Bristol

Here's my handsome boy Bristol.  I figured out why he's been eating laying down.  It's probably got something to do with the fact that he's a fatty.  He weighed in at 29 pounds!  He needs to lose about five pounds.  He's my little heifer.

Lazy Fur Baby

Bristol spent most of the evening outside with me.  I was in the pool and he was tip-toeing around the pool trying to figure out what I was doing without getting his paws wet.  Apparently that wore him out because he went over to his food bowl and plopped down.  He proceeded to eat his dinner laying across the tile and carpet.  How did he get so lazy???

Don't worry, he wasn't over heated :)

She's so vain, she probably thinks this post is about her...

This is our two year old terrier mix named Ella.  She likes to stare at herself.  Not just in mirrors, but in windows, glass, and doors.  Basically in anything that reveals her reflection.  She just doesn't understand why the cute puppy in the mirror won't play with her.  She sits by the mirror and paws at it and whines but that little puppy just won't play with her.

Poor little thing is so confused!

Casey-Doodle

Everyone reading this knows how much my family and I love Bichon Frises. They are sweet, soft, cuddly and just downright adorable.  Our dog Casey was no exception.  Casey-Doodle, as I call him, wasn't just a dog, he was a member of our family.  I'm thankful that he's no longer in pain and can run around and play to his heart's content.  Don't worry, the point of this blog isn't to make you sad about our sweet little boy who has passed away.  The point is to tell you about Small Paws Rescue.  Small Paws is a Bichon rescue organization that operates across the entire United States.  I'm actually a foster mom for the organization which means that I would take a Bichon into our home if it needed a temporary place to stay while the organization finds a suitable permanent home for the dog.  Now I realize not everyone wants a dog and that's not what I'm trying to push.  Small Paws spends THOUSANDS of dollars on medical bills to save these bichon's lives.  Yes, they do need donations but I have a much easier way that you can help out.  It's called GoodSearch.  It's a search engine that makes a small donation to a non-profit organization every time you use it.  It's basically the same thing as Google but it's helping the bichons.  So, next time you decide to Google "Lady Gaga" so that you can see her newest fashion faux pas, go to GoodSearch  instead.  Make sure that you have Small Paws chosen as your charity of choice.  Easy Peasy!

Recent Photographs

  

Aflac

The other day I was in my kitchen when I heard a loud noise coming from the back yard.  I thought one of our dogs had fallen in the pool.  Nope.  It seems we had a little visitor stop by to take a rest in our pool.  This duck was in the pool for about 10 minutes just hanging out and swimming around the pool at a leisurely pace.  He didn't even seem to be bothered by the dogs lurking at the edge of the pool.  Luckily our dogs didn't bother the duck.  I don't think I could handle the site of that!  Although I have been having a craving for Peking Duck.                                                                

Can you spot Ella lurking in the palm tree?  Jungle Doggie!

The dogs weren't too sure about the avian visitor in their pool.

                                

Sheep's Demise

While I was busy baking this,


















the dogs were busy doing this.

I baked around six dozen cookies today to send in care packages to Nick and our mutual friend Adam who just got stationed in Japan.  I can't even tell you how long it took to bake all those cookies but when I was done and walked out of the kitchen, I was greeted with the death of little Bo Peep's Sheep.  Apparently the dogs had a hay day pulling the stuffing out of the sheep.  RIP Sheep.  You were a great toy to Casey and Ella before Bristol got a hold of it.  I think Bristol is even smirking in the photo above.  He's proud of the mess.  

Little Bo-Peep Lost her Sheep

I went out to water the plants when I saw Bristol's Sheep belly up in the pool.  Poor guy didn't stand a chance.  

 Luckily Bristol has his Red Cross CPR certification up to date.  After 4 minutes of giving CPR, he was able to save the sheep.  Little Bo Peep (Ella) was relieved.