My tail (oops) tale of whoa!

Gee, you people use so many words and this "spell checker" thingy is really frustrating! My doggie friends don't use so many words. We basically use one word, "bark!" Us doggies just know how to use that one word to our advantage! My Mom, "Haley" taught me all the words I need to know. Its so easy, it's all in the tone! Since I've been around people they say all kinds of things to me. Its fun teasing people with our facial expressions and head tilts! They really think they have it all over us doggies! You see, we can get our wishes by our bark tones and our eyes! Oh sure, we doggies know words like our name, come, sit, wanna go out, go for a ride and of course that dreaded word, NO!
If you really want to see people react to us just fake a squat on their new carpet! Or, just go to any door and look down at the corner of it! Man, they really dig that one!  But I digest, I mean digress!

It's been a tough week for me. First Pat and Dave took me to the doggie doctor. I think it was for a check up that has something to do with this spaying thing they talk about. Anyway, the doggie doctor, who's really nice, until she gave me a needle in my shoulder and squirted these yucky things down my throat. I don't know what that was all about but the needle got my attention! I was tough though, I didn't make a sound but I couldn't hold back my mean look at her. Everything was going along just fine until about late afternoon. I don't know what hit me but I got weak and didn't want to play at all. I didn't want to go out or anything. I managed to get some comfort when Pat held me in her lap until early the next morning.

Dave tried all kinds of things to get me to play but I just couldn't do anything. They took me back to the doggie doctor and I heard them talking about a reaction to one of those things they gave me. Boy, that was no fun at all. Now I'm having some trouble going potty but I feel much better. I didn't feel like eating so Pat tried putting this funny white stuff in my bowl. It looked like tiny chunks of some kind of meat with these little white things that looked like insects with no legs. I think they called it chicken and rice. I liked the chunky stuff but those other things just got stuck in my lips and gums.

This is how special I am.....

Funny though, later in the evening, Pat put some gooey stuff in my bowl with those things and it was pretty good. It was like some sort of watery flavored thing.

Pat took me back to the doggie doctor only to give me these other things to squirt down my throat. I think they said something about a de-wormer! At least these taste pretty good. I feel pretty good now and even went to doggie school yesterday!

I'm the hit of PetSmart! Man, I take over that place when I walk in! People turn and look at me. Kids are making all these cool sounds at me, but the other dogs really take notice! I fearlessly strut down the aisles and even the big dogs take notice. Although there was this one (smaller than me) dog in this guys arms  who was going to tear anyone apart who came near him. I think he was a Chihuahua!

It was time for my training class! I love Mary, my trainer! I make her laugh. I think she really likes me. I do what she tells me and she has these really neat treats that she gives me when I do something!

Unlike Coco, I sit pretty after Mary gives me a command, after all I am a Lady.

 

....and then there's Coco!

 

It's just me and Coco in our class. Coco and I get along pretty good but she's kinda goofy. When Mary gives her a command, instead of sitting she flops spread eagle on the floor. But, she still gets her treat!

I had to "get in her face" this training session. She's so goofy she bounces around and I finally had enough and "dressed" her down.

 

Take that you bundle of fluff!

 

I've had a tough week but I'm doing much better and making Pat and Dave laugh a lot... and I like that.

 

But best of all Pat knows how to make me feel really good.....

 

NEWS FLASH... I'll never understand people! Pat is all excited and happy and all I did was poop! It's only been two days since my last one. Honestly, I'll never understand people, you're so easy to please!

 

Till next time.....