September 13, 2014

Dear Terry, Today, Mom brought home the best gift EVER and it was for ME! All for ME! Know what it was? Nope not a new cat. Not a new collar either. Nope not another dog. Not a Moozle either. It was a smoked bone from the BUTCHER. Mom said she picked it out special for me! You should smell it. All kinds of meaty goodness. It has lots of meat on it. I've never had one before. Mom said there were all kinds of bones there in a big box called "Dog Bones." Bones as big as my head even! There were even whole pigs feet. Mom said those were too gross to touch. Mom got me ribs. She said that they had the most smoked meat on them. She was right! Mom says I have to be careful eating them. I haven't even gotten through all the meat yet. YUMMY. I am real careful when I chew on my chew sticks. Every single bit gets totally chewed up and gummy before I swallow it down. I'm doing the same with my Butcher Bone. Mom says he makes them special for people like Mom who have dogs. Can you imagine? A whole box of bones just for dogs! I cannot describe what a good day this is!

Hope you have a good day too!

Love, FredDog

Me and my Butcher Bone! 

September 11, 2014

Dear Terry, Today didn't start out so good. Me and Mom woke up and went outside and it poured rain and I got all wet. Mom had to wipe me off a little bit when we got back in the house. Penny Cat won't come near me when I'm all wet. But things got a lot better when Pap showed up to take Dad somewhere! I was so excited to see my Pap that I ran and ran and spinned and spinned and barked and barked! Then when they came back Pap came in again! What a great day this was because I got to see Pap twice!  

Barks and Wags, FredDog

September 9, 2014

Dear Terry, Sorry we haven't written. Me and Mom have been busy. We went for a walk the other day. It was almost nighttime when we went to the park and we saw quite a few critters. Me and Mom chased a bunny. I kindof forgot Mom was attached to the leash and I RAN as soon as that bunny flew out under my nose. But he ran into the ground. I dug at the hole and Mom yelled at me to stop. Then we saw a deer so I barked. And I found a toad by the water so I gave him a nudge into the water and he went SPLOOSH! Oh and I helped Mom make sauce. I like sauce. Mom does all the work but I lay at her feet in case maybe some sauce comes my way. Plus Mom talks to me when she cooks. Penny Cat has been very meowy lately. She tells me all kinds of stuff. Stay off my blanket Fred! Don't eat my food Fred! Mom's going to vacuum Fred! I've been keeping her company though. I don't make her all fluffy scared anymore. Mostly. She gave me a kiss the other morning and I was so excited I peed a little. Just a little. Mom cleaned it right up. Tonight Mom made us all a pizza. Pepperoni! What a surprise! I watched it bake right in the oven. It has a window! How cool is THAT? It's not often Mom makes us a Pizza Party. I got pepperoni from Mom and Dad! It's a good night for a party for sure! I'm going to watch baseball with Dad now. He keeps falling asleep but I keep him company anyways.

Barks and Wags, FredDog

September 4, 2014

Dear Terry,  Yesterday me and Dad had some excitement! His sister came Kathy came over! I barked and barked and ran around! Dad was very happy to see her. But then they left and I didn't know what to do. I sat in the window for a long time waiting. Before I knew it Mom came home! But no Dad. Me and Mom walked around outside for awhile. Still no Dad when we got back inside. I sat in the window some more and waited. Mom said he would be home. Mom watched baseball. I waited almost an entire baseball game and then a car pulled in the driveway and it was DAD! I ran and pawed at the door and barked a whole lot! Mom tried to calm me down and finally gave up and we went outside to see Dad get out of the car!! Whew! I thought he would never get home!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

