I feel like a new dog!

What a day I'm having! I woke up this morning and mom and dad told me they were going to get me a new bed. I don't know that I want a new bed....I like mommy and daddy's. But I guess they can get me one to keep my toys in. I likie toys. We went to a place called PetCo. It wasn't as fun as the PetsMart the night I met my daddy, but I guess it'll do. Before we went in, mommy went to make me an appointment with a lady called a "groomer." Next thing I know, I'm being arrested and booked in puppy jail! I didn't like that. Mommy and daddy promised to bail me out.

Then, some strange lady came and got me. I tried to fight her a little bit, but I'm such a lil thing, I knew she was gonna get me. They put me on a table and next thing I know, I look like THIS:



I gots a haircut! I didn't know I had that much hair. Now I got more legs than I do body! The good thing was afterwards, we got to walk through the store and pick out some new stuff. I got a Kong toy and some treats (I really really like those) and a new collar. I didn't really like their beds (neither did mommy or daddy) so we'll wait on that one.

The best thing about my new name and my new haircut is now you can see freckles all over my back and face! I'm a Freckle girl all over! I never knew that before. I think I'll sleep the rest of the day. THAT was very tiresome.

Check you dawgs later! Frecks OUT!

Senorita Freckleface - Our new Puppy

This is Senorita Freckleface (Freckles for short). She is part Corgi and part something else (Australian Shepard or Sheltie we think). She's a pretty laid back puppy. That is, until she gets in the backyard after a walk and then she likes to rev up the engines.

I freakin love it here! I'm getting used to my new diggs and soon I think they'll trust me enough to leave me alone in the house for a little while. I'm not lookin forward to it, but eventually, I want them to leave and go get me some more food and treats.

I love my food. Daddy says I'm like a little vacuum cleaner. I sniff around and find crumbs of anything and everything. I'll do just about anything for one of those freakin treats. They're good.

I'm still confused about a lot of things. I get to sit up on the couch with mommy and daddy until they eat their own dog food. Then I have to sit on the floor. It smells so good I can't help myself. My overwhelming cuteness made mommy cry yesterday. Heh. I got her just where I want her!

Yesterday, something snuck up behind me in the backyard. It had been following me for weeks and I finally decided to mount my attack. I spun around three or four times to catch it. It was as fast as I was though and it was hard to get. Once I caught up to it, I bit down and it HURT! I tumbled down the hill in the backyard. Turns out, it was attached to my butt! It was my waggin stick. I got really dizzy and mommy and daddy laughed at me. So, I decided to run back up the hill and do it again.

I really like these big comfy beds they have. They let me sit on the big bed while they get ready for their training classes. Daddy says when humans do it, it's called "work." I wonder if they get treats at work? I wanna go to work. I love treats. It's a character flaw. Daddy can make me do just about anything for those.

I got in a little trouble yesterday. I knew my chews and treats were on the kitchen table. That's high and I can't reach those. But I could sure smell em! I figured out that the things next to the table move. I pushed with my little puppy nose and I was able to jump up on the little seat. It was like a buffet up here! Wouldn't you know, just when I was about to chomp down on heaven, daddy caught me and scolded me. I don't like to be scolded. It hurts my feelings. Sometimes I just can't help myself! I'm a growing puppy! I need me the sustancance!

This house is really comfy and I'm finding neat places to sleep. My favorite place is right next to daddy's computer. That way I know the exact moment he gets up. Sometimes, they close the door, so I sleep right on top of it. Nobody is getting out of here unless I know about it!

Well....it's about time for daddy to walk me. I'm not sure why we walk, but it's fun. He is obsessed with that potty thing. But I'll poop in my own yard thankyouverymuch!

Until next time! This is Frecky signing off!

Hi! I'm Freckles.

Hi! I'm Freckles. Welcome to my page.

I'm almost five months old, and I just met my permanent mommy and daddy yesterday. I've had it pretty rough, but I consider myself lucky. I got to have a bunch of really fun people look after me my whole life. Not a lot of other dogs get that.

