Bits of wit from a couple of Spitz

Hiking? Me?

2011-12-31T16:14:00.008-07:00

On Christmas day, the girl and her new bf decided that I was a hiking dog. Excuse me? Do I look like a hiking dog? I tried to be stubborn and made the girl's bf pick me up and carry me part way up the mountain. The girl has now decided that I need more hiking practice, so she took me on her own today.

Can you believe that she really thinks I am going to climb this mountain all the way to those towers on the top!

Whew! That's a long way up. Are we done yet?

Do you seriously want me to go all the way up there?

Finally, at the top!
Wait, what do you mean this is just the FIRST stop for a water break?

Taking my next water break. We still aren't at the top yet!

My girl promised that this is the last section before we get to the top. She better not be telling a lie!

Finally, I made it to the top. Ok, where's the car? Wait.... what do you mean I have to go back down the mountain too? How is this fair?

Whew, at least we have a road to follow down the mountain!
Wait.... a road? Why didn't we just walk up the road in the first place?
GRRRRRRR!!!

MY new toy!

2011-05-01T15:16:00.003-07:00

Look at the new toy the girl bought for me! I know it's mine. She keeps telling people she bought bright BLU a new car.
[girl adds.... I said a bright blue new car!!]
I've decided that I'm not going to let Comet ride in it, because it is just MY car!
OK, let's get a move on it and go to the park or something!

Hoops, poops, and oops?

2011-03-18T22:41:00.004-07:00

HELP!! I think my girl wants to run away and join the circus. She bought ANOTHER hula hoop! She tried to make me jump through it (like she made poor Casper do) but I refused.

She's crazy with her hoops. The other day she took me for a walk at the same time she was hooping down the road. She was keeping it up ok until I pooped! Then she had to hold my leash, my poop bag, and try to keep up the hoop. I don't understand why she wasn't happy.

Eskies were right!

2011-03-16T22:54:00.003-07:00

YEAAAHHHH!!!

Our eskie friends were right - our girl was holding Casper!! He wasn't smiling though because he was very tired after going on a long walk and having to jump through hula hoops!

Traitor!!!

2011-03-11T22:54:00.002-07:00

Last weekend our girl disappeared for a few days to "visit a friend". Look what we found in her camera. Traitor!!!! At very least we should have been invited too!

Guess which (very tired) eskie friend of ours that is!

Spring flowers

2011-03-05T07:31:00.003-07:00

Wow, look at all the pretty wild flowers that bloomed after all that rain. Hopefully that will bring lots of bees for me to chase!

Puddle Jumpers

2011-03-01T21:36:00.002-07:00

Guess what! It rained over the weekend.
During our walk, our girl let us play in the puddles.
That was fun!

We will be going on more walks soon. Our girl just signed up to walk 60 miles in 3 days! Wow, that's a lot. We don't even think we can do that. Good thing dogs aren't allowed. Help support her if you can, or pass the link on to somebody you know that can help her raise over $2300 dollars for breast cancer research and treatment.

Fresh veggies!

2011-01-17T08:31:00.003-07:00

Every Saturday morning our girl gets up early and leaves the house. She comes home about an hour later with one or two big bags of stuff.

We wonder what she brought home this time.

WOW! Look at all these yummy things.

Wait.... she has cheese, beef, and salmon, and she is offering me a carrot. A CARROT? You gotta be kidding me. I'm holding out for something better.

I'm not picky. I'll take the carrot.

mmmmmm......crunchy!

Bargain Bin Bonanza!

2011-01-07T18:39:00.002-07:00

Our girl was pretty stingy with the gifts for Christmas, but look what she brought home from Petsmart today. TOYS!!
Lots and lots of fun toys. She says she can buy more for us when they are on SALE!!
We don't care that they are Christmas toys and the holiday is over.
All we care about is shredding them. Let the fun begin!

Yummy treats!

2010-12-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

On Christmas eve, our girl went to visit some of her friends. She made an appetizer by mixing goat cheese with dill, and then stuffing it into cherry tomatoes. She had a lot of cheese left over, so she did this with the leftovers. She added some of it to squash.
Then she mixed it all up. Doesn't that look good? But guess what, she still had some cheese left over.
So she gave it to us!!!!! YUMMMMMM!
And then we got to lick the bag clean.
and we mean really clean. We didn't miss a drop of that cheese!

Xmas loot

2010-12-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

Look at what Santa brought us.
Toys! Hooray!! We love toys!

Hey, wait a second, this one came without stuffing!
So did this one .... but I'm going to shred it anyway.
Ahhh...... a stuffed toy to destroy!
What a fun Christmas. We hope all our friends got lots of toys too!

Merry Christmas

2010-12-27T19:18:00.003-07:00

We hope all of our friends had a merry Christmas. We will update with pictures of our loot once our girl cleans the evil virus off her computer.

Lamb gravy

2010-12-20T19:25:00.003-07:00

We totally scored tonight! The girl cooked this yummy dinner of lamb in her crock pot.
She had some extra juice (and lamb fat) left over, so she added it to our kibble.
It was so good, we totally snarfed it down.
Yum! Yum! Yum!
We think Christmas came early at our house tonight!

Melon!!

2010-06-12T10:39:00.003-07:00

What's this on the floor?
Do you think it's a trick, or should I take a piece?
Yum! Trick or not, I'm going to eat this melon.

I'm going to eat it all....before BLU finds any of it.

Willow Wednesday

2010-06-02T21:55:00.000-07:00

I guess I should have paid better attention to this sign while I was inspecting all the statues for Memorial Day.

Can you believe this? At first I thought he just wanted to pet me.

But then he put the cuffs on me.
Officer, I'm really really sorry about climbing on the statues!

HELP!!!! Does anyone know a good lawyer?

Willow Wednesday

2010-05-26T22:16:00.002-07:00

In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day, we wanted to pay tribute to all of the veterans and people who have served and protected our country.

This statue is honoring the Navajo Code Talkers.

This is the anchor from the USS Arizona that was sunk during Pearl Harbor.

While we often think of military service during Memorial Day, let's not forget about the police officers that give their lives to protect us - including our 4-legged K9 friends.

