My life with dogs

Don't forget

2010-07-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

On Friday you can find us at http://dogisgodinreverse.com/ You can add us now. I am behind on commenting (again) but I will keep bugging you all about our new site since we don't want to lose you!

I broke the golden rule

2010-07-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

I made the dogs gets out of bed early. It's the only way to get in a walk before they melt for the rest of the day. We live in Los Angeles and we don't have AC. I know, it sounds crazy but when you rent with three dogs (two of which are pit bulls) and you want to live in a certain area you have to make sacrifices. To help keep the pups cool we have made pup pops using the sample food bags we get at different events, handfuls of treats, water and Ziploc bags. Mix everything in the bag and freeze.

This weekend, the hubs and I went on a hike (another early morning adventure) in Pacific Palisades. It is a beautiful area. It's on the coast and not near all the action that is what we have come to expect, but we have been talking about renting a new place that actually has a yard. We started looking and found some reasonably priced places though we are still working out all the logistics. Now that I commute to and from the airport, staying in West Hollywood is not as much of a must even though we both love the area and would hate to leave. We have come to realize its time to do whats best for the entire family, a hard lesson taught by the heat wave.

Lastly, on Friday we will be moving the blog over to wordpress. For the next week I will be signing all my comments with :
Don't forget, we are changing our blog this Friday. Please update your reader to follow dogisgodinreverse.com
we don't want to loose any of you so I hope spreading the word often will help!

Not wordless Wednesday

2010-07-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Here is the picture animal control had up for Mesa three years ago:

All head :)

In other news we are moving the blog to wordpress. We actually have the domain dogisgodinreverse.com. I will post more when it is published Also, we got a facebook fanpage up and running and the hubs decided to use this as the description:
A place to share, learn, and laugh about the ones who secretly call themselves "dog".
I love it :) Its very fitting considering the URL. For those of you on facebook, you can find us by searching Dog is God in Reverse

Our Cow

2010-07-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

Way back in March when we went to the rescue fundraiser one of the gifts we received was three containers of cat grass seed. Seeing how I always wanted a balcony garden I figured I could do something for the pup as well. Into a pot it went and it took off.

Mesa is a cow. She lives for eating grass. In honor of her third gotcha day (which is tomorrow) we decided to let her go to town on it.

Here she is in all her grass eating glory :)

Breaking news

2010-07-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

My google reader says I have zero unread posts! And I didn't click "Mark All as Read" I actually read all of them even though I didn't comment on the majority. (Clarification, this is a good thing. I had over 600 a couple weeks ago so I have read all the new ones and all the old ones).

Also, in Baltimore this week there were two record highs. Both over 100 degrees and crazy humidity.

Finally, there was a 5.9 earthquake at home in LA. The hubs is now on his way back home (he was on the other side of the mountains visiting friends) so we will find out how the pups and the house fared. Here's hoping!

Yes, this is a random post with pretty much nothing about the dogs.

Working from home

2010-07-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

So last week I got to work from home. Last week as in the week of 6.21. I wanted to post more while I was home but I was super busy with work. This week I had to much to catch up on that I was asked to stay an extra day and now get only 1.5 days at home for the weekend. Boo

So anyways, I stayed home because the hubs and I had our second wedding anniversary :) We ended up taking a weekend trip to Vegas and had a great time.

Upon our return I worked from the sofa, or the deck depending on how the weather was. I tried to get the dogs excited for work but all I got was this:

because I was home and I work on the east coast I had a lot of early morning phone calls and the dogs are not morning creatures. I got a lot of evil glares when I pulled myself out of bed at 430am.

In other news, the hubs wants to start baking and selling our own dog treats since we have such a diverse tasting crew. I am all for it, as long as he does the work :)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-30T19:09:00.000-07:00

Big Carl in the hood

2010-06-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

Since the little guy gets so cold we bought him a hoodie.

He seems to like it.

The problem?

Baily and Mesa think he is now a stuffie.

Hmm, this could end badly

Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite

2010-06-25T16:31:00.000-07:00

Crap.

We're in trouble.

A survey

2010-06-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

The Basics

1-Name and Age:

Baily- 3 years

Mesa- 3 years

Big Carl- 2 years (we think)

2-Breed:
Baily- Pit Bull/Boxer/? Rescue said mom was 85lbs and dad was 90. Baily is all of 51
Mesa- Pit Bull/Am Bulldog
Big Carl- Chihuahua

3-Nicknames:
Baily- Bug, Baily Boo, Baily Roo, Pup Pup
Mesa- Moose, Moose Goose, Dip Dunk, Dozer
Big Carl- BC, Little Man, Escape (pronounced Es-cap-eh), Carlos (his evil alter ego)

4-Where do y'all come from:
Baily- Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue
Mesa- Anchorage Animal Care and Control
Big Carl- Strangest Angles- LA

Favorites

1-Toy:
Baily- Kong
Mesa- Ball
Big Carl- Mesa

2-Snack:
Baily- Raw Fish
Mesa- Bread
Big Carl- Parm Cheese

3-Human:
Baily- Mom
Mesa- Dad
Big Carl- Alex

Funny Stuff

1-Worst Habit:
Baily- Whining for attention
Mesa- Being thick headed
Big Carl- I like to go to the bathroom in the human bathroom when they make me mad

2-Most Embarrassing Moment:
Baily- As a pup, I got beat up
Mesa- Nothing embarrasses me, I pretend bad things don’t happen
Big Carl- pffffffffft

3-Family Dynamic:
Baily is alpha
Mesa could care less
Big Carl just likes to cause trouble

4-Your human's favorite thing about you:
Baily is super snuggly
Mesa is the life of the party
Big Carl is just crazy

Some days I wonder about my dogs

2010-06-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

They are just so weird...

Not so sneaky Mesa

2010-06-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

The hubs caught this happening on video. I can't figure out if she is contemplating going back into the food closet or if she is erasing her memory and pretending she didn't get caught.

wordless wednesday... I think BC is sneaking the Prozac

2010-06-16T03:25:00.001-07:00

Baily and the Prozac

2010-06-13T16:10:00.000-07:00

Ok, time for a controversial subject. Prozac and dogs. Turn back now if you don't want to know...

So as is noticeable, I am still having quite the time adjusting to the new schedule. When I'm home, I'm trying so hard to catch up that I don't have time to get to the computer and when I'm on the road I work so hard I don't have time to get to the computer. BUT I am slowly figuring it all out.

Baily, on the other hand, is not. She has always been a bit high strung. She came to us at 7 weeks old (her entire litter was dumped out) and her foster parents told us she was so cuddly she was never not being held. Uh oh. She spent her first three months going to work with me everyday. She slept under my desk, or in a chair if I was in a meeting. After I got a job where I didn't get to take my pup, she went to doggy daycare. Spoiled, no?