I was born on November 14, 2006, in Seguin, Texas. Well....at least that's how we're going to tell the story. Fact is, I was FOUND in Seguin, and it says on my vet paperwork that I was born on November 14th, so that's what we're gonna stick to. My sister, Velveeta, and I were picked up as strays. On the way to the pound, we overheard them talk about what they do to puppies there. We needed so much attention cause we were babies, and they didn't have the attention to give. So, it looked like the end of the line for Velveeta and me. But, we were both lucky. One of the prison guards called a place called Lil Paws Maltese Rescue. Now, I don't know what I maltese is, but I'll pretend to be one if it gets me rescued. They agreed to save me and Velveeta! What a happy day that was.

They came and got us and we had to go through a bunch of test to make sure we weren't sick. I passed with flying colors cause I'm smaht. That's where the vet gave me my original name - Miss Pickleshorts. Something was wrong with Velveeta....she wasn't feeling well. Turns out, she had something called Parvo. It scared everybody. I was tested for it but I was lucky and didn't have it. She had to go through a bunch of medications and test, she was isolated from all other doggies. I was pretty sad. But, I found out that Velveeta got CURED! AND the lady that cured her actually adopted her as her very own. Way to go Velveeta!

But, wait a minute? The sick cute puppy got adopted and I'm still in my halfway house? That don't sound fair. I got to live with a really nice family near Austin, Texas. They had lots of squirrels that I got to bark at. It's not that I don't like squirrels, I just want them to keep doing their squirrel work and stop looking at me. My foster mommy and daddy sure loved me. Even though I knew I wasn't staying, I still had it good.

Then, all of a sudden, they took me over to the lady's house that rescued me. She loved me, too. Was this my permanent home? No? I was told that there was a couple that had just moved from Houston, Texas, to the major metropolitan area of Belton, Texas. I had never heard of Belton. Turns out, the daddy down there had been waiting and waiting for months and months to get a new puppy. He looked at hundreds (maybe THOUSANDS) of dogs and puppies and could have picked any one of them. But - he picked me! It's cuz I'm smaht and purty. All the other dogs said so.

Normally, these permanent parent people have to go through a real long process of filling out forms, people have to go check out their house. These people that saved me want to make sure I don't need no saving again! But my permanent parents were pretty impressive I guess, because they let them come get me right away!

On Wednesday, March 28, they took me to a parking lot in the middle of Austin. There was a guy on the phone next to his truck. Is that him? I liked him o.k. But, I've been through this before. Where and what am I going to do now? They talked for awhile and I sniffed around. This guy was sure happy to see me. He didn't have anything for me, so I wasn't too sure what he was up to.

We drove off and I was pretty sad. I mean, that lady saved my life. She took pretty good care of me and my sister. I hope I get to see her again someday and say thank you. I'm sorry. I got carried away. We puppies do that a lot. Back to my story....

This dude stopped at a place called PetsMart. It looked fun, but there were some big honkin dogs in that place. I was tired of being around big honkin dogs. I don't want to live here! He took me inside and I got to sniff a few butts. Everybody told me I was the cutest dog they have ever seen, but I knew that already. I wasn't impressed. We went down this row that had all these great things to eat, but I couldn't have none of it! Then this tall guy leaned over and gave me a little treat. It was like a mini-prime-rib steak. Then it hit me. This guy is going to be responsible for feeding me. I'm going to kiss his butt! He's going to love me!

The rest of the ride home I quit my little game and I was a very thankful dog. He petted me and sang to me. It was weird, but I didn't care. We got to this house I had never seen before and stopped. He took me into the yard and kept telling me to do something called "potty." I don't know what the hell he was talking about. All I know is something was making noise over in the dark and I wanted to make sure it knew I was there. I barked and barked. The guy said it was a piece of paper blowing in the wind.....but I'm pretty sure it was a gorilla. Yup.

