Got Bones?

We do. Dakota from Dakota's Den generously had a contest on his birthday and we won. The dark brown truck showed up at the house yesterday and Mama was very confused because very few things arrive by UPS. She checked the label and sure enough, it was our very own box filled with chicken and peanut butter Smart bones.

Mom let Katy and I each have a peanut butter bone. We had the best time chewing and chasing after each other as we traded bones.

So, thank you again Dakota for sharing your birthday with us. We are enjoying our bones.

Spring Flowers

We helped Mom find flowers. She shot these pictures while we were out exploring yesterday. Some of them first appeared in the snow and Mom was afraid they would not actually appear in the spring weather. However, she hunted them down and now has pictures.

Katy did not want to be in the pictures. However, she strangely appeared in the outdoor craft pictures Mom was trying to keep her out of yesterday. She kept slipping into the picture after Mom thought she was gone.

Helping Dad with the Gardening

Last year at this time, we were still dealing with snow. This year, Dad decided to take a break from March Madness and head out and start clearing out the flowerbeds. We of course were tasked with providing security details to keep him safe from garden predators. As a reward for our efforts, he gave us bully sticks to keep us alert during our shift.

Mom noticed lots of the spring and summer bulbs are starting to come up. We were praised for not helping Dad with the digging although the smell of spring dirt was so tempting.

The Mystery of the Drain Pipe

Normally Mama is very interested in mysteries when they are in books or movies. However, we have been trying to get her interested in one in her own backyard and she pretends as if it does not exist. We know she is terrified of snakes, but this mystery started when snow was on the ground and snakes don't do snow. Try telling that to Mama who is convinced he could have been wearing a parka with a down bootie to keep its tale warm. Mama has an aversion to the crawly ones.

However, this morning she did go out and snap pictures of the crime scene. While I tried to show her what was wrong, she still cannot figure out the problem.

What is It About Bunnies?

Someone else mentioned this in a post yesterday, so I know we are not alone. Mama is cool with us chasing just about any critters in the yard with the exception of skunks (which from what we have been told is justified) and bunnies. She will cheer us on as we chase down squirrels, but a cute fluffy bunny and she loses it. She becomes protector of all that is wild. She is very strict about the no chasing the bunnies rule.

Wait until that fluffy thing gets into her lettuce and we will see how kindly she feels towards it and its growing family then.

Look What Mom Made

Mom does these crochet swaps and she cannot post pictures on her craft blog until the other person gets the presents. The woman Mom was swapping with has three dachshunds. So, she made the bird the woman wanted, but she could not resist making this guy to go in the box either.

So what do you think?

Birthday Weekends are Wonderful

We had a wonderful time celebrating my birthday. We had birthday bones. Mom and Dad found many wonderful toys. We had extra playtime and one of our favorite humans brought special birthday cookies for Katy and I along with a cool new ball to try out. Mom noticed we were really attached to the Valentine's owl so she made sure we got one that can stay out year round.

Now that Katy is coming to appreciate this whole birthday thing, she is already creating a list of demands; I mean requests for her special day.

We Won Bones

Just in time for Bailey's Birthday, we won Smart Bones from Dakota's birthday giveaway at Dakota's Den.

We want to say thank you to Dakota for giving presents out on his birthday. We are looking forward to peanut butter and chicken bones.

Wordless Wednesday: Stealing Dad's Magic Blanket

A Salute to Dr. Suess

Frankie invited us to join in Amber's Dr. Suess challenge.

You must not hop on Pop.

When we heard the rule,

it seemed so cruel.

When Shelties are flying,

it can be so trying.

Somtimes a hop

is really more of a flop.

We know that Dad

is always glad

and wouldn't miss

a Sheltie kiss.

We have no more time

to rhyme.

We must race

as there are squirrels to chase.

Enjoy the day

Make time for lots of play.

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!!!!

March Came in With the Snow

The snow started yesterday and we have much more of it than you can see in these pictures. Mom just hasn't updated. We were starting to enjoy the little flowers poking up in the ground and now we are getting winter. Mom says its all about the joys of living in New England. We have no idea what that is supposed to mean other than we get snow at Halloween and in March.

