Guess I better post again

Hey y'all,

Lots has happened since my last post, and that wasn't even that long ago. First I got sick. Think I got all stressed at the amount of people and dogs in this house. It got real small real quick. And then I was dealin' with stress bucket Winston who peed all over my April's floor. Shoot dude! Well, my mom cleaned all that up, and that's about when I started feelin' sick I think. It's like I had to go to the bathroom so bad, but when I went out, I couldn't go. This went on all night! The humans were gettin' tired of gettin' me out as fast as they could because I was in such distress. Mom took me to the vet the next day and they said I have a bladder infection. Whatever that means. Means I don't feel good that's all I know. So I have to take medicine now every day. It's helping too. I'm feelin better, but this stuff makes me tired.

A few days ago we went up to Tan curley's house. I of course left the truck at a dead run. Get me out of here I'm goin' to run free in these snowy woods. Winston decided to stick close to the humans and in so doing, got himself in a whole lot of trouble. That fool lost his head. Wouldn't listen to no one. I told him to come with me, but no, he decided to stay close. We ended up stayin' in the room our moms were staying in for most of the day. Too many people in the house for us to be runnin' loose. O my word there was this little cat there, shoot I wanted him so bad! Finally someone picked him up and showed him to me and after a few snifs I grabbed his head. I wanted to take him home. The humans weren't happy about that. But every time I came out of the room I looked for that kitten. I saw his mom a lot and she was so mad at me, we went back and forth. Me teasin', her gettin' madder and madder. Her name Bella. "Hey Bella, where your baby at? I want that baby!" Only other thing that happened up north was Winston got bit by tan curley. Shoot that made me mad. I didn't see it, I was off in the woods searchin' for doughnuts or somethin', but Dasher told me. Said Winston tried to come in and Tan curley just jumped up and bit him in the face. Excuse me! Uncalled for. Who he think he is anyways. Winston just took it too. Surprised he didn't wet himself. I'd of ignored it too, but I at least would of came inside anyway and plowed past tan curley. Shoot he got issues I mean it.

The next day after a romp in the snow we headed home. We stopped at that house where riley lives. Mom left me in the truck. Didn't even give me a chance. Didn't trust me at all. Winston got out and played the fool enough for both of us though. He got in to Riley's food, got himself sick, got in to the food again, then got himself tied to the back of the truck. Good goin' Winston. Me and Riley exchanged not so friendly words as always, and we were soon on our way again. Finally. Home at last! I wanna just sleep on my bed or in my crate for a while. All this company and travelin', I'm tryin' to recover here! No Winston, I don't wanna play! Leave me alone! Dude he everywhere today. I'm glad he all happy. Go play with the humans or somethin'. Let me sleep for a while. Be good everyone.

Reba the dog.

 

Lots goin' on

Hey everyone, well shoot! I wait a while to post and things start happenin' like crazy around here. I'll try and remember everythin'.

My april and Winston came a few days ago. Sweet! We got to play and catch up on stuff. What was funny though, Winston was all mad at my mom. I mean he wouldn't even look at her. I'm like dude what's your deal! He said he was mad cuz she took me away from him. Hello blond! I been away for a long time. I mean he been here twice while my mom and I been here why he just now gettin' all upset. I think it was kind of funny. He made up with her though. I'll share how in a minute.

So things have been pretty much nonstop since my April got home. On Friday, mom left me home and went somewhere. She came back smellin' like another house, other dogs, and cookies. Excuse me! Why couldn't I go! My april and winston went too with my Dasher dad. But they came back smellin' like stores. Hello! What place can I, as a service dog not go to? So it was just me and Dasher mom and Dasher at home. Well I was mad. Leave me at home. Shoot! So when Dasher mom went back in her room, I jumped on the couch. I ain't supposed to get up on the couch. I don't care! Shoot! Leave me home huh? Well, my april came home later and I ran to the door barkin' like I was gunna kill someone. Shoot I knew it was my April but I don't care, I was voicin' my penned up frustration hopin' mom was with her and was hearin' my fury. But no, it was just my April. She fed me and then we loaded in the truck. Good! Where my ma. I'm gunna let her have it. Ok so when I actually saw her all of that was forgotten in excitement that she was there and so no, I didn't really let her have it. But I wished later that I had stayed home again. Mom and our family, along with several other familys went to the zoo to see all these lights on trees. I been there before. It was nothin' new. It was however new to be there with a few other families, and to top it all off, my mom and my April were wearin' these hats that dance and play music. Obnoctious! Every time mom pushed hers I was tryin' to disappear in the lit up trees. Other than that though, I was good stayin' with our group. It was hard too cuz it was really crowded there. I only got distracted once when we happened upon a couple ducks. Ok random! What on earth are ducks doin' out at night like that, that close to a bunch of people, I mean the setting was totally off I mean it. I tried to get a closer look to ask them, but mom said leave it so I had to go on.

After that the humans went to this mad house to eat dinner. I mean it was loud. But I was safe under the table. All of that was just one day. I told you this was a busy time.

The next day the humans did that thing where they open presents to each other, the room gets quickly filled with empty boxes and paper. We got new toys too. I got a frog from my April, and a pheasant. Sweet! That's when Winston made up with mom. She got him a new rope toy and he has been her friend ever since. All is forgiven. Guess he can be bought. Mine would be food. Feed me and we're forever friends again.

On Sunday, we again helped with the little humans, I was fine till I saw them fighting over and passing a present that was wrapped up so much that it was hard to open. Like that party I went to and got my head almost sat on. If you saw on my facebook, I almost left the room. Seriously I was out of there. We went to see the elderly humans again too. Mom played her guitar and I layed like a good girl under the table. That was basically what we did that day.

Yesterday we started gettin' ready for company. Cleanin' the house, mom took my blanket out of my crate and put it in my Aprils room. That's where we're stayin' while the company is hear. It Roxie and her family. Cool! their little girl Elaina likes to walk around with food in her hand. Elaina, I know you don't really want that cracker. Look at the cute lab sittin' by you. And no Roxie, I don't wanna play.

Last night we went to church, but it wasn't for a service. It was for another christmas party. The humans ate, and played another game of openin' presents. Think mom got candy.

So anyways, lots and lots of happenin's around here lately. Only other thing I wanna tell you about is a sad story. All the Reba fans out there will be heartbroken for me I'm sure.

I was sleepin' all comfortable on my April's bed, when I accidentally leaked a little bit. Now I ain't done this in forever, and it really is an accident! But my April still, put me outside, cleaned it up, then wouldn't let me up on her bed again. I even waited till she was in bed, all settled before I got up quietly and padded over to ask nicely. She said no, go to your bed. My heart was broken. I have never been more hurt. So heartless. But, you know the life of a dog, this mornin' all was forgotten. I better go now, I've written enough and I wanna see what food Elaina's caryin' around now. Again, no Roxie, I do not wanna play. Y'all behave yourselves.

Reba the dog.

 

Holiday cheer? or holiday madness.

Hey everyone,

So it's of course that time of year, the time when the humans put up trees inside, cover them with lights and dangly things that I'm constantly wackin' off with my tail, strange wrapped packages under the tree, and My favorite part, extra food! Even though I don't get any, occasionally, my patience pays off. I'll explain.

My spot in this house, or one of them anyway, is right at the kitchen door. This spot allows me to watch everythin' that's bein' done in the kitchen. This involves food of all kinds. I sit patiently, sometimes lay down and wait patiently, watchin' curiously as my Dasher mom and sometimes my mom move about mixin', cuttin', and bakin'. The smells that eminate are to die for. You'd think this would be torture for any self respectin' lab and that I'd be far far away so as to not tempt myself. With my allergies I'm lucky to have any treats I suppose. But no, now I come to another reason I enjoy my spot at the kitchen door. Sometimes, the overwhelming smell of the food is like a magnet that just pulls me further and further in the kitchen. I keep a close eye on the humans as I first inch my paws on to the kitchen floor. From there, I stretch my neck in even further. Most of the time this doesn't offer any rewards because my Dasher mom is usually all the way across the kitchen' preparin' food. But at this time of the year, she's workin' closer to me because it's where she does the mixin'. So already, several times I've managed to snarf a tiny sample before Dasher mom notices just how far the magnetic force of her cookin' and bakin' has drawn me in. Shoot it ain't my falt! I can't help myself! Now give me some of that you're makin'. This is the season of givin' so hand it over. If I get my front paws in the kitchen, and stretch out my neck as far as I can, I can taste a few things though. A piece of dough flew off and landed on my head tonight and with a little shake, it fell and I got it. "Reba get out of here Miss nosiness! You know better!" Sure I do but I got a sample I got a sample. So again I say, this is totally the coolest place in the entire house other than my crate. My crate means lots of treats too. My dasher dad gave me two of my cookies tonight. Sweet!

Another part of this time of year is how much runnin' around the humans seem to do. Poor Dasher hates it. I can't even tell you the amount of times he's been stepped on recently. I keep tellin' him he needs to stay out of the way then. Find a spot and stay there and watch. But he can't sit still. So, suffer bein' stepped on then. Notice Reba hasn't been stepped on or tripped over. I know how to stay out of the way, but still make my presence known. Excuse me Dasher mom, give me a piece of that apple you're cuttin' up.

And it ain't just at home either. When we go out, the crowds are just everywhere, and it's all the same. Hussle bussle, decorations, and more lights wrapped around trees.

Today we went back to that store with all the guitars in it. Mom had to have new strings put on her guitar. Guess they ware out after a while. I laied quietly by her on the floor till someone started playin' a guitar plugged in to a box that made it a hundred times louder than normal. There goes Reba vibratin' on the floor again. Shoot! I stayed though, even if I did lift my head and shoot my most disgusted look in that direction.

