This morning it was raining again. I very politely let My Margret know I was quite happy to stay in the house while she was at work.

I should have known she wouldn’t go for that idea. She then asked Belle the sister getter to come in and get me. Well I’m not a dumb pup and I’m certainly not going to fall for that two days in a row!

Next My Margret did a song and stampy dance routine that I really liked so I danced along with her right to the porch door where I said again nope I’m fine inside.

Then My Margret did it, yep she went there, she got a handful of the little treats and walked right out to the porch. Well a treat is a treat, although one of the big treats would have been a little better. I followed her right out the door and sat with my sisters and enjoyed those “early morning rainy day My Margret’s going to be late for work” treats. When the treats were gone My Margret turned, walked back into the house, told us that she loved us, to have a good day and that they would be back tonight. Hmm wait sigh yep that just happened. I wonder though what she going to do tomorrow morning because it’s supposed to rain again and she can’t fool me twice but I might go out for a big bone…

~ this is Bess ” you can’t fool me twice” Pup for the Pups and Kitties.

This morning we had a thunderstorm. I don’t mind them too much but my sisters plain don’t like them.

Bonnie usually goes and hides in the bathroom or kinda under the bed. While Bess tries to get as close to our My Margret or our My Greg as she possibly can. We all have Mellow Shirts that we wear if My Margret and My Greg are home and Bess has thunderstorm medicine that she also gets if they are going to be home.

This morning when My Margret was ready to leave for work Bess wasn’t wanting to go out to our pup porch and Bonnie wasn’t either. I was already out in the porch but I heard My Margret calling them so I pawed on the door to be let in.

Once in the house I saw that Bess had a leash attached to her collar but My Margret didn’t want to pull her to the porch because she knew that would only make Bess more scared. She’s smart like that. Bonnie didn’t want to come down from where she was hiding upstairs either.

My Margret looked at me and said ” Belle, go get them.” So I did. I snuffled at Bess then ran up the stairs to get Bonnie moving. Both of my sisters took the bait and started playing and rough housing with me and followed me right out the door, My Margret was holding open, to the porch.

She thanked me over and over again and told me I was a very good girl.

I know she wants to know how I do it but I just tell her it’s my secret power.

~ this Belle ” the sister getter” Pup for the Pups and Kitties.

Bess, Belle, Bonnie

LinusLucy

I love watching our pups and kitties. Seeing their personalities and watching how they interact with each other and Greg and I.

This morning the kitchen fire alarm went off because I burned my toast. Happy Friday…! After the alarm stopped shrieking Linus came up to look at me clearly rattled he wasn’t convinced all was well.

Bess came to me to be reassured and gave me a lick to say oh ok all’s ok now.

Belle who was out in the pup porch scratched at the door to be let in. Something she rarely does.

Linus and Bess were still in the kitchen so Belle went to Linus sniffed and checked him out. Then she continued to do the same with Bess to make sure she was ok. Then she came to me for a quick cuddle and gave me a look that said ok everyone is fine.

Bonnie, who had been sleeping in the living room, showed up at my side a few minutes later to say, I’m here! What did I miss?

Lucy ignored the whole situation.

This situation was a perfect example of our sweet crew’s personalities.

~ this is My Margret for the Pups and Kitties.

This morning I saw My Margret gather up my stuffies…All of them…Even my giraffe and cow stuffies. I didn’t know if I would ever see them again, I mean My Margret said I would and I always do but you never know right?

After they were washed and dried My Margret put them in the sun puddle in the living room. Linus Kitty checked them out to make sure they were ok.

My Margret then had me come in from our pup porch.

I was so excited to see my stuffies again, it had been forever! (note from My Margret it was 45 minutes tops.)

Ok so that’s forever, we’re talking about my stuffies you know. Anyway I welcomed my stuffies back and wouldn’t put them down even when I heard a funny sound.

After deciding all was well I went and curled up with my giraffe and duck. I made sure to hide them so My Margret wouldn’t think they needed another bath. If you look closely you can see them tucked under my chin. I hid them good didn’t I?

~ this is Bessie “my stuffies are back.” Pup for the Pups and Kitties.

I gotta tell you I just don’t get it. It’s just a bath right. I mean you get in, get soapy and get out. I’m my opinion it takes WAY too long. I’ve got places to go and things to bark at. I tried twice during my bath to tell My Margret I was done by jumping out of the tub but she said I wasn’t so back in I went! Sigh…she is soooo slow.

