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February 27, 2005
Those Darn Basketballs
In our basement David has a mini recreation room with a foosball table, a pop-a-shot basketball game and a quarterback attack football game. One of my favorite things to play with are the mini basketballs from the pop-a-shot. Amy and David took them away from me though cause I was deflating them, so they put them up high away from my puppy paws...at least that's what they thought. See, all of these rec room toys are in the same room as the washing machine and dryer. Everytime Amy or David would do their laundry, I'd go in there and try and figure out how to get those basketballs. It required quite a bit of effort. At times, I had to balance precariously on top of a keyboard which was on top of a computer and I had chew through some mesh netting. Then there was the matter of getting past all of the other stuff in front of the basketballs but worry not because I finally figured out how to do it! Witness the genius that is me, Mango!
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February 25, 2005
Tree Loot Monkey Reappears...then Disappears
Many of you might recall the unfortunate demise of my Tree Loot Monkey in January. Basically what happened is I chewed off his ear, then I tore his leg off his body. I'm sure that any dog in my situation would've probably done the same thing...probably. Anyway, so David made, what some might deem, a huge mistake, and gave me a second Tree Loot Monkey. This monkey has been safely stowed away somewhere in the house, but tonight he took it out so that we could play a fetch game. Well, he and Amy must have had a very long week cause they were pooped and ended up falling asleep on the couch around 8. I saw this as my perfect opportunity so I grabbed this second monkey. When Amy and David woke up from their nap boy did I have a surprise for them!
Yes, I once again went for the ear and tried chewing it off. But I took it even further this time and....
Notice something missing? Yup, it's his entire arm! I figured since I had already taken a leg off of the first one, I should go a different route this time around and see what I could do with an arm. So this is what is left of the second monkey, just some fluff and the remains of a former boxing glove.
He too has now been put to rest. I don't think we have any more monkeys in the house though, so my destruction of Tree Loot Monkeys might be over.
Posted by Mango at 10:57 PM | Comments (0)
Winter Wonderland!
It snowed yesterday, it snowed yesterday, it snowed yesterday!!! I love snow, I love it, I love it, I LOVE it! What's not great about it? You can run around in it and when you get thirsty, you just eat it! Everytime I go outside I try to eat at least a clump of snow every 1-2 minutes. It tends to get on my chin so I look like I have a little white beard, but I don't mind. And sometimes the snow gets in between my paws which can make walking a little uncomfortable but it's worth it cause when I go inside, I can eat them, it's like having little teeny tiny snow cones. And last night when David took me out for my nighly potty break, Rusty, Lucy and Jenna were outside! Jenna could barely clear the snow, but it was great running around with Rusty. I think that if we had not been born herders, we would've been snow dogs, like huskies or malamutes or something like that. Although...have you ever seen the movie Snow Dogs? There's a border collie in that movie that ends up being on a dog sled team. No one thought she could do it and they laughed at her, but she did it! Oh and oh (as you can tell, I'm a little excited and hyper due to the snow right outside that I'm dying to go play in again) I forgot to tell everyone that Merlin won the herding group at the Westminster dog show last week! It was quite exciting, hooray for border collies!
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February 20, 2005
I see them!
This morning David was making pancakes for breakfast. It got a bit stuffy in the kitchen so Amy opened up the windows on the side of the bay window. They haven't been opened since summer and I never used to be able to get them cause my exercise pen was in the way. Now though I walk right up to them and look outside. The great thing is that the left window has a perfect view of the park so I can monitor any kind of dog activity. Here's me keeping a look out.
I didn't have to sit there long cause sure enough there were Rusty and Kibbles, they were meeting a new neighborhood dog. I started whining and pawing at the window so Amy took me out. Kibbles went home but I got to play with Rusty and then Lucy and Jenna came. Rusty and I chased Lucy all around the park, she's so fast, neither one of us could catch her. Two more dogs came around, a German Shepherd named Riley, I've seen him before walking in the park. Boy, he's a big dog! And then we saw two Boxer sisters, Moose and Cody walking by. Cody had to go home but Moose came up to play and I'm sorry to say that I did not behave :o( I guess maybe she gave me flashbacks of the dog park when 3-4 Boxers ganged up on me and really scared me. We had to be separated. Hopefully the next time I see her, I will behave.
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February 16, 2005
The Box
For Valentine's Day, David got Amy a chandelier for our dining room. Due to the fact that this chandelier hangs from our ceiling and is not within my reach, I really don't pay too much attention to it. Now, the box that the chandelier came in, that's a different story. See, I was playing with David as I often do and sometimes I get really excited and a little too rowdy. So today when I got out of control, he put me on top of the box to punish me, like a time-out. Well, his plan backfired because I loved standing on top of that box. It's like I could see the whole world...well, at least the living room anyway. So once I figured out that I could jump off of the box, I realized I could jump on top of it too. So I did, over and over again and each time I discovered a new thing I could reach and chew that couldn't before, like this picture of leaves on the wall, or the actual leaves of Amy's plant, and the top corner of the buffet. Needless to say, Amy was not amused, David however was rolling on the floor with laughter.
