Christmas Vacation at Rocky's House!

I was wondering what might be in all those presents...

Santa paws brought me some really nifty stuff. I got a treat launcher - that should be fun, an unstuffie (a sheep, my favorite) a toy that you put an empty water bottle in and when you bite it, it makes cool, crackly noises! Some chicken strips, a squeeky bone for outside play,chewy treats, crunchy treats... here I am going at it!









And here I am with the loot..






Later on, we went to the Rails to Trails hiking trail for a walk. We met up with Rocky's girlfriend Jenny, and her two legger, Norm. Jenny kept going in the river, and Norm had to go get her out - she's crazy - I liked her. Here's some pictures..

Merry Christmas!

I am at Cousin Rockys house for Christmas! We drove through an ice storm to get here, but we made it! Last night Santa Paws came up the street riding on a fire truck saying Ho,Ho, Ho Merry Christmas! Sirens and everything - very exciting!Its sunny today, and I am hoping to get to the Rails to Trails for a hike, but first we gotta see what Santa Paws brought us!

Darn cold today!

We have been reading about how chilly some of our blogging friends have been, and today it's our turn. It was very pretty outside this afternoon, blue sky and sunshine. No snow, as it all melted a couple days ago, but the temperature is 18 with a "feels like" 7. And, it's supposed to get even colder tonight.
We just came in from a walk up the street to watch the Hanukkah Parade, and mom said she was about frozen. I don't mind the cold, but she says we are in for the night, and that she has to get stuff ready for our Christmas holiday at Rockys house. So, I'll just go with the flow...

Work!

Its been funny weather lately. It snows one day, and then is nice and warm the next. Monday, when we went to doggie school,it was so nice mom didn't even wear a coat. Then, on Tuesday the rain came and some snow, and then the weather people said we would get freezing rain in the evening. Mom works from 4pm to midnight, so she was worried she might not be able to get home after work to let me out, so I got to GO TO WORK!
I like to go to work. The people there always have something to eat, and they give me snacks, and I get to help mom out with her reports, and general office assistance duties. When I was a pup I was the best paper shredder ever - everybody said so!
We got lucky tonight. It started to warm up and the ice melted around the time work was over, so we got home safe and sound. It was nice to see my work friends again.
Here I am, at work, and "on my break".

New Game!

We were looking around over at Johann's
place and saw the Nina Ottosson games on his shopping page, so Mom got me this one - The Tornado Interactive Game!
After we tried it a little while, and I got the hang of it, mom put my dinner in there and I worked on it for about half of an hour until I got everything out. It was loads of fun. I wasn't frustrated, just darn interested on working on it. After I was done I had a little nap. I think I'm gonna have to add this toy to my list of favorite stuff to do!

I tried something new today..

And, dog, did I enjoy it! Mom took me to my school, Splash and Dash. I was a little confused, because I didn't think it was Monday yet, and there were no other dogs there that I knew, and no agility equipment was set up...

Then, we started to work on this stuff called CANINE FREESTYLE DANCE .It is sort of like obedience, and kind of like rally-o, but as far as I was concerned - WAY MORE FUN. Honest to dog, it held my attention for the entire 2 hours, and I think that might be a first for me!

I didn't get bored once! I worked on spin, twist (that's spin, but the other direction), heel and spin, heel and twist, on the left side, and also on the right side, which is harder than it looks once you have been through obedience class.

I learned walking backwards, well, at least how to learn to walk backwards.

We did this cool thing where mom walks toward me, and I do the little half spins in front of her, and then she went backwards, and I do the little half spins coming towards her....

Oh my gosh, my brain got such a work-out! And, I think I heard someone say that someday we can do all of this to music. Now, how cool will that be?

So, I am going to go back again next month, and Jan, the teacher, said she's going to see about having it every month. So, sign me up!
Oh, yeah, mom liked it too.

Thanksgiving offering - kitty style....

Laura and Josie were playing in the basement last night and caught themselves a mouse. And then they were thoughtful enough to bring it upstairs for mom and me. We're not exactly sure which one of us was the lucky recipient because it was placed right beside my favorite toy, Squeaky Cat. Anyhow, mom thanked them profusely, got rid of the poor thing and put Squeaky in the washer for a bath.

Happy Thanksgiving!