But that’s nothing compared to how my sisters react.

Bonnie Pup loves getting a bath. The very minute she sees My Margret grab our towels she sticks like glue to her side so when we hear the “okay, who’s first?” she can run and jump in the tub. In fact this time she tried to convince My Margret that she needed 3 more baths. My Margret would just chuckle and say ” Bonnie Girl, you already had your bath.” Regardless on your view of baths you gotta give Bonnie points for trying.

Now Belle Pup is totally on the other side of the whole bath thing. She almost always wants to go last. Which is weird because she likes being in our pool that we play in during the summer. I don’t know what the difference is, I mean wet is wet!

Well during this bath Belle tried something new. She stood as close to the door as she could get and tried to guilt My Margret into saying she didn’t need a bath. Like that would work! Our My Margret knows all of our tricks so not much gets by her. Once Belle was in the water My Margret could tell that she wanted so badly to pick her paws up so they wouldn’t get wet except then she would get even wetter so after My Margret stopped chuckling she told Belle that she was almost done and got her out of the tub just that fast. Hmmm…maybe I should try that.

Oh one more thing, that night My Margret noticed that Linus was in the tub because apparently he thought he should have had a bath too. Needless to say he didn’t get one.

~this is Bess “the bath is a bath” Pup for the Pups and Kitties.

I’m so excited! Tonight I got to have me time with My Margret!

I showed her how to keep watch over the neighborhood.

Then I had her practice with me. She wasn’t half bad, a little more practice and she can sub for me!

We also saw a pretty sunset complete with the moon. Can you see it over the tree?

After that we went into the house and I got to play with the new toys that we got tonight.

We sure had fun tonight.

~this is Belle “the I love me and my Margret time” Pup for the pups and kitties.

Linus: It almost happened. This morning the back door popped open and I almost got to go out and explore.

Bonnie: So this morning I heard the back door open and I ran to the door because I thought My Greg had come home really early from work. Instead of My Greg I saw Linus Kitty getting ready to make a break for it.

I knew that wouldn’t be a good thing so I stood between Linus and the open door until My Margret came to shut the door. It was the longest minute of my life and Linus wasn’t very happy with me but My Margret said I was a very good girl so that made me feel a lot better.

Linus: I’m still not very happy with Bonnie Pup but deep down I know that she was just keeping me safe. Besides the outside is kinda big and scary but don’t tell her I said so.

~ this is Linus “the I almost made it outside” Kitty and Bonnie “the I didn’t let him” Pup for the pups and kitties.

Tennis Balls!

Please, can I have one or two or…

Wait what do you mean those aren’t tennis balls?

Ohhh… there’s my tennis ball!

~ this Belle “when is a tennis ball not a tennis ball” Pup for the Pups and Kitties.

Note from Belle’s My Margret

Belle is 6 years old. She is the watcher over pup for all of us. Second in command to Lucy Kitty, who taught her exactly how to keep her family in line.

Belle gets anxious and frets over new situations. She sometimes wants to be by herself although she is never more than a few feet from the rest of us.

She and I have been working for several weeks on our version of the “show me” command. When Bessie Pup wants something she comes to me stands before me and stares at me until holding my hands palm up I say show me. If she wants to be loved on she stays where she is and if she wants to go out to the pup pen she heads for the door to the pen. Belle has been watching this and tonight we had an amazing break through.

I heard Belle ring the “gotta go” chime indicating that she wanted to go out in their pen. I didn’t get up fast enough and the next thing I knew she was standing in front of me staring at me. I got up held my hands palm up and said “show me” and she turned and nosed at the napkin on tray by where I was sitting. I assured her that she didn’t really want the napkin and repeated show me. She headed without hesitation to the door to the pup pen and with only a quick look at the “gotta go” chime ( trying to decide if she needed to ring it or not since I was already holding the door open.) and sailed right through and out into the pen.

I told her she was a very good girl and gave her a treat. We’ll see if she continues to “show me” or if we need to keep practicing. But either way I am thrilled that Belle and I have another way that we can communicate.

~ this is Belle’s My Margret for the Pups and Kitties.

We woke up to snow this morning.

My sister Bessie loves snow and could care less if she is wet.

On the other hand I don’t like the snow and I really really don’t like being wet.

I love that My Margret knows that and dried me off first. Because those 4 snowflakes that you can see on my head and neck made me very wet.

~this is Belle ” the I don’t like to be wet” Pup for the pups and kitties.