Monday, October 24, 2011

What a Week and a Weekend!

Well I'm fully recovered from my spay surgery, just in case you wanted to know. It was hardly a bump in the road. The day after my surgery my Momma Ellen and Daddy Rich let me relax all day. They took really good care of me and made sure I didn't run around too much.

I also have a whole new set of big girl teeth. All those little baby teeth finally fell out and I have one beauuuuuutiful smile! The better to bite you with - LOL! Not really, I don't bite, I just like to chew on things, including your arm.

Well my Peggy Mom has been dragging me to every kind of conference she can think of. Week before last I suffered (I mean went) to a two day program on business succession planning. Not sure what I was supposed to learn from that, but I went anyway. I didn't get to stay in any hotels, though. We drove back and forth every day!

Then last week we loaded up the car and went to St. Petersburg for the Stetson University Special Needs Conference at the fancy Don Cesar. Lucky for me, they are very dog friendly, even though we actually stayed at a different hotel. The door men were very glad to see me and gave me a treat every time we walked by. Everyone else was really nice too - I think I made a pretty big impact because everyone seemed to know who I was. Not sure if that had anything to do with the fact that a couple of times I got a little excited and barked in the middle of the program. Mostly, I was really good, sleeping under the table and trying not to be too noticeable. I made a couple of good friends at the vendor booths - even got to have a good cuddle on the floor!

Staying in the hotel was fun too. My good friend Sarah let me snuggle with her. She also took me for a walk on the beach - very weird. It was dark, sandy and lots of noise from the waves. I really didn't want to stay too long. I made her hurry up and take me back to the room.

Well if you don't think that was enough, on Saturday we got up early again and went to the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. I thought we were going home, but then we went to the SPCA Wiggle Waggle Walk. There were like a million dogs there - some of them even dressed up in funny clothes. I just had my vest on - that's funny enough for me. So by lunch time, I'm getting a little tired and thinking it's about time to go home, have some lunch and take a long nap. Well, Peggy Mom loads me into the car again and takes me to the Veg Fest! Now, what is a dog supposed to eat at a vegan festival? Lucky for me, my Peggy Mom had stuffed her pocket full of treats from the Wiggle Waggle. I got to meet a whole bunch of new people, especially one boy, named TJ. I just loved him. He played with me for a really long time. I don't know where his parents were but we had a blast! He gave me a huge stick and helped me find a ball that Peggy Mom said I could bring home.
We finally got home about 7 p.m. I was definitely ready for dinner and bed time!



What a great time I'm having learning all kinds of things. My Momma Ellen and Daddy Rich have been out of town for two long weeks. They just got back so I'm headed over to their house tonight. I bet they really missed me - I know I missed them.

Wonder what we are doing next weekend? I'll keep you posted. Chow!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Today I'm getting spayed

I heard from my moms that today is the day I'm getting spayed. I have no idea what that means - hope it comes with food. Weird thing is my Peggy Mom didn't give me any breakfast this morning when she fed everyone else. Hope she's not mad at me.
I have been losing my teeth like crazy. At one point I had four canines all at the same time! It was really funny looking. Then, one by one, they fell out and now I have a set of big beautiful white teeth! The better to bite you with - LOL! I still love to chew on things but I mostly stay with my toys. The other day I did find a really cool thing to chew - it had all this string in it! When my Peggy Mom saw what I had done, she laughed, then took it away. She told her friend I ate the container with the dental floss! Maybe I was just trying to take good care of my new teeth! Oh, and I almost forgot - because I've been losing my teeth, Momma Ellen has been giving me this really good stuff called Frosty Paws!
I'm over 40 pounds now! My hair is getting really, really curly. Momma Ellen says I look like I have a perm! I love being at Momma Ellen and Daddy Rich's. There are no other dogs there and I get to be the center of attention! I have a cat sister, named Brandie but she doesn't want to have much to do with me. When I'm at my Peggy Mom's, well, I'm just one of a bunch of dogs. I really do like playing with Tobie - she's my favorite. We roll around in the dirt and chase each other all over the yard! Sometimes we get yelled at for playing in the plants. There's just so much that's being going on. I've been to the mall recently - really fun and there's lots of kids there!. I've been to a ton of meetings - not so much fun because all I get to do is take a nap. Puppy class is getting really interesting - there is a whole new crop of babies in the class! I really would love to play with them all! I've been getting bad marks in class because there are so many new dogs there I just can't seem to pay attention. You should see how cute they are. My moms say I used to be that cute - now they say I'm in that awkward teenage stage - my Peggy Mom keeps calling me a "baby elephant" - wonder what she means by that?
Well I have a few new pictures to share, so this is as good a time as any! See you soon!