Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Just call me Mr Handsome

I now know why they kill chickens before they pluck them. Eek! Mom kept her word and sent me off to Bow Wow and Meow's yesterday so that Kathleen the groomer could strip my coat. I don't mind it that much, but it gets tiring after 4 hours...I can only imagine how Kathleen must feel! Anyway, I like Kathleen a lot and she tells me I am one of her favorite clients!
I know you are all dying to see my groomed handsome self...so here I am:



There is a lot of craziness going on at the moment with the impending July 4th weekend! Last night, around 9:15PM I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the loudest bangs you can imagine! I thought the world was coming to an end. I barked and barked as loud as I could, but the bangs drowned me out. And then I looked out the window and these colorful lights were falling from the sky! Dad tried to put me on my leash and take me outside for a better view, but no way was I going into the midst of some god awful war zone. No thanks! So Mom and Dad ran out and left me alone. Can you believe that?

It seems the fireworks were supposed to be across the river but because of the flooding, they moved the display to Lemon Hill, my favorite spot on earth and right on my doorstep! After the explosions ended, Mom came to get me and I met up with Gracie and Kila and many neighbors outside. Gracie and I had a good wrestle and I tried to get into her house because there is a lot of fun places to play in there - her house is bigger than mine. No luck. We had to stay outside.

After the long grooming session and the terrifying explosions, I was exhausted. So while Mom checked her email, I lay down with my head on my pet squirrel (the gift from Mackie) and had a well earned sleep. I dreamt Gracie and I discovered a yard full of dingo chews and huge butcher bones filled with yummy marrow.



AGC

2 comments:

Wired for Mackie said...

Hey Axel, buddy! Glad you like your squirrel. I like mine too!
I don't like the 4th of July thunder either, but not as bad as poor Ollie who just shakes and shakes. At least it has stopped raining- I'm ready for a Cailfornia summer!
Happy 4th!
Your pal, Mackie and mom Melissa

Life with Ozzy said...

Love the new do my friend. Mom said something about going next Friday. Ugh I don't want to deal with all that nonsense. I know how you feel about the fireworks. I always think someone is knocking on our door so I go running to the door to find out who wants to come in.
Have fun on your vacation. At least your parents take you.
Ozzy