Patches gets ready to go home

PATCHES

Hello there! Patches here... I asked my human if she could write something about me before I left for my new home. I really wanted to stay here, but some humans came to visit and they really liked me! I thought they smelled good too. They have other dogs... I could smell that... I have a good nose. I'm going to miss my humans here because they have taught me to be brave! I don't bite hard, I can sit, I go potty outside...mostly, I sometimes have mistakes when I drink too much water, and I behave when I take warm baths.

 That's me snuggeling with Snowy. I'm telling her that she will be OK without me and not to cry too much. Thats also me as a newborn. I was so tiny! I was smaller than the thing my humans point at the big thing with moving pictures. I grew really fast! I'm 12 weeks old now and I've been told that I'm 20 pounds! HA! I'm not only brave but I'm BIG too! At least I think I'm big...am I big yet?

 These are me too! My human says I was only 11 days old here. See there? I'm on my blue blanket with Weezer, he's the black one... Dot, She's the tan one... and Smudges, She's the other wite one. She got freckles like me but only on her face, I have spots all over! Little humans say I'm a firehouse dog... whats a firehouse dog? Sounds important. I wonder if I AM a firehouse dog?!?! How exciting! yes, I think I will be a firehouse dog when I grow up! I hope my new humans want me to be one. Firehouse dogs are BRAVE, and I'm VERY BRAVE! I'm not afraid of anything! Not even the big gray dog next door. He's really grouchy because he's jealous. He can't come inside. His house is outside and he has to stay in his yard. He barks at me and I bark right back! HA!

So I wanted to say good-bye to all the humans that read this. I'm glad you were here to watch me grow! Snowy and I were out exploring and we went too far away... My human wasn't mad, but she brought Suki our to come get us. I hope my new home lets me explore with their other dogs!

Family Reunion

Hello there! Patches here and BOY do I have a story for you today!!! My stories are GREAT!!!

We were going for a ride today... together... how odd. We always go seperately. Anyway... it was ok, I liked the company. Snowy knew where we were going and said she liked it there. She said it was really big and lots of room to run and play... no streams though. She was sad about that but I really don't like getting wet so I was ok with the idea. First, when we arrived Snowy and I had a quick day at school. We learned "Come" and "Sit". I already know this and showed off. Then... THEN.... wow! It was Benji!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Her parents came for a visit! oh wow! I was SO happy to see her! She's getting big like me! We didn't talk much because we had class again... I showed her all the things I knew, and she showed me things I couldn't do yet. She's SO smart! Her new name is Penny so I'll call her that from now on.

After class we all went into this really big place. This must have been what Snowy was talking about. There were lots of other dogs and their humans here too! Some were nice, some not so much, and others just wanted to stay with their humans.

 

There was this little human... there were a lot of them... he was nice... he kicked the leaves and snowy and I played in them. He was quiet when some of the others wanted to pick us up a lot. I was good and let them. We couldn't play with the real big dogs because we were still little, but that's OK... I didn't want to get stepped on. We were the biggest dogs in this area so I was the one who had to be careful.

  
Oh! Guess what! Guess what! Guess what!!! AUTUMN!!! Her new owner came by too! WOW! What fun! She had so many stories to tell me. She went home only a few days ago but wow the stories! She said she plays with balls and gets to sleep on her humans bed. She sleeps in her own box all by herself and has been very good for him. She showed me these round hard things. There were lots and lots. They all smelled different and they were cold. Perfect for chewing on! After playtime was over we were all really tired. Our humans took us back for the ride home, but we didn't go home... My humans didn't have food before they left like we did... when we got there they put all of us together... one of my humans too... she let us snuggle and nap next to her. Wow what a day! I had so much fun! I'm Pooped!

Snowy goes to the Vet

Hey there! Snowy here. The other day I wasn't feeling too well... it felt like I had to "go" all the time... My human was worried about me and kept me away from Patches and Autumn since they were being a little too rough for me when they played. I slept a lot, but never lost my appetite and drank lots of water, but it still felt like I had to "GO"... ohhh... I really wasn't feeling well....

That night my human gave me a shot of something that I really didn't like. I yelped a little but I was brave. It wasn't like the other shots, this was on my bum! I suppose it was worth it because I got to sleep in a BIG blanket in the kennel by myself. I was so comfy. See there??? on the door? That's my new toy. MY new toy. No one else gets to play with it...Aaand... I have a new collar. See there? It's brown and from the AKC...That's where the purebred dogs go.

My human is so good to me she knew exactly what was wrong with me, but to be sure, in the morning we took a ride to a strange smelling place. Not like the other place I went to  with all the humans and other dogs and things, but this place was weird. I'm not sure I liked it, but my human wasn't worried so that made me feel better... She gave me another shot before we left... hmmph... I'm not liking shots... The humans that were there were really nice. One smelled really good! Like treats and stuff! The other... not so much. She smelled like too many smells, it made me dizzy.

 This human was the one who looked at me and the other photo was where my human and I got to play in before he came in through that door. We waited a long time, so my human sat on the floor with me and we took a nap. Really... I did!

When he came in, he and my human talked to each other for a little and he felt my tummy... hehehe! It tickled! I liked his hand to say it was OK and he looked in my ears and mouth. Why did he do that? All I could understand was "Good". I guess I'm OK? I still feel bad, but not as bad as the day before. My human seemed ok and we left... how strange. I was still so tired, I fell asleep in my basket on the way home.

So that was my day yesterday... Today I got another shot... Really?? I feel fine now... I can potty just fine and I'm ready to play! I don't want another shot.

 See??? I can play... That's me chasing Patches who's chasing Autumn... She's super fast and I have a hard time keeping up with her. The next photo is me sliding down the hill. I LOVE sliding! Patches is at the bottom first. She cheated though and didn't go all the way up. And SEE... the bottom photo is me after Patches pushed me into the water.. no, actually, I fell in by myself. I was clumbsy. I slipped.