2009! Happy New Year!

We got back from Cousin Rocky's place on Tuesday, because mom had to go work last night. It was nice to see my kitties again, (they were cared for by their pet nanny) and before mom went to work my neighbor dog Dudley came over for a play date, and Joe, my mailman came in for a visit. So getting in my crate with my peanut butter Kong ball was OK with me - I was pretty tired from vacation.
Today we got up and I was figuring it was going to pretty much be a regular day and then mom said "hey, Morgers, - do you want to go do some agility?" What??? I just looked at her... could hardly believe my ears!


Turns out my school was hosting an agility seminar with Donna Rohaus - and at the very last minute, 3PM, mom got an e-mail that there was an opening for the 3:30 to 5:30 time slot!!! So, we grabbed my bag of school stuff, and off we went. It was fabulous. What a great start to the new year.
A big, big THANK YOU with lickies to Tammi and Tracy who got it all set up for us. You ROCK!

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.