Hello again!

This weekend just flew by so fast.

I got a clean bill of health from the vet, so I got to go to the groomer on Saturday.

I just love Groomin Tyme! Grace and the girls are the best! They are a very busy shop, and they take good care of us. We aren't caged,so we get to play till its our turn for grooming.

I have a lot of friends there. Dakota ( a Maltese) and I are on the same schedule, and we play till we absolutely drop from exhaustion. Then we rest a few minutes, and start all over again. Sometimes the older dogs get annoyed by us more playful ones. Once I get my bath and grooming, I am off limits for playing, so I don't get dirty. I then go and lay on my blanket and pout. I don't like it when I cant play. I just ignore everyone, and I don't even eat my snacks. I just want my Maloa to come and pick me up.I am always happy to see her.

We always go shopping after the groomers. We go to the pet store where I graduated from obedience classes, and visit some of the regular staff . I love to explore the store. I get to pick out a little snack all by myself. There is so much to see. Birds, fish, ferrets, dogs and cats up for adoption from the rescue shelter, and even snakes!!

A few weeks ago, after some of our heavy monsoon rains, I alerted Maloa to an intruder in our home. She had gone out for the evening, and when she came home, I was jumping up and down, turning in circles, panting real hard. Maloa thought I was just glad to see her. I was trying every way I could to let her know that there was danger!! Then she picked me up and somehow she turned to the door and saw it!

There was a SNAKE curled up right where she had been standing in the entry way! Our hearts were pounding so loud. I was scared out of my wits when Maloa screamed! She put me on a chair and told me not to move. Hey, not a problem for me! She went and got a broom from the garage( and really fast ,too) I don't know how , but she held the snake at bay, got the front door opened by stretching like some kind of elastic woman, and gently nudged the snake outside.
We were strong and brave, and we were shaking like crazy!

For the next two hours, Maloa all but tore apart the entire house looking for any more snakes. She was sure if there was one, there had to be hundreds! We did not find anymore. We had the heebeegeebees for days!!

A few days later, we identified the snake as a bull snake, common to our desert areas. While they are harmless, we still would rather they just stay outside.In the desert.Way up on the mountain would be good.

Our summer monsoon rains wash a lot of critters from their holes and hiding places.
Also, the lightening and thunder scares the heck out of us animals, and the winds blow down fences and gates. So just a reminder to all the pet owners to secure their yards and make sure your pets are licensed and tagged.If we get lost, hopefully someone will be so kind as to help us get back home to our families.

As always, time just flies by! I am comfortable on Maloa's lap, and ready for a snooze.

We hope you all enjoy a great week , and say an extra prayer for our soldiers.

Aloha and Blessings!

Makena