Freedom~~~

Sorry I forgot to blog yesterday. I bet you all want to know how Mimi is. She is just fine. We will see in a couple of weeks if she is done limping. She came home the same day of the surgery. She does sit around and whine a little now and then. It works out for her because some person goes and lays down next to her and gives her full snuggles.

I get up and try to get me some of that but I get shooed away. Jessie goes over and she gets good snuggles too. Injury and age get you far in this clan. I get snout smooshers and misunderstanding most of the time. Mimi and Jessie get snuggles.

Today however I did get privileges at the park that I earned. I got off lead right near the parking lot. That never happens anymore. I have to stay on lead until we are far into the park usually now. There was nobody around and I think my person wanted to watch her step so I got off lead. OK maybe I did not earn that one. While we were walking my person called me and made me sit and stay. To my surprise she reached down and took off the snout smasher. YAAAAHOOOO! Now, that one I think I earned

(Merlin running without a muzzle)

I ran into the woods and played all by myself. That worked out OK because I am my favorite dog. It was warm out this morning so we took a long walk. I saw the 2 Aussie's whose names I do not know but they are great dogs. I ran up to them and said hello with no problem at all. Soon we saw Kya and my person gave me the the "focus" and a little cheese but left me off lead with no nose grabber. It was fabulous. I want to point out that the Aussies and Kya are both dogs that walk up and do not jump around. That works just fine with me. It was fun to talk to other dogs and not feel "different". Later we saw Benji(French Bull Dog) and Trixie (long haired Chihuahua) My Person put me on lead and that was smart because that cute little Trixie jumped up near my face and that is one of the things that makes me charge. I made what I consider a warning sound but it did not matter because my person had me on lead already so everyone was in the doggie safe zone. I stayed on lead after that and soon the snout grabber went back on as we approached the parking lot. Well, at least I had a glimpse of Merlin the mellow and unrestricted. I'll keep following My Person's directions and perhaps I will find my old relaxed self.

Merlin the Freedom Finder