Asher

I’m In Trouble

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Ash

How was I to know it’s been almost a week since my last post? I’ve been enjoying the dog days of summer and totally forgot to post the news.

It’s not like we haven’t been doing anything. Maybe we’ve been doing too much. Sometimes life at Asherpark feels like summer camp.

There’s goats to annoy, chickens to stare at, balls to catch and friends to entertain. Mom’s friend from when she was a pup likes to come and see me. Her husband calls me the Clown Prince.

A couple of days ago we put the goats in the dog pen. That’s really fun for me and Tess because we can bark at the goats close up. I’m sure the goats like it too. The chickens had to stay in their house so me and Tess could have run of the ravine while mom and dad did clean-up.

Then Tess had all her hair balls shaved off. She acted like it was a big deal, but mom’s real careful so she didn’t get hurt. Besides she got lots of treats for holding still. Jack says we’re next for grooming. Gosh, I hope not. I like being a dirty country dog.

Mom told me I had to apologize for goofing off. She said summer is almost over and it’s time to get serious. I promised her I would post every day for the whole month of September. Oh boy, what did I get myself into?

I sure hope Jack and Tess will help me out. Maybe some guest dogs will send some stuff. Hey, my brother Zag could bark a post or two. Zag’s mom got him a rescue girlfriend to keep him company. There’s got to be a story there. Zaggie please! Help me out, okay? Anyway, gotta run.

Asher

Look What I Got

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Ash

Remember my two brothers Arrow and Abel? They sent me this way cool stuffie. It came in the mail yesterday but mom didn’t let me have it until this morning.

Usually when I get a new toy I rip into it right away. But this one is different. As soon as mom gave it to me, I could smell my brothers. I sniffed and sniffed and then I licked it. I knew where it came from.

I took the toy and pranced around the house showing it to everybody. Jack looked confused, but then he doesn’t know what to do with toys anyway. Tess said so what and went back to keeping dad company while he read the newspaper.

Only mom knew how important I felt. She told me I was silly but she laughed and hugged me. She said it’s good to get so much pleasure from a simple gift.

Sometimes somebody thinks about you and wants to do something real nice for you. If you’re lucky, that someone understands your heart. Then they find a special gift for you. It makes them happy to give it to you and you’re sure happy to get it.

But it’s not really about the thing itself. It’s about the feeling that goes into it. It made me so happy that my brothers wanted me to have the same toy they have, the same toy that makes them crazy with joy. Even though they’re not here to play with me, I know they’re thinking about me.

So I’m taking real good care of my new toy and sending a big thank you to my brothers Abel and Arrow. Thanks guys!

Tess

Fighting Words

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Tess

She may look like a lady, but she’s got the heart of a street fighter. Yesterday Tess made it real clear nobody can mouth off to her and get away with it.

Our friend Jim came out for a visit. He brought a guest dog named Prince. Since Prince is a young Aussie, Jim thought us house dogs would like to play with him.

Prince belongs to some people who live near Jim. He’s had two other homes and done some shelter time. He’s a good looking red merle about two years old and he gets along real well with people.

Mom carefully introduced us to Prince. We have to come out one at a time to meet a guest dog in the neutral zone. I came out first since I’m lead dog and I can get along with everybody. I barked hi to Prince as I ran by and he gave me the stink eye. Mom didn’t like that one bit.

Jack came out next and said hello real politely. Prince just sniffed his butt and didn’t pay much attention to Jack. Then Tess came out. She had her tail real high but she was pleasant and didn’t do anything mean. All of a sudden Prince got this high and mighty attitude and snarled at Tess.

That’s all it took. Tess growled right back at him and the fight was on. Prince was pretty dumb to pick a fight with Tess. She won’t back down and she’s a good fighter. Plus she’s got lots of thick fur and it’s hard for anyone to get a good grip on her.

Mom broke up the fight right away. She said Prince doesn’t have good manners around other dogs so he couldn’t play with us. The rest of the afternoon Prince stayed in the front yard and played with Jim. Us house dogs stayed in the backyard.

Mom says it’s kinda funny. When Tess gets into a fight I try to put on a nasty face but I just look silly. I’d sure fight to help Tess if I could, but most of the time the fight is over before I know what happened. Mom says she loves that about me. She says I don’t have to be a fighter to be boss dog. She says it’s better to be kind and easy going. I’m gonna talk to Tess. She’s gotta get over her fighting ways. Gotta run!