Greetings and Salutations (and Happy Halloween)
Two months ago today, I was enjoying the afternoon lounging around with my foster brothers waiting for my Mom and Dad to stop their work on the farm when out of nowhere, a car pulls into the driveway. Out step 2 humans and another white pup that looks a lot like me. Of course my foster brothers go nuts barking and slamming themselves against the windows; attempting to be the first ones to greet the intruders. A familiar voice, Mom has arrived and finally we are going to get to smell the newbies or at least I get to. Ha, finally in a pack of 4 I get to do something first! I give the new arrivals a once over but to be frank, I was more interested in smelling the yard, checking out the kitties, greeting Dad when he came up to say hello.
Little did I know how my life was going to change...again.
As I mentioned before, I had a rough start but all that changed with the arrival of my foster family. Suddenly I was surrounded by love and affection. I settled into a routine with my foster brothers all vying for Mom's lap and attention or watching sports with Dad (I have a little addiction to TV). Just as I had gotten comfortable with my role in the pack, I was introduced to a new family. They seemed nice enough if a little timid. The Sheriff wasn't as much interested in me as my foster brothers or the location of his Mommy. After an all too brief visit, the Sheriff and I were packed in the car to begin a new chapter in my life.
I cannot say it's been easy, leaving the first home where I had a family and adjusting to a new Mom and Dad but I think I've finally settled in. I have trained the new humans to meet all my needs-new toys, walks at least twice a day, comfy blankets, etc. The Sheriff and I are still working on our respective roles in the family hierarchy but that will come in time. While I am surrounded by love, I find myself thinking of my foster brothers and my Mom and Dad, missing them and their affection. Thank you for rescuing me Mom and Dad and for working with me in preparation for my new home. I miss you and love you bunches.
Now according to past vet records and Mom, I have a very special day tomorrow-it's my birthday (or at least it is the date given as my birthday). It also happens to be Mommy and Daddy's wedding anniversary (another reason they think I was meant to be theirs) so the weekend will be full of celebrations and fun! Hope everyone enjoys themselves and stays safe with the Halloween festivities.
Loves and Licks to all,
Deputy Dougal
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week at Grandma's
Dear distinguished followers,
Apologies for the delay in posting. You cannot imagine how difficult it is to pin down Mommy following a week's vacation! One would think she has priorities other than the Sheriff and I and well, that is just unacceptable.
Anyway, as explained to me, Mommy and Daddy needed a little vacation and therefore, we pups got shipped off to the Academy, a.k.a Grandma and Granpas. Let me just tell you, the Academy is loads of FUN! Acres and acres of smells, nasty stuff to roll in, noises to bark at, wildlife to chase, you name it, we do it! Captain Half-Pint in his role as senior doggy patrol keeps us in line with daily inspections, scheduled play time, marches, the works. Now I know where the Sheriff gets his time management skills-everything is on a routine.
4AM-Fox hunting-everyone barks in unison and out we go to catch us some sneaky foxes (in theory of course otherwise what we would do tomorrow?)
4:30AM-Curl up for more sleep now that the entire house is awake
7AM-Morning walk with Grandpa down the driveway (also double check the fox has not returned)
7:30AM-Breakfast
8:00AM-Start following Grandma around until she gives in and takes us for a very long walk
9:00AM-Grandma caves and we get to go a-walking
11:00AM-5:00PM-Follow Grandma around because it's entertaining (and drives her a little nuts)
5:30PM-Greet Grandpa and proceed to follow him around (he is notorious for sharing his dinner if you stare at him long enough)
6:00PM-8:00PM-Requisite play time. This consists of Grandpa throwing a ball, the Captain running to fetch it and the Sheriff and I trying to body block him. Note: the Captain growls and barks but means no harm. You should make sure that whoever you body block has the same temperament or bad ouchies may be coming.
8:30PM-Curl up for sleep
See, aren't you jealous we had a week of this? Now keep in mind, Grandma is all for training throughout the day so there were many, many practices of COME, STAY, NO BARK, WAIT, SIT, etc. I got pretty good by the end if I do say so myself.
Although we love our sojourns to the Academy, nothing quite compares to coming home to Mommy and Daddy!
Loves and Licks and thanks to the Grandparents (and promises for more updates in a timely fashion)
Deputy Dougal
Apologies for the delay in posting. You cannot imagine how difficult it is to pin down Mommy following a week's vacation! One would think she has priorities other than the Sheriff and I and well, that is just unacceptable.
