Letter from Casey – stitches and Mommy learning to talk

Hello my dad Morgan! 

I must apologise for don’t writing for so long! My Mommy has been so very slack about leaving her computer on for me to write. 

I am so glad to hear you are getting better and am very sorry about your Mommy – we said prayers. 

First I have to tell you that I had a little accident, I cut my paw on the wooden fence that’s supposed to keep us out of the cat’s garden. It’s high – Mommy says 1.5m high – and last week me and Dex wanted to get to Daddy on the other side, so Dex jumped over (he did that so easily – he’s a very very tall boy now – Mommy calls him her little horsie) and then I did but I am not so tall and I ripped my foot. It was bleeding and I made red footprints EVERYWHERE – this is because when Mommy was trying to catch me I ran away a lot. So we ran around for a while and then Mommy shouted at me – very loudly – I did not like that. She took me to the vet lady and they said that Mommy had to leave me there for an operation. Mommy had a little cry but I really think it was because Cu and Morgan were behaving so badly – they took leads from the shelf and were crawling on the floor and pretending to be dogs – I think Mommy wanted to leave them there and rather bring me home…  

So I hate my bandages – I pull them off and Mommy has to put new ones all the time, ya, about 4 a day. Then back to the vet every second day – it’s so horrible. Then today we went back and I had to have another operation because me and Dex were especially wild yesterday and all my stitches came out. The vet lady was most disappointed at Mommy for not keeping me calm – Mommy was not happy at all about that. But I’m going to try very hard to be a good girl – I definitely don’t want to have another operation. The one cool thing is that Mom’s been letting us sleep on the bed with her – and we love to cuddle. Dad doesn’t love it so much, he gets very cross, but we all put our sad facies on (and Mom too) and then he shakes his head. On the weekend Dad came home late and he was not happy when he came to bed because it was me and Dex and Mommy and Cu and Morgan and Amber and Mashi and Zalo – all on the bed. He said he was going to sleep somewhere else. Then he told Mommy in the morning that the only ones missing from the bed were Gemma and the snake and that it’s ridiculous. Mommy called him a meanie. 

Mommy has been reading this book and I am not sure if I like that book – when she reads it she cries all the way through – but then I do like that book because when she stops reading it she TALKS to us – LIKE IN DOGGY LANGUAGE!!! How cool is that?! She told me and Dex it’s a book about talking to animals. She’s not brilliant at it yet but she is getting better. Cu can do it too – he’s really good at it – he should teach Mommy. Amber, the cat who is the boss of our house, says that sometimes she and Mommy talk and that Mommy can talk cat – just needs to learn dog. I help her though so when she tells me to sit and stuff I do it so nicely and Daddy can’t believe his eyes! And it’s nice you know, before just all that noise coming out of her mouth and how must we know what she means? So I think I actually love the book – even though it makes Mommy cry. 

I’m going to go have a sleep on the bed now – Mommy’s going out tonight and I just know Dad’s not going to let me sleep there when she’s gone. 

I will write again soon – I didn’t even tell you all my news but I’m so tired from all the stitches and bandages. 

Love
Casey-boo (and Dexie)

 

Letter from Dexter

Dear Sir Morgan

This is Dexter here! I am the boy who lives with your daughter Casey. So I’ve been thinking a lot lately and I decided to write to you to speak to you about something very very important!

I really love Casey and I would like to know if it’s okay with you if I marry her! Today, we went to the vet (which was very hectic for our Mommy because we were being wild) – me to have my stitches out, and Casey to check her ears – we are both 100%!! And Casey even helped the vet to take my stitches out – I think the vet couldn’t see them properly so Casey was showing her – and then when the vet found them Casey gave her a big kiss to say well done!! Anyway, at the vet Mommy bought Casey a new red collar and lead, and I was looking at her in the car and she looked soooo pretty in that red, so I decided to marry her. Also because we play together and cuddle and we even kiss you know! But I want you to know that I protect her and make sure she’s a happy girl – at the vet I even protected her from a black and white cat, and a Jack Russell puppy! I growled and barked so loud that it did a little wee on the floor! Casey and I laughed so hard!! I think Mommy also laughed but she was doing it secretly.

