EXCITING WEEKEND

My old mom took me on a car ride to do her errands. We went to the car wash and the attendants wouldn't let us get out of the car so we rode through the car wash. This was the coolest car ride - all the brushes and sprays coming at the car and then 3 guys were drying off the windows and looking at us & smiling.

We both felt so special!

Then we went on a long walk in Marsh Creek State Park on the bike trail. The lake was frozen and people were ice skating, ice fishing and just sliding around on the lake. The only scary part was that there was a hunter in the woods with us and he had a gun. I watched him carefully.
My moms also let me stay in the house during their movie night out and shopping trip. I was a good boy and didn't chew anything or get in the trash. Maybe I won't have to stay in the basement at all soon. I love to sleep on the bed, the recliner or the sofa.

TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING I AM "JUST A PITBULL"...

I can count on my paw the times in my short life that I have been looked down on because of my breed. My owner and I are getting fed up with it.
Let me tell you about the events so you will think first before you say something about me.
1. Puppy K incident: the instructor said to the owner of a Jack Russell puppy- " Now you can tell everyone your puppy played with a pit bull" . Another time she said " I would be hard to train because I am a pit bull" . The instructor needs to judge me and not my breed. I would like to spray her with her "Bad dog" water bottle!
2. At Hickory Run State park -a family walked past (parents and 2 children) my owner and I were on the trail and the kids asked what kind of dog I was and my owner said proudly "a pit bull". The mother said "Oh.. in a negative tone and said quietly to the kids " to keep moving"
3. At a park in West Goshen, a owner walking her small dog towards us , abruptly turned and went the other way when she saw me and my owner calmly walking near the playground. She also gave me the look that I didn't belong there.
4. My owner was telling a friend on the phone that she slept with me every night and the person said " Is that safe?"
My owner is great and reassures me every day -"that I am a good boy" and " pitbulls have a bad reputation and it is the owners that are bad not the breed."

I am getting so frustrated that I want to WOOF LOUDLY that "pitbulls are nice dogs too". Give me a chance to get to know you.

A SLEEPY DAY

My obsessive mom took these photos of me and insisted that I put them on my blog or she wouldn't give me my milkbones. Bribery will get her what she wants. You don't bite the hands that feed you. These photos are so embarassing but I am tired today after playing so much at Puppy 1st grade last night with Reilly and Murphy. My old mom also had me doing 10,000 steps with her today so I am dog tired. Nighty Night!!

A NEW TOY

My obsessive old mom got a new toy that I can use too. It is an MP3 player that she can clip on her belt. It is bright pink- Not my favorite color - I am a cool dude- remember!

Then the earphones can go on my ears or hers whoever wants to listen to the book or music. This isn't quite as good as a chew bone from Petco but it will do.

She better share or there will be biting and NO "Mommy kisses".

She sync-ed a book called " The Dogs who found Me" by Ken Foster to our MP3 player so I will be listening to that this week on our walks and maybe when I am chillin' in my crib if you get what I mean.

A NEW YEAR 2009- 8 MONTHS OLD

A long walk in Ridley Creek State Park. I ran with my sister full speed. I played with my friend Sadie and I am tired. I drank cold water out of creek and saw many dogs, people and bikers. I saw a great Dane that was the size of a small pony. I don't want to meet up with him on a dark night. He was one big scary dude!

EAUDIOBOOKS ,OVERDRIVE AND MORE

I am playing on my moms’ laptop again and found out I could listen to books and watch videos. I read through the Overdrive PDF files and downloaded the Overdrive Media Console. I used her library card to download a couple of books to listen to and also downloaded a video to watch. I listened to Marley and Me by John Grogan and watched a video "King of Ants" about football. I also practiced downloading my eaudiobook to an MP3 using Windows Media Player.

I WILL BE A HAPPY DOG IN 2009 USING THIS LIBRARY SERVICE!!


I love to explore, discover and play.

MY OLD MOM'S THOUGHTS ON THE "23 THINGS PROJECT" AND MINE TOO!

The entire purpose behind the "23 Things Project" was to Explore, Discover and Play.
I enjoyed blogging and using the online image generators the most. I used my web html skills to add gadgets to my blogspot blog.

My family and co-workers enjoyed reading my blog which was the “diary of a pit bull puppy” and we laughed together about the photos on it. I enjoyed being creative in making “Ace, the puppy” do the 23 Things and his comments as a puppy were sometimes funny.

I noticed that some items on the “23 Things Project” took more than 15 minutes to review and wondered how every staff person was going to find the time in their work day to complete.

I also wondered how all the people on Facebook and MySpace find time to keep their pages up to date. Are they staying home working on the computer rather than meeting with their friends “face to face”. Maybe that is why some individuals never make eye contact, are not "people friendly" and are so impatient doing such things as “waiting in lines” and “don’t know how to react to problems such as “ the cable going out" or "no electricity”.

Can you imagine if every day – you felt compelled to make an entry into your blog, check your e-mail accounts, update your facebook or myspace, check your voicemail, do twitter, put pictures on snapfish, search the internet and search you tube and do some online chatting? When would you find time to “visit with friends”, “shop”, “walk the dog”, “workout”, “read” and “work”?

It is all about choices – what do you want to do with your time?

Overall I learned many new skills but life is too short to be tethered to my computer or phone.
I want to Explore, Discover and Play Untethered.

A LIFE ON A TETHER IS NO LIFE AT ALL!

POCONOS TRIP

Enjoyed the snow and wallking in Hickory Run Park with my moms.

Here are some other pictures of me at the Poconos house.
I am carrying a 5 lb weight in my mouth.
Sleeping is my favorite thing to do next to eating and chewing.
Above I am sleeping on my leather recliner with mom
and to the left - sleeping in the car on the way home.

Good night to all - pleasant dreams.

Happy Holidays from Ace

The vet tied a ribbon to my collar and I look cute. Check out my photos.
When I am hungry- I carry my bowl to my moms to remind them.

Shouldn't they just feed me twice a day????

PODCASTS

I am learning about podcasts using PodcastAlley and Odeo websites. I searched for my old mom on the words "library" and "web design" and found more hits with PodcastAlley. I didn't find Odeo helpful- I would rather go on an "Oreo Cookie Search" than a "Odeo" search anyday. Maybe instead "a Rodeo" would be fun. The podcasts that interest my mom were: PALINET Technology Updates and News for Web Designers. I didnot include the web addresses because you need to be on PodcastAlley site to read their content. I put the podcast that interests me on my sidebar "The Puppy Blog".