Yuki Now Knows This is Her Forever Home

I got up this morning and Nice Mister took us to a place called the back yard. I was shocked and almost had a heart attack. I saw this BIG and I mean REALLY BIG bowl of water and I said, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, this had better not be where I get a bath!!!!!!!" Did I tell you, I hate baths?

Nice Mister told me that when it gets warmer, we will go swimming. What's that? But if it has to do with this bowl of water, FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Water is for drinking and nothing else. I am gonna go hide when they come looking for me.

They took me for a car ride. Did I tell you I hate car rides? Mizu likes them but then hey what does he know? Cars scare me I don't know why. Nice Mister and Nice Lady pet me and talk to me while we go somewhere. Then we go home and I so excited we are home but scared to jump out. Sometimes Nice Mister carries me, but says sometimes, "Boy Yuki, we gotta a cutback on the food." No way, he better not or I will go on strike!!!!! Whatever a strike is. I hope car rides don't happen very often. I don't like them, did I tell you that?

When I woke up today, I realized like Mizu that this is our forever home. I was sooooo happy. I lived someplace before, but I went back to my foster mom. I don't know why they gave me back but I thought I was unlovable. But since I came here I only get love and hugs. I guess I know what my foster mom said when she said have a good life. I know they love me. Everyone who comes here loves me.

The only sad thing I can think of was that I never met my mom. When she was giving birth to all of us, she was very sick, but she did not die. However, she could not take care of us as she was real sick so they took us all away and fed us by hand by my foster mom. I think of her sometimes and hope she is ok. I look out the window and hear a dog bark and wonder if that is her coming for a visit. I want to tell her that me and Mizu are OK and this house loves us. She would be proud of how grown up we have gotten and how good we play and how good we have it at our forever home.

I think Nice Mister knows what I am thinking since he comes over and pets me and hugs and says, "Your life here will be good. On that you have my promise. No one will ever hurt or abuse you ever. I will always be here to protect you."

I know my forever home is good place to be. They will take care of us forever.

I can sleep now knowing it is ok and no one will ever send me back.

Night World...........

Mizu Discovers the Back Yard

Hi World!

I am so happy to be in my new home and know I do not ever have to find another place to live. This is way cool.

I barely remember being at a place that was supposed to be my forever home, but the people gave me back. They said I was too timid. I don't know what that means but Nice Mister and Nice Lady seem not to worry about timid since they pet me and love me and I love them back.

I love giving kisses and Nice Mister does not seem to mind but Nice Lady said, "Yuk, Mizu no kissing, I know where that tongue has been licking.." I really don't think she all that mad at me since she scratches and pets me and smiles.

I also like to jump on people, I guess cause I am so excited. They are trying to break me of that habit but I get so excited when someone visits me I just forget. I love sitting on Nice Mister's lap, but he said to me, "Dude, you have bad habit of always laying right on my nerves or muscles..." I guess I need to be more careful.


Today, Nice Mister showed me my new play area. It's called the back yard. When he first let me in there, me and sis did all kinds of zoomies and donuts. We took our toys and chased each other.. It was way cool until sis and me discovered that we was running around the largest water bowl I ever saw. I looked over the side and I could see myself. Boy, I knew I was handsome but in looking at me for the first time, words don't do justice to this face. But back to this water bowl, it is HUGE. It would take at least 100 of me and sis to go across this thing. I am kind of scared of it. I don't want to drink out of since I might fall in and drown.

I wanted to see how deep it was so I opened my mouth in awe and dropped my bone over the side. It went so deep that Nice Mister got this long stick and scooped it out. They was talking about bath time this weekend. I hope this is not where I get a bath. It is way too big and a water bowl is for drinking not bathing. Imagine getting a bath in a bowl I drink out of.. how disgusting.. Yuk. However, Nice Mister now says when it warms up, he will teach us how to swim in this water bowl he calls a pool. I don't know what swim is but for me water is to drink and the occasional bath not to play in. I guess I am a dry land kind of guy.

I will give this water bowl a really wide wide berth. I am not like sis, I have resigned myself to a bath since Nice Mister just picks me up and I have no choice. Besides, he rubs me when he uses soap on me for it is like a full body belly rub. I love belly rubs. After I am all dried off, he pets me and gives me treats. I get 6 or more. Boy do I like treats. Sometimes, I get the liver treat which is really yummy. I do donuts for those. Then after we get done, me and sis do zoomies and head and body rubs in our bed.

I think Nice Mister and Nice Lady really love me and sis. They take us out for walks. I also found about car rides. Those are really good and fun. I love the new smells, the new places and the sun hitting me and keeping me warm. They give us food and treats.

Wow it has been a wild and fun day. Time for me get some sleep... Night World..

