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Mom says we have to get ready today to leave for Vegas in the morning at "Oh Dark Hundred"! What the heck does that mean?
It will be a busy two weeks. I am going to two dog shows. She wants me to think purple! I'll think about it! Can I see purple?
Our first show is in Burbank....I GET TO SEE CLAIRE and MELODY!
Clarice is coming to this show and Dee too! Dee already told me that she is riding in the front seat! Well I'm telling you...I am riding in your lap!
It is a special trip for Clarice and Mom is a little sad about it. We have to stop at Dr. Lesser's office – he is a big time cardiologist for dogs! Maybe Clarice has a heart murmur...I had to look up what "murmur" meant. I am sure it is not the one that means a "soft-sounded and quiet utterance/talking "under your breath". You all know Clarice. She is a real tomboy! When she talks it sure isn't a quiet utterance! When she talks we all listen. Even Mom!
It could be an abnormal heart sound but I have put my head on her chest lots of times and her heart sounds good to me. She plays with me now. Yes, she actually rolls around and licks me. We are good friends and I know that she has a good heart. I was smart to make friends with her early on...while I was still a cute little thing (BTW, I am still cute)...I know who the boss is around here. Mom says she doesn't have favorites but I know that Clarice is very special to her.
Well anyway, Dr. Lesser will tell Mom for sure. Mom says we have to look at everything from the bright side. Maybe she doesn't have a murmur and that would be wonderful. No sense worrying about it. Like Abigail says...”It is what it is”. Mom says that Abigail is a very smart young lady.
Hey, Bridget....the other smart young lady in our family turned 14 years old! WOW! That is so old! When we go down to Vegas, Mom and Papa are taking Abigail and Bridget out for some yogurt. She told me not to get my hopes up....I was not going! But I LOVE yogurt! I am turning a year old....don't I deserve yogurt too!? Something about Vegas being too hot to leave a dog in the car...do they have Rangers and mountain lions in Vegas too? And just 'who' is a dog?!
Speaking of eating...this is for you Sally...I made Mom's heart sing! Last night I ate LOTS of kibble. I was hungry! It's Mom fault! She is not catering to me anymore. She says she is taking the 'hard road' with me. If the hard road means she is trying to starve me to death...it's working! She only gives me one kind of food - boring....and leaves it down for only a second! ONLY ONE LITTLE SECOND! How am I suppose to think about eating in that short a time! She is getting pretty smart with the chicken too. She cuts it into really small pieces so I have to eat kibble with it. Have to admit, I slept pretty good with a full stomach! This morning I ate – Mom says pretty good. Is this woman never happy!! I ate great - just how big do you think my stomach is anyway!
I better make sure she doesn't get to use to this...I don't want to make it a habit you know!
I am going to miss Cedar. There is great cool air and plenty of space to run around. WOW, did you see Mom's mums? They (Papa and Mom) worked very hard, I understand, last year making a planter and putting in baby mums. Mom says you always get things as babies so you can watch them grow. That is part of the fun! They really grew up this year.
Mom loves it here...so does Papa! We are coming back after the dog show....a trip to Oregon...another dog show! Have no clue what Oregon is but the rumor is that I get to play with Dee...she is such a softy!! I can get her to hand fed me real easy - just watch!
HEY HEY HEY....did I tell you....Josie's brother is coming home. I remember him. Josie is all excited. She says finally someone her own age that will help terrorize the household! Mom explained to me that he was not stolen. He went to someone who was going to be his new mom...but because he makes his hair go all over the place...she got allergic to him! Mom says I am to be nice because his mom is very sad and he will be sad (just for a little while) to leave her too. Hey, I'm sad too....another Josie around here...Give me strength!
This is my life. My name is Gigi.
Wonder what these taste like?
You expect me to 'walk' on these rocks!
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( 3 / 155 )What a weekend! We had company! Sheryl, Steve and Britt. Mom did tell me her friends were coming to visit but she forgot to mention they had a dog. ANOTHER CAVALIER! How many cavaliers am I suppose herd around here anyway! Britt was nice. She is very quiet. I spent most of the weekend trying to teach her to bark more.
My job, as I saw it, was to bark every time Sheryl or Steve came into the kitchen. After all I am there to warn Mom when someone is approaching. Mom didn't think I needed to do it 'every-time' they came around. I had Sheryl trained pretty early on to give me treats. She was an easy mark!
