Mom is AWESOME!

Mommy and Daddy went to Gatlinburg this weekend to see Grandpaw marry his new wife. They left us with a pet sitter which was good and bad. Good because we know as soon as the pet sitter shows up that mom is out of town & will return soon with "guilt" toys. Bad because we have to be without them for a couple of days.

As predicted, mom came dragging all of the luggage in the door upon her return and I spotted it...a plastic bag that did not belong! That was OUR GUILT TOYS!!!! Mom immediately drops everything and proceeds to make herself feel better by hugging us, kissing us, smelling our butts (HA! made that one up because humans don't do that for some reason) and then divvying up the guilt toys.

We loved our new toys as each of us took one in different directions to enjoy. Problem arose when mom tried to play with Tina and her new toy. Mom noticed there were little "beads" like you would usually find in a "bean bag chair" located in each paw of our stuffed moose. That worried her and she took all of our toys away from us. She sat them on the counter and we all wondered...what just happened??

Well, Tina spent the next few hours finding ways to get to the counter and get each toy back...one by one. Each time she did so mom would take them back. This went on for some time and I must say, it was entertaining. But...not as entertaining as mom sitting in front of the trash can and meticulously cutting out each and every bag in each stuffed moose and bear until they were "bead free" and returning same to us. Now you tell me....isn't she an AWESOME MOM?

Even funnier is before she had the idea to cut the beads out of the toy she made a "guilt" purchase on Dr's Foster & Smith where she order $45 worth of toys to make up for the other toys. Too funny mommy! Waiting on that delivery:-)

Dog Days with Mommy

Mommy has been sick for three days now. I knew it wasn't good when she woke up all night {tuesday evening} coughing. The next morning I heard her talking to her boss' fake "voice on a machine" telling him she wasn't feeling well. After the call she wasted a whole lot of toilet paper cleaning her nose out. I was confused by that because we aren't allowed to floss our teeth with the TP but she can clean her nose with it all day long...oh well. Next thing I know mommy is back in bed and we go nowhere for the entire day. Daddy came home with dinner. At that time I knew it wasn't good because mommy & daddy love to cook dinner for one another. Daddy took care of mommy for the rest of the evening.

Today is Friday (morning) and we are still in bed with mommy. She seems to feel a little better today because she went to the human vet yesterday and he gave her some medicine. Her boss told he not to come back until Monday because no one at the office wants to catch what she has...mommy has such a nice boss!

Anyway, I have decided to call these past few days "The Dog Days with Mommy" because we have been with her for three days straight taking care of her and giving her all the love she needs to get through the icky feelings of being sick. We make her laugh (coughing immediately after any laugh), relax, move around a bit (we do have to go potty even though she is sick), and get a lot of bed rest (whilst cuddling with all us around her). What more could a mommy ask for?

She is getting better already...thanks to us not the vet meds she started taking yesterday! Anyone else need a dogtor? Fees negotiable, treats necessary!

Please help a fellow Dogster in need of pawrayers & love!!

I recently made furriends with a new family on Dogster and they are fantastic. Sadly, Emily left for Rainbow Bridge November 2009 and now their other furbaby, Charlotte is ill. We need to pray for Charlotte and her family. Please head over, give Power of the Paw and make furriends with the family. Let them know we care and we are praying for them. Charlotte's Dogster ID is: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/155353

I have Beauty and Brains!

Mom has recently taken a liking to making videos of us on that new camera Daddy got her for Christmas. She has made several of which I was a willing participant. However, this weekend I let her know who is boss when it comes to that “pupparazzi” type stalking she has been doing.

See, I wasn’t looking my best this weekend. It rained and I like to play in the rain/mud. Call me crazy but I think it helps my fur to be shinier and fuller. The shiny/full effect does not happen immediately…you must first let the mud stay on your fur for a while. I was doing this over the weekend and mommy decided to break out the camera and attempt to make a video of me in the back yard. I WAS HAVING NONE OF THAT! I was not looking my best and did not want to be seen on camera that way. Mom tried for about an hour to get a good video of me but I used all of my brains to prevent same. For all of my Dogsters out there that find themselves in the same predicament – here is some tips to having the video deleted and not used without your consent:

1. Fart while on camera

2. Crap while on camera

3. Snip at one of your furfamily’s legs while on camera

4. Hang out by the very unattractive burn pile in the back yard

5. Hide behind the moto trailer for the duration of filming and when mom
walks up on you behind the trailer, walk really close to her feet so she
quits filming because she doesn’t want her belly in the film

