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March 31, 2005

Tracy!

So for the past few days, Amy's good friend, Tracy, has been staying with us and it's been great! Here we are, look at how good I'm being!

While Amy and David are at work, Tracy's been at home to take me on long walks and to play with me.

She has quickly discovered that it takes a lot of wear me out, I almost never get tired. I love having Tracy around but today is her last day :o( Amy got her a present for her going away. I've been really good not chewing on any of her stuff while she's been staying with us, so I couldn't help myself when she was opening her present...I felt that I had to pitch in.

I must say that I felt much better after that small act of destruction. There's nothing better than tearing paper apart into teeny tiny pieces. You should try it yourself sometimes...very therapeutic.

Posted by Mango at 08:43 AM | Comments (0)

March 29, 2005

Happy Birthday!

David's birthday is today! Over the weekend Amy and David and a bunch of their friends and family went bowling. I didn't get to go though :o( Apparently dogs aren't allowed at bowling alleys. I don't see why not. So what if I would try and chase every single bowling ball down the alley. I'd also probably chew on a few pins once I got down to them. Oh and then there's the snack bar, I'd have to sample some french fries and pizza. Anyway, for his birthday I got me, I mean, him, new socks. See, I've torn holes in almost all of his socks. I'll try my darnest not to chew on these new socks but unfortunately I'm just a wee puppy and sometimes I forget my promises. Like that day I promised never to chew on the comforter again? Yeah, I broke that promise almost as soon as I made it. I chewed two new holes in it in the past 3 days. So, Happy Birthday David!

Oh, we have a house guest for the next few days, she's Amy's college roommate and she's going to play with me and walk me during the day! Hooray!

Mango out.

Posted by Mango at 09:11 AM | Comments (0)

March 22, 2005

No More Tags!

As you all know by now, I love playing catch with my frisbees! Sometimes Amy and David don't do such a good job throwing them and we loose them. Well, tonight (because over the weekend David threw one frisbee down the sewer and Amy threw another one in a neighbor's backyard, I was down to two frisbees) David went out and bought me four new ones! Now, something that you all might not know is that I hate tags. Tags on blankets, on sheets, on my soft plush toys and especially on flippy flopper frisbees! I don't need directions on how to wash my stuffed sheep or what materials a down comforter made of and I certainly have no need for upc bar codes, like I need to buy myself anything. I'm a dog! So last night, when David brought home my new frisbees I wasted no time in tearing those darn tags off.

Ah....now I can actually play with them.

Posted by Mango at 08:57 PM | Comments (0)

New Computer

David has a new computer. I hate it. I wasn’t too fond of his old computer either. Every time he sits in front of it, I start whining because I know he won’t leave it, sometimes for hours. I don’t understand this thing with computers. I mean, obviously they are useful. If we didn’t have computers, how would I be able to blog? But he stares at a computer like I stare at that pesky white cat that wanders around the neighborhood. At least that cat smells and it moves and if you chase it up a tree, it’ll makes noises. But that computer doesn’t move or smell or anything. It can make noises but let’s face it, what’s the fun of something when you can’t even chase it?

In other news…I started chewing on the back of one of the dining room chairs. Amy just discovered it this morning, she wasn’t too happy about it. I’ve been good and left her new dresser alone though.

So I hear this Sunday is supposed to be some special day where a big huge bunny rabbit comes and leaves candy for you. I can’t wait till that thing comes waltzing through my door. I’m gonna grab him by the tail and chase him around the living room. I also understand that sometimes he comes accompanied by baby chicks. I’d like to swat my paws at those guys…hey, maybe if there are enough of them, I can try herding them! I’m not quite sure yet what herding is, but I’ll figure it out.

Posted by Mango at 02:43 PM | Comments (0)

March 20, 2005

Another Busy Weekend

This weekend has been another busy one. It all started with frisbee and playtime with Kibbles and Rusty. When my frisbees are out we like to play tug of war with each other. Rusty likes to play keep away with the frisbees. Kibbles doesn't like the frisbees too much, she loves chasing tennis balls though. I like the tennis balls but I love my frisbees. My frisbees are kept in a drawer in the buffet in the dining room and in the mornings I'll go and scratch on the door so David or Amy will get them. Anyway, later in the day, Amy and I went for a walk/hike at Huntley Meadows Park. We walked through the woods and I got to smell all sorts of new things.

