Waiting For Santa

Well it's almost time for Santa to get to work and bring all of the good puppy dogs a few surprises for under the Christmas tree. I have been really,really good this year so maybe some of my wishes can come true.  My biggest wish is that all the homeless puppy dogs in the world find their forever home and family. I am such a lucky dog now that I have mine.
Hurry up Santa!

Huntsville Botanical Gardens "Scarecrow Trail 2010"

I got the Scarecrow finished and placed at the Huntsville, AL Botanical Gardens and he will be there until Oct 31, 2010. Go by and check him out, Batman's arch enemy "The Joker"

Scarecrow Trail 2010 at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

Well I have signed up to make a scarecrow for this years "Scarecrow Trail is going Hollywood" at the Huntsville Botanical Garden. This year the scarecrows will be themed around favorite movies or cinema characters.  I'll be picking my up my armature for the scarecrow this week and shopping for it's clothes.
Wish me luck!

My BIG New Back Yard.

The other night when Mom and I got home from work Dad got me out of the car and took me through the house to my back yard. I went out the door to do the usual inspection and sniff. You never know who or what might have been out there during the day. When all of a sudden I was in a part of the yard I had never been in before. I was in the middle of a very BIG yard instead of my little one. Someone had move the fence! At first all I could was stare all around, then stiff all around and try to take everything in.
Then all of a sudden, I was struck by this over powering urge to RUN!!!!! I made about three big laps of pure joy before I ran out of steam and needed a nap. I was so tried, but happy, that after supper I napped for about two hours before I had to get up and go to bed.
I love my new yard and I love to RUN RUN RUN!!!!!!!!!!

The Grand Babies Are Here!!!

Last Thursday evening as I was resting on my couch in the living room when I heard a noise outside. There was a knocking sound and Dad opened the front door. All these people came into my house, there were big ones and little ones and they had all this stuff with them. All weekend long they kept saying "Happy Mother's Day Memaw!"
I don't know what Mom was thinking. She let them have my bedroom and sleep in my big bed. I had to sleep on the floor in Mom's office for several nights. She kept paying them more attention then she did me and she had to keep putting my water bowl up to keep that littlest person for playing in it. Their things were all over and in my way most of the time.
They're gone now and I have my house and family all to myself again.
However Mom seemed a little sad when they left.  Maybe it wasn't so bad having them here. They did love on me a lot. They also gave me extra snacks and played with me in the backyard. So I guess if they wanted to come back and visit us again it would be okay!
What ever makes my Mommy Happy!

Mom and Dad are off to Hawaii for a week!

My Mom and Dad are heading out of town again! I don't get to go this time,but I don't mind too much. I get to go stay at what Dad calls "Doggie Camp" at Whitesburg Animal Hospital. I always get lots of attention there. Mom gets me the TLC Package for the weekends (Extra trips outside and Snacks). But during the week "Oh Boy" she signs me up for enrichment classes. We get to play, learn manners and just have a really good time with all my friends. I'm so worn out from all that fun that I'll need a nap or two when I get back home. See you in a week!

Mean Old Cat !

I was cleaning the house the other day and Wilber thought he would take a nap in the middle of the bed in the spare bedroom while Mama worked. He was laying at an angle so he could open one eye and see out the window now and again. His nose just inches from the glass.
Well he had been in there for about 20 minutes when I stuck my head in the room to check on him. He kind of half opened his eyes to look out the window again when all of a sudden this BIG orange tabby cat jumped into the window. I wish you could have seen him. He jumped straight up and stood their with such a surprised look on his face. That look said I want to chase that cat and I wanted it bad!!! But how?  He new it was on the other side of the glass window. I don't think the cat ever saw Wilber because he just sat there. Bless his heart he was shaking from head to toe with anticipation. So not knowing what else to do he ran around the inside of the house trying to look out all the windows and then launched out the back door and barked a few times. Oh well! So much for his nice long nap. He hunted for that cat all afternoon.

 

It was a Busy Weekend!

Last Sunday morning Mom, Dad and I went to Stones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN. We had a nice walk around the battlefield, checked out some cannons ( Dad  loves cannons) and then had a picnic. Mom had made us some sandwiches and I got a peanut butter one. It was such a beautiful day and I got to hunt for squirrels.You know they smell really good. After lunch  we went to the Tennessee Livestock Center at MTSU, also in Murfreesboro for the GPA/Nashville's Winter Gathering. I had so much fun there. I got to see my foster Mom & Dad, Stacy and Terry. Then there was a great big butt sniffing party with a hold bunch of new greyhound buddies. I was loved on a lot by my human friends and I ran around in the livestock arena with some of my new greyhound buddies. I got to do more friendly butt sniffing while Mom and Dad shopped, had some snacks and visited with their friends. We got to watched some of my fellow greyhounds race, just for fun, in a short little track.  It was a great fun filled day!  I was so tired, I slept most of the way home.

It's Time to Party!!!

With my costume on and ready for a night on the town I got busted. Mom said I had to be in bed by 8 o'clock
or I'd turn into a pumpkin. I guess she's right, but I was so looking forward to whoop'n it up and partying down with my coyote buds here in the hood.
HAPPY MARDI GRAS EVERYONE!!!

Valentine's Day Trip

Mike and I thought it would be a great idea to go to Seaside Beach, FL for a Valentine's Day vacation. Who knew we would have to drive through a blizzard in south Alabama to get there. I lived in south Alabama for over 30 years and have only see it snow that much once. Even though it was cold the sun came out and we did get to walk on the beach a few times.
Wilber however went to doggie camp at The Lodge at Whitesburg Animal Hospital.  He got the T.L.C. Package( extra treats & extra outside trips) and Pet Enrichment ( lots of play time) while he was there. He also had his nails done and got a health check. I don't know who had the better vacation. Mike says if he dies he would love to come back as my baby dog so I would spoil him too. Like he's not spoiled already.

