Missing Max?

I'm quite puzzled and a little upset...Max, my neighborhood boxer boyfriend, is missing.

I've written about Max before and how his peoples always leave him outside. He's ALWAYS there when mom and I go on our walks and he and I play through the fence. Mom hates when we walk away cause she hates leaving Max there with no one to play with--even though his peoples have two kids that seem to never play with him.

Mom has spoken to Max's mom several times about food and stuff. She liked my collar and mom told her it was a martingale which didn't allow me to slip out of it if I tried to back out. His mom thought that was awesome and that's what they needed, cause they were afraid to walk Max for fear he'd escape. A week later, Max had a cute camo martingale collar. But we never saw him being walked.

It's been like a week or two and mom and I have noticed Max isn't in his yard. At first mom thought they had gone out of town and had taken Max to another neighbor to puppysit, they've done this before. But now their cars are all back and no Max. No foodbowls or anything outside. He's POOF, gone.

Mom is really hoping they found Max a new home where his new peoples can spend more time with him...but for now we have no idea where he is. Mom and I are hoping he's okay, maybe we'll run into his mom outside one day on our walks and find out where he went.

Other than that we had a good weekend. It rained all day Saturday so we stayed inside and took lots of naps. Then Sunday mom was running around busy and had to go to work for a bit. But the sun is back out and I'm hoping to get some tracking in this week!

Doggie Photos and a Little Sad

I'm back! We had a GREAT girls weekend! We stayed up, talked, ran around and played! It was awesome!!

Saturday we went to Bark in the Park, we had a lot of fun! Last year I was a spaz...freaking out and such before we even got out of the parking lot. But this year, I marched in like a pro! And while there we met like six other GSDs! I've never been around that many of "my people" before. We all congregated together and talked. It was pretty cool!

And man, were there ALL kinds of dogs there! Mom got some pics of some of them:

Lola and I working on our supermodeling poses for the day!

These guys are dressed up every year...fairy bassets??

This HUNK was just a puppy last year! I really dug his band-Anna!

This husky didn't know any of my blogger husky friends...I got excited

but realized it wasn't one of them! Boo!

I also got excited when I thought I saw Maxdog's booty!

Not him either. Sigh and double boo!

This doggy was all dressed up...dad said she looked like a "lady of the night"

whatever that means...

Lola met another corgi...she didn't seem impressed with it's fluffy butt.

Willow had a great time! But by the end, dad had to help carry

her to the car, she was pooped!

And then it happened....Lola met....

A pygmy goat dressed in drag! It headbutted her TWICE!!

What the crap?!!?

It was a lot of fun, we laughed about Lola and the goat all weekend! I mean, how often can you say your cousin was headbutted by a small goat in drag??

On a sidenote, Willow did great. Nothing phased her, not kids, dogs, people anything. We were so proud of her. We have some mixed emotions right now...this morning dad took her back to the shelter to be picked up by her adopter tomorrow. Through some confusion of how the foster program is "run" mom will probably not be fostering there again. We all already miss Willow...mom's eyes were leaking this morning and I'm kinda whiney and huffy. The kitties are happy though. We hope she's happy in her new home and that everything works out for dear little Willow! Mom says there are some rescue groups that she and dad may look into, but for right now we're taking a break.

So now it's just me, Duncan, mom, dad and the kitties. Dad's starting to tile the bathroom today so I'll be supervising and inspekting that, that will help keep me busy, then tomorrow night is school! Now I'm off to catch up on my bloggy reading!

Final Willow Weekend?

Well, looks like my foster-sister Willow may have found her forever home!

My Auntie Lou sent out some info on Willow to her church and a nice family there called mom and was interested. After a 45 minute conversation it looks like Willow will have a new home next week! The family is super nice, three older girls and a 10-year-old doggy sibling. And apparently this family likes to take family vacations including their pets so it sounds like Willow will be making several beach trips!

