Wednesday, January 26, 2005
More Thoughts on Snow
I don't like to sit in snow. Rubbing your face in it is okay, but my fur really thins out and sitting in slush and snow is less than good.
When it snows, you don't just smell everyone else's markings, you can see them too.
A lot of snow has melted. It may all be gone soon.
I don't like to sit in snow. Rubbing your face in it is okay, but my fur really thins out and sitting in slush and snow is less than good.
When it snows, you don't just smell everyone else's markings, you can see them too.
A lot of snow has melted. It may all be gone soon.
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Snow
We have a lot of snow. I like to eat it. Joe makes snow balls and throws them for me and I try to find them, but they tend to disappear in the other snow. Sometimes I still find chunks of them, and then I eat those. Yesterday, Katie gave me handfuls of snow to eat. She threw me snowballs too. We played catch instead of fetch. Joe sometimes just hands them to me.
We have a lot of snow. I like to eat it. Joe makes snow balls and throws them for me and I try to find them, but they tend to disappear in the other snow. Sometimes I still find chunks of them, and then I eat those. Yesterday, Katie gave me handfuls of snow to eat. She threw me snowballs too. We played catch instead of fetch. Joe sometimes just hands them to me.
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Waddleyatcha, doodle doo
Earlier this week Joe and I were crossing Pennsylvania Avenue, and near as I can tell this other woman was crossing and wanted to play a game. Joe made me sit to the side as she walked by. She walked really funny. She was huge. She said "oooh.... don't let him bite me, don't let him bite me...... ooh.... don't let him bite me." She said it all screatchy and shrill like when people want me to get a stick or get a bone. The closer she got the faster she said it, so I was going to go up and play with her, but hten Joe held me down. Then she got all weird and scurried away. That game was pretty bad.
Earlier this week Joe and I were crossing Pennsylvania Avenue, and near as I can tell this other woman was crossing and wanted to play a game. Joe made me sit to the side as she walked by. She walked really funny. She was huge. She said "oooh.... don't let him bite me, don't let him bite me...... ooh.... don't let him bite me." She said it all screatchy and shrill like when people want me to get a stick or get a bone. The closer she got the faster she said it, so I was going to go up and play with her, but hten Joe held me down. Then she got all weird and scurried away. That game was pretty bad.
Monday, January 17, 2005
Napping.
Napping; I am napping. There's a nice sunny spot here, and I'm trying to take a nap. I had a very busy morning. I don't particularly care about inetOrgPersons, directory partitions, or any of these other things you keep talking to me about. I don't even know what you're talking about. It's really nice napping in the sunspot, you might want to give it a try.
Napping; I am napping. There's a nice sunny spot here, and I'm trying to take a nap. I had a very busy morning. I don't particularly care about inetOrgPersons, directory partitions, or any of these other things you keep talking to me about. I don't even know what you're talking about. It's really nice napping in the sunspot, you might want to give it a try.
Friday, January 14, 2005
Work from Home Week
It's another working from home week. This is great, not only do I get to go outside in the middle of the day once in a while, but it's been a real feast. This morning I had refried beans, flavored rice, and fresh salsa. Earlier in the week I had a bit of yogurt, and the day before that I had rice and crispy beef. I've also gotten to sleep in the bedroom. Yesterday, I got shut in the basement with Katie for a while. I didn't like that so much. But, it really paid off today.
It's another working from home week. This is great, not only do I get to go outside in the middle of the day once in a while, but it's been a real feast. This morning I had refried beans, flavored rice, and fresh salsa. Earlier in the week I had a bit of yogurt, and the day before that I had rice and crispy beef. I've also gotten to sleep in the bedroom. Yesterday, I got shut in the basement with Katie for a while. I didn't like that so much. But, it really paid off today.
Monday, January 10, 2005
Bath
You know, I'm just not meant to smell like oatmeal.
You know, I'm just not meant to smell like oatmeal.
