Trip to the mountain, part 2

Well bet you didn't think you'd get to hear two posts from me in the same
week did you. Shoot I go months with not a word then I give y'all two posts
in one week. But it's been a busy week.
I have to tell you about the one day out with the humans. Humans are so
weird! First, they went shoppin' which is normal. They even went in to a
store that sold dog stuff. Mom tried coats on me. But she didn't buy one. I
think she may though soon. Probably gunna be my Christmas present. Hello ma!
I want food and that's it!
Well after walkin' around different shops, they stopped at this fountain.
Y'all, I ain't kiddin' steam was comin' off this fountain. The water was hot
like in a bath tub. But we were outside. I don't get it! So then we went
inside and the rest of the time mom spent getting a bath and massage.
Couldn't she just take a bath at home? She did take a bath at home, now she
was taking another one. Whatever, I don't question the ways of humans no
matter how strange and that was strange. I was good though, I laid down and
waited for mom, and even licked her hand while she got the massage. No I
wasn't bein' nice. I liked the taste of the oil on her fingers! So that was
finally over and we went to the school where I got another apple and an
orange. Score for Reba! Bout time! I'm supposed to get 9 of everything on
this birthday. Remember? Well now on to the strangest thing this lab has
ever seen. And believe me, I've probably seen everything! If not, now I know
I have.
I been tryin' to figure this out all week and I just can't. So we drive up
and down the mountain to get places. Well near where we stayin', there's a
gate. And that's it. Just a gate. There's no fence, just two posts on either
side of the road with a gate. And every time we leave or come we have to
stop so the humans can open this gate, go through, then close the gate
again. Why don't they just go around it! Or better yet, why don't they just
keep it open? Or even better still, why is it even there? I'm tellin' ya I
do not understand the human race. Our last day here we went to the school
again, but this time mom took my harness off outside on their play ground
and I got to run with the kids. Actually I was lookin' for things to eat off
the ground more than I was playin' with the kids. But to be able to run
loose outside like that was nice. And it was a nice break since mom's had me
workin' a lot this week.
We sittin' in the airport now waitin' to go home. I think somethin' happened
bad though cuz mom was very upset, and instead of goin' through security
then gettin' on the plane, we went through security and we been sittin' for
a long time. I'll try and write more in this thing. My facebook page is
temporarily goin' through some changes, but I'll be postin' there again soon
as well. Until then, I want to thank all y'all for the birthday wishes. I'll
be expectin' my 9 treats in the mail shortly. O and whoever said I was 27,
wow what a complement. Thanks for that one. Actually I'm 63 now. Y'all be
good.
Reba the dog.

