How An Only Pup Plays

Also the inimitable Poopsie aka Blue has kindly presented me with Roses - my mommy said that there is just something about Blue's photos and writing that lets you know she is a very special woman. Mommy feels a kinship to her without knowing her and hopes that one day they will have a chance to meet!

The Dog Park

The "waterfall"
the "reservoir" daddy didn't want me in there he thought it was nasty - he's very picky - plus he had just given me a bath...I didn't want to go in anyway!

Just sniffin' around

the hooman liked me!!!!!!

Look at these dogs

Don't kiss me - I'm in love with Suzuki!

Hey guys - do you see any eggs?

I'm not afraid to sniff this big dog!!!

Hey why's that big dog lookin' at me?

The Big Guy Just HAD to GO

Big Swimmers

FINALLY - a dog my size that likes me!!!!!!

Just checking her out - no real interest !!!!

Mommy got a letter - I tore up the envelope!

Mommy's best friend since they were little girls in boarding school a million years ago sent this card - it says "Best Friends for Life - we're the only ones who know where the bones are buried" - I'd sure like to see those bones!!!!!

It was a very quiet Easter here without Livy. No baskets, no egg hunts. We went to the park to watch all the other little ones hunt eggs yesterday - but it was a little sad without Livy. She'll be back on Wednesday so we'll have to make up for it then. Hopefully she and my daddy can participate in the Chalk The Walk during Dogwood Arts next week-end. They haven't been accepted yet - but I'm sure they will be accepted because Livy is quite the artist - here's what she was working on at last year's Chalk the Walk here in Oak Ridge

If not having Livy weren't enough of a downer for today I get news that my sweet Suzuki is in the "line of fire" down there in Australia - I was so worried about her that I was just pacing back and forth, back and forth!

Because of my nervous activity about Suzuki mom decided we would go to a new dog park that mommy discovered. The people who make petsafe fences [I don't have one] have a really pretty park that is not very far from our house. It's a very big park with a "reservoir' and an agility course. There were a lot of doggies there - a lot of REALLY big doggies there. Consequently mommy and daddy were a little nervous for me. There was a doberman and a rottie who were fairly aggressive, especially with each other and then they started picking on a little bulldog so mommy thought it best we leave before they came after little ole me. Mommy didn't understand why their owners didn't take them away or at least keep them apart.

But, before we left they took me to another part of the park where I did a lot of running on my own. A couple of little shih tzus came - one was black and white like me - but he kept peeing on everything - including my nose. I didn't like that so much! He was a busy little guy but he didn't want to play. His sister was a real fraidy cat too - and she never got off her leash.

Since I didn't get any Easter "treats" because of my stoopid liver - mom made me a special dinner of pork roast, creamy potatoes, english peas and organic carrots.....It was very yummy!

Mom will post pics from the dog park tomorrow.

I heard from Suzuki a few minutes ago - she's okay and so is the rest of her family.

PSA About Easter

Animal rescue groups and shelters will tell you they have nothing against the Easter Bunny, as long as it's not the real deal. Chocolate, marshmallow - something that didn't start with fur, feathers, or breath. Otherwise, the message heard is a chorus of "Don't buy those fuzzy bunnies, ducklings or chicks that start out inside Easter baskets or decorating Easter tables."

Why? Because these organizations know that once Easter is over, the animals invariably end up in shelters or worse are set free in the neighborhood. As an example, Linda Baley of Too Many Bunnies of Redondo Beach, Calif. http://www.toomanybunnies.com/ estimates that 50 percent of rabbits purchased at Easter will not see their next birthday and will not remain in their first home. A majority of the rabbits that end up in shelters are Easter Dumps. Once the novelty wears off - and rabbits are higher maintenance than most people realize –- out goes the Easter Bunny.

When that happens the problems really mount. Not only are domestic rabbits not capable of surviving in the wild, the potential population of bunnies can be explosive. Baley says if one fertile female rabbit is left in a a city park, within a year's time there could be a colony of 3,500 rabbits.

Time to intervene. Bunnies and chicks are not play toys. I expect many of share this view, so let's reach out to those who might not know the facts or feel "just this once" it's ok to do. Let's make "Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Pets for Easter" our motto. If you know someone who is thinking about such a purchase, immediately do an intervention.

Our hope is to make this a happy holiday for everyone - pets included. If you want to enjoy the Easter Rabbit - Make Mine Chocolate

Good Friday

Good morning all - or good afternoon or maybe good evening - depending on where you are in the world


I have a funny story to tell you about yesterday - Mom and I went to the bank yesterday afternoon as she pulled into the parking lot she said out loud "why are there so many people here? we'll never get through the drive thru" She parked the car decding it might be quicker to go inside - people were actually lined up all the way to the door...Mom was turning around to go back to the car and just come back later but she stopped to ask one of the people in line what was going on and the man said - " people got to get their money out...the sign says Bank Closed for GOOD Friday" - Mom smiled and giggled then whispered to me "why would I even try to explain to them the meaning of that!"

