Dear Diary, This has been the Strangest Year of My Life. March 2020: The moms are home all the time and I am VERY TIRED from having to Supervise Them All Day. They are Very Busy. April 2020: It’s not so bad having the moms here. I like hanging out. May 2020: I get to watch Doggie TV. It is Very Entertaining. June 2020: I saw a CAT! July 2020: Something BIG Happened. I went to camp and when I got home, there was a JJ in my house! August 2020: I am EXHAUSTED from playing with a

<p>Dear Diary, Yesterday was Very Weird. We got up at the same time as every day, but Mom did NOT feed us. Then she took JJ for a ride in the car. And then, she came back without JJ. It was a very nice day. Mom fed me my breakfast and we went for a [&hellip;]</p>

Dear Diary, I have been Very Nervous this week. Today The Plumber came and I could Not Stop Barking. Mom made me wear my ThunderShirt. I felt so calm that I could hardly move. Mom was wondering if there is a ThunderShirt for Hoomans like her. Until next time. Love, Arya

Dear Diary, We went to Camp Tracy for a vacation!! This was JJ’s first time at Camp. I have been going ever since I was a tiny puppy. Mom and Mama sent JJ’s bed so he wouldn’t feel homesick. Biggie and Shooey came to camp and we got to play with them. JJ and Biggie are good friends. Shooey and Biggie and JJ are still little. I am the playground monitor. When we came home, JJ and I were very, very tired. JJ fell asleep by the water bowl. Now I need to go take a nap. Until next

Dear Diary, JJ and I like to play. We like to play outside and inside. We like to play in the morning and in the evening. We like to play at night. JJ follows me everywhere. Even into the wild backyard. JJ likes to bark. But it hurts my ears. I have to bark, too, to tell him he is too loud. Mama takes my collar off when I play because JJ keeps biting it. Yesterday he accidentally bit my nose. Then I accidentally whacked him and told him, “NO NOSE BITING!” I wrote this haiku.

Dear Diary, JJ is not leaving. Here is how I know: 1. Mom and Mama said We Are a Family. 2. Mom took a picture of us on the Top Step. But I am still the Top Dog. JJ has to sleep in The Crate. I get to sleep in The Bed. JJ likes to play. I played tug with JJ. He is so little that I just stood there while he pulled and pulled. I wrote this haiku. JJ is staying. Someday he will get bigger. But I’m the Top Dog. Love, Arya

Dear Diary, Mom and Mama came to Camp Tracy to pick me up. They were holding a puppy named JJ. When it was time to go home, JJ CAME IN THE CAR, TOO!! He is going to live with us, I think. At least, so far, he is still here and It Has Been Two Nights!!! Yesterday, he barked at me and did lots of play bows. I let him sniff me. I stole his flip chip and his yellow carrot and he didn’t even notice. Last night, he fell asleep on me. Someday, if I feel like it, I will play with hi

Dear Diary, The squirrels are keeping a Squirrel Nursery on My Deck. There are three baby squirrels eating the bird food. My job is to chase them away. I am Very Busy in my job. I watch out the window and I watch out of the dog door. When I Run Out and Bark, they go away. For a few minutes. This job is hard work. Mom says I am a Good Dog. Until next time, Arya

Dear Diary, There are some Very Strange Things going on in the neighborhood. We were on a Walk and Mom said I should Sit. I Sat and those big dogs were Staring at me. Mom said I could Help Pull Santa’s Sleigh. I asked if there would be Treats. Mom just laughed. There is a Visitor at our house. He is a Hooman from Ohio. He throws my toys and gives me Treats. I like him. Until next time. Love, Arya

Dear Diary, Mom and I took walk and it turned out Very Exciting. We were almost home and the Very Big and Scary Dog got loose from his owner and started running towards us. He Chased Me Around Mom about three times and his leash tied her up. I was screaming and screaming and people started coming from all the houses. Mom’s feet were tied up by the Big Dog’s leash, so she fell down backwards in the street and then the Very Big and Scary Dog couldn’t go anywhere. The Big Dog’s

Dear Diary, There was This Tail. It belonged to Jack. But he left it right there in front of me. Right above the bed where I was sleeping. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t resist. But every time I moved closer to The Tail, Mom sounded Very Angry. I would never hurt The Tail. But I wanted to pull it Just A Little Bit. Then Jack moved. And The Tail moved, too. Oh Well. Maybe next time. Love, Arya

Dear Diary, The Best Thing has happened!! There is a New Invention that has come to our house. It is called A Dog Door. It is just for Dogs Like Me to go In and Out of the House. A Man came two weeks ago. When he left, then we had The New Dog Door. It was The Best Day of My Life. I went In and Out and In and Out and Out and In. When I don’t feel like going all the way out, I can peek out the door. I like to Run Outside and Scare the Squirrels off My Deck. Mom says it makes me

Dear Mom, I had SO MUCH FUN with Shoes today!! Love, Arya

Dear Diary, SOMEONE chewed up My Rope Toy. Until next time. Love, Arya

D-d-dear D-d-d-diary, We t-t-took our w-w-w-walk in the ice today. I a-a-a-ate ice all the w-w-w-w-way. And then, I sh-shivered all the way. I-i-ice t-t-t-tastes like w-water, only c-c-c-c-colder. It w-w-w-was fun. N-n-now I am home, g-g-g-g-g-getting warmed up. Until n-n-next time, Arya

Dear Diary, Mom says it has been One Year Since I Came To Live At This House. Here is the story she told me: “It was a cold night and you followed Jack and me home from the park. You sat on the front porch and you did not leave. It was going to be freezing that night, so we brought you in to sleep in Jack’s crate. “We looked and looked for your family. We put up pictures and we posted your photo on Facebook. But we got lucky and got to keep you. “You were a handful. You chewe

Dear Diary,  The whole family went to something called a Dog Park. We got in the car and drove a Long Way. Then when we got out of the car I could smell Lots and Lots and Lots of Dogs. I could not smell Any Cats.  We went through a funny door and then Mom took Jack’s leash off. And he ran around and said hi to Lots and Lots and Lots of Dogs. There were Big Dogs and Little Dogs. There were Old Dogs and Young Dogs.  Mom said I was doing Pretty Good and she took my leash off. An

Dear Diary, Last night, Mom came down into the Forest to “see what you have been barking at.” There has been Something Suspicious there for a week. I have been telling it that I See It And I Am Not Afraid. Mom said it was a Snake Skin from "Our Friend Who Eats the Moles.” She took a stick and chopped it up in little pieces. And when I tried to eat a piece or two, she covered it up with a pile of leaves!!! That was Not Very Nice. (It tasted like chicken.) Now she is calling me

Dear Diary, I have been attending something called “Obedience Class.” There are lots of dogs and lots of people and LOTS OF TREATS! We go into a big pen and then all the dogs and all the people do whatever the man in the middle says to do. “Sit.” “Down.” “Stay.” “Walk.” And every time I do these things I GET A TREAT!! It is very exciting. We go to “Obedience Class” every week. And my brother doesn’t get to come. We have “homework.” The man in the middle says we have to pract