I'M FREE Continued...

QUOTE OF THE DAY:  "A dog is not almost-human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such."  John Holmes

THIS IS:  The Year of the Dragon - The Chinese New Year started Monday.


When mom came home, she just stood in the kitchen with her mouth agape.  She looked around the rooms, and mumbled, "How did Daisy get this?  How did Daisy get that?"  Dad was just too stunned to say anything as he walked through the house.

It was so much fun, I'll tell you how I got this and that.

As soon as I broke free from the porch, I ran to the front window.  I was pretty sad when I saw the car pull away from the house, but I decided to make the best of being alone and explore my surroundings.

The first thing I did was roam the house looking for my fur siblings.  They must have been playing hide n' seek because I couldn't find them in the kitchen, living room, or dining room.  Next I went into the rooms that were usually off limits.  I couldn't find Mickey or Minnie anywhere.

I moved on to something new and checked out the bathroom.  I struck gold.

I found this thing that when I looked at it on one side, another dog was looking back at me.  Another playmate!  But when I ran, it didn't chase me.  I finally went back into the bathroom, picked up that creature, and brought it into the dining room.  No matter how much I barked at it and tried to egg it on, it just laid there on the rug.  I guess it didn't want to play.

The next think I found in the bathroom was something mom used on her head to make her hair look pretty.  I tried using it on my fur, but I couldn't get it to work.  That's okay because these bristle things that stuck out of it kept sticking me in my eyes.

A couple of weeks ago mom brought home a stuffed animal squeaky toy for me.  I love tossing it up in the air and catching it.  I looked for it, but I couldn't find it.  But boy, did I ever find lots of other stuffed toys.  I remembered that mom called them "Mickeys".

She has Chef Mickey, Firefighter Mickey, Director Mickey, and Snowman Mickey, just to name a few.  Most of them are too high for me to reach, but when I put my paws up on the buffet table, I'm able to reach Monkey Mickey, Elephant Mickey, and Zebra Mickey.  Those toys were fun to play with, but they didn't squeak.

I stood near the side door, and I realized that mom and dad have been gone, like, forever.  I really missed them.  But rather than sit around and pout because I didn't get to go with them, I decided to see what else they left for me to play with.  They are so considerate.

I stuck my head in a wastepaper basket.  How did they know I love playing with tissues and napkins?  Shredding them was just too much fun.  It looked like New Year's Eve with confetti all over the room.

In the kitchen I saw a small box of green stuff on the island.  It was a box of Jell-O.  Dad likes Jell-O after dinner, and I thought I'd like it, too.  I stretched and stretched my front paws on the island, and when I finally reached the box, I batted it to the floor.

I no sooner got my teeth into the box when I heard a car coming down the street.  I dropped the green box on the floor and ran to the window.  Yeah...mom and dad were finally home!

As I waited by the door, I couldn't wait for them to see how I amused myself and what a good dog I'd been while they were gone.


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