August 8, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom says the fence is coming on Saturday! Mom also says that there will be room enough for me and Leroy to share plus his splash pool!

Today, Dad took a picture of Leroy and his sheet that he carts around. Leroy is sleeping with all his might. He snores too. That's ok, we all still love him.

Barks & wags, FredDog

August 5, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom was canning corn relish tonight. You know what that means! Floor Corn for me! When she cuts the corn off the ears, it flies all over the place. I sit at her feet and wait. Leroy didn't know what was going on. He must have had a terrible home before us, because he had no idea what Floor Corn was!! He caught on real quick though! Mom even gave us big pieces of cut off corn. Leroy did snitch a whole ear off the counter but he accidentally dropped it and it went THUNK!  Mom was quick and beat him to it! Corn Saved!  Woof!

Terry, it's me Leroy! What a day! Fred told me all about Floor Corn! Then I thought, why not just take an ear instead of waiting for it to rain corn? Turns out that was a bad idea according to Mom. But wait, I had more excitement! I like blankets. I cover up in them, chew them, put them in my crate or behind the sofa. Mom doesn't like me taking them all the time. So today, she gave me my OWN sheet. It's all mine!! I took it right away to behind the sofa. I chewed on it, dragged it around, sat on it. It's a keeper! What a great day!

Barks and howls, Fred & Leroy!

August 2, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy here! I was pretty sick yesterday. I threw up and then later on threw up some more. Me and Dad took it easy all day long. Fred was even real nice to me and let me sleep in his spot on the bed. Well until I threw up on the bed. Dad fixed the bed all up again and I went back to sleep with Dad watching over me. When Mom got home, she gave me some ice cubes to munch on and I curled up under a blanket right next to her. We ate ice cubes together and some crunchy food. I didn't like the gushy food, it stuck to my nose and I got it smashed into the carpet. I'm feeling good today! I greeted everyone as soon as they all got up. I needed a good sleep that's all! Plus Dad slept with me all night long. Me, Fred and Mom had a great walk this morning too. Fred could tell I was feeling better and even licked my face clean!

Whooo woooo Leroy

July 31, 2018

Dear Terry, I'm so tired!! Yesterday we had a Family Outing. Me, Leroy, Mom & Dad. I got to ride shotgun! Leroy was allowed to be in the back but middle. Dad was in the back and he got a window seat! Dad thought it might rain but me and Mom knew it would wait. Especially since I knew we were heading to the Puppy Park. Mom told me! No one was there when we got there except a little little dog. Leroy ran and ran. I ran a little bit here n' there. I ran out of breath then got too hot and threw up. I was drinking water too but I can't run and run like Leroy. Mom got me right back to the jeep where it was super cool and we all rested. Leroy was hot too but he didn't throw up. Mom made sure we drank water. I fell asleep on the way home. Leroy and Dad were looking out the window together. Mom says, pretty soon we will have our own fence in the shade so it won't be so hard on me. I hope the Fence Guy comes soon!! We all had fun though and it was a great time!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

July 26, 2018

Dear Terry, we had some excitement this morning, and not the good kind. First, no one got hurt or killed. You know what a good Chicken Checker I am and how I help Mom every morning with them. Leroy is still learning and the Girls don't like him. Me and Mom let the Girls out each morning. We don't hang around, we walk up the driveway and they do their own thing and eat bugs and grass. Well. NOT TODAY. Margie flew up behind us and landed on my back and was pecking at my head. Lisa started pecking my face. Mom started yelling and waving her arms to shoo them away. I did snap at the air near them but I know I'm not supposed to hurt them. I COULD have, but I DIDN'T. They chased me up the driveway. Big jerks. Mom looked me over real good and I still had both my eyes and no blood. Mom told me something must have scared them a whole lot. Dad missed the whole thing!! But he gave me lots of pets and checked me over real good too. Next time, chicken tenders is all I'm saying.

Henpecked, FredDog

July 23, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy here. Mom's been keeping me busy busy busy! Yesterday, we went to a new to me place, the firehouse trail. There's really a firehouse there! First you have to cross a levee then you're in the woods. Me and mom were having a good time, UNTIL....something was in the woods. I whipped around, lowered my head, showed all my teeth and growled. And growled some more. I could smell IT. Mom was confused at first because she didn't realize it was me growling. I've never done that before. She tried to walk past me to see better but I made sure she didn't pass, I gave her a good bump to let her know to STAY BACK. I kept growling and snarling. We stayed there not moving until I was sure IT was gone. Then we went back to walking. Mom did give me big Good Boy pets. I did the right thing again! I told Fred all about it when we got home and he said, oh Leroy, was it The Spot in the trail where you can almost see the meadow and the woods are really dark and thick? I won't let Mom go past there. There's Something in the woods. He said Good Job Little Leroy! and then we flopped down for a nap. Dad was freaked out too. He gave me lots of pets too!

WhoooWooo Leroy

July 20, 2018

Dear Terry,

Dad had a scary this morning but Leroy helped him out. He was very, very confused. Usually I help him out but turns out Leroy knew what to do. Mom couldn't snap Dad out of it and it was scary. Little Leroy though, made a little whimper, climbed up and licked Dad's face and was snuffling w his nose really loud at the same time. And Dad was back! Leroy did it!! Dad was very grateful and we were all very proud of Leroy! I may have to stop calling him a ding bat. Here he's been learning from me all along and none of us knew it!

Terry, it's me, Leroy. I helped out Dad this morning! Everyone said I did a great job!! At first I was scared too. I don't like when Dad isn't Dad. I knew what to do, I watch my pal Fred all the time. And, and, and I did it!! I helped! I get in trouble a lot but this time I helped!! We had a big celebration. Dad gave me the biggest hug ever!

Barks & Wags and a Whoo woo! Fred and Leroy

July 19, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy again. Guess what I'm learning to do? Lots of stuff that's what! I can Gimme5 and I'm learning to wave Bye Bye. I can Spin too. But when me and Fred Spin together we sometimes bang into each other and he gets mad and grumps at me. He grumps at me when I bite his tail too! Woof! I can stay in my crate now with the door shut for over 5 minutes. That's really hard because I hardly ever sit still. And I go in there now all on my own! Sometimes Dad will put a secret treat in there so I go in pretty often to check. Dad's a good treat giver. Dad says he's getting me and Fred a fenced yard. Fred is pretty excited about that. Me too! I don't know where it's going to be but Fred said, in the yard, Leroy. I think he was pulling my tail! I can't wait to see it! I looked for it this morning but I didn't see it. I'll keep looking though. Mom says I can put my splash pool in there too!

Whooo woo! Leroy

July 17, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy here. I got into a little trouble yesterday. I think of it more like a no win situation. Mom couldn't walk too good because she had a shot in her knee so she took me to the dog park to run. And I was running and running. But wait! What was that smell??? I spied a new dog coming in with her owner. Her owner was an old lady. What was that smell??? She had on big wide shorts. I stuck my head up her shorts to smell. Omg she had a whole pocketful of treats!! But I don't know what happened, my head got stuck and I danced around, she danced around and I accidentally pulled her shorts part way down. Oh boy. LEROY BROWN!! Mom looked like she might die. But then the lady started laughing and laughing!! Mom laughed to!  Whew! She did make me sit down. Then she discovered the lady's shorts were stuffed with millions of treats! She told me no matter how good something smells, NO helping myself and NO shorts sniffing. Ok Mom. This wasn't covered in Hot Dog School so how was I supposed to know!? Mom said live and learn but no helping yourself!

WHOOOO WOOOO Leroy

July 12, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me Leroy. Mom has decided I need more exercise and activities. She said I'm a lot like my pal Fred was when he was younger. At first I didn't understand what all that meant and I was worried. I figured it out, I think! It means we go to the park and I can run and run in a giant fenced yard! It also means that we can climb a mountain! Or go for car rides. Or go to the nature park. What fun! Yesterday, we didn't climb too far up the mountain. I was busy tracking horses. I didn't know what they were but they sure were smelly! Mom was letting me follow in their path. She said, not like you're going to catch a horse! All of a sudden there were TWO horses! Oh my gosh!! They were HUGE! I sat down to think. I didn't bark. Mom says that for me to think straight, I should sit down. My gosh they were BIG. Biggest animal I've ever seen in my entire life!! Mom wasn't scared, the horses weren't acting scary, and they weren't running. I let them pass. Mom gave me big Good Boy pets on the head! I did the right thing!! It was super exciting!! Hope you like the new picture Mom took of me this morning!

Whooo wooooo Leroy

July 10, 2018

Dear Terry,

Leroy was super bad when Aunt Laura was here. He ripped up stuff, ran around, peed and pooped in the house, wouldn't stop playing, fell in the toilet and got all wet, chased Petey, chased me. He was AWFUL. Aunt Laura thinks he needs professional help. He was THAT bad. Mom was very frustrated with him. She started reading some of her old books that she read with me. She said, I guess walking Leroy 2 hours a day not enough. We need a New Plan! She scooped him up and said Come On Leroy, Let's Go! I think he was worried he was heading to The Slammer. But I know Mom. She had an Idea. Mom had lots of Ideas when she was training me. Some people thought I needed help too. But me and Mom kept working and working. One thing at a time. She took Leroy to the park and let him run and run and run. He ran as hard as he could, he ran with other dogs, met new people and dogs, made new friends, saw neat stuff like fire trucks testing hoses near by. Mom used to take me there but now I can't keep up. I know he had fun. He was so tired that Mom had to pick him up and put him in the car. He fell asleep almost right away. Mom took a picture of him too! Mom says a tired dog is a good dog. He was really good last night and this morning. I think Mom might teach him how to walk up the Big Ridge in the woods.  I don't do that any more either, it's too hard. But I still get to go in the woods! My favorite place!