Afterwards, mom and I had a challenge. We had to find my Dasher mom. So we walked out and mom said Reba left. So off we went. Mom started tellin' me, left Reba, find the door. So I looked and looked. I saw a door, and hesitated at it, but mom didn't pick up on my signal. Kind of my falt, I wasn't as sure myself. So we tried again. This time, I pulled her hard left at a door. We went inside, but it wasn't the place we needed. Mom still praised me up though for findin' the door and out we went. We turned around, and headed back to the first door I hesitated at. I got it this time, and within minutes, I found my Dasher mom too. O yeh! Go Reba! Now give me an apple.

Mom said somethin' about Winston comin' soon so I hope she right. Though I'll miss my stuffed toys if he do come. Mom puts them away when he comes. She better leave one out though I mean it. I gotta have one in my crate. Ok, I'll go for now, this entry's been a long one. I'm tired from beggin', I mean, observin' at the kitchen door today. Y'all be good, don't do anythin' I wouldn't do.

Reba the dog.

 

Long day out

Hi everyone,

Well, as my facebook said, today had too much in it to post in a status. So, I'm goin' in to detail here. We started out early this mornin'. Mom fed me and we left. For a long time mom and I stayed in the truck while my Dasher mom went in to stores returnin' things. Humans. Why buy it if you're gunna turn around and take it back? For somethin' to do? I don't get 'em. Anyway, we finally got out at the store that freeks Winston out. It was the store with all the fake animals. That store doesn't creep me out, but I always am fasinated by the little river inside the store. We go over a bridge in the store and it's real water underneath with real fish. So strange. So this store was crouded. I was afraid for my life several times. I was sure someone was gunna step on me I mean it. Luckily I got out of there with all my limbs in tact, includin' my tail. The rest of our day was spent goin' from store to store, returnin' this and that, I was followin' my Dasher mom all over everywhere. She fast too my goodness! I have a hard enough time followin' people, but her, Shoot I lose her more often than anyone else. They went in clothing stores, a grocery store, a guitar store, thank goodness I ain't afraid of those anymore cuz that would have been just mean to drag me in to a store like that. We went to a book store, and finally, we ended the evenin' with a ride on this cart pulled by a horse. That was cool! I mean, I've ridden on and in a lot of things in my career as a leaderdog, but never somethin' like this. I was fasinated for the second time today. Mom helped me up inside, and her and my Dasher mom shared a bench, while I got my own across from them. There were blankets on the cart too. Well for almost the whole ride I sat up watchin'. A man was holdin' these rope lookin' things, and they were connected somehow to something in the horses mouth. And the horse was wearin' a type of harness too that hooked him to our cart. Here's the cool part, the man was givin' him a few of the same commands mom gives me. Things like left and right. I wondered if the man was blind too and the horse was doin' the same job I do, but no, the man could see just fine. He directed the horse around things, stopped for traffic, all that. The horse told me he just pulled the carriage, the man gave him all the comands. Wow! So I'm a working dog, guess that horse was a workin' horse.

After that, we finally came home and I was glad to be here. It had been a long day. But I must say I rather enjoyed myself.

Other things we been doin' lately is goin' to parties, I went to one and thought I was gunna get squashed. The girls were screamin' and tumblin' all over, tryin' to open a present. I just watched like what on earth! It ended up bein' chocolate. Man and I thought I went crazy over food.

I been back to that place where mom goes to help with the older humans. I was more friendly this time. Mom let's me be petted there while my harness is on as long as I behave. Well I was more social this time, I wagged my tail a lot and got a lot of smiles out of them. I know I know, Reba ain't normally social with humans, but I do make acceptions now and then.

My dasher mom got me a new christmas bandanna. Cool! I love dressin' up! Mom put it on me and I danced all around with it on.

Well, think I'll go for now, I'll be back if anythin' else interestin' comes up. Y'all be good, I hear Santa Paws is watchin' for who's good and who's not. And boy am I ever bein' good!

Reba the dog.

 

somethin' funny I forgot

Hey y'all,

So I forgot to tell this funny story that my mom had not a clue about till just today I think. So last week, I've told you all we been helpin' out with the little humans on Sunday mornin's now. Well I'm usually layin' in a corner somewhere, tryin' in vain to sleep and hopin' I won't get mobbed. Well last week, Brother Mike comes over to sit by me and he got a muffin in his hand. Well I didn't pay it much mind, till he offered me a piece. Well what's any self respectin' lab to do! Course I took it. And I sat up to beg for more. Brother mike, I'm still right here. Mom noticed me up by then. She was on the other side of the room. I heard her snap her fingers and whisper sharply, Reba down. No ma I'm busy with brother Mike here. Again she hisses at me, a bit louder this time. Reba! Down! Again ma, no. Well she came over then and made me go down. Shoot! No more muffin! It was our little secret too until Felicia told my mom the story today. Brother Mike and I shared a look and I just roled my eyes. Man! That was the end of that. I had visions of sittin' by brother Mike every week, waitin' for a piece of muffin that he'd bring every week, takin' it so quietly that mom wouldn't notice. Come on ma! It didn't give me any ear infections! Why can't I have the muffin! I was good this week though. Didn't beg for nothin', just stayed where mom put me, and when she came back, I thumped my tail askin' for her approval. Did I do good ma? Was I good? O cool! Now where brother Mike go maybe he got another muffin today.

That's all I wanted to put. Short and sweet post today.

Reba the dog.

 

Guess I should update here

Wow! Since gettin' facebook I haven't been bloggin' quite as much. But I figured I better send one out, and sort of elaborate on some of the happenin's around here. This is funny because there really ain't much happenin' around here. The humans been puttin' up more and more christmas stuff. This time of the year always did puzzle me. Trees inside with lights on them, the humans fussin' at me for nockin' the stuff off the tree with my tail. Excuse me! Don't put it up then if you don't want my tail nockin' them off. I'm a lab people! The tail's gunna wag and I can't and won't control how hard it wacks somethin'. Lights outside, I watched my Dasher dad and my mom put lights up around the house. They look cool, but I again ask myself, why? Seems weird that Winston just came and left like that. Usually he stay for longer. But maybe not. I don't know. Roles are reversed. Mom and I used to come home for visits, now it's my April and Winston.

I haven't been able to do too much work this week. Just bummin' around. Lovin' my bed. I curl up for hours on that thing. When I can find it that is. It keeps gettin' moved in the decoratin'.

For those of you who follow me on facebook, a lot of this is repeat I know, but I'm elaboratin' anyways for the benefit of those who don't have facebook.

Oo sweet! my Dasher mom just gave me an apple. Score for Reba.

So the other day I was outside, enjoyin' nature, havin' a grand old time when mom opens the door and says those lovely words, Reba, come. Well I looked at her and looked away. No, I thought. I ain't ready to come in yet. I mean hello! I jump on the door when I want in and sometimes you still ignore me so I'm gunna ignore you. I went on sniffin'. She calls me again. Again mma, I ain't comin'. So what does she do, she sends out reinforcements. Here come the 20 pound police of this house, Dasher. She told him, get Reba. So he comes out just yellin' at me, tellin' me I better get inside or else! Part of me wonders what that or else mean, I mean he only 20 pounds. But, I respect him too much to find out. So, in I went. But I laughed about it cuz mom had to use another dog to get me inside.

So I guess that's about it on this front. Mom got her guitar out today to play it. Haven't seen her do that in a long time. I got so excited I almost forgot myself and came dancin' in the kitchen with my toy. What'd she have to play it in there for. Anyway, I'll be around on facebook, and I'll be back to update this thing later. Hope y'all bein' good. This time of year is good for presents and surprises so I know I'm on my best behavior.

Reba the dog.

 

kind of a sad entry

Hey y'all, well I haven't really gotten in to the confusin' actions of the humans that I been bloggin' about in the last weeks. Mostly because I just been too confused. I don't understand it. But Dasher and I had a long talk and he finally explained it to me. He got this information from Tan curley. Tan Curley told me too, but shoot I don't listen to him half the time. He crazy. And I don't mean just funny crazy like Matilda. I mean like messed up crazy. But he told Dasher too so I guess I believe him. Dasher said, that Tan Curley's dad has passed away. So, that'd be my mom's grandpa. That explained all the visits to the hospital we have made in the last weeks. The last time I saw him he didn't look so well. Tan Curley always said his dad was sick, and seemed to be gettin' sicker. And there was the fire too, remember y'all I told you I smelled fire when I went to Tan Curley house? He said his dad was hurt in that fire pretty bad. So, it's put a lot of pieces together in my head. I figured I'd clear it up here too so y'all aren't too confused. Cuz believe me, I was more confused than I been in a long time. I did kind of sense it when we were out on Sunday, the family was all gathered in this place, there was a big box at the front, and somethin' just didn't smell right. Well, that's what it was. I'm sad too about it. I hope he's savin' a lot of treats for me up in heaven. I know he happier up there. We will miss him very much though. He always gave all of us treats when he was up there. And he always had doughnuts and corn out on a table for us. Tan Curley said it was for the deer. Shut up Tan Curley. No it ain't. Ok Dasher, go ahead and tell. But you eat 'em too. Well, I'm off to either wressle with Winston again, or beg more food off the humans. I'm sort of mad at my mom cuz she went somewhere today without me. Excuse me! Where could you possibly go that I ain't aloud? Dasher said it was cuz they were in the small hot rod car. None of us can fit in there. I guess I accept that excuse. Allright, y'all behave.

Reba the dog.

