DogBlog

Suzie a.k.a. Mrs. Claus

2008-12-12T17:43:00.000-07:00

Suzie is Mrs. Claus

2008-12-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

Jim shoveled a path for Ben.

2008-11-30T12:23:00.000-07:00

Ben does not like snow!

2008-11-30T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ben in his footbal jacket.

2008-11-30T12:21:00.000-07:00

Guido has his pajamas on for the winter.

2008-11-29T16:07:00.000-07:00

Suzie & her lamb

2008-11-29T16:05:00.000-07:00

Is this the Great Pumpkin??

2008-11-21T20:17:00.000-07:00

Nope. It is Suzie!

Nap time for Ben

2008-11-21T20:13:00.000-07:00

Dogs and cats with OCD? You betcha - Creature Comforts- msnbc.com

2008-11-19T23:53:00.000-07:00

Dogs and cats with OCD? You betcha - Creature Comforts- msnbc.com

Good article on dealing with repetitive behavior in dogs.

A new discovery

2008-10-31T09:44:00.003-06:00

Guido, Ben and Maggie like to hang out at the top of the slope in the backyard. But, this day, Guido was sure he heard a new sound coming from the other side of the fence.

Maggie thought her sense of smell was better than Guido's, so she stuck her nose right in there.

What if there were food on the other side of the fence? Ben rushed to make sure he wouldn't miss out.

Guido couldn't believe his eyes! There had been something on the other side of the fence!

But now, it was on Guido's side of the fence. And, it was a doggy nose!!

Ben tries to hide from the camera

2008-10-31T09:41:00.000-06:00

Guido blends in

2008-10-31T09:40:00.001-06:00

Guido greatly enjoys the slope in our backyard. He blends in with the colors of the rocks and thinks no one can see him there. If anyone has a job for a spy dog, Guido's your dog for the job. Can you see him in the photo?

Here's Guido with Ben's toy.

(Thanks, Kathy, for the very popular security toy.)

Maggie

2008-10-31T09:34:00.000-06:00

Maggie with one of her many toys.

Suzie the Snoop

2008-10-31T09:31:00.000-06:00

Hope Suzie didn't find what she was looking for! If you are a dog owner, you'll know why I hope that!

Ben, the male diva dog

2008-10-31T09:25:00.000-06:00

A new rescue dog

2008-08-11T15:10:00.004-06:00

This is Denise. She is ~~available~~ADOPTED through Rocky Mountain Chinese Crested Rescue. Denise is a Chinese Crested Powder Puff. She may have some Border Terrier in her, as well. Denise is less than 2 yrs. old. Isn't she cute?

A Dog's Book Review of "Dog Park Diary. The Social Round of Goody Beagle".

2008-07-17T13:02:00.055-06:00

Book Review: Dog Park Diary. The Social Round of Goody Beagle. as "told to" Kim Pearson. Photographs by Anne Lindsay. Published by Primary Sources Books, imprint of Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2008. 60 page, soft-cover book.

Since this book was "told to" Kim Pearson by Goody Beagle, I've asked Maggie, the powder puff Chinese Crested, to "tell me" her review of the book. Maggie seemed like the perfect dog to review this book because there's a lot of peeing & butt-sniffing communication and photos in this book. Maggie is known as a mark-aholic and she is lovingly known around here as "Maggie Poo". Once you read Goody Beagle's Dog Park Diary, you'll understand why Maggie was asked to review this book. -- Sherrie

I took my job, as reviewer of "Dog Park Diary", very seriously. I consider myself to be an expert on dog park social life. I had no bones about being asked to do this project. Quickly, Goody Beagle's diary took me to a fun place that many dogs only dream about going to.

When I got to page 35, the page with the gorgeous Chihuahua photo, Ben starting looking over my shoulder. Ben claimed to be an expert on digital photography. Male dogs. Such attitudes. Goody Beagle's diary will tell you all about attitudes dogs have at dog parks.

As a mark-aholic, myself, I can certainly relate to all the diary comments about dog pee and butt-sniffing. Goody Beagle's diary seemed a bit obsessed with the topic, however. We dogs communicate in many ways and I think Goody Beagle's Diary could have expanded the communication topic and made the diary more humorous and sweeter.

The pooping dog photo was a bit too much. Even for my taste. (They don't call me "Maggie Poo" for nothing!)

I decided to ask a few of my close friends, who also go to dog parks, what they thought of the book.

Ben thought he looked like Goody Beagle. Once he was over admiring himself, Ben added that he liked the easy-reading style of the diary. The font was nice and simple, too. He wondered if elementary school aged kids would like the story best. Besides dogs, that is.

Guido was intrigued by "Sunday" in the diary. Like Goody Beagle, Guido loves to chase rabbits. He, too, dreams of killing a nice, juicy rabbit. But, that'll never happen. Guido would run and hide, if a rabbit ever really gave him any eye contact.

