Whoa, IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, what a fabulous day. Seriously. I woke up this morning not thinking I'd get to do anything fun. Mom let us outside, and THERE. WAS. MY. FAVORITE. THING. SNOW!!!! What is not to like about snow? It's fluffy...and cold...and soft! I just love to run and roll around in it! SO FUN! Cymry does not find it as magnificent, but I do not care. She's just a boring ol' woman. Ha!

Here is a video of me enjoying the snow:

Snow means something called "winter" has started. This usually means I get to see lots of snow! I really hope my friends like the snow, too.

Now that it's snowing more, Mom says it's important for me to walk nicely on leash. She's so smart! Sometimes, I get really distracted by SQUIRRELS, but when Mom stops walking, I know I need to look back at her. It's called "captured attention." Cool, huh? All my friends should get their humans to practice this with them. As my reward, I get to keep walking!

Oh, gotta run! Mom is letting me out to play in the snow again!!!

**JIS**

Weekends With Grandma & Grandpa

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I'm back!!!!! Did I tell you one of my favorite things to do? Visit my Grandma, Grandpa, and GIANT! Every once in a while, Mom and Dad load up the car, and we travel a couple hours up north.

Why do I love to visit them? Well, here's my list:
1. OUTSIDE - as you can see in the video, I get to run around in a HUGE yard. Lots of smells, wildlife, space, etc.
2. Giant - the really tall human; Mom calls him her brother
3. Grandpa & Grandma - so loving!
4. OUTSIDE - did I say that already? Whoops!
5. Food - people sneak me treats ALL the time! (Shhh, don't tell Mom!)

Grandpa likes to let me outside off-leash, and that makes him pretty much the coolest human ever. Thankfully, Mom has taught me to listen for my name and the word "Come!," so when he calls me, it might take me a few more seconds than my sister, but I still head back.

How did I learn to respond to my name? EASY! Mom called my name in this SUPER exciting voice. As soon as I heard how excited she was, I looked over at her - VERY curious to see what she was up to! The instant I looked at her, she gave me this incredibly yummy treat. How awesome is THAT?!?! That continues whenever I respond to my name - Mom makes it such a cool party.

Here's a fun video of us running around in the yard:

Well, that's all I have for now! Gotta go watch out the window for SQUIRRELS!!!!

**JIS**

HOWL-o-Ween!

Have I said how much I LOVE when I meet new people? Which means that yesterday was pretty much the BEST DAY EVER. My Dad said it's called Halloween. To me, Halloween means that kids are walking around the neighborhood having a good time! As you can see, I was pretty happy to watch the happenings:

My sister, Cymry, doesn't like Halloween. She kept yelling loudly at the kid approaching. I tried to tell her they were fine, but she was still nervous. Mom says it's fairly normal for dogs to be scared on Halloween. See, even though they were kids, they looked STRANGE! Some were wearing masks, some paint, some flowing capes. It was wild!

Mom and Dad were talking about how to make it less scary for Cymry (what a BABY!). Dad said he'd feed Cymry yummy treats when she looked calmly and quietly at the "kids." Eventually, she should start to show some happier signals when seeing them. Happy like when I see a kid! My tail starts to wag in a really loose way, my body is wiggly & goofy, and my ears are flopping & relaxed. Usually, I can't help but jump up a little, but that's a whole other story :).

Oh, Mom's calling me for dinner! Gotta go!

**JIS**