I'm Fearless

Well, unfortunately, Buzz has now decided he is fearless. He tries to (and thinks he can) scale trees which he chases the squirrels up. Jumps on top of everything outside and then "declares" it his own. He has decided he is happy we have four chairs at the fire fit as one is "his" chair. He also likes to take off whenever he sees the fence or door come open. He is really quick and will run and run until you are able to corner him. He is also starting to get the habit of running around the back yard as fast as he can in large circles around the edge of the fence until he finally wears himself out and has to go get a drink. (I personally think he is just watching too much of the Olympics and thinks he is in training for an event.) He is also continuing his busy social schedule and has now decided he wants to go on play dates with the dogs he got to stay with a couple of weeks back.  My question ..... do we have a dog or a spoiled new kid at the house?

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Well it seems like Buzz is settling in to having three favorite items to do:

1. Sleep ....Where ever and when ever HE wants ...not when YOU want
2. Roam HIS KINGDOM in the back yard and he is not intimidated by size since all the dogs are larger than him in the area and while he really usually just likes to say hi to them, if they try to show who is boss HE LET'S THEM KNOW. He has also now decided another one of his favorite things to do is jump on the trampoline. We are hoping soon to catch him in the act of doing a flip but he is also content with just jumping.

   He has decided he is a Shriner
   as he found the kid's fez to wear

   
3. TERRORIZING THE HOUSE and when he is confronted, he looks innocent as if to say "who are you talking to ... little innocent me"? Actually he is fairly good ... he just likes to let you know he is a puppy.

Buzz Gone Wild

This week while we were in Charlotte NC at the Shrine National Convention, Buzz stayed with our friends who have two dogs of their own. And we are hoping he is ready to come home when we get there to pick him up as he has been having fun with their dogs. Our friends have been sending us several pictures of his escapades at their home which I am posting.

Not a Happy Camper



With his favorite toy...one of my socks



Buzz indicated today that he was not a happy camper but then again I wouldn't be either if I had to get a shot! He was definitely a cranky dog after going to the vets and I think part of it was it made him a little bit tired and he was fighting going to sleep. He also decided to play hide and go seek and keep away after he got home with Laura in the front yard. He kept going behind the tree where he thought she couldn't see him and then when see would get close he would run away. The game of cat and mouse continued until Laura finally was able to sneak up on him to corral him and get his lease back on him. So much for fun from an escaped dog!

Not A Fun Day To Begin With For Buzz

Today Buzz finally got in some real trouble. He decided to play a little rough and then didn't want to stop playing rough so instead of getting to go to a picnic with us, he got to stay in his crate for a couple of hours. I think he learned his lesson though since when we returned he was very friendly and almost seemed to be apologizing for his earlier mistakes. He then got to go for a ride in Laura's convertible VW Bug which he loves since his ears fly with the top down. (We think he believes he is Underdog whenever this happens.) But his favorite thing was when he got to set in the parking lot with Laura with the top down while Pam and I did a quick stop at a store. Twelve people came by and wanted to pet him and told him how cute he looked. Needless to say he was once again in heaven and I thinks he likes the attention even better than eating or chewing on things ... which he loves to do!

Houdini Lives

Buzz has decided he is now an escape artist,. We have a crate for inside the house and he seems to like it fairly well now. Today when Pam left she put Buzz in the crate and he quickly quieted down and went to sleep. About 10 minutes later, while I was working in the other side of the house, he came waltzing in the room and made sure I knew he was there and then turned around ran back to the other side of the house and ran back in the room where I was with his leash. So I took him outside as I had to do a quick drive over to the car dealership to pick up Pam where she was taking the car to have it worked on. He got in the car and insisted he was driving. I made him sit in the passenger seat and he insisted he was going to drive so before I started the car I put his front paws on the top of the steering wheel, turned on the car and let him turn the wheel back and forth. After a couple of minutes of driving in the driveway with the car in park, he was content to go back to the passenger seat and go for a ride.After we got home I put him in the outdoor kennel for the first time and we went inside. He howled for a couple of minutes and then calmed down so I peaked through the blinds at him...and there he was sitting by the door of the house. Now the kennel is around 5 ft high from the ground up and there are no visible holes or slots in the kennel, yet he got out. Again....I think his is ready for the circus...look out Chris Angel.

Dogs Day at the Lake

Buzz spent the day lounging at the lake yesterday after a another parade in the morning. He also loved the fact that a house full of girls was next to where we were at and continued to come over all day and tell him how cute he is. He was in heaven. It was kind of funny as we bought him a lifejacket in case he went a little further out on the lake which had a handle on it to be able to quickly pull him out of the water. As he put it on, while it was not that heavy, he couldn't figure out how to walk with it on and looked like he was drunk as he staggered around until he got used to wearing it. He also took his first swimming lessons without the jacket. He also loved all the rest of the folks who were there, especially the kids, who continued to come by to play with him. He also had a little bit of an identity crisis at times as one of our friends was caught several times holding, "racer", as she joking refers to him.