Return of the COUCH MONSTER!!!!

It's been being good for a while, but today it came out of hiding...the COUCH MONSTER.  There I was...innocently and quietly eating my breakfast, and then...KA BAM!  It gobbled up my breakfast:

I tried reaching my arm in to get it:

And tried using my mental powers to move it to me:

But what ended up working was me whining and looking sad.  Then mom came to my rescue:

Here's a picture of me actually working (yes, instead of sleeping!).  I'm letting one of mom's patients pet me so she feels better. 

Another day at work tomorrow.  Maybe mom will take me on a long walk for lunch again.  We've been working on my walking, which is okay with me cuz I get lots of treats along the way.

"Me" Day!

Mom said Mondays are all about me!  This morning, she let me sleep in a bit.  Then we went to PetSmart where I got to do some Christmas shopping for some of my furr-iends.  Then, I got my nails done.  Then, we went to my fave off-leash dog park.  It was kindof blustery out (again), so there was only one other dog there when we got there.  So, me and Bolt played a lot:

Then, some other dogs showed up and we had a good play session.  I was pretty wiped out.

Then, we went to my class and I did my best in doing my downs and sit-stays.  I did so well on the down, the teacher used me to demonstrate the correct form.  But my favorite part is the playtime at the end.  Here's me and my gal, Eva:

And a couple of us getting a good romp at the very end:

Mom says the last few classes will be the most challenging for me because they are on that 'loose-leash' walking thing, recall, and not jumping. 

 Guess I've got a lot of work to do this week!!

Happy December everybody!!!

Long walkie

Today was a gloomy day, but it didn't rain and wasn't too cold.  Me and mom and dad went on a long walk.  I got to wear my new harness and mom thought it really helped me walk better:

This is me with my 'I'm protecting my momma' look.  I think I look pretty intimidating.  What do you think?:

Tomorrow is 'play-with-furriends-at-the-park-and-at-class' day.  Plus, mom wants to take me out on a walkie again to get me doing better at the 'loose leash' thing. 

I better get my beauty sleep now.  Everyone have a great week!

Day after turkey

Me, dad, and pop-pop went to the dog park.  It was a beautiful day out and I met up with a fun boxer:

Later that night, Auntie Janet and pop-pop came over to eat leftovers, so

I got to lay by the dragon again and chew on the hoofer:

Everyone said I was being very good.  They even let me stay up a little past my usual bed time, which was nice.  Hopefully, we'll get to go do fun stuff tomorrow again!

Giving thanks!

So, in the last blog I thanked Darwin for the great bed idea.  The last two days, I've found many things to be thankful for.  My auntie Janet and Pop-pop visited and I always get lots of treats when people visit:

I'm thankful for being able to finally meet the dragon.  It was a little scary:

...but dad was sitting pretty close to the dragon, so I knew I had to be tough and sit between them to protect him from the dragon:

I'm thankful for being "what a good boy!" that I got this new thing to chew on called a twin hoofer:

I'm thankful for having such great pawrents and their family to cook such a big dinner with guaranteed leftovers for me:

I'm one lucky pup!!!

Thanks Darwin!!!

You all know that I'm outgrowing my beds at record speed, right?  Well, my blog buddy, Darwin, let me know about this great sale on this huge bed at REI.  So, mom ordered it and we got it a couple days ago and it fits perfectly in my crate.

At first I laid in it like my other bed, but then I streeeeeeeeetched out:

So, thanks to Darwin, I can now stretch out my full length.  Here's an ear salute to you.  You're one cool chickaroo!!!!

I love Mondays!

Mom took me out to the little off-leash area in UP again today.  She said all that playing helps me focus better in my obedience class (I think it's the chicken and cheese!).  Here's me with some nice new furr-iends.  Me and the little white terrier had fun.  His name's Taco:

I played with this boxer, Brindle.  He was cool (not too frothy slobbery) and was coaching me on how to pee like a boy. 

My class went really well.  I got to show off how I can lay down when mom asks or moves her hand.  I was the only one who already knew how to do it.  Mom's nervous about next week cuz we are working on loose leash walking (say that 3 times fast).