Ohhh, Monday.

I don't care if you think that it is going to be a glorious new week.

I am not coming out of my tub until Friday.

Really.

Turns out, I am a WEEKEND kind of dog.

Don't like Mondays puppers.

Just don't like 'em.

It's definitely Monday...

Good Morning. Duncan's Mom here.  D wanted me to let you know that he is not going to be able to blog today.  He is on strike.  When I got out of the shower this morning and reached for my towel, it was gone.  D had grabbed it and was lounging comfortably (yes, he really did manage to cover himself up with it like a blankie as shown in the photo) as though a new week had not even started.  Denial at it's finest.  He is thinking if he lounges like it's Sunday and does not write a Monday blog, it will extend the weekend.

But the week HAS started.  And I am not sure how good this one is gonna be, to be honest.  My towel was dognapped.  My dog is on strike.  My picture loaded sideways.  Three "arghhhs" already and it's pretty early in the day.

Here's hoping the morning is only a fluke and not a precursor to the whole week!

Sign me,

Cautious Mama

Now THAT is a dog gate!

We first saw this here.

In my house, it took about 16 months and  30 seconds for me to figure out that NO means NO.

Really.

So how about THIS dog gate.  I think it would probably stop me dead in my tracks. Four on the floor, as we like to say.

At least the first time.

That NO looks like it means it!

To learn more about it go here.

Sign me,
Screeching to a halt

Tiny Dog Speakers: Two Paws Up

Source

Typing to the tune of  "Who let the dogs out ...."

Well CHECK ME OUT.

I am so cute, they made a speaker out of me.  A tiny little portable speaker hand made out of apricot wood.  Cute, yes?  They are rechargeable via a USB port and have a standard jack to attach to audio devices. Perfect for playlist playing at puppy patio pawties.

NO, I did not get a free set for modeling for them.  YES, I will be adding them to my holiday wish list.

Note to Mom ... you can get them for me here.

Dogs are Forever

Or at least this one is:

Allow me to introduce Owney, The Postal Dog.  Wonder Dog here is now a forever dog, or at least a forever stamp, anyhow.

According to the USPS website .... "In the 1880s, during the height of the Railway Mail Service, clerks in the Post Office in Albany, New York, took a liking to a terrier mix named Owney. Fond of riding in postal wagons, Owney followed mailbags onto trains and soon became a good-luck charm to Railway Mail Service employees, who made him their unofficial mascot. Working in the Railway Mail Service was highly dangerous: According to the National Postal Museum, more than 80 mail clerks were killed in train wrecks and more than 2,000 were injured between 1890 and 1900. However, it was said that no train ever met with trouble while Owney was aboard."

Ok, sounds like he is worthy of being on a stamp, me thinks.  That's really saying something as we all well know that I hardly think anybody is more worthy than me.  For anythinng.  Ever.

I've also heard they liked the pupper so much they kept him after his demise (uh, huh, really) and you can see him on display at The Smithsonian.

Note to mom:  I don't need to be on display, no matter how much they beg.

Or, you could just buy some stamps, if that would be easier.

Maybe I'll try modeling???

IMAGE VIA BEAST



IMAGE VIA BEAST



















So  check out these dudes.  THEY ARE MODELS.  The pics here are all about the HATS and not the PUPPERS.

Given the "all about moi" mind set that I generally wake up with every morning, I had a conflicted reaction when I ran across these shots.  Such good looking dogs and they are not the be all end all here????

But then, wait for it ..... BRILLIANT. 

Next thing you know, we are gonna be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, pups. The Next Top Model, if you will.

These pictures were shot by Joseph Dawson and Jonathan Paine. (All the caps are available now at The Chimp Store.)  I am thinking of giving the photographers a call. If you've been reading for long, you know that I once had aspirations to become an Olympic diver.  If you have not been reading for long, then you know by the fact that you have never heard of this particular career of mine that it never really took off.  Or made a big splash, if you will.

Anywoof, I am still looking for a way to keep myself in the higher quality puppy chow I feel I so deserve and am thinking modeling may be the way to go. Yes???

Fun for a cause

So over the weekend Mom and I decided to do some fun stuff we have heard about and share it with you on the blog this week.

For instance, studies have shown that some of the happiest dog and owner pairs share similar features, personality traits, even body types.

That's why The Pedigree Adoption Drive and NEC developed Doggelgänger; human to canine pairing software, designed to connect homeless dogs to their human doubles.

(Those two blurbs were stolen directly from the website, by the way.)

The way it works is that you upload a picture of a human face and then they run this cool program to find a dog that looks like you ... a dog and their human,  you know.

Imagine my surprise when this is what turned up with Mom's picture:

I guess there must not have been any Westies that needed homes, because otherwise surely Mom would have gotten paired up with a moi dog, yes???

The program operates in New Zealand, but maybe they will come up with something similar here soon. 

Fun, fun, puppers.

Lesson From My Dog

If you stare at someone long enough, eventually you will get what you want.

This week we are doing a series called All I Need to Know About Life I Learned From My Dog.  Stay tuned for another life lesson tomorrow ...