Then we moved to Cali. In NorCal, I worked days while the hubs went to class and the pups were rarely home alone. Same thing once we moved to SoCal. But then I started traveling. Yes, my hubs is almost always home (he has the best class schedule ever!) but I am not. Baily does not like this. AT ALL. She always was a bit of a whiny butt, but I would call home and hear her crying in the back ground. Her shedding was out of control (a sign of stress) and she jumped whenever a door shut. The hubs has said for a couple years we need to get her on meds (we have done so much training but none of it has taken). I kept putting it off but finally gave in.

A month ago I made an appointment with the vet. I talked to him about the situation, all the training (he said he wants to make sure we worked on training first and not looking to drugs to be the answer) and he agreed it was time to try puppy prozac. So I got the bottle, went home and proptly gave it to the hubs.

When I returned the next week guess what? Baily wasn't shedding any more, she hadn't cried very much and she was going on the patio with us (something that used to terrify her). Three weeks later she keeps getting better.

I have to admit, a part of me feels like I have admitted defeat by drugging my dog but its the solution that works for us (short of me quitting me job). We have had a busy couple weeks. I was in Baltimore last week, Virginia Beach last weekend, Baltimore this week, Vegas next weekend and get to work from home for a week. I plan to enjoy my time on the sofa with Baily as my assistant

Sorry no pics this time. There are none I have that can fit the mood.

wordless wednesday... baby baily

2010-06-02T14:39:00.000-07:00

Pardon the interruption, but any ideas?

2010-05-31T14:45:00.000-07:00

The hubs and I went to get laundry done today and came home to this:

a once clean bath tub filled with all sizes of paw prints. Any ideas as to what they might have been up to during the 1.5 hours we were away?

My Pit Bull did better than your Retriever

2010-05-24T16:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, I will start this by saying I have nothing against any breed with the word Retriever in the name (or any breed at all). We started Mesa in Dock Diving. We do SplashDogs (click the link to learn more) and decided to try distance. In short, you throw a toy and the dog jumps off a dock with a two foot drop into a pool. They measure where the base of the tail hits the water.

Anyways, a couple weeks back we drove to Bass Pro Shops so Mesa could try it out. She loved it. But, there was a guy there who was so rude to me and made comments about "real dock diving dogs." He cut in front of me in line "so his real dog could go" and if he ended up behind me he didn't let me get my two runs in since he got on the dock as soon as I released the toy the first time. The others there (both fellow owners, and officials) told him to stop but it was a lost cause.

Anyways, Mesa did so well in practice that we entered a wave (a round). Mr. Bad Guy was in the wave before us and was bragging how his first timer jumped over 5 feet which is really good for a first time. In our round Mesa went and guess what? She jumped 6'10" HA! Take that! And every dog that placed lower than her (and there were more than 10) had retriever in their name.

I really wanted to rub it in his face but alas we went on our merry way, picked up a treat in the store and then started the long drive home.

Here are some pics of Mesa at practice a few weeks later.

First she forgot what she was supposed to do:

Then she remembered:

She did much better when I threw the toy far enough. When I didn't she would change direction mid air:

I have a computer again!!!

2010-05-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

While I get things back up and running (and try to play some catch up but hey there are over 650 unread posts in my reader so don't expect miracles) here are some pictures of the pups :)

Baily and Mesa keep my spot warm in bed during the week

Mesa chills out in the bath tub (again)

Mesa is deep in thought

Big Carl did not kill the Mesa, we promise

Baily tries out Mesa's spot on the sofa

Big Carl finds a good hiding spot

All three relax, as best they can

sigh

2010-05-12T06:28:00.001-07:00

I am writing this from my phone. Why? Because my brand new laptop crashed and needs the hard drive replaced. You think I'm far behind now? I'm going to have to mark all as read and start fresh. See ya'll in a couple weeks.

We finally did it

2010-05-06T18:21:00.000-07:00

I finally put forth the major effort and submitted the girls to Pitter Patter!

in other news, i have been a terrible blogger. not many posts. I am making my way through the backlog and once I get close to catching up i lapse and gain another hundred to read. sorry all!

An oldie but a goodie (one of my first posts) Hiking Time

2010-05-03T06:09:00.000-07:00

Took the girls hiking for the first time since we left AK. It was very interesting as they are not at all used to hiking in this heat and the trails are not what we are used to. We were only able to go for an hour since it was so warm and after three hours at home they were ready to go out for more play. This is a huge change from when we used to be able to hike 6 hours and they didn't get out of bed for a couple of days!

On the left is a picture from one of my favorite AK hikes, Near Point

Edit- We haven't been hiking since leaving norcal for LA. The weather here is not good for hiking unless its winter and with my foot its just not been possible. Near Point is 3400ft in elevation gain and about 10 miles (we only did 8 that day).

Coffee Talk with Big Carl

2010-04-27T18:02:00.001-07:00

Something about this pics makes me think he is waiting for you to ask a question that he can answer:

and shockingly he is not ON TOP of Baily in this pic!

Wordless Wednesday - maybe I should rename my blog to "The cuddle blog"

2010-04-20T19:39:00.000-07:00

An uneventful weekend

2010-04-18T16:10:00.000-07:00

We didn't make it to the beach this weekend. We decided to go to America's Pet Expo instead. It was huge, and lots of fun. There was a whole area for pets that need adopting. A couple hundred dogs easily. Almost all of them puppies. I think all the rescue groups and shelters though they had a better chance of adopting them out so they brought all the puppies they could find. Benny and Lily were there for French Bulldog Rescue but sadly were not at the booth when we stopped by :(

We recently bought a pop up crate thinking the big ones would want a place to escape from BC. Also, Mesa keeps trying to get into BCs crate (her head doesn't even fit in the door). Here is a pic of Baily not being a fan of me interrupting her relaxaction.

Oh and that thing laying in front? I was watching hockey when BC came trotting out of the bedroom with a pair of my undies like it was no big deal. He has a bad, bad obsession with it. I find pairs laying EVERYWHERE all day long. Here he is laying out in the sun with a pair. Sorry if this offends anyone but its something I think others here can relate to.

Its home day!

2010-04-15T07:16:00.000-07:00

I love Thursdays. They are the days I go back home. They are my last day of work for the week This weekend we plan to do more of this:

yes I did post that same pic in my last post but I love it so much and it was buried at the bottom so I thought I would put it front and center :)

A lazy Sunday

2010-04-12T12:53:00.000-07:00

First Mesa scouted out her favorite pile of pillows

Then BC scouted out his favorite Baily

Then, for the first time, while in a puppy pile, BC scouted out Mesa. Maybe he was just confused by all the white and brindle?