 

Thanksgivin'

Ok so thanksgivin' is pretty much the coolest holiday ever! Accept for national give presents to Reba day. Today mom got me extra food, twice, I thought she lost it! She gave me extra treats, and my April did too! Shoot I forgot to beg I was so happy! I thought my mom was the coolest for most of the day cuz I got all the extra food and the boys didn't. Then Dasher mom gives Dasher a little turkey. Excuse me! I am here! Shoot why can't they make duck or somethin'! O no they gotta make turkey which mom says I can't have. Whatever. O well. I did get lots of other stuff. And Winston and I been wresslin' like crazy. We ran outside, and wressled in the house twice. Once was super crazy! Almost like the times when we lived down in South Carolina! The humans were laughin' so hard at us.

And on the technical side, I got facebook now y'all! Cool! Thanks my Rachel. So anyways, to find me, if you haven't already, search for either Reba Havey, or my email, rebathedog@gmail.com. I think that be it for that.

I'm back on my april bed. Cool! I'll post more later. Y'all be good, you never know when the humans might wake up declarin' the day some holiday in which you'll get all kinds of goodies. Shoot why can't every day be a holiday I mean it!

Reba the dog.

 

Winston's here!

Hey everyone! Well I wondered what was up last night when mom started askin' me where Winston was, and sayin' we had to go get him and my April. But the night got later and later, I figured they'd leave to go get them some time this mornin'. Figured they'd come on one of those flyin' things. But all the sudden, my Dasher mom gets up, mom get's ready and we get in the truck. Wow! Where we goin' in the middle of the night. Dasher was furious that he couldn't go. Especially when we finally got back and he realized all we did was go get my April and Winston. Poor guy. Anyway, We drove out to some place we've never been before, it took about as long as it does to get up to see Tan curly. But we weren't there that's for sure. Then I see my April and Winston gettin' out of this strange car. I didn't know any of those people. Where's my Beth, and my Rachel and my Karen and my Emily and stuff! Shoot! So my April gets in, And Winston too and we had a blast almost wresslin' right there in the truck. He settled down enough to tell me they had driven for a long long time and he thought it was the same amount of time it usually takes to get home. So he was confused as to why we weren't home yet. I told him never try and understand humans. I been shakin' my head at their ways for 8 years now. So least I know they still were down at that place we used to hang out. I hadn't a clue where that fool was. So we caught up on everythin', He told me about him bein' sick, and Matilda's usually actin' the fool ways. When we finally got home, Winston and I got to burn off some energy. Then the humans went to bed, so we did too. I can't believe he finally here again though! Shoot! Only bad part, mom put all my stuffed toys away! Shoot ma! I want my sheep! And my goose! Least she left my hedge hog alone. I put it in my crate. Ok y'all, gotta go get lazy butt Winston out of bed. Everyone behave.

Reba the dog.

 

Dasher got in trouble!

Ok y'all, so normally I'm the one who's always in trouble. Hey, keeps the humans on their toes. They got nothin' better to do. Well this time, it was Dasher. I couldn't believe my eyes. He wet on the floor! Shoot! Dasher mom got home and I guess the smells of where she been was too much for him and he did it in their bedroom. Caught in the act too. Boy did he ever get it! I just kind of chuckled to myself. And thank goodness my Dasher mom caught him. I'm sure I'd of been blamed for that one had she not seen him.

Dasher mom is back home now as I said. I finally figured out where she was. Dasher dad and mom and I, o and Dasher too went up to where Buddy lives. Or, tan curly. There was my Dasher mom. Guess she was stayin' up there for a while. Y'all, stress was thick when I got there. We only stayed for a day. Mom got me all groomed and sprayed me with some smelly stuff before we even went up there. Well, it was Too smelly for my likin'. So, I went and found some of that black stuff and roled in it. Just tonin' down the smell shoot! I didn't understand why mom was so upset with me! I realized soon it was because the humans were preparing to go somewhere. Oops. Sorry ma, we never go many places up there, I just rome and do whatever. Apparently not this time. So mom threw me in the shower and I got an unexpected bath. I had to go out in harness still wet. I was good though the rest of the day. Mom went for a walk and I guided her beautifully. I took her around two mail boxes, and a post. I even found our turn when she headed back from the walk. We left in the evenin' and came back home. Quickest trip ever up there. Mom's just been cleanin' and stuff since bein' here, and now Dasher mom is finally back. Wonder if she'll stay this time. Mom went to work with the little humans again on Sunday. I was a bit better this time. I knew what to expect. Still didn't get much of a nap in though cuz they kept yellin'. Ah well. They leave me alone till the end when mom takes my harness off and they come pet me one at a time. Thank goodness they don't swarm me. That's about it for me for now. I'll write more later. Behave yourselves.

Reba the dog.

 

Staying out of the way

Hey everyone,

I know I've been lax in the updatin' department lately. Really I don't really know what to write about. This last week has just been crazy. I'll try and update y'all though.

Dasher's feelin' lots better. I still call him patches though. He's gunna have those bald spots for a long time till his hair grows back. Mom's been doin' new things when we go to church. Usually, we go, and I sleep next to her. But now, she goes in to this room full of kids and puts me in a corner. You thinkI can sleep with all them yellin' and stuff? No! Shoot I no more than close my eyes and they scream somethin' and I'm all awake again. We also went back to the nursing home. Least I was somewhat familiar with that place. I did a good job gettin' mom where she needed to be. I didn't need too much remindin' where to go either. After that day though, I was just done. I didn't get my full nap in cuz of the kids, I had been in harness all day, and to top it off, mom kept me in harness in the pet store. I was not havin' it. I was tired of behavin' and I let mom know. She was really upset at me the rest of the day. I was with her too, but only for a little bit. Then I felt bad. I really should not have behaved so obnoctiously. I mean, mom didn't do anythin' to deserve that. Dasher mom has been away the last several days. It's got Dasher all in a tizzy. Again, not all his herd is together and you know how that goes. I get so sick of it I hide in my April's room. I cover myself with her pillows and most of the time, it works. The humans don't mess with me, and it's quiet. Dasher dad, mom and I went back up to the hospital and we did find my Dasher mom there. I informed Dasher she was ok, but Dasher just got all upset wonderin' why she was there. It was a quick visit this time. The last few times we've been at the hospital we've been there for a while. I was good there too, I layed out of the way just watchin' tryin' to figure out what was goin' on. All I could sense was sadness though so I tried to comfort as best I could. You all know me though. I don't put up with mushiness for long. Mom was huggin' me and I let her at first, but when she didn't let go, I began wigglin' to get away. Shoot ma you're embarrassing me!

Right now I'm layin' in the livingroom with Dasher and mom. Mom's watching some show on TV with a lot of dogs in it. And every hour it seems Dasher and I are goin' outside to get rid of the squirrels. He is, I'm just runnin' out just cuz. I'd say my only annoyance now is Dasher's gettin' more food than he normally do. Mom's been feeding him and I overheard Dasher dad tellin' her just how much to feed him. Mom says it was an accident she wasn't tryin' to feed him more. Whatever. She was just rubbin' it in. My Dasher mom did come home for a bit yesterday and she brought carots. I was so happy! I ain't seen a carot in a long time. She gave me one before she left.

Think that's all for now. Mom says I've just been extra distant the last few days. I'm just confused that's all. Lots of changes goin' on around here. And I thought we were done with those. Ok, y'all behave, I gotta go back outside and sniff while Dasher tries yet again to do the impossible. Get the squirrel out of our yard. Just ignore the dumb thing. Anyway!

Reba the dog.

 

One more thing

O and just so you all know, so you aint gettin' any ideas that Reba is goin' soft, this whole constant patrol thing was all Dasher's idea. We'd of been doin' it last night accept I wouldn't. I finally got tired of his winin' about it so I agreed this mornin'. Shoot Dasher! Who cares anyways! My mom's here, I know I'm gettin' fed, and she fed you too and I ain't touched it. Yet. But anyway, he just kept goin' on and on about his herd not bein' all together or somethin'. Whatever. Since when do I care about the comin's and goin's of humans? As long as there's one here to feed me, that's all I care about. Shoot there he go barkin' again. Guess it's again my turn. Ok this is gettin' real old. I'm tryin' to take a nap here! There is still a curious part of me that does wonder where they went though. And why mom's not even concerned at all.

Reba the dog.

 

Where's my Dasher mom and dad?

Hey folks,

Ok so somethin's up. My Dasher dad and mom went away last night, and they ain't come back yet. Mom's not worried at all about it. What on earth! Shoot! So this mornin', Dasher and I devised a plan. Until they do come back, we each gotta take turns guardin' both my mom and the yard. Well, there's two of us, so at all times, one of us has to be in the yard while the other is with my mom. So it's been workin' so far. Mom lets me out, Dasher comes in. Then when he goes out, I come in. So all bases are covered till they get back. I haven't a clue where they went, nor why mom's just like whatever about it. She must know somethin' we don't. O well. I don't care. I'm at least doin' my part. This a short post, I gotta go back outside. It's my turn for yard patrol. Till later y'all.

Reba the dog.

 

Finally! Some work again!

Hi there folks,

Well, lots to comment about in this entry. And to think it's only been 5 days since I last updated. First off, we're back home. Thank goodness! I slept for at least a day. But after that I was ready to go again. Would you believe though today's the first day mom's worked me since bein' home? Hello! We been home for 4 days woman! I was tired, but I ain't that tired shoot! Mom went out yesterday, and she went right around dinner time too. She went out the door and I, her faithful leader dog who goes everywhere with her, trotted after her. She looks down at me and says, no you have to stay. I do not! I jumped in the truck. In her seat too. Do you know what she did? She lifted me out of the truck like I was Dasher or somethin'! Excuse me! I wanna go with you! And what's worse, who's gunna feed me! My dinner time is literally 10 minutes away and I know you ain't comin' back in 10 minutes. Dasher mom can't feed me, that's mom's job! I was so upset that she put me back in the house. Turns out though they did get back fast, and they had Dasher with them. That brings me to my second topic.