Barks & Wags, FredDog

July 6, 2018

Dear Terry,

The Worst Holiday is over finally. I was really scared. Bad scared. But there is some good news this week! Aunt Laura is coming over to visit me! We might go to Lake Erie. Leroy thinks that means water but Mom said it's not the Ocean. More like a big pond. There's a pond in the nature park that me and Mom walk over on the bridge. My feet stay dry. Oh and Leroy turned One! Mom got him a splash pool. I let him play with that on his own. I hope Aunt Laura brings me Snacks. She used to! Better go, me & Dad watching soccer!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

Terry, I turned One! I'm not sure what that means but Mom gave me a big smooch on the head. And I got a splash pool! At first, I wasn't sure what it was. Petey Cat helped Mom out on the deck put water in it. Petey isn't like other Cats.  I took a sip. Cold water ! My ears dipped into the water too! Mom put her feet in so I put my feet in. Oh it was like stepping in a cool creek! I put all 4 feet in! Mom put treats in the water but I can't figure out how to put my nose under water without snorting. What a great Year One Gift!! I'm so glad I'm here!

Whooo woo! Leroy!

July 3, 2018

Dear Terry, it's Leroy. It's been a bad week so far. Fred gets so scared of the fireworks. I'm not scared. I watch them from the window, Mom & Dad won't let me go over to the neighbors to investigate up close. Dad says my tail will catch on fire. I have doubts about that, as Fred would say.  Yesterday I was pretty bad according to The Folks, that's how I think of Mom & Dad. I don't think I was bad, just busy that's all. I keep busy a lot. Mom finally put toilet paper back to where I can reach it. That's big fun! And the soap bottle. I couldn't get the soap to come out this time, so I opened the shower door got the bar of soap and a towel to play with. I can't believe all the toys Mom puts in one little room for me! And did you know the bed pillows have FEATHERS in them?? Oh my gosh the fun! The Folks can't run as fast as me is all I'm saying. Fred even joins in the fun. Our favorite game is to rip the sheets and blankets off the bed and tunnel through them. Mom tries to make it hard by making them all flat on the bed but we know how to find the ends. I've been learning lots of new stuff too. The Folks both practice SITDOWNSTAY with me. But I'm learning a secret trick to show Dad. First, I had to learn to listen when Mom whispers. That was hard. But now I can do Gimme5! Fred can Gimmee5 with each foot but that still mixes me up. He can wave Bye Bye too.

Whoooowooo, Leroy

June 30, 2018

Dear Terry,

It's The Scary Time of the year. The neighbors were shooting off big fireworks last night. Leroy was watching the lights flash from the window. I wasn't, the noise and lights scare me. I only threw up once though. Me and Mom tucked into the big bed and she covered my ears so it wouldn't be so loud. I squeezed my eyes shut tight. It was just too much. Mom stayed with me the whole time. Afterwhile, I fell asleep but Mom still stayed with me to make sure I kept sleeping. Mom said it's going to be a long week ahead. Mom also said, Leroy would be a good gun dog because he is either deaf or not scared of loud noises. He likes water too. I think he might be defective...

Barks and Wags, FredDog

June 28, 2018

Dear Terry,

Mom took some pictures of Leroy so you could see how cute he is!

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June 27, 2018

Dear Terry, Fred didn't want to walk too much this morning. It was raining. I don't mind a little rain. Me and Mom walked a long time outside and guess what I found! A birdie nest in the ground cover! I pulled it out and it had eggs in it! I put the eggs in my mouth. Mom took the eggs out of my mouth. She thinks the nest maybe fell out of one of the trees. The eggs were super tiny. I did eat one though. Mom said OH LEROY! Then I forgot all about pooping because it started to pour down rain. I had another accident in the house. I wish I could get the hang of that! Fred gets it right all the time. We pee together. At least I get that part right.  I'm trying but I still mess up. Dad said I better shape up! I just can't let Dad down, I just can't. He's my Favorite Person!

Whooo Wooooo! Leroy

June 26, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy forgot to tell you the big bad thing that happened the other night. Mom says to tell you we all lived, first, so you don't worry. But it was a big scary. The gate is supposed to be up across the bedroom door at night so that Leroy sleeps in his spot in the family room. Only it fell down and he came flying in and jumped on the bed and landed on Petey. He didn't mean to but Petey flipped out. Really bad flipped out. It was dark and Mom couldn't tell what was what. Petey was screaming, little Leroy was shrieking, it was scary and awful! Petey kept attacking Leroy, he was in a panic and didn't know where to run. Mom got them separated. Leroy had blood all over his chest and feet!! OH NO!! Mom hurried and checked Petey. Not a scratch on him, no fur missing, and no slobber on him. Leroy was just standing there shaking. I wasn't allowed to move, Dad told me to stay so Mom could check everyone. Leroy and Mom sat on the couch and she looked him over head to toe. His ear was bleeding! It was ripped on the end and he had another almost rip in the middle of his ear. Blood was everywhere!! Mom knew just what to do, she ran and got a wet wash rag and gently cleaned little Leroy's ear. He was such a good boy!! Mom got him in good shape in no time! Dad was super scared because that's his puppy!! Dad sat in the family room the rest of the night with Leroy tucked in beside him. The next morning, everything was back to normal. Mom told Dad that Leroy was a good boy and never touched Petey during the big scary. Petey would have had slobber on him for sure. It sure was a SCARY night. Me and Petey snuggled in with Mom.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

June 25, 2018

Dear Terry, it's Leroy. Guess WHAT!!? Did you know that the fridge has FOOD in it? How did I miss that!? Mom left the door open while she was cleaning it. I was helping. Fred tried to tell Mom that me helping was a bad idea. Fred's a tattletale. Mom was cleaning a shelf, and I was nosing around. Hmmm, this carton smells good! I took it out of the door and Mom didn't say anything so I figured it was ok. It was a big carton too. I shook it a little and I could hear something swishing around in there so I shook it harder. And harder, but the stuff wasn't coming out so I ripped the carton. And all of a sudden, it was snatched away!! WHOOOOOO WOOOO. Mom took it from me. She said LEROY BROWN! half n half isn't for dogs! Then she said something like disaster averted but I was howling so I'm not sure. I know it was Fred who told on me I know it! We ran through the house like wild dogs. What fun!

Having a howling good time, Leroy

June 23, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom's been working with me a whole lot to make me a super good dog. I learned Sit, Down, Stay but not SITDOWNSTAY. I have to do all 3 and then stay put while I'm laying down. I get distracted though. Sometimes I look out the window, sometimes Dad moves, or Fred barks or Petey swishes his tail or I see a bird. Sometimes I smell a smell or hear the chickens. What was that??? Then off I go and then forget about staying put. Mom said, Leroy, you need a role model! She brought Fred over and he did SITDOWNSTAY. And he got a treat! I wanted a treat too. Mom told us both to do it at the same time. I accidentally sat on Fred and he barked at me. Oops. We tried again. But Fred breathed on me and I got up instead of staying put. He got a treat but I didn't. I let Mom know just how unfair THAT was. And we tried again. This time I really tried hard to pay attention and I did it!! I got a treat!! So did Fred!! We got so excited we took off running through the house!! Mom threw up her hands and laughed! Dad was laughing too! What fun!!

WHOOOOOWOOOO, Leroy

P.S. That Batty Beagle sat on me! He was supposed to sit next to me not on me!! I let him know right away that was a bad idea! Good thing I like him. We did have fun after that though! 

Barks and Wags, FredDog

June 22, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom has been working really hard with Leroy. He's practicing, Sit, Down, Stay. Mom said once he's really good at them, then she's going to have me and him do side by side, like she taught us to do with Sit! And we walk side by side too. Last night he even did Stay while Petey Cat walked all around him. Mom gave him extra treats for that! She wants him to learn Bye Bye but she told me that's a little down the road. We are going to sit side by side and wave Bye Bye. Mom thinks it would be neat to have us do things simultaneously. I didn't know what that was, but Dad said, at the same time. Mom said it would be a fun way to include me in things. I have to sit behind the gate when Leroy is learning and I don't always like that. This morning Mom, and me and Leroy walked all around the yard together. Then it started to rain. I don't like getting wet. It was raining so hard even Little Leroy didn't like it. Mom made us run to the front porch. Mom shook the rain off herself, then I did, then Leroy, which made Mom laugh! Dad laughed at all of us when we went in the house soaking wet, WOOF!

Love & Woofs, FredDog

June 20, 2018

Dear Terry, I've been laying low this week. Mom says that I've been a Good Boy like Fred! I went to my last class at Hot Dog School last night. Guess what!? I can go to another harder class if Mom & Dad think they want to go to! It's called Intermediate! And I get to learn how to be a Canine Good Citizen. I'm not sure what that is but I bet I can do it!! Mom says it means that I would be a Super Good Boy. And that means lots of Hot Dogs! Last night I did the whole class without any hot dogs. The trainer said no treats to see if we could all be good dogs. There were a lot of bad dogs at first but they got their act together pretty quick. I was a Good Boy! Dad even said so! And I'm getting better at pooping outside too. Dad says I'm really coming along. Fred and I walked together with Mom this morning for almost an hour! We've been practicing. Fred walks slow so I have to wait a lot. Mom calls him her Pokey Puppy. I hope I can go to more School. I'm a good learner!

WOOWOOOOO Leroy

June 15, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy has had quite a week! He stunk in school but started pooping outside. He got on the end table trying to see Petey Cat. We accidentally pulled down all the drapes one night in the family room. And broke 2 curtain rods. In my defense, they block the view. And we had tons of fun tunneling through them! Mom just stood there too with her mouth open, hands on hips. Must not be a bad thing then since she didn't say a word! He's been working on crate training too. I won't do a crate. I won't do water either. Mom finally picked a song to sing to him too. I already have a song. We sing together. Leroy hugs Mom when she sings to him. Butt kisser, me and Mom singing together is better. Sometimes I don't like it when Leroy gets all the attention. Mom and Dad both try really hard to make everything fair. And we still do all our favorite stuff together. Mom makes sure of that! He is a pretty good pal to have though. When there's a thunderstorm he is always at my side, helping. He's not afraid. He is afraid of Petey Cat, that's about it though. Dad is very happy to have Leroy. Wait until you meet Leroy! Maybe you could visit soon, that would be great!

