Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Party Overload

Last Saturday I was finally partied out, as was Atlantis. First my human got us up early and headed to Gilbert for a doggie howl-o-ween party at a place called In The Raw. For those of you who like the all natural diet this is the place to go. All natural and raw items for humans and all natural stuff for the doggie companion you couldn't live without.

We got some all natural dog food samples and watched the costume contest. No we didn't enter this contest, didn't really have the time. My human even ran in to a few people she knew, this actually happens a lot – I swear I can't take her anywhere.

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Petsmart Howl-O-Ween Party

It has become quite the tradition around here. I get dressed up in a silly outfit, as done Annie and another poor defenseless pup my human can get her hands on and we go to the annual Petsmart Howl-o-ween party.

Normally I don't like getting dressed up but after seeing what other people did to their dogs this year I didn't feel so bad. Plus my costume wasn't too over the top. I know my human is already plotting and scheming for next year so that worries me a little but I'll take it all in stride as I always do.

This year I was an Angel Dog and Atlantis was a Devil Dog. Rather fitting I think. No Atlantis and I didn't win any prizes for our costumes; but after seeing the other dogs' outfits I don't mind. I did get some biscuits and a bag of goodies, as did Atlantis so I think we still made out like bandits.

Annie and Ryika dressed as a duo this year, and they were dreaded pirates indeed. Both had slight wardrobe malfunctions and kept slipping out of their costumes but when they were dressed they looked great. I'm just so glad I didn't have a belt and sword hanging from my hips. These humans really are crazy.

Speaking of crazy we also had a daddy mac pimp, a cheerleader hussy, a dog shaved down to look like the mythical pan creature, and something in a tutu. All of that explains any I didn't feel so bad about my costume. What about Atlantis you ask, well she was too busy being a hyper puppy to even notice how she was dressed. Ahh to be young and ignorant.

One game played was bobbing for biscuits. The human drops a tasty biscuit in a bowl of water and the dog fishes it out and eats it. Sounds simple enough, right? Well none of the first four contestants would put their faces in the water to get the treat, so I had to show them how this game was played. We were given to the count of ten to get the yummy; I had it about the time the human had counted to one. Ta-da!

For most of the games my human kept me back, it wouldn't be fair to the other dogs I guess. So we watched and my human chatted with other humans. The party itself didn't last too long, which was good, the crowd was almost too big to do much of anything. Nothing like a rowdy group of pups in costumes, eh?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Barktoberfest

No that's not a typo, that's really the name of the event. It only makes sense to me, if humans have an Oktoberfest we dogs should have our own version too. Granted we don't get the beer and dancing that you humans get but we did have treats and lots of butt sniffing. That's kinda the same, right?

This event was in Gilbert and because we had just gotten Atlantis back the night before it was decided that I would be the only dog from this house to go; which was fine with me because that meant I got most the goodies!

Oh and were there ever goodies. One vendor even brought doggie muffins made with all human grade foods. Oh they were so good! I admit it; I did drip a little drool over those tasty snacks. From there we found ourselves as another food vendor but apparently this one was for humans because my human didn't share it with me.

When my leather jacket and doggles came out I knew something embarrassing was about to happen but I've learned that it's best to just let it happen. Fighting with my human simply doesn't work. So I got all dressed up and entered a contest. Thankfully many dogs there had far more embarrassing costumes than I so I didn't feel as silly.

Once that even was over my human thankfully let me get out of the jacket and strut around in the buff once again. As usual my human took lots of photos, and she now has her mother trained to do the same. They took photos of the dogs, the people and everything.

When the Gilbert Police K9 unit came out the whole place got quiet and everyone sat to watch the demo. Who doesn't love watching a well trained dog try to bite someone over and over and over again.

We were going to stick around for one other contest but at this point the humans and I were tired and let's face it, with that many dogs in one area with virtually no potty manners the place was getting a bit stinky.

Looking forward to going again next year!

Monday, October 12, 2009
Home Depot Event

It was a little out of the ordinary but still fun. Heck anytime I get lots of lovin' and petting it's a great time.

Normally when we go to Home Depot it's all work and no fun. Either my human is actually shopping or she's training a puppy. In this case it was a day for fun and education for the public and their little ones. Nope not puppies, the human variety of little ones.

There were stations where the kids could build little wooden houses and a fire fighter crew was on hand to teach kids about fire safety. They let the kids discharge a few fire extinguishers, it was all very cool.

Then there were other vendors for food and other services, one of them was us. Brian came with Lexington; I escorted my human, her mom and Boca. We mostly watched as Brian did all the set-up and heavy lifting then we got to work. My human talked and I put on my cute puppy face and they flocked over to see us.

It did get hot so we three dogs and three humans rotated in and out. The humans gave us ice to chew on and we chilled out under the table whenever possible. I finally gave up waiting for the humans to dish out the ice so I finally flipped the cooler open and helped myself. Lex and Boca just stared in amazement at my audacity.

The even lasted a few hours then the humans again watched Brian do most the work to pack everything away. My human had a very impressive sunburn but that was ok, she had fun so the burn was well worth it. Both Boca and I napped quite awhile when we got home.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
A lizard named Larry

I'm going to tell you a little story about a lizard. This cold blooded reptile made its way in to my humans' house way back in 2006. It was a tiny creature. Just a baby in fact. This was also nearly a year before I moved in. So my human was all on her own without her canine protector when she spotted the tiny lizard in her bed room trying to hide under the night stand. Understandably it spooked her a little but she regained her composure and caught the intruder.

For some reason that totally escapes me, she grew instantly fond of the little hairless thing with bit bug eyes and decided to call him Larry. Is Larry really a boy? Who knows. So as usual my human needed to get a photo of the animal before setting him free outside in her aviary catch. She chose the catch part of the aviary because he could easily hunt for food in there while being protected from other predators.

As time went by, things changed around the yard and house. The aviaries were re-arranged a bit. I came to live in the house and so on. However one constant and something my crazy human has grown quite fond of is seeing Larry each spring and summer. Over the years Larry grew, he fond a little lady friend and they had babies. At least that's how my human tells it. Who am I to argue with her happy little delusions after all?

Well today while cleaning the aviary out again, this is yearly occurrence, she found Larry again and apparently he needs to go on a diet. That's right Larry looking a little plump about the gut. Still she was happy to see him again and as usual took photos of him.

Just in case you are wondering about the name Larry, it came from a game. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.

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