My new friend!

Well, I have good news and I have bad news.

First, the bad news: my family is going on a vacation, and they're not bringing me with them. I know they planned this trip way before they adopted me, but I have to admit, I'm really sad about the idea of not seeing them for over a week. I love my family!!

But, the good news is: they hired a really nice, certified pet sitter to come and stay with me here at the house while they're gone! She has been here many times before, and my feline siblings, Mittens and Tiger, told me that she is really awesome. Her name is Norena, and she came to meet me a couple of days ago. Oh my gosh, she was SO nice!

She said that I am "perfect" and that I am a beautiful dog, which is sort of obvious, but I never get tired of hearing it.

She took me for a walk on Tuesday with my Mom, and yesterday, she and I went off together--just the two of us--and I showed her all of my favorite pee spots. She told me that she has lots of special training and experience that allow her to care for many animals, but that for the next week or so, I'm going to be her number one priority. Norena is going to sleep here and hang out with me the whole time my family is away. I'm so excited!!

She's coming back again in a few hours to take me for another walk, just to make sure that I'm comfortable with her before my family leaves. She has nothing to worry about, though--I love her already!

While my family is away, I'm going to be really busy showing Norena around the neighborhood, introducing her to all of my neighbors, and of course, guarding my house like the fantastic watch dog that I am, so I probably won't be updating the blog much. I'm sure I'll have lots of great stories from my time spent as the "man of the house" , and I'll be sure to share them with you after my family gets home.