Very funny, Girlie.

WROOOOOOO!!!!! Thanks, evfurrybody, for all your good comments about the videos! We're new at it, and the comments encouraged The Girl to make some new videos today. I'll show you those later.



First, I have to tell you that The Girl is telling me that I'm getting a swollen head. I don't really know what that means, but she says she has a photo to prove it.




Oh ha, ha, furry funny, Girlie. Don't let those opposable thumbs go to your head!

In the middle there, when I squat - the camera is shaking even more than usual because The Girl is laughing at me peeing. I don't waste a leg-lift when I'm in my own yard! (or Nanny and Papa's yard, as the case may be)

Notice how in this one I have to break my own path along the fence? I look a bit like a dolphin, don't you think? The Girl flat out refused to make me paths all around the yard, so I've had to work on them myself. I have to patrol the perimeter of Nanny and Papa's yard, it's my job! I know you doggies out there understand!

Finally, this is a great video, because in it, I get ham. And I know that I am tremendously adorable in it, so you'll enjoy it, too. The Girl cannot throw to save her life, but notice the great catch I made right at the start? Then the ham pieces in her hand fell into the sleeve of her hoodie. I don't know how The Girl makes it through the day. I didn't even have to do tricks to get the ham, she just wanted to showcase my absolute cuteness. Wroooo!

Awards! and My Film Debut!

Wrooo, I got this cool award from Stella (swoon!) and from Snoop, Gabbi, Alfie & Rosie (the ultra-super Dughallmor Beagles)!! Here are the rules:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.


We are SO happy that our furends think of us this way - it means so much to us! Thanks, Stella and Beagles!



Now The Girl is going to take over the post for some less happy talk about awards.


Girlie here. I told Dannan that it was only fair for me to do this part of the post, because it is totally my fault that it needs to be done.


Before Christmas, like November and December and possibly part of October, many of our furends gave us awards. I didn't post any of them. I felt overwhelmed by all the things I had to do, and I kept procrastinating. Then there were so many of them, that I just cowered under the bed and procrastinated some more. I may have thanked some of you, but I might not have thanked anybody.


And I've been putting off making this post, too. I feel tremendously awful that I let this happen - that I didn't thank most (or any) of you for honouring us with awards, that I didn't post about them, that I didn't let Dannan pass them along.


So today, I am biting the bullet and saying to each of you that I am very sorry. We did appreciate that you thought so much of us to give us an award, and we are honoured. We have the best friends that a dog and a Girl can have.


And I am facing the fact that I'm not going to go back and find all the posts with the awards one of these days. It's not going to happen, and I need to be honest about it (with you all and with myself). So I ask you all to forgive me, and not to blame Dannan. He doesn't have thumbs, as you all know. It's all on me.


In an offering to all of you, I'm going to post my first attempts at taking video of Dannan. The videos are of pretty poor quality, but for my first ones, I'm willing to take them. Please enjoy seeing The Little Brown Dog, live and in canine, on location at Nanny and Papa's house!
















When he's jumping at the fence, he's jumping at the birds in the neighbour's tree.


And we are giving the award we got at the beginning of this post to anybody who has given us an award which we haven't acknowledged, and you're still are our friends anyway. Thank you, we love you.


Girlie out.

Out in the snow!

In no particular order...

When life interrupts...

Hello, everybody, The Girl here. Hijacking the blog from the dog for a minute.



Dannan hasn't posted in a few days, and it's not his fault. (He said to say that, even though I told him that everybody would know that it was my fault!) I've had a serious case of life interrupting our blogging life. I wish I could vent here, but I can't. So, enough said.


We did get out for some pictures today. It's been cold and icky and windy and rainy lately. I'll let Dannan post the pictures tomorrow. He finally got an Adventure today, which made today the most exciting day in what he thinks is forever.


Two little stories from me, before I give back the blog. First, today I put some chicken in to bake in the oven. I had taken it out, but forgot to turn off the oven. Dannan was sitting beside me, making the biggest pest of himself. He didn't want to go outside; he didn't want to go into the Bunker (the bathroom: his safety zone from noises like fireworks); he didn't want to be in our bedroom. He didn't want to go outside. As far as I could tell, he didn't want anything at all!


I went into the kitchen to get a drink of water, and he followed me out. I felt the heat as soon as I passed the stove, and turned off the oven. As soon as I did, Dannan hopped off to the bedroom to lie down. I had finally done what he was telling me to do, as near as I can figure. What a dog!


