A Golden in Grenada

RAIN!

2008-11-22T11:07:00.000-08:00

Hey Peeps and Pups!!

Up until yesterday it had been pouring for like 5 days straight, maybe more, I lost count. It was no fun! I didn't get to go for my long walks everyday, but there was point where the rain just didn't stop at all and my Mommy didn't care and we walked in the rain anyway. CRAZY.

The rain was so bad that there was small landslide behind our apartment and another HUGE one south of us that wrecked the main, national water pipes. So we didn't have water for like 2 days. My Mommy was not happy. She kept saying something like "if i wanted to go camping i would, but even we had water while campin". I don't know what camping is, but it had water. All in all it wasn't fun.

BUT, I got to wear the rain coat my Mommy had bought me before we left for Grenada. I'm so long and not of average golden retriever size that she had to order one from a Greyhound web site. hehe. I like being me! So isn't it cool?? I look great in green! Oh yeah, and I always jump on my Mommy's bed when I wet, see? hehehe.

Well peeps and pups I will be back home in NJ in 4 days. I think I am going to miss Grenada. After all what dog gets to live here and be with their Mommy??? I'll miss my Mommy too, but she ALWAYS comes back! So I think my Nanny will continue my blog for you all to read, but then Madison (moo-moo), Luke, and of course Lexy (roo) will be involved. That's ok though, they're cool and they have some pretty cool adventures too! :O)

Well I have to get ready to go for my walk since it is sunny today! YAY! I might post one more blog in Grenada before I leave, but if not the adventure continues on at the Jersey Shore!

Peace Out Peeps & Peeps!

xoxo Migo (my Mommy says Hi while she packs some of my stuff....uhhhhhhh) :OP

Exploring Grenada

2008-10-30T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hi Peeps & Pups!

A couple weekends ago I got to explore some of Grenada during a day trip. I went with my Mommy, 2 other vet students, and a pothound named Tobra. It was AWESOME!

We first rented an SUV.....let's just say you need to ask for one that has good power (me and my mommmy had to get out the car several times just so it could make it up hills). Then we headed to the first set of waterfalls. Annadele Waterfalls to be exact. It was cool, but not too much fun. The people there did not like dogs so I was not allowed in the water. BUT my mommy pretended she didn't understand what they were saying to her and she dunked me in for like 10 seconds anyway! We also saw a monkey too!! The picture below is of Annadele, Tobra, ME!, and the monkey.

Next we drove to Concord Waterfalls, which definitely was a lot of FUN. They liked dogs there and didn't care if I played in the water. It was awesome! Below is a picture of Concord & ME!

After that we spent the rest of the day driving around Grenada!

Well that is all to report. Not much else going on. It is very hot and humid here. I'll be happy to go back home to where it is cool or cold. See you around! Have a happy halloween (the Grenadians don't celebrate halloween so I guess I won't be either.....no pumpkins here). Oh well.

Later Peeps & Pups!

xoxo Migo

Midterms are over!!

2008-10-18T04:39:00.000-07:00

Morning Peeps & Pups!

It's been another long while, but I get to use the pink laptop again! I survived midterms and so did my Mommy. My Mommy rocked her midterms too and I am proud of her. Even can more proud of myself for being so quiet while my Mommy studied for them. Buuuut as you can see from the picture above - a whole lot peanut butter and busy bones kept me busy! I LOOOOOOOVE peanut butter!! It was so cool when my Mommy handed me the jar. I couldn't believe it! It didn't have a lot in there, but it was just enough to keep me busy forever. :O)

My Mommy still says she is going to take me to the waterfalls tomorrow. She's having trouble finding a ride there though. No tour guide or taxi wants to bring along a dog. I don't understand why these Grenadians don't like dogs, or even me. So we'll see how we get there! It should be fun!! I like exploring. There's probably a bunch more lizards to chase! YES!

I was supposed to go get socialized this morning with dogs who won't try to eat me or my Mommy, but I told my Mommy I was too tired & hot from our walk so we're not going. Plus my Mommy has to review some class work since she is not going to be able to tomorrow. Maybe next weekend I can go and be social. hehe.