A trip to the dog beach

2010-04-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Since its been in the 80s here in LA we decided to take a trip to the ocean (which means it was only 70) so the pups could visit the beach. Mesa is a swimming fiend. Baily isn't too sure about it and BC has never been so we decided to go on a Friday since it would be less crowded.

We had tons of fun. Here are a few shots:

Mesa makes sure to get the water out of her ears

BC soaked up some sun

So did Baily

Mesa just wanted to play fetch

But she did take time to strike a pose

Big Carl practiced his creepster look

Mesa also took time to catch a wave

In all the entire family had fun

Mesa wants a bath, Baily keeps her attitude and BCs ears are too big for the camera

2010-04-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

So the house we live in is old. Its actually an old boarding/writing building that was converted into 4 appts. While that means there is a ton of charm, it also means there are some interesting things like old door jams that don't let doors fully latch. Like a lot of dogs I know, Mesa enjoys trying to join people in the bathroom. When we close the door, she waits a moment and uses her head as a battering ram to see if the door is not fully latched. If shes lucky, the door swings open. As her luck would have it, it opened for her when the DH was in there earlier this week. Rather than sitting near the him, per her norm, she decided to climbed the step and hop into the bathtub (our bathtub is really deep) and sat there waiting for something to happen. I think she thought she was dirty or something...

Baily has decided to keep up her attitude when people take pictures of her, she was practicing out on our balcony

and the DH tried to capture BC but we just couldn't get his ears to stay in frame

Wordless Wednesday - Almost

2010-04-07T04:27:00.001-07:00

Everyone pick on Mesa!

Big Carl is a Creepster

2010-04-05T09:37:00.000-07:00

Obviously I have been in LA too long :) But in all seriousness I don't know how better to describe it. Big Carl has decided that he wants to cuddle with Baily. Baily does not want to cuddle with Big Carl. So BC has gotten smart. He waits until Baily has settled in to a point where she won't be likely to move and then he gets up, runs over and hops on top of her. Even if it seems he is asleep, once Baily moves in to settle somewhere his ears perk right up (they are hard to miss). Mesa just sits back and is happy he doesn't consider her a cuddle buddy. She is only for wrestling with :) Besides, she already has her eye on someone else (hint hint Otis)

We need to find BC someone new to cuddle with who would appreciate his affection. Any takers?

Check out this cool place we visited!

2010-04-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

Lost Dog Cafe How cool is this? Not only is the food awesome, but the money goes to support their rescue organization :) Sounds like a future business idea for me (for those of you who follow me on Facebook, you know how much I cook when I am home)!

Photos from the St. Pats event

2010-04-01T07:26:00.000-07:00

So that even we went to a couple weeks ago where we won all the awesome stuff? There was a photographer there who took family pics. Here are my favorites (most are out takes but Baily was having a bit of attitude!)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-31T05:00:00.001-07:00

On the road again

2010-03-28T11:32:00.000-07:00

We hit the road this week. Yup WE. The DH is on spring break and has friends and family in DC so he's coming with this week and staying the weekend. He returns on Sunday but I will be staying for work which means I will be gone for 11 days!

While we are away our awesome friends Alex and Joe will be watching the pups. Alex has also recently decided to start a new exercise plan. She is tricking herself into running by picking up Mesa and Baily as she heads out :) The girls are all for this new plan. A long walk and a run everyday? They are in heaven (and so are we, since tired dogs are good dogs).

About two months ago I went to an opening for a new dog shop with Big Carl and they just posted these pic. His ears look extra large!

We were tagged and a few beautiful awards

2010-03-25T06:38:00.000-07:00

Charlie over at One Pibble's Wish tagged us in photo tag.
Here are the rules: Go to your first photo folder, find the 10th picture, post that photo and explain the story behind it. Then, tag five blogs to do the same.

Here is our photo:

I call this one scawwie Mesa. This is how she likes to lay on the sofa and watch people (when she isn't watching sports).

I am going to tag:

Fido & Wino
Ginger Jasper
Joe Stains

Look at what Tilly gave us:

I have to …

Put the Sunshine Award flower logo in my post.

Send the award to 12 blogs that bring sunshine into my life.

Put links for the winners in my post.

Leave a comment on their blog telling them they have got a Sunshine Award from me.

Put these instructions on my blog so they will know what to do.

And Prinnie gave us this one:

The rules state that I have to say seven beautiful things about myself:

1. I think rescue dogs have the most amazing hearts

2. I have the ability to forgive and move on (Big Carl)

3. I will always have a special spot in my heart for Pit Bulls

4. I work hard so I can retire early and save more dogs

5. I have three beautiful rescued pups

6. I try to smile at everyone in greeting to make their day better

7. I work hard to not judge a book by its cover

I am supposed to give this to 7 fellow bloggers

And lastly (but not least) I got this one from Princess

I want to give all these awards to all my awesome blog friends! There are just to many and I can't decide who deserves them. Maybe I will pick them out of a hat!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-24T04:22:00.000-07:00

you know that sofa cushion

2010-03-22T15:00:00.000-07:00

the one that Big Carl vomited cat poop all over? Well we took it apart so we can clean it and next thing we know we see this:

and I see a little SHIT, I mean Big Carl, with fuzz handing out of his mouth. Sigh. RIP beloved sofa. It was an awesome sofa. HUGE, like MANGO sized! The DH is 6'4 and was determined to have a sofa that he could sit on and not have his feet touch the floor. Had to put it through a window since it doesn't fit up stairs. When guests come over they like to sleep on it once we put twin sized sheets down (they are a bit tight since it is so big).

Big Carl better be very glad I am on the other side of the country this week.

St. Pats fun

2010-03-19T11:58:00.000-07:00

So before I left for my first week on site, the DH, Baily and I went to an event put on by the Four Legged Friends Foundation called O'Fluff's Luck Charms. The foundation raises money for low income families to help pay medical bills so pets are not taken to shelters and ultimately euthanized. We decided to take Baily because she is the best behaved of our three.

While there, they had fashion shows, raffles and blind auctions. Ian and I ended up with 5 gift bags (they were giving away the extra's), bought 10 raffle tickets and ended up winning a bag of dog food and the grand prize of a two night getaway to Palm Desert! We are very excited about that. We also won a silent auction and got 4 tickets to see the final home game of the LA Kings! Ian is a huge hockey fan having been born and raised in Alaska. All in all it was a great event and we actually walked away with more in prizes than we had spent in donations! We also shopped some of the vendors and got BC a new collar and some belly bands (super nice suede and sheepskin ones we got for a steal) since he still tries to mark everything.