Barks & Wags, FredDog

June 10, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom took me to meet Grammy today. Pap was there too! I had to really behave good because it wasn't my house. Mom kept me by her side and sometimes she gave me a treat. Grammy is really nice and guess what!? She cut up chicken for me to take on my walk In Public. That's what Mom says when we take a car ride. In Public. Mom says I'm not so good In Public but I'm getting better! At first I was really bad when we got to the walking track. But every time I was good, Mom gave me chicken! When I was super good, Mom said let's take a break! She took me over to the creek and I cooled right off in the creek!  I was tired too but the cool water running over my feet perked me right up! Fred said I was an idiot for going in the water.  Fred is missing out on water fun! Tonight, Mom wanted to do some crate training. I don't like the crate. At all. We have been going slow. But tonight was super hard. Mom convinced me to put all 4 feet inside. I trust Mom, so I did it!! Boy did I get the snacks! So I kept doing it, and Mom kept giving me more snacks!  I even sat down in there for her! Maybe it's not such a bad place to be. Mom thinks my first family, might have tried to crate train me but messed up. That's my first family who didn't like me and took me to the Shelter. Mom & Dad like me though! I love Dad whole lots, which is why I'm trying to be a Good Boy, like Fred.

WHHOOOOO WOOOOO Leroy

P.S. I know for sure something is wrong with Leroy. He likes water. At first I thought he was just a puppy, he doesn't know any better. Him & Mom splash in the creek! It's downright scary!! Mom should take him back to the New Dog Store and get a new dog, this one is for sure a ding bat!

Barks & Wags, FredDog!

June 6, 2018

Dear Terry, boy Hot Dog School was tough last night! I was all wound up and barged into class like a crazy dog. Mom helped me calm down and a crazy boxer came in and sat down next to us. Then the golden doodle flipped out while the teacher was talking. The boxer had to go with the teacher for some help. Mr Anthony, the teacher, doesn't take any crap, and pretty soon the boxer knew just how to act. We had to learn how to walk last night. I'm a good sitter but not really a good walker. Sometimes I'm a really good walker, but I forget a lot of times how to do that when I smell a smell. I'm a good smeller too! After we worked super hard on that, Mr Anthony said we were going outside! We all lined up in the big yard and he said ok everyone, let your dog go! Leashes off! Only no one moved except Mom. Off came my leash, and off I went! I ran really hard the whole entire length of the yard. I ran and ran, pretty soon we were all running around having fun! Whew! We had to go back inside and everyone was told to call their dogs. Mom yelled LEROYYYY COMMMEEE HERRRREEE! And guess what I did??? I ran right to her!!! Oh yes I did!! All on my own!! I got big pets for that!

Trying to be a good dog, Leroy!

June 5, 2018

Dear Terry, little Leroy is turning out to be a good pal. Last night we played until almost midnight! What I don't like is when Mom & Dad practice with Leroy. I have to stay behind the gate. He gets all the snacks! Last night I let Mom know how unfair that was by barking non stop until she paid attention to me. She wasn't mad though. She came behind the gate with secret snacks for me and her!  I still remembered what her favorite trick is and waved bye bye and she gave me lots of snacks! Leroy doesn't know how to wave bye bye yet. He's still learning to be good. Last night he helped me clean the big bed off. He took off all the pillows and I threw all the covers on the floor on top of him. What fun that was!! Dad was laughing and said, Wait till Mom sees what you've done! We all had fun putting the covers back on the bed. Leroy goes to school tonight. That means me and PeteyCat can rest up while he's gone. He'll be pretty tired when he gets home and we usually lay down on the sofa together.

Barks & wags, FredDog

P.S. it's me, Leroy. I got in trouble last night. While mom wasn't looking, I pulled on a paper towel hanging off the counter and a latke fell right on my head! I ate it right away but Mom saw me. I ran away really fast!! Woof! Latkes are yummy!

June 1, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me Leroy. What a day yesterday! Mom took me to the nature park. I didn't know what that was. Fred said it was the best place ever! Well that's ok with me then! Mom helped me out of the jeep and I saw giant trees and little meadows and ponds all around! I closed my eyes and sniffed. Oh the SMELLS! Mom said come on little Leroy let me show you around. I tried to walk real good because I wanted to see everything! We stayed for a very long time. We stayed until my feet wore out! I even walked across a bridge with water under it! I fell asleep in the jeep standing up! Only I fell over. And kept on sleeping! Then when we got home, guess what I found outside! A snake skin!! It was empty. No snake inside and I checked it out real good too. Then I fell asleep again. Right in the driveway! Mom had to wake me up to go inside. I told Dad and Fred all about it when we got inside! Then I fell asleep again. Best day ever!!

WOOOWOOOOOWOOOO, Leroy

May 30, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me Leroy! I got to go to Hot Dog School again! Anthony owns the Hot Dog School. I met him last night and he let me help show the other dogs what to do!! He told Mom he likes beagles. That's me! I'm a beagle!! I was really good for Mom and Dad. Oh and we got to learn how to "place" which means I jump up on the dog trampoline! Then I'm supposed to stay put, which isn't hard at all since I'm a good sitter. Plus I get hot dogs! Anthony gave me more hot dogs than Mom. And the best part was I didn't even have my leash on! Some dogs had to keep theirs on, but not me! Mom said I sat there like a champ! At the end though I was tired and hot and stuffed. I wanted to go but Anthony was talking to all of us. I wanted to GO. I tried to lay down but the dog next to kept breathing on me. I tried to sit still but couldn't. I tried whining but Mom shhhhushhhed me. Finally, I couldn't think anymore, I HOWLED and BAYED as loud as I could. I'm a good howler too. It was one of my best ones ever! Mom gave me The Look and shhhushed me again. I put my head on her leg and dozed off. What a great class! Mom says we go back to the Hot Dog School next week too!

Woooowoooowoooooo, LEROY!

May 26, 2018

Dear Terry, I think little Leroy is coming along. He's been doing his practice homework for class. Mostly he's practicing sitting, which is good because it's the only thing he knows how to do. Well, not true. He said to me the other day, Fred watch this! And he jumped on the toilet and then up on the counter and sat down in the sink! I said ohhhh nooooo! But Mom had already seen him, and she said, LEROY BROWN  GET DOWN. He jumped off and over my head and ran as fast as he could through the house. Me and Mom just looked at each other. Now you see why me and Mom go for quiet walks in the yard every morning. Just me and her, like we used to. Sometimes we sit on a log and watch the birds. Sometimes I help her pull weeds. And sometimes we don't do anything at all. Me and Mom walk until all our worries have gone away. I can't walk as far as I used to. Mom doesn't care. We end each walk by checking on the chickens and feeding them. I'm still The Chicken Checker! I'm gonna go now, it's thundering.

Love and Woofs, FredDog

May 23, 2018

Dear Terry, Yesterday was the first day of school for me! Fred said it would be hard. There were lots and lots of dogs there. Mom & Dad were with me though so I wasn't worried. I said hello to everyone I saw and we found our seats. Then we had to move because 2 dogs weren't getting along. Mom cut up a whole carrot for snacks. All I had to do was sit quietly in front of Mom & Dad and I got a carrot! I thought this was gonna be hard! I'm a really good sitter you know. The Teacher said so too! Which got me a big smooch on the head from Mom! Some dogs were so bad they had to leave the room. Mom ran out of carrots because I was so good! But get this!! The Hot Dog Lady was there! She carried a giant bin of cut up hot dogs all around in case you were short on treats like Mom! How can School be bad or hard when there's a Hot Dog Lady there??! Then I had to learn how to Heel. And just like that, the Hot Dog Lady was at my side!! Then the Teacher was at my side and I showed her what I could do! She told everyone to look at me because I was so good! Dad was so please and gave me a good boy slap on the side! Mom gave me another big smooch on the head! What a great time I had there!!

Woohoo woohoo woooooooo, Leroy

May 21, 2018

Dear Terry, tomorrow is my first day of school. What if I mess up? What if I poop indoors? What if all the other dogs are bigger than me? What if they don't like me? What if I'm not as smart as the other dogs? What if I embarrass mom and dad by being bad even if I meant to be good? I don't know if I can do this! My pal Fred said, don't worry little Leroy, I had to go to school too! Mom won't let anything bad happen, it's fun, and you get lots of snacks and pets. One time Mom got reprimanded in class because I stopped listening to chase a butterfly. Mom stuck up for me. So don't worry Leroy, chase butterflies! Mom's got your back! I hope Fred is right. He always seems to be right about stuff. Petey Cat said I'm going to reform school and it's just like The Slammer. Petey tells me things to tease me. I shouldn't believe him. Right???

Wooo wooooo wooooooooooo
Leroy

May 19, 2018

Dear Terry, Little Leroy sure is WORK. I know I wasn't this bad!! He seems to learn all he can except how to poop outside. I even show him how to poop! We pee together, I don't know why he keeps messing up in the house. Mom is frustrated. Leroy starts Class Tuesday! Maybe the Teacher can show h im how to poop. Leroy has a spiffy new collar too. It helps him walk without running away. Mom says it's like training wheels on a bike for him. Only with Leroy , we hope the wheels stay ON! OH and even bigger excitement! Dad had to do Surgery on Mom this morning!! Mom had a tick attached to her head!!! We don't like bugs. Me and Leory stood in the bathroom with Mom and Dad and helped supervise the Tick Killing. BLEH. Dad got the whole thing in one try! Success! I told her she should get a flea collar like mine so she won't get ticks. She says she feels all scratchy and buggy now! Remember when I had to go see The Vet becaue I had one on my Puppy Junk??? Mom agreed that was way worse than her tick.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

May 15, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me Leroy. I'm in BIG trouble. And I'm back in The Slammer. Behind bars. I'll never see Dad again. I slipped my collar this morning instead of going in the house and I ran away from Mom. And I ran and ran and ran. Mom says I ran 4 or 5 houses away. Mom's really fast she ran too! She caught up to me at the neighbor's garage. I was running in circles all around it. Then I saw Mom patiently standing nearby waiting for me. I walked over and sat on her foot. She quietly put my collar back on and we went home. She was so upset with me she couldn't even breathe. Fred said that's because you made her run all over the neighborhood to save your sorry puppy butt. He checked Mom over real good and ignored me. Dad wouldn't look at me or even pet me. I sat in the middle of the floor. I didn't know how to fix all the unhappiness. Mom saw me, and said come here Leroy. She sat with me and talked real softly until everyone relaxed. We all took a ride in jeep. Fred got to ride shot gun with Mom. I fell asleep in Dad's arms in his lap in the back. But when we stopped, Mom took me in a big building. Ohhh nooo The Slammer!! They hate me now. Wait, I heard a familiar voice! Oh FRED! MY PAL FRED! He said don't worry little Leroy, it's vacation not The Slammer. He said Mom and Dad went to the City overnight to see a Game. Fred said, look Leroy, Mom packed your blanket for you. Oh she did!! I just want to see Dad again. I don't know when tomorrow is but it seems like forever. Fred said Little Leroy, close your eyes and sleep. Everything will be ok. I hope so.

