What a hot exhausting crazy day

Mom Person is very very tired, and has a headache, and is watching House, so she told me I could go ahead and make the post and tell everyone about Yala, and the Bow Wow Pow Wow, which did NOT have an Ow, because she said, "It is so hot and miserable, Maddox, we will wait to do the Ow until later."

I still don't know what the Ow was! But she said it is something good and important so I guess I'll get it later.

Anyway, it took ForEver to get to The Colony. A whole hour! Mom Person talked to Nick the whole way, so I took a nap. We finally got there and by the time we did it was so hot!!! 92 degrees outside, yucky.

Mom Person parked the car and we walked over to where all the fun stuff was going on. So many dogs! First ones we looked for of course were Steve and Kat and WHEW they were already there. It was great to see Steve, but Kat was kinda gripey. I think she wasn't too happy about being hot. Sniff.

I still think she is beautiful though.

So... Kat's mom Valerie told us she and Kat had signed up for the kissing contest. Now, that sounded like something I could do! So MP and I went and signed up. Then, we went over to the Adopt a Husky booth. Mom was feeling kinda nervous and not sure about this. All those Huskies looked so BIG!!! But I was happy to see everyone.

There was one Mom Person really really liked. Her name was Anna, and she was being adopted! Her new Mom Person was driving up from San Antonio. She was very very nice. And big. And Fluffy. VERY Fluffy.

We then met all the other huskies who were looking for homes. Vasha and Jordan--Mom had really seriously considered them both. But...well, neither really seemed to like me much. Sniff. It might've been the heat but... Well.

Then, there was this girl husky there. Her name's Yala, and she is a bewootiful red and white. Like me, she has bi-colored eyes, blue and AMBER!!! She has a pretty nose, and is very very nice. Mom Person and she and I and Vasha and Jordan all went to the play area, where of course I played with different dogs than the ones I was supposed to.

Now, the bad thing about this makeshift dog park was that there were both little and big dogs in there. Well, see, Yala sorta went after a little one that zoomed past her. It wasn't HER fault, it was the zooming dog fault. And then Vasha scared a little dog, and well... We all ended up back on our leashes. That actually as a good thing, as Mom Person then saw that it was Yala who she really wanted to get to know better. Yes, Yala had been quite interested in that little puppy, but heck Scotty is the same way. Other than that, she really showed she got along with all the dogs there.

Mom Person told me just now that this is a House MARATHON! OH good, that means I get to sleep under the coffee table a bit longer.

ANYWAY. So, we went back to Steve and Kat as the kissing contest was about to start. We were number 44. Kat and her Mom Person were competing, and Steve and his Dad Person took pictures. Kat didn't wanna kiss. Remember I said she was kinda gripey. She really wanted to just stay in the water and cool off I think. When it was my turn, I kissed Mom Person enough to get a few Awws. YAY! It was kinda scary up there on the stage though. I think it would've been better if we'd been able to do it on the ground.

OH there was a Malumute there!!!! He woudn't kiss his Dad Person but the emcee made a bad joke along the line of "We can tell by that tongue he's gotta be a good kisser."

So, guess what! In the end... I WON THIRD PLACE! YES I DID!!!!!!!! I got beat out by this one I don't know what it was, but sigh, he really did love kissing his little girl.

I took my winnings back to the Adopt a Husky tent, and Anna snitched one of my stick treats. It was funny. Mom Person gave Steve one later.

Mom Person asked me then if I would like Yala to come live with us. I said I guess I did. We were so hot and tired that we really didn't do anything much together, but Mom Person said she thought we were so calm together that it was as if we'd been together awhile.

Yala came home with us! She's coming for a Trial Run to see How It Goes. I'll tell you how THAT went after the pictures. I know this is a very long post but this is fun.

First, a picture of beautiful me being a very good boy in the car on the way back. Aren't I adorable? I know I am. And I am a good kisser, too.

