Death Ride?

I sniffed this out among the contents of the tall one's travel bags. I believe it indicates that he endured five great trials and prevailed triumphantly.

They did it again...

Well, the humans have done it again. They left me and went on a trip, but at least I got to stay home this time with the short blonde girl that used to live here. It's much better than going to that stupid kennel again! I mean, seriously, how would you like it if you were kept in a cage all day? Geez.

They got home in the middle of my peaceful slumber early this morning. When I was startled awake by the garage door, I checked the clock and it was around 1:45am. How irresponsible! They said something about being on "California time" still (whatever that is), so they didn't turn off the light until nearly 3am. I'm getting too old for these shenanigans. A dog needs his rest, you know.

I've tried to sneak a peak here and there of their pics and found one in particular that interested me:
Apparently, the tall one tried to make friends with this critter while they were visiting a place called Emerald Bay. (I would have chased it away to protect the short one from getting eaten by this ferocious beast.)

I keep hearing talk about them hiking. I can't imagine that they would have left me home while they dumbly tried to navigate their way through the trails without me, but I get the feeling they did. I think this is a pic of a nearby ski run.

By the way Norm...watch out...I overheard that your people brought up a ski trip for next year. Looks like we're getting ditched again. One of these days, I'm going to figure out how to have some fun without them for once.

Le Tour de France #1

It seems the Tour de France has begun. This is now all I ever see on the TV. That's cool with me, but it's more interesting when they hit the Alps and Pyrenees. I was pretty excited to see Fabian Cancellara win yesterday in the prologue, he rocks.

Norm's House

The owners tricked me and took me to Norm's house the other night. It's been a while since we've visited, but young Norm was still up to his same old antics (sniffing me, "pawing" me, etc.)...even though he was still on sedatives from his trip to the vet earlier that day.


It wasn't all bad though. We eventually remembered to just stay away from each other, but were in complete agreement when the humans busted out the "tasty treats".


Here's a picture I snapped of Norm, caught in the action of his sampling spree. (Well done, I say.)

Theken Nel

Well, so much for my nice, relaxing weekend I had hoped for. I pictured myself enjoying an elevated bed, with nice pictures on the wall and maybe a TV in the corner, playing dog movies. Turns out that I didn't experience that at all.

I hung out a bit the first day, unsure of what was happening to me. By the second day, I'd had enough and chose to back myself into my corner and growl at the man that tried to come in and pet me.

I'm still not sure what this place was that the short one brought me to, but it was more like a prison than an enjoyable experience. I was so glad to see her when she picked me up today that I jumped and yelped and wrapped my paws around her leg for a second. She thought it was cute, but I was just trying to convince her to take me with her, so I played every card I could think of. I ended up with a bath before the night was over, but that's okay...I know I tend to stink when I get nervous (especially my feet).

Graduation Day

The owners graduated tonight. They made me wear the hat, which was a little odd, but I just went with it since there was a treat involved. I even smiled for the camera; not just any dog can do that.

I heard rumors that I may be rewarded for my excellent graduation by a weekend pampering trip to a sweet place called Theken Nel. I'm not sure what it's all about, but it sounds relaxing.

The short one went on a long walk last weekend. She didn't bring me because they didn't want any pets (how uncivilized!)

Canine University Day 6 and 7

I didn't learn anything new to teach the humans this week. We went to Ted Drewes after class last week though!

(That's not me, my brain would never fit inside that small cup)