Who else thinks the voting for this years contest SUCKS!

Does anyone else find it near difficult to find your friends to vote for them without having to go through each and every entry?!?! GRRRRR!!!! Who's stupid idea was that?!

Anyway, I'm campaigning for my bestest bud in all the world..Rudy the Whippet. He and his sister Faye are entered in the "Best Friends" category and the link is:

Please vote for Rudy (an Angel Hound) in the World's Coolest!

If it doesn't show up here, I just throw up my paws in disgust!


Here are my entries should you want to vote for a "playah"!!

Please vote for Rudy Sims in the World's Coolest!

and if you wanna vote for my sister:

Please vote for Sally Jean in the World's Coolest!

Alls fair in love and dogster.....

I've been love tagged by my friend Hypnotic, NPC. If you've been love tagged by me, simply write in your Diary as many dogs that you love as friends or as mates, and tell in there how and why you love them!! Don't forget to let them know they've been tagged!

And here are my love tags in no particular order:

Rudy the Whippet, 185807
Rudy was one of my very best pup pals in all the world! He introduced me to the kewlest group on Dogster....The Rudy Club! Rudy's ROCK!

Faye, 308204
Faye is one good looking little honey!!! HUBBA HUBBA!

Monty, 487520
Monty is still a young "whippet snapper" (get it? HA HA BOL!!!), but he has the potential to be one kewl dude.

DarlaMae, 567126
DarlaMae seems to share a brain with me. BOL!!! She has a stellar sense of humor!

Jelly Bean, 464924
Jelly Bean....who wouldn't love th0se ears?!

Oliver, 189575
Just look at this wild man!!! Oliver is my hero! One day I hope to be as photogenic as Oliver.

And it would be just plain wrong for me not to HOLLA at my brutha's from anutha mutha in The Rudy Club. As I said earlier....RUDY'S ROCK.

Not to mention all the BEAUTIFUL BRINDLE BABES in Brindle is Beautiful. Brindle.....'nuf said!

Drama ~ Drama ~ Drama

Okay, it has been WAY TOO LONG since I've been able to get on here and update my diary. I had it all planned out what I was gonna tell y'all about but then we had a little excitement around here the other day and everything I was thinking about just left my head. Can't remember a thing!

Anyway, this Tuesday mom worked in the yard all day long and it was H-O-T! But I didn't mind, I just wanna be with my mom. She leaves the door to the porch open and the ceiling fan on so Sally & I can get out of the sun anytime we want. She keeps plenty of water around for us too, and she won't let me just suck it down like I want to GRRRR!

Well it is my duty to chase the lawnmower when mom has it on the other side of the fence. That is so much fun! I've already injured myself once this year doing this, tried to turn too fast one day and twisted my leg. Didn't let that stop me though, just kept right on running ;-) Back to Tuesday...we were outside almost all day long and mom was getting ready to stain/seal the hot tub. She was on the phone with one of her friends and she noticed that my belly was really big. All I knew was that I couldn't get comfortable, I was soooooooo hot and I was panting like a dog (ha ha!).

Next thing I know mom hangs up on her friend, throws me in the truck and takes off like a bat outta *$&#. Luckily mom used to work for the PD here or she probably woulda been in trouble for speeding. I didn't know it, but we were going to the vets office......I HATE THE VETS OFFICE!!! Halfway there I threw up all over the back of the truck. I just knew I was gonna be in for it, but mom was actually glad I threw up and told me what a good boy I was...HUH?! What's up wit dat?! Oh well, as long as I'm not in trouble and I did feel a little better.

We got to the vets office and mom didn't even bother shutting or locking the car, and if you know my mom at all you know this is NOT like her at all. Before I know it everyone is hovering over me, feeling of my belly - sticking something up my butt (didn't like that one bit!) and then they took me into another room away from my mom. K, now I'm really not liking this and I'm not sure what's going on either. All I know is that I'm feeling better, but still not very good and I could tell my mom was getting upset and that is completely unacceptable to me. Who upset my mom and WHERE ARE THEY?!!!

