Downsized!

It's so crowded here at home. When Mommie and I moved in, we brought a bunch of stuff from our place. Combined with Daddy and Grandma's stuff, there is just not enough space for everything. We've already donated a lot and sold some stuff at a garage sale but still we need to make more space.

Yesterday, my poor bed was a victim of the downsizing effort. It used to be so big. I could roll around in it and have a lot of my toys in bed with me. When Mommie told me of her intentions, I tried to stop her. When she took out the scissors, I rolled around in it over and over in protest.


But alas! Mommie was adamant about it. She reduced my bed to half it's size. Now it is just big enough to fit me.

Rain, Rain Go Away

It keeps on raining and raining here. And whenever I go out to pee in the terrace, I squint my eyes coz the rain hits my face. I hesitate to proceed to my pee spot but Mom tells me not to hesistate and just go for it. She put up a plastic tablecloth to act as a roof for me so at least I am not getting wet while I pee but there is no way to tie it so that it can reach the door. So between the door and my roof, I get wet. She says if I run quickly to the roof, I won't get too wet.

Daddy has stopped taking me on our daily walks coz of all the rain. Sniff! So today they took me to Macy's so that at least I could walk around inside. The problem is I can't pee in the store so when I felt the urge, we had to hurry to get outside. I let Mommie know it was urgent so we rushed to the nearest exit. A lady saw us approaching the door and got down on her knees. I think she thought I was hurrying to meet her. She stretched her arms out to embrace me but I went around her and out the door to the nearest bush to pee. Sorry, nice lady. I did not mean to snub you. I really had to go coz I could not hold it in anymore. If I see you next time, I will make sure to say hello.

Innocent Mistake

Whenever we go out to a restaurant, Mom lets me sit on my own chair coz she does not want me to be on the floor coz it is dirty under the table and there might be food on the floor that I will eat. My meds make me so hungry I will eat anything. I like sitting with the humans coz I get to see and sniff all the food and sometimes Mommie gives me some of her bread or veggies. The view is much better from up there, too. I get lots of pats from the wait staff and the people passing by. The waiters always put food in front of everyone so I know if you get a plate of food put in front of you, it is for you to eat. Unfortunately, when we are at a restaurant, all I get put in front of me is my usual cup of water.

If it is my barkday or if it is Christmas, I get to have my own table and little chair to eat a special meal. But I see that even for normal days, sitting at the table means you get food if you're human. So what I do now is whenever I see them preparing a meal, I hop up on a chair and wait to be served. I give them my most expectant look but it has not worked so far coz by the time they put food on the table, they either ask me to hop off the chair or move me to a seat with no food in front of it. But I am always hopeful someday I will get served a meal there. Mommie feeds me before they prepare their meal because I am on a strict meal schedule coz of my medicine. So her usual line is, 'You already ate, Casper.'

Then on Monday, I thought my day had finally come. I was sitting on the sofa watching tv when Mommie placed a tray table in front of me. Then she put a plate of food on it and went to the kitchen to get water. The plate had a yummy smelling crepe on it. So I licked the crepe to taste it. Daddy caught me and told Mommie immediately. They said I was a naughty boy coz the dessert was not for me. It was an innocent mistake. She put it on the table in front of me so naturally I thought she was serving it to me. Wouldn't you?

It's My Barkday Today!

Thanks for all the wonderful barkday wishes from everyone. I am 9 years old today. My last year in the single digits. Oh my! How time flies.

They took me to a beach in Half Moon Bay last week for my advanced barkday outing. I walked all the way to the water and got my little paws wet. What fun! I used to be afraid of the surf and would run away from it. But the water was calm so I walked right into the water. If Mommie did not stop me, I would have waded all the way in.

After my walk we had lunch at Sam's Chowder House. While waiting for a table, a little girl played with me. We finally got a table with a view of the ocean. So nice here. I got to eat some of the bread that they served. Yummm!

Today, Mom baked me a barkday pupcake. She let me eat half of it only to make sure my tummy does not get upset. But it is so yummy. I keep smelling the air near the table where she put the other half.

They also got me balloons and some dried chicken treats. The treats are also super delicious. I wish I could eat them all. I popped one of my balloons already. I will save the other one for tomorrow.



And another gift they got me was .... my own room!

It's neat-o! You can fold it up so anywhere I go, I can take my room with me.

It is so spacious. All my pals can fit in it. We put the blanket that Cappy's Mommie made for me in there. It fits just right.

Being in the room makes me sleepy. Time to snooze with my doggie pals. Good night all!

Also, Prince Peepers got me some delicious doggie treats! And Candy and Princess sent me this awesome bandana. Thank you so much!