I am a very good gentleman too – I won’t eat until my Casey has got food and I let her start first! And she tells me a lot what to do – and I let her get her own way no matter what! I must say though, she can be quite a bossy girl. The only thing I don’t love is when she gets cuddles from my Daddy – I like to have all the cuddles from him – he’s my favourite. Oh, and the squeaky toys… those are also my favourites so I like to have them all. But most other things…

And I’m a really good jumper!! Our Mommy put a fence up between the front and back gardens (we get the big side and the cats get the other – although they come into our side all the time which surely isn’t fair…) and the other day Mommy was on the other side with some builder guys who came to our house and I didn’t like Mommy to be by herself like that so I jumped right over that high fence and went to be with Mommy! The builder guys got huge big eyes and one ran into the outside room and the other ran behind a big gate – I thought they were being so rude to not say hello to me, so I shouted at them! Mommy took me inside the house and kissed me a lot and told me I’m a clever boy…!!

So, if you agree that I am a brilliant boy, please let me know if that would be okay with you – I promise I’ll keep looking after Casey for ever and ever!

Love Dexter

 

Letter from Dr Casey

Hi my Dad Morgan.

So on Monday morning Daddy took Dexter away in the car and I was most upset about it. He was gone the whole morning. Then after tea time Mommy told Cu and Morgan she was going out quickly to fetch something – when she came back I saw that “something” was Dexter. I thought it was quite unfair because he got an outing and I saw that he got a new collar and lead. Mom said Dex went for an operation – she said to leave him alone but I decided I definitely wasn’t going to listen.

So, since Dex came back from the operation on Monday I have gathered the following information: the first day he lay down on his back a lot for me to do many inspections – he’s got a cut down on his tummy and stitches in there. It smells a little different and he cried a little bit if I pushed there. He also was very reluctant to play – no matter how hard I tried – I jumped and barked and even sang a bit, but no joy. On Tuesday and Wednesday he played more and didn’t cry if I pressed on his tummy. So by Thursday he was right as rain – playing nicely, even wildly, even jumping again. My official assessment is that all this was a ploy to get attention, toys and treats.

You know I went to the vet with Mommy the other day and now I have to eat really big gross pills and horrid stuff goes in my ears – it’s because they were sore. I didn’t get a new collar and lead, no toys.

Plus, he still tries to lie on Mommy’s lap all the time – I mean is he blind? Does he not realise how big he is?! I think Mommy should take him to the eye vet. I’m sure the eye vet will confirm that there is something wrong with his eyes and not his w*lly!!

I’m going to have a nap now – this heat is insane – I think I’ll have a lie down on the pool net – it’s my favourite!

Lots of love Casey-boo (and love from Dexie too)

 

Yael’s Letter to Morgan

Hi Mr. Morgan,

We love your blog and follow it on each update.  My HuMom talks so much about you, she thinks you’re really pretty, (which I am also ).  I wanted to write to you because I love your writings and adventures.

This is who I am, My name is: Yael, I am 6 months old, I’m a girl, I have 1 brother and 1 sister.  My brother is a Irish Terrier.

Yesterday was a great day, (sorry no happenings today) we swam in the river and splashed as much as we could. But clean water is terr-i-ble, mud is Beati-full.  HuDad wasn’t happy for us to get muddy, because I am a genius (like all boxers) I thought I get him in the MUDDY-SPIRT yup jump on him mud paws and all.  I was told thats No No No. No is not my word. HuSister needed also a coating. I think I can work at Plascon as a painter.

Bye Mr. Morgan
Kind Regards
Yael who love painting and needs typing help.
And HuSister.