Dasher had to go to the vet to get somethin' done. Think he got that teeth job that I had to get a year ago. The difference is though, they pulled a couple of his teeth, and they cut off some bumps on his body. Poor guy looks kind of funny too with bald patches everywhere with stitches. I call him patches now. He ain't too happy with me. Come on Dasher! I was nice and let you sleep on my new birthday bed last night, Eventually, and I brought you my toys, and acted, pretty concerned, I wasn't too much of a pest. Patches cumeer! O and he should be happy too cuz I got that dumb squirrel out of the yard earlier that mornin' too. I never chase those things. They just ain't worth my time, but Dasher wasn't around, I figured I better step in. So I let him have it. He didn't expect the big black dog to come after him. He may never come back again. Dasher's doin' lots better now. He's still getting' a lot of attention from the humans though. Well cool! When has Reba ever turned down an opportunity? They been feedin' him more often, in smaller meals. Well they assume, Reba's a good girl, she won't go in the kitchen, she knows she ain't aloud in there. Shoot! I go in there all the time when they ain't around. Anyway, I see mom fillin' that bowl of Dasher's again and again. Funny thing was, a few times, I was the one who emptied it not Dasher. It'd of went on this way too if mom hadn't caught me red handed. Shoot! I got in so much trouble too! Good grief ma! Well, least I got some of the food.

Speakin' of food, mom went with Dasher dad to a different store than usual to get my food tonight. I was all excited walkin' all through the store cuz Dasher dad had my food in the cart. Sure I'll follow him wherever with that bag of food. Now open it and let me have some.

Dasher and I got baths this week, and all the stuff that goes along with them. Mom even washed my bed. Sweet! I think that's about it. It's only been 4 or 5 days, but the humans have been runnin' it seems non stop. Mom was so proud of me tonight cuz before we went to the store, we went to a coffee shop and I did such a good job followin' my Dasher dad all over the place, then to our seat, then did the same going back outside. Mom was payin' attention to me, and we worked real cool together. I think my tail wagged all night. Shoot I was just glad to be in that harness again and goin' somewhere. Mom pulled it out and I was so excited I could barely stand it! Finally! I get to go somewhere! I'll be back later y'all. I'm getting' tired. Y'all behave.

Reba the dog.

 

Major stress and confusion

Ok y'all, I am so confused right now. Mom and I are in a hospital again, I think it's again for my mom's grandpa. I say that cuz we been to their house, and he ain't there. I haven't seen him though.

I'm gunna see if I can try and explain what I think's been goin' on. Then you'll see my source of stress.

Dasher mom, my mom and I drove up here and we stayed at my mom's aunt's house. She has a curly black poodle named Sasha Ray. I just call her curly. Black curly. So I was havin' the time of my life there, everyone was laughin' and havin' a good time. The next mornin' everything changed. The phone rang, the humans then began runnin' around and I just knew somethin' was seriously wrong. Mom fed me huridly, gave me water and got me in the truck and we sped down the road. Soon we arrived at my mom's grandparents house. The place where I get to be as obnoctious as I can be. Mom can't stand it but o well. That's where buddy lives. Or tan curly as I call him. So I look out the window, and there are cars everywhere, and I smelled smoke. Somethin' was definitely not right there. Dasher mom got out, I don't know where she went. Mom got me out and harnessed me up. Yep, somethin' definitely wrong. Mom never harnesses me up here. I get to run with the deer here normally. So I guided mom in to the house, where the smoke smell was worse, and everyone was just frantically tryin' to figure out what to do. There had been a fire. A pretty bad one too. That's when it started. The unsure feeling I have continued to have. From then on, I've just been tryin' to stay close to mom. Don't leave me mom, don't forget me. We took several road trips, been in this hospital a lot, I rode down here with mom in our truck, but it wasn't Dasher mom drivin'. I finally saw Dasher mom here, don't know how she got here, Dasher dad showed up, and he had Dasher too. O y'all, this was funny. I don't think Dasher is aloud in here, but the humans are smugglin' him in anyways. They stuff him in a bag and zip it up. I laugh so hard every time they do it. Dasher hates it! He does it, but I can hear him grumblin' from inside the bag the whole time. He keeps sayin', "Why can't they get me a smaller harness like yours Reba"? I'm like cuz Dasher you too small. You can't be a service dog. He gets all offended then. Goes on and on about how that's discrimination and whatever just cus he ain't the right dog breed, and how he's a better dog than me, better behaved and all that. Whatever! He really gets goin' about it. Poor guy.

So anyways, that's what's been goin' on in the last few days. I been glued to mom. As long as I'm with her, and she makes sure I have my food, I'm ok. I've been workin' a lot too. I'm tryin' to learn this hospital, but I'm sadly failin' I'm afraid. It's very confusing and I can't seem to get any turn right.O

! This is another thing. So I'm layin' at mom's grandparents house, all the sudden mom comes out holdin' somethin'. Well I'm instantly interested. This thing was movin' and it could fit in mom's hand. I don't know what it was. Mom said it was a kitten. But I ain't never seen a cat that tiny. I was sniffin' it, I wanted to see it bad! No ma I ain't gunna leave it! Let me see it! Ma! I ain't gunna sit or lay down let me see the squeaky. By now it was squeakin'. What is it! She brought out two more of them too. Had her lap full of them! Where they comin' from! Let me see them! Forget it ma you can't keep me away from them.

I'm sorry this entry is so confusin'. I literally don't know where I be goin' next. Just this mornin' I watched mom packin' her stuff again. So we must be goin' somewhere else. We stayed here for two nights. But since mom's packed up, we must be spendin' the night somewhere else tonight. I saw her pack my stuff though so I'm ok. I think. I'm layin' on the bed now. Mom actually let me use the computer. Can't believe that one. I was gunna write about what we did earlier this week, but I can't remember from all the flurry of activity. I know mom almost fell off one of those exercise machines again. I'm tellin' ya she's gunna kill herself on those things. Why can't she be more careful I mean it! Ok y'all, I'll go for now, till I can figure out again what's goin' on and have some sort of security back in my life. Thank goodness I got mom. I just left the bed to go lay by her. They're all rather annoyed with me right now cuz I'm stressed, and when I'm stressed, I tend to clear the room. Shoot I'm sorry! I can't help it! I'll write again when I can y'all. And I'll keep you posted as to when I will have my own facebook up and runnin'.

Reba the dog.

 

It's my birthday

Ok cool! Today was national give presents to Reba day! Otherwise known as, my birthday. Now I be eight years old. I got all kinds of stuff today. Extra treats, a new bed from my Dasher mom and dad, a collar from mom, and a big new nylabone that mom said was from my April. Sweet! O and I got ice cream too. That was the coolest. I'm the happiest dog in the world right now. Accept I'm a little miffed at my Dasher mom right now cuz she in the kitchen cuttin' stuff up and she ain't sharin'! Hello! It's my birthday! Give me that! Even my Dasher dad gave me a carot today! So I finally gave up and now I'm layin' on my new bed. Had to kick Dasher off cuz he likes it too. It's mine go away!

A few house keeping matters, Mom says I may have some new readers. She's been promotin' my blog on her facebook page. Cool. She's supposed to be getting' me on facebook but bless her she havin' trouble. My Rachel! Help my ma again! Dude she can't even get me on facebook! She did get rid of my twitter though. Bet she got help from my Rachel to do that too. Again, bless her. That was a big mess. I think I'd be more likely to update facebook anyways, and I'd get more readers. So stay posted y'all. I'll let you know if and when I get on there.

But anyways, welcome to all my new readers, hope you enjoy this lab's writin's.

Since I last wrote, mom's been to that place with the machines again, this time she took me around with her as she moved from machine to machine. I felt a little better about that. Least I was close to her. Yesterday we were out a long time. Shoppin' in different stores, mom and my Dasher mom spent 20 minutes in the dog food isle in one store. Hello! I gotta walk up and down this dog food isle and smell this food and don't even get any of it? Guess it's like humans when they buy their food. They spend a long time picking it out. But shoot they don't have a nose that can smell an apple from a mile away!

On Sunday I went with mom to a place where there are a lot of older people. They just thought I was the greatest thing ever. I wagged my tail some at them, but they didn't have food so I wasn't too interested. Some of the people didn't seem to like me though. One lady kept pointin' at me, and shaking her head no as she talked to my mom. Sounded like they were sayin' I couldn't be there. Hello! I can be anywhere with my mom! Mom must have told them that because they left and I got to stay. Good! Leave me alone!

Well, that's about all for now. Looks like we goin' on another trip. I saw Dasher mom packin' a bunch of stuff, and mom was packin' a bag too. I'll have more to report when I either get back, or find out where we're goin'. Until next time then. Peace out.

Reba the dog.

