My first run

I made it almost a half mile on and off lead today and was able to run. We started out with a nice easy 1/2 mile walk up the hill and then did a slow job back down. I kept up for the most part using all four legs. It was fun. Mom, dad, Hunter and I enjoyed the cool weather and the nice, new path by our house.

The run was a blast but I got home and drank about a gallon of water and then took a nice long nap for the rest of the afternoon. Mom and dad said I am doing much better and they can see the muscle growing in my leg. I am not sure what that means but it is easier to walk and I am getting alot better at running. Tonight I get a special treat because Hunter has a friend over and they are sleeping in the livingroom with me!!

Learning to sing

Today at daycare I learned how sing. We all sang and barked it was a party. I got to try it out again while mom went inside to Hunter from wresting practice. She went inside and I climbed up front and tried to drive. Mom said they won't give me a license because I am blind but I only run into a couple things.

Carpet or grass

Today my mom is working on trying to remind me that I am supposed to poop outside. This morning she got up early and gave the carpet a bath. It smell yucky and was wet even when we left for daycare. Mommy said if I keep pooping on the carpet that I am going to be spending some extra time outside.
I like spending time outside but she and Dad get really loud when I poop in the house. She said that I need to learn to bark to let them know I want to go outside. Mom said that she going to get some new treats to help teach me this barking thing.

I know how to bark but I am not telling her that if it means more treats.

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......