Trip to the mountain

Hi y'all,
I don't even remember the last time I posted here. But here I am again.
This time mom and I are in a place I never been before. I don't think mom
has either. Think she said it was called Arkansas.
We got on one of those plane things to get here and we've been here for
almost a week now.
The lady we visitin' lives on top of a mountain. I ain't kiddin' either we
drove up and up to get to it. The only real significant thing I've noticed
here, is the dogs are aloud to just run loose. I mean no leashes or fences
or nothin'! They do have collars, but they get to just rome the mountain.
Boy would that be sweet! I think mom should retire me here for that reason
alone and I'd live out my days bein' a mountain dog. The first two dogs I
met, I thought they were gunna kill me! The first dog, her name is Abby. She
came out of no where when I was tryin' to relieve myself. Hello! A little
busy here! She was all up in my grill and stuff! Leave me alone! I was nice
though, I tolerated her obnoctious behavior. Well then, here comes another
dog! These dogs are both german shepherds by the way. So as soon as the male
comes on the scene, his name was Archy, Abby goes nuts. I mean she starts
bad mouthin' me sayin' I better stay away from her brother or else or some
such nonsense. Well shoot I ain't puttin' up with that! I just endured her
uncalled for lack of boundaries. No respect at all! And now she has the
nerve to turn on me and give me that garbage. No way. Unbelievable! So I let
her have it! You picked the wrong dog to mess with fool! I don't care if you
are a huge shepherd who's more than twice my size. Well after that, this dog
literally would camp outside the door where we're staying waitin' for me.
Archy was cool. Shoot he didn't know what was goin' on.
Now as I write this, Abby Archy and I now get along pretty well. She still
has no respect for personal boundaries. And I thought Matilda was bad. O my
goodness. And they make fun of me sayin' I'm a city dog and I don't know
what bein' a real dog is. Whatever.
I met another dog named Bailey. She cool too. She looks a lot like me. She
shouted at me for comin' in her house though. Well excuse the nylabone out
of me! I've had a rough day with those two block headed shepherds, I don't
need your mouth too. Shoot dogs rude here!
The activities I been doin' the rest of the time have involved lots of kids.
Just yesterday for example, mom spoke to several groups of kids all about me
and what I do for her. Yeh that's right ma, appreciate what I do for you I
mean it. She was proud of me too. It was a long day for both of us. I think
we did probably four presentations. We of course went to church, o yeh there
we did another presentation so that's 5. After that many I was so tired of
all the attention! I got home and hid for over an hour! We went to the mall,
and out to eat a few times, those are normal things though. The coolest part
about doin' the presentations yesterday, the kids found out I like apples.
Shoot I got 3 apples in one day! I was lovin' that! I get a lot of apples
here. Emily, the lady we're stayin' with, she gives me apples a lot too.
Score for Reba!
If it weren't for the mountain dogs makin' fun of me for bein' a city dog I
might wanna live here. I don't know what else we be doin' this week, or even
when we be goin' home. I'll try and come back with another update soon.
Oh, and on a sad note, I had to say goodbye to a very good friend a few
weeks ago. Dasher, my friend and leader for these last 7 and a half years
left us just a couple weeks ago. He had cancer. I will miss him a lot. It's
just Winston and I holdin' down the fort, and I'm now officially alpha. I
only hope I can do half as well as Dasher did.
Y'all behave, o and by the way, tomorrow is national give presents to Reba
day. I'll be 9 this year and you know what that means? I get 9 of
everything. I want 9 carrots, 9 apples, 9 duckies, 9 ice cubes, and 9 of any
other food item you can give me! I mean it! Shoot!
Reba the dog.
P.S. Since mom's lame and couldn't get this to actually post when I wrote
it, it's 5 extra treats per day. So that means, 15 more treats please!

Alpha in trainin'

Well the time has come in this family for another alpha to step up. Of course that alpha is me. Secretly I've always been alpha, just waitin' for Dasher to say the word.

Dasher's goin' deaf. So as a result, I'm now alpha in trainin' it seems. Of course I'd be next in line over Winston. Don't matter that he bigger than me, size don't play in to this at all.

I mean really, could y'all see Winston as alpha? O help us all! Shoot he afraid of his own shadow. Y'all, He barks and growls at people down the street. Shoot they ain't even in our driveway and he havin' a fit. No. No he can't be alpha sorry. Just tonight for example, He all in the entry way, and he jumps up cuz he so called saw somethin'. Got me up, got Dasher up, O I was upset. Get out of here Winston you so can't do this. Shoot least I don't growl at the garbage man. I may bark at the neighbors, but they in our driveway! Dasher can't hear to know who out there, I gotta let him know.

Besides, who more scary anyways? Me? Or sweet faced Winston. Exactly. If Dasher needin' someone to take over and protect this house, I'll gladly step up.

Well I'm off to beg more treats off Dasher mom and dad. A higher up position in this household demands more treats I mean it. No ice cubes either! Shoot give me some real food! Y'all behave.

Reba the dog.

 

Another trip

Hey everyone,

It's taken me a while to recap the last trip we were on. Partly cuz I been tired from it. Shoot these humans wear me out!

