So, in my classes I learned something call "touch" and that is where I put my nose onto someone's hand when they say TOUCH and then they give me a yummy treat. I have decided I'm going to do my own training time with mom and use TOUCH to teach her I want stuff even if she doesn't ask me. So when she isn't paying attention, I touch her butt with my nose. It works pretty good cause her butt is easier to reach than her hands are most of the time. Sometime I have to touch it harder, and sometimes my teeth take over and they are so excited they give mom a little flea nibble which is cool with dogs but not so much with people cause then I have to back up really, really fast and yell "I'm SORRYI'MSORRYI'MSOREEEEEEYYYYYYY!!" Just so she knows I couldn't help it.
My bald-puppy-baby came over and he thinks he is the BOMB! He can now chase me and he makes screeching noises that I can't figure out if he is hurt or if that is how those things bark. He put his finger in my nose one day, and that wasn't the greatest, but mom said he can't control his weird little paws yet, so I have to be understanding. I was all exhausted and sleeping under the table yesterday when Sawyer-puppy saw me and I could not believe it.....he came under the table WITH ME! His mouth was wide open and he kept barking something like "Gack!" which is his favorite word I think and he was coming straight for me with his mouth wide open! Nope! Not gonna happen, weird little puppy! I was outta there in a heartbeat. No place is safe from that odd little puppy now that he goes all over on two legs instead of four.
My cousin Murray was over and we wrestled and pooped in the yard together! It was the best day ever!
Today, Mom was busy on the phone and didn't listen to me saying "HEY Mom, HEEEEYYYMOM! Heyheyeheyeyyyyy!" So I used touch to get her attention. Instead of touching her butt I decided to go over to the side sofa table and touch her glass of iced tea. She was looking right at me, so I had to do it really really fast. Man, my mom can really move some days. The table is now squeaky clean thanks to me!
So, today is gonna be a hot one, and I need to rest up because we are under attack from the squirrels here, and I need to always be on guard. They are bombing us with little things from the sky. Sometimes they eat those things, cause I've smelled a gazillion of them and I can smell their tiny little hands and teeth all over them. I tasted a few, but they are blech. But, I still make it my job to smell every single one of those squirrel-bombs that they put all over the yard, especially on my way in and out to potty. Ya never know when one of those things could attack. Mom says it makes for very long trips to and from the pen, but I don't know cause I'm too busy. Mom said I need to quit sniffing them so close or one will get stuck on my nose, maybe.
Hope you are having the best day ever, and are excited to see what comes next in your day!
Xox. Ardie, the Touching Little Puppy
