Randomness

Sasha tagged us to say 7 random things about ourselves:

1. We are a mixed up group. Guinness is a full GSD; Shiloh is a full Husky; Misty is a mix of the 2. General may have been a mix, we don't know. Pax, mommy's first puppydog, was also a mix. This is his baby picture.

2. Daddy never had either breed growing up. He had Springer Spanials, a St. Bernard and a raccoon named Rocky (golly, that's as bad as Spot or Fido for us, eh?)

3. Guinness is the only pup we raised here from a baby. She's the only one with leash aggression. Guess we did something wrong in there somewhere.

4. We seem to attract all white dogs to our house lately. Guinness is gettin concerned we might trade her in cuz she's the wrong color.

5. Guinness is the only one who can properly howl or woo. All of the others sound like wounded baby harp seals. Mom wants to make a video of this sometime as soon as she figures out how & with what.

6. Cosmos was our first ever foster. Everyone at MaPaw said this was our trial by fire - or rather trial with irritable bowels. General had this too. He was allergic to commercial dog foods and made us switch to raw feeders.

7. Guinness was 50% bald from Demodex once upon a time. Shiloh is glad she has her pretty furs back and glad she's is her own doggy & not being a copycat like Jake & Misty.

Map thingy

Some approval and dissapproval

Hello Everypuppy. Mommy is a little sad tonight. We found a nest of baby bunnies. We tried playing with the bunnies. Two stopped playing back. Mom knows we were just being huskies, but it made her sad for da bunnies. They were very cute. Dad's tryin to see if there are any more babies and move them to a safer place. They were inside our mint patch - a perfect bunny place, really - but not wiff 3 great hunters around. Silly bunny parents for pickin our yard. Mom wants the Disapproving Rabbits to please not become even more disapproving because we are very sorry.

We do have happy news! The Army of Four is making us fellow troopers! Yea! Mommy is tryin to find Zim's mom's email, but not finding much success? It's a good thing it is Friday and she can sleep in a little tomorrow - or will she?

Check out Cosmos' new blog!

Roo Everypuppy! Our foster bro, Cosmos, and his fur-ever family now have a blog. It talks about him, his family's horsies, and their soon to be new puppy! Please visit our friends: Woos and Neighs from the Mullen Clan

Echo?

Echo says that he's a good starerer too.

But what does he do when Meeka gets CAKE!!!!!

Shiloh, are you gonna eat that? It looks really good. Is it good? Are you gonna eat it?

I guess you're gonna eat it. sigh.... but I'll be around....it case you get full....don't wanna ruin you're trim figure....

Bees knees & silly squirrrrrrls

The Army of Four has been talkin all about bees & their knees. and they have talked about the evil creatures known as squirrrrrrrrls. Mommy found these really cool doggie toys for them at Amazon: Hide a Squirrrrl and Hide a Bee. Now, if our mommies really loved us, they'd get us a bunch of these so we can look for knees and hunt those evil squirrrrrrls even when it's raining outside!

Crafty undies

Yep, Mom is in a crafty mood today. Actually, I'm researching stuff for a program at the library. We're taking old t-shirts and jeans and altering them into useful stuff. I came across this very ubercool website where this person uses old t-shirts and makes funky underwear from them! I have got to try this sometime.

Knitting

Mom here: Saw a great episode of Knitty Gritty this morning. Author of the Domiknitrix book showed how to make a devil snowcap that was really cool. discovered the website and thought she was my kind of woman. Check out her links page for great links, including a few naughty ones :)

Mom is getting crazy

Mom keeps playin wiff our blog. Somethin just isn't right about how it looks to her yet. So, she keeps playin.