September 1, 2014

Dear Terry, Mom was really busy today. She did a bunch of cleaning and I helped.  We got the stuff out for Fall too. That was fun. We brought up all kinds of stuff from the basement. I helped by watching Penny Cat. She was helping too. Things were going well until Mom brought out that spooky cat cookie jar. It's always looking at me and it's head COMES OFF.  I barked and barked at it. Mom laughed and put it away again. WHEW! And you know what else Mom did? She put out Candy Corn in the ghost dish. I like Candy Corn. Mom wasn't looking and I might have snitched some. Mom turned around and said FRED!!! I took off running. When she caught up to me all the corn was gone so I couldn't get in trouble. I had to learn again about leaving the Candy Corn alone. Sure was good though! I bet Dad will give me some later on!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

August 30, 2014

Dear Terry, There's a scary outside. Someone is having a birthday party. I like parties. Not this one though. This one has a giant air filled hissing inflatible house. It's so scary. It lights up too. And it shakes and the kids all scream and laugh. It looks like a monster to me and it's a few houses away. Now that it's night it is really scary looking. Mom tried to take me outside and I wouldn't leave the porch. We tried to go out the backdoor but as soon as I got to the steps there it was again! Mom says it will be gone in the morning. I hurried up and pee'd and ran back up the steps. It was awful. What kindof party is that!? Mom said she would never get me one so I don't have to worry.

Trying not to be scared....FredDog

Ausut 29, 2014

Dear Terry, Mom said that Joe is a Pizza Man now. HOW great is THAT? I was thinking that he would be the best Pizza Man EVER. Mom says he is too far away to come here with Pizza. I don't really know how far away you are but you should never be too far from Pizza. Me and Dad agree! Me and Dad have Pizza Parties you know. Joe could bring me, I mean Dad, Pizza and we could all have some together! Mom says that's not how it works. Party Pooper Mom!!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

P.S. I love Pepperoni

August 28, 2014

Dear Terry,  Guess what me and Dad did last night?? It was draft night. I don't know what that is but I do know it involves a lot of snacks so it must be a holiday. Dad said it has to do with football. I don't know what that is either but Mom always makes snacks for that too. Me and Dad had some chili and chicken nuggets. Dad always gives me the last bite of any of his snacks and I got a whole chicken nugget as the last bite! I tried not to burp too much when Mom got home.....

Barks and Wags! FredDog

August 27, 2014

Dear Terry, Yesterday Me and Mom and Dad took another trip! This time we went to see Gram and Pap! It was very exciting. I knew where we were going as soon as Mom made the turn. I pulled Mom right into the house and there was Pap! I didn't even have to run and look for him, there he was! I found Grammy too. I got to sit in the sunroom with Dad and Pap and listen to them talk while I watched the squirrels outside. We didn't stay too long because Mom had things to do. The next thing we did was to park next to the mailbox in the shopping center. The police yelled at Mom. Mom mailed her letter anyways. I think Dad was a pretty embarassed that the police yelled at Mom. Dad told me Mom parked in a fire lane to mail the letter real quick. Dad said you aren't supposed to do that. Mom did it anyways and got yelled at because the policeman was right there. He yelled at her right from his car and honked his horn and everything.  When Mom got back to the car she was laughing because Dad was upset. Mom said I hurried up and I didn't get a ticket, it's OK! Dad said, It wasn't ok! Wooof!!! It was almost as exciting as seeing Gram and Pap!

Barks and Wags, FredDog!

August 25, 2014

Dear Terry, You won't believe what I did yesterday! I slept! All day. Mom had to wake me up to take me outside. I did wake up once when Penny Cat came home. That was very exciting because I missed having her around. Mom said I had to leave her alone because she was all wound up from being at the Pet Hotel. So I went back to sleep.  Today, I woke Mom up this morning bright and early though.  I ran to see Penny Cat. She was still sleeping so I left her alone. I ran to see Dad, but he was still sleeping too. I ran back to Mom and tried to get her up. We went outside and when we came back in she went back to sleep! Mom let me out on the deck so that I would leave everyone alone. At least the birdies are up!


