Barney's update

I want everyone to know about me.  I have now been here a couple of weeks, maybe three, and I am the happiest boy.  Phyllis loves me so much and I know how to get her to!  I just have to be funny and she laughs at me all day long.  I have learned to chase toys and I know that when I go back near Phyllis she will throw it again.  Every time she talks to me I know just what to do.  I lie down right between her feet on the floor and throw myself over on my back and wiggle my legs back and forth and up and down and then she bends down and gives me big belly rubs.  A lot of time during the day we do this.  I know how to make her laugh too.  I just go into the bathroom and do my business with my butt right up against the toilet.  I see her sit on that seat sometimes but I don't know how to get there so I just go as close as I can.  She laughs while she is telling me that all my stuff should be on the wee wee pad.  She stopped laughing so hardafter awhile when I do it so I have decided that I will do everything on the wee wee pad.  She likes that and I can tell because she always gives me a belly rub after she sees I did it.  I love to get my belly rubbed.
I know that all puppies are like me because I hear Phyllis tell people on the phone that I am a typical puppy, like a two year old baby that has two legs.  I ran away today when Phyllis opened the door.  Not away away, but started down the street.  Phyllis is calling in a sweet voice, come back Barney, so I thought it was a game until I heard in a very deep voice right from Phyllis "don't you dare take one more step!"  I froze right there and didn't move.  I could tell she wasn't laughing anymore.  She is still working on getting me to stay when she leaves, but I like to be with her.  Today the baby gate went up.  Now I can't get out.  Phyllis is no spring chicken so it takes a minute for her to climb over the gate, but if that's what she wants, so be it.

I eat dry food when I am hungry but when Phyllis feeds her dogs she gives me a little of the wet food.  I love it.  I love life.  I love to play with Elvis and I even like that cranky old chihuahua, Cookie.
I always make Phyllis laugh at bedtime too.  We all get on the bed and I push myself right up so I am in the crook of her arm, then I turn on  my back, spread all four legs as far apart as I can and go right to sleep.  I love that the best of everything else here.  It's great to have a roof over my head that isn't going to kill me in a few days, and great to eat good dog food so I will be healthy.  And I love all the toys and bones here, but my very favorite thing is lying with Phyllis at bed time.  Back soon, but right now I need to chew my bone..

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