There's really not much else to say.....

Hopefully I'll get to the waterfalls tomorrow and then I'll have some cool pictures for you all!

Bye peeps & pups.

xoxo Migo (Mommy says hi)

Fun in Grenada

2008-10-04T14:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Pups & Peeps!

See me, all fresh and clean? And on my Mommy's bed? hehe. She gave me a bath and the first thing I did was grab my toy puppy and jump & roll on her bed. She laughed and took my picture. Funny thing is that the next morning I got another bath, but this time it was outside. We were almost halfway through our walk when all of a sudden it down poured on me and my Mommy. We were soaked! I kept stopping and looking back while we were walking, but my Mommy kept on saying "come on stinky let's keep going". I was just trying to tell her that I knew the rain was coming. I could hear it, but she didn't know. hehe. It was fun though!

So I have finally figured out what midterms are! It means no classes for my Mommy this week so she will be with me everyyyyydaaaaaaay! BUT she does also have to study. Sad. She's teaching me about my kidneys and something about embryos, but I don't know. I'll just help her keep her coffee pot running. :OP

Oh, my Mommy is the best! She made me doggy biscotti cookies and LOVEEE them! Isn't she the coolest??

Well that is all for now. Nothing too new, 'cept a whole lot of scary rain (we have a tin roof and it amplifies everything by like a thousand and one). I just hide under my Mommy's bed.

Talk to you soon! Take care!

xoxoxo Migo & Mommy

Just Another Day On An Island

2008-09-27T17:15:00.000-07:00

:O) What's up peeps & pups? Not much to report here, although my sister Lexy wishes there were. :OP My Mommy has been studying again. She said something about midterms, but I don't know what that means. Guess I will find out sooner or later. (The top picture on the right is of me!! My Mommy bought some fat free vanilla yogurt and frozen raspberries - then she mixed them together and frozen. Then I got a COOL frozen treat! I love my Mommy, she's the best!!)

We've still been going for our long walks everyday....unless it rains - like tonight. Hmph. A few days ago we went for a walk and I found this big stick. I liked it so much that my Mommy let me carry it the whole way back home. It was fun! People smiled and waved and pointed at me. Guess that means I am cute? hehe. Of course I am! I also get to chase these big white birds in the field. It's fun,b tu I don't think my Mommy likes chasing them with me. Oh well. I thought that's what "bird dogs" were for, no? Guess I probably should read the golden retriever hand book.

Oh, my Mommy said she is going to take me to see some waterfalls after her midterms are over. I am not too sure what that means either, but I know what water means. FUN!

I am also going to be leaving my Mommy in November. :O( I don't think I like that idea, but she keeps telling me it is for my own good. She said something about the airlines being stupid. It's never a good thing when she says that. She said she refuses to fly me in cargo or stick me in a crate. I don't want that either. So back home to NJ I will go and stay. Its fun here in Grenada with my Mommy. I will miss her, but for now I have to enjoy being with her and I AM! :O) I know that my Mommy will be able to find another furry friend - she always does. BUT they will not be as good of a protector as I am! :OP

O0OoOo look at that toad or frog or something! He HUUUUUGE! My Mommy wouldn't let me touch him either. We were on our way down the stairs and my Mommy stopped short and was like "holy cow" and she tugged me back up the stairs and got her camera. Crazyness! But he is cool though. I haven't seen him since - we prob scared him away. I try and catch little ones every night, but I am unsuccessful. hmmm....oh well.

Oh and the last picture is of my Mommy - well my Mommy and some other vet students. She had to volunteer for two hours today. She had to give exams and vaccines to the local island dogs. I basically heard something about rabies and said "ok mommy you can go and i will stay here". I don't want to get rabies!! I am proud of my Mommy too. She told me that there were a bunch of free puppies and she said no. YAY! My Mommy loves me and only me!! :OP

Well like I said not much new to report. My fish, Will, is good. We keep each other company while my Mommy go to campus for classes or review groups. He's cool.

