Toys and my pillow

This evening after dinner I came back into the living room and my toys were all over the living room and my kennel was messed up. My pillow felt weird and smelled weird, it didn't even smell like me. Mom said I needed to wait until my stuff came out of the laundy. It must be time for another bath. I still can't decide if I like those or not.

Mom and Dad said that if I would quit rolling around in the deer poop in the backyard I wouldn't need a bath as often but I really like the smell of it. I like the smell of leaves, too but there aren't very many of those in the yard right now. This afternoon I helped Hunter clean up the backyard.

Thank you KPAX and Ryan

Tonight I got to listen to a story about me. It was a great story. Thanks Ryan. http://www.kpax.com/news/a-dogs-life-missoula-family-has-home-for-disabled-pet/ Here is the video: http://colemanscoverage.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-dogs-life_21.html

Headphones, dog toys and kibble

Today I learned 3 things:

Headphones are for video games not chewing. Chewing them up causes Dad to drag out the noisy machine that sucks stuff up and cuss Hunter for not putting things away. And you have to spend 20 minutes in the kennel.

Dog toys are for chewing and not eating. If you eat your ball and leave pieces everywhere, Dad has to bring that machine back upstairs again and laughs at you. Then another 20 minutes in the kennel while he cleans up the mess.

Kibble is for eating slowly. If you eat to quick you throw up, which leads to Hunter having to clean up the laundry room and another trip back in the kennel.

So today I learned to slowly eat my kibble, before playing with my toys and watching Hunter play video games while wearing his headphones and I won't have to spend an hour in my kennel....

1st day of Daycare

I didn't sleep very well last night. I paced up and down the hallway, I could tell everyone was still a little shook up after last night's visitor. I was worried so I kept checking on them all night. This morning Mom decided to walk up and down on this little step in front of the TV, I tried to go up and down the step but she said it wasn't for me.
After everyone was up Mom told me I was going to daycare. We got in the car and were off! We had to drive for a while and I was starting to get nervous but Mom kept telling me how much fun I was going to have. When we got there I jumped out of the car and it was really loud. I could hear at least 25 dogs barking and it sounded a lot like the pound. Mom was talking to some guy and he sounded nice and he took me in the back.
Everyone was happy to see me. I could hear them all calling to me asking me to come in the back to play with them. It seemed like I was by myself forever but the nice guy from the front came and let me in with the rest of the pack. All the dogs were so nice! They played with me and we all ran around and had fun with tons of toys. Mom was right the day just zoomed by and I had a blast!

Mom picked me up at six pm and we picked up Hunter on the way home. I am ready to go to bed but I have to eat some dinner first. As soon as I am done I'm going to bed. What a great day......

A voice from the past

I was outside today minding my own business and I heard his voice. The man that kicked me. He was selling books door to door and saw me in the yard and came to talk to me. Next he went to the door to talk to Mom.

Mom said he was selling books and asked about me. He said he was my old owner with his old girlfriend. Then he said that he tried to get me from the pound but they wouldn't give me to him, I am glad. He told mom I was from a litter here and he tried to get my eyes fixed but I would have had to go to Washington. She didn't believe him and made sure Dad let me inside before the mean man left. He said I was such a good dog, then why did he kick me and leave me alone for four days. I was scared when I heard his voice but mom and dad took good care of it. They sent him away and made sure I came inside.

I am so happy I am in a nice home with my nice family. I had a wonderful weekend and I get to be on the news soon. When the nice guy from KPAX came by and took my picture I was so excited. Him and his girlfriend were so nice. They pet me and played with me and I got to play ball outside with Mom and Hunter.

I hope that I can write some more later. I will see you all soon.

The difference between a rubber chicken and a stuffed moose.

If you are young and blind like me all stuffed toys might smell the same to you. Today I learned there is a difference. I was bored this afternoon while I was waiting for Skylar and Hunter to get home from school so I grabbed this moose off the fireplace. He was fun to chew on since he is made of stuffing and wood. I took him in my kennel (that where I keep all my toys) and played with him until Dad came upstairs.

The first words out of his mouth were...Mom is going to be soooo mad. Then he took a picture of the moose on my bed with his phone. I heard the house phone ring a few minutes later and I knew I was in trouble. I waited for the yelling but mostly Dad was laughing and I couldn't hear mom so I was going to have to wait. Dad took the moose and put what was left of him on the table where I couldn't reach him and grabbed my rubber chicken.

Mom stopped on her way home last night at Petsmart and bought me a new food bowl since my old one broke, while she was there she bought me a rubber chicken that squeaks. I like it a lot, I can throw it and fetch it and wrestle it. My favorite new toy is a rope with a tennis ball attached to it. Hunter and I play tug with it in the evenings, I win most of the time but I let him win sometimes, too.

Hunter and Skylar came home from school and I got to go outside and wrestle with Hunter. My hip and bum leg have been pretty sore the last couple of days but they don't seem to be slowing me down. I have to limp a little bit more in the evenings but the cheese medicine (asprin) I get before bed make me feel a little better.

Mom got home and I thought for sure I was busted. I ran up and rubbed on her legs when she walked in and she bent down and stratched my head. She was laughing and said that I was on her 'bad dog' list. I am not sure what that means but She took the repaired moose and put him up high on the mantel and told Hunter to make sure he kept his toys put away. My toys are always put in away in my kennel so I guess I don't have much to worry about. Dad said I ate the moose because I was bored and mom said daycare will fix that.

So I guess the 'bad dog' list is a list of dogs that get to go to daycare next week. Maybe tomorrow I will chew up something else and see if I can go to daycare sooner. Or maybe I should wait and see if I really like daycare as much as I think I will.

