Christmas is here!!

Hello everyone! Well, Christmas is almost here and my birthday just passed. I turned 8 years old on Tuesday and my Mom surprised me with a trip to the vet. To have my teeth cleaned, of all things. UGH!! I don't think she did it on purpose, you see, she was looking at my papers a few weeks ago and realized that all these years she had my birthday wrong. She would always wish me a happy birthday on the 17th of December, but it is actually the 20th. Silly girl!! Anyway, My teeth are nice and clean although I did hear the vet tell my Mom I was going to need to have one of my canine teeth removed within a year because it doesn't look good. It looks ok though, but there is this one teeny brown spot and really it's more like a tan color. I know my Mom and she will make sure it is taken care of. When I got home from the vet's office I was still a little loopy from the anesthesia. Murdock was very happy to see me and wouldn't leave me alone. My Mom had to put me in Murdock's crate so I would be able to rest...only I didn't rest. So she put Murdock in there for awhile. By the time I woke up the next morning, my head was clear. My Mom's been on vacation this week so Murdock and I have spent a lot of time together. I'll be honest, Murdock and I don't mind Mom being home, but we like to sleep too. But we don't get to sleep as much when she's home. I heard a rumor that Dad is off work next week so no sleep for us for another week. It's worth it though because I love my Mom and Dad!! I should get going for now. I'm getting sleepy. I'll try and post again soon. If not, have a very Merry Christmas!! Peace out my peeps!!

A dog and a possum

I don't know how many of you know how a possum protects itself, so I will tell you. When a possum feels like he is in danger, he simply plays dead. The animal preying on him leaves him alone because most preying animals are not interested in an already dead animal. our story begins....
once upon a time, there was this chocolate lab named Bella. Bella was almost 9 years old and had a brother names Marty who just turned one. Marty was a terror to Bella. he would jump on her, he would run at her and tackle her and he would constantly lick her ears. Bella dealt with this for about 10 months and had it. She just wanted her brother to leave her alone. So she got on the internet while her parents were at work, to learn about protection. What she learned was amazing. She could not believe how smart possum were for being so nasty looking. Bella decided that the next time Marty "attacked" her, she would play dead. Fast forward a few days, she sees Marty eyeing her and she knew what was coming. She was already lying down and the minute he started towards her, she flopped over on her side and "played dead". Marty stopped for a second and looked at her like "what the....". He went up to her and started sniffing her and realized that she was alive. Marty has a keen sense of smell. Once this happened, Bella knew she was in trouble. Now, when she does it, because she still tries, Marty sits in her. Bella is hoping that one day he just won't do it. Until then, she'll keep trying. Her parents have caught on and realize what she is doing and still try to "zap" Marty when he does this.
The moral of the story is to never give up and pray that your parents also have a shock collar!!

I hope you enjoyed my story. Love you all! Peace out!!