Bout time!

Man! I thought my mom would never let me post again! Well, now she has to pay the consiquences cuz I got a lot to say. Starting with my most recent contraversy, is he a dog or bear. I think I'm finally convinced he's a dog. I finally met him a few weeks ago. We went in for my mom's Bible study, and all the sudden y'all, all I saw was white comin' at me! Shoot my whole life flashed before my eyes! I'm like, ah! That's it! The end of the line for Reba! Winston you can have all my toys, Matilda, whatever he doesn't want you can have I guess, ma, I'm goin' to the rainbow bridge, good luck findin' another dog to lead you around as good as I do! I thought all this till finally I realized the white thing had stopped and was sniffing me. Turns out his name is cody, and he laughed at me when I asked if he was a dog or bear. Just laughed. Then his mom took him away. O I better not get wind that my readers are calling me a scairdy cat either. I'll come beat the lot of ya up I mean it. I was only, only tryin' to protect my mom from the giant white animal named Cody. I saw him again earlier this week, and this time we talked for longer. He really is a nice animal. I've decided to call him that. Though like I said, I'm almost sure he a dog now. Only thing was, there was another dog there visiting named Louie. He was so rude! Mom kept tellin' me to be nice to him, but he was so obnoctious I finally yelled at him to shut up and he finally got the hint. Shoot I mean it leave me alone!

Next topic, Mom says I got new readers, so here's a welcome to y'all, thanks for reading.

Mom's been keepin' me real busy this week. We been goin' pretty much non stop every day. So I've been a good girl for her. And wanna know how she repays me? O the injustice! She about leaves me at Pizza hut! I ain't lyin'! This ain't one of those, Reba exajoratin' stories, this is for real! We get up to leave right, mom tells me to get up, so I do, then she gets up, and walks off. Just leaves me there right at the table. Guess she thought she had my leash around her arm, but she didn't. I think I even heard her say Reba heel. Heel what? The table? Ok sure ma. The counter was only around the corner, and I hear her gettin' ready to pay. Then I hear her say, "Where's my dog"? O my goodness! Y'all, my ma is so blond sometimes I mean it! My Karen came back around and picked up my leash and brought me to my mom. No ma, don't appologize to me! I'm mad at you now! Shoot! The stuff I put up with I tell ya. Well, I think that's it for now. I'm tired from my long day. After being almost left at Pizza hut, we went shopping at a few places, one being petco where mom wouldn't even let me sniff around and explore. Stupid humans. She did give me a bath today and between that and the rain we've been havin' for four days straight, I don't think I'll ever be dry again. Y'all behave, I'll be back sooner than later this time.

 

Reba the dog.

 

I don't get people

Hey there all,

Well, the last three days I been more busy than ever. Shoot I'm ready to go back to my mom's old job I mean it! Least there I could just lay there and sleep in the quiet all day. O no. Mom's got me out and about doin' some crazy stuff.

On Tuesday we did something that I been through before. It was four years ago and it was a nightmare. Bob jones goes crazy! I mean, screamin', yellin', even paintin' themselves different colors, puttin' stuff over the lights to make 'em look funny, lots of loud noises, and crouds! O my goodness the crouds! The first time I went through this I was a much younger dog and it freeked me out! Well this time, I did my best to just lay there and ignore everything and everyone while Winston and Matilda tried to do the same. They did better than I did my first time. I was glad that was over. There was even fireworks at the end of the day. Shoot those things kind of freek me out. It's like fire's fallin' from the sky! Matilda shook like a leaf through that. I gotta hand it to her though, she stayed laying down and didn't try and bolt. I must admit, my first experience with fireworks, I tried to bolt. Mom had to hold on to me really tightly.