Friends and Family

Yesterday was a blast. It started out just like normal but then in the afternoon I got to go for a ride in the car. First stop was this fun place that smelled like about 200 different dogs. We went inside and the lady who works there came out with a nice guy named Lyric. He is from the pound down south waiting to be adopted but he gets to hang out at Dog Logic. We hung out for about 10-15 minutes while Mom and Skylar got me all signed up so I could go to daycare once a week in a couple weeks. That sounds like a lot of fun.

I was sad when we left but we took a quick drive and when I got out we were at the store. My favorite store, Petsmart, there was a ton of dogs there who I got to meet and then Skylar helped me pick out some new toys. We picked out some toys for some other dogs, too. We were going to visit them next.

So I had meet Nana before and she always smelled good. Now we were at her house. There are two dogs that live there, Dodger and Job. Job is a black lab like me but a couple years older, he was adopted from the pound, too. Dodger is a little Australian Shepard and she is an old lady and pretty crabby. I played with Job for a long time, we wrestled and ran, he even let me play with his toys. Their yard is pretty big, too. We ran around out there for a little while but I was starting to get tired. I decided to go back inside and we all laid down and I took a nice nap.

I was dreaming about chasing my new ball but then Mom and Skylar woke me up and we had to head home. We got home and I was pretty worn out so I just ate my dinner and curled up in my kennel with my new ball and took another nap. Mom said that Nana would bring Job over to play with me in a couple weeks. I am very excited to have a new doggie family to play with.

Running thru the snow

Today I got to run thru the snow in the backyard. I ran like my leg wasn't hurt, I can't think of anything I would rather be doing than playing with Hunter in the backyard. Yesterday I played ball and today I really got to run around and play ball. My backyard is great, it is sooo big. Hunter and I have been playing and walking around enough I can find my way to both gates and back up the stairs into the house.

Mom said I am the best dog because I put all my toys away. You see I have a couple of balls, a chew bone and a plastic bone and I keep them in my kennel. She said the kids never put anything away, which is true because I am always stepping on their stuff. Mom said that they are doing better and keeping the house cleaner so I don't get hurt.

Speaking of hurt my leg and my hips are killing me. Now that I am laying around the living room and not running around my back is really starting to hurt. In a little while Mom will give me some cheese and asprin and then it will feel better and then I am going to bed.

A deadication to another

Today was another great day for me but not a good one for a little kitty that lives in my town. Well, she doesn't live here anymore thanks to a very mean man. This little kitten was adopted from the pound just like me, but she didn't go to a nice home like mine.

Mom read the story in the paper yesterday morning. This little kitty, named Mercy, was adopted by a mna who abused her. The people from the pound tried to rescue her but mom saw on the news tonight that she didn't make it. So tonight I want to make a couple quick requests:

Please don't adopt an animal if you can't afford to feed us and want to love us unconditionally like we love you.

If you can't take care of your animal take it to the pound or the Human Society so a nice family like mine can adopt them.

Even though it is very scary to get neutered (or spayed) please take your animal into the vet so we don't have baby animals who don't have enough to eat.

So tonight as I sleep in Hunter's room on my soft, fuzzy pillow I will have dreams about chasing rabbits and that I would wake up in the morning to find a day were all animals are cared for and loved.

The loveseat or the floor....

Last night I decided that I would find somewhere comfortable to sleep. I started on the floor, moved into Hunter's room but then I climbed up on the loveseat. It was so nice and soft, the perfect bed. Only one small problem...well make that two, mom and dad don't like it when I climb on the furniture. They said furniture is for humans and I have my own pillow and blankets to lay on, which is true.

Today mom didn't come home at lunch and dad and I didn't have to shovel the walk. Dad did let me outside a bunch of times and I played in my new big backyard. Hunter came home today and played ball with me outside. You might think that a blind dog can't play fetch but I am really good at it. I start right next to Hunter and then I listen for the ball to hit the ground. If I can't find it right away Hunter help me by making noise by where the ball landed until I find it.

We played until dinner time and then back up the stairs. My bum leg is starting to feel stronger everyday. Like I said earlier I went up and down the stairs lots of times today and was able to climb up on the loveseat last night. Tonight I got a special treat that is making my leg feel even better, cheese and a baby asprin.

Asprin and exercise is what the doctor ordered and what my plan is for this week.

To the Vet

Today was different. Today I went to the vet. The day started out the same, I got up early and went outside to play, took a nap and then waited for everyone else to get up.

Dad (Jeff said I should call him that) and I shoveled the driveway and played in the snow after everyone left. It was a lot of fun but I needed a nap and was starting to get worried about going to the vet. I've only been to the vet a couple of times and it was never fun. The first time was after my first owner broke my leg for the second time and it was really starting to hurt. The lady from the pound made him take me to see the vet and they worked on my leg and gave me a bunch of shots. My leg felt a little better but I was glad I didn't have to go back. A couple months later, after the pound lady came and took me to the pound for good, I went back and they took the stiches that were in my leg out and I got a shot up the nose. Then last week I went again and they neutered me, I am not sure what that means besides Mom said now I will not be peeing on her carpet so I guess it is a good thing. Good thing or not I was pretty sore after I left and I was not looking forward to a return visit.

Mom came home and I got to ride in her car. I like riding in it because she puts on good music, lays down soft blankets and talks to me. Today we went to meet my new vet, her name is Patti. Patti has a bunch of dogs, even a couple that come to work with her. She was really nice, I got a bunch of bicuits and NO SHOTS!

Here is what I learned at the vet today:
My birthday was July 5, 2009.
I weigh 46.3lbs but should grow to between 80-100lbs.
I am in perfect health.
I was probably born blind and my back leg will always hurt a little and never work the same way the other three do but it shouldn't be a big deal.

I think I like Patti and she seems to like me.

It was another good day. I really like this family, in fact I think I love them!