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Blogaversary!!!

Mom checked the postings and realized today makes one year since our blog started. We made her double check because we really could not believe it had been a year since it started. She put the date on her phone calendar to remind her to post today.

Of course, we had no idea she would make us wear hats. I guess we are lucky she forgot about the party hats in the bedroom left over from New Years.

We have met so many other dogs since we started and learned so much. Mom searched, but she could not find out who suggested the muffin tin for a food dish. However, without the blogging community, Katy would be tinless.

We loved getting all the Christmas cards this year and look forward to another Christmas card exchange next year, too.

Thank you to all our blogging friends who have supported, encouraged, and helped us through this year. We truly appreciate your kindness, thoughtfulness, and generous spirit.

Now Mom where are those anniversary snacks?

Katy's New Food Bowl

Mom was reading another Dog Blog; she cannot remember which one, about dogs that eat too fast. The writer was talking about solutions to the problem. The writer suggested muffin tins, so Dad got me a new dog bowl and it is the coolest thing ever. It is like getting a puzzle toy at dinner.

Mom and Dad are surprised because they were not sure I would like my new dinner bowl. It is the coolest thing ever. I have to work through the 12 compartments to find my food. Bailey is so jealous. You should have seen his sad little face when he saw he did not get one. Mom and Dad think he eats slowly already. However, I gulp my food down in less than a minute and it does have this way of giving me tummy problems. I still eat fast, but it is a bit more work to get the food out of these little compartments.

Mom wants you to know we are celebrating our one-year blogaversary this week. She looked at the calendar last week and was surprised to find that we have been at this for a year. Who would have believed it!

Got Snow?

We were very surprised to find we were getting snow cookies specially delivered from the skies this morning.

What we could not understand is why Mama made us wait at the door after we had our fill.

After Mom dried us off, she was trying to get the screen slider shut. Katy thought she might need a few more cookies and darted out the door.

After all snow cookies have been a rare occurrence this year.

Wordless Wednesday: In Support of the Occupy Toy Movement

Wordless Wednesday: Holding on to Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Mama has been very busy lately and hasn't been posting as frequently. We are off today playing with our toys. Katy has become very attached to the Valentine's toys. Mama is worried because she's seen nothing for St. Patrick's Day and Easter is far off on the horizon. Perhaps these toys will have to remain until the Easter replacements can be found.

Dad gave us bully sticks to celebrate the day. There is no better way to start a holiday than with a good chew.

Wordless Wednesday:Doggy Yoga

We're Back

We realize we left you with a cliffhanger regarding the snowman incident. Mama got over it and all is well. However, she has been busy with stuff lately and we have not gotten back to blogging in a while. We did not want anyone to worry.

Katy finally met someone more afraid of her than she was of him and he admitted he now has met two dogs he actually likes. He had met Bailey before Katy came and was surprised to find he was not afraid of him. When he found there was an addition since his previous visit, he was a bit nervous. However, he pronounced her a true lady and she won him over. She was intrigued that someone was not trying to make friends and spend time with her, so she overcame her natural inclination to avoid strangers.

It carried over to the Super Bowl game where she impatiently waited for the snack she has come to expect at half time from a frequent football guest. I am not sure who is more distressed that the season has ended. Those half time cookies were very popular around here.

Yes, the Patriots lost and Bailey took it hard. Katy was only upset that everyone else was so upset. She really does not take sides in these issues.

Mistaken Toy Identity

Really Mom we have no idea how he got off the book shelf. We thought he must be ours when he was on the floor. There was no malice intended.

OK we need a good dog lawyer to press our case. Any takers?

Valentine Toys

While Mom put away our Christmas toys, Dad kept the promise of finding us Valentine's Toys. We got an an owl, an elephant, and two conversation hearts.

We love holiday toys.

Wordless Wednesday: The Snow Arrives

Snow Again

Not that we should be surprised, but it snowed again. It seems winter has finally remembered New England. We are enjoying snow cookies again. However, we are not sure how long they will last.