Then yesterday, mom gets up early again, we leave and hed to this place a long drive away, but mom rode with total strangers! I'm like dood are these people kidnapping my mom? Who are these people anyways. A few I remembered, but it was so random! We went to a meeting, that was cool cuz I got to lay next to Fellow. He's a black lab also, and he's from guiding eyes. So we got to know each other. We compared training and had a great time. He huge! I mean I think he bigger than Winston. After that the humans wanted to go eat again so we guided them out to a restaurant. There were other blind people in our group with canes, and some sighted people that helped them all. After the humans ate, and we dogs got some water, we went back and mom and the others began going around looking at things on tables. Well I wasn't interested in that. I smelled dogs in that room, and couldn't see any of them. So my mission became to find them. I did see two right out in the open, I don't know why they were there, they weren't dog guides cuz they weren't in harness and they weren't the right breeds. I wanted to say hi, but mom cracked me though. Shoot ma! You're over there sayin' hi to people, why can't I! I saw a few other service dogs, one came out from under a table. I'm like shoot where she come from! From then on I was tryin' to look under the tables for more dogs! Mom praised me for bein' good though cuz though I got excited, I listened to mom really well. We left there and when we dropped off some of the people in our group, that's when I decided enough is enough, I wanna be a butt head! I been a good girl, and in harness so much in the last two days. And I'm starving because it's after 5 and mom ain't fed me yet. So I got all excited and pulled so my leash rubbed hard against mom's sunburnt arm. Oo that made her mad. I don't know what sun burns are, but my mom's skin is darker, and hot, and I can tell it hurts her. Well, I didn't think of that, All I knew was, shoot I'm hungry, I'm tired of being a good dog, I'm out in the woods, I wanna sniff and I'm gunna be a butt head! Mom cracked me really hard and told me to straighten up. Shoot ma! Well we finally got back and mom finally fed me after which I calmed down considerably. We went to Bible study, and there he was again, the mysterious giant white dog or bear or whatever he be. He cries and barks like a dog, smells like a dog, but I still am not sure and no one will let us close enough for me to find out for sure. Come on ma! Just once! I'll never ask or cry when I see him again! Mom and I are both exhausted. For once mom didn't get up before it got light today. Could it be she's takin' it easy today? Well, I better get outa here. This has been a long entry. Hope you all are bein' good.

Reba the dog.

 

dog? or bear.

Hey there everybody.

I know I ain't written in a while, but well, not much to report. Mom's been workin' me some every day though. I still don't understand why she ain' back at her work. But she's lookin' for something else. Good thing I got job security.

Ok so for the last two weeks, mom has been goin' to a Bible study. Course she brings me along. Well, we go to different houses which is cool for me cuz of new smells and stuff. Accept every time we go in to a house, mom either puts on my gentle leader, or my high buckle collar. Come on mom! Aren't we passed all that? Well I've come to know that the high buckle only goes on when other dogs are goin' to be near me. So when mom put it on 2 weeks ago, I was ready. We get out of the car, mom puts my harness on and we start for this house. Keep in mind it was the biggest house I have ever seen. I'm for real! Well then I heard it. It was a bark, but a pretty big bark. I'm like dood! Where's this dog. I want it! We go inside, and I'm imediatly scannin' around for it. My ears are up, I'm tense, ready to go. Then I saw something. Y'all, I ain't lyin' it was the biggest dog I have ever seen in my 7 years of existence! I still don't know if it was dog or bear. I saw him through a window. He was outside just staring at me. I went for him, then stopped, then took mom around to where the other girls were. But I kept lookin' at him. I was fasinated. He was scratchin' and barkin' to get in. So now I was faced with a decision. What am I gunna do if they let that thing in here. I mean he can probably fit me in his mouth! First I gotta determine if he's dog or bear. He was white, and absolutely huge! He looked bigger than Hercules! He was a saint bernard who used to live next door back home. So anyway, the humans kept talkin' totally oblivious to the fact that there was a bear scratchin' at the door! So I started thinkin' some more. I can't stand up to him, First mom would pop me. But I don't want him near my mom. Suddenly someone went out another door, I watched them take the dog, or bear, or whatever he was inside. But they went in a different way. I never saw him again. I heard him though. He was still scratchin' to get out to us from somewhere in that huge house. I smelled a dog in the house, so he must have really been a dog. But I still ain't entirely sure. I saw him through the glass again this week too. He wasn't as determined to get at us this time. I cried at mom this time. Please mom! Let me go see if he's a dog or bear at least! My goodness! She wouldn't though. Made me lay on the floor in harness the whole time and everything. So some day I'm gunna find out if he dog or bear I mean it. For now I'm gunna go sleep. I have an ear infection and it's raining and I wanna sleep. And I don't wanna hear from anyone out there that that's all Reba does is sleep. Shoot when you're 7 years old, you can pretty well do whatever you please. Y'all behave yourselves.

