Saturday - Dad took Bonnet to the vet place on his own. When he came back, Dad gave Bonnet a shot and she was not happy about it. Mom stayed home with us for a while and then went somewhere. She beat Dad home and we got to play with her for a bit. Before Mom left, I teased her and would not come in again. She got pretty mad and we played outside for quite a while until she got tired of the game.

Monday – Mom went to be early. She seemed rather tired and I got to steal some things from the house without her noticing. Dad put us to bed early.

Tuesday – Snow! We had tons of snow today and I was thrilled when  Mom did not go anywhere again after work. I got to play outside all evening.

Wednesday – Mom stayed home with us all day and we got to play in the snow. It was a wonderful day. Mom even took my picture when I had some snow on my nose!

Thursday – No one went anywhere again! Mom was back to work and the cool snow is still out there for me to play with. Maybe things are back to their normal routine around here. I got to sleep with Mom again!

Friday – When Mom got up in the morning, I did not know where she went and I got scared. I went looking for her through the big dark house. I finally found her on the computer typing my blog for me. Mom was late again and came home at the same time as Dad. We spent the evening chasing bunnies that were in the front yard. Dad got upset with Ever for barking and scaring the three bunnies. He does not seem to understand that Ever is just trying to protect everyone from those terrible creatures!

Saturday – Dad and Mom took Bonnet and left again! She is back in their good graces or so it appears. They were gone for a really long time. When they got back, Bonnet told us she was put through all kinds of weird things. First she had her usual blood drawn, but it did not end there. They took her out of the vet place and went to eat somewhere. She was left in the car for the eating and did not get any treats. Then they went somewhere else and left her in the car again for a while. When they came back, they had food, but not a single treat for Bonnet. Then they ended up back at the bad vet place. They sat in the waiting room for a while and then were taken to a room. Bonnet told us she feels safer in those rooms. They were in the room for a bit and then were moved to another room with a funny machine. When the stranger who took her blood came in, Dad put Bonnet on the metal table and the strange lady started rubbing something weird on her belly. It was cold and slimy! Lastly, another stranger came in and was rubbing the same thing on her belly, but he pushed so hard that Bonnet said she was lifted off the table even though Mom was holding her back legs down. Bonnet did not much feel like eating after that.

Sunday – Snow! More of the cool white stuff fell and I played very hard in it when I was allowed outside. Dad and Mom went out for a bit, but we don’t know where they went. They also walked down to the neighbor’s house and were messing with those dogs down there. Dad came back first and smelled of all those rotten dogs! Mom also smelled of them when she got back. She also had toe nail clippers in her hands, so we know what they were doing! I am glad those rotten dogs got to have something bad done to them by Dad and Mom!

 Tuesday – Bonnet did not end up going anywhere with Mom today! I guess she is not the special one anymore. We spent a nice evening at home relaxing.

Wednesday – Dad told Ever that his class was cancelled for the week. Ever loves class so he was disappointed for a few seconds and then we were all happy to have Dad and Mom home with us all evening.

Thursday- Mom took Bonnet again. They were gone all evening as usual. Bonnet came back and said she was taken to the same place.

Saturday – It is becoming routine that Dad and Mom go somewhere with Bonnet on Saturday’s. The same old place again, is what she told us, but this time she got a yummy treat when they stopped on their way back. Bonnet said she got 1 ½ pieces of chicken and loved every bite of them! Why don’t they give me good stuff like that? I have forgiven Mom for yelling at me and now want her to pet me all the time again. She must still be angry at me though because she does not pet me unless she wants to.

Monday – When Mom got home, rather late, she met Dad and they both took Bonnet yet again. This time they were not gone as long and Bonnet did not come back with them. We only got about an hour of play time and we had to go back to bed because Dad is sick and does not want us running around and pestering him.

Tuesday – Some strange man brought Bonnet back. Isee said he used to live in this house and she used to live with him. He put Bonnet in her pen and left. I don’t know who he was, but I think it was that man that was at the dog show who took me into the building the one day. He is scary and I barked at him this time! Mom was late coming home again and she fed us when she arrived. Dad was close behind her, but at least we got some play time in the evening.

Thursday – Snow! I got to go out and play in the snow and it was a great deal of fun! I hope I will get to play in it some more before it melts again. Boy did I get one over on Mom for a few seconds. She was talking to someone on the phone and left her dinner on the table, I knocked the paper plate on the floor and started eating her dinner. It tasted good, but she caught me. I got yelled at and avoided Mom for the rest of the evening. The food was good, but I think it was the sauce that was the best! I never had barbeque sauce before, but it tasted yummy!

Friday – Snow! It is still out there and I love coming in after getting it all over me and soaking Dad and Mom with it! Mom fed us all early, but did not go anywhere right away. When she did leave, it was with Dad. They must have eaten while they were out because I could smell it on them.

Saturday – This morning, Dad and Mom took Bonnet away again. She said she went to that scary place where they take blood. She hates that place, but still loves to go with Dad or Mom for rides. Later in the evening. Mom let me taste her food. She was eating something that smelled sweet (ice cream cake) and she let me lick the bowl after she was done. I think she should give me the whole thing next time, it was so wonderful. I stayed on her lap a long time after we were done hoping for another taste. Bonnet got to sit on Mom’s lap and stayed there for quite a long time as well. At night Dad shut everyone in but me. The others could not go outside all night.

Sunday - Mom let the others out when she got up.

