Bunny, Breakfast of Champions

Mom here... Zeus is busted and is grounded from writing on the blog. Here are the details of his crime:

I was eating dinner last night on the patio of a restaurant and Zeus was lying next to me in his usual relaxed position. My friends pointed out that a bunny was hiding in a bush near the patio. The bunny got closer and closer until it was just a few feet away from Zeus. At this point, Zeus smelled him and sat up. All attempts to get Zeus to take his eyes off the bunny were in vain. The bunny just sat there and stared at Zeus, then moved even closer! At this point, Zeus was quivering and starting to whine while I was putting my napkin away so I could get up and redirect him with a little heeling work. All of a sudden, a little girl comes running down the sidewalk and scared the bunny. It took a huge leap away from the girl which, unfortunately, was right towards Zeus. You could almost hear the little bunny say "Yikes" before it scrambled off in another direction. Everyone at our table yelped "eek" at the same time and I was having visions of Zeus eating a bunny appetizer.

Thankfully, Zeus recovered quicker than we did. I yanked his leash and yelled "SIT". He planted his butt down on the ground and stared at me. Everyone on the patio startled a little when I yelled, but at least we didn't all get to see the "circle of life" in action.

Trip to Nana and Papa's House

We just got back today from a loooooonnnngggg trip in the car to the frozen north (some place called "Arkansas"). Actually, I was a little disappointed. Mom promised cold weather, but it was 75 degrees on Friday and Saturday. I reset my expectations, though, and proceeded to do squirrel patrol in my Nana and Papa's backyard. Even better - they have little rabbits here too. I almost caught one last June and I was hoping for a re-match, but it looks like I scared him off for good.

Anyway, it took almost 9 hours in the car to get to my Nana and Papa's house. I chilled in my ride at the beginning of the trip:

... but somewhere around Texarkana I got REALLY bored:


Toadstool seemed to like her comfy bed in the car:


Once we FINALLY got there, I made sure to stick close to my Papa. He likes to give me snacks on the sly when my Nana isn't looking. See that I'm almost camouflaged on the floor? That didn't fool my Nana. My drool drips left a trail and gave me away every time.


Toadstool stole MY BED, so I was forced to fraternize with her in order sleep in comfort. Take a hard look again and notice how she is sleeping on MY PILLOW, leaving me no place to put my head. I had to curl up in a ball just to fit! Sheesh...


We had a nice visit from Mom's Mom. She gave us tasty treats and even got Toadstool to sit up for her!

These were really tasty goodies, so I blessed everyone with a droolsicle:


Toadstool got some cuddle time on Mom's Mom's lap. Don't tell her, but she looks like she even enjoyed it a little!


Mom and Dad broke up the long car trip on the way home by stopping in Little Rock. Our hotel was dog-friendly. They clearly knew I was coming because they gave us a suite with a sofa!

When we got ready for bed, Mom and Dad gave us some seriously good noms. Cow hooves with the skin still on! Mom said this was the grossest thing she had ever seen, but that just proves how uncultured she is.

nom nom nom




When we made it back to the 'hood, our house didn't have power because of some icy weather. My cats were really ticked off because it was 54 degrees in the house! The power wasn't out for very long, so I think they were being a little over dramatic. They do want me to give a shout-out to Steve for being a stand-in servant while we were gone.

That's it for our adventures in the frozen north!