My x-mas outfit

In case you were wondering,  mom dressed me up with an "ugly" sweater this past Christmas Eve.  This is what I wore. I guess Santa was impressed with my festive outfit because he was good to me.  I received lost of gifts on Christmas morning. Sent from mobile pho...

Xmas tree outing

Mom and Master love Christmas and so do I. Every year we scout the neighborhood for pretty Xmas decorations we can take pictures with. Last year we went Xmas light hopping and it was fun, except when the owners of the houses where we were taking pictures, came out of their houses to ask us why we were standing in front of their property for so long. Yes, I know, standing outside of someone's home for a long time while pointing and taking pictures can seem scary, but if people decorate their houses so pretty for the holidays, they should expect...

Dogs vote too!

Yes, everyone here in America has the right to vote, including us dogs. On election day I woke up early and accompanied mom to the voting polls. It was hard for me to use the electronic machines, but I casted my vote. Did yo...

Halloween is for young humans, not me

Deciding what to wear this Halloween has been difficult. I think I'm too old to go trick-or-treating, but mom wants to dress me up as Marty the zebra from Madagascar 3. I for once just want to stay home and bark at the kids. Anyway, here I am trying on the w...

And now I'm a skunk

So tonight was not a good night for me. Before going to bed I went out to do my business, when suddenly I heard something in between the bushes. Naturally I had to investigate and secure the perimeter, but before I knew it, something hit me. It was a warm liquid. It burned my eyes and nose. I whimpered and then I went into panic...THE STENCH. A skunk sprayed me. Here I am, having to be washed at 11 at night. It is going to be a long night. I wonder if I will be allowed on the bed tonight. I'll be lucky if they keep me inside the hou...

National Take Your Dog to Work Day

It is National Take Your Dog to Work Day, and I am pumped! I've heard on the news that many dogs where going to corporate America today, so I woke up early and got dressed to go to work with mommy. However, mommy's work building is not participating in this awesome event (they suck!). That's why mommy and I stayed home to work from the home office (we work from home A LOT!). For today, we renamed the home office the "pawfice" since I was going to be helping mommy with her work. I grabbed my white tie and I read up a bit on how to work with...

Lazy Dog

It was so hot this weekend that all I wanted to do was stay inside and sleep. Some of my friends like going to the pool, but since I can't swim, this is not an option for me. I tried to enjoy the weather by relaxing under a tree or something with shade, but really, I just wanted to stay inside with the AC on full blast. Because I normally love to be outside, my master and mommy thought I was sick or going crazy, but all I wanted to do was avoid the heat. I'm just hoping this heat wave ends so...

Feeling a Bit Under the Weather

I'm sick! This weekend I was feeling weird. My bottom itched so much that all I wanted to do was rub it on the floor and then lick it. My master and mommy weren't to happy about it. They kept chasing me around the house, telling me to stop, but I just couldn't. On Saturday they took me to the vet to get me checked out and the vet said my glands needed to be expressed. They took me to the back room and did what they had to do. I came back feeling so much better. The vet said that since I'm half Beagle I have a tendency to suffer from annal...

No Dog Crate for Me

Ever since I was adopted by mommy and master, I've enjoyed my freedom at home. I know my host mom at the rescue shelter used to leave me inside a dog crate when she went to work, but those days in captivity are history for me. Somehow this weekend mommy thought it would be a good idea to try dog crating me again. I don't know who gave her that BAD idea. She bought this portable dog crate to see if I would go in there. My bed and some toys were placed inside, but I knew better to put one paw inside that box. I walked around it, sniffed it,...

Picnic at the Park

Summer is here! Well at least this week it is. Today the temperature reached 95 °F and since mommy is working summer hours we decided to go to the park. We went to this huge forest preserve with many ponds. I saw ducks, geese, weird birds and fishes in the ponds. There were also other dogs there. I wanted to run free and chase everyone, but with so many people around - bikes, skaters, runners, kids and family fishing - mommy was afraid that I would just try to mark my territory and keep everyone away. I wanted to play, but the leash only let...

Where's Mommy?

This is me waiting for mommy. So yesterday I missed mommy so much. Since she likes running a lot, she signed up with her coworkers to run a 5K. She left very early in the morning, didn't come see me during lunch time and then came home after midnight. I was going crazy at home. I kept looking at the door. I paced around the house, waited for her on my window seat, and I even checked every room to see if she was hiding from me. My search came up empty, she was nowhere to be found. My Master kept me company. He came to walk me during lunch...

My First Bike Run

As you know I like running, but when it comes to my walks I want to sniff everything that is out there and I love to mark everything in my path. Mommy had been thinking about taking me on a bike run but she wasn't too sure if I would be up for it. I heard her in the garage getting her bike ready and I started to get excited because I knew I was coming along. The first 2 minutes of the bike run were a bit rough. I wanted to sniff everything as usual and not really run, but once mom picked up a bit of speed I felt super excited and started barking...

Birthday #3!

Today is my day. Happy Birthday to me! Oh yes, we are celebrating BIG today. Ok, not big. I'm having a small gathering with mommy and Master. I hear I get a special birthday treats and gifts. Master of course is on photography duty while mommy gets the cake, candles, treats and gift ready. Today I'm getting doggy birthday cookies as well as my very own homemade birthday treat. Since mommy knows I love to eat and cake is not really good for dogs, she is making me my very own birthday meat ball. I hope it is as large as my face and it better...

Puppy Play Date

Grandma M. called to invite us over to her house. I love going to see her because she always has chicken for me. Baba is there too and even though I like him a lot, I think he is always trying to trick me, so I'm always on guard around him. We show up at the house and I smelled something different. There was something new in the air. A GIRL! Payton is the neighbor's squiggly pet that loves to run in the yard. She is super cute and fun to run with. However, I always beat her because I'm older, faster and more experienced. We can run in the yard...

No More Dog Park

This winter is feeling more like spring time. The weather has been so nice that mommy and I have been going to the dog park a lot. Yet I don't think I'll be going back to the dog park ever again. For sure I won't be hanging out with the big dogs anymore. I know I act tough all the time and I like playing rough, but today I got hurt and it was bad. I was minding my own business chasing my friend Buck (English Bulldog) around the park when this newcomer, a huge black lab, showed up. The lab wanted to be part of my game with Buck, but I didn't...

America's Next Top Dog Model

My Master just bought this fancy camera. He says he loves taking pictures and he misses his old professional camera that he gave away. This one is digital and bigger than my face. When master uses the flash I go blind, but good thing he doesn't use it too often. I look my best in daylight. Mommy says the camera and Master take very nice pictures, but I'm not too sure. I don't get so see the pictures Master takes, so I can't say for sure if my master's skills are good or not. I might be the best looking dog Master has ever seen. He takes pictures...

Valentine's Day 2012

I heard mommy say that for Valentine's Day she wanted to get another dog, but I don't know if I like the sound of that. I enjoy spending time with my equals, but I like doing that at the park. Honestly, It I don't think I'll like living with some other four-legged dog who could be as cute as me. God forbids this other dog turns out to be cuter than me! Fortunately, my Master is not to keen in getting a second dog and he told me that we had to come up with a plan to get mommy a second pet, but one that is not of the living. I gave my Master the...