Sad sad Leroy Brown.

May 13, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me, the Dad. 40 some days into the Leroy Project and it seems like he will never be a good dog. But then he wags his tail, sits on my foot or takes a nap with me and I'm so glad we have him. I started to help train him along with the Wife, aka Mom. Carrots and frozen green beans are his favorite. I'm teaching him to spin, get up and get down. We call it learn & earn. His class starts May 22. I'm attending the class with him to learn too. My helper, Kathy, is taking me to the first class which is for humans only. Her grandson is having the same place train a service dog for him. I know we picked the right place for Leroy! Like Fred says, he's a good egg but doesn't always think things through. I love him lots! We won't give up on him! Oh yeah, Petey Cat got mad at him for barking in his face so he hissed and chased my poor Leroy through the house. OYE OYE OYE! 

Hugs and more hugs, The Dad

May 10, 2018

Dear Terry, it's Leroy. I let my pal Freddie down! He was so scared last night because of the thunderstorm. Even Petey put his head under Mom's pillow. I didn't know there was a storm, I slept through the whole thing! Mom said she came to check on me and I was belly up, ears flapped back, snoring. Fred needed me and I was zonked out! Mom told Dad to keep an eye on Fred today because there's going to be another storm. I'm going to stick to him like glue. In fact, we peed together this morning. Fred always picks the spot, then I go right next to him. Mom calls me Copy Cat. Guess what Dad's been teaching me?! How to play ball! He throws it and I catch it and he yells Bring It Back Leroy! And I bring it back and we do it all over. We use the special squeaky tennis ball he got me. Fred takes a nap when me and Dad play. Oh and Petey Cat let me lick him on the head. I got fur stuck to my tongue and spit it out. I think he was laughing at me so I drooled on him. I'm a good drooler. Fred said atta boy Leroy when I did that. Woof!! I better go see what Dad is doing!

Howls & more Howls, Leroy

May 8, 2018

Dear Terry, its Leroy. Mom said I was a good boy today before she left for work! I did a lot today. I played with Fred and we bumped into Petey. That's not the good boy part. Oh and I played one of my favorite games, I pull the toilet paper until it runs out. That takes some doing because I have to run through all the rooms. Oh, wait, that's not the good boy part either. I'm getting to that. I helped dad make salad scraps for the chickens and snatched a piece of lettuce off the counter and ate it. Sigh. That's not it either. I better tell you the good boy part before I forget again. At 530 this morning I really had to pee. I'm not supposed to do that in the house but no one was awake! I went over to the big door and whined super loud. Maybe someone would hear me. Mom did! She thought something was wrong but then could tell I needed to GO. Out we went and I peed 2 times in the yard!! We had a big celebration! Dad slept through the whole thing!! That's the good boy part. Mom told dad all about it and he told me I was a good boy too!! It's a great day!!

Howls and kisses, Leroy.

May 3, 2018

Happy Birthday Terry! Mom says your birthday is right before the big horse race. We like birthdays. Well, Leroy doesn't but only because he's never had one yet! You know what me and Leroy did today? We took a nap with Dad! I was kind of scared because I had heard thunder. Leroy said, oh Fred don't be scared! And he laid down next to me on the big bed, then Dad said, oh Fred ! Don't be scared and he laid down with me too! Pretty soon we all fell asleep and slept the day away! I hope you have a good sleepy birthday!

Barks and wags,

FredDog

April 30, 2018

Dear Terry,

I've been pretty good this week so far. Dad had to go to the hospital and Mom said, Leroy, you have to be the bestest puppy ever while I'm gone. I tried really hard. I didn't have any accidents and I only chewed on one book. Mom said he was only gone 2 days but it seemed like forever! Fred said sometimes that happens and we have to be super good for Mom. Mom said we were both good boys!! Oh and you know what I learned how to do from my pal Fred?? How to roll in the grass! Mom had us outside together and Fred said watch this Leroy! And he started rolling and rolling and mom laughed! So I did just like him and we were rolling together! Then we laid there upside down looking up at the sky! Mom gave us tummy rubs too! What a great time that was!! I'm so glad Dad is home. I missed him a whole lot.

Howls and more howls! Leroy

April 27, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy the Puppy has had a really bad week. He's done some dumb stuff. He keeps pulling at stuff on counters and anywhere he can reach, and he ate some bad stuff and had to go to vet two times!! He got clunked on the head too when he pulled a jar off the table. He made Petey Cat mad too. I didn't like that at all and had to growl at him. Marge the chicken nearly put his eye out. He chewed a cord to dad's special breathing machine and ripped fabric off the old sofa. Mom and Dad keep trying to tucker him out by walking him and playing ball. I play until I get too tired. Leroy is worried he's going back to The Slammer. Mom told him she never gives up on an animal friend! She told him, he's a Work in Progress and that everything will be ok, and we will all help him out. No Slammer. He can do some stuff really good, like sit. I told him he's the best sitter ever! He's a good egg but not a very good thinker sometimes. I slept with him this afternoon and let him share the pillow. That seemed to cheer him up! I better go see what he's doing!

Love & Woofs, FredDog

April 21, 2018

Dear Terry, I think the puppy might be pretty dumb. He told me that Mom gave him the best good boy prize EVER. You know what it was?? An ice cube. He worked his butt off learning stuff FOR WATER.  What a ding bat. Didn't even have peanut butter on it. He was really proud of his ice cube so I told him it was indeed a super prize! He starts school in a month. I hope Mom and Dad have lots of ice cubes for that! Remember how hard school was for me? He doesn't chase butterflies though. Hope the teacher likes him. Mom really wants him to be a Good Boy like me. Today he destroyed 2 lamps. It's gonna take a lot of ice cubes I think...

Barks and wags, FredDog.

April 18, 2018

Dear Terry,

Mom said I was exasperating! I don't know what that is but Fred told me that it means she loves me lots! He said sometimes she says that to me too so don't you worry little Leroy! Mom must love me, she gave me a tire to play with! It's a special puppy tire for chewing. I carried it with me everywhere last night and today! I added it to my collection! I put my stuff in my tunnel. I put some stuff in the back of the sofa too. I even had a phonebook! Mom took that away though because I made a mess of it. That's how I got my tire! Me and Fred dumped the water bowl all over the place. Dad said, it's all fun and games until the water gets on Fred!!  I like water but Fred doesn't. Do you know I know how to open the shower door and I sit in the rain while Mom gets cleaned off? Now THAT'S fun! Fred told Mom I might be defective cause I like water! Howl!

Dear Terry, Puppy makes me tired!!

Howls and wags,

Fred Dog & Leroy

April 16, 2018

Dear Terry, Leroy is CRAZY. He's always playing and being bad. Last night and today he keeps stealing the phone books and ripping up the pages. He ripped up one of Mom's books too. He chased Petey. It's a wonder he still has 2 eyes. Marge pecks him on the nose every morning. He's turning out to be a pretty good friend to me though. Last night I got wet in the rain when Mom took us outside. Then I got pretty cold. I laid in the big bed but I was still cold. Leroy came in and curled up right next to me and we fell asleep snuggled in the blankets. He puts off a lot of heat for a puppy! I guess sometimes he's not so bad!

Barks n Wags, FredDog

April 14, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me Leroy. I had a surprise this morning when me and Mom were walking in the yard. I smelled something really good along the creek and I was in the bushes. Mom said back back but I didn't listen. I backed away from her and SPLASH! I was so surprised!! My back end was standing in water!! How did that happen!!?? Good thing my front end was hanging onto to the edge! Mom didn't panic though! She said Leroy come here. I listened. I pulled myself up and back on the ground! WHAT FUN!! I wanted to go back in head first but Mom said, this way! I listened again. But gosh was that FUN!

TERRY. That crazy Leroy. He went in the water and got WET. What is wrong with him??? I tried to tell him about The Ocean but he kept saying, no Fred, it was FUNFUNFUN! I feel that there's no hope for him.

Barks & Howls,

FredDog & Leroy

April 13, 2018

Dear Terry, it's me, Leroy. Today, me and Fred and Dad slept all day long! Petey Cat told me that Mom loves me best when I run all around knocking stuff over. Fred told me Petey Cat is shady sometimes. When Mom got home, she put my new harness on. It took awhile because she kept mixing up what went where. I sat there as best I could. We went for a ride!! We went to a park!! I walk pretty good but then I don't walk so good. I smell smells. All of a sudden, out of nowhere this crazy bird attacked me in the face!!! She was nuts!! She came at Mom too! Mom said it was a killdeer and she was protecting her nest on the ground. We took cover in the jeep. My heart was pounding! I sat in Mom's lap until I calmed down. I've been around almost a year and never seen anything like it!!

Kisses and Howls, Leroy

P.S. Fred here. Puppy was so out of sorts when he came home! A bird almost put his eyes out! I licked his face for him, I could hear his heart.  Then we ran around like crazy dogs! He's ok but I told Mom to make sure he doesn't get upset again, he's just a puppy!

