Her Royal Highness Maggie ???

Dear Diary ...Her Royal Highness Maggie ???...I don't think so...I overheard the most interesting story a few days ago... A story that makes me happy...Happier than anything I've heard in a long time...A morsel of information better than peanut butter on a Dorito...Yea...It's that good ...  Let me start from the beginning...It occurred to me that I've told you the story of how I came to live in the Tope household...but you've never heard the story of Maggot ( so sorry... Remy calls her that all the time !)...I mean" Maggie" the cat...Maggie lived here for a couple of years before I did ...that COULD explain why she doesn't like me...(I took her place)... I'm told that Maggie was born in a cardboard box on a cement floor on a porch ...indoors...and  that Maggie's mom had never had kittens before and did everything for her babies but FEED them...not good...the humans that lived in the house fed Maggie and her brothers and sisters by hand until they were big enough to eat on their own...( I can imagine that this could be a difficult task )...So all Maggie has ever known is the indoors and blankets and pillows and humans...I understand that her dainty paws have never ever touched dirt or grass...unbelievable huh !?!?!?...that also explains a lot !!!...Now for the good part...her name wasn't originally Maggie...it was changed shortly before she moved here...Maggie is a small cat ...always was...she was something called a "runt of the litter" and that's why Debbie chose her for her very own...She's small...very small...so small she was named...MAGGOT !!!...That's the best news in like EVER !!! Remy has been right this whole time and he never knew it ...snicker...snicker... But I guess Maggot isn't the best name to have so it was shortened to a more acceptable Maggie...It took eight years for me to find this out...and Debbie too...Just let ol' Maggot try to hold anything over me again...I'm ready for the next time...Her Royal Highness...yea right !!!  ... Signing off now and I'm  one happy puppy ...Love...Lucey the WonderDog...P S ...You know I really didn't take Maggie's place now that I think of it...there's enough love in this house for both of us...I just don't think Maggie sees it that way ...Both of us have a special job in this house...we love our humans no matter what ...Hey...Looks like this love stuff is a two way street !!!...<3...HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !!!

I've Missed You...

Dear Diary... It's been some time since I've talked to you...I've missed you ... Not too much has happened here at the WonderDog home...mostly the humans talk about all the snow and cold and try to figure out ways to avoid dealing with it... Debbie has shoveled out special paths for me to use on my walks outside but I've chosen not to use them...jumping through the snow drifts and finding my own way is a lot more fun...But just attempting to go outside is an adventure all in itself...Its cold and slippery out there...I don't like ice...I've slipped and fell several times...not fun...and  I've discovered that peeing in the driveway is NOT acceptable in this household...Wow...she was mad...Hey...could have been worse...:)...AND if you linger too long out there on some days you could be in danger of freezing fast to the drifts...I have enough of an imagination to know that that wouldn't be a good situation...This WonderDog has had several embarrassing trips to the vets office in the past ...a frozen bottom isn't going to be added to the list...(Note to Remy...Did you notice I said "bottom" instead of "whoohaa"...don't want to be in trouble with you again)... One day I jumped in the snow only to find that it was at least 12 inches deep...I have really short legs so getting back to Debbie was no easy task... would she come in and rescue me ???..NO !!!...once I got out she did let me dry off on the floor furnace in the living room...but I had to walk back in the house all by myself...if Larry had taken me out there he would have carried me back in ...:)... all I have to do is limp a bit and whine...gets you carried in every time !!!... Debbie doesn't fall for that one as easy as Larry does... She just tells me that if I had stuck to the path I wouldn't be so cold and then tells me to warm up on the furnace... I have noticed that she finds my blanket for me though...that must be Debbie's way of caring...That's all for now...I have so much to do this afternoon and I need to get busy with it...need to gather up my blanket and the big fluffy one that the humans use from the forbidden couch...get a couple of toys and curl up near the heat...it's a stressful existence but this WonderDog will get the job done !!!   Lots of love ...Lucey <3