Jeep Gladiator
Word from the Auto Show is Jeep's Gladiator concept car has a dog door. Cool, I thought. My own door. Then I remember, oh wait, I already have my own door and my own seat for that matter. But, that door wasn't designed for me, so I wanted to check out the Jeep Gladiator door. Now, maybe the perspective in the photographs is deceiving, but that's not a dog door. It's a cat door! A puppy door, perhaps. But, I'd be more likely to dent the jeep than jump in and land on a seat. Sure, it might be a fine opening to saunter through on the way to the back yard. But, when you're trying to get up on to a seat? I have my doubts.
Word from the Auto Show is Jeep's Gladiator concept car has a dog door. Cool, I thought. My own door. Then I remember, oh wait, I already have my own door and my own seat for that matter. But, that door wasn't designed for me, so I wanted to check out the Jeep Gladiator door. Now, maybe the perspective in the photographs is deceiving, but that's not a dog door. It's a cat door! A puppy door, perhaps. But, I'd be more likely to dent the jeep than jump in and land on a seat. Sure, it might be a fine opening to saunter through on the way to the back yard. But, when you're trying to get up on to a seat? I have my doubts.
Football
Yesterday I played football with some kids at the park. I liked these kids better than a lot of the other ones I see. For one, they had a game. Lots of kids come up to me and they want me to sit. They say '"sit," "sit," "sit." I tend to ignore them, they don't do it right. They want to pet me, which is cool and all, I have nice fur and they don't. But, if I get up they scream. Or, they jump around like they want to play and if I approach them they scream and jump around. If I jump around they scream more and run away and get unhappy. Anyway, these kids were pretty cool, they were playing ball and let me play too. They threw it back and forth and kicked it. I didn't get it any time. A few times they tried to see if they could trick me, but I'm much better than that. After a while, I got tired of never getting a turn, and another dog came by so I went and played with the dog.
Yesterday I played football with some kids at the park. I liked these kids better than a lot of the other ones I see. For one, they had a game. Lots of kids come up to me and they want me to sit. They say '"sit," "sit," "sit." I tend to ignore them, they don't do it right. They want to pet me, which is cool and all, I have nice fur and they don't. But, if I get up they scream. Or, they jump around like they want to play and if I approach them they scream and jump around. If I jump around they scream more and run away and get unhappy. Anyway, these kids were pretty cool, they were playing ball and let me play too. They threw it back and forth and kicked it. I didn't get it any time. A few times they tried to see if they could trick me, but I'm much better than that. After a while, I got tired of never getting a turn, and another dog came by so I went and played with the dog.
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Cats
There are two cats that come into the backyard. A short-haired, grey and white cat, and a long-haired, black cat. On Friday, Katie was home and I was napping. She went downstairs and then she called to me. I was half-asleep so I didn't know what she wanted. I got a drink of water since I was down there and she kept pointing at the door. Then, I saw them. Those two cats were sleeping on the back deck again! I watched them. One got up and licked the other. Katie got the key. I sat there staring at them, and they were very still. Katie stuck the key in the door and turned it very slowly. They must have thought they heard something, since they lifted their heads up. She pulled the door open and I sat in front of the screened gate door. I could smell them. I don't think they smelled me yet. The gate door always sticks when it opens, and it's loud. Katie turned the key quietly, but then it needs a big push to open and it made noise and the cats took off running. Katie pushed the door open quickly, and I took off running, but they were gone. One went to the neighbors deck and one down the stairs. I followed the grey one down the stairs, but before I got to the bottom he was already under the fence and into the other neighbors yard.
There are two cats that come into the backyard. A short-haired, grey and white cat, and a long-haired, black cat. On Friday, Katie was home and I was napping. She went downstairs and then she called to me. I was half-asleep so I didn't know what she wanted. I got a drink of water since I was down there and she kept pointing at the door. Then, I saw them. Those two cats were sleeping on the back deck again! I watched them. One got up and licked the other. Katie got the key. I sat there staring at them, and they were very still. Katie stuck the key in the door and turned it very slowly. They must have thought they heard something, since they lifted their heads up. She pulled the door open and I sat in front of the screened gate door. I could smell them. I don't think they smelled me yet. The gate door always sticks when it opens, and it's loud. Katie turned the key quietly, but then it needs a big push to open and it made noise and the cats took off running. Katie pushed the door open quickly, and I took off running, but they were gone. One went to the neighbors deck and one down the stairs. I followed the grey one down the stairs, but before I got to the bottom he was already under the fence and into the other neighbors yard.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
No Place Like Home
Visiting was great, I went to all kinds of places in Rhode Island, like Joe's parent's office and the post office parking lot. Joe and Katie took me to an enclosure there, that they said was a dog park, but there are two problems with that description. One, it is not nearly as big as my usual park. Two, there were no other dogs. Well, once there was another dog, but there person wouldn't even let them off their leash so we couldn't play. I was starting to miss playing with other dogs.