I hope this is big enough that you can read this. If the text in the picture is too small for you to see, you can read the poem online here.

Puddles!!

2010-05-20T22:24:00.001-07:00

Coming back from our walk tonight, look what I found.
PUDDLES!!

I wonder where all this water came from. It didn't rain today.

Look, my whole street is flooded.

It's taking a looooong time for them to get the puddles to stop. It's almost bed time and they have bright lights shining in our window and making lots of noise.

Listen to how loud they are!!

Kitty invasion!!

2010-05-14T08:06:00.001-07:00

Good Morning! Want to see what we see on our morning walks?
Let's Go!!!

We see cats.
Lots of cats.
We see black cats.

We see white cats.

We see cats on fences.

We see cats on couches.

We see cats under chairs.

And cats under cars.

Do you see the cat in this picture?

How about now?

Look what else we found! It isn't a cat, but it also looks pretty tasty!!

Willow Wednesday

2010-05-12T22:05:00.000-07:00

Arizona's governor is signing all sorts of crazy laws lately. I think I need to have a chat with her. Do you think I need an appointment?

Willow Wednesday

2010-05-05T21:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Cinco de Mayo. I think I will start my celebration at this mayan pyramid.

And then go get some carne asada!

Willow Wednesday

2010-04-21T15:38:00.024-07:00

No trip to Phoenix is complete without taking a nice hike in the desert.

Here I am at South Mountain Park. This is the largest municipal park in the country!

I bet you can't even tell that I am in the middle of the city.

Naturally, I had to see a saguaro cactus. They are very tall (and sharp!)

I tried really hard to be good and stay on the marked trails.

There were all sorts of interesting buildings at the entrance of the park.

Can you find me in this picture?

Scorpion Gulch? Nobody told me there were scorpions here! I'm glad I didn't know that BEFORE I went hiking.

I'm going to toss a penny in the wishing well and wish that I never see a scorpion!!

Look what we got

2010-04-19T15:25:00.000-07:00

We didn't get to go to the eskie meetup because we are both too big to fly in the cabin, and our girl didn't want to check us as baggage on the plane (plus she bought her ticket last minute). But look what she brought home for us. Pup Cakes!!

Look at the one Comet got! It's huge.

I get a tiny little one. At least it's blue!

I don't think I like this.

In fact, I KNOW I don't like this. Take it away and give me a real treat!

I don't know why BLU is so weird about treats.

Mine tastes pretty good to me.

In fact, it's DEEEEE-LICIOUS!!!

Ummmm.... If BLU doesn't want her treat, can I have it?

Please????

NorCal Eskie Fest

2010-04-18T20:25:00.002-07:00

On Saturday morning, our girl woke up early, ran to the farmer's market, then came home and made this yummy looking salad. Then she put it in a bag and left the house.

We've been busy doing detective work and tracked down where she went.

She got on a plane and flew to California to visit with some of our eskie friends! Jackson and Luna are in the pictures, along with some people who have other eskies.

What a traitor! Can you believe she is petting Jackson!

and look at all this yummy food they had!

Cake? YUMMM!!!

Can we have a piece?

Luna tried her best to get some treats.

But then her mom was mean and put her on a leash so she couldn't steal any food. And it was in Luna's house!! That's just wrong.

Look at these delicious looking dog treats.

Who are they going to give the treat to? Luna? Jackson?

What? Those are dog treats, NOT people treats. Didn't you have enough yummy food of your own?

Hey! Not another person eating OUR treats!

That's just WRONG!

We wonder if Jackson's mom is eating human food or more dog treats? What do you think?

Here the people are looking at all the pictures they took.

Who knew California was so cold. Our girl needed to borrow a coat, wear gloves, and drink hot tea to warm up.

But Jackson and Luna enjoyed the breeze and the view from Eskie Rock.

Tomorrow we will show you what our girl brought back for us......

Willow Wednesday

2010-04-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

No wonder cats like to climb trees. The view from up here is fantastic!

Happy Helper

2010-04-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

See that shed door? The machine that washes the girl's clothes is hiding in there.

See the hose that is dripping? Our girl uses the hose to fill that machine because it doesn't always fill with water the way it is supposed to.

Today the girl got home from work, filled the machine with water, and put clothes in it. Then she fell asleep!

I heard the machine run the water again (rinse cycle) and woke the girl up so she could fill it back with the hose. I'm such a good helper and the girl thought so too! She gave me a chicken jerkey treat!

She claims she's going to buy a new machine next week, but I'm not convinced. She's been using the broken machine for 3 years!!

Willow Wednesday

2010-04-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

Look who I found on Easter. The Easter Bunny!

We had a great time hopping around town.

But guess what, the Easter Bunny has lots of friends that hop....

Like his pal the frog!

Let's play leap frog....

OOPS! I don't think I jumped quite far enough.

Willow Wednesday

2010-03-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

I made some new friends at the park. Look at all the fun kids to play with.

This little girl really liked me.

This man and his daughter liked me too.

I had fun running and skipping with this family.

I was so popular, even the pupparazzi needed to take my picture.

What's this?

2010-03-20T10:35:00.000-07:00

Hey Comet, look what our girl just brought home. What do you think it is?

It looks like a big bag of yummy smelling balls!

Look at this bag. Something in here smell good.

Maybe I should take a little taste. What all do you think is in this bag?

Wow! Look at all that yummy stuff. I sure hope we get to eat some of it.

Willow Wednesday

2010-03-17T11:20:00.002-07:00

While I was in Phoenix, I got to visit the Desert Botanical Gardens. They often have art exhibits displayed throughout the garden. When I was there, the Dale Chihuly exhibit had just ended, but there were a few of the glass sculptures still there.

You can see more pictures of the exhibit (without me) here or by watching the slideshow.

Chihuly in the desert

More mail

2010-03-15T19:23:00.001-07:00

Look what we got. It's a card with a cute picture of my new friends, Prinny and Digby

I wonder what the card says inside.

They wrote something us a nice note. How sweet of them.

Thanks a lot, guys! I'm going to savor this note.

Ummmm..... I really didn't mean to rip your picture....your note is just soooo tasty!