OH Steve and Kat, we overheard your Mom Person saying Sonic Ice Cream so we got some too! The girl who served us watched us eat it. It was funny. Mom just hopes it won't upset my tummy tonight. Thank you for that idea!




And here she is, on our kitchen floor!



Aren't her eyes pretty? This is her in the car. She rode GREAT in there. It was so hot in there at first though that we had the a/c going full blast and we all just sat there, feeling horrible. Sonic helped lots and then the car was finally cool. Mom Person grumbled at her black interior, again. She does that alot.



This picture makes us sad. You can see how skinny Yala is. She needs to eat! But look how pretty her fur is. We really love the color of her fur.



And this is after she played with me, and was all tired.



Well, Mom Person THOUGHT she took a great video of us playing, but sigh--it isn't there. I am sure we will show in another post, probably tomorrow.

Mom Person says what is amazing was how the Springers accepted her. Or rather, she pretty much ignored them! Right now she is resting in her crate, which she really really likes. In fact, she likes it so much she growled at all of us when we tried to bother in there, so Mom Person shut her door. Everything else went great, though Mom Person was kinda freaked at how NOISY we were when we played, especially with Scotty freaking out because Yala wouldn't play with him!!!!

And now, we are all very tired, and are going to finish watching House, and go outside one more time. I kinda got in trouble. I, uh, just peed on the carpet. Mom groaned, BIG. I didn't mean to, I just...forgot to go ring the doorbells.

Maddox

The Search Has Begun

Mom Person told me today that the search has begun.

"What search?" I asked her, suitably confused.

When she answered, I was amazed, and a little dazed.

"The search for a new friend for you."

A new friend. A new friend! Yes, it is true, Mom Person and the Boy have decided that the Springers really aren't all that good at pretending to be Siberian Huskies, so that means that soon, very soon maybe, a REAL pup just like me will come and live with us!!!

She warned me it might take awhile, that we must wait for The Perfect Fit (whatever that means), but that we will start visiting pups this very weekend. I am so excited! And nervous, too. I'm pretty spoiled now and hope that whoever this new pup is, she doesn't Take My Life Over.

Then again, if she plays with me all the time, then I might not mind. And yes, Mom Person says she wants a girl for some reason. I guess that would be okay, but then she told me it is really up to me. We will know when the right Siberian Husky--girl or boy--finds us.

So, stay tuned as The Search Continues!!! Mom Person says she will post Saturday after we get back from where we're going, someplace called The Colony 2nd Annual Bow Wow Pow Wow Ow. Steve and Kat will be there!

Maddox.

PS. Here are some pics MP took last night. She says I was "being way too curious" in the first one but I like to watch the fish, so I put my paws on my crate so I could get closer.



And here, of course, is me tearing up Tissue #247! (I don't know why she keeps track, but she does)



And last, she loves this one because she says she can tell my ears are growing again, and she can "see shades of the handsome boy you will someday become." I think I am handsome NOW!!!

But I can see what she means. Can't You?

WAIT!!! What is that other one down there??????





MOOOMMMM!!! You're EMBARRASSING MEEE!!!!!! Take this one OFF!!!!!!!

*blushes* Can't a tired pup relax in peace without the pupparazzi snapping every second?????

Me and the Springers, Um Playing. Sorta.

Mom Person took this video tonight to show everyone why she is thinking I need someone to play with. She says, "Scotty is actually pretty frisky in this video." She and the Boy Person talked tonight some more about finding me a friend. It can't be just anypup, she has to meet 'Cer-Tain Cri-Teria." I am not sure what that means. It sounds like a place to eat, which is pretty silly.

I didn't get to go on a walk tonight but we played in the backyard a long time, so that was nice. Mom Person is gonna 'make it pretty' back there, but she and the Boy have different ideas of what to do. I for one want a Big Giant Playpool! Doesn't that sound great?