The room they took me to was weird and they took some kind of picture of me. But before they could take the picture I threw up again....A LOT! What is going on?! And where is Sally? She always comes to the vet with me. I'm not getting a good feeling about this at all. Doc took the picture for my mom to see and told her something about her not knowing how lucky she was and something about dodging a bullet. Okay, who had a gun? I never saw a gun. What bullet! Why won't anybody 'splain this to me?!

After mom talked with the doctor for a bit she scooped me up and took me back home. Doc said something about bloat and burping, but I'm still not sure I understand. This is all very frustrating to me. I just wanna go home!

So we get home and I'm thinking everything should be back to normal, but that's what I get for doing my own thinking I guess. Uh....ooooooooooooookay? Why is mom closing all the blinds and putting a sheet over the glass in the door. Does she realize that I can't see out now to patrol the street? M'kay, this is too weird for me. She won't let me outside unless it is to go potty and even then she won't let me even trot around the yard. The only saving grace about this whole situation is that I farted ALL NIGHT LONG and mom never once called me out on it or said "RUUUUUDY!!! P!!!!! U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" like she normally does.

I don't know what this is all about, but I've about had enough of it. HUMANS ARE INSANE!!!!!!

****TAG****

Pawsome! I was tagged by our good Riley!

Here's how the game works:
Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged, need to post in their Diary the rules & their 7 pawsome facts. Then choose 7 dogs to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to bark them a pmail that they have been tagged and to read your Diary, or, send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!

Here are my fun facts:
1. My mom rescued me from walking that lonely hall. They still won't tell me what that means, but from the tone in their voice I sure am glad that she came to get me! Mom says that I am the sweetest boy in the entire world. I believe her too, cause my mom wouldn't lie to me.

2. I absolutely LOVE to chase bubbles. I will run myself silly chasing after them and have even ran into the house, the hot tub and the fence several times. No problem though, I bounce.

3. One of my very special talents is that of emptying the outside food bowls within 5 minutes of mom filling them. I like to drag the bowls around and tosss them around the back yard. They make cool sounds when they hit the ground and especially when they hit the patio. It really ticks off my sister Sally. ;-)

4. If my mom, or anyone, is not paying an appropriate amount of attention to me I will smack them in the head with my foot....usually from behind so they don't see it coming. My mom thinks its funny.

5. I love to give kisses and lots of them. Wet kisses, sloppy kisses and especially kisses that involve me sticking my tongue as far into your ear as I can possibly get it.

6. One of my best friends, Zeus a Mastiff, lives across the street and we often times play together. And when we do play together I like to eat the drool hanging out of his mouth. Oh! I almost forgot....I like to eat canine toenail clippings too. :-)

7. Mom says that I am one of her very best friends in all the world and that she's decided I'm better to have around than having a husband. She said that I take care of all the things a man normally does like farting & burping in her face, hogging the bed and the covers and leaving hair all over the place.

Ok, now I tag (trying to find some pals that haven't been tagged yet, sorry if I double-tag anyone!):
Rudy the Whippet
Otis James Spunkmyer
Jelly Bean
Bimini
Oliver
Clara Freckles
Benny

It's not easy being cheesy!

Last entry I promised to tell you about my Thanksgiving adventure, but since I am so far behind I'm going to condense everything from all of the holidays into one entry. May not be nearly as fun, but at least it will get me caught up to date.

THANKSGIVING: Lots of fun. Went to visit the grandparents, always exciting. One never knows what will happen when that many dysfunctional people gather under one roof! You see, my mom's family put the FUN in dysFUNctional. While I won't scare you with the details, just knowing this can set the stage for all my future adventures. My mom's uncle Joe came in while we were all playing and having a good time. I'd met him before so mom, and everyone else, was confused why I decided this time around that I wasn't so crazy about him. He'd met my approval before, but for whatever reason....this time he scared the scooby snacks outta me! I really tried to put on a show and be all big and bad, but nobody bought it. So much for all the hype in the media about my kind. Kind of takes the wind out of your sails when nobody is afraid of you. Oh well, that's just fine with me because I'm a lover...not a fighter. Before the weekend was over I had decided that he wasn't so scary after all. I really kind of liked him. He knows just the right spots to scratch on your ears. My kind of man!