Fun box

2010-03-14T07:21:00.000-07:00

While the biscuits we got were delicious, I really really liked chewing on the box.

What a great toy to play with.

The wrapping paper was fun to chew too. BLU doesn't know what she's missing!

We got mail!

2010-03-12T23:18:00.000-07:00

Look what the mail lady brought us. It's a package from Casper, Buddy, and Nikki and their mom. It's even addressed to BLU and me.

I wonder what it could be. Let's open it up!

This package is tougher to open than it looks.

Look! A pretty gift bag. I wonder what's inside.

I've almost got it.

A citrus juicer????? That can't be right. The package was addressed to us, and not the girl!!
(The girl was excited too, because she has a zillion grapefruits in the fridge.)
I'm going to open the box to check what's inside.

Ah, much better! Biscuits!!!! And two yummy flavors.

Yum!! The cheese one is really good! Thank you Casper, Buddy, Nikki, and their mom!! We love our gift!

Even I'm going to give it a try!

This is really good. Can you believe the girl would only let me have two at a time. I want more!!

And look what our girl got. While we ate our two biscuits, she ate the WHOLE box of chocolates. How unfair is that??

Willow Wednesday

2010-03-10T09:48:00.003-07:00

If you thought my shovel last week was big, you should see this one! Even BLU's mouth isn't big enough for this!!

And look at the size of this tire!

This big equipment is used in the mines in Arizona.

This is what they dig up. Copper!

All aboard! Let's go mine some copper.

Yummy Jerky!!

2010-03-07T20:55:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we got this bag full of yummy jerky treats from out friend Siku Marie.

Our girl made us wait a whole week to eat it! But the vet said BLU's mouth is better so she can eat jerky now. Hurry up! Give us a piece!!

YUM!!! This is so good I would have eaten it with a sore mouth!

I'm not even going to pose. I'm just going to concentrate on eating!

Can we have another piece? PLEEEEEAAASSSEEEE???

Thank you Siku!!! It was delicious!!

Willow Wednesday

2010-03-03T21:26:00.001-07:00

I wonder if the vet used this to dig out BLU's bad tooth?

Maybe that's why her mouth hurt for a couple of days.

New friends

2010-02-28T22:25:00.001-07:00

I'm exhausted!!

I got to go on the funnest adventure ever today. My girl took me to pawty to meet some of my blogging friends and their people. I've never been to a pawty before, so I tried really hard to behave.

Let me introduce you to my friends. Prinnie is the eskie staring at the bag of treats. Digby is the terrier on the couch. And Siku Marie is the eskie on the couch next to Digby.

Here you can see them better.

This is Dragon. Dragon didn't like me. We had contests to see who could stare the longest. I would've won if my girl didn't keep covering my eyes and distracting me with food!

Here's the reason for the pawty. The eskie in front of me is Quinn. Sorry that the girl didn't take a better picture of him. You can see him here. Quinn is Siku Marie's new brother.

And what's a pawty without food? Can you believe the people ate steaks. STEAKS!! And then they put all of these tasty treats on the table.... right at nose height and expected us to ignore them!!!

Look what we got from Siku Marie's mom and dad. Yummy jerky. The mean girl won't let me taste any until BLU's mouth is better though.

We also got to meet Casper, Buddy, and Nikki's mom. Look at the fancy treats she brought for our girl.

What a great day. My girl and I had lots of fun with our friends!

But after that fun and exciting day, I'm going to try to hide from the press and take a long nap!!

Drugged

2010-02-26T21:37:00.000-07:00

I had a terrible trip to the dentist today. Now I know why my girl hates going to the dentist so much.
At first, Comet was jealous of me because I got this cool bandana.

The dentist also gave me a bag of food and this fun looking gift bag.

But look what was inside.

Medicine! Three different pills.

And some yucky gel.

And a toothbrush!

That doesn't sound like a gift bag to me.

I had a problem with one of my teeth (see the pink arrow) and the dentist decided to pull it out. Now my mouth really really REALLY hurts. Did I say REALLY??? I have to take lots of pills for the pain and to stop infection.

Excuse me while I go back to sleep.

What the......?

2010-02-25T22:05:00.001-07:00

What is going on here? My water bowl isn't supposed to be upside down!

My food bowl isn't supposed to be empty either!

What's to blame for this?

Icky ugly teeth! That's what.

And they are in BLU's stinky cat poop eating mouth.

Get that smelly thing away from me!!

She has to go to the dentist tomorrow so her smelly mouth will get shiny and clean again.

Just because she isn't allowed to eat or drink after 10 pm doesn't mean I should have to suffer too.

How unfair is that?

I'm going to chew on this toy so I don't ever have to go to the dentist!

Please send Pawsitive thoughts BLU's way tomorrow.

Willow Wednesday

2010-02-24T11:38:00.001-07:00

Look at the fun place I found.

Do you think this is an agility course for giants?

Or does the girl just like making me jump through hoops?

Squash skins and pig skins

2010-02-20T13:38:00.000-07:00

Squash skin update: My girl watched me closely after eating the squash skin. I didn't get sick and I had normal poops, so she decided to let me eat the other one. She tried to give half of it to BLU (who didn't like it), so I got it all. So, if your people don't eat their acorn squash skins, make them give it to you. It's delicious!!

It's raining outside today, and I'm bored. Hey BLU, do you want to play football?

Sure! Watch me score the first touchdown!!

Intercepted!!

Touchdown!!!!

I don't think I like this game anymore.

Willow Wednesday

2010-02-17T18:20:00.002-07:00

Happy Chinese New Year!!! (a couple of days late)

It's the year of the tiger.

To celebrate, I thought I would take you to visit the Cofco Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix.

Follow me.

Look at the beautiful pagoda there.

I'm hoping some Confucius wisdom rubs off on me.

I don't think it did though. I'm getting pretty close to this scary creature!

HELP!!!

Squash Thief

2010-02-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

Look at this yummy squash that my girl made for dinner tonight. It smelled so good that I drooled the entire time she was eating it.

Can you believe that she ate the entire thing and didn't give me any!

I really really wanted a taste of it. So, when she was opening the cabinet to throw the skin away, I snuck up on her. And then STOLE IT!!!!!!

