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Yes, my friends, I know it has been quite a long time since I've posted. Have I just been too busy to post? I don't know, I've just been doing the usual doggie things. Sleeping, pooping, playing. I guess you could call my lack of blog-writing more laziness than anything else. Plus the fact that I have been a bit embarrassed at my short hair cut. No matter how cute my Mom kept saying I looked, this dog felt ridiculous without his fur. Call me vain, but it's true. But now I am finally getting that hair back! I feel like my pedigree self again! And check out that brand new fancy collar! Mom said something about how now that I was a 'Big Boy' I was ready for my fancy collar. I do feel
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kind of spunky in it, I have to say.
Mom's been taking me for lots of rides and walks now, and I have learned to love both! No more whining for me. (at least not about those things.) When she says, "Go for a ride?" or "Go for a walk?" I know just what those things mean. I've even been walking around the lake! Whew, that makes me tired, but I love it. It's amazing how many dogs and people I see, and so many people I encounter along the way make such a fuss about me. A dog's gotta love that! And I do.
Yes, spring is here, I've got my fancy collar, I'm livin' the dog's life. It's all good.