Anyway, as explained to me, Mommy and Daddy needed a little vacation and therefore, we pups got shipped off to the Academy, a.k.a Grandma and Granpas. Let me just tell you, the Academy is loads of FUN! Acres and acres of smells, nasty stuff to roll in, noises to bark at, wildlife to chase, you name it, we do it! Captain Half-Pint in his role as senior doggy patrol keeps us in line with daily inspections, scheduled play time, marches, the works. Now I know where the Sheriff gets his time management skills-everything is on a routine.
4AM-Fox hunting-everyone barks in unison and out we go to catch us some sneaky foxes (in theory of course otherwise what we would do tomorrow?)
4:30AM-Curl up for more sleep now that the entire house is awake
7AM-Morning walk with Grandpa down the driveway (also double check the fox has not returned)
7:30AM-Breakfast
8:00AM-Start following Grandma around until she gives in and takes us for a very long walk
9:00AM-Grandma caves and we get to go a-walking
11:00AM-5:00PM-Follow Grandma around because it's entertaining (and drives her a little nuts)
5:30PM-Greet Grandpa and proceed to follow him around (he is notorious for sharing his dinner if you stare at him long enough)
6:00PM-8:00PM-Requisite play time. This consists of Grandpa throwing a ball, the Captain running to fetch it and the Sheriff and I trying to body block him. Note: the Captain growls and barks but means no harm. You should make sure that whoever you body block has the same temperament or bad ouchies may be coming.
8:30PM-Curl up for sleep
See, aren't you jealous we had a week of this? Now keep in mind, Grandma is all for training throughout the day so there were many, many practices of COME, STAY, NO BARK, WAIT, SIT, etc. I got pretty good by the end if I do say so myself.
Although we love our sojourns to the Academy, nothing quite compares to coming home to Mommy and Daddy!
Loves and Licks and thanks to the Grandparents (and promises for more updates in a timely fashion)
Deputy Dougal
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Inspiration Thursdays
Still raining at the Homestead but we have managed to get out for a few walks here and there. Mommy has received quite a few questions regarding this blog and how she and I got the idea to start one. To be fair, I've always thought my very interesting life warranted it's own novel but Mommy doesn't seem to think she has the talent or the time for such a venture. Compromise? A blog!
Apparently she thought about creating a blog when Sheriff Padfoot first came home. Who wouldn't love hearing about a 6 week old, 3 pound bundle of fluff experiencing the world for the first time? However, the whole "wow is she a crazy dog person or what?" feedback Mommy played over and over in her mind stopped her from pursuing it. Luckily for me, she found that she is not alone in love for all things Westies/doggies in general and while patiently awaiting for my arrival came across another blog dedicated to a rescue and her brother. "Tails from the Pup Tent" Finally, Mommy got the push she needed (along with some helpful nudging from my foster Mommy) and "Howdy from the Homestead" and my much deserved fame were realized!
Enough of that now onto to the very exciting news of the week! The Sheriff and I had our first play session since meeting each other a month ago. While perusing boxes and bags in the garage that were full of the Sheriff's old toys, I discovered one of my all time favorite things in the world-a rubber puppy accordion! I recognized it right away as one of the toys offered to me at the academy (see picture of me sleeping with it in an earlier blog post). You can imagine my excitement at being reunited with my long lost favorite toy that I thought I would never see again! Picture running, tugging, and growling occurring over and over again. Not to be left out of all the fun, the Sheriff grabs my beloved toy and gives it a gentle tug. Confused and a little scared, I quickly release the toy and hide behind Daddy. After several minutes of encouragement from Mommy and Daddy and a very determined Sheriff patiently standing next to me with my toy and I finally feel confident enough to grab ahold and give my own gentle tug. Hey, this is kind of fun and before anyone realizes it, we are playing tug-a-war!
While no one should expect a repeat performance any time soon, I have to admit, having a Sheriff around may not be such a bad thing after all. Time will tell.
Loves and Licks to everyone,
Deputy Dougal
Apparently she thought about creating a blog when Sheriff Padfoot first came home. Who wouldn't love hearing about a 6 week old, 3 pound bundle of fluff experiencing the world for the first time? However, the whole "wow is she a crazy dog person or what?" feedback Mommy played over and over in her mind stopped her from pursuing it. Luckily for me, she found that she is not alone in love for all things Westies/doggies in general and while patiently awaiting for my arrival came across another blog dedicated to a rescue and her brother. "Tails from the Pup Tent" Finally, Mommy got the push she needed (along with some helpful nudging from my foster Mommy) and "Howdy from the Homestead" and my much deserved fame were realized!
