Geesh.. I’ve been out of touch for a long time. But it is not my fault. We moved again. Not far at all this time, but still it’s traumatizing for me. I have to get used to all new smells and sounds and of course a new cookie bar. But I’m getting settled in now. And for the first time I have my very own Kylie Door (aka Doggie Door). That’s pretty cool!
A picture is worth a thousand words…
But here’s three more words: Doggles Are Cool!
So is my new ball! (Oops, all together that is eight more words.)
Since starting my website I have grown accustomed to fame beyond the allotted fifteen minutes. I have been featured in newspapers, on radio broadcasts and even television programs from California to London. Now I am also becoming a bit of a local celebrity. I’ve been in Colorado less than a year, but already I’ve been discovered by the local press who featured an interview with me in the current issue of “Dogs and Cats Colorado Style,” which they have now also posted on their website (but you have to click on the Photo Contest, then Enter Here when you see my picture). It’s quite a flattering article I just hope I can still go out in public without being mobbed. It would sure be nice if I could wear some Doggles to disguise myself, but I am still Doggle-less!
I’ve had a bit of a rough week. I got in a little scuffle with my friend, Dragen, over a Bully Stick and got a little bump on the nose. For what it’s worth, I won, he backed down first. Of course our mom’s were getting in the way. Then I got put in the penalty box and I got no more treats all day, but hey, it was a Bully Stick, I had to do what I had to do. The only reason I was even at Paw Prints that day was to pick up 
my cool new “Doggles,” and they didn’t even come in! I’m still waiting! And I have to go to the doctor on Saturday!
On the bright side there has been good news on the Ball issue. They patched together my last ball using parts from the previous ball so it will last a little longer. And in the meantime, some of those nice folks from Jack Russells On-Line, Dixie & Rocket and their family in Maryland, found my ball in a local store! Well it’s almost exactly like my ball. It’s my ball with the face and ears of a sheep sewn on, which is a little odd, but so far so good.
I have a problem. My favorite toy, my squeaky ball, is on its last leg, and worse it is my last ball. You see, I first got my ball probably five years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a softball-sized, four-colored plush ball that squeaks loudly in pain whenever I attack. I can’t explain why it’s my favorite – it just is. I make sure I know where it is at all times, and it travels with me. I kept it in one piece for a really long time, so when I finally started to dismantle it, my family bought me a new one. They didn’t try and fool me or anything, there was just a transitional period in which I kept the remains of the original around and got used to the new one. Over the next couple of years this happened a few times. But I guess they had trouble finding the same ball. Last time they found them they bought up the entire stock, four balls. I’ve been on the last one for a very long time, when recently I just decided the time was right. I’d been working at a split in one of the seams for a while, my mom tried to talk me out of it, but once I got a taste I had to go for it. Out came all the stuffing. Later, my mom put all the stuffing back in, and I took it all back out! This went on for a couple of days. Currently the ball is stuffed with another ball, but this just isn’t the same, and we have been unable to procure the same kind of ball, I fear it is now out of production. But we are not giving up easily, we have launched an all out search, we will scour the furthest reaches of the internet. Actually, we just posted a message on Jack Russells On-line to see if anybody can find one anywhere. If anybody can track it down, it’s those nuts, (and I mean that affectionately), so I’m hope we have some luck.
Here is a picture of the ball in question:
Yesterday I went out bunny hunting for the first time in awhile and noticed something strange. The bunnies I saw were all smaller than before, not to mention a whole lot faster. I wondered if they have some sort of Summer slim-down program. I imagine the Richard Simmons of rabbits leading them all in aerobics. But my mom explained that rabbits “multiply” (They don’t seem all that bright to me, how do they learn to do math?), so these are probably new bunnies, not the same ones I was chasing a couple months ago.
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Personally, I think my reputation got around and all the local long-eared vermin realized they better get their tails in shape or they’d be in big trouble.
Today I went shopping for Doggles . Goggles for dogs, which I desperately need for riding in the car, they protect your eyes from wind and debris and provide 100% UV protection. They’re all the rage among cool dogs and trend-setters such as myself, which is why I wasn’t able to find them anywhere. I guess I’ll just have to keep shopping – fortunately I don’t mind.
Okay, so I haven’t entered anything in my diary for a very long time. Now that I have a career, I have learned how difficult it is to find a spare moment for ones self to reflect. Or perhaps, I just haven’t felt like sharing lately. So now to catch up� as I mentioned, I am quite the working girl, putting in 2 or 3 days a week as assistant store meeter and greeter and sales representative at Paw Prints. That, along with doing my part to prevent forest fires and conserve water here in Colorado, has kept me quite busy so far this summer.
Summer just isn’t that much fun for me. It’s been too hot to go on one of my famous adventures, and the bunnies are scarce in this heat so I haven’t done much hunting either. I don’t know why they’re called “the dog days of summer,” unless it’s because dogs are the only ones smart enough to know what summer is for – keeping cool like me!
No, I didn’t fall in the Grand Canyon! We have just been very busy around here, I’ve been working and we had a friend visiting and I have a new friend too. Anyway I have a lot of catching up to do which I promise to do soon. I will even paste some pictures from my trip in my journal I just have to get organized first (in other words, catch up on my napping).
I have been really busy lately. My friend Cotti spent the weekend with me, which is okay except that he helps himself to my chew bones and rawhides and stuff. Mom tells me that sharing is part of being a good hostess ~ whatever. I’ve also taken a part-time job! I’ve already worked a couple days as the professional greeter at my friend Dragen’s store, Paw Prints. Again, I’ve been told I need to work on my etiquette as a hostess. Apparently I bark too much! But I really enjoy the fringe benefits of the job (lots of free cookies), so I’m working on it.
The really big news is tomorrow morning I’m off on another one of my infamous road trips. Destination… The Grand Canyon! In the sunny state of Arizona.Next week I’ll be sure and write all about how grand it is.
The partying has not stopped! I’ve done lots of shopping, visited doggie bakeries, I got some t-touch, I watched the movie “Dogs and Cats,” which is Oscar-worthy by the way and what most humans don’t realize is it is a factual account. They just threw in a fictional element for entertainment purposes, much like “Pearl Harbor” only better of course. Anyway, I have received excellent birthday packages from Pennsylvania and Florida, and I have eaten Dogritos! Even tonight, my neighbor Cotti and his mom came over to bring me belated goodies, cookies and sparkling cider. We’re very sophisticated around here! Geesh, no wonder I’m so tired. I have to go take a nap now!
