Anyway, my summer was a great one. I have done some more traveling, ate delicious food, got plenty of rest and exercise.  I learned to enjoy the social aspects of life by spending a healthy amount of time in restaurants and lounges. I even get my own chair at the table. Yet, I don’t get to eat like the rest of the company. Luckily, I have an enviable imagination which doesn’t fill my belly but at the very least pleases my senses. My manipulation skills show an immense improvement. Therefore, I can only confirm that  for the most of us there’s a connection between brainpower and age.

Anyhow, more from me in a few moments.

Puchi on another beach vacation

Thank my successful diet, I was able to join the rest of the passengers in the cabin instead of suitcases in the luggage department as once feared.  Of course, I imagined to have my own seat. The dreamer that I am. Turned out that there is no such thing as a dog seat. Dogs do lap travel. You get to enjoy the flight in your waterproof airline dog travel carrier on a human lap. The nicer stewardesses might allow you to stretch your head out the bag. The evil ones come running as soon as they see an inch of your hair out of the bag zone.

According to some overrated airline rules, dogs must stay in the airline pet travel bag for dogs during the whole  flight. I paid for my ticket. What about my rights as a customer? Doesn’t money give you the right to make your own rules? However, my barking didn’t get me any further but deeper in my bag.

To be continued…

A brief moment outside the bag...

Stay happy and healthy.

Your fabulous Puchi…

According to Mr. Hare, “dogs have figured out how to read human behavior and human gestures better than any other species has, even chimpanzees”.  He adds that dogs “think about the world differently than we do. And we need to figure out what are the constraints on how they solve problems, how is it that they think differently from us. And I think that we’re going to be able to have a much, even richer relationship with dogs than we already do if we figure all that out” .

I really don’t know what he is trying to figure out. We don’t think differently. We think business. At least I do. Any problem can be solved as long as the reward is worth solving it. So whenever I hear Sit! Shake! Quit barking! Get off the couch! Go find your toy!; I think – show me the money – and if the money is right, your wish is my command.

Puchi, your human behavior expert…

To complete the mission of love I needed chicken. Luckily, I was able to find one in my toyfrigerator. My dear companion Cockerelus, a pilgrim made in China, silently agreed to sabotage the power of the thanksgiving turkey but made me swear that I won’t roast or stuff him with cookies.  Sacrifices you do for love! Long story short, the Thanksgiving mission was successfully accomplished – it was spent with love, gratitude, an empty glass of Hennessy and Cockerelus tanning on my plate like it’s Palm beach.

• I forget that I ate but I remember that I am hungry.
• I don’t remember eating cookies but I can’t forget their taste.
• I don’t recall stealing socks but I can’t shake the uncomfortable feeling when a few loose socks are found under my mattress.
• At times, I even forget my name. Especially if the name is used in phrases containing No, Don’t do it or Stop.
• I also truly believe that all vacuum cleaners are monsters.

My frank opinion is – it has absolutely nothing to do with any kind of syndrome, I just exercise the right to choose what I want to remember.

One fine day I came home, and he was sitting on the living room floor. After a thorough inspection I found him very charming. He always smiles, never complains, cares less about food, football or beer, and… when you softly touch his remote control button he sings a song or two. He will definitely never make it into the Billboard Charts, but it does the magic for now.

I am not sure how long this relationship will last but it is a great feeling to come home to someone who doesn’t eat any of your food while you are away.

Puchi and her current toyfriend

All the gold in all the world
Is nothing to possess
If all the things that it can bring
Can’t add up to one ounce of chicken on my plate

And for some food
I would do anything
I’m so over watching my weight
For some food
I would go anywhere
Just you show me and I’ll be right there

A diamond that shines
Like a star in the sky
Is nothing to behold
For minuscule is any light
If it can’t like cheese brighten up my soul

And for some food
I would do anything
I’m so over watching my weight
For some food
I would go anywhere
Just you show me and I’ll be right there

I could have never fathomed this
Such joy, love and tenderness
That treats give to me
For the love I feel inside
It’s so wonderful I can’t hide
And I glow, I glow
With just the thought of beef
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

And for some food
I would do anything
I’m so over watching my weight
For some food
I would go anywhere
Just you show me and I’ll be right there