5 Months Later...

It has been 5 months since Monty, Angus, Freedom and I were rescued from the Schinder Mill.  We have all had our challenges.. I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you of my friend Angus..

This picture was taken 5 months to the day of when the "Westie Rescue Alliance" saved us from our Hell at the Schindler Mill.

Here is another picture of Angus..

on the same day.. with our friend TOLA..  I just know you can see by this picture how happy we are!  If you look back and see the pictures of our first night.. it is an incredible difference.

XO Logan

If anyone is wondering...

If anyone is wondering.. I'm doing okay!  I have 'the' best Mama in the whole wide world!

I love you all,
Logan xo

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone..

From Me and My Bunny!

Love Logan XO

Happy Valentines Day and Lucky Numbers...106 and 63 :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!   And ...I just wanted to say.. It's my 106th Day of Freedom today.. so I have lots to celebrate!

I'm learning so many new things everyday and thanks to my awesome Mom & Dad, Jaquie and Bill .. I also have so much to be grateful for!!

For my first Valentine's Day Ever.. I'm celebrating 106 Days of Freedom from that place I came from and best of all I'm celebrating my 63rd day in my FUREVER home! 

Lots of Love going out to all of you!  Thanks for all your support!

I love you ALL,
Logan XO

Awww.. A picture of Harrison back with Penny!

This morning on Harrison's Blog there is a Thank you to everyone for helping Harrison but best of all a picture of Harrison back in Penny's arms!  So Happy tears this morning!!!

Please Save Harrison

Please save Harrison.  He's a poor pup and a Westie like me!!!

Thank you WHWTCA!!!!!!! 
What an incredible letter of support!  :)

http://saveharrison.blogspot.com/

Maybe I should be helping to save other West Highland White Guys also...

Will you help save Harrison?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05nC27HJ8E&feature=player_embedded

He's just a baby.. and he needs your help also!

I'm just beginning to find my way.. maybe I could find my way better if I helped others?

This weekend i heard about Harrison.. and I'd like to help him!

Would you?

Thanks,
Logan

I'm doing okay...

I want you all to know!  "I'm doing okay"!!

My Mama and I are working on strategies.. I think she called it.. "Desentatization"... I'm not sure that I like that my favorite Red Ball is taken away.. but hey..

We are working on new Strategies...

Just know.. If you have a "Mill-Dog" .. like
"ME"..  Strategy is the name of the Game.. and I'm up for it!  I'm not afraid of a word called "Work".. "I'm Logan"  I'm worth it!

Love Logan

Is anybody out there?

I'm a sad Westie tonight!  The other night.. when my Mama was trying to coax me off of my chair to to out for a walk.. ...

I seriously DO NOT know what happened to me!

I've been thinking about this for a few days now.. and I'm not sure how to tell you all about it???

I AM a good boy!

Both my Mama and I are trying to figure out .. "What happened?"

I'm still to ashamed to tell you what happened.. just cause!

Behind the Scenes....

Would you like to read about some things going on "Behind the Scene" where I came from?

I'm still trying to piece things together myself.. and when someone else speaks up about what they think about those Puppy Mills in Missouri.. all my memories come flooding back...

http://ibreathebehindthescenes.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-breathe-behind-scenes.html?showComment=1296284631362#c251951248161101973

I don't think where I came from should be called a "Puppy Mill"... I'm just learning to be a Puppy!  I get a bit confused when people call me a 'Big Puppy'..  I'm just trying to figure things out.  Being a Puppy sounds like fun to me and believe me.. I'm just beginning to know what "Fun" is!

What do you think would be a good word for it?  Since I'm just learning all these words maybe I have it all wrong?  ... but I'm thinking more.. Puppy Hell.

LOGAN!!!!!

Noises....

Well, I really don't like this cold weather we are having!  Oh yes, I ran through the snow and I played in it a bit.. , but WoW.. it's hard on my poor feet!!  The snow all balls up between my toes!  It quickly makes these little ice balls.. and my feet.. well they are so much better cause Jaquie puts Bag Balm on them all the time.. but that stuff is hard on them!  So I get done what I have to do real quick and I don't beg to stay out like I'd like to do!

We had 2 days of snow on the weekend.. then this huge thing came in.. Jaquie said he was just clearing the snow away so we could walk out there.. but I didn't believe her.. I wondered what that thing was really doing out there.. and I ran around to each and every window warning it to stay back!  Jaquie held me to reassure me and we ended up going upstairs where he was out of sight!  Truth is.. those sounds remind me of some things back at the Mill.. I can't stop the Flashbacks!  I don't mean to get upset but some of these sounds just make me feel all weird and I try to act fierce but really I'm just a bit scared.

You have to remember it's less than 3 months since those nice people saved me!!!!  My life is so much better now!  Well way better!  I LOVE my new life.. but stuff happens... oh there is this cupboard that makes this squeaking noise in our kitchen.. everytime I hear it.. it reminds me of how my cage door squeaked when they came to get me out.  I was afraid when they came to get me!  So when I hear that door.. I panic!

I'm SO lucky that Jaquie and Bill love me so much and are so understanding when I freak out about Stuff!  And.. don't get me wrong.. I'm not doing it ALL the time.. but when it happens.. it's like something inside me.. well it's hard to describe.. but all I can say is.. it makes me afraid and Jaquie's voice and the way she holds me calms me down.. then everything is okay again!

Will it stop?
Logan

I want to jump for joy like Holly...

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would share a couple of pictures that Holly sent me!!  :)  Holly is my foster sister!  She was a breeding female in an Amish Puppy Mill near St. Thomas, ON  Her freedom date was December 15, 2009.  She was adopted by my foster Mom on January 13th, 2010.  Yesterday was the first anniversary of her adoption.  Here is a couple of pictures from the Dog Park where she celebrated yesterday.  Doesn't she just look like she is the happiest girl in the world now???

This is TOLA, my foster brother

I'm going to go to the Dog Park with them sometime soon!  That's me at the same Dog Park... before the snow!

Love,
LOGAN :)

Want to read about the Mill that I came from????

This article is about the Mill that I came from in Mexico Missouri and the auction.  Monty, Angus and I got out a few days before the auction.

I still have flashbacks to all those years... but with the help of my wonderful Mom & Dad, Jacquie & Bill - I'm learning to love and to love life!  I'm living my puppy days now!  Playing and Learning!

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2011-01-06/news/proposition-b-missouri-puppy-mills-safe/

Love Logan

My favourite Toy

That's Me and my favourite Bunny!  The one I carry Everywhere!!

...Oh how I love to make him squeak!!!

 

And while I played with my bunny.......Holly & TOLA........

Slept.. at 'my' house!! hehe

That does have a nice ring to it.. doesn't it? ..

"My House"!!! 

Night All,

Love Logan

I learned something new today!! :)

I'm sitting with my Mama but I'm focussed on the squirrels in the backyard!!  I just spotted them!  Oh life is good and a Westie's work is never done!  It's my job to make sure that those squirrels don't steal ALL the seed from the feeders and I must say I take my jobs seriously!!

Oh... guess what I learned?  Jacquie has been working with me on this for a week now... so I figured I'd humour her and just do it today!!!!  Today when she said "Sit".. I "Sat"!   I made her so proud!  I think I will do it again tomorrow!!!!! 

Jacquie said I'm a very clever boy!!! :) :)

I think I am tooo!  Love Logan :)

My laneway where we walk...