CHRISTMAS: After much of the dysfunctional happenings of Thanksgiving (not listed above), mom decides that we may not even go back for Christmas. What! You are kidding, right?! Finally she changes her mind and off we go. I didn't realize that my one play cousin, Allie (JRT/Rat Terrier) was going to be there this time. She is a real b%*@h! I try and try and try to play with her, but she is very anti-social. Doesn't like anypup, so of course that puts a damper on everyone's fun. Although finally, don't you know that no one (especially the ladies) can resist the charm of Rudy the pittie! She was under my spell and had come down from her self-appointed pedestal to mingle amongst the commoners. The fun is really starting to roll when ~ BAM! Her mom says that she has to leave. For the love of dog biscuits! Are humans really this stupid!?! Just when it's getting good, the humans have to go and mess it all up for us. Even though we only stayed for Christmas day and part of the next day, I had so much fun playing with everyone.

NEW YEARS EVE: So mom has this one all planned out. We have rented movies and are stocked up on junk food. Or should I say SHE is stocked up on junk food, it's the same old stuff for me and Sally. It's okay though, cause all I really want is to be near my mom anyway. We're upstairs and minding our own business and mom's got the tv really loud when all of a sudden around 10:30pm, due to my Superhero powers I sense danger. I sprang from the couch with all the majesty and prowess of Tigger the Tiger. GRRRRRRRRRRR!!! WOOF WOOF WOOF!!! Still the danger continues, but thanks to me mom has been alerted to the sparkly evils that are threatening our secret lair. There it is again, through the skylight she can see it too. we are under attack!!!! Turns out that it wasn't anything evil afterall. Mom said that our neighbors had started celebrating early. They were setting off fireworks. Not bottle rockets or firecrackers, but real honest to goodness fireworks! NOT COOL! I don't know if you've ever heard of such things, but they are so very loud and sparkly. Maybe that's why mom had the tv so loud? They smell bad too. Needless to say I was NOT happy about this madness and my sister was terrified. Okay, she may be a brat sometimes, but she is still my sister and I'm the only one who can scare her, call her names or make fun of her...GOT IT?! Luckily mom had already taken us out to go potty, cause there was no way it was going to happen now. Sally was climbing mom like she was a tree and Sally was the monkey! I've never seen her shake like that and to tell you the truth, I was still kind of scared no matter what mom said. So we both made sure to stick SUPER close to every move mom made for the rest of the night. Of course it was for her own protection.

PRESENT DAY: So now everything is back to normal for the most part. Since mom's out of school we've not been getting to go to daycare nearly as much and I really miss it. Mom says we get to go Monday though cause she has appointments and errands to run most of the day. I am sooooo excited and can hardly wait! I'll be sure to fill you in on how everything goes!

Are you sure this is the latest style?!?

Well, last time I told you all about my fun times at daycare. It would seem that I had just a little too much fun at some point cause I hurt one of the toes on my back left foot. It got infected around my toenail and I kept licking it, so mom said I had to wear some headgear to keep from making it worse.

Let me just tell you how humiliated I felt wearing that stupid thing around my neck. What if a hottie had seen me?! I mean how can a guy maintain his mojo with one of these things on?!

Mom, and everyone else who saw me, just laughed and laughed and laughed about it. Frankly I didn't see what was so freaking funny. The only consolation I had was that my sister Sally had to wear one too. HA HA! She had hurt her front foot and kept licking it, so it had become infected and wouldn't heal. Now Sally wearing a "helmet" was funny...me wearing one, not so much.

Mom said that I would hang my head and become planted to the floor as soon as she put the stupid thing on me. DO YOU BLAME ME!? So she felt sorry for me and didn't make me wear it unless she was not going to be around. At least this way no one would laugh at me.

Now you gotta understand, I just love my mama more than anyone else in the entire world and there is nothing I wouldn't do for her. But sometimes she can be really stupid. She got the bright idea to leave me alone with this stupid thing on and NOT put me in my kennel. She figured that since I refused to move much when it was around my neck that I would be okay staying out of my kennel while she was in class. What could I possibly do, right?! HA! I got her back alright, scared the laugh right out of her.