I want to make more friends here. I have four so far! Kat, Steve, Royale and Schlappi, who lives Far Far Away in Germany. Kat and Steve are the best and I can't wait to see them again this weekend when we go to some bow wow ow thing. I think the 'ow' part is because I am supposed to get something called a MicroChip. I have to get it NOW because two weeks ago when we found that sick Siberian Husky girl, she had a MicroChip but her people didn't ever register her. She's in a better place now though, with six Husky brothers and sisters. I am glad she got a new forever home.

Anyway, let's see if I can help get this video thing figured out. It looks so complicated! Wish us luck!

Maddox

I am a very bad boy

I am so sorry I haven't posted in so long. My paws were growing so fast I was too clumsy to type and Mom Person had no time, she said, because she was too busy dealing with me.

Last night we went to the dog park for the first time. I got to meet Steve and Kat, who were really fun. Steve was nice to me and Kat rolled me lots but she didn't scare me. She is so beautiful, woo! Mom Person laughed at me running all over and took a video which she is trying to figure out how to upload. She's not too sharp in that regard but I know she will get it.

Here are some pics of me last night at Fort Woof. That is Kat, and me in the water. It was weird to be allowed in water because Mom Person ALWAYS gets growly when I try to get all in my water bowl. She says she will never have dry tile again in the kitchen. I don't see a problem with that, do you?




That is me, watching Steven and Kat in the water as someone else's Mom Person fills up the pool. The other dog, I don't know his name. You can see through the fence to the small dog and puppy side. I should be over there, but I have so much energy I scared some of the little ones so when Steve and Kat arrived, I went to the big dog area. Much much better!




Mom Person calls this picture BLUR. I zoomed LOTS!! It was so much fun once I figured out it was okay to run and run and run!!



And this is me last night. I was sooo tired, I'd played and run so hard! Happy sigh. Mom Person calls this picture Maddox LongLegs because it shows how long my legs are now. I am still not Big though, like the other dogs out there. There was one dog I really liked named Shiner, an all white Greyhound with a patch over his eye. Think that is how he got his name. He was lotsa fun and I hope he is back. There was also a beautiful green-eyed dog mom says is a Weimersomething. I can't remember, but she is in the video mom will try and upload next.



Mom made me pose to show how tired I still was. She said, "What a nice, quiet evening for a change!" Wonder what she meant by that?



That's all for now. Mom Person says now that she has this new camera phone, she'll take more pictures. I wonder if I can go back to Fort Woof soon? I miss it already!

Maddox

A Very Busy Day!!!

HI EVERYONE!!!!!!



This is my new penpal! Or is that pawpal? Schlappi is his name and isn't he handsome? He lives Far Far FAR away, in someplace called--oh that Someplace called Germany. He is sooo handsome! He looks lots like my daddy except black! Maybe he is Husky too!!!?????




He's got a floppy ear. I had floppy ears when I was a baby but now that I am a big boy of 7 whole weeks and 8 lbs. (Mommy guesses) I have standy-uppy ears. I wish I could play with Schlappi. Sigh. Maybe he could come visit when Nick comes? Could he? COULD HE?

PLEEEAAAASSEEEE???? I'd let him sleep in my crate!!!



Schlappi looks like he could climb mountains. I think he has to have some Husky in him because EVERYONE knows Huskies like to climb things. I do, but Mommy won't let me. Pout.



Mommy Person thought this was funny. I fell asleep on a hand weight. I was TIRED! Exercise is hard work, you know.


I don't know why Mommy uploaded this one, she says she didn't mean to but might as well leave it. This is looking out of her office. Whatever an office means. It is raining raining raining raining.

Well, I survived a WHOLE WEEK with my new persons! It's been alot of fun! I don't even know where to start. I guess today, where I met the new Girl Person.

I went with my Boy and his Mommy to a place called The Airport. I am not sure what that means except it was lots of fun to stand on my Boy's knees and zoom down the big long road.

