Friends and Family

  Friends and Family- It's what is most important right? Well, being a dog it is the ONLY importance. Those are your peeps. For life. Now, I realize that some of you may be so consumed with your jobs, your hobbies, your friends or just the craziness we call life. But there is something you need to know. As dogs- we have been called 'life companions', and its the truth. You are ours. We are consumed with you. From the time you walk out of the door in the morning until you return at night. We miss you, terribly, but we know you will be back. One of the adjectives used to describe us is loyal. I find great joy in that word. Outside of my mom and dad- there is no one I would rather be playing with, following around the house or just laying at the feet of- and lets be honest- chewing on your socks.
   I know you probably have a lot of friends, but I only have a few- maybe 3 really good ones. I like that. I don't need a ton of friends. It is funny too because there seems to be a running theme with me an my friends. We are all mixes. None of us are pure-bred. Which is pretty cool if you ask me!If I haven't told you already, I am a mix between a Labrador, a greyhound, a doberman pinscher, and a husky. That is a mouth full!!! Sheesh! But my friends are all different just like me!
  My cousin Holly is a mystery mix between a German Shepherd and something else... we are not quite sure. She is little, very mischievous and full of energy! She is my Uncle Josh's dog and she is about 7 months old. A fairly young pup with lots to learn. She came to visit a couple weeks ago and we had the best time. I was so exhausted by the time they left. We did not stop running around the entire time!!

 We wrestled and rolled all over each other! We played chase and her little tail did not stop wagging one time. No, really, I don't think it stopped wagging one time. The reason I know that is because every time she walked by me her tail smacked me in the face. Every.Time. One thing she loved to take was my special bone. I get a special treat every once and a while and its a vanilla flavored rawhide. Those are my favorite!! They are very special to me. I'm going to work on her manners with her. I'm going to have to give her the benefit of the doubt and just assume that because she is so young, her manners are not all there just yet. Whenever I tried to take MY bone back, she would come over, sit right next to me and steal it away again. I mean it is MY bone after all- I think I should at least have the opportunity of sharing. Only if I wanted to of course.

 Now there was an incident where, and I cant quite exactly remember, I think I got in trouble and had to sit in MY chair. The green chair- yeah, you know the one. It's mine. Well, that little goober decided it was going to be hers as well. She just hopped up right next to me and started licking my nose. It is possible that she thought I was upset or something. I thought she was very sweet for checking on me. But that chair is not as comfy when there are two dogs on it. There is just not enough space.Overall, the weekend was great. I loved playing with Holly and cannot wait til she and her parents come back to visit. Ill work on my sharing skills and 'll remember to have a special treat just for her next time. A very special vanilla flavored rawhide.

 My next friend who I dearly love is named Mags. She is another mystery mix between a pit bull and something else. She belongs to some of our good friends who live down the street from us. We actually found her walking around our neighborhood with a leash on her collar but no name or number. SO we asked our friends if they wanted a dog and they said YES! Now she has a new home and a very loving family. Shes about 2 years old and is the nicest friendliest dog I have ever met.We play all the time. You know those friends you have that even though you might not see them everyday or talk all the time, whenever you DO get to see them you just pick right back up where you left off?! That's me and Mags.

 Here we are hanging out underneath the fig tree in my backyard. We are so cute. Mags has a permanent smile on her face. She's a 'grinner'. I just look ridiculous with my mouth wide open. HA! We play tag and wrestle a lot too. We also share pretty well. She is my friend because she plays with me and shares her own bones with me. She's a little older than me so I can look up to her.

 This is me at Mags' house after we had been playing really hard in the backyard. We were so thirsty!! You can tell we are good friends by the way we share. Friends who share are friends that care. :)