Sunday - Lending a helping paw

Dear Diary,

What a fun day today! Mum and Dad were both lounging around home, although Dad was stuck to his typing machine, so I got lots of snuggles in the morning. And when I wasn't getting snuggles there was bone. I'm not allowed it in the house, but it is so fun to try and sneak it inside when no one is looking and then run outside again when I'm caught. I know I can only get away with it a couple of times in a row or my beautiful bone is taken away. Which sucks and is stupid.

In the afternoon we got to go on a walk and I met the beautiful Poppy. 

She was three but still loved playing with me, although she wasn't super happy when I got hold of her awesome fluffy ear!

Then a great thing happened. My lovely friend Aurora showed up with Otto and Kaiser and three big silly blondies. So exciting! Plus there were children to run around with and give me snuggles, how cool! 

However Mum said that we were actually there for Serious Business and I had to be extra good and go on my lead because we were meeting my amazing teacher Els who was helping a big dog who had been savaged by a little dog and was now scared of all little dogs and wanted to eat them. Lucky I'm a big dog!

So Mum and I went over and I was a good girl and sat patiently while Floyd the handsome staffie walked past me lots. And then I jumped round lots when I had to and Floyd walked past some more. He was very good and got closer and closer and became less and less interested in me (I know that was the goal, but really how could he?). I got treats and so did he. 

Then I got snuggles with Els (yay!) and Floyd's human sisters and then it was play time again! 

There was lots of running and rolling and fun, but I'm a little sad that Kaiser isn't in love with me anymore. I tried really hard to get him interested, but to no avail.

Then my friends had to leave, which was sad and I wanted to go with them, but Mum found me new friends to play with. One was called Montigue and he was younger than me by a month. We had the best time! Especially since he has delicious flopping ears for me to grab onto.

I was very tired after all the fun and the hard work helping Floyd. That's the thing about us dachshunds, we love to help and our people are really special. And the specialest one I know at the moment is called Mummy D. She's the human mummy of the amazing little Winny Woo (I call her Winny Sassy Shoes because she has to wear the cutest shoes eva) who lives in the UK and is battling to walk. I love her and me and Mum watch her videos together. If you want to watch an amazing woman and an amazing dog work to walk go check out the Winny Mini page. She is an inspiration and a gorgeous little angel.

Monday *Abandonment Issuse*

Dear Diary

This will be a short and sweet entry because Mum is a dirty abandoner and left me home alone for hours and hours and hours today. And I'm not telling her what I got up to when she was out, although I do still have some yummy bone so I was pretty preoccupied with that all day. 

Mum says it was alright because she was out getting me inscribed on her arm. Why she did that is a story for another time, but I look pretty cool there so I guess I forgive her.

And I forgive her for locking us out of the house in the rain and then having to go for a walk and get wet. I did get to have a good run round in the park after all. And Dad came home and rescued us. He's good like that.

Something very disconcerting also happened. That black cat I live with didn't run away when I chased him. He whacked me on the nose. Twice! And then he just stared and stared and stared at me. So I barked lots to show him I'm boss and he kept staring! That's not how it works. I was so confused I went outside into the rain. Strange. Maybe I'll have to be a leeeeeettle bit nicer to him? Maybe.

After that it was snuggles all night so a pretty perfect evening really. Mum says she has a special treat for me tomorrow to make up for today so I'm pretty excited to see what that is. Oh and Mum gave me a present today that my little friend Sophie made for me. It was delicious, the snails part anyway, and I loved the gold bow too! Thanks lovely Sophie!

The Weekend *Giving my Secretary Time Off*

Dear Diary

I am very kind and loving and since it was Mum's birthday this weekend I decided to let her off for taking dictation from me. Aren't I the best?

It was a totally amazing brilliant so very good radtastic weekend because our boss from work gave me a BONE! Now I've had little bones before and they are great, but this was a hugemungous bone that was almost as big as me! And it had meat, so much delicious meat. Oh the bone is so good. I'm having trouble concentrating because I just want to go chew it more.

Of course the first thing I did was go and put it in the dirt so no one else would want it. 

And I made sure to tell Mum that she couldn't have it back once she'd given it to me. Of course she did have it back for a bit and gave it back to me. But I really didn't want to let her have it. Lucky she is lovely and understands and doesn't keep it from me for long.

The only problem with the gorgeous dirt and grass covered wonderfully sticky and awesome bone is I'm not allowed it in the house. Not fair! How am I supposed to be near Mum and Dad and eat my bone? It turns out I can't so I didn't really see much of them this weekend. 

I did make time on Mum's birthday to go for a special just the two of us walk early in the morning. We had the whole dog park to ourselves and Mum threw pinecones for me and I chased bugs through the long grass. It was nice. 

Of course back home it was straight back to my bone so I didn't mind when Mum and Dad went out without me. When they came back they let me play with some of the cool things from the party bag. I think I should have got to go to the party, but Mum said that it was in a cool place called C1 and that dogs aren't allowed inside and I would have had to leave my bone at home. 

Then for Mum and Dad's dinner we went for an awesome picnic and they ate things that smelt so good called burritos and I didn't get any cause Mum and Dad are greedy and mean. But I did get to explore lots of native bush and play with some other dogs and practice my recall, which was perfect.

Then a cool thing happened these little nozzle things popped out of the ground and made it rain. I had to investigate.

Now I know badgers live underground so I think the nozzle things are some sort of evil ploy by the badgers to take over the world. (I'm not really sure how, but I'll figure it out!) Knowing this I decided that I had  to stop them so I attacked the little nozzle thing and the hard fast water. Mum and Dad were laughing at me lots and Mum was so overcome at my bravery that she completely stuffed up filming my daring act. Sigh.

The badgers must have known what I was doing cause the nozzle things moved round and got Mum when was she was trying to film me. She made a funny high pitched noise and Dad laughed at her lots. It was fun, but I decided I'd foiled badgers enough for one day. And of course when we got home there was my bone!

What a great weekend. Glad you had a great time Mum, I love you!