So all is well! Hope all is well you peeps & pups!

xoxo Migo (Mommy waves hi) <3

oh P.S. I come home November 26th - I want a party! My sister Lexy will probably make it a barbie party though so maybe a good welcome back will just do. :O)

I'm Baaaacck!

2008-09-12T13:36:00.000-07:00

Hi! Sorry it's been a while since I last blogged. My Mommy has been extra busy studying. I think she said she was studying physiology, but I don't know what that is exactly. Her roommate was studying too, but she actually studied on me. She kept on testing my reflexes for Neurology. I passed! Phew. :OP

So anyway, my Mommy is done studying so I can blog! (She passed her exam too...YAY!)

I still haven't caught a lizard yet, but I did see a dead iggy in the road the other day. I thought it was cool, but my mommy thought it was sad since she used to have an iggy. I never got to meet her iggy though. hmph

Oh...my picture is of me with my new baby. My Mommy had to go to a SAAVMA meeting at night and she felt bad for leaving me behind. When she got home she told me she had a present for me that she won and she gave me this cool stuffed dog!! I of course had to immediately take the eyeballs out. My Mommy hates when I do that, but I don't know how to tell her that toys with eyeballs creep me out. Oh well. So isn't the toy cool?! Don't I have nice white teeth? No braces needed for this pup!

The other picture is of me in my garden. I'm looking out for lizards! Notice the wind blowing my tufts of hair behind my ears. Makes me look like a model, huh? Look out LLBean, here I come!

AND this picture is of my fish! My Mommy cannot be without an animal especially a fish. He's cool. His name is Will. I make sure to keep an eye out on him while my Mommy is at school. You never know what a fish might do!

Well, I am pooped. We just came back from our walk down to the beach. My Mommy is happy too because now I can wear my bling-bling again! So now it's time to cool off and watch a movie. I love watching movies with my Mommy. Sometimes we eat cookies in bed too! mmmmmm.

Talk to you soon peeps and pups!

xoxo <3

Migo (Mommy says hellooooo - we watched Mrs. Doubtfire) :O)

My Blankie

2008-09-01T05:29:00.001-07:00

Morning! That's me and my blue Blankie. My mommy has gotten all of us pups small blankies when we were pups. Maddie's sits up on a shelf, Lexy got my mommy's blankie, and Luke - well, his blankie was probably thrown out because he likes to turn them into swiss cheese (weird). But mine is here with me.

I love my blue Blankie! I sleep with it. I toss it up in the air and swirl it around and around. I play tug with it. It does everything! It can even make cool caves. :O)

Well, that is all for now. We had a good weekend here. I helped my mommy study and build a desk. We walked down to the beach too. We haven't gone for our morning walk yet because there are these BIG FLUFFY black clouds and we don't want to get caught in a rain storm. So we are waiting to go, which fine with me.

Talk to you all soon!

xoxo Migo

Birds, Frogs, Caterpillars, and Lizards - Oh My!

2008-08-29T18:06:00.001-07:00

Evening All! Above is a picture of one of MANY of the different kinds of lizards I have down here to chase. I outlined it out for you in case you couldn't tell what it was. That lizard loves to sit on the edges of the bushes at the bottom of our stairs and when I come outside it runs and hides. Hmph. I just wanna play! The next picture is of a little baby lizard who decided that hanging out on my beach towel was a good spot it. My mommy did not like that. I thought it was cool though!

See how cute it is?

Why don't they want to play with me?

hmmmm......

This morning when I took my mommy outside I was walking up our driveway and I noticed something very cool! Nothing I have ever seen in NJ too. It was bright, slow moving, and had an antenna on its head. My mommy definitely would not let me touch it! She said "no, that is bright colored for a reason" and she pulled me in the other direction. I don't get to touch or play with anything down here except for my own toys. What's the fun in that? The only things back home that I could chase were squirrels, birds, and chipmunks, but even then I really wasn't allowed. Lexy would not let us. She said she is the hunter or something like that. I dont' think I should have believed her. She's not down here and I still don't get to chase anything. Hmph.

See, isn't that cool!!??

So bright!

Now why didn't my mommy want me to touch it?

