So, due to the "holidays," as the humans call them, I was virtually abandoned for a week last month. It was a rather cruel trick, in all honesty: SM & SD went to the airport, and then SD came back, but only for a little while, and then he left too! I was very concerned, although I did my best to hide it by pretending to be asleep on the couch.
I wiled away several hours by pretending, and then, much to my surprise, who should come to rescue me but my guardian angel, Kate, my Dog Sitter (DS)! The following is her account of my Christmas/New Year's week, with only the smallest of editorial comments from me, her fearless companion.
Dec. 24: Hagrid (that's me!) is being really friendly and obedient. (That's how I sucker them in. And they never see it coming...) And cute. (Awww! She's gonna make me blush.) He went out to pee at [redacted redacted] (we don't need to hear about all that, now, do we? No, of course not. Let's get back to the good stuff. No one needs to hear about my every bowel movement or snow-coloring attempt. Move along, folks. Nothing to see here!) Now he is eating.
I took him out at 10:00 and he [redacted] then enjoyed some snow, but not too much. (Everything in moderation, I say.)
Dec. 25: I let Hagrid out at 8:00 (no sleeping in on Christmas morning for this dog, no sirree!) He slept on his mat last night (again, lulling her into a false sense of awww-ness), but he [redacted] outside then came in for some food and now he is enjoying the exciting world outside of the back window. (There's just so much to see, and so much going on! As Steven Tyler said, I don't want to miss a thing!) At 6:00pm I let him outside and he [redacted] then he came in for some food. He ate it all and is now lying comfortably on the couch. (I always lay comfortably on the couch! It's the only way to lay, really. Or is that lie? I can never remember...)
Dec. 26: Hagrid went out at 8:00 to [redacted] and then came inside to eat breakfast. (Notice a trend here?) Shortly after went for a long walk by the creek. He [redacted] and smelled all of the sites. When we got back he fell asleep on his bed for about 4 hours. At least I think he was sleeping, he had his eyes slightly open, but it was cute. (Really? I do that when I sleep? Huh. I thought only SD did that. Interesting...) I let him out again at 3 and we ran around the backyard for a few minutes. Then he had dinner at 6 and went out shortly after, then again at 11.
Dec. 27: Hagrid was fed at 7 and then at 8:30 we went for a walk. (Two walks, two days! Unheard of!) On the way he saw a stick on the sidewalk. When he did, he turned back to smile at me and then grabbed it and kind of started dancing. (Well of course! Doesn't everyone do the Happy Stick Dance?) He was so overjoyed that he gripped the stick too hard and snapped it in half, it was adorable. (There's that aww-ness again!) He [redacted] on the walk and is now curled up on the office floor. Later at 6 he ate dinner and shortly after went out for a [redacted] then again later that night.
Dec. 28: Hagrid had breakfast at 7:45 and then went out for a [redacted] around 8:00, now he is lying down in the living room. At noon we went for a pretty good walk around the neighborhood and so now he is sleeping. Actually he is passed out on the couch. (Passed out is a bit strong, don't you think? How about 'recuperating?')He ate supper a bit later than usual, at 7:00. At 10:30 he went out one more time and I just gave him his bedtime snack. Goodnight Hagrid!
Dec. 29: Hagrid and I woke up at 8:15 this morning and we did our usual routine of "outside-breakfast-outside." Hagrid watched some TV with me for a bit in the afternoon. We went for a walk at 3:30. Hagrid was funny with sticks again. He is so goofy. Hagrid lounged while I ran some errands. He had supper at 6:15. At 10:00 he went outside and [redacted]. In a little bit it will be time for bed. Mr. Hagrid had a very relaxing day. (I'll say! Now if only I could talk SD & SM into doing this.)
Dec. 30: Hagrid and I woke up at 7 and had breakfast at 7:30. We went for a walk at 10. (Attention Humans: Notice how every day I get a walk? Think you could keep that up? Maybe? Perhaps? No? Not likely? Didn't think so.) It wasn't a very long walk because it was raining but Hagrid still had fun. I vacuumed today because there was a lot of Hagrid hair on the ground. (A dog will shed.)Hagrid had supper at 5:30 and then went straight outside to go to the bathroom. At 11:00 he went outside once more and then I gave him some kibbles of food on his bed and he knew what time it was. He gave me a kiss goodnight. Aw Hagrid. (By this time I had her right where I wanted her!)