When we got there, my Boy handed me to his Mommy and we went inside this building where this giant silver thing went round and round. All these people wanted to TOUCH me! What was up with that? My Boy's Mommy explained over and over to them what I was. I was told I was beautiful and what a great watch dog I would be but EVERYONE knows that Huskies are not watchdogs, we love everyone! I licked lots of faces.

This is the Girl Person! (She liked me, but I know she really doesn't like dogs much. She likes PEOPLE. She is no fun. But at least this way she won't Take Me Away from my Boy. I was soooo tired and scared!!!!




I was sooo tired that I fell asleep right against the Girl Person's very soft and warm chest. Mommy took the picture while she was driving. She did not crash. Whew.


ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

There are a lot of People in the house right now, the Girl's friends. Mommy was getting annoyed with how they were passing me around when I wanted down and so she took me away. Whew, I am glad.

I found a brush waaayyy under her bed and now I am attacking it. Mommy is just shaking her head and letting me. It feels good on my gums. She says she is going to get me a Nylobone tomorrow to chew on but right now this brush handle is alot like those and so I am chomping away.

Tonight, Mommy took me out front and there were BIG BOOM THINGS going off in the sky! Fireworks, she said, and I was scared. I was kinda pretty though.

I guess that is it, yawn, Mommy wants to go to bed and get some Good Sleep. I can't go in my crate though for awhile because of those people in there so Mommy is sighing and is going to let me stay in here. Those people are NOISY!!!!! (I heard Mommy say "Oh, how sad am I that this peaceful week is over!")

I will write more later!

Maddox

What a Long Long Exciting Long Long Day!!!!

I'm not so scared anymore.

I'm really really tired so my Boy's Mommy Person said she would help me with the picture post because I don't know how to use cameras.



So since Mommy Person is not a dog but a person she insists that she post these landscapey thingies cuz she said ooo it is so pretty and everyone should see how pretty Texas is. Texas being where we live, I think.

Mommy Person didn't take these pictures, my Boy did. His name is Kelly. I like him LOTS!!! He hugs and pets me and plays with me and feeds me and he took me outside and I was so happy that I pooped and peed for him! Yay me!!

Anyway, this is a pretty picture driving in the thing on wheels which was really neat but put me to sleep. See, Mommy Person says? Texas IS pretty, hmph!!!



These are deer. They are everywhere where my Mommy lives-- MY MOMMY! OH GOSH I MISS MY MOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Okay I am better, Mommy Person put a picture of my Mommy here so I would smile.

Anyway, these are deer. Not dogs, deer. I would like to eat them, apparently, but they know they are not in Deer Season and so Cannot Be Eaten and Are Safe.

Whatever Deer Season is, I think I'd like it--nooooo... Mommy Person says Deer Hunting is BAADDD and YUCKY and deer meat sucks.

Pretty though aren't they.



This is me!!!!! I am cute, sitting on my Boy's lap in the car. He says I kept putting his legs to sleep. Whatever. I say his legs kept putting ME to sleep.



See??? Legs = Me = Sleep.


Legs = Me = Sleep. I really like my Boy. He is nice to me.



Sigh, Mommy Person insists on this picture cuz it shows rain clouds coming AGAIN and is very pretty and blue like my one eye is blue.



Okay this one too--Texas skies = beautiful.



So she got to put those in so I said I want this in, aren't I cute???



I really like the thing my Persons called an air conditioner. It blew such nice cold air on my face! I liked it lots!!!!




My blue eye. Ooooo!!!!



I really like my Puppy Bottle. It is fun to chew on.



I'm cute I'm Cute I'M CUTE!!!!!




Blue skies AGAIN!!! Mommy Person is weird.



Okay this one is kinda scary. Mommy Person says it is PRETTY!!!



