22 Apr 2009

Uh-oh.....  I got in trouble again.

Dad lets me loose in the house a lot.  Mom says I need to be given the opportunity to do things wrong so I can learn from it and do things right later. Well - this time I got it wrong.  I was playing on my bed in dad's radio room.Dad was doing something on his computer.  After a while I got bored with my toys.  So I quietly slipped off to search for adventure on my own.  Most of the time dad hears me get up and follows.  This time dad didn't notice.   I found this neat tasty ball to play with.  The outside is dark dark green, almost black.  But when you bite it the inside is filled with a tasty green stuff.  Mom calls it Avocado.  Anyway, there were some of them in the kitchen, so I just sorta "borrowed" one, just to play with it.  Just a little.  I took it back to dad's room on my dog-bed.  I was just nibbling on one tasty end when dad turned around to look at me.  And boy - did HE get UPSET!  What was wrong with me playing with this tasty ball-thing?

Dad took it from me, then he scolded me a little.  He took me to the kitchen and we put it back.  Then dad took me back to the dog-bed, and gave me some other toys.  Dad explained that these were MY toys, and I should play with them. Humph - they are BORING toys.  So I faked it, I acted like I was playing.  Dad went back to his computer.  After a few minutes I knew dad was not paying attention to me, so I snuck off again.  I was going back to get that tasty Avocado ball thing again.  Just as I was about to grab it, BOOM!  Dad was right there, he slapped me on my behind and really really scolded me.  Then I got the worst punishment.  I got put in my bed.  TIME-OUT AGAIN!  I started howling my protest, but dad just scolded me some more and closed the door.  Sigh - I'm a poor poor puppy.  Nothing to do but take a nap.  After a short while dad let me out again.  He took me to his radio-room on my dog-bed and gave me some of my toys again.  This time I tried to be good, I didn't want to get time-out again.

After a while I heard mom working in the kitchen.  If I follow mom around I sometimes get lucky and mom drops things.  Sometimes mom even gives me treats. So I left dad and joined mom in the kitchen.  Mom was making something called pork-chops.  And while mom was cutting them she gave me the trimmings.  It was so very yummy!  Them mom was finished with that, and was working on something else.  Mom left the pork chops on the counter, right at the perfect level for sniffing and licking.  So I couldn't help myself.  I started sniffing one.  Then I licked it - just a little.  It was even more tasty than the trimmings.  So I gave it a good lick.  It started to fall off the counter, so I decided to catch it before it hit the floor.  And I did it, the pork chop fell right in my mouth. I saved it!  It did not hit the floor. I was trying to push it back on the counter when mom turned and saw me.  I didn't even get a chance to explain that it was falling and I caught it and saved it.   Boy - did MOM get UPSET!  She scolded me, and then dad came in and he got upset too.  Both of them were scolding me, then dad grabbed me and put me back in my doggie-bed again.  When dad shut the door to my crate it clanged like a jail door.  I am a sad sad puppy.  Time-out for the rest of the evening.

Later - dad came to bed.  When he got in bed, he reached down to me and gave me a pat on my head.  I wasn't angry at dad, so I gave his hand a lick.  Dad left his hand on the floor, so I turned that way and stuck my nose in his hand, and I fell asleep sniffing dad's scent.  I am sorry dad, I will try to be a better pup tomorrow.