Oh hey...

That breakfast you got there smells really yummy...

Maybe if I sit here...staring at you,..with these eyes...you'll give in...

I don't care

You call it 'laundry' 

I call it 'smells like my girl biped'

Plus it's been a busy couple of days...and I'm really tired...and I wanna cuddle in something that smells good...to me...

Merry Christmas!

They took us to the snow again!!

We drove for a long time...but when we got there...SNOW!

First, a sunrise quick pee...

Then they put these long funny things on their feet (bi ped interpretation: cross country skiis)...and we headed out for a 7 mile, 3 hr run in the snow.

It.was. AMAZING.  Even though she put a coat on me...I didn't mind, because it made me special...

Then...we went back to the cabin...and I was DONE.

The bi peds wanted to go out snowshoeing...I was not having any of that.

My paws were red...I went to the bedroom at the back of the cabin, crawled up on the bed...and went to sleep...didn't even protest that they left again...Losi was right there with me.

This pic was taken at 4pm...don't care...that was a long run this morning...and we are doing it again tomorrow apparently...

What?

Do I have something on my face?

After a couple of hours running in the snow all the dogs had icy beards

What's happening here...

Yeah, my girl biped came and got me from Doggie Row and now we’re going someplace special.

Oh cool…we came to a trail…a new trail…I love new trails.

This is cool.

Huh…whatr those?

Stairs? Ok, so we go down these really long set of stairs and then we walk on the trail again.

Wait…why are we going back up the really long set of stairs.  Oh maybe she forgot something.

Yeah, now we’re going back down the stairs and then we can walk on the trail again.

What…back up?

This is not making any sense.

Now back down again?!

I’m totally confused here.

Yeah ok, up again.

Woopie…back down again.

This makes no sense…

Why are we just walking up and down the stairs when there is a perfectly fine trail there.

So…now we’re leaving?

I don’t understand you bi-ped…but I’m still happy to be with you.

 

Losi

Wasn't me.

Had a bag sitting by the front door.

In it…there were two life sized stuffed Chinook Salmon.  (gag gifts for Tay and Alyse for Christmas)

The dogs don’t usually get into stuff they’re not supposed to…so I wasn’t worried about leaving it sitting there.

Generally in the mornings the dogs romp around and play together

Chewing on each other’s faces

Chasing each other from room to room

 

Sometimes I take a glance around the corner to see what they’re doing

Like today…today I did that

Found Sole playing with a stuffed Chinook Salmon that Biju and Kyra wanted

Yelled….NO!
Swooped in and took the salmon and moved the bag

Went into the bathroom to continue putting on my makeup.  No harm done…I got there before anything damaging happened (and I had to go buy a new one)

Feel something on my leg

Look down to see a sweet black face with big brown pleading eyes looking at me like ‘yous not mad at me right?  I didn’t do it.  I told Sole not to take it.’  Desperately wanting to be pet

So I talked to him and told him he was  a good boy

Damn I love that boy. (and the yellow jerk too)

The doctor is IN

You look like you could use a good butt sniff...

Hi, I'm Dr. Sole, board certified proctologist.

Walking in the door...I'll check you

Walking to another room, I'll make sure nothings changed in the last 5 min.

Bending over to pick up something, I'll rush right over!

Everyone I meet

Everyone who enters your home

My usual suggestion is 5 good butt sniffs per day

You'd think after a year I'd get bored with this....noooo ma'am

I'm thorough 

Yes, I know...

I know that the water bowl right next to me is full of water...

...but the one I'm trying to get water from is empty...

...so I'm going to lick this empty bowl, loudly, letting my tags clink on the metal...

Until you see that we have an empty water bowl and do something about it.

I'm either being very helpful by pointing out the issue...or I'm being a total shit...you decide

Sole

(But really, did I have to provide a name...you knew exactly which dog I was talking about)

Wait wait wait

(Picture sole running across doggie row to me)

You can't possibly pick up that poo without me pointing it out to you first!

There it is...right by your foot...

Yes I am a good boy

(Picture sole trotting away very proud of himself)

Romp

Here's what we did while you were talking to the girl biped

We hadn't been to this dog park in too long...it's so much fun when we can play in the lake

I almost got those ducks...

Oh and the girl bi ped says to tell you she likes the new leash attachment 

Jerks

Took a nap on the couch yesterday...woke up to this...think they might be trying to tell me something (dinner time)

Yeah. Another snowy hike!

We have so many fun trails to show you bi-ped!

This weekend we did a 5 mile hike on a snowy mountain…it was so awesome.

There were smells everywhere…bunnies, and foxes, and deer…oh my.

 Parts of the trail had just a little bit of snow…

 Then there were these trees that had fallen…and so Losi and I walked out on them…the girl bi-ped seemed nervous because we were really high off the ground (like 10 feet!)