Tomorrow is Monday, but Shiloh is depressed cuz school is over for a while. Mom & Dad are gonna hafta find ways to keep him up to snuff on his training and keep him & Misty occupied. We have all been goin for walks around the neighborhood lately - this is something new for us, cuz walkin 3 doggies for 2 humans ain't easy. We have our own sled team! Dad calls our team his roasted marshmallows or s'mores. Shiloh is a fresh marshmallow, Misty is toasted, and Guinness is graham cracker, chocolate or burnt marshmallow. (those s'more things sound really good, don't they?) We line up in from of M&D and pull them along - not what we were trained to do at school - but we aren't at school, are we? Besides, M&D always forget the treat bag! They expect us to perform without hot dogs? We don't think so.

Fun questions to answer

Okay, a few other doggie bloggies have done this, so we'll give it a go too:

1. Your age?
G: a lady never answers that question and I haven't in 8 whole years so I'm not gonna start now.
S: I'm 2 or 3, we really don't know for sure
M: Over 2 - can I kiss you?

2. Your age when you came to live with your people?
G: I was a sweet little puppy wiff a puppy belly
S: 1 or 2
M: about 2 - can I kiss you?

3. What color collar are you wearing right now?
G: I have a lovely pink Lupine collar wiff bubberflies
S; My Lupine is solid red - the power color
M: My Lupine is pink & brown wiff paw prints - can I kiss you?

4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with?
G: Aunt Beverly, cuz she takes good care of me when mommy & daddy go on vacation
S: Foster daddy Dave
M: Can I kiss you?

5. How much do you weigh?
G: Ladies don't answer that question either - that scale is never right! 70 lbs ! oh the lies!
S: I am a lean 55 lbs
M: maybe a bit more than Shiloh - can I jump on your lap and kiss you?

6. Most expensive thing you ever chewed up?
G: I really don't chew up anything, tho I am slowly working my way through my free-bee
S: Mommy's purse, including her wallet, credit cards, the cell phone and 3 tv remotes (No, mommy doesn't carry tv remotes in her purse - those were seperate occasions) and I have shredded a really nice doggie bed to bits
M: I just kiss - can I kiss you?

7. Do you like other dogs?
G: I have to pretend at first that I don't - I am a guarding breed. But I do, I really do.
S: Oh yes!
M: Can I kiss them?

8. Who is your best non-human friend?
G: That would be Shiloh. I still miss my General.
S: My Guinness & Misty and Fergus from doggy school.
M: Shiloh - I kiss him a lot

9. Squeaky toys or tennis balls?
G: Free-Bee & Rope
S: um, not really
M: Football tennis ball squeeky kong!

10. Do you like to be brushed?
G: I tolerate it and I look pretty when they are done
S: I pretend to tolerate it but I rally like it
M: I like it and they let me kiss them too!

11. Peanut Butter or Cheese?
G: PB! Cheese - oh the power of cheeeeese
S: Yes and hot dog slices
M: YES & kisses

12. Do your people cut your toenails?
G: Do you mean that torture they put me through like trying to rip out my beautiful claws? They think they are fooling me with those really yummy treats, but I know better.
S: I don't think my nails have actually grown since I've been here
M: Treats and kisses! What are they doing to my paws?

13. Any formal education?
G, S, & M: Have you been reading this blog for long? If you don't know this one, you'd better go here and catch up

14. Couch Potato or Energizer Bunny?
G: couch potato - and it's my couch, I was here first.
S: I switch from one to the other and I can fit on the couch too
M: Bunnies!!!! zzzooom!

15. Five nicknames people call you?
G: Mommy always calls me her Little Girl when I am a good girl and Guinness Marie Pulgino Stout when she is mad
S: Shiloh-Byloh; Shy-Shy and Shiloh Alexander Pulgino Stout when she's mad
M: Missygrrrl, Missykissy and Misty Ann Pulgino Stout when she's mad

16. What's your best trick?
G: looking as if the most torturous thing in the universe is happening before my eyes
S: Mooching for treats at doggie school. I use the "head tilt and delicate paw up" trick. Mom calls it my "Paul Newman" look
M: Kissing daddy's ears while he's trying to sleep

17. Do you like kitties?
G: I miss our Scottie cat, but I don't think she liked me very much. She would swat at my ears and tail a lot
S: with or without raspberry sauce?
M: Can I kiss them?