 

Letter from Ernie – Gardening

Morgan

Please tell Casey-Boo and Dex  I have been reading their letters and decided to try and fix my mom’s garden, then  I found some cool flowers and I know my mom loves flowers so I brought them inside for her!

Ernie and his gardening efforts

Feuwwwwwwwwwwwww she was mad at me, I don’t know why as they were really pretty and the “abees” like them as well. Grumpy Frumpy that’s what I woofed when she was not listening to me! Then Claude and I pulled the nice packet of stink stuff “bone meal” around the garden and rolled in it!  Yip dad was now having a huffy!  So mom told him to put the sprinkles on. Oh boy that was fun we played some more as it was very hot.

Thanks Casey-Boo and Dex for your help on gardening!

Have a nice week Morgan, my mom says you got married – do you like girls? I don’t – yuk!
Woof da too da looooo!

 

Letter from Casey – Hercules Mommy

Hi my Dad Morgan

So yesterday was quite hectic. I had to give Mommy a really hard bite because I got my foot stuck in the window and it was unbelievably sore, and I was crying really loudly, and when Mommy came running she didn’t help me fast enough so I bit her hand as hard as I could so that she would get it out faster. Mommy said when she felt that pain from my new big teeth, it gave her Hercules’ strength so that she could lift my whole body up and free my foot! So remember that – if you need someone to be really strong – just bite as hard as you can!! I was really glad that Mommy got my foot out – I think it might have broken if it stayed there. I’m feeling better now. Mommy isn’t though – she has cream and plasters everywhere and she shouted at Daddy because he touched her hand too hard when he was cleaning it.

So Mommy let me have special privileges after I hurt my foot – I did big limps for special effect – and I got cheese and cuddles, but still not allowed to chase Zalo? Dad even gave us a big ball to play with. But that’s broken now. 

We went for a swim too – that was fun. I’ve got a special swimming style that Mom and Dad call ‘tiny baby legs style’ – I only use my front legs and curl my back legs up!! Dex isn’t so good at the swimming… he tried to do it like a fish but NO GILLS!! Daddy had to teach him how to hold his head up and then he did it right the second time. Mommy wouldn’t let us get out at the side – she says we have to swim to the steps so Dad showed us how. Now Mommy is happy because she says we’re clever to learn so quickly!!

Today I went in all by myself for lots of swims but Dex has to get carried in – so lazy!

After we swam we went to cuddle with Mommy on her towel. Mommy doesn’t like to share. She’s just being ugly though – she always tells Cu and Morgan that “sharing is caring”.

I’m happy to report that we’ve made some serious progress with the garden!! We’ve made three nice pathways through some of the plant beds and two nice big flat areas to lie and play on!! Mom doesn’t like our work – she says we can play on the grass – but that’s boring. Our big green playmat is still the best though! Sometimes Dad and Cu jump on it together and then we lie on it so we can also bounce – the best fun ever!! And me and Dex are quite good soccer players too! That game is fun. We’re also trying to learn how to do the skateboard – it’s a little tricky at times but when you get it just right it’s awesome!!!

And I’m teaching Dexie how to read! We take Daddy’s newspapers (and last week we used a book) and then we read. Dex didn’t like it so much so I said that if he reads a page his reward is to eat it afterwards!! So we read one or two newspapers every day and so far – one book!!! Clever hey!? Reading AND recycling!! I truly am genius!

I have to go now – Mommy just turned the sprinklers on and I LOVE to play in them… I also see that the ones we made to lie down are standing up again – better go and fix that!!

Lots of love from me and Dexie,
Casey-boo

 

Ernie’s third letter to Morgan

Hello Morgan 

Do you think I have clean teeth or tats as dad would say?  My mom says I pull funny face all the time and  I look like a monster and behave like one too and I am a show off! 

Ernie showing off his clean teeth..

But Coco can’t show teeth or smile………….she does paw paw paw and gets treats ………..girls yuk! 

