Quanantined!!

Have you seen this man?!? If so, proceed with extreme caution or better yet, DO NOT approach at all. You must consider this innocent looking face as ...... Coughing and extremely CONTAGIOUS!!

Yes, friends, it is true I am dangerous.... I have some how been stricken with the highly contagious "Kennel Cough". Strangely enough, it seems that I managed to succumb to this situation at, of all places, my doctor's office..... what is wrong with this picture.

I am quarantined for at least 10 days.... had to alert all my neighbor friends -- three sides of my house -- I can go for a walk, but can't meet any new friends or say "Hi" to any old friends.... I am a coughing prisoner in my own home. Since I cough all night, here is what I do all day....

I can sleep all day, but my Mom and Dad are not so lucky.... I keep them up all night with my coughing and they don't have the luxury of napping all day. So, we will send you this message....... If you haven't been vaccinated against "Kennel Cough".... have the humans take you right now, or tomorrow morning at the very latest. Trust me friends, this is not something you want to get. You feel like something is stuck in your throat and you can't get it out. AND, worst of all, the noise that comes out of your mouth makes you sound like a Canadian Goose...... wait, there is also the whole 4 MORE PILLS a day for me ..... you will recall I have those ongoing liver issues which require 4 other pills a day..... my insides are a mini-pharmacy..... GET VACCINATED against Kennel Cough -- trust me on this one.

In will report back in a few days as to where I have been for the last month or so.... although my Mom is a slacker, it's not all her fault. Hope you all had a better weekend than I did.

I wish I had my very own boy......

A young human boy my Mom and Dad call a "grandson" came to visit me on Saturday.... what a great way to spend the unofficial last Saturday of Summer.........

 We played in the yard and I got lots of hugs on the floor......I slept with my monkey stuffie (well, not so stuffed anymore) on my back while the humans ate dinner.......

And  then suddenly, "my boy" had to go home.........

 

One last hug and off they went...... my Mom and Dad give me endless love, but sometimes a guy just has to play with a boy of his own. Come back soon human boy, I had great fun.

Hey.... can I run in that sprinkler too?..................

Howdy friends....  in my five years, I have discovered that summer brings out my favorite things (other than the extreme heat)..... stuff like my pool, my humans sitting outside with me... and those beloved little people who want to endlessly pet me.....

These two little people were playing in their Grandma and Grandpa's sprinkler when suddenly, they preferred to play with me..... obviously gifted children. :o) I soaked up the attention ....

That one little person is running back to the sprinkler.... hey wait...what about me .... couldn't I go in the sprinkler.... I love water.... wait, wait for me........Oh well, I love the attention more than the sprinkler :o) Hope all my friends had a good weekend :o)

Definition of "The Dog Days of Summer"

Greetings friends.....Please view the formal definition of "The Dog Days of Summer".....

Find a Summer sunbeam, lie down so it shines on your face, and be a dog = "Dog Days of Summer"

Summer time..........and the living is easy.......

MEGA heat has descended on my Michigan home...... but I made the best of it hanging out at the beach (OK, it was my swimming pool, but I pretended it was the beach).......

Swimming can make a guy really tired so I decided to take a nap -- nearly everything makes me decide to take a nap.

 

Hope all my friends had a nice, lazy weekend.

A Wonderful Day at Farley's House.....

Greetings to everyone and Happy Fourth of July. I had a big weekend. I got to take a road trip to my bestest pal Farley's house. We had a blast despite the extreme heat..... oh and then there was that whole giant storm thing.

Here' s Farley and I being good boys. I will refer you now to Farley's blog (1000goldens.com) for all the highlights of the day. Farley's Mom has a better camera and took many more pictures. You'll see all the fun we had.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

I hope all the Dads had a very special day.... I know my Dad did. My humans had some yummy smelling dinner ... I think they called it Prime Rib. All I know is that it not only smelled good, but the few little morsels they gave me, tasted fabulous. But of course like all fabulous tasting things, I was not allowed to have much of it.  Oh well, I am not the Dad.

Shadow (he's the little one that sleeps all the time) and I got Dad a bunch of presents .... OK....Mom got them, but it was me and Shadow's allowance that paid for them.

 I helped Dad open stuff....

I made a mess....

I LOVE MY DAD!!!!