Long overdue!!!

More videos on the way, but please enjoy this very recent game of EPIC FETCH!!

Rivet VS NutsOnline cardboard box!

She's just too smart for this game....

Ice-Capades!

Tunnel Tennis!!!!!

Look how much fun can be had with 1 Ikea play tunnel, 3 mini tennis balls, 1 plush squeaky ball!

Dinner time and tricks for kibble.....

Loofa Dog Toy Brings on the Zooms!

Rivet just loves this little toy - as you can see!



Oh and by the way, Rivet finished totally updating her Amazon Store for glam little dogs.

Lazy doggie!!!

I broke the ancient rule of "let sleeping dogs lie" today - and was rewarded with cute stretching, a yawn, and being stared at - Rivet was being VERY lazy this morning. Cuteness warning +10!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIVET!!!!!

Today Rivet is 3 years old - and has spent most of the weekend in some form of celebration here is a highlights video of her pool party at the dog park, and opening a present sent by my parents:

Rivet takes over the bean bag chair!

Rivet has claimed a deflated bean bag chair as her own!

A Morning Swim...

Its been WAY TOO HOT around here, and I can only imagine how uncomfortable it must be for Rivet who has all of that gorgeous poofy fur. Last Saturday, on my way to the warehouse (normally I don't go on Saturday, but whatever) Rivet and I stopped in at Petsmart to buy treats for her and an ice cold soda for me. Then we both noticed the cute little wading pools, and I figured it was worth the $9 to see if she would like to cool off in one. Given the fact that I grew up in a "behaviorist household" I am prone to do experiments finding the most effective ways to train, and how to instill happy doggie associations with things. This was a prime opportunity. I knew that other papillons seem to enjoy water, and I wanted to make sure there were no associations with the dreaded "bath time". There is a rule, Rivet never gets in the pool unless its because she wants to - I have never placed her in there, if she is in the pool, its because she's jumped in. Now, that being said, at first I had to build up some nice associations with being in the pool - I lured her in with a favorite treat - after that happened a few times, I noticed she wanted to go out on the patio more and more to hop in the pool and just walk around, chase a ball in there, or "dig" in the water for fun or to cool off. This morning, she has asked to "swim" about 3 times - I guess she likes it now!!! Have you ever seen someone have so much fun in 1" of water in the bottom of a plastic wading pool??

Extra long video today - food time!!!!

Rivet loves her bowl of Royal Canin Mini Special 30 (for "picky little dogs" as it says in the package). She does have a discriminating pallet to say the least...

Doggie playground!!!!!!

This is Rivet's favorite doggie playground - watch her go!!!

Paper BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's more fun than a paper bag that has treats and your favorite toy inside????

Don't Wanna Share!

This is MY chewy toy! Let go of it!!!

Papillons and.... TOMATOES???

I don't get it, but sometimes, as a human, it is difficult to fully grasp the logic in the mind of a dog. They really do have their own agenda sometimes. And well, sometimes that agenda resembles salad. She doesn't do it often, but sometimes Rivet likes to have an absolute hissy fit about something - and this particular day that thing was a tomato. I was minding my own business, working out and was interrupted by what you see below:


Interestingly though, I found out that some papillons like tomatoes - watch this guy eat them right off the plants!!


And this puppy who hasn't quite figured out if he wants to eat a cherry tomato or not:

Sorry for the delay!

The full version with sound is now up!



Want another chuckle? Check out Rivet's Mommy doing karaoke on myspace!
Click here!! :)

Everything tastes better when you're fed by hand....

Here's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who also likes the whole hand fed concept:

Rivet navigates some foam board obstacles!

A spoonful of cute helps the voting go down!

If you haven't already, please go vote - its your right and duty as an American - but as all things such as traffic and long lines tend to make some folks apathetic, please push past that and realize that even if it takes you 4 hours to vote, that is nothing compared to the 4 years of regret you might feel if you fail to get out there today.
OK!!! ENOUGH PREACHING! Back to the cuteness!

Rivet's kinda gross chew treat

Rivet really likes these, they're called "Moo Tubes" and they're pieces of specially prepared and dried cow esophagus, apparently a nice natural source of glucosamine (good for joints and connective tissue, I prefer to take mine in tablet form in the morning, but to each their own). Rivet enjoys hers the most when someone else acts like they want it too - as you can see from the video: