Party party

Update on Sunday, November 4, 2007
Hello, I am back again after a week of adventures.
My new routine is walking in the morning and then waiting for the cousin
to come walk to work with us. This way I can show Chris that I do know
all traffic poles and all turns. I love running to work and making Chris
exercise herself. At work I get pets from Eric and others, and in the
afternoon Chris and I walk home on our own. But towards the end of the
week we stayed on the phones for longer. Chris and I stayed at the
furniture man's desk for a day. She says he was nice enough not to make
her talk while he was doing the PC work. On Friday after lunch all the
three of us went for some kind of different training with only a few
people not too far from the office spot. And during the coffee break the
furniture man had fun watching as I crunched up a potato biscuit Chris
had brought for me. He said it was too hard, and I could just as well
have tials. But although he makes fun of me, he does pet me every now
and then.

On Wednesday we did not go to work, and on Thursday we had somebody
visiting. I think I have met this man before, but I don't remember when
and why and how. He was nice, because he put the spice rag and the
kitchen towels holder and bathroom shelves up on the walls. And then
they talked a lot, had cakes that he had brought, and later had whine
until the man had to leave. Chris says that he really liked the
apartment, and he had brought her wine glasses for a present. I don't
get it, why does she get a present when it is not her birthday or
Christmas?

Friday night we had the wonderful friend visiting, I even greeted her
with a Hapoo song. The friend was not too comfortable with my bed being
by her side, but she was allright knowing that I don't climb on the bed
in the middle of the night. Saturday the ladies stayed in the kitchen.
The friend sat and chopped and sliced things Chris gave her, and Chris
did the same with things she picked up for herself. Bowls were filled
and the friend put them outside on the balcony. By the way, the friend
also gave Chris a few bottles of something for a present.

In the afternoon two people stopped by who apparently live in the house
with us, but I don't think they are important. A bit later mom arrived
with the sister and the brother-in-law and the nephew and Theresa. That
was fun for sure. Mom and Theresa went to the kitchen to set up the
food, and Chris was all about the place, sometimes being called by the
men and sometimes helping mom. Theresa, once she was there, took me for
a Hapoo walk. I really like her, but I surely prefer to walk with Chris.
The rooms changed once again, as soon curtains were up everywhere, and
there is a mirror and clothes hangers in the corridor now. The sister
also had a present for Chris, and they, of course, brought more food.
Eric arrived, and he also had a plastic bag with something for Chris.
Soon after the furniture man arrived, and a little while later the phone
man showed up. And once he had settled, everybody ran for the food and
was so quiet while eating. I can understand that, but Chris can
sometimes talk while eating. Anne was also there, the most favourite
cousin, and she brought what Eric calls the most delicious dessert ever.
I first stayed with her for pets, but then the furniture man called and
so I sat between him and Eric. Chris had fun watching them argue who
should pet me when and why and how well, until we went for a walk, us
being myself, Theresa, mom, Chris and the phone man. Theresa and I took
the lead, and I spotted Cherry, the Belgian lady with her lady. We dogs
ran while the humans talked, until Chris decided it was time to go back
upstairs, not joined by the phone man. He said he had to be up early
tomorrow and did not want to be tired.

The nephew has become a really tall guy, but Chris and I both like him.
He was tired, and soon mom and the brother-in-law joined him at that, so
they all left at the same time, joined by Anne and the sister and
Theresa. So finally only Chris, the friend, Eric and Marian, the
furniture man, were left with me to watch over them. I have to admit
that I, too, was tired and lay down, relaxed enough from Marian's pets.
Chris kept laughing about the jokes Marian cracked on Eric's expense.
Eric kept as calm as ever, but he and the friend kept drinking stuff
Chris said she wouldn't even smell. I was too tired when Chris showed
Marian around in the apartment, I didn't follow them. He and the phone
man had given Chris quite a large plant, yet another present she
loved.Finally the friend went to sleep and Marian helped Chris clean up
before he, too, left. I just went to my bed in the bedroom and slept.

