(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Dog, cat, or too much agility class?

(PS - don't look at the mess in the background...please!)

How was your Thanksgiving?

Hello Everyone.  Thumper here...taking over the blog for today.   Mom is making Christmas cards and doesn't have time to talk about us today.  So Thumper will help!  

How was your Thanksgiving?  Thumper and Lighning had a good Thanksgiving.  All the people went away for the day and let us sleep.  It was a dog's best day.  The people had been home for many days, and the dogs were tired because they don't let use nap during the day when they are home.  Lightning got so sleepy he fell asleep watching TV one night!  But not Thumper.  Thumper feel asleep staring at Dad instead.  

Then they came home and we were so happy we jumped and jumped.  We even got some tasty snacks.  Mom said it was turkey.  I'm going to have to try to catch one of those.  It was good!  I'm not sure where she got it from, but all the people smelled like dogs when they got home, so it must be some place awesome.  Dogs and turkey together....she's got to take me there!  It would be better than the dog park.

I'm going to chase squirrels now.  They are waving their tells and calling for Thumper and Lightning.

Woof Woof!!

Thumper

In the Dog House

So glad it's a weekend.  It's been a rough week around here.  Lots of people stuff going on, and then the doggies had to add their issues, too.

Thumper apparently thought he was going to freeze to death one night and decided he had to sleep in the people bed to survive.  With his feet and head crammed against my back.  I woke up in pain and barely able to walk, which led to a series of chiropractor visits.  Thanks, Thumper.  Remind me to put a heating pad in your dog bed when the next cold front comes through.

Then Lightning ate something that made him ill.  I think it was poo.  Gross, I know.  Dogs are...I seriously wonder why I find them so irresistible.  He decided to show his love by leaving a regurgitated pile of *something* ON A RUG for me to clean at 9:00 at night.  After work, after a chiropractor visit, after my son's LONG baseball practice.  That was just lovely to come home too.  I'll spare you the gory details, but after I had to clean up that mess, Lightning almost became an outside dog.  He still hasn't worked his way out of the dog house, and I am still trying to get the smell out of that rug.  **UGH**

In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, I think I should try to find something to be thankful for in all of this. I'm thankful that the dogs keep me company and make me laugh.  I'm thankful that my family is well.  And I'm thankful that the dry heaves from cleaning the rug that night worked my abs (which is supposed to help my back pain from Thumper) and spared me from doing crunches that night.

Happy Saturday, everyone.

 



 



    

 

Happy Birthday!

Today is Lightning's birthday.  He is 5 years old.  To celebrate, we're going to show some of his baby pictures.  :-)

It seems like just yesterday that my son found this tiny little puppy and couldn't live without him.  He was adorable....

and he loved to nap on his boy's shoulder.

Now he's all grown up, he no longer naps on our shoulders (thank goodness - he turned out to be rather large!), and some time during this first year, his ears went all funky.  I still think he's adorable.  

So, Happy Birthday Lightning! 

There's an extra treat for him tonight (peanut butter!). 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  The boys tried on their "costumes" earlier.  Lightning wears his pumpkin bandana proudly.  Thumper, on the other hand, was certain his was going to cause him great harm.  Before he sat still long enough to get a picture of him, he had to race around the yard, roll around in the grass, and even recruited Lightning into his "kill the bandana" fit.  He even tried to free Lightning from his.

After he wore himself out trying to get away from himself, I FINALLY got a picture of him.  Now he's snoozing and snoring...it's tough being Thumper.  :)

I only wear this bandana on the special day
when the kids come around for candy.  
It's my favorite.  I take good care of it.

I don't know what this thing is around my neck....

....but I don't like it
and I don't know why she has to take my picture in it.
I tried to get it off but my plan did not work.... 

Lightning, what are these things!?  Let me help you get yours off!

I'll get yours off....then you can help me get mine off....it's got skulls on it....it looks bad!
What do you mean leave yours alone??!

Geez....guess I'll have to do it myself...I finally caught it!

And now to destroy it...hahaha!  

Hope you get lots of treats!  

Thumper and Lightning

Hello Fall!

It's finally cooling off some here in Louisiana, and we have been enjoying the change of weather.  With the change of seasons, the garden is nearing its end, and in honor of Thumper's eggplant obsession, I have this post and one later one to dedicate to his love of the eggplant (or purple chewy ball as I'm sure he sees it).

One day while it was still HOT, I called the dogs in from outside for the evening.  Strangely, Thumper was the first one in.  He ran straight into his crate and plopped down.  I didn't think much of it at first, but then I realized he was chewing on something.  Closer inspection revealed a small eggplant.  He had raided the garden again.  What am I going to do with him?  That poor eggplant bush has tried to produce food all summer, and he keeps taking the fruit of its efforts and playing with it.  So, until next summer gives us more eggplants to laugh about it, here is the next to last eggplant story of the summer, in Thumper's own words....

Eggplant...what eggplant...I don't see an eggplant...I'm just hanging out in the crate being a good dog... 

Maybe it's over there...hurry, go check and see if Lightning has it!

Cool chew toy....I love my purple chewy ball!

Every dog should have a pillow...

I love THIS pillow.  

It's the best to place sleep, better even than my new bed.

I can dream of chasing squirrels, playing fight with Lightning, and catching eggplants!

Every dog should have a pillow.  

It's awesome.

-THUMPER