Worth the wait

Here I am in all my glory!

big news

My portrait has arrived. It is beautiful. It looks just like me...so regal. I will have mom post pictures soon!

long time no write

Hi guys,

I am sorry I haven't written in so long. I have been really busy lately. Mom and Dad grill outside sometimes and I have to stand there and watch the meat cook. I love meat! Last night Mom and Dad grilled steaks and they saved a nice big piece for me. It made me feel loved. Tonight Mom gave me a slice of apple. Apples are my favorite!

Grandma and Grandpa had a portrait painted of my uncles. A real artist painted their portrait. Mom said that if I am good, I can get my portrait painted too. I hope that Mom and Dad get a portrait made of me and hang it right in the living room so everyone will know how proud they are of me. I am a good dog. Everyday Mom tells me how good I am. Today when I was in the elevator, I sat still. It was really hard, but I did it!

I am a little bit upset because Mom and Dad will be going on vacation at the end of the May. I assumed I was invited, but I guess not. They keep talking about "pet sitters." If I were going to take an international trip, I would invite Mom and Dad, but I guess they don't think I'm mature enough yet. Not fair! I will be two years old in July and I've never been out of the Midwest. I think they'd love me in Taiwan and Japan. Oh well...hopefully I will get to travel at some point in my life. My biggest trip was to Champaign, IL when we took my Uncle Joseph to college. I really hope that Champaign won't be as far as I get in life!

I am so tired today. I had a really long day. I napped all day and then I ate a bunch of food. I am worn out. I had to go on a couple of walks too. I think I will go sleep on the couch and cuddle up next to mom.

Hi guys,

Sorry I haven't written in such a long time. I have been really busy lately. Mom has needed me to listen to her while she practices the banjo, and Dad likes it when I sit with him while he watches TV, so I am busy making them happy.

Things are good. This new dog moved into the building. His name is Bentley and he is a great Dane. He is a little bit bigger than me. Mom says he is 10 times my size. I don't think he's that big. I could definitely beat him up if I needed to. Mom was not happy with me because the other day, Bentley and I were in the elevator together and I barked and growled at Bentley just to warn him not to mess with me because I am tough. Mom said that it was not nice and I should welcome him since he just moved here. Next time I see him, I will try to be nice.

Yesterday, Mom and Dad made pizza at home. Mom made the dough and everything! They gave me their crusts and they also gave me pepperoni! I like pizza night. I wish they made me pizza every night. Unfortunately, they made brussell sprouts tonight. I was curious so I tried one. Yuck! I do not like vegetables. I hope Mom reads this and buys more pepperoni...

I am trying not to eat too much lately. Summer is coming and I want to be in good shape so maybe I can meet a nice girl dog and have a girlfriend. I would really like to have a girlfriend some day. Mom and Dad said they might get another dog some day so I can have a brother or sister. I don't want a brother or sister though. I just want a lady friend. I have a crush on this boxer down the hall. Her name is Layla. She is a lot bigger than me though, but that doesn't matter to me. Unfortunately, I think Layla cares. She doesn't realize that good things come in small packages. Oh Layla...

Poor Spike

Today Mom read me a story about a bulldog named Spike who lives in New York. Spike's family was very mean to him and beat him, and his Mom is going to jail now. When Mom read me the story I cried. Why would somebody treat a dog like that? I hope that Spike's mom spends the rest of her life in jail so Spike can be safe. I told Mom I want to adopt Spike so he can come play with me (since Shamu does not seem to be out of the hospital yet I need a replacement buddy). I am very lucky. Mom and Dad are very gentle with me and they love me. I guess I am kind of rough on them sometimes. Sometimes when I play I accidentally bite Mom and Dad. I hope they don't think I am abusing them. I would be really sad if Mom and Dad left me because I was too mean to them. I am going to start being super nice from now on. Tonight when I go to bed I will thank my lucky stars that Mom and Dad don't own a snow shovel.

Oohh...other exciting news! Mom is taking banjo lessons. She lets me practice with her. She tries really hard, but it sounds really bad. It kind of makes my ears hurt. I don't want to hurt her feelings though so I smile while she plays. She plays the same chords over and over. I can't wait until she learns to play something that actually sounds good.

Here is the story about Spike if you haven't read it already.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/07/2010-03-07_queens_woman_busted_in_shovel_attack_on_pup.html

Goodnight, Folks

not so healthy...

Poor Shamu. More fins fell off. I even accidentally pulled his squeaker out. I think Shamu is not very healthy. Mom said he needs a couple days to fully recover and then he can play with me again! I am waiting eagerly...

Best day ever!

Today was very special. Mom and Dad left me home alone (as usual) to go run errands, but today when they came home, they brought home a surprise for me. Mom put all the groceries away, and Dad opened up a special plastic bag and he told me that there was something just for me inside. I sat there patiently and waited, and then he brought out the best thing ever...a killer whale stuffed animal!! It is so great. I named him Shamu. I will probably never get a chance to go to SeaWorld in my life time, so this is probably as close to Shamu as I will ever get. Shamu really likes it here. I showed him my pen and I buried him in my blankets. Then I let him sit on the couch with me. Then I chewed off one of his fins. I don't think he minded, but Mom and Dad didn't seem too happy so they took Shamu away from me for a little while so Mom could "perform surgery" on my Shamu. She removed the fin that I had chewed off and sewed the hole up. Then she gave me Shamu back so I was very happy, even though he is missing a fin. So then I was playing with Shamu and showing him my other toys and we got to talking and then he told me his other fin itched so I was helping scratch his fin and accidentally bit his fin off...oops. Mom was not too happy about it because she had to perform a second emergency surgery. Anyways Shamu is on the operating table right now and I really hope he makes it because I have a lot more games I want to play with him.

Please keep your fingers crossed for Shamu's surgery!!