Barks & wags, FredDog

April 12, 2018

Dear Terry, I'm Leroy. Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Things are all upside down in my head. Not too long ago, I was in the Slammer. My first people took me there because I was Too Much. They called me Rocky. I had to live behind bars and everything. One day, Mom came to visit. She sat down on the floor with me and I licked her face and wagged a whole lot! The Nice Man who took care of all the dogs like me, told her all about me and she still loved me. Now I have a whole new family that loves ME. I try and be extra good but I keep messing up. I don't want to go to the Slammer again. FredDog, my new friend, is trying to show me the ropes. I wish I could remember things better. I sure love Dad. Fred said we should always be extra kind to him and showed me how to lick his face until he laughs. Fred didn't tell me that the pink stuff was a nono. I messed up again. I did help Mom try and clean it up. She wasn't mad but I could tell she was tired. I gave her my tug-tug and we ended up playing and barking and laughing! I sure hope School will help me stay here. I don't want to leave.

Licks & Howls, Leroy.

April 12, 2018

Dear Terry, Mom says it's time to get writing again. I have a new friend. His name is Leroy the Beagle. Although, sometimes Mom calls him PissPot. Or Stinker. Or HEY! I'm here to tell you he does some crazy stuff! Today, he got a hold of a bottle of Pepto and got the lid off lickety split and all of a sudden, pink stuff all in the carpet!! Mom wasn't home. Dad said OhNoLeroy!! Don't worry, he didn't eat any because it was all over the carpet. Then, after Dad tried to clean it up, Leroy stole the plunger! Right while Dad was peeing!!
Then we ran all through the house. He likes to run and play a lot. I get tuckered out. He howls and poops in the house and gets smacked in the face by PeteyCat. He sure loves Dad though. Mom says Leroy has to go to School. I sure hope he learns to be GoodBoyLeroy! Just like me, I'm GoodBoyFred! I have my doubts.

Barks And wags, FredDog.

Me & Leroy

November 30, 2017

Dear Terry,

Mom had a no good rotten day today at work. I could tell as soon as she walked in the door. I could hear her heart pounding. I had to poop first before I could help Mom relax. I walked her up and down the driveway pretending to look for a good spot. When she stopped stomping behind me, I pooped and ran inside with her. We sat together on the couch and she told Dad about her no good rotten day. I put my nose right in her face and snuffled until she stopped talking and started laughing. Mom was ok again! I got tummy rubs and everything! I wish Mom didn't have to go to work anymore.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

November 28, 2017

Dear Terry, what an exciting day! Dad threw us a pizza party while Mom was at work! Pepperoni and sausage and yummy crust! Dad got thirsty and wanted a drink. He opened a cranberry ginger ale. Only it exploded!!! Pink foam went all OVER the kitchen. Me and Petey ducked, Dad said #!$#! Then he laughed and laughed! We cleaned it up as best we could. Mom got home and she stuck to the floor. She said, WHAT kind of a pizza party was this!?? We all stayed quiet. Dad giggled and said, Oh yeah, the soda kind of exploded! But don't worry, the pizza box was closed and I cleaned it up as best I could. Mom mopped everything right up and had a slice of pizza. Everything was ok again! THEN, more excitement! My hero, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer came on the tv! Me and Mom sing along to everything!! I got my stuffed Bumble out and made it sing too! It sings the Rudolph song! What a great day!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

July 10, 2017

Dear Terry, Dad's back! Dad's back!! Dad's back!!! He came back a few days ago and me and him haven't been apart. I sleep with him, I eat with him, I watch him breathe. I watch everything he does! Dad's back! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him get out of the car a few days ago! I was so excited!! I couldn't get past Mom fast enough! Dad is really tired all the time. But he makes time to pet me even when he is too tired to get up. He wants to help Mom out but she wants him to rest right now. Mom says I've been the best dog ever helping out! Mom said we have to get Dad better to go on vacation. I might walk to the Ocean if that's what Dad wants. MIGHT. Maybe love does have its limits...Woof! It's storming here so I curled up with Dad. I tried to be brave but that didn't work out so good because I got too scared.  I better go...

Barks and Wags, FredDog

July 3, 2017

Dear Terry, This is 007 1/2 with a full report!! Woof! It was an EPIC ADVENTURE! First, Me and Mom jumped into the Jeep and away we went! Mom said we have to hurry there are storms coming. I thought maybe we were going to the park but Mom said no we have a Mission! Mission Happy Dad! She said you should be singing the Mission song now. We went to the Hospital. I had never been there before. I am not allowed in there. Sick people live in a hospital. Dad's one of those people. I miss him. I wish he didn't have the pneumonia. We drove around the back and parked. But the storm caught up to us and we had to stay in the Jeep. It rained so loud that I got scared and then it thundered and the wind and there was hail. I was shaking. Mom scooped me up and wrapped me up in her jacket and covered my ears. I like when she does that because then I can't hear all the scary storm sounds. She said FRED, you have to be brave or we can't complete Mission Happy Dad! Soon the storm stopped and I said WOOF WOOF lets's go Mom!! We had to brave big puddles, dodge a doctor, we went past some big red signs. Mom said they were no tresspassing signs but I can't read. Mom said that was going to be our defense. Then we started down a giant hill that had water flowing down it really fast. we splashed all the way down, my feet got wet. Mom said be BRAVE! and I was! Then we went past a loading dock. Lots of noises there. Finally we got to the bottom of the hill and Mom called Dad and I could hear his voice but I couldn't see him! Mom looked way up the windows and there was DAD! Mom waved and waved and I could hear Dad's voice from the phone and we talked to Dad for a few minutes. We had to go though because another storm was coming and the wind was picking up. Dad and Mom waved Bye Bye to each other and we ran up the hill, back through the  running water, dodging rain drops and gusts of wind. We ran all the way back to the Jeep. WHEW! Then I had to pee. It was all too exciting. FINALLY we got back in the saftey of the Jeep. Mom was laughing and laughing and she said we better go! When we got home we talked to Dad again and he said there was a Security Man that came soon after we had left, walking all around outside. But we had already made our exit. Dad was laughing so hard! Mom said Mission Accomplished! Dad got to see his favorite Dog! Me!! She hopes it makes him feel better. Mom said I was so brave that we stopped at the Burger Palace and I got my very own cheeseburger!!!

Barks and Wags, 007 1/2, aka FredDog!

June 27, 2017

Dear Terry. I'm sad. No Dad. Mom says he is in the hospital. Like staying at the vet's place. Dad can't be happy. I'm never happy at the vet. Mom says he has pneumonia. I don't know what that is but I know that he isn't here. We have a morning routine! Mom takes me out then when I get in Dad gives me treats! First a meat stick for pooping, then my special treat that helps my back, then a Milk Bone with peanut butter on top! Mom's been messing it up. One morning she forgot my Milk Bone with peanut butter!!! I sat at the cabinet waiting and waiting. FINALLY she remembered. Dad wouldn't have forgotten. It's our thing! Mom did give me some french toast and bacon she had made. And a little bit of scrambled egg! I like eggs. The girls make good eggs. Mom has been making sure I get a lot of walks so that I don't go crazy without Dad. A tired dog is a good dog, she always says that. Mom let me talk to Dad on the phone too. He said how's my PUPPPPYYYY!!! That's me, you know! I barked and barked HELLLOOOO DADDDDD!!! Then me and Petey ran all around. I wish Dad would come home!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

June 21, 2017

Dear Terry, It's me PennyCat. Meow Meow! Life is hard. PeteyCat is crazy. He's always running around. All I want is a quiet place to nap. That DOG is loud and runs around with Petey. I decided to take matters into my own hands this morning. For some reason Mom loves those two but we all know she loves me the best. I can do no wrong. She even says so. That DOG likes his toys all lined up and in certain places. This morning, I moved all of them. ALL of them. Different places for all of them. I ate all of Petey's food. I drank his water and then dumped it all over the spot on the counter where he likes to sit in the morning to watch what Mom and Dad are doing. I sat in That DOG's favorite spot all night long. I knew that alone would make him crazy. When everyone got up, Petey and That DOG came out into the living room all happy and cheery and there I was to greet everyone. RIGHT IN THAT DOG's favorite spot. He was all confused and upset. You can only imagine his dismay. Petey jumped on the counter and got all wet. Mom said there's My Penny! And she gave me lots of pets. The others looked on...My work here is done...FOR TODAY.

Meow Meow, PennyCat!

p.s. never mess with the calico!

June 21, 2017

Dear Terry, Oh boy, yesterday there was some big excitement with The Girls. First, I didn't hurt any chickens.  I mean, first, no chickens were hurt! Mom had them out and about before work. She said she needed to pull some weeds pulled so she was pulling weeds and The Girls were eating bugs and weeds with her. Mom put The Girls back in their house and we did all the usual stuff to get Mom ready for work. I kept hearing The Girls. They are pretty quiet unless they are really happy or really mad. They sounded happy so I didn't say anything. And I didn't tell Mom that I could see them from the front window. Mom left for work, only she didn't. She got out the front door and saw The Girls strolling along the driveway back by the neighbors!! The Girls had ESCAPED! Mom knew just what to do. She went to the garage and grabbed the bag of bugs that they like so much and shook the bag. Marge! Lisa! Oh they came running down the driveway! Good Girls! But they got sidetracked by bugs in the honeysuckle. Mom went back the drive and picked up Margie and walked back down with her. Lisa FLEW the whole way. She's very flappy and it always looks like she is going to crash land somewhere. She landed safely on her feet right next to Mom. I saw it all! First I could see out the front and then I could see out the side. I was trying to tell Dad but he had fallen asleep and missed all the excitement! Mom had forgotten to shut one of the doors on the coop and The Girls were out and about on their own for a long time. All morning!! We have to be careful with The Girls because of the neighbor's cats. I guess The Girls can fend for themselves!! They were very happy all day long.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

June 11, 2017

Dear Terry, Petey got in trouble today. Dad took him and Penny Cat outside on the deck this morning. Petey walked right off the deck, down the steps and along the cat ledge. He could have fallen into the grass! Mom heard Dad say PEEETTTTEEY, get back here. She went to see and there was Petey. She was real calm. Dad was so worried! Mom said, hey Petey, come here. And he came right to her! Mom said the ledge is part of the house and it's only 2 feet from ground at most. Dad said it was still scary. Dad said Petey saw another cat. He could have been in a fight!! It was scary! We all worry about Petey because he doesn't have a lick of sense in him. Oh and me and Mom took a walk in the woods. She let me chase a squirrel up a tree! I stood up against the tree and howled so everyone would know the squirrel was in the tree! Woooooo woooooo woooooo! It was really hot and we pooped out and went back to the car early. Mom brought ice water with us and we both had a big drink in the car with the cold air blowing on us. Whew!