I did get to sniff after deer and some other animals in the snow, and that was fun. I found dead things, bones that still were attached with their tendons or cartiledge, and that was really good too. But, there weren't any other dogs to play with, so I was glad that after a long drive home we stopped at the cemetery and I got to play with some other dogs.
Visiting was great, I went to all kinds of places in Rhode Island, like Joe's parent's office and the post office parking lot. Joe and Katie took me to an enclosure there, that they said was a dog park, but there are two problems with that description. One, it is not nearly as big as my usual park. Two, there were no other dogs. Well, once there was another dog, but there person wouldn't even let them off their leash so we couldn't play. I was starting to miss playing with other dogs.
I did get to sniff after deer and some other animals in the snow, and that was fun. I found dead things, bones that still were attached with their tendons or cartiledge, and that was really good too. But, there weren't any other dogs to play with, so I was glad that after a long drive home we stopped at the cemetery and I got to play with some other dogs.
It's not easy being green...
We went to Rhode Island for Christmas. It was a long drive, but that was okay. It took a little time to remember where I was, but Joe's parents are great. Five days of constant companionship, and I could run around without a leash. At least for a while.
On Christmas eve, Joe's neices and nephew came. They ran around the house with me, and we played puppy games even if you can't gnaw on people. They screamed, I barked, life was good. Then Joe started playing with them, and not with me. That made me mad. I barked. He didn't play with me. He played with his neices. I tried to get his attention. The neices didn't play with me, nobody did. I'm not sure who they think they are, they can't just show up for a few hours and usurp my place in the herd. I wasn't born yesterday, and I have everyone nicely trained. Obviously, no time could be wasted, and I made sure to show them where they stand in this pack.
We went to Rhode Island for Christmas. It was a long drive, but that was okay. It took a little time to remember where I was, but Joe's parents are great. Five days of constant companionship, and I could run around without a leash. At least for a while.
On Christmas eve, Joe's neices and nephew came. They ran around the house with me, and we played puppy games even if you can't gnaw on people. They screamed, I barked, life was good. Then Joe started playing with them, and not with me. That made me mad. I barked. He didn't play with me. He played with his neices. I tried to get his attention. The neices didn't play with me, nobody did. I'm not sure who they think they are, they can't just show up for a few hours and usurp my place in the herd. I wasn't born yesterday, and I have everyone nicely trained. Obviously, no time could be wasted, and I made sure to show them where they stand in this pack.
House Fire
There was a big house fire a few weeks ago. When we were walking to the cemetery there was all kinds of smoke and tons of firetrucks and ambulances. The wind blew the smoke towards the cemetery and most of the time we were walking you could smell the smoke.
It was also horribly cold and windy. There was a bag in the park, and at first I thought it was something else, since it was chasing me. Turns out it was just a bag, which I know, because I caught and destroyed it. That was fun though.
Later we found out that lots of people died in the fire, and so it really is important to have smoke detectors in your house even if it seems that all they ever do is emit horrible ear peicing shreiks when the shower in the bathroom runs to hot for to long.
There was a big house fire a few weeks ago. When we were walking to the cemetery there was all kinds of smoke and tons of firetrucks and ambulances. The wind blew the smoke towards the cemetery and most of the time we were walking you could smell the smoke.
It was also horribly cold and windy. There was a bag in the park, and at first I thought it was something else, since it was chasing me. Turns out it was just a bag, which I know, because I caught and destroyed it. That was fun though.
Later we found out that lots of people died in the fire, and so it really is important to have smoke detectors in your house even if it seems that all they ever do is emit horrible ear peicing shreiks when the shower in the bathroom runs to hot for to long.