I am in my Boy's loft!! I am home! It was so good to be at the new place!!! My new home my new home, he took me upstairs to play for awhile while Mommy Person (maybe I should call her MP?) took The Other Furries outside. I heard them, but wasn't sure what they were. I was really worn out because They took me to a fireworks store where all these squealing teenage girl Theys fussed all over me and made me scared and I hid under Mommy Person's chin and held on real tight. And then they took me to some store for animals and there were all these barkey noisy things in cages and I didn't like them AT ALL and all these Persons touching me and bothering me and and I WAS SCARED!!! So my Boy took me outside while MP bought me lotsa stuff. She was mumbling something about me costing her lotsa lotsa, and I don't know what she meant. She bought me this fun toy though. I like it lotsa lotsa.



Aren't I CUTE??????? My MOMMY's Male Person said that my ears will warn everyone that I am growing again. They will grow bigger, and then I will grow bigger.

Weird.




I got lotsa toys.



Gulp. I got kinda nervous again when it was time to meet my Uncle Scotty and She Who Rules. Uncle Scotty is FUN! He likes to play and pawed me and sniffed me and is great! Mommy Person kept One Eye on him though to make sure he didn't get rough with me. But he didn't, though somehow he managed to push me round lots with his paw. He's got big paws.



Can you see me under him? I wasn't scared at all. Not once. I like Uncle Scotty.



My Boy! This is him! MY BOY! That is She Who Rules, giving him a kiss. I give him kisses too. Kissing a Human's face is a sign of submission and is a Very Good Thing. My Mommy told me to do it as it makes Humans happy. I can't wait to lick Nick's face.

Even though I don't know who Nick is really other than he lives Far Far Away in a Magical Land called GERMANY.



Uncle Scotty playing with me and Mommy Person is sighing that the carpet needed vacuuming but she didn't get to do so yet. She says she is the only person who seems to know how to vacuum in this house. I don't know what vacuuming is but I think she does it LOTS and will do more and more now that I am here.


Me being sniffed by Uncle Scotty and that is She Who Rules and my Boy.

Now they are both checking me out. They sniffed me LOTS!!!!



Scotty likes me and I like him!!!



The Other Person in the house is a girl and this is her friend Christian who came to see me. She didn't bring me any presents though. Hmph.



I fit under the coffee table!!! My Boy and Claire are watching me and I am watching them.




A book! Will I learn to read?? I wanna!!!



She Who Rules aka Claire is really silly and was rolling on her back. I like to chew her fur.



She was rolling around like an idiot, Mommy Person says. I thought it was funny.



We are all dark and white but they are called Liver and White and I am Black and White.

That makes me superior, doesn't it??? They are both sniffing me under the coffee table.



I am sitting on an X Box under the coffee table. Mommy Person thinks it is funny.



That stuff is GRASS! I never saw it before! I tried to eat it! It is all wet because of the skies leaking so much. But I like it! They have this huge big backyard full of it! COOL!!!! That is Uncle Scotty's toy. He got in trouble for taking it outside and now it is all wet and icky.



Uncle Scotty watching me. She Who Rules ignored me outside.



He was whispering in my ear but I don't speak Springer yet.



He wanted me to play but I wanted to sniff the grass.



I was so tired after the long day that my Boy and I curled up and took a long nap. Or at least I did.



And now I am in my crate, and my Mommy Person says she is going to write to you now. Goodnight!

*****

Whew, he had lots to say didn't he? Busy day. He is upstairs now in his crate next to Kelly's bed and you wouldn't believe the howling and crying and whining! Oh my gosh! The breeders warned us that he would carry on and sound like his whole world was falling apart, but to stay strong. Kelly got ear plugs so I hope he is able to stay strong. He is doing puppy howling right now and it is so sad!!! I am just waiting to hear that Kelly let him sleep with him. Sigh. Poor baby!! It sucks but this is the way it needs to be until he is potty trained at least. Poor baby.

I was very very happy with how Scotty and Claire did with him. We'll keep doing the little puppy-big dog play times until they are completely used to him. That may take awhile but really so far so good. Scotty is very disturbed by the puppy's crying though. Poor thing!!!!!! I hope he goes to sleep soon. Sniff.

I will tell him about his new Pup Pal Schlappi tomorrow. I am sure Maddox will write him a post!!!