Of Baths and Cats

On Thursday night, the humans gave me a bath. I endured it only because I am a sweet sweet dog, and they gave me lots of treats. But I didn't like it. Here I am wrapped in a towel, post-bath.

See how I'm on the couch? So apparently, it's fine for me to be on the couch if the humans are on the couch and they invite me up. But for some reason I can't fathom, I'm not allowed to be on the couch BY MYSELF. I think this is tremendously unfair. Some mornings, after Jake leaves for work and Bridget is still upstairs, I like to get on the couch. Or when Bridget goes to the basement to do laundry, I like to get on the couch. She seems very exasperated with me when I do this. But why do I have to always only share the couch?

Another thing that annoys me: that Cat Who Refuses to Acknowledge Me. There's this cat, and he has a real attitude problem. Most of the cats around here, like the two orange ones on Beacon run away when they see me. But this cat, boy he has some nerve. he doesn't budge an inch, no matter how much I leap and bark and whine at him.

For those of you who are interested in may daily comings and goings (for instance, my internet stalkers out there), I've created this map of my world for you:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&t=h&om=1&msid=106394747322388434320.0000011357e9848c36973&ll=42.650486,-71.292747&spn=0.005618,0.009259&z=17

I think it's pretty cool.

Long-awaited Update

It's been a busy time in my life, and I haven't had much time to get onto the blog lately -- sorry to all my fans out there! I'll try to fill you in on all the excitement.

You'll be pleased to know that I continue to be a flatbread bandit. Bridget and Jake had their friends over to rip out the plaster in this room where I'm not allowed to go, and they ordered all this awesome food for lunch. While no one was looking, I stuck my head in a bag and pulled out a big pita bread, then ran with it. Jake eventually caught me, but it was still pretty fun. Here I am among the rubble they created:


The next most awesome thing that happened was that I went to Aunt Paula's sleepaway dog camp while Bridget and Jake were away. I love Paula. She took me out to this rally downtown, and I met all these nice people and kids. I even met the Episcopal minister, who invited me back to church. How cool is that? I had a great time, and I was especially interested when a giant tray of deli meats walked by. It was a very fun evening.

On a previous visit to Aunt Paula's, she was surprised to discover that I enjoy drive-thru windows. Who doesn't love a drive-thru window, especially the one at Top Donut? Aunt Paula was shocked to find me crawling across her lap and out the window, attempting to climb in through the drive through window. But I thought that was totally normal behavior.

I do have a couple complaints after my visits with Aunt Paula. Her dogs, Cerebus and Marlin, get to have THEIR OWN DONUT when they go to Top Donut, but Jake and Bridget say I only get dog treats. PLUS, Cerebus and Marlin get this awesome wet food, but Jake and Bridget only feed me dry kibble. I think this is an injustice. Please write letter and make phone calls in support of my campaign for a better Carter diet.

Here I am, enjoying my DRY KIBBLE outside on the deck. I guess it's not that bad. And I am pretty cute.

Party Dog

There were a lot of people at our house this weekend, and they all think I'm awesome (because I am). I got some treats, including something called sausage and also some hamburger bits. I was very attentive to the people when they were eating, and I think they really appreciated it.


I also spent a lot of time just sitting in the middle of groups of people. They were all talking a lot, so I just listened, and sometimes fell asleep. They didn't seem to mind. They even took me for a long, long walk on Sunday.

Also, I spent a few days over at Aunt Paula's house, with my friends 'Bus and Marlin. They're pretty great dogs, and sometimes they even let me boss them around. Paula's house is even more fun than my house. I was playing with this other dog, Maggie, and we found a dead bird! It was so cool! I don't know why Paula wouldn't let me have it.

Anyway, it has been a very eventful and busy weekend, and I'm one exhausted dog.

Irrelevant????

Check it out: I made the news! Here's my CNN headline:

'Carter is irrelevant,' Bush administration shoots back
POSTED: 3:53 p.m. EDT, May 20, 2007

And some juicy details:

Carter was quoted Saturday in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette as saying "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history."

Carter, who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, criticized Bush for having "zero peace talks" in Israel. Carter also said the administration "abandoned or directly refuted" every negotiated nuclear arms agreement, as well as environmental efforts by other presidents.

Amber Wilkerson, Republican National Committee spokeswom said it was hard to take Carter seriously because he also "challenged Ronald Reagan's strategy for the Cold War."
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And here I thought it was hard to take me seriously because I'm so darn cute!

Haircut!

Today the humans took me to a secret location where someone cut my nails, cleaned my ears, gave me a BATH and cut off all my beautiful fur. I'm outraged. But apparently also very cute.
Here's some before and after action:






To explain the pose, I've recently taken to sleeping in the box where they put their paper recycling. I don't know why.


But look at how great all my freckles are! I'm adorable!

Pantry Bandit Strikes Again!

Today I did a totally awesome thing. While Bridget was on the phone with her mom, I snuck into the pantry and totally helped myself to all the treats I could find. In fact, I just stuck my head into the bag of treats that sits on the floor. I'm not even supposed to be in the KITCHEN, let alone the pantry, so it was all pretty hush-hush, until Bridget came looking for me to take me for a walk. She was kinda mad. She said the reason I have an upset stomach (which I do) is because I ate too many treats. Too many treats? How is that possible. I also tried to eat several other things today, including a Hershey bar wrapper and the remains of Jake's dinner. I was not successful today, but I will try, try again.

Best Day Ever

I started off the morning with my usual Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It keeps me going 'cause doing things is what I like to do.


Today was an amazing day because I got to be OFF LEASH!!! The humans NEVER let me OFF LEASH, but today was a special day. First, Aunt Paula and her dogs, Cerebus and Marlin, came over. First I barked at them, but then I let them come in and pee on the garden with me. Then all of us -- three people and three dogs -- piled into Aunt Paula's car to drive to Harold Parker State Forrest.


Once we arrived and got out on the trails, they took me OFF LEASH and I got to run around and meet other dogs and smell all the amazing smells of the woods. The other dogs all went swimming, but I wasn't totally into that. I did get wet up to my belly, though.


Check out how totally cool I look out on this island that I found (OK, it's a peninusula). I think there were fish in the water, because I kept staring.





Check it out! In this picture, there are geese and goslings swimming along in the background. I was interested, but I didn't go after them.

It was such a great day!