It turns out that I have the same shirt as Bijou -

I'm really NOT in the mood for photos this morning besides, Bijou looks much better in HER shirt than I!

Mom is pretty p'oed because the former daughter-in-law has taken the little Livy to Misery [missouri] for Easter. Livy was supposed to be with us for Easter but the "witch" took her. We'll just have to do Easter next week - There is a "Chalk The Walk" in downtown Knoxville next week-end so I think by daddy and Livy will be doing a square - so that will be fun -

I might blog more later but for now we're going for a walk.

Tuff Times for Me

It's been a rough 36 hours or so for me here. I don't know if I am just upset over the departure of my beloved Suzuki or if I did indeed chew something that is disagreeing with me. After Suzi's departure mom and dad took me to a dog park over in Knoxville. It was a very long ride, about 30 miles away, but we went over anyway. Mom was a little disappointed in it and daddy didn't like it at all - but I played for a while. When we left the park we then went to Pet Smart in search of the dreaded milk thistle [they didn't have it]. I kept looking at the great chews they have but both mommy and daddy were saying "NO!" - Finally they gave in a bought some "Chicken Tender" chews - thinking they were NOT Beef and the package said "digestable". They also got me some chews that are supposed to be good for my teeth and are supposed to be digestable.

When we got home I was pretty tuckered out from the park and the shopping so I just chilled out. Mommy fixed me dinner - yep, she cooked - and then while they were watching TV mommy gave me one of the chicken tenders - As you can imagine I chewed it up fairly quickly and enjoyed every single chew I took.

On Monday morning I wasn't very hungry and refused to eat anything - even yogurt! Mommy noticed that I was just lying in my bed and not playing or irritating her or anything else so those "worry antennae" of hers shot right up. She started coaxing me to eat but I wouldn't have any of it. She went out to check on my poop but didn't find any so she called daddy to see if he had picked it up before leaving and to give her a consistency report. Daddy said "sorry, no poop this morning". Not a good answer for mommy.

So now she thinks she's a vet or something because she starts palpitatting my belly to see if I'd whine - I knew better and I didn't. Then she starts looking at my gums to see if they are pale...they weren't they were pink!!! Thank the lord! She is satisfied that I am not dehydrated so she's not running me to the Vet; but, she's not happy about the no poop thing. She keeps encouraging me to eat but it's not happening - so just keeps cooking different things. Finally she makes an egg smoothie with LACTULOSE and syringes me with it....the lactulose is supposed to make me poop. I just go back to sleep. This goes on for a couple of hours and still no poop. So I get a couple more doses of the lactulose.

Finally around 9:00 I began to feel better, my tummy was churning a bit, so I guess the lactulose was beginning to work. I ate a little kibble and did some running around. Mom and Dad watched the NCAA final [YEAH Carolina] and we all went to bed. When mommy got up this morning first thing was to go out on "poop watch" - and she didn't find anything!!! It's hard to see the watery stuff when it's rained on top of it...but she's determined to make me poop so she gets out the lactulose again. This time it worked!!! And, I didn't even make it outside - that'll teach her!!!!!!

After she and daddy finished breakfast she gathered up all the new chewy treats she had gotten for me and put them in a bag. She then threw away my new bully stick. Then she put on my jacket grabbed the bag of chewy treats and off we went.......to the shelter!!!!! She left all the treats at the shelter for the doggies there - THANK GOODNESS she didn't leave me at the shelter!

She said never, ever, ever again will I get to chew on anything that is good and tasty. I can only have rubber toys and nyla bones and she's not too sure about the nyla bone.

It's not easy being a little dog with an itty bitty, teeny tiny, liver!!!!

Here's a couple of pics from the dog park

Tagged by Bijou

The friendly Bijou sent me these awards a few days ago. Thanks BIJOU

Five reasons how/why my life is GRAND

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   Life is grand because my pawparents love me no matter what I do or don't do
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   Life is grand because I do NOT have a liver shunt and I did NOT have to have surgery - I'm in full recovery and feeling GRAND
3. Life is grand because my pawrents take me everywhere they go, even to restaurants where they eat on the patio even if it's cold just so I can be with them - AND, they sneak me into hotels if they aren't pet friendly!!!!
4. I have lots of toys and treats and a bed in every room just in case I tire out along the way
5. My mom will cook really good food for me like free range chicken, new potatoes, organic baby carrots and organic green beans and toss them in a dill sauce - especially if I hold out long enough from eating my doggie food

These pink roses are given to friends, bringing them a sweet and fruitful day. Those who receive these roses as a gift, need to pass it on to ten friends to show them you care. And to those who received the roses, it's to show you are never forgotten.

I would like to pass them on to Amber Mae, Chase, Cookie, Golden, Samantha, Maggie & Mitch, Mason Dixie, Suzuki, Tuffy, Tweedle

Sensational Saturday

Today was a beautiful day in East Tennessee - the rains were gone and the sun was shining. We got up early and headed to the Feed Store for a little more of Merrick's Pot Pie [mom is determined to get me back to eating food prepared especially for dogs; she says it's healthy for me...I'm not convinced] and then off to Melton Lake

The Oak Ridge Feed Store - I'm not sure why they call it a feed store because to me that indicates they have "feed" which implies cows and horses - THEY DON'T!!!! They only have food for doggies!!!


