Winston, the American Dog
Look what I found in the yard! The utility folks left me a belated birthday present: a nice, long stick with a yellow streamer. It looked like a birthday candle, and was easy to pull out of the ground!
My brother made a video and I got to narrate it. Be sure you have your captions turned on!
The next time you see a big stick on the ground – even if it’s not your birthday – I hope you give it a twirl!
It’s like my birthday went into extra innings! Yesterday morning, on our walk, look what some thoughtful person left me:
It was an even nicer gift than it looks. There were actually four bagels to start with. I learned something important, too. I can get an entire bagel in my mouth before my brother even knows what happened! A very helpful skill, if you ask me.
It’s funny how we have different opinions of what smells and tastes good. We both think the front side of Billy Sims’ BBQ smells terrific, but only I think the big blue box in the back is the best part! And, while I’d really like to see what’s behind Crazy Charlie’s Funeral Emporium, my brother won’t even consider it. Maybe someday he’ll change his mind. Until then, I’ll stand guard.
I hope you all have a great Sunday!
Can you believe it? I turned four years old today! My brother and I got up early and went on a long, birthday walk. I was so excited about the day that, about halfway through, I just had to do a Birthday Tump in somebody’s driveway. I highly recommend it to you, if you’ve never tried it!
When we got home, my brother fixed me a special breakfast. In addition to my dry food and green beans, I got a half a piece of bacon! By the way, I don’t want to upset Dr Reed, so if you see her, let’s just keep that part between us.
Well, the surprises just kept coming. I found a cedar plank that used to have some smoked salmon on it. Tasty!
I think my brother was letting keep it just because it was my birthday, but he drew the line when I tried to make it into more portable pieces.
That’s OK, because look what got delivered for my birthday!
My brother is so thoughtful! And tonight, he fixed me a huge log of smoked bologna on it. We’ll get to eat on it for quite a while. Oh: I guess that part about Dr Reed applies here, too.
As I get older, it’s funny what I do and don’t remember. Does that ever happen to you? I can’t remember how I got the scars on my back legs or why I’m scared of workers in bright yellow vests. As hard as I try, I can’t even remember the first time I liked tumping on the ground or barking at thunder. But I do remember how nice the Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue folks were to me, especially Sharon and Dwight, who let me stay with them until my brother could get back to town and pick me up.
I always used to think that the “Rescue” part of Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue meant that they rescued me, but my brother insists that I was the one who rescued him. I guess it’s nice that we both think that way.
Well, I’ve had a big, great day! If you let me know your birthday, I’ll send you a tumping video on your big day. Try it. It’s a great way to start off a new year!
