I Despise Reindeer

One of the things Lyle brought back with him in the big truck on Sunday was a reindeer.  Marty told me that reindeer help Santa take presents to good dogs, but this one does not do that, he sings.  I HATE HIM.  I REALLY, REALLY HATE HIM.

Lyle brought him into the house and I tried to eat him, but the crazies wouldn't let me.  Then, since they clearly aren't making me the priority, I decided to get back at them.  I POOPED IN THE HOUSE!  Marty didn't see me doing it, and I tried to blame the reindeer, but she didn't believe me.  Then I tried to blame Navidson, but Marty says she spends enough time picking up after both of us that she knows whose poop is whose.  I think that is super gross.  Marty hit herself in the head with a roll of paper towels for being a bad owner.  I think that was a good move on her part.

Devin and Koren are coming back this weekend, and I am going to make them take the reindeer.  I am NOT OKAY with him being in my house.

Christmas Is Exhausting!

I am only now recovering enough to update my blog.  We had a very exciting time, but wow, I am just worn out.  I had a lot of playing to do, and a lot of traveling, and a lot of supervising humans.  AND Navidson has been visiting the whole time, so we wear each other out pretty well too.

Lyle got home on Sunday night with a BIG truck full of MORE stuff.  I think maybe he was helping Santa.  Now our garage is very full, and Marty says we do not have room for more toys.  I think that just means she needs to get rid of some of hers.

Marty told Navidson on Sunday that he will be staying with us another week or so because Dan is not feeling good and is staying with Navidson's grandhumans for a while.  Navidson was a little upset when Marty told him, but I AM SO HAPPY (except a little bit sad for Dan).

I Got To Meet Yankee

Last Friday we left Mr. Tripoli's to go back to the little house.  There was more room in the car since Lyle wasn't with us, so I didn't hog the backseat quite as much.  I thought we were taking a different way, but we stopped and got out of the car, and guess who was there?  YANKEE!  Yankee is my pen pal that lives in Michigan.  We've been corresponding for a while, but this was the first time I met him.

Yankee's Uncle Brian was there (I met him at the beach) with his dog too, but his dog is old, even older than Mr. Tripoli, and she didn't want to play with us.  I met Yankee's human and his grandhumans!  Yankee's grandhumans have their own dog too.  His name is Mr. Chase, but he says puppies are too much trouble so he didn't come outside to see us.

Yankee and Navidson and I played in the yard for a long time. Yankee likes to play chase more than fetch, so he and Navidson played some while I was fetching.  Then Marty got my shooter ball toy that Devin and Koren gave me and we all took turns running after the balls!  Yankee wants a shooter ball toy of his own!

Navidson and Yankee and I stayed out in Mr. Chase's yard while the humans were inside eating and then we had to go back in the car.  We got to the little house late and we were all so tired we slept all night and almost all of Saturday.  I hope I get to play with Yankee again soon!

How To Send Me Mail

I have really enjoyed all the cards that people sent us over the last couple of weeks.  Here are a few more that have come in the last few days.

A card from everyone at my vet.  (Actually, I am not sure Dr. Richards signed it.  Maybe that is because I have been hiding under the chairs at my visits.)  We took my friends there cookies and one of my cards, but we didn't know they were sending me a card.  Their card said "The Sinclair Family", so I guess it was for Marty and Lyle too.

A card from my friend Brooke and her family.  It said "Marty + Lyle (+Anzio)".  I was a parenthetical?!  I was a little upset at first, but Marty reminded me that Brooke probably had to get help mailing it, and it did have nice pictures of Brooke and her family, so I decided it was okay.







Then I got a card from the big dogs where I was born!  IT WAS ADDRESSED PROPERLY!  Well, almost, it does say "care of Marty and Lyle", and everyone knows they don't really take care of me.  But still.

From now on, please address all correspondence like this!

Taking Presents To My Great-Grandhuman

My one great-grandhuman came down from the farm to Mr. Tripoli's and he got his presents yesterday, but my other great-grandhuman couldn't come, so Marty and I went to visit her today after I played with Belle.

I helped Marty make a calendar for her and Joyce wrapped it for us.  EVERY PICTURE IS OF ME!  My great-grandhuman liked it very much and is going to hang it up so she can look at me every day.  (None of the calendar pictures have crazy eyes, but this one does!)







