Rain & Cheese

Dog!

Sammy here.

Let me tell you it was a long and frustrating night. It thundered and lightning flashed and I barked and barked. Mom let me sleep with her last night and, in the middle of the night, I barked really loud in her ear. I didn't mean to wake her, it's just that I could hear suspicious noises outside. She would put me back under the covers and I would calm down for about two seconds and then I would hear something else. You know I'm the big boy dog of the family so it is my responsibility to protect Mom and my brother and sister. Roxie has never had anything bad happen to her so she doesn't realize the danger. Andy ... well Andy is just a kid. He spends his days chasing tennis balls and rolling over for tummy rubs. I don't have time for that. I have to protect our home so at 4:00 in the morning I'm awake and telling the thunder and lightning to stay away from my mommy!! Unfortunately, I haven't been completely successful because I can still hear it in the distance.

But I must have done something right because ...

We got a treat in our breakfast! If you had asked us yesterday what cheese was like we would have only been able to tell you about cottage cheese which is yummy and we always eat it first but ... this morning Mom had some cheddar cheese that she decided to cut into cubes and put in our food bowls. Let me tell you, that was just about the yummiest thing I have ever tasted. I checked with Roxie and Andy and they both ate up all of their cheese. (Darn, I was hoping they wouldn't like it and I would get to eat theirs!) We looked at Mom with our best cute and lovable dachsie looks but she said that was all of it she had. (Double Darn!) We hope she gets some more cheese and decides to share with us. I just need to figure out how to tell her that we need our calcium for strong teeth and bones ... (Mom realized AFTER we had gobbled up the cheese that she should have taken a picture for evidence. Too bad.)

Well, I need to go check on the thunder and lightning. A dog's work is never done!