The Happiest Place on Earth

Boy was I excited yesterday when I heard we were going to Tibet! I had heard about Tibetan monks, and I figured they must be as fun to chase as Chip monks.

Then I was informed that we were not going to Tibet, but to the vet. I need to listen more carefully… Well, I was still excited. Since my mom, Scoche, seemed quite glum, I tried to cheer her up by telling her we were going to the vet. It didn’t seem to help.



When we got to the vet, it was even better than I’d imagined. You wouldn’t believe it. There were all sorts of animals and people to meet. I think they might have signed me in under the breed “social butterfly”! Okay, that was a dumb joke…sorry. But it was so much fun! They even had cats caged up, all ready to be chased. I was all ready to make a go of it, too.


But just then, guess who walks in but the girl with the blue shirt! She was the first person I ever met when I came into the world last year. We had a lot to talk about. Sixteen months worth, in fact. She was so happy to see me that she gave me a special tour of the back room and even let me play the “weigh the dog” game. (We have a private joke between the two of us. She says “don’t let the tail weigh the dog” and I say, “every dog has its weigh!” Well, like I said, it’s a private joke.)



After that game, we played “hide and seek.” I went with mom and the humans into a little tiny room. I could hear all the other animals trying to hide, barking and all that nonsense. I counted as high as I could (23), but they must have wanted more time to hide because we weren’t allowed out of the room yet. After a long time, they only let mom (Scoche) out. She was gone a long time, so I was kind of laughing because she must not have been able to find any of the other animals. Naturally, she came back, still looking downcast. I told her she should try again, and look in the cages – that’s where they tend to hide.

But just then the nice man came in to tell her that she was going to have puppies! I thought that would cheer mom up, but she wasn’t very expressive. I think she should have at least said “thank you.” When we left, they completely forgot to give them to her anyway. That’s too bad, because I was looking forward to playing with them. Maybe next time.

What a great day. I can’t wait to go back to the vet again! Though I still need to get to Tibet and chase those monks.