Prepare for warp speed!

The weather has been getting better recently, and we've been spending more time in the smaller transportation unit. This is the one where I get to ride in the open, and get to sniff the whole time we are on the road. But when we go on the highway, I wear my special goggles so that I don't get stuff in my eyes.

I don't really like having them on, and when Christine is in the car, I'll rub my head on her back and seatbelt to try and wiggle them off. More often than not however, I end up pushing them right over my eyes so that I can't see anything. But once we get on the highway, I forget all about them:

Mischa

My French-Canadian (extended) family

I think I might have mentioned to you that Richie's brother Chris also got a Berner a while back. What I didn't know, is how many 4-legged family members they had!

Must be a busy place out there in Quebec!

Mischa

Fun in Pt. Roberts

We were down in Point Roberts for Easter recently. I don't know what all the fuss is about, as I dogally did not see any of these fabled "Easter bunnies". It wasn't as warm out as Christine would have hoped, but we did spend lots of time outdoors nonetheless.

Richie went away for a little while, and came back with this! I immediately thought that this must be made for me, what with a Berner pictured on the box. I can't read, but they smelled like cookies to me.

Speaking of eating, here's how I ate my breakfast and dinner a couple of times. Christine would sit on the stairs in front of me, and either hand feed me, or toss a few kibbles onto the grass so I could eat without having to get up. How spoiled am I?

Mischa

Calling for Daisy

Recently, I barked about how I like to see my pal Daisy when we return from our walks down the back alley. The other day, Richie was fast enough to catch it on film:


Pretty cute, eh?

Mischa

A visit with the cousins

The other day, Richie's sister came over with Humphrey and my new cousin, Barney. I was expecting a little puppy, but who is this?

I guess there is something that the camera does to make him look bigger than he actually is, but he looks more like a polar bear cub than a puppy! He was pretty well-behaved for being only 10-weeks old, and he spent most of the time checking out the entire main floor and the perimeter of the backyard - something to do with his flock guardian nature.

He was pretty interested in sniffing me however, and for some reason, he wanted to bite me on the bum! He has such sharp little teeth, so Christine would make sure that he didn't do it more than a couple of times. I was pretty tolerant with him; I didn't have to give him any "what-fors" or anything like that.

Anyhow, after a nice dinner, they went back home... the next time we see Barney, he will probably be bigger than me!

Mischa

My new cousin Barney!

Remember how I told you that Lupin had "gone over the rainbow" and Humphrey was all sad at Christmas? Well, it seems that they have solved that problem with a new puppy!

Barney is his name, and he's a 9-week old "Great Pyrenees" - I don't know about the "great" part, as he looks pretty small to me. But they tell me that he will be even bigger than Paisley was. I can't wait to meet my new cousin!

Mischa

My friend Daisy

Every day on our afternoon walk, we come back home down the alley. About 1/2 way there, I'll start crying for my friend Daisy, who is often out on her back patio sleeping. If she's there, she'll slowly make her way down to the back gate to say hi to us.

Sometimes however, she'll just be lying back there already... like she is here. It looks like she's been having some lumpy problems too, but it looks ok to me. Anyways, it's always a nice surprise to see her on our afternoon walks.

Mischa