She has a dog that lives with her.  He's a lot like zombie dog, but not quite as stupid.  I was pretty tired from playing with Belle, so I took a break from giving kisses and took a nap.  Marty had to wake me up when she was ready to go, even though my great-grandhuman said it would be okay for me to stay.

Having Fun With Belle!

Aunt Becky and I were just getting ready to leave when Marty got up this morning.  I told Aunt Becky to RUN, but Marty said, "Don't steal my dog."  I think Marty is a little confused about who is in charge of me.  I was going to go, but then my grandhuman reminded me it was not being a good host to leave my friend here, so I stayed.

Marty took me for a playdate at Belle's house without Mr. Tripoli (who gets tired sooner than I do) and without Navidson (who didn't want to go).  Belle taught me a new game.  It's called "I'm going to bite you!"  First Belle chases me and barks at me.  (This used to scare me, but then Belle explained it just means she's excited, so now I'm okay with it.)  Then she tackles me.  Then I turn around and make my ugly face and grab a mouthful of her fur.  Belle LOVES this game!  

Belle really likes to play tug, and she has very cool ring toys for tug, but she doesn't really like fetch (I don't understand either) and so she mostly played tug with Marty while I was fetching.  Belle had an extra fetch toy that goes in the really cool thrower thing (she has one like Navidson, but a little smaller because her yard is not as big as the park) and SHE SAID I COULD TAKE IT HOME!  Belle is so awesome!!  I feel a little bad because I didn't take her a hostess present, but Marty said it was okay just this time.  Belle has a whole lot of very cool toys.  We went through her toybox and I made some notes for Marty for later.

The coolest thing that happened while I was playing with Belle was that A BIRD FELL OUT OF A TREE!  Really, it did.  It almost fell right on top of us.  I was going to check it and be sure it was okay, but Marty grabbed my collar.  I think Belle was going to see if the bird needed help, but Uncle Andrew grabbed her collar too.  Marty and Uncle Andrew were talking to the bird, but I guess the bird didn't want to listen (I don't blame the bird) and so it flew away.  I would like to play with birds more often.

Merry Christmas!

I hope that everyone is spending time with their families and friends!  I am!  I am at Mr. Tripoli's house.  It's very crowded, but my grandhuman says "in a good way".  Mr. Tripoli said it would be okay for me to bring a friend with me for Christmas, so Navidson and I rode down yesterday with Marty and Lyle.  I slept and hogged the backseat.





When we first got here, Navidson was a little intimidated by Mr. Tripoli, but I told him that Mr. Tripoli is really very cool, he's just BIG, and now they are good friends.  My great-grandhuman was already here, and Uncle Rob got here just a little after we did.  Marty and Lyle got all dressed up in fake fur that I don't usually see them wear, and Navidson and I had to go in our boxes for a while.  (My great-grandhuman stayed here, but Marty still put us in our boxes.  And I am pretty sure Mr. Tripoli didn't have to go in a box.  Rude.)  When we got out of our boxes, Aunt Becky was here!  YAY!!

Uncle Andrew and Aunt Lauren were here too, and Belle.  Belle doesn't want to be friends with Navidson.  I don't know why not, but she was a little mean to him, even after I told her he was my friend and that he is nice.  So Navidson didn't get to play with Belle.  I played with Belle and we had a good time.

Mr. Tripoli and Belle and I got to hang out with the humans while they opened SO MANY presents.  We all got presents too!  I got a frog tug toy from Belle, a different frog tug toy from Mr. Tripoli, a really cool duck from Uncle Rob, and two boxes from Aunt Becky that I haven't been allowed to open yet.

By the time we had opened all the presents, it was really late, and I was very tired.  Navidson went to sleep with Marty and Lyle, but I got to stay with Aunt Becky!  That was good because Aunt Becky is not a slug like the crazies, so we got up and played this morning before anyone else was up.

When they finally got up, Navidson and Mr. Tripoli and I played all morning.  Marty and Lyle and Aunt Becky went somewhere and Lyle didn't come back.  I am a little worried, because sometimes Marty says some not very nice things and then she tells Aunt Becky she is her "alibi".  I hope Lyle is okay.  Navidson and I didn't have to go in our boxes, we stayed out with my grandhumans and Uncle Rob and we were very good.

Belle and Uncle Andrew and Aunt Lauren came back, and Navidson had to go in his box for a little while again, but now we are taking naps because it has been a very big day.

I hope everyone else had as much fun as I have!