A Busy Weekend

It is Monday morning and I am so tired! I had a very busy weekend but it was fun. I ate a lot of food!

On Saturday, I watched a football game between the University of Michigan and Northwestern University on TV. Safire the Black Labrador (sort of my sister) really likes to watch the University of Michigan games because her master (Brittany) goes to school there and her boyfriend is a football player. We get to watch him play on TV. Even better, our human family usually has food for the game and they always give us some of it if we're good.

I don't think I understand football completely, but I do know that I would like to run around with the players. I think I could run faster than many of them but some others might be able to beat me in a race. I know I could catch the ball because my master, Chris, throws balls for me to catch and I am pretty good at it. If they would let me, I would like to be on TV. I would catch the ball and bring it back every time! Then everybody would cheer for me the way they do for the people we watch on TV. I bet I'd get even more treats than I do now!

Sunday was even better! Stephanie, who is Sammy the Dachshund's master, planned a birthday party for Mommy and there were alot of people at our house yesterday. Mommy has a lot of friends that care about her and they brought her nice gifts to help her celebrate. We even watched more football on TV, the humans ate more food, and they gave me lots of treats. By the end of the day I was really tired! I tried to play ball with Andy, one of the guests at the party, but I was almost too tired to run. Andy is a very nice boy who treats me very well. He pets me, feeds me, and talks to me. He says I'm a good boy and that makes me feel very special. Andy has a pet dog of his own, Ralph a German Shorthaired Pointer. Some humans say that Ralph and I look alike but Ralph is younger than me and is also taller. His coat is a little shinier than mine. But we are the same color and we do look quite a bit alike.

At the end of the night I did my favorite thing: sleep at Mommy's feet while she was watching TV. She was watching a show called "Desperate Housewives". I don't understand the show and there are no dogs on it so I usually fall asleep and only wake up when Mommy talks to me or when it's time to go to bed.

There were deer in the field behind the house last night before I went to bed. I tried to catch them but they ran away again. I also saw a black cat with a white stripe down his back. I tried to catch him too but he ran into the woods before I could get close to him. I hope I don't hurt his feelings but he smelled really bad! I'm sort of glad that I didn't catch him. I remember one time many years ago when I tried to catch one like him and I came home smelling really, really bad. Mommy wouldn't let me in the house for days after that and I had to live in the garage. I didn't like that at all! I don't like being away from the family, I don't care what the reason.

Mommy and Daddy just left for work and they were really nice to Safire, Sammy and me again this morning. They fed us puppy food, gave us a treat, and let us run around outside for a while. I am so lucky! I'd better take a nap and wait for Daddy to come home at lunchtime ....