Thoughts on babies

The small creature our humans brought home in early March is growing. He makes a lot of noise and requires a great amount of human attention. It's quite frustrating. We haven't been on a run in weeks. Every time we feel the need for a good belly rub, the humans are busy with the creature. A good ear scratch is out of the question. What a curious creature...

I Confess

I had a lot of water before I went to sleep in my chair. Then, I had a terrbile dream about giant cats. When I woke up, the cushion of my chair was wet. I tried my best to rip out the soiled spot, but I still ended up sleeping on the dog bed instead. oh, I am so embarressed.~Moses

It's been a while since we posted. Summers are short where we live and we've been spending a lot of time outside. I learned to climb our fence and have enjoyed many outings around the neighborhood. It has really worked out great. Just about the time I'm tired of running, my humans drive up in their mini-van, the magic door slides open, and they have a seat empty and waiting. The humans never seem very happy with me, and I just don't understand why.
~Moses

Our humans took us for a very long drive to Anchorage. It always makes me nervous to travel so far. They put us on leashes in Cantwell and fear overcame me. Even though I was extremely thirsty, I couldn't even take a drink of water. I was so afraid we were getting dumped there. When the magic door opened on the mini-van, I jumped right in. After Anchorage, we picked up our cousins and went camping: sort-of. They said we were going camping, but when we got to the Kenai, I was really confused. There were lots of people walking past us where we were supposed to be camping. We tried so hard to bark them away, but that made our humans really upset. They took us driving and let us run all around a big fenced-in field. This was great fun, but I was still worried that those other people were getting into the camp. All-in-all, it was pretty fun, but there is nothing like the smell of cedar from your own bed!
~Mrs. Jones

A Human's Morning

What curious creatures, these human-types. Every morning, they start their days by using the bathroom indoors-how unsanitary. Next, I (Moses) observe as hey actually peel off their old skin and put new skin on. I really have no idea why they do this. Do they get dirty over night?

Getting dirty: that's another thing. Humans actually choose to take baths! Why anyone would choose to get in the shower is way beyond me.

Willingly tooth and hair brushing: Equally as perplexing.

Next is something I can totally understand: BREAKFAST! The only things I don't understand is why they eat such small portions, and why they don't like to share with us K-9 types.

BIRDS! Birds are in the yard: half a dozen on the birdfeeder. Tasty, little birds...We can watch them all day!

Bored, Bored, Bored-Is there a moose in the yard? Snowshoe Hare? Snowman? Bad Guy? Cheeseburger?

Small People in the Dog food closet.-Why do they torture us like this?

Outside, Food, Sleep, Snack-GOOD MORNING, World!

The Boy dropped some cocoa puffs on the floor: milk and all. We cleaned the carpet, the cup, and the spoon.
I (Mrs. Jones) gottta' tell ya', as annoying as these little humans can be, they do provide a lot of snacking opportunities. One of our favorite sports involves the little humans.

Run-By-Sandwich Snatching: Quite often, the little humans wander about the house with a sandwich in hand. The best is peanut butter and jelly. *Drools* The trick now is to watch for the larger humans to look away, then make your approach. Quietly, quickly, run past the small human, turn your head slightly and snatch the sandwich with one gulp.

Be aware that the small humans tend to make an awful, high-pitched squealing sound, which I think is referred to as "crying." This will alert the larger humans. Occasionally, after yelling,"You STUPID DOG!" (which we just ignore: obviously it takes some brains and skill to pull his off), the humans will actually attempt to pry the half-eaten sandwich from your throat. This is more humorous than painful, as it is nearly impossible to retrieve a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich from the throat of a determined dog!

Moses is sleeping in his rocking chair and Mrs. Jones is on "her" loveseat. We're Dog-Tired!

Moses and Mrs. Jones are all worn-out from their unscheduled play-date. Jesse's owner just picked him up.

Moses and Mrs. Jones are playing with the neighbor-dog, Jesse, who came over to visit w/o his owner's knowledge.

Moses and Mrs. Jones are playing leapfrog from the furniture. *Moses pauses to lick peanut butter from the arm of the couch.

Cleaning-Up

Today, we are restless. It has been a long winter and we have spent most of it indoors. During this time, we have tried to help our humans clean. (yes, the "yard candy" bit is part of this, but if they would scoop our yard more often, we wouldn't have to resort to such matters)

Chewing on delicious little plastic toys is the easiest way of picking up the house. Moses, in particular, likes the slightly softer plastic cats. He eats their head and feet.

Mrs. Jones prefers plush to plastic, but will clean the plastic if it is left out too long. Moses is extremely helpful in the kitchen, as well. He washes the counter-tops, the stove, and occasionally, the inside of the fridge. The humans are ALWAYS screaming at him and spraying him with the dreadful vinegar-water, and we simply cannot understand why, as they certainly haven't cleaned those areas lately!

Another thing we love to clean is the table. Little humans are known to leave bowls of half-eaten lunch on the big dining room platform. Moses is especially skilled at quietly sneaking a healthy portion without making any noise whatsoever. Mrs. Jones, though not as stealth-like, is able to actually get on the table and therefore taste more of the leftovers.

Our main human, the large female, is sick right now and can't really scream at us, so we are enjoying this advantage immensely. Nothing's really stopping us, and why should they-we are cleaning-up, and everyone can tell someone needs to do it!