Last Post weekend of December 6th-8th

I was up at UNH this past weekend because I had the weekend off of work. I spent it all with Kylie. We walked around campus everyday in the frigid cold, but it seemed to not bother Kylie in the slightest bit. I think I want to get her a coat, some booties, and custom pajamas for Christmas to help with the cold.

Kylie loves being out in the snow. It seems strange, due to the fact that she is an Australian Cattle dog. She can't get enough. She also gets a little too excited to play as well because she likes to attack the big puffy gloves I wear outside when I play with her.

This weekend I bought Kylie some treats and a nice dog bone to chew on. I went home Monday morning only to receive a text from my buddy who is watching her that she ate the whole bone and has been unresponsive to going outside and having trouble walking. Of course I am thinking it is the shards of bone hurting her, but I couldn't get to see her until Yesterday afternoon when I got to UNH after work. When I got there she was so excited to see me, she booked it out the door and ran around. Instantly peed and pooped for me. So, maybe she was just depressed that I had left her. She had no problem going to the bathroom or walking when I was reunited with her.

For winter break, I am going to stay at my buddy's place so I can be with my baby girl, until the semester starts back up and my friend can watch her again. I miss having her around me everyday, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices in order to get want you want in the long run. This is just a temporary move for the both of us, until I have my own apartment.

Thank you for reading about Kylie and I. I had fun this semester chronicling our lives with you.

Thanksgiving

Kylie went to my buddy's girlfriend house for Thanksgiving. I was out of the state so I was not able to spend time with her. I was very thankful that she could do me this huge favor.

When Kylie got to her house she did an unacceptable act that I have never witnessed before in my life, since I have owned her. She went right into the living room and took a big poop right in the middle. My buddy's girlfriend said it was probably because her other dog scared her and she was totally fine with what Kylie had done considering it is a new environment.

Later on as Kylie and the other dog got acquainted, Kylie decided to be a bully and pick on the other dog to show her dominance, I guess. She also tore apart two of the dogs chew toys, throwing the stuffing everywhere. Other than that, Kylie was a good girl and the whole family loved her presence. She is always welcomed there if I ever need help with watching Kylie.

I asked if Kylie had any Thanksgiving turkey, etc., but Kylie did not have any. She had turkey flavored dog food though with a little helping of gravy on top. She wasn't completely left out of Thanksgiving though!

Weekend Away

During Novemeber 15-17, Kylie went with my fraternity to their bi-annual weekend away. The whole fraternity takes a weekend to go someone place as a brotherhood event. This weekend they went up to Bryant Pond Station in Wells, Maine.

The place is absolutely gorgeous. Everyone has a bed, including Kylie. Here she gets to frolic outside by herself due to the isolation of the house. I heard she was treated like a queen, eating with the boys at the dinner table with a fat, juicy steak.

On Saturday, the boys took her hiking with them on a trail we have gone on twice before. sadly, Kylie decided to take matters into her own "paws" and leave the group for more than an hour. As she returned to the worried boys, one of the brothers noticed her limping a little. Further investigation proved that she apparently fought a porcupine. She had a few quills stuck in her right paw. She is totally fine don't worry.
She rested for the rest of the evening, getting pampered by the boys.

The next day, she woke up my buddy by licking his face only so she could be let out to go to the bathroom and let him know that they were the only ones left in the house as he and two other brothers over slept. She was their alarm clock. They had a nice 4 hour journey back to Durham, NH. Apparently she had a wonderful weekend with the boys.

Post-Halloween Laziness

The weekend after Halloween was really relaxing for Kylie and I. We were exhausted from the shennigans we experienced at UNH for Halloween.

I decided to stay home with Kylie and do our normal routine. Wake up, go for a walk, let me play video games, go play outside, come back inside and watch some Netflix, then we went out for our nightly walk before resigning for the night.

These are the days that we really bond with one another because we are always together, never leaving one's sight. It makes me appreciate her more and more every weekend we do this. Sometimes it's better when we don't go for an adventure.

Unfortunately, this past weekend was the last one I had with her because of my job is on the weekends now and the my sisters apartment does not allow dogs. She never told me this, I had to find out the hard way.
With that said, I have a friend who will watch her at UNH for the time being until I save up enough money to get my own apartment.

(the weekend of Novemebr 8th-10th)

Halloween

UNH seemed like a great spot to celebrate Halloween and get weird. The sad part of the whole experience is that I forgot Kylie’s bumble bee costume at home. I had to improvise her costume as soon as possible.

 

I searched all over the place for something for her without having to spend any money because I had already. There I saw off in the distance sitting in the frat house, a pair of abandoned sunglasses. So I grabbed the sunglasses and popped out the lenses. It was perfect! Kylie was now a hipster dog!

I personally thought she looked better than my girlfriend and I, which we were dressed as Calvin and Hobbes. Kylie also got more compliments than us, but I think it was just from the fact that she is a dog who looked too freaking cute.

Kylie enjoyed the party we at. She got to smell all the people, get rub downs from all the girls, and most of all she was able to get into the trash, her favorite thing to do!

At the end of the nigh, Kylie and I passed out. Well, I did. Halloween was a success for us. And as you can see Kylie took up the entire bed leaving me barely any room to get comfortable.

I do not know what we are going to in the following week. We might just relax and take it easy, but who knows. Plans always change and something exciting might come up. So stay tuned to see what happens.

Dover, NH Garrison Hill Tower

For our latest adventure, Kylie and I took a drive out to Dover, NH. There was a particular spot that I wanted to go to for the magnificent view. We had to drive up this ridiculous hill that was practically a 60 degree slope. It seemed like we were going to flip over as we drove up. There was no way in hell that I was going to walk up that hill.

When we got to the top, we saw the tower that we were to climb, in order to see the vast landscape. This tower sits atop of Garrison Hill. I don’t know how tall it is exactly, but it's tall enough to overlook Dover and the surrounding towns.

I don’t like heights, mainly from an incident when I was at the Hoover Dam and my brother pretended to throw me over. This tower though is not nearly as high as the Hoover, so I could deal. Kylie on the other hand, she ran all the way to the top leaving me behind, winded and exhausted from the spiraling stairwell.

Kylie and I stayed up there for about an hour enjoying the view and eating our lunch. It's a nice quite place to sit and observe nature at its finest.

Next week…….Halloween at UNH. 

Stayed Home

I stayed home this past due to my car being broke down with a rear brake sticking. I couldn't drive anywhere because I dropped my car off at the garage to get fixed.

With that said, Kylie and I just stayed around the area and walked around. We didn't do anything spectacular besides lounge around the apartment, which I actually love to do! The only thing that Kylie and I did was go on a walk with my two nieces on Monday when it was damp and rainy out. For some reason the girls wanted to go out with us that day, but not when it was better out. I am sure they did that just to be out in the rain.

I picked up my car on this past Tuesday so I will be back in business to travel. I will be heading up to UNH this weekend, but I will document our trip to Dover, NH and anywhere else exciting besides Durham, NH.