This is the tiny piece that she was able to hold on to. I took the rest and swallowed it before she could get it out of my mouth! And it was delicious. In fact, it was so good, that I jumped up and stole the piece she is holding while she was taking the picture. And ate that too!!

I know I should be ashamed of myself for stealing the squash skin, but I'm not. I'd do it again! In fact, I tried to steal the second half of it too, but she was too quick for me this time.

Even though I was really naughty for stealing food, I've convinced the girl to save the other squash skin. She's worried though that it might make me sick.

So friends, I need your help. Tell my girl that squash skins won't make me sick and that she can give me the other half. That way I don't have to raid the trash for it.

Willow Wednesday

2010-02-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

What is going on here?

Hello!

Is this where I audition for So You Think You Can Dance?

The price of fame

2010-01-31T19:39:00.001-07:00

Hey girl! Come check this out.

We're being spied on.

Look out the window. Do you see him?

He's been watching us from that car for 20 minutes!

What do you mean you don't see him?

Look closer! I'm not losing my mind!!

See! Told you he was watching us.

Who do you think he is?

Pupperazzi?

Rabid fan of our blog?

Willow Wednesday

2010-01-27T06:32:00.011-07:00

I didn't catch any fish at the park, but I do have my winnings to spend. Maybe I can buy something tasty in Comet and BLU's neighborhood.

I bet I could buy some fish here!

Or I could get a yummy paleta (frozen fruit popsicle). I don't even need to walk here to get one. A man pushes a cart past the house almost every day selling them.

These treats look pretty yummy too, but I think they are for people, not dogs.

I think I smell something yummy. Let's follow this cart and see where it goes.

Jackpot! I'm going to spend my winnings on freshly grilled carne!!

Who wants some?

Walk with me....

2010-01-24T15:15:00.001-07:00

Come take a walk with us.

First you have to stop every 30 seconds to look for kitty roca. If you can't find it, nibble on grass, instead.

Then, if your feet get hot or dirty, find a big puddle to play in.

(Ignore our girl's shadow that got in the way.)

Comet was too chicken to play in the water. He did take a little drink of the puddle water though.

That's it. That's our adventure for the day.

Willow Wednesday

2010-01-20T17:56:00.005-07:00

Here I am at one of Comet and BLU's favorite parks - Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix.

There are some cool old building in this park.

And lots of different fountains.

You can read more about the park if you click here.

I like it because there are some big hills so you can get up high and see the mountains.

We like the hills too. You can watch the lake and the whole park from this spot. It's a fun place to explore, but our girl makes us walk sooooo far! The dog park part of the park where we visited yesterday is under the arrow marked #1 and our car is parked by the arrow marked #2. That's a lot of exploring (and peeing) to do!

I'm keeping an eye on everyone to make sure they follow all the park rules.

I think it's time to go explore more!
Even though you aren't allowed to swim in the lake, you can fish. Maybe I'll catch a yummy fish for dinner.

If the fish aren't biting, you can always find a friendly person to play cards with.

Look at how much money I won!!

Dog Park!!

2010-01-19T18:38:00.004-07:00

Our trip to the vet yesterday was just for our yearly checkup. BLU got some mean sugar pills (glucose -a - mean) because she is getting old, but otherwise we are fine. After leaving the vet, I hijacked the car and made the girl take us to our favorite park. We didn't even care that it was raining a little bit.

At the park, we walked and walked, and WAIT! What is this? Why haven't we seen this dog park before?

Hurry up girl! Let us in! We want to play with the other dogs!

Ummm..... where are the other dogs?

Nobody is hiding behind this bush.
We looked and looked, but couldn't find anyone else to play with.

That's fine by me. I get this bucket of rain water all to myself!

Well I did, until Comet stuck his nose in my way.

Ok girl, we can leave. Nobody else is crazy enough to go to the dog park in the rain. Next time bring us when there is somebody to play with!

Car ride to ..

2010-01-18T15:36:00.005-07:00

We got to go for a car ride today.

We stopped. Where do you think we are?

Ummm.... I think we are at the VET!
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Hold on tight BLU, I'm gonna get us out of here!

ps. We have such smart friends. You all were so good at guessing what our girl does. She works in science education and provides training for science teachers. That's why she has all those books and boxes of weird stuff.

Willow Wednesday

2010-01-13T18:57:00.004-07:00

Comet and BLU are convinced that their girl is playing in parks, eating steaks and biscuits, and having a party with friends every day when she disappears for many hours.While I was visiting, I played detective and followed her. This is where she goes.
Look, she even has a picture of Comet and BLU

How many books does she have in this place? Maybe she goes here to read so Comet and BLU don't bother her.

Here's a fun book all about animals. Look at how big it is!
I'm not sure why she wants a book about worms and fungi.
Rocks? You're kidding me, right? Who reads books about rocks?

Look what I found under the books! She has a whole box of rocks!! I think she might have a few rocks in her head, too!

She has lots of boxes full of weird stuff. Books, sand, cups, paper plates ....
...and rulers, and balls, and sponges, and balloons (maybe she is having parties here afterall!!)

I don't even want to know what she uses this for!

Maybe she's trying to build Frankenstein with all this stuff and these wires. Whatever it is, Comet and BLU are lucky they don't have to go to this place. It's scary and certainly not steaks or a party!!

Can you help us figure out what their girl is doing all day?

Poop head and potty mouth!

2010-01-11T17:51:00.004-07:00

I have new nicknames for the two females in my house. From now on, I'm calling my girl Poop Head. She's been a real poop head lately by neglecting our blogs. She "claims" she is working a lot, but I think she is sneaking off to parties all day long. Even the pigeons in the neighborhood think she is a poop head. Today proved it. During our walk, one of them pooped on her head! From now on, she will be known as Poop Head!

I have a new nickname for BLU too. I'm calling her Potty Mouth. On our walk tonight, she was obsessed with finding kitty poop and eating it!

GROSS!! I think I'm going to barf! So from now on, BLU will be called Potty Mouth!

Comet doesn't know what he's missing. It was sooooooo tasty!

See what I have to deal with around here?!

Willow Wednesday

2010-01-06T20:37:00.000-07:00

We know that many people like to make New Year's resolutions to eat healthier. I thought that I would help my friends do that.

