Lambchop!

It's almost Christmas, and I already have my pressie! Mom got me my very own Lambchop! 

I love Lambchop! I'm not going to chew her up. I'm going to keep her. I'm going to kiss all over her. I'm going to sleep with her, too! 

What's that you say, Mom? Lambchop needs a BATH???

Oh, Mom. I don't think so. Lambchop likes my slobber better than you do. 

You'd better think twice, or a bunch more times, before you throw Lambchop in the washing machine. 

Seriously, Mom. I'm watching you. No drowning Lammie. I mean it. 

I am one busy dog!

I've been busy these last few months! Mom has been telling me we need to take a break and blog to let everyone know I'm still kicking. Take a break? Who is she kidding? I've been keeping her so busy she hasn't had time to blog for me. 

Seriously. I'm keeping her busy. We walk almost every day again, and I love it. Except for the fact Sadie goes along, that is. But I know how to avoid her, and Cousin Dave keeps her on the leash a lot. I don't need to be on the leash all the time because when Mom tells me to heel, I heel. She wouldn't tell me that if it wasn't important to do it until other people on the trails get past us. Apparently, I'm big enough to scare folks. That's funny! 

Mom and I go for a ride every afternoon, too. I've got to see all sorts of things. Do you know that cows are HUGE! And we've been working on firewood for weeks and weeks. I don't like the log splitter, but Mom says it's a handy-dandy thing to have. I find a sunny spot and relax to watch Mom work. 

Mom has something new for me almost every day. Most of the time it's fun, but sometimes I don't want to be "engaged." I want to sleep. I get happy when Mom settles at her computer and I can nap on the bed. I guess mental stimulation is a fine thing, but someone needs to explain to the vet that I'm almost ten years old and I need my beauty sleep. 

So there it is, Mom. Please let me get a good nap in today while you go blog for me. Okay?

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We've had a lot going on

We've had a lot going on, even though it's been hot, hot, hot. I've had to stay on my paws to keep up with Mom. She's been all over the place - in the garden, in the woodyard, on the tractor, using the weed whacker, mowing grass, and making videos. It's been a challenge to keep up with her! 

And speaking of making videos, she made one of me! And I look GOOD! You should check it out!

See for yourself what a good dog little Deucie really is! 

What's this thing?

What is this THING Mom and Cousin Dave left sitting in my yard? It's too ugly for yard art.  

I don't think I like it.

Mom says Cousin Dave is going to climb up in it and go way high in the air to cut the tops off of a bunch of trees. They agree the trees are too tall and too close to the den...er...house to be safe. 

I guess we do want to be safe when the wind blows. Mom says that eventually it'll all make firewood and that keeps us warm in the winter.

I guess it's okay the hoomans are doing this, but I don't think I want to watch. I'll just stay inside and snooze on the bed. 

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It's hot so I got wet

It's really hot outside. Mom says we're having a heatwave and I can expect it to be like this for at least the next ten days. This is a problem ... why?

If there is one thing I know it's that Mom will take me down to the creek so I can cool off. And she'll take me twice a day.

And of course she had to take a video of me walking in the water. What the dog is up with all the videos lately? I'm looking at it from the perspective of it's just one more weird Mom-thing.

So here's a word of advice from little Deucie - if you want to stay cool, keep your paws wet. 

That's my plan and I'm sticking to it. 

And she did it anyway

Sometimes a guy just likes to sneak off in the middle of the day and snap a nap. Like today. Mom was canning cherries - BORING! Why won't she can steak? That would be so much better! Anyway, Mom was busy in the kitchen, so I put myself down for a nap. 

I always keep an ear tuned in on her when I nap. She has this nasty habit of sneaking out the patio door without me, so being a light sleeper, I listen. Well, I must have really dozed off because I rolled over and Mom was on the bed with me. And do you know what she asked me? Get this! She asked me what I was doing.

Seriously? Wasn't it obvious????????

Then to really be insulting, she tapped me on the shoulder. When I looked up to see what she wanted, she took my picture. 

She KNOWS I hate it when she does that. 

Lucky for me, I'm fast. I turned my face away in the nick of time. 

I bested her this time, but I know she'll get me next time. She knows how to be sneaky. 

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It's bad karma, isn't it?

Sadie is here. 

I must have been a very bad dog sometime in my life.  

She's following me around like I'm her daddy, or something. This is Cousin Dave's fault. He had to go for a checkup and I'm the one suffering. 

Mom told me to buck up and be a big dog, but I don't wanna! I want to whine! 

Sadie comes here and eats my snackies. She gets between me and Mom and I DO NOT like this. Mom pets her and I don't like that either! 

The next time Cousin Dave calls me his "buddy," I think I'll ignore him. 

What's up with the snakes?

 

Okay. This is getting spooky. I do not like this at all.

A couple of days ago, Mom spotted a water snake trying to take over my creek. This morning, I go outside to take care of my outside activities and I find a snake? 

Well, okay, it was just the shed skin, but ICKY! 

And all Mom has to say is she needs to weed and feed the lawn? 

What the fluff, Mom? Are you trying to grow snakes?

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I wish Mom would not have shown me this

 

No no no no no!!!!!!!! What is that THING doing in my creek?????

I really wish Mom hadn't told me there was a SNAKE in my creek. And I really really wish she hadn't shown me a fluffin' picture of it! 

That's just plain nasty, even though it doesn't look slimy at all. 

Things have been sorta slow on the home front. I chase the deer and the squirrels, and I'm napping on the bed, most days. I go out with Mom and keep both eyes and ears on her while she does chores. And most days we go down so I can romp in the creek, but now.... Now I'm worried. 

Mom says I don't need to worry. Right. It's MY paws in the water with that creepy thing. SHE says it will hear me splashing and vamoose. Where's a moose? What the fluff, Mom? 

Mom says this guy will probably stay on the lower side of the culvert where there's a deep pool and the water is slow moving. I don't go over there and now I know why. I trusted my instincts. But Mom says the fast running part of the creek where I like to play isn't where snakes like to rest. 

I'll believe her, but I'll look around really well before I hop in the creek. This really ruins it for a guy, you know. 

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We walked in the rain

Rainy weather doesn't stop Mom from taking me for a stroll. She has a big umbrella and off we go - unless it's what Mom says is it's pouring buckets. Then we wait. 

I'm not real fond of rain, but when it's only a drizzle, it won't stop us. Mom knows I have a favorite spot in the woods for my afternoon outside activities and she makes sure we walk past it, rain or shine. 

Any time Mom and I walk is a good time. She tells me I can walk beside her under the umbrella, but I almost never do. That thing is really weird over Deucie's little black head! 

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