Yuki's Adventure

Ya know, I have to train Nice Mister and Nice Lady right. So when ever I can I let them know what I want or don't want I let them know. So today, Nice Mister said it will be bath time tonight. Bath!!! Did I tell you I hate baths! So when the time came, I dropped on my belly and clamped my paws on the floor and dared them to lift me. "Come on bring it on",  I said. Then Nice Mister smiled and laughed and said, "Nice try girl, but no cigar." What's a cigar? So he picked me up and put me in the bath. Did I tell you I hate baths? After the ordeal, they did do something real nice. Treats!! All right now you are talking. Nice Mister gave me 6 of them. Yummy for 6 of them. I guess I can give in to a bath, but don't make a habit out of it. I hate baths, did I tell you that?

Then Nice Mister sits with me and rubs/scratches my tummy. I don't know where Nice Mister learned his touch, but he is good and I have had some of the best. He always seems to know where my sweet spot is.

But Nice Mister has one really annoying habit. He likes to dress me up and take pictures! Then he giggles like a schoolgirl. I am soooooo embarrassed. That is so not right. I hope none of my brothers and sisters see them. Well at least me and Mizu both get it.

Nice Mister and Nice Lady do give me treats and food. Yummmmy. Problem is that I have to learn something called manners and tricks. Stuff like sit, lay down, come, etc. Well for treats I can do that. I guess I am a foodie. I hope I am not addicted to food. I may have to go to rehab... Scary idea.

I have been looking at this picture for a while... maybe I don't look so dorky after all. Besides when you are as drop dead gorgeous as I am anything looks good on me.

Just in case you meet my brother Mizu, don't fall for the pitiful look. HE THINKS he has got it down pat. No way, they only give him treats cause he with me, the lovely one. Now for me my number 1 thing to get my way is the droolies. Nothing says sympathy more than me sitting there all behaved with a spit bubble coming from my mouth. Boy that one is a winner. Usually, Nice Lady says something like, "Yuki, are you hungry?  I just fed you." How insulting, OF COURSE I AM HUNGRY!!! Well not really, but who passes up food?

Well me and the Meez are going to bed now. I am going to dream tonight about me falling from the sky and into a pile of food..... and a place where no one ever takes a bath....and the only thing I do all day is get a belly rub........In addition I will also dream about any other ideas to 1) get more food and 2) get more belly rubs and 3) less baths... Night World......................

Mizu 's adventures

Boy since I have been staying with Nice Mister and Nice Lady, they really treat me good. I get 2 square meals a day. I get brushed and I get all these neat new toys all mine. That's different than when I was with my foster mom since there was like 10 of us to share toys. I was the smallest of the bunch, so I never got the one I wanted. Now I get my very own!!!!!!!

Nice Mister has some odd behavior. He puts me on the leash thing (I got used to it) and takes me outside and says, "Ok Mizu, potty. Come on boy." And then he stands there watching me. Some people should respect my privacy. I think he wants me to do something, but don't know what. But this happened after I got excited this mornng to get out and wet the floor. Nice Mister shook his head and said, "Ok dude, looks like you need some lesson." I thought, "What lessons? I am the complete package. Come on look at me, who wouldn't want this?? Huh??"

I got to sleep with only my sis, Yuki. That is way better than 9 other dogs who are in various states of snoring and sleeping not to mention some who have really bad breath.

One time, Nice Mister was not there. Nice Lady said he went on a biz trip, whatever that is. But it was cool, we got to sleep with Nice Lady on the floor with warm blankets. I woke up cause the floor is not so soft so I looked around in the dark and saw this thing that looked nice and soft and warm so I hopped up and curled up and went to sleep. It was warm and comfy. Not to mention it was all to myself. I never had that when I was with my other brothers and sisters. Nice Lady woke up and frantically looked around but then saw me on the fluffy thing. She said, "Mizu, how did you know a sofa is comfortable?" She took me down and I slept with her the rest of the night. She told Nice Mister about that and he said, "I can see we have a comfort kind of guy." What's comfort? If it means warm soft and nice, then you betcha I am.

Of course as I said Nice Mister has some weird ideas. See what he stuck on my head? He thought it was cute.

I have a different idea about that.

I did do some neat things.

As you know, I have lots of love to give away and every chance I get I give it away especially to Nice Master and Nice Lady since they take care of me and sis. One of my ways is to snuggle up close my way. My way is curl up between their legs if they are sitting on the floor. Sometimes they don't know I want to give love so I have pry apart their legs. It is so warm and cozy I think I get more love than what I give to them. They just pet me and scratch my sweet spot.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The next thing I found was this neat place for me to chew my toys. Nice Master calls it a hose, whatever that is. It is all curled up and when I was small dude, I could curl in there, even sleep in there. Now I am full grown and got better looking, I don't fit as well but close enough. I enjoy it on a hot day in Southern California.

I also have one good one that doesn't work so I need to work on it. I have the best pitiful look you ever saw and never has it failed me until I came to live here. Nice Mister and Nice Lady just look at me and laugh. Ok time to concentrate on that for next time. One of my best assets besides zoomies is the pitiful look. I have gotten so many treats that way. I should win an Academy Award. But Nice Mister is a tough nut to crack. I almost think he has dealt with dogs like me before. But then I say, "Naw, how could that be? Look at this, this is a one-of-a-kind.They broke the mold and burn the plans after me. Gotta be my technique. Gotta to work on that when I am alone..."