Today it is storming again by us in Cape Town I don’t like it because the sea water takes my balls and Coco’s “thing ding” all the time…….my grumpy brother Claude the jack russel went for a swim and dad had to pull him back in……silly dweeeb!  Then mom had enough and muttered all the way home because she says we think it’s funny and dad was laughing with me when we were walking back home.  My dad say I am his buddy and best friend and the most special boy in the world.  Cool hey! 

Okay I have to bark at the birds in the garden now and see what the builders are doing….as dad say I am in charge of baddies! 

Oh boy on Saturday I played fight fight with Onex(Belgium shepherd) at school he is big and furry he is a new friend…..Ninja(staffi) was sick – lucky because he thinks Mia(beagle) is his girlfriend but she is mine and we play. Do you go to school?  I love school!!!! 

Whooof  da  loooo
Ernie

 

Letter from Casey – The New Couch

Hi my Dad Morgan

We got a new couch! Me and Dex love it but we didn’t like that it was so boring and just plain, so we decorated it for Mommy!! We were so clever – we made paint from the mud in the garden and did really beautiful patterns all over it. Then we lay on it to wait for Mommy to come and see it! Mommy didn’t see it first – Dad did – and he pulled so many funny faces when he saw it!! First was big circle mouth with big eyes, then triangle mouth with slanty eyes and then small circle mouth with closed eyes!!! He shook his head and said Mommy was going to kill us all… We were a little worried then but luckily Cu also helped and came running in and did a funny (but very artistic-like) jump and sprayed milkshake everywhere!! Dad was almost right – Mommy really was furious – she said that all me, Dex, the kids and Dad do is mess up everything she owns and that we may as well give up and become white trash. I think Mom was completely over-reacting!!

Otherwise things here are pretty usual this week – a couple of days ago Dex ate something naughty and left what Mommy called landmines everywhere in the house! And one of our snakes escaped so Mom and Cu were searching for her, and Mom set the alarm off twice so men with guns came to see if we were okay – and all that before eight ‘o clock in the morning!! Yesterday before eight… Dex did vomits everywhere – this time Mom knew what he ate that was naughty – it was Nik-Naks – she knew because Dex didn’t even bother to chew them and left orange Nik-Nak soup vomits!! All I can say is “well done Dex!” Because then Cu and Morgan got punishments because she said “Nik-Naks are not what we eat for breakfast”. Then she made them hot drinks with rusks and I managed to steal one rusk but then Dex gave us away because he was drinking the hot drink so loudly that Mommy heard and came and caught us on the table – then we all got shouted at. Dex really needs to stop giving us away – he is such a dweeb. And then I heard Mommy telling her friend that having two puppies and two small children is not a clever thing to do. Now her friend doesn’t want children or dogs!! I will try to be very good from now on so her friend will also get dogs and children.

We love that friend of Mommy’s – Aunty Jane – she’s so cool – one time she came to visit and she was wearing the softest jacket that smelled just like our chewie toys that Mom buys us and Dex tried to chew it right when it was on her!! I told him he needed to wait ’til she took it off but he wouldn’t listen. I was cross because then I didn’t get a turn to chew it either. But it was okay because we just lay next to her and put our faces in it and that smell made us go to sleep!

The other day we made Mommy cry – that was horrible – I’m never going to chew Mommy’s new shoes again – no matter how cross I am that she goes out and leaves us behind. But we only chewed one – the other one is still fine – she can wear that one! And now, for no reason at all Mommy hides her shoes and Aunty Jane puts hers up on the table if she takes them off when she comes to visit! Again, over-reacting – I mean it was just the one shoe…

I’m sending you photos Mommy took of us on the couch we decorated – as you can see Mommy has rudely covered it up with throws!!

Me and Dex on the new couch

But look how big we are now!! We are now officially bigger than Cu and Morgan – we can knock them down really easily – it’s best when they are running in the garden – just one quick bump at speed and they’re down!!! We love that game! I think maybe Morgan doesn’t love it so much because she screams for Mommy but Cu does – he’s quite quick too so makes it even more fun! I’m the quickest though! Mommy says you broke the mould when you made me… Quick, pretty, brave, clever, darling, ever-so-loyal and perfect – that’s what she says!!! She also says things about Dex – but I think Dex is her baby so she’s all soppy with him!