Well first of all it was a new experience, Dasher dad dropped us off early in the morning and my mom and my April got on this thing they call a train. I thought it was cool! Shoot I had all kinds of room, Well that is until Winston decided to take up most of the space. Thanks Winston. Don't mind Reba, I'll just curl up my arthritic back and stay in my tight ball for 4 hours that's ok. Shoot!

O I forgot to tell you all about my vet visit. In a nut shell, I've got a little arthritis in my back, I'm sadly skinny and mom loves it, and everything else is workin' fine. Accept I found it funny when the vet looked at the Xray of my stomach and saw that it was empty! Yeh! Yeh it's empty! I don't get fed nearly enough! And they wanted a sample of my 2's. No ma! I ain't goin' for you. All the food you give me goes to sustain my pathetically skinny body. I don't do 2's anymore I mean it. I'm 51 pounds! Shoot just waistin' away! Don't believe my mom when she says I'm at a perfect wait. And once again the vet just calls out this fact to all present. O yes Reba's at 51 pounds! Shoot what in the world! You don't announce a girls wait right out loud like that! They could have just whispered it for real!

Ok so that was my vet visit. Back to the train. We finally arived at an unknown destination and we got out and waited there between two trains for the longest time. Shoot where are we I mean it! Can I please have breakfast now shoot! This little cart pulls up and we climb on. It was like those carts we get to ride in airports. So off we go, when out of no where, someone plops on the cart pretty much on my head! Hello! There's a dog here don't sit on my head please shoot! There go Reba again! So suddenly we get off the cart, not even near the terminal and mom and my April follow this girl who had almost squished my head. Shoot where she going? We finally get inside, and I all the sudden recognize the girl. It's my Kayren! Cool! So now I'm all excited but the place is far too crouded for me to give her a propper greeting. We went in this hot crouded room to wait for our luggage. Excuse me, one of them bags is verry important. It's carrying our food you forget that or lose that you die. Winston precious dude! He finally figures out it's my Kayren as we wait for the bags, but Kayren's goin' back and forth lookin' for the bags so Winston's just standin' there sayin' over and over, Reba! It's Karen! It's Karen Reba. Yes Winston, I'm tryin' to make sure my food gets over here. Finally mom feeds me and then I felt a little better, then My Kayren came over with the bags, including the bag my food was in! Shoot finally! So off we went, and I followed perfectly. Course I did. My Kayren had the food I'd follow that to the end of the earth. We walked for a while, finally were able to relieve, then the humans got some food and gave us some water. By this time, shoot I was ready for another nap! But o no, we go board yet another train. Finally we get to my Kayren's house and I thought, at last I can rest and be a dog. But no, a few hours later, off we go again to one of those places where people ride rides way up in the air. Humans are weird. No ma I ain't workin' here. Ma I've been workin' for you since 5 this mornin' I was done at 3 I told you this. Well, the rest of the day was a blur for me. I was wantin' a Reba down day, several of them after that.

That day though was the busiest we had on the trip. The rest of the time we had fun at my Kayren's place, she had apples and gave them out very generously! Cool!

The humans went to that place where they role balls down to nock over big pins, whatever. Boring. But Winston had a fit there. I never did figure out if he was upset he couldn't go after the balls, or upset his mom left him under the table or what. I went to sleep. He was just upset the whole time.

We went to the lake and of course, the humans drug me out in the water to swim. Shoot I don't like to swim all that much I mean it! I literally just stand there and wait patiently for the humans to get done so we can leave. Come on! Let's go! Especially now, I was covered in mosquettos! Finally the humans saw reason and we left.

Only other insident, I can't really say much about because even now, I still am not entirely sure what happened. I just know, we were driving, we hit something, and the humans went from happy and fun to scared and stressed. They were that way the rest of the time. Winston said he saw someone hurt, I don't know if we hurt them, it was all so confusing. All I knew was, I need to stay calm for mom. So I laid perfectly still at mom's feet till she told me what to do. That was right too cuz she was proud of me. We left my Kayren's car there, and then the next day, My Kayren had a different car. Well cool thing about that was, I had way more room in it. Sweet! I was likin' that!

