Bark blog

Dharma here again. To answer a question, I went to summer camp at Canine Companions. They even have a doggie cam, where you can watch your little fur baby while you are at work. Boy, is it hard looking cute for 12+ hours a day while you’re on TV! Well, it is easier for some of us than for others. For instance, there was a little pug at summer camp. He had charming short little legs like mine, but his whole face was all flat and wrinkly. I tried to lick it to make it better, but he didn’t appreciate that. Poor guy, he panted like crazy in the heat!

This is me, just enjoying the sunshine.

Fortunately, when it got too hot, we went inside to play. When it was over 90 degrees, the little dogs came in. When it got above 92, the big doggies joined us. Well, in a different room. That made it hard to fairly judge our barking contests. Why do humans keep their rooms so cold? You have magical powers to make it light or dark, warm or cool. So why don’t you keep everything at a reasonable 80 or 82 degrees? Especially since you don’t have any fur to keep you warm. (Although I did meet a very handsome human recently. He had fur all over his face. Maybe he can teach my Daddy how to do that, too?)

I suppose you all do look a little funny, all bare and furless. Is that why you wear clothes all the time? My Mommy won’t even open the patio door to let me go outside to take care of business unless she has clothes on. Even when I need to go really bad! It would be so much easier if you all would just grow a bit more fur. It would look better, too. Not to mention saving time, time which could be better used playing with your puppies.

I had lots of fun at doggie camp, but I did miss my parents. Especially at bedtime. But doggie summer camp is better than a hotel. You get to bring your own bed with you. That makes it much easier to sleep in an unfamiliar place. I don’t mind sleeping alone, as long as I have a cozy blanket. My blanket smelled like home, until the silly camp counselors insisted on washing it. Then it smelled funny. Hmmmph!

This is the pink bed and fuzzy blanket I got for Christmas. My old bed is in the background. I just use it for watching TV now.

And we had to go inside if it thundered. I don’t like thunder. It sounds like a great big doggie in the sky is growling at me. It gets so loud it hurts my little ears. Well, big ears, I guess. Sometime all my fur feels staticky and tickly, too. I hate that. All the licking in the world won’t make it better. The very first full day of summer camp we had very big storms. Even the camp counselors were a little scared. It took a long time to herd all the excited puppies inside. But I am special. They carry me up the stairs. The other doggies have to walk in. They must like me best. The thunder wasn’t as loud inside, especially once we all got to barking together. Take that, big doggie in the sky!

Don’t tell my parents how much fun I had at camp. They feel guilty for leaving me behind. And I have been using that to my advantage, just a little bit. The day Mommy brought me back home, I coaxed her back into bed for cuddles. She fell asleep and we napped together for hours. You humans really need to nap more. Preferably with your dog. It would be even better if you would nap in the sun. Why don’t you humans nap in the sun more? It is so warm and relaxing. Sigh. Yawn.

In the big bed, with my buddy, Teddy.
Could someone pull up the covers, please?