 

One worn out lab

What a week this has been y'all. It started out bad. I got really sick one night. I ate somethin' that just did not agree and I messed my bed and crate all up. Mom spent half the night cleanin' from my mess. I'm sorry ma! I couldn't help it! So what does she do? The next mornin' I overhear her tellin' my Dasher mom, no more carots or apples for Reba for a while. Shoot ma! It was just one bad apple I mean it! Come on don't say that! Then she went away and left me in my crate. Wouldn't even take me with her! I was still feelin' kind of sick, but shoot I would have gone with her. O well. She came back later and took me with her that night so all was good. The thing is though, I thought it was just a normal church service, boy was I mistaken. I think somethin' got in to those people. There was a lot more singin', and the humans were clappin' and havin' a good old time. Then next thing I know, a whole group of guys is yellin' different things while people from the croud put money in buckets these guys were carying. It's just money y'all, somethin' you spend every day. But they were yellin' stuff like amen, and halalooia, runnin' up and down the isles gettin' money. I thought for sure I was gunna get stepped on. So much for a nap tonight. Everyone was smilin' and havin' a grand time about it too. Mom said something later that it was called old fassioned Sunday. They had a special speaker and before he spoke, he did an act with a puppet. It was a dog. So he's makin' the dog talk, and then he makes the dog let out this howl! Said the dog was gettin' excited too. Well can he get excited later? I'm again tryin' to take a nap here. And nothin' accept food is that excitin' to a dog. It was pretty funny to watch though. All the humans were laughin' and loved it.

This week we went campin' again, but y'all, this was the weirdest campin' trip I've ever been on. Normally, this is the routine for the humans campin' trips. Dasher Dad brings the camper home, they all load it with their stuff and our stuff, then we all pile in the truck, drive a long ways, park in the woods and camp. That's how we always done it before. This time though, I saw mom packin' a bunch of stuff, she loaded it in the truck, then put me and Dasher in the truck, and Dasher dad took off with us. Well I was all concerned. Shoot I thought he left my mom! We drove to get the camper. Well then I just figured I was along for the ride. But Dasher dad brought the camper to a camp ground, with more like bushes than trees, and parked it. He got out and hooked me up and started setting up the camper. By now I was real confused. Guess I'm campin' with just Dasher dad. Dasher didn't really know what was goin' on either. Then, a while later, Dasher mom shows up with mom! O I was so excited I had to vocalize about it. I'm sure the whole camp ground heard me. So, the rest of the week, we spent campin'. Weird part was, this camp ground was so close to our home. I mean we went to our home a few times during the week. I'm tellin' ya it was the strangest thing. Humans are so weird! They must have gotten tired of their house and wanted some new scenery or somethin'. It was weird campin' without my April and Winston. Cool thing was, I got my April bed all to myself. Sweet! And it was strangely quiet without squeal head around. Dasher got to be loose the whole time. Goody goody. One day we spent doin' a lot of walkin'. Around a beech, and inside a shop where the humans bought more stuff and I was admired as always. If I could role my eyes I would. Where's Winston when ya need him. He's not only cute, he's big. I can easily be overlooked when he around and that's how I like it. We went in this nature place, O man y'all, I have never had such a nose overload in my life. I'm like ma you better not correct me I'm goin' nuts with all the animal skins in here. I found a fox, I sware it was alive. I sniffed and sniffed it waitin' for it to move. It never did, but I still say it was real and alive. We went on another walk after that through the woods. I had to walk mom on this boardwalk thing. She said I did a good job. Kept her a safe distance from the edge of the thing.

Today was the strangest day ever. It's that time of year where humans dress up and look even funnier than they normally do. Well even mom dressed up. She put on this black wig, my Dasher mom put black stuff on her face, she wrapped herself in a sheet and thought it was the funniest thing ever. I don't get it! Kids kept comin' to the door too and Dasher mom was givin' out candy. Cool! I want some candy! Here kid, take my goose while I get your candy! Unfortunately that didn't last long. Mom put me away in my crate. Shoot!

Speaking of candy. Last night the humans went to this party thing, and yes, there was food there. Lots of it. I had to wear my gentle leader too and I was so mad! There was this collie there who wouldn't leave me alone and I was tryin' to be good and mom put the dumb thing on anyways. Guess I was pullin' too much. Come on ma! I'm tryin' to figure this out here! As the humans were getting' food I talked a bit to the horse standing there watchin' all the commotion. I said how does it feel to have all these humans invadin' your home? He just laughed and said he didn't care. Shoot I would. Y'all get out! This is my space. Unless you've come with food for me, then we'll talk. So the humans ate, sittin' around this enormous fire. I mean y'all, it was the biggest fire I've ever seen. Then mom puts me on yet another hay ride. I have ridden three of those things now. This one was by far my favorite because of the candy. So mom picks me up, puts me on the wagon, climbs on after me and away we go. Well, she takes my harness off. Now, you all need to know, as soon as my feet hit the hay, I knew there was somethin' sweet barried in that hay. I had to plan how to get it carefully. When mom took my harness off, I snatched that opportunity. I began roling around, doin' the, I'm a cute dog act for everyone. All the while rubbin my nose deep in the hay lookin' for that candy. I kept actin' like I was playin' till finally, Score for Reba! I found the candy. But shoot! Someone took it away from me! Hey I worked hard for that I mean it! So with much grumbling I went back in to the itchy hay to look for more. Mom was watchin' by now though, I knew I had to act fast. I found another piece and was happily chewing away when someone told mom. Shoot! Mom reached down and pried open my mouth, so embarrassin'! Then threw the candy off the wagon. Shoot! I was so close too! I was tryin' to get the wrapper off. It was a fun ride though. Even though I spent most of it candy hunting, I got lots of attention while doing so. One kid was tryin' to barry me in hay. That was pretty funny.

As you can see, this week has been busy for the humans and us dogs. Mom came to get me for a walk today and Dasher thought he was goin' too. Poor guy always gets so disappointed when I get to go places he can't. I try and tell him it's really not all it's cracked up to be, he don't believe me. But I can't say as I blame him. I always wanna be with the humans too. If nothin' else, they provide a constant source of amusement for me. They may not always give me all the food I want, but really, I can't complain. I'll write again next week after seeing what it holds. Lots of stuff happenin' around here. And happy haloween everyone. For all you dogs, Haloween is where you try your hardest to get as much candy from the humans as you can. Just don't get sick though. Then they'll know what you did.

Reba the dog.

 

Teachin' Dasher, and tryin' still to understand humans

Hey everyone,

Not much too excitin' has happened since I last wrote. We went up north for a brief, and I mean brief visit. It was a strange trip. My mom's grandpa was real sick so we visited him in a place called a hospital. I did a good job leadin' mom around that place. I found the pop machine for her, found the restroom, found the elevator, and found the room her grandpa was in. She was real proud of me. Especially cuz I was bein' nothin' but bad out of harness at the house. Hey I can't help it. There's so much wild life up where they live I can't help it. I couldn't settle down for nothin'.

We were only there for a day though. Spent more time in the truck than anythin' else. Since bein' back, mom's gone to that place with the machines a few more times. Once she dropped her little music thing, she bent down to pick it up and the machine almost killed her! I mean she almost fell off the thing. Hello ma! And she tells me to just lay back down and stay. Excuse me! That machine's gunna hurt my mom I just know it. She ain't the most careful human. She's always hurtin' herself she don't need help from a big machine.

So the other day, I was happily sleepin' on my April's bed, mom comes in and literally sits right on my head. Excuse me! I'm here! She must not have known I was there. But still! She's all like O sorry Reba. Tryin' to pet me and stuff. Shoot ma leave me alone I'm tryin' to sleep here. I can't wait to sit on her head when she's layin' somewhere where I can do so. See how it feels.

Dasher figured out a way to get in the garden to role in that black muck. The dumb part is, he did it in front of the humans. Hello fool! Shoot! Dasher mom caught him, and then Dasher dad came out to close off the way in. Man! I gotta do some serious trainin' with that old dog. He didn't even role in the muck. He didn't have a chance too. I'm like thanks Dasher. Now I can't try it either cuz you did it when the humans were watchin'. shoot!

We went to the mall yesterday and there were tons of people there. I did a pretty good job weevin' in and out of the croud. I followed Dasher mom pretty well. Got off a few times, but I think mom was pleased.

I'm still gettin' apples and carots from Dasher mom and dad. Shoot I love it here! Mom gives me cookies, Dasher mom and dad give me apples and carots, I get to go outside whenever I want, enjoy the fresh air.O

 That reminds me. Mom's been takin' Dasher and me for walks too like she do when my April and Winston are home. Usually when that happens, my April walks Winston and Dasher together. Winston isn't usually workin' cuz my April can see better than my mom. Mom's been workin' me more on just walks around the neighborhood. So now, when mom walks us, I work, and Dasher just walks. So I been teachin' him a thing or two about keepin' mom safe. The first walk, Dasher started on the right side, but ended up everywhere. He wanted to be on the left so he could sniff and mark every blade of grass. So annoyin'! And he was gettin' his leash wrapped around mail boxes and signs. Ok, First off, I'm on the left dude. That ain't gunna change. I'm doin' my job here. I don't care if he is alpha. Not with my harness on. We on a mission Dasher we ain't playin'! Do that in the backyard. So then he'd leave that and come out to the road walkin' in front of me. Hello! I'm workin' here you can't just walk in front of me! So we had a serious talk. I don't care if he older than me. This is how it needs to be. I'm tryin' to keep mom safe here and tryin' to keep myself from getting' popped. Don't you dare ma! It's Dasher falt! He all over the place over here. So the next time, mom again put Dasher on her right side, and this time gave him a shorter leash so he couldn't get up to his usual tricks. Much better. He sulked for a while, but finally I think he got over it. I showed him some of the stuff we service dogs do to help the humans out. He'd ask what each command ment so I'd explain. It was a nice walk. I hope mom does more of those. Least that's better than the machine thing. Cuz I get to walk too. How am I supposed to lead mom when she's on a dumb machine.

Well, that's about it. It's been rainin' for a few days so I'm all smelly and I have to get a towel rubbed all over me whenever I come in from outside. Dasher too. I'll write again when I can. Right now I hear a weird noise. Gotta go check it out!