Comet is helping me decide what to make with all this produce their girl bought at the farmer's market.

I agree Comet! I think we should make a tasty lunch.

First let's chop these colorful vegetables.

Forget the vegetables!! Let's eat STEAK!!!!!!
YUMMMM.... I guess this is an ok compromise. Steak and blue cheese on a salad.

Hey, I barely finished eating lunch. Now you want me to make dinner too? What am I - your slave?

This looks like enough teriyaki beef for me, Comet and BLU. Too bad girl, make your own dinner!

Aftermath

2010-01-05T20:27:00.003-07:00

We really enjoyed the toys that Santa brought us.

We only played with them a short while before most of them looked like this.

But every now and then, I find one that still has a little bit of stuffing left to remove. As long as there is just a tiny bit of stuffing left in it, the girl won't throw it away. :-)

Last post of the year

2009-12-31T18:59:00.000-07:00

We couldn't let our girl start the new year behind and without posting our Christmas pictures, so we made her clean the house and find the cable. Here's what Santa brought this year. Two gifts for our girl and two gifts for both of us.

I want the fancy girly toy!

I want the FOOD!!!

Maybe I'll destroy the lips first.

I'm going to eat the burger.
What a great gift!

I love our new toys!

We hope all our friends had safe and happy holidays, and that 2010 is as good to you as 2009 was to us!

Happy New Year!

Comet and BLU

Willow Wednesday

2009-12-30T17:47:00.002-07:00

I was trying to enjoy a beautiful day in the park when all of a sudden something scary started chasing me.

Help! It's. Sucking. Me. UUUUPPPP!!

I have been captured by aliens!

Take me to your leader. I want to have a word with them.

I guess they didn't like my demands, since they ejected me down their garbage shoot!

ps.... Comet and BLU had a nice Christmas and aren't still waiting for Santa. Their girl just can't find the cable to get the photos out of the camera. It might have been sucked up by the aliens too!!

Waiting .....

2009-12-24T15:06:00.002-07:00

Oh Santa, Santa, where are you?I'm going to stay up all night watching for him.....

Willow Wednesday

2009-12-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

I know that many of our friends go to church on Christmas eve or day. While I was in Phoenix, I decided to check out some of the different churches. Here are some of the ones I saw. This one looks very fancy on the outside.

This is a Spanish mission style chapel.

This is St. Mary's Basilica, which is the oldest Catholic church in Phoenix and was once visited by Pope John Paul II.
This is a Sikh temple that is being build in Comet and BLU's neighborhood.

This church was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The scab is gone

2009-12-22T06:22:00.003-07:00

As many of you might remember, my anal gland sploded the day after Thanksgiving and I had to see the vet and get my butt fixed (and shaved).

I've had a big ugly scab on my butt ever since, and the girl became obsessed with checking it (she wanted to make sure that I wasn't walking around with a glob of poop on my butt).

Today the scab fell off! I'm so happy! Now the girl won't keep looking at my butt. My hair is growing back, but it still looks pretty weird right now.

OK, that's enough embarrassing butt pictures for the day. Either give me a treat or put away the camera!

Oh, and we have solved the mystery of the toys. The girl bought those toys to give to dogs at the AZ Humane Society, so she isn't a complete grinch. It doesn't explain why she is such a grinch with us though. We've been good all year, right?

Grinch or not?

2009-12-19T23:22:00.003-07:00

What's wrong with this picture? Our Christmas tree is supposed to be in the corner where that chair is. But it's not there. Our girl bought a tree but then decided that she didn't feel like putting the tree up this year and took it back to the store!! Can you believe that?

On the way home from returning our tree, she went out and bought a bunch of toys. We were all ready to play with them, but then she said that NONE of them are for us! I ask you my friends, have you ever heard of something so crazy? What are we going to do with our girl?
BLU even tried to look for Santa to have a chat with him.

She didn't find Santa. She only found ashes. We hope it's not from all the coal our girl is going to get!!

Willow Wednesday

2009-12-16T06:22:00.000-07:00

Comet and BLU live in a very strange neighborhood. Look at these scary creatures they see when they go for walks. Yikes! Get me out of here!

Please don't eat me, Mr. Dragon!
Don't worry, Willow! Mr. Dragon tries to eat us too when we walk past him.
I show him my teeth and he leaves us alone!
I also like to "water" his plant. He he he.

Not all of the creatures in their neighborhood are scary though.
They also walk past this pretty parrot.
Willow missed a few ..... we also see this bird
and I always try to eat this bird every time I go past it.

I asked this dog to be my friend, but he ignored me. How rude!

Be careful what you wish for....

2009-12-13T16:55:00.003-07:00

My girl always gets upset with me when I soak my feet in the water dish after a walk. I didn't want to get in trouble again, so I found a new solution.

Ahhhh..... that feels so good on my feet!

Don't look at me......I had nothing to do with this!!!

I don't think the girl was too happy about this.....

Make up your mind. Water dish.... or mud puddle.

Holiday Card Exchange

2009-12-12T13:55:00.003-07:00

We are so excited. We have already received a bunch of cards from our friends on the eskie board and DWBs. We have been working really hard to finish up our cards and mail them out. Last weekend we mailed out the cards to our eskie friends, and this week we worked on the DWBs cards.

I keep trying to count them to make sure we didn't miss anyone, but BLU keeps getting in the way! If she's not going to help, the least she could do is not be a pest!

Ummm....girl.....girl! I don't think we have enough cards here yet! We still need to make more.
I don't want to keep our friends waiting, so let's get the ones that are done to the post office today. I'll make sure the girl doesn't get lazy and she finishes the rest of them this weekend so we can mail them on Monday.

Willow Wednesday

2009-12-09T19:15:00.001-07:00

D'oh!

Photo shoot

2009-12-05T07:05:00.004-07:00

We've started getting cards already from the DWB exchange. Wow! You guys are fast. We don't even have a picture yet. Our girl decided she better get moving and look at what she did to us. This is the only picture she got, before BLU pulled off her antlers..... and then removed one!

Now we got a new stuffie...... but we still have to pose for pictures.