This is my laneway where Jacquie and I walk everyday!  or... maybe I should say run..  I am Logan.. I do love to run!!!!   It is SO pretty isn't it?!?!!!!  Do you know how many squirrels and bunnies are in those trees??   Oh and birds... tons.. even Eagles!!!

This is looking up the laneway from the house.... We all went for a walk up the laneway to check the mail! :)

This is me!!!!!!!  :)   Do you like my new blue collar?  Robin and Sarah thought I looked pretty handsome in it!!   Ohhh.. see my tag?  It says LOGAN and has my phone number on the other side!!  My facial hair is growing in... don't you think???  

Can you see my bunny in front of me?  That is my most favourite toy in the world.  A new doggie friend of mine, named Jenny, gave it to me when they came to visit.  It's always wet with my slobber and Jacquie says she thinks it is starting to stink!   I beg to differ.  I love his scent!!!! :)

The darkness on him isn't his colouring though... it IS my slobber!! :) :) :)  I carry him everywhere I go!  Oh and he squeaks!!!  :)

I'm just the luckiest boy in the world to have found Jacquie and Bill!!!! xoxoxox

More pictures later!!

Love Logan

I'm having visitors on Friday :)

Robin (my foster Mom), Sarah (Monty's foster Mom), Holly and TOLA are coming to visit me Friday afternoon!!!!  I'm going to have lots to tell you after they visit!!!

Jacquie (my Mom) was saying today that I'm quite the climber!  She also said I'm Nosey!  I think it's because I climbed up on a chair and then onto the desk to see what was going on up there.....  I sure do have this compulsion to know what's going on!!  Is that what Nosey is??

Oh, it's time for me to go to bed.. going out for one last peeeee!  Tell me something.. is it always this cold in Ontario???? 

Love Logan

I'm doing GREAT!!!!

I'm doing GREAT!!!!

Jacquie figured out that I don't like rain!!  I kicked up such a fuss about it over the holiday's.. so Jacquie and I now walk in the garage (on Bill's side of the garage haha) when it raining!  (Jacquie says.. it's okay.. she cleans it up!)

I'm putting on some weight too!  Jacquie says I'm getting heavier and that I come running when I hear my food bag opening!  I do love to eat and if you remember.. I didn't like to eat at first.  I'm so past all that now! 

We got a fair bit of snow last night!  Jacquie and I made our tracks in it .. walking up the laneway to get the paper!  Jacquie doesn't like the snow if we have to go out in the car.. but I'm pretty happy that it is snow and not rain!!

I'll have some new pictures for you soon!
Love Logan

There you are!!!

I just wanted to look at you while I said "Happy New Year"!

Love Logan xo

Happy New Year!!!!!!!

I am so loving my new life!

Jaquie & Bill (That's my Mom & Dad) take me out to visit friends.  I even get to sleep on their friends couches when we go visiting.

Every afternoon Bill has a nap and I get to go have a nap with him!  Jaquie says if it's one o'clock I pick up my stuffie and head toward the bedroom!  She says I'm settling into our daytime routine just great!!

I like hanging out in the kitchen when Jacquie is making something to eat.  She says I'm a very smart, and curious boy!  I can walk right up on my hind legs and I stand right up and get a look at what she is doing on the counter!  It always smells so good!!!

Jaquie and Bill are really, really proud of me!  They tell everyone all about me!!

Jaquie says I'm more relaxed now... actually she says I snore when I'm sleeping!  We have a clock that gongs on the hour and at first I barked when I heard it at night... now I don't hear it at all!!

I wish they didn't baracade the spiral staircase going upstairs... I really liked it up there!

Jaquie says it's polite to wish people you love "Happy New Year"!  So HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you!

My foster Mom, Sarah, Holly & TOLA are going to come for tea after the new year!!!!  I'll get them to take some pictures for all of you!!!!!!!!

Love Logan

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!

Merry Christmas Everone!!!!!!!!!

I had a lovely Christmas day,  Jaquie and Bill (that's my Mom & Dad) had friends in for a Christmas Brunch and they brought their Grandson, Amedeo, who is six with them.  He brought me a red ball with a sqeekie in it, I love it.  and I taught Amedeo how to play with it,  he throws it and then comes to get it, I think he thought I would take it tooo him....silly guy.... I also got a lovely rabbit toy and I carry it everywhere I go....  I look out of my big glass window and do not see people but see what Jaquie (My Mama :))  calls squirrels and birds. she says that it is OK that they are there but I bark at them anyway.  I have been very good at going outside, Jaquie gets so excited when I do and makes such a fuss, it is nice to see her so happy and I get a treat so it is all worth while so I will try to do ìt`all the time.  Today we are going to friends for lunch and it was nice of them to invite me....I will be very good...I will take my red ball and rabbit just to see if some one will play if not I will have my usual afternoon nap.  Jaquie and Bill are so proud of me....they had lots of `phone calls from family and friends yesterday and they told everyone about me and have invited them to visit and meet me.  I had an adventure a couple of days ago ....I climbed up the circular stairs all by myself and the slept on the guestroom bed...then Bill came and helped me down....there is now a barrier at the bottom which makes it impossible for me to venture up..oh well.....  thankyou for thinking about me...be safe and keep in touch. 

love LOGAN

A bit about my first couple of days.... of my new life!

I spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday snuggled up on a chair with my Dad.  Do you know how good it feels to say that??  "My Dad"!!!  :)

I slept on the foot of my parents :) bed while they watched TV and then snuggled down in my own little bed at 9:00 pm.

My Mom woke me up at 7:00 when she came into the kitchen to make coffee.. I yawned and stretched and patiently waited for her to get me ready for our morning walk. 

We have this long winding driveway.  It is absolutely covered in snow.  The branches of the trees that line the laneway are hanging with the weight of the snow and today even though there is still snow falling, the sun is peeking through and the flakes look like diamonds floating through the air.  We walk up that long laneway in the morning to pick up the morning paper!  My Dad loves to read the paper!!!  So it's one of my jobs to go get it with my Mama!!  If I ever get my paws on it.. snicker.. snicker.. I just might show him how I read the paper!!!  Anyways, my firsts for today is that I pooped while on my leash!!   You might think I must have done that already... but at my old house we went out and ran around the fenced backyard first thing in the morning.. so when we went for our walk after breakfast I had already taken care of all those things!!  My Mama was pretty proud of me I must say!  :)

This morning I'm snuggled down with my Mama!!  Remember I told you that she is knitting me a sweater jacket?!?!   Well I'm trying to help her!  Whenever the ball of wool rolls a bit as she knits.. I grab it for her!!!  Mama says it might take a bit longer to knit the sweater than she thought...  I'm not sure why?  I'm doing the best I can to help her out with that!

Ohhhhhh!  I saw my first rabbits!!  Three of them!!  Right in our backyard.  Yes can you imagine!  There is SO much entertainment right from my little bed by the window.  I got so excited ... well maybe over excited.  I've never seen a rabbit before.. let alone three of them at once like that!!  Well my Mama ended up putting a big towel over the window and then she squeaked my squeaky and I redirected my energy into making that guy sqeak and squawk!! 

Oh, life is good!

I'm off for a nap!  Oh it's true.. it's one of my favourite things...

Love Logan

My first night....

