Making the place feel like home

I thought the fluffy bed inside the dog house needed airing out again, so I dragged it out of the dog house and shook it while running around the yard. It took awhile for it to exit the dog house though, so I guess you could say I rearranged the furniture in my world.  Again, the lady was not happy with me.  She said something about why did I wait till it snowed to drag the dog bed all around. And since the dog house was upside down, wet,  and in the middle of the yard, she gave me a snarky look for that too.  Like I can control the weather.

We played a lot today. Walks, runs, ball at the park and frisbee in the front yard.  Shasta thinks she can take the ball right out of my mouth and she is sooo sneaky about it too.  She walks around me and acts like she is searching for something and when I look down, she grabs the ball right out of my mouth. But I have her figured out now. I take it to the lady first, well, most of the time. The lady makes Shasta come to her when I have the ball.  I can't help myself because I am so proud that I beat out Shasta in getting to it first that I have to come and show Shasta the ball-while it is in my mouth.  Yes, I put it right in her face and prance around and it is a nan-er, nan-er moment for me and I LOVE it. Since Shasta gets in trouble if she chases me and the lady never comes after me, I know I have to give the lady the ball or the game is over.  Once when I didn't, she turned and walked away from me.  Just like that.  Hello, we are in the middle of a game here!  Leavers are losers! I dashed after her, but wouldn't give the ball to her hand; I dropped it on the grass. Showed her who was boss.

The lady didn't tie me up the other night and now I know it was a test.  Epic failure!  Shasta has one sheep skin to lie on and I chose the other.  It smelled soooo good.  I started to nibble and got a little obsessed with it. The lady heard me and came over and I got to hear my least favorite word again. NO!  Then she tied me up and I had to sleep in the dog bed.  When I grow up, maybe I'll be able to have a sheepskin to sleep on.  I'm pretty sure that won't be happening soon though.