Willow Wednesday

2009-12-02T17:22:00.004-07:00

While I was in Phoenix, I went to Papago Park. Look at this big mountain with a hole in it. I want to climb up and look through that hole! Come on! Let's go!

That hole is up a lot higher than it looks.

I think we are getting closer now.
We're almost there. I can see somebody on the other side of the hole.
Only a couple more steps and we are there.

Wow! What a view of the city.

Even though dogs are allowed in this park, Comet and BLU have never been able to come here. Their girl claims that she isn't coordinated enough to go up to the hole and hold two leashes (or even one!) at the same time. Trust me..... it's true. She was barely coodinated enough to get up there without dropping me. And it's a loooooong way to fall down!

Sean Penn turned Comet into a baboon!

2009-11-27T18:28:00.004-07:00

Comet broke his butt and had to go to the vet. Look at it. He looks like a baboon!!!

Our regular vet was closed today, so our girl took him to see Sean Penn. ????? He fixed Comet's butt, but gave him a really bad haircut. Maybe he should stick with acting and not give any more haircuts. hehehehe.At least my butt is still cute!!

{the girl adds..... Comet's anal gland ruptured this morning. The vet drained it and cleaned it up, but now Comet's on antibiotics and pain medication. He's doing ok but very groggy from the drugs. The new vet's name really is Sean Penn, although he's not the actor.}

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T12:38:00.005-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our DWB friends! We are thankful that we have such great friends that keep visiting us, even though we have been lax at leaving messages on your blogs (we visit - but our girl just hasn't left many messages lately).

We are very thankful that our friends told us that they also go wild when then leashes come out. Now our girl understands how exciting walk time is.
We are also thankful that our girl decided to share her yummy Thanksgiving dinner with us. Look at what she had to eat.Now look at what we got! YUM! Can you see me sniffing it from under the table?

The turkey and mashed sweet potatoes smelled so good that I couldn't wait until she handed me my plate. I table surfed and grabbed it.

Then I gobbled it all down.

There's no way that I'm going to leave any behind. This was such a yummy treat!
I was polite and waited until my girl handed me my plate. And then I ate it all!

Now it's time for a nap!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Willow Wednesday

2009-11-25T07:07:00.000-07:00

One of the places I got to visit in Phoenix was the Rosson House Museum. Look how pretty it was all decorated with the pumpkins out front. It looks just perfect for Thanksgiving.
Then I compared it to Comet and BLU's house. What? No pretty pumpkins?
I made their girl take me to the pumpkin patch, but she didn't buy any! Comet wanted to come with us, but his girl said no --- that she would have to buy all the pumpkins that Comet peed on. I think he should have been allowed to come. At least that way she would have bought a pumpkin!

Walk time mania

2009-11-22T15:32:00.006-07:00

Don't be fooled by this calm happy face. Behind the smile is a maniac!!

What a crazy boy! I'm being calm and waiting to get my leash on, and he keeps jumping into our girl and body slamming me. I think somebody needs to just calm down!!

BLU should hardly talk! Even though it looks like we are going on a nice calm walk, she is all over the place.

First we have to slow down and wait for her, and then she runs ahead, and then turns around, and then zig zags all over the place. Is it any wonder our girl gets frustrated! BLU needs better leash training!

Willow Wednesday

2009-11-18T20:27:00.001-07:00

Hi friends of Comet and BLU. My name is Willow. I'm a toy American Eskimo dog. My cousin Wendell and I travel around and visit friends on the Eskie Board. Wendell and I get to see all sorts of cool places and meet all sorts of fun dog friends, and their people. It's a lot of fun.

I visited Comet and BLU during the first two weeks of October, but I couldn't tell anyone I was there. I had to wait for my adventure (Stop #20) to be posted, and for members to guess who I was visiting. It's a really fun game! Now that they guessed where I was, I can share my adventures with you.
When I arrived at Comet and BLU's house, I was trapped in this little box for 2 extra days because their girl was out of town.
I was barely at Comet and BLU's house for a week when their girl pulled out her purple box and filled it with clothes. Comet tried to sneak me in, so I could spy on her and report back.

He even begged his girl to take me along.

His mean girl wouldn't take me, and I had to spend 3 more days of my visit in my box, in her closet. It was dark and scary there, but she said Comet and BLU wouldn't be able to eat me if I was there. Eat me??? What kind of crazy dogs are they?

Speaking of eating, look at the cool restaurant I got to visit. She didn't even bring home anything to share with Comet and BLU. How unfair is that?

Tune in every Wednesday to follow my adventures through Phoenix. I got to visit some places that Comet and BLU like, and some that they have never even seen.

Walk time

2009-11-15T13:59:00.004-07:00

Hey girl!

Stop being so lazy today and take us for a walk!

I know the leashes are in here. Do you need me to open the door for you?

Our girl took the advice some of our friends gave and moved our water bowl outside before we left. BLU had to rinse her feet and make her wet foot mess outside.
But that meant that I was also stuck out back until BLU's feet were dry, and the dirt on my feet dried. That doesn't seem fair.
I guess I will just take a nap and guard my rock until the girl lets us back in the house.

Finally! She let us go back inside!

stealth

2009-11-12T22:15:00.003-07:00

Most nights, my girl sits on the couch and watches tv as she eats her dinner. Sometimes she pays so much attention to the show that she doesn't see me sneaking up on her. Look at that yummy piece of food. Do you think it's chicken?

Quick! Attack it.

mmmmmm..... oh so good!

Make sure there is no evidence left. You've got to move fast or you will get caught.

Try to look innocent and hope she won't remember that she had a bite ready to eat.

Goodbye Hana

2009-11-10T17:19:00.002-07:00

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, Hana. On Friday, she put on her rainbow wings and flew across the Rainbow Bridge. All the eyes in our house are wet and leaking right now, but we know that when it is our time to cross the bridge, Hana will be waiting for us, fluttering around in her beautiful wings.

And if you are afraid of flying, she will be there to pick you up in her sporty car and drive you around.

There is so much that we will miss about Hana. We'll miss her carefree and wild spirit. We will miss that she was a perfect Eskie ambassador.

We will miss her beautiful smile and the spark in her eye.