This morning was a sunny one. Chris told Eric to stay in bed while she
prepared coffee and cleaned up in the kitchen, at the same time serving
all of them whatever they wanted to eat. After Eric had gotten up, all
the three of them decided that it was warm enough to sit out on the
balcony. It was really warm there, because the sun was shining like mad.
And when it was too cold, Chris just closed the glass windows. I
preferred to stay inside on the carpet, once I had made sure that
everything was allright. Soon the friend left, quite unfortunately, and
Chris started packing something, I have no idea what. I will keep a
close eye on that and see what Eric, the last remaining guest, has to
say about that.
Have a good time all and I will tell you soon what is going to happen
next in my eventful life, Yours, Hapoo.

More Hapoo adventures

Update on Sunday, October 29, 2007
Hi all:
I think there is a dog park right outside our house door. I forgot to
tell you that on Thursday morning, as Chris and I were waiting for the
car to pick us up, a man was outside with another dog, and he said it
was allright to play with the dog for me, even though it was a female.
So Chris let me go, and I dashed off like a puppy. It was such fun
chasing the other woofer, a really nice and calm one. Her name is
Cherry, and she is a shorthaired Belgian Shepherd. Her man and Chris
talked while we were out and about chasing each other. I was so involved
in the game that I couldn't stop myself when Chris called. But Cherry's
man called her, and so I followed. I stood by him, and Cherry got pets
from Chris.

On Friday then we went to work as usual, and Chris' telephone coach
accompanied us to our office desk, where she and Chris were going to do
something. However, that was postponed, and we returned to the phones,
before training continued at the computer. After lunch the phone coach
returned, and Chris apparently was allowed to do a job with the coach
looking over her shoulder.

In the afternoon Chris and Eric talked about something when the
furniture man showed up. The talk must have involved him, because the
two had a good laugh. Then the telephone man came, and they talked some
more. Every now and then Chris goes over to his desk and then talks to
him first before picking up her headset to talk on the phone. We walked
home after work, and Chris says I did a marvelous jub showing all
traffic poles of importance. Now we just need to work on the route to
work.

When we arrived at home, Chris heard a dog running in the meadow. A lady
greeted her, and I spotted the nice Belgian lady. This time we didn't
play like crazy, but we walked around sniffed out each other and the
ground and had fun. There was another tiny dog female with us, but she
was on leash. Then came another lady with another tiny dog, another
female. Chris says I was such a good girl and behaved so nicely. Well,
the others were nice, so was I. After a while I had enough of the other
dogs, so I came and sat by Chris and wanted to go. Cherry also wanted
pets from Chris and sniffed out the clicker bag with my treats, but she
didn't get any. Well after all she hasn't found out yet how to get the
clicker to click!

On Saturday Chris slept quite late, but on the Hapoo walk I got to run
off leash a bit. We went back upstairs, she had breakfast, and then we
went down to the storage. Chris was trying to find something, when I
heard steps coming down the stairs. So of course, I barked, and a lady
got scared. Chris told her that it was me barking and that we were in
the basement. The lady eventually gave me pets, though she said she was
scared of dogs. Haha, I love to scare people, but I sure don't
understand why they get scared in the first place, just because I show
that I have a voice!

Today on the morning route I met Cherry again, this time accompanied by
the man. Chris and he and his tiny dog on leash walked together, while
Cherry and I sniffed out the area. She mostly hid in bushes, but I
stayed somewhat closer to Chris. The man and Cherry live next door,
that's so cool! And in the afternoon mom arrived. I only sang a little,
but I made sure that I got enough pets and attention from her. Mom took
a bath after they had had lunch, and then they both relaxed in the
livingroom until mom left. In the house things are getting lively, so I
am tempted to bark a lot, which Chris doesn't accept, what a pity! Well
well, I think my tummy is full and I need some well-deserved sleep,
Yours, Hapoo.

