It just isn't right!

I decided to take the mom to the pet store this afternoon as she has been feeling very sad about not getting a baby brother or sister for me and we also had to get something to send to Mr Ludo for his entry in the pee-mail competition we had a while back. (His secretary was a bit slow sending his address to us and some giant mouse or monster ate the treats we had got for him so we had to get some new ones !!!!) Anyway.....I was quite excited to visit the pet store and see my friends and guess what - they don't work there any more. After all that effort I put into training them, making sure they know me by name, that they give me only my special cookies and they know just where to tickle my ear....and they go an leave!!!! That just isn't right, especially as the same thing happened at the other pet store I go to visit. Now both my stores are full of strangers and none of them seem very friendly and they didn't even offer me a cookie let alone want to make a fuss of me!!!! Don't they know I am Reilly - the Cowspotdog??? Sigh.

PS - Eukanuba sent me a $5.00 coupon for some of their food but I don't eat that brand so if any dog (here is the USA) likes it and your mom and dad would like the coupon just send us an email and we will pop it in the post for you.

The lonely path I walk

You may not know this but for the last two years we have patiently waiting for a brother or sister of mine to arrive. Mom and dad wanted to get another white sheltie like me and they just love my personality and temperament so much they wanted to get one from my original dog mom and dad who both carry the white recessive gene that creates white shelties. We had paws and fingers crossed last year but it didn't happen and mom was very disappointed. Again we crossed our paws and fingers this year so when we heard that my dog mom and dad were hopefully expecting we got very excited again. Sadly we heard yesterday that it didn't take and again there is not to be any little brother or sister for me. My mom dog (her name is Bailey) unfortunately doesn't have puppies easily she has to have a procedure called artificial insemination done (that is how I also came about) and although she was there on time at the vets, it just didn't work. It will be next February before mom dog Bailey can try again and maybe third time will be lucky. Until then, I shall just walk a lonely path by myself. I know my mom and dad just love me like crazy but it would be nice to have a brother or sister to play chase or bitey face with. Maybe next year.

A new park

We went to a new park today to celebrate the 4th of July. I am not sure what that is all about but mom says I have to be extra proud today because I am an American dog. I wasn't too happy having to have the halti thing on my nose but mom says I had too because there was lots of big and little people around and I always love to go say hello to EVERYONE but I hurt moms hands when I tug to much. There was a lot of people in the park too and they were having a Tea Party. My mom drinks a lot of tea and I didn't see any cups of tea so I am not sure why they called it a tea party. Here I am am being a proud American doggy and listening to the 'pledge of allegiance'.












We only stayed a few minutes and then wandered off to explore the rest of park. We came across a really cool little bridge that had a small creek running underneath it. Mom says that this is the type of bridge trolls live under......I just looked at her and said 'you are being silly mom'. It was very shady and cool and we stopped and rested here for a while. Isn't this the prettiest park with all its trees. There was also a big lake that had a fountain in it and a big sand pit that the little people were having fun playing in. I wanted to play in it too but mom says dogs are not allowed - can you believe that? Anyway, we had a great 4th of July and hope you did too.

Wordless Wednesday

Hiding from the bone monsters

We got up this morning and it was actually cool!!! It is the first time in over a week it has actually been nice so mom gave me a nice big bone to take outside. Now of coarse you all know about the bone monsters and how they try to steal your bone if you leave it alone for even a moment and how you have tuck yourself into tight little corners so they don't sneak up behind you (even if it is in mom's flower bed). So here I am with my nice marrow bone deciding where to hide first. Under the tree in mom flower bed was my first preference but than I thought mom would probably say I flattened the flower that was underneath me - which we coarse was already like that before I laid down. I saw that look in moms eyes though so I though I had better move. Next I tried under the pink bushy thing next to the air conditioner and that was fine until it suddenly came on. Then I went and laid under mom's chair but she didn't seem to appreciate me gnawing on the bone right under her. So then I had to wander around the yard carrying my bone and doing my whining ' scare the bone monsters away' noises. I finally settled down under the tree again but then mom went inside so of coarse I had to follow and take my nice dirty bone inside too. Oh dog oh dog.....where to hide my bone now? I finally found the perfect place, right under dads cushion on the sofa. I hope he doesn't sit on it this time!!! Oh dog, dad just said the magic word - walkies!!! He is going to take me out. I had better go get my bone and drop it at moms feet for her to protect when I am out. Mom can't go with us as she a bad ouchie back and can hardly walk. She was trying to do a jigsaw puzzle and her back went crack pop crack and then she couldn't stand up straight. Hopefully she will be better tomorrow after she has been to see the cow-ro-practor.

Wordless Wednesday

With the temperatures being in the high 90's and 'real air feel of 110 due to humidity - there is only one place for me to be - on my favorite vent !!!

Fur coats and hot weather don't mix!

We got up nice and early yesterday to go for a walk at the lake before it got too hot but when you're a walking shag pile carpet anything above 50 degrees is hot!! Not that I was going to let that stop me, a good walk and sniffing marathon is worth being warm for. For some reason today I was quite fascinated by the white line on the road and kept wondering what it was there for. Did it lead to the pet store or the way home - what was at the end of it and where was the end of it? Next I had to investigate these most interesting rocks. I could smell cooked fish, meat and something sweet - mom says they were marshmallows. I think mom should have a pile a of rocks like this in our kitchen to cook on then I could see what was going on and enjoy all those yummy smells. For some reason mom doesn't think that is a very good idea.












We walked about half way around the lake and then both mom and dad were getting too hot so we headed back. Of coarse I could of walked right around the lake and I was only walking slowly because mom and dad were and I was just resting waiting for them to catch up. I must admit it was nice to rest in the cool shade though. When we got back to the car mom got me a big bowl of water which I slurped down, it was nice and cool and then mom turned the air conditioner on full and I flopped down on the back seat and snoozed all the way home - dreaming of steak with marshmallows on it!!! Remember guys and gals - if you are going anywhere with your moms and dads in this hot weather - MAKE SURE they put a couple of bottles of water in the car for you.