New hobbies

Hello, everyone. Mom reporting today. Yes, the four legged ones actually let in onto the blog once in a while. I thought I would share with Dave, Guide dog for the color blind, the example of the quilt squares we are making for our library quilting class. It is certainly not perfect, but for my first attempt, I am proud of it.

What do ya think, Dave? I wish the colors came out better in the picture - they are very soft but, I think, very pretty. They remind me of sherbet. I did the example to see if we could get done most of the project in the 2 hour time slot we have. I doubt that the kids will get finished, but we will gt them started enough to finish on their own - we hope. We will do all of the cutting for them, so that part will be done. All they will have to do is choose the pieces that they like and sew them together, make the "sandwich," and bind the edges. The applique will be extra if they want it.

I think I've hit on yet another new hobby with this quilting thing. I found myself buying some coffee themed pieces at the fabric store the other day and I've gotten out the huge quilt I started about 5 years ago to give it another go. I will just tie that one - it will look best and it was a very ambitious project for this beginner anyway. The panels are scenes from a medieval tapestry and the body of the quilt is flannel - great for highlighting all of the white dog hair in this house. The picture shows how I bit off more than I can chew with the project. I never do anything small!

Well, the dogs are asking to go outside, so I'd better go before I get clawed. Have a good one and stay cool!

Love, Mom

Hotter than Heck

Hello everypup! Guinness, your weather grrl, reporting that it is officially hotter than heck out there. A great day for dad to get out the wading pool. The huskies don't seem to like their paws to get wet, but I'll definitely give it a go. Nothing like a dip to cool off the tootsies. I predict that I will be doing this a lot in the next few days, as it is supposed to be even warmer for a while. Mom has been handing out ice cube treats left and right and we've all been slurping them up. Now if we could just get them to take us back to Brusters for those doggy sundaes....

Oh, yes - a Dunkin update! We thank you for all of the good Sibe Vibes you've been sending his way. They have been working, so keep them coming. No seizures since that first day. We had to cut back on his medication a bit - it was really messing with him. We think we've got it right now, so keep those paws crossed.

We've all been taking it easy in the room with the magic box that blows cold air and eating those ice cube treats. Oh, yes, and shedding, shedding, shedding (mom growls). Even we GSD's have an undercoat to get rid of, so we've been shedding a lot and mom has been chasing after it all with the loud sucking machine. Shiloh has been shedding the most, according to mom, but Dunkin and I are doing our fair share. (more growling)

Dave, Guide Dog for the Color Blind from the Army of Four, might be interested to learn that our mom has taken a step into the world of quilting to help her sister out with a quilting class for the kids at mom's library. Mom said she wished one of us could help us pick fabric like Dave does. We just shed on everything instead. The Spider-man web afghan that mom crocheted for one of the "Catch the Reading Bug" summer reading club prizes has our hair loving woven into it's web. Mom had to work really hard to get it all out before bringing it to the library for display. (mom growls even more) We will try to post some pictures of the quilt squares the kids make if we can.

Stay cool everyone!
Love and snoses, Guinness

Seizures

Mom reporting today. We've had a very interesting weekend at our place and we thought we'd update everyone. Thursday the 19th at bedtime, Dunkin had a seizure. He really scared the heck out of everyone. We were hoping it would be the only one, but alas, Friday he had two more. He's now on medication and doing pretty well. Seizure free for more than 48 hours. He's a bit weak in his posterior but otherwise seems unaffected.

We did discover that he likes ice cream. A local ice cream stand called Brusters gives out little doggie sundaes with Milk Bones to their 4 legged customers. YUM! Now when we have ice cream, Dunkin & the crew all expect some too.

Blender Blues

Haroo, puppers. Shiloh reporting in today. I have to say I've got a case of the blues. The blender blues.


Mom has gone off of the deep end or something. Yesterday, she started hacking up all of this pretty colored paper into little itty bitty bits. She gets upset when we do things like that. I have often tried to help them recycle things from the waste basket and I got yelled at. I tried to tell her that shredding paper wasn't right, but she just kept on going.




Then she got out Blender. I got excited then cuz she often uses Blender to make us neato treats for dinner. But she put the bitty paper bits into the blender! Yuk! Then she started this whole weird process of pouring the paper water into this frame thing with netting and what came out at the end? More paper!



I am really confused.


Mom said that she needed to practice making paper to show the kids at the library all about the process of how the ancient Chinese invented and made paper for a program that she's doing later this week. She said that it was fun and she'd keep practicing.

Personally, I think she should go back to making us treats and frosty drinks. I could use a frappachino cuz it's so darned hot here.


Until next time,
Shiloh

Dog Days at the Dog Park

Hello all! Dunkin reporting in today. Let me say it - it's HOT! The Weather Pixie has been reporting an excessive heat warning for this weekend and Foster Mother & Father have put a magic cold wind box in the window for us all to stay cool.

Before it got too bad outside, Shiloh & I took a trip to the dog park to meet some friends and we thought we'd share some pictures with you.

This youngster is a new friend named Agess. He is a very pleasant yet bouncy fellow who Shiloh likes to play with a lot. They ran circles in the woods of the park and played quite a bit.

As for me, I was taking it easy by the water bowl. We seniors know the importance of staying hydrated and not exerting ourselves when it's too hot outside. Besides, I am a refined gentleman and "romping" just does not become me.

I would much rather take a leisurely stroll through the woods with Father and Mother.

Seriously, did she have to use this picture? It may have been her view, but, really, how embarrassing. I will have to reprimand her by shedding more on her recently vacuumed floor. Besides, it's much to warm for all of this fur anyway.

Presents and More Pictures

Haroo, everypup. Shiloh reporting today. Our friend Kat asked if mom got a nice present from dad for their anniversary - she did indeed. A beautiful pair of sparkly earrings. We aren't sure why biped decorate their ears, but mommy sure was thrilled.

Mom and dad also took us on an adventure for the anniversary celebration. We all went to a very special place to have our pictures taken. Willow Street Pictures in Reading Pa. Mom & dad said we were on our best behavior and we tried very hard to cooperate with the nice photographer. Dunkin didn't seem to like being in the spotlight much because the lights hurt his eyes, but Guinness and I posed nicely. They even let us sit on the furniture!

Maybe someday we'll be able to share those pictures with you all too, even though they are done by professionals. If you visit their website, you'll see they do a fantastic job taking pictures of us dogs and of bipeds.

It was hard work being a model and we were tuckered out at the end. Mom & dad went to a cooking class later and brought home some stuff called baklava - but they wouldn't share it with us. I think I'd better go and claw them to be sure they start sharing more.

Roo ya later! Love, Shiloh

Daddy's new camera

Haroo everypup, Guinness reporting in today. Mom & Dad have been married for 10 years, so they exchanged presents and daddy has a new camera to play with. Now he can participate in the blogging too and we don't have to wait for mom to bring her camera.








Here is a great picture of Shiloh and his snow snooter





Here I am playing with my free bee - okay, what it left of my free bee. They keep trying to replace it with a new one, but it's just not the same and I am loyal to this one.














Here is Dunkin, doing what he loves best - riding in the car. He loves to stick his head out of the window and feel the breeze on his face. He also loves the attention he gets from bipeds as they drive past him.







We hope everypup has a fun and safe Holiday Weekend!



Loves & Kisses, Guinness