Apparently Baily is not a big fan of me being gone all week. Big Carl decided to welcome me back by eating a whole bunch of cat poop and throwing it up all over the sofa... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

We are still here I promise!

2010-03-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

Still trying to get the hang of my new schedule! Its still week one. Here is a favorite Mesa pic of mine. Two of Mesa's favorite things. Our friend from Alaska, Oscar and her tennis ball. This pic is from last fall but Mesa is super stoke 'cause Oscar has been down to visit us for the past two weeks while he is taking a bike trip from Northern Washington to his birthplace Columbia! He and his sister have been resting up before starting the foreign leg of their trip.

Oh and check out the view from my hotel gym. It's Camden Yard! Where the Baltimore Orioles play!

Mesa and Big Carl enjoy the sunshine

2010-03-12T08:49:00.000-08:00

Baily was nowhere to be found during the beautiful day we had yesterday

Today is the big day!

2010-03-11T10:25:00.000-08:00

After 2.5 months of confinement I am going to walk one of the dogs. Probably just Big Carl since he only needs to go around the block but its a lot better than I have been doing! Maybe I will take Baily since she is well behaved. The moose (Mesa) is too much for me and my shaky foot so she is not an option at this time :(

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-09T21:53:00.001-08:00

My Last Week

2010-03-08T12:30:00.000-08:00

So this is my last week here before the travel starts! Im excited and nervous and a bunch of different things :) I have been spending a lot of time with friends. A lot of lunches out which is made a lot easier by my handicapped parking sticker, though when my friends get in my Jeep they always ask why the windows are locked. You see, Mesa likes to have the window rolled all the way down, if I don't lock the windows, she stands on the buttons and rolls them down. Well she stands on the buttons if I do have it locked as well but they just stay up. The pups are pretty bummed and have been mopey. They can feel the change in the air:

Baily decided she needed 3 Nylabones and a Kong before she could rest

Mesa is guarding the two bags of food behind her

Big Carl is hiding out so Mesa will stop picking on him

I am also spending a lot of time working on getting my blog stuff organized so that I can keep up while on the road. Don't forget to follow us (the link is at the top) if you stop by often since that is how we keep track of a lot of our bloggy friends!

another package!

2010-03-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

This time from the pups over at the Kissa-bull blog because we won their Paw It Forward. The package was address to Mesa & Baily but Big Carl was tired of being left of out things that happened before he came into our lives so in the corner of the pic you can see him running off with something. Baily is licking her lips in anticipation of the treats and Mesa saw the balls in the bag, do you think she's ready to go?

Mango Minster Awards

2010-03-04T09:28:00.000-08:00

We received a package from Mango and it was addressed to Mesa Grace. Aww he used her full name! It was loaded with great stuff. I tried to get a pick of the rope toy but in a matter of 5 minutes Mesa had gnawed off the rubber bone and Baily had gnawed it into three chunks so each pup could have a rope chunk to chew (isn't she thoughtful?). We also got this awesome medal, but Baily is obviously not impressed.

Mesa is really excited to have been recognized as the insane terrier that she is but in this pic she is focusing on a chunk of the rubber bone that is laying on her bed.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-03T06:31:00.000-08:00

and now for the big news

2010-03-02T08:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry I was MIA this weekend. Ended up having to work 10pm-7am Sat-Sun with Monday off in exchange so I vegged out as much as I could. Now on to the big news:

The DH and I are starting our own business. Since I don't talk much about my work here, I will give a basic run down. After college I started working for a company that developed Electronic Medical Records for hospitals and clinics (EMRs). For those of you who watched the Olympics, you saw a lot of GE commercials about their EMR. To say the industry is very transient is an understatement. I have been jumping around as a full time employee from project to project but it requires moving, a lot. The DH is trying to finish up school so its not easy on him when I make us move every year.

I have always received a lot of inquires about going into Independent Contracting. I used to work for once of the big consulting firms and quickly learned that hospitals want to contract only a couple people and the big companies are not going after those openings. The big downfall is that most of these contracts are 6weeks-6months and there is no job security. It's like you are on permanent probation and can be let go of at any time.

I have spent a long time thinking about this and the DH and I have worked out what it would be like because the chances of me finding a good local contract wasn't very good. Then a former coworker called about a position where she was contracting. After talking to the hospital and the people working there (I have already worked with many of them since this is a tiny industry) I decided to take the leap. Every 6 months my contract will be up for renewal but the project is slated to last a couple more years. Its a great opportunity for me but the big downfall is that it is in Baltimore. Yup, as in 2400 miles on the other side of the country Balitmore. This means that every Sunday night I will get on a plane and leave LA and return every Thursday night. Repeat x 50 each year.

This means a huge change for the family. The DH and I are used to a schedule like this (he used to work nights while I worked days so we only had weekends) but the pups are not. Its going to be hard to be away 4 nights a week but the 3 day weekends will be nice and this is putting us on the path of where we want to be in the future. AAAAAAAH SCARY! I have never been so uneasy as when I gave notice here and realized I really was going out on my own.

Here is how Baily looked after I made the DH give her the news:

Happy Friday

2010-02-26T08:45:00.001-08:00

Apparently someone missed the memo that giving bunny ears was so 10 years ago...

Not even close to wordless wednesday

2010-02-24T10:10:00.000-08:00

What a crazy day we had yesterday. It started out when the bloggers over at Two Special Wires and White Dog Diary sent me this email:

OK out there I need help saving Eskie pup set to euthanized Wed. We'll adopt him;have a ride for him to ABQ. we need someone to go to LA Animal Control and rep us. LAAC says, we must go today with $100 (cash or check...I canPayPal you), a CA ID and put a hold on the dog. THEN they give a pickup date. Friends will drive from San Diego to get him and bring himbut can't do two trips to LA (Lancaster). HELP SAVE THIS BOY

I hemmed and hawed. I wanted to help but it is 70 miles from me and with LA traffic it would easily be 2.5 hours each way since I had to work first. I reached out to Alex (check out the cute sleepover pics) since I have yet to get a CA ID and said "are you up for a road trip to save this pup?" and of course she was ready to help. We were all set to go when we got a last minute email stating that someone closer to him would be picking him up. A small part of me was happy to not have to make the long drive but a big part of me was sad that I wouldn't be the person who got to pull him but in the end I knew he would be going to a loving home. To say the day was an emotional roller coaster is an understatement! Its reasons like this that I am not a foster parent because I was already attached to this pup I had never seen!

I am hoping all works out well as there were some last minute changes with the pup. Now I am off to hem and haw about how to break the big news....

