Wow, the circus has come to town. I have Finn (Mom's 9 month old Doodle pup) for a week. It's a constant battle for who is the top dog and Zippy always wins but I have to give it to Finn for trying.

They are the perfect tug of war partners though, they both loooooove sticks and every time they go outside they wind up playing tug of war with the sticks laying around the yard. Yesterday Zippy grabbed a stick and then proceeded to smack Finn with the stick until Finn grabbed his end of the stick for tug of war.

Zippy ignores the TV unless there is an animal noise and then his ears perk up but Finn actually watches TV. I bent over him and watched his little eyes, he follows the action on TV! It's the funniest thing. He especially liked the documentary on Hyenas.

I read that to keep your mind alert and to avoid dementia and Alzheimer's in old age you should get exercise and do brain teaser stuff. I started in on crosswords but have found soduku. Wow, I love that game and now totally understand how people get sucked in. It's numbers logic and I love it. I have been playing every day, I hope that means my short term memory will get some assistance. I swear I have the worst memory on the planet.