I was a little miffed....they seem to like Josie much better than me. No accounting for taste as I am obviously the cutest! Boy did she (that being Josie) eat it up! She was all over them...making nice-nice! She better watch out, when people come and you act really cute....they take you home with them.
One of the days we all – that being me and the humans – went on an adventure. Not that my adventure was much more than sitting on Mom's lap in the car. I did get out a few times....but the Rangers said that was a no-no! There was a sign that said I was not allowed on the trails. Now those of you that know Mom - pretty sure bet she was not going hiking!
Pretty sure bet that Steve was not going to hike either! Who are Rangers anyway!? Mom certainly was not going to let me walk on anything that was dirty....and if they were worried about me watering anything – no problem there. I can hold it with the best of them.
At first the whole Ranger thing really bothered me – until I saw a sign that said if a mountain lion attacks you – fight back. Although I have had some practice living with cats, I'm thinking I may be over my head with a mountain lion - just a bit!
So – the car, lots of steel all around me...I was OK with the whole thing.
BTW Gigi, this is your mother speaking...I go out every other day for a 3 mile walk, I can hike! Yea, but can you outrun a Mountain Lion?
It was nice being with the humans all day. Gave me a break from the cavaliers especially that little brown nose, Josie!
Mom took some really good pictures.
Kolob Canyon, Cedar City, UT
No Rangers Around...So Happy to be out of the car!
Was that a mountain lion?
My new friends.
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( 3 / 155 )Gigi wanted to share a note she received from her friend in Arizona.
She has me working on her next blog. She has so much to say!
The Mom
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Dear Gigi,
Since your mom is too busy with house guests to type your blog for you this weekend, I decided to write to you so that you have something to read.
I loved the photo of you with your housemates and, yes, I easily found you amongst the others. Of course, since you were the only one lying on your back with your feet in the air, your head hanging off of the pillow and wearing a red barrette, I didn't have much difficulty. Just in case anyone was unable to find you in the photo,standing on your head next time might be a possible way that you can distinguish yourself. By the way, you might want to look in the dictionary under the word "ham" as I think another photo of you will be there. You are very photogenic.
I've been thinking about the photo of Clarice on the table that you posted. Calling her a "dork" was not kind. Actually, you might want to think about why Clarice patiently waited there. I think she is a girl who lives in hope. Some might say that "she sees the glass half full". Your mom can explain the meaning of this to you. It is a good way to be in life. I bet that Clarice always thinks that the food your mom makes with so much love will always be delicious. I don't think that Clarice is a dork at all, I think that she is a very smart girl.
I will miss your blog until you return, but am looking forward to hearing all about your weekend adventures. Take care and please make your mom's heart sing...eat.
Hugs,
Sally
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( 3 / 160 )Mom says that we are having company this weekend so I will not be able to entertain my public for a few days! Wonder if I can hire a ghost writer. You know, someone to write for me and I take the credit. Mom wants to know where I think I am getting the money for that..well Papa of course! With all the work he has been doing outside...I know he must be getting paid a lot! RIGHT?
On the very positive side, I heard her tell Papa that I get to go with them to the mountains so that I will have lots of things to write about when I get back. Sitting in the front seat with my pillow of course. Not sure what Mom meant by it could be a 'one-way trip' if my eating doesn't improve. Actually, I am not sure what a mountain is....Yes, Sally, I did look it up but it just sounds like BIG hills to me!
Hear tell we are going to a dog show pretty soon too. I wonder how Mom is going to cook for me at the hotel. Well she will work it out!
In the meantime, here is a picture of my four-legged family. I am one lucky puppy! Mom says that she is the lucky one!
No missing Clarice....can you find me?
This is my life. My name is Gigi.
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( 3 / 159 )If you haven't guess by now....Mom talks big..but she is a softy! How many times have I heard her say she is not going to baby me any more. I am getting what everyone else gets for food around here. She is done cooking for me....I could go on and on.
This is from this morning....AFTER she said that she wasn't giving into me.
BTW, I didn't eat any of it...even with Papa hand feeding me so she cooked me some chicken. I did eat that! Yummy!
This is my life. My name is Gigi.
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