What Not To Do With A Bone

My buddy, Sawyer has gone home. I miss him.  Whenever I hear his name I go looking around for him. I (Cheerio) will be taking over the writing. 


My family is back. I missed my boys a whole lot.  I was so happy to see them.  Because I am missing my buddy, my family has been giving me extra special attention.  Sometimes that means a special treat. Yesterday, they gave me a soup bone.  I absolutely LOVE those.  They are yummy, good, delicious. I had spent a good amount of time on this bone when something happened.  It got stuck.  On my face.  I couldn't get it off.  

I didn't much like this thing on my face. I knew I needed help, but I wouldn't let them touch it.  It hurt. 

It happened right before my family went to bed.  I couldn't lay down right.  I stayed up all night long. Mostly I was quiet, but every so often I would whimper and cry.  First thing in the morning, Dad took me to the vet that Mom had found the night before.  


The vet gave me a shot that made me really sleepy.  She gave me another one so that I wouldn't hurt any more.  Then she cut that thing right off my face.  I was back home (camping) in about 20 minutes.  


The first thing I did was let all my people love me.  They were all really worried about me. I felt kind of funny. I couldn't make my ears stand up straight.  I also couldn't make my legs do what I wanted them to. So the next thing I did was to take a little nap.  Well, okay, I slept all day long.  I was still a little loopy when my family came back from the beach.  

I feel fine now. I have had my dinner.  I have begged for food from my boys (one of them dropped his hot dog!). And I have had a nice after dinner walk.  I hope tomorrow I can go play ball.

Random Sawyerness

 Sawyer and Cheerio entertain the children.

 WAKEY WAKEY! 
(or Old dog teaches young dog new tricks)

 Oof!

 Please can we get on the bed?  We haven't seen you since last night! We need love!

Sawyer's Big Five Safari

While KSB members got to go on safari in Kruger National Park and spot the "big five", I have seen and hunted the "big five" here in our park.

Seen but not photographed:
trash truck 
motorcycle - There was another dog actually riding on this thing. I was confused, so I barked. Then I chased it.  That darn fence got in my way AGAIN!

Golf Carts

These are SO much fun to chase.  I make all the people who are in them smile when I chase them.  

Boy, if that fence wasn't there...

Bicycles

Today, I got to sniff a few of these while they weren't moving.  All my little campground friends were on them.  I didn't bark at them at all.  

Darn that fence!  I can catch that thing.  I know I can.

Front End Loader

This one was a little scary.  Even Cheerio didn't want to get too close. I thought it would be a good idea to keep quiet.

The Things I have Learned at Camp Flynn

Shake - I will do this for my breakfast.  Also for bacon bits.

Quiet - This is still a work in progress, because it is in my nature to bark at things. 

Jumping on the bed to tell Laurie it's time to get up.

Off - I hear this a lot especially when I jump on the bed.

Cheerio is a friend.

I can help Laurie read things.

A Letter from Camp

Dear Dad,


I like camping in a motor home.  There is this nifty seat where I can look out of the window to check for invaders.  You know, I am always on the look out for invaders. I also really like playing in the park nearby.  It has a fence all the way around and I don't have to be on a leash. It is full of trees and shady most of the day. There are all these nice little girls that want to pet me.


My day goes something like this: Wake up around 7:30 and go outside.  I  wait until Laurie has had a cup of tea, then I eat my breakfast.  Next comes a nice walk and play time in the park.  Cheerio runs around like crazy after the ball.  I chase it a little bit, but mostly I like to play keep away with it. I really like smelling all the smells that are in the park.  Also, every day a golf cart drives past and I like to chase it from my side of the fence. When we are all done playing, I am ready for a nap. I haven't been to the beach, yet, but I like to like the salt water from Laurie's legs when she comes back from the beach.  She comes back right around dinner time.  After that we go back to the park for some more play time.  There are lots of other dogs here. I only bark at them sometimes.


I heard Laurie say that she forgot the cord for the camera, so she can't put pictures on her computer.  As soon as she gets one, I will show you some of the fun I am having.  I have seen the fun you are having with the boys. Don't miss me too much. I am having a great time.


love,


Sawyer