Luna wants to take over the World!

"Okay, I'll try this side."

Freddy, the wiener dog, is the leader of the pack, king of the hill, the head honcho, numero uno. Recently, Luna started trying to take over the world! Well, she's at least trying to take over Freddy's #1 spot in the pack. Freddy doesn't like this.

Luna's takeover began gradually. The first thing she did was to periodically use Daddy's favorite pillow. This is Freddy's favorite pillow too. Daddy and Freddy have a compromise to share the pillow. Luna, however, just comes into the bedroom, hops onto the bed, and lies down on the pillow. If Freddy comes along, she won't share. Wow, Luna.

Guarding her chewed up vitamin bottle.

Freddy has a favorite chair that sits next to Mommy's desk. When Mommy works there, Freddy relaxes in his chair. Now, Luna tries to sit in the chair before Freddy. Once there, she refuses to get off the chair. If Freddy gets to the chair first, then she comes along and joins him in the chair. She's a big girl and takes up a lot of space. Leaning, sitting or lying on Freddy quickly annoys him and he'll go find another snoozing spot. Seriously, Luna?

Luna trying to squeeze Freddy
off the car seat.

The biggest annoyance is her attempts to claim the front seat. Freddy and Malibu fit very nicely in the front seat. Luna used to prefer riding in the back seat so she could run back and forth and look out all the widows. Now, she clearly wants to take command of the Captain's Chair. If Freddy and Malibu are peacefully sleeping, Luna hops up into the car seat. Then, she climbs on top of them, smushes them, shoves one of them off the car seat, sits on them [her favorite is sitting on their heads], blocks their view of the window and all the people on the sidewalks, etc., etc., etc. She's driving Mommy crazy and Freddy's rather miffed. Freddy isn't giving up his special seat either.

This morning Freddy was lying comfortably on the front seat while Malibu destroyed Mommy's mints in the backseat. Luna hops up next to Freddy and leans heavily into him. Mommy sees Freddy's trying to hold his position but Luna is heavier than Freddy. So, Mommy puts her hand between Freddy and Luna and tries to shove Luna over. Mommy finally managed to annoy Luna enough that she changed her position and wasn't leaning into Freddy. Yesh, Luna.

Exhausted from battle.

Of course, Luna's favorite maneuver is to block the food bowl. It's a big food bowl, and there's plenty of room for three Minis. But, no! Luna will first reach across the bowl and try to block them. If that doesn't work, then she slowly starts shuffling around the bowl while she's eating until she eventually pushes them out of the food dish. So, Mommy has to put the food bowl in the middle of the kitchen and referee when Luna comes to eat.

Luna is more cat-like than dog. She certainly is in her characteristic to plot world domination! Or, at least Freddy's World.

As the world turns........

Freddy goes to Barberville for shopping & lunch.

A relaxing meal on the river.

Freddy, the wiener dog, went to Barberville for lunch and shopping. Yes, Barberville is the name of an little town in Florida. Malibu and Luna stayed home so only Freddy had an adventure, and he was very happy about that. After all, he's the Freddy Baby.

The restaurant was Castaway's, located on the St. Johns River. It had a nice outdoor patio [not at all like the scary Gator's with real alligators looking at Freddy]. The spring afternoon was cool so Freddy didn't get overheated. Freddy liked sitting at the table and enjoying the view. Of course, everybody came by to say what an adorable dog he was. Freddy, to his credit, didn't bark at anybody. He misses his adventures.

Deciding on a sandwich.

Ordering the correct meal was very important to Freddy. It needed to consist of food. [He's not that picky.] Freddy didn't want a burger because he needs to keep his new slim-and-trim figure plus there was shopping later and he didn't want to be too full. Freddy decided on a turkey sandwich.

Waiting for lunch.

It didn't take very long before the food arrived, but Freddy got worried. Freddy dislikes when other diners are served and he's still waiting. Freddy should always be first.

Ready to eat!

Naturally, Freddy was glad when his turkey sandwich arrived. He couldn't wait to dive in and eat! Freddy is a good boy and minds his manners at the table. [Daddy suggested that Freddy sit on the floor underneath the table. What?! Like some dog?! Ha! Freddy sat at the table with Mommy.]

Enjoying his walk.

After lunch, Freddy took a stroll around the marina. He likes looking at the boats, water, and people - as long as there's not alligators looking back at him.

Cute, but not quite right.

Then, Freddy went shopping at a sculpture's outdoor shop. [Daddy asked if it was okay if his "dog" came inside. The owner looked at Freddy and said "of course!"] The artist had lots of cool sculptures and shapes, but Mommy wanted to see the Dachshund statute. It wasn't as funky or steampunk that Mommy hoped it would be so they didn't buy it. Besides, Freddy needs a better likeness of him.

Relaxing.

Freddy really enjoyed his afternoon of lunch and shopping. He settled back for the ride home.

Malibu and Luna were very happy to see Freddy. He enjoyed another adventure, and can't wait for the next one.

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Freddy, the wiener dog, wishes everybody the very happiest of Easters! He'll blog later about his weekend. Right now, he wants treats and his human brothers' Easter baskets.

There's a storm a'comin'.

Freddy, the wiener dog, doesn't like rain storms. The rain's okay, but Freddy hates the big winds and thunder. Right now, we're getting a lot of wind so Freddy's unhappy. When there's a lot of wind, then Freddy does a lot of barking at the wind to warn everybody that it's windy. He's such a good boy.

Freddy is feeling better.

Woobietime!

Freddy, the wiener dog, is feeling better. He's started playing with his woobie again. We played a little bit outside on the pool patio, but Freddy was more interested in the sunlight. That's okay. His fever is gone, and so is the running nose. But, he still has some sneezing and wheezing when the congestion builds up. Overall though, he's doing very well.