Love and Woofs, FredDog

August 24, 2014

Dear Terry, Guess what!? Me and Mom and Dad took a trip! Not Penny Cat though. She stayed in the pet hotel. We were in the mountains. I've never seen hills so big! We would go up and down up and down until we finally got to the cabins. I got to see the whole family! the Nephews - they kept me busy and I got plenty of treats. Sue and Pete and Laura. Lots of pets from everyone. Me and Mom walked on all kinds of trails. One trail Aunt Laura was with us and we went wayyyyy far down a hillside to a big creek. We were really far into the woods. It took awhile to get back up to the car but we did it! Every morning me and Mom walked around the pond looking for frogs and toads. There was a turtle who took a swim every day in the pond. I watched the boys fish in there too. I even went down to see what they were doing while they were fishing! Now I know why Mom didn't want me afraid of fishing poles anymore. OH! and best of all me and Mom were sitting on the deck watching the pond and this big bird swooped out of the sky right into the pond and snatched up a big fish!! I've never seen ANYTHING like it! I couldn't even bark I was so surprised. Mom was surprised too. It had made a big SPLASH when it scooped that fish out. Mom said it was a bald eagle. She knew it was because it swooped back over the pond and we could see it real good. Almost forgot! Me and Mom and Dad all went to see all the cool stuff around the cabin. We went to see a mill. Boy was it noisy! The water would make big splashes as it came out of the mill. Mom and Dad talked to the Park Ranger too.  Mom said he is like the park police so I better be good and I sat real quiet and listened to them talk. There were lots of people at the mill and I was allowed to go everywhere and in all the buildings and I met some new people. Oh! one more thing! One day me and Mom went to the Lookout Tower. I was allowed to go inside here too. We went up ALLL the steps. There were a lot of them. And we got to the top and Mom could look out and see all the mountains and take pictures. I couldn't see because I'm short you know. But I could see through the cracks in the walls. I don't think I have ever been up so high off the ground before! What fun! I ran to each corner investigating and looking out where I could. We went to go back out of the tower and I got scared. I told Mom NO WAY am I going back down those steps. They looked too steep and scary. Mom said I had to go. She sat down on the each step and we went down one step at a time so I wasn't scared. Every single day I was POOPED OUT. I would fall asleep on the sofa with the Nephews watching TV. I like the mountains. I liked that I could go just about everywhere with Mom to see stuff and explore. I liked sitting on the big porch in the rain with Dad. I was even allowed to swing on the swing on the porch. What a great time! Good to be home now!

Love and Woofs, FredDog!

August 16, 2014

Dear Terry, Guess what! Mom took me for a walk today and we saw lots and lots of butterflies in the butterfly field! Remember when me and Mom took that class and I learned how to be a good dog? That silly teacher told me and Mom that I wasn't allowed to chase butterflies. Mom said that was for the birds and always let's me chase butterflies! I jump and twirl and try and catch them as they all flutter around. There were so many at one time today that it was like a cloud of them! They swirled all around us and I was barking and Mom was laughing. Chasing butterflies is good fun! I'm glad Mom didn't listen to that teacher!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

August 15, 2014

Dear Terry,  We are watching baseball. Mom didn't make any snacks tonight. Her and Dad did a bunch of stuff today. So instead of making snacks she went out and brought some snacks back!! Guess what she got??? Well dad got a coffee that smelled like caramel. Mom has ice cream. And I got my own ice cream cone!! Vanilla of course! My favorite. Mom put it in my snack bowl, cone and all. I get to eat my snacks in the living room with Mom and Dad. At first I licked and slurped the ice cream really fast. But I had to slow down because my tongue was cold. Dad said I was going to get brain freeze. I don't know what that is, but I do know how good that ice cream tasted with the cone broken up all through it. Mom really picked a good snack for the game!! Ice cream makes everything better!

