Action

Spring is finally here, and it's about time. I've been practicing my retrieving. The humanz throw the 'kong-on-a-rope' and I run and bring it back. Sometimes I go so fast, I'm back before they can take a picture. This was my favorite action shot.

Light Reading

We've been doing so much, learning so much. Today we went to puppy school again. I was in a playful mood. I did really well on walking without pulling on the leash.

Later, I decided to do some light reading, learn what I need to get the humanz to do to for bird hunting. The humanz took the previous dog (pictures of her coming up later) to the author of this book for some bird dog training. I think it'll be a lot of fun, I already retrieve all sorts of things (socks, slippers, shoes, hats, gloves, dog toys, cat toys...) it's all so much fun.

Baily goes to School

Well, all the humanz packed up the car, and we went to puppy school. It was OK, as they brought a bunch of little treats in a bag in their pocket. I got to meet some other cool dogs, and play with a few that were about my size.

In this picture, we were getting used to being handled and snuggled. I guess I'm advanced, as I was already pretty used to snuggling...

12 weeks (happened last week)

This post is a little late, but the picture was taken when I was 12 weeks old. Being the smart dog that I am, I knew they would use a spoon of peanut butter to get me to sit still for the picture. The ruler in the background is 6 inches off the floor, to measure height, but I'm making it hard for them to check it out, as every time they turn around, I grow a little bit more. I was a little over 24 pounds and full of energy. Now if I can just get them to put the peanut butter on some bacon...

What's that white powder on your nose?

So, the humanz really really like treats. They don't get theirs hard and crunchy from a box though, they are always making them in the great room, that's the room they call kitchen.

So once again they were making cookies. Being a connoisseur of cookies, I thought I'd help out. I could lend my not so discriminating palate to help taste test. I can also measure and mix the ingredients. However, best of all, I can get right between your legs and sit there for a better view and supervise.

The way the humanz reacted, you'd almost think they didn't appreciate all my help. It's not my fault they walk on only two legs and are more prone to vertical stability issues. They said it looked like I had my nose in a bag of smack. I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'll wag my tail and look happy, as long as they give me a cookie.

Unemployment and the Recession

Since we are talking about unemployment, and since the cat has never worked a day in her life, Baily chose to lead today's blog entry with a picture of the cat.

How does the unemployment of the current recession compare to previous recessions? Once again, Baily gets her data from Clear View Economics.

• 1973-1975 recession, unemployment went to 9.0%
• 1981-1982 recession, unemployment went to 10.8%
• 1990-1991 mild recession, unemployment went to 7.8%
• After the very mild 2001 weakening of the economy, unemployment went to 6.3%
• Current, Jan 2009, unemployment was at 7.6%

Will it go higher? Probably, is it the worst of all times, hey, I'm a puppy, we are optimistic by nature, the bowl is always half full (well, actually, I eat it right away). It's an opportunity to become leaner, invest at bargains and come out stronger.