Another Walk Please

Maxie: "I sure would like to go out and have another walk. I wonder how I can get someone to take me out."Maxie: "Wait a minute! What is that over there by the window!?" Maxie: "You know, it is time for me to take matters into my own paws."Maxie: "If I can get this on myself, I am sure someone in this house will get the hint!"

My First Walk

Maxie: "Harness and leash? Harness and leash!!!!! It is cold and scary out here in this grass!"Maxie: "But wait a minute....what do I smell.....?"Maxie: "What a minute Mama! I don't know how to do this. Don't tug! Don't pull."Maxie: "I guess this means you want me to come along." Maxie: "Hey! This isn't so bad! I like it out here!"Maxie: "Ooooo....another smell."Maxie: "Wow, there's lots to see out here too."
Maxie: "Hey! There's a dog over there!"
Maxie: "And I like the bright sunshine."Maxie: "Cookie is so smart and she was was right! I can still breathe and I didn't burst into flames....a harness is not such a bad thing after all. I think I am going to like taking walks."

The Harness

Maxie: "I don't like the look of whatever that red thing is in Mama's hands."
Cookie: "It's a harness."

Maxie: "What's a harness???!!! What's a harness got to do with ME?!"Cookie: "You'll see. You should cooperate."

Maxie: "I don't want to cooperate. I don't like a harness."
Cookie: "You don't even know what a harness is."

Maxie: "I don't want it. Oh she's putting it on me! I don't want this! I am sure it will squeeze me!"Cookie: "Don't be silly and let Mama put in on you."Maxie: "I'll bet this has something to do with a bath or some other form of dog torture, I just know it.Cookie: "It's on now; is it squeezing you?"
Maxie: "Yes, it is squeezing me hard.....well, I guess it isn't squeezing too hard, but it IS burning my fur.....well, I guess it isn't really burning either, but I don't want a harness....Cookie exactly what is a harness anyway?"Cookie: "You'll see. You are not going to mind it so much when you learn what it is for."

Maxie: "Is it really going to be okay, Cookie?"Cookie: "Of course it is. Go over and see what Mama has in her hand now."
To be continued..............

Trouble

Maxie: "She was mad. I mean she was really MAD!"
Cookie: "Listen to me, Maxie. Just because it looks fun doesn't mean you should do it."

Maxie: "I am so ashamed of myself; Mama has never yelled at me before."Cookie: "Jackie has gotten me into trouble before too. You need to use your head and not get drawn into the moment of the thing. Stick with me Little Girl and remember to mind your manners."

Maxie: "I will Cookie and thanks. I feel better talking to you about this."
Cookie: "It is my pleasure Maxie. I don't like it when Mama catches me doing the wrong thing either."
Maxie: "Boy, I have to admit, that turning over the bathroom trash cans and ripping up the kleenex IS so much fun and Jackie said that--"

Mama: "JACKIE!!!!!!!!"

Cookie and Maxie: "Uh oh...."

My Birthday Present

Valerie: "Here is your present to open, Jackie. Happy Birthday!"Jackie: "Ooooo what could it be!? I like ripping up the paper; it makes a nice noise.......Oh! It is a stuffed weener dog!"Jackie: "I have been wanting one of these!"Maxie: "Let me see, Jackie. Wow, it's very nice--can I play too?"Jackie: "Of course, Maxie! It wouldn't be any fun to have a new toy without someone to play with!"

Maxie: "Well, let me get a closer look then."Jackie: "Ready, set...GET HIM!"Maxie: "Bite him on the head, Jackie!"Jackie: "Pull Maxie!"Maxie: "Grrrrrrrrrrr!"Maxie: "Whip him around Jackie!"Jackie: "Whew. That was fun. Let's go rest Maxie. Are you tired? Maxie?"



Maxie: "That was......hmmmmzzzzzzzz."

Birthday Dinner

Jackie: "I did have special birthday dinner yesterday, but it wasn't chicken......"

Yesterday.......

Jackie: "It is dinnertime! I am supposed to have something special James!"

James: "I do have a special treat for you, Jackie. Something that is good for dogs."

Cookie: "Do we get to share in the treat, or does just the Birthday Dog get a treat?"James: "The fun of a birthday is that your friends get to celebrate with you. Everyone gets the treat with their dinner....well, you dogs get the treat on your dinner....I am going to give you my share."

Maxie: "Wow James, that is really nice of you now hurry up with the dinner!......please." Jackie: "Oooooo here it comes....what could it be?"

Jackie: "Yum!!!!! Canned dog food! That is a special treat. Thanks James!

James: "Happy Birthday, Jackie. You're a good girl."

Jackie: Tomorrow I will tell you about my present!!

It's My Birthday!

Jackie: "When I got up this morning the family sang Happy Birthday to me! It's my birthday!"Valerie: "That's right, Jackie. You are five years old today! We love you and we want you to have a special day. Tonight there will be something special on your dinner."

Jackie: "Oooooooooh! I hope it is CHICKEN!"

Puzzling over People

Jackie: "You know, our friend Squirrely Jedi has a point, there. Maxie, have you noticed all of the bathing that gets done by the people around here?"Maxie: "I have noticed! I would hate to have a bath every day."

Jackie: "I think that is why people don't have as much fur as dogs do. They wash it off with all of that scrubbing and soaping." Maxie: "I have noticed that Master Man doesn't have too much hair on his head--do you think he scrubs it too hard?"

Jackie: "That could be--he just scrubbed it right off." Maxie: "Wow. I hope it didn't hurt too much."

Jackie: "Another thing I have noticed about the family is that they don't shake when they get out of the shower. If I have to have a bath, I love to have a good wet shake."Maxie: "I have to admit, I didn't enjoy the bath, but I DID enjoy the shake. I wonder why people don't shake. People get to do whatever they want to."

Jackie: "I know! And even another thing I have noticed about people is that they don't run out of the bathroom and roll and rub all over the living room carpet." Maxie: "Rubbing on the living room carpet was really nice. I wonder why people don't do that; maybe they have scrubbed so much of their fur off already, they are afraid to rub more off on the rug....as a matter of fact, people don't even seem to be too frisky after their baths, do they?"


Jackie: "No they don't. With all of that washing, you would think they would leap and jump all over the house, or at least run out of the bathroom and chew something."


Maxie: "Well if you don't know why, I sure don't. I am still learning about people, Jackie."Jackie: "There are some things about people that I will never figure out!"