Happy New Year EveryBeardie!

What my brother, Tedi, is trying to say in his ramblings below is Mom is excited about the New Year and so am I! Mom says this new year is going to better than our current year. Not exactly sure what she means by that, since for us dogs, one day really seems like the next day, give or take a few things. I guess we'll have to take her word for it.

I do know my Mom has been sad a lot this year. Many times she's come up to me and Tedi and hugged us and she's been crying. That's not good. I don't like it when she's sad. Tedi and I always give her kisses to make her tears go away. We also like to act goofy and put on our best and biggest Beardie smiles, too. Mom's told me that my grandpa and grand-uncle have both gone onto the Rainbow Bridge this year. Not sure where this Bridge place is, but anytime my Mom mentions it, she gets real sad. She also told me, my Papa, which is my human Daddy's daddy, went there, too. It's good that people and dogs can be together. My Mom says that we've lost many people and Beardies this year and she will be glad to see this year be gone. Mom, if we lost these people and Beardies, then lets go find them, I say! I've got a great nose - I can sniff 'em out! "I know you have a great nose, but it's not that easy," she says as she gives me a kiss on the head. Oh, well, I tried. So I go get my big blue bone and see if she wants to play with me to take her mind off this sad matter.

One thing that's got me jazzed up about the New Year is this new class Mom and I are doing together. She told me the name of it and I forget, but all we do is play! Ok, not really, we do SOME work and then we play. Do a little more work, then play again. Does that sound like fun! It is! I love to play, especially with my ball. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. I started getting a little bored. Yes, Mom, I know how to sit, I know how to do a down, and how to stay. Boring - boring - boring, teach me something I don't know!! Well, it's not that we're learning new things, it's that I'm getting to make choices and when I make the right choices - we play! Woohoo! And when I don't make the right choice, nothing happens. It makes me think and I like to think about stuff! That in itself is fun, too! Best of all, there's no Tedi around. It's just me and Mom! Sometimes, we stop off and get ice cream afterwards, too! Just don't tell Ted, he has a hard enough time with me leaving with Mom!

We want to wish everyBeardie a safe, happy and prosperous New Year! Happy Bounces!

Your pal,

Tyler