Bubble bath thief

2010-02-23T08:31:00.000-08:00

After a long day at work and the gym (I am allowed to sit on the bike and peddle with no resistance) all I wanted tonight was a bubble bath. Mesa anointed herself the official bubble bath taster. Our bathroom door doesn't shut tight and Mesa uses her battering ram head to open it. She then walks up to the bathtub, looks all innocent before sticking her head into the tub and grabbing a mouthful of water and bubbles. Even when I tell her "No" she gives me this innocent look and then when I go to read my book she does it again. Before I know it I am almost out of bubbles so I decided to get out of the tub and what does Mesa do? She attacks my legs to lick the bubbles off! I tell her no, go away and turn to walk into my room to get changed and she sneaks up behind me and steals a lick!

I am officially living with a bubble bath thief.

What a weekend!

2010-02-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

We had some big breakthroughs this weekend. Check it out:

Baily and Big Carl also go to have sleepovers with our friend and favorite puppy sitter Alex. After hanging with us for dinner, she decided she needed some puppy snuggles so we loaned out the snuggliest of our dogs. It was very interesting to see how Baily and Mesa reacted the night they were apart since they hate being separated. It was also good practice for them!

We didn't send Mesa over since she is not good at all when it comes to being an only dog. Her first owners had locked her in a crate and did not socialize her so when we got her she didn't know how to be a dog. Mesa latched onto Baily and now is very dependent on her and latches onto other dogs if Baily is not around.

Can't yet speak about the "big news" but I will say that we aren't having a baby. Come on, I know some of you were thinking that!

So we made a visit to the ER Vet with Mesa last night

2010-02-19T08:52:00.000-08:00

But all is well. She was just acting all blah like the past few days and then she started vomiting. So in we went. xRays showed nothing and blood work was excellent so for now we are just watching her food and keeping her hydrated. Here is Mesa trying to relax but we are being evil dog parents. (the snoring is Mesa)

a little different from this dog, no?

so much catching up to do!

2010-02-18T10:12:00.000-08:00

First a foot update. Went to the Dr. on Monday and was told it would be a minimum of another 6 weeks but it was healing better than he thought it would so I must be taking extra good care of it :)

Big Carl went to the vet on Tuesday. His badly healed back leg that they failed to tell us about? Well it is a total mess. The xRays that they sent didn't work so I had to go get new copies (somehow I am not surprised). After looking over the xRays we will probably have to get new ones and may need to operate.

We've recieved some wonderful awards! First we received the sweet friends award! Here are the ten things that make us happy :)

1. Baily- sleeping

2. Big Carl- Mesa's Jowls

3. Mesa- tennis balls

4. Baily- cuddling with humans

5. Big Carl- wrestling with Mesa

6. Mesa-Chuck It

7. Baily- licking anything and everything

8. Big Carl- cheese

9. Mesa- food

10. Baily-sleeping

We have way to many sweet friends to list just ten (and I know most of you already have this award!) so we would like anyone who doesn't have it to take it :)

We also received the Superior Scribbler award :)

We love this award since I really am a scribbler :) Again, I know that most of you have it so I would love to give this to my friends who don't already have this award.

There are also some potentially huge life changes coming up... stay tuned for more details

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-17T07:57:00.000-08:00

Big Carls favorite chew toy

2010-02-14T22:12:00.000-08:00

Mesa is possibly the most tolerant dog I know, though she does pin him at the end. Baily has stopped interfering with their wrestle sessions. And yes, it is very quiet. We don't like growls or barks so our dogs have all learned to wrestle silently :)

He is now ours

2010-02-12T08:21:00.000-08:00

but because they keep hiding stuff from us we just learned about his formerly broken back leg that didn't heal correctly. Funny how nothing was said when we asked if they noticed he favored one of his legs.

What's in a name?

2010-02-10T08:28:00.000-08:00

So I was thinking the other night about how our pups got their names. Right now the girls have first and middle names while our little one only has a first name (though it is a two part name).

Baily Sue- Baily did not have a name when we got her from rescue. I originally wanted Bella but the DH didn't like it. For some reason the name Baily popped into my head and the DH decided on the spelling. Notice that there is no E :) we are very particular about that! Later that week we went to pick up our new sofa and I realized why that name was in my mind, we bought the sofa at Bailey's Furniture (yes we know the spelling difference)! I had started calling her Baily Roo because she bounced around like a kangaroo but our friends who watched her while we went out of town started calling her Baily Sue and it stuck.

Mesa Grace- Mesa came with her name from animal control. We thought about changing it but we loved the uniqueness and it seemed to suit her. After Mesa settled in we realized she was such a bulldozer and had no idea she wasn't a tiny dog. We started commenting on how "graceful" she was and she got her middle name.

Big Carl- So a couple weeks back we were watching TV and saw the add for the new "Big Carl Burger." The DH and I laughed and said it would be a great name for a small dog if we ever adopted one. 6 days later we met our little guy at the adoption event. He came with the name Cat (which we found out was short for Cat Von Dweezle) and have since learned that his name was Weasel at animal control. Eventually I am sure he will get a middle name :)

It's Baily's Birthday

2010-02-09T08:21:00.000-08:00

Happy 3rd birthday to my heart dog :) Remember when...

First morning home with us, she was only 7 weeks and how could we not fall for the face at the adoption event?

So proud of Mesa!

2010-02-08T08:29:00.000-08:00

Mesa came in first place for Female Cracker Dog Insane Terrier over at Mango Minster . The minute I heard the title of the group I knew which pic to enter:

Now there was an accusation that I may have thrown the Mesa and not the ball but that is far from true

I am so proud of my Mesa Moose :) To celebrate her win we let her pick any seat in the house. Her first choice wasn't much of a success since it is Big Carl's bed:

We decided to give her a second try so she picked the pile of pillows on our sofa (we had thrown them up there while cleaning)

She was very comfy even once they started to swallow her up!

Mesa is looking forward to the next time we pull out the ball and let her be insane :)

Its my 100th post!

2010-02-05T21:24:00.000-08:00

Oh wow! And for your viewing pleasure: Mesa vs. the blanket... wait its just Big Carl

I have some catching up to do

2010-02-04T20:08:00.000-08:00

So first we have another great eBay find. Pee Pads! Those things are super expensive in the store but on eBay we got 300 for 35 bucks! Big Carl doesn't have the bladder capacity the big girls do and with my bum leg I can't get him out as often when the DH is home. He loves his pee pads though. He also doesn't like to tell us when he has to go, he is not very vocal at all so we always leave one out in the bathroom just in case.

I was give a beautiful award a couple weeks ago that I need to pass on!

This is an award from Tucker for the best dog blogs. I can't pick just a few so I give this to all my friends who don't already have it!

