Wesley

10-31-11 Monday: I ate breakfast at the same time as the rest of the family. Then my foster mom took me to LVH to hang out for the day. I LOVE other dogs. I jumped out of the gate they had around me at the front desk to go and say "HI" to another dog. My foster mom was not happy – she told me "Off", then took my by the collar and put me back in the puppy gate. The rest of the day was uneventful. Go home, played with Grady & Gretl, had our pictures taken for Halloween – whatever that is, ate supper and relaxed the rest of the day. Mom, dad & the kids left for a while. When they came back the kids were tired and they wouldn’t let me see what they had in their pails. Oh well, it was OK by me – mom gave me a treat.

11-1-11 Tuesday: I got to stay home today with my foster mom. She did a bunch of laundry & cleaning in the house. I just hung out with Grady & Gretl. I am relaxing into this place. Grady & I have become good friends. My foster mom does let us play together as long as we don’t get to jumpy/physical. Gretl has even warmed up to me. After all I do have a wonderful personality. Later on my foster mom said it was nail trim time. I wasn’t sure what she meant but Grady & Gretl followed her (and she had treats). Grady went first, then Gretl and them my turn. She told me to lay down – which I did reluctantly – she gave me a treat – not bad, tasted pretty good. Then she gave me a belly rub – I LOVE those. While she told me what a good boy I am – of course I am – she trimmed my nails. I stayed still, wagging my tail, until she was done. Then I got lots of belly rubs, pets and MORE TREATS. After that we all got brushed – that felt good. I was a beautiful day so we stayed outside for a while and enjoyed it. When the kids got home from school they gave me some treats but they made me work for them. I had to sit or lay down to get a treat. My foster mom says I am really smart & a good boy. I knew that but I didn’t want them to know that until I felt comfortable around them. She says she wants to know what else I can do – I am going to make her work for it. After the kids went to bed my foster mom & dad vacuumed the floors – they vacuum doesn’t bother me. Then they mopped the floor. I do not like the mop, when I saw it I slinked back to the safety of my kennel & stayed there until the mop was put away. They gave me some more belly rubs before bedtime – sooo nice.

11-2-11 Wednesday: I don’t know what was going on by my foster dad got up really early, took Gretl and left. Grady & I had to stay home. My foster mom got up at a normal time, gave me breakfast & said that Grady & I would go with her to LVH today. Apparently Gretl went hunting – I heard some gunshots yesterday – I showed some interest but didn’t leave my mom’s side. Grady & I got to hang out at the front desk. We went home later in the day. I relaxed with Grady for the rest of the afternoon. I was happy to see my foster dad & Gretl when they got home from hunting. It was very wet outside when I went out for my last bathroom break for the night – my foster mom wrapped up my casted leg really well so it did not get wet – they took some time but I was patient. Not much else happened for the evening.

11-3-11 Thursday: I had a very restful night. Mom fed me breakfast and took me outside. It was cold with lots of frost on the grass. My foster mom gave Grady a bath in the garage. Gretl & I did not have to have one – YEAH. After the kids left for school my foster mom put me and Grady & Gretl in our kennels and left. I barked for her to come back for a while. She came back a while later with bags of food but she didn’t let me have any of it. I took a nap & she woke me up to put me and Gretl in our kennels. Then she left with Grady. Can you believe she took him & not me! I barked some more and then gave up & took a nap. The kids & dad came back and played with us. Then they left. Then mom came home with Grady – OH JOY! She fed us supper. She said tonight was the last dose of one of my medications – that is good news because I really did not like the taste of that pill. After our walk outside she left again! The kids & dad came back and let us out to play. I like being right next to people. When mom came home she smelled like lots of other dogs – something about training classes. I don’t think I need those because I am such a good boy. I was playing with a toy when Gretl came up to see what I was doing. I did NOT like that at all. I barked & growled at her. Dad came up and yelled at me to stop. Mom took the toy away. What a raw deal. I was just defending MY toy. Mom says that is not acceptable behavior – to guard toys – but I think they all should be mine. Oh well, bed time again.

11-4-11 Friday: Had breakfast, went outside for bathroom break and went to LVH with mom. She said I had to be in the kennel today because another dog was at the front desk. I did not like that. I barked & barked in my kennel. She came back and told me to be quiet, offered a Kong toy with Peanut butter but I just wanted to be by people that I refused to touch it. Other people also told me not to bark. Eventually I gave up barking. Mom took my out for several walk & I got to meet some new people. I enjoy that. We went home & I finally got a chance to take a nap in peace.