the dog whisperer

a couple of weeks ago, we went to camp. this is mom s' dad jim and brother zach. that is cleo with her dad. cleo and jim have this special bond. she really likes him. he makes me a little nervous. he has a very loud voice, and sometimes i feel like i should hide behind my moms. but not cleo. she loves jim. that other dog is buddy. buddy is mom s' parents' dog. he likes me. a lot. i started barking at him when he came too close to me because he made me nervous. i never bark at other dogs, but buddy doesn't stop following me. i like visiting camp.

today was a very, very exciting day. we went to a place called punkatasset in concord. this is me swimming with my new friend kyra. she was fast but i was faster. she liked chasing the ball in the water just as much as me. she also had a special stick and i kept stealing it away. i think she liked me. then, i made another friend with nicky. she stayed with her dads for a little bit at first, but then she started to play with us. i think cleo felt a little left out when i played with my new friends, but she was so grumpy, no one could tell.

after a long swim, moms took cle and me on a long hike. it was so exciting, and there were lots of new smells, and just when i thought it was almost over, we climbed the biggest hill ever! i ran up it. twice. moms said they saw a big deer in the woods but i didn't see it. lucky for the deer i didn't see it.
i haven't been going to camp every day because moms are home! weeeeeeeeee! i miss my camp friends, but i know i will get to see them soon. maybe i will even stay over night. i don't like staying over night though, i am scared of the dark.

adventures

i love to swim. moms took me on two.... TWO adventures!!!this weekend. we spent lots of time in the woods and i got to go swimming. so, mom s got this new book when mom m was away. it lists all this cool stuff to do for our family. we had so much fun. i even got to go off-leash and then swimming in a swamp. moms weren't too happy about that, and then cleo and i had to have baths outside with the new hose. i was a little nervous about the hose. it was cold and it sprayed my face. but the more mom sprayed me, the more i kinda liked it. i still think i smelled better before though. whoa, and boy was cleo tired. she was panting and drooling even. she's kinda out of shape. don't tell her i said so. she's fast asleep right now. pooped. i'm a little tired too. camp tomorrow mom says. Yay! Here are some pictures of the rest of the family.

the cheez-it incident

so mom M is vermont, and mom S is missing her terribly, and so am i. cleo doesn't seem to mind, but i feel like everything is all messed up. i'm still going to camp and everything, but when i come home, i feel a little nervous. sometimes when i feel nervous i bark. sometimes i jump and sometimes when i feel real stressed i nip a little. well, last night i was home with mom and holly, and i really wanted the cheez-its on the table. they were calling my name, in fact. "jaaacccck" they called. so i ate them, and then it was a mess. i had to go in my crate and then i felt real nervous so i barked. i barked a lot. i feel kinda bad because i think mom thinks it's her, but it's not, it's just that things are different. i have a hard time with different.
but hey, on the bright side, my mysterious bald spot is growing in, and mom will be back soon, at least that's what lily tells me. she says, moms never leave for long.