Potato

Sometimes whenever I am being silly, momuh and daduh like to call me potato or tater.  I'm guessing this is cuz I am tan, small and round.  I guess it all depends on which spud we are talking about cuz some are darker than others.  Maybe a creamer potato perhaps?  That just doesn't roll off the tongue like tater does though.

Abuse

Last week when daduh was taking me on one of my midday constitutionals, we saw something that was really scary and sad.  As we were rounding the bend in our development, we saw a woman leaning over a dachsund and she wasn't happy at all.  She was yelling at it and then starting slapping it in the face for something.  She did this as daduh and I stared right at her and wasn't even slightly deterred by an audience.  Then when the dachsund saw me it came running over at me cuz it wasn't on a leash.  It bared it's teeth and growled at me. 

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the 100+ lb great dane that was also not on a leash that belonged to this woman and came over toward me as well.  Not a fun walk.  Even better, this woman and her unleashed dogs don't even live in our development.  They just come over to use ours apparently.  As she walked away with the dachsund, the dane kept staring at me and wouldn't move or listen to her as she got further and further away.  Why do people think leash laws aren't for them to follow and especially on big, huge dogs like a dane.  I just don't get people sometimes.  I mean, us doggies are so cute, why would u wanna slap us around or worse, not leash us and potentially have us run away and get hit by a car. 

Showing off

I'm a smart pup!!  I just hide it a lot cuz I know I can get away with so much.  My cute little stocky body and wrinkles make me so irresistible that I can be a stinker and do things that I know I shouldn't, but will still get away with.  Every so often though, I let my intelligence show through.  For instance, I understand the command "Get your gator."  I can have a pile of toys laying around and if someone tells me to "get your gator," I know which toy it is and will come running over with that.  I just can't show off how smart I am all the time cuz then I won't get away with things as much as I'd like!

Perspective

From my perspective on the world, most everything is huge.  Being only a foot high presents challenges in life that you can't even imagine.  Despite this, I feel the need to act as if things aren't ever a problem.  I know that someone will lift me up and carry me to wherever I need to be if I can't get there myself.  You see, I'm just that adorable and I know it.  This is why I do stinkerish things.  I know in the end that I can get away with it.  This isn't something that will go away with age either.  I'll just grow gray on my jowls and look more "distinguished."

Doggy park

I love going to the doggy park.  I always know when it's gonna happen cuz momuh and daduh put on my collar.  I start going crazy and jumping around all happy and I always run right out to the white car cuz that is the only one momuh and daduh drive me to the park in.  I shed and the other car has cloth seats.  This one has leather, so it works better for me.  10 mins later and I'm running around playing with all the other various doggies and it is glorious!!!  I found lots of other dogs that played like me and it was around 55 degrees out.  Perfect Russie weather.  Not too hot or too cold.  If only more days could be like this.

Weather changes

Last night was very different for me.  Usually I wander around the world and act like usual and then I'll pass out on the couch.  I end up laying on momuh or daduh's lap and that is it!  Last night was a lot warmer than it usually is and they put a fan on in the house.  So instead of laying on the warm leather couch with momuh and daduh, I decided to go lay on the armchair made of cloth material.  I passed out as usual, but something didn't seem right about it.  I like it a lot cooler and of course I need my snuggles.