Barks and wags, FredDog!

June 8, 2017

Dear Terry, Me and Petey got in BIG trouble today. Really BIG trouble. Mom took Dad to the eye doctor this morning. She did a bunch of stuff around the house when they got back and then she pooped out. She laid down and took a nap. Well, for a little while she took a nap. Me and Petey ruined it and woke her up by accident. Only Petey did it on purpose. I KNOW how that cat is!! It is ALL his fault! He ambushed me at the water bowl next to the bed. And we ended up fighting. I pulled out his fur and he scratched me in the eye and I was barking and snarling and Petey was hissing and screeching and the water bowl went flying and Mom jumped up awake and she yelled at us. She made both of us come and sit down in front of her. Only I couldn't see so good because MY EYE WAS PUT OUT. Mom assured me I still had an eye and she made sure I had no scratches on it. It really hurt. She cleaned the slobber off of Petey and made sure I hadn't bitten him. I didn't, all I did was pull out some fur. Mom knows it was me becasue the fur was stuck on my claw. Once Mom knew we were both OK we were allowed to leave. I jumped up on the bed and stayed with Mom. I didn't mean to ruin her nap. Petey came by again and he head butted me under the chin and I knew we were friends again. Petey purred a lot for Mom and we all calmed down. In fact, me and Mom went for a run in the park. At first Mom didn't want to run. She was still tired and it was late afternoon. I got her to run though! First I would walk real slow until I was behind her and then run up and try and get her to run. FINALLY she said ok ok let's run! Off we went! We ran a long time. When we got tired we slowed down and then I was too tired to go on so I sat down. Mom said, FRED, I can't carry you! Then I realized OH there's the car! and Mom gave me a good drink of water. Whew! What a day!!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

June 4, 2017

Dear Terry, It's me Petey. I had to help FredDog today. He thought he was all alone in the house. It started to rain and then we heard thunder. My friend hit the panic button and started to bark his storm bark and I knew he wasn't going to get through this one without my help. I ran right to him and at the same time we heard Mom call Fred!! come here!! And he ran right to her and I was right behind him. Fred was hiding under the desk on the floor. I laid down next to him and purred and purred until the storm was over and his heart wasn't beating so loud. Mom never saw me do that before. I usually run window to window watching the storm. Sometimes Fred needs help. Today was one of those days. Once the storm passed we ran all through the house together. We banged into the garbage can but that's OK! It didn't tip over this time!

This is ME! Petey !

ROARRRRRR!!

PeteyCat

June 2, 2017

Dear Terry, What a night! First Mom came home from work! Petey MEOWED and I barked and Penny Cat said Meow Meow. Then we ate PIZZA! We love Pizza Parties! Me and Mom checked on the chickens and it seemed like this was going to be a quiet night UNTIL Dad went out on the deck and Petey escaped and Penny Cat escaped! And Dad said OH NOOOO!!! Me and Mom came running but something was THUMP THUMP THUMPING. Mom said, What is that???? She looked around and then, just as Dad came back inside, one of the ceiling fan blades FLEW across the room and I ran, Mom ducked, Dad said OH NOOOOOO!!!! It landed with a clunk on the floor. Mom hurried up and turned the fan off. Everyone was OK. Then her and Dad remembered CATS!!! They hurried out to the deck and sure enough there they were hiding under the grill cover!  They got Petey and Penny Cat right back inside. NOW everyone was safe. Petey tried to help Mom on the chair while she fixed the fan. Dad had to keep shooing him away. Me and Penny Cat are afraid to go back in the kitchen. What if it happens again??? It was pretty scary. Mom can really duck fast when she has too!

I hope you have a nice quiet night!

Hi to Gilgamesh!

Barks and Wags, FredDog!

May 30, 2017

Dear Terry, I learned a new trick. I can count 5 and I can count 10. Mom says I have my own special way of counting. First I sit down and then Mom asks me a math question. Sometimes she says what's 4 plus 1?? and I hold my foot up! That's right she says! FIVE! And I get a treat! Fred, What's 12 minus 7?? and I hold my foot up! That's right she says! FIVE! Dad tries to trick me, he asks, Fred, What's 5 times 1?? But I know!!! I hold my foot up!! That's RIGHT! FIVE!!! But me and Mom always save the best for last. She asks me, Fred, What's 5 plus 5??? I hold up both feet!! That's right!! TEN!!! When we first showed Dad how I could count 5, he was all confused. Then he caught on. He said OHHHHH I see 5 claws on Fred's feet! Give me FIVE! Then he laughed and laughed! He said maybe one day I could learn the other numbers but Five is a good place to start!

Mom said she is going to try and teach me another Helper Job. Aunt Laura saw on TV how a shelter dog like me learned how to smell low blood sugar. He wanted to be a Helper Dog to his family. So he learned how to smell low blood sugar like it was a trick. Mom looked up how to teach me. I can learn anything. I don't know what low blood sugar is but if I can help Dad, I can learn it really fast. I have tricks that I do and then I have Helper Dog Jobs. I can turn on the battery lights for Dad. I let him know when he's going to get one of the bad headaches. I help when he gets confused about which room to go to and when he gets anxious. I'm a real good smeller. I KNOW I can learn how to smell low blood sugar. Helper Dog Jobs are things I do because I want to help Dad. I don't get any treats but I get lots of pets on the head! Tricks are when we are having fun and I get a treat. Mom said she has to get some supplies to help me learn but I am going to start learning real soon.

Hope you have a good night!

Barks and Wags, FredDog!

May 24, 2017

Dear Terry, Today was all rainy and yucky. But Dad had an idea for some indoor fun! He said we are going to have a Cleaning Party! I said what's that Dad??? First we picked up everything off the floor and we found my bone! Then we vacuumed! It's a really scary machine so I ran through the house with Petey, barking and woofing the whole time! Scary and FUN! Then Dad had to broom the kitchen floor. Oh my gosh! Petey chases the special kitchen floor broom. I barked some more because it was all too crazy! All that barking made me have to pee so Dad took me outside in the rain. We hurried back in for more fun! Mom was coming home!! I helped him make some coffee so she could warm up. Last time Dad made coffee he dropped the can and smashed some eggs!!! This time it went off without a hitch. WHEW! Oh and we took a nap in there somewhere. FINALLY, Mom came home so me and Petey ran around even more!! Mom took me out in the rain and we checked on the chickens. Marge and Lisa were under cover of the rain. I helped Mom give them some food. Then we trotted through the rain and came back inside and now we are nice and snuggly warm. I'm going to work on chewing down that bone. OH I forgot the most exciting thing today! Mom was getting ready for work this morning after our morning walk and she found a TICK stuck to her arm! DADDDDDDDDDD DADDDDDDDD! OH MY GOSH, Mom's not supposed to have those things stick to her!! Dad came as fast as he could. He helped her pull the tick off. We don't like bugs. Maybe Mom should wear a flea and tick collar like me. She's OK don't worry!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

May 20, 2017

Dear Terry, I had a bad bad day yesterday. First, me and Mom went for our morning walk around the yard. But when we were in the driveway, I stepped on something that wriggled and squished and I jumped back super high up in the air and Mom jumped back and said a bad word really loud. I had stepped on a SNAKE!! It was HUGE. Mom hurried up and got a good look at it. She wasn't sure if I had gotten bitten or not. Mom said it was a Garter Snake. But it was a pretty big one in my book. She looked me over real good and saw no bite marks. She kept separating my fur so she could see my skin. AND she had to TOUCH MY FEET. This was a morning DISASTER. Mom said Garter snakes aren't poisonous but it was best to double check for bites. Bad enough I stepped on something squishy and wriggly, I had to have my FEET TOUCHED. After that we went over to see the chickens. They were pretty happy, the sun was shining. I turned my back to them so I could smell the breeze and OUCHHHHH. Marge pecked me RIGHT IN THE BUTT!!! I freaked out and jumped all over the place again. Mom sighed a big sigh. She sat down in the grass with me and got me all calmed down. Later on in the day I thought Mom would take me on a walk. But her and Dad went to see a baseball game. I was super disappointed. They left the game on the TV for me. I like to listen to the people talk and it puts me to sleep. Only it didn't, I was sad. No walk. No Mom. No Dad. I got my pal Spot and we stayed in my bed until they came home. It was really late. Mom and Dad cheered me right up! I got to have a snack and everything! I slept right next to Mom all night long. It was good to have everyone home again where they belong.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

May 14, 2017

Dear Terry, All kinds of stuff going on here! Mom put up the big umbrella on the deck and it almost blew away!! Then the cats got to go outside on the deck with Mom and Dad but not ME! I thought everyone forgot about me. I like the deck too! I went to my bed and laid down. It was awful. Mom said I cant go out on the deck with PennyCat because I sometimes scare her. I don't mean to. Mom and Dad were busy all day long doing stuff outside and in the house. Dad planted plants! Mom dug in the dirt. Oh and Marge and Lisa got to try out a new spot in the yard. Mom likes to give them new spots because they eat everything and she doesn't have to mow! And the Girls are happy! But I wasn't happy. No one was even paying attention to me. I laid in my bed. After dinner, Mom said we can't have any sad dogs in THIS house! I didn't move. Dad said, NO SAD DOGS! And with that, Mom grabbed the leash and I got so excited I bonked my head off the door!! Woof! We went to the nature park. We walked everywhere. Up the hill, down the hill. Around the ponds. HELLLO MALLARDS! Me and Mom walked and walked. No more sad dog! Now I am tired. Me and Dad are going to watch some baseball together.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

