River Wading is Fun and Sometimes Sad

Yesterday we got in the car and went down to our local river. We have tried to go 2 other times and they was a humongous fanily gathering once and the other time the dam was up. So we got there and there was a couple there who I noticed was gone after they got an earful of how loud we were screaming because it was FREEZING!
We went wading and even Walterdog got in after getting used to the water(which did I mention was FREEZING COLD!!) Then Holt found a worm and named his ...Slimy. Carolina then went to find herself a worm.She named hers ...Sarah. Sarah and Slimy.Great combo. Then Carolina broke Sarah and then well we left and there was some crying on the way home from Carolina and Holt who had to put Slimy back. We then had to give Walter a bath. He wasn't very happy!!!

My Bear and WalterDog

This the dog we used to have, Bear. We got him when he was a puppy and soon realized that we couldn't keep him. He was cute and great when he was tiny and then he got bigger and jumped on Carolina and went to the bathroom in the house. One of the things about him that I hope I never forget is that he loved to get on the swing or the rocking chairs! But when we got into the car he would throw up. They are both moving objects aren't they?!?!?! So we had to take him back. And then 3 or 4 months after that me and my mama started saying "We need a dog" reapetdly to my dad. It took telling him that we would get a grown one till he said maybe. So we looked up Basset hound Rescue and we looked. So since my dad wanted a Border Collie I decided to look up Border Collie rescue and found my precious Walterdog. We laughed at his name and joked never thinking that we would own him. Yet here we are today loving him something fierce. We had to gain his trust thpugh. When we first went to go see him he would hide behind the owner's legs and play with other 8 or 9 border collies that they were fostering there. So we ended up getting him. They came over with him the day after my birthdaty party. The grown ups and Holt and Carolina went inside and I stayed out with Walter. We went to go investigate and then we went into the house. After they left Walter hid behind the couch and peeped out at us every once in a while.Then I finally got him to come into my room. Well, the first thing Walter layed eyes on was my soft WHITE! bunny rug. So, he decided to stay there. Great for him but not so great for my WHITE! bunny rug.He followed me around but wasn't eating or drinking anything atall. So, I took matters into my own hands. I grabbed the medicine dropper and a tub of water and managed to get some water in his mouth but then we still had the problem that: 1. He still wasn't eating and 2. He didn't really like me shoving water in his mouth whih I can understand. So, I dipped his treats and food in some water and sure enough it smelled good and he started eating them! And then he started to like my mom and my brother and sister.He is still scared of my dad though and I am going to leave the running away story for another day! So long! I love my WalterDog!

Pics of Walterdog!

This is my handsome border collie Walter. I have already blogged about him but i didn't have any pictures then, so i wanted to put these on here! Isn't he adorable! Short and sweet! Bye!

More About Walter, Frog Pics, and more!

Yesterday we went to my brother's tee ball cookout at Dellinger. I wanted to take Walter on his first outing so I packed treats, toys, water, a bowl, and we must not forget the dreaded plastic bags and poop scoop!!! We got there and Walter has grown an attacthment to me and mommy so when we got there he wanted to know why he couldn't be with her and me at the same time but he calmed down after a while and actually let some kids come up to him and pet him. It was funny though, because there was this little girl there probably about 5 who is not on the team and is not a sibling of a kid on the team. Well, she came up to him and started petting him and when Carolina came up to me and said '' Walter doesn't want me to pet him right now,'' or something of that nature. Well, that was a perfect opportunity for the girl (who had never seen Carolina before, therefore not knowing that Walter was actually part Carolina's dog ) to say, '' He likes me ! See ! If you rub his back he will like you like he loves me!" And with that Walter got up and Carolina stood up and left. That girl pestered us the entire night telling everyone that was a mile away from us that my dog loved her!

Last night Katie and Jud came to babysit us while my parents went out. It was fun! Today we cleaned up the yard and we are going to watch Hotel For Dogs tonight on Comcast. Apparently getting digital tellivision is really important ( for some unknown reason to me) because it is splattered all over the news: That in case you didn't know ( and I really don't know how ANYONE couldn't have heard about it as soon as we made the switch) That America Makes The Jump to Digital Tellivision. Good gracious! I stuck my finger inside a half dead caterpillar today! On accident of course! I don't think it is half dead anymore though. Very gross! Walter is still very sweet although he helped himself to some tuna yeasterday( how he got the lid off is unknown to me) and wieners last night! I guess I will go!! As for the picture of me on the frog, well... hey! we are all kids!!

VBS and whatnot

Last night was Vbs and it went really well! I am now 11 and I don't feel any older.I also passed my test yesterday so now I am done with school for the summer. We are going somewhere today and our parents will not tell us where ,but we are excited! I will post pictures of Walter soon. He is doing a lot better now that he knows that we love him. My little sister accidently let him out of the house yesterday while my mom was at the mailbox. He came right to her, though!Guess I will go now!

Mr. Good Buddy

We got a dog last Saturday.We got him from a shelter so we did not get to name him but his name is Walter. He is a border collie, has no herding instinct whatsoever and is just so adorable. However, he was beat and mistreated very badly before he came to the shelter. He bonded with my mother and I quickly,but we think whoever mistreated him was a man because even though my dad is awesome and loves animals, Walter was still a little cautious of him.Then I went to Vacation Bible School at my church and Walter got antsy and as my dad was getting the leash to take him out he slipped through the catch in the door. My dad ran so fast through our woods that feet were so cut up it wasn't even funny. Walter ran faster though, because he is a border collie and border collie are natural runners. We spent that night calling for him and then when my dad was talking to me i heard something moving in our woods. In the morning I could see that he had been camping in the woods the whole night.We called and called but we had only had him for a day and he did not trust us. So we called the lady who was fostering him and she finally got im to come out. Now he loves to jump on my bed and listen to my cd player. I have to go do math. BYE FOR NOW!