HAPPY SAINT PAWTRICKS DAY TO ALL!!!

Aloha....it is St Pawtricks weekend...everyone get out there and strut your stuff, wear a little green, try a few paw tricks for treats.

Our Cindy did it! She finished the Great Aloha Run

Okay, she walked it, she did not run it...but for that whole day she put in over 12 miles (8.3 of it on the official course). Cindy has an artificial knee on her right leg so me n Barney were kinda worried about this, but we faithfully, faithfully, day after day, took her out walking...on weekends sometimes we went very far and me n' Barney got kinda tired...but we pressed on.

The Great Aloha Run is a very special event, very Hawaiian in spirit...Cindy always said she wanted to participate in one and now she has done it.

She came home and hugged both of us and said she couldn't have done it without her training partners, me n' Barney.

We were so proud and happy...and kinda glad we didn't have to do the 8.3 mile walk...BOL.

Atta girl Cindy!

Veterans Day 2011

A howl of thanks to all of our veterans, human and canine, who have risked their lives defending our country and helping us stay free. Thank you for your service and devotion.

What? No costume contest...noooooooooo

Oh no! How could Cindy go sign up for some silly golf tournament and I miss my chance to strut my stuff and be Diva Dog for the costume contest? I can't believe this.

I think Barney put her up to this so he wouldn't have to wear his Jack O Lantern suit...

I bet she makes up for it a Christmas and the Santa Paws photos though....hee hee hee hee

Grooming day!!!

I just love going to the dog spa...and today, Cindy got "the works" for me...I smell like lavender and chamomile, my coat is so shiny, and I got lots of pets and hugs from Ms. Marissa my groomer and I got to give her kisses. Even Barney said I smelled really nice when I got home even though he says the groomer is kinda sissy stuff and he hates it when he has to stay home alone when I go off to the spa. He pretends he doesn't like the grooming stuff but I know he likes going with me and I have seen him sneak in a tiny kiss on the groomer's hand.

He just always has to be Mr. Macho. Not me. I LOVE being Diva dog!

The Snow Pack arrives at the vet

So my pack bro, Barney, needed a check up today. First off, we both LOVE car rides so we got very excited to be going in the car. And we really like our vet staff, so when Cindy let us out of the car we took off at full speed to the vet clinic door, and I hit it with my front paws to open it, but Barney didn't quite cut the turn right and he wound up ducking around one of those plastic patio chairs that was on the sidewalk next to the door and was about to drag it into the clinic. So of course Cindy dropped our leashes to catch the chair and me n' Barney just kept going full speed all the way to the back of the clinic in the surgery area. Since we were first (and only) doggies in there we got to say hi to all the staff as they were having their morning meeting. Then we realized "where is Cindy?" and decided maybe we should go find her. She was standing at the receptionist desk with her face kinda in her hands...which worried us til we realized she and the receptionist were laughing. Apparently, from what Cindy and our vet tech were saying, they aren't used to doggies breaking down doors and dashing into the clinic, most of the other doggies kinda have to get dragged in and are more likely to run out.

Seems kinda funny to us, what fun is that? You're not gonna get any tummy rubs, treats, or scratches doing that stuff. And all the folks are our clinic are really nice. We just couldn't wait to say hi to them.

Too bad about the chair thing though. Barney doesn't make turns real well even with his short little legs, it's that whole long back thing.

Summer in southwest Oahu...

Getting a little tough to be a fuzzy Keeshond out here these days...Cindy's been stripping out my undercoat, and shaving my legs and my underbelly...and she keeps the house as cool as she can for me n' Barney. This is considered the desert of Oahu and we don't get as much rain or wind as other parts of the island.

This is actually harder than when we lived in Nevada...it was way hot there but never humid. I spent a lot of time in my wading pool in those days.

I guess cuz we got the beach to go to I'm not gonna get a pool this summer but I'll start dropping hints anyway.

Mililani Dog Park!

Yes! A trip to the dog park is wonderful...well, it is for me, my bro Barney hates it...

I keep hoping he'll follow my example and come find out how much fun it is to play with other doggies, to jump in water and play tag, to dog-dance and play bow...and to meet so many nice folks and doggies.

But I guess those days back in the shelter just have too many bad memories. Barney just sits with Cindy the whole time we're there...maybe all I can hope for is he won't be stressed when we get there, even if he can't really have fun...

Barney just doesn't like or trust anyone outside his immediate pack.

July 4th weekend is coming!!!

Well...this will be our first July 4th weekend on Oahu with the new fireworks laws...which are supposed to mean no privately owned fireworks get shot off. Now, while a lot of doggies would rejoice over that news (most of them residents of Hawaii) me n' Barney are gonna kinda miss it. Cuz Cindy taught us that fireworks aren't bad, they just mean people are having fun. We used to sit upstairs at the big window, Cindy in the middle and me n' Barney on either side of her, on New Year's Eve and 4th of July and watch all our neighbors celebrating. Sometimes we even had popcorn!!! So Cindy said she'd take me n' Barney on a picnic way up the hill this year so we can watch the Oahu shoreline and see all the big fireworks shows. Wow...we even get a car ride this time.

Now...I must add...the noise of fireworks when you can't watch them is just a nuisance...and me n' Barney hate it when we're home alone cuz we can't really watch them and snuggle with Cindy and it basically keeps a dog from having a decent nap.

So, don't get me wrong...no pawactively endorsing fireworks necessarily, just sayin' even us dogs can enjoy 4th of July!

Dog of the Week?

Oh my paw...I feel so honored...wow, thank you very much Dogster!