May 12, 2017

Dear Terry, Guess what tomorrow is? Tomorrow is Junk Day. Everyone puts junk by the road and other people come and take it. Free junk everywhere! Then the big trucks come and pick up the junk until it's all gone. Mom put our junk out early. She didn't get all of it out though. Dad is kind of down and out from his eye being zapped again. I have to keep watch over everything. I barked all day long to let Dad know that there were people at the road picking through the junk. Then when Mom came home we inspected the junk pile to see what was gone already. I'm not usually allowed near the road but me and Mom were real careful and she made sure I was safe. I had to stay in the grass. Strange people coming and going make me nervous. They will come in the night too. I plan on barking all night long so Mom knows we will be safe. Petey keeps telling me to knock it off. But I barked at him too. He's in the basement with my PennyCat. She doesn't like me barking either but someone has to do it! I'm going to be tired tomorrow after keeping an eye on everything. I still have 2 eyes you know. WOOF WOOF! Crazy chickens!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

May 9, 2017

Dear Terry, I got HURT! I swear my eye is MISSING. That crazy Marge! Mom came home and we went out to check on them like always. I went right up to the run and Barked HELLO right in Marge's face and you know what that crazy bird did??? She pecked me RIGHT by my eye!! OWWWWIE!! I spun in a circle and went right back up to her and she pecked me again!! I swear she put my eye out!!! Mom says that's what happens when you break the Chicken Rules!  WOOF. I know I know , no barking at the chickens! BUT I was only saying HELLO. OK it might have been really loud. Mom assured me both eyes were still in my head but for a minute there I had my doubts. Dad said both my eyes are still there. He called me Patch though!!!! Mom said she didn't even draw blood. Either time. Maybe tomorrow I won't be so loud. Maybe tomorrow I won't even say Hello. Maybe tomorrow I will sit there and do nothing but stick my tongue out. PTHHHH. Crazy BIRDS!

No Barks but lots of Wags, FredDog!

May 8, 2017

Dear Terry, Mom says she will write more often. She's been too busy and not paying enough attention to me! Dad said I've been acting out. Mom said I know how to fix that! She said me andher need some Puppy Fun Time. Today we are going to go walking in my favorite park in the woods. This morning she let me help with all the chores. I even got to play with Marge! I would pretend jump at Marge and she would flap her wings and get all big and tall. I would pretend jump, she would jump too. It all ended when she reached through the fence and pecked me on the nose. Mom laughed, she said she knew that was coming!  Margie always comes out to see me every morning. Most times she is nice to me. Lisa is CRAZY. That's ok, I like them both. Mom said I get to help her pull some weeds today in the yard. I sit right next to her when we do the weeding. My job is to catch flies. I'm pretty good at it but you have to be careful not to knock Mom over! Woof! Mom said now that it's nice weather, we can get out and do all the fun stuff we want too! I hope you come back to visit again. Even Petey was talking about how you came to visit! Not Penny, she slept through it all!

Mom said we promise to write more !

Love and Woofs, FredDog!

April 18, 2017

Dear Terry, Big Eggciting News!! Lisa laid the first egg!! Oh my gosh we haven't had this much excitement in a long time here! Me and Mom check on the chickens every morning and every night and I check them with Dad during the day. We look every day for eggs but we haven't seen any UNTIL TODAY! Mom opened the Hen House and she looked in and said FRED! EGG!! The girls were super clucky this morning because Mom was so excited then I was so excited I barked! We ran inside and Mom told Dad, get your shoes on! Hurry Up! Dad was scared at first - WHAT is going on?? Mom said An EGG!!! And Dad started laughing and he put his shoes on and we all went back out to see The Egg. Mom took a picture of it so you could see. Dad said, What a fine looking EGG! Dad doesn't eat eggs but he knew a good egg when he saw it! Then Mom let me smell it! What a good smell! When Mom got home tonight she fried it up in a pan and ate it. She even gave me a little bit. YUMMY. The middle was so yellow it looked orange to me. I hope we get more eggs! Marge hasn't laid an egg yet though. Maybe she will tonight and maybe Lisa will lay another one. Then me and Mom can each have an egg to eat!

Here's the egg. Dad said he was really hoping for a Golden Egg but a brown one is good too!

Lisa's First Egg!

Barks and Clucks, FredDog!

April 12, 2017

Dear Terry, Me and Mom and Dad took a big trip to go to Sam's birthday party! There was cake but no ice cream. I wasn't allowed any cake. It was chocolate. I was really tired. And a little grumpy. I pooped out early. Everyone let me have my favorite chair. It's just the right kind of comfortable. Oh and we saw Uncle Tom! He has new place. We have to ride an elevator to get to his place. There's lots of old people there and I stopped to say HELLO LADY to one of them! She was in a wheelchair and couldn't sit up so good. But she could sure pet me! She was laughing and telling Mom about how she used to have Irish Setters. She talked and talked to me. Mom said how good it was to see The Lady laugh and smile. Mom said What a Good Boy! And she gave me lots of pets! Uncle Tom played catch the Cherrios with me! I had a lot of Cherrios. YUMM! Uncle Tom even walked out with us to say goodbye and wave Bye Bye to me! Oh and me and Mom check on the chickens all the time. This morning Marge even greeted me with a COO COOO. That's her happy sound. We checked for eggs but no eggs yet. I pranced around in front of Marge in the coop to see if I could get her to play but she flapped her wings at me. The flappy wing thing scares me! Woof!

Hope you are having a Flappy Day!

Love, Woofs and Barks, FredDog

April 6, 2017

Dear Terry, I didn't know that being a Chicken Checker could be so tiring!! As soon as I pee in the morning , me and Mom go over to check on The Girls. That's what Mom calls them. Their names are really Lisa and Marge. Marge is the big one. Lisa is the crazy one. We make sure the coop is OK and check all around it and then I pee on the corner. Then we open the doors and out they come! CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK. Today, Mom let me stay right next to the coop. I sat there real good and I put my nose up to the fence and Marge tried to PUT MY EYE OUT. Mom said No, she wanted to see if you were anything good to eat. They eat almost everything you know. I didn't bark though. I think Marge figured out that I am here to help! Me and Dad check on them during the day and then me and Mom check on them when she gets home at night. One time we saw the neighbor's cat trying to decide what to do about the chickens. He was nervous, you could tell. I barked at him to let him know GO AWAY and he ran really fast even though I wasn't anywhere near him and Mom had me on the leash. Marge eats right out of Mom's hand. We give them good treats to eat. Like lettuce and oregano and peppers. They really like lettuce. Petey watches them from the window. He's not allowed to be a Chicken Checker. Mom says some jobs are Dog Only Jobs and that I am the Best Chicken Checker EVER! WOOF WOOF!!

I hope you can see them soon!!

Barks Wags  Meows & Clucks! FredDog, Petey and PennyCat, Marge and Lisa!

March 29, 2017

Dear Terry, Today was my first day on the job as Chicken Checker! Mom brought them home a little bit ago and she got them in their little house and gave them good food and water. I could hear them but I couldn't see them. Then, FINALLY, Mom came and took me outside to meet them. Dad was outside already watching them. I smelled them and then went around the corner and saw them! My gosh they were big birds. I thought they would be little ones like at the store. They cluck cluck real soft. There's a big one and a medium one and a smaller one. They're red. I wasn't sure what to do, so I barked. Mom and Dad both said FRED. And I sat down. Then I accidentally barked some more. It was all too exciting! The chickens stood up real tall and cluck clucked at me. And I listened to them for a few minutes. Then I barked again. and Dad laid down the law. FREDDOG. Oh oops I barked. Then me and Mom took a little walk away and came back again and this time I got it all right! I smelled them, looked in the house to make sure they were OK and then sat down and watched them. They watched me. I bet they would put my eye out. But then we all relaxed and I pooped and they started eating again. They were busy picking bugs out of the ground and food out of the dish. I went in the house and Mom gave me a special Chicken Checker Treat!! Mom says they are called Marge, Lisa and Maggie.

the best Chicken Checker ever!
Love and Woofs,
FredDog

March 28, 2017

Dear Terry, Guess what!? I get a new job tomorrow! Mom said I am going to be the Official Family Chicken Checker! That's right Chicken Checker! They arrive tomorrow. I'm not sure what chickens are but Mom said I am going to be checking on them every morning and night. A Chicken Checker!! That's Me!!! I'm going to be the best one around I know it! I can't wait to meet them. Mom said they will live outside and she showed me their special house and everything. Mom built the house for them. It came in a big box and she built it all by herself. Me and Dad kind of slept through that. I'm going to be The Chicken Checker!!

Love and Woofs, FredDog.

March 26, 2017

Dear Terry, I'm not feeling too good. My back hurts. Sometimes I over do it and then I don't feel good. Mom knew just what to do though! She gave me a special cheese ball and pretty soon I was feeling better. Yesterday, me and Mom went for a walk in the woods and she decided we should walk in tandem. I didn't know what that was. She clipped my leash to her waist and wasn't holding it in her hand at all! I didn't know what to do. I stood there looking at her. She said, Come on Fred! Let's Go! Only I didn't know where to go!  She went one way and I went the other way and we both had to stop. This was very confusing. She usually guides me with the leash on what direction to go. Then I thought she meant RUN! So I took off and she ran after me because we were connected. We had to stop. Then I got mixed up and tangled in a picker bush. And we had to stop again.  We did get the hang of this in tandem thing though. Once we both went in the same direction things were MUCH easier! We decided that maybe we won't do that too often. Stick to what we know!