We will miss how she loved everyone she met (even cats!!)

We will even miss her cute pink nose.

We hope there are unlimited french fries and toys waiting for you.

Goodbye sweet Hana. We will miss you! Thank you for bringing so much joy and laughter into the world.

Please stop by Hana's blog to let her mom and dad know how much she meant to you. We know they are devastated right now and could use words of support.

Wooly bully

2009-11-08T07:18:00.002-07:00

Baa baa black ~~sheep~~ dog
Have you any wool?

Yes Ma'am, yes Ma'am
Three bags full!

(and that's just 5 minutes of brushing from one hind leg!!)

Not washing.....cooling!

2009-11-03T21:37:00.002-07:00

Comet got it wrong. I like to soak my feet after a walk, not wash them! The hot sidewalk makes my feet hot, and I like to cool them off in the water dish. Plus, since I usually get to the water dish first, it has the added bonus of making Comet drink my dirty foot water! HA!

EEEWWWWWW!!!! I'm going to drool in the water dish as revenge.

Blame BLU

2009-11-02T20:22:00.004-07:00

Want to know why our girl doesn't like to take us for walks? It's BLU. Count her feet. How many do you see? One....two...three.....
Where's the fourth one? Look in the water bowl!

Every time BLU leaves the house (except for the back yard) she has to wash her feet when she returns. Just look at the wet mess she is making on the bathroom floor!!
And then she tracks her dirty wet feet all over the house.

Look at messy BLU!!! I think from now on the girl should just take me for walks and leave little miss foot soaker at home.

~~Comet

ps. we did get lots of treats for dressing up

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T09:08:00.003-07:00

Happy Halloween!

The friends that warned us to run because the girl bought us costumes were right. We tried to run and hide, but she tricked us with yummy treats!

She tried to dress us up as pumpkin patch fairies. Our fur hides the skirts though.

I think I better get a really good treat for putting up with this humiliation!

I want more treats!!!

Cooking with Comet and BLU

2009-10-30T09:32:00.006-07:00

Our girl felt sick this morning and decided to sleep all day instead of going to work. While she was sleeping, we decided to make her a big pot of soup.

Everyone knows that chicken soup is good for you when you are sick, so we grabbed the chicken.

BLU did a great job opening the bags.
You also need vegetables for soup. Since vegetables are green, we thought greenies would work.
This seems kind of big to put in soup.

Let me break that into smaller pieces for you!

We think biscuits would be good in the soup too.

Here, let me grab a few for you.

...and a few pieces of kibble too.

We just need to add the water.....

Now, plug in the crock pot and let it cook all day. We can't wait for our girl to wake up from her nap and find our delicious soup. Do you think she will like it?

Updated:

After smelling our soup cook all day, look what we ended up with. Our girl thought it was delicious (and even shared some with us!!). She thinks we followed one of her recipes though, and posted it on her food blog. Don't tell her our secret recipe! hehehehe

New Stuff

2009-10-24T17:28:00.003-07:00

Look at this stuff that our girl bought today. We aren't sure if it is the making of a fun toy, or if she's up to something sneaky. Should we prepare for fun, or run and hide?

Find the right toy

2009-10-22T07:02:00.002-07:00

Life at our house as been pretty boring lately.

To make things a little more exciting, I decided to 'splode the toy box this morning.

Look what I found!

Comet found a fun rope toy to pull.

ps. Thanks for all the advice we received about not eating corn cobs.

Corn!

2009-10-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

When my girl at the beef soup leftovers, she decided to add fresh corn to it. I love to chew on corn cobs.

First I have to lick it all over.

After I bite off any remaining kernals, I bite a big chunk of the cob. I can usually eat one chunk, but my girl isn't sure if that's good for my tummy, so she takes it away after I get my first chomp. That's why I make it a big one.

Do any of you know..... is it ok for me to eat the cob?

Counter surfing

2009-10-14T09:44:00.002-07:00

Something in the kitchen smelled really good. I know I'm not supposed to counter surf, but it smelled sooooo goooood!!

Look what I found! Kibble with beef soup broth and a big chunk of beef in it.

I think I should get Comet's bowl too. He's being naughty while I am just begging from the middle of the kitchen.

Our girl gave us both some. Yum! I hope we get some of the leftovers tomorrow too. She has the recipe here on her food blog.

Morning ritual

2009-10-07T07:10:00.002-07:00

Do you have any morning rituals? I do.
When my girl first starts to wake up in the morning, I hop on the bed and snuggle with her (and get tummy rubs) until she decides to get out of bed. I jump off the bed while she is getting up, but then the second she is out of the bed, I jump back on and roll all over her pillows and the spot where she slept.

Don't trust the girl

2009-09-14T19:59:00.004-07:00

Look at this bucket that our girl keeps in the back yard.

I wonder where all that water is coming from.

Hmmm.... it seems to be dripping off our roof. How weird.

BLU, get away from there!! It's a trick. The girl is going to splash that water all over you!
I can't believe she tried to empty that bucket on us!
Next time you try to get me wet, I'll get your pillow wet!!!

wet wet wet

2009-09-05T12:37:00.003-07:00

Here's something you don't see too often in Phoenix. RAIN!!!

We typically don't like rain and hide inside when it rains. But the girl was sitting on the front porch, so we had to explore the front yard when it was wet.

It was kind of fun, until a really loud thunder boomed. Head for the hills!!
or at least into the house...
We're done playing outside. Come on girl, get in the house and close the door.

and dry us off.
Does this count as a bath?

Mind control

2009-08-28T22:50:00.003-07:00

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I am the great Cometo! Master hypnotist. Look deep into my eyes. You are getting sleepy. Very sleepy.
When I bark three times, you will wake and obey my every command.
First, open a packet of salmon.

Good. Very good.
Now put it in my bowl.

and that, my friends, is the power of the great Cometo!

Now, to think of my next amazing trick........

splosion!

2009-08-22T20:01:00.003-07:00

Last night there were lots of splosions outside. Big booms and bright lights and howling winds. We were scaredy cats and hid on our girl's lap. This morning though, we were ready to make splosions of our own!

KaBoom! There go our stuffies!

Begging worked!!!!

