"Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for icecream" unless you are Garin and don't like "Ben and Jerrys" - Cherry Garcia!

I have to admit Mike and I CRAVE icecream, sometimes we will be at home and want DQ - so off we go for a 25 min drive just to get a treat! And of course Garin is in the truck willing and waiting. He always gets vanilla in a dish that he now holds himself between his paws. Yesterday I did last min groceries and thought - Oh "icecream", so I bought Ben and Jerrys' - Cherry Garcia! My favorite and obviously not Garins! Did not think to buy him vanilla, so I waited til I had all the choc and cherry chunks gone and offered him some of the vanilla left !!! NOPE - you would think I was trying to poison him!! Honestly - he turned his nose in the air. So much for the 7 dollar little tub! DQ plain vanilla for my main MAN!!!

Enjoy your saturday!

Yesterday was a pretty relax day for Garin, I worked all day so his favorite dog walker "Shelley" picked him up at noon and not sure how he does it - walks two goldens, one shitzu, one havanese and Mr Garin! When he has a not so exciting day (ie: when he is not into anything) then I will tell you about some of his friends he has ( tons- more then his Mom)!

His favorite I am sure is Fergus(a 14lb Parson Russel)

as you can see from the picture - Garin feels it is necessary to lug Fergus all over the barn yard in the winter by his blanket! Although we all think this is the cutest thing ever- we are not sure how Fergus feels about it - but he does come back and ask for more. If someone is going to get in to trouble at the barn it would be Fergus - he has a fettish for the turkeys and chickens, so Garin keeps him in line and drags his furry bum all over the place. In this picture he is kinda doing the "wheelbarrel" move - but Garin can pick him up and Fergus' feet don't even touch the ground.

Now that the summer weather has arrive Fergus is for obvious reasons not wearing his blanket - so Garin tries ever so hard to pick him up by the skin on his back!!! Fergus definitely has less tolerance to this and gives Garin the "big boy growl" to let him know! And like the gentlemen he his he promptly lets go!

Thats my boy - always trying his best! Even if it is digging up my flower bed ( that still has no flowers) - he, I am sure is just trying to make sure the soil gets over turned a few times. But for some reason I can't get myself to spend 100 dollars on flowers if I am going to come home and find then all over the driveway...

Garin was in bed with Mike and I this morning ( he usually arrives around 6ish) and he wedges (literally) as Mike is 225, me -a mare 150ish, Garin - 125lbs in between us in a queen size bed and gets morning lovings - I told him he is sooooooo lucky! So many animals out there are less fortunate! If you have some extra money or time - give to your local SPCA!! Everyone deserves a chance!!! We try and buy food at least once a month, but as far as time goes! Everyone that knows me - knows the whole SPCA would end up at my house!

Have a great weekend..

Well my Mom wishes that she had started this blog when I was little because when I arrived from Switzerland I was only 22lbs and now I am 125lbs - so she may flip back and forth from when I was little and wild til now when I am mature and do what unneutered males do - which take us to Tuesday!!

My Nanny and Grampy arrived and Mom, myself and Nanny and cousin Maggie ( 8lb shitzu- whom I love) all went shopping at the Barking Lot - well Nanny was shopping, Mom had forgotten her purse in the truck which i notice she often does when we shop with Nanny! Mom and I were just walking around and I decided I could not help myself and peed on the a whole rack of bisquits - the look on Mom's face, I knew I was trouble. She promptly took to the big litter box ( washroom) where I was put in the corner for a sit/stay command - thank gosh I master this one last week with distractions! And she made many trips back and forth with paper towel and spray and a whole bunch off apologies - I did give Heather ( owner ) and Mom the biggest saddest berner eyes I could manage and it must have worked !!! Before we left the store I was praised for a good sit/stay and left with the only pkg of peanut butter bisquits (Mom could not clean up) Heather put them in a clean paper bag and Nanny bought those for me and a bully stick. This is only the third time I peed in an inappropriate place - first time was on Baxter's bed at Aunt Peggys, second time was on Grampys leather recliner while he was sitting in it watching TV..That time Mom told the only thing that saved my furry butt was that Maggie pooped in Mom's bedroom the week before when they were visiting...Aunty Wendy says that is what unneutered males do...LOVELY my Mom says!

HI My name is Garin - I am a 1 year old Bernese Mountain dog! I arrived from Switzerland on July 29/2008 and have been living in New Brunswick with my parents ever since. Miss the mountains but love my parents! I just had my first birthday on the 19 of May! My Mom thought it would be cute for her friends that are away to keep up with me on a blog! My Mom is obsessed with me as you will see in future posts!
I have 3 of my canadian points for my CH and am currently enrolled in Pre Novice competitive obedience and also work very hard with my Mom and the horses keeping everyone in line when I am not playing with my buds: Fergus, Cowboy and Joey! Joey and I have a love/hate relationship. More on that later...