Corgi Christmas Craziness

Clank's report:

Sorry I haven't posted for a long time, but I've been really, really busy. Little did I know when Ratchet started talking about Santy Paws and holidays that it would turn out to be the mostest fun you could pack into a couple of weeks! Where to begin?

Things were kind of quiet after the photo session and I started thinking Ratchet was just yanking my tail with all that mysterious stuff about stockings and Christmas morning and all that. Boy, was I wrong.

A couple days later, the moms were all excited and they started talking about the Corgi car arriving on Tuesday. They went away in the morning really early and when Mommy Shar came home, she was driving a brand new car. It's bright orange and has a back seat that folds down so we can run around, but we have to wear our safety harnesses, so we can't run very far. But it does have lots of windows and I even looked out and sniffed the breezes until it started raining. So that was our first present.

The next week, we took a HUGE long ride in the Corgi car all the way to a place called Olympia. It was pretty neat, but it got awful cold and started raining just as we were walking around Capital Lake and we had to run back to the car so we wouldn't drown.

Then Christmas came and we got lots of cool presents in these funny-looking things called stockings that were "hung by the chimney with care," whatever that means. It was easy to tell which one was mine because it has my picture on it. A good thing since I can't read yet.

On Christmas day we went to see our friend Stormy the Boston Terrier at Uncle Spence & Auntie Linda's house. And we got even more presents! I guess Santy Paws got confused about where we live or something.

Ratchet told me all about the "Big Snowstorm of Christmas 2008" and how neat it is to play in the snow. All we got was lots of rain, so I was pretty disappointed. And then it started snowing and we had a whole inch of snow to play in. Better late than never!

Since then we've been playing with our new toys, chasing each other all over the place and generally having lots of fun. On New Year's Eve, Ratchet and I told the people firing off fireworks what we thought of them and then we went to sleep.

New Year's wish from Ratchet & Clank

We want to wish everyone who follows our blog a Happy New Year and we hope all your puppies got lots of toys and treats. If they didn't, it's never too late to hit the sales at the pet store and bring home some goodies for them. Just tell 'em Santy Paws got lost or something.

Lots of laughs and lolling tongues,

Ratchet and Clank.

Down on the Farm

Ratchet’s Report:

Last Saturday we had some serious fun. We all got in the big truck and went for a ride to visit Uncle Spencer and Auntie Linda at their fabulous farm. It’s got roses and fruit trees and its very own pond and lots and lots of room for a dog to stretch his legs and run. I heard the Moms say it’s five whole acres. We also got to see their Boston Terrier, Stormy.

While the people were visiting, I looked around the house and it seemed to me that it needed something to give it that warm, lived in feeling. So I cocked my leg and blessed the wall and a suitcase. Dog, you’d think I ate someone’s cat the way everyone reacted! Mom put me on a leash and I had to sit under the table and listen to a lot of boring people conversation.

Stormy and Clank were living it up, playing all over the house and I was just stuck under the table. I had to step in when things got a little out of hand between them and break it up, but it was just a friendly game of “eat your head.”

Stomy’s the official farm dog and he showed Clank around the place. I’ve been there before, so I decided to hang around with the family so they wouldn’t feel abandoned.

Clank and Stormy have a lot in common, since they’re both obsessed with sticks. The thing is that Stormy’s idea of a stick is a tree limb about eight feet long. So, he got the kid to pick up one end of a tree branch and he grabbed the other and they carried it around together. I could hardly believe it.

Of course, I got lots of hugs and scritches from Uncle Spencer and Auntie Linda, and I gave so many kisses & cuddles to Auntie Linda she said I was like a therapy dog. I really like Auntie Linda.

Then the kid showed up with Stormy and we had some fun playing tag. Dog, can that Boston run! Clank’s tongue was practically dragging on the ground from chasing him. What a great time.

Clank’s Report:

I had the greatest experience last weekend. I met Uncle Spencer & Auntie Linda and their dog Stormy. He is like the most amazing stick guy in the world, and he runs like the wind.

He’s really a great host, too. He showed me all around his yard, and then we ran back and forth like silly nuts for awhile until I had to go get some water or I’d pass out. Whew!

The very best part was when he taught me how to carry a REALLY BIG STICK. I mean this was so big it must have been a whole tree. No lie, it was HUGE. I hope I get to see him again real soon and talk some more about sticks. He promised he show me how to carry big rocks next time I visit. I can hardly wait.