile since it was so nice out. I got some whipped cream. Mmmmmm! Whipped cream!! And cinnamon coffee cake! Mmmmm! Coffee cake! It was lowfat. I don't care – it still tasted good. A bunch of people took my picture. I look good in the snow. Then we walked all through the houses toward Parkview. I wanted to go see Joe, but I wasn't allowed. My humans said he was closed. I don't know what that means. When we got home I still didn't want to go inside, so I sat in the yard again while my humans shoveled some more. Here's a picture of me in the yard.
The snow was really deep. My human is shoveling in the background. I even took a nap on the sidewalk out front while they shoveled the yard. Here's a picture of me on the sidewalk.
Look at all the snow! Then my human got tired and we took a nap together. Here's a picture of us taking a nap in the yard.

Here's another one.

He's squinting because the sun is coming out. Eventually my humans said we had to go inside. No! I don't wanna! Here's a picture of me refusing to go inside.

They made me. Whatever. It was still the best day ever! The only thing that could make it better is if there were sausages...I said, the only thing that could make it better is if there were sausages...Hello? Um. Hello? Sigh.

CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas was really good this year! First I got to eat a pig heart. Mmmmmmm! Pig hearts! There were about six of them in the bag, but I only got to eat one. But then I got a bag of mini sausages. Mmmmmm! Sausages! It would have been better if they were really big sausages, but they were still really good. I was so happy that I didn't even mind when my humans stuck a felt bucket on my head and called it a Christmas fez. Here's a picture of me wearing the Christmas fez (felt bucket).
I don't even know what a fez is, but it was worth it to get more sausages. The cats got presents too. Ivan and Shadow Cat got into a slap fest over one of their new toys right under the Christmas tree. They're so bad! Here's a picture of them being bad under the Christmas tree.
If my humans hadn't been in the way I would have given those cats what for. After everyone was done opening their presents I went for a really long walk. We walked all through the park and down to the dog beach at Montrose. There weren't a lot of dogs there, so it was okay. I liked the park best. Here's a picture of me making a snow angel in the park.
Aaaahhhh! Snow! After my walk I was really tired and I slept all day. I got to go in the room with Grandma's cats. Here's a picture of me in the room with Lolita on her new catnip mat.
It's blurry. Marta is behind us on the cat tree. I don't trust her.

The next day we drove to Clark and Diversey. I was going to go to the PetSmart, but it was gone! Huh? Where'd it go?? So we went to The Body Shop instead. They let me come in and were really nice. It smelled good in there too. They gave me some treats. They were treats my human brought with, but that's okay; I just like getting treats. I don't have a picture of me in The Body Shop because my human forgot the camera, but I give The Body Shop 3 paws. Then we went to Walgreens. I wasn't allowed in Walgreens. I don't see why not. I give Walgreens 0 paws. Then we walked around in the park for awhile. The snow was really deep there. Then we came home and I got some of my Christmas sausages. Mmmmmmm! I like Christmas!

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY!! SNOW!! Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! This morning I went for two really long walks in the SNOW! I was so excited! Here's a picture of me in the snow.
See how happy I am? It smells so gooood! Here's a picture of me with my friend, Yukon.
He likes snow too. Here's a picture of me lying down in the snow.
No! I don't want to go inside! It's nice out and I want to stay right here! We walked through the park and I saw some squirrels. They're so nice and fat right now! Mmmmmmmmm! Fat, juicy winter squirrels! Here's a picture of me under a tree waiting for a squirrel to come down.
My humans made me leave, but he would have come down eventually. Then we went by Parkview Pet Supplies to get some food for the new cats. Well, they're not really new. They were my Grandma's cats, but she died and my humans brought them home to stay with us for awhile. They're in a bedroom and I have to make sure our cats don't misbehave. Sometimes our cats hiss at the bedroom door and I have to chase them away. It's a lot of work. I should get extra food for working. I should get sausages. Mmmmmmm! Sausages!

