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.