Lessons take 4....

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted what's up in my little world. Mommy has been so busy she was not available to proof read (and she loves doing that). Something about a vampire movie that kept her out til 3am on Thursday night when she should have been home cuddling with me.
Anyway-sweet mommy blew the whistle on me. The big guy (Mark, who else?) showed up last Tuesday night to continue the torture. Since daddy had been travel all the week prior, mommy acted like she was boss-telling Mark all about my progress. I take that back-my lack of progress. Something about we are half way through the lessons and I have no puppy clue what 'place' means. Jokes on her......No one seems to get that I am the Doggie Boss.
Just to prove her wrong, I went to 'place' (which btw-all it is is my doggie bed-real tough) not only when they pulled me there in the leash but just to make mommy freak, I did it without my leash. I know what's up. You have to get up pretty early in the AM to trick me....and we all know mommy hates early mornings.
Daddy really wanted to raise the anty, so we headed out to the cul de sac. HELLO people-it's dark, it's cold, and and time for primetime TV. However, since mom has been so beat I am rarely getting my walks (clearly she has her priorities messed up) so I played along.
Well Mark had some plans for me. Jerking my little neck all over the puppy place. Apparently redirecting me is funny to him. Mom just kept clapping. Something about maybe I am not 'unteachable'. I am so over her and the foolish enthusiasm over NOTHING. Then Daddy took over and it was beyond ridiculous. Who wants to take a walk in the cul de sac, and keep changing directions? You don't get anywhere and lord knows we all look like fools.
It's been a long week and we are at Grandma Kathy's and she just won't stop cooking. Smells great, but I did make the 6 hour trip so I could be held for 5 days.....attention please. Talk about annoying-I had to sit on Mommy's lap the whole ride and she is BORING. All she wanted to do was sleep bc of the stupid vampire movie-no fun for me. Boy was I glad to get out of the car and run around the house. The only bad thing is that since Mommy and Daddy are on vacation, everything is a ' training opportunity'.....you can imagine how exhausting it is. Place, sit, stay, down. You sit down Daddy; you lay down Mommy. I will let you know when "you're through". How you like that????
Happy smelling (it is Thanksgiving after all)-
Ben the Dog

Just in case you were confused-mommy edited my cuss words with 'puppy'... so when you see puppy, just know I had another word there first. Use your imagination.