Today, we went up to David's parents' house and we played a bunch outside in their backyard. I even got to sit outside on the deck and soak in the sun. I discovered that David's mom has birds! They live in a cage in her office. I guess they've always been there but I never noticed before. I tried to knock over their cage and set them free. Okay, so I only wanted to set them free so that I could catch them, but they got put away in another room :o( But that's okay because when David let me out in the morning to go to the bathroom this morning, I chased a white cat 20 feet straight up into the neighbor's tree :o)

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March 09, 2005

Feathers Feathers Everywhere

This morning, I did a bad thing. In my defense, it didn't seem like such a bad idea at the time, but David seemed to think differently. You all might have remembered that a few weeks ago I decided to tear the tag off of the down comforter. I also might have ripped a small hole in the comforter releasing some feathers. Well, this morning as David was taking his shower, I decided that the feathers inside this comforter needed to experience freedom, so I ripped another hole I the comforter, but this time the hole was way bigger and I might have made a little mess, okay, maybe it was a big mess.

When David came out and saw what I did, he was less than amused and kicked me out of the room. I knew I did something wrong so I went in the back bedroom and sat on the futon really nicely. I showed him how sorry I was and showed him my saddest and most apologetic puppy face. He forgave me (of course, who couldn't forgive a puppy?) and since then I have tried my bestest to resist the temptation of ripping the comforter up again.

Posted by Mango at 06:38 PM | Comments (0)

March 06, 2005

First Lake Outing

Today Amy and David took me to Lake Accotink for my first swimming expedition. I spied some ducks in the lake.

So I tried taking my first tentative steps into the water to try and get to them.

But it was really cold!

I didn't want too far into the water, so I tried waving at them to get them closer.

It didn't quite work so well. So I just decided to watch them at a distance from the shore.

I may not have been able to get any of them, but I still had a lot of fun. We went for a hike through the woods afterward. When we got back into the car, I was pooped.

Amy and David say they'll take me back again soon, I hope so. Maybe when the water gets warmer I'll try venturing out farther.

Posted by Mango at 07:26 PM | Comments (0)

March 05, 2005

Mango a Go-Go

Many of you are probably wondering about my name. Why in the world would anyone name a dog Mango? (And no, I was not named after Chris Kattan's SNL character, although I do get that a lot). Well, see, Amy and David love Jamba Juice fruit smoothies and their favorite smoothie flavor is, yup, you guessed it, Mango, more specifically Mango a Go-Go. Before I came along into their world, one day as they were enjoying a Mango a Go-Go they thought what a funny thing it would be to have a dog named Mango because, well, who's ever heard of a dog named Mango? So, when they finally decided that they wanted to bring a little mayhem and madness, in the form of a black and white border collie, into their home, they named me Mango.

Today, for the first time in quite a while, Amy and David went to Jamba Juice and brought home some Mango a Go-Go for me to sample and guess what? I loved it!

At first I wasn't quite sure of what to make of this orange stuff in a cup. I took just a little lick.

Then I wanted to sample just a little more so I tried tipping the cup over, but Amy didn't want me to make a mess so...

I had to stick my head in to get a taste and once I did, that was it. I just couldn't get enough.

I love Mango a Go-Go!

Posted by Mango at 06:57 PM | Comments (0)

March 01, 2005

The Toy Graveyard

Tonight, two more things joined the growing graveyard that are my toys. Of course you all might have already read about the recent demise of my second Tree Loot Monkey, this of course followed the destruction of my first Tree Loot Monkey. Well, these are but a few of the toys that I have sunk my teeth into...and then ripped apart.

This is my bone. As you can see I chewed the ends off of it. This is my second bone, I kinda did the same thing to the first bone I had.

This is my bumble ball. Amy took it out for the first time in months. She probably should've left it in the drawer cause I chewed off two of the knobs. Crazy dog indeed.

These are my keys...my second pair. I'll let you assume what happened to the first pair.

Oh, here's my porcupine. As you can see, I was working quite furiously on chewing his one leg off before Amy discovered me and took him away.

All in all, it's not that bad. Of course, there's also the plastic horseshoe that our neighbor Heather gave me that I almost ate entirely. And that rubber squeaky ball I ripped a hole in. Oh yeah and those 6 or 7 tennis balls that I popped. Then there's my pillow that I keep on ripping holes in. Oh and my squeaky dinosaur no longer squeaks and my squeaky crab has a hole too so he squeaks funny. Hmmmm...I guess some might say that it may be a bit excessive. I have yet to destroy one of my sports balls though, those are still going strong and I've never entirely ripped apart any of my frisbees, although I did kind of destroy that plastic one I got from PetSmart after graduating from puppy headstart. Oh and all of David's socks have holes in them too, well, except for the ones that I've shredded. What? What can I say? I'm just a puppy! I'll be better when I'm 2, maybe...then again, maybe not.

Posted by Mango at 09:47 PM | Comments (0)