talent

i should know that when Little Man heads for the treat container, my "job" will be all the more interesting.he asked mom if he could dispense an afternoon surprise, & she said, "of course...& be sure to give the hounds one of the Christmas specials."oh, i'm all for specials! little did i know...if i thought balancing my daily biscuit on my nose was something, well...this was something else!! look at me, people...4 strips!!FOUR!!!on my nose! i'm good!oh, yeah...i'm very good!! & with the command "back" i was all over for those 4 strips...

phrequent phil photos...

this is me, staring at the rain...this is me, giving my very best pity-look...this is me, giving my very best pity-look to the other person nearby, just to be sure it is noticed...this is me in hound heaven...getting my pity-look-success-ear-scratches!i love you, man!!

resolutions...

what is a dog to do?? i thought i might jump on the new year bandwagon & do some of my own resolutionsbut mom was not impressed. maybe you can help me understand why...

i resolved:

to eat at least one biscuit during every waking hour (they're doggy 'health food,' right??)...to run the entire loop of my neighborhood-unleashed! at least 3 times each week (exercise is good, right??)...to empty the trash for mom every single day (pulling my weight around here with the chores, right??)...& to help out with every holiday clean-up for the whole year (special, seasonal help is good too, right??).

mom said no. to every single one. can you believe it???she was more into resolutions such as...no more barking at my reflection in the window.no sneaking up onto the new couch.& no more stealing things that do not belong to me for chewing

awwwww, c'mon mom, you take all the fun out of this new year thing! would somebody please toss me a biscuit!

a sad day...

we're sorry to have to post this, but one of our dear friends has passed on...hedge we will miss you :-(