Oh, brother.

I've got this new fun habit. I wake up between 4 and 4:30am and walk across mom to make sure she knows that I'm there. I'm her favorite, you know. Then I walk up above her head on the pillow and climb down on to the night stand. I sniff a bit, then jump on the floor and see what books or magazines she has down there. Then I taste them. You know, lick. They have a flavor. I do this for a short while and then she must really miss me because she always grabs me and puts me back on the bed. Even if I do it again, she does this. Then I just snuggle with her until her alarm goes off. Sometimes she mumbles things like "Ellis... really... enough". That must mean she's had enough sleep. So I try to play.

Today was relatively uneventful. Those... things are still here. But, I'm starting to get used to them. Really, they're somewhat afraid of me. And my brothers. Well, sometimes I'm afraid of Vinny's big butt, so I guess I can see that. Vinny and I had fun chasing each other tonight and wrestling.

So then, I decided, I'd have myself a taste. Just a little nibble. Of the dog food. You know what? It's not all that bad, really. Mom still isn't happy that we're exchanging food with the things. I heard her tell dad that she just gives up, and tomorrow she's just going to blend our food together.

One last thing - I found this little goodie near the crate where the things go during the day. I had a sniff of it. Smells... beefy. I bet it tastes like chicken, though.


Hasta la vista,
Ellis D