Before I lived in the big city, I lived in a place called West Virginia. It was quiet and there were lots of animals, but I don't remember it! I am used to being a city doggy. Raleigh is a lot like West Virginia, and it's very different from Harlem. Our house is in a neighborhood with lots of other houses and backyards, but it is verrrry quiet. There's a doggy across the street and she seems ok, but I haven't really met her yet. The other doggies on the block stay in their own yards and don't walk as much as I do. It's different because in Harlem, there were lots of doggies around to take care of all the people, but in Raleigh, it's just me! I have responsibilities!
But responsibilities can be really hard. There are new noises, and when I hear them, sometimes I growl. At night I can hear the buzzies and the crickets and sometimes the cars drive by and sound weird, and I have to keep running up to the window to check. Mama and Papa don't like that. We also have weird big bugs that frighten me-- the other night, I barked at a HUGE thing Papa called a palmetto bug. I didn't want it in my house! It had to get out! So I gave my hunting bark and Papa came and got it. Papa is not afraid of bugs, which is good, because there are so many of them. Then last night my ears were hurty and I kept shaking my head, so Papa took me out to the living room so I could lie on my bed, but then I heard something scary and I made my hunting noise and Mama had to get up in the middle of the night and close the blinds. Then she sat with me until I went to sleep. She says I will get used to the sounds here, but right now I am always on alert. Stay away from my house, scary things!
There are other scary things about North Carolina. In Harlem we had very big sidewalks, but here, the sidewalks only let one human and one doggy walk together and they are close to the street, so the cars and trucks go by so fast and make whoosh-ing sounds and it freaks me out! I don't like that. Mama said that's ok, we can stick to quiet streets now. I like that.
The rest of the time, everything is ok. I have a big backyard now! Papa takes me out there and throws toys and I run and get them and it is so fun! Sometimes I ask over and over again to go outside so I can lie in the giant sunny spots. Sometimes Mama says ok and we go outside, but when she wants to go back in I tell her not to worry about me but she won't let me stay outside alone. I think it's because I growl at the animals and the buzzies. So Mama gets frustrated and eventually I say ok and go in.
Today it was raining lots and lots-- I held it for a loooong time. Then Mama and Papa got up and took my new toy (it looks like Bunny but it's blue so Mama calls it Blue Bunny) and we went to the little park near our house and I peed and pooped, but I hated it because it was WET. I still don't like the rain, but it smells nicer here than it did in Harlem. The little park behind our house is nice because it has trees to pee on, but when it rains it also has mud, and I hate mud. It gets in my paws and feels icky. But I also know that if we go over there, I just have to do my business quickly before I can get back to my toys and my house. It's nice to have a park so close.
We still don't have furniture-- Mama says it comes on Wednesday and I can't wait to see our sofa!-- so we have been sitting on the floor a lot. The floor has a carpet and it is very nice, but it's a bit itchy. I like being right next to Mama and Papa all the time. Mama says it's kind of fun but her back hurts, so Papa bought her a chair for her new desk and it's a little better.
Tonight, Mama and Papa are going to the North Carolina Museum of Art to see a concert! I wanted to go too, but Mama said there are no doggies allowed. That's ok, I guess. I'll hang out here with Bunny and Woobie and Blue Bunny and sleep. Mama and Papa like Raleigh so far, and I do too, even with the scary stuff!
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