Dog and Awesome – Happy February

Hi everyone, it’s Dog.

Annnddd I am here too, it’s Awesome!

Dog: We just wanted to talk a little about life.

Awesome: That is correct. We wanted to share with you how wonderful our life is.

Dog: Well we don’t want to sound egotistical Awesome.

Awesome: No, we don’t sound like Eggos. Mmmmmm Eggos!!

Dog: No, not Eggos, nevermind. Okay we are here to say, we have it really great. And we think that everyone should find the greatness in their life, somehow.

Awesome: Yes, find your greatness…find your Awesomeness!! HAHAHA

Dog: Awesome, stop laughing, be mature, you are not a puppy anymore.

Awesome: It went well with the sentence, sorry, gosh.

Dog: February is here, get out, enjoy life, stay positive!

Awesome: And find your balls!

Dog: That was not good advise! People will read that as something else entirely. They have no idea that you are talking about how happy you are with your tennis balls.

Awesome: Well now they know, you told them. Balls!!!

Dog: Stop Awesome, just…stop.

A Homemade Treat For Dogs – Yogurt Pops

This “yogurt pop” is both Dog and Puppy approved, and an easy treat for anyone to make in a few minutes.

You will need: Plain Yogurt, Wax Paper, Spoon, Freezer.

Take plain yogurt (fruit kinds make me nervous with possible food allergies), and spoon a good size amount (2 tablespoons) onto a small sheet of wax paper.

Then take and fold the wax paper in half, squashing out the yogurt as you make it into a tight tube.

The “tube” of yogurt should be about 3-4 inches long. Then continue to roll the tube like a rolling-pin forward.

A 60z yogurt should provide you with 4 pops. Take the pops and freeze them. They should be ready for the dogs to enjoy in about 2 hours. When you take them out for treat time, simply unroll until you get to your inside fold and then gently pull open. Yogurt pops last about 2 weeks in the freezer, before they start to stick to the wax paper and become difficult to keep, the pop shape, without breaking.

I find that Greek yogurt works well because it is thicker and less likely to break, but regular yogurt pulls off the wax paper better because  it’s higher in water.

Any leftovers in the yogurt cups can be shared…just like Dog and Puppy like.

*Because of the active cultures, yogurt is a great treat for dogs on antibiotics.

Puppy Interviews Dog

Puppy here, and I am ready to thrill you all with my interview of Dog!! You will be amazed!! I will do just as Dog did and set this here, recorder down and let it pick up what we are talking about. As you can already tell I’ve matured and am no longer trying to eat the recorder.

Puppy: Dog, come in here.

Dog: What do you want?

Puppy: Interview time!!

Dog: Okay I’ll bite. You aren’t afraid Mom will find you in here.

Puppy: Nope, not this time. I made her take me to the dog park, for a walk, throw the ball, and give me a bath. Mommy won’t be waking from her nap anytime soon.

Dog: I wish I could take a nap. Go on Puppy, what do you want to know?

Puppy: Don’t you think it is cool that we play train?

Dog: No! You are always the caboose and always have your nose right up in my caboose.

Puppy: I don’t get it.

Dog: Nevermind. Why don’t you tell the nice visitors about what happened to the pool?

Puppy: Oh the pool. I didn’t think Mommy would notice the hole.

Dog: Well when she fills it up with water and it comes shooting out the bottom, I gather she would put it together rather fast that you popped three more holes in the bottom of it.

Puppy: Maybe we should talk about your constant need to bark!

Dog: Just doing my job, but I’m not sure why you have to join in with me, it’s not choir practice.

Puppy: What’s choir practice? Is that food? Is choir a food? Like bacon practice? Oh my B A C O N!

Dog: Anything else you wanna ask me? I’m tired.

Puppy: Do you love me Dog?

Dog: I tolerate you Puppy…tolerate.

Puppy:  Tolerate, is that like love Dog?

Dog: In a way…yes.

Dog Interviews Puppy

Dog here.

So a nice lady by the name of Cheri suggested I interview Puppy. Why? I’m not entirely sure, but I’m going to take a shot in the dark and say because every one lovvvveeeesssss Puppy. Whatever!

So I got out the microphone and set up everything to record. Below you will find the transcript. Please try not to make me puke with “oh how cute is Puppy” comments.

Thanks, Dog

Dog: Okay Puppy, so I’m going to interview you and you just talk into the – no Puppy don’t eat the microphone. Puppy! Gosh dang it! No don’t lick it either, just leave it. Leave it! LEAVE IT!

Puppy: Sorry it looks yummy. Wait, why are you big in the picture and I’m all small and far away?! Are you actually smiling?

