Being Thankful

On Sunday I will have been with my family for an entire year.  I am very thankful that I came to live here in Bellevue with Dad, Mom and Monty.  They are so good to me.  They have been great about my good and bad things...of course there are many more good things about me than bad.  They have persisted in getting me to eat, gain weight and grow well.  Monty never steals my food even though he would love to but always waits until Dad or Mom tells him he can clean up the bit I left or lick my empty plate. They got rid of those nasty fleas we brought home.  I get to sleep wherever I want except at night and then I sleep in my crate...have tried to go someplace else when they say "time for bed" but they caught on and grab my collar when we come in from last outs for the day.  Mom's been teaching me fetch...I know she's teaching me something and it's not just playing around because there's parts I have to do that I would rather not, like the "wait" part.  I do it because she wants me to.  Don't get me wrong, I haven't given up all my Portiness, actually, none of it.  Dad takes me for walks and I make it easy for him because as soon as he picks up his shoes and socks I'm right there and follow him around until we go.  He never has to look for me and Monty knows that I go first so he doesn't cause a fuss.  We went almost 4 miles the other day.

3 mice and me

One of our friends in the Porti club put together a calendar with naughti Porti pictures on it and guess what...I'm there for the month of May.  It's one of those pictures of me looking into Granny's chicken yard.  We told Granny today and she is really excited.  It's a good thing we ordered 2 of them so she can have one.

Mom's been busy making these stuffed mice for my girls for Christmas. I try to remind her that I'm one of her girls too. Last night she was stuffing some while we were watching TV and I tried to take the green one. Maybe she will make me one now that she knows I like them. She let Monty hold one and it was the green one!  Not fair!

Monty

Monty is one of the best things about my life here.  He never gets mad at me and I'm told I can be very annoying especially when I'm too full of energy. Can't be true!  Annoying, moi???  Monty lets me curl up and sleep right next to him and never growls at me even when he is chewing on something he really likes, sometimes he does hog the pans Dad gives us to lick and today it looks like there's a lot of them.

Casey watching...
probably for me!

Monty's cousin and my boyfriend, Casey, is gone. So sad. His mom sent us a picture of Mr. C watching the river at
the little house they are renting in Bend. Mom says
he's looking for those big ships that went by his old house. I hope they get a new home soon.

There are lots of things to be thankful for ...my 5 girls, the boys across the street, our beach house, Granny and her chickens, all the people who think I am just wonderful!

                             Enjoy your Thanksgiving,
                                                                              Juno
Who are my friends in other countries?  I'm thankful for you.                 
                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Monty's

What's Up?

helping Monty clean soup bowls

Been kind of lazy lately...change of season and all.  Ya know there are some people out there from Germany, Russia, Latvia, and Malaysia who have hit on this blog.  Don't know if it was accidental or what but think that's pretty cool.  I like to think I'm a "canine of the world", after all I am Portuguese!

Thought you might like to get caught up on what's going on in my life...you know that destroyer comment?  Well...Juno was a naughty girl.  I chewed up one of Annie's boots.  I'm really sorry but Mom said it would come out of my allowance..what's an allowance?  I seem to be getting fewer treats though, is that what she meant?  Been eating really well otherwise and haven't even been getting a song before meals.  Dad says, "Juno, get off your butt and get over here!". He did buy a couple of chickens to cook up and add to my food. He saved the breasts, thighs and legs for people food and boiled up the rest for "Juno juice" which is added to kibble. Mom does the same thing with turkey legs.  Am up to 31.8#!  I don't eat out of a dog dish like Monty, that's too plebian!  I have a plate with a bit of a lip on it so not too much food goes on the floor when picking and pushing it around.  Mom bought a glass pie plate to set on top of a bowl for me to use at the beach.  What they won't do for me!  As it should be. That Monty really likes to clean my plate but Mom doesn't want him to get fat so she makes him lie down and stay while I finish up.  The other day she had to leave the kitchen for a couple of minutes so I quit eating and left the room.  Monty was in exactly the same place when she came back.  He got lots and lots of praise...what's the big deal?  I leave meals alone all the time.

playing tops with Annie

good times with Mr. C

What they can't do is keep Casey here.  Mom and Dad said they are leaving next Tuesday and I probably won't see him again!  Monty will be sad and so will I.  Somebody said that he would get a buddy when they got a house in Bend.  Dad said he'll get a girl of his own!  I don't like to think about that.  They will probably get another boy anyway. 

We're at the beach this week so we can help Granny and put the vegetable gardens to bed.  Dad's beeen working pretty hard.  They are going to go out with Casey's Mom and Dad and then Monty and I will get to do hugs and kisses with him...more likely rough and tumble.

                    Love ya' all
                                     Juno