We came back on the train again, and this time I spralled out and took up all the room. How's it feel Winston. Shoot! The return trip was much more crazy as far as people goes. Probably because it was in the afternoon and not before the sun even thought of gettin' up. I never seen so many cars! They were just stoppin' in the middle of the walk ways, so we couldn't even cross the streets well. And Winston was freekin' out cuz of all the horn blowing. I don't know why so many were honkin' their horns, but shoot it was annoyin'!

We been home for a few days now, and Now Dasher mom and dad went somewhere. I'm kind of glad we didn't go. Shoot I been goin' all over the place it seems. Time for a Reba down week. Sure I've had fun, but come on now!

Well, I'm signin' out for now, Look for me on facebook as always, and I'll post here again soon. Y'all behave.

Reba the dog.

 

Vacation

Hi everyone,

Well we went back up north for a visit. Shoot this the greatest place on earth I mean it! Cats to tease, food to beg for, crumbs to find, shoot y'all, I got in my Kitty grandma's car one day, there was pop corn all over the floor. Man I got 5 or six pieces before mom discovered what I was doin'. Sweet! And cat food, y'all this is funny. My mom got smart this time and kept pickin' up the bowl of cat food. What she didn't know for several days, there was two bowls of cat food. Score for Reba. Well, for a few days anyway. As you can imagine, my ears aren't likin' this trip as always, but I don't care! I had the time of my life.

One day we went to the lake and went swimmin'. Now I ain't a big fan of water, but mom took me out in the water with her. A long way out too. Shoot it wore me out! I did have fun though. More fun than I would have had tied up on the beech waitin' for mom to come back. She left me with grandma and went out to swim for a while, I was cool till I saw her go under! Hello! Let me go what my ma doin' out there she can't see a thing I know she can't. She came back though and I attacked her with kisses.

One day we went on this long car ride and when we stopped, we was at one of them festival things. I'm used to those, used to go to those with my Emily all the time. So I'm lookin' out the window right, and all the sudden, I ain't lyin' y'all this dude walks by, must have been 8 feet tall. I mean it! Humans are so weird! When we were walkin' around, I saw him again and I pulled mom off in the direction he went. I mean how he so tall anyways! I had to check him out. O whoops, guess I better follow my Kitty instead. Man y'all the dogs I saw that day. Last time I was up here, I went on and on about how this must be the cat state. Shoot nothin' but cats cats cats up here. But I saw tons of dogs this day. Mom made me behave though. I did good for the most part. Mom and I havin' troubles workin' together some lately. We just ain't jellin' like we used to. The day ended with the humans watchin' those fire balls in the sky. I don't mind them either, I was too busy beggin' pop corn off the people sittin' next to grandma. It worked too till Grandma discovered what we were doin'. Shoot!

Speakin' of cats, one mornin' mom, my Kitty, grandma and I were out visitin' people. Well grandma went to the door, the rest of us stood back closer to the road. Then, I saw it. This cat came slinkin' around the side of the house. I wanted it bad! But I stayed still. I was in harness after all. Well, the cat starts taunting me, like all cats do when they realize a dog is on a leash and can't get them. So I'm tryin' to ignore this cat, but all the sudden, it went too far. Gotta teach the whiskered devil a lesson. Without thinkin' I lunged, just to scare it. I knew I wouldn't get far with mom at the end of my leash. I might get popped, but least I'd of scared the cat a bit and shut it up. Instead though, I lunged and kept going. I ran and ran straight for that cat. Shoot I ain't never seen a cat look so scared. I laughed myself silly. Till mom got me back. Awe man! Shoot! She wasn't happy with me for the longest time. Breakin' away from mom was not a good idea.