Suzie liked the book's soft cover. That's as far as she got. Good thing our human didn't ask Suzie to review the book.

As some of you dawgs know, Belle is our next door neighbor. She is a Brittany Spaniel. Goody Beagle's photographer lives with Alice B. Spaniel. So, I thought Belle would get a big kick out of reading Dog Park Diary.

As soon as I got to Belle's house, I started to show her Dog Park Diary. Wouldn't you know it? Canyon the Cat got in the way. Before I could show Belle the book, Canyon was pointing out the photo of Alice B. Spaniel. Took all the fun out of the moment. No wonder they don't have cat parks. Can you imagine a cat writing a diary?

"Dear Diary, Today, I visited my kitty litter box. Then, I took a nap. Never
made it to the cat park."

When I gave the book to Belle, first thing she did was sniff the book.

"Excuse me, Belle. This is NOT a scratch and sniff book. This is a diary!"

Belle posed like Alice B. Spaniel does in the dairy photograph. Don't tell my human this (because I want to be served dinner, tonight) but I think Alice B. Spaniel's photographer does a lot better job taking photos.

Since Belle is a hunting dog by nature, she kept trying to find one thing in the book review that I hadn't mentioned. Sure enough. She found it. Dog Park Diary was written by a woman, photographed by a woman and designed by a woman. Even Goody Beagle is a woman. Dog Park Diary is one more publication fully supported by women.

I'd recommend "Dog Park Diary. The Social Round of Goody Beagle". What's more, I'd recommend every dog get to romp around a dog park at least once in her lifetime. I hope every dawg has as nice of a dog park, as Goody Beagle has. Oh, and Goody Beagle, if you are reading this review.....stay away from my rabbit!! :) --Maggie

Ants don't just ruin picnics. They hang out at dog parks, too.

2008-06-26T10:00:00.005-06:00

Ants are known to ruin picnics but they can ruin a lot of other fun activities, too. Last evening, I took Ben and Maggie to the dog park. Maggie and I were walking the 1/4 mile circumference of the dog park while Ben was socializing.

Ben became particularly chatty with two cute poodle. The three were really enjoying each other's company since most of the other dogs in the park were over-sized. Suddenly, Ben came running over to me on three legs. I thought maybe he'd stepped on a sticky weed. So, I picked Ben up to remove the sticker from his foot.

Ben's foot was very swollen and so was his leg. It had happened very quickly. Fortunately, the poodles' mom had seen it all and told me that Ben has stepped on an ant hill. Poor Ben. I couldn't even touch his foot w/o him howling.

Since I knew the ants had attacked Ben's paw, I knew what was causing the swelling. We needed Benadryl immediately. So, I called Jim and told him to get to the dog park with Benadryl ASAP. I had barely managed to get Ben and Maggie out of the dog park when I saw Jim driving his car down the bike path towards us!

Fortunately, Ben's face didn't swell and he didn't have breathing problems. Got him home and washed his foot and leg. Gave him some baby aspirin, too. Maggie and Jim sat with Ben all evening long. Guido paced around the house because he knew Ben was ailing. Suzie just growled. She was missing her evening nap with all the commotion.

Ben's doing fine this morning.

The fire ants ruined our fun. I'm sure someone at the human park across the street was having a picnic. Ants need to know that it is their job to ruin picnics. They shouldn't hang out at dog parks. And...you can quote me on that!

My newest bathroom decoration

2008-06-23T15:37:00.003-06:00

My newest bathroom decoration is a toilet lid painted by Kate in Florida. Kate's painted lids before but never painted one to be hung on the wall. She removed the seat (so I wouldn't have to pay shipping for it) and just painted the lid. I didn't need the seat to be hung on the wall.

Once I received the lid, I drilled holes in the lid accessories and put a dowel through the holes. Hung it on cafe rod holders. I think I will paint the dowel white to match the toilet lid. What do you think? Cute, isn't it?

Happy Dog-Father's Day, Jim!!

2008-06-15T18:53:00.002-06:00

Jim -- Thanks for buying us all that delicious, healthy, high-priced dog food! We love, you!

From:

Ben

Guido

Suzie

and Maggie (Maybe someday I'll let you hold me.)

Recent Photos of Ben

2008-06-12T10:57:00.000-06:00

Happy Maggie!

2008-06-12T10:54:00.001-06:00

Rocky Flirting with Maggie

2008-06-12T10:51:00.002-06:00

I think you can read Maggie's mind when you see these photos. Rocky, btw, is a 10 month old Silky Terrier.

A couple photos of Suzie, today.

2008-06-10T23:16:00.003-06:00

My sister took these photos of Suzie, today. Suzie turned 12 yrs old, last month. I wonder what Suzie's secret is for looking so young?