12-30-07

Saturday – Dad and Mom groomed us again today. They did ears and nails on everyone. Isee got hers clippered and she also got a bath. It was rather cold outside, but Mom insisted that she needed a good scrubbing. Dad gave her the bath and he was very gentle with her. We played outside without Isee most of the day.

Sunday – Snow! It was wonderful! We have that cool frozen white water outside again. I love to romp in the snow and chase the others through it. Mom took my picture when I came in covered with the stuff. She said it might be a good photo to put on my page of the website.

Monday – Mom was home with us all day. Dad went to work. We played and romped. Dad actually came home early and they made some kind of good smelling meat for dinner. They would not share the meat with us, much as we begged them to. Dad stayed up late so we all knew he was not going to work the next day. Mom got up with him later on and they let all of us into the house. There was some loud bangs outside that bothered Isee, but the rest of us just barked at them!

Tuesday – Treats! Yippee! We all got special bones. Mom says it is a holiday, but it seems like a normal day to me. I played in the snow some more and we all got to take a nap with Mom. Napping with Mom is fun because Isee gets in her crate and Ever, Bonnet, and I get on the bed and hog the whole thing. Mom curls up with us and we rest for a couple of hours on the nice soft mattress.

Wednesday – We had a visitor today! Mom was watching TV when the door bell rang. None of the older dogs knew what to do! Visitors are so rare that we don’t hear the bell very often. Mom convinced Ever and Bonnet to get back in their pens, but I, as usual, refused to come inside. The man went all over the house and checked all the doors. Mom shut me outside until he was in another room. Then she let me sneak in to see him. As soon as I realized how big he was, I followed Mom to the dog room for safety. Then Mom let him in the dog room twice. Ever and Isee tried to protect her, but she silenced them by holding something in her hands and threatening them with a barker collar. I don’t know what that is, but Mom said if I kept up my noise, I was going to learn. Mom left us for a bit after the guy left, but she came right back and let us play some more. We all sniffed where the guy had been, but found nothing to worry about.

Thursday – Mom left us again in the afternoon, but no new visitors or anything. We still have snow, so I have been playing in it. I love to drag it in and share it with everyone. In the evening, Mom gave me a bath and used that loud noisy dryer on me. She then snipped away most of my long hair and kept me on the table for quite a while. Dad says I am cuter than ever now! I don’t much care to be groomed, but I like being the cutest schnauzer in the house! I did get to sleep with Dad and Mom, so that made up for all the grooming. I love sleeping on that soft mattress!

Friday -  Mom went to work. We were all disappointed that we had to wait for her to come home to play. When she got home, she let everyone but Bonnet out and Bonnet got groomed the same way Mom groomed me yesterday. Then she did Ever. When Dad came home, he worked on Ever some more then we all got to rest. Dad came back in later and worked on Ever even more. Isee is the only one who did not get groomed. She got lucky and was allowed to sleep out.