The other little story has to do with our time in the backyard today. Like I said, it's been chilly and icky lately, but it wasn't raining and Dannan was a little stir-crazy. So I took him outside, and stayed out there with him. (He's always much happier to have a person out there when he's out, especially on days with nasty weather potential. He just likes company.) I wore my thick winter jacket, a hat, and took a fleece blanket out to cover my legs while I sat watching him. He did his thing for a bit, scowled at me for taking pictures, and then settled down on the ground about six feet away from me.


We sat out there for a while. Then I noticed that he was shivering a bit. So I asked him if he was cold, and should we go in the house to warm up? Up he hopped, and went straight to the door. I had to laugh: I was out there, keeping him company; and he was out there, keeping me company! What a silly pair, both of us shivering because we each thought the other wanted to be outside!


Dannan will be back tomorrow. He is skeptical, but I'll show him!

Min Pin Monday, for one week only!

Hi, everypuppy and kitty. I am allowing The Girl to post pictures of the Min Pins today. But they are NOT writing the entry, and they are also NOT getting a regular feature! Just so we're all clear that this is out of the goodness of my heart, never to be repeated!



Lexi and Khavana sometimes sleep touching each other. Most of the time, though, they have standoffs. Three years in, and they still haven't worked out who's the boss. Of them. I, of course, am the boss of everyone. (The Girl - Keep dreamin', bud!)






Min Pin destruction.





Butt sniffing. Very popular at our house. Probably also at yours.






Khavana doesn't fit under the couch very well, but she does try! Note the Min Pin destruction of the couch liner.






This is Lexi, apparently forgetting what breed she is.






According to Lexi, the best thing about outside is hunting for bugs and other eatables. This is what she does outside.






Lexi is a wimpy dog who has to wear a coat. (The Girl - Lexi gets very cold very easily. Her fur isn't very thick. She spends a lot of time lying on the furnace vent in the winter.)







This is the Brat lying in MY DOG BED.






And this is a picture of Lexi as a pup. Funny looking little thing, don'tcha think?





As mentioned above, there will be no more Min Pin Mondays. Just all Dannan, all the time!


(The Girl - We might find room for the odd post about the Min Pins. Don't tell Dannan!

Also, thanks again to everyone for your good thoughts about The Roomie's brother. We'll know more about his condition tonight.)

The Letter Game revisited

Hi, everypuppy and kitty! Dannan here.


The other day we did a great game called the Letter Game, where I listed ten things that I love that start with the letter "T". So I decided that today, I would list ten things I hate that start with "T".

1. Time out. This means I'm in trouble and have to be locked in the bathroom for a minute or so. Usually, cats are involved.

2. Toenail cutting. This is a way that people make little brown dogs very sad. No discernible purpose that I can see.

3. "Ten (twenty, thirty) more minutes." This means that it is not time for dinner, no matter how convinced I am that it IS time.

4. "That's not yours." Usually means that I'm sniffing something in a bag that was just brought into the house, and that the people don't want me to examine it. How's a dog supposed to do his job guarding the house from contraband smuggling if he's not allowed to check all the bags??

5. "Toes off!" I am up on my hind legs with my front paw on something or someone. This phrase means that I'm not allowed, and I'm in trouble again.

6. "Time to come in." I am outside, having a grand time barking, and this means I have to stop, and also that I have to go into the house.

7. Torture device. I showed you pictures this past week of me walking with the torture device on my face. The Girl calls it a head halter or a Gentle Leader. I call it a weapon against the dignity of doggies everywhere.

8. "TV! That's on the TV!" Means that the intriguing sound that I am focused on is not being made by something I can examine. Often said when I hear a horse. I want a horse. When The Girl says this, she means there is no horse, even though I can hear it. How can there be no horse if I can hear it? The Girl is silly.

9. "Time to go!" Only a bad phrase when said at the dog park. The Girl is telling me that the behaviour I'm doing is unacceptable. Even when it's TOTALLY appropriate, like me lunging at the puppy to make sure she understood to leave me alone. The Girl says this and then hustles me out of the dog park.

10. "This is chocolate. Not for dogs." This one is self-explanatory, I think.



So there are some of the things that I hate that start with the letter "T". It's not an official game, but anybody who wants to try the Letter Game (of love or hate), just leave a comment and I'll give you a letter.


The Girl wants me to say again to all our friends, thank you for all your kind words and support for us while The Roomie's brother is in hospital. He is in very bad shape, so please keep those paws crossed.


I leave you with a picture of what I look like when I am forced to be subjected to one of the above "T"s.

Edited to add: Okay, Blogger is not letting me add any pictures right now. Imagine me looking like the world is over. That's how I look.

Thanksgiving roundup!

Hi, every puppy! If you're looking for our 7x7 meme, it's here. We started it on Friday but finished it today, and Blogger decided to post it as if we finished it then. Silly Blogger.


