Guess what they got me now.

As if leaving me to fend for myself while they go on vacation wasn't enough, it seems my family now wants to torture me. They got me a new collar that has a bunch of little prongs inside it that stand up when I try to pull away. It doesn't really feel very good. I mean it's fine when I walk nicely, but when I try to chase a cat or something, I can't pull nearly as hard before the prongs poke me in the neck, causing me discomfort. So now I have to walk nicely on the leash without pulling or my neck gets turned into a pincushion (Ok, they're not actually sharp. I'm just being dramatic, but it still makes tug-o-war a whole lot less fun.) What could possibly be the point of this thing, anyway?

We all know what this means...

So, you remember the week I spent at home last year while the family cavorted around the countryside in a rented RV? Well now they've gone and bought one of those behemoths! Obviously, I'm going to be spending a lot more time alone starting now and I'm not very happy about it. They already left me alone overnight while they went to pick it up. This is only the beginning, I'm sure.