We Got A New KONG!!!

Boy did we have an exciting and fun weekend! On Friday night Chris, my master, came home from medical school in Syracuse, New York. He couldn't stop to see me that night but I dreamed about him because I was so excited that I was going to get to see him. I love him so much and I miss him. He calls me a good boy, pets me, and talks to me alone. I feel special when he does that.

On Saturday, I helped Mommy while she was working in the yard. She was digging in the flower gardens so I helped dig too. I think she felt badly that I was working so hard because she kept telling me to stop. I did a pretty good job though and we got a lot of it dug up. Stephanie, my master's sister, was helping too. She's not quite as good a digger as me but that's okay because she is really nice and I love her very much. She lets me run around in the yard while she's mowing the grass. I try to catch the birds that fly around but they can fly and I can't so I never seem to get to them.

Sunday was the best! I worked outside in the yard with Mommy, Daddy, and Stephanie most of the day and a big brown dog came to visit us. He stayed all afternoon and wouldn't leave. He was kind of okay, but he kept checking me to see if I was a girl. I was getting pretty tired of that. Mommy called the police but when the police came to pick up the dog he ran away. I don't know where he went. He was all muddy and dirty. I guess he was playing in the stream behind my house.

On Sunday night, Aunt Wendy, Uncle Merle, Daddy's mom (Nana), Chris, Lauren (Chris's girlfriend), and Lauren's parents all came to see us for dinner. We had a full house and everybody was so nice to me, Safire, and Sammy! They even gave us some leftovers from the food they were eating! It was really good. BUT .... the best thing of the day was that Aunt Wendy gave us a BRAND NEW KONG! It is a red rubber toy that humans put food and treats inside, then they hide it so that we can find it and bring it back. I always bring it back, but I like to eat some of the treats first. I bet Chris will fill it with food for me tonight and play with me before he has to go back to Syracuse. I am such a lucky dog to have so many nice humans in my life. I just want to make them happy by being a good boy. I'd better get some rest so that I'm ready to play with Chris later on. I will tell more about the kong later ....