In Which I Protect My Grandpa

Last Saturday, we had a very exciting day! Mama and Papa put together a bag for me and we all got in the car and we drove and drove. Sometimes I like the car, and I especially like it when we take long trips and I can relax or look out the window or listen to Mama and Papa talking. We were on the road for about 90 minutes, and then we got to a nice house in a town called Greenville. Mama and Papa took me to the front door and rang the bell and there was my grandpa!

I met Grandpa once before-- I wrote about how he came to our house when it was new. I liked him a lot. He likes me too. It was nice to see his house. He has lots of rooms to explore! Grandpa rubbed my ears and my butt and said nice things to me and gave me treats. It was fun. But I could smell something terrible and I was very distressed! My grandpa has CATS.

OH MY GOODNESS! It is so bad! They are everywhere in the house. I ran around and around looking for them. Their smell and hair was in every corner, but luckily I didn't see them. Whew. I was very ready to jump up and protect my family from the mean cats, so while Mama and Papa and Grandpa had coffee and relaxed, I had to be on the alert. When I visit Bubbe and Zayde, I get to lie down and enjoy the sofa and watch TV, but I had work to do at Grandpa's.

I got to take a break when they went out to lunch. Mama set up my crate and I took a nap. That was ok. I fell asleep and didn't worry too much about the cats. Then they came home and I was back to work. It was very tiring! We got in the car to go home, and I guess Papa was busy looking for cats too, because he snoozed on the way home. Looking for cats is exhausting.

We are going back for Thanksgiving, so I am working on my cat-deterrent skills. Yesterday, Mama let me sit on the front porch and I saw a cat across the street! I yelled at it. Then it tried to go into Miss Barnes's house. No no no no no! I barked and barked. I told it to go away, but it just stood there. I knew it was waiting for me to go inside, but I am a determined doggy. Eventually it left, and I stayed outside to make sure it didn't come back. Cats have no business around me or my friends or my family!!!