So... I had a really good first night!!  After dinner, which I ate.. :) :)  I slept on the foot of the bed till 9:00 pm.. then I got in my new bed.. it was so cozy, warm and soft.. I scratched at the door and grumbled a bit.. (I would have rather stayed in the bed.. Sigh!) but I settled down quickly and I slept all night..

And.. guess what?  My new Mama gets up "before" the sun!!!  She stole my heart already.. I'll tell ya :) :)   She certainly has...and, I was so pleasantly surprised to get up so early!

I still can't believe I have my own house and count them... Two.. Yes "Two" Humans who love me!!

I've got so much exploring to do today!!
Love Logan

I'm in my new home!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in my new house!  Look there is already a cozy bed for me in front of the patio door... and you should see out that door... SO many squirrels and lots of birds.....

Can you see the bird feeders and all the snow.. and the water?  I'm going to love the water in the summer!!!!!!!  I can't wait to go frog hunting!!!

I'm just checking to see if their are other Westie's hiding in there......

That's my new Mama holding me!!!  I can tell she loves me already!!! 

My new Mama made me some stew!  Yum!!!  And I heard her say that she is knitting me a sweater!!!!  Can you imagine that!!!  A sweater just for me!!!  And my new Dad is so excited to have a boy like me around the house!  I just want you all to know that I am one very, very happy Furry Kid!

Love Logan

That's me too... (on the right)

I'm sleeping with Holly and TOLA and our stuffies!!

That's me sleeping on the couch last night...

Do you think I'm looking a little more relaxed?? 
(Yes.. I sleep with my tongue hanging out!!!)

I've been a buzy, buzy little guy....

Hi Everyone..  Every night when I go to bed.. I think about all of you and I'm sorry I have not been finding the time to let you know how I've been doing... There's been a lot going on.

My sleep over went very well.  I slept in the same bed as a cat named Willy!!!!  I've never met a cat before!!!  BB's snoring scared me but I got along with her pretty good.  I slept down at the foot of the bed though.

I was really happy when my Mom picked me up and I've been following her around the house pretty closely since I got back!!!

You should see all the White Stuff on our street now.  If it wasn't for my red jacket when we went for a walk today... Mom said she would have thought the leash was pulling itself along the street.

I met a really nice lady and Man yesterday.  They don't have any kids and they'd really like me to be their "Furry Kid"!!!!!!!  The lady took me for a walk on our block and I showed her how nicely I walk!

The good thing.. Mom says... is that they don't live very far away from where I live now.. so we could visit and Tola and Holly could come over for play dates.. and we could go to the same Dog Park sometimes!

Mom got this idea the other day .. that local people would probably be interested in meeting me if we had some way to get the word out there that I was here!!  It all happened pretty fast.. so that's what I mean when I say I've been buzy.  Some newspaper people came to see us and took some pictures of Angus, Monty and I... and now we are local celebrities!!!!!

Packet & Times article about Logan, Monty and Angus!!!!!

If the weather is good tomorrow Mom says I can go to visit this nice lady and man and see if their house would be a good furever home for me!!  I'm SOOOO excited.  So is Mom cause she really likes them..  What does Bitter-Sweet mean?  Mom says that's what it is.  She was all teary when she told me that!!!!

Gotta go check out the blue blinking light going down our road!!
Logan

Fair Exchange...??

Hi Everybody!

There!!!  I can see you better now!!!  :)  

I just wanted to get a closer look at you all!!

 

I'm looking pretty Adorable - wouldn't you say? 

Well...  I'm on a sleep-over for tonight and tomorrow night!   Remember Angus?  He's the one with the Blue Harness in the pictures at the top of the Blog.  He was at the Mill with Monty, Freedom and I.  We got to know each other on the long drive from Missouri and since then too because he comes over for dinner and we go to the Dog Park together.  Angus is a super guy!  We nicknamed him "Sir-Peesalot because he still likes to mark everywhere in the 'house'.  Anyways, he's staying with my Mom and I'm at his house ....camping out with his new Dad and his new sister a Pug girl called BB.   This is BB------>>

Just thought I'd give you the visual of her so you could get the idea of the snorting I'm going to be listening to tonight!!  ;)  Actually.. BB's a pretty nice girl.  She's about 3.75 years old and she likes hanging out with Westies!!

My Mom thought it would be a good idea to see how I liked it in a different house. ... Make sure you come back because I'll be sending along updates.

Wish me Luck!
Logan

Pictures from this afternoon...

This is Tola and I having a nap on the couch this afternoon.... (I'm on the left ;))

This is us after I woke up...

A few Human words I have learned...

It is pretty hard to learn a new language.. but I've figured out some of your words...

• Logan - That's me!!!!!!!
• TOLA - That's my Foster Brother ;) (His name is actually Ami-TOLA - Mom says it means Special Friend.  We have a love-hate relationship.. but mostly I'd be happy if he didn't ever growl cause I misinterpret what he means by it sometimes.. it's just another language.)
• Holly - That's my Foster Sister :) (Everybody loves Holly :))
• Outside - That where we go first thing in the morning, and after breakfast, and after we sleep, and after dinner... and anytime we just want to run around out there!  Oh Well.. that's where we mark our territory and I learned this pretty fast... it's a great place to Poop.  I do that first thing every morning ;)
• Are you Hungry?  -  That means we are going to get some yummy food!
• Chicken Strips!!!! - Always said in a loud pitched voice... that means we are going to get the best yummy treat!!!!
• Squeaky!!! - That's my favourite toy
• Do you want it?  - That's what they say when we are playing fetch.. and I LOVE that game!!!
• Up-Up - That's what Mom says when she is going to pick me up
• Sarah - Everybody runs to look out the window when this is said

I'm also learning "WALK" - mostly though I know it's walk time by my harness, leash and coat.. but I'm just beginning to associate the word.  It always gets my attention cause Holly barks like crazy when she hears that word.

I'm getting good at reading body language too and I'm learning how to show my own!  I've heard this Westie-tude word a few times.. I think it's pretty cute.

Mostly.. I'm loving my life right now..
Anybody want a Westie-Kiss?
Logan

40th Day of Freedom

Ok so... I figured out that it has been about 1,780 days since I was born.  Out of all those days.. I have now been free for 40!!!!

I think I've learned a lot in those 40 days!!  Best of all I've learned..

