Getting settled in

We don't know quite how long she'll be with us, but here's a close up picture of Cheyenne. Shiloh may be her twin, but it's in looks, not in play. So far, very little Sibe wrestlin going on here. She's very demure and taking advantage of the relaxing Sunday afternoon to snooze and detox from the shelter.

With her bright round eyes and big Sibe smile, mom thinks she looks surprised and happy all of the time.

You can see that one of her ears is very red and inflamed and if you look closely at her right eye, there is a little growth on the upper eyelid. We've been cleaning that ear and she tolerates that well. Whatever happens, she'll have to go to the v-e-t soon to get the once over.

We even discovered that the outside toe of a back paw is missing from some older injury or surgery - looks like a very clean procedure, whatever happened.

She's very quiet so far and very polite. She takes treats very gently and tried very hard when mom & dad make her do things like "down" and stuff. She'd be a quick study at obedience school. She takes no interest in the fence either.

We'll see what transpires in the next few days.

Meet the new grrrl

Nope, this isn't Shiloh. Meet Cheyenne! She's our newest foster sister and just came to our house today. She's a bit nervous, but very sweet. Everyone is gettin along fine so far. Better pictures will come along soon.

She and Shiloh almost look like bookends. She's just a bit heavier and has a very pink nose. But with two names that sound alike, it's gonna get might confuzin round here.

Wait til she meets all the pups at doggy school! Our teacher is really gonna be confuzed.

Late Pupdate: Ma from MaPaw says someone contacted the shelter about Cheyenne just after Cheyenne left today - they're an approved adopter, so things are already lookin good for this good lookin grrrl! Cross your paws. Wow, these pups are flyin fast these days.

A Misty Update!

Magnum's Dad just got off the phone with Misty's new dad, Kelvin, and he says Misty is fitting in like she has been there forever. She runs around playing with Jessi (her new fur-brother) throughout the whole house and they can't wait to let them outside to run around the yard. They have been training her on the invisible fence, without the electric correction, and she is quickly learning to stay away from the flags. Misty is eating fine and sleeping fine and they are SO, SO happy to have her.

We still miss her lots, but we are so, so happy for her! Thanks everypup for being such good friends to her and crossing your paws.

Pippadog, she sends lots of smooches your way too!

not so fast....

Kashka already has an interested family, so she may not be coming to our house after all. Cross your paws! She must be a great pup for things to move that quickly.

Shiloh is one lucky dog. He got hold of one ball of mom's precious cashmere yarn! Fortunately for him, he only ruined the label. From the Sole Eater to the (almost) Yarn Eater. Lucky she didn't give him to the gypsies!!!

Okay, she wouldn't do that, but wow, he's lucky. She used his middle name a lot.

Are we ready??????

Hello all, mom here. The kids have let me on the ol' laptop to show off my new yarn. I went to a really nice yarn store in Skippack, PA today called Yarnings. I went to purchase some extra yummy yarn for my bestest friend's birthday present. She wants to learn how to crochet, so if cashmere yarn and a lovely fancy turned hook don't inspire her, nothing will. Of course, I had to get some of that gorgeous cashmere for myself! I wonder what Dave, Guide Dog for the Color Blind, would think of this lovely berry red. I haven't decided what I'm making with it yet - I've limited myself to 6 balls, so I don't think it will be large. Am I really ready for such a daring idea - making something with waaaay expensive yarn?


On the Right is a very inexpensive yarn that was on sale at the crafts store. It's Caron brand Simply Soft Shadows, which I might try to make a shrug out of.

Oh, yes, in the background are stuffed Peep toys - cute huh?

We were contacted today about our possible next foster. Meet Kashka, a lovely husky mix (not sure what yet). She's 6 yrs old and was turned in by her family because the are moving. She's getting stressed up at the shelter, and who could blame her? If all goes well, she's coming to our house tomorrow or the next day.

So, are we ready for the next foster? You bet. Are you ready for your next grrrlfriend Pippa? As long as Guinness is still in your heart, we're sure you have some room for Kashka too. Kashka is the Russian word for cat. Wonder if the other part of the mix is Akita?

Bama's Nickname Game

Bama asked all of the doggy bloggers to play the Nickname Game. We think we might have done this before, but what the heck. Okay, Bama Lama, here goes!

Shiloh; Shy-Shy; Shi-ster; Shiloh-biloh; Booger Boy; Bendy Straw Boy; and Paul Newman when he's giving the ladies his pretty blue eye treatment. Oh, and Shiloh Alexander when mom gets upset - and do not forget - The Sole Eater!

Guinness; Guinness-McGuinnes; Guinness-Grrrl; Baby-Grrrl; and Guinness Marie when mom is scolding her. Oh, and don't forget, Poke-a-Nose!

We're gonna make mom think long and hard to see if she can come up with a new game for everyone to play and ponder. Oh, we know!

Nicknames for Mom:

• Mooooo-mmmmm-eeeeeee
• Mommy-Grrl
• Hey, lady, my food bowl is empty
• Outside, now!
• Pet me, I need love
• Adore me
• Cookie Time!
• Siberian-Librarian
• Barbarian Librarian
• Cookie Time!
• Throw the Free-Bee Lady!
• Pupparazzi
• Hmphf
• Cookie Time!

Okay, everyone - what's your nickname(s) for your bipeds? Hmmm?

Huskies, Vehicles & Books

The last post got mom to remembering one of her favorite all time books - and it has huskies & librarians in it! She's gotta throw in book stuff once in a while or they kick her out of the librarian club.

