My name is Riley. I am a Manchester Terrier Mix and am just over 1 1/2 years old. My auntie Mary told my mommy she should start a blog with dog and cat tips and stories, but my mommy told her she is not very good at writing. When my mommy told me about it, I literally jumped (which I am not supposed to do) at the idea and told mommy I would do it and and write the blogs all by myself. So here I go....
For those of you who don't know, I adopted my mommy in April of 2010. I was at a very nice shelter in Long Beach, Washington (I don't know why they call it Long Beach because I couldn't see any beach from my kennel) after being rescued from a mean and nasty shelter in California where I was hours away from something really bad happening to me. I don't remember a whole lot about my life before I came to the good shelter, but I do remember the first time I saw my mommy. I had been sitting, patiently waiting for just the right human that I could adopt and love, and in walked my mommy. She even had a toy for me! It was a small, purple stuffed puppy...I say "was" because it looked so good I tore it up within a few weeks.
This was my first picture!
Mommy and I went outside to get to know each other, and she insisted on running "tests" on me to see what my personality was like. She dropped her keys when my back was turned to see how I reacted, and I just turned and went to see if they would taste good. Then she called out to me (did I tell you my name was Rocket back then? It must have been someone at the bad shelter that named me that!) and I turned and ran to her. Finally, she picked me up and put me in her lap (I was much smaller then) and kissed me on my nose to see what I would do. I finally decided to seal the deal with her and kissed her back. I knew then that I had her wrapped around my little puppy paw.
She couldn't take me home right away, so left the toy with me to keep me company. I missed her right away and started crying. But she came back a few days later with my auntie Sharon and they drove me to my new forever-home. It was a LONG drive, but I got to sit in the back seat right up against my mommy and take a nap.
Since then I have tried to be very good about training my mommy the right way. I got her to take me to classes at PetSmart so she could learn how to be a good mommy, and I encourage her to take me to the dog park every weekend. We really have fun together.
So this blog will contain many of my thoughts on life, puppy training tips and tricks, and keep you up-to-date on my activities and busy social life. I hope you enjoy this blog, and if you really enjoy it, comment on it and tell my mommy to give me some treats. A puppy can never have too many treats you know!
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