18. Can you hunt and have you ever killed anything?
G: I hunt the free-bee in my yard and have eaten the occasional insect
S: I almost got that grey intruding cat! and then there is Deathwish bunny
M: I'm a lover, not a fighter

20. When was the last time you went to the Vet?
G: Mommy, you need to remember to call them! It's been over a year....
S: Yea, mommy!
M: Can I kiss the vet?

21. Where do you sleep at night?
G: upstairs wiff mommy & daddy in there room on a nice cushy bed
S: the couch is mine haha!
M: I can't kiss when I'm sleeping, but I drop and take naps where ever

22. Do you like to swim?
G: I love to swim now, but I HATED IT when we first went to the doggy pool wiff General - he was a natural tho
S: I like the little pool but I HATED the big one
M: what's swimming? can I kiss while I'm swimming?

23. Can you make puppies?
NO NO NO

24. Your favorite place to visit?
G: The couch
S: Doggie school
M: LET'S GO KISS PEOPLE!!!!

25. Do you give kisses? (if you've gotten this far and don't know at least one answer...)
G: Yes, but I am a lady about it
S: I save mine for very special moments and very special people
M: SLURP!!!!

26. Can you potty on command?
G: What human does that? Are they kidding?
S: (rolls eyes)
M: um, yea, right - but when I do potty, I walk like a duck

SLURP!

Barbarian Librarian

Watch out, everypuppy. Mommy is really mad! Mommy wants Maxi-moose to come stay at our house with us, but daddy says we have enough doggies right now.

I have a feeling it's gonna be chilly at our house for a while. Better warm up that kisser, Misty. Daddy's gonna need 'em.

Drawing

Sitka's mommy asked if our mommy would post a bigger version of our new favicon, so here it is. Mommy did some drawings for our kissmiss card last year. She's does drawings of all of her puppies for fun. She puts them into a silly newsletter she sends with the kissmiss cards to tell everypuppy what we've been up to. Who knows what will end up in there this year. She's been bloggin so much, she may not have anything left!

Wik-kid thunderstorms last night! We thought we'd be whisked away to Kansas to visit Toto. Shiloh isn't bothered by Thunderstorms, but Guinness and Misty were shakin. Guinness needed to snuggle in bed with mom & dad and poor Misty just hid in her crate all night. But the birdies are singin this morning, so we think it's all over now.

Graduation

Hellooooo Everypuppy! It's Misty here - I graduated from school today! See, I even have a diploma. I was only there for 3 weeks out of 10 and the hot dog llady said I passed her tests with flying fur! Foster mom & dad are very proud and gave me lots of luv & treats.

Can I kiss you too?

Cosmos Update

Here's an update from our former foster brother Cosmos. We think they gave him something - he was never this calm! He looks so serene and relaxed.

Happy Father's Day!

Hi everypup! Today is daddy's day, so we thought we'd share some loving moments wif our daddy.

We thought our kitty friend Tia would appreciate a pic of our daddy snuggling with our long lost puddin, Scottie.

These pics are daddy wif our long lost brother, General. General, mom & dad were hikin in the Grand Caynon of PA here. General liked to go hikin and swimmin - he even went on mom & dad's honeymoon wif them. They hiked over 20 miles in Shenandoah. General was a real snuggle buddy and like to help daddy appreciate his ice cream.

The next pic is daddy & me, Guinness, on my very first day at our house.

Aren't I da cutest?

Daddy's are awesome! We were sure ours was up bright and early this morning so our daddy could get as much out of his special day as he wanted. We recovered from that while he and mom took grandpup out to lunch. Now we have to be sure to help him get ready for a job interview tomorrow. That means up bright and early and make sure his clothes have just the right amount of our fur on them - hee hee

Misty is not only good at wakin daddy up, but also helpin daddy chill out and relax. We have to get some more pics of Shiloh & Daddy, but you saw the one we have in our last post.

