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Went to a Hooman New Year Pawty

Well last night I had a super fun time! The Mum took me to a New Year Pawty.. though it wasn’t on New Years Eve or New Years Day, it still was in this New Year of 2009 so it was fun!

Watching Footsball

For a little while I sat with the Hoomans and watched the TV. There was a Footsball game on, the University of Utah won the game! but I didn’t watch too long because I kinda thought it was boring. And I didn’t have any Swiss Army watches to play with either… so I played with Sadie!

Playing with Sadie

Sadie was super fun to play with! She was a rescue dog like me and she got this super great home with the Mum’s lady she works with, and her guy too! And Sadie is fun, she stayed with us a while ago and we got to play at my house, and now we got to play at her new house! They have a super huge back yard and we ran and ran and ran in the snow until we were wet and tired!

Playing with Sadie

And the Hoomans watched us play too and they thought we were really fun to watch. Oh and I only chased one of the kitties once. And the Mum said I wasn’t supposed to chase the kitties, but I did it anyway it’s too hard not to when they run!

Then after the play and the Footsball Sadie and me got to chew pig ears!

Sadie Chewing

And I chewed too, but I kinda had more fun rolling on the pig ear than chewing it!

Tatum Rubbing

And we had lots of fun at the Pawty!  The Mum was very happy that I got to come, and so was Sadie! And then on the way home in the car I slept the whole way because I was really super tired.  I hope to go play with Sadie again soon!

Learning Gets Me Tired

I Am Tired

Oh boy Oh boy today was a fun day! The Mum took me and Muffit to training! It’s a lot of work, you know. I worked on the upright poll thingies and the Mom wanted me to go right in between them before I could get my treat.  But before I can go I have to sit, and give the Mum my paw for a touch, and then I get a treat and I can go.  Because then I know that the Mum is part of the whole fun thing.  ‘Cause sometimes I just want to do it on my own, but I’m getting the hang of letting the Mum think she is in control!

So without getting a 4gb micro sd to help out with my memory… I was able to remember the whole procedure and the Mum was happy because my tail was up the whole time and I did have fun. The Mum says she can always tell what I’m feeling because my tail tells everyone!  I try to control my tail but sometimes it’s just too hard.

So it was fun, then Muffit got to do some mat work while I took a nap because I was tired. Then we got home and I’m still tired!  So goodnight everydog! Oh and I hope everydog has a happy New Year!

Dog Park and Dog Friend!

Dog Park

Hi Everydoggie!  We had a fun day today. First we went to the Tanner Dog Park and we had lots of fun in the snow!

Dog Park

It was just me and Muffit today, and we got to run and run and play with other dogs and it was really cool fun. The Mum wanted me to post up these pictures so you can see how pretty it was at the park. But I would have posted more me pictures!

Dog Park

The paths are fun and there is lots of snow on the trees.  It snowed all yesterday and we got lots of really fun snow, I like the snow! So instead of New York Yankees tickets we had a great day at the park.

Lily and Pack

Then we went for a really looooong drive and guess what guess what?  We got another foster sister! The Mum is calling her Lily and she is a rough sable collie and she was was found on Friday night by a nice guy who took her in and kept her warm. Because it’s way too super cold outside. She has no microchip and she had no tags on, so we’ll see if we can find her home. But if not, she’s our foster sister for a bit! The Mum posted about her too on Tip Tail about Lily!

My Couch Spot

So we have a couch upstairs and it’s kinda raggedy and the Mum wants to throw it all away! When I came it didn’t have so many chews on it… but me and Bianca, my old smooth collie foster sister, we used to play tug with it and stuff and so now it’s kinda a bit more chewed than it was.

Me on My Couch Spot

So well I thought the couch would be much more comfy if it had a little nest in the middle of it and so this is what I did. And yeap, above is me laying in my nest spot.

My Couch Spot

Isn’t it comfy! It’s just perfect sized for me! Well and since I made it of course it would be!

Hey everydog and kitty and fuzzy and non-fuzzy. Yappy Howildays to you all, too. The Mum and me haven’t been much on the computer the last few days because she’s been so busy!  But now we get a break and breaks are good, though hopefully the Mum will take me to the park this weekend!

Woof!

New Howliday Bed for Chewing!

So check it out we got a fun new Holidays Present! It’s a new dog bed! Ooo I really like it. When the Mum put it down, I had to jump all over it!

Tatum's New Bed

The Mum says I have to share it with the rests of the pack but Hrmm I dunno about that. I like having it all for myself!

Chewing the Bed

See I can even chew on the corner! The Mum said “no Tatum don’t chew on the corner!” but I like chewing on the corner! I didn’t chew much, though. Just a little bit, and didn’t even get any stuffing out!