Then I got to go inside. WOW! This place is big. And there were no other doggies there! This house is ALL MINE! I sniffed around and this lady came out. She was nice and I licked her a little and wagged my tail to make sure she knew how cute I was.

Then it happened. They took me to the magical place called the "backyard". Again, they kept telling me to go "potty" but I just wanted off that leash. Finally, they took it off me and I revved up my engine. I ran and ran and RAN and ran and ran some more. Big figure eights. I could have run back there all day. But, I had to go potty - DOH! THAT'S what they were talking about! I went over and went tinkle in the corner and you would have thought these two people had won the lottery! They danced and I got a treat and a pet. That worked out well. We headed inside and mommy gave me some water and was I ever THIRSTY. I drank the whole bowl.

While mommy and daddy unpacked all my new toys and stuff, I started splorin. I looked and found the big big bed! That's where I'm sleeping! I figured I'd start this show off right and took a big ol poopy right there. Daddy came in and cleaned it up in no time flat. He wasn't too happy and took me out in the backyard again. I think I was supposed to do that in the backyard, but I didn't care. I ran again. Sometimes he would even chase me. That was FUN!

I got tired and we all sat on the couch. I got to get petted by both of them. It was late though and my mommy went to bed. Daddy and I stayed up and he followed me around to make sure I didn't do that potty thing in the house again. I think I remember. I forget sometimes.

He taught me something new. Turns out, when he says the word "SIT" and I put my butt on the ground, he gives me one of those steak-treats. I LOVE THOSE! And all I have to do is putt my butt on the ground? This is going to be a breeze.

Daddy got on a thing called the computer to tell all of his friends about me. He took a couple of pictures. I've had my picture taken before. It's because I'm purty....everybody tells me so. We decided since I drank so much water that we weren't going to get to sleep in the big bed. We slept in the medium sized bed. That's o.k. with me, cause it was just as comfy. I jumped right up and showed daddy that I already knew how this game worked. I fell asleep quickly.

Do you know he woke me up TWICE and made me go outside and potty? I humored him but I probably could have held it. I mean, I was TIRED. But, he said the important thing is I haven't had an "accident" in the house since that first one. Accident? It's no accident. I meant to do it. I just didn't know where to do it. My little puppy bladder doesn't give me time to make a list of places. I usually just go where it's the easiest. He watches me pretty close.

So, today has been pretty fun. We ate breakfast. That was great. It's the same food that the other ladies were feeding me. I like that food. I ate it really fast. Mommy went to work and daddy stayed here to play with me. We played with all my toys. But, my favorite thing to do is to eat the grass and make daddy chase me. He doesn't like me to eat the grass, but it sure is fun watching him try to stop me!

We got in the car and went to visit some people. My mommy has a mommy and daddy that live not too far away. They were happy to see me but they were leaving. I'll get to see a lot more of them later. Then we went to a really amazing place. It had the biggest back yard in the WORLD! Daddy said it was forty acres. We got out of the truck and I got scared. I saw doggies EVERYWHERE! And they all wanted to sniff my butt at the same time. I don't like that. That's just RUDE. One at a time is o.k.....but six cold doggie noses up my hind end is just uncalled for. I growled and snipped at one of them and they got the message.

We went inside and got to meet my daddy's mommy and daddy. There was also my daddy's sister-in-law and a person that was almost my size! My daddy said she was his niece, Mackenzie. You could tell she has been around dogs her whole life because she wasn't scared of me. AND she knew that I was a puppy and treated me very gentle. I think I'll like her most of the time. As long as she doesn't hug me real big. Daddy got some big gate thing but he wouldn't tell me what it was for. I've got a bad feeling he's going to use it to keep me in the kitchen. We'll see how THAT works out. I'm pretty smaht.

The rest of the day I've pretty much caught up on my beauty-sleep. It's been quiet. We tried to learn a new trick, but "lay down" is a little harder than "SIT". We'll try again later and I'll catch on.

I'll update yall later when I get comfortable around here. It's raining outside. I hope Velveeta is having as much fun as I am.