Why do humans stress so much?

I just don't get it. Humans get so stressed out, why can't they just run around, play and nap like me? It just is so funny to watch them... they could learn a lot from us dogs.

I went camping again last weekend. My troop went and had a bunch of little people camp with us. Mommy said they were Webelos... what on earth is a Webelo???? They all looked like kids to me. Kids who liked to run and play just like me. Mommy said that they were our guests and were thinking of joining our troop. Yippee.
I keep making friends with the scouts in the troop. Some of them have parents that do not like dogs... Can you imagine that!!??!! What a silly thing. That should be ILLEGAL! But their kids are smart and they just love me. I get to cuddle and play with them and give them lots of puppy lovin'. I wish every human family had someone like me to love them.

Next week I get to go to puppy training. Mommy went and got me training treats today. I want to go so I can eat all my treats. Mommy says that if we work hard and do our homework I will learn my manners. If I learn not to jump up to say "Hi" I can meet more people. I don't know why everybody doesn't like a happy puppy jump up to lick them but that is just another one of those wierd human things.

Mommy took me to a really cool place to get a bath after we camped out. Shhhh... don't tell Daddy. They have a bath the helps get rid of all my hair that is ready to shed... whatever that means. I look so good and I am so soft. There was a really scary dryer there. It was so blowy that it almost blew me away. I was really ascared.
That's all the new news for now.

Puppy kisses,
Dakota

Boy oh Boy

Time has gone so fast. I am getting so big and doing a lot more stuff. I had pictures taken last weekend to show how big I am. Mommy says I'm getting into more trouble because I can reach more stuff. I like to play with everything and so if my humans don't want me to play with it... well they should move it.

Mommy is so happy that I can sleep all night and not have to go potty. We had potty times twice a night and Mommy says it was wearing her out. Well, duh! She should nap all the time like I do. When I'm tired I sleep.

I got to sleep with Mommy one night when Daddy was gone but I decided I like my crate better. Mommy would wake up and pet me and bother me and wasn't thinking that a growing puppy needs his sleep. Just like she does.

We did go camping and I loved it. I love sleeping in a tent. I was ascared at first because I didn't know the light I saw was on Mommy's head and she was behind it. Then I felt better and slept sort of beside her on the ground. I like the tent brecause it was cool... like my vent. We are going again on the weekend after this one. There are going to be a lot of people. I'm going to have a lot of fun! WooHoo!

I am getting new teeth. Daddy rubs my gums and it feels so good. I love when he helps me like that. We got the teeth to poke out. The funny thing is my ears flop when I'm teething. I look like I did when I was a baby. Mommy thinks it is adordable. My ears have gotten really floppy since the pictures were taken. The left ear is all the way down. I don't know why my new teeth make that happen but they do.

I go to get my rabies shot this weekend. That means I get to sign up to go to the off leash parks and run and run. We will probably go next week while Daddy is travelling. We might take my really long leash to make sure I don't run too far.

My favorite thing to do is have Mommy or Daddy chase me around the house. I love to see if they can catch me. I'm so fast but they are getting smart and know where they can block me so I can't get through. The thing is they get tired faster then I do. We laugh and laugh and I smile really big.

Lots of Puppy Kisses,
Dakota