When she got home from school she couldn't find me anywhere. She looked in her room, nope - no Rudy there. Her bathroom, even though the door was closed, nope - no Rudy there. Looked in the guest room, nope - no Rudy there. Looked in every room downstairs, nope - no Rudy in any of them.

By this time she was starting to get a little panicky and my sister, Sally, wasn't helping. I think she was secretly trying to tell on me and hoping that I would get into trouble. Mom checks out in the back yard, even though she knew good and well that I was in the house when she left and even as smart as I am....I haven't figured out how to unlock doors. Nope, no Rudy in the back yard.

WAIT A MINUTE! Since I don't like to move with this thing on and have trouble with stairs when I wear it, she just knew I had gotten upstairs and couldn't figure out how to get back downstairs. What? Nope, no Rudy upstairs either. So where was I?!?!?!

By now she has progressed into full-fledged panic mode! Imagining that our crazy kooky neighbor has done something to me or that someone has stolen me or that somehow I've gotten outside and run away from home. So what's her next move you ask? Brilliant I must say. She calls my dad! He doesn't even live here so what does she think he's going to be able to do?! For the love of a bully USE YOUR HEAD WOMAN! I'll tell you what he was able to do, HE TICKED HER OFF!!! Any windows broken? No. Any doors broken into? No. "Well, unless he can unlock and open the door he has to be in the house somewhere" says my ever-so-sympathetic dad. You might guess this went over like a lead balloon with my mom.

Okay, at this point mom is running through the house on the phone with my dad, crying, screaming my name, looking in every room and outside for any sign of me. Sally is trailing behind her trying to figure out what in the heck was going on and all the while I am, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, sitting quietly - not making a peep, which didn't help my mom at all.

Finally it dawns on my mom that....no, she didn't remember shutting the door to her bathroom before leaving for class. And come to think of it, the candle sticks beside the bathtub had been knocked over. And really, the only room she hadn't checked (other than the attic!) was her closet which is off her bathroom. She hadn't looked there before because the bathroom door had been shut, as had the closet door. Well, when my genius of a mother finally opens the closet door THERE I SAT IN ALL MY CONED GLORY!

Best my mom can figure is that I did decide to move around despite wearing this stupid collar. I was only doing my job, investigating everything when I wondered into her bathroom where I knocked over the candle sticks. Before I could safely get out of the bathroom, I must have shut the door with this big bulky "helmet" she forced me to wear. So, okay, I can handle this. There's stuff in here I can get into. I mean, I've already displayed an attraction to rolls of toilet paper. They make wonderful confetti.

Then, hmmmm? What's in that room? Oh yeah, I remember that I like to lay in mom's closet while she gets ready. This room is okay too, it's where she stores the toilet paper ;-) It's kind of a tight fit in there now since I'm wearing this stupid thing, guess I better turn around and leave before...uh-0h this stupid "helmet" shut that door too! I wasn't so happy about this slick move. Now what am I gonna do? It's dark in here and well, you can only chew on toilet paper for so long. Mom's not sure if I got scared or what, but I had kind of piddled a little bit. She didn't get onto me though since she didn't see me do it AND because this was all her fault anyway! Course as soon as she saw my beautifur face she hung up on my dad and just hugged me harder than I've ever been hugged in all my born days! Gosh, I knew my mom loved me...just didn't realize how much before that night. It was then that I realized that this stupid collar didn't hinder my mojo after all, it only magnified it...OH YEAH! I mean what do you expect from a dog named Rudy?! We never lose our mojo!

As I'm sure you might have imagined, this little adventure sealed my fate on being left outside my kennel while mom's gone. NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN! Oh well, to tell you the truth I'm okay with that. I kinda like my little safe haven and my mom never leaves me and my sister for very long anyway. But, she stopped laughing at me and that's all I really wanted anyway ;-)

Well, I better go for now. I've gotta go hold a recliner down. Next time I'll tell you about my Thanksgiving adventure.

Another year older, another year wiser and another year- better looking!

Hey y'all! I know it's been a long time since I last made an entry in my diary...but, I'm a very busy boy.

I know that last time I promised to tell you about how I spend my days at daycare, but first I gotta tell you that since my last post I had my 2nd birthday!!! WOOHOO!!!! Mom gave me (& my sister) a privacy fence around the back yard so that we can both play to 0ur hearts content. We already had an underground fence, but if something really interesting caught my attention...it was worth the shock for me to run after it.

