December 27 A New Beginning

December 27, 2006. Holy cow, what is that loud beeping in my ears? Why is someone waking me up this early, My Dog! It’s only 6:30 AM. Hey, I know I wake you guys up at 3:00 AM when I bark at potential invaders, but, this is ridiculous. This is definitely something new, I don’t know what, but it IS new. Renee is talking about something called work. I’m not sure what that is, but, it doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. I heard Tom say, it sure is nice to be retired. I’m not sure what that is either, but, it sounds a whole lot better than work.

Piling into the truck at 0-dark-thirty, is not a good thing. Oh well, I’m with Tom and Renee my new Dad and Mom. I’m getting all sorts of loves from Renee this morning. I get those every day, but, today it is even more. I wonder what’s up? The truck has stopped and Renee has gotten out and we are leaving. Hey, I don’t like this one little bit. Where’s Renee?

Tom and I went over to the park. I like chasing this ball that he is throwing, but, I’m not too sure what to do with it right now. Hey, wait a minute, there’s a dog up there. I’m going to go play with him. Wow, look at me go, I’m catching up to him. Why is Tom yelling “NO” and “COME”? Not sure what that means, but, I think it is more important that I check out this dog. He’s just a little guy. I’ll just jump on him, that will slow him down. It’s good to wrestle again. Hey, this little wimp is yelping. Cut it out buddy, you’ll get us in trouble, I’m sure of it. I’m not hurting you, this is how we all played in my group. Hey, the lady is screaming and Tom is yelling. I wonder what’s going on? I’m just playing guys, chill out. Oops, I think I did bad, Tom is mad and is putting the leash back on. I’m glad Tom doesn’t hit, but, I don’t want him to be mad at me. Time for a nuzzle, ah yes, that ear rub feels good. He’s not mad anymore and we are going home.

Later after an afternoon snoozing and watching TV, we went on a long, long walk through the neighbourhood. There is lots of new sights and smells for me. I really don’t like when those big trucks and buses go past me. They are scary, but, Tom is here to protect me. I love him. I miss Renee though. Tom says she’ll be back on Friday, so I can’t wait to see her. I’ll just snuggle up to Tom while she is gone.