Hey people! Katie here, and boy do I have a story to tell you. After I’m finished I’m sure you’ll agree with me – mama should be in a very long timeout.
So as you may know, cause I told you a long time ago, mama’s been missing. I have spent hours of my precious time looking for her. Even though I had daddy with me, and he was feeding me and all, I still felt it was my responsibility to find mama.
Shelties are super vigilent, as you know.
So I’ve been looking and looking, in all her favoite spots, which to be honest aren’t that many. There’s her bed. And her sofa. Hmmmm….I think that pretty much covers her favorite places. But just to be sure I even checked in the closets and the bathrooms and in the backyard and the garage and I couldn’t find her. Daddy says she wasn’t at any of my parks either.
So I mostly gave up, though I’e been sleeping with one eye open just in case.
Then yesterday, daddy and I were making the rounds in the yard while I made a decision as to the perfect pee spot when a car drove up and stopped! Daddy picked me up right away and the car drove into my driveway! Then daddy put me back down and told me to go check it out.
It might be a maurader! Someone to steal my supper! I ran up the driveway and saw somebody get out of the car! But the sun was in my eyes and I couldn’t be sure….so I kept running toward that person the better to tell them off about parking in my driveway without my special sheltie permit.
And when I got close enough to see, I was soo excited cause it was MY MAMA!!!!!
I barked and barked and wriggled all over and mama picked me up and held me tight and kissed my head and I wriggled some more and then she put me down and I ran around her feet and barked and barked.
Mama barely got in the door when I started barking at her again. I had a lot to tell her.
So she sat down on a chair in the foyer and told me she would listen to me for as long as I felt necessary to tell her off. I think she was being perfectly fair, so I only barked at her for a few more minutes and then I went over and asked dad if I could please have my supper. Dad told me to go ask mama, but I told him she was pretty useless and unreliable and I was counting on him for sustenance.
Daddy sighed and went and started my dinner. This morning I had to bark at mama some more in order to get breakfast. The pictures on this post are from my morning performance. I think you will agree it’s Oscar worthy.
I also think you should agree that mama should be put in a very long timeout considering she got herself lost for about a gazillion million years and she hasn’t sufficiently explained herself yet.
What do you think?
March 2, 2021 at 8:40 am
Oh, so sweet! Yes, if there is one word to describe Shelties, it would be vigilance, and that’s what I love so much about them. Katie, I’m with you all the way. A very long time out for Mama. Or, at the very least, some special treats.
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March 2, 2021 at 8:46 am
No treats…she’s overweight by 1.5 pounds. Obviously she didn’t miss any meals.
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March 2, 2021 at 8:43 am
Remedial training is right! She obviously forgot how to feed you! The food comes first and then the photos. Food-photos, food-photos, food-photos. There, do you think that helps for next time? I’m glad she found her way home after being lost for a while…
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March 2, 2021 at 8:46 am
You’re making me laugh out loud. Literally. I’ll try to get it right for her next meal. Food-photos….it’s hard for me but I’ll try.
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March 2, 2021 at 8:47 am
lol, just ask Katie about the priorities 😉
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March 2, 2021 at 10:12 am
A Khollie Princess can’t be too careful these days! I do think THIS calls for lots of Katie-venture time!
H&K,
All Of Us At NAK’s Khottage
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March 3, 2021 at 6:06 pm
She agrees. As soon as it gets a bit warmer we’ll tour a park or two.
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March 2, 2021 at 10:41 am
I am truly thrilled for you, Katie. I have never pondered life from the point of view of a dog before you. 🙂
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March 3, 2021 at 6:07 pm
She’s definitely got a point of view.
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March 2, 2021 at 10:51 am
Oscar-worthy performance for sure!! What was Mama thinking??!! Ask plenty of questions, Katie. Make Mama squirm. Then treats. Obviously you were distraught and treats will help…a little.
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March 3, 2021 at 6:07 pm
She’s on some meds that require many small meals. She thinks this is a good thing.
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March 3, 2021 at 9:06 pm
An old boss used to say he ask the pizza maker to cut it in 6 pieces instead of 8–he was trying to cut down. I like Katie’s thinking.
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March 2, 2021 at 10:53 am
Maybe, Katie, instead of putting Mama in timeout, maybe you should be extra nice to her. You know, let her sleep a little later in the morning, let her rest when she wants to, and if breakfast or dinner are a wee bit late, gently remind her – because, maybe, if you’re extra nice, next time mama disappears she’ll take you with her.
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March 3, 2021 at 6:08 pm
I’d love to take her with me next time. I missed having her down there. On the other hand, I’d never have gone to Gulf Shores with her, or Selma.
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March 2, 2021 at 12:18 pm
Pure joy to see things through your eyes Princess Katie! (Laughing at Trent’s comments!) Maybe your mama will get it right next time and maybe not be away too long! ❤️
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March 3, 2021 at 6:08 pm
Mama may never be allowed out of her sight.
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March 2, 2021 at 1:12 pm
I’m shopping on Amazon for you: 1) a toddler size time out chair 2) ear protection, like the kind backhoe operators have!!!
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March 3, 2021 at 6:09 pm
Good gift ideas!
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March 2, 2021 at 1:55 pm
Katie, you’d have made an outstanding prosecutor — I vote with you, Mama’s guilty as charged! Who could leave that sweet Sheltie-girl, even for a day?? Oh, I realize mamas need time off, too, and you did have excellent care from your daddy (way better than a kennel, you know), so maybe your barking at her is enough to get her to straighten up and fly right from now on! Dawn, I’m seriously glad you had a good and safe trip, but there’s heck to pay with these fur-kids when we leave ’em, right??
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March 3, 2021 at 6:09 pm
She was relatively good about it, only barke at me for a few minutes. When she has to go to camp she barks for at least half a day.
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March 2, 2021 at 2:27 pm
Katie we are TOTALLY on your side! How dare your Mama behave so irresponsibly?
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March 3, 2021 at 6:10 pm
I know. What was I thinking?
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March 2, 2021 at 5:20 pm
The most adorable post EVER—and you are so right, Katie—Mama should be put into a very LONG timeout (although I know she missed you more than she could tell you). She needs reminding that you are the Princess and she has to relearn how to conduct herself around you. 😀
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March 3, 2021 at 6:10 pm
I DID miss her, but it sure was nice sleeping in the morning!
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March 3, 2021 at 6:30 am
You are absolutely right, Katie. Make sure she takes you on plenty of adventures to help make up for it. I bet your mama is really glad to see you, too. 🙂
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March 3, 2021 at 6:11 pm
I was glad to see her. We’ll go to a park in the next day or so. She’s on some meds that make her sleepy so we’re going pretty easy on adventuring right now.
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March 3, 2021 at 9:57 am
Aww, sorry you missed your mama so much, Katie, but she had work and took lots of beautiful photos to share with her friends. There is nothing like a happy homecoming! I’m sure you are happy everyone is home where they belong! You captured Katie’s mood perfectly, Dawn!
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March 3, 2021 at 6:11 pm
She seems very grateful to have both her parents in the same house at the same time. She’s a happy little camper.
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March 3, 2021 at 6:31 pm
Nothing beats a dog’s greeting!
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March 5, 2021 at 11:49 am
So true!
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March 3, 2021 at 8:07 pm
So glad your Mama has been found Katie! You better keep track of her!
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March 5, 2021 at 11:49 am
She is being extra careful to keep an eye on me all the time now.
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March 5, 2021 at 11:07 am
Very cute fur baby and fun story and photos!
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March 5, 2021 at 11:50 am
She says thank you.
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