Chicago Canine Rescue's Mutt Strut

Today I had lots of fun. I met a really cute dog on my morning walk and we wrestled and ran around. I was so excited! He was young and blond and I hope I get to see him again really soon.

Then this afternoon I went to Chicago Canine Rescue's Mutt Strut. It's like a big event with a block long parade. It's not a long walk like the Stray Cat Strut for Tree House Humane Society. That's a five mile walk. That's a long walk. Is there an all you can eat pancake buffet at the end? No? Then I'm not doing it. Things I would walk five miles for: an all you can eat sausage, pancake, rib, cake, ice cream, rabbit, or steak buffet; a lifetime supply of Polar Pups, TriPom chews, or pig hearts; a canine cooler bed that can't be punctured by cat claws; a cheese fest. Maybe. Anyway, I was there with Safe Humane Chicago. Here's a picture of me at the SHC booth.

I'm wearing my SHC vest and my fancy Barker & Meowsky collar and leash. There were lots of people and dogs at the Mutt Strut. I met a Great Dane. Um, that's a really big dog. I met a Great Pyrenees too. He wasn't as big as the Great Dane, but he was really furry. There was even a cat there. Her name was Harley. She was in a stroller and someone had dressed her up. Here's a picture of me with the cat.

Does she look happy in that get up? No, she doesn't. Here's a picture of me trying to help her take it off.

See how much happier she looks? Her ears aren't back anymore. I met lots of kids too. Here's a picture of me with a little girl dressed up like a cat.

It's not a very good picture because she's starting to get up, but she sat with me for a long time and stroked my ears. Here's a picture of me with Superman.

He's not as big as I expected. A lot of other people came over to say hi and pet me too. One woman fed me a cupcake! Mmmmmmm! I liked her a lot! A man gave me some treats and one of the women at the SHC booth gave me a piece of sausage from her pizza. Mmmmmmmmm! PIZZA! I would also walk five miles for an all you can eat pizza buffet. There was a cake eating contest but I didn't get picked for it. I would've won a cake eating contest. I think I should get a cake to practice with so I'm ready for next time. I give the Mutt Strut 3 Paws. If I had gotten cake I would give it 4 Paws, but I didn't get any cake. It was a long day and now I'm really tired. I'm going to sleep until dinner.

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....

Forever!!

My human is finally back! She abandoned me for the longest time - it felt like forever. My other human and I had fun while she was gone. I went to the beach a lot and to Parkview to see Joe. I got to sleep late every day! But I like having both my humans home - I don't like it when they go away and leave me. Now everything is back to normal - sort of. This weekend my human says we are going to go to Dog Day on the Green. I don't know what that means. As long as they have sausages, I'll go.

No Sausage Day.

Today I stayed home and slept. Then in the afternoon I went for a car ride. We went to Gethsemane Garden Center. I got to walk through the plants and around all the outdoor furniture. Here's a picture of me by some dog statues.

I don't know why my human took this picture. She thought it was funny. I don't get it. Some people who work there came over to pet me and asked me if I wanted any water. I didn't, but it was nice of them to ask. Here's a picture of me by all the shelves of flowers.

I give Gethsemane Garden Center 3 Paws.

Then we went to Lincoln Square. There was a sausage shop there. We didn't go to the sausage shop. I don't see why not. Here's a picture of me by a Nuts for Pups sign at Stanley Brown Jewelist.


My human says they give money to help homeless animals. Apparently they don't actually give nuts to pups though. I could've used some nuts...cashew nuts, honey roasted peanuts. Mmmmm! We walked around for awhile. Here's a picture of me by a fountain.

You can see the Chicago Brauhaus in the background. They serve sausages there. Did I mention I didn't get any sausages?

Then right before bed my human gave me another slice of chicken cheesecake! MMMMMMMM!! That almost makes up for not getting any sausages.

