Posted by: francinehardaway | February 5, 2010

Half Moon Bay: Love it and Hate It

I love Half Moon Bay in the summer, when we have Camp Fluppy Puppy, but I hate it in the winter, when we get left at home while Mommis goes there alone for the weekend. Yeah, Jerry and Jamie and Uncle Dan and Max are okay, and they hang out with us and take care of us, but they don’t smell like Mommis.

This time she tried to fake me by not packing the yellow suitcase. She’s only taking the red thing. The thing the laptop goes in. But when she put the pills and the toothbrush in the red thing too, I knew where this was trending. She doesn’t take those when she goes to a meeting.

So last night, when she went out to dinner with Doris and Jerry, I took the red thing. I was gonna try to take it out in the back yard and examine what was in it to see if I was right and she was abandoning me. If it had any unders or a bra, I’d know for sure.

But man, was it heavy.  By the time I got it to the dog door, my teeth were sore from carrying it. I couldn’t quite get it, and me, through the door. And then somebody came by the house, and I had to do my job. I went to the window to look and bark to keep us safe.

And then ( I live in the present) I forgot I left it there, and she found it when she came home and figured it out.

That’s why I constantly am in the dog house.

Posted by: francinehardaway | January 23, 2010

I Ran My Ass off This Morning

We were walking along in Los Olivos Park with Mommis and Wendy and Pam and Brandon and the boy with the other three rescue dogs and this man came out with a metal and rubber dog like I’ve never seen before. It blew smoke out its rear and it made a funny buzzing noise  and we all ran after it but we could never catch it.  I tried to bark at it and talk to it, but it just buzzed me back.

We ran and ran until I almost dropped, and it was so much fun!!! Mommis made us leave before it was over, but I was tired anyway. I’m out of shape for that kind of exercise.

I actually had never seen Wrigley run before this morning, bcause he always walks slowly behind us or just stands there between Aunt Pam’s legs. I thought he couldn’t run, but he’s been layin’ low all this time.  But that Parker, she’s so-o-o fast. We saw her self-walking one morning in the park, and I knew she had some stray in her.

Chaunce didn’t even try to keep up with us, but Zoe did. She made the game end, because she got the metal dog in her mouth and started to shake it. That made Mr. Brandon mad at her.

The boy told us his metal dog cost $600. It must be a purebred.  I think Chaunce cost $500, and he came with papers, but I cost $35. Most of the other dogs were in the $35 range, too, That means you could get two dozen real dogs for the prize of that one buzzing dog.

Posted by: francinehardaway | January 7, 2010

What Comes over Me?

Mommis came home last night. I was so happy I celebrated by overeating. Two sets of headphones, half a bra and a plastic bag.

But I’m not hung over this morning at all!

Posted by: francinehardaway | January 2, 2010

Bo Gets the Biggest Stick Ever

Posted by: francinehardaway | December 31, 2009

What’s Missing From This Picture

Us! That is OUR mommis at the Ritz again–with Washkie. We miss it all.

Posted by: francinehardaway | December 14, 2009

I’m Going to Have a Crummy Christmas

Mommis is packing.  She’s going to Half Moon Bay to see that silly baby. And she’s leaving me and Paunnie with the baby sitters. Jerry and Jamie will be here, but they work a lot and won’t be here all the time. Yeah, I know Uncle Dan and Ed and Carolyn and Olivia and everybody will be stopping by, but they don’t sleep with us like Mommis does. And Jerry and Jamie sleep with Monti. We might have to sleep on the floor while they’re here.

So I  lost it tonight, and I upended her purse and spilled everything on the floor.  I didn’t realize how much “everything” she had in there, but lots of stuff, from headphones to business cards.

And then I grabbed one of her new Uggs and took it out back.  I started to eat it, but thought that might be going too far, so I kissed it and left it out there.

When she came home, she was so mad that I exiled myself outside. You could tell she was mad because she just walked around saying “no” all the time.

But in fifteen minutes she recovered and called me to come in. Then she gave me some chicken jerky so I know we’ve made up.

Posted by: francinehardaway | November 27, 2009

She Went to the Ritz

With that baby Dash and left us. So we had our own party!

Posted by: francinehardaway | November 26, 2009

I Give Thanks

I was a stray in Cottonwood before I met Mommis, and then I got picked up and put in a cage.

The rescue peeps brought me to Mommis right after she was getting her hip replaced and all her friends and family were telling her one dog was enough.

But when Mommis saw me she told the rescue peeps she would take me.  She didn’t even foster me first.  She hardly knew who I was, but she fell in love with me at first sight. I was scared and quiet. They thought I might have Valley Fever.  Mommis said she didn’t care. The rescue peeps said we had to try each other for two weeks, and Mommis had to take me to the doctor. Mommis said she didn’t care.

Mommis took me right in. It was New Year’s Eve day, almost three years ago. They told her I was 2. I wasn’t. I was younger. They didn’t know.  But Mommis knew I was puppy; she could tell.

Every day Mommis gets up and takes us for a walk, even though we have a big yard. She gives us treats twice a day, and sometimes if we’re good on the walk we get liver biscotti. I think liver biscotti means “come.”

Mommis also gives us chicken soup when she makes it for herself. And she gives us carrots.

And she leaves dark chocolate around in a drawer that I can open with my nose sometimes.

She leaves the house and leaves her closet door open so I can get into her hamper and smell her laundry. Sometimes I take it outside.

She always comes home to give us dinner, even though she’s sometimes very late. We think any time after 4:30 PM is late.

And when she has to travel, she makes sure someone comes and stays with us.

That’s why I give thanks today and I am glad I live with Mommis.

Posted by: francinehardaway | November 18, 2009

Mommis Said One Hour

She said she would be home in one hour. She left at 5. It’s 8. She gets one toidy paper roll for exceeding her curfew.

Posted by: francinehardaway | November 10, 2009

Mommis took us fimmin’

We never go fimmin in Arizona. But today mommis had to go to a breakfast meeting and when she came home she gave us a special treat!

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