Chase Dog Celebrates 106?

April (or May) is my birthday month.  Yes, my Mom and I and my Auntie Rita believe in celebrating the month, not just the day.  Which in my case is especially appropriate since we are not sure exactly when it is, you know being a little lost and found pup.  But truthfully, I think Shauna and I have celebrated every day we have been together!  That would be 5,479 days and counting.  We are both pretty lucky, to have each other and SO many good friends and family to share birthdays with.  This one started with my "Aunt Do-Ho" in the photo above.  She writes a blog about donuts, which I guest starred on for my birthday.  You can see it here.  She got me my very own doggie donuts, one to eat and one to squeak, from the Three Dog Bakery in Santa Monica.  My grandparents sent a birthday card with money in it to buy treats!  Can you believe I had to wait 2 whole days before we went to get them?!  And finally a day of parties.  There is the photo album to the right that you can see some of the festivities.  Puppies and meatloaf cake in the morning at our very gracious friend Roberta and Schmedley's.  Then Uncle Jonathan cooked up a feast for me and all my favorite people friends in the evening.  Ahh, what a life.  That's why I have stuck around 16 years!  Besides, there is a 21 year old weiner dog that I have to catch up to!  

Little Dog Ditches her Stitches!

Thanks to everyone who sympathized with my need for stitches!  They were not fun, but when Shauna threatened to make me wear a t-shirt if I didn't leave them alone, well I hate clothes more than I disliked my stitches, so...but they came out this week!  I didn't enjoy that, but, our first stop after the vet's office was Coffee Bean for ice blended coffee with whip cream on the side.  My Mom drinks the coffee (hopefully she remembered to say decaf) and the whip cream is for me!  It is one of my favorites!   Then she gave me a puppy massage; the scratches on my head and under my collar are the best!  Then she put a bunch of kisses on my head, which are definitely more for her than they are for me!  As long as we are following up with more treats, it might even be worth the stitches.

Dirt Face Chase

It is Spring, well at least it feels like it today.  It is sunny, my blonde under fluff is shedding, and I feel like digging!  Personally, I prefer a little cooler weather.  Or if the sun is going to be out, a good breeze makes me happy.  I am on my way to a BBQ at Sake's house.  That makes me happy too.  Her people, Aunt Rita and Uncle Jonathan, always make sure we have yummy appetizers followed by something tasty on the grill.  And if we are there long enough, snacks after my nap on one of my 3 favorite pillows at their house.  Ah, the life of a little dog!  Think anyone will notice I've been digging?!

Little Dog & Grandpa

When I go to Colorado, Grandma fixes lots of treats for me.  But when my Grandparents visit California, it's Grandpa that shares most of the treats!  Yum!  I got a whole potpourri of bacon bites and sausage and meatloaf...Thanks Grandpa!  I got lots of extra scratches from Grandma. And Shauna and I shared our friends, our beach and our sites.  It was a really fantastic visit!  And now our "California family" knows how special my Grandparents are.    We are so happy they are safely back in Colorado.  They will be back to see Mickey and my favorite, Tigger since it was a rare rainy day the day they were going to Disneyland.  Now I'm going to work on my Mom to share some of the tasty left overs I know are in the refrigerator!

Colorado Dog Cousins

These are my 3 cousins that live in Colorado.  I am going to visit them next week for the holidays, the family all together!  The two tan girls are the oldest, Bianca and Mia.  The little black and white girl is Siena.  She has not learned that she shouldn't bark back at her elders yet.  We will work on that this trip, perhaps.  They are Italian greyhounds.  Ironic that the nearly naked girls live in the mountains, and me with my full fur coat lives in a consistent 70 degrees.  When it is time, my Mom takes out my traveling bag, I hop in, and we fly on a plane to their house.  When I stick my head out of the bag, everyone tells me how cute I am.  It is always fun, and there is plenty of chicken that comes out of my Grandma's kitchen!  

A Little Dog Thanksgiving

I always go to Colorado to spend Christmas with my real family.  For Thanksgiving, my best friend Sake and Aunt Rita always share their family.  My Uncles John and Ray get adopted as well.  What could be better than so many of my favorite people, 2 legged and 4 legged, together with lots of food and fun.  The drawing to the left is Rita's neice Ellie drawing her one time depiction of me and Shauna.  If my legs were really that long, I could hop even higher!  We love her art work!  For our dinner, Aunt Rita makes sure all of the puppy dishes are geared to our individual taste buds.  Sake is more of a veggie girl than I am.  She eats more like my Mom.  I focus on the main dish, maybe dabbling in a side dish here or there as long as it isn't green.  Lucky and Buddy are not as discriminating.  They eat whatever you give them.  Sake and I switch plates at the end since we eat so complimentary; she is the only one I let eat off of my plate!  After much fun and food in Oxnard, my Uncles dropped us off at Pua and Rascals house so we could make sure they were fed and happy.  The turkey kicked in and I was the passed out puppy!  I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people that make up my wonderful life!

Dog Costume on Parade

I promised more photos from Halloween!  Some of my friends enjoy costumes, and well, there is at least one furry friend whose face mimics the way I feel about unnatural dog wear.  Thank goodness for my grandparents.  They sent me cash instead of the traditional sugary treat filled pumpkin.  I decided I would most like a turkey burger, with cheese please.  One of my favorites!  No silver platter necessary, but the sooner the better! 

Dog on a Mission

Like most border collies, Bernice needs a job to do, and boy did she have a big job last week!  She and her human Rita, have been dog training and dog training.  Her mission, to pass the AKC's Canine Good Dog Test.  What is that, you say?  A heck of a lot of work, I say, but Bernice is a Border collie, so she accepted that big dog mission! Here is what she had to do: 

Dog Test 1: Accept a friendly stranger (if they are a stranger, how do you know if they are friendly or just strange?)

Dog Test 2: Sit politely for petting (polite is relative)

Dog Test 3: Canine appearance and grooming (I don't like baths, I hate having my nails clipped, and I think the wind is a perfect hair brush!)

Dog Test 4: Walk on a loose lead (I am fabulous at the walking part, not so good at not trying to lead)

Dog Test 5: Walk through a crowd (now why would I want to do that?)

Dog Test 6: Sit and down and stay on command (whose command, mine?)

Dog Test 7: Coming when called (only if you have something good to give me?)

Dog Test 8: Reaction to another dog (well it depends on the other dog; do you like every other human you meet?)

Dog Test 9: Reaction to distraction (whatever)

Dog Test 10: Supervised separation ( are we talking about my Uncles cuz I love staying with my Uncles!)

Anyway, much to Rita's surprise, Bernice passed with flying colors!  Congratulations Bernice our dog hero!  What will your next mission be?

Car Chase!

Let's go shopping!  Like any good female, it is one of my favorite things to do!  I have 2 places I like best; Centinella for the basics like my food and everyday treats.  Their employees always tell me how cute I am and let me come around the counter for a treat.  For fantastic toys, collars, and treats, Muttropolis is the place!  Don't tell my Mom, but they have halloween costumes too.  So come on, I'll drive!  Ok, maybe we won't all fit, but because I like to share, here is a little treat for all of my dog and cat friends reading this!  Get your people to go online to Muttropolis anytime before Oct 31st, and get $10 off of any purchase of $10 or more!  All you have to do is use promo code TREATQ308 at check out after you go to www.muttropolis.com.  It will take you right to the store even faster than I could drive there.  The holidays are coming!  Pets need presents too!