What? Ok y'all, if this ain't the weirdest thing. I'm watchin' my Dasher dad, he on a bike, peddlin' like crazy, but he ain't goin' nowhere. I mean it! Why do humans do this kind of stuff. Take the bike and go somewhere. I don't know why I even bother tryin' to figure them out. Bein' a dog is so simple. Eat, sleep, and play for most, and throw in some work for others of us. Ok, y'all be good. Matilda, I heard from my mom you are again bein' seen by a trainer. Girl? Shoot! I thought I told Winston to straighten you up. He too nice I guess. Whatever. You better keep my Rachel safe. That's our job you know. Anyway I don't know why I try with pep talks with you. All you say is play! Peace out y'all. It's nap time next to mom's bed now.

Reba the dog.

 

Happenin's at home

Hey there everyone. Still writin' from Ohio. I feel I have to keep sayin' because we seem to be movin' around a lot lately. I'm kind of sad cuz my April and Winston went away a few days ago. Dasher and I been wanderin' around sort of lost for a while. The cool thing is though, mom got out all my stuffed toys. The ones Winston can't have cuz he slobbers too much all over them and gets them all grose. I been on cloud 9 caryin' those around.

Before Winston and my April left, the humans went to another place with a maze and pumpkins. This place had apples too though and boy was I in heaven. We rode another hay wagon and when we got off, instead of pickin' a pumpkin, the humans got to pick a few apples. Well shoot the ground was littered with them so I picked a few too. There were other dogs and animals at this place and mom was proud of me because although I was excited, I listened and obeyed her when she said leave it. Now give me a carrot ma. I was a good girl. Winston was the one to get us out of the corn maze this time. I seriously don't know why the humans do that. And really, the whole apple thing didn't make sense either. They have a perfectly good apple tree in their back yard, and they go to another place to get apples. O well, all the more in the back yard for me. Accept Dasher dad keeps pickin' them up and throwin' them away! Hello!

The other thing Dasher and I been doin', Winston did it some too, is rolin' in this black stuff near the garden in the yard. It smells aweful and gets the humans all upset. They touch us, then recoil all grosed out. We get instant baths. O well. They ain't got nothin' better to do anyway. Now though, Dasher dad put up a fence around that area. Shoot! We can't role in the muck anymore. Man can't have no fun I mean it!

Mom washed all my bandannas today and my shirts. I have so many of those things. I'm wearin' one right now actually. Mom says it has cherries on it. Looks like just dots to me. Whatever.

My last bit of news, mom's startin' to go to this place we never been to before. There are lots of big machines there that humans get on to walk or run, or there's some that look like bikes only they don't move they stay still. Well it all looks rather concernin' to me. The first time we went, mom told me to lay down and stay. So I did until I saw the machine she was on start movin'. Hello! That thing's gunna hurt my ma excuse me! Ma get off that thing! Mom kept tellin' me to stay. I didn't listen. I moved to the other end of the machine so I could make sure to be there if the thing suddenly pushed mom off. I couldn't save her from where I was. Dasher mom told on me though and mom moved me back to the wall. She finally got off the thing and was going over to the bike lookin' thing. She again told me to stay. Uh no ma! I'm even further from you if you ride that thing. And I don't care if it ain't movin'. It might, and I gotta protect you from it. I got up and ran over to mom waggin' my whole body. She let me come and lay next to her. See ma? That's all I wanted. I laid perfectly still the whole time she was on it too. Well today we went again and would you believe it, mom got smart. She hooked my leash to the machine that the humans walk on. Shoot! I was now trapped. I had to stay and watch. Honestly though, I knew what to expect this time though so it wasn't as bad. I don't understand humans. If you wanna walk or run, do it outside. Why they gotta have a machine to do it. If you wanna walk faster, walk faster. No they gotta push buttons to make the machine go faster. Same with the bike. Just ride a bike outside! Least then you actually go somewhere. Seems all rather pointless to me. Humans are so weird! Well, I think that's all I have to report for now. I'm off to see just how many carrots and apples I can get from my Dasher mom. Cool!

Reba the dog.

 

Bittersweet post

Ok so this post is both good and bad. The good part is, I'm home again! O my crate! My toys! My crate! All the apples I can eat in the backyard! And did I mention my crate where mom gives me a cookie every night? Dasher ma givin' me carots! The gates? Awe man! Guess I'm still stuck behind gates blockin' the kitchen and dinin' room. Shoot! It's so good to be here again. My April and Winston are here too. I been wresslin' and playin' with Winston, watchin' him destroy his new wubba toy, my word Winston! Good thing mom hid mine from him. Shoot! We been workin' some too in a few stores. Some of them bein' a bit creepy. It's somethin' about this time of year. Humans like to dress up in scary lookin' stuff. And they go to stores to find the scary stuff. Well dressin' up's fine, but there's usually an isle with movin' things and people and that's just weird. They ain't real but they movin'. Winston about wets himself goin' in to those stores and I must admit it's pretty funny. But sometimes even I get creeped out. I got creeped out by a movin' scary lookin' woman today. Think she was a witch. Anyway, she moved and I about jumped out of my harness. Course mom thought it was funny. O sure ma let's trap you in a room full of flies and then we'll see what's funny. My mom's afraid of flies. All bugs really. One lands on her and she about has a seizure I mean it.

So now on to tellin' y'all about my worst day ever. That'd be today. Actually, that witch incident happened today too. So this afternoon, Winston and I were outside havin' a ball eatin' apples. Mom goes to all her festivals, I got an apple festival right out in the yard all for me. Anyway mom ended that fun and called us inside. Shoot! I want those apples! Even if they do give me runny poops! I don't gotta clean it up! That's the humans job. So for the rest of the afternoon, I tried and tried to get back outside. First I just tried to sneak out when Dasher got let out. He always gets let in and out. Mom caught me though. Allright, I gotta think harder. Dasher came back in and just as he jumped up on the couch to take a nap, I had an idea. I'll get Dasher all riled up again so the humans will let him out. I got up and flew to the door yellin' dad's home! Well the first part worked. Got Dasher all riled up, he started barkinn', so mom lets him out. Shoot! I wasn't close enough to the door! I missed it again! Fine! I'll just sit here and sulk. I will get out to those apples. Well, Dasher came in again, and I sort of gave up for the time bein'. A few minutes later, my April says, dad's home! Well All three of us popped up and ran to the front door. Dasher starts barkin' again. Again he gets let out, and once again, not only is it another false alarm, dad wasn't really home, but also I was again too far from the back door. You gotta be kiddin' me! My April was just messin' with me too cuz she then takes Dasher in to the dinin' room, where there's another back door that I can't get too cuz there's those dumb gates up. So I now have to watch Dasher go out and in playin' with my April. Back door's wide open. I needed a nap after all that. When I woke up, I thought things would have improved. I went out to check out what my April was doin' in the kitchen. She was puttin' sausage and cheese in bowls. Well she comes at me, and dropps a bowl. Sausage and cheese come flyin' at me! Hallaluia I've died and gone to heaven! Reba leave it! Excuse me? You did not just throw a ton of food at me and then tell me to leave it. Tell me that did not just happen. O yeh, it did. My April picks up the cheese, blows it off and eats it right in front of my face. I have never been so upset in my whole life. Not even the time in trainin' when they offered us sausages and we weren't supposed to take them. Well what's any self respecting lab to do. Yeh I took it. Got punished but I didn't care. Got the food. No this was far worse! I wouldn't even go in my April's room tonight. And when I did, I snored as loud as I could, and tried as hard as I could to stink them out. I'm in my crate now, and calmed down. O I also got a bath this week and that was a good thing. I really needed one. And mom's been puttin' medicine in my ear twice a day. Stuff from the vet. I think the infection is finally gone. Mom's not gettin' as much black stuff out of my ear so it must be gettin' better. Mom's puttin' yogurt in my food again too. I love that stuff. Now give me more of it! I deserve it after my day today. Well, you all be good. I'll be back soon.

Reba the dog.

 

Packing

Well I'm writin' from the car this time. Kind of hard too cuz mom's got stuff packed tight in this car. I mean literally y'all, I'm almost barried under stuff. Humans have so much stuff! I don't know where we goin' now. I wish mom would settle somewhere for a long time again. She don't know what she's doin' I mean it!

This past week I been so confused. There's been sort of a flurry of activity. My Kitty was bringin' more and more stuff in to the house. Again, so much stuff humans have! Bad thing was though, they kept shuttin' me away in rooms while they brought in all the stuff. Move Reba, get out of the way Reba, go lay down Reba! Come here Reba, bang goes the door. Stay Reba. Shoot! Excuse me for bein' curious! I gotta move around so they know I'm still there. Don't forget me in all the movin' of stuff. Don't barry my food under all that stuff either!

This week also mom and Grandma got sick at the same time. So a few days I spent sleepin' down in the basement. Speakin' of that, I'm really gunna niss tigger. Her and I had a lot of deep long talks down there while the humans did whatever humans do. Tigger likes me if I keep my distance. So I did and we got along great. Spent most of the time complainin' and makin' fun of Dose. Well, She was complainin' I was makin' fun. Poor Tigger. Tries so hard to be accepted. Shoot I don't care. I know where I stand around here. I don't need Doses acceptance.

I had lots of fun with That Dekota dog. I finally broke down and taught her somewhat how to play. Why is it Winston's the only dog who knows how to play right? I got her to do it right and we were just havin' fun when the humans stopped us. Man! They can be loud and obnoctious, why can't we?

