For some reason the past few nights Mommy and Daddy have been letting me and the oaf sleep in their room (or in my case, on their bed; I leave little room on the bed for the oaf). I don't know why this is happening all of a sudden, but maybe it's because Trek is "a big boy" now. Whatever the reason, I won't complain about reaping the benefits of his new found "maturity." Anyway, this arrangement would be AWESOME, but for some reason Mommy and Daddy keep getting up REALLY early, and leaving the house for a while. I, for one, am not a morning dog, so this getting up and making me go outside isn't cool! At least they're not making me eat breakfast before they go. I don't understand why they would get up so early, Mommy looks like she's been running away from something when she gets back. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't wake up early to be chased by something for 30-40 minutes. Hopefully, Mommy and Daddy will stop this waking up early non-sense and let me sleep in when we get to sleep upstairs!