Right now mom is in school and has daytime classes and/or has to work in the intern clinic at her school. So that means I get to go play at daycare ALL DAY LONG!! How cool is that?!

My daycare, Gone To The Dogs, is a really fun place and I just love Mr. Keith (the owner). He loves me too, but who wouldn't? He and his wife welcomed me and my sister into the daycare without any judgement at all! THEY ROCK! I run and play all day long with other dogs who are also well behaved. There is even a pool for us to jump in and out of all day long!!! Have I mentioned that I LOVE IT!

They really watch over us and take good care of me while I'm there. One day I even found out that I am EXTREMELY allergic to.....something. We aren't sure if it was a bug, a bee or what.....but my eye swelled up so fast. Mr. Keith had already washed my eye out and given me a benedryl and was about to leave to take me to the vet when my mom showed up. It really scared my mom and she took me straight to the vet where they gave me more benedryl in the form of a shot. They kept me overnight just to make sure that I wouldn't have any complications. And now I have my very own stash of medicine at daycare and at home....just in case. I must be super special!

Well, mom says that I have to go to bed now. Gotta get rested up for my full day of fun tomorrow!

Next time I'll tell you all about my super cool new "head gear" that I recently had to wear.

Bark at ya later!
Rudy

I am SOOOO KEWL!!

Okay, in my last entry I promised to tell you about meeting my Granny & Pa.

What can I tell you about my Granny & Pa.....? Well, like most other people who have never met a boy like me, they weren't very happy with my mom for bringing me home. They said silly things like I would hurt my mom or I couldn't be trusted. Hello?! Have they even met me yet? NOOOO! It hurt my mama's feelings and kind of ticked her off, but she didn't let them know. Instead she insisted that they wait until they met me before making any judgments about me. They never stood a chance!

Once you meet me, that's all she wrote. You WILL fall head over heels in love with me from the very minute we meet. It's inevitable, so don't even try to fight it. I mean, look at me would ya! Have you seen how handsome I am? Not to mention that I am a complete goofball and the best part of all is that my mama makes me do what she says. That really wins people over for me.

Even though my sister Sally has made my grandparents official "dog people", they still were a little skeptical. The first time they met me they kept saying how amazed they were at how calm I was and how I followed my mama EVERYWHERE!!! Couldn't let her outta my sight, not even for a minute. It's taken some time, but they finally understand that I am a good boy and that I am not going away.

Bless my grandma's heart though, she tried to take me outside to the bathroom once without my mama. Needless to say we don't do that anymore! She didn't realize that I still get VERY excited when I see my mama and I knocked grandma down by accident when I saw my mama come out the door. Grandma knew I wasn't trying to hurt her though, so she forgave me. My mom's been really trying to work with me on reacting that way, but it's just so hard not to cuz I love her!!!

It's going on almost a year since I've joined the family and my Pa still says that I'm a good looking dog, except for my face! Can you believe he would say such a horrible thing? Tell you the truth though, I really don't think he thinks I'm ugly....he just knows that it sends my mama into a hissy fit. Kinda funny to watch.

I love going to visit my grandparents cause it usually means everybody will be there. Including my "play-cousins" Jessie (my Granny & Pa's dog) she is A LOT of fun to play with...we can go for hours! Then there is Allie (high strung JRT) all she ever wants to do is yell at me. Tries to get me to play with her and when I try, she yells. WOMEN! And let's not forget my favorite of all, Marley (precious Beagle) she likes to run and hide under the furniture. It is so much fun trying to ram my huge head underneath the couch and chair looking for her. If I don't find her fast enough she will stick her head out just a little and bay at me. Everybody gets a kick out of watching us play. The first thing I do when I get to Granny & Pa's is run straight to the couch and try to fit my head under it to see if Marley is there yet.

My life is so good and I can't wait to wake up each morning to go to daycare. OH! Now there is something fun to talk about in my next entry. I'll have to tell you all about my fun days at daycare.

Until next time, remember I ROCK!!!

Still Loving Life!