• how to play
• how to run
• how to keep a watch on the neighborhood
• I've seen birds (inside and out) and the inside one says "Are you okay?" (and a whole lot of other things - he freaked me out at first.. now I'm used to him)
• that squeakies are 'the' best toy in the world
• to give kisses and that I like getting them back too!!!!
• that food is wonderful
• that I never have to worry about food or the lack of it ever again
• that there is plenty of water in the world
• what "Are you hungry"? means (and I always am.. and that I'm going to get some yummy food)
• that I actually love humans
• that the sight of my harness, leash and coat mean it's time to go for a walk
• that if I'm out back.. I just have to look in the window and someone lets me back in where it's nice and warm
• oh... and that I can mark my territory outside any time I want and that it is frowned upon if it is done in the house (I hardly ever do that anymore unless all the Westie boys come over to visit then there is a bit of competition) 
• that I can go outside whenever I want
• that it's great fun to bark at squirrels and cats and to chase them in the backyard :)
• that I love my face being touched and my tummy rubbed oh and I love back stratches :)
• that I love my coat being brushed and I also like the taste of my toothpaste and I even let Mom clean my teeth
• that walks are super fun and Dog Parks are even better
• that Sarah and Monty live across the street and if I watch out the window .. I'll see them walking to the bus stop for that big yellow bus in the morning.. (yes I know what a bus is too)
• that snow is fun to roll in :)
• that if Tola and I sit on the table by the window and watch when Mom goes out... she 'always' comes back and is SO happy to see us
• that when it gets dark at night.. it's okay cause we get to cuddle on the couch
• that when lights go on and off suddenly it's okay too... I figured out that Mom does it
• that when the fireplace comes on it's a good thing because it's an excellent place to lay and get all warmed up
• that the "Westies' who hide in the house are a lot friendly now then when I first arrived.. (I think they like me now)
• that if Tola growls at me.. Mom tells him NO (he was having a bit of trouble sharing Mom with me but I think we've worked all that out now)
• that Tola and Holly are pretty fun to play with. .. well I mostly wrestle with Tola.. Holly gets pretty excited when it's time to play fetch with stuffies.  We are always frisky when we come in from outside and it's fun to roll around the floor and wrestle..  Holly doesn't wrestle.. but she's a girl... Monty doesn't wrestle either though.. he's a lot like Holly.  Oh.... Angus likes to wrestle too!!  I really like Angus too!

There are SO many things I can't think of them all right now!  Best of all I LOVE it in the 'house'.

Oh, I also wanted to tell you last night I figured out how to open the door on my bed... and I snuck out and climbed into the big bed... hehehe  I lay on Mom's feet and kept them warm.

Mom says she has never seen anyone who takes a treat as gently as I do!

My tail is up wagging a lot more lately and that makes me a pretty happy guy,
Logan

New Strategies....

Ohhh.. nothing better than a nice long nap on the couch beside the fireplace on a cold, damp day... and with your Mom patting you while you sleep..and wake... and sleep again......  it's our new strategy and we are both enjoying it...

Strategy for what you say?  ;)  Ok so.. one of the hard things for me is waking up startled.. not knowing where I am.. jumping to attention.. wanting to protect myself....

Mom says .. if we do this every day  ...  I will get used to her hands touching me while I sleep and as I wake up, And....   eventually that is what I will dream about! And, ... that is what I will thinking of and looking for when I wake up!!  We'll just smother out those old memories and enjoy our time working on making new memories!!!!

Last night we tried something new too...   Ok so, since I figured out that I'm not particularly happy about bedtime because I want to be in the big bed too.. I've really been hooting it up when Mom puts me to bed.  I figure if I don't let up she'll come and get me and take me to bed with her!!  Well, she doesn't.. she's been trying to teach me this new word.. called "Consistency".. I don't think I want to learn about it!  

Anyways, here's what we did last night....  Mom let me take a squeaky toy to bed.  I was pretty excited about that.. but as soon as I realized I still had to stay in my bed.. I started hooting it up again... BUT.. I didn't keep at it as long as usual cause I kept looking at that squeaky toy and groaning and I finally gave in and played with it .. making him squeak like crazy .. and then I fell asleep!  And the first thing I thought about this morning was that squeaky guy... I grabbed him and bounced right out of my bed!

Well, back to my nap!
Yawn,
Logan

I had a great day!! :)

Well.. we had company today!  Angus & BB ( 3.5 yr old pug) and Monty of course!  We also had human company.  Dylan turned 16 so my Mom made dinner and Dylan's Mom and her other kids were there too (three of them) ... and Sarah & Aydan & Jim... well you get the point.. it was hectic.

We - all us Westie types and BB ate first.  (We always eat first :))  That's one of our rules.  I really like that rule!!

Anyways I'm tired from all our running around the house.. but I really just wanted to say we all had a great time and I feel good!

Ohhhh.... Well when Sarah went to leave she couldn't find her cell phone... that's cause I took it downstairs and put it with the squeaky toys down there. ;);)  Sarah said I left some slober on it......

Logan

Just what is a "Forever Home"?!?!?!........ and a little incident while I was thinking about just that.....

I'm a little confused...  This 'house' has been my 'only' home.  

You can't call where I lived from Jan 25, 2006 till Oct 26, 2010 a "Home".  I lived in a tiny wire cage!!  My feet are still red and swollen.  Can you imagine standing on that wire for all that time?!?!  My Mom puts Bag Balm on my feet at night and during the day she puts little baby socks on my feet so she can put it on again.  Between the pads on my feet I have sore spots where the wires dug into my feet and if you look at your dogs feet.. he probably has fur growing between those pads..  I don't.   The sidewalk hurts them when we go for walks!  (but I love our walks!!!! and don't get me going.. I LOVE to RUN!!! :  I am LOGAN!!!!!!)  The other day when we were out I stepped in some salt... WoW that hurt!!!  Mom says it's a good thing that they don't use salt on our street! (only sand).  Holly told me (She showed me her feet.. she has broken toes from those wires... she was from a Mill too - that's why I'm patient with her!!  I know what she went through.. I think we have a kinship!!)  We kindof got off on the wrong foot - pardon the pun.. cause when I arrived here I was a barrel of aggression and quite frankly my 'job' at the Mill was to Breed and when I saw Holly.. I had one thing in mind.. To Do My Job!  I bit her and scratched her and well like I said I was just all hyped up to do what my job 'was'... I say "was" cause it's not anymore..  Now my job is learning to live in the 'house'...  learning to play... learning to get excited about squirrels... digging holes and getting into 'terrier-trouble"... I'm learning to LOVE!    Holly is still a little afraid of me I think.... I think sometimes she thinks about the Mill too.... but she's a girl.. when she thinks of it.. she runs and hides... when I think of it.. I get agitated and well sometimes I think I want revenge......

We didn't even have food and clean water in the Mill.  You need to understand that it was a big adjustment for me to even trust 'food'..  I was afraid of the food and the people who gave it to me.  Usually if I got something good it meant something bad was going to happen.........

Monty told me he never got water and in the Winter his water froze.... When Monty sees water now he gulps it and gulps it cause he thinks there will be no more..  His Mom has to take it away because if he gulps it.. he throws up.......

Ok SO... Holly was just getting down in her 'play-stance' wanting to.. well 'play' and doing her 'Happy-Dance' and then it happened kind of fast but Tola and I got into a bit of a fight because he thought I was going to hurt her - I WASN'T.   I bit his leg.. then he backed me into a corner.. both of us standing on our hind legs... and he held me in the corner until I calmed down... and well now I'm in my bed having some alone time! :(  and Tola is limping....  He's done that to me before..  we fight.. then he holds me in a corner until I calm down... I think he was a peace-keeper in another life... 

Here's the thing!  I really like Tola.  He and I hang out ALL day long.  He's a great little fellow but I think he's a little protective of Holly....

Ok.. with all the commotion I got a little off track!  I'd been thinking about Forever Homes.  My home now!  And.. if I could choose where I lived.. this is what it would sound like...