Simply exhausted!!!

Update on Thursday, October 25, 2007
The week started quite uneventful. One day mom came and kept us a little
company. I love it when she is with us, and I sing and run and stay with
mom all the time, trying to tell her to stay. But mom is stubborn, she
always leaves. I think mom is the second bestest person after Chris, and
I really miss her.
At work we sat beside the other furniture man in the morning, and he and
Chris talked and laughed a lot. When they were finished I wanted to go
for the routine of getting pets from Chris' telephone coach, but she
made me wait and then go look. And the furniture man even gave me pets.
We saw him again at lunch, and after he was finished running around in
the kitchen, he came, sat by me and petted me loads. But for some reason
he did not like it when I got up and followed him to continue petting
me, which caused the others around us to laugh. I don't know why, but he
must have said something funny.

At home Chris spent the evening in the kitchen until the doorbell rang.
Even she was surprised to hear Theresa's voice through the outside
telephone. And when she opened the door, both Theresa and her dad were
there. Chris just had to continue frying her stuff, so she mostly stayed
in the kitchen, while Theresa sat on the floor with me. They did not
stay for too long, but soon after they had left, the bell rang again,
and this time mom showed up with a person I don't remember too well.
Chris and he talked in English, but it sure wasn't Shadow. I would have
known Shadow for suresuresure! But the visit was nice. Mom sat on the
couch and scratched me, and Chris was spred out on the floor like
spilled water and got a massage from the man, who appears to be one of
the nephews' dad. Her back improved quite a lot after that long
treatment, so she can sit and walk without pain. At night when mom and
the man wanted to leave, we took a really nice long walk, and they
explored routes a little. I was quite tired when Chris and I returned,
but Wednesday was far worse.

On Wednesday first of all Chris and I walked home, and then mom took us
to a shopping center. Man that was a day. I lay down and slept most of
the night after that. Just today Chris and the coffee man Eric had
changed places at the computers, which I am not too fond of. I really
want things to stay the way I know them, and not to change without me
seeing any reason in them. There's no reason for change, I think, unless
food couldwalk all of a sudden and I would be forced to follow.
Cheers, Hapoo.

I *am* good with females!!!

Update from Sunday, October 21, 2007
I did it, I got a spot in the bedroom for now. See, I kept following
Chris everywhere she went, except into the bathroom or kitchen, because
that would have put me in trouble. And when it was time for going to
sleep at night, I did, but I bit my side and re-opened a spot that was
healing nicely, according to Chris. She looked at that for 2-3 days, but
then one day when we came home things had changed slightly again. The
big suitcase had gone from the bedroom floor, and Chris explored the way
the wardrobe was set up. And I found myself the nice soft spot by the
bed. Chris thought cousin Anne had set it up, but it was mom, the
wonderful mom. I can sleep on two blankets now and be right near Chris,
which I love very much.

I do meet children every now and then, they like to pet me, and I don't
mind. I have also seen a tiny Jack Russel dog, whose man allows me and
him to play and circle around each other. I have gotten used to my Hapoo
route for now, even though it is a short one.

Yesterday Chris got up really early, watched some TV and then took me
for the lunch walk. After that she took a bath, because her back hurt.
After that she lay down on the couch and fell asleep. After a while she
went to bed to sleep some more. Then at one point she switched back to
the couch for some more sleeping. We went outside at night, and then she
watched some TV, before she continued her sleeping session. She says she
must have been really tired, and she must have needed that much
sleeping. Today she is much more alive, has made herself some lunch and
cleaned up a little, brushed me and even gave me loads of pets. Let's
see what the next week holds, maybe we are going home to see mom and
stay with her.