I’m off to have a nap now so I’ve got loads of energy for when Cu and Morgan get home from school!!

Lots of love from me and Dex.
Casey-boo

 

Ernie’s 2nd letter to Morgan

Heeelo Morgan

Whooow but you are big! Does your mom make you do exercise? I have to exersice every day, my mom say no room for fat lazy fluffy butts! I have to chase a ball on the beach and swim. Morgan it was nice to see you at the big meeting place the other day. I wanted to go talk to you but mom said you need to rest so I went over to oooooh Brandy – she made my eyes twinkle and I got all slobber out my mouth. Mom let me lick her cage and told me that was all I could do. Then we had to leave so I could go to school- my mom says I don’t have ears she must be blind. Tell Brandy I said hello and can I send Inca a birthday card for his party? I wish I had a big brother like him, I only got a big little brother Claude he is 10! mom say he is a Jack Russell with issues I don’t what that is.

Bye Bye
Ernie

 

Cheese, fish and not-so-new new kitties

Hi my Dad Morgan

I hope all your October battles are going well and that you have been winning in them!! I needed to talk to you about this thing called Cheese. Do you get cheese? I get cheese as a treat and I think I love it too much. It’s really bad. Our Dad makes me and Dex sit and wait for our cheese and we do but I shake when I’m waiting. Is that right? I think I would do anything for cheese!! The other night Dad put our cheese down and while we were waiting and shaking I planned how, when Dad says okay, to get mine and Dexter’s before Dex would realise. My plan went well but I think maybe Dex also loves cheese because when I grabbed his – he ate mine!! Sneaky little bugger that Dex.

So, weird and upsetting things have been going on here… Last week Mommy packed clothes and stuff into two suitcases and her and my brother Cu went away to a place called Airport. Then Mommy and Cu didn’t come back for days! Although on one of the days I heard Mommy talking to me from this funny little machine that Dad was holding and that was nice a bit but also very weird for me – I mean how can I hear Mommy and then when I looked behind that little machine she wasn’t even there!! Me and Dex really missed Mommy – Dad made us sleep on the floor you know!! I reported this to Mom when she got back and she laughed at me and said we grew while she was away and we’re getting too big for sleeping in the bed anyway!! I don’t think I’m happy with Airport. Then we watched a dvd with Mommy and Cu in it – they were on a boat and they were looking at very very big fish that Mommy calls Great White Sharks!! Those Great White Sharks look very scary to me but Mommy seems to love them a lot – and Cu also – he told us all about them and showed us how big they are – HUGE is all I can say… Maybe Mommy will get those now and they will sleep in the bed with her and that’s why we can’t anymore – I don’t think I’m happy with Great White Sharks either…

So the other weird and disturbing thing that happened before Mommy went away is that two men came here one morning and took our two boy cats away. Mommy said they were matty and scruffy (which are not their names!!) and she called those two men and told them to come and get our kitty brothers. So then later that same day those same two men brought two completely new boy cats here!! I am not sure about it because these two new boy cats are sort of same as the old ones but much smaller and I think and suspect that they may be not-so-new… I will watch them very carefully to see what I can see about them but I think there’s something definitely not right here…

It’s morning again and thank goodness things have gone back to normal around here! Mommy let us sleep on her bed last night and I’m so happy about it! Although I must say I’m not sure why Mom calls her bed the king’s bed – surely a king’s bed should be bigger – it’s quite annoying in the night when Cu and Morgan come to get in because then there’s no more lots of space!

I have to go now – there are sooo many flowers in the garden that I have to eat and if we don’t get started early, by the end of the day it doesn’t look like we’ve done anything!

Lots of love from me and Dex.
Casey-boo