This is one of the ladies at the store trying her best to convince me that the canned Merrick is both tasty and healthy.....I'm just not convinced!!!!!!

Melton Lake offers a peaceful three mile waterfront trail that is great for biking, walking, running, skating and doggies! It is also home to the Oak Ridge Rowing Association. In the Spring, you can view the best rowing teams in the country as they prepare for the season and compete. The US Olympic team has also trained on Melton Lake.

Hey Where are all the boats?????
SHAKE IT OUT!!!!!!
We've had a LOT of rain...can you tell?
A GOOSE!!!!!
I found his poo!
Nice people picking up litter
A lady with more energy than my mom!!!
Can you see my dirty belly?
Getting a bath - I don't like baths!
Leave me alone - it's naptime!!

PS - mommy is wondering if anyone knows why on her edit posts she no longer has the option of color on her letters or position of the post - etc.......

And yet another rainy day and a tag from Chase

It is yet another rainy day. A bit disappointing as Daddy was going to be here today and go to the lake with us - but the weather is lousy. Last night there was what daddy called rolling thunder and it was very loud and very long lasting - I got so scared I had to get up in the bed with mommy and daddy - and I don't usually do that because I prefer my snuggle cuddy.

Before the lousy weather started moving in again yesterday I had a little park time with Livy

We're off to the maze

New Friends

Catching some rays before the rain returns!

TAGGED
My new friend, CHASE THE PUGGLE has tagged me to tell 5 random things about myself.

1. I am a peek-a-poo who weighs 10.2 oz - which is a huge weight gin from Feb 14 when I got very sick [I have a teeny-tiny liver] - Everyone is very excited about my gain of weight.

2. I love to chew. I REALLY love to chew! I will chew on anything I can find. I like to jump up on the cocktail table and find the most wonderful things to chew on including zip drives, remote controls, books

3 I am a VERY picky eater. Although my pawrents try very hard to find the perfect dog food for me I reamin picky. Of course I know that if I hold out long enough [about 45 minutes] mommy will give up and cook me chicken, new potatoes, carrots and green beans. So I remain a picky eater and will continue to wrap her around my tiny paw so that I get the good stuff.

4. I love to travel. I love getting into my car seat and snuggling down for the ride. I am very good at getting into my carrier and remaining very quiet as daddy rolls me into the hotel and I love meeting new people on our travels as they always make a big deal about how cute I am.

5. I love it when Livy comes over because I get to play and play and play. She is my best buddy! When the day is over and we are both worn out I love to get into bed with her and snuggle - it's just as cozy as my own snuggle cuddy!

Now - I'd like to tag - my very first friend BIJOU, the kind MASON DIXIE, my little hamster friend BROWNIE, the often amusing LUDO VON PUPPY, and last, but not least the absolutely pawsome CLIVE

True Colors Thursday - SCARLET

It's True Colours Thursday again. This week's theme is SCARLET, so, play along visit our lovely hostess, Blue and we hardly think she's a "Scarlet Woman"!

Scarlet (from the Persian säqirlāt) is a red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of the blood of a living person.The first recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language was in 1250


The Wall In Our Den
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The crown of the pendent light over our bar
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Mom's Teapot
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Our Toaster
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One of our Rugs
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Another Rug in Our House
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The Tip of Mommy's Boot
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A pair of mommy's shoes
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Another pair of mommy's shoes
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And, another pair of Mommy's shoes - my goodness she really seems to like RED shoes! There are more of them - but I won't continue to bore you with her many shoes.....
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And a bag for mommy's shoes - but the shoes in the bag are NOT red - they are GREEN! Can you believe it?
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Apparently Scarlet on the Graduation Robes are very popular in England - BLUE can tell us more about that!
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The Cardinal's hat is Scarlet
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So is this Cardinal's hat! hehe - We're CUBS fans here - their hats are BLUE
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Scarlet O'Hara

"Nothing modest or matronly will do for this occasion!" [we think this gown is more garnet than scarlet - but we couldn't resist being southern and all]

Rhett Butler demanded Scarlett wear the gown to Ashley Wilkes' birthday party. Despite the fact that it was supposed to do nothing more than make Scarlett look like the improper woman she was, it has continued to be a fashion icon and has inspired countless reproductions.

With its feathers, rhinestones and low-cut bustline, it became a plot device within the film as Rhett sought to humiliate Scarlett by having her thrown from Melanie Wilkes' home.

Although my mom would be the one to dress like Scarlett she is definitely NOT a Scarlett - She's a Melanie all the way! [you might have to be southern to understand that one!]
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UGA the mascot at Georgia always wears Scarlet Red - that's where my daddy went to school. I have one too but I can't find it.
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The Ribbon Around Cartier at Christmas is Scarlett Red
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Daddy's scarf is Red - Mommy has on red too but you can't see it!
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AND, FINALLY ...... my snuggle cuddy is Scarlet Red!