2009-08-12T20:45:00.003-07:00

Guess why I am begging.

Our girl made yummy smelling fish noodle soup.

She made too much and decided to share some of the noodles with us.
YUM!!
Give me some noodles too!

Delicious! We hope she makes this again soon!

Too hot to chew

2009-08-06T06:04:00.002-07:00

Our girl came home yesterday! She didn't take Comet with her afterall, and told us to stop following Maggie and Mitch's advice! At least she gave us toys when she got home.

She didn't buy them on her trip though. These are some of the left over toys that she bought when she did some guilt shopping a few months ago. Can you believe she didn't let us have all of those toys yet?

We're kind of scared to chew up our toys. We don't want her to leave again just because we made a chewing mess, like she did when Comet destroyed the TP roll.
Plus, it's just too hot to chew.

We think we have a new record of keeping stuffies alive.

Stowaway

2009-07-31T19:20:00.000-07:00

Uh oh! I followed Maggie and Mitch's advice and tore up a full roll. Our girl got upset and decided to run away. She pulled out the black box again.

We're not going to allow it. She isn't going anywhere without us!

I'm serious. I'm not moving.

If she's going to run away, then I am going with her!

I wonder if I zip it up, if I can just ship Comet somewhere for good. Maybe then the girl will stay home and pay attention to me. After all, she is trying to run away from Comet.

Stealing attention

2009-07-29T18:30:00.002-07:00

Our girl has been neglecting our blog and our friends this summer. We tried to have a chat with her, but she didn't pay much attention. Maybe this will get her attention. I stole the TP bone while she was taking a shower.

mmmm....tastes yummy.

I'm going to rip it up and make a mess if you don't pay attention to me.

Sheesh! Even that didn't work. Hopefully she will be less busy soon.

Scary Storm

2009-07-20T22:49:00.002-07:00

There's a scary storm outside.

I'm going to hide on the bed where I'm safe.

Bath time

2009-07-12T20:06:00.003-07:00

It was 115 degrees out today. HOT! Our girl decided that the perfect way to cool down was to take a bath outside. We know that many of our friends think water is a great way to cool off. WE DON'T!! We HATE water.

I refuse to look at the girl if she's going to torture me with a bath.Put the camera down and rinse this soap off of me so I can go back inside.

Hmmm.... I hate the water but it actually does feel cooler.
We're almost dry. Let us back in the house now!

abandoned - again!

2009-07-07T21:47:00.006-07:00

Last week, our girl abandoned us. AGAIN! Can you believe it? And to make matters worse, we ran out of greenies while she was gone.

We were deprived of treats and she was eating lobster in Maine. How fair is that?
At least we got these cool new chew toys when she came back.

drip...drip...drip

2009-06-24T22:21:00.004-07:00

What's a dog gotta do to get a good nap around here? Our girl decided it was time to ~~break~~ fix something else around the house.

Hmmmm.... it looks like there is a leak under here.

Yep! I think I found the source.
It was coming from this silver snake. Good thing I killed it and pulled it out.
What do you mean it is still leaking? That should have fixed it.

Hey Tony, can you help us fix this? If you help us, I'll tell you secrets about the stupid things our girl tries to do when ~~breaking~~ fixing things.

While you're here, can you also look at the dishwasher. It's not working right either.
Nope, that's not it. Let me show you what's broken.

I think our girl just needs to buy a new dishwasher.

We'll take our pay in steaks, thank you very much.

Raking leaves and seeds

2009-06-21T22:47:00.004-07:00

I think our girl has her seasons mixed up. She said it was time to get out the rake to clean up all the leaves and seeds that fell during the spring. What? I thought you were supposed to rake leaves in the fall.

She must have known what she was talking about, because look at this pile. It looks like a big pile of dirt, but is really full of millions of tiny leaves from our mesquite tree.

Here you can see all the seed pods from the mesquite tree. These are really hard and hurt if you step on them. We are quite happy she raked these up.
We know these piles of leaves and seeds look small compared to the big piles of maple and oak leaves some of our friends see in the fall, but they are HEAVY! Each pile weighs about 60 pounds!
Let's get these piles cleaned up and out of the yard.

Oh oh. It ooks like there are lots more seeds in the tree waiting to fall down. Don't tell me we will have to do this again in a few days! There better be a yummy treat in it for us!

Taste the Rainbow

2009-06-13T10:33:00.002-07:00

The other night, the girl was nice enough to share some of her dinner with us. She made little pizzas out of tortillas and shared a little bit of the chicken and cheese with us. Yummy!
Today she went to the farmer's market and brought home these fruits and veggies. Doesn't everything look tasty? We're not quite sure about the curly striped Armenian cucumbers though. They just look weird. They are sometimes called snake melons, and you can see why!

I wonder if she will notice if I steal this yellow squash.

She did. But I was quick enough to grab this eggplant. Do you think I should taste it?

Hmmmm.... the green part isn't very tasty.
I think this grape tomato will taste better.
And a big chomp......
and squirt. Yummmmmm.....

BLU doesn't know what she's missing by refusing to eat vegetables.

Snooping

2009-06-08T18:09:00.003-07:00

I'm bored with kibble. Is there anything tasty in here?

Time me

2009-05-31T09:07:00.005-07:00

Now that our girl mailed out some of our extra "guilt" toys, we got to play with more of them. Today we got these cool tossing toys with ropes. Watch what I did with mine. Time = 5 seconds after getting it. Lay down and get it in the optimal chewing position.

Time = 7 seconds. Give it a good strong tug.
That made a nice little hole.
Time = 10 seconds. Get a better grab on the hole.

Time = 15 seconds. Destruction!

Time = 20 seconds. Go for the final kill.
And then the girl was a meany and took it away from me.

Meanwhile, Comet politely nibbled away at his toy.

BLU's BooBoo

2009-05-27T18:05:00.003-07:00

Look at what BLU did.When our girl forgot to turn on the air conditioning, BLU thought she would be cooler if she got rid of her fur. Now look at the mess she has.

I think I need to do some doctoring on her. Here are my supplies.

I think I did a pretty good job!

Now, all we have to do is remind our girl to turn on the a/c, so BLU doesn't have to go bald.