tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32488607918768957782009-07-15T09:38:21.957-07:00life from a dog's perspectiveDixie the Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09139469689023358080dixiethedog@mac.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248860791876895778.post-14990974750204931572009-07-11T17:14:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:23:27.715-07:002009-07-14T17:23:27.715-07:00

I think I've made it abundantly clear that I love fetch balls, but do you know what else I love? Socks. Specifically, I love Short Human's dirty socks.The very hot-natured Short arrived home after running errands or something and immediately began shedding her shoes and socks. Normally, she tosses the socks in the dirty-clothes hamper, but every now and then she gives them to me so I can run

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During our morning game of fetch at Capitol Park this morning, I stumbled upon a red ball all alone in the grass. I paused for a moment, considering whether I should pick it up. After all, I already had a ball, which I love dearly, and this was just a plain, red tennis ball. I thought of the poor dog who left it behind. Did he or she miss the ball? And why was it left behind? I soon ran back to

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Over the past few days, I've been quite itchy. Tall Human is concerned that I might be host to a few fleas, but she hasn't been able to find any. Luckily, I get Frontline Plus applied every month, which should kill any fleas that dare nibble on my precious skin.In the meantime, I got to go to Splash Hound USA tonight to visit my friend (the owner), Tony. Catching up with him was worth being

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Yeah, yeah . . . I know that dogs are pack animals by nature, but do all dogs carry packs? Apparently, I do.A while back, Tall bought me a Ruff Wear Approach Pack II (size small). She read somewhere that having me wear it would tire me out on walks, plus she thought it would be good to have when we go camping. Personally, I'd rather have the humans carry my stuff, but whatever.So yesterday was

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Tall Human has been reading a new book, Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life, which she tells me is quite interesting. I'm sure she'll want me to review the book here once she's finished reading it, but in the meantime, here are some interesting, fun facts from the book (my notes are in italics):39 percent of U.S. households have at least one dog

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Tall Human managed to capture a pretty cool photo of us today, which I'm captioning: Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde." I suppose I'm Mrs. Hyde.

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So, my humans and I have lived in California for a year and a day today. Yippee! This weekend, we are celebrating the holiday with my friend, Charly, at her house. Her humans are in Chicago, and I'm more than willing to help take her mind off missing them. I really like Charly's back yard, as you will notice from the photo below.I hope all of you have a safe, fun holiday! Make sure to protect

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It's been a crazy week around here, which is why I've been behind on my blogging. First, Tall Human has been grumpier than all get-out and Short Human had to travel for work twice this week.On a brighter note, I spent two days playing at Wag. I got the chance to play with old and new friends, which is always fun. I'm also playing at Wag all day tomorrow and even get to spend the night because the

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Yesterday, I joined the humans and Auntie Trish for the Sacramento Pride parade and festival. We started out by watching the parade, which included lots of flamboyant, colorful people; I appreciated that. Next, we walked (forever) to where the parade ended, which was a cozy little park. Between you and me, I am certain that I've never seen as many rainbow-colored items as I did yesterday. I even

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Just out of curiosity, I visited the if.net contest site yesterday to see if there were any new posts about the "Face of Wag" contest. There were, and none of them were good. Some people are questioning the validity of the contest's outcome. Others were threatening to no longer patronize Wag. Isn't that considered cutting off your nose to spite your face? I feel bad for the poor dogs who will

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As you may or may not know, poodles have webbed feet. Poodles were originally bred to retrieve water fowl, but these days we're known more as faithful companions than hunting dogs. Therefore, our webbed feet are a well-kept secret. Some other well-known breeds sporting webbed feet include Labrador Retrievers, Portuguese Water Dogs, and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.My humans have always been in love

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Until recently, my den was an ultra large vari kennel (36 x 25 x 27 inches) manufactured by Petmate. This crate served me well since the humans purchased it way back in early 2008 — it even travelled across the country with us during our drive to our new home in California.However, since getting active in flyball and with my sights set on agility, the humans decided it was time to consider a

