Week 4

Saturday, later in the afternoon, Bonnet and Ever got all dolled up and Dad and Mom took them out again. When they got back, Bonnet told me that neither of then wanted to do the Dog Show thing in the heat of the afternoon. So, both of them moved slower than normal and were not as good as Mom always likes them to be. I don?t blame them, it was rather hot and muggy out. Mom took a nap when they got home.

Monday, Mom took Ever to Obedience. She was the only one who went and Ever got to go. I was thrilled to be alone with Mom and did his best to obey and anticipate her commands. She was very proud of him. She has spent the rest of the week working with Isee and Ever to get them to have a better class next week. Isee was so relieved to not be going to class, that she did everything Mom asked her to.

Wednesday Mom was up later than usual and Bonnet was not too happy about not being put to bed. She climbed up near Mom and asked Mom to pet her. Mom picked her up and put Bonnet on her lap. She then lay down and let Mom pet her for over an hour. Bonnet decided that from now on, she is going to get Mom to do this with her. Ever, Isee, and I were jealous! We were all trying to find ways to get her down. I tried biting her legs, but Mom just moved her to where she would be more comfortable and far enough away that I could not reach her.

Friday was a very fun day! Mom came home and let us out as usual. She began making phone calls and never even noticed that the laundry room was open! Ever taught me how to take socks outside. We played with them for quite a while. Some weird person came by and dropped off some large green thing. Dad was pretty happy with it. We were eating and did not get a chance to bark at this stranger, but as long as Dad and Mom said it was OK, we decided it was not necessary to bark too much. The weird green thing stayed beside the driveway and is still there. Dad and Mom went to the store and when they came back, we know they had been eating because the both smelled yummy. Mom also had a big yellow box of something that smelled good! She was eating it on the couch. I asked nicely and she gave everyone a piece. It tasted sweet and crunchy! I wanted more! I waited until she left the box unattended and knocked it off the couch so I could eat more. Mom came in and saw me. She got all mad and picked me up. She cleaned up most of the mess and then let all the other dogs have some and made me stay on her lap so I could not have anymore of the good yummy stuff. She held me until they had it all cleaned up. I was not too happy about that! Once she put me down, I sniffed around and found a few crumbs that the others had missed, so I was not to unhappy in the end. A bit later, Dad put everyone but Ready and I away. Ready went back into the big pen where Dad and Mom sleep. Dad wanted me to go there too, but I was not going! Bonnet and Isee told me all kinds of scary things about that place! Dad had to catch me and carry me back there. Once he did, he put me on this big tall thing and Mom and Ready were laying there. Mom petted me and told me I was a good girl, which I know I am! Then all of a sudden, I saw this other puppy across from me. I could not smell it, but I saw it. It moved every time I did and stared right at me until I looked away. It disappeared when the light got very dim and I spend a good 15 minutes trying to find it back. I finally got tired of looking for it and Ready was getting upset with me so I laid down and went to sleep next to Mom. Dad came in later and slept with us. Mom got me up early the next morning and took me back to my pen. I did not want to be there, but she ignored my complaints and went back to the big pen without me.