It's Thanksgiving!

It was just three years ago that my owner, Lois, picked me out from a litter in Nokomis FL and brought me to Wilmington, NC. Boy, I sure did whine a lot , but I was just a pup! That Thanksgiving, I met Piper, my owner's brother's Standard poodle. She sure was pretty!
I have to say, just to catch up, that I haven't been to Agility for several months. I think Lois finally got fed up with me not following orders. It's just so much fun to do the tunnel, dog walk, weaving and stuff, but I found the other dogs distracting and much more interesting!

Ohh, well, we went up North to Lake Ontario in October. What a trip! Days and days on the road, but then there were the service areas and nice motels to stay in There's a really cool video Lois did that says it all.

Yes, it was fun, but I came home with mange! Yeah, well, I ran around a big field in Massachusetts and found a dead animal that was very interesting.....
Then I got the itches and the scritches and tonight, Lois gave me a bath with some really bad smelling stuff that is supposed to get rid of those things I can't see that are making me it itch. Oh, I feel better all ready... She had to get some kind of cream to put on for something called scabies. Sounds kind of cute, but I guess it is the human form of mange. Bad critters!

To see our Travels With Charley roadtrip, click here! Oh boy, it was fun!

My Birthday--Again!!!

Hey, it's July 2nd and guess what, it's my birthday (again!!) Now, I'm THREE!








Here's my official birthday pictures.

Notice, in one I look kind of queasy....
It's been hot here and I didn't feel like eating the nice breakfast my owner, Lois. fixed for me this morning.
She teaches art classes and after the art class was over this morning, I felt more like eating. Now I want more!
Yesterday I grabbed a chocolate cookie that had fallen to the floor. I was so quick, Lois didn't get a chance to get it first. It was really good! I know chocolate is bad for dogs. I felt OK, though (it was a very little cookie!)

If there is a moral to this story, it is, you have to keep all that bad stuff away from your pets--stuff like chocolate and raisins.
And be careful what toys you buy for your dog. Lois got me a ball with a squeeker in it and I quickly chewed it out and nearly ate it. I could have choked on it, but she saw what I was doing and quickly to it away!
I sometimes wonder what has happened to the dog that was next door. I hope she's OK. It's really hot here again, and I hope she is in a shady yard with plenty of water and soft grass and stuff to lay on.

Agility Videos

Yeah, well let me tell you about me in Agility Class. I pretty much do what I want, but I have fun!
Sometimes everybody says, "Charley! Stop that!"
I think they don't like it that I run around the agility yard and have so much fun.


Here's the notorious April 29th video showing some of the dogs in the Agility class, including me being my normal, sassy self.

Hey, the weather's gettin' better. Even though I was zooming again in Agility (so were the other dogs!) I got to go to the beach with my owner, Lois. Did I explain zooming? It's when a dog is off the leash, the owner asks the dog to jump a hurdle, climb an A-frame, jump through a tire, or whatever and the dog just takes off--like me! Sometimes I just get so excited and the other dogs being there just adds to it! I'm slowly beginning to realize, I don't get treats for zooming, running around the Agility yard like crazy. So, then I go back to work.


Anyway, here's a video of me at the beach with my owner, Lois. Oh boy, did we have fun!

They're gone! The dog in the cage next door has disappeared. The family moved all of their stuff out and, well, they're gone!
My owner, Lois, still talks about the dog, Coco. It is going down to 20 degrees tonight, she says. That's pretty cold for North Carolina, I guess. I haven't been groomed for a while, so my coat is nice and thick. I really don't like the cold, though. And I don't like the snow coming down like it did this morning. I kept jumping up and trying to eat the snowflakes. They disappeared in my mouth!

Speaking of jumping up, I did really well in Agility today. At least, that's what they all said. For me, it was a lot of fun, pretty much like usual. I guess they liked that I didn't run around the Agility Yard too much. And I got so interested that when they were talking, I just did some things by myself--for fun! I jumped through the tire, I climbed the A-Frame, I jumped a couple hurdles and I ran through some tunnels.

I like Agility! And everybody gave me lots of treats. My owner, Lois, has a hard time keeping up with me. There was talk of a "handler." (?)

Can't wait for the next Agility thing!

It's pretty cold out there in the yard, even for North Carolina! My friend next door has a chain link kennel, a dog house and some plywood around to stop the wind. Lately I've hear her coughing and my owner looked through the slats of the fence. She said the dog was breathing heavily. Our neighbors don't pay much attention to her. She get some water and food is all I know. She barks sometimes and looks really lonely. She's an older dog. I hope I don't end up like that when I am older.

My owner is upset again, about the dog. Then, she mentioned the ASPCA. Maybe they can do something...

Snoozy

It's been a long day, what with Agility and chasing the ball. I need my beauty sleep....