Trek Blog

The insanity here just never ends!  Last week started out pretty normal.  Me and Armada wake up Mommy.  We go outside.  We come in and get fed and then lay down and relax while Daddy works.  This goes on for a few mornings and then it ALL changes.

We go upstairs and wake up Mommy but she is already up and has weird clothes on.  That's not what you wear to work!  Its not her pretty clothes.  What is happening?  Then Daddy changes to and its not his normal clothes either.  A short time later, Mommy loads up Me and Armada in her fast moving crate.  Where is she taking us?  This isnt how we normally go to Aunt Mamma's house!

After we are in the fast moving crate for a little bit, we stop and Mommy gets Me and Armada out of our crates.  We are in this weird building with fast moving crates EVERYWHERE!  Daddy takes me down some stairs and when we come out, my eyes get huge.  There are people and other dogs all over the place.  I am a little scared at first so I sit down between Daddy's legs.  He lets me smell around and some people pet me.  They were pretty nice.  He wouldn't let me play with the other dogs though.  If he would have let me try, I KNOW they wanted to play with me.

We then move to the back of this large group of people and I hear a loud bang that scares me and the kid.  Apparently it scared lots of other people too because they all started moving.  Then Mommy and Daddy started jogging with us.  There was so much to see and smell! I kept running back and forth and then side to side.  I think Daddy might have laughed at me some.  After we ran for a while, Mommy loaded Me and Armada back up in her fast moving crate and we left.  It was a pretty fun time and I thought I might have a get relaxing afternoon at home after that.  Boy was I wrong!

We got home and Mommy and Daddy started moving things at the house.  It wasn't long after, that people I had never seen before came in the house.  Mommy put Me and Armada in our beds while they were coming in.  Then some of them came to see us.  I remember the girls from the trip to the big pond.  They ran with me and Armada and played in the little pond with us.  They are fun.  I am not sure who the others are.  More and more people just kept coming in.  It was CRAZY!  Eventually, Mommy let Me and Armada out but we had to stay in our room.  So many people!  Later, Mommy let Me and Armada out of our room to wonder through.  I was very scared at first but then some of them started feeding us.  That food was good.  Daddy played a few games with us to help get us used to the people. I got over being scared very quickly. 

It was a very stressful but fun day.  But it wasnt over yet!  The next day, Mommy put a tree in the house!  Did you catch that?  IN the house!?!?!  And its not for potty?  So confusing.  Then she put a table in the hallway with stuff on it!  I dont get it.  I am just glad she stopped with all the craziness after that and let me rest a couple days.

Chow!

THIS WAS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER!!!!

WOW, I just didnt realize you could do so many scary and fun things in one long weekend!  But somehow, Mommy and Daddy pulled it off.

Days ago, we had a weird start to the day.  Mommy took off looking all pretty, which is normal.  Then Daddy didnt walk over and stare at his bright walls that change color.  At this point, I should have known something very different was about to happen but it didnt click yet.  As the day went on, Daddy played with me and Armada.  We went outside and played and inside.  He kept running up the stairs and getting stuff to put in Mommys fast moving box.  After this repeated for most of the day, he loaded me and Armada up and we took off.  I was a little concerned that Mommy wasnt with us but I should have known that was not going to last long.

After a little bit, we stopped and Mommy got in the box with us.  This time was not a short time.  Riding in Mommy’s fast moving box wasn’t that fun, but in between fast moving box rides it was SSSOOOO much fun! After what seemed like FOREVER, we stopped in a new place that I had never seen before.  Daddy took me and Armada to our room and it was much smaller than home.  Thats ok, there was still a bed for me to turn down.  It was a long day so we went to sleep soon after.

