It's my birthday...

Today is my birthday and I couldn't be more worn out. I haven't blogged in a long time because I have simply just been too busy. I'm six years old now and am proud to say that I've been able to keep up with these crazy humans; especially the tall one. I've been running a lot with him lately and just when he thinks he's "broken" me...I recover within a few minutes of returning home. I am awesome. He's doing some sort of adventure race again this weekend, but it looks like I've been snubbed again and will have to stay home. Hopefully he won't twist his ankle this year like he did last year. That really puts a damper on my training.

So, I was pretty stoked last weekend when we took a trip to Norm's house to watch the Mizzou - KU game. Norm mentioned that I stuck by the door for most of the night, but it had nothing to do with lack of interest in the game. I was merely trying to protect the people from any KU fans that might have tried to come through the door. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the game this weekend. My favorite part of last weekend's game was this:


On another glorious note, I totally rock the Guitar Hero. Norms people came over the night before Thanksgiving and the tall one's brother, etc. came over last Sunday. Both sets of humans brought GH and I rocked the house. Here's a pic I snapped of myself while I allowed the short one to have a turn:


In closing, I've heard that I have a new friend...although I haven't met him, so I don't know if I like him yet. His name is Cooker and he lives in Tennessee...wherever that is. The short one has a picture of him and talks about how cute he is. Being a male dog...I wouldn't say he's "cute"...but he is just a pup so I guess it's okay to admit it. I'm hoping he'll start a blog soon...

Weather-schmeather

I am awesome.

Without even trying, I convinced the humans to go camping on Saturday with my cousin Fred. I'll admit...it was cold...but we still had a good time. We got to go for a hike on Saturday through the woods, which was pretty cool. Not quite as cool as our usual hikes, but that's okay -- I thought I'd take it easy on them for once. Here are a few pics I took:

Meeting the Natives...

The tall one has his head in the clouds...

Fred enjoying his morning coffee...

The short one thinks I'm really cute...

Stupid Weather & Wimpy Humans

I'm not sure which is worse...stupid weather or wimpy humans. It appears that my dreams have again been destroyed. The weatherman is predicting 70% chance of rain tomorrow night and a low of 36 degrees on Saturday night. I would be just fine in either circumstance, especially if/when I push the tall one off of his bed and curl up in his covers. The wimpy humans, on the other hand, are not so keen on either of these situations. Geez...what's a dog to do?

The Great Outdoors

SWEET! I smell another camping trip in the midst.

A couple weekends ago, I took the tall and short one camping with Norm's people, Chris, and Kristin who rides bikes with the tall one. I proudly strutted my stuff around the campsite, knowing that they had complete trust in me. I'm not sure why they would be concerned though...there's no good reason for me to go run off since they have so many great things to eat. Besides, I had to make sure I stuck around to protect them, since they dumbly just sat around a fire and talked -- completely oblivious to any of their surroundings and creatures in the woods. Occasionally, I got up to check things out and since I'm so dark and stealthy, they couldn't find me. I think I'm going to have to get a light to wear so they don't worry.

I've heard that we'll be camping again this weekend with Matt, Kennedy & Cade. Should be fun; I've never camped with kids before. It's a good thing the short one bought a new ginormous tent because we should all be able to share it. I may have to use the pet den this time though...unless I just push the tall one off of his bed. Hmm, that's something I'll have to consider...

Fit and Trim

We've been running more and more and I'm happy to report that I'm feeling much more fit and trim. The paws have toughened up a bit and I can keep up with the tall one with ease now. He started doing something when I take him running recently. Instead of holding onto his leash, he tucked it in the side of his shorts. This is nice because it doesn't bounce as much and annoy me, but I was pretty impressed. He stays right by my side and doesn't ever pull on the leash at all. He gets smarter all the time.

Tonight I gave his knees and ankles a break and had him to ride his bike. It was getting dark and rainy when he got home so he rode on the trainer in the basement under my watchful eye...

My Dogs are Barkin'

This sudden burst of exercise we've been doing the past few days has finally started to catch up with me. We got home from the park tonight and the tall one FINALLY realized that my poor paws were getting pretty torn up from all of the running. I had tried to tell him about it by lagging behind, but I guess he just doesn't understand my hints. (The short one says she has the same problem with him.) Anyway, I found this stuff online and I think it may really help me. I'm going to send them to buy it tomorrow night when they go to the store to get the short one fitted for some new shoes.

A Sudden Case of Exercise

The tall one signed up for a half marathon next spring and he's asked me to coach him through his training. We've gone out for runs a couple time at the local park and I think he's running way too fast. Last spring we did the St. Patrick's Day 5 mile run and I was happy with that time, but I've had way too many treats since then. Also, all I do is lay around all day because the tall and short one leave me locked in the house. We'll be training a lot in the coming months and the owner is looking into getting an HRM that actually works, but this one has GPS too.