Dog: Nevermind the picture. First question Puppy, you enjoy putting an array of objects into your mouth, have you ever considered being a spokes-puppy for Orbit gum?

Puppy: Orbit gum. No, I don’t think gum is on Mommy’s approved food list. Why?

Dog: Dirty mouth! Clean it up with – oh nevermind. Okay next question. How did you master the skill of holding two tennis balls in your mouth and peeing at the same time?

Puppy: I do that?! WOW that’s cool! Does Mommy know I do that?!

Dog: I think Mom knows you do that. Next question. No Puppy, don’t eat the microphone! Leave it! LEAVE IT!

Puppy: Sorry, I forgot.

Dog: Why is it that you bother me so much?

Puppy: I bother you? Really? Nah I’m just wanting you to play with me. You are so uptight. Is it cause you are old?

Dog: I don’t know. Are you annoying because you are young? Nevermind. Next question, did you intentionally learn how to spray water at me from the water bowl?

Puppy: I knew I had gotten you! HAHA. You acted like it never happened. Yes! Score! But I haven’t been able to do it since. It was cool though, you have to admit. I just got my mouth full with water and lifted my face out of the bowl just in time and BOOM a personal water pistol. I got you twice, it was so cool!

Dog: Should we really still be referring to you as Puppy on Mom’s blog? You are as big as me now.

Puppy: I am only 8 months old. So I’m not even a year yet. Once I turn a year old maybe we can just call me Awesome! Dog, your eyes just did something funny. What was that? They all went around, like rolling.

Dog:  Nevermind that. Any final words Puppy?

Puppy: Everyday is an adventure, so get out there and enjoy it. What about you Dog?

Dog: Everyday is an opportunity for a nap, so don’t bother those who are trying to take one.

Puppy: Are we done? Can I eat the microphone now?

Dog: Yes and NO!

Puppy: Yes and no what? I’m confused. Can we play, oh let’s get Mommy to get out our pool!

Dog: You busted a hole in that thing Puppy.

Puppy: She doesn’t know, it’s a slow leak. Come on! Help me bug her! Come on! Come on! COME ON!!!

The Destruction of Mr. Piggy

It all started off so innocently. Back when Puppy got his first set of fabric toys.

Mr. Piggy was a favorite, between both Puppy and Dog. Little did Mr. Piggy know it would end rather suddenly…

First it was his right arm, then his right leg, apparently the shop maker was “right faulty” when it came to pumping Mr. Piggy out.

Oh how I sewed and re-sewed poor Mr. Piggy’s legs and arms back on, then his stomach and side. Soon it became apparent that Mr. Piggy would have to go without arms and legs. And soon Mr. Piggy would only have his left leg and tail still attached.

Several days later…we lost Mr. Piggy altogether, as I quickly snuck Mr. Piggy into the trash can during “nap time.”

Then, I came upon a brilliant idea, one that even fooled Husband. Go and get a new Mr. Piggy at the store.

So that is what I did! The arrival of Mr. Piggy number 2 turned into Mr. Piggy with one missing right arm only one hour after arrival.

Again I sewed and re-sewed. Mr. Piggy number 2 is hanging in there. But Mr. Piggy number 2 only survives by his tail.

I’m unsure as to how much longer Mr. Piggy number 2 has, but I do wish him the best when it’s finally time to say goodbye yet again.

Now, should I go get a Mr. Piggy number 3?!?!

Off-Roading Into Hiking

I realized I haven’t blogged about Puppy and Dog in a while, nor have I posted pictures. This is mostly because Puppy is really a dog now…and his antics have become rather repetitive or un-camera ready. So until then…

This started off as off-roading, to get to hiking trail. 18 miles of off-roading that is. You’ll notice that in the pictures you have a “hilly” road. You will then notice that you have pictures near the top of the hiking trail. You will also notice that there are no “cliff” like pictures on the off-road part, nor coming back down the off-road trail. This is because I’m severely afraid of heights and was not only clenching my teeth, but also had one hand pressed to the side of my door and the other gripped tightly around my seatbelt. What I call cliffs, Husband calls hills. We will never agree it seems!

While I saved most of my whining and shrieking for inside the 4Runner as we continued on, cliff after cliff, I did manage to save a few shrieks for when the over-grown branches of trees and bushes smacked me in the face or scrapped my legs, or bugs buzzed past my ear during the hike. To Husbands comment, “We don’t have to worry about black bears or that I’ve lost you!” Very funny

that's probably not good...

yes...not good at all...

well....waiting is in order...literally

moving again...past the minor "issue"

hiking trail

hiking trail

Because I can't resist a good tire/car shot!