Tuesday – Mom came home and fed us all early. Then she took Bonnet away again. Bonnet told us when she got back that they again went to the nasty place, but this time a lady took her back by herself. She did not want to go and braced her feet, but Mom gave her a push and she relented. They gave her right back to Mom, so she was not too unhappy. She was afraid they might keep her and she did not want to stay away from Mom.

Wednesday – Dad took Ever somewhere this evening. When he came home, he smelled of really good treats and said he went to that class that Mom calls Agility again. He was thrilled because he got to sniff some butts and run and jump.

Saturday – Mom brought Isee in very early and then we all went back to sleep. Dad was in not too much later and he started grooming Ever, then Bonnet, and then me. He put each of us in a crate and Mom went over us as well. I kissed Dad on the ear several times hoping he would stop with the noisy dryer, but he did not. When he was done grooming me, Mom put me in Isee’s crate in the living room. I was under Bonnet, who was in her crate, but I did not understand why! We sat around in the crates for a while and then Dad took us out to the van. He stuck me in a crate in the very back where I could not see anyone and the ride was very bumpy. Isee was the only dog who did not get to go. I don’t like car rides very much at all! I complained, but Mom kept telling me to settle down. The car ride was very long. Once we finally stopped, Dad chalked us in the van and he handed me over to some stranger. I was not leaving the car to go with this weird guy I have only seen twice before! This guy drags me out of the car and I decided I was going to poop just to annoy him! Then he dragged me into a building and down some scary steps and through a bunch of weird people and other dogs. Finally Mom came and rescued me! I still did not want to move, but at least I was much happier. Once I realized that Mom had Ever, I was overjoyed and went with her to where Ever was. Bonnet finally joined us. Mom broke out the treats that Ever and Bonnet had been telling me were worth all the fuss and bother. They call it Liver, and what ever it is, it is one of the best tasting treats I have had in a long time. We stood around for a while and then Mom asked me to walk away from the other 2 dogs. I wanted nothing to do with walking away from Bonnet! Mom finally convinced me that I should. We walked into an area where there were no other dogs and I was happy to trot around the ring like the good girl Mom kept telling me I was. Some strange lady came over and touched me all over. I stayed still and did not move, which is what Mom has always taught me to do. Then we moved around the open space some more. That part was pretty fun! The lady handed Mom something and then we went back into the confusion. I did not want to be out there, so I froze again. A few minutes went by and we went back into the thing that Mom calls a ring with one other dog. Once that dog was far enough away from me, I went with Mom around the ring again. Mom then made me get in front of that other dog, which I was not too happy about, but she seemed very pleased with me and gave me some liver. The lady handed Mom two more things and we went back into the jungle of dogs and humans. She handed me back to that strange man and then took Ever and went back into the ring. Bonnet and Dad went in as well. The stranger dragged me back in, but I was happy to be behind Bonnet, so it was not too bad. Then Mom and Ever went around the ring and ended up behind me. All I wanted to do was look at Mom, but this guy got mad at me and would not let me do it! I just kept trying and ignored him. When Bonnet went around, I was really frustrated that I could not watch or follow her. Then this guy took me around the ring so I was behind Bonnet again and I was much happier. We stayed behind Bonnet and Ever and then we left the ring. We then sat around while people came over and petted us for a while and then Mom took me back into the ring and made me stand next to a sign while some guy took pictures of us. The lady who petted me all over was standing next to us, but she did not try to touch me again. Ever also got his picture taken and then we all went back into the sea of people. Once Dad and Mom had packed up all our stuff, Mom took all three of us dogs and Ever led us outside. I was happy to follow Mom until we got outside and then I followed Bonnet. We got back into the crates in the car, but this time I got to ride behind Dad and Mom. That made the ride a bit better. We did not go too far when we stopped and Dad and Mom left for a bit. Then we sat in our crates and barked and howled until Dad and Mom returned, which seemed like hours to us. When they finally did return, we rode for what seemed like hours again until we finally got home. We dogs were thrilled to be home, but even after we got home, Dad and Mom would not let us go outside to play in the rain. I wanted to go roll in the mud, but they just would not let us out. Isee got to go out, but not one of us who suffered through the day were allowed to run and play. Much later in the evening, Dad did take us for a walk, but not a very long one. Mom went to bed early and Dad played with each of us for a while. He took Isee back to bed with him again. That was 2 nights in a row. How unfair!

Sunday went much the same as Saturday except that Dad took me into the building and I got to stand around with Bonnet once I got in there. I did not win and I was stuck being held by some lady I don’t know. Mom says she is my step grandma, but I don’t much care for her. I wanted to be in the ring with Ever and Bonnet! It is no fun being outside the ring while they are in there having fun.

Monday - Dad and Mom went to work and Ever, Bonnet, and I were glad. We got to rest. Mom started stripping my coat when she got home and when Dad came home, he helped. It was terrible! I hate it when they do that.

Tuesday – Dad stripped Bonnet, he put me on the table and worked on my coat a bit more. He even put Isee up there and did something to her! Mom is always the one who grooms us, so we don’t know what is up! It is all so confusing!

Friday – Bonnet came in season! Ever is going crazy and Dad and Mom won’t let them out together.

Saturday – I can’t play with Ever and Bonnet together anymore, but Isee is starting to play with Ever and I a bit more inside the house. The three of us get rowdy in front of Mom and Bonnet. Mom is on the couch, Bonnet is in her crate. It is kind of fun to drown out the TV. Isee gets scared and won’t play if Mom starts to speak though.