Hi I Am Yuki

Hello Everyone,

My name is Yuki (pronounced You - Key). Sometimes they call me the Yuk (YOUK). As you can tell I am drop dead gorgeous.

You met my brother Mizu. He is an alright guy for a brother. I have to admit when he not around I do miss him, but I never let him know since his head is already swollen enough.

I came to live with Nice Mister and Nice Lady when my brother did. My foster mom, Adrienne gave us bath that day. Boy do I hate baths.

They were really nice to me but they put this thing called a collar on my neck and Mizu too. Boy that thing was itchy, I could not scratch enough. Then they put this things on us called a leash. It looked really scary so me and Mizu froze so nothing bad could happen. Nice Mister and Nice Lady laughed at us. They said, "Wow, we have 2 frozen statues!!"

My foster mom told me I was the second largest female. I looked at myself and said, "I don't look so big." The biggest one went to live with Nice Lady's niece. What's a niece? I gotta remember to ask Nice Lady what a niece is. I do remember the big female too. She was a pain. She was always pawing us and wanting to play even when we was sleeping after running around all day. Boy, she was pesky. Then she went to go live at another place and I thought, "Ahhhh, finally, I am numero uno!" What happens? I go to live at a new place. Boy, I tell you no justice in this world. I never got to enjoy me being number one. Bummers.............................. Not to mention, I had to take a bath... did I tell you I hate baths?

Anyway, I am sizing up Nice Mister and Nice Lady. I gotta see what we have here. Nice Lady asks Nice Mister, "What do dogs like?" Hmmm, what's a dog? Anyway, Nice Mister lays me on my side and tells Nice Lady, "Every dog I ever owned loved a belly scratch." He starts to scratch me on my belly. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo what I deserve............................ Just keep rubbing. You can rub all night if you want to........................ I was feeling sooooooooooooooooo good............... I think I am going to like it here.

Then they have me go up stairs and I am the top when I see my brother down at the bottom. I bark at him to come up but he doesn't know how so Nice Mister carries him up. We go to where Nice Lady says we will sleep tonight. It is this plastic box with blankets and pillows inside. Wow.......... this is ok in my book. It has been a very stressful day for me (especially the bath, did I tell you I hate baths?) so I am off to bed... Night world, see ya tomorrow...

Hello World

Hi World,

I am Mizu (pronounced Me-Zoo) or as some call me the Meez. I am a handsome little devil even if I do say so myself.

I came to live with Nice Mister and  Nice Lady October 31, 2003. I got taken there by my foster mom Adrienne. I do not know my real mom since she was sick when she had me and my sister Yuki and all my other brothers and sisters. So my foster mom Adrienne took care of us and gave us lots of love and gave us food using something called a bottle. But My foster mom did tell us she is ok, but too sick to see us. Maybe one day I will so I can love her and she will be proud of me.

Then one day Adrienne told us we were going to new place to visit and these nice people will take care of us. So she drove over to this building in our crate and we met Nice Mister and Nice Lady. They played with us and petted us while Adrienne said things to them like we was not broken. I looked at me and Yuki and said of course, we is not broken. Nice Mister and Nice Lady seemed to understand and smiled at me. Then my foster mom petted us and smiled with a tear in her eye and said, "You two have a good life." I don't know what that means since I didn't know we were staying.

Then Nice Mister put this thing on my neck. Nice Mister called it a collar and they put this line on called a leash. Boy that collar thing was itchy. I had to scratch but the leash thing, me and sis never saw it before so we froze like statues since neither of us knew what to do....

At that point, I was so scared since I did not know what will happen to me. I started shaking and didn't move. Nice Mister said to me in a calm voice, "It's ok Mizu, this is your new home so you don't need to be scared." Then he scratched me on my belly and head. It felt good. Nice Mister sure knows my weak spot... Then it dawned on me, "Who is Mizu?" My name is Old Man. At least that is what my foster mom called me since she said I was so cute with all my wrinkles. My foster mom obviously knows what a handsome dog looks like.

I calmed down after I realized that my sister was staying with me. That was good since I get scared alone. But they called her Yuki and I knew her as Sugar. My foster mom said she was so sweet that she is like Sugar. I guess like me she has a new name. I wonder what Mizu means?

Anyway Yuki went with Nice Mister and Nice Lady up these things called stairs. They went up and I never saw anything like that before. Yuki went up and stood at the top and barked, "Come on." I barked back, "I'm scared and don't know how to go up these things. Don't leave me sister, I am scared I will be alone."

Then Nice Mister came back and picked me up and carried me upstairs. He was very gentle like he knew how I liked to be carried. Then they put me and Sis in a new plastic crate like we came in and I slept with Sis. I think that is when I knew I would be ok. I was tired from all the excitement so I drifted off to sleep.......