Car Ride Adventure

Hi Ev-furry Buddies, sorry I have been AWOL all week. Mum has been too busy to help me type...sheesh!
She was working on a surprise! Turns out Mum and Papa were workin' on my best treat ever....my very own yard! Yup, I'll have my own patch of grass to pee on. But not until June, that's when we'll be moving. Mum says I will  be getting a new crate then too. She says my old plastic crate is not sitting in her new living room. The nerve! She also says there are lots of dogs in our new neighborhood and I will make lots of new friends to play with!

I don't want to get up... I'm soooo comfy!

Mum and I have been having a great Saturday. It started with a cozy sleep-in in the big bed after Papa went to work. Then we went on a car ride, I had to wear my seat belt in the car cause we were going a long way, and on the highway. I didn't know we were going to pick up my second surprise of the day! We went to meet Miss Vicky Bowes and pick up the very handsome portrait she painted of me!...with my favorite bone.

Who knew you could capture all this handsomeness in one picture!?

Miss Vicky paints all kinds of pets and she has a website too, it's called vickyspetportraits.com. That's how Mum and Papa found her. You should check her out!!! She is also on Twitter. Mum hung the picture over my bed, and we think it looks paw-mazing!

Lookin' Good!

I was a little upset when we got home and Mum went out again without me. But I was a good boy while she was gone and was rewarded for it. Turns out Mum went hunting! She brought back food, and this very paw-some possum! It's my first stuffie.....well sort of....it doesn't actually have stuffing..... just rope :)

Well that's all for now! Happy blog hopping friends!

Finally a real walk!

Allo!
Notice my pawesome new header? It was a surprise from my very cool Uncle Adam! I just love it. Thanks Adam!

Home at last!

So Mum and I finally went on a real walk tonight! It's been a while. We dropped the car at Papa's work and walked home. It was a beautiful evening, not too warm  and not too cold, and finally no rain. Cesar always says that a dog needs to walk to feel fulfilled, and also needs to use his nose, and tonight I got to do both.
We walked through a neighborhood that is quickly becoming the Korean village of Coquitlam. There were a lot of new smells! I was nose to the ground almost the whole way. Further along we passed a pizza shop.... I wanted to go in, but Mum said no. It smelled soooo delicious.
Further still  we walked past the bus station and a man walking by said "Wow, nice dog!" I felt pretty special... though I did look pretty great in my camo hoodie.

I'm so fast even the camera can't keep up!

I was pretty happy when we got home. A good long walk was just what I needed! It felt so good to lay down on my bed with my antler.

I can barely keep my eyes open anymore so g'night ev-furry-buddies ;)

Blog Hop

Hi Guys, it's been kind of a quiet day, just chillin' but I wanted to join in on the blog hop! Please check out some of these great blogs...

I'd like to thank the academy!

Hey guys, I want to say a super big thank you to Cooper and Lola for the great post about me and my blog. I also want to thank all the new friends who came and left messages and clicked the follow button. You guys are awesome! Mum and I will try to visit all of you over the weekend.

So something happened this morning that got me thinking. I can't help but wonder if any of you have been able to reach a level of training you are completely happy with? Dad's only trick is knowing exactly where the treats are! And I am ok with that. He does it and does it well. Mum is the problem! I have been mostly successful in training my Mum, but there are a few things she can't seem to catch on to.
She knows the "feed me" look, the "rub my belly" nudge, and the "take me outside before I bust" snort, but she can't seem to catch on to the "leave me alone I don't want to pee in the rain" look!
This morning before she left for work Mum pushed me out the door and said "Go pee!". I stayed close to the over hang, standing on the stone walkway and watched her standing on the wet muddy grass in the rain. She looked like a nut ...how embarrassing. I was tempted to give in. I tentatively lifted one paw and was about to place it on the grass when I stopped. I thought No! Absolutely Not! If I want this to end I need to be firm and consistent. I stepped back into the protection of the overhang and ran straight back inside to the comfort of my bed!
What is wrong with this woman that every morning she tries to make me pee in the rain!? (We live in British Calabria... I mean Columbia, so every morning isn't much of an exaggeration!) Every morning I give her the same look and she doesn't get it!
Luckily she left after that, or else she would have interrupted my whole morning nap! I was able to snuggle on my blanket next to the heater and listen to the radio all morning. Absolute bliss!
Ok, gotta go. I heard little person and her parents are coming to visit us!

Later

Silly Squirrel...you'll never escape me!

Hey Everybody, guess what I had for dessert tonight..... Squirrel! I started with his tail and moved on to his head. He was delicious!

Now I should probably tell you, that I'm not talking about those disgusting little critters in the back yard. Gross! Those things have diseases you know! No, my mum  made me some peanut butter treats and shaped them like squirrel! She said it was poetic justice, finally one dog would catch the elusive squirrel. She got the recipe from my new blog friends Cooper and Lola.

The recipe called for rice flour, so Mum sent Papa on a mission to the grocery store this afternoon, but he couldn't find any. She had to make some from scratch.

It turned out pretty good, but Papa and I retreated to the living room when she started pulling out the power tools!

When they were finished baking Mum and I went for a walk. We left the treats to cool while we were gone. They were all I could think about while we were out!

She put the second tray in the oven when we got home. She cut those ones in circle and then scored them with an X. She said that way she could make them smaller, I told her that wasn't necessary.. I'd make due with the giant size treats. But she said no, the small treats were enough, and to top it off I have to share with Lucy the Chihuahua. Lucy's Mom works with my Dad, and she sent some home made treats at Christmas, so Mum says it's only fair if I share too .... Mothers!

The treats were super yummy and I couldn't get enough! Notice the puddle forming on the floor!

Well thats all for tonight. I have to go give Mum the sad eyes, maybe she'll feel bad and give me some more treats!

Chow for now.