Chillin

I’ll talk about the Hiney Flu in a moment but first do you want see the latest picture of me? Mom took this the other day when I was taking a little nap on the couch and I’d bundled a blanket up to make a little pillow … Of course when I heard her rummaging around getting the camera ready, I opened my eyes a little bit and I thought there might be a tummer rub in the future and got into prime position … then it turned out to be just a big flash in my face … but I DID get a little tummer rub right after that so it was a happy time after all.

Now that you’ve had a few  moments to admire me (and please take all the time you need),  have you guys heard about the Hiney Flu??  It’s been in all the newspapers and all over the TV and I even read about it when I was outside sniffing the grass today. I guess it’s really scary and all the humans are afraid they’ll get the Hiney Flu and mom even said she thought she might have to take a “flucation” from work so she doesn’t catch it from one of her coworkers. I guess it used to be called the Swine Flu until everybody realized that wasn’t a good idea because people started killing innocent piggies who really have nothing to do with the Swine/Hiney (SHiney?)  flu at all.  What’s that mom? It’s not the HINEY Flu?  It’s the H1N1 flu?  Well that looks like it spells Hiney to me so that’s what I’m going to call it so excuuuuuusssssse me for pronouncing words phoenetically …. Personally, I think everybody is overreacting about this Hiney Flu thing. I mean how bad can it be really?  A little flu in the Hiney?? Isn’t that the same as all the other flus out there?  Even I’ve had the Hiney Flu once when I ate something I shouldn’t have. I had the Hiney Flu for one whole day and I didn’t like it all but I got over it and feel just fine now. So I think everybody should get OFF their Hineys and forget about the flu and go back to work doing things that really matter!

 

Guess where mom took us this past weekend? To a Puppy Playday … mom got us loaded up in our crates and she told me we were going to see Mutchy and Lola so I was really excited about that!. Then we went to the Playday place and we went running in and there was Mutchy! But no Lola! Mr Mutchy had to work at his icky job and Mutchy has to take names (but not kick ass) at the Playday place so there was no one there to take care of Lola while Mutchy was at the desk … so no Lola! There were two other dogs there, Bandit and Gander, and we had a nice room to run around in. Mattie loved it and she ran all over and talked to the other dogs right away and even went through a scary-looking paper tunnel (with the encouragement of a few treats of course … even Mattie doesn’t do something for nothing!) … I thought I needed to protect mom from those other people and those other dogs so I didn’t go and visit anyone for awhile but now and then, when I thought mom was safe, I’d go and say hi to someone. I think mom will take us again sometime and I hope Lola is there next time so we can see her again. Mattie and I really like Lola!

Can anyone guess what I’m thinking?  You got it! Chicken Stick time! I know mom will give me one before bedtime because I did such a good bark tonight! Don’t let that HIney Flu bug get you!