Is Daddy Home Yet???

Wilber and I have been staying home together since Christmas Eve when I lost my job managing a flower shop. He went to work with me everyday, slept on the coach in my office and greeted our customers. He had developed quite a following as the shops mascot and people came by with no other reason then to see Wilber and visit with us.
Now we are home most days and it's just me and Wilber. Things are pretty much the same as they were at the shop. I work on getting my Avon business started and he sleeps on the coach. We just don't have any visitors. But at about 4:00 in the afternoon he gets real antsy and keeps looking out the bedroom window. If he hears a car outside he runs into the living room and starts his "DADDY'S HOME!!!, DADDY'S HOME!!!! CELEBRATION running back and forth to the back door. If the car doesn't turn in the drive way he come and stands in front of me whining with a big question mark on his face that says "Where's Daddy?"  I guess he misses all the attention he got at the flower shop.
Anyway when Daddy does get home, "OH MY GOODNESS!" he dances, spins, runs back and forth, the rug in the kitchen goes flying, he can't contain his excitement  Daddy's home and all's right with  the world.

Snow Cat and Wilber

We had snow today! It just started with a few big fat snow flakes that turned into a Big Dump of Snow by about 11:00 am then it stopped. The temperature started to climb and the snow to melt so Wilber and I made a small snow cat before it all went away. He didn't quite know what to think of that cat.

But Mom there are deer in the back yard!

Two nights ago Wilber got up around 2:00am and needed to go outside.  He runs into my bedroom, shakes and puts that cold wet nose of his on the back of my neck. GET UP MOM! I get up and we go to the kitchen so he can go out into the backyard and take care of business. I open the door and he looks up and races across the yard at full speed and starts barking. There was a small herd of about 6 or 8 whitetail deer standing just outside the fence. They see Wilber and bolt. He wants to chase them, but can't because he's inside the fence. He is so furstrated that  he runs at full speed in several  big circles. Well it has been rainning for days and of couse the yard is soaked through. When he finely comes in he is covered with mud from head to toe. Mud is dripping on my kitchen floor, he shakes and now I'm covered in mud too. I have to get a wash rag and towel and wipe us both down. Once Wilber is all clean and dry he gets his cookie and goes back to bed.  I have to finish cleaning up the kitchen before I get to go back to bed.
Last night Wilber got me up at 2:10, 3:40 and 4:23 am so he could go outside and look for the deer. It's was like he knew they were out there, he just couldn't hind them.    (See Photo Below)
Now that I'm awake and can't go back to sleep. Wilber and Pooh however don't seem to have that problem. They look very comfortable.

The Barking Dog

When we got Wilber he almost never barked. About a year ago I discovered that if I howled he would start barking. So every now and then we sing together. My husband thinks we're a little crazy and a lot loud so we don't do it very often. Then about a month ago he started barking at me when we played in the back yard. It's a funny kind of bark. He barks once and his tail spins around, barks once again and that tail spins and so on. He might bark 6 or 8 time before he takes off running in big laps around the yard. He thinks this is so much fun.
Sometimes I have to leave him home alone for a few hours to run errands. Now when I get home and pull into the driveway I can hear him barking like he is going to eat someone up. When I open the door he does the DANCE & SPIN and wants to go out, then back in and a have cookie. He seems to thinks this barking thing is something new and wonderful that only he can do. Sometimes when he barks he seems surprised that that noise came out of him.

The Big Job Hunt

I have been looking for a new job for over a month now, ever since the flower shop closed for business on Christmas eve. I think I have applied to about 10 or so jobs with no luck. Today I applied for the position of customer service manager of The Greater Huntsville Humane Society. It's a non-profit no-kill animal shelter here in town. I hope I can at least get an interview.  I have heard absolutely nothing back from the other jobs I applied to at all. It's all so frustrating. 

Wilber, on the other hand, has been very happy to have his Mom home and all to himself everyday. He has me trained. It's "Mom where is my breakfast, I need to go out, I want to come in, I want a cookie, or leave me alone can't you see I'm taking a nap."  When his Daddy gets home in the evening it's the  BIG DANCE & SPIN in the kitchen and "I want my supper now Daddy!" And for the next three hours it's in and out and FEED ME!, LOVE ME!, FEED ME!!!!!! Then at about 8 o'clock it's off to bed he goes. Mike, my husband, says when he dies he's coming back as my dog so I can spoil him too! He is such a funny dog.

Getting A New Baby Dog!

When my first greyhound Hilary (track name: "Stat Hilary") passed away I cried for two months of a broken heart. She had been such a wonderful pet and my best friend.  She had gone to work with me everyday and she would be missed by a lot of people not just me. But I decided I needed a new baby dog to fill the hole she left in mine and my husband's life. So we contacted Greyhound Pets of America in Nashville, TN., filled out the adoption papers and they talked to us about what we needed in a dog because they try to fit a dog's personality to your needs and experence.
The date and time was set and they would be bringing three dog to our house for us to choose from. There were two little females and one big male. The females were very sweet and beautiful dogs. One was a blue, blondish gray with gray eyes and the other was blond with a curly cow-lick on top of her head. they happily ran around the house and yard and checked everything out. But then there was the big male and he walked in the door and straight to my husband Mike and then to me. While we were in the house and in the yard he stayed next to me or Mike. And when I brought Hilary's old dog bed and placed it in the floor he just laid down and gave me a look that said I'm home. 
So on December 15th 2007 (track name "Well I'll Be" aka Will) became our Wilber and has become a major part of our family.