My weekend.

I got to go to grandma's again this weekend.

My brother, Jameson, got to come along this time!!

We swam for hours. Grandma even fixed us a cheeseburger for lunch on Sunday!

But, all the fun came to an end when we returned home.

The food people kept talking about my tail

They said it wasn't wagging.

They got very concerned.

They left work early on Monday and took me to the vet.

The vet sedated me and took some xrays.

(At least I didn't pee on myself like last time!)

I broke my tail.

It appears that I somehow managed to fracture the 3rd vertebrae in my tail.

I have to take medicine two times a day now.

The vet says my tail should be wagging soon.

I really need my tail to work again soon. It's very important to me.

The puppies!!!

Spoke with Jan last night. She had just returned home from the vet with all the taters. All pups are doing great and weigh between 3 and 4 pounds. All are walking and had their first mushy kibble meals on Sunday!! Our house will not be the same at the end of July!! Andy and I are beyond excited, Fergus will have some adjusting to do. I am sure he and the new puppy will be the best of friends in no time though.

My weekend

This weekend the food people took me to grandma's

She lives on a lake. I love the lake.

I could swim for hours and hours.

And I do. I would swim all night if I could.

But the food people always say we need to get some rest.

I love the water. The food lady says I am part fish.

I got to bring my yellow cuz too.

The food people like to take my cuz and throw it off the dock.I pretended for a long time I was too scared. Now I won't stop.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ScUNACl4b2k

I also had an agility trial this weekend. I had a really nice standard run on Saturday so the food people made me a nice juicy black angus beef cheeseburger. Sunday was a little too hot for me. I searched out the shade. The food people were not upset though. They understood that it was just too hot for the F dog.

I also had to get a bath when I got home too. And my paws trimmed. And my nails trimmed. And my ears cleaned out. Its just not fair. Why does the food lady insist I look good all the time?

Callan

This is Callan. Callan is a couple of weeks older than Fergus. We met Callan and her sister McKenzie at our first agility trial last fall. Thank goodness for their mom, Jan. Otherwise we would not have made it through the day!! Jan has been a huge supporter, cheerleader and advisor for us. She mentioned to us that she was hoping to breed Callan soon. Andy and I said in passing, "Oh! Put us on the list!!" We never thought we would be chosen for one 0f these pups. Well!!!! Lucky for us, Jan chose us to be parents to one of Callan's puppies born June 2, 2007. The litter was 5 females and 3 males. We can't wait.

This is Callan a few days before the puppies were born.

(Notice the tennis ball still in her mouth??)

THE PUPPIES!!!!!!!

Dock diving

The food people have tried for a long time to get me to dock dive. I didn't want to do it, not because I'm a weenie but because I just didn't feel like it. That's my style. That's how I roll. Now I am a champ and will be entering my first competition next month.

I love my yellow cuz.

Yellow cuz you are the best. My life would not be complete without you. No other color will do. The food people have tried to give me other colors. But you are the one and only, yellow cuz. I love you. But not as much as I love food.

I like when my dad throws my cuz off the dock at grandma's.

"I WILL SAVE YOU YELLOW CUZ!!!!!!!"

I also like to take my cuz into the mud. Cuz loves the mud almost as much as I do.

My cuz goes everywhere with me. To the beach, to my grandma's, to the park.

I LOVE MY YELLOW CUZ.

Grandma-ma's BIRTHDAY!

Today is my great grandma-ma's birthday!!! She loves me very much. Look at her big smile when I sit next to her.




Sometimes she gives me some ham sandwich. But don't tell my mom and dad. They may not be happy that someone is giving me ham sandwich.

These are the food people.

They don't give me enough food though. Or treats. I am starving most of the time.

I love the mud!!!

Hi, my name is Fergus

Hi, my name is Fergus. I am almost 3 years old and am a golden retriever. I live in Chicago and do agility, flyball and in a few weeks I am doing a dock diving competion. (Last time my mom and dad took me, I wouldn's jump off the dock, but I did strut around and make people laugh.)

I love swimming, the beach, the park, seeing my friends, going to parties and eating. You can call me many things, however, please don't ever call me late for dinner. Or breakfast. Or a snack.