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In light of recent events, I think we can. As I mentioned yesterday, I was treated like royalty at Wag (which is usually the case, but this time I got a crown to commemorate my big contest win). After posting the photo of me in my crown on Facebook, my brother Lago's human posted a photo of Lago wearing a crown that his humans bought in London.Looking at these photos made me think that Lago and I

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I hung out in all-day play at Wag today, which was — as usual — 100 percent awesome fun. Short dropped me off around 7 a.m. this morning and some of my favorite Wag humans, Kristen and Patty, were there to greet us. Short likened our greeting to a sorority sister reunion because the three of us were jumping up and down and hugging. Cute, huh?I played with everyone in all-day play, but I

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At The Pet Department Store yesterday, I got as close to heaven as I'll probably get: my head in a box filled with rubber Chuckit! balls. Tall was shopping for raw Nature's Variety medallions, but let me take a stroll down the toy aisle just for fun.The balls were sitting on the floor waiting to restock the shelves. I smelled them immediately as we turned the corner of the aisle and didn't waste

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As many if you know, the "Face of Wag Hotels" contest ended today and I was in the top five. The humans and I didn't expect to hear who officially won the contest for about a week or so, but apparently Wag and if.net are on top of things because Tall Human received a voicemail this evening. This image pretty much sums up the voicemail:That's right; I am the new face of Wag Hotels! Can you believe

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I got to hang out with 13 other poodles this morning in Davis. It was a wonderful way to start my day!I played hard for two hours until Tall decided to drag me home. Once we arrived, it was nap time for all of us. I love Sunday afternoon naps!Later today, Tall took me back to the dog park so I wouldn't be tempted to harrass my sisters while Short groomed them and cleaned their cage. Just before

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I awoke Tall Human this morning with a sharp nose-poke to the face. She hates it when I do that because a) it startles her, and b) my nose is cold and wet. I love to do that because a) it startles her, and b) my nose is cold and wet. Okay, so I'm a little bit evil? Haven't we established that long ago?Anyway, once I managed to get Tall out of bed, we headed over to the local dog park for some

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I bet the title of this post caught your attention!In light of the crappy economy, Nature's Variety, an independent pet food company located in Lincoln, Nebraska, has reduced prices on most of its popular pet foods. This is really big news for pet owners who are struggling with day-to-day expenses. Actually, it's big news for pet owners in general. What human doesn't want to feed their pal food

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Since late last night, several long-standing, top-five dogs have dropped considerably in the "face of Wag Hotels" contest. These are dogs that have been in the top 5 since the beginning.I'm not sure what's going on, but your much appreciated continued support is now more crucial than ever. I need to stay in the top 5 until the contest ends on June 9. Remember to vote for me daily!

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Last week, Tall headed out to pick up breakfast for her and Short. I was pleased to learn that she brought me a bagel too! Granted, it's a bagel for dogs, but that's okay. Human food is so fattening!

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For a little more than a week now, I've had a sore on the back part of my right foot. It's actually on the part of my foot that doesn't touch the ground, if that makes sense. Tall Human made an appointment for me today to see the vet human.I enjoy going to the vet human's office for the most part, but I really don't like having my temperature taken. When I saw the vet tech human pick up her

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It was quite a busy weekend here as we showed my grandhumans around Sacramento and surrounding areas. Of particular interest is our beach trip on Saturday. Here's a photo of me and the grandhumans when we first arrived at Limantour Beach: It was a chilly day to be at the beach, so Tall Human ended up napping in the car while the rest of us walked and, in my case, played on the beach. I am certain

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I wanted to remind you to continue voting for me in the "face of Wag Hotels" contest. There are only 10 days left and I need to maintain my top-five position to be eligible to win.Several dogs continue to rotate in and out of the top five, the newest being a chow-looking dog called Baron the Eurasier. I need trouble from this pesky chow like I need a fox tail in my paw.

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As fate would have it, I met yet another black female standard poodle at the new dog park this week. Her name is Charly and she is almost three years old. We have become fast friends and I imagine you'll be hearing lots about her.The similarities between us do not end at sex and color. We're about the same petite size, but even better, our humans drive the same kind of car and have a lot of

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