Wednesday – Dad and Mom took Ever somewhere. He came home exhausted and told us that he had been to the obedience place, but he did not have to do much of that stuff. Instead, he got to jump, run through tunnels, climb a big hill, and have fun. Dad asked him to jump a few too many times and he got bored for a while, but he said it was way better than obedience.

Thursday – Mom was late getting home and she fed us a bit early. Then she grabbed Bonnet and took her somewhere. This is the same place she always goes with Dad or Mom when she is in season. She hates that place! She does not understand why she has to go there, but she always willingly goes with Dad or Mom.

Friday – Mom fed us all early again and she left just before Dad usually gets home. They did not show up until very late and we don’t know where they were, but they smelled like yummy food again. We were not offered anything good to eat, it’s just not fair!

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.

Friday – Mom was home most of the day again. She let us out to play and then the phone started ringing. She ended up putting us away again pretty quickly and somehow she tricked me into being inside so I had to go back into my pen even though I did not want to. When she got back home, we all got to go play outside some more while she sat around in her computer room on the floor. I am not sure what she was doing there, but Ever kept an eye on her so we could all go play without her knowing what kind of trouble we were getting into. Finally, so came out and caught me with a bungee cord in my mouth. She told me to drop it and when she does that, I always do! It is the one thing I know she will be very upset about if I don’t listen. Besides, she was outside with us and she almost never comes outside to play. She did not seem too angry with me and went back to what ever it was she was doing before after she took away this new bungee toy I had found. In the afternoon, Isee convinced Mom to feed us early. She bounced and jumped and begged for all she was worth and it worked. I tried to help, but Mom ignored me.

Merry Christmas! Mom had to take a couple of weeks of because of her MS, but now we are back! Christmas was a wonderful time around here! I got all kinds of treats and new toys. Mom has been home taking care of us for a week and I think it is great! We all had our pictures taken with Santa, which was kind of scary, but when I realized that he smelled a lot like Dad, I was much happier.

I have been playing tricks on Dad and Mom again. They want me to go to bed when I am not sleepy or ready to get back into my pen, so I just run outside and sit on the hill. Eventually they get tired of chasing or calling me. Dad will usually chase me until he catches me. Mom won’t! She just waits for me to come inside or gets one of the others to get me to follow them inside. I still think the game is a great deal of fun and I will continue to play it as much as I can.

The other day Mom spent hours grooming all of us again. I don’t know why she thinks pulling my hair and raking out all my nice warm under coat is necessary, but she seems to think it is. Someone needs to tell her it is winter and I was prepared for the cold! Speaking of which, it Snowed again for a day. Everything was covered in it including me! I love to run, jump, and roll in the stuff! It is so light and fluffy and tastes good too!

Saturday, Dad and Mom left in the late morning and got home about the time they would from work. We don’t know where they went, but when they came home, there were more of the treats they make and some new toys being squeaked in the kitchen. Dad kept bringing them up from the basement. Very late in the evening, Dad brought up this thing that looks like a tree and put it next to the television. He moved our dog beds around in that room and I don’t get what is going on, but it looks like I might have fun chewing on this inside tree!

Sunday, that tree no longer looks anything like a tree. Isee and Ever tell me this is a yearly ritual. There are all kinds of thing wrapped under that tree, but none of them smell any good to me. Isee says treats usually show up but not until the night before we get to have them. I don’t believe her. The things under the tree have a couple of corners I could rip out, though. I am thinking of doing so. I started to sniff the silver stuff that covers the tree, but Mom said I could not destroy it. Tempo, that darn bird, thinks it looks like fun to play with, but said he has not been allowed to do so either.

Tuesday, Mom put Bonnet in the crate in the living room and let the rest of us play and Bonnet was crying because she could not see any of us. Tempo started crying with her. It really annoyed Mom! I thought it was fun and tried to go visit Tempo, but Mom does not like it when any of us schnauzers try to go over and see that darn green creature. The older 3 said he was free once while they were out and Bonnet got to yank some of his feathers before Mom caught everyone and made them stop. They wanted to kill him, but she said NO!

Thursday, Mom was doing weird stuff. When she does these weird things, I try to stay far away from her! This time, she started with grooming Ever, which she worked on yesterday as well. Then she pulled out this big wooden contraption, which is taller than I am, and stuck it over Ever’s back. She was very happy with him! She then stuck it over Isee’s back. Isee did not like it at all! She tried to get away, but eventually stood there while Mom put it over her shoulders. Mom was happy with her as well. Then, Mom came after me. It took her a couple of minutes of trying, then she headed for the carrot cookies. I came running for those! I love carrot cookies! Well, she caught me because she tricked me. She took me over to the same big wooden device and drug me under it. All she really did was want me to stand pretty and put this thing over my back. She seemed rather happy about the results and I got a big hug with my carrot cookie! Later that evening when Dad got home, he tricked me in a similar way and got me weighed with everyone else. Then he took me to that same contraption and helped Mom put it on my shoulders again. They both seemed happy with the results. Mom says I can start going to dog shows now. Later when no one was looking, I snuck up the wooding thingy and sniffed it! Mom saw me and told me that I was a good girl for sniffing the wicket. Isee is terrified of it, but she says she got measured a lot when she was a show dog. She said everyone thinks that she is too big. I want to be just as big as she is so I can rule the house one day!

