Asher

I’m A Star

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Ash

I had so much fun on my birthday yesterday. Tess did The DailyBark for me so I wasn’t on deadline.

I played ball at least ten times, ran the fence line, had a long car ride, and gobbled up my own junior burger at the local burger joint.

Halfway through the day I told mom there was something else I wanted to do. I wanted to star in my own movie.

While Mom got out the camera I had to think about the plot. Easy! I grabbed my favorite squeaky ball and went to work.

Here is it. My very first movie starring me, Asher! See for yourself.  Asher Playing Ball Okay, it’s not Oscar material but it was my birthday and I had a good time making the movie.

Today I’m back on deadline. I’d rather be running the fence line chasing that fool neighbor dog Zoey. But Mom won’t let me out to bark until later in the morning when the neighbors are up.

Jack and Tess are sound asleep. Their bellies are full from our nice warm breakfast. Mom is working on the computer and I’m putting a few barks together. It’s not raining. Spring is on its way. Life is good. I’m a happy mutt. Gotta run!

Asher

Birthday Boys

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Ash

Happy Birthday Ash! Can you believe it? Asher is five years old today. I wish it was my birthday.

Mom’s gonna take Ash and Jack out for a birthday drive. They’ll stop some place where they can have a nice walk.

But then – they’re going to the local burger joint! Two small burgers, no onions, no mustard, no ketchup. I wish I could go too, but I’ll be riding with my dad all day.

When it’s your birthday you get to do everything you want. The only rules are no fighting, no mean stuff.

Ash is such a silly boy. He wants to play ball ten times, go for two car rides, have a burger, take a walk and run the fence line. That’s not too much different than a usual day.

There’s one other thing Ash really wants. Since I’m taking care of the bark for today he asked me to give a shout out to his brothers Abel and Arrow. It’s their birthday too! Here’s hoping you brothers get an extra big bone when your mom comes home from work tonight.

Mom says it seems like only yesterday the brothers were small enough to pick up and hold on your lap. Now they’re five years old. That’s almost grown up in dog years.

On this special day I’m sending great big birthday wishes from Asherpark to Arrow and Abel. Happy Birthday all you silly dogs with the “A” names!

Teenager Brothers

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Game Time

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Tess and Ash

Mom says me and Tess are like some old married couple. We get along great most of the time. Once in a while we have a little spat.

Tess does a lot more talking than me when we’re playing. She likes to talk trash. Tess sounds like she’s gonna kill me, but it’s just her way of having fun.

You know what’s funny? When she tried to kill my little brother Zag, she didn’t make a sound.

I’m an athlete, she’s a couch potato. For a border collie she isn’t very well coordinated. If I give her a good body slam she falls right over. That’s usually when the trash talk starts.

Tess didn’t now how to play with toys when she came to Asherpark. She still looks kinda silly when she plays. Mostly she teases me with the toy until I take it, then she pounces on me.

It’s funny to play tug with her. She holds on real tight and I drag her around the room. Even though we both weigh fifty pounds I’m a lot stronger than her. I try not to hurt her but sometimes mom calls time out when I get too rough.

Jack stays out of the way when Tess and me are playing. Good thing he’s deaf so he doesn’t have to listen to us. One time I ran head first into Jack while I was chasing Tess. Oh boy. Jack didn’t like that one bit. He didn’t say nothing but he sure shot me the stink eye.

Tess knows to keep her distance when our friends the Labradors come to visit. The big Labrador Libby outweighs me by thirty pounds. It’s a fight for survival when me and Libby get going.

Ash and the Labradors

Mom says we’re gonna watch the Superbowl today. That means lots of ball time for me. She always tosses me the ball while she’s watching TV. Just to make sure she’s paying attention, I roll the ball under the couch so she has to crawl around and get it for me.

I can’t wait for game time. Jack will curl up for a nice nap. Tess will stake out her spot on the couch. I’ll line up my favorite balls. Let the games begin!