Getting lost together

My update on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
On Monday the weather was equally beautiful, so the humans had
breakfast, Chris took me for the walk, and then the cousin came, and we
walked to work. First I wanted to have a serious talk with a small dog,
which Chris quite severely reacted to, but then I went and found the
staircase nicely, and the traffic light. However, I missed the second
one, the more important, but then I ran straight to work. Upstairs Anne
said goodbye to all of us, and work began. Oh, work is beautiful,
because everybody gives me pets! Everybody asked how my move went, I
mean ours, and Chris said that the sister and mom and the sister's
husband are now in the apartment setting up a few more things. When we
came back in the afternoon, nobody was there, but a few things had
changed. There were lamps everywhere, and in the kitchen all cabinets
were put in place and up on the wall, and the washer drier and the
dishwasher and the kitchen cink were all ready for use. And there are
curtains now in the livingroom.

So Chris took me for a walk, and we got lost nicely. She had to ask
somebody for the way, and the lady took us to a tunnel. But since Chris
was not sure whether that was ours or not, she asked a couple she heard
talking in the street. The lady pointed into the direction, but Chris
asked if she could take us. The lady apologized, because she had not
noticed that Chris was blind. Strange thing, she has me, and I always
wear my signal jacket! But the lady took us home. At night we got lost
again, but a man told us the name of a street not too far. So Chris
retraced the way, and I took her to another staircase not too far, and
that proved to be the one she was looking for. See, I am smart. This
morning mom came, and she accompanied us on the Hapoo route before we
walked to work again. I slowed down for the more important traffic
light, but Chris doesn't find me too reliable yet. Allright, I am doing
my best, promise!

At work one of the two men from Saturday joined us for lunch and the
humans had a lot of fun joking and laughing. Apparently he and the other
were to blame for all the furniture being disassembled and reassembled
and taken from home to the new rooms. In my opinion they should have
talked Chris into staying at home with mom, that is much nicer! The
second man needed Chris on the phone. Everybody seems to be impressed by
the way she speaks English. I'm not, I'd be depressed if she didn't
speak English!

At one point Chris was sitting at the PC, and the phone man came over to
talk with another colleague at the opposite desk. He told me to come
over if I wanted. Sure I did, pets are so relaxing! But Chris called me
back, put me beside her and told him not to call me over anymore, unless
he has asked permission. I also saw Petra and went to greet her. She is
nice after all!

After work in the afternoon we got lost on the Hapoo route for the third
time, but two girls took us home and talked with Chris. They asked if
they could pet me, and sure Chris permitted that. Just after we had
reached home, the cousin's husband called and told Chris that they were
bringing the bedroom wardrobe. Soon after they had arrived, the phone
man joined and helped them set it up. And then he put in the wooden
shelves. Chris offered to help, but he said that it is quite a challenge
to carry the heavy boards through the obstacle course including a dog.
Of course I had to lie down in the way, or did you smart man think I'd
not watch over what you were doing? They talked a little more about work
and this and that, and then we were left alone. I think I don't like to
be put into the house of mine, even though Chris leaves all doors open,
so I can hear. But I think I want to be with her to see that everything
is allright. Let's see if we can change things while they are new.

The busy time begins

Update from Sunday, October 14, 2007
Hi all:
Yesterday we really had a tough time, me and my furriness. It actually
started on Friday, to be precise. Chris and I were picked up by mom, and
we were joined by the master of pets at work, Eric. When we arrived, we
went for a wonderful Hapoo walk, and Chris even got Eric to play call
with us. It was not as fun as with mom, but it was something to get my
paws moving, and I surely let out a good amount of play barks and jumps,
much to Eric's amusement. Back home the two-footers brought out a few
heavy packages and carried them outside. Eric always lead the way, and
Chris always laughed right on the stairs, because he either sang or told
jokes. My task of standing in their way was put to an end with Chris'
order of staying inside the house. After the packages it was my house's
turn to be put outside. Chris disassembled it, and both she and Eric
carried a part each. So the house had to sleep outside in the cold, and
I had to sleep on the carpet inside. I didn't greatly mid that, but the
stress was not over yet.