Enough of that now onto to the very exciting news of the week! The Sheriff and I had our first play session since meeting each other a month ago. While perusing boxes and bags in the garage that were full of the Sheriff's old toys, I discovered one of my all time favorite things in the world-a rubber puppy accordion! I recognized it right away as one of the toys offered to me at the academy (see picture of me sleeping with it in an earlier blog post). You can imagine my excitement at being reunited with my long lost favorite toy that I thought I would never see again! Picture running, tugging, and growling occurring over and over again. Not to be left out of all the fun, the Sheriff grabs my beloved toy and gives it a gentle tug. Confused and a little scared, I quickly release the toy and hide behind Daddy. After several minutes of encouragement from Mommy and Daddy and a very determined Sheriff patiently standing next to me with my toy and I finally feel confident enough to grab ahold and give my own gentle tug. Hey, this is kind of fun and before anyone realizes it, we are playing tug-a-war!
Loves and Licks to everyone,
Deputy Dougal
Monday, October 7, 2013
Weekend Fun!
Humph Mondays. Who needs them? I say everyday should be Sunday! Whose with me??
As it's raining and I'm still pouting about missing my morning walk this morning, I thought I would share a video from our weekend escapades. Note: No doggies were injured in the making of this film.
After playing outside and helping around the Homestead planting really pretty flowers for me to mark , I mean smell come spring, it was time for a bath. I was all for Mommy picking up the Sheriff and dragging him into the tub, it was actually kind of funny watching him get drenched and slathered. Then Daddy came home and before I knew what was happening, I was in the tub rubba dub dubbing. Not so bad really but the proposed brushing...um I don't think so. I don't do brushes or combs or anything that could remotely pull one little, absolutely perfect hair in my body. However, being the simple needs Deputy that I am, I let the humans bribe me with treats as I was sprayed and brushed. Whatcha think?
I'm off to do more sniffing and chores. Licks and jumps!
As it's raining and I'm still pouting about missing my morning walk this morning, I thought I would share a video from our weekend escapades. Note: No doggies were injured in the making of this film.
After playing outside and helping around the Homestead planting really pretty flowers for me to mark , I mean smell come spring, it was time for a bath. I was all for Mommy picking up the Sheriff and dragging him into the tub, it was actually kind of funny watching him get drenched and slathered. Then Daddy came home and before I knew what was happening, I was in the tub rubba dub dubbing. Not so bad really but the proposed brushing...um I don't think so. I don't do brushes or combs or anything that could remotely pull one little, absolutely perfect hair in my body. However, being the simple needs Deputy that I am, I let the humans bribe me with treats as I was sprayed and brushed. Whatcha think?
I'm off to do more sniffing and chores. Licks and jumps!
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Clean Bill of Health!
Good Morning Folks,
Mommy, Daddy, and Sheriff Padfoot accompanied me to my first vet visit as the Deputy. It is very important, in my new role, that I have a complete check up with those pesky vaccinations thrown into the mix.
One positive thing I can say about the vet; I get lots and lots of treats just for sitting down and for being very nice to the nurse and vet when they poke and prod me. Everyone was very nice and thought I was a very handsome Deputy although they had trouble telling the Sheriff and I apart. I could have used that confusion to my advantage and had him go through the exam but Mommy was too quick for me. Drat!
After examining my paws which I have licked raw, I now have to get a bath, take some meds, and sprayed with this calming gook but everyone is in agreement that it is likely not an allergy but more related to anxiety. New home, new parents, new Sheriff, new surroundings, why would I be anxious?
Other than that, the vet and nurse said I did really well and Mommy and Daddy were very proud. Sheriff even gave me a lick or two to show his love. I'm told I have to go back in a few weeks for another exam and round of vaccines but I'll just not think about that for now.
Daddy is getting us ice cream for being such good boys so I gotta run but I'll be in touch soon with any new adventures!
Licks and Jumps to all!
Mommy, Daddy, and Sheriff Padfoot accompanied me to my first vet visit as the Deputy. It is very important, in my new role, that I have a complete check up with those pesky vaccinations thrown into the mix.
One positive thing I can say about the vet; I get lots and lots of treats just for sitting down and for being very nice to the nurse and vet when they poke and prod me. Everyone was very nice and thought I was a very handsome Deputy although they had trouble telling the Sheriff and I apart. I could have used that confusion to my advantage and had him go through the exam but Mommy was too quick for me. Drat!
After examining my paws which I have licked raw, I now have to get a bath, take some meds, and sprayed with this calming gook but everyone is in agreement that it is likely not an allergy but more related to anxiety. New home, new parents, new Sheriff, new surroundings, why would I be anxious?
Other than that, the vet and nurse said I did really well and Mommy and Daddy were very proud. Sheriff even gave me a lick or two to show his love. I'm told I have to go back in a few weeks for another exam and round of vaccines but I'll just not think about that for now.
Daddy is getting us ice cream for being such good boys so I gotta run but I'll be in touch soon with any new adventures!
Licks and Jumps to all!
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