Doggie Bag Game

I can't believe it took me THIS LONG to get into that darned bag!!

I was asleep...

I just woke up, and I guess I fell asleep with my tongue stuck out again - watch what happens:

Look how smart I am!!!

When I found out that my friend Shirley, the raggle puppy learned to roll over, I just knew that I had to learn this trick too. Here's a video of me getting the hang of it:


I'm hoping that soon Shirley and I can do syncronized roll over dancing... heehee.

I love the smell of Tennis in the morning.

What better way to start the week than a morning game of tennis... well... doggie tennis at least, where the ball falls short of regulation size, but tiny mouth size at 1.75" in diameter. Oh, and we only use half the court and forget about that net - its only good for chewing on, but Adrienne doesn't let me. She says that as soon as she finds her racquet that she's going to play some "people tennis" and needs the net to not have holes in it. Whatever... people and their weird demands. As you might be able to tell, I'm wearing my favorite canvas "bling" harness that she made for me - its important to look good when you're playing tennis.

Do you like celery?

I know I do! I was just sitting there last night, minding my own business when I hear my people behind me crunching on something that sounded just amazing. Celery sticks! One of them had their hand down with a whole bunch of the sticks and as soon as he wasn't looking I snagged one away and started crunching on it like mad!

The Greeny Game...

From Adrienne: I like for Rivet to have one of these dental chews every now and then - they help with the dreaded "dog breath" and she seems to enjoy them a little more than having me constantly chase her with a toothbrush. Sometimes she grows disinterested in them, and her thinking that I want one for myself renews that interest with zest. Here we are playing "the greeny game" and needless to say it was a success, she chewed and ate the whole thing over the course of the evening.

Sleepy Puppy and Dog Shirts!

It got cold, so what's a sleepy puppy to do but to snuggle up on the couch under blankets and watch tv!



Oh yeah, and here I am trying to "model" the dog shirt a friend gave me - since I'm moving so fast in the video, I'll tell you what it says: "I like people. They clean up your poop."

Donut Dance

This tastes good too - does your food make you dance? I could only imagine what it must look like inside of Krispy Kreme with all you humans running around dancing and scratching your backs on the ground - I might have to sneak in there one day and watch!

Mega Dognoodle!

My owner went overboard with this oversized dog toy, but I LOVE IT! I can't wait to show it to my beagle-friend, Shirley!

Being healthy tastes good sometimes....

I don't know what they put in this heartworm prevention stuff, but MAN DOES IT TASTE GREAT! It tastes so good that I feel the need to roll around on my back and do a little dance. Yum YUM YUM!

Attack the takeout!

From Adrienne: I was SO hungry when I got home from work last night that I basically tore the food out of the takeout bag which then landed on the floor - ok, I did get food from one of my all time favorite restaurants so that had something to do with it too. Rivet seemed to like the lingering lasagna smells of the bag and proceeded to do her multitask play. Observe:


In other news - we received our copy of this book:

today, so look forward to watching Rivet try out some of the fun games, activities etc.

Another DIY dog toy - the Dognoodle!

From Adrienne: everytime Rivet and I have visited Shirley, those two have really liked playing tug of war with a certain favorite toy... Shirley's owner and I decided that we should make one that is longer, and with more than one squeaker, kind of like those "fun noodles" kids play with at the beach/pool. This past weekend, I made the first one to our specifications. Below the video I'll have a short description so you can make one of your own. Rivet REALLY likes this toy, she started chewing on the long end of it while I was still sewing it up!



How to make a Dognoodle:

Stuff you need:
Large scrap of furry fleece (I used part of a 1 yard remnant)
At least 3 replacement "squeakers" (available from Petsmart)
A scrap or two of poly batting
Poly fill
Sewing machine, thread, duh.

OK! Depending on the size of your dog, you can change these approximate measurements around, or depending on the size of the scraps you've procured... Here's what I made: Cut a long strip of the furry fleece (you may want to do this outside as it goes EVERYWHERE, plan on vacuuming afterwards in all cases) approx 8" wide by 36" long. Fold the fabric strip in half, long-ways, with the "wrong side" on the outside - the furry part is on the inside of the strip. Pin along one end and the side so that the fleece doesn't crawl too much when you try and machine sew it - it is a weird and wonky fabric to sew... Sew along the bottom and side, removing pins. Turn the tube right side out. Loosely wrap one of the squeakers in a few turns of a strip of quilt batting and stuff it down into the bottom of the fabric tube. Stuff in enough poly fill to bring you to the middle of the tube. Wrap another squeaker with some batting and put that in. Put in enough poly fill to almost the end, but with plenty of room for another squeaker assembly, and a spare 2" of fabric. Add the last squeaker assembly, then fold in the raw edges of the fabric at the end of the tube. Sew up the folded under ends with a sturdy stitch - I went over it three times with the machine. Make sure the stuffing is even in the noodle then give it to your dog! You of course have the option of adding even more squeakers during the stuffing part of the project.