One day mom and I spent almost the entire day visitin' people in a place like what we go to on some Sundays. When I get to see my Pat! They're the elderly humans. I got to be petted and admired all day. Not normally one to like that kind of thing, but comin' from them, I kind of like it.

One night mom and the others went to this house and there were tons of little yipper dogs. I mean y'all they just kept comin'! I saw at least two when we arrived in the driveway and I almost jumped out of the car from the back seat through mom's front car door to see them. Then when I got out, in harness. Shoot! I saw another one. When we went to sit down, a fourth made it's appearance from the house. Dude! How many dogs be in this house! Some nice kids came to pet and play with me, and they gave me carrots. Shoot I'm their friend for life I mean it! No I don't wanna play with that ball, give me another carrot!

So some other things we did were go on a boat ride, go out to eat, mom and I got lost in a little woods tryin' to find some trail, and of course, lots of hang out time in the basement and car rides with the crazy humans. Why should mom have all the fun up here. This place awesome!

And the most shockin' thing of all up here, on the last night, I got to sleep on Grandma's bed, So I wake up in the middle of the night, guess who I see layin' right next to me. Dose. That crabby, old, mean cat who hates both me and my ma, but mostly my ma for bringin' me with her every time she come. Shoot dose shut up! I am my mom's eyes so get used to it I mean it. I don't care if it is your house either. Well I just laughed and laughed when I saw her sleepin' next to me. Shoot she don't hate me like she say she do I mean it. Cats I tell ya.

Since bein' back home I've assumed my rightful place as top dog around here. Bullied Winston in to giving me his frosty paw and if my April wasn't there to make me give it back I'd of succeeded. Shoot my April! Give me two of those things then. I'm starvin' here! Then I had to go check on my stash of apples I horded from the treat tree disaster. I'm still upset about that too I mean it! But other than that, no place like home and I'm glad to be back with the boys. For now, signin' out, and look for me on facebook again since I can now freely post again. Be good.

Reba the dog.

 

 

Long time no post

Hey everyone,

Well I know it's been a while since I updated y'all. But quite honestly it's been too hot and I did just get over bein' sick, and there's also facebook. Though I haven't posted much on that either.

It's been a good summer so far. Mom's been walkin' a lot in the mornin's still. Since it started gettin' way hot though, she stopped that for a bit. Good thing too. I was dyin' out there. My days consist of gettin' groomed, sleepin' as much as I can with Winston around, and beggin' from the humans for things. Accept Dasher mom gettin' real annoyed with that. She started movin' the gate further and further back away from the kitchen door. Excuse me! That's my spot Dasher ma! O and Dasher dad? Shoot I'm still miffed at him. Wait till you hear the injustice he did.

So in our yard, ever since I came to live in this family, is a tree I call the treat tree. It drops apples all over the place. It's my favorite tree in the whole yard. So one day, I look outside, Dasher dad is cuttin' the thing down! I mean I stood and watched my treat tree crash on the deck. As soon as I was able I ran outside and started grabbin' as many apples as I could and runnin' off to hide them. It's completely gone now, no more treat trea! Rue! Hardly any apples left either. They keep findin' them and gettin' rid of them. I mean what am I sposed to do in the yard without the treat tree to supplament my daily food consumption. I mean it!

Other things that have happened, We drove to a place where we parked and watched those things called fireworks. I laid in mom's lap the whole time. They don't bother me. Whatever.

Last night my mom and my April went swimmin'. Winston and I had to guide them over to the pool of course. Well they tied us up by their stuff and went to swim. Well shoot I was fine, just laid down hopin' for a nice nap. O no. Winston cried his fool head off the whole time. Shoot! I'm like shut up Winston the humans be right there in front of you. You can see them, they ok, and we ain't aloud to swim in that thing anyways. He wouldn't listen though. So much for a nap. O well, As it got dark I had to be on the alert anyways. My ma can't see so I gotta protect her and worn her of anything comin'. I don't care if it was our neighbor I barked bloody murder at that came in dude! It's dark I can't tell that I mean it!