Tatum's New Bed

But I could get stuffing out if I wanted to!
I like my new bed. I might share.. if I’m in a sharing mood. Which I usually am not!

Went to Visit Sasha!

Sasha is Happy!

Today we went and visited Sasha! I haven’t told you guys yet but my foster sister Sasha went to live with another foster family and brothers and sister. And she is really happy there. The Mum says she cried a little bit when she dropped Sasha off at the new family, but they are a super nice family and they have three rough collies there already, and Sasha is way happy there!

And I got to play with Sasha’s foster brothers and foster sister! They are super fun and pretty collies and we had a really good time. I like Bonnie, she’s the tricolored girl who likes to run and play with me!  The Mum came too and took these fun pictures of us when we played in the snow.

One of the boy collie’s names is Fletcher, and dangit now I can’t remember the other boy collie’s name! Hrmph! The Mum says she isn’t remembering either oh well I guess we will have to ask again. I just know that they were both fun to play with and chase around!

The Mum thinks that Bonnie is really a pretty girl too! The Mum says she usually doesn’t like the black tris as much as the sables and blues and whites but Bonnie is super pretty! But of course I was the prettiest one of them all!

The Mum and I came home and loaded up these fun pictures on our laptop so we can share them with everyone. Sasha is happy too, and that makes me happy too, and the Mum too. Monday night Sasha is gonna come stay with us again because Tuesday she is going to the doggie doctor to get her teeths cleaned up and find out what the stuff on her nose is. Hrmph well then we get to play some more, yay!

Playing the Magic Muffin Tin Game!

Okay so this isn’t really an easy game at all DESPITE what it looks like from Muffit playing the game. I am posting two videos, the first one is of me playing, and the second one is of my brother Muffit playing. The Mum didn’t want to put all six of us’s videos on Tip Tail so she is having me put me and Muffit’s videos on my blog.

But my blog is better and more fun anyway than hers. If you want to see Lucy playing the Muffin Tin Game you’ll have to go over to Tip Tail!

The Mum says this is a super fun thing to do on these cold winter days where we all just stay in the house and sleep and don’t do much. And I’ve been kinda cranky at Lucy and Angel and Chase lately and the Mum says ‘nooo Tatum don’t be grumpy at them’ so the Mum is saying she needs to bring in a crate for me but HRMPH I don’t want a crate I want to run and run and run! No need for weight loss products for me because I just run!

So here is me playing the Magic Muffin Tin Game and so what if I’m not all that fast at it? I’m sure the cutest at it! Mine is about 9 minutes long so if you like looking at how cute I am please watch! Muffit’s is only a couple minutes long so you don’t have to watch him as much.

So here is Muffit playing yeah okay so he’s cute what of it?

So that is the Magic Muffin Tin Game have you ever played before? If you haven’t maybe the Mum or the Dad in your house can set it up and you can play and take a video ’cause I want to see you other superdogs play too!

Bundle Up It’s Gonna Be Cold!

The Mum and I were just watching the weather-guesser on the news and he said that it is supposed to be really cold the next few days here in Utah in Salt Lake City where we live. It’s supposed to get down to four degrees on Saturday or Sunday!

Me Curled Up

And so to show how I get all curled up to stay warm, I thought I’d show you some pictures! This first one is of me. The Mum says me, Levi, Chase and Muffit can all curl up really nice. But Lucy and Angel can’t really, they just don’t bend. So the Mum and the Dad put blankets on them and get snuggly beds for them so they can stay warm too.

Levi Curled Up

If you don’t know how to curl up maybe there is a toll free number you can call to learn! It makes my belly super warm, and I put my tail over my nose too, to keep my nose warm.

Muffit Curled Up

Levi also knows how to curl up really tight into a ball. Us collies are good at it usually. And border collies, the Mum says, are even better because they are so flexible. But being flexible isn’t all that important… I like being a collie even if we are not as flexible as border collies!  Okay okay… being flexible is kinda important, and for collies me and Levi are pretty flexible and we have pretty good bodies that let us do lots of way fun stuff!

Muffit is kinda silly when he is all curled up, because he does it and keeps his eyes open sometimes and peers at the Mum when she is taking pictures. LOL Muffit is a silly border collie boy! He can curl up into a teeny tiny ball though, because he’s so small, he makes a very small ball.

Can you curl up into a small ball to keep warm? It’s not really that cold in our house though either… the Mum wants it colder, the Dad wants it warmer. So it changes quite a bit. Oh but the Mum is being sick now and that’s why I haven’t posted much lately anyway because she hasn’t left the laptop on for me to post with. But that’s okay, I have been curling up with her and keeping her warm, too!