friends in high places (part 2)...

...someone has finally come out from hiding!we're excited to welcome miss L. to the world of blogging!! (she is the sister to the famous polly, ollie & zoe)

what mom does when she goes away...

a-ha!! i've finally found evidence of mom's other life...on her camera! i thought she was leading some exotic life meandering all over the world. turns out, she just visits other dogs like us. take a look at the bold mr. E...i guess nobody told mr. E. that mom is the boss!..look at him take her on!..mr. E., i wouldn't do that if i were you...mom always wins~ just ask dad!...whatta hound!

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.!!!!

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!

pug-nacious!!!

introducing Polly, Ollie & Zoe!

hey, mom! look...they're allowed on the bed. see, i told you everybody's doing it. why can't i??

whoa...ma.....noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! please don't take the keyboard awayyyyyyyyyyy...

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 :-(

Ms. Maggie...

ehem. pardon me for a moment while i push the blog-hog Phil out of the way & take over for a post or two...we little dogs need some cyber-time too.

L. suggested that i growl my way into the scene, but i had a better idea. i just waited until my human sat down at the machine & then using my very best lap-dog techniques, i made my way to dog blog!

i like to talk about ME very much & when i saw phil's meme, i said to myself, "i simply must do that; all the cool dogs are doing it." so here goes...

1. What kind of dog are you? a Boston Terror, i mean Terrier

2. Are you a boy or a girl? i am a lady

3. How old are you? i am not telling - but i will say that tomorrow is my birthday!!!

4. Name one thing you received as a gift on your last birthday. toys, toys & more toys - i am sooooo spoiled!

5. Choose one word to best describe your physique. teensy

6. Share a quote. "If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a tail." - Fran Lebowitz

7. Have you ever been stung by a bee? If so, where? most certainly not!

8. Who's your strangest family member? Kolbe, my hound brother

9. Who's your favorite family member? my human dad - keeper of food & leash

10. Do you make an effort to be environmentally friendly? only when the environment is friendly toward me

11. If you were given a blank canvas and water colours, what would you paint? pawprints

12. When is the best time for you to take a 20 minute nap? when ISN'T a good time?

13. Your hair? perfectly coiffed

14. What do you want to be in 10 years? in the White House

15. What you’re not good at? sharing...it's mine, ALL MINE!

16. What are you wearing? absolutely nothing!

17. What aren't you wearing? my stylin' summer collar (much too hot, dahling!)

18. Your mood? curious...i am snooping around phil & L.'s turf

19. Your kitchen? i have servants, so i'm not really sure...

20. What are you thinking about right now? how to get the big white dog to play with

me

21. Love? in love with myself!

22. Foreign languages? i understand Lab & some Basset, & am fluent in Beagle

back to school...

...hog style! the boss lady (a.k.a. Baby Girl) told me i had to get a bath. i do *not* want to! please rescue me.am i clean enough yet?aaahhhh, that's better.safe, back inside my own crib. you think i'm coming outta here again?oh, for food i might stretch it a bit!clean & college-ready!!

hog blogging

yeah, you heard that right...*hog* not dog.

you see the oldest girl, who happens to be a huge animal lover went away to college & in the process of packing, asked mom if she could take L. or me or both of us along with her. of course, mom said no - something about dorm room fines & frat party abuse, but whatever.

whew, that was a close one! i've already been to duck school & it ain't pretty - for me or the school. i like it right here, thank you very much.

well, the die-hard animal lover can't last 2 semesters without a non human mammal to care for & so we now have *him*...aka the "grand hog" or "Hedge"...around for summer break.he & i don't see eye to eye, for sure. first, he's short. way to short for sport! second, he's rude. oh, you heard that right. when i try to buddy up to him, all i get is a nose full o' spikes! OUCH!! and can he guard the house?? not a chance - he lives in a cage & the loudest thing out of his mouth is a puff of air. will he fetch? do tricks for treats? comfort the sick? no, no & no! what's the point?

the crazy peeps just go nuts when he is awake, saying riduculous things like "how cute" and "let me hold him." are they insane??!?! do they not see the *spikes*?

& now they have acquired a new "hog device"...a ball that allows that crazy lil' creature to run free through the entire house, & into me when i am sleeping comfortably on the floor.oh yeah, *now* he wants to play...safely ensconced in that plastic thing from which he can taunt me but i cannot reach him. hmph!!

all L. & i have to say is when does the fall semester start?

our neighbor...

...Mr. O.

abandoned on our street...taken in by some very kind peeps...friend of everyone in the 'hood...

mom says he does commands much better than L. & i, but she loves us better anyway!

don't worry, Mr. O., she loves you too!

ain't he sweet!