I was told there would be snow. There is no snow. I like that it is finally cold, but I want snow. If I wasn't on a leash all the time, I would start walking north and not stop until I found SNOW.
S.N.O.W.
Today I went to River Park. It's really big and there were lots of good smells. Is that a muskrat I smell? Or maybe a beaver? Whatever. It smelled GOOD. Here's a picture of me in River Park.
See any snow? Me neither. I met a couple of dogs on my walk and I liked both of them. I give River Park 3 Paws. My human says we are going to go to some other parks next week just for fun. She called it a Winter Parks Tour. Know what would be really fun? An Ice Cream Shop Tour! Can we do that instead?
Last weekend I volunteered with Felines & Canines at Midwest FurFest 2012. My human dressed up like a cat. Why? I don't know. Here's a picture of me with my human.
I didn't need a costume - I'm already furry. There were some kittens there too. Can I have some kitten kibble, please? I didn't get any. There were a lot of people in big fursuits. One woman was dressed in a suit that looked a lot like me. Here's a picture of me posing with my doppelganger.
I get a cheeseburger for this, right? I was promised a cheeseburger. Lots of people came over to pet me. Some of them were dressed up like wolves and stuff, but I knew they were people. More belly rubs, please! I liked FurFest, but I never did get any cheeseburgers. And they had sloppy joes there too - I could smell them! Sigh. I give Midwest FurFest 3 paws, but next time I want food!
After I finished my therapy at Integrative Pet Care, I started taking an agility class with Stacey Hawk at Hawk City K9. My human tried to take some pictures of me doing agility but they are all blurry because I am moving so fast. Here's a picture of me going over a jump.
See the piece of cheese in front of me? Mmmmmmmm! Cheese! Here's a picture of me going over another jump.
I could jump higher if my human would let me! Here's a picture of me coming out of a tunnel.
I went so fast I'm almost not in the frame anymore! Here's a picture of me going over the bridge.
I get cheese at the end! Here's a picture of me asking one of my trainers, Janice Triptow, for some more cheese.
I didn't get any. And here's a picture of me running down the A-frame.
It's blurry because I'm running really fast (and because my human isn't a very good photographer). Last week was my graduation class. That means a graduation party, right? I was hoping for hot dogs, pizza, cheeseburgers and ice cream cake - with bacon!! MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! I got some dog treats instead. They were good too!
I haven't posted anything in awhile, but that doesn't mean I haven't been doing stuff! I've been spending lots of time hanging out on the deck. Here's a picture of me under the picnic table.
I prefer going under the big bush, but my human wouldn't let me.
Here's a picture of me sunbathing.
I'm dreaming of snow. (It's coming soon, right?)
I finished my 8 weeks of therapy at Integrative Pet Care. Here's a picture of me waiting for my final evaluation.
There's a mat, but I'm not lying on it. It's squishy. I did up to 20 minutes on the underwater treadmill. I'm not going to miss the treadmill, but I am going to miss the peanut butter. Next time can I just get the peanut butter and skip all the walking?
Last night I went to the Bling for BARC fundraiser at Chicago Party Animals. BARC is the group that helped my humans rescue me. So my humans took me to the fundraiser to show everyone what a great dog I am. They say I'm an example of all the wonderful dogs that are out there on death row. Although I'm pretty sure they think they got the best one - they keep telling me that anyway. Here's a picture of me at the fundraiser.
I'm excited because I just got some beef and rice from The Jibarito Stop food truck! Mmmmmmmmmore, please! I got some more!! I got some macaroni and cheese from the Southern Mac & Cheese truck too! Mmmmmmmmmmm! I thought there was going to be more food, but there wasn't. Sigh.
I got my portrait drawn at the fundraiser. Here's a scan of my portrait.
The artist who did it is George Berlin. My human is going to take it to her office since she can't take me. I don't see why not. I bet if she took me no one would even notice. I can be very discreet.
On Saturday I went to the Windy City Pet Expo. There were a lot of booths there. You know what that means? Lots of treats! I tried to get treats at every booth. My human didn't let me. I got some, but not nearly enough! Here's a picture of me by the Doggy Doughnuts booth.
See how excited I look? Don't I deserve a doggy doughnut? I didn't get one. Huh??!! I think all the booths should give out samples. I did get some Pork Chomps. Mmmmmm! Pork! So good! More, please! I didn't get more. I'm pretty sure my human got samples for later. How much later? Later now? Now?
I stood in a long line to meet Shorty Rossi from the show "Pit Boss". I don't see why. He didn't have any treats. Here's a picture of me with Shorty.
I was more interested in the next booth. I think they have peanut butter! Mmmmmm! Peanut Butter! I definitely smell peanut butter!
There were lots of other dogs at the Expo. I only got annoyed by a few of them. There were some booths that we didn't go to. I'm pretty sure they had treats. And one of them had rabbits! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! RABBITS!! I smell rabbits! Oh please can I have a rabbit? Pleeeeeeeeaze!!! I didn't get a rabbit. Sigh.
I did get to try the Rally Obedience course. It was so easy - except my human couldn't follow the signs. I did fine though. Isn't there supposed to be a celebratory cake at the end of the course? I'm pretty sure there is. I was told I'd get cake.
I give Windy City Pet Expo 3 Paws! Next time I want cake - and a rabbit!
My human entered me in another photo contest. Sigh. It's for The Wildcat Sanctuary's No More Wild Pets Campaign. Here's my picture for the contest.
I'm wearing a bandana that says "I Am An Appropriate Pet." Um, I find wearing bandanas very inappropriate - they're too small to fit around my neck! I'm getting extra treats for this, right?
I don't like all this hot weather, but I still want to be outside! I bet lots of other dogs agree. So here's a tip for keeping cool outside in the tropics (which is apparently where we live these days): lie under a bush.
Step 1 - Find a nice big bush.
Here's a picture of me checking out a bush in the backyard.
Yeah, I think this one will work.
Step 2 - Make a nest.
Here's a picture of me rearranging the branches for the floor of my nest.
Here's a picture of me turning around to make the nest wide enough.
It takes skill to make a perfect nest.
Step 3 - Lie down and enjoy!
Here's a picture of me in my new bush nest.
See how happy I look!
Lying in a bush is good camouflage too. Here's a picture of the bush from the other side.
If I wasn't looking at the camera, I would be completely hidden! Ahhhhhh! So comfy! Just call me when it's time for dinner, please! Um, no, seriously. I don't want to miss dinner!