 Then we got down to this shelter area where the trail meets another…I claimed it as my own.

 Then, just as we got back up to where the truck was the bi-peds decided to stop to play…in the really deep snow…she made snowballs for us to chase…and we got to tackle the short boy bi-ped…

 And of course she insisted on a pic for her ‘facebook’ thing.

She says we’re going to play in the snow again next weekend!! Yeah!!

Week in recap

Monday...ok this guy is giving me attention, maybe it's ok...no barking at him

Tuesday...again, maybe the small loud bi ped isn't trying to kill her after all...I'll refrain from barking at him

Wednesday...I remain cautious, but as long as he pets me I'll go with the idea that he's not trying to kill her...and not bark at him

Thursday...nope...he's going to kill her I should bark and protect my girl bi ped!!!

Just no.

Right now I'm sitting on the couch w 4 dogs as close to me as physically possible.

They are tolerating the strange moving thing...but do not like it.

On a side note...this thing is pretty cool...except that it didn't stop to tell me the bin was full...I randomly checked and it was...

I...I just...

I just don't understand...

Why he refuses to pet me...

Don't make me...

There are new people in the house...

They got in late last night and went straight into rooms to go to sleep without enough of an intro...

Now it's 6:30 am...I have been patient for an hour...but there still not awake...

Notice I set this squeaky up on the ottoman for you to see...

Don't make me have to use it...

If you don't get them up right now to adore me I will be forced to do that thing where I sit for 20 min just squeaking the squeaker in this toy to get my point across...

Please don't let it come to this...

Come home soon

Look what she started doing to me...that's a rain coat...I'm a dog...in a rain coat...

Who am I?

We got that delivery yesterday…the cool one that comes once a month and gives us new toys and treats…(human interpretation – Barkbox)

I love this day of the month!

I mean, sure, there are the new delicious treats…
But there’s also the NEW TOY
Which usually has a SQUEAKER inside

The girl biped knows now to give it to me…if she fails to, I generally quickly have it anyway for I’ve proven I’ll do any manipulative action to get it from the other dogs…as if they know how to fully appreciate a squeaky toy!

Please give it to me now.

Please.
THANK YOU.
Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak…

(still happening 15 min later)

Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak…
Now I’ll roll on it a little bit to fully get my smell into the new toy.
Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak…

Ok I’m kinda done…wait…WHAT…how DARE you try to take my new squeaky toy…grrrrr….get back!

Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak… Squeak…squeak…squeak…squeak…

(20 min later)

I am done. You may play with this…but I reserve the right to take it back at any moment I desire…

 

 

Bat shit crazy

Drove up close to mount rainier yesterday...for the dogs first hike in the snow...

Batshit crazy would be a good way of describing their reaction when their paws hit the snow...

Hiked up to an alpine lake...below is Losi showing off walking on water...

NOT OK

Ok, we all got treats tonight after dinner...and apparently they were different.

Losi got done first...then Biju and I finished ours...but Kyra is still chewing on hers.

SHE STILL HAS A TREAT...and I DONT

Here's what I'm gonna do about this...

1. Bring this inequality to your attention by staring at you

2. Stomp my feet while looking from her to you

3. Start trying to get you to open the back door to see if I can tempt her to walk away

4. Bark as if I heard something in the garage

5. Bark as if I heard something at the front door 

6. Growl at her to give it to me

7. Stand on the other side of you frowning

8. Resolve myself to this inequality and go lay on the other dog bed...while looking at Kyra

#5 almost worked

#6 ended with her growling and lunging back at me...she's scary

This is not ok

Sole

Done. Next?

Um I finished my bone quickly...so...I can have some of yours now?

Too comfortable

Losi has become too comfortable with the knowledge that he can now crawl through the truck window from the back to the cab...

He did it once last week...when, after a late walk, I put him and BIJU in the back of the truck...

Now tonight, when I walked out from my bootcamp I found losi happily in the back seat with sole desperately wanting to get permission to join him...so of course I did...

Gonna have to start closing that cab window...

FINALLY

It took a full team effort, but we finally got that squirrel from the back yard!!!

Saturday afternoon...we did it.

That little jerk and his companion have been teasing us since we got here...the little bossy girl dog says it's been over 5 years that that little smart ass squirrel has been tormenting the yard.

Victory is ours!

(Yeah seriously I walked outside to find the four of them hovering over it's dead body...while it's companion sat up on a branch in the tree screaming at us...seriously...screaming....well, that screeching noise squirrels do...I apologized to the companion a million times, then left the dead squirrel out there a couple hours with the dogs inside so the companion could go see his friend before the little guy got scooped up and put in the trash)

How I manipulate the girl biped

What...uh...what's wrong Sole?

