Savannah's Puppy Diary

I don't know What is going on here. Momma and Daddy were Out All Afternoon and when they came back Home they brought a Big Tree into the House. Momma gets upset when I bring Leaves in the House and today she let Daddy carry in a Big Tree and now there are Teeny Tiny Leaves all over the Floor. Momma was Sweeping them up and Daddy said What A Good Tree This Is and they're both telling me It's Christmas Savannah It's Your First Christmas.

I have no idea what Christmas is. I just learned what Thanksgiving is and I'm still getting Turkey every day and if Christmas means that Momma is going to let Daddy keep bringing Trees into the House then I'd rather they just stick with Thanksgiving and the Turkey and forget about Christmas because Who Can Eat A Tree Anyway.

Momma said I have not been the World's Best Puppy these last few days and if I don't Start Being Good then Santa won't bring me Anything for Christmas. I have no idea who Santa is and I don't know what he can Bring Me that I don't have already unless Santa has found Puppy #1.  But if Santa brings Puppy #1 then I will have to Share the Turkey and I don't know if I want to do that. Momma gives some of the Turkey to Sweet Pea but he's Just A Cat and he doesn't Eat Much so sharing with Sweet Pea is Easy. But Puppy #1 used to take Almost All of the Food in the plastic dish and if I had to Share the Turkey with him then there wouldn't be Hardly Anything left for me. I don't really think about Puppy #1 anymore unless I hear Other Dogs barking outside and then I think that maybe Puppy #1 has Found me and I don't want to be Found by Puppy #1 because this is My Home now and Momma has said Over and Over that the Last Thing she needs is Another Puppy.

Daddy told me that he found Two Lost Dogs when they were Driving Home with the Big Tree this afternoon. Two Lost Dogs On The Road and Daddy stopped the car and got out to Read the Tags on Their Collars. Momma said one dog was a Border Collie and the other dog was a Pit Bull. Momma didn't much like the Pit Bull but both of the Lost Dogs were Friendly and Daddy called the Phone Number on the Tags and the Momma of those Dogs drove to The Road to Bring Her Dogs Home. The Lady told Daddy that her Pet Pig learned how to Unlock The Gate and that's how her Two Dogs Got Out. She said the Pig stayed in The Yard but the Dogs Ran Out Into The Road and Just Kept Running till Daddy found them.

Momma told me That's Why You Wear That Collar Savannah It Has Your Name And Phone Number On It In Case You Get Out Of The Yard. Well I don't think I'll ever Get Out Of The Yard because Momma always has my Leash on plus we don't have a Pig here who knows how to Open Up The Gate. And maybe those Two Dogs weren't Lost at all. Maybe they just wanted to Get Away from that Crazy Pig who knows how to Unlock the Gate.

Then Daddy told me that I should be Thankful that I have such a Good Home and a Warm Bed and Plenty of Food and Toys. And Momma said I need to Behave Like A Lady and not like a Hoodlum and then Momma said if it Ever Stops Raining then she will take me for Longer Walks. Daddy said I needed to Run Off Some Energy In The Dog Park and Momma said if she Never Sees that Park again it will be Too Soon. Momma said there's Too Much Bad Dog Energy in that Park and I must be Bringing It Home with me because I haven't acted Like A Lady since the First Time my Four Paws got into that Park.

I am Very Confused. I'm supposed to be Thankful for the Thanksgiving Turkey but before the Turkey is even Gone now I'm supposed to be Thankful for the Big Tree that's in the House for something called Christmas because Santa will bring me More Toys if I'm Good and I also have to be Thankful that I wasn't a Lost Dog on The Road because a Pig opened up the Gate.

I was trying to tell Momma that I don't even know what Thankful means but I know that Thanksgiving means Turkey to Share with Sweet Pea and I don't know who Santa is but I know that Christmas means that Daddy is allowed to bring a Big Tree into the House so Momma can sweep up all those Teeny Tiny Leaves. And I'm supposed to Be A Lady and Not A Hoodlum but I don't even know what a Hoodlum is but One Thing I Do Know is that Momma sure can Throw A Lot of Words Around and I don't know what Most of them Mean so I've learned to just Look At Momma with my Good Puppy Face and then she Rubs Under My Chin and tells me that she has to Remember that I am Still a Puppy.

Momma used to Kiss me on the tip of my Nose but she doesn't do that anymore because she says I've been Sticking My Big Pyrenees Nose Into The Mud and Heaven Only Knows What's Been In That Mud. I tried to tell Momma that I don't even know what Mud means but I thought it best to just give her my Good Puppy Face again and Let It Go. If Momma thinks that Taking Care of a Puppy is Hard Work then she should Try Being a Puppy for a little while and have all these Strange Names and Words tossed around every day.

I think I'm learning what Thankful means. I am Thankful that I am the Only Puppy in this House which makes me Puppy #1 and I am Thankful that Momma doesn't have a Pig.