Hope you had ice cream today too!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

August 12, 2014

Dear Terry, I had a big scary today. It stormed and Dad didn't put my magic no scary shirt on me. And Dad was asleep because he was pooped out from the doctor. And And And the storm came and it was so loud! Dad wasn't waking up to help me! He was in the recliner all stretched out. I tried jumping up there but he was snoring. So I jumped back down and I hid underneath the recliner as far back as I could. Only Dad didn't know I was there and he woke up and almost squished me!! And it was storming still and I panicked. I scared Dad and I scared me. Oh it was just awful! Dad gave me lots of pets once I came back out. He was really sorry. We sat together and watched TV until I calmed down and Dad fell asleep again. Penny Cat doesn't get scared of storms. I wish I could be more like her except then I would be a cat! Woof!

Love and Woofs, FredDog

August 10, 2014

Dear Terry, Today Mom and Dad went to a baseball game. Mom put it on the TV for me before she left so I could watch it. I fell asleep. But! When they came home I woke up right away and ran barking to the window. Mom had to go back out but Dad stayed with me and started to get the garbage together. I laid back down on the sofa and guess what!?? Penny Cat came to see MEEEEEEEE. All on her own!!! Oh My Gosh I laid there real still because it was so great to see her and you know what she said to me???? Meow Meow! Like she always does!!  And she turned and walked away!! Penny Cat came to see MEEEEE!!! This has to be about the best day ever!! I didn't bark, I didn't chase her, I didn't do anything at all to make her fluffy or hissy or scared. Dad couldn't wait to tell Mom when she got back in the house. Mom couldn't believe she missed all the fun! 

Being a Good Dog, FredDog

August 9, 2014

Dear Terry, It's me again. Fred. What an exciting time at the park today! The little cottage was open and my pal Pam was inside. She takes care of the park. She showed us the new butterfly display. Pam told Mom that most of the Monarch Butterflies had died all across the country and the park was working with other parks to save them so they can flutter around like before. The butterflies were very fluttery. There were some that hadn't come out yet and a big one flying all around in the special tent. I was allowed to look but I had to be extra special careful and I was. They fly around like magic! I tried to take a pine cone from another display but Mom made me put it back. Then we went hiking up the big hill and all around. Boy was I tired when we got back to the car. Mom gave me a big drink of water. I drank so much there was hardly any left for Mom! When I got home I laid down right in front of the vent for all the cold air. After I cooled off, I ran to find Penny Cat to tell her all about the walk. But I was careful to not get to close to her. We are going to watch some baseball tonight. I bet Mom makes us some good snacks! I hope Penny Cat joins us. I know she would like snacks too!

Barks and Wags, FredDog

August 9, 2014

Dear Terry, You won't believe what happened today! Penny Cat hissed at me! Right in my face! Mom said Good for you Penny! I didn't know what to do so I sat down because I think I must have done something bad. Penny Cat doesn't ever hiss at me. Mom said she should hiss more often so I don't chase her. That might have been the problem. Maybe. Penny Cat sure was mad at me though. When I found her again she bonked me right on the nose. I decided I had better leave her alone and I went outside to help Mom water plants. Much safer. I don't want to keep making Penny Car mad. I noticed she gets all fluffy too when she is mad. Mom told me that a fluffy cat means I am going to get swatted on the nose so I had better be careful and nice to Penny Cat.

Trying to be good again, Love, FredDog

P.S. It's me Penny Cat. That crazy Fred. I have had enough of him thinking he can run right at me. Today I hissed really good at him. I don't hiss at Fred because I am trying to be his friend. But I've had enough of him running right at me like a crazy dog. He sat right down. That's what he does when he gets in trouble so I knew it worked. I went to my spot to lay down after that and there he is AGAIN. I thought Mom said he was a quick learner. I slapped him in the face and he went away. I might have to try this more often....

