DDPOYD!!!!

Hey pups! I'm a Dogster Diary Pick of the Day!!! That is so cool since I'm confined to my closet still, but I can post on my tablet if I need to. My convalescing is going well and dad carries me down the stairs and out into the yard to do my business and I'm always on leash so I can't dart out with the pack, but that's only for a few months and then I'll be right as rain! So exciting to be a pick. I feel a bit Lexyish again...

Later Ya'll,
Duffy

Owwwww!!!!

Yes, dogs... Now I have a major owey and had to go to the dogtor and have surgery today. I blew my crutiate a week ago and my normal dogtor told my pawrents it was just a soft tissue injury, but when I went to see Dr. Mich yesterday, she told me I had a torn knee. I'm just like Duncan now! I had surgery today and I'm spending the night at the vet office, but Dad will come get me tomorrow and then it's 2 weeks with the cone of shame and 3 months of rehab. Duncan came through his pretty well, so I have hope that this isn't the end of my running. Keep me in your thoughts. Old dogs rock.

Later,
Duffy

Happy 11th Gotcha Day to Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Yes dogs, another year has come and gone and now we are celebrating my Gotcha Day again. Time is not always a good ally... I'm older, creakier on days after a big agility trial, my leg falls asleep when I sleep, I have liver spots on my head that show when I'm wet and mom says I'm grumpy. Well how would you feel if one of the young'uns kept beating up on you? Deacon just rubs me the wrong way and we get in to it every now and then. There isn't any blood involved anymore, but we sure can snark pretty loudly. I pretty much stay in my closet or out digging in my pile when the weather is warm and I mind my own beeswax. That's the way I like it. Let all the young pups run and play and LEAVE ME ALONE *hurumph* Duncan is still my furiend and I don't mind Doolin, though he has aligned with the dark side. I guess all in all it's been a good year. I'm still here and so is Duncan. Even the danged cats are still here and they are 18, 17 and 14! Mom says the house was built on top of some kind of magic nexus and we are all going to be immortal, whatever that means. Anywho, I'm good but grumpy, stiff but still running. It's all good.

Later Ya'll,
Duffy

C-ATE3 Duffy!!!

Yup, that's me! Dad and I ran at a trial in Keene NH this weekend and only needed 20 points to my C-ATE3. The first run was a jackpot and that is distance work and I didn't feel like leaving dad's side that morning, so I passed and didn't Q. The next run was my most favorite game with Dad called Snooker. Dad picked a conservative course and we took our qualifying score and a HUGE ribbon and got to run around the ring while everyone cheered. It was pretty cool but I still like chicken better. We had a great weekend overall and I rocked lots of courses. I may be 11 but I still run like a pup.

Later Ya'll,
Duffy

A Very Happy Decade!!!!

Happy, Happy Gotcha Day to MEEEEEEEEEE!!!! 10 years ago I came home and I'm really happy I did! Today I went outside and got all muddy turning the compost and dad gave me a warm bath and lots of towel smooshes. I love that game. I met mom at the door doing my happy dance because the pack was outside and I had her all to myself for a few minutes. I still act like a puppy even though I'm turning 11 soon. We don't know when so we just celebrate Gotcha Days. They are much more important than any other day in my opinion.

Well, it's time to go snuggle down into my closet for the night.

Later Ya'll,
Duffy

What a Weekend!

We were away in Vermont playing agility over the long holiday weekend and we sure did have fun. I totally kicked puppy butt on course and Dad was soooooo proud of me. We were running at our friend's house in their barn and even though the temperatures outside reached 100°, the dirt floor barn stayed very cool and comfy. They never had so many people volunteer to set bars, time and scribe! Anywho, we arrived home fairly early this evening to find that I had all sorts of pressies from my furiends and I have been voted SCHNAUZERS RULE SCHNAUZER OF THE WEEK!!!!!! OMD!!!!!! How cool is that? I can't wait to answer questions and hear from all my pals. I also can't wait to dangle this in front of Dori and show her I'm still the king! BOL!

Blonds rule!

Rock on,
Duffy
SR Schnauzer of the Week!

Tagged AGAIN!!!!!

I had another unscheduled trip to the Dogtor today. Dad checked out in the back yard after he let the pack out and I was covered head to paw in blood. I had been out for an hour or so by myself, just the way I like it, and he let everyone else out and we mixed it up a bit. You see, I LOVE to chase down Dori and Doolin and look really mean when I do it and they take offense. I'm usually the one to start it and I'm usually the one taking the trip to the Dogtor. I may be 10 this year, but I guess I don't really learn all that well. The blood came from the tip of my ear AGAIN, only this time it seems to have a chunk missing. Dad brought me in and tried to clean it up, but every time I shook my head I would create a Jackson Pollock painting on the walls, cabinets, etc. I was bleeding pretty good. Off to the Dogtor and a gazillion bucks later my head and ear was completely wrapped in lime green vet-wrap. The best part is that I had it off by the time we got home!!!!! BOL!!!!!! Dad didn't find the humor in that at all. Now I have a human bandage on the tip of my ear and tape holding my ear to my head. It's a fashion risk, but somepuppy had to take it! The bad news beyond all this bad news is that I'm out of the agility meet tomorrow. I'm not allowed to run with a bandage and I'll probably still bleed if I shake my head, which I'm prone to do. I'll keep you all informed, but I'm thinking mom is about ready to lock me in my closet for good *sigh*.

Peace out,
Duffy

Happy Gotcha Day to ME!!!!!

9 years ago I flew on a big plane and landed in a place called Boston. I was coming to my new home and my new life. 9 years later I'm happy to report that it has worked out quite well. I was the 5th animal in this house (3 cats came before Duncan and me) and now we are at 7!!!!! I play agility with dad and sometime mom and love running with them. We have a great yard and I "turn" the compost for them on a daily basis. I'm very good at my job... All in all it's been great living here and I'm even sort of having fun playing "chase me" with Dori in the back yard. I still don't like her OR Doolin, but they don't seem to be leaving anytime soon.

I'm really glad that mom found me on petfinder and that dad agreed to adopt me. Life just wouldn't be the same in any other place.

Hugs,
Duffy

*sigh*

Mom checked the mail yesterday and there was a little envelope addressed to ME! I couldn't believe it, but when she put it down for me to see, I distinctly smelled the sweet fragrance of my beloved Kiki!!!!!! Yes dogs! I received a special card from my one and only, love of my life, pup of my dreams (and I dream a LOT), KIKI!!!!! *sigh*

She asked me to be her Valentine.... go figure... Like anyone else would be in my heart, my soul, my closet!!!!! LOVE YOU KIKI!!!!! SMOOOCH!!!!!

*sigh*

Happy Valentines day to ME!

Duffy

National Qualifier and a Super Q!!!!!

It was a great weekend and Dad didn't even know if I was going to be able to run or not. I still have a healing cornea and the Vet gave us the OK to try this weekend, but dad knew that if I didn't want to run it would be crate time for me. Well I showed him!!!! Yesterday I took first and Q in the Performance National Qualifier and did it in fine form! Dad did have to sort of figure out the course with me running on the side that I have full sight in, but he did it and I did it and we WON!!!!! Then today we stepped up on the very last class and took our 4th Super Q in Snooker. It was a beast of a course with only 3 reds and you actually had to figure out a lower point course to finish and we did! I rocked the house! My height class was lumped with the big dogs too because there weren't many of us and I still won. Dad is still smiling. It was a great weekend and I'm inching closer and closer to finishing my USDAA title.

Duffy the Rock Star!