A Most Excellent Day!

I'm posting early today (before dinner even!) because I had to share my day with everybody.  And thanks, Melissa and Karen, for my comments.   You're both welcome to share the roasted groundhog, especially now that I have a sous chef and won't burn my paws!

Today we not only went to PetSmart, we went to Petco too!  Since they're in opposite directions, I got to be in the car extra long again - I love the car.  We had other errands to do, too, and I stayed in the car, keeping a close watch and protecting our stuff.  I'm quite the theft deterrent, you know.  Of course, if anybody chose to come close to the car, I was right there, wiggling and smiling.  I don't want people to think Bullmatiffs are nasty or anything!

PetSmart was a big dud - they didn't have one, single interesting brown toy for me.  Not one.   The mom brought a couple of other colored ones out to the car, but they didn't appeal to me, so we passed on them all.  I didn't go in - it was kinda crowded.   Then we went to the bank and the post office (but not my favorite post office - a different one with horrible people - the FM hates to go there, but it was on the way).

At last - Petco!  I went in, and then I went out.  The FM said it was too complicated to try to manage me (what - I need a manager?  am I famous?) and shop for toys (so I knocked a few out of the display and drooled on some....I couldn't help myself) and push a cart all at the same time.   It was OK though - I knew she'd pick out something cool for me, and they had slippery floors and horrible music, so I waited in the car.  Besides - soembody had to guard our stuff, right?

Here I am, a few minutes later, with one of my new toys.  The FM found three that she thought I'd like and let me pick one.  This was my first choice, and I had it even before she could take all the stickers and tags off.  The other two are on my shelf downstairs, and I'll get to have them soon enough. 

 

Don't I look handsome?   I met several people in the parking lot while I was making my selection - they all agreed that I picked the best one. 

We went home after that and I figured my exciting moments were over for the day, but I was wrong!  Instead of going inside, the FM put me out in my field again (at least the sun was out and it wasn't snowing!).   I was a little bit unhappy because I wanted to go in and play with my toy but a few minutes later, you won't believe what happened.....

I got to meet Daphne!  She's one of the dogs who lives in our house., and she's VERY beautiful.  I was in my field, and she and the FM were out in an even bigger field and Daphne was on a leash.  She came right over with all her hair up.  I raced to the fence too (I had been waiting on the other side, by the gate to go in) and made myself look as handsome as I possibly could.  I won her over instantly.  I was SO glad that I had clean ears and nice breath.  Could you imagine the humiliation if I'd met her the way I looked when I first got here?  She probably would have screamed and run away.

Jut a couple of minutes later, she was allowed off leash and we zipped back and forth along the fence line.  Every so often, the FM interrupted us and we had some delicious pieces of chicken.  Nose to nose.  I was so polite - even though my brother used to steal my food all the time and was horribly mean to me, I was very much a gentleman with Daphne.  We got to spend a few more minutes together, and then she went back in the house.  I went in a few minutes later. 

The FM always says that introductions have to be done slowly and carefully.  Next time, we'll go for a walk in the street together, but that requires a second person, a STRONG second person (after all I'm very strong myself, and I don't want to look like a weakling in front of a girl) so it probably won't happen until the weekend.  I hope I at least get to play a little through the fence again tomorrow. 

It was a very excellent day!

Love, Magee the Happy

(PS - did anybody notice that my friend Karen seems to have a special relationship with the Easter Bunny?  She said something about an early surprise.   Do you think she knows something I don't?  I wonder.......Bocce - didn't you say your mom was going to meet Karen one day soon????  Maybe she can get the scoop!)