Gee, it's been a long time since Mom had time to go on the computer. So much has been happening. She has a new job, as a Project Manual Specialist at XX in Oshkosh (Mommy said part of the rules are, she can't blog anything about the company she works for, even their name, and I guess that means me too.) Anyway, she wasn't so worried about buying dog chow since she got that job and I was sure glad about that. Now she's worried because we have to find a new house or apartment to rent and it's going to be hard to find anything we can afford for all of us.

Anyway...more good news (GREAT news!) I know how to SWIM! Neenah has this neat little dog beach, and all summer I've been going down to watch the labs swim. They sure look like they love the water but me, well, I wasn't too keen on getting my fur wet, or even dipping a paw. But Mommy knew how much I WISHED I could swim like them so she taught me. Last week, finally, I let her take me out and hold me under my tummy while I paddled my paws until....ta DA! I was swimming. Now I love it, and can't wait til we go down and I can dogpaddle after my tennis ball over and over and over and over, just like the big dogs! Swimming rocks!

Willow's back in dog school, and Mommy's been working really hard on teaching her to be calm and not bark (more like me, Mommy says.) Will isn't a bad kid, as little sisters go, she just yaps a lot like all Beagles. But I'd really hate to see the poor kid end up in....the BAD PLACE where dogs without mommies and homes go. She's always happy and loves to play and cuddle. We're going to try really hard to find a new place to live for all of us.

Hey, here's a really neat dog video that our Aunt Alyce sent us. These dogs like to swim too!

Xander Spaniel