We luv roo daddy! WOO!

Weekend? Goldfish?

Hi, everypuppy. Guinness here. I had to help da huskies this mornin to wake up da mommy. It was getting light outside and she still wasn't up. She and daddy always get up then. They even have a noisy thing they use to help them. Why, I do not know - they have us! We are the very best waker-uppers. First, I put my paw up on the bed subtly to get started. Then, I nudge mommy or daddy with my wet and pointy nose. If that doesn't work, I will gently kiss them. Now, Misty, she's not subtle. She jumps on da bed and goes straight for the face or ears and kisses away! We all get in on things then, even Shiloh.

It finally worked, cuz mommy got up. I think she was growling a little on her way to the back door. But we had our romp and our breakfast and mommy had her fresh pot of coffee, so I know we did something good. Mommy is always better after she drinks that. She's not growling quite as much now. She sure drinks a lot of that stuff. Jake used to help her drink it too, but mommy said that it was definitely not for huskies.

We do a great job, but I think our friends Codey and Dawkin may have even Misty beat on the morning energy thing.

Daddy keeps mumbling this word: Goldfish. He says we could have had nice Goldfish and Goldfish know what a weekend is. What are those? Oh, that's nice. Mommy found a picture. Pretty.

The huskies are now helping mommy & daddy to stay awake and be productive by noisily wrestling. I'll let them do that job. I'm a lady, and ladies just don't do that sort of thing. I only interject when I think things are gettin out of hand. As the Queen here, it is my job to be sure that all da huskies know their place and that mommy and daddy are awake and aware. Daddy is still in bed, I'd better go help and make sure they do this right. We're burnin daylight here!

Favitar Success!

Thanks a bunch to Sitka & Tia's Mom for helping our Mom thru the evil jungle of favitar. Now we have one too! It's so small that you can't tell that its us, but we are there - really!

Silly Mommy

I love my good citizen!

hmmm, maybe we need to start our own charity calendar. We can call it "Old Broads Paws for a Cause."

Interesting happenings from back home

This was seen in the newspaper and it's from where mommy grew up:
Elderly women pose nearly nude for charity calendar. The 2008 calendars will be sold in local stores and on Monongahela's Web site, http://www.cityofmonongahela.com, for $10 a piece.

One proud mommy!

Shiloh is too shy to woof his own howl, but this is one proud mommy! My shy boy, who when he first came to us was terrified of any new person, esp men, passed his Canine Good Citizen test today! He did so very well, even tho I could tell he was nervous. Obedience school has helped him come out of his shell so very much and he loves going there to work and mooch treats from the others doggy ma's and paw's.

One of his school buddies, Fergus the Irish Wolfhound, was there too and he passed his test as well. Fergus had no nerves tho - he's a therapy doggy, so he's used to being round people. Fergus' sister, Caroline, and our poodle friends, Astrid & Tuesday all passed as well. Our trainer, Kathy Manser, will be so proud of all of us! But not as proud as this mommy!
Guinness is jealous of Shiloh's new bling. But we have to face reality, she's just too leash aggressive to pass this test. She even flunked doggie school, twice, cuz she was sooo worried about protecting Mommy from the other doggies, she couldn't settle down. She does know how to do the commands and she's a very smart girl, but she's also very uptight & protective. Sad, really, considering Guinness was not a rescue dog, but one we raised from a puppy.
You can see here that while she's confused, Guinness has forgiven Shiloh. He's too humble to show off.

Mommy is bored, so.....