Ooh, I see...you are having to share the backseat with Kyra...and she's taking up the whole back seat...so instead of touching her you're gonna be a little dramatic huh...ok...

There...are you happy now...I let Kyra into the front seat so you can lay down...

(I own this girl biped.  Sole)

Recap

Best. Two. Weeks. Ever!

Our biped came back!

We went to this place and all of a sudden he was there!! I was so happy that I crawled through the little window, into the back seat and reached up into the front to lick his eyeball a million times.  Then, because that wasn't close enough, I crawled into his lap in the front seat.

Sole was pretty happy to see him too...when we got home, but I had a few precious moments just him and I...

He fell asleep pretty quickly, but later I got to cuddle with him...

I stayed pretty much glued to his side...sole still stayed with the girl biped, but I was happier with my tall guy.  There were awesome days when it was just the two of us...and on the weekend we all went for hikes...

One time, I was in the back seat of the truck again, and my biped went into a store...I waited for him like this...just watching him in the store...waiting for him to come back to me...

I love my biped...he went away for two days...and when he came back I hopped up in his lap...

He had to leave again, but promised that the next time he comes back he won't leave us again...I can't wait...I like the girl and all...constantly have to try to protect her from the little loud boy biped...but I LOVE my bi ped the mostest.

What?!

Whats that you say? Our bi-ped is coming home to see us?

You mean the tall skinny guy?!

Omgomgomg this is awesome!!

Always

By my side at the dog park...while the others are out for bunny blood...

I'm trying to sleep!

Grumble grumble...thanks for letting me on the new bed...but could you keep it quiet...I'm trying to sleep...it is past 9pm!

Oh jeez, you mean me...

There I was...sitting on my chair in the living room eating dinner off the TV tray.

I sense a presence to my left.

Look over...sole is just sitting there staring at me.

What's up sole?

You look like you need something.

He clearly needs something. He's frowning. He's shuffling.

He's eaten dinner. He has water. The back door is open.

The other dogs aren't on their dog beds.  No one has a treat that he doesn't have.

What's up? What do you need?

He looks at me...looks at the chair I'm sitting in. Looks at me. Looks at the chair...

I look behind me and realize the blanket I lay out on the chair...the one that is only for the dogs...the one that signals they're allowed on the chair...the one that hasn't been on the chair for a few weeks, but was on earlier tonight before I ate dinner...is visibly folded up on the back of the chair.

I'm in his special.

Ooooooh.....

They call me transparent

I don't understand why

I'm Losi

I like to jump...sometimes I just jump because the others can't

The bunny issue.

Thursday

Lookie…isn’t that cute…Kyra and Losi hunting together…

They can smell a little bunny on the other side of that fence.  I’m letting them sniff and dig a little because there’s no way they will be able to get to it…

Crap…what was that high pitched squeak…and what does Losi have in his mouth.

Sonofabitch…he pulled the stupid baby bunny through the fence link.
Drop it Losi. 
More high pitched squeaks as he runs away with it in his mouth…dropping and readjusting occasionally…high pitched squeak.
Drop it Losi!

Picture Losi dropping it with a boxer and Kyra watching every move.  Picture the little bunny desperately trying to get away…dragging his broken back left leg.  Me thinking, shit, no way it’s gonna live…what do I do now?  Luckily, Kyra swoops in and takes care of that problem.

Crap, Kyra drop it!

Picture blood dripping from the bunny hanging out of Kyra’s mouth (seriously!)
Finally got her to drop it…and got the poor little guy to the trash (even though Kyra tried a fairly impressive jump up to get it from my hands)

 

Friday morning.

Losi and Sole this time.
OK, I know if I take Losi in doggie row he’ll run straight back to that spot and try to get another bunny.
So…I’ll walk them on leash on the outside of the fence and let them sniff…surely any bunnies will hear us coming and run off…then maybe Losi won’t obsess inside the fence all day.
FYI…baby bunnies are stupid.
Losi casually walks over to the spot to sniff…promptly reaches down and grabs a bunny.
It didn’t even try to run.
Baby bunnies are really stupid.

Made him drop it and watched as it was clearly on its last leg…figured what the hell…may as well let them finish it off quickly…hoping they don’t eat it.

They traded it between each other…dropped it…licked it…several times…

5 bunnies they’ve killed in Doggie Row this summer.

That is a Doggie Row record.

