Dog Days of Summer

What can I say - It is the dog days of summer and HOT !!!  There are days it is so HOT we don't even go out except for a quick walk and swim in the morning.  One day though my friend from KSDS INC. puppy Milo and his sister came over for a swim.  It was later in the morning because it was to get HOT again that day.  I was kind of the underdog with Milo and his sister being much older than me but I held my ground.  It was a fun time.  Mom and Milo's Mom Debbie had lunch on the deck after we swam.  We only got a few treats and had to hang out and dry off.

Mom's garden is in full swing and she has been harvesting lots of veggies.  Miss M, Miss K and Grandma T have been coming over and canning.  One day they pickled relish and it smelled icky.

With having such a keen nose I could smell all of that vinegar cooking.  I wanted to go outside but again Mom can not understand puppy talk.  On another day they were canning cinnamon cucumbers and it smell so wonderful !!  I think Avalon got to do some cooking with them because I saw her in a apron like the girls were wearing.  I didn't know Avalon knew how to cook but she said this is her 5th summer watching Mom can veggies and kind of learned by watching.  I had to watch from the mud room behind the gate because a lot of the time they were dicing hot peppers and Mom didn't want me to eat a pepper if it fell on the kitchen floor.  On one of the days while canning Miss M, Grandma T and I went on a shopping trip.  Off to Walmart for the first time then Hy-vee.   Miss M reported that I did pretty good except I had a leaking accident at Walmart.

 Mom and Dad have been doing a lot of BBQ out on the deck.  Mom said it is a summer thing.  Avalon and I get to go out and play on the deck while they are cooking and one evening we even got to have an outdoor picnic dinner.  I thought it would be something that smelled soooooo good that was on the grill but it was just our regular Science diet dog food. However, Dad had some nice treats in his pocket that we got for dessert.  Dad always makes us do commands for our treats so we have taught him right.

 I am sad to report that these Dog days of Summer have come to an end for Miss M and Miss K.  They came over to our house the day before school started and we canned and had some special time together.  Mom said they will not be coming around for a couple of weeks while they settle in at school.  I am going to miss them soooo much !!  We went for a walk before they had to leave and ran into Wheel's family but no Wheels.  Wheels is my sister who is at another puppy raiser's house.  I got to meet Wheel's two legged sisters and brothers. They were very nice.

One of the things I like the most week after week is our weekend walks and swim.  Dad comes on these walks and we get a lot more free run time.  Dad likes to stop in this big fenced area and work on commands.  Boy, Avalon and I really do have him trained well.  His treats are always in his pocket and we just keep doing our commands over and over so we can get them.  Sometimes we find a ball or something and he will throw that.  There is this funny looking thing called a grate and Mom makes me walk over it when we are out on the weekends.  It has something to do with learning to walk on different kinds of surfaces?

Now that Miss M and Miss K are back in school Mom said I am now in boot camp for a couple of weeks.  I think it kind of has something to do with me not listening to her and doing my own thing but isn't that what growing up is all about ??  However, if boot camp means I get to spend more time with Mom I am all for it.  BOOT CAMP here I come !

If you live in the Omaha area remember to watch for the story the Omaha World Herald wrote about me and Milo.  Coming soon - August 29th 

Miss M and Miss K have a GREAT first day of School and 

a Wonderful School Year !