Look What I Got

my new couch

 

This is just pretty cool!  Mom's been spending money lately...of course, what else should she do with it?  She does it really well but whatever she does, I'm sure it's for me.  We have this really cool new couch which I think came from a cow.  The second time I tried to jump on it I slid right off!  Now there's a small quilt so it doesn't happen again. 

We had been at the beach for a long time and came home to do some stuff.  Dad found this cute little stuffed hippo on the beach so Mom brought it up on the deck to dry.  Then she pounded the sand out, washed it and gave it to us.  Monty hasn't even chewed it's ears off.  Sure hope some little kid isn't crying because he lost his toy, we'll take good care of it.  Every night at the beach we have something called the cocktail hour and Mom and Dad have something to drink and some of these little cracker chips that Dad loves.  He usually throws some for Monty and me...we're all family, you know.  After THEY are finished the bag gets put up on top of the refrigerator but I usually want more so I sit in front of the refer and sing.  Hasn't worked yet but sometime it just might.

We had a party for Dad's brothers and sister the other day and that was fun because we got to come out of our deck pen and visit...well, beg too.  Dad's youngest brother is one of Mom's friends on FB and likes to read my blogs.  Paul said if I go more that 3 weeks without writing he gets worried about me.  Isn't that nice?  He has a new wife who is really special because she likes dogs and always spends
time talking to Monty and me.

singing for treats


One bad thing that happened this last time was the creosote I got in my paw.  Mom couldn't figure out what was making the spots on the carpet until I jumped into her lap.  Oh, oh!  Up on the table and out came the scissors.  Then my paw got rubbed with margarine and wiped with a rag.  The last part was paw in soapy water and a rinse.  You need to know I was a REALLY GOOD GIRL.  Course, Mom had liver sitting on the railing and I got a little bit every once in awhile.   It wasn't like the time Monty and I ran away from Dad when he let us go on the beach...actually, Monty was running away from me.  We went up behind the neighbor's house where there is major drainage from the hill and A LOT OF MUD.  Much easier to see what kind of trouble we got in since Monty is so blond but just then was black up to his stomach.  I didn't look dirty at all!  It was bath time for both of us.

Yesterday we went to a Water Trial in Enumclaw and I made some new friends.  I met an uncle named Apollo.  Didn't enter since I don't swim yet.  Maybe some day.


         That's it for now,
                                            Juno

 

I'm Still Here

fetching

Look what I did to make my mom and dad happy!  We were at the beach and Mom tossed this special toy in the water so...what does a water dog do?  She retrieves it without swimming.  Maybe next time I will be a little more adventurous and actually swim.  Don't want them to introduce me as the Portuguese Walking Dog.  It's been too hot to track so they're working on other stuff with me.  We just got back from the beach after a couple of days and will return on Monday.  Had to go over to get the place ready for Sarah and her family and meet the guy who will take care of the Mont when we


retrieving
 

go on a trip in October.  This guy, Gary, came to the house and met Monty and me.  Dad really liked him so that's where the blond boy will stay when we go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for Megan and Brad's wedding.  It should be fun and I'll get to see Megan's fur boys, Rodeo and Dutch, again.  Wonder if they will be in the wedding...I bet they will.  You might wonder why I get to go...wonder no more...I travel well so that's that!

bunny #3

bunny #1

Can't forget to wish you all a happy Fourth of July.  We came home to avoid all the sounds of WWIII that go on over there...some people call it the sound of freedom but Monty and I don't particularly care for it, matter of fact we hate it.  Mom and Dad hope the new neighborhood is quieter, guess we'll see.  Dad finally saw the bunnies in our yard last night.  Two of them were here so I'm a little worried about bunny number 3, he was the one that has ears with big notches in them.  They seem to like hiding in the thick plants in the front yard...of course I don't chase them!  Mom told me it was a don't.  They don't seem to bother our little garden of vegetables but then there are no carrots in it.

Dad just brought me in the house and told Mom that I was filthy dirty!  Said he tried to brush the debris out of my coat but I wouldn't stand still...debris????  That's just the stuff from nature one collects when she's out having fun in the bushes. Stand still??? Monty's the one who stands still, doesn't he know that?  I have a special table where I get beautified...Mom says that's next on the agenda.

It looks like Sarah's girls are having a good time at the beach.  They were at the slug races, rode ponies, watched the parade and had ice cream cones.  I hope people didn't bring their dogs out...even though it's cooled off, it can be pretty crowded. 

I guess I really don't have much news but thought I'd better let my friends know I was still writing.

                                                                        Juno