Our Stories are Back: The Big Over Easy

Mama has brought back our morning story hour. Over Christmas, she heard about a mystery series based on nursery characters for adults written by Jasper Fforde. We are listening to the first one The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime a Jack Spratt detective story that covers the murder of Humpty Dumpty.

Mama has a thing about the Humpty murder case. She used to make her students try to decide who murdered Humpty as part of a class exercise on traditional literature, so she is enjoying this story.

She is finding it funny how they are mixing Grimm's, nursery rhymes, and mythology all in one book.

Katy has been disappointed that there is little romance in the novel. Bailey was looking for more action. However, Mama loves the combination of mystery and fairytale characters. We will update more when we finish listening to the story.

We Got Snow Cookies!!!

After a long wait it appears we have snow cookies. According to Dad the rain will remove them before long, but Mom insisted on getting some shots of us enjoying the snow while it lasted.

Wordless Wednesday: Holding on to Santa

Where is the Snow?

No, we are not trying to jinx ourselves by asking that question. We had a crazy Halloween storm that socked us hard and then nothing. However, this was our yard last year. We had a single path all winter to play in and we are afraid if the snow comes, it will come all at once again and not spread itself out so we can have a few snow cookies, make a few snow dog angels, and let it melt before the next storm hits. We would prefer not to have the snow corridor that hit last year and lasted until mid-spring.

The Tree is Gone and It is Time to Move On

Dad and Mom finally got the tree down this weekend and the Christmas decorations are making their slow journey to that other world know as the attic. They will be coming for our Christmas toys soon and we have been actively seeking hiding places all over the house. Mom discovered Santa's spot this morning, but still allowed us to continue playing with him as she said that is one of the last boxes that go into the attic.

Mom says she spotted some Valentine's Toys at Petco. She has talked Dad into a trip tomorrow. She is hoping to find the plush doggy version of the candy hearts she remembers getting as a child. She is also kind of hoping the local store has the pink elephants she saw online. Knowing Mom she will come home with the cupid frog or one of the Valentine's Flatties. So far, she has not located any talking toys. Just as well, since Bailey has not stopped playing Jingle Bells since he realized the Christmas Toy's days are numbered. We suspect we may even get our Valentine's toys early to keep us from missing our Christmas toys.

Mama made us a blanket

We are not sure what to think of our blanket. We do not tend to embrace change, but it is soft. After all we are the king and queen of fleece, can we embrace yarn?

Mama started a couple of experiments a while back and then stopped when they were not headed in the direction she wanted. She was considering pulling them out, but I have been trying to sit on and snuggle on the cat afghan she is making for a family member. I must say while I objected to her not making a dog afghan, the cats are remarkably comfortable and I cannot begin to see why I cannot use it while she is working on it.

Ok so I have a tendency to claw and chew a bit and this yarn is more delicate than the yarn she used for my blanket. I am resisting not getting to choose my own blanket. I think the cat one would suit me.

Be Careful What You Wish For

We were moping around the house because Dad had gone back to work. We really enjoyed Christmas vacation. It was wonderful having Dad home all day. It was hard seeing him get in the car and go back to work. You can understand why we might hope he would come back. Well be careful what you work for fellow pups. Dad got a nasty stomach bug and we had to nurse him back to health yesterday. He is better today, but we pushed him out the door today. As much as we love having him home, that is not what we were wishing for when we hoped to have Dad home.

Wordless Wednesday: Grandma's Toys are All Mine

We Won the Placemat from the From Daschies With Moxie & Pet Blogs United Contest

We waited to post this until we hoped more people would be back reading after the holiday break. We won a placemat with our pictures on it during the Pet Blogs United Holiday Contest from Dachsies with Moxie.

We resisted having our picture taken for this project having no idea what Mom intended to do with the picture. However, we really liked the mat when it arrived. We also appreciated all the comments of the relatives that visited over Christmas. The Dachsies have one amazingly talented Mom. She has an Etsy shop if any of you are interested in ordering your own quilted pieces.