Dear Jetta-Bean,

It's the new year! 2009. I know that doesn't mean anything to you other than we're both home with you today interrupting your day long nap. Don't worry I'll give you lots of treats to make up for it.

I'm amazed that you're a very time oriented dog. Even though you have no clue today is New Year's day, on other normal days you can feel when it's 6pm and JRK should be home. You sit and mope at the front door. You can feel when it's a Sunday, your usual day to go to the farm to run. It never fails about 2pm on Sunday's you get antsy and whiny if we're not getting ready to go out the door. Sometimes we leave the house on those days and you have to stay home, you stand at the door with your puppy dog eyes not understanding why you can't come along. That face breaks my heart.

I'm amazed at the English words you seem to know. My mom even said she believes you understand us when we talk to you. Somedays it's hard to have a normal conversation in the house because if we say a word you know or a word that sounds similar you go nuts. TREAT and WALK are particularly bad words. Your little head almost explodes with excitement at the sound.

I know the Dog Whisperer, Ceasar Milan would not be very impressed with us if he saw the level of excitement we create when we say those words. It is getting out of control, I guess this year we'll have to work on that.

In any case I love you.