The next day, Mommy and Daddy woke me and Armada up and took us to one of the largest ponds I have ever seen!  It was CRAZY!  There were lots of people and lots of dogs.  I was pretty scared at first so Daddy got me out and protected me while I watched all the new people and dogs! When it was finally my turn to play I had SSSOOO MUCH FUN!!! I got to run around in the sand and then chase Daddy into the water, and then he dropped my splunky into the water and picked it up for him. We did all the fun stuff we do at Aunt Mama’s, but it was easier to get in and out of the water. After we practiced, in front of everybody we went over to another beach where there weren’t as many people and I got to play in the water with Caly, Phoebe, and MamaBug! When we got back to the little bedroom Not Mommy was there, with my other cousins. I think Mommy called them munchkins….I gave them LOTS and LOTS of kisses!

The next morning Daddy woke up REALLY early and he met the rest of the gang and we went back to the place with the lake. I had to wait very patiently in my crate for a while, but Daddy eventually got me out and was playing with me. Then we got to play in the water again! This time Daddy seemed a little more stressed, and there was a weird lady in the ring telling Daddy what to do. I was a little bit distracted and I didn’t pick splunky up for Daddy. He didnt seem to care though.  Next, someone through a bumper for me.  It wasn't that far in the water, so I went and brought it to Daddy.  He was SOOOO happy.  Then we went for a boat ride.  I just sat by Daddy and watched all the weird stuff going on in front of me.  Last we went for a swim.  It was fun but weird.  Daddy swims much higher in this pond.  It confused me but, I like swimming with Daddy.  The weirdest thing that happened was that night.  The beds are not what I am used to.  I was sleeping on the bed with Mommy and Daddy when all of a sudden, I hit the ground.  I dont know what happened but Daddy came over to check on me really fast.  I looked up and saw Armada shaking his head.  Not Mommy was laughing and said, he just fell off the bed.  I didnt find it overly funny though.  Daddy put me in my crate after that and said it was for my own safety.

The next day was a lot like the last one.  We got up early again and went to the big pond.  This time was different though.  Mommy and Daddy took me to a different area to play with me and it was great.  It was just us and we played with the bumper and the splunky.  I got lots of yummy treats and Daddy played tug with me.  Then we went to the ring again with a new person telling us what to do.  First was splunky, so I just stuck my head down and picked it up for Daddy.  It was much easier today.  Then someone through a bumper WAYYYY out in the water.  I am still not very sure of this game but Daddy kept asking me to go pick it up for him.  So I swam out and got it.  When I got close to Daddy, I could touch the ground and it confused me.  I dropped the bumper and ran to Daddy.  I guess the game wasnt done because Daddy walked with me back to get the bumper.  Then we had another boat ride and swim.  I wasnt nearly as stressed this time.  After we played, Daddy took me to some lady that was really good at petting me.  It was so relaxing.

The next day we went back to the big pond but I didnt have to get in the ring.  I just got to play in the water and see my family.  Then Mommy and Daddy loaded me and Armada up and we started going home in the fast moving box......so I thought!  We didnt go home!  We went to another place with a really small pond.  I found out I have even more cousins and they are FUN!  Mylie took me down to the small pond to play and Bri took Armada.  We had a lot of fun with them.  Then we stayed in a new place that was much bigger than the room we were in the past few nights.  It was great to get to stretch my legs.

The next day we went to yet ANOTHER pond.  This one was bigger than yesterdays and much smaller than the other one.  But it was very weird.  The water was cold and moving. It made me swim harder.  It was confusing but very fun.  Mylie took me again and Bri took Armada.  We went on this nice long walk and got to play in the pond periodically.  After the walk, we got in the fast moving box and went to another pond!  It was very similar to the one we just left and even had fast water.  Mommy played splunky with me and I ran around the water with Mylie for a while.  When we finished, we got back in Mommy's fast moving box for a LONG time.  It was very boring but when we stopped, we were home.

This weekend has blown my mind.  I got to meet LOTS of new people and see and do so many new things.  It will take me a couple days to recover from this but I can't WAIT to do this again!