• It wouldn't have little children because well with their screaming and quick movements.. they frighten me.  If I see hands up above people's heads I get a little anxious and well kids always seem to have all their limbs flailing all over the place....
• I like other dogs but I think it would be best if there was only one other one besides me.  That way we could play and he/she could help teach me and show me how to have fun.. without the competition of too many of us in the pack or maybe it could be just me?  I'd like that too!!!  :)
• See you humans have faults too.. you only have two hands.. so when we want to have your attention.. if there are three of us.. someone is always left out.. even if it's only for a minute or so and I really want to lap up lots of attention right now.
• My forever home would have an adult who stays home.. someone who could be there for me and spend time just showing me how good it is to receive human love... someone (or two) who wants someone like me...  someone like me who can show them SO much love back..  someone like me who is so happy just to be with them!!!
• It would have a fenced in backyard so I can go outside whenever I want.... in a safe place.
• My forever humans would have to like to go for walks... cause I really do and I need that time to use up some of my energy and I have lots of missed walking days in my first 5 years to make up for.
• My forever humans would like going to the dog park because even though I think it would be best to only have one other dog to contend with in the 'house' or if it was just me in the 'house'....  I do LOVE other dogs and when I go to the Dog Park.. I Run and I Run.  I run like the wind!!!    I play with ALL the dogs even the ones that seem to be 50x my size!  I play with them all and I am SO very happy to have so many dogs to play and run with.
• My Forever Mom would have to understand that I'm just discovering life and I'm like a puppy.. I'm pretty curious about ..well everything!  She'd have to be patient with me and expect that I might chew the odd thing like puppies often do.
• My Mom says .. it would be awesome if my forever Mom gave her lots and lots of updates.. and, :)  .... if my forever Mom would go to the the "Westie-Walk" so she could see me and hug me... or maybe my Forever Mom wouldn't mind if Tola and Holly came for a visit cause they are my first true Siblings.  (I think my Mom is a little needy too cause she gets a bit teary whenever this subject comes up!)
• My Forever Mom could be a Dad too... or both!!!! :)

Are there places like that out there?!????   Like real Forever Homes that just want a handsome guy like me that they can help???  My Mom says it's "The most rewarding thing she has ever done to help me!!!!!!" 

I'm exhausted... first all the squirrels today..  and all this thinking takes a toll on you...  I'd really like to know what you all think about my ideas for a "Forever Home"...  do places like that exist???  I sure hope so!!!  I have so much love to give!!!!

Big Sigh,
Logan

Today...

I don't know why but there were SO many squirrels in our front yard today I'm plum tuckered out from all the activity...

We had no time to sit down.  By the time we got off that table, down the stairs to the front door... back up the stairs again.. countless leaps back up on the table.. (And.. sometimes I don't judge the table right and get the wind knocked out of me as it hits me in the chest.... And .. sometimes.. I slide right across the table and fall off on the other side....) another squirrel arrived and a few of them stood up at their hind legs trying to get a better look at us....  the nerve.. I got pretty vocal telling everyone to please let me out there... oh that would have been SO fun!   Those stuffies around the house got a good work out today.  Holly hid her favourites under the bed... what's up with that.  She's no fun!

And.... just re-living it here telling you about it has me needing a nap!

Logan

Keeping Watch...

This is us keeping a watch on the neighbourhood.  Well Tola and I are... Holly can't jump up on the table... she was standing doing her Meerkat thing ..but she turned around cause well she's sweet Miss Holly and I bet she wanted her face in the picture....

Anyways, that was us this morning!
I'm going for my nap, Logan :)

Last night....

So last night I was full blown out snoring on the couch and Mom came over saying.. "Up-Up"..  she talked to me for a while... I'm not sure what she said but I liked the sound of her voice as she touched my face...  then she pulled everything.. (blankets, stuffies, chews..) out of my bed and put them all back in nice and neat... then she put me in...!!!!  No.. No.. No.. I said.   First of all.. I prefer it messy in here!  That took me a good long time to put things back as they were... then I called out to Holly and Tola for the longest time... I know they heard me but they didn't come to my rescue... so eventually my barks slowed to groans and I settled down....

I'm glad it's morning... I like mornings best!  Big   S_t_r_e_t_c_h......    time to find something to chew on....

Logan

I wanted to share a couple of pictures....

This picture is of Monty & I.  Yes, that's me using Monty as a pillow!  I'm pretty adorable.. wouldn't you say? :) :)   Ok.. Ok.. yes Monty is too!

In this picture.. Holly is on the left..  you can tell she is a little excited because her ears are down... or maybe she's worried because they go down when she's nervous too....  Sarah is beside Holly, then TOLA..who is looking right at Me :) and yes it looks like I'm kissing him (I'm not really) and last but not least is Monty.  This was the same morning that I sprinted across that coffee table and spilt all the coffee ;)... like I said.. they don't leave anything on that table anymore !!  This is us after our morning outing and breakfast on a typical morning!

Logan :)

Ok.. one more.. same morning :)  We are getting ready for a nap now.....

Some Milestones....

Hey....  I thought I would tell you that Mom lets us play Tug of War now!!  We all play and 'usually' without any big fights!!  Although right now Tola and I are having a stare-down to see who gets to pick up the chippy with the squeaky head and tail first!!

You'd hardly know me now... if you remember when I first came into the 'house' I couldn' go up the stairs and it took me quite a while to get up enough courage to go down those hardwood stairs.... now I 'Run'.. up and down.   Heck, I even go downstairs on my own to look for toys.

I'm beginning to show some personality too ;)   Like sometimes I don't want to go outside... so I run the other way.  Mom always makes me though... so I just let her think she's in charge and I go.  I've got her trained pretty good now.. like... when she picks me up.. she always says "Up-Up"

Last night I didn't want to go to bed.  Tola and Holly went to sleep and Mom and I stayed up and watched a movie.  When she finally put me to bed I complained for an hour straight... so she got me back up and we went outside for a while... but then she put me right back to bed ... so I really let her know this was not my plan.. and I complained for another hour.  I'm not sure what time we finally got to sleep this morning.. but I was pooped.  I had a long nap after breakfast.

Tola and I spent a long time wrestling this afternoon.  I tried out my 'racoon voice' a few times...  everybody seems to pay attention when I do that - I'm not sure why?

When I'm awake I'm so buzy exploring, chewing, running around and best of all eating... (I even ate my carrots at dinner).. oh and toys.. I 'love' toys...  that I don't have much time to think about my old life.... Well, I don't like loud, sudden noises and some things I see still give me a good scare..   The other day I jumped off the couch onto the coffee table and charged right across it to see what a noise was... (actually I've done that a lot - no one keeps stuff on that table since the day I charged right through two big 'full' coffee cups..) ... turned out to be Monty's Mom's phone.. aghh these Human's have so many things that just make noise out of no where....anyways, I get over it faster now.

I still have bad dreams about the Mill.  I hate it when that happens cause I wake up and I don't know where I am!!!!  Mom tells me "It's okay Logan.. it's okay"..  and I settle back down with a deep sigh!

Well that's it for now.. need these paws to hold on to my chew!

Logan

Getting more comfortable...

I have learned so much in 4 weeks...

TOLA showed me how to jump up on the coffee table in front of the window!!   We jump up there..

• when Mom goes out... (and stand watch till she comes back!!!!)
• when anyone walks by out there..
• we stand watch looking for Monty to cross the street in the morning...
• we watch for Sarah to come over and visit....
• we bark at the leaves blowing by from there
• well....     we just keep an eye on the neighbourhood from there

I've been trying out how things taste around this house...

I LOVE any kind of 'chew'
I'm just getting aqainted with the word 'chew'.. mom says.. I've chewed...

