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So, we went to the park this morning. When we started out it was -8 degrees. As we were leaving the park it had warmed up to a balmy -2 degrees. Ah, the warmth. My person has no fur on her hands so she refused to take out her picture taker. It would have involved removing a glove! I could of helped her with the glove! She would not hear of it. Too bad too because Mimi immediately turned sort of grey as soon as we started walking. The ends of her fur were actually frozen. It was sort of cool and weird. That is really the whole story of my sister, cool and weird. Speaking of my sister, she is not really limping any more. She must have heard the peeps talking Vet and knife! I knew she was faking! She is so sly my sister!
Let me tell you my person and I were in sync today. She could see I was really hyper and tense. That happens when I miss a day at the park. Anyway, I was in a sort of "time out" a lot. When my person sees me tense and someone is approaching us I go on lead. To tell you the truth, because she is using the canned cheese I do not mind any of this. I get a taste of cheese and she gets my on lead. OK I can live with that. It helps me know to sit and stay while other dogs go by. I feel like My Person has it under control. Lets keep that a little dog secret OK? I am still trying to teach My Person some stuff so I don't want her to think she has me figured out. Dew claw promise? OK thanks.
So, when I was feeling safe she let me off and Mimi and I played a lot together. I get to make my big dog noises at her because she knows I would never hurt her. We ran and chased things, real and imagined in the woods. A few times my person put me on lead and I sat and stayed just like she asked me too. It felt good.
When I got to the parking lot the challenges of all challenges happened. Abby the Black Lab was feeling her wild oats today. Hey Abby, I know the feeling!~ Anyway, she was hanging around the parking lot and you know that makes me so scary, anxious, nutso. So my person had me on lead and I sat and stayed, and when she said "Merlin, load up" I got into my people mobile traveling spot. I was relieved. So, my person got Mimi into the back seat. We were all set to go. Abby ran over to my car and jumped up to say "Ha, ha Merlin!" I got really mad and barked and showed that I was really mad. Abby's person is a good guy with really good treats and he shares! Anyway, he got Abby on lead, (ha, ha Abby!) and off they went. On the way home my person would not let me bark at other dogs walking by or anything. Hair Balls!
I was glad to get t0 the park but I am glad to be home where it is warm and my family is all home, dogs, cats and a hamster all hanging out in the warmth.
Merlin the Toasty Warm