Friday, every morning, Mom comes in before she leaves for work and tells all of us that she loves us! We all get a little scratch and then she leaves for the day. Dad comes in a bit later and feeds us. He added some weird smelly stuff to our food that I thought smelled funny. I did not eat all of my breakfast for a change! Mom also changed her routine when she comes home. She started letting Ever, Bonnet and I into the big yard and Isee into the small one. We all envy Isee because she gets to play where we don’t. Then Mom cleans out our pens. She takes all the good smelly poop away! Dad used to do this, but now Mom takes care of it for him. I don’t know why it changed, but I love barking at Isee with Bonnet when we go outside! Mom let us all play as normal, then put us away before Dad got home and left. I don’t know where she went, but when she came home, we did not get let out to see her. Dad came home shortly after and they both left. When they got home, we knew they had been somewhere eating something good and they didn’t even bring us anything! Mom did let me stand on her lap and was petting me for quite a while, which I think is great because I can put my feet on her shoulders and kiss the top of her head or pull on her hair. She does not like it when I do this, but she still lets me! I have such fun around here!

12/2/2007

The weekend was pretty boring around here. I played and was my normal cute self, but nothing really special happened.

Monday, Mom stayed home with us again. I could get used to this! She let us play most of the day. Three of us got to go sleep with her for a while as well. Then she left for a bit. When she finally got home it was almost time for Dad to be home. We each got some loving time from Mom during the day and I felt more special than usual. Then, Mom decided to groom me again! She sat down in front of the television and called me over. I thought it was for more petting, so I came running, but she then held me down and started stripping me! I hate it when she does that! She did this for about an hour when Dad came in and asked if she needed help and she told him she was finished with me.

Tuesday, more grooming. When Mom got home from work, she petted and loved all of us some more. Then when Dad got home, she tricked me again and finished stripping my coat! It was not fun because Dad held me down so she could finish. I got to sleep out with Dad and Mom that night, which is always fun. I bounced on the bed and would not move until Dad came to bed and then I scooted over just enough for him to join us. It is very cozy in bed with Dad and Mom.

Wednesday, what a weird and wonderful day. While Dad and Mom were at work, white stuff started coming down and it did not stop until it covered the ground! It was so neat! Isee said it is called Snow! I love the cooler temperatures and the really neat way this stuff sticks to my fur!  It was a great deal of fun to run outside in the evening and plow through the stuff!

Thursday, more snow! After Mom got home from work, she let us out and I came in from outside with my nose covered in the stuff! Mom took a picture of me with the snow in my face! I am just too cute! It is so fun! Bonnet hates the way it sticks in her furnishings. She gets big balls of the stuff stuck on her. I think it is funny and pound the floor laughing when that happens. Ever is always concerned about Bonnet, so he cleaned up the snowballs that Bonnet picked off herself. He loves ice anyway, so he ate them!

Friday, it snowed again! I had even more fun dragging the stuff in as Mom was doing something with  a big role of paper and things she said were for Dad’s Christmas gift, what ever that is. Anyway, I ran over the paper as she was rolling it out on the floor and got it all wet several times. After she started getting angry, I decided to stay out in the snow until Dad came home. Ever stayed close to Mom and said he would tell me when she stopped doing strange things with paper. Dad came home just after she finished and there is now a pile of wrapped things in the computer room and hallway. Sometimes I just don’t understand my human parents!

11/24/07

Saturday morning Bonnet and Isee got in big trouble! The had been arguing all night, but Mom did not know that when she went to let them out in the morning. Their argument was over bunnies they had seen out side the night before. Mom let us all out together and they decided to rumble over the bunnies again. This time, they really got into it. I was trying to encourage them when Ever decided he had better go tell Mom what was going on. That darn tattle tale!! He got Mom and although she had some trouble, she broke it up and we all headed inside. By this time Isee got what was coming to her and she was bleeding badly. Mom was very concerned and ignored Bonnet and the rest of us. She held Isee still for hours, woke Dad up and they took Isee out for a ride. Now why Isee got rewarded for getting into a fight with Bonnet, I am still not sure. When they got home, we still did not see Isee. Finally, when they let Bonnet, Ever, and I out, we found her curled up in the back of the den in the dining room where she likes to be. We were not allowed in to see her. Mom finally checked over Bonnet and we spent the rest of the day playing and teasing Isee from outside her hiding place. She did not come to bed with us that night either.

Sunday, Isee still got special treatment all day. She lost the fight, but she was still being rewarded! Not fair! I played with Bonnet and Ever all day.

Monday, Mom was home with us most of the day, but it rained, so we could not go out much. I played with Bonnet and Isee stayed in her den. Ever just hovered over Isee and then Bonnet and tried to make love to them but they were not interested! Mom had some guy come to the far garage and was over there talking to him while he moved something off the big truck he brought. They talked for quite a while in the rain. We stood out there and did our best to protect her, but she kept telling us to be quite. She must know that we need to protect her from such strange people when we can’t even get near them! I did my best to pound the dirt and tell the guy that my Mom was under our guard. Isee missed out on the fun as she was still in her den.

Tuesday, Mom let Bonnet and Isee out of their pens together, but did not let Isee come outside with the rest of us unless Bonnet was in the new den she put in the dining room. Isee was very smug about the whole thing and tried to protect her bone from us. Like Bonnet will not kill her over that one later! Dad was very late getting home and only Isee got to see him. I heard him, so I know he was back!

Thursday, Mom did some strange stuff when she got home. She came in and fed us right away. Then she ran around for quite a while and did not let us out at all. Bonnet then got let out and a leash was put on her. She was getting to go somewhere without the rest of us! Dad came home and let us all stay out longer than usual. He even let the three of us sleep with him! That was really fun!

