Minnie's Musings

Hi people, it's me, Minnie! My mom is letting me write this post today because she says that I have so many things happening on my social calendar that she just can't keep track of them! So today I am taking over the blog, and I just can't wait to tell you about what I've been up to!


First of all, this weekend my mom dragged me on TWO walks that I did NOT enjoy. You might be thinking, but Minnie always loves a stroll, tugging her mom down the street, and jumping up on people she sees!  Well let me tell you, I still love all of those things, but I DON'T love them when the temperature is over 90!  I kept panting as fast as I could, I tried only walking in the shade, and I even stopped a couple of times, but my mom didn't seem to notice! I want to ask everyone out there, how would YOU feel if you were sporting a rather thick (and beautiful, I must add) coat of fur when it's summer? It is not fun!


Although my walks were not up to my normal level of fun, I did get to go into a Farmer's Market with my mom, where I got to sniff all kinds of fruits, vegetables, cookies, and pies. My mom bought a huge bunch of bananas because I decided I had to lick them. Well do you blame me? They smelled good!


I also got to go to a pool this weekend, but no one let me swim!  Apparently last week all of my fur clogged up the filter or something. Whatever that means! I was just trying to cool off!  I'm still a little scared of the water anyway. But don't tell anyone!


Yesterday was my cousin Jack's 11th birthday! And guess what? We got to have CAKE! I never had doggie birthday cake before. I licked my slice up in one slurp.  Jack took a little longer eating his, so I ate the rest of it for him. It looked like he needed help! I also gave him a cheese and bacon flavored bone, but he didn't want to share it with me. No fair!


Also yesterday my dad turned on this thing called the "sprinkler." I don't know what it does, but it sure is fun! I tried to bite, chew, and leap through the water coming out, but it kept moving around! Then after playing in the sprinkler, I got a bath. I wasn't really happy about that because I look a little silly with my fur matted down!  But I did get a lot of tastes of my shampoo, and it sure tasted good!


I also got to go on quite a few car rides this weekend. Man do I love riding in the car! I love to stick my whole head out the window and feel the breeze, but my mom and dad always yell at me to get back in the car.  I just wanted to feel the wind in my ears, sheesh!  I really love to jump around in the backseat and try to climb in the front seat with my parents. They don't let me come up there with them though! I don't see why not! I am a very fun girl!  People even like to wave at me when they pull up next to us on the road. I wish some of those people would toss me some treats, for crying out loud! It's not easy trying to let your lips flap in the wind when your mom is yanking your collar to get you back in the car!


Anyways, I gotta go get ready for my vet appointment tonight. I just love going to the vet because I get pets, kisses, and TREATS!!

Me and Jack at his birthday party!

Nonstop Panting

This weekend is supposed to be hot. I mean HOT. Tomorrow's high is 99 degrees. I know last summer it was over 100 for basically the whole season, so 99 isn't that bad I guess, but it's still only May!  The reason I'm mentioning the weather report is that I know what Minnie's going to be doing a lot of this weekend: panting!


My poor pup started panting a ton back in March when it was like 80. She doesn't know what's in store for her!  And more panting = more drooling.  And more drooling = even grosser floors than we already have!  I just feel bad for Minn because she won't be getting a lot of outdoor playtime this weekend, even though it's a 3 day weekend and Husband and I will be home the whole time.  When we take her on a walk, I guess we'll have to do it at 7 am so she can bear being outside!


Wednesday was my birthday and Minnie gave me a special treat...she ate a pile of poo outside (SICK) and then licked me!  Thanks Minnie! She also sported the Cardinals hat for 5 seconds so Husband could get a picture and send it to me. What a special lady! Haha.

Go Cards!

I'm staying on the porch where the temps are cooler!

Whoops

Ok, talk about major slacking on the blog updates! SO much has been going on lately that I honestly forgot about writing in the blog! But that doesn't mean Minnie has been neglected, of course!


In April, Husband and I headed to San Diego for an entire week - an entire week without Minnie! Husband's sister watched her for the week, and let me tell you, I was so nervous about leaving her for the first time! Not nervous about Sis-in-law watching Minnie (she and her husband are major dog lovers, and in fact they have a golden of their own, Jack!) I was just nervous that Minnie would miss us too much! However, I had no idea that I would miss Minnie as much as I did! I'm pretty sure that at least 3 times a day, Husband and I would whip out our phones to look at pictures of Minnie and saw, awwww remember this one?


Minnie, on the other hand, had the time of her life! We got numerous texts from my SIL throughout the day (we called them Pupdates, ha!) so we were always updated on Minnie's adventures. I'm pretty sure she missed us for about 10 minutes total. She went on hikes, played/wrestled with Jack, raced up and down steps, protected the yard from the neighbor dog, and basically had a blast. In summary, WE missed Minnie...SHE did not care. Ha!


When we returned from our trip, Minnie actually seemed a little down for a couple days! She moped around the house (I think she was looking for her playmate!) and put herself in her crate promptly at 10 pm! Poor girlfriend. After awhile she got used to us again...I think she was afraid we were going to leave her again!


After a glorious week with Minnie, I left for another week long trip, so I was Minnie-less again! Husband stayed home this time, so luckily our furball wasn't ditched once again! I missed her a ton! Now I'm back for a LONG time, so I won't have to go on missing my girlfriend!


A couple of other things...Minnie went swimming for the first time on Sunday! That was a hilarious situation. We have a video which I will have to post on here. She was scared at first, but she got the hang of it right away! Next she'll have to learn how to not drink the water while swimming!


We also decided to invest in a choker collar - seems mean but it was a GREAT choice. Minnie has a tendency to pull HARD at the leash, jump on every person she sees, and take off running after stuff. It was getting to the point that she was too strong for me to walk her! The choker collar made a difference right away, and hopefully she'll get the hang of it so that we won't have to use it anymore! You go girl!


Here is a picture of me holding Minnie on Mother's Day (she's almost 8 months here)...and as a reminder, the first time I ever held her! Man has she grown!