So this tops all. Yesterday the humans went to this farm where they had pumpkins, corn, apples, that's where I lost all focus was with the apples! Grandma! Give me that apple. Shut up ma I won't leave it! I want that apple! Grandma! Ma quit fussin' at me I can have apples I mean it! I will get the core you just wait. Leave it in the car and I'll get it just like I got the muffin, and the coffee. So the humans walked around on this farm, takin' pictures and stuff, tryin' to get me in the shots. I have no desire to be in a picture. I want to sniff and eat grass. Then the humans go in this corn field. Well would you believe it, they get lost! But it's almost like they did it on purpose. There were humans all over this corn field. Twistin' and turnin', walkin' on rough uneven ground, and they all the sudden have the nerve to tell me to get them out. I don't know what humans would do without dogs. So, being the amazin' leader dog I am, I led them out and got lots of praise. Cool. Now give me that apple. Next the humans got on a ride full of hay and drove out in to a big field. Mom took my harness off and I was flooded with kids. That was cool. I like kids if they respect me. And they did. Mom, my Kitty, and grandma got big pumpkins. I laughed my butt off at mom stumblin' around in the field tryin' to get her pumpkin back on the wagon. She tripped and bout fell on her face too. Shouldn't have left me with Grandma mom. See? She can't do anythin' without me. So that was the day other than a long long drive, and then watchin' mom pack makin' sure she remembered my food. And I did finally get that apple core. Thanks Grandma. Well, my paws are really cramped. I hope we ain't goin' far. I had fun up here. I hope I get to come back real soon. Hopefully mom can post this soon. You all behave out there.

Reba the dog.

 

They are gunna ware me out!

I'm back again' with more adventures. Now I'm writing from yet another place here in northern Michigan. Mom and my Kitty and I got on a boat today and this time, we actually went somewhere. We over on this island. And there ain't no cars over here. Just horses and bikes. I been here before too. It's cool, but again, a lot of walkin'. The horses used to fascinate me, but not this time. I was bored with them. I was more interested in my own kind! I mean it Michigan actually has dogs! I saw so many of them! So that's what we're subject to? Cats get the state, and us dogs are put on some island? Good grief! Where we be stayin', there's a chocolate lab named Dekota. She obnoctious too! She like a super giant Roxie. She bigger than Winston, but she plays just like Roxie tries to play with me. Shoot girl I'm old! Ok I'll play with your toys, but stop barkin' at me shoot! I was a good dog for mom, leadin' her around people and obstacles, till I saw the biggest hill I ever seen in my life and mom and my Kitty headin' straight for it. O no. You gotta be kiddin' me. I heard my Kitty say, ok Christy, go right up here. No way! Come on ma! We goin' left. Awe man! Shoot she figured it out! She made me climb that dumb hill, and tons of stairs. Are you tryin' to give me hip problems ma? I tried my hardest to get her to walk in horse poo, but my Kitty was always watchin' and getting' my ma out of it. Man! When we got back, Dekota wanted to play again. Again, no! Shoot I just walked all over the world! I want my dinner, I want a ton of water, and I wanna sleep in peace! Mom should be proud of me though. I have been so good with the dogs I have seen over here. No sceens, yes I was curious and wanted to say hi, but I listened when mom said leave it. She was furious at me a few weeks ago when we went to one of those festival things. Think it was called a potato festival. Yep, you guessed it, another excuse for humans to get together and eat. I didn't wanna work that day. Sorry ma, but if you're on vacation, so am I. But this time I decided I better behave. Least it got mom to take off my gentle leader. She put it on before we even got off the boat. I hate that thing. But after I met Dekota and some of her friends, and showed mom I could behave myself, she took it off. Then we went on the big long walk. I'm tryin' to fend off Dekota now. She is all over wantin' to play. What is it with dogs I meet just wantin' to play! I only play with Winston. He the acception. Any other dog, shoot I don't wanna play at all.

So let's see. Since my last update, I been eatin' and sleepin', watchin' the battle of the cats. Shoot they fight all the time now. I think it's kind of funny myself. The humans think it's serious. I think Tigger's goin' bye bye. She super stressed out and she keeps messin' on the carpet. Thank goodness I sleep behind a closed door at night. The humans would be blamin' me for sure. It ain't meI mean it! I only had one accident on the floor and that was seriously an accident. It's been another quiet week though since those meetings we went to. We went for a long long walk in the dark one night. My mom and me, and doses's mom. I didn't have to work that night. I was free to be a dog and sniff to my hearts content. If only I could have gotten that leash off. I smelled all kinds of wild life I wanted to go find. I think my Kitty is movin' back in or somethin'. Activity is pickin' up. The humans are bringin' more stuff in, movin' stuff around, a huge flurry of activity. Humans have so much stuff! Mom fit all the stuff I need in to one little bag to come up here. Humans have houses full of stuff! O! and mom got me a new toy. It looks like a kong, only it's got a covering on it, and the covering hangs off the end in strips to tug with. It squeaks too. That's the coolest part. Finally somethin' to play with up here besides my bone.

Well all, I'm off to sleep in Dekota's bed cuz I can. I'm old I get her bed. She can sleep on the floor. I'll sign off for now, and update later. Hope you all are bein' good.

Reba the dog.

 

Things humans do, and things I do for humans

It's me again y'all. Back to tell you more tales from the great up north. This message is sort of dated though cuz mom's just now at a place where she can finally post this. Ok so the things I do for humans. No consideration for the dog at all. Humans just do stuff and me bein' a service dog, I just am dragged along. Ok any of y'all who really know me, you know I'm just sayin' that cuz no matter what the humans make me do, it beets stayin' home alone like a lot of dogs have too. So one mornin', mom wakes up when it's still dark outside and gets me up and fed. Then they leave. Her and my Kitty. I call her my Kitty now cuz she fed me ice cream one night. Boy was that yummy. Doses mom gave me ice cream too another night. A different kind. Shoot I'm spoiled up here. Anyway, we drive for a little bit, switch cars and ride for another little bit over this bridge. We get out, and then what? We walk back! I'm for real we walked back over the bridge we had just driven over! And I thought the boat ride was pointless. I mean y'all, this bridge was long! I looked out and saw water for miles! And mom has the nerve to have me walk on this grate thingy in the middle of the bridge. Uh, no ma! I ain't walkin' on that. I pulled her back over to the railing so fast, shoot! That walk took a really really long time. Mom and my Kitty were worn out from it. Not me. I think it was a plot to try and tire me out. Shoot you gotta do a lot more than that to tire me out. I was a crazy wild dog the rest of the day too. Shoot I'll teach you to drive me out in the middle of no where and then make me walk back.

So here's an update on the cats. Dose, shoot she is just evil! Tigger is finally startin' to get along with me sort of. She runs from me mostly, but she doesn't hiss at me anymore, and if I leave her alone, she fine. Dose though, She still tryin' to establish her place or somethin'. Shoot cat, I don't care! Get out of my face! She came up to me the other day, nice and quiet, got right up in my face, I lifted my head to look at her, and she swots me! Literally hits me in the face with no wornin' at all. I put my head back down like whatever! Uncalled for.

Here's another thing the humans did. This was again mom and my Kitty. I'm gunna stop hangin' out with them I mean it! They went out to this wooded park. And walked around for a while. Mom put the dreaded gentle leader on me! Shoot ma! How embarrassing! Well all was fine, till I saw the hill. And at the top of the hill, the humans were winded, and I was eyin' the stairs. O yeh y'all, they made me climb these grated stairs, all the way up to a lookout tower. Ok mom's blind I don't know why she climbs these things. But we did. And the whole time the humans are ooin' and ahin' takin' pictures, I'm thinkin', shoot I gotta go back down those horid stairs. So after gettin' my paws back on solid ground, we went down the hill where mom left me with my Kitty. I mean this lady strapped mom in a harness thing, and mom hands my leash to my Kitty with her usual be good line, and walks off. Excuse me! Where you goin' with my ma! You can't lead her! So I sat and waited in the hot sun with my Kitty for a very long time. I look up, and there's my ma up high on a bridge held up by ropes and cables. Hello! What was she thinkin'? A short while later, I see mom again, this time zoomin' down a cable. She was literally hangin' from it zoomin' over a lake. Good grief! The stuff humans do! She came back to me unharmed, but I just shook my head like I've just learned to do over the years.

We went to that weird lighted place again where the humans role balls down to nock over pins. I was better this time. I knew what was up this time.

Right now I'm writin' from a hotel room. The humans went to a meetin' or something today. And they're stayin' at a hotel. Did anyone think to bring me a blanket? Course not! I'm on the hard floor now. O wait, score mom just called me up on the bed. I think we're goin' back to the meetin' tomorrow.

My ear is still really dirty. Mom's cleanin' it out every day still. It don't hurt anymore, but it smells bad and mom complains that it's full of gunk. I'm sorry ma! I don't know why it's so grose all the time.

Ok y'all, funny story. So Dose and Tigger are fightin' all the time. I mean screamin' at each other. Mostly over who's boss and stuff. But a lot of times they fight over the food bowl. Dose will start screamin' at Tigger for eatin' the food, and Tigger will do the same, meanwhile I'm laughin' cuz I'm the one who ate the food! Well, before the humans got smart and they pick it up when I'm around. Shoot! I was havin' fun with those cats too! Other than those stories, I just been hangin' out a lot. Ridin' around with the humans, I like ridin' in my Kitty's car cuz she don't care if I get on the seat. There's a blanket down for me. But in Doses's grandma's car, I gotta be on the floor. I hate ridin' on the floor. I feel like such a dog!

One night the humans drove around lookin' at houses. That was really random. I had to stay in the car while they'd get out, walk all around a house, talkin' about it, pointin' things out, I saw in the windows, these houses were empty. Good thing. How embarrassin' for my humans to walk around strangers houses. Maybe one of them is lookin' for a place to live. I know mom just packed up all our stuff and moved away.

