I am 11 today!

Must be a lucky day, turning 11th on the 11th...BOL.

I do miss the festivities in Hawaii though...this is also King Kamehameha's birthday (thereby making me doggie ali'i) and the parade and festivities always made my birthday a bit grander.

I got roast duck on my breakfast kibble and Cindy is bringing home a bully stick tonight :D.

Do you know the way to San Jose?

We do! We have arrived at our new home. We live on a ranch! It is so fun. Cindy rented a nice cottage on a ranch down nearl Calero Resevoir in south Santa Clara County. It is wonderful. It is so much cooler than Kapolei...and while I know I will miss Hawaii and especially my Hawaii friends, it isn't easy being a full coated Keeshond in Southwest Oahu.

We have lots of interesting critter folk here. I think my favorite is the pony. He even touched noses with me. There's a big Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Ben, and he's very nice. Barney tried to pick a fight with him cuz my bro hates big dogs, and Ben threw a hip check on him like a hockey player. End of that! No harm done but Ben made his point.

It is very quiet here. We're still kinda getting used to it but overall, it resally is lovely. Cindy says she doesn't mind the drive cuz anything is easier than H-1 in Hawaii...lol...not sure what that means but she seems very sincere about it.

Beach dog no more?

We have returned to Northern California...after a very long day in my crate on the noisy airplane...but the joy seeing Cindy at the airport, and being immediately released...no quarantine this time!!!! I danced on my hind paws.

Barney was all Mr. Tough Guy stoic as usual...but I know it is hard on him...all the noise, and being a smaller doggie and smaller kennel I think he doesn't like the ride at all.

But we had to be strong and cheerful for Cindy, she had so much stress on this trip...

But you know, the very great thing me n' Barney realized on our first California morning walk...

WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE LAND OF SQUIRRELS!!!!!!

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.