Well, that is all to report for now. I've been busy walking my mommy all over and helping her study. I've also gotten to meet some of my mommy's friends and they all just love me! How could you not love me though? They fed me cookies too so they are OK with me!

Good night pups and peeps!

xoxo Migo (mommy says hi - she's my photographer now too) *woof* to my dog fans

Looking "spiffy" on a Sunday

2008-08-24T06:49:00.000-07:00

Hey All! That's me again. I'm wearing my nice red scarf. I didn't want to wear it, but my mommy said that it's Sunday and everyone on the island gets dressed up so I had to too. I do look spiffy though, don't I?

I went for a nice long walk at 6am this morning. I took my mommy down to the beach. I still have to admit that I do not like it yet. Those waves sound scary to me. Plus my mommy doesn't like the ocean either so why should I? hmph.

When we came back from our walk my furry neighbor Minnie was out with her dad. I think she likes me. To me she is tiny and she snorts a lot, but mommy told me that is normal. She calls her a pug. I think that if I snorted a lot that would not be normal, but she's a girl so she is not normal anyway. I still haven't met Minnie's sister Macy. She is also black, but bigger and she does not snort. She likes to swim at the beach. Maybe when I am brave I will swim with her, but for now she can have the ocean and those scary waves all to herself. Maybe Macy will play tennis ball with me instead?

My mommy told me this morning that there is going to be obedience classes for students with dogs starting in September. She said that she was going to take me for socialization. I think I am already social. A dog barks at me, I bark back. How much more social can I get?

I still have yet to catch a lizard. I am close though, but mommy still won't let me! One day maybe she'll let me catch one. I just want to sniff it.

Well I must be going now. There are things to sniff and see. Plus my mommy needs her computer. She's always reading stuff for classes and looking at things called lectures. Sounds boring to me, but my mommy likes it.

Talk to you later dudes!

xoxo Migo (my mommy says "hi")

My Porch

2008-08-20T14:50:00.001-07:00

That's me just hanging out on my porch with my mommy. We sit outside at night and watch the sunset over the mountians. It's nice and not so hot at that time. The only bad thing is the mosquitos. My mommy doesn't like them much. In fact, she pulls out this stuff in a bottle and sprays it all over and makes herself smell stinky, but I wouldn't tell her that.

All is well here. I go for two very long walks a day. Once in the morning and once at night. I see all kinds of lizards and crabs along the way. I even see some goats, but they don't say much so I don't bother with them.

Anyway, we just came back from our walk so it's time rest and cool. Tomorrow my mommy has classes so maybe I'll hop on again if my mommy lets me. :O)

xoxo

Migo

Getting Settled...

2008-08-19T08:20:00.001-07:00

Not much is going on down here. Caitlin has not started school, which is okay by me, more time I get to play with her.

Her roomate is here and she seems to like me, which is good, since I helped her unpack all her stuff. She needs to understand I like playing with other people's stuff. But I like her. She gives me treats.

Caitlin makes me walk everyday up and down this giant hill. It's not bad going down, but I get hot climbing back up. I do wish she would let me touch a lizard. They look interesting.

People here do not like dogs much. But I did here ome say I was the healthiest dog they had ever seen on the island. Must be my smile.

Well that's all for now. grenada is a cool (humid really) place to live. I love being with Cait.

XXOO

Migo

PS: Cait says hi!

Life in Grenada: Discovering the Beach

2008-08-11T05:07:00.000-07:00

So I have to come all the way to Grenada to discover what sand and surf are all about. I have to say, I kind of like it. I am learning to like the water, but the sand is an awesome place to dig major holes! I bet I can dig my way to the Olympics.

The water is warm and salty, and a very pretty color. Not bad, but still new, so I am taking my time in getting to know it. I'm sharing my first few days at the beach with you all.

XXOO

Migo

PS: Cait says "hello"

Our New Bed...

2008-08-09T04:45:00.000-07:00

Life in Grenada is going well. Migo has settled in and he is adjusting to the heat and humidity. Our summer in NJ helped with this process. We have been out exploring the island, and today we head to the beach to check out the water. Migo's first swim in the water and in the Caribbean!