The humans had pizza at a time I could hardly remember I had had food,
but we went for a walk in harness at night to the pub. After the pizza
they decided to take another adventurous action, which was to clear the
huge shelf and take it down. I didn't get it, why now the shelf? After
that we went for another walk, and then it was bed time.

Chris did not sleep for too long, and when she woke up, she played
e-mails, packed away her computer carefully, and then went upstairs to
mom's kitchen, where she prepared coffee. I cannot remember whether I
woke up mom or not, but I know that being with her is always fun and
nice. When Chris and I were downstairs, I heard some noixe from
upstairs, where Eric was still finishing his coffee. Upstairs I saw two
people I hadn't really taken note of, but Chris says they are folks
from work. Andthen the cousin's husband joined us, too. They were going
to walk around the apartment, when Theresa came and took me for the
morning walk. I don't know why Chris was in such stress that she could
not have done so, but I knew something was going on. So I did what I was
supposed to very quickly, and then dragged Theresa back home in order
not to miss a thing. Chris was still there, but then I saw Petra, the
lovely lady from work. Chris gave her some of my food, the flexible
leash and harness and all, and then Petra made me leave with her. We
went by car quite a distance, and at her home I saw another dog, a small
barker who kept jumping all around me. But I was a good girl and just
ignored her. However, when I saw the cat that did not even think of
running and hiding from me, I decided to take my chance and grabbed him
in order to shake a good lesson into his cat brain. Petra was quicker
than my thoughts and pulled me back right away. How bad, all humans are
fn spoilers!

Allright, after a while we got back into the car, and when we got off I
immediately recognized that we were at work. I was sure to find Chris
somewhere there. We first went into the training room, no Chris, only
the water bowl. Then into the huge office area. I took the initiative
and thought I could find Chris at our office place, no Chris. Not even
at the coffee place! So I gave up and in and settled beside Petra near
the window. Of course, I got loads of pets that day, because I was not
in harness. Petra fed me at the usual time and also gave me water. When
she was finished working, she took me for a walk and then again by car.
We arrived at the place with the empty rooms I so dislike. I slowly
walked up the stairs and found Chris waiting for us quietly. I equally
quietly licked her hand and walked in. There was no sign of emptiness in
these rooms anymore, they had taken the structure of an apartment. Petra
came in and updated Chris on our day, and I found Eric, the cousin and
mom there, too. Chris gave me a treat after a while and on cousin's
request, and Petra and mom left pretty soon. Cousin petted me a lot, but
I only relaxed when Chris got down on the floor and made me lie down
easily. She then took me to my Hapoo house, which was set up in the room
with the big shelf they had collapsed the previous day. I don't know why
they had to, when it was standing upright and massive again here. Eric
slept in the livingroom with the couch and table and TV, and cousin and
Chris slept in the bedroom. They slept forever, but once they were awake
they took me for a walk first thing in the morning sun. I have not
solved the mystery of the men yet, I don't know who took them to the
house and for what. I just know that all of our things were in these
empty rooms now, even my house and Chris' bed. And on the balcony she
stores my Hapoo food.

So today we first went for the long Hapoo walk, and then they had
breakfast and cleaned and unpacked some more. Eric dusted each CD and
put it into the CD shelf, and don't ask me what Chris did. In the
afternoon, just as she had locked herself up in the bathroom, mom
arrived with the sister and her husband, but the nephew had not come. It
is always so so so so wonderful to see mom, I have to admit! And I have
decided that this is all new here, and I want to go home! They continued
setting up and cleaning dishes and what not, and sister showed Eric how
to set up a kitchen cabinet. Chris says she has done that quite a few
times already, and Eric should do a good job. Of course he did, sister
was watching over him.
Allright, I think it is time to get back into my house, for everybody
has left, with the exception of Chris and Eric, of course.