Ready for a Haircut?

The day is coming soon when Mommy says I will get a haircut. She says it is getting out of control. All I know is that every time I shake, it flies everywhere. Then it sticks to everything! Daddy doesn't care for that too much. Just not sure if I am ready to let it go yet with the chilly nights. Mommy thinks it is bothering me though. It gets a little itchy around the  ears. I scratch pretty hard, thumping on the porch so loud Mommy thinks someone is at the door. I don't let it bother me too much though. 

I wonder what kind if cut she will give me. I wouldn't mind a short cut once summer time is here. It will dry a lot faster when I go swimming. Can't wait to get rid of some of these tangles though.

I really hope my little nose doesn't get all crusty again once it gets hot. I hate that butter junk Mommy puts on it. Don't tell her but it does help and I am glad she does it even though it has no taste and I just hate having it on my sniffer. I love sitting on the porch with her. She is always asking for kisses and scratching my ears. Always good til she pulls out the phone and HAS to get a picture! I throw her a bone and smile every now and then. (Pun intended! Yes!)

Oh No, Bath Time!

Well, it was bound to happen. I knew something was up when she kept saying I was "stinky sweet".  Bath time.

Baths are not something I totally loathe, but I am not a fan either. I must admit that it does feel good when Mommy gets that green glove with the black knobbies on it and scrubs my ears. I don't really understand why my back legs begins to jump like Thumper in the Bambi movie though when she does that. I just know it is a good feeling. 

Another thing I don't understand is why she thinks I should wait until everything is over to shake the water off of my back. If I'm all wet, then why shouldn't she be? 

Mommy talks to me the whole time she is bathing me. She smiles the whole time, even when I shake on her. That makes me feel calm, too. Sometimes she leans in close while scrubbing me and I give her kisses. I try to give sad faces so she will hurry up and get me out, but she always rambles about making me smell good.

My fur has gotten really thick over the winter and she said I will get a haircut soon. Not sure I am going to like that process, but just like the bath, I think it will feel good in the long run. These tangles under my ears and in my armpits are a bit unmanageable. Mommy brushes me all the time, but it's just too much hair to manage. She has said something about a summertime cut.

Well, it's raining today so I guess I will hang out on the porch and wait for a train to go by on the nearby track so I can bark at it.