Towel Cowl

Sailor here.

I am happier. Mom loves me.

She said it hurt her heart to see me miserable in my Cone of Shame.

So she made me a Towel Cowl.

Now I can go up the stairs. Now I can drink water the old fashioned way. Now I can eat breakfast!

Mom loves me.

Dinner is late. Again.

Sailor here.

I'm hungry!! Mom is feeding us late now. Every day.

Mom says we had to change the clocks back. She makes the sun go to bed earlier and earlier.

I don't care.

I'm hungry! I am still on Daylight Stomach Time!!

The Cone of Shame

Sailor here.

I am in a cone. The Cone of Shame.

Mom found a hot spot on my hip. She clipped it and treated it and told me not to lick. I couldn't. I couldn't not lick.

So now I am bashing my way through the house, wondering how to get a drink of water when Mom isn't here to help me.


Bah humbug.

Another Squirrel!!

Jib here.

I caught another squirrel! I caught another squirrel!

I started licking it but couldn't get it open.

Mom found me. Mom found the squirrel. She said when she called me, I came to her. I came with the squirrel hanging onto my ruff by his claws.

Mom took my squirrel. I thought she was going to open it for me.

But Mom took it away and I didn't see it again.

I smelled Mom's lips, but they didn't smell like squirrel. She doesn't have squirrel breath.

Where did it go?

More Letters After My Name!

Jib here.

Today Mom and I went to another dog show. This time I didn’t have a bath. And I was lucky in another way, too. Mom says I finally earned my Compact Disc!

Mom is very happy. She was very obedient. We were in Nervous B and Mom forgot to be nervous. She was fun to be with. She smiled and smiled. Especially when I sat and sat and didn’t heckle my neighbor. And again when I downed and downed and DOWNED and didn’t sniff the floor OR my neighbor.

Mom got two white ribbons, two green ribbons, and a big green and gold ribbon. She is very glad to have those ribbons for some reason. But I lucked out again. I got a bait bag full of junk food! And I got a thingie Mom says she can hang on my collar at night and it lights up so she can see where my ruff is.

I think this thingie is the Compact Disc Sailor told me about. Mom is going to put my extra legs inside and they can flash. Flashing legs. Sounds just like me.

I don’t think Sailor has flashing legs in his CD.

Just me, Jib, aka Legendhold Two If By Sea, CGC, BPDX, CD!! This stands for Canine Good Citizen (naturally), Backpack Dog Excellent (sometimes), and Companion Dog (always).

Boy, am I tired.

P.S. Because of my bait bag full of junk food, Mom is now making me eat pumpkin. Lots of pumpkin. And washing my kilts with waterless dog wash. Bother.

I'm Dressed Up!

Jib here.

I got dressed! I put on Mom's sweatshirt.

I am so proud.

Now, how do I take it off?

Zoe Dreaming

Jib here.

Sailor had a dream. It was a big dream. It was a loud dream. He woofed and yipped and ran his feet.

He woke me and Mom up. So I woke him up.

Mom turned on the light.

"Sailor," she said, "What were you dreaming?"

He said he was dreaming Zoe was still here. He dreamed Zoe was being Fun Police. He dreamed that he talked back to Zoe. He yelled at her. And just as he was going to bite her...

I woke him up.