Love and Woofs! FredDog

March 21, 2017

Dear Terry, Boy I have been so tired!! Sunday me and Mom went running at the Running Park. She said I needed a good run because I was being ornery. I don't know what that is but I am going to try and be like that all the time so we can go running! Guess what we saw there??? The biggest dog I have ever seen in my LIFE. She was gigantic! Bigger than Big! Mom said she was a Newfoundland. A really big one, Mom said. I decided that I wanted to walk the other way. I wasn't so sure she was friendly. So then we started running. And more running! But what was that sound???? BZZZZZZZZZZ, BZZZZZZZZ! It was so loud! Where was it?? Oh my gosh it was in the SKY! I stopped and watched it. I tilted my head so I could hear it better. Mom knelt down next to me and said Don't Worry  Freddie, it's an airplane! She gave me a big pat on the head. An airplane??? It swopped around like a birdie but it was loud and noisy. Even noisier than the Ravens. I watched and watched and it would always return to the men standing in the grass then it would take off again! It was pretty neat! The men waved to us and I barked back! Then we took off running again! I love to run. Mom doesn't. She does it because I like to run. I know it hurts her knee so I don't run full tilt anymore. I run as fast as she does. Which sometimes really isnt so fast. I like to go fast! I was so tired after all that excitement and running that I think I slept for 3 days! Mom said it was only for 3 hours. It was a long time. Dad tucked me into all the blankets and Petey snuggled in next to me. How great is that! Oh and I think PennyCat likes me again! For awhile she wouldn't come near me. Dad said it was because I started barking too loud when I would see her. But she's been coming into the kitchen and I walk up to her and she greets me like she used to! She MEOWSHISSS and slaps me on the nose! It's like old times!! I love PennyCat. She was my first friend here.

Hope you get lots of MEOWSHISSSS in your day!! OXO FredDog!

March 15, 2017

Dear Terry, Mom said she talked to you today! You told her all about the New Dog, Gilgamesh. Mom says he is bigger than a bread box and she showed me the bread box on the counter. She said in fact, he's bigger than 5 of me!! I can't count but Mom said that's really big. I can't wait until you come out and we can see each other again! Mom said you were going to go to a Fiesta. That's a party! Mom said she told you about how I grumbled at my Grammy. In my defense, I have to make sure everyone that walks in the house is A-OK and won't hurt Dad. Mom says she is 75 years old and his MOM and you never grumble at Grammy. I have to relearn what to do when someone is helping Dad. She said I can't help Dad with everything but I can! Well ok, not the socks. I don't have thumbs. Mom is always right. WOOF. I kind of pushed Grammy out of the way too. No Pushing Grammy! It's like the other rule, No Making PennyCat Fluffy. Mom said she is going to walk me through being good with Grammy again. Maybe Grammy could give me some Cherrios. I like those! Mom's been saying a lot of stuff this week. Mostly rules. But she said we are going to have some FUN tonight so I can relax! I bet she gets out my food toy. Me and Petey both like that! We both try and get the food out of the puzzle. Sometimes it's harder to get the pieces out because Dad will put peanut butter over everything and all the snacks stick! OH and guess what I ate!? A pink bunny marshmellow ! I never had marshmellow before and Mom gave me the ears of the bunny. At first I thought WHAT is this??? It was all grainy but not really crunchy. Then it stuck to my teeth. Then it melted and turned my mouth PINK! WOOF!!! It was yummy!!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

March 12, 2017

Dear Terry, I hope Gilhamesh is having lots of fun! Mom said he's as big as a house! Mom and Petey had a big adventure yesterday. She put Petey in The Crate. Petey didn't like that at all. He started meowing really loud and shaking the cage. Mom has to tie it shut so he doesn't bust free. He can get that front open when he wants to. I told Petey to pipe down! You want to save that for when you get to the vet. Start acting like a complete loon and making lots and lots of noise so they stop doing stuff to you, like looking in your ears and eyes. Dad got Petey to quiet down though. I sat and listened to Dad too. Then Mom took Petey away. Mom said it was only a check up to make sure he's a-ok. I told Petey that's what she always says and not to believe it, it's a trick!! Dad said, FRED! Stop that! Petey's going to tell you what happened next!

Hi Terry, It's Petey. Mom PUT ME IN THE CRATE. Then we went for a car ride. I don't like car rides. The only good car ride was when Mom picked me up from the shelter and gave me a home. We didn't go the the Vet right away. First we went to the Library. Don't know what that is and dont care. Mom got OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT ME.  But she was back in a few seconds. I couldn't even try and bust free that's how quick she was. Then we went to the Bank. It has things that made lots of noise. WHOOOOOSSSSSHHHHHHH. I laid my ears back but then I wanted to see. But I couldn't because of the crate!!! Mom lifted the crate up so I could see what was going on there at the bank. Hmmm this was kind of interesting. Fred made it sound like I was gonna DIE. Then just when I thought this might be a fun trip we ended up at the VET. MOMMMMM!!!!! Boy was I mad. I turned around in the crate and wouldn't even look at Mom. Mom told me to be to BE GOOD. I guess I was because we were outta there real quick too. The doctor looked in my eyes and I looked in her eyes. She looked in my ears so I looked up her nose real good, she looked at my teeth and I tried to look at her teeth.  Oh and then we went for another ride in the car only this time I could tell we were going home so I settled in on my blanket in the crate and fell asleep. What a Day!! Maybe Mom could take me for another ride one day only without the Crate.

Barks, Wags and Meows, FredDog! PeteyCat!

March 5, 2017

Dear Terry, Me and Mom had an exciting walk today! We didn't walk! We ran! We've been going to the sports place and there is a big walking loop all around it and through all the special fields that I'm not supposed to walk on. I like it there. The wind is always blowing and it's wide open and I can GO GO GO GO. I GO so fast sometimes that Mom has to hurry to keep up with me. Today though we RAN! First we had to look around to see if anybody was watching. Mom's funny like that. Mom said let's GO! Then we RAN. All the way along the straight section and around part of a bend. Then we had to slow down to a jog. Then we RAN again! I like running so much more than just walking! I'm a good runner. I keep pace with Mom and she runs pretty good too. But we can't run the whole time yet. Mom's knee sometimes hurts when we run too much. She laughs every time when we get back to the car because we are both breathing hard and she can tell how happy I am. Mom says we ran off and on for over a mile. I don't know how far that is but we are both tired afterwards so it must be really far. I hope we keep going there. Running is fun!!

Hope you had a good day! If you didn't maybe you could go running too! Mom said she's pretty sure that might not be a safe thing for you to do though....Woof!

Barks and Wags! FredDog

March 1, 2017

Dear Terry, Me and Mom were up listening to the storms. I had my special shirt on and Dad laid down next to me and it didn't seem as bad as other times. Mom talked to me the whole time and she told me that you were getting a new PUPPY!! Mom says he is probably bigger than me already. I hope he has a good bark! A good bark is a good dog! That's what I think. Mom always says PIPE DOWN FRED! And then I bark some more just because! Me and Petey are goingto help Dad clean. First we run around like maniacs in front of the vacuum cleaner. Then we will walk all over the mopped floor and leave our foot prints so Mom can see we were helping. Oh and me and Mom have been walking a lot. Mom calls it jogging. We can jog a WHOLE MILE at the new place. I want to flat out run but Mom says be happy she is jogging! WOOF! Th e first time we did it, we both were kind of sorry we did it, but then it got easier and easier. Mom might disagree but we jog together and have fun!

Barks and Woofs, FredDog

February 20, 2017

Dear Terry, What an exciting walk we had yesterday! We went to the Nature Park and there was a ton of people there and no room to park the car! The park manager showed us a spot that we could have. She's always so nice to me! The police were there too. I thought maybe there was a picnic going on with them because they were right in the middle of things. But soon I heard sirens getting closer to us and sure enough! an ambulance came in and then more sirens! and a special rescue truck came in! The men had special ropes and a special board to strap a human to. Mom said Oh boy Fred, We better not go in that direction. I was being real good too, I didn't bark or act up or anything. I could tell I had to listen to Mom. We went up the trails where things were quieter. I could still hear the men. Mom said she thinks someone fell off on of the steep trails. Mom fell once on the trails but she didn't have to have people come rescue her. She just rolled down the hill. We walked almost to the top of the big hill but had to turn around because of the big mud pit. When we got back to the car, we could see the person had been rescued and was being put in the ambulance. I bet they were scared. Oh and the other thing I did yesterday was sit in the sunshine. Mom let me have the whole deck to myself and I sat in the sun watching the birds and the yard and smelling smells! When I want in all I have to do is do a soft woof at the door and Mom let's me back in! But I stayed outside a long time. Me and Mom are going to do some more walking today!

Have a recue free day!

Barks and Wags, FredDog!

February 16, 2017

Dear Terry, I got in some trouble a few days ago and have been working really hard to be a good dog again. Mom and Petey were watching TV in bed and I jumped up to take my spot back from Petey and I kind of landed on everyone and Petey squeaked and ran and he scratched Mom's arm really bad. Super Bad. She was bleeding! And it was all my fault because I scared Petey so bad! Mom's arm got infected and she had to see a Doctor and get medicine and everything. She's OK  but I don't want Mom hurt again so now I only chase and scare Petey when Mom isn't around. She can't get hurt then. I'm not supposed to make Petey squeak or Penny fluffy. And no one should every lose fur or an eye. Those are the rules. Dad was pretty mad at me. Dad never gets mad at me and it was almost more than I could bear. He wouldn't even talk to me. But then he forgave me and let me sit next to him on the sofa!

Trying to be a good dog!

FredDog

February 11, 2017

Dear Terry, The most exciting thing happened! Jimmy, the dog from across the creek, came to the front door today! I was so excited I flipped off the couch! I was barking, he barked back! He trotted to the side yard and down by the garage and back again. But Mom wouldn't let me outside. Jummy is a "bad influence" because he runs away from home a lot. Well, it's not really running away. He likes to chase stuff. Cats, Birds, Dogs, Squirrels. He chases anything! I like to chase stuff too. That's why Mom says NOOOOO you can't go running around with Jimmy! Jimmy went down to the creek and SPLASH! he was playing in the water then he took off for home.  Dad was even watching Jimmy in my yard. I can't wait to go outside and  investigate where he was!

Barks and Wags, FredDog