1. What time is it? 9:48 am
2. What is your name? Denise, Dessie, Ms Denise, woof, whine, slurp, nose nudge
3. What do you fear most? screwing up money
4. What do you drive? bright red hyundai elantra, named Spike
5. Have you ever seen a ghost? maybe
6. Where were you born? Monongahela PA (learn how to spell THAT when your 5! along with you Italian last name)
7. Ever been to Alaska ? No, but it would be really cu-al
8. Ever been toilet papering, decorating trees or egging? Well, yea
9. Croutons or Bacon Bits? Both, but real bacon
10. Favourite restaurant? Angelina's in Pottstown
11. Favourite flower? Peach roses
12. Favourite sport to watch? FOOTBALL! GO STEELERS!!!!
13. Favourite drink? Cosmos & Drambui
14. Favourite ice cream? Bryer's real vanilla
15. Disney or Warner Brother's? Warner brothers - Animaniacs! Narf!
16. Favourite fast food restaurant? I crave quarter pounders with cheese and believe they come from the devil
17. What colour is your bedroom? weak piss yellow - it will change someday!
18. How many times did you fail your driving exam? zero
19. Before this one, whom did you get your last email from? MaPaw
20. What do you do most often when you are bored? knit; read; tv; sleep; workout
21. Who will respond to this post the fastest? No freakin' idea
22. What is your favorite season? fall - walking through the woods with leaves crunching beneath my feet
23. Favourite TV show? Project Runway, that took over after Buffy & Gilmore Girls left me, sniff
24. Ford or Chevy? Neither and I could care less. What are we, back in middle school?
25. What are your favourite colours? Gem colors
26. How many tattoos do you have? zero, but really want one bad
27. Do you have any pets? Um, have you read my blog? ;)
28. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Cluck
29. What would you like to accomplish before you die? make a difference in someones life
30. What is your idea of fun? Being with excellent friends
31. Favorite music? BIF NAKED, ENTER THE HAGGIS, all things alternative, and cool stuff I can sing really loud too in the car

Meet n Greet Pt 2

Another full day of meetin n greetin. Misty rested her kisser and came back for more! Everyone who met her fell in love with her today and we feel very confident that she will find a good home in no time! Some of the other doggies were kind of wishing Misty would go home early so they could have a chance too - They all got lots of love, so we're not worried.

Jasper is here, showing his good side and his fancy kerchief.

Here Misty & Jasper are showing off for the great elbow and a treat

This cutie is Baby Bear, who is a husky/collie mix at 8 months old. What a cutie!

By the end of the day all of the pups were worn out! I think Misty wore out her kisser too. Here she is nappin wiff Cody.

Bear & Dawkin were worn out too.

It was a good day all around.

Meet n Greet pt 1

Here's Misty! She went to a MeetnGreet today to show off her stuff so maybe someone will fall in love and giver a fur-ever home. She's a natural at meetin n greetin - she kisses and kisses and kisses!








This beauty is Angel and she is such a sweetie! Can you believe she is 8 yrs old! You'd never know it to meet her.

These two cool dudes are Codey (in black) and Dawkin (in red). They are really nice young dudes. We really hope all goes well for them, esp Dawkin, who's gonna have eye surgery to get rid of his cataracts and let him see again. It hasn't really slowed him down!

There's more meetin n greetin tomorrow, so Misty has to rest up and drink lots of water so her kisser is in good form! Until then, Ha-roo!

The day after

Well, hubby seems to be in pretty good spirits this morning considering. He even let me sleep in and made me breakfast. We had wicked thunderstorms last night - enough to send Misty diving under the bed! She slept there all night, poor thing. I could not sleep for anything until about 2:30 am. It was a beautiful night until the fast moving clouds rolled in. Sometimes the thunder seemed to go on for several minutes. The light show was pretty cool. Last night the breeze even smelled good and reminded me of our camping days and the woods after the rain - all fresh and clean. Maybe that's a sign of good things to come

I am curiously not freaking out. Hubby said he was more worried about my reaction than anything else. I know he'll find something, he always does. He's much to good to pass up.