House all to myself...sorta

So N and J have gone back to work this week. That means I have the house all to myself..well sorta. When they go out, I have to go in my crate.... Chew on baseboards when you are a puppy and knock one plant off the side table that one time and they never let you forget about it...Oh wait, I guess I also chewed on the remote and the wii remote...Ok maybe it is warranted.

I had gotten used to them being at home these past  couple of weeks though. So much so that yesterday I tried to see I could get them to stay home by taking a really long time going down the stairs on the way to my crate. I even stopped in the middle and just waited...it didn't work. Oh well.

My crate isn't too bad though. I definitely like my big one much better than the one that I came over in on the plane (shudder). Plus when they are out I can sing as loud as I want, and sleep and gnaw on my paws with nobody to complain. And they have really comfy pillows in there and some of my favourite toys.

I do like it when the come home though. We have a great routine. They come in the door and usually wake me up but that is ok. Who can sleep when your best friends come back anyway! Anyway, one of them lets me out and I always run to the other one. I then go back and rescue one of the toys who had kept me company all day. I have a few favorites that I try to rescue first. Leggs, Pinky, Moose (or so N and J call them). The choices have expanded though since Christmas and I must say that sometimes it get kind crowded in there, especially N has done a "Great Toy Round-up". Anyway, I go rescue a toy and then run upstairs with it, inviting J to follow so that I can pounce on him and lick him. Sometimes N comes up too and I give her a cursory lick, but really I like to pounce on J because he lets me lick him more.

So to all those puppies out there who are also crated when your best friends are out of the house, my advice to you is make it your own, come up with a ritual that you enjoy and know that they will always come back. And for those who are not crated, let us know how it is on the outside ;)