So far this morning

Losi generally doesn't go outside to do his business until after breakfast.
It's automatic.
He eats, I open the door, he runs out to do his business happily.
Not today.
It's raining.
So Mr. prissy just sat in the living room dry...after walking away for a few minutes I come back in the living room to shut the door and realize that he's the only dry dog.  I actually had to make him go outside.
He kept looking at me like "but it's raining...why are you making me do this"

I'm working from home today...so i've pulled two dog beds and a blanket into the office for them to lay on (because they have to be within 3 feet of me at all time).
I'm checking email and hear Sole start to grumble while looking at Biju.
Look down and realize Sole got the blanket and Biju is laying on the dog bed that is usually reserved for Sole.
Sole wants his bed.
Now.
This grumbling has been going on for 15 minutes.

These guys kill me.

So that's happening

Dang

Worked from home the other day...

Was getting hungry and had to potty...but this was my path to the door...

So clearly I had no choice but to sit there until they woke up...

Hey, whatcha got there

Picture me laying on the couch...

Losi runs in...flops down on the ground next to me chomping on something from outside...

Hey Losi, whatcha got there...

Losi spits something out of his mouth...

Oh a pebble...just chomping on a pebble huh...

Losi looks at me very proudly

Give me that pebble knucklehead...you're not supposed to eat pebbles

Losi gives me a very confused look...then classic grumble

Because...

I am not smiling because you know we want to go out back...but you're not opening the door.

That is why I frown.

God I love this dog and his expressions

Thought bubbles

Sole - this is not OK

Kyra - he's looking isn't he

Meh

My tummy hurts...

Sorry about the carpet and the crate at doggie rows...

...and thanks for givin me the bath to clean me up...

Yeah so...

...maybe biju and I have been home all day together...what's the big deal that we wait until you get home to growl, chew and gnaw on each other's faces?

Because it's a special

The pack spent last night at the boarders so that I could go out to a little town between Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier with Kevin to do a bike ride today.

On the way home I stopped off to pick up the pups.

Got to the gate...opened it...to see a little chihuahua and a blonde lab come running up to me barking.

Thought 1...hmmm...that's unusual...dogs aren't usually out front.

Thought 2...hmmm...that lab looks a lot like Sole...hey...wait...

Call him and he's uber excited to see me...tries jumping in the drivers truck window right as I stopped to let him in the backseat.

Drive up to the house and start to walk around back where I hear the other dogs and a lawn mower.

As I walk on the side of the house I see the basement window open and the screen laying on the ground.

As I get around back Laurie is pulling back around on the riding law mower saying 'ha I thought I saw Sole jump out that window'

What a shit.  Turns out the little chihuahua is Sweetie...Laurie's girlfriends dog that likes to hang out around front waiting for the girlfriend to come home.  Laurie had put the other dogs in the downstairs area to cool off while she mowed the yard.

So, you see...Sweetie was allowed out...a special...and the others weren't. That is clearly not acceptable...the only way to remedy this situation was to jump out a window 4 feet off the ground.

He was very proud of himself.

Yeah, so...

...so maybe I've become a little spoiled...
Maybe I don't wanna sleep on the bedroom floor...I don't care that there's a dog bed down there.
Maybe I think that if I can't sleep on the bed touching you...then I don't wanna be in the bedroom at all. Ever think about that?  It's not pouting...it's just a fact.

Sure, Sole might be ok with that dog bed on the bedroom floor...but look...we both know he's just doing that to make you happy until you fall asleep...because he magically appears on the bed in the middle of the night.

Me...I prefer the chair in the living room if I can't be on the bed with you.
Those are the two options...bed or chair.
And if you forget and close the bedroom door...with me inside...sure...i'll lay by the door...but it's only to grumble until you get the message and let me out..into the living room...so i can sleep on my chair.

Oh, and it's not my fault that you forgot to put the special dog cover on the chair is it...it's been a year...you know me now.

Sole's special

(Well one of them)

Got inspired to create something this weekend...decided a dog bed would be easy...Sole decided I made it just for him...shocker

The epitome of...

Lazy Saturday

Sleepy n Smelly

We got to stay with Laurie for the week while our girl biped was gone.  We had so much fun running around...and Laurie said it was sweet to watch the four of us pile up to sleep together.  But we were so happy to see our girl biped again...

And then when we got home we were like:

Sole didn't even protest the next morning when the girl biped took only her favorite...me...to work with her.

We went on a walk at lunch with this mentally unbalanced boxer named Sophie...she kept trying to get me to run with her but I hadn't been to those lunch walk fields in so long I was busy running and rolling in everything I could find...which was like 5 spots.

The last one was so good and goopy that I had grass stuck to me and smelled WONDERFUL...but apparently the girl biped didn't think so because she gave me a bath as soon as we got back to doggie row...like soap and everything.  She was in a dress, I kept trying to tell her with my eyes that this wasn't necessary, but she kept laughing saying it was.  Hope she knows in just going back for those spots on our next walk out there...