Last but not lease we have won Paw It Forward but need to give it out. So the first three bloggers who respond with a comment mentioning Paw It Forward will get a great gift! Please send me an email to the address in my profile. For those of you who don't know what Paw It Forward is, it is where you give a gift to three fellow bloggers to spread the blogging love once you have received a Paw it Forward gift! The beautiful pitties over at http://kissa-bull.blogspot.com/ played this game last week and we were one of the luck three so we will have picks to post soon!

Congrats WeHo (West Hollywood)

2010-02-04T14:35:00.001-08:00

I knew this was a great city to live in :)

http://wehonews.com/z/wehonews/archive/page.php?articleID=4421

while it does allow "humanely bred" animals to be sold it is a huge step in the right direction

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-03T09:42:00.000-08:00

The Big Carl Drama Continues

2010-02-01T13:08:00.000-08:00

I have to say, there is a bitter piece of me that wants to stop this whole fiasco and find a dog at the shelter who needs us more but we love Big Carl so we keep on dealing.

So after we finally got documentation about his neuter (we will see what my vet has to say about that tomorrow) we signed the paperwork but could not find an mailing address. I looked over the 30 some odd emails that have been sent back and forth and did not see one. I also checked the contract and their website but came up empty handed so I emailed them back after they had yet again emailed me about the money. In response to my email asking for an address I got a reply in ALL CAPS yelling at me about not being able to find the address even though they had sent it a while ago and how they cant do anything else until they get their money.

Right now I am just livid. I mean I fostered this dog and didn't complain that they didn't pay for his food and care like is written in their foster agreement. At the time it was not a big deal because we did plan to adopt him but now its just another one of those little things that is eating away at me. There is a part of me that would not be in the least bit surprised if they tried to take him away after the fee was paid for some breach on contract. I will never adopt from them again and I am telling people to stay away from them.

Mopey Baily, Scawwie Mesa and a Big Carl Sandwich. All normal nightly events

2010-01-29T10:11:00.000-08:00

Mesa takes on Big Carl

2010-01-28T18:02:00.000-08:00

and Baily attempts to stop the fun- per normal

The truth about Big Carl

2010-01-27T08:05:00.000-08:00

So we have decided to adopt Big Carl. No big surprise there! Now the trouble is the actually adoption. When we fostered him, it was through a group called The Brittany Foundation. His tags have his number on them if something were to happen and he were to get loose. When I contact the people I am fostering him for, I am told that he is actually with Strangest Angels and that I have to fill out their adoption paperwork. Not a big deal, both groups were at the adoption event so there may have been some confusion (which ok I admit I am not 100% comfortable with).

The biggest issue for us is his neutering. We mentioned when we were first fostering him that he was still in tact and no one responded. Now that we are trying to adopt him, they keep telling us he is fixed but have been unable to supply us with paperwork documenting so. He clearly still has his testicles so I know he isn't since rescue doesn't have it in their budget to supply the implants or do a more expensive surgery leaving them there. They also would have told me this is the case. Instead they are now pushing me to pay the fee but have yet to supply any medical history so I am holding off. I don't want to loose the little man but I am weary of the rescue group/groups now that I am getting them from. I had researched them when we first got home and didn't come across anything fishy.

I just wish this was all going smoother! On a funny note, the rescue group/groups called him Cat Von Dweezel

All I wanted to do was lay on the sofa and relax after my first day back

2010-01-26T07:55:00.000-08:00

But this is how I ended up:

and about 10 minutes later

Mesa has become quite the cuddlebug lately. She still doesn't realize that I don't need 50 lbs of dog right on top of me though :)

And we're back

2010-01-25T10:41:00.000-08:00

We got back last night and it was great to see the pups again. Big Carl has been doing well but Baily has decided to become a brat. She wants nothing to do with him. No growling or anything like that, but if BC tries to lay near her she will get up and leave. Its so cute to see him cuddle up close but then she looks at us like "Help me, get this rat away" and just ups and moves. We are working on this but any suggestions on how to get around this obstacle would be great!

Adventures in Dogsitting

2010-01-22T11:33:00.000-08:00

Check out all the pics Alex took while watching our pups. They even shared the bed in fairly equal proportions!

Puppy Pictures

Vacation Blues

2010-01-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to be good and stay away from my computer during this vacation but with my foot its hard to get out and about. More so since we are up in AK and it is a whopping 12 degrees and the place is blanketed in snow and ice which is not ideal for crutches. I am a bit homesick being up here but I am missing the pups! Our dogsitter Alex has been sending us updates and lots of pics of the pups so we are able to see how they are all getting along. Right now they are playing musical bones with the nylabones!

But it has also been an entertaining trip as we have a house up here that we rent out and recently got new tennats. Here is a move out issue we had:
Former renters told new renters they had given their dogs a moose carcass to chew on in the backyard but it had been buried under the snow. They wanted to remove it after the snow melted. New renters aren't from Alaska and made them dig up the frozen moose that day :)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-19T23:09:00.000-08:00

We always have the worst timing

2010-01-19T12:41:00.000-08:00

So when we adopted Baily, we left for vacation a week later. Luckily a friend of ours in AK had been wanting a puppy so she willingly looked after an 8 week old, un-housebroken pup. The only issue that came our of it is that Baily thought she was a yellow lab (our friend had two). When she went to daycare a month later, they told us she only wanted to play with the yellow labs. Crazy Baily.

This time, we brought in Big Carl and then left two days later. We are now up in Alaska doing a late holiday with the family. Our wonderful dogsitter is with our three who are settling in together but it isn't the easiest situation. Carl still has some accidents in the house but luckily everything is tile or hard wood so it isn't the hardest to clean up.

Baily still isn't too sure about whats going on. Mesa has accepted it. Big Carl thinks life is great and that Mesa's jowls are chew toys. We got a smaller bed for Carl that both of the girls keep trying to sleep on but they seem very confused as to why it is so small.

The great food debate

2010-01-18T10:47:00.000-08:00

I know this can be a hot button topic, but with out new addition we are figuring out how to feed the pups. Mesa has a sensitive tummy that acts up if we feed her anything with chicken in it. She also has sensitive anal glands that don't do well on grain free foods. Baily has a stomach of iron so she is good on whatever we feed. We tried the girls on a beef based food but it was a bit too rich for Mesa. Baily hated lamb based food so that was out as well. During a training class we learned Mesa would do ANYTHING for smelly fish so we started feeding Holistic Select Anchovy, Sardine and Salmon food. The girls LOVED it (Baily is also a huge fan of smelly fish).

We had been feeding this for a while when we saw Canidae came out with a Beef and Oceanfish Meal food. As whole beef is the first ingredient you have to remove the water content and you see that the oceanfish meal is actually the top ingredient. As the girls aren't allergic to red meat and I feel like they may be missing something because of feeding them a fish only food I switched them to the Canidae. This has been working out amazing. The girls have such shiny coats, small bowl movements, no room clearing gas and best of all no anal gland issues!