 

Reba the dog.

 

The injustice of it all!

Well all, This just may top all.Today, mom and I were over on campus and I was hangin' out in my April's room. Well, she fed both Winston and me dinner. As I was happily eatin' my food, I thought. Hmmmmmmmm. Now would be the perfect opportunity to try and get some extra food. Shoot. Mom don't know I'm eatin' right now. If I can just convince her of that, score! Extra cup and a half of food for Reba! So, my April took me next door where mom was, and I started beggin' and dancin' by mom. She began packin' up her stuff, and sayin' goodbye to my April and my Rachel, and a few others. Then mom goes next door. I happily danced behind her. It's gunna work! I thought excitedly. Oo she goin' for the food bin! She scoopin' out the food! By now I began jumpin' around the room. Could barely contain myself at how clever I had been. Mom was almost to the bowl when, "O she's been fed. Your sister fed her." Awe! man! Shoot! Unbelievable! Shoot My April's roomate betrayed me! I watched totally crest fallen as mom went back over, and dumped the food back in the bin. Then she turns to me and says, You little glutton! O as if it's my falt. Shoot you the one who was just gunna feed me again. Man I was so upset. I still am. Well, there will be other opportunities, and what does a lab do? She picks herself up, dusts herself off and keeps trying. Hope springs eternal. Least I've done amazing work for mom two days in a roe. She better be happy. Shoot today, I stopped at a whole bunch of places we had been too just to see if that's what mom wanted. How's that for patternin' mom. You all behave yourselves. I'm off for now.

 

Reba the dog.

 

Cats!

Ok before I even start this I have to appologize publically to my mom. I did the unthinkable in harness tonight, Mom I'm sorry! I didn't mean too I really didn't! I know I should have given you more wornin' but, well it came all the sudden! Ok I'll admit it to my readers. I went in harness. Yes, inside, in front of a whole bunch of people. Mom was so ashamed of me, And I don't blame her. We walked by it later and they had a wet floor sign up. Sure, mom and I aren't embarrassed enough, let's put up a big sign up to draw even more attention to it. Shoot I messed that up big time. She told me she still loved me but that was a very bad thing to do. So mom, I know, and I'm sorry!

Ok. now on to the real post. Mom and I went to a Bible study tonight at a house I've never been too. So of course I was excited. But, I did mom proud, I was calm, and didn't fight too much when she put the gentle leader on. As a result, she took it off shortly in to the visit. Well, all the sudden, there it was. out of the corner of my eye, I spotted movement. Sure enough, it was a cat. Now, you all know my love for cats. I want to play with them, but they frustrate me to no end! Cats see a dog on leash and they think, O boy time to have a whole bunch of fun. Torture. Pure torture. So one of the girls picks up the cat and brings it closer to me for a good look and sniff. This cat was cool too. Didn't even hiss or nothin'. So I sniffed and the girl put the cat down. Big mistake. Now the games began. The cat spent the next half hour or so, comin' closer to me, then going away, once walking right in front of my face! Now here's me, tryin' so hard to be a good girl for mom. I mean, I was horrible to wet in Harness so I'm tryin' real hard to get back in good with mom here. So I'm layin' there, my whole body literally quiverin' with the effort of not wining or sitting up to try and go after this cat. Absolute torture. Had me quite exhausted when it was over. The girl finally put the cat away somewhere, but I looked for it the rest of the night. Why cat's gotta be like that? Shoot I just wanna play with them I mean it! Well, I better end this cuz I'm tired and I wanna go to my crate and sleep. Hope all my readers are doin' well. O and Matilda, girl if I catch you one more time just layin' there cluelessly while your mom drops food around you, I'll beat you up. Why can't my mom be a clutz like that.

Reba the dog.