Friday, Dad did not get up in time to feed us, so we woke him up! He was not very happy to be woken up, but too bad. We three got to play most of the day together. Mom finally came home later than she would normally get home from work and brought Bonnet with her. Bonnet tells me she went back down to the same area we went to recently. Granddad went with Mom and her. She said Mom was pretty forgetful and did not give her any more food or water after they went to bed. She was taken to the same vet that they went to the last time and this time, she had surgery. She said it still hurt when she got back to Mom and she was put back in the car and they came back! What a horrible trip! Bonnet said she was still groggy when they started on their trip and she complained, but Mom would not listen to her and they kept driving. I was just really happy to see Mom again, so I was gentle when I went up to be petted by her. Mom forced me to go see Granddad when she got home. She also took me in the scary building across from the house. I was afraid I would have to leave and do the same things Bonnet did, but I just got to walk around and then Mom put me away and fed everyone. Dad and Mom left for a while and we all had some out time when they got back, but Isee or Bonnet were in a crate the whole time again.

Saturday, we slept in and were quiet for the rest of the night. Mom put us outside and them took all our stuff to the car. She made a game to trying to catch me! Bonnet went willingly into her crate in the car, but I wanted to show her who was boss! She won, but I held out for a really long time. We drove for what seemed like forever again! Finally we made it home! Bonnet and I were put directly in our pens. Isee complained that she was hoping to never see Bonnet again, so they grumbled at each other for quite a while.

Sunday, Bonnet and I played a great deal we were so happy to still be at home.

Wednesday, Mom and Dad were up later than usual and I was actually ready for bed when they finally wanted to sleep. Before bed, Dad was eating some cheese on the couch and I thought it would be fun to see if he would give me some. So, I just put my front paws on his plate, right on top of the cheese! Wow, was he upset, but he did give me the piece of cheese, so he must have been faking the mad part! I am going to have to try to do this trick  more often, it is very rewarding! I am still playing keep away from both Dad and Mom! It is fun and they get really annoyed with me over it

Thursday, Dad and Mom were home with us all day! They cooked a great smelling meal and tried to keep us from stealing it. This time Dad guarded the food and they left it on the table where I can’t quite reach yet. Even can, so I need to grow as big and he is! Mom let each of us have some cuddle time and we rested on her lap. Dad spent the rest of the day outside putting up some strange things out there. After dark. He turned all these outside lights on and it scared away all the bunnies and critters, I like to chase, but he seemed happy with the lights, so I won’t complain yet. After all, he gave me my cheese yesterday!

Friday, Mom was late getting home, but not too much. She brought in bags of stuff, so I guess she went somewhere fun. When Dad got home, they went out and they smelled like food when they came back. I hate it when they go out to eat and don’t invite us! We spent the rest of the evening resting quietly around the house as all the good critters were gone because of those stupid things that Dad put outside.

The weekend was pretty normal around here except Dad let me on his lap for a bit and Mom tried to take pictures of me trying to kiss Dad on the face. He does not like that very much, so it was kind of fun to try! I then jumped off and spent the rest of the weekend relaxing with the other kids.

Monday, Ready was rather upset all evening and I thought it was fun to tease him. He did not want teased, so he got mad at me. He got to sleep with Dad and Mom as a reward for putting up with me, I guess.

Tuesday, Ready was up with Mom, which is unusual and she put him away with us before she left for work. While Dad and Mom were at work, he passed away. Mom found him lying on his side on the floor and we were all rather quiet when she came home. We were hoping she did not notice! Mom said he was 14 years and 2 months exactly and both Dad and Mom were really upset! Mom blocked us from going back into our pens until Dad got home, she was even late feeding us dinner. Ever got to spend all that time out, which is not the normal. He usually has to split time with Ready, but with Ready being gone, I got to chase Ever all evening! When Mom finally decided to feed us, something had changed! Mom had moved Isee into Ready’s pen and me to Isee’s! This worked out well for me since there were a ton of new bones in there for me to chew! Isee did not understand why she got moved out of her pen and wanted to go into her old one. This move put Isee and Bonnet next to each other and I am not sure why Mom decided to do this. They don’t much care for each other.

Wednesday was another day when Mom was late getting home and both she and Dad were very sad and not much fun went on in the house, except that Mom clippered me, darn her! I don’t know why she did this. She did not do any other grooming and none of the others seem to think that we are going anywhere.

Thursday, it appears that the others think something has changed because they are all getting upset. They saw Mom pack a suitecase, but not any of the normal doggy things. She did pack some food, but  that was all. No one got groomed for a dog show and Dad was not found to be packing any of his stuff. Ever and Isee are very worried! They did not like what happened earlier in the week and now things are being packed. I think it is fun when weird things happen around here because it livens up the place. All of the stuff that was packed was taken down stairs by Dad during the course of the evening, so I don’t know why the others are upset. It is all gone now anyway!