Now we have Big Carl who seems to think that the kibble size on Canidae is too big for him though he does try to chew on the huge nylabones. We bought him Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit which is a bison and fish food. He is loving it but it hasn't been long enough to see if it will help him gain the much needed weight (we can see his hip bones).

What are you guys feeding your pups?

Here is a pick of how BC slept on the sofa last night. Comfy?

More on Big Carl

2010-01-17T15:34:00.000-08:00

Since some of you inquired, Big Carl is a planned foster failure. More of a foster to adopt situation. Because we have two other dogs we didn't want to outright adopt on the off chance that one they settled in for a week and personalities really came out, we realized it wouldn't work for the rest of his life we always have the option of fostering until he finds the right fit. Though it looks like things will work out just find. Take a look at our greeting committee!

Our biggest obstacle right now is toys. Big Carl really wants soft fluffy things, Mesa and Baily really like to kill soft fluffy things. Right now BC is settling on wresting with Mesa to blow off steam. Her jowls are fun to chew on apparently.

We have some news

2010-01-16T16:02:00.000-08:00

So the DH found a meetup fundraiser BBQ thingy for dog rescue that some friends were going to down the street from us so we decided to stop by. The rescue had a bunch of chihuahuas that they pulled from LA shelters since they were on the euthanasia list. The DH has always loved small dogs so he spent a while taking pictures while I shopped.

Anyone see where this is leading?

So I went back to the DH and he pointed out a dog and told me how cool he is. He also told me that we should see if we can foster him. I looked at my DH and said "you are finally willing to get a third dog but you want a 5lb chihuahua?" Well seeing how I love rescue dogs I would like to introduce everyone to Big Carl:

This dog is the DHs dog but he is afraid of men so for now he is always in my lap. We did learn he loves cheese so the DH spent a long time hand feeding him cheese so Big Carl is warming up to him. The girls are adjusting to it. Baily doesn't care and Mesa keeps forgetting he is here because she wants the cheese. Right now we are all on the sofa relaxing and watching the playoffs.

Walking in two months? Thats a pipe dream, so I need your help

2010-01-15T15:09:00.000-08:00

So according to my MRI yesterday here is my list of issues:
Multiple fractures
Tissue damage
Swollen tisue
Swollen bones (didn't know bones could swell)
Tendon damage

Long story short, its gonna be a lot longer than 2 months. Should have suspected so when the Dr. gave me handicapped parking through June.

Here's how I need your help, any recommendations for good dog books to read? I know I can only stare at the TV for so long and I love reading but need some suggestions. I'm also thinking of taking up knitting since its something I can do while sitting in front of the TV. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Also, if you have the time vote for Baily in the Bissell MVP contest. She would appreciate it :)
http://mvp.bissell.com/mvp_PetDetail.aspx?id=8589946979

oh and for those who wanted the sellers name I left a comment to my last post with it :)

More eBay loot

2010-01-14T20:17:00.000-08:00

We love Nylabones in this house because they last longer than anything else. So I found a seller on eBay who has a variety of Nylabones and bought 8 different ones. Here's hoping they last for a bit!

In here we have a plain ring, plain wishbone, plain galileo, bacon bone, chocolate bone, chicken bone, liver bone and dental dino :) Let the chewing begin!

A typical night at our house

2010-01-14T08:09:00.000-08:00

I have read about how a lot of you bought/got FlipCams lately and it reminded me: I HAVE ONE! So I decided to pull it out and give you a peak into what its like here at night (well for a couple minutes at least since we don't let them get out of hand!).

As to the Wordless Wednesday pic, I wiped Mesa down with a washcloth after a play session and put the cloth on her head. She proceeded to walk around the house like that for 15 minutes until it fell off.

We also got an email from our house sitter up in Nor Cal asking for pics of the girls since she missed them :) Makes my heart smile to know they have such a nice impact on people

Dog People vs. Cat People

2010-01-13T16:14:00.001-08:00

Very interesting.... http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/13/cat.dog.personality/index.html

Wordless Wednesday (and this time it is Wednesday and is Wordless)

2010-01-13T06:15:00.000-08:00

I get by with a little help from my friends

2010-01-12T13:25:00.000-08:00

So we have a dear friend who lives near us and watches our dogs while we are out. You may have noticed her commenting on the blog :) Well today she came over to get the dogs some exercise and Mesa being the sweet dog she is decided to roll in the mud which meant the girls needed a bath. Normally I point to the tub and say "In" and the dogs hop right in with mopey faces. Today they decided to take advantage of our friend and cover her in mud as well in an effort to get them into the tub. Now the kids are all nice and clean and can nap for the rest of the day which we greatly appreciate.

I am going to need to have a discussion with Mesa when I get home about her behavior today though!

Poor Baily

2010-01-11T10:59:00.001-08:00

Our lazy dog is actually really bored and wants to get out of the house to play. I can't with my foot and the DH hasn't been out of bed (much) all weekend. We try to entertain them inside but they miss their super long walks. This is the face Baily keeps giving us. Anyone want to come play with her?

Watching TV Mesa Style

2010-01-10T00:05:00.000-08:00

This is what Mesa looked like after a long day of watching TV:

Her reactions to Animal Planet today made us remember one of our favorite Mesa stories. When we first got the big TV, I was watching Animal Cops and there were a bunch of kittens on the TV. Mesa was captivated and when a cat walked off the screen Mesa went to the side of the TV, expecting the cat to come out and play with her. She looked around for a couple minutes before she gave up and went back to watching the show :) That's our special girl.

Remote Hog

2010-01-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

So I am laid up with the foot and now the DH has a terrible cold so we decided to spend the afternoon on the sofa with the pups and we see this:

Apparently Queen Mesa decided that she would dictate what we were allowed to watch by sleeping with the remote. Animal Planet it is with a little Food Network thrown in :)

The foot

2010-01-07T18:13:00.000-08:00

Went to a specialist today wearing my nice little foot boot from the ER and come out with this:

there is a wet cast underneath. If I am lucky I will get to walk on my own in two months. If they decide I don't need surgery when I go back next week that is. Not a happy camper. Not at all. Do they make Kongs for humans to keep us entertained while locked up?

Oh how I love eBay

2010-01-06T15:18:00.000-08:00

So a friend of mine told me she started buying poop bags on eBay. I decided to go on and take a look and I found the best deal! Over 800 bags for 18.50. I thought about it, thinking the bags might be cheap but after looking at reviews I though, what do I have to loose? I ordered (no S&H so 18.50 was my grand total) and when they got here the DH proclaimed them the best bags yet. Apparently they are deep enough to fit his entire hand but just as wide as normal bags. They are slightly scented but nothing that offends my nose.