Home Depot and stuff

Yesterday I went to the vet again. It wasn't as bad. I didn't get poked with any needles and I got chicken jerky treats. I still don't like the tile floor. Then I went to Home Depot. I walked around the garden stuff. It's kind of outside and kind of inside. I liked Home Depot. I give Home Depot 3 Paws. Then I sat in the car a lot while my humans took turns going in places that don't allow dogs. I think dogs should be able to go inside stores with their humans. But the car was air conditioned, so I didn't mind.

Today we walked to the library and back. It was hot!! Then tonight we had barbeque on the deck and I had my dinner al fresco! I was so excited to eat outside that I danced. I'm a very good dancer, I just don't do it that often. Maybe this winter my humans can throw sausages off the back steps for me and I can dive into snow drifts after them. Mmmmmmm! Sausages and snow! Two of my favorites! When I went upstairs the cats were being fed. I waited for my food, but I didn't get anymore. I think when I get fed outside I should still get dinner inside too.

Protest and Fundraiser

Today I went to a pet store protest. I thought we were going to Costco to get sausages because it was right there, but instead we were protesting Pawsh Puppies. My owner says they sell puppy mill dogs and that's bad. I would protest them just because of their stupid name. I didn't think I would like the protest, but it was okay. There were lots of people who were nice to me and a little boy who pet me a lot. Here's a picture of me with the little boy.

You can see some of the protesters in the background. One of them is dressed like a dog. Weird. I didn't like all the honking though. Lots of people honked when they drove by. Why did people honk at me? I wasn't in the way. A guy kept taking my picture too. I don't know what that was about. Here is a picture of me and my human at the protest.

I'm sticking my tongue out. My human is the one wearing the sign. I'm glad I didn't have to wear a sign. Next time I want sausages.

Then we went to the Wild Pug for an American Animal Rescue Society fundraiser. I HATED IT!! First, they have wood floors – everywhere. I don't like wood floors. They're slippery. I tried to not go inside at all, but my human dragged me in. I stopped in the middle of the doorway and she reached behind me and PUSHED me in!! I DON'T LIKE BEING PUSHED!! Inside it was even worse. It was loud and there were lots of dogs running around. There were lots of pugs. I don't like pugs. I suppose there might be a pug somewhere that I might like, but I haven't met one yet. I didn't think much of the other dogs either. And a woman kept taking my picture with a big flash. I stood by a nice man who pet me a lot. I liked him. He was holding a dachshund. I like dachshunds. Not all dachshunds, but most of them. Then some bigger dogs came in and they had bad manners. A pug jumped on me and a big dog kept trying to sniff me. I growled and he went away. I did get some chicken jerky and that was good. But the pugs kept jumping all over the place and I think even my human was annoyed. And then this one dog kept trying to hump other dogs. If he had tried to hump me I would have given him what for and my human knows it, so we left. When I tried to leave all these people and dogs were in front of the door and I was on the wood floors and it really sucked. I was SOOOOO happy to finally be outside again! It would have been a better day if we had just stayed outside. I give the Wild Pug 0 Paws. Even the chicken jerky wasn't worth it. I'm not going back – ever.

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.

Summerfest

Tonight I went to the Furry Friends Summerfest. I met some dogs and lots of people took my picture and petted me and told me how pretty I am. I was very good and did cute tricks. I waved a lot. There were lots of treats, but my human only let me have a few. If I'm not going to get treats, why did I have to go to the Summerfest? We stood around for over an hour so I could be in the cute dog contest. I already know I'm cute. People tell me all the time. See how cute I am?

The prizes were grooming/doggie day care certificates (don't want/need), dog training certificate (don't want/need) and a professional dog portrait and I don't really like having my picture taken. I didn't win the contest but I don't care. If they're going to have a dog contest, then they should have prizes that a dog would want. I suggest a year's supply of sausages, peanut butter, bacon, Polar Pups…you get the idea. And there weren't any sausages at the Summerfest either. I was told there would be sausages. I give the Furry Friends Summerfest 2 Paws.