This was the best day of my life!

You are NOT going to believe the excitement I had today.  There were some deer in my backyard this morning:

By the way, those aren't the actual deer, but it's close enough.

Any way, my Mom and Dad were going out so they were going to tie me out front.  Of course, I smelled the deer right away.  On top of that, I was up all night barking because I knew that the deer were in my yard.  No one got up to check them out, but that's another story.  Back to the deer, I went bolting after them.  Finally, I got to get up close and personal - I LOVE DEER!  They're even more exciting than bunnies.  The sad part was that they took off - faster than fast.  I didn't stand a chance.  Plus they went in different directions.  One ran right in front of my Mom.  She thought it was me at first - she must need new glasses.  Again, that's another story.  Sadly, the deer got away, but it was so exciting for me!

Like I always say, you never know what excitement is right outside your front door.  You need to be on the lookout EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF EVERY SINGLE DAY!  I hope those deer come back again so I can chase them and bark at them.  Yes, this was definitely the BEST day of my life!

I got another bath!

I sure was lucky yesterday because I got to go to Janet, the Groomer, for a bath.  I even let Janet trim my toe nails, and I never let her do that.  Here's how I looked after my bath:

All I know is that I can't wait to get home and relax, and then there's my family.  They make such a BIG fuss over me because of the bows in my ears.  Now, as you know, I do NOT like the bows.  For some strange reason, they LOVE the bows.  That means MORE pictures.  UGH, I just can't win!

Like I always say, just make the best of any situation, and do what it takes to make your family happy.  All I know is that I ALWAYS make my family happy.  That's because I'm such a CUTE dog (as long as I don't have to wear those AWFUL BOWS).  It's a good thing I'm an expert at getting rid of them!

Check out this video, and tell me what you think!

You know that I don't like getting my picture taken.  On top of that, my Mom painted me, and then took a picture of me with the painting.  As if all this wasn't enough, now my friend, Casey the Dog's brother, has made a video of my Mom's painting of me:


Click here:  Video of Gabi Painting!


Here's the picture my Mom wanted to paint of me, but the lady at the paint store said that this wasn't a good picture because of the shadows - whatever that means.

Like I always say, someone is always going to be annoying or bothering you so you just have to get used to it.  I'm sure I can be annoying, too, but that's just because I want a treat, and my Dad always gives me what I want - that's if I annoy him enough.  Annoying someone can have benefits IF you're the one doing the annoying.  On the flip side, you have to put up with other people's annoying behavior, too.  I hope I haven't been too annoying in my blog.  Also, let me know what you think of the painting video.  Personally, I find it flattering and annoying.

Look what I saw!

My Mom and our friend, Paula, went for our walk in the forest.  The most amazing thing happened.  I saw some deer!

Of course, I knew they were there because I could smell them.  How exciting is this!  I love seeing deer!  They ran away as soon as they saw us, but I wouldn't let that stop me.  I was trying so hard to run after them.  It's the leash - that's the problem.  It keeps me from running away.

Like I always say, be on the lookout for exciting events.  You never know what you might see, especially if you're lucky like me!

Wow! I've been painted!

I must be doing something really amazing because my Mom painted a picture of ME!

I can't believe it!  I feel so special.  I mean, how many people take the time to paint pictures of their dogs?  Plus, the picture looks just like me, and it's a painting of me outside in my yard which is one of my very favorite places.

Like I always say, you can never have enough love and attention.  I sure love feeling like I'm important, and now I know it for sure because I'm in a painting.  Some day I might even be as famous as the Mona Lisa!  Life can be so exciting (although I could do without having my picture taken, but I've given up on that - my Mom never listens to me any way).  I sure do LOVE this painting of me!

Do I really need to Skype?

What will my family make me do next?  I mean they put a cookie on the table, and then when I go to get it, they make me stay standing up:

Then they're all saying, "Say hi to Andrew.  Look, it's Andrew."  This is what I'm thinking:

"My family is crazy."

"Just let me get my cookie and eat it."

"Give me a break."

I could hear Andrew's voice, but he's not here.  I think I got tricked, but at least, I got a treat - even though it was annoying to get it.

Like I always say, if you have a family, they're going to be annoying.  You just have to learn to put up with them and just hope you get some treats along the way.  The treats make it all worth it.  I hope this blog post wasn't too annoying for you.  Thanks for checking in with Gabi, the Dog!

Learning to wait is very IMPORTANT!

You know that I am one very lucky dog.  I also like to be a very good dog because then my Mom takes for rides in the car.  When it's hot out, my Mom even opens the window for me so that I can stick my head out, and she puts the air conditioning on for her.  Now I have a very kind Mom.  When I go places, I end up having to wait in the car.  Don't worry - my Mom or another person in my family always stays with me so that I don't get too hot.  No one should leave their dog in a car on a hot day.  This is another example of how lucky I am.

Any way, here I am waiting again:

 

This is an important lesson that I've learned from all my waiting:  wait quietly and just check out what's happening outside.  I NEVER complain because then my Mom might get mad at me.  Plus, I might not get to stick my head out the window on car rides which is one of my very favorite things to do.

Like I always say, if you have to wait, it's ok.  Just wait quietly and find something to look at.  In the picture, you can see that I'm just enjoying the view.  You never know who might be walking by.