It's nice having dad here with us, and he loves the island. He tasted his first Roti yesterday and like Wendy, loved them. We have gotten everything all unpacked, and now hope to have Internet access soon. Right now Wendy is putting this together for us. (Thanks Mom!)

This is Migo in our new bed, and you can see he is happy and comfy!

XXOO from Grenada!

Migo and Caitlin!

My Trip to Grenada

2008-08-09T04:40:00.001-07:00

It was a long trip to Grenada, but we got here safe and sound! Migo was a good boy all the way down, despite it being a very long day for the little guy! He was a gentleman in the airports, and even better on the plane.

He spent some time in San Juan, checking out the local senoritas. And then after a 6 hour layover, it was back on the plane and off we went again. He was tired, but seems to have settled in to his new life in Grenada.

We are together. We are happy.

XOXO

Migo and Caitlin

It's Almost Time to Go

2008-08-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it is almost time to head back to Grenada, although this time, I will not be going alone! I love the fact that Migo is coming with me. Who better to share my life in Grenada with than this cute puppy!

I just hope he is a good boy on the plane!

We both look forward to sharing our adventures in Grenada with you all!

XOXO

Cait and Migo

Madison, Caitlin, and Migo

(Left to Right)

PS: Keep checking back for more ....

Back Yard Fun...or is it?

2008-04-05T14:47:00.001-07:00

I love this warm weather stuff. I can dig holes faster because the ground is not hard and cold. I do not understand what the big deal is about holes anyway. I mean all you have to do is fill it in with dirt when you get tired of it.

We have a clubhouse here. It’s really a place under some stairs, but it is a really cool place. The only problem is that we cannot all fit under it at one time. My brother Luke and I are thinking about a “No Girls” rule. I don’t know though. The girls have better toys and I cannot imagine not playing with my sisters Maddie and Lexy. Maybe Lexy. She can be mean sometimes.

Oh one more thing. The mistress does not like us chewing on sticks. There are more dumb rules around here.

That’s my sister Maddie in our playhouse. Isn’t she cool?

XOXO
Migo

Another Dumb Class?

2008-03-29T15:38:00.001-07:00

I heard someone say I really need to learn how to swim, especially since I am heading to live in Grenada. First they drag me to puppy class, then it was off to the “Nuh-uh” man for obedience class, then off to a class to learn how to behave in a library, and now they want me to learn to swim? I will never have time to dig holes!

Are they kidding? I know how to swim. Oh sure, I haven’t been in an ocean, or a pool, but I have mastered the sink and bathtub. How hard could it be to catch a wave? Have they not seen my webbed toes? Have they not seen my fins, snorkel, and mask? I am not going to wear those stupid swimmies either. I am a water dog!

This class stuff has to stop. It is interfering in my hole digging.

XOXO

Migo

Migo is Moving to Grenada!!

2008-03-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Migo is heading to Grenada this fall! He has been going to school and has passed his Canine Good Citizenship (it might be helpful to be nice to the locals in Grenada), and is currently working in obtaining his Therapy Dog and Service Dog Certificates! He loves school (anything that involves treats has to be good) and proves to be a quick study (aren't most Goldens?).

His sister Lexy is looking forward to his leaving (Her head will hurt less), his brother Luke is thinking he might have more fur if Migo moves away, and his other sister Madison is not sure if she can live without Migo, but is willing to give it a try. Migo's nanny Wendy, has already packed his little duffel bag (what does that tell you?) and the head of the household, Jim, thinks there might be a chance for grass to grow again in the backyard (again, what does this tell you?).

Migo has a youthful (well he is almost one) and adventurous spirit about him. He's a happy dog, a busy dog, and a dog that seems to find trouble where ever he goes (ask anyone). His adventures in Grenada should prove to be interesting....we hope.

This blog will be written purely by Migo (with Caitlin's input from time to time), so bear with him. He is still learning to spell.

This introduction was done by Wendy, his Nanny, who will say she won't miss him, but secretly will miss him and his mischievous behavior every day.