If everything goes well this weekend on our Bark in the Park outing, mom will be working with the humane society and Willow's new family to get her in her new forever home! Mom is so happy for Willow, but also a little sad. We've grown attatched to the little poophead, but mom said this is the best thing for Willow and now we can be free to get a new little foster sister or brother who needs help.

Aunt Temple and Lola are coming down tonight to stay with us, yay! Mom is helping Aunt Temple with her wedding invitations...with all the girl power in one house (Dad's going to be working) I'm pretty sure the invitations are going to be super and we'll end up giving each other manicures and facials by the end of the night and talking about Johnny Depp and Rin Tin Tin.

Class last night was AWESOME! NO barky dogs!! The Jack Russell last time who instigated everything last wasn't there so it was nice and quiet. Chewy didn't have to be with the barky dogs! I did good with everything....I'm almost like an old pro at this now. I BETTER graduate this time or I'll become a doggy school dropout!

That's about it for now. I'll make sure mom gets lots of pictures at tomorrow's doggy event. Have a wonderful weekend!!

Time Machine Thursday: Unsinkable? Not So much...

Time to dust off the time machine and get ready for another time-machine Thursday post!

Today, we're going back to 1912.

As you can see in my biggiefied picture, I was aboard the RMS Titanic. I decided I'd check the place out.

The dining was first class...then they told me they didn't serve dogs there. What the crap?? Don't they know who I am? They sure are snooty!!



The decks were clear, as you can see there are no lifeboats cluttering the deck. The peoples said because this ship was "unsinkable" why do you need lifeboats? I don't know if this is a good idea...one should never tempt fate. It's like saying "I don't have to go the Dr. Vet, I'm healthy!" then you eat a bumble bee or something and have to go...fate has a wicked sense of humor!

Peoples were all lovey-dovey on the boat. Take a look at these two. I'm sure they'll be together forever...they've never let go! It was at this moment I, the smart dog of the boat, noticed something...

ICEBERG! Dead ahead! It's like giant snow, and I don't know much about snow but I do know that when it snows in Alabama it's a natural disaster, we should probably steer around this...umm...anyone? Captain? Helllloooooo!

Yeah, they didn't listen to me. Sadly over 1,500 people died on the Titanic when it sank. There were also some pets.

There were either nine or ten dogs, a pet pig, and Jenny, the ship's cat on the boat. It's thought about three dogs survived and possibly the pig. Not sure about the kitty.

Well, there's your history lesson for the day, I'm off to get ready for school tonight!

Grumpy McGrumperson

So I've learned something about puppies that I didn't know. Apparently, late at night right before it's time to go to bed, they turn into poop heads. Seriously. Evil, huffing (but cute) demonic poop heads. Don't let the picture above fool you...that's a poophead.

Willow had a fun day yesterday. She did very good on her walk on her leash. I went for support and to be a role model (I know all about modeling) and she plodded along around the block. We played, she rolled in the grass, she's enjoying being a puppy. So you would think at about bedtime she'd be passed out? OH NO! The little poophead was, what mom calls "fighting sleep".

Fighting Sleep involves a lot of laying down, huffing, getting up, licking my face, wandering around, barking at a kitty and repeat...and repeat....and repeat!! Mom says all puppies go through this and become Grumpy McGrumpersons at night. I was like, I wasn't like that! Was I? I'm an ANGEL!

Mom looked at me and said I was a terror! Not only would I get up and bark, I would find something to destroy, or I'd bite her and daddy or whatever I could to NOT go to sleep. I'd also act like I was going to bed, then get up and stay up till midnight or so just fighting sleep.

I totally don't remember this, so I think she's making this up! I don't appreciate this slander! You will be hearing from my lawyer, woman!! I mean, me? A poophead? I think not!

