Wordless Wednesday

Merry Christmas from Stella and Darwin!

Stella and Darwin were pretty excited this morning! They love to watch Maizie open her presents from Santa Claus!

After all the excitement Darwin lays his head down on some toys to rest. How cute is it that he lays down right by Maizie's new calendar that says, 'Pooped Puppies'?! So sweet!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Merry Christmas!

Boomer and his Kitty

Today I was visiting with my buddy Boomer. He agreed to model for a few shots. On top of his head is one of Chloe's little cats. Too cute!
After a while he got sleepy from balancing the kitty on his head and decided to be a reindeer sleeping. What a sweetheart!

Wordless Wednesday Merry Christmas Edition

Darwin Visits the Vet

Today Maizie and I had to take Darwin to the vet. Whenever we were outside for him to do his "duty" I noticed it was taking longer than normal. I bent over to take a peek and saw that his anal glands were probably infected. Eeeeeew! Poor doggie. This is a first for Darwin.

At the vet Maizie weighed Darwin and he came in at a whopping 56 pounds.

Next Maizie weighed herself while Darwin watched. Too cute!

Waiting always gets a bit boring.
Once in the examination room Maizie entertained herself by drawing on the dry erase board. What a cute drawing!
Darwin required a shot in the sore. Ouch! He did not make a sound though. We were sent home with directions for warm compresses and a strong antibiotic pill. I am so glad we noticed this quickly and before the holidays. Darwin seemed to feel relief with the warm compress. I thought we would be wrestling him to the floor but he was very cooperative.

He is resting now.

Ten Peeves That Dogs Have About Humans

1.Blaming your farts on me....not funny... not funny at all !!!

2.Yelling at me for barking.I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT!


3.Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?


4.Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose.Stop it!


5.Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.


6.The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain.

7.Taking me to the vet for "the big snip", then acting surprised when I freakout every time we go back!


8.Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

9.Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur?


10.How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous.

Now lay off me on some of these things. We both know who's boss here! You don't see me picking up your poop do you?

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.
A DOG ALWAYS OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
CATS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT!

Thanks to DJKirkby for this one.

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What You Dogs Looking At?

This is what I see every time I am at the bathroom mirror. For some reason the dogs are fascinated with watching me put on my makeup or brushing my teeth. Stella also likes me to point the blow dryer at her face so she can jump up and lick the air. It is really weird. I guess she is a weird dog, so it is fitting. Eventually Stella can't sit still and jumps into the tub despite being reprimanded regularly for doing so.

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Maizie's Doggie Photography

Maizie, my nine year old daughter has taken a liking to my iPhone. She especially loves taking photos of the dogs with the iPhone camera. Here are a few of her latest photos. Enjoy!

The Dog Park is Muddy & Cold, Stella is Growing...Kinda

Today we went to the dog park. It was a muddy mess! Stella and Darwin ran around while I watched nervously. I was praying they would avoid the gigantic mud pit in the middle of the park. Stella loved leaping across the mud puddle while Darwin chased her.

This winter I have a feeling pictures from the dog park will be few. It is freezing out and my fingers just don't do well holding the camera with mittens, scarf, hat and big coat. I am a wimp...I know.

I will do my best to come up with entertaining doggie pictures this winter. They just won't all be from the dog park.

I can't believe how big Stella is? At the same time I am like....okay...she is supposed to be an Australian Cattle Dog? Stella is so tiny compared to other cattle dogs. Hmmm...she still has some growing time left so it will be interesting to see how big she gets.

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Ring Around The Rosie!

Stella had a great time chasing after Lucy, a beautiful shepherd mix. Maizie loves Lucy! Lucy loves playing ball but once you get her started she won't play anything else. So, for a while she was being encouraged to play with her puppy buddies. Do you see little Louie way in the back? What a cutie. Louie is a West Highland White Terrier.
Niblet, the lil' Rat Terrier was a tad shy. Stella was thrilled to be with a dog smaller than her.Stella outgrew her first collar so we bought her this cute one at Target. You can tell she thinks she is cool.
Louie and Lucy found the deserted red ball to play with. Once Lucy found this she was hooked.
Niblet likes to play shy while Stella wonders what she is doing.

Ring around the rosie time!



Go Louie!



Right after this shot was taken Louie took a little piddle on the big red ball. I guess Louie wanted everyone to know who the ball belonged to. Lucy could have cared less and just kept on playing with the ball.

Go Louie! After our trip to the dog park today Darwin and Stella crashed for a long nap! Mission accomplished!

Dog Drives Car!!

Beautiful Day, Beautiful Dogs

The weather was beautiful for the dog park today. Darwin, our German shepherd mix was so excited on the way there that he was "talking" up a storm in the car as we turned into the parking lot. In the photo above he is getting to know Nanook, the puppy shepherd on the bottom and Kotter, a beautiful standard poodle at the top.

Kotter was named after the character Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) in Welcome Back Kotter. The owners said Kotter's curly hair was their inspiration. Too cute! Kotter is also a therapy dog who works with children. Very cool.

Kotter looks like a Muppet here, I think.


Darwin must be checking Nanook for fleas or something.

The chase begins.

They quickly wear out and Nanook has to rest for a while.


Darwin and Nanook like to wrestle.



Stella works up the courage to play a bit with Kotter. She runs a bit and then hides behind Maizie and Joe's legs. That little stinker.
Wow! Look at Kotter flying.

Stella gets brave and chases Kotter a bit.

This is a close up of what Stella looks like when the big dogs are chasing her. She loves it.
Gail was one of the few dogs I saw actually playing with this red ball. Stella just jumps over it and the others just stare at it.
Gail on the run for Darwin.

Darwin was getting a little upset with Stella here. Darwin likes to be on his own at the dog park. Of course Stella wants to be with him constantly.