Guess what? I got a post card in the mail from my friend Meredith at Mercedes World! It is really cool. Here is a picture of it. She chose this one for me cause she knew I liked to look at furry critters!Wasn’t that nice to write to me and send this cool card!  Thank you, Meredith! Mom say thank you, too!

She sent one to mom tool I am the important one but I guess she felt sorry for mom who doesn’t get much in the mail unless she orders something. Mom loved her card, it had a beautiful garden on it in front of the Biltmore estate. Mom said it was called The Azalea Garden. I think it looked like a fun place to run and play! Here is moms card.

Hi everyone! Sometimes I feel like I am just one of the kids. Here is a picture of me watching TV with Ethan and Adyllin (mom’s great-niece) on the pull out. See who is in front? Yep, I got the best view.

Here I am with Julia, Ethan, and Lexi We were watching one of my most favorite movies! It’s called 101 Dalmations! Then they started laughing and mom got in my way to take MORE pictures. Finally they all finished and I got to watch it. The girls are some more of mom’s great nieces.

Do you remember awhile back I said mom was going to put a picture here that I would just as soon that she didn’t? Well here it is. And while mom thinks it’s funny,I don’t.  I’ll tell you the real story.

One day I was walking down the hall minding my own business (because I’m a good boy) when this tempting aroma came to my nose. Well, naturally, I followed it. It led to dad who was eating in front of the TV. He was doing something that mom told him not to do, which is put food where Rusty can get it. This yummy hot biscuit smell was coming from a bag on the floor next to the couch. So I glanced at dad. He wasn’t looking at me, he was looking at the TV. I walked slowly so my tags wouldn’t jingle right to that bag and looked inside. sure enough there was a biscuit in the bottom! I stuck my head in to get it and when I picked the biscuit up the bag came up too. I held on to that biscuit and tried to back out of the bag, but it wouldn’t come off. About that time I backed into the door and turned to try to head down the hall. I bumped into something else. Mom came to see what I was doing and did she say, “Oh poor Rusty,” or did she say “Let me get that off your head baby boy,” or did she say “Let me help you?” No she did not. She said, “STAY!” Then I heard her scurry off down the hall and come back. Then I heard this noise: CLICK, CLICK, CLICK. She had gone to get the camera! The nerve! FINALLY she got the bag off my head and she was LAUGHING. I was not a happy camper, let me tell you. Except that that biscuit was really yummy in my tummy.

Wow! Look, here is a box for me from Jonesy, Sissy, and and Tinky! Wonder what is in there! It sure was nice of them to send me some goodies! Mom entered a caption contest for me over at their place and it was one of the winners!

Hey! A Turkey stuffie! I’m out of here. No wait, there is more in that box!

There is a squirrel stuffie too, a black one! I’m going to shake it and throw it and destuff it! Wait! Hey Mom! Let go!

Look, there was even more! See the orange squeakie guy? He makes this great noise that makes me want to bark. And look at the yummy Freshies bones! I love those things!

Thank you Jonesy, Tinky, and Sissy and thank your mom for me too! I love these things! Now I have to go shake that squirrel!

Thank you everyone for all the nice (and funny) things you said about my yucky tummy! Mom really laughed while she was reading them. I took all my medicine and ate yummy potatoes made with chicken broth and cottage cheese. Mom found the recipe at a vet’s web site. Any way I feel much better now, and so does mom, who has been kinda sick too.

Mom got a picture of me that I don’t think is funny and she intends to publish it in a few days! I wish she wouldn’t, but you know how she is!

Barklove to all!

Rusty

I just learned this new big word called “hedonism.” It means that the most important thing is pleasure! Mom says I am a hedonistic dog because I always want nice things like:

•  mom and dad
•  love from mom and dad and friends 
•  back scratches
•  breakfast and dinner
•  new stuffies
•  snacks
•  naps on my pillow
•  old stuffies
•  playing
•  snacks
•  visiting with the dogs in the yard behind us
•  playing with bear
•  ear scratches
•  belly rubs
•  being brushed
•  naps in the shade out back
•  naps on mom’s bed and the couch
•  snacks
•  lots of pats
•  chew bones
•  sitting on the couch with mom and dad getting scratches
•  getting mom to hold my chew bones for me to chew
•  bugging the cats
•  looking in the fridge
•  checking out the trash can
•  having a secret place at the end of the couch to take my treasures
•  a toy box with all my stuff to choose from in it

Yep, it’s a pretty pleasurable life here. I do like these nice things! I think I’m a very lucky dog to get them. I know all my friends here get all these nice things too but I wish all dogs, and even cats, could have them.

I had to calm down a little before I showed you this picture. Just look what Jenny did the other day when I got my wonderful package form Lorenza! She had the NERVE to get up with MY stuff and nose around! I think she tried to take away some of my stuff! I was not a happy camper and I let her know just how I felt about the whole thing.

Guess what! That mailman guy brought a package for me! It was from my new friend Lorenza for the International Gift Exchange! Lorenza is so pretty and nice!

Hurry up mom! Open the package!

OH!! I smell great stuff in there!

Look what I found!

For Dogness Sake mom! Finish with the pictures already so I can play!

WOOF!! There is so much wonderful stuff! There is a new squeaky stuffie ball, a bear made of rope, a big bag of healthy biscuits, a bag of Pegetable vegetable shaped dog treats (now I don’t have to take Ethan’s!,) two bags of microwave popcorn for dogs in two yummy flavors, two filled rawhide bones (one with ham and cheese and one with peanut butter and jelly,) and a bag of hot dog treats! Wowser! Thank you Lorenza! You are the Bestest of the Best!