Running With the Big Dogs

Today was my second day running with the big dogs at my doggie day care.  That's the place Tracy takes me when she has to work or run a lot of errands, so that I can play all day instead of staying in my crate the whole time.  Until recently, I was placed in the small dog side, but let me tell you, those "little" dogs kind of suck.  They don't seem to understand that I am just trying to play and have a good time...instead of hanging with me, they yelp in protest and get me into trouble every time I try to mix it up a little!  Then I end up in a "time out" in a pen outside the play area, which is just torture because I can see everyone else having a good time but I have to sit there by myself.  Anyway like I said, yesterday they put me in with the "big" dogs, and it's a different world over there for me!  No one complains that I play too rough, and lots of the dogs want to wrestle and have fun (instead of just standing around yipping).  Today I noticed Tracy stayed at the window for a while after she dropped me off...she worries about me a lot and so she probably just wanted to make sure that I was happy and comfortable with the new situation.  I gave her a great show...first, I tangled with Durango, my lady pit bull friend, and then I made friends with a boxer that doesn't usually even like to play.  When Tracy left, I was wrestling with a golden retriever so I didn't see her go...she must have seen that I was having a great time and hopefully she didn't worry about me as much after that.  Tonight after Tracy and Miguel picked me up from the day care, I was so tired that I fell asleep in her arms, and when I woke up again, we were at Jay and Judy's house.  That was great!  I got to see my min pin pal Sissy, and I confess that I went a little crazy on a sprinkler head while it was going off.  Luckily the parts I messed up weren't actually damaged...

Lollipup = Snake Hunter

Today, I, Lolli, have discovered that another creature inhabits this den with us...until now, all I have noticed is a large clear glass tank resting atop a low table upon which I am not allowed to put my feet.  However, as I grow taller, more things come to my attention, and today inside the tank (without putting my feet up, I swear!) I noticed a long, slithery animal weaving and undulating along the glass.  It has a tiny red tongue that it flicks in and out as if it were tasting the very air, and its eyes do not blink.  It weaves its way up and down the sides of the glass, taunting me...it delights in my desire to grab it and shake it because it knows I cannot reach it through the glass (yet...I am still growing).  I sat next to the tank watching it for a few minutes today, a bit mesmerized by all of the hypnotic swaying.  My strong terrier prey drive is urging me forward, encouraging me to play with, and perhaps even kill this arrogant, glass enclosed bobber and weaver.  Time will tell if I will grow tall enough to reach it through the top of the tank.  There appears to be a cover that somehow keeps the animal within its enclosure, but if only I can find a way up there, it may prove too weak to keep me out.  Tracy laughed when she saw me watching the tank, and assures me that I do not want to mess with this thing called "snake"...she says it can bite and even squeeze small animals to death.  However, at about 23 pounds right now AND with my new mouth full of lovely shiny adult teeth, she and I both know who would probably win should it come to an actual contest.