 

The world is mine

Hey again all. This is just a message to tell you mine and Winston's new nicknames. He's pinky and I'm the brain. Now first it's for obvious reasons. His nose is getting pinker, and I'm the brains of the opporation. But like that popular show you humans like, I never did get the fasination you humans have with that box with movin' pictures and sounds comin' out of it. I tried to watch some of it the other night, and I just don't get it. Anyway, Brain on the show is always tryin' to come up with ways to destroy the world as we know it. And though I don't wanna destroy the world, I do wanna take it over. And if I did, here's what I'd do. It's Reba's political spin here. And it's free so listen up.

First, all dogs could eat what they wanted, and as much as they wanted. I mean, humans go to eating establishments and what do they do. They get a book of choices, ask the wait staff for somethin' and all eat somethin' different. Well dogs will get to do that too. Not the same old stuff day in and day out. Granted, all of us are on different foods, but let's face it, it's all the same after a while. I mean it.

Second, there's an old saying, cats have staff, well dogs would too. Who says cats get to have all the fun. Cats are annoying anyways.

Third, and this one is especially for me, I'd have my own bed. Now I ain't talkin' about my crate which I love dearly. But I'm talkin' a bed like my mom's bed that would be all my own. And all the people who have turned on me and won't let me on their beds anymore, you ain't aloud on my bed either.

So, those are just a few things I'm thinkin' of changin'. I have several other ideas in the works, but eat your heart out Mr. President Barack Obama, cuz Reba's comin' from the back streets and she's gunna take over this place! If I could just get all the dogs in the world behind me. Y'all quit playin' and sniffin' and stuff. Let's put our heads together and overthrow the humans.

 

Reba the dog for president.

 

Score!

Well all, it finally happened. I still think I'm dreamin', but it keeps happenin' every day. Mom finally woke up and is feedin' me more. I don't know who to thank for this miracle. Dasher mom? my Rachel? My Karen? My April? Maybe all y'all. So I humbly thank you from the bottom of this labby heart. Cuz whatever y'all said, mom finally is tryin' it. I still feel like I died and went to heaven. I ain't even been askin' for duckies in a few days. Not since Saturday have I even asked for a ducky. Those are my treats by the way and if I just had thumbs I could open that dog shaped jar mom keeps them in and have a party.

I also wanted to tell y'all about this super cute baby I saw on Sunday. Now for those of you who know me well, you know I normally don't like kids all that much. I can't trust them, and unless they have food in their hands, I try and avoid them. But deep down, I've always had a soft spot for little tiny humans, you know the kind that can't even walk yet? Well I saw the cutest one on Sunday and man I just about took him home with me. We were out in the lobby waitin' for my Karen and my Rebecca and I took mom right over to the baby cuz he and eye made eye contact. Then I sniffed and sniffed. Mom pulled me back though. I'm sorry mom but that baby was just too cute. I couldn't resist him! See, I do have a heart sometimes, I have a soft side, and I was showin' it on Sunday. I kept hearing people say how sweet I looked. Now I'm back to my grumpy self though.

O and by the way, my Rachel, I'm mad at you cuz you was droppin' stuff all over me tonight. Ok y'all, here I be, mindin' my own, I get up and am gettin' ready to lead mom out of the place where they were eatin' dinner, All the sudden somethin' hits my back. Then I walk forward and I hear somethin' else fall. I look back and there my Rachel is droppin' stuff. Excuse me! I'm hear you know. Goodness! Humans have no sense of us dogs. We put up with so much as guides. Gettin' stepped on, kicked, shuvved under this or that, stuff droppin' all over us, food droppin' on the floor and we ain't even aloud to touch it? Sure it's all accidental. That's what they say. I say, (insert labby moan) But you know what, it's all worth it cuz I'm gettin' more food, I'm gettin' more food! And mom loves me. So I'm signin' out now cuz mom wants the computer back. She should just go to bed, but she drank mountain dew and slept a bit while we were on campus, so she's wide awake over there. I'm off to my crate. Sooner I go to sleep, the sooner I can get up and eat again. Behave all.

 

Reba the dog.