I think I covered everything I wanted too in this entry. I'm sure I'll be back with more. This is the longest we've ever been up here. Man it's fun. I just wish mom would give me more freedom. Let me loose in the back yard so I could go check it out. Find somethin' to get in to. I am a dog you know. She up here on a vacation, why can't I be on one. Ok y'all, I'm getting' sleepy here curled up next to mom. Guess I'll give her back the computer. She can't sleep cuz the other two in here are snorin' really really loud. Poor ma. Y'all be good now.

Reba the dog.

 

hi

Hey everyone.

It's been a while since I wrote in here. Mom says it's somethin' like we don't have internet where we are so I don't get to post as often. Mom and I are up in Northern Michigan at some good friends of my moms. We been up here before. I like it here for one reason. There's cats I can torment here. Used to be just one, but my mom's friend has a cat, and the people she lives with have two kittens. Plus Dose who is always good for a laugh. She's the cat that's always been around. Well anyways, I been spendin' most of my time tryin' to annoy each cat. They hiss at me, and swot at me, I think it's hilarious! Accept sometimes they trap me either upstairs or downstairs. They sit in the middle of the stairs and won't let me pass. Mom will call me, but the cats won't let me by. I know I should just plow over them, but that look in their eyes stops me every time. I also got an ear infection not long after comin' up here. Mom says it's from me eatin' the cat food. Shoot ma you ain't supposed to know that! I been real sneaky about that. Guess I'm payin' for it now cuz my ear is all messed up and mom has to clean it out a lot and it hurts like no one's business! I've gotten to do some work while up here too. I haven't been so good in the dog distraction department. Mom's had to get stern with me because I just couldn't resist givin' some dogs a piece of my mind. Well they mouthy up here I mean it!

One night the humans went to this place where they take big balls and role them down a long path thing to nock over pins at the other end. It's loud and I was nervous at first. Shoot those balls looked dangerous. If they can nock over those pins? Mom tied me to a chair and just left me to play this game. Every time it was her turn I just about came unscrewed thinkin' she was gunna get hurt! Another thing that made the game weird was the lights. They made certain things kind of glow. That was weird! Y'all know how I get about weird lookin' things. So I finally settled down for that because the humans really were havin' such a good time. Other things we've done so far are going to church, everyone wanted to pet me and a few did. Just reached down and petted me. Excuse me! I do have a sign on this harness. We went to an outdoor concert, mom took me on a boat, that was interesting. They got on this boat, went out on the lake singin' songs and stuff, then we came back. They didn't even go anywhere. Humans are so weird! This last week mom has been stayin' at the house. Guess the others been workin' or somethin'. So it's been me and mom in the basement. She listenin' to stuff on the computer, me layin' on the floor watchin' for cats to annoy. And tryin' to keep mom from gettin' too wressless. These last few days, we went on a road trip to a camp ground. Shoot Dasher mom and dad were there! Sweet! And Dasher too! I was surprised at the end of the night when mom put me back in the car to come back up here. I thought we were goin' back home. But not yet. Mom's havin' too much fun. I am too really. Today we wen to a beech though, and mom tied me to a picnic table while she and her friend went out in to the water. It wasn't long till my chain was tangled and I was practically chokin' myself tryin' to fix it. O well! There go Reba dyin'! Bye ma! I thought she'd never come back. But she finally did. Uh hi mom, yes I'm chokin'! No I can't move! Ma! Please unhook me! They got me free finally and took me to this house with cats everywhere. What is with cats up here. It's like catville or somethin'! These cats were jumpin' on the car to see me. Mom left me in the car so I wouldn't go after the cats. O

 Yeh, one night, this was really weird. The humans went out to dinner, that's normal, them stuffin' their faces. Then they walked around, went to a light and music show, think it's called a lazer show. Well after that  thought we were goin' home. Nope, instead we drive out to the lake, it's pitch black and we get out just to walk on the beech. I'm lookin' around for wild animals, the humans are talkin' like they got good sense. And as if that wasn't enough, they got in the car and drove some more and parked somewhere to talk even more. Wow! How much can humans talk. Talk and eat I mean it! My ear is still hurtin' a lot. I'm sorry ma I had to grab the blue berry muffin! You thought it was hidden, but I smelled it and well, serves you right for leavin' me in the car to watch the cats climb on the car to stare at me. Shoot I ain't a freek show in the zoo I mean it! I better wrap this up soon. I'm bein' tormented by kittens right now. They know I'm tied up and can't chase them so they are takin' full advantage of it. Stupid cats! No respect! Mom's havin' a lot of fun up here and I must admit I am too. It's good to see mom havin' fun. I don't know when I'll be able to post this. But I know I need to soon. All my readers probably thought I died. Mom can't even check her email up here. I'll update again soon when we've done more things up here. I hope you all are behavin'.

Reba the dog

 

crazy times

Hey everyone. Me again. Man these humans of mine never stop I mean it! They just got back from one trip, and they all packin' for another one! Washin' their clothes, only to repack them again. We dogs got baths, and the humans been runnin' around to different stores. Today we went to the store that freeks Winston out. I think it's called cabellas. Anyway they have animals in there that look and smell real, but they ain't. Winston don't like them that much. He did ok this time though. There was another dog in there though. A golden like Winston. Excuse me! What he doin' in the store! He wasn't even wearin' any harness or vest or nothin'! Shoot why he in here! I was tryin' to get close enough to tell him to leave, but mom made me sit. "No Reba! Leave it Reba! Sit Reba!" Shut up ma let me at that dog! Well, we left that store, and since bein' back home, I just been watchin' the humans run around packin', cookin', and cleanin'. I think mom and me are goin' somewhere for a longer time than the rest cuz I saw mom pack more stuff than everyone else. I'll have to post about that when I figure out what my crazy mom's gettin' us in to now. Everyone and their mother kept askin' to pet Winston and me today. Shoot people! Go away! I'm workin' here! And doin' a good job too mom said. I'll be back at y'all later.

Reba the dog.

 

Camping Vacation

Actually I don't know why that says vacation. Sure didn't feel like one for me. I been on campin' trips before with my mom, but I never see my harness usually at the camp ground. I can just be a dog. But this time, mom needed me. She worked me in harness a lot. I guess if it gets down to it I did enjoy it. Mom took me out every mornin' for a walk down to the pond. And yes, I was a good lab and found it for her. And I found the truck and camper on the way back too. Mom gave me lots of praise and my tail went non stop the whole time. The trip was great though. Lots of it was spent tied up while the humans sat around the fire or ate, but hey! That's cool too cuz I get to check out other dogs around. The humans say it's cool to people watch, I say it's cool to dog watch. Though humans are quite amusin' to watch too. I did my share of barkin' to alert the humans if somethin' was too weird for my likin'. Got in trouble for that though. Excuse me! Shoot one dog one mornin', yeh he looked innocent enough. Mom and I encountered him on our walk. He was tryin' to sneak up on my mom though. Him and his owner bein' all quiet. No way! I saw him. He was a big black dog and as we got close I tried to let him know I had my eye on him and not to try anythin' funny. Mom got after me though. Good grief ma I was just sayin' hi!

Ok so humans are so weird! They went away one morning, then came back with more stuff. Course they did! Humans always buyin's stuff. But they got shirts for us dogs. Mom always doin' this. She buys shirts and puts them on me. Shoot girl can't you see I already got fur on? Tons of it? I mean it I'm bout roastin' in this thing. But I wear it happily cuz it makes mom happy. Here ma, let me put a fur coat on top of your clothes and we'll see how you feel. That night the humans took us out and we got on this weird contraption that ended up bein' some sort of restaurant. Least that's what I thought till the thing started movin'. Excuse me! What on earth did mom get me on. I later figured out it was a train. It was cool though. Didn't go that fast, and for the rest of the evenin', I had to listen' to high pitched voices, guitars, they were tryin' to solve some mystery. I slept through most of it, but boy the humans sure were enjoyin' themselves. The next day we just sort of hung out, my mom, April, Winston, Dasher and I. Good we got to stay in the cool camper not tied up. Other than that, it's been more dog watchin', pretty relaxin' really. I'm mad at my April cuz the whole trip almost she wouldn't let me sleep with her. Excuse me! That has always been my spot when we camp. With my April on her bed. Winston gets too hot and he too big. O no though, every night it's Winston with my April. Fine. I'll go sleep on the hard floor. No it don't matter that I'm getting' old and my old bones hurt in the mornin' from sleepin' on the hard floor. Mom won't even let me sleep with her. But that ain't no surprise. She hardly lets me sleep with her when she's in a big bed. I'm used to it from her. But my April? Shoot! Mom did let me sleep with her one night. I was shocked.

One day it rained pretty much the whole day. We spent a lot of time inside that day too, but in the afternoon we got to go for a walk. Course I had to work, and Winston didn't, but that was ok I guess. Mom needs me. We saw a dead snake in the middle of the road. Shoot Winston almost stepped on it. What a blond. . We went down this trail and then all the sudden, my April lets Winston loose. Dasher got let loose too. And here's me, still in harness. Mom wouldn't let me go. Shoot ma! I wanna run too! So what if I don't come back when you call! I'm just sniffin' here lookin' for left hamburgers and hot dogs! Winston the goody goody stayed right with the humans and even went and swam in the pond. I have to say I did a good job leadin' mom through the woods though. She praised me up a lot all week. I was such a good dog. Winston even grabbed a hamburger on the walk. I laughed at him too cuz he got in big trouble. But I was jealous too. Least till I saw my April get it out of his mouth. He didn't even get the reward. We're back home now and it's good to be back in my crate. I got my cookie, and I'm signin' out for now. Y'all behave.

Reba the dog.