Friday, Mom got up at the same time as Dad, which is very unusual. She did not go to work and Dad did. After a short period of time she came and got Bonnet and I. She took us downstairs and let Bonnet jump in the back of her car. I tried to jump in, but did not quite make it. Mom had to boost me up. Then she got in and we drove, and drove, and drove. After a while, I did not care where we were going as long as I got to get out of my crate! I hate those things in the first place, and I could not believe I was stuck in one for such a long time. Then Mom stopped the car and got out. She left for a couple of minutes and when she came back we got to get out and for the first time, the grass was covered in this white stuff! I have no idea what it was, but it was very cold and I did not like walking in it. I tried to get Mom to carry me, but she just kept telling me to go Hurry Hurry instead. Bonnet buried her nose in it and came up looking like a ghost of herself. She shook her head and all the white stuff went flying. Needless to say, I did not want to go potty in this white grass! So, Mom put us back into the car and off we went again, driving and driving and driving! It was so boring. Finally, Mom stopped again. This time the grass was normal and Bonnet and I were allowed to run for a short bit. We both did our Hurry Hurrries and back to the car we went. I am tired of getting in that thing! So, we drove for another really long time and this time when we stopped and Mom opened her door, Bonnet told me it smelled like her old home to her. She was happy and yet nervous because she really likes life with Mom and did not want to go back to living with the lady Mom calls Aunt Pat. She told me she likes Aunt Pat, but she likes the attention she gets from Dad and Mom much better. Mom finally let us out of the car and then she went inside and left us alone outside in what is to me a strange place. Neither of us were very happy about that and tried to get in to be with her. Mom finally moved my crate into the house and then she did a terrible thing! She left me in it, took Bonnet and went away! Leaving me in a strange place by myself was not right! I did not like it at all! Bonnet told me when she got back that she was taken to a vet who did not do anything really bad to her. They took a blood sample and that is all that happened. Mom then took me and put me in a strange cage in the back of another car. By this time, I was getting upset with her over the time spent in cars, so I decided not to allow her to pick me up anymore. This time, Bonnet got left behind! She deserved it after what I went through! We went to a strange place where I saw my first human mother. Like Bonnet, I was not sure what to do about meeting her again, but decided that Mom would never get rid of me.  I am just too cute! The visit was very short and I was then forced to sit in this strange car for quite a while. I am upset with Mom over all of this! She should know better than to leave me! When we got back from that trip, Bonnet was all in a dither about being left alone. She was so worked up that she had been crying! I laughed at her and she jumped in Mom’s arms and stayed there for a very long time. Finally after such a long day it was time for bed. Mom put us in the crates we rode to this place in, but she had moved them into the house by then. I have never been forced to sleep in such a small spot, but after a while, I settled down. Bonnet and I woke up in the middle of the night and decided to take our frustration about the situation out on Mom, so we both chewed the bones we had been given as loudly as possible on the bottoms of our crates! That got her attentions, but not the results we wanted. She took the good yummy bones away!

Saturday, Dad and Mom were up early for a weekend. Mom is usually up early, but Dad usually sleeps until late. They left the house early with Ever. He said they drove for what seemed like a really long time. Then they went to a vets office. He does not much care for the vets, but this time was different. The lady who came to pet him brought him a girl! He said she was not his type, but when someone needs bred, he is always up for the job! The lady would not leave him alone, but it was ok with him. He also had some blood drawn and his teeth brushed, but he was so happy, he did not care! I will never understand males! Once they were done. Mom went into a building by herself and came out with food. She gave Ever some and he said he spent most of the trip home licking the flavor off the crate he was riding in.

Monday, Ever is in trouble with Bonnet and Isee for tattling again. He went to tell Mom that they were fighting, but she was busy and did not come out to break up the fight. Dad heard them and came running out. He could not break them up, so he went and got Mom. She finally came out and they broke up the fight. Mom insisted on carrying Bonnet in and did not seem happy with her at all. Dad carried Isee in and Mom was yelling at Ever again because he was pestering Isee. He smelled blood and figured she must be in season, but she was not happy about it and was snapping at him. In fact, Bonnet and Isee spent the rest of the week snapping at him because they are not in season and don’t want to be bothered. Isee got the worst of the injuries, so Mom and Dad went over her for quite a while. They left the rest of us in our pens for the night! How boring! She laid around for a couple of days, but is back to normal now. Since this incident, Dad has been afraid to let Bonnet and Isee out at the same time. Mom lets them out together and usually lets Ever out first, so Isee has to run to the crate so she can hide from Ever because she can’t tell Ever off when Bonnet is right next to her. Mom suspects something like this caused the fight in the first place, but we are not going to tell her!

Friday, Mom came home as usual and let all of us outside. Ever and I were wrestling, not fighting outside and he rolled me in some poop! It smelled wonderful! I went back out and rolled in it again because it was so much fun! Mom spoiled all my fun because she did not like the smell. She caught me and took me into the dog room and put me in the large green tub where she washes us. I had to have a complete bath! YUCK! I don’t like baths. Playing in a pool of water is great, but a bath is not even close to fun. Mom soaked me, then put this stinky stuff all over me. She then rinsed it out, but the smell did not go away. I lost all that good poop, and for what? Some smelly stuff that Mom likes the smell of? I don’t even smell like a normal dog now!

Darn! We got caught! We thought that we got away without Dad or Mom discovering we killed a rabbit Frday night, but Dad had to go and ruin all our fun on Saturday. On Friday night, Bonnet caught a bunny. She and Isee promised me that I could have some the next day. Well, we were not allowed out until afternoon, and I went out to get the leftovers. I had them and was playing keep away with Bonnet, Ready and Isee when I brought  the rest of the body inside.  That is when Dad caught me! I thought I was being a good puppy! I sat with the body in my mouth like I am supposed to when someone looks at me threateningly. I was not going to let go of the yummy treat the others graciosly let me have, no matter what he thought! Then he grabbed me and carried me by the scruff of my neck! Only my real mom is supposed to do that! I was not happy, but I held onto my goodie and he carried me outside. After carrying me across the porch, he held me out over the railing, which is not that far from the ground, but I would have been sore if he had dropped me. Dad then told me to “Drop It” and when someone says that, I know I have to obey, so I did. It was not fun at all! Dad then pulled me close to his face and stared at me for a while. Then he said I was a good girl and put me down.  Where I dropped the bunny, none of us could reach, so it went to waste! Bonnet and Ever were upset with Dad for wasting a tasty treat, but I am just thankful that I did not get into more trouble.