Posted by Mango at 09:21 PM | Comments (0)
February 15, 2005
The Down Comforter
Today I did something that I guess was pretty bad. This particular morning I decided that I should set my sights on the down comforter. The thing that initially caught my eye was this white tag sticking out, it said something like "Dry Clean Only" or "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law", I don't quite remember. I decided that the tag just had to go and spent some time ripping it out. Well, you can only imagine my shock when ripping the tag off produced a small rip in the comforter. Of course I had to investigate and see what was inside the comforter. Once I got a big enough hole I grabbed the it with my teeth and shook as hard as I could and guess what came out? Feathers! A whole bunch of them! I tried eating them but they didn't taste very good, which made me mad so I shook the comforter even harder. And that's when David emerged from the bathroom and got really mad. He warned me that Amy would be furious and well...she was when she got home. David was so upset we didn't even get a picture of the bed or me covered in feathers. They didn't even thank me for taking off that bothersome tag...hmph!
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February 14, 2005
The Thing I Love to do
Today is Valentine's Day! You know what I love? Chewing on furniture! And I try to do every chance I get. One of the best times is in the morning. See, every morning during the weekdays after Amy departs for work, she leaves me in the bedroom with David. After I poke my wet nose in his face a few times, and force my head underneath his hand so he'll pet me, he wakes up and takes a shower leaving me with the bed all to myself. Most mornings I just sleep until he's done but other mornings I'm a little hyper and need to occupy my time. And how I fill those many minutes until David emerges? Chew on furniture!!! Here is one of the bed posts.
As you can see, I've already started working on it. But no fear, there's always more that can be done!
At first, I try to be sneaky and act uninterested.
But the taste of wood is too hard to resist.
Another thing that I find extremely difficult to ignore are socks. David doesn't make it any easier either when he leaves his socks all over the floor! Sometimes they're spotted and Amy will put them up higher so I can't get to them. Like this one, she thought putting it on her desk would deter me, but I spotted it.
And I grabbed it.
And I chewed and chewed...I love it!!!
Posted by Mango at 02:36 PM | Comments (0)
February 13, 2005
February Updates
First, let me apologize for the delay in posting February entries; we've been having some internet connection problems with Amy's computer. But no fear, I have been working diligently today to get everything up to date and posted so don't miss any of the new things that have happened thus far this month.
This has been another great weekend filled with walks, frisbee, fetch with tennis balls and of course, playing with Kibbles and Rusty. Oh and that tennis ball I mentioned earlier this month? Gone, I told you it would be next. Kibbles and I were running around with it yesterday and we forgot where we dropped it. Oh and I met a new dog yesterday on our walk, he's a golden retriever and his name is Andy. He only has three legs but that didn't seem to stop him from wanting to play. He was super high energy like me! He doesn't live in our neighborhood so I'm not sure I'll ever get a chance to run around with him but hopefully we'll see each other on my morning and evening walks.
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February 11, 2005
Koko's Accident
This week, I got to go to see Koko twice! Tonight, something really funny happened. See, Koko is one of those dogs that pees when he gets excited and he usually gets excited when he sees Amy. That's why she tries to stay away from him when we first get over there. Well, tonight Koko and I were running around the living room when Amy decided to go sit on the floor. Well, Koko ran over to her and sat in her lap. By this time we had been there for a while so she thought it'd be okay to pet him. She picked him up and held him with his belly up so she could scratch it. Well, guess what?! He got all excited and yup! He peed all over her! David and Vicki, Amy's sister, could not stop laughing. Vicki was rolling on the floor. And the worst part is, this is the 2nd time that Koko's peed on Amy, will she ever learn?
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February 07, 2005
1st Dog Park Outing
Before I tell you about my first visit to the dog park, let me update you on a couple of other happenings. Firstly, I turned 8 months old! Which Amy celebrated by taking me to PetSmart to get my nails cut. It turned out to be a lot of fun...not at all. Secondly, I have a dog walker! She walks Lucy and Jenna too. Now I don't have to wait till it gets dark for Amy or David come home, my bladder thanks her.
Okay, so yesterday I went to my first dog park! I have to admit that it was a bit scary at first. We got in there and all of these dogs came crowding all around me, I didn't know what to do so I got scared and started growling at them :o( As you can see, I look less than thrilled.
I guess they could tell that I was a puppy and inexperienced with dog park protocall. After a while, a bunch of dogs had to leave and go home and then I started to have more fun. Here is me running around with my new friends.
This is Ceasar, he's a Husky...a big one. He was nice, but didn't quite know how much bigger and stronger he was than me. He ran me over once so hard, I cried and whimpered.
This is Sage, she was more my size so we had a good time running around and wrestling.
As you might have seen from the pictures, the ground was a wet sloppy mess, full of mud and slush from the left over snow. Unfortunate for me because afterwards I had to get a bath, which I hate!
The time at the dog park did really make me tired though. So, while Amy and David watched a movie in the basement, I slept.
And slept.
And slept.
And slept some more.
I couldn't keep my eyes open, I didn't even wake up and get back to my mischievous puppy ways until 9 on Sunday morning!
Posted by Mango at 09:23 AM | Comments (0)
February 05, 2005
New Toys
Yesterday, Amy came home from work with a bunch of new toys for me. She got this little doggie set for only $7! I guess that must be good because she seemed really excited about it when she told David. This doggie kit came with the following items:
1 portable water bowl
1 collar
1 leash
1 soft frisbee
1 donut toy
1 tennis ball
1 squeaky ball
1 nylon bag
Presently, less than 24 hours after getting these new toys I have:
Punctured the squeaky ball (Amy threw it away).
Chewed the some of the fabric off of the donut toy (David took it away).
And chewed off some of the edge of the frisbee (David took this one away too).
I have a sneaking suspicion that next on the list for destruction is that tennis ball.
Posted by Mango at 08:23 AM | Comments (0)