Meow Meow, Penny Cat

August 7, 2014

Dear Terry, Today was a good and bad bad day. First the bad stuff. Me and Mom and Dad went in the car and I was so excited! I thought we were going for a walk! We went to the VET instead. I wasn't so excited then. When I got in the room, I tried to hide by putting my head on the door and not looking at anyone. It didn't work. First I got weighed. Then the VET, who is a doctor you know, put that stupid light in my eyes and I barked and whined. I'm supposed to be good but who can be good when you have some VET putting a light in your eyes??? Then he looked at my teeth. That part I'm good at because Mom taught me how to open my mouth and let her look in. I got a shot up my nose and it made me sneeze. THEN they took me away from Mom and they TOUCHED MY FEET to trim my nails. I'm kindof freaky about people touching my feet. So I shrieked. Really loud. Pretty soon all the dogs were barking. It was just about the worst thing ever. Things did get better because they took me back to MOM!! I busted right through the door to get to her! Mom gave me a big hug. Things got even better when we were driving home and Mom turned and we went to see Grammy and Pap! Oh it was the best time! I got to eat crepes. Yup crepes! Grammy had made a whole stack of 'em! And Pap was teasing me and I was barking and having a good time! I did accidentally pee on Grams sidewalk and Mom cleaned that up right away. I was still kindof wound up from the other place and couldn't hold it! Mom didn't get mad she just cleaned it right up. I like crepes. That was the good part of the day!

Barks and Wags, FredDog!

August 3, 2014

Dear Terry, Mom TRICKED ME today. She had a piece of chicken in her hand and walked all through the house and into the bathroom and shut the door!! At first I was too busy eating chicken and then I realized HEY, that only happens when it's BATH TIME. Mom said, Rub-A-Dub-Dub Put the Puppy in the TUB! Oh my gosh I hate getting a bath. My feet get wet!! I'm funny about my feet you know. And Dad helped! I thought he loved me best! UGHHHH! I accidentally scraped Dad on the arm real bad and he was bleeding all over the place. Even that didn't stop Mom from getting me all wet and sudsy. Boy, lots of fur came off. I got Mom back though. As soon as I was allowed out of the tub and before Dad could get a towel on me I stood right in front of Mom and shook all the water off in a big giant spray of water everywhere! Dad's job is to dry me off and he took a big towel and got me pretty dry. Then, I took off running though the upstairs and downstairs and up and down and all around. I don't know why I did that but I always do after a bath. I might have scared Penny Cat by accident. Mom put my collar back on and let me out on the deck in the sunshine to dry off. She even brushed me real good and more fur came off. Hey! My feet are white and sparkly clean again! Well that's at least one good thing about the bath today!

Barks and Wags! FredDog

P.S. It's Penny Cat. FredDog is crazy and Mom is even crazier for giving him a bath. He ran everywhere and almost fell down the steps he was running so hard afterwards. What a wacko! At least he smells clean now. I ran and hid in my old towels just to be on the safe side. He sure was nuts! I've been sleeping at the top of the steps at night and trying to get up the nerve to cuddle in with Dad when he watches TV. But then I hear Fred jingle and I get worried and hide. He sure can bark at night at things and that still scares me. I still think we might be able to be friends one day!

Meow Meow, PennyCat

August 2, 2014

Dear Terry, What a day! This morning me and Mom walked around the yard and guess what we found?! A corn cob that was under the deck. Mom got pretty mad because she knew it was those raccoons that pulled it off the corn plants up on the deck.  Mom and me ran up to the deck to see what else those raccoons did. There was a second ear of corn missing. Mom got even madder. We got Dad right away.  That's what we do, we get Dad when Mom gets upset. Dad said, Oh No looks like those raccoons had a picnic!  We weren't even invited!  Dad said, Fred, you better wake Mom up tonight if they come on deck again! I don't know about that tonight because me and Mom are snuggled in watching baseball.  I'm still scared from all the storms and fireworks tonight.  Best just to stay under the covers I think.

Love and Woofs, FredDog