• her fit-flop summer sandles (she wasn't too happy about that..  I offered to make the two of them look the same.. but she said.. "That's Okay"....
• her favorite wooden chair
• every and any flyers left within my reach
• the wicker basket that all our toys are stored in
• the coffee table in the living room
• the arms of the couch in the living room
• something she says is called a Tai-Chi Machine... (In my defense... i just liked the feel of that material.. and it just kept coming off as my teeth touched it).....

I've noticed things keep getting stacked higher up around here.... Actually I notice everything... if something is moved... if something is new... I'm right there inspecting it .. I'm ready to attack anything that is not where it should be..  I'm just protecting the 'house'.....

My Mom's a little sad tonight.. so I'm protecting her too...  I run over and give her a sweet westie kiss every now and again..  She hugs me and pats my face...  I really like it if you press hard when you pat me... I like to feel your touch... Mom says she can tell when I enjoy it by the throaty noises I make....

I must go chase Holly... she's running around with this dark brown fluffy puppy....

Logan :)

Birthday Parties and Dog Parks....

OH MY Gooooodnes..

I LOVE the Dog Park...
I can run.. I can run... and I just runnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!

No 'house' sounds..
I just RUN!!!!

I play like nothing else matters..

I just RUN.. 
and
in actual fact
nothing else does matter..

I just RUN!!!

I'm Logan.. and I love to RUN!!!

xox

These are a few of my favourite things...........

I had a very buzy weekend...  and as I am sitting back right now..  (chewing on Monty's leash) I'm just reflecting on some of the things that I have discovered I like....

• I like my face touched.. Mom says I make the same sounds when you stroke my face as I do when I'm gobbling up my breakfast (Yes!  I love my breakfast now!!!)
• I LOVE squeaky toys... they are my absolute favourite!!!
• I like lying on the rug in front of the fireplace... I just love that warmth on my back...
• I like running and looking out the window with Holly and TOLA
• I like cuddle up on the couch time in the evening... We all want to sit right next to Mom.. I think that makes her feel special...
• I like running "Fast" through the house... tearing around the backyard as fast as I can and I like exploring at the Dog Park... 
• I like wrestling with TOLA..  Mom seems so happy when I get down in 'play stance' and make these throaty noises and wag my tail encouraging TOLA to play with me!!!!  We wrestle for a very long time... Mom has some videos of us so I'm sure you'll all see them ... she says we look like miniature Polar bears as we are both on our hind legs hugging and snarling at each other at the same time... I even roll on my back.. legs a flailing .. I always need a nap afterward....
• I love mealtime!!!!!!!!!!! I especially like chicken and I eat every speck in my bowl... yes you got that right.. I said a bowl... no more flat dish for me.. I have a bowl now too!!!
• Oh.. Oh... Oh.. I have to tell you this... Today on our afternoon walk.. I held my tail high and proud... I ran ahead with Holly.. Holly's favourite thing is going for a walk... Mom has to say.. "W" "A" "L" "K" until it's actually time to go out the door.. SO.. I like walking with her... seriously she makes it SO fun.. I figure if she loves it that much.... it must be!!
• Oh.. Oh... Oh.. one more thing... when I play with the squeaky chicken... Mom says I make the same sounds that I make when I eat (the I love this food sound) and the sound I make when she pats my face... I guess I love the squeeeeky chicken guy too!! :)
• I'm discovering so many things... I can't think of them all right now!!!!!!

There are also many things that startle me still...

• The phone ringing
• The door bell
• The teenagers walking by with the hoodies on
• The big white food co-op truck that delivers food across the road
• The guy with his bicycle and cart looking through our recycle
• Aydan when he swings his hands over his head or runs through the house..
• Certain music coming from that black thing in the diningroom..
• Oh... I detest sirens.. they really upset me
• I don't like it when lights go on and off suddenly.. I just don't understand how that happens... (BUT... I 'can' sleep in the dark now... remember when I couldn't??)
• Oh.. do you remember all the Westies in the 'house' .. I ignore them mostly now.. when I'm upset about something else I'll let them 'have it'.. but I don't go looking for them and when I do see them .. they don't look as fiece as they did 3 weeks ago for some reason.... OH>>  When Mom is fixing our food and I'm eagerly awaiting it.. mouth watering and all.... I do snap at the one in the dishwasher... he's always drooling too.. so you understand.. I just have to let him know it's 'mine'..
• It's dark now and I see a Westie boy outside through the patio door.. but when I get a bit upset at time... TOLA comes to my rescue.. and we start playing and running around.. then I grab that little chicken guy and make him squak and all is well again.

I have to go scratch my back under the coffee table....I love how that feels!!!

Logan

The backyard is totally white!!!!

Mom says I look like a snowman!!  I don't know what that is... but I've got all this cold white stuff it stuck to my coat!!  I have to say I like the coolness on my face!!  I'm so frisky when we come back inside.. we run all over the house! 

I'm getting in some good cuddle time on the couch tonight!!  Mom and I are watching TV.  Hey.. remember when I was totally scared of the TV????  It only scares me once in a while now!! :) :)

Logan

24th Day of Freedom!!!

I had the best sleep EVER last night!!!!  

Two things I've noticed about this place..... I can always count on having my breakfast when we come in from outside in the morning!!  I know.. at first you might think that .. that is only one thing to notice.. BUT at the Mill we NEVER 'went' outside and at the Mill we didn't get breakfast!!!!!!!

We chased each other all around outside this morning..  I love doing that!!  Before I came here I only dreamed of running.. I never actually thought it would happen!

Now I'm inside with my chew and our toys and every once in a while I grab a shoe.. but our Mom doesn't let me have those for long!

My Mom told me that Freedom (aka #13) found a new and forever home!  What's that?  She also told me something about Freedom that she thought was really funny!  Well Freedom goes to the Dog Park too... there must be other Dog Park's than ours cause I never saw him there!!  Anyways, Freedom's Mom told my Mom that when Freedom is at the Dog Park he sneaks up and pees on people shoes....  My Mom laughed like crazy... She says maybe Angus and Freedom really are brothers because that is exactly what Angus does at the Dog Park too!!!!!!  We watched him do it and he is really sneaky about it!!

You are probably going to think that I nap a lot.. cause I'm telling you I'm going to have another nap again right now.. I see a stuffie that is calling me over.....

Logan

23rd Day of Freedom

Does anyone know what mischievous is??  Mom says that's me today....

Maybe you can help me figure this out?  I'll tell you what I've been up to since I got up!!  Well.. I got up and went outside.. then we had breakfast.. .. but since then...

• I chewed through the strap on Mom's purse... (maybe she shouldn't have left it on the floor under the coffee table??  DO you think??... )
• I went in the laundry room and dragged out socks and dish cloths from a basket on the floor...
• I pulled Mom's day-timer off the coffee table to see what it tasted like....
• I pulled the blanket off the couch... then a pillow..
• I was trying to rearrange the rug in front of the fireplace.. (I just wanted to see if there was anything interesting under it...)..
• I ran up to the door to bring Mom's shoes down here... (I thought she'd like that!!!)...

Ok so... she finally figured out that she packed up all the toys to vacuum last night... 

I'm playing with a squeaky toy now!!
Logan :)

Last Night and This Morning ...

So... last night I was hooting it up at 4:00 am.  Mom was pretty proud of me cause I was telling her I had to go outside.   I sure had to get out there ... I must say (well I've heard Mom say it too) I'm a very smart boy!

