Harvey here! As a special birthday treat, Mom let me do the blog tonight. As you might have heard, I turned three years-old today. Mom and Sissy helped me celebrate all day, especially tonight (see the picture). Although we couldn't find the Scooby-Doo party hats and the real birthday candles, we had a fun party anyway. Dad kept muttering something about "no more terrible twos", but I don't know what he was talking about.

You might wonder how I got into this family in the first place. Well, my first family had some changes in their lives last year and didn't feel like they could take care of me properly anymore because of working and going to school. My then-mom called my now-mom and asked for advice about what to do. I had been coming to stay at Scooter's since I was just five months-old, so they knew me really well here. Anyway, without even asking my now-Dad, Now-Mom said "Harvey can live with us!"

Not being little dog people before, I had to teach them a few things about us guys in the smaller packages. Now-Mom loved learning how cozy it is in the bed every night when I sleep next to her under the covers. Now-Dad likes having a pint-sized little buddy to help with chores. I think my sissy, Velvet, likes it when I jump on her head when I want to play. I love living out in the country where there are lots of distractions to keep me occupied, like squirrels, chickens and rabbits. Plus, I'm an excellent security monitor and my family always yells my name when I start my shrieking bark to alert to danger. I'm sure they are thanking me for my service! More soon....