CHOW

Yesterday was one of the weirdest days ever.

It started out somewhat normal.  Daddy got up way before Mommy, like normal, and let me out back to do my morning business.  But things got weird really fast.  When he let me back in the house, he didn't feed me?!?!?!  WHAAAAAT? Then he took me out to Mommy's fast moving box and put a normal collar on me.  I thought, what is he doing?  I hardly ever wear this thing.

A few minutes later, we are on the road and with the weirdness already, I had no idea where we were going.  A little bit later, he pulls up to a building that I have been to before but not very often.  Daddy and I walk in and sit down in a big room.  It was kind of scary, so I crawled up on the chair beside Daddy, cuddled close, and just watched the others in the room.  After a little while, someone comes out and Daddy takes me with her to another room.  Its an interesting room with lots of different smells.  After sniffing everything, to make sure Daddy was safe of course, I sat down beside Daddy again until another lady walked in.  Her and Daddy talked for a bit.  After that is when it happened.  DADDY LEFT ME!!!! He gave my leash to another person and she took me to another room without him!  This cannot be good.

Later, they put stuff in my arm that made me very sleepy.  I woke up later and felt really weird.  Walking was hard and I kept tripping over my own feet.  Soon, they walked me back to the first big room and I was so happy to see Daddy was there.  I walked over to him and tried to give him feet but I just couldn't do it.  I cant jump?  What is going on?  Daddy talked to the lady for a while and rubbed my belly.  After he finished, he took me out to Mommy's fast moving box.  Normally I jump into my side but I still couldn't jump!  Daddy picked me up and put me in my crate.  I just laid down. 

When we got home, Daddy took me outside so I could potty.  Wow, it was like I had been swimming in Aunt Mamma's pond.  I just couldn't stop.

For the rest of the day, I just laid around and rested.  I felt very weird until evening time.  When I finally started feeling more like myself, Daddy took me outside and we played fetch with my favorite bumper for a little bit.  Then I went back inside and rested more. 

I cant say yesterday was fun.  It was very weird, very boring, and very scary at times.  I hope I don't have to do that again anytime soon.

CHOW

WOW!  I havent posted in like.....forever! 

So much has happened over the past month.  Daddy was gone A LOT at the beginning of the month.  It was not cool.  Mommy would leave in the mornings and.....get this..... put me and Armada in our crates......FOR HOURS!!!!  What is up with that?!?!?!? Since he got back, we have been playing all kinds of fun new games.  We have been going to the pond like every other day. At home we have been playing all kinds of games with my favorite plastic bumper.  Daddy throws it REALLY far and I run as HARD as I can to catch it and bring it back.  That game is GREAT!  We have been playing weaves a lot too.  I am getting better at it but I have been going too fast and miss some jumps sometimes.

AND AND AND I got to have a sleep over at Aunt Mamma for like 4 days!  She took me up to play in the pond every day.  It was fantastic!  I played all kinds of games with her.  We did some heeling and played with the bumper and ran up on the hill and swam in the pond and all kinds of other stuff.  I wish I could do that more often!

This past weekend was a very stressful one for me.  My house got invaded by all kinds of new people and dogs.  There was a really cool purple one named Rhea.  She didnt want to play much when she first got her but then I convinced her to have fun.  Nanna's dog Levi has been over the past few days.  And this really weird looking one thats missing a leg.  I dont know what kind of dog he is but every time I looked at him, I expected him to lay down with a glass of wine and lift a white flag.  I mostly left him alone cause I might have broke it.

I got into an argument with my uncle Indy this weekend too.  He was running around with my bumper so I thought he wanted to play tug or something.  Daddy has been making me stay in my crate more than normal after that.  I think I will just not get around Uncle Indy anymore at the pond.  He is too much of a debbie downer.  :(

Armada says that now that he has a cool signature, I should come up with one too.  I will be working on this for the next few weeks.

Chow!