Monty was over for the morning today.  I have two words to say about that boy.. "Couch Potatoe"!!  Actually come to think of it he was here for dinner last night too ;)  He may be a little guy but he loves his food!   His Mom says she has to watch how fast he gobbles his water because he just drinks like there might not be anymore... and then .. well if he does that.. it comes back up!!!  Anyways, we had a pretty quiet morning besides barking at squirrels and chasing stuffies and figuring out who got to sit with who!

I'm buzy chomping on a chew right now... I have to go though because I'm taking it in the other room where I can enjoy it by myself....

Logan

Wrestling... and People walking by...

Ok.. first... I didn't realize that it could be so much fun to have a friend.. heck .. I didn't know what a friend was!!!  I think TOLA is my friend!!!  :)   We spent a good hour wrestling this morning after our walk.  Holly kept out of the way and kept going to get Mom.  I think she might be a bit of a tattle-tale!  We are all pooched now!  ......I nipped Monty on our walk today.  I just wanted to warn him not to come over after the walk!  ;)

Oh.. I slept really well last night!  I did some tidying up of my bed and rearranged my stuffies and I dreampt about what we were going to have for breakfast.

Oh Yes... I was also going to tell you that as were were keeping a watch on the neighbourhood this morning.. this scary looking guy drove past on a bicycle.  He was also pulling a big cart.  He was wearing old, dark clothing and he got off his bike in front of our house and starting looking through our recycle.  Holly said he goes by every Monday.  There was just something about him that freaked me out and I got real vocal about it and convinced Holly & TOLA that there was something scary about him and he was not to be trusted.  TOLA started 'howling'  ... he throws his head back and does a full out 'howl'... then Holly joined in... I thought TOLA through his back.. wow... she must have extra joints in her neck and her howl .. incredible.. that 'sweet' little Holly has a howl so deep I could have sworn I was sitting beside a HUGE dog.. that did it I joined in the howling...  it was an incredible chorous Mom said.  I feel more bonded to them now becasue I just feel like we did something soulful together!

Naptimes over... someone moved somthing down here so I have to check it out...........
Logan

18th Day of Freedom....

Last night was THE best night of my Life so far!!!!  Mom cancelled TOLA's sleep-over with Sarah because he and I were having a blast!  I forgot all about the 'house' sounds... I showed all the Westies who are hiding in the 'house' how to have fun... Holly, TOLA and I ran all around the house... picking up stuffies and throwing them in the air... I even got down in 'Play Stance' wagging my tail..  Mom got pretty teary watching us all all tear around...  Holly grabbed a few of the stuffies and hid them under the bed..  Mom said those were her favorites... so I grabed a couple and put them in my bed too!

I didn't sleep as well last night... I couldn't stop thinking about all the fun we had!!!!!!!  I just wanted to get up and do it again!  Holly wanted to get up too!!  She told me!!!!   She ran around the bed.. getting in 'Play-Stance' then doing her 'Happy-Dance' and rolling on her back making all these Happy Noises...  Mom was a party pooper though..  We went outside (in the dark) for a few minutes and then we all went back to bed!  I complained for a while but then I gave in and slept till the sun came up!!

That's me running!!!!!  The tail is Holly's!  I'm chasing her!!!  :)

Naptime!!  :)
Logan

Food...

I just thought I'd let you all know that I'm very eagar for mealtime now!!  OH!! .....  :)   Also, I ate some of that beef jerky today!  I LOVE it!  :)

I never ran so fast as I did today after dinner!  We were all outside running around and around in the backyard!  I'm not sure who was chasing who.. but.. WoW!!!    I never knew I could do that!   Look out Westie Walk Races!! 

I'm fast!!
Logan :)

Last Night...

I must say I enjoyed yesterday evening very much!  Holly & TOLA went to bed early.. (I think I wore them out) and I got to sit beside my Mom on the couch for a couple of hours with nobody else trying to horn in on all the attention.  It felt really good to just hang out and relax!

Holly got up eventually and she wandered over to a few feet from the couch and sat down just looking at us.  She was acting like she didn't know if she should come over or not!  Maybe I intimidate her??  She finally came over and jumped up on the far side of the couch and just to re-enforce that she was in fact horning in on my time now.. I jumped across the couch and bit her.  She let out a scream and went and hid under the bed!!  I don't think my Mom was too impressed with me!  We all went outside and then we all went to bed!

Logan

Well.....

My MoM did gather up all of toys...  she was using this thing that had steam coming out of it...  I have to tell you!!!!  I've been doing my best to 'mark' this 'house' as mine...   Here's the thing..  I'm trying to get rid of Angus's scent.. and that little Monty guy comes over every day and he covers up some of my hard work!!  Then TOLA.. much to my MoM's surprise.. tries to cover up it ALL..    Thank goodness that 'sweet' Holly girl doesn't get into this...

Anyways.......... while she was doing her best to undo all of my hard work..  I got into the "Bark & Fitz" bag that she put all the toys in.. and I had a real fine time destroying that bag and putting all those toys where they should be!!

I think it is going to be a bit of a battle as to who's scent is where!  When I go outside.. I'm pretty smart and once you read what I'm going to say you will understand..  for some reason.. some of these guys are afraid of "Thresholds"..  ya.. ya.. ya.. I was for a day or two also... now I just 'mark' them ALL as mine..  as everyone else walks through them.. they'll know "I'm Logan!" and I'm not to be taken lightly and I'm a force to be reckoned with!!!

Anyways.. the toys are back where they belong!  :D  All around me!!  TOLA is upstairs watching to see if Sarah & Monty are coming over and Holly... well she's pretty loyal to TOLA.. she's sprawled out on the couch upstairs..  I'm pretty happy cause my MoM and I are enjoying the Toys!!!

OH... I almost forgot!!!  There are two birds down here!!!  I saw them today!  I thought I heard them before but today I 'saw' them..  and one of them yelled at me when I jumped on their "safe-place"... more about him later.. he talks in human words!!!! 

Everyone's barking I must go investigate,
More later....
Logan

I discovered something...

Today....  I discovered how good it feels to  S-T-R-E-T-C-H   Amazing!!  I had a huge stretch when I got up this morning and I've been doing it a lot this afternoon!!  You can yawn when you stretch too!!   It just feels SO good!!!!!!

Logan :)

17th Day

Well.. I had a good sleep last night in my own bed.. I protested it a bit at first and Holly woke me up in the middle of the night!  She thought it was time to get up and play and I thought it was a good idea!  Apparently it wasn't because we all went back to sleep.  I'm getting to know that we go outside as soon as the sun comes up and I know what "Outside Logan" means!

My Humans wonder why my tail is down during our morning walk.  I've been trying to tell them.. that sidewalk hurts my feet!  I heard my Mom say that she's buying me some "Baby Socks" so she can put the "Bag Balm" on my feet more often.. so I think she's getting the idea.

I don't think TOLA and I will be playing Tug-of-War for a while..  after this morning.   We had our biggest fight yet.  We both wound up under our Mom's massage chair with this stuffie who has a lot of legs.. and let me tell you neither one of us was going to back down from that game ....

Here's the thing... TOLA growls when I try to join in...  and I don't like to be growled at... I'm the one who should be doing the growling... that boy has had such an easy life... he's got nothing to growl about!!!!!!!!!!  I've noticed that he growls when I try to sit with Sarah or Mom.  I've noticed that he gets all upset when I'm upset too!

