The Last Dog Blogger?

I am a lonely guy. I am the only dog that still blogs. Roo, where are you? Kinka, we don't know what you are up to. I miss my friends.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July again. The Border Collies hate fireworks. I don't care one way or another. The Fourth is a day when my mom doesn't have to work, so she will laze around the house with me and the BCs. I think she said she was going to be in a parade, but not me. I don't care for that kind of stuff anyway.

I've Been too Busy

Wow! I haven't posted anything for a very long time. I've been so busy being Zip the Wonder Dog, and all.

I have been doing agility! Last weekend, we ran in a USDAA trial. Yeah! I'm still in Starters, but that's not really my fault. My mom couldn't walk very well for a while. Well, now she's back, better than ever! Anyway, I did three runs, Gamblers, Standard, and Jumpers. I qualified in all three, fourth place in all three. No mistakes, no wrong courses, no refusals, no barking or biting. I was such a good boy!

In two weeks, I will be running in an AKC trial. I can't wait! Agility is so much fun for dogs, especially this dog.

I also have been visiting the nursing home every Tuesday. They all love me there. I get so many treats.

April, Taxes, and Other Things

OK, so I've been very bad at blogging lately. It's not my fault. It's very hard for a dog use the computer all by himself. I have to have some human help here, and the human has been very, very lazy. So here I am, at last.

It's already April. It is a great month. No more below zero days, more sunshine, birds and bunnies to chase, terriffic. April is also the month for taxes. My humans hate taxes. They say they should keep their money because there is never enough of it. My humans also don't get a whole lot back after they file their taxes, either. They are complaining about high prices at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and lack of pay raises to go along with the newer high prices. I think it sucks to be a human. Much better to be a dog. We don't have to pay for anything. Of course, we don't have any money either, as we don't get paid for the work we do.

Now, the big question is, who will be our next president? Will they fix our problems? Taxes? Education? Gas prices? Health care? Iraq? Afganistan? Does a dog care? You betcha! What happens with the humans affects what happens with the dogs. Now, who will I endorse? I don't know, yet. I really don't like any of the three that are running right now. I think there should be a Cattle Dog running for President. I would definately vote for him.

Same Old, Same Old

I did a big agility trial two weekends ago. It was one that was in conjunction with the International Kennel Club Dog Show. I was too excited to qualify, but I had fun, and got lots of free samples from the booths. Mom also got herself a little stuffed Cattle Dog toy. It has a double mask like my girlfriend, Roo. How often do you find a toy Cattle Dog? Not very.

I said I would recap the election. Well, by now you all know how politics is going in our country, so I guess I don't need to say much. From a dogs point of view, all the humans are pretty much the same. More taxes and less money for agility trials. My vote is for the person who will bring us more sheep and more agility trials, for less money. Oh yeah, and more dried sweet potatoes, and more liver treats.

February in the Midwest

Nothing but snow out there! So boring for us dogs. Too messy to play with the sheep. Too cold to play agility in the yard or to go to Loretta's barn. Well, at least Mom is cooking. We get to help clean up the floor. She also dehydrated some chicken for all of us. That was WONDERFUL!

Next Tuesday is "Super Tuesday" here in Illinois. Look for my ideas on Politics next week, when I recap the election.

First Post for 2008

I have been slacking lately. I haven't been on the computer very much. Well, it wasn't working for a couple of weeks there. My mom was checking her email from her cell phone.
Racer and I did another agility trial over the New Years weekend. My mom judged two days, then we showed for the next two days. It was my first time in Excellent. I was all excited, and wound up. I really wanted to show my stuff. In my excitement, however, I forgot that I was supposed to watch and listen to my mom. I tried, but she kept getting in my way. What is a boy supposed to do? I ran around the jumps, because I couldn't jump through her. Then there was the table thing. I am also very partial to the see- saw. When I get confused, I like to go there. It's the funnest thing. It bangs really loud! I usually get lots of cookies when I go there, too.
My family is doing well. Tubbs is becoming a lot more confident, even plays with some toys now. Rookie is starting to like agility. Moe puts the B in witch. Iggy still likes to eat poop. Barney likes to bark. All is right with the world.

I Got My Title

Yep, that's right! Finally, after almost four years in Open STD, I got my title. It was a beautiful thing, too. My mom can finally run with me, again. We were a TEAM. I didn't make any mistakes. I didn't bark, or bite. I ran the course in 50 seconds and even got Third Place. How cool is that?