Chicago Shopping

Bunny here at the keyboard with a tale about our special Sunday outing.

Remember back when I asked for help with that contest on Facebook?  Well, thanks to a lot of help from my friends, I was able to win this time.  Thank you to everybody who clicked "like" for me in the Voyager's K9 Apparel contest!  We got the gift certificate in the mail this week and we found out that they were going to be vending at the Greyhounds Only reunion up in Chicago.  We asked them to bring a coat for Blueberry and we made our plans to go to the reunion.

The reunion was fantastic!  There were Greyhounds everywhere to sniff.  Of course, there was also shopping to be done.  We picked out Blueberry's coat and I tried on some boots.  After our outing on Saturday, I can't say that I think I'd mind them too much.  Mom and Dad are hoping we're going to get to go out and do a little hiking this winter and they should help me keep warm and dry while we're out in the snow.  Of course, just walking around town I won't need them, but I do like the idea of my feet not freezing off out in the tundra. 

Anyroo, I saw all kinds of fabulous finds, but we didn't find a ton of stuff.  One of the most exciting parts was seeing my friend Jackson up there.  He and his sister, Emma, stayed with us for a week back when his mom had to take a trip for a funeral.  I liked him a lot better when we saw him today and we hear that he's grown up a lot and learned some manners.  I have to agree that he has!  He's big enough that I could walk under him without having to bend down at all.  Hopefully we'll be able to get together with him and Emma soon!

I think shopping and mingling was a good distraction for Blueberry, too.  She got to sniff a lot, and I was nice and walked with Dad so that she could be with Mom.  Don't believe any rumors that you hear that I was not listening to Mom like I should have been there.  Even if that were true, there were hundreds of hounds there that I had to sniff!   I mean, really, a girl needs to make acquaintances.  Shopping was a little tough, though, because people kept stopping to fuss over Blueberry and me.  For my friends who are not Greyhounds, I should explain that Blueberry is an unusual color for Greyhounds and often when people see it, they make a big fuss about it.  Blue didn't seem to mind, even with everybody patting her head.  I think she's mainly just happy that she's got a stylish coat to wear when we go out this winter. 

We would like to thank everybody for all their good wishes, thoughts and prayers for Blue.  She goes in tomorrow morning for her surgery, and Mom will hopefully pick her up and bring her home after work.  Then we can give her a thorough sniff over and let her rest.  We'll all be together with her on Thursday, too.  We will post an update Thursday morning about how she's doing.  I'll try to get her to let me post a picture of her new hairdo when she gets home, but I can't promise she will.  In case you didn't know, we Greyhounds are a little vain. 

The Dog And Pony Show

I've said that we had company this week.  Emma and Jackson have been a lot of fun to have around, but Mr. Taleteller and I have decided that five dogs would be too much work for us on a regular basis. 

One interesting dynamic has been between Bunny and Jackson.  Bunny really is a sweet, dainty little thing.  Jackson is more like a bull in a china closet.  Their size is quite different, too.  Bunny is small for a greyhound.  Jackson is huge for a greyhound.  As a matter of fact, Bunny can easily walk under him.  They are close in age, Bunny turned three in November and Jackson will be four next month. 

Bunny has really missed having dogs to play with while she's been living here.  Blueberry will break down and play with her, but it has to be on Blue's terms and whims.  You would think that Jackson would fit the bill.

Jackson first tried to get her to play the second day they were here.  He jumped on our bed with her, bounded around and took off running.  She followed him and I think she was going to play at first.  However, she quickly learned that he was a big galoot and he was acting like an uncivilized wild man.  The next thing I knew, he'd brought out the junkyard dog in my sweet little puppy. 

Jackson:  Let's play!  Let's play!  Let's play!

Bunny:  Then run, why don't you?!

Jackson:  Let me show you my stallion impression!  (as he rears up like a horse on his back legs)

Bunny:   Not just no, but heck no!  BACK OFF!

After that little incident, I thought they'd keep their distance.  I believe Bunny had all intention of doing just that.  However, Jackson isn't the sort of fellow to take no for an answer.  He attempted, in his own clumsy way, to turn up the charm even more.  While he's growled a little a Lilac for getting too close while he was laying on the couch when I was sitting there as well, he's completely tolerated Bunny climbing right over him to sit beside me.  She does seem willng to tolerate him when he's not jumping around and acting like a fool.

When Bunny returned home with Mr. Taleteller after her visit to school with me, Jackson went wild with joy upon her return.  She let him know in no uncertain terms that she was NOT playing, he was NOT going to schmooze her daddy and that she could take him out. 

Still, after all that, he seems determined to make friends with her.  I'm not sure if he'll win her over or not, but I think she might be weakening.  It's been an interesting and entertaining week.  I learned things about all three of my girls that I didn't know before, that's for sure!

Wordless Wednesday 3/3 -- Strange Bedfellows

Somebody's Trying To Steal My Mom! The Horror!

Bunny here, taking over the keyboard while I can.  I am a most unhappy puppy and I'll tell you why.  That Jackson is trying to steal my mom!  Here he is trying to move into my territory.

I do not think this is right.  I explained to Mom that he has to go -- right now!  She said his mom has to be gone for a while and we will be doing no such thing.  Jackson and Emma can't stay at their house by themselves for a week.  I understand that he misses his mom, but he can not have mine. 

Not only that, but now all the stuffies have to be put away, because Jackson eats them.  Hmph!  How am I supposed to amuse myself while Mom is gone with no stuffies?  It's a very tough life being a cute innocent puppy.   I know better and he's a year older than me.  Boys really are slow, I guess.  I offer you more proof here.  Pardon the Olympics playing in the background.


What kind of maneuver is that?  He doesn't even know how to scratch himself properly!  No wonder Emma is embarrassed to admit he's her brother!  I know one thing. I do not want a brother!

Even if he is really good at playing!  Okay, well, maybe I'll let him stay, but just for the week!  I can't give up my mom, even for a good playmate!

Road Trip

Bunny here, writing about my adventure yesterday and sharing some exciting news.

It started out like a normal Sunday morning.  Mom and Dad got up and started moving around, getting ready to go, but then Mom pulled out one of my fancy collars.  I got really excited!  Changing collars means we're going somewhere.  I was more than ready to go!  I began to wonder if having to take a bath on Saturday had something to do with this.

We got loaded up in the van and drove for a long time.  That's okay with me!  I like long drives and I love being with Mom and Dad.  I was a happy camper.  Blueberry was happy to go, too!  Lilac was very happy to stay home.  Everybody was happy!

I got excited when I saw this sign and thought that we'd gone somewhere swanky to eat, but it turned out to just be a big tease.  They don't even let dogs in there!  They serve certain pork products.

Then we arrived at a big blue house.  My nose twitched.  I recognized that smell.  It's the smell of our favorite bunny toys!  Oh, I was so thrilled!  I couldn't believe that Mom and Dad would be so thoughtful as to drive me to Mother Bunny's hutch to pick out my own bunny.  How wrong I was!  We picked up something else entirely different!

Meet Emma and Jackson! 

They will be staying with us for the next week while their mom has to travel far away.  I hope they like to play!   Action Jackson has some very long legs.  I hope that means he can keep up with me!  Emma liked riding in the little seat.

I prefer relaxing where I can stretch out!

Some dogs like the back, too!

It was a fun trip home, but now I've got to go keep an eye on things!