Dec. 31: Happy New Year's Eve, Hagrid! We woke up at 8 and went straight outside. He [redacted]. He already ate breakfast and now he is staring out the living room window. (That's Puppy-TV Channel 3, in case you were wondering. Mostly reruns this time of year.) He is a very good dog. (Well, I was raised well.) We went for a walk at 11. We kept it short because Hagrid and I were slipping all over the sidewalks. Afterwards, I gave Hagrid a chew and he was amused by that for a couple of hours. Hagrid ate supper pretty early today at 4:30 because I had to leave for work by 5. After supper, he [redacted] outside. I got home from work at 11:45 and Hagrid went straight outside. My mom, my brother, and their small Yorkie, Monkey, came over for New Year's Eve. Hagrid looked at Monkey like he was a bit confused as to what she was because she's so small, but Hagrid didn't mind her presence and just got up on the couch next to me as we all watched Finding Nemo. (I love that movie!) It's time to go to bed now! (You're telling me! This is really late for a dog of my age!)
Jan. 1: Happy New Year, Hagrid! He slept in the bed with me last night. It was really cute. (It was nice and cozy warm, too!) Hagrid ate breakfast at 8:15 this morning. He then spent a lot of time outside eating snow. Silly Hagrid! :-)
That's all, folks! My last week of 2010, with every single [redacted] and walk accounted for. I think I might have gotten more walks in that last week than I did during all of the previous month! Now, if only I can continue this trend...without SD & SM having to fly off to foreign places.
Hip-hop-happy New Year!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2011? Really?
How did this happen? Last I checked, it was still spring, or at least summer, one of those warmer months. And now, all of a sudden, not only is it winter, but it's 2011?! Holy cat-poop, Snoopy!
Well, first off, let me quickly fill you in on the major happenings that have occurred since my last writing. Most significantly, SD & SM got engaged(!)--whatever that means. They've already spent most of my lifetime together, and it's only now that they've determined that they should stay together? What took so long? And do I need to be worried about new puppies?
On another note, I haven't gotten any younger since we last spoke. In fact, this whole "getting old" business is rubbish, I tell you. One day you're out in the park, showing those young whippersnappers who's boss, and the next thing you know you're getting bounced by some little yearling and having to crumple to the floor because your hips won't cooperate. SD calls it "body rot." I call it just plain rotten. Oh to be young and carefree again, as opposed to my current status of older and carefree. Don't let anyone tell you that age doesn't matter--whoever says that isn't old enough to know better.
In other news, this past December (2010) was so snowy ("How snowy was it?!") that the roof of the Hubert (what a funny name--Hubert! Heh!) H. Humphrey (was that the only letter available that year? I mean, Hagrid, of course, but I'm Hagrid Benya--you can find me on the Book of Faces--not Hagrid Hallelujah, or something absurd like that--not that he didn't do great things, or so I've been told--but I digress...) Metrodome collapsed! That's a lot of snow, folks. Although, apparently, this is not the first time, nor even the second, for such thing to occur. All I can say is that I'm glad my roof hasn't collapsed due to snow, or any other reason. I don't think I would respond well to collapsing roofs.
I think that's enough for one post, don't you? I think I'm supposed to leave you wanting more, so you'll have to tune in next when you'll hear me say: "SNnnnooooooowwwwww!!!!" Or something like that.
Well, first off, let me quickly fill you in on the major happenings that have occurred since my last writing. Most significantly, SD & SM got engaged(!)--whatever that means. They've already spent most of my lifetime together, and it's only now that they've determined that they should stay together? What took so long? And do I need to be worried about new puppies?
On another note, I haven't gotten any younger since we last spoke. In fact, this whole "getting old" business is rubbish, I tell you. One day you're out in the park, showing those young whippersnappers who's boss, and the next thing you know you're getting bounced by some little yearling and having to crumple to the floor because your hips won't cooperate. SD calls it "body rot." I call it just plain rotten. Oh to be young and carefree again, as opposed to my current status of older and carefree. Don't let anyone tell you that age doesn't matter--whoever says that isn't old enough to know better.
In other news, this past December (2010) was so snowy ("How snowy was it?!") that the roof of the Hubert (what a funny name--Hubert! Heh!) H. Humphrey (was that the only letter available that year? I mean, Hagrid, of course, but I'm Hagrid Benya--you can find me on the Book of Faces--not Hagrid Hallelujah, or something absurd like that--not that he didn't do great things, or so I've been told--but I digress...) Metrodome collapsed! That's a lot of snow, folks. Although, apparently, this is not the first time, nor even the second, for such thing to occur. All I can say is that I'm glad my roof hasn't collapsed due to snow, or any other reason. I don't think I would respond well to collapsing roofs.
I think that's enough for one post, don't you? I think I'm supposed to leave you wanting more, so you'll have to tune in next when you'll hear me say: "SNnnnooooooowwwwww!!!!" Or something like that.
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