Bass Pro Shop

Today Mom took us to Bass Pro Shop for her birthday.  At first I was understandably excited at all the new smells but it only took a few minutes before it was all old hat.  After all, none of the animals were real and I couldn't get to the fish!  I most enjoyed the glass elevator.  The ground would just drop out from underneath us! 

We also had a play date with Janie and her guide, Kiko.  Kiko is my best buddy so far as we get to play together every couple of weeks or so.  She's been shrinking lately even though Janie says she's put on a few pounds.  Mom says I'm the one who's been growing.  Who knew? 

Weekend Update

This past weekend was a busy one!  It started on Friday evening with our local Puppies and Pizza meeting.  Lots of new dogs to try to ignore while doing our obedience training.  Luckily after the meeting I got to go out in the yard and play with them.  We had five of us all trying to get one toy!  I think it started as a cloth frisbee with rope around the outside but it ended up as straggly bits of rope and a scrap of blue cloth.  FUN!

On Saturday we went to the air museum.  Mom loaded us up and went to March Field Museum.  We had the parking lot to ourselves since we were so early so Mom had me out doing lots of obedience practice.  I managed to flush some pheasant - and Mom said I couldn't chase them!  Turns out we needed to be at the Palm Springs Air Museum!  So we loaded up and headed over there.  It was a great big group and we had lots of fun.  We went to the air museum, the GDD Depot and then the Fish Market for lunch before heading back home.  I got to see a lot of the same new friends from the puppy meeting and more new friends from the Palm Springs area.

Me and my buddies, Grace (left) and Moto (right).

Then Sunday Mom took me to work with her as always.  There was a puppy obedience class so Mom took me over there.  I'm getting much better at working around other dogs without sniffing them.  I even won a 'Simon Says' game and got a prize!  Then Sunday night was a birthday party for Mom and I got to come out and work on greeting people calmly.  It was hard work and I need more practice but I'm definitely starting to show some improvement.

Toy Store!

I went to a toy store today where all the toys are out for the kids to enjoy. Mom couldn't pass up on this opportunity! Here's a few pics...

One of these is not like the others...



It's small, it moves, makes noise - what do
you mean "Leave it"?!?



C'mon, Mom, really?



Mom adds:  There wasn't an elastic or anything to hold the hat on his head so I was quite proud of him for holding so still.  I was able to take several pictures with a couple of different hats!



Hmmm... Well...



Lowe posing with Santa and Lexie



Now I know why mom hasn't posted pictures of me from Christmas - there aren't any!  Well, OK, there are two.  The first is at the GDD Puppy Raiser Christmas Party and the second is in front of our tree at home just before Mom took it down - not on Christmas but in front of the Christmas tree.  Does that count??



Today I went to my first puppy class!  And I shined - literally!  Mom gave me a bath just before we headed over there and I was still a bit damp.  Mom was worried about my behavior around all these other dogs but I don't know what she was worried about.  She said be good and I was.  Just that simple!  I got to see my sister, Lexie, again today.  She seems to be getting smaller.  She's around 35-40 lbs so I'm nearly twice her size at 65 lbs.  There were lots of dogs my size but we couldn't play because Mom needed to get back to work.  That's OK because I will get to see them every week for a while now while class is running.  And I'll get to see a bunch of them on the 15th of this month when we go down to March ARB to look through the airplane museum and grab lunch.  Sounds like fun!



Dinner.  Dinner.  Hey, Mom, dinner.





Happy New Year!

I have no idea what that means - it was business as usual for me!  Went to work with Mom, got home, had supper, played for a while and headed for bed.  Mom decided to work on my skateboard aversion again at work.  This time I jumped a bit at first but then ran right up and sniffed the skateboard and started to chase it a bit when Mom would roll it.  Celebration!  On to the skate park on Monday, I believe.

Mom needs to put up Christmas photos, don't you think?  Don't worry, I'll remind her!!

Skateboards

OK, so I don't like skateboards.  It's hardly my fault, though.  Someone came flying up behind us several weeks ago - startling Mom and me.  Now every time I hear a skateboard I'm a wreck until I can see it leave.  So today Mom's coworker, Cherie, brought one of her son's skateboards to work.  Mom was playing with me and Cherie rolled it along and I got scared!  Mom went over to it and showed it to me and called me over.  I came but made sure Mom was between me and that sneaky beast!  Mom petted me lots and that helped.  Eventually I didn't go nuts as it rolled but I didn't want to go any where near it.  Mom put my favorite toy on the skateboard and just kept rolling it away from me so I could watch it and chase it.  I didn't chase it but followed from a distance.  Finally I was able to go up and sniff it and got LOTS of praise.  She gave me my toy and told me we would see this skateboard again sometime and put it away.  I'm glad we ended while I was still brave!

Merry Almost-Christmas!

Mom has kept us hopping!  This post will be tons of pictures and explanations of each to try to catch up.



At church being adored by everyone



I love this place!  This is at church.  When Mom agrees to a break all the kids come over and pet me.  Once in a while someone will pull on my paws to see if my toes are really webbed but it's OK, I don't mind.





Waiting for the tram.



We also went up the Palm Springs Tram for their annual Christmas tree lighting.  It was fun!  Something called snowballs flying around.  The tram was easy as long as you stayed away from where the tram was rotating to take in the views.  I pretty much slept through that.  There was a reallly big group of us up there.  The last count was 22 people, I think and 17 dogs.  Here's a group shot with a few of us in it.



Miss Gwen, me, Marilyn, and Dusty in
the front.  Cooper, Patrick and Dolce in the back.





After the tram we went to Billy Reed's restaurant.  All I really got to do was curl up on the floor but that was cool with me - at least we were in where it's warm!  I got to lay next to Cooper and we got along fine.



At Billy Reed's restaurant.







 
 
 
 
 


Just hanging out at the park with Mom.

Once in a while we go to the park to hang out with friends.  There wasn't a seat in the shade so we planted ourselves on the sidewalk.  I USED to fit in Mom's lap!  I don't when she got so small but I certainly don't fit any more...



The "We were there" shot.



Another place we've been to recently was the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA.  Every year they do a huge light show.  We weren't guests at the hotel so we couldn't go in to the coolest lights, but we got to walk around.  Very crowded!  And big white things called horses pulling carriages in the street.  I wanted to play with the but they ignored me.  Also something like a dog with horns that ignored me.  Mom called it a reindeer.



Every month Mom sends in a report to tell my sponsors how I'm doing.  It includes pictures so here are a couple that she's probably going to send in.  The blue thing on my collar holds my tags to keep them quiet.  Nice for sleeping but not real pretty in pictures.  She needs to take it off for pictures, don't you think?



With my buddy!