Okay, let me start off by saying OUCH!!!! Now I see why Sally kept laughing when mom talked about "snip, snip"....but I gotta say....I really don't think it's all that funny! However, the doctor did give me some medicine that mom says made me even sillier!

What else can I share with you about me? Hmmmm, oh yeah! I love everyone! Well, not cats and not rabbits and not roosters and not birds...but other than that, I love everyone.

My mom brought me home in October and she says that I have come a loooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnggggg way since then. It would seem that she really didn't appreciate all the hard work and creativity that I put into redecorating her bedroom while she was away at a retreat. She left me with the babysitter and I was NOT happy about this. I really don't see what the big deal is, I mean it's just carpet and furniture....right!?

You see, I haven't told mom the reasons but I just did NOT like to be left alone or to be in a kennel AT ALL. But, my mom needed to go out of town for this retreat and left me and my sister with her friend. Ms. Lynn has babysat for my sister before, but never for me.....hee hee hee Boy was she in for a surprise! I really like Ms. Lynn even though she did call my mom in the middle of the night to tattle on me!

For goodness sakes all I did was eat my way through a kennel, tear handles off my mom's dresser, destroy the carpet in her bedroom and get my arm caught in my collar. You see what I mean, right?! I gotta say I'm glad she did call cause my arm was really starting to hurt and I didn't really know Ms. Lynn that well and she kinda got scared when I growled. I just wanted to let her know that it hurt and I wanted my mama!

Well, my mama drove home to fix my necklace and make sure I hadn't hurt myself. She wasn't real happy to see the pretty artwork I'd worked so hard to create, but she said that she was just glad I wasn't hurt and that Ms. Lynn was okay. Mom went back to her retreat but told Ms. Lynn to call her if anything else happened.

Since then I've worked really hard with the trainer and my mama. I learned that the kennel isn't such a bad place, cause I know that my mama is going to get me out again very soon. AND she usually leaves something really good in there with me, like a frozen kong with peanut butter...YUMMY!

Now, I go in my kennel with no or very little resistance. She brags on me all the time.....I ROCK!

Well, I have to go for now...but next time I'll tell you all about meeting my Granny & Pa!

I LOVE LIFE!!!!

Hey y'all! What is brindle, gassy and full of wiggles? ME!!! Let me just tell you a little about myself.

A handsome devil I am, my mom was looking to rescue an "underdog". Either a special needs dog or someone like me, who is unfairly discriminated against because of the actions of some. Since she already had a female dog at home, I was one step closer to being "the one." A lady my mom worked with at the time knew someone who knew someone....you get the picture. Anyway, she saw my picture on the computer and fell in love with me...but, who wouldn't?!

I had been picked up a few weeks earlier and was currently on death row at animal control. Luckily for me, the one and only employee there was very active in trying to save adoptable dogs, regardless of their breed. That's how my picture got to mom. There were four of us left and we were all going to have to be "put down", although no one will tell me what that means. Anyway, mom brought my sister Sally to visit me. She wanted to make sure we would get along. Well, I decided upon her arrival that she was my new person...whether she knew it or not. I climbed right into the back seat of her car and refused to get out. What was she waiting for....Christmas?!

They finally convinced me that I could still go with her, but that I needed to get out of the car so she could fill out all the paper work. I'll have you know that man at animal control told outright lies about me!!! He told my mom that I climbed the fence and tore up lots of stuff in the office. Hmmmph! I didn't do it alone! Luckily for me, my mom understands that material stuff can be replaced.

Finally, we get to leave and I am so happy. Happy until she takes me to her work....why does she keep saying "bath" and "fleas"? OH MY GOSH!!! WHAT IS THAT STUFF? I'M ALL WET!!! Aww man! She's making me smell like a girl! Just wait, I'm gonna get all worked up and start farting in the car. HA HA! She won't be able to get away from my manly aroma :-)

I ROCK! First I get a new mom, then I get a bath and now I get to sleep in a bed! Wait, where's mom gonna sleep? I can't wait for tomorrow! Mom keeps telling me I'm in for a surprise. Something about "snip-snip" Oh well, it must be fun whatever it is cause Sally keeps laughing everytime mom mentions it. I'll keep you posted.