Safety First!

Hi again!  It's me, Toby.


I wanted to share my new toy with you.  It seems like I have quite a few toys in the house, but this one is for the car.  I like to go on car rides with Mandi to the park, but I don't like to sit still and I can't see out the window, and I usually wind up on Mandi's lap trying to see by putting my feet on the steering wheel.  She says this is not helpful and that I have to sit in my own seat, plus, it is not safe for me to just bounce around in the car. Because of all that, I give you...my new car seat!

This is my new car seat. I helped Mandi put it together in the kitchen, and then she let me play in it to make sure I liked it.  She even gave me treats to jump up and sit in it.  It has a pillow in the bottom that feels soft to sit and lay down on.

Once she put the car seat in the car, I was ready to go!  The car seat buckles into the car the same way a child's seat does (or so I'm told, I've never seen a child riding around in a padded box seat).  I wear my special safety harness for the car, and my harness hooks into the clip in my car seat.  Now I can see outside the window and look at all the kids on school buses, and I don't have to bother Mandi as she drives me around town.  I sit in the back, where all cool puppies sit. None of this front-seat business for me!  I don't whine or cry, because I know we are going to the park, or somewhere else fun, and I can't wait to get there. 

Here's another picture of me in my new seat.  Every now and then I lean over and check out the traffic (why aren't we at the park yet?) and make sure Mandi is going the right way.  I am on a mission to check out all the fun parks in the area.  This weekend, Mandi and I went to Conway Park in Creve Coeur.  This park is great for people and dogs.  It has a 1 mile walkway around the park, with a great fountain and lake in the middle - more geese for me to play with - and it even has a dog park!  I am not big enough to play at the dog park yet, but I'm told when I am 6 months old we can go back and play.  Even so, we had a great time walking around the park and checking out all the good smells. I was so excited I ran everywhere, back and forth, forth and back.  I must have turned that mile loop into at least 2 miles with all my sniffing around.  It was so much fun. 

When we got back to the car, I was so tired.  I even asked to be carried half way back and Mandi told me, "no way, walk the whole way back."  I was so tired I couldn't even sleep. My new car seat was so comfy, I just laid there and stared at the ceiling.

More proof how much I love my new bed.  Once we got moving, I let my head fall back and just enjoyed the ride.  I love riding in the car now.

When we got home, Mandi tried to wake me up to go inside, but I was too sleepy.  I tried to tell her that the sun was in my eyes and that I could sleep better if she would move the car, but she didn't buy it.  She picked me up and took me back in the house for a snack.

Whew! After all that work and playing at the park, I was all tuckered out.  I snuggled up in my bed for my afternoon nap and dreamt about my next trip to the park.  See you then!