Well it seemed like a good idea at the time, pick me up put me in the little car and drive me around the store. Seemed at least until some woman whom I’m guessing has bad eyesight says “cute kid” and meant it as I drove past. You just never know these human’s compared to us canines have bad hearing, bad noses and now I’m thinking bad eyesight. It was embarrassing I mean look at me, hair all over and the Dude. Well enough said.
Every once and awhile I like to toss a bone to the Dude and the Chick. The Dude being a newspaper guy likes his morning read, so before breakfast everyday I run out grab the newspaper from wherever the delivery guy has tossed it. Not a big deal for me, I get to stretch out a little, run a little but you would think I just won an Olympic gold medal with the excitement on the Dudes face. My thought is gives him a little tolerance for something I might chew up down the road.
I always run to the window to say “Good Bye” to the Chick and the Dude. I do it for a couple of reasons, one it makes them feel sad for leaving me behind. This works in my favor in case I get into something that they don’t think I should have while they were gone. It makes them feel guilty for leaving me when they return and say, “well you know we shouldn’t have left him behind, remember how sad he looked in the window when we left”. But really I jump up in the window to make sure that they’ve gone so I can get into something without being interrupted. I kind of win ether way. It’s good to be a dog.
So the dude breaks down and gets me a new bed, Thank You very Much! To celebrate I decide to do a little partying. Aunt Taylor-Sue is watching me today so it seemed like a good time to let everyone know that I do know how to get into the trash. Aunt Taylor-Sue comes home to find me after I emptied the trashcan and had just finished downing what turned out to be a good amount of Ranch Dressing left in a bottle.
Why in the World do people call these things Honey Buckets and why do they line them up side by side. In the dogs world you use any fire hydrant on any block. If you miss one there’s always one around the next corner. People are funny.
Getting my first little bed was fun, exciting and I fit in it. But I’m a bigger dog now in need of more sleeping space. If they aren’t going to let me in their bed then lets buy me a new one. Look at this picture is there any question that I haven't out grown my first bed?
Well the Dude and the Chick were planning a little getaway without me. Saying that I wouldn’t travel well on a plane, never thinking of taking me on as carryon. So even though I proceeded to show them that I did indeed fit into their carryon suitcase they left me behind. What’s a dog got to do.
So baby locks, child locks even steel locks bring it.... game on. I could chew through the wood cabinet if I had to get in there and they know it.
That’s why they call them Child Proof Locks not Dog proof locks. It was just child’s play to get this lock off the door to the trash. The Dude put it on and within 2 minutes it was off. Just a quick, twist, turn, pull and bingo it was over. Once off I sat with it in my mouth like a good dog should.
I'm growing so fast it's always fun to see just how far I can stretch. Well today the Dude learned that I could reach the counter top. So five magazines and a box of crayons later he comes home. I stood by looking innocent and trying to give the impression that someone else may have broken in and made the mess. He wasn’t buying it and the give away came when the blue and purple crayons didn’t sit well and came up in a very colorful pile in a the living room. He claims that he’s still missing a yellow and red. Who knows when we’ll see them come bouncing back.
Below was found by Crosby on the night that his Aunt Sue stayed with him apparently taking notes.
The night that Aunt Sue never forget!!!!
By Aunt Taylor-Sue and Crosby Fitzsimmons-Hamilton
7pm Rake left in back yard by Aunt Sue is the best chew toy ever!!!,,I cant get enough. She can dog watch anytime!!! And I think its hiding something under neigh it cuz I’m gonna dig and dig and probably end up in China.
8:15 Ran around backyard as fast as I could, doesn’t stop. Aunt Sue: (Looks like he has a timer on and he’s trying to break his personal best.)
You didn’t want those ferns this year right Dude?
8:30 Toys spread around the yard, but the stick I found is awesome!
9:00pm AuntSue: Crosby chases tale, catches it twice. 10 mins of entertainment
9:10 AuntSue: Crosby slides himself under the leather chair with 3 inch legs (cuz that’s the only way he will fit.) and rotates him self in circles around under the chair, kinda commando style. Pulls himself out from under the chair only to bark at what he left there. (Which is nothing)
9:10 Crosby: I swear I saw something!
9:20pm AuntSue: Crosby found back door rug and swears there is gold under it… continues to dig for gold.
9:24pm AuntSue: Found squeaky toy and sits on rug o gold, now in a lumpy pile and chews on toy.
Oh wait; pile of gold still entices him.
9:25pm AuntSue: Crosby is thinking about taking a break. Goes to red couch and leans onto it………
wait for it…..eyes are drooping….
9:30 Crosby: Aunt Sue keeps making noise, saying you cannot go to sleep until she’s ready..
like that’s going to matter at 5am. Oh wait pot of gold is nice to rest my head on…
9:34 Crosby: Must….. get…..back….. to……… red couch
Aunt Sue please finish what you are writing tomorrow so we can go to bed ppppllllleeeeaaasssee.
9:37 Crosby: Burst of energy, moved back to pot o gold and found squeaky toy…. Took toy back to couch….
9:43- done… not waiting for you anymore. Good night see you Aunt Sue at 5 a.m.!!!!
Turns out that the new pad is 250 miles away from where I was born so we are going to spend the night in a motel room. This is where I start my training of them. Thinking that they are pretty sly the sneak me into a room with them. It’s late and since they snuck me in they didn’t bring my crate with them so I am free to roam. The place smells too clean so I piss on the floor just to break it in. They have no idea what I’m doing or thinking so they toss me on the bed to sleep with them and I gladly do so giving them lesson number one. I move ever so slowly up to the top of the bed and stretch out as far as I can taking over both pillows above their heads just like the top dog should. This was after I pretended to fall asleep between them. There life is going to change big time.
So lets get started, I’m Crosby and was born January 8th 2010. I have an English background, which would be English Springer Spaniel to you official people. I had 15 brothers and sisters and was the second puppy to pop out. I wanted to be the first but Granite a Black and White not Tri like me beat me out of the cave.
Do you have any idea what it’s like fighting for a feeding spot with 15 other brothers and sisters.
To make things worse a week later the place where we were staying had a second litter with another dozen puppies. Talk about crowded and stinky man Oh man.
Eight weeks go by and it's killing me that one after another puppies are being taken away and I’m still here fighting for food and fresh air. Then this Dude and Chick come in after me being left in this orphanage for 13 weeks. The lady who was keeping us opens the door to the back yard where we all hang out and in we all come at once. Who know that some Dude would be sitting on the floor and what was he thinking as 15 dogs come running straight for him all at the same time. I jumped on his lap straight away and stayed until he asked to see some of the other dogs. Can you imagine “see some other dogs”? Well the Chick anyway liked me from the get go so I gave her my little “puppy tilted head smile” as they looked at others. Now get this it took them two and a half hours to come back to me and say, “He’s the one”. Hey I know I was the one from my first lap sit.
So off we go to my new home that I’m going to share with this Dude and the Chick.