Sunday, Mom faked me out and groomed me. I hate it when she does that. Dad helped her! She says she loves my coat, but I don’t understand why she thinks it is necessary to pull it out all the time.

Tuesday, I lost one of my canine teeth! My mouth is very sore and I have been chasing all the older dogs and chewing on them, but they are getting frustrated with me. Mom felt sorry for me and let me sleep with them again. I was such a good girl! I curled up on Dad’s side of the bed until he came in to sleep. I thought I did a great job of keeping it warm for him. Then I went ahead and let him have the warm spot so he could sleep.

Wednesday, what a funny site Bonnet was! She was at the bottom of the driveway with Mom for several hours and she had some kind of weird shirt on! She told me all about it when she got back after we finished laughing at her! Mom took her down the driveway in the car and made her sit at the bottom with her for quite a while. They did not go for a walk or anything fun. Bonnet said that strangers, who looked funny, mostly smaller humans, came around and took the yummy food Mom had set on the grooming table. She was hoping it was for her, but she did not even get a taste. She tried grumbling, but never barked at anyone because she said there were too many in the groups to protect Mom from all at once. She is such a baby! I would have protected Mom properly, but I was still in pain from my teeth. Bonnet said that one kid called her “Cheer Leader Doggy” and said good bye to her when she was done stealing treats! Bonnet spent a good deal of time on Mom’s lap hiding her head in shame after that incident! When Mom brought Bonnet back ups, she still had that strange shirt on and Dad made her stand still while Mom took pictures! Too Funny!

Friday, Mom asked Ever and Isee to find something in the house. We think she was talking about our little grey friend who sometimes steals food from us. He is so nice, but Mom thinks he needs to be removed! She kept taking Ever and Isee to where he was hanging out and trying to get them to fetch him for her. Maybe someday she will realize he is a friend of ours, unlike the bunny and groundhog in the front yard. They don’t live in the house with us!

10/27/07

Monday, Dad and Mom took Ever and Isee to obedience class again. They were late getting home this time. Isee and Ever told me about the class because it was way different than their usual ones. Dad and Mom were carrying more cookies and this time they also had toys in some fancy bags. Isee said that class started out the same as always. They did some walking and sitting. When they were done with that, all of the people made their dogs stand in one corner so that pictures could be taken. Then they all dispersed around the room like they were getting ready for more walking,  but some guy brought around a container of treats and shook it in her face. He did not even give her any! How unfair is that? After he had teased all the doggies at the class, they all had to line up at one end of the building and the fancy bags were all put on the floor. Isee and Ever each got to pick a bag and Dad and Mom got a piece of paper. It sounds to me like Isee and Ever got the better end of the deal! Once that was done and all the bags were taken, they went and sat on some chairs. Isee got very upset because she could not see Dad and Ever at that point, so after a while Mom went to find Dad and he took Isee out to the car where he left her. She was really relieved to be resting in her crate at that point.

Ever finished telling me about the end of class. He said the people had drug a bunch of obstacles out into the space where class was usually held. Mom took him through all of them. He was fine with the jumps. He was not as happy with the tunnels, but he still went through them when Mom called him. He did not understand why he was asked to go through a maze, but he did it quite easily. Then Mom asked him to climb a narrow steep hill. He tried to go around it, which would have been easier, but Mom insisted he do so. Once he got to the top, a lady gave him hot dog!! He loved it! After that, he figured he could do anything Mom asked if there was a stranger at the end of whatever she asked him to do.  She then asked him to walk up an even more narrow thing and to stay on it while it moved. He had no problem, but the lady at the end did not give him any goodies. Once Mom had taken him through all the obstacles, Dad did the same thing. Dad liked the tunnels a lot more than Mom and had Ever go through them several times. Mom helped Dad entice Ever up the narrow hill again, and made him stop a the bottom just like the first time, with his back feet on the hill and his front ones on the floor. Dad also asked Ever to go on the moving narrow ramp, but when it started to move, Ever decided to jump off instead of waiting until it hit the ground. Mom seemed upset about that, but a few jumps later, they left even though it did not look like class was over.

Tuesday was a fairly normal evening to start. Mom decided to take a nap, but Ready, Isee, Bonnet and I came back to nap with her and woke her up. She decided not to take a nap after Ready banged on her door a bunch of times. Ready got up on the bed and Mom decided to sit there for a few seconds. Ready decided he was going to sleep there for the rest of the night. Bonnet also got on the bed and was resting by Ready. When Mom got back up, Isee and I went back out with her. We went outside to play for quite a while and had fun, just the two of us. Then I was inside and heard Mom calling Bonnet. Bonnet was still on the bed resting with Ready. She heard Mom and came out, but did not want to go out through the hall way behind the couch and past the bird. So, she tried to jump over the couch, but Mom put her arm up and Bonnet landed on the mail that was on the back of the couch which then slid down onto  Mom’s arm which is where Bonnet ended up. I realized at that moment that Mom’s drink was on the couch cushion just underneath of Bonnet ! Mom quickly moved the drink before it got spilled and I could drink some of the tasty liquid. Instead she let Bonnet down and got her off the couch safely. It was a rather comical scene, though and I laughed at Bonnet! Her fear of that bird cage and back hallway is irrational anyway. Even Isee is not afraid of that! I see no reason to fear anything there as long as the parrot is not watching me.