Aunt Lulu, by Daniel Pinkwater. Aunt Lulu's nephew tells a tale of his big, strong librarian aunt who once lived in Alaska, where she'd harness up her 14 huskies, yell, "Mush Melvin, Louise, Phoebe, Willie, Norman, Hortense, Bruce, Susie, Charles, Teddie, Neddie, Eddie, Freddie and Sweetie Pie," and set off to deliver a sled full of books to the miners in the wilderness. She gets tired of miners & snow, she she decides to move to New Jersey near her nephew and she brings her dogs with her. She hitches them up to a sled with wheels in the summer & wears silly sunglasses - so do her huskies! Mush!

It's an oldie, but a goodie and a must read for little bi-peds who love huskies & librarians. And who wouldn't love huskies or librarians?

Vehicle Game

We've been tagged by Echo in a new blog game: What kind of vehicle are you? You have to think of what type of vehicle your personality most resembles.

hmmmm...consulting daddy....he's the car expert.

We think Shiloh would be most like a white Mazda Miata: small, sleek and very fast. Here's one with blue stripes - cuz he has blue eyes.

Guinness, well, let's admit it, she's a bit more obvious. A Guinness delivery truck!

This game reminds mommy of the car that dad had when they were young and still dating. He had long hair then and wore a leather jacket and drove a really cool 1967 Ford Falcon. He was very sad the day that car finally went away. Mom was too scared to drive it!

Let's see, we'll tag Kelsey Ann & the rest of the Kapp Pack, Pippadog, Rocky & Mati, and The Husky in the Window! Can't wait to see what kind of vehicles they would be.

A new family

Well, Pippadog and everypup, we have met the potential adopters and, of course, everyone got along great. So, Misty is now spending the first night at her new furever family's house. Her new brother, Jesse dog, is a big playful goober and will keep her on her toes. He loves to play, but he's bigger than Shiloh, so it's gonna take lots of adjustment getting used to everything and everyone.

They will keep in touch to tell us how she is doing, and they look like great doggy loving folks. They've had husky/GSD mixes before and new mom fell for her at Green Lane. she passed dad's approval & Jesse's approval very quickly. She will be very happy there, as long as she doesn't get hold of their chickens. Fresh eggs everyday! Woo Hoo!

Our mommy is very sad and misses Misty's kisses already. But she was a brave foster mommy and said she only cried a little bit in the car on the way home. We will stick close by her tonight, cuz daddy is away tonight too, and make sure she has lots of doggy love. We love you Misty! Woo!

Don't worry, Pippa, she will always be your grrlfriend. she told us to send you very many kisses.

Gentle woos

Mom missed a great opportunity for video tonight. Misty was outside this evening and something got her howling. We finally heard her - she was the only one doing it and we aren't sure what got her going. She has a very sweet, high and subtle woo - very lady like. I hope we get to show you on video sometime soon.

Cross your paws, though. Some very nice folks are interested in adopting her. We will likely be meeting them in the next few weeks. Gosh, we are gonna miss her if she goes! But who could not want that sweet kisser grrl? Uh, oh. Mommy is gettin all squishy again....better go snuggle and make her feel better. She'll always have us.

Back to School!

Haroo, Everypup! Shiloh here.

It's back to school time for us! I L-U-V going to school! As you can see, I am quite happy to be back at school. Misty is too, but she is still recovering from her Meet & Greet Weekend at Green Lane Park this weekend. It was gross, humid and hot, but that didn't stop our girl from kissing every adoring fan in the hopes of finding a fur-ever home. She was a bit kranky on Sunday with the other dogs, but she did her best with the adoring bipeds. She was an awesome girl tonight at school too - she did a perfect recall even though it was gross & hot in our classroom.

The beginner class got to be outside, but by the time they were done we had to go inside cuz it was too dark & buggy. There was a puppy chihuahua no bigger that my paw! He gave mommy baby kisses on her nose.

Speaking of bugs, meet our newest house mate - Boris. This huge spider lives under our outside light. He's got to be the size of a silver dollar. He sure catches lots of bugs in his web.

Daddy thinks he's really cool, but he gives mommy the creeps.

Mom is crazy

Haroo, Everypup. Guinness reporting here. I need to tell everypup that our mom is officially crazy. She's been messin with our house and really disrupting our nap schedules. we heard she was taking this week off and we were lookin forward to to just hangin with us pups and napping with us. But nope. She has taken our perfectly furry & fine den (she calls it a living room) and changed it all up. Puttin stuff on the walls that smells funny and looks all different. It was a very dirty & pale yellow before she got to it.


Our den before mom got to it.
And then during the insanity...

We do have to admit that our bewootiful pomegranate couch looks much better in there now. But we've seen this insanity before. She did this to both of the little rooms where water runs out of the walls and has water bowls we aren't allowed to drink from, but they can sit on any time they please. That was a real mess! At least she wasn't tearing down the walls this time. We just stayed out of her way, she didn't want our help for some reason. Our tails could have helped with the bottom parts anyway.

Hey, Dave - do you approve of her color choice? Did she consult you on this?

We have a feeling it's only the beginning. we overheard her talkin about the dining room being next. At least she takes the weekend off to take Misty out to some place called Green Lane. Until then, I'm gonna protect my crate so mom doesn't get her paws on it.

Festivities! Hike n Howl!

What an awesome day! The Hike N. Howl was a huge success! So many doggies, and so much husky love! The weather was absolutely perfect. Rocky pup was as cute as a puppy can be.

Here's a great family portrait - we just wish Guinness could have been there with us.

Shiloh got to hang out with his former foster dad, Dave. Dave is a good friend of mom & dad, so these best buds get to visit very often.

It was hard work being so cute and adorable all day and we were pretty tired at the end of the day. We are just so happy that the hike was a great success and everypup - over 200 doggies! - had a great time. Imagine how much fun next year will be. Until then, we're gonna rest up for the Green Lane Scotts-Irish fest next weekend.




Um, who was this pup? That's just not right.