Finally mom got Willow in her crate and after one huff she promptly passed out. Mom says this is one of the parts of puppydom she doesn't miss! Dad just laughs. But all the other goofy antics kinda make it worth it. :)

Willow is also eating pretty good now. The only problem is, she's eating our raw noms. Mom wasn't going to feed her raw noms, cause whoever got her may not be into that, but it's the only thing she'll eat! And she was skinny, and she needs to eat so mom is indulging her, but she's going to try to slowly add her kibble back in. This morning she gave her some ground turkey and put some kibble in it. She ate a bit, then spit the kibble out. Sigh, this little girl may be more diva than I am! Mom even tried some canned puppy food, the little snot turned her nose up at it. I guess the girl knows what she likes! :)

Mom says it's a work in progress and we'll try again tonight when she should be really hungry!

See this? She's provoking me by sticking her tongue out at me! Poophead!

She tries to play with my giant, nasty Jolly Ball!

Weekend Plans and Meet Chewy!

Wow, it's only Tuesday and I ALREADY have my plans for the weekend! It's so hard being a diva-socialite! :P

This weekend is Bark in the Park, a yearly event in our town that benefits the humane society and lets peoples and all their doggies get together. Each year Aunt Temple and Lola come down and they're coming down this year too! Yay! Lola is a big deal and is mistress of the park, she knows how to roll. Last year I was nervous, but I just followed Lola and I ended up having a great time. Mom thinks I'll do great this year!

Dad's going to go and take Mrs. Willow. It's going to be girls day at the park....OHHH YEAH! Mom will make sure to take some pictures so I'll hopefully have a lot of fun stuff to report on Monday!

Speaking of Mrs. Willow, she's eating good noms now and she's even learning to play more! She played with a few toys yesterday and chased me around the yard. I think she's realizing this being a puppy thing is pretty fun. Mom says she already knows of two people who may be interested in her, but we're going to make sure she's all settled and ready for her new forever home. Mom's going to work on leash training tonight...this should be fun. Snicker Snicker....

Also this weekend, after much delay, mom and dad should be painting the bathroom. I'll have to supervise of course, but after the paint then dad gets to lay the tile. That's going to require some major supervising.

I'd also like to introduce you all to Chewy, my boyfriend from OB school. He's got his own blog! Please stop by and say hello to him and welcome him to the world of doggy blogging! http://chew-boi.blogspot.com/

I'm off to go lay in the sun and chase some bumbles, the weather is great here and even though the pollen is turning my fur a yellow-sheen, I'm not minding it too much. :)

Willow Update and Tracking

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was very action packed!

Here's a Willow update. She slept all night Saturday night, waking me and mom up once to go potty. She's going potty outside (I told her this was VERY smart on her part!) and only had one accident, but that's mom's fault because she didn't let her out as soon as they came home. Bad mom and dad! Bad!

She's not quite on a normal nom-eating schedule. She did eat some noms last night. Mom's tried different foods and canned foods but I think she's still adjusting. She finally woke up a bit yesterday and we ran around...she even tried to play tug with me for about a minute, during which I had to majorly reduce my puppy-strength powers so I didn't fling her across the yard!

This morning she barked at a kitty (Mia) and I'm not sure why, but I can't say I totally disapprove of it!! Then she went and passed out on Dunc's bed while mom got ready for work.

On Friday (pre-Willow) mom and dad, Dunc and I went tracking. Dad and Duncan are the bait. They take off before mom and I ( I DO NOT like this btw) and dad tells mom where he enters the field at the school and that's it...then it's up to me and my super sniffer to locate Dad and Dunc. (Here's some other info about tracking from last year)

Dad took some of these photos from his hidey spot. I probably tracked him and Dunc for about 150 yards or so...through the school field/playground so there were all kinds of peoples smells, but I was able to hone in on my peoples smells. The best thing is mom has no idea where they walked, so I'm totally leading her!

Found them!!

It looks like I need to track mom some decent clothes...Good lord woman what are you wearing?!?! She won't make that mistake again! Oh well, at least she wasn't show off her whitey white legs. She also forgot to put on my harness so my long lead doesn't keep going under my armpit. Get with it mom!