6. Run in fast circles making yourself a blur

7. Eat grass

8. Put your ears down and tail between your legs like you have just been the
victim of animal abuse.

I found that all of these techniques have worked quite well for me. After all…I am beautiful and I have brains. Better luck next time mommy! Love – Ginger

10 Ways My Pups Will Know it is Me

1. When I come home, I let tater (Austin) come out front to do her excited pee before going in the house. I tell teeny weeny (Tina) “hold on- I can’t walk that fast to the back door to get you out”, I reassure my boo boy (Braun) that he was loved and missed all day and I tell blondie (Ginger) “no treats until you go out and do your business”

2. I will ask my pups if they want to go for a walk. Why I bother asking, I don't know. The answer will always be From Ginger "only if it is in the back yard because you know how creeped out I am about going through the front door!!". From Austin “will there be food involved?”. From Braun “only if you let me off y leash to roam free about the neighborhood whilst you look for me” and from Tina “YES YES YES YES YES YES! *hyperventilating*”

3. Rather than being the Pack Leader and insisting my dogs make room for me on the couch. Loveseat, bed, spot in front of stove in kitchen, etc. I simply work around them, trying not to disturb their peace.

4. When I tell Tina it is time to go to bed (in other words get off our bed and into her dog bed) she looks at me as if I have beaten her with ears down, eyes bugged out and shivering so I inevitably say “Awwww! It is ok honey. You had such a bad life before us so you can stay in the bed”. Making me so uncomfortable all night long but – so worth it! Thank God the other three dogs prefer to sleep in their dog beds!

5. When I am done with a roll of toilet paper I will throw it in the middle of all the dog toys and see who finds it first. That dog gets to chew it to shreds and then I clean it up for them.

6. I think nothing of my dogs sniffing my butt or my hair or even my clothing. Humans on the other hand – psycho comes to mind!

7. I pull dog hair from my food and try to guess which dog it came from. Human hair will make me throw a steak away!

8. When I wake up from a nap on the weekends and Daddy is in the living room while the dogs are still in the bedroom with me. I stir them up quietly by saying things like “whose here?” or knocking on the wall by the bed in order to get Daddy to run down the hall and let them outside to potty – trying to keep them from waking me! LOL! This works every time!!

9. I come home from the grocery store with five bags for dogs and two bags for humans. Needless to say there is no room on the top of my fridge or the bread box for anything but dog treats!

10. I think nothing of picking up their puke. Even when it is full of food, grass and unknown substances. I have been known to stand behind my dogs while they throw up – petting them to make them relax. Never did that for my husband but think I recall a story (before marriage) of him holding me in the truck while I threw up. LOL!

We have a new video!!

To all of my furfriends: Mommy got a digital camera/video camera for Christmas and she used it to take a video of us in the kitchen with Daddy yesterday. It is titled “We love the Kitchen”. Mom loves the fact that our Dogster pals can see and hear us in action versus a still shot. We are too cute to not be on video! Check us out:--) Love – The Smith Family.

Love breaks Barriers!

Ever since I came to my forever home I have been the most nervous/anxious dog because I was very mistreated by my former family. Christmas was always a nightmare for me. I would hide in the back room until everything was over and then daddy would come and coax me out – once all the boxes, etc. had been removed from the living room. Mom and dad were always very understanding and accepted me for who I was. They showed me tons of love and even brought my presents in the bedroom for me to smell and get used to them without everyone around. All of that love has finally paid off! This year I stayed in the room with all the bags and paper and boxes and toys and everything! I had such a great time!! Every time daddy opened a new present for us (there were four of everything b/c there are four furbabies) I would grab mine and take it to the loveseat. After a while I had quite a pile going for myself. As you can see from the holiday pics I was smiling from ear to ear and having a blast. I overheard Mommy and Grandpaw saying (on several occasions) saying “I can't believe Ginger is out here” and “look how much fun she is having”. Even Daddy was so very proud of me. If I could talk I would tell them “Thank you for the love and patience. You helped me break the barrier I once knew as fear”. I LOVE YOU!!!

Merry Christmas

We will be off the computer over the Holiday so I wanted to tell everyone on here that we love you and appreciate all of you! All of our pup pals are the GREATEST! Merry Christmas!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I AM DOG OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot even believe it! Just the other night I was cowering in a corner because mommy was wrapping Christmas presents (I am a nervous nelly!) and today I am Queen!! Thank you Dogster HQ for choosing me. I love everything about this site - expecially all of my fabulous furriends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Gotta go see Diesel

Hey all! Please go see one of our newest furriends named Diesel and make furriends. Diesel needs some wonderful pup pals. Diesel's Dogster ID is 1058799


Thanks to all of you who care. Dogsters are the Best!