Did You Forget My Birthday?

I got a birfday card today from my vet and all the nice staff at Chippens Hill Vet Clinic.  I'm glad SOMEONE remembered my brifday.  It was a nice card, but cheese, you thing they could at least put a good doggie biscuit in there! I'm sure the mailman wouldn't mind.  I know I wouldn't mind.  In the card, they put my puppy picture.  Didn't I have the coolest blue eyes?  Now my eyes are golden.  Go figure.

I guess I'll have to get Daddies to go to the Bank.  I get doggie biscuits there.  Anyhow I am now one years old and I'm am just about growed up.  Daddies say I am a good boy and getting in touch with my inner Lab more and more.  I like to fetch sticks.  Throw anything and I like to go fetch.  Even in the water.

Today I got tick treatment cuz the snow melted and the ticks are crawling around.  Daddy put spots of medicine on my back to keep the ticks off.  Man those things are gross and nasty.  They just dig in and suck blood.  I can get sick from them, but I had all my shots, so I guess I'll be good.

I haven't heard the words Birfday Cake yet.

 Pictures just don't capture the haunting Golden Color of my eyes, do they?  Daddy should adjust his camera.

Anyhow, I'm one years old, did I mention it's my birfday?

My Daddies Are Back and My Vacation is Over - Happy St. Paddy

Even though I missed my Daddies for 2 weeks, Uncle Davy and Uncle Al took care of me at my house.  They were fun.  They always took me for walks and to play with the three doggies that live downstairs from their house.  I had a good time.  I slept in bed with them too.

Now my Daddies are back and it is Discipline City. "Sit", "Down", "Stay", "No".  And its off the bed 'till 6am.  But this morning I snuck in at 5.

 Hey everyone - Happy St. Paddy's Day.

Lousy Day But Good Eats

It rained all day today but Daddy Frank took me for a short walk and to the mail box.  We played fetch a little while in the house.  Then Daddy made sketti cabonarla.  I had some after I ate my regular dinner.  I hope it is nice tomorrow.  I been hearing Daddies talk about going on a trip.  I like going on trips, but the way they been talking, I don't think I'm going.  I think Uncle Davy and Uncle Al are going to take care of me...ruff.

Sketti

Yum

Gone

Stir Crazy

Gosh, I'll be glad when I can run on grass and go hiking in the woods again.

Playing Catch Me If You Can

I Was Going To Run Away

I got yelled at cuz I chewed Daddy's computer cord.  I chewed it off at the end cuz it was right there near my chew toy and I was chewing on my toy and the cord got in my mouth and it tasted kinda good so I kept chewing it.  Then daddy Frank said, "I smell something" .... "like electric wires burning"... "Oh my God, he's chewing the power adaptor"..."Lucky for him it was on the low power end."

Right then I knowed I was in trouble.  Daddy gave me a time out and made me go to the cellar for 5 minutes. Dog, that was AWFUL.  He left the light on, but it was still AWFUL.  When he let me upstairs he didn't talk to me or say he was sorry.  Then Daddy Leon put me outside.  Well I was going to show them.  I wouldn't come in when they called me.  I just stood there, then turned around and was going to run away.  They was worried, I know it.  I just walked down the snow path and would not come home.  They called and begged. Then they shut the door again.

Ut-oh, now what was I gunna do?  Oh well. If it was summer, I woulda run away for sure.  I woulda teached them a good lesson.  Then I heard the garage door open and Daddy Frank was there, and I went in the garage but kept my distance.  Was I going to get yelled at some more?  Daddy Frank gave me a cracker and I went upstairs.

Then I laid down on my couch and Daddy Frank laughed at me and said I was such a wuss, that you would have thought they beat me or something.  But I ran away and in  the summer I will run away if I get in trouble. 

 I like my couch though and it is nice and warm in here and when I go to bed I always get a paw-full of crackers.  And I have a new bed that Daddy Leon made.  And I get to ride in the car and go to doggie park and the beach and hiking.  But I will run away next summer and teach Daddies a lesson.  Well, maybe.

I gave Daddy Frank a kiss and said I'm sorry.  I think he still loves me.

Playing at the Park - ing Lot

There is nowhere to play.  The doggie park is snowed in so Daddy took me to a parking lot.  I like to chase ice chunks that daddy throws.

I Had Two Busy Days

Nice upholstery. Daddy Leon is going to make me a new bed with some old couch cushions cuz my bed is too small.

Yesterday was sunny, toddy was snowy again.  This was yesterday.

This morning I got a Winter Bath in the Tub.  Daddies said I was stinky.  

Hum, it feels good.

Rinsy rinse and we're done.  After I got good and dry I went outside to play in the snow again today.  There was more!

Daddy Leon sewed the two cushion covers together and then put the foamy cushions back in

Then put on a nice bed cover.

My new bed is just the right size - big!  The pet store doesn't have beds this big.

Luvin' It

Just Checking In

Check me OUT!

Lounging on my blanky

Will whoever is praying for snow, please stop!

Amen

There was a steak cooking here last night

Super Mind Control

I think I have super powers.  Just maybe.  Things happen and I get what I want just by thinking it.  Like today.  I heard my dads talking:
Daddy Frank:  There's some leftover tunafish salad in the fridge.
Daddy Leon:  Benni will eat it.
Daddy Frank:  Dogs don't eat tuna salad.  Dogs don't like tuna salad.
Me, thinking: Oh, yes they do.  Give-it-to-me, give-it-to-me.
Daddy Leon:  Benni will eat anything.  He'll like it.

Then he put it in my dish with my dog food.  Just because I thought it.

Me, thinking: Yummie.

I'm going to practice my super power again tomorrow.

Robo-Dog

It's not my fault you guys cannot take good pictures of me and I am not a Robo-Dog or invaded by aliens.  I admit I did chew on the cord of the electric blanket, but it wasn't plugged in and it was in my domain. These eyes are pretty cool though, aren't they?

Daddies' friend Dave took this photo when we went to visit Miss Kitty - a 19 year old Chihuahua that I've known since I was a pup. She is pretty sprite and is about as big as my head.  She says I've got a lot to learn.  Then she went to sleep.

Miss Kitty

Picture of Miss Kitty by Alberto M.  - pending permission to use