Happy Easter

Monty and me with my new haircut
 

So much to tell you about.  I have finished my tracking classes and now Mom and I are on our own!  The last class was another beautiful day in Bow, don't think we had any bad weather just some cold and a bit of wind but no rain. However...my track on Saturday was in the WET field!  Why did I get that one?  My paws were really muddy and I had to stand with one lifted out of the muck so I could think about the track. Mom said I would have a spaw treatment when we got home...more about that later.  All of us in the class got these diplomas from Pattie...they were neat but Mom let me eat mine before she took a picture.  It was string cheese with a piece of black yarn tied around it.  Pretty clever!



recapturing the frogs
 

I think I told you about the pond getting cleaned but I didn't tell you about them not putting all the frogs back in the rocks so I could find them again...kind of like Easter eggs.  Mom had put the frogs on the outside table thinking I couldn't get them...humm...never underestimate a Porti!  We were on the patio enjoying the sun and they were having a little liquid refreshment so I got up on my hind legs to get my frogs...yes, they are mine just like everything else.  Dad pushed me down so I went to the other side of the table and tried again but couldn't quite reach with my mouth...so...what are those front paws for?  You got it, I can kind of pull them towards me.  Busted!  Dad moved them completely out of reach!  No fair!  He probably ought to put them away someplace.




                                                                                                                                                                         

haircut
 

Remember I mentioned the spaw treatment...that means a bath which I don't mind.  I was also going to go to our friend Janet's house so she could help Mom learn more about grooming me.  The water in our tub was pretty dirty after that track I ran...then Monty and I had a great time
outside in the sunshine on Monday.  That led to ANOTHER bath Tuesday morning so we could go to Janet's in the afternoon.  "You should see me now..."  I think that's part of a song.  I had my first really good trim and must say I look pretty good.  That Janet is super and I was a good girl about all the fussing and stuff.  Dad says he can't call me a furball anymore...Janet says I'm a plush furball.  My coat does shine!  Probably a good thing my weight is up to 42# or I'd be a skinny minnie.

Monty's monkey

Well, tomorrow is Monty's birthday!  The old boy is going to be 7 and Mom says that's starting his senior years.  I'll see that he gets lots of exercise so he will stay healthy.  We got him 2 new stuffed toys from the Goodwill and, of course, the snake got its head chewed open immediately...wasn't worth fixing so it went in the trash.  The other one is a monkey that kinda looks like his amputee bear but in better shape.  We play tug with the monkey and it seems to be holding up even when we give it the death shakes.

Tomorrow Dad and Monty are going to the beach and Mom and I will go on Friday morning.  We have to make a trip down to GIG Harbor on the way because Mom wants to see Annie's puppies before they go to their new homes.  Well, they are really Savvy's puppies but you know what I mean.

Hope all you humans get chocolate Easter bunnies...keep them away from us canines.


                                                        Happy Easter,
                                         Juno


 

This Tracking Business

checking on the cook

The last time they took me tracking, I wasn't very good.  You can hardly blame me 'cause listen to this.  Mom drove down to the park by us and put out a track, Dad walked me down.  There is hardly any reason to follow the scent on the track when the person whose scent it is is on the other end of the line.  Now tell me I'm right.  What do they take me for??  Then, just this morning Mom got up really early so I figured we were going to class...oh NO, NO, NO...she had tracking clothes on and everything but DID NOT TAKE THE TRACKING DOG!  I know she had explained that she was going to a test to lay track for another dog and that she would go back on Sunday for the test.  I sang and sang to her but it didn't work.  What's a girl to do?  She said that Sarah, Ace and Ray were going with her on Sunday because Sarah needs to get out and can't drive yet because of her shoulder surgery.  That's real nice of her BUT, what about me?

soaking wet

the back corner

This new house is changing.  Mom and Dad had the three big laurels in the back yard taken out and the stumps ground...well...that opened up a world of opportunities!  There's lots of little sticks to chew on and then there are a few chunks of wood that I can tear around with and toss up in the air.  Probably best is to get the blond boy out there and roll him in the dirt!  Now they're going to move the fence back because we own 10ft beyond where it is now. It's probably a good thing there's more room to run because if I want more food, and I do, I've got to do a bit more running, if you get my drift. Even Mom is calling me chunky.  Soaking wet I don't look like a skinny minnie anymore.

checking for frogs

This week is going to be busy.  Besides the fence moving and more laurels being taken out,  the deck is going to get fixed.  There's a big hole where the hot tub used to be.  Kinda fun to jump down there and snoop around.  Then some guy is coming to drain, clean the pond, and tell Mom and Dad how to take care of it,  I will be a big help on that project because, ya' know, I'm a water dog.


Later,  Juno