I heard my Mom ask Sarah if TOLA could have a sleep-over with Sarah and Monty tonight.   I'm ALL for that!!!  Monty doesn't seem to mind TOLA but I've noticed that Monty is a bit of a follower and rather placid.  I on the other hand have a mind of my own and I intend to express it.

It's a complicated world out here on the outside sometimes!

Hey... I found another squeaky toy in the 'house'!  My Mom said it's a chicken!  I beg to differ.. that thing screams fiercley back at me when I bit it!!!  My Moms trying to gather up ALL our toys!  She says she is going to Vacuum.........   What the heck is that???

I think it's time for a nap!
Logan

Tail Wagging!!!

Ok!  I'm excited!!  I ran down to the door to greet my Mom tonight .. yes I ran.. and my tail was wagging a mile a minute!   I should back up and tell you that I don't wag my tail all the time like some of these other guys... my tail doesn't wag me!!  I wag it when I'm happy and I really wanted to wag it tonight!

Logan

16th Day of Freedom

Did I tell you that I now run up the stairs and down?!!!!  I'm pretty proud of myself!   When my Mom gets home I get all excited and I run down the steps to the door!  I think there are 6 steps :D and they are hardwood so I gotta say they were pretty tricky at first.. especially going down!!

Well... Let me see!  I only took advantage of Holly 3 times today.   She just gets in my way when I'm tryng to look out the window or when I'm inspecting new things.  I pull out all my attack skills..  she screams so loud sometimes I have to quit because it hurts my ears!

Now.. TOLA is another story.  He growls at me when we play tug of war.. and the guy just won't quit or let go!   What's the fun in that??  AND... he barks at me if I scare Holly!  We've gotten into some rip-snorten wild fights!   They think TOLA is a scardy-cat but the guy doesn't give up.  He irritates me!   I think he and I got into it 3 times today!

The Westies in the 'house' frightened me 3 times today too!  I'm beginning to wonder what's up with this number 3!

My Mom was out for a while today and when she got back she sprayed this funny tasting stuff in my mouth!!  I heard them talking about it!  They called it Rescue Remedy!  What's that all about?  It made me feel a little funny!  Actually I played with my squeaky toys for quite a while after I had it... and I lay down for a while in front of the fireplace.  I'm a little worried that they are trying to wreck my tough guy image with that stuff!!!!!  I'll let you know more about it tomorrow!

Right now I'm going to go have a nap!
Logan

It's morning and my 15th Day of Freedom...

Well.. I had a pretty good sleep last night!  No outbursts during the night... I was still pretty happy to see the Sun!!  We got up .. I walked right out of my bed by myself and had a big stretch!!  We went outside to pee and all that stuff!  We came in and we all ate breakfast... then we went back outside!  Holly and TOLA run up the outside deck stairs with me.. but then they leave me up there and run right back down!!!!!  That's okay!  I can see the whole neighborhoud from up there and I like checking things out.

We are back inside now!  I figured something out!! :D   If someone walks by in the front of the 'house' ... if you run to the back patio door.. you can still watch them after they walk around the corner!

I think we are going for a walk now!
Logan

I saw them in our living room....

Woah!!!!  I saw some people on this thing in our living room...   (At first I couldn't stand the TVat all - that's another story)  I have to tell you these people looked just like my captors!!!   I barked and growled at them.  I think I scared them away!

I think I need to go to bed!

Logan

I'm on the couch :)

Well my Mom came and got me out of my Safe Spot.  We had a little talk and then I went outside to cool off and go for a Pee!   When I ran back in I ran right over to the Laundry Room and I gave a quick half snarl to the smug Westie in there!  Mom said "No"..

Now I'm on the couch.. trying to relax...

So you see.. I don't know what comes over me.. Well I do!  I have all these memories and I can't really control how they affect me!   I'm actually a very smart Westie and I'm trying to figure all this out.  If I wasn't as smart I might be happy to just lay around in this new found comfort all day.

Do you know what it's like to be prisoner in a tiny cage for your whole life?  Do you have any idea what it's like to never play, to never be shown any kind of affection.  My cage was filthy!  So was my food and water!!  Human hands did nothing but hurt me!  Human voices screamed at me to Shut-up!  I fell asleep at night listening to the anguish of over 800 other dogs.. the sounds haunt me!  I know I'm lucky.. I will never forget the ones that were left behind!

It's hard for me to think about that place!!  No words can describe the horror we all went through there!  :(

Logan

I'm in my "Safe-Spot Bed"...

Ok, So.. in my defense.. Aydan was here and that boy just can't seem to sit still!  He was doing his KungFu moves after dinner!  It really scares me when people's hands are above their heads!  Then he made these loud noises that sounded like gunshots!  (He called it 'the gas')  I chased him and bit at his legs and ankles.. yes I did.. I didn't bite him though.. but I think I wanted to.... and then that Westie in the Mirror was the last straw!  I lost it! :(

It was a long day!  I'm in my safe spot!
Logan

Some Firsts...

Hey!!!  Have you ever been to a “Dog Park”?  I love it there!!!
I run around like a Hooooligan (my Mom said) and I play with all the other dogs!  I even play Fetch. 
Holly brings the ball back to our Mom.  Me.. I figure if I’m lucky enough to get my mouth around one,
I’ll just keep running around with it!!

I’ve figured out how to go 'up the stairs' at home.  It was pretty hard at first but now I run up!  I even went up the outside
stairs.  I’m glad I figured that out!  Holly and TOLA used to leave me at the bottom!   Now I just have to figure out how to go down them.

It was pretty cold when we went for a walk this morning so we wore coats.    I’ve never worn a coat before and it felt a
little awkward but I liked how warm it kept my chest.

I have my own little “Safe-Spot Bed” now.  Holly let me have some of her stuffies and I even have a chew in there and
some warm blankets.   I like it in there.  I even let them turn the light off last night.

Today we all went to the Groomers.  Monty and I got our nails clipped.  I didn’t mind that at all!!  Angus got a bath and
a hair cut.  I’m glad it was him and not me!  He had to stand on a table and a big lady had some pretty scary looking things that
she was coming at Angus with!  Everybody made a big fuss about how cute he looked.   I think my hair looks just fine the way it is.

Oh.. I almost forgot we saw a gray and white cat sitting on a car today - in the parking lot at the groomers.
I stood on my back legs to better a better look and the nerve.... he smacked me right in the nose.  
He surprised me so much that I fell right back ..on my back.  I’m glad there are none of those  in the house!

Sometimes today I tried walking right past the Westies hiding in the house!  I don’t think they are
all that smart because they didn’t even notice.  When we got home from the Groomers I let one of
them have it though.  I was still a little ticked about that cat that smacked me!

I let Holly 'have it' too!  We were all in the livingroom window watching a cat called "Silver" walk up the hill
across the road.   I've never seen a cat before and now two in one day.. what are the odds of that??
TOLA started howling and I mean "Howling".  He throws his head back and howls like
a wolf!!   Well.. it freaked me out!  Holly was standing beside me and I really wanted to get that cat.. so I
snarled at her and jumped on top of her with a vengence.  Don't get in the way of a guy who wants revenge
on a cat!!!!  Woah.. she squealed so loud I jumped off her.. then she ran and hid downstairs! 

Well, we just had an early dinner.   I was starving!!  Yes, I ate it all!  I have been eating it all lately and
nothing bad seems to happen…  

I think I’m going to have a nap!
Logan