Think that's about all I have. For not postin' on this thing in a while you'd think I'd have a lot to say, but really it's been a quiet summer. The biggest thing for me that's happened was my treat tree. Shoot I'm still upset about that.

I'll try and start updatin' this thing more. Maybe things will pick up soon and I'll have more to talk about. For now, I'll be doin' much the same things, eatin', sleepin', beggin', and workin' some too. Hope all my readers are behavin' themselves. Look for me on facebook and stay cool y'all. Shoot I thought we left this heat behind at mom's old home.

Reba the dog.

 

The dreaded R word

Hey everyone,

Well yes, I know my posts are gettin' fewer and fewer on this thing. I been really slackin'. Things are very routine around here lately. We've settled right in, and all the sudden mom's payin' more attention to me. I mean, groomin' me more, goin' for more walks, it's cool and all, but at first I was really miffed cuz she was cuttin' in to my routine of nap times. Shoot! Winston finally calmed himself down. He said he was just happy to have a friend and play mate again. Poor guy. Guess he really was feelin' lonely.

Oh and finally finally finally! Winston's got some of the same issues I do with food. Now at last he won't get treats while I'm denied them cuz of dumb food allergies.

Speakin' of allergies I got an ear infection again. Man these are annoyin'! I don't even know where this one came from cuz I been bein' good!

Well now to the reason I'm postin' this. I'm a little upset cuz I keep hearin' mom talkin' about the dreaded R word lately. For those of you who don't know, the word is retirement. Somethin' about how mom's really noticin' I'm slowin' down when we work. So today, I played extra long and extra hard. There. Hope that got rid of the R word from the humans vocabulary. Guess retirin' wouldn't be half so bad, I'd love to just spend the rest of my days sleepin' and beggin' and eatin'.

And speakin' of that too, my Dasher mom has been tellin' me to go on so much lately! Excuse me! Rue! I always sit by the kitchen door and beg and she usually always tosses me a carrot or apple or two. Hello! No I actually got put in mom's room a few times cuz I was beggin' too much I guess. Excuse me! Mom's got me workin' almost every day and I'm wastin' away even more!

Here's another thing goin' on. If any of you have me on facebook, you saw some of this, but today, mom goes in and starts cleanin' out my crate. Well she piles up several of my old toys on the floor, and lets Winston at them. Shoot he destroyed one, almost 2 in probably 10 minutes! Those are my toys I mean it! I don't care if I never play with them, and they old, shoot they mine! I left the room! I could not stand to see him destroy one more. He came home and totally claimed my toy box full of rubber toys and nylabones. No I don't play with most of them anymore either but still! That beside the point! Don't he got his own toys?

Hears somethin' else mom's started doin'. For a while now her and I go for walks in the mornin'. Just me and her. Well Dasher has a fit. Boy do I hear it when I come back too. Mostly I tune him out because I just want water. I'm like Dasher you really wanna go out with us, we get all hot and stuff! It's crazy! Well, mom has started takin' Dasher along with us. It took her a while to figure out how to walk him, and work me. But finally, she rigged something up. It's weird too. She has this short leash, and she hooks it to the side of my harness. Dasher's at the other end of it and so he's basically walkin' on my left side. Boy it drives him nuts too cuz he likes to stop all along the walk. No we don't do that. We out here to work and actually walk. So many times he stops and gets himself choked. I'm always tellin' him come on! Then I laugh at him and say, Hey, you wanted to come so bad, well here's what we do keep up! He'll get it eventually. It's kind of cool havin' him right there beside me. We can talk the whole time. He asks a lot of questions still about my guide work.

Well all, think that's about it for now. My nice clean bed is ready for me. I'll try and update this thing more. Y'all behave out there!

Reba the dog.