May is Military Appreciation Month!

Our Cindy served in the Navy...but even if she had not, the Snow Pack would be howling out a salute to those who protect and defend us, including the pawsome military workings!

There was a great story today just had to share...

http://news.yahoo.com/marine-dog-reunited-surpri se-ceremony-205112134.html

21 Bark Salute!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

To all our moms out there...fur moms and human pawrents...thank you for everything you do, for taking care of us and loving us and making us feel very special...very Happyt Mother's Day!!!

American Heart Association study confirms that dogs are- great for people!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/american-heart-assoc- dogs-good-heart-203739249.html

I always find it amusing when the humans devote so much time, energy, and even their money to these "studies" which confirm what we dogs have always, always known.

Too bad they don't know how to use their intuition...but at least they do get the point eventually.

ROFL

Welcome Pope Francis!!!

Congratulations, your Holiness Mr. Pope Sir, and let me just say that I howled with delight over the choice of name as Pope Francis, in honor and memory of St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of animals, the environment, cuz we dogs is all over that.

And while it is true that I did engage your predecessor in animated debate over his statement that the presence of animals at the first Nativity could not be proven...a point I refuted with vigor...I know that no one named for St. Francis, who is credited with creating the first nativity scene in 1223, (complete with animals, ahem) would promote such an idea.

Cindy still has St. Francis medallions that Frisco and Shantye wore on their collars after they attended special blessings...so she's real sentimental about this stuff.

Back to the mountains, back to the snow

Wow...what an amazing day...back when we were leaving Hawaii, with all the fuss and packing and everything, before me n' Barney got put on the airplane, Cindy promised me that we'd go to the snow again when we got back to California.

So today, just to take me and Barney to the snow country up at Bear Valley, Cindy took a day off work, drove many hours, then let me n'
Barney romp around.

I must admit, at first, I was stunned...after three years in Hawaii...and it had been at least another year before that since I had seen snow...at first, I didn't recognize it...then all the memories flashed back, of the days as a pup growing up in Nevada, the high desert...many trips through the mountains...snowbanks, digging with Shantye and snow flying everywhere...

It was so wonderful...and then driving home, Cindy and I started remembering all those car trips and snow play times...and you know, I could feel Shantye and Frisco in the car with us. We were the Dogs of Donner Pass back then...

It was a wonderful day.

Doggie Dental work...yuck

So the very last Friday in December, I got this golf ball looking lump on my face...and of course it was off to the vet and on the way Cindy told me she was afraid maybe I had cracked a tooth and had an abcess...

Unfortunately, she was right...sigh...don't know if this is a sign of getting to be 11 1/2 years old, too many great chews...but it wound up being an extraction for me.

And now me n' Cindy been "negotiating" sorta...the pain med tastes and smells AWFUL...and makes me way woozy. The antibiotic is okay. So I went on pill strike...wasn't taking ANYTHING from her hand. Therefore, no pills...I'm not stupide after all.

So we had this big talk this morning that I really needed the meds and Cindy hated pushing stuff down my throat...

So I compromised and started taking the antibiotics readily and told her I didn't need the pain med...she said she was willing to try that but was gonna keep watching me.

I love a reasonable human.

We woof you a Merry Christmas!

We woof you a Merry Christmas,
We woof you a Merry Christmas,
We woof you a Merry Christmas and a Feline New Year!

We hope you have lots of time with your friends and family...human, feline, canine...even avian...BOL.

Have a wonderful holiday. May your heart be refreshed and your spirits uplifted.

Barney, Ellie, and Cincy

A moment of silence for Sandy Hook...

There is an observance among the humans tomorrow that will include a moment of "silence" on the web and live...a moment of rememberance and unity with Sandy Hook, Connecticut...

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/20/tech/web/mom ent-of-silence-online/

Barney and I will be joining in this observance, although to be honest 6:30 a.m. isn't an active hour for us anyway. But Cindy has said no one in our pack will be on a computer or phone or even doing anything, we're going to have our moment of silence. Barney and me are gonna do a down stay and bow our heads.

Pictures of our canine comrades in action!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/golden-retrievers-sent-c omfort-newtown-survivors-220213316.html

Therapy dogs at Newton.

Go for it guys...this is such a huge job, there is such great need there...every little bit of support and love and strength you offer helps.

Dogs continue to rally to Newton's side!!!

Another story about dogs coming to the aid and support of the Newton community...rock on brothers and sisters, rock on!!!

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/north east/2012/12/dogs_arrive_newtown_comfort_survivors