What Can A Dog Be For Halloween?

If his name is Buzz it is simple .... Buzz Lightyear. And he did go trick or treating .... and got treats....bones. And he loved he facts that all the kids thought he was cute ... looking at them when they said it as to say ...you got that right!

Bengals Dog

Well depsite a bye this week in the NFL for the Bengals, Buzz was proudly wearing his Bengals garb. He also now cheers for the Miamisburg Vikings and has a Halloween costume of his choice..... Buzz Lightyeaar!

Playing Around

Well at least we don't have to be the only ones wearing out the dog as our neighbor now has his own play toy for the dog and they have become good friends. Every morning they play tug of war and he pulls his bed over to the fence to watch the neighbor when ever he is out cutting his grass. My neighbor has also threatened to start training Buzz to take him on the road as he is really good at jumping and he thinks Buzz would make a great Frisbee retriever dog. He might be right as the dog loves to jump and surprising can jump really high. In addition, surprisingly Buzz has decided he likes to dress up. He loves to wear his Bengals outfit on game day and watch the game (good thing he can't yell at the refs), he loves to try to put on Laura's clothes and he already has a Halloween costume... appropriately Buzz Lightyear. He also got a Miamisburg Vikings Cheer outfit. He is definitely the social butterfly as he loves to meet new people and is a little upset when someone passes him by without saying how cute he is. He also has found out that he can change the TV with the remote and has almost figured out how to open his treats bag.

I Like Ice

Ice Cubes, Ice Cream, Shaved Ice, Round Ice, Square Ice, Rectangular Ice and even Blue Ice. You never want to let a glass sit around with ice in it as he will knock it over to get to the ice. Ice you are drinking a glass of something with ice in it and he hears the ice clank on the side of the glass, he will jump on you and try to put his nose in the glass and get the ice cube. He waits at the refrigerator to see if we might drop him some ice. Maybe he is just getting ready for winter. He has also decided he loves to destroy any rug placed outside in the back yard.

Another Big Test This Week

Well luckily he is now up to staying outside at least half the time he is awake every day (probably even a little more than half which is good) Unfortunately, he remains scared of the dark and comes in at night to sleep  in his crate. During the day he sleeps outside and we have even left him a couple of times in the backyard when we have left the house. (He seemed to calm down fairly quickly after we left), I think part of the reason he likes to be in the yard so much is our neighbor loves to come over to play with him. And now for the test....Laura goes back to school this week so he will have to go every day without her for long periods of time. Hopefully, he will adapt quickly.

Gymnastics Dog

Well just when you think you've seen it all....well I mentioned that Buzz likes to jump on the trampoline well apparently it is going further after watching Gymnastics in the Olympics it is almost impossible to keep him from wanting to be on the trampoline jumping. He now does try to do flips and whines if you won't help bounce him. But now for the funniest portion. He found Laura's Gymnastics Leo and somehow forced his body into it and came walking out into the living room with it on and insisted on going to the trampoline to perform. So the question ...is he really a dog?

 

(you will note in the pictures, though it is hard to tell, he is wearing the leotard)

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?