Wednesday, I had been sitting next to Mom on the couch being petted while I we catch up on the weeks blog. I like it when she uses her little computer and spends time with each of us instead of sitting in the chair in the other room where we can’t get too close to her. Mom had gotten home late today, which meant that I did not get as much play time as usual. So I decided to play a new game when Dad went to put us to bed. Everyone went into the dog room, but I ran back outside! The problem was that no one came out to play with me! I finally got bored and went in. Mom grabbed me up and took me to their pen for bed. I got to sleep with Dad and Mom! It was wonderful sleeping on that big comfy bed. I stretched out on the corner and took as much space as I wanted all night. Mom carried me to bed when she got up in the morning.

Thursday, Mom took Ready and I for a walk. We were joined and then passed by Dad with Isee and Bonnet. I got upset when Mom did not let me catch up to Bonnet who was out in front! I ended up tangled in my leash because I was so frustrated. Mom was trying to help me untangle and I was still mad that I was not out in front, so I jumped up with all four feet spread out and off the ground and untangled myself. Then I tried to get Mom to catch up to Dad, but it took quite a while and I was so frustrated, I was complaining the whole way!

On Friday night, I was out playing with Isee, Ever and Bonnet. Isee was inside resting. Ever was inside begging to be petted. Bonnet was outside hot on the trail of a bunny, and I was helping her until Bonnet got mad at me. I ran inside, gave Mom a look of sheer terror that caused her to come see what the problem was. Isee also came to investigate. Boy did I trick them. Mom thought Bonnet was getting into trouble and sent Dad to go look for her. So, Isee and I went out and played around Dad’s feet while he searched. Bonnet was just trying to find a way out of the fence to get a bunny when Dad found her. I can’t believe they fell for this trick. I will have to use it in the future, when I want them to play with me!

Week 5

Saturday, after such a nice sleep on the comfy bed, as Mom calls it, we all had a great deal of fun in the yard. Dad and Mom let us out, but were not watching us. Dad actually left. No one knows where he went. While he was gone, Mom threw us a bunch of toys over the fence. We had a blast playing with them. Ever and Isee took theirs and ran around the yard a bunch of times. I could not decide which toy I liked best for a while. I finally settled on a dark brown one that was almost as big as I am. It grunted when I chewed on it! Ever tried to steal it, but I would not let him! This made the day better, since Mom was not able to spend as much time with us. She was playing with big toys outside dragging them around the drive. Then she started a fire! It was really hot and we had to back away from that side of the fence. She kept this up until Dad got home and then he helped her play with some more stuff. It looked like they were having fun. We followed them back and forth for quite a while. When Bonnet got tired, she lay on her side in the yard, sunning herself as it was not a very warm day out and she actually fell asleep! I went inside to see what kind of trouble I could get into, but Mom had kept everything up and I could not find anything to drag outside.

Sunday we had a relaxing morning until Dad and Mom decided to groom everyone! Dad and Mom shut all of us in the dog room, but would not let us get in our pens. They started with Ever, then Bonnet, then they got to me. I fought as much as I could. Mom started with stripping and undercoating me. She would not let me get up. Dad came to help her and he held me down so that I had no choice. Next, they did my ears, then my toenails. I fought as hard as I could because Ever had one toenail that was cut too short and he was pretty upset and told me it hurt. I did not want to be hurt, so I fought tooth and nail. Dad held my mouth shut and Mom held my legs still. They did not really hurt me and it was soon all over. Dad let me get back in my pen and I watched Isee and Ever get groomed. I felt way better after it was all done, but I really don't like not being in control! Neither do the others, but they put up with it because Mom tells them to. Ever got to sleep out with Dad and Mom. He loves it when he is allowed to do so and has decided that if he is going to be allowed, he will actually lay on the bed next to Mom and not spend hours sniffing around the room.

Monday Dad and Mom both went to Obedience class with Ever and Isee. Ever was disappointed because Dad took him from Mom again. Isee on the other hand was thrilled that Mom spent the whole class with her. She said up until the very end, she was happy to do what Mom asked. Then she got a bit nervous because some of the dogs were barking and she wanted to bolt for the door. When they got home, Bonnet again climed on Mom's lap and napped with her while Mom watched tv. Bonnet did not want to get off, but Mom went to bed early. Bonnet went back to bed with Mom. Ready jumped the gate and went back without permission. I was surprised not to see Dad throw him back over the gate, but Ready must have charmed his way onto the bed too!

Tuesday started like any other with Mom and then Dad going to work after feeding us. When Mom got home, she had a snack of something rather yummy that she shared with all of us. It was in a large bowl and very sweet tasting. Since I am the smallest, she let me get on her lap to taste this treat. The others then got a turn, but I wanted it all for myself! It was really yummy! Isee ended up with some of it all over her beard and Ever cleaned her up. Mom started doing this strange thing with Ever after that. She put him on this contraption across from where she spends a great deal of time when she gets home. She put a collar on his neck and turned this contraption on. It sounded loud and Isee and Bonnet ran outside. I followed them, but when I came back in to see why Ever did not follow, he was just trotting along on it. He did this for quite a while and then Mom let him stop. He seemed very happy about it, but I think it is strange!