yo, i've got somethin' to say...

geesh, mom! a little blog time for me, m'k??!?!...i mean, look at this *face*...my adoring public has been missing me! heck, i even got a bath just for the occasion...& L. too...yo, L., get that leg outta your mouth...& smile for the blogosphere...yep, we're back from summer break! let the fall fun begin...

things that make my people laugh...

blogging this video runs the risk of boyworld getting the idea that *i* might be trainable in this way...

let's hope not...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQzUsTFqtW0


now, i wouldn't mind seeing L. on that thing!! (wink, wink)

forgotten...

sniff, sniff...ok, well, maybe not really forgotten, but i'm going for the pity factor here with mom. thanks, frances, for the shout-out to the group, because i think that is what finally goaded mom into letting me blog again.

more. than. a. month., people!! that's how long it's been.

if *i* had opposable thumbs, this tra-ves-ty would have never happened. mom blames it on things like travel & school. i'm not buying it any longer. with my very best hang-dog look...i convinced her to give up a saturday morning for me, me, ME!! i must be fair here...since our last post mom really has been busy. she really did travel. a lot. without us. for one of her trips, dad stayed home which meant super spoiling for me! no need for him to sneak the people food our way. nah, he just tossed us parts of whatever he was enjoying...couch surfing became our official sport. the one downside...he is clueless in the biscuit department. we went days, people, *days* without biscuits. [note to self...tell mom to leave him a note next time!] what about the times when everyone traveled but L. & i, you ask? well, let's just say that our kennel time was 'educational' & 'enlightening' this go around. we boarded where we have always boarded for the last 8 years, but when mom picked us up, she was flipping mad. oh, you do not want to see mom like that. our dog bed was saturated in urine. we, & i quote, "stank to high heaven." mom tossed the pillow, gave us 2 baths (L. was beside herself over that one!) & said 'never again' to the kennel.that seems like a good thing, but really, in just a few short weeks we would need to stay *somewhere* while mom & the gang went in airplanes (L. & i do not do airplanes). oh happy day for us when one of mom's sweet friends recommended this fine lady!!! Ms. K., you rock!!!! L. & i have died & gone to boarding heaven! last week we luxuriated in cushy digs & lots of love. when we came home, mom noticed that L. was not in her usual post-kennel catatonic state...she was actually, dare i say, normal! sweet sigh of contentment!

friends in high places

word on the coconut telegraph is that polly, ollie & zoe's mom is on the cusp of blogging...c'mon miss L. (not to be confused with our elusive L.), plu-leeeezzzeeee do!!!

we love you miss L.!!!!

it's about time!

geesh mom! when you take a vacation could you give me a little more leash? it's been a month since i've posted.

ok, people...not. my. fault.!! mom & that jet lag thingy...what can i say. time for a bit of catch-up here...

L. is still lazy.

no one at my house read the memo from the previous post (whaaaa??).

but seriously...what's new?

another trip to the vet. oh yes! i needed one of my vaccination updates. now that put hound patrol on high alert...another kennel call??? nope. not that i can foresee. whew! L. came along too...for what, you ask? a manicure!!!!! mom has officially called trimming the priss' nails quits. our delightful Dr. M. is much better at it...plus, he has a muzzle!!!!! believe it or not, L. only growled once during the whole thing. i guess she sees that resistence is futile (especially with mom!).& finally...would someone please turn off the thunderstorms??? please. we had one friday night that was especially bothersome for my sensitive self. not even the bathtub or shower would suffice. mom was reading in bed & i snuck onto the forbidden space...one paw at a time. (hey, pollie, ollie & zoe can do it!) she arched an eyebrow over her novel & then dove for the camera!it bought me some time& a few ear scratches of pity.but as soon as that storm roared away, it was back to the doggy bed for me. hmmmphf.

today it is sunny & so that means boat time!!! woof!!! last night dad let me come along for a sunset cruise...but he would not let me sample his catch. darn.today i was front & center on the bow for a tidal creek cruise...only mom would not let me chase those tall white birds, no way, no how.& this afternoon, it is nap time!! oh how i love these *dog days* of summer! keep chillin' till the next time, phil

blogiversary!!!!

yep, that's right...here at dog blog it's our one year blogiversary...grab a slice of cyber cake & a party hat (or 2!!!)& take a trip to our very first post! & the post that introduced our elusive L.!thank you so much for visiting over the past year...we enjoy your ear scratches & head pats very much! & thank you to our blog guests...ms. maggie, kolbe, hedge (we miss you, buddy) & pollie, ollie & zoe!

on vacation!

mom is gone!! she took dad on a jaunt somewhere beyond my leash-reach. boy, yesterday it was hard to see them go.out the door went consistent biscuit access. but on the upside...i am fairly certain that i can sneak up on the couch now without repercussions!(don't tell mom!) dog blog will be on break until mom returns with her camera...ciao for now...lots of love~~phil & L.!

ignored...forgotten...abandoned...

oh, woe is me...

do you see the last date mom let me have some blog license?
i am feeling very rejected of late, slightly depressed even.

first we were invaded by a group of those college types & that hedgehog.

(ok, so they're pretty...but what about *ME*????)

then there was K-Bug's birthday.

my boys have been doing school all. the. time.

mom was writing papers. (she claims to be done, but is only until the next class begins.)

dad was working late & on call & tired when he got home.

all of them were chasing the weather channel crew around our beach.

Big Bro had before-the-crack-of-dawn drivers' ed.

what have i had???...

displaced attention with the hog in the house.

a forgotten birthday!!!!!!!!!!! it was on 9/11...send presents!

a messed up first-of-the-morning jaunt/feeding/biscuit schedule.

forgotten biscuits!!!

too much home-alone time.

no football tosses in the evenings.

they even left me on the dock while they went on the boat (even after i promised not to jump in the water while dad was full throttle!).

L. says all of this just means more time for naps...more time for extra cushy naps on things not for dogs...more time to stop & smell (& even *eat*) the flowers...

(yeah, her new nickname should be "basil breath"...you should see mom's plant, or should i say "stalk"!!!!)

though she is struggling with that biscuit/feeding schedule change, she did note that we have received some extra pity biscuits in this ordeal!

somebody please tell mom to get back to her usual routine...i've got things to say on this blog & a make-up birthday to celebrate!

phil blogging - NOT

this is the blog...

this is phil at my feet dreaming about the blog...

any questions?