We will be ordering these again for sure as in the store, 120 bags cost 8 bucks! They also have larger quantities for those with dogs that go more often or with more dogs (they sell up to 3000 at a time!). They were sent to me the day after I ordered them and arrived a couple days there after. The person selling them has the name "originalpetbags" and I would highly recommend them if you find yourself spending more than you want on poop bags. Oh and they do sell them in different colors!

Who would have thought that poop bags could be this exciting :)

Almost Wordless Tuesday (not Wednesday because I love this pic too much to wait!)

2010-01-05T12:13:00.000-08:00

She works hard for the money

New collars round two :)

2010-01-04T17:22:00.000-08:00

So when I was searching for new collars for the girls I came across two web sites that do cute, big collars. I posted about the first one earlier. Now time for the collars that arrived today. These are from Collar Mania. Collar Mania has a huge selection of fabric or ribbon for your collars. They do also make smaller collars for my little friends :)
Here is Mesa. She has a two inch thick collar and is enjoying destroying the last of her Planet Dog bone that lasted almost 1.5 years!

Here is Baily (moping per normal) in her 1.5 inch collar.

Collar Mania has reasonable prices and the collar seem to be quite durable!

Our Little Gremlin

2010-01-02T21:05:00.000-08:00

Sorry Baily... I just had to post this. We have been trying forever to capture the snaggletooth and tonight we saw this while the family relaxed on the sofa!

Playing Favorites

2009-12-31T09:29:00.000-08:00

I know I know I shouldn't have a favorite but I have to say that Baily is my heart dog :) She came from rescue at just 7 weeks of age (too young but she was dumped). I took her to work with me everyday. She would sleep under my desk and then we would go to the big dog park behind the office. Alaska dog parks are not what people are used to when thinking of a dog park. This was a lake that had a trail around it, soccer fields and open running space but no fences so you got to see all sorts of wildlife. After our loop she would return to sleeping under my desk, in a chair if I had meetings or on a coworkers desk if it was sunny out (I didn't have a window). Sometimes I would find her curled up with 120lb chocolate lab Frodo. Baily is truly my baby, though she loves anyone who will give her attention.

Mesa is the favorite of everyone else. You may think I am exaggerating but its true. Maybe its the big blocky head or the "not all there" mental thing but people love her. It could also be that she doesn't have as many of the spoiled brat habits that Baily does ;) She also has a lot of personality which helps her cause. Mesa never got the joy of going to work with me everyday nor do I think she would have been a good candidate to go into a super stimulated work place so that may have put a bit of a damper on our relationship. Mesa is my sports watching buddy though. Always game to sit on the sofa and watch some football. Don't get me wrong, I love the Mesa Moose but she is my number 2 dog.

I feel kinda guilty admitting this, though when I look back on my blog there is a lot more about Mesa than Baily so maybe I am trying to make up for it!

Tomorrow is the Rose Bowl. We have our tickets and are on our way to cheer on my Buckeyes! Happy New Year to all :)

Wordless Wednesday (almost)

2009-12-29T21:37:00.000-08:00

Mesa roasting on an open fire

this is how our night was spent

2009-12-29T08:51:00.000-08:00

Camp tires the girls out. Not because of all the activity but because of the stress. All the other dogs barking works the girls up. Our two have never been ones to bark back, whether it be on walks, at the dog park or just in the house when other dogs are barking at them but we can tell it wears on them. Camp has a lot of barking. Strangers also worry Mesa. They did get spoiled however since this place puts cooked chicken on their food. Now Baily is refusing to eat her food. Oh well she needed to loose a pound or two anyways! But no worries, 7am this morning they were wrestling up a storm. Last night was another story

the family is together again

2009-12-28T10:44:00.001-08:00

The DH picked the pups up from camp after dropping me off at work. they are at home sleeping soundly :) I can't wait to get home and snuggle with them in the hopes that they make my foot feel better!

Here they are all tuckered out from a hard weekend. I don't think i'll ever have enough pics of them all snuggled up!

it looks like we won't be taking long walks for a while

2009-12-23T18:51:00.000-08:00

On my way home from work tonight a lady decided not to look for pedestrians before making a turn. Lucky for me I was paying attention and was able to get 95% of my body out of the way, unlucky for me is that my left foot was the 5%. She didn't notice me until her tire was right on top of my foot and then she proceeded to stare at me while I banged on her hood for 15 seconds (longer than you think when a car is on your foot) before realizing she had hit me. Luckily my foot isn't broken but it is in bad shape so I am on crutches and a cast for at least a month.

The DH is being great about this and already has plans to take the pups out for more fetch and some short walks in order to make sure they get the exercise they need. Right now we are all relaxing together while I enjoy my pain meds.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-12-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

A busy couple weeks coming up

2009-12-21T21:16:00.000-08:00

since I just started a new job and I don't have enough vacation built up to visit the in laws in Alaska (it's their year for Christmas) we decided to go to Vegas :) We are big fans of Vegas and far be it for us to pass up a free stay!

This means that the girls will be boarded of course. I realized this will be our third Christmas with the girls and the second one they will spend at the kennel. We were home with them the first year but traveled to my parents the second.

But when we return from our 3 day Vegas stay we will have guests so that will make the girls happy! My parents are coming to visit for the Rose Bowl. Being an Ohio State Alum and living in LA I feel it is my duty to be at the game so I bought 4 tickets. Now I still need to get Ohio State cheerleader dresses for the girls but I have yet to find them in the right size. May have to settle for red tutus and bandannas :)

The girls slept all day today and had no interest in a walk so we took it easy tonight. If they get energy tomorrow, the DH will take them to the park for some fetch :) I am also sending out my Dogs With Blogs cards tomorrow so I know they might be late but better late than never!

so I was making breakfast this morning

2009-12-20T17:09:00.000-08:00

and I realized that the dogs were nowhere near the kitchen. Then we ate in the living room and yet the dogs did not appear. I guess they got worn out from our 26 miles of walks this week! We went shopping today and picked up a second bed from Costco (17.99 for a 42 inch bed is hard to beat!). I think they approve :)

It's FRIDAY

2009-12-18T09:16:00.000-08:00

Woo hoo! It's Friday! The DH got here for good yesterday so this is no longer a one adult house! This morning I got to spend extra time sleeping since he took care of the dogs! Last night I took the dogs to the park for their first time off leash in two weeks! Hooray for the weekend!

Here is our goofy Mesa making noise and enjoying her "bubble gum." She loves to chew on little rubber pieces she has torn out of toys so once in a while we let her do it when she is supervised

Wordless Wednesday

2009-12-16T08:27:00.000-08:00