So last night was our Thanksgiving dinner over at my Nanny and Papa's house. We didn't have turkey this year, because Nanny can't eat it anymore. So Papa bbq'd some steaks, and there were brussels sprouts, baked potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Papa slipped me a big piece of steak and gave me a brussels sprout. I wasn't allowed any pumpkin pie, even though I asked nicely.


The Girl is always scolding Papa for the foodables he gives me. She says the vet told her that I have to stay really lean because of my missing leggy. And Papa doesn't just give little bits to taste, he gives a dog a REAL piece of food. So The Girl scolds, and he just keeps going. Thanks, Papa!


The little plastic thing under the bbq that catches the grease was also full, and Papa dumped it beside their house. Nanny says he just doesn't think, and scolded him for leaving me outside to lap it up. He had to come out and get me. Geez, nobody lets a pup have any fun!


The Girl and I are going to do a list of some of the things we are thankful for, since it's Thanksgiving and all. I'm going to let her go first.


Thanks, Dannan. First, I'm thankful for you. You are my heart dog, and you take such good care of me. I'm also thankful for our family and friends, who also help keep me going. I'm thankful we have a safe place to live, and food to eat. Fourth, I'm thankful that we live in Canada, a place where even those of us who are poor have good lives. And lastly, I'm thankful for all of the other people who help animals everywhere.


Good job, Girlie. Now it's time for my five things. I'm thankful for you, Girlie, because you found me and brought me home and love me so much. I'm thankful for Nanny and Papa, because they adore me and I've got them wrapped around my paw. I'm thankful for my food, although I wish I had more of it. I'm thankful for belly rubs, cuddles, and scratches, although you could give me more of those, too. And finally, I'm thankful for the outside, which is the best place in the world!


Well, Dannan, some of that isn't quite in the spirit of Thanksgiving...


Never mind, Girlie, this is my post! Just because I want more of something doesn't mean I'm not thankful for what I've got! It just means I'm a DOG, for heaven's sake!


Yesterday was a bright and sunny day, so we're going to post some pictures because there might not be many more of those days this year.

Tagged!

Two of our good fur-ends, Mango and Lady Kaos, tagged us for the 7x7 meme. We love memes! So here we go!


7 Things I Plan To Do Before I Die
1. Have a cat (even I don't know what I mean by that! give me a cat and we'll find out!)
2. Figure out how to open the fridge.
3. Catch a bird (again, I don't know what I'll do with it once I catch it...)
4. Catch a squirrel (see above)
5. Eat an entire roast chicken by myself
6. Have the whole dog park to myself every time I go
7. Install a paw print reader for the laptop, so The Girl can only use it with my permission

7 Things I Do Now
1. Watch Cat TV
2. Run around my backyard
3. Chase birds
4. Cuddle with The Girl and take good care of her
5. Scam as many handouts as I can
6. Pee on command
7. Pee like a boy doggie with my hind leg up in the air (in the proper circumstances, where I can balance myself)

7 Things I Can't Do
1. Have a cat
2. Eat anything I want
3. Shake a paw
4. Catch the incredibly bad throws made by The Girl
5. Dance. Will someone please tell The Girl that???
6. Dig very well (although I can dig a bit; it just takes time to get a hole going!)
7. Let myself in and out of the house (apparently, Shea had HER VERY OWN dog door! Where's mine?)

7 Things That Attract Me to The Opposite Sex
1. Shorter than me (hey, I live with Min Pins, give a guy a break!)
2. Loves to play chase
3. Loves to play bitey face
4. Loves The Girl, but not too much
5. Polite dog manners when we meet
6. Shares foodables and toys with me
7. Loves to cuddle

7 Things I say Most Often
1. Can I have some of that?
2. Can I go outside?
3. Will you come outside with me?
4. Oh, Girlie, you just never get it!
5. Can I have a cat?
6. Let me in!
7. Rub my belly?

7 Celebrities That I Admire
1. Sophie Brador
2. The inventor of my omega-3 denta-sticks
3. Any chef on tv, cuz of their unlimited access to foodables
4. The doggies in foodable commercials
5. My Nanny and my Papa (what do you mean, they're not celebrities???)
6. The Mythbusters guys cuz those guys are way cool!! (I think so, too, Kaos!)
7. The Girl, who is the biggest celebrity in my life!

7 Who Gets to do this now
1. Sunny and Scooter of the Texas Sun Dogs
2. Bolo
3. Mona and the Mommy
4. Mackenzie
5. Bobby over at Kind Hearts
6. Dozer
7. and last but by no means least, Daisy!