WE HAD WEENIES!.... Mom had a long week, worked every night, and some days the weather wasn't so good. She did stop at the store after work last night, but there wasn't any turkey left, and today we watched the National Dog Show, and fiddled around getting a picture of me to send over to Johann's contest, and then the grocery stores were closed, so... we had weenies. Now, finding things to be thankful for isn't hard for me. I have a very nice life, and sharing weenies on Thanksgiving with Mom, Laura and Josie, as far as I'm concerned, THAT REALLY ROCKS!

YIPPEE! WHOO-HOO! YEA! (:>)

Things are looking up! It's snowing!!!! I love the snow, and, we even made it to doggie school this week. Mom's on the mend and I'm behaving myself again. Haven't done anything that's not allowed for 3 days now....
We are going to go take a walk - see ya.

Morgan, NO, That's Not Allowed....

It's been a long week. Right after our big outings in the nice weather, mom fell under the weather with a really bad cold. She slept for about 3 days, and then just putzes around for like 3 more days. We even skipped doggie school this week. Geez... I was getting pretty bored, so I thought I would see if some of the stuff that is off limits, was still in effect...
So, I got in the garbage can and pulled out paper towels and coffee grounds and smeared them around. "Morgan, no, that's not allowed" she says.
Went out in my play yard and barked myself silly several times, and had to come in - "not allowed."
Got cat poo out of the potty box - "Morgan, stop it, that is so not allowed."
Ambushed Laura (the most timid of my two cats) "Knock it off Morgan, that's not allowed, and, it's not nice."
Got in the laundry and chewed up some underpants.. "Morgan, you better just stop it, this is not allowed."
So, long story short, my research proves that some of the the stuff I find amusing is STILL NOT ALLOWED!!!
BOL.

Another Nice Day!

It was 71 degrees again, so, today we went to Schenley Park. Up on the hill there is a good view of the downtown skyline..

Then we walked down to the Panther Hollow trail.

I bet that panther lives down there!

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood...

So, I teetered a little


Took a run,

Posed for one of those "pretty pictures" that mom likes:



and went to Frick Park to meet up with my friend Lila and her mom Evelyn. We took a walk on the Homewood Trail, visited with some other pups, and had a very nice afternoon.

It's Election Day!

So, mom left me vote for a few things too. For lunch - Super 5 Mix or Organix? I voted for Organix. On my walk - up the little hill or up the big hill? Little hill - more squirrels that way.
Stay in and play with my cats, or go out in my play yard? DUH!! play yard, please. My Kong ball- creamy or crunchy peanut butter? I picked creamy.
I like voting.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!

Mom took me to a fabulous party tonight at the Animal Friends shelter so that I could go trick-or-treating. There was a doggie social and treats and snacks for everybody - dogs included!.


Then the staff people took us 10 at a time on the walking trails that go through the woods. The paths were lit by candle luminaries, and there were different stations where a person told you what trick to do to get a treat. We had to sit, lay down, spin, walk backwards, heel, and a bunch of other stuff - I forget all of it, but it was fun.
Then, back at the shelter we played games. I won a game of musical hula hoops and got a really nice picture frame.


This is my "loot"!!

My Kitties... Laura & Josie

So, now my kitties are all like,
"where are our pictures ???"

Cats are such fussbugets!


This is my kitty sister Laura:

This is my kittie sister Josie:

Cousin Annie

I heard from cousin Annie today. She is Cousin Rocky's kitty sister. Shes seems a little miffed that she was not included in my blog. Annie didn't come from a shelter. She just wandered out of the woods one day when Aunt Lu was on a hike and refused to leave her side. She was just a little squirt.
Don't even ask me how I know this, but, SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO BE HERDED!
Oh, and I am supposed to say she's pretty, and post these pictures:

New cousin!

October is adopt a shelter dog month. My cousin Rocky, who was once a shelter dog, is pleased to annouce the arrival of BISKET, his new kitty brother, who is now a former shelter kitty! So, at Rockys house it's "adopt a shelter kitty for your shelter dog month". I hope to meet Bisket soon (wonder how he feels about being herded??)

School Party

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On Friday night I went to the
Splash and Dash K-9 Sports halloween party. We had our pictures taken, bobbed for weenies, played doggie tic-tac-toe, did a "catch the food" game, had a costume contest, and there was an agility course all set up for free run-thrus. Good snacks too. It was my kind of party! Lots of running around and some "brain work".

Here are some pics: