A baby boom!

Well I don't know about the rest of you, but we are experiencing a baby and grandbaby boom around here!  My mom loves nothing more than a new baby, so yesterday we spent a good bit of our morning trying to find some baby gifts that would be "Puperie - Appropriate."   We found two gifties that we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE:

First up, on a personal note, we'd like to have that baby up there for ourselves.  I mean, put your paws together for a human pup as cute as me!  And, CHECK OUT THAT WESTIE OUTFIT.  Great taste for such a wee one.  And, if that is not enough for you, the shop owner is from TEXAS and I know alot of you puppers out there are hanging out in the Lone Star State.  Shop local, puppers!  You can find the outfit here, at Oliver Blu Designs, and if you must, you can get a dog design other than a Westie.  But, really, why go there???

PS, if I were in Texas, I'd call that photographer too.

Mom says that over time you develop a reputation for giving certain gifts ... people sometimes develop a "go to" gift if you will.  In our case, that would be anything made by Chloe Jane Handmade.  We had the opportunity to meet Emily,  the seamstress extraordinaire,  in San Francisco not too long ago and we have been buying burp cloths for our baby gifting needs ever since.  Imagine our delight when we saw that she now has "Puperie-Appropriate" burp cloths!!!!  SPOILER ALERT: some of you have burp cloths going to the post office today, in fact :)  You can find burp cloths, blankets, stroller covers and much more right here.

Shop on, puppers, shop on!

Interesting Dog Beds: the "tub"

You may recall from this NO NO FRIDAY post that we have been having issues around here with me using the tablecloth tub as my go-to spot in Mom's office.  As you will recall, I dared to say that MOM was the NO NO FRIDAY recipient and was so bold as to say that if she was dumb enough to leave the tablecloths in a tub on the floor, I was gonna crawl on top of them.  It was a daring approach to take, me putting the blame on my mama and all.

BUT, I am proud to say, she finally grasped the bone of wisdom I was trying to throw her and she's changed things up a bit.  First up, towels in the tub:

Clearly, this one was working for moi.  I actually think I slept through the click of the camera on that shot.  But, you know Martha, this one was not pretty enough for her so we had to shoot for something even better.  Allow me to introduce the dog bone mat:

My review?  I look GREAT, thanks for asking.  OK, seriously, I love this one.  It is a comfy bundle of yum to hang out on.  That being said, it's made up of little pieces that kind of tempted me to chew on them.  Just trying to be honest because we carry them in our store (find them here) and we like to call a bone a bone.   We're going to put the towels back in the tub and suggest you use this one for a bath or kitchen mat, as most people who have bought it from us have said they're going to do.

Until tomorrow, pupsters.

Costa Mesa Dog Wash

So this weekend my mom took The Puperie on the road again to a dog wash at the Costa Mesa Bark Park.  You may recall that I am no longer allowed to attend events because I am so cute I keep people from shopping bark so loud that I scare customers off.  This time, I was OK with not going, because it appears I'd have ended up getting a bath, and we all know that's not my favorite way to spend a Saturday!

I seriously think this dude was just happy they apparently were not going to go near his face!

This one was thinking "Hey, look at everybody taking my picture.  I knew I was the cutest dog here!"

This one was surely thinking "Woo hooo, puppers, I got the cheerleaders washing me! "

Mom said this one was giving her mama "the look" the entire time!

Anybody who does not know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog.

~ Franklin P. Jones

More about dogs and summertime

Find suit here

find doggles here and sunscreen here

Whoa, puppers.  That is NOT ME up there.  I know what you're thinking ... that mom has finally gone over the edge with the dressing me for the sake of the blog.  Nope, not the case.  That top one is just a picture from a site we found when we were looking for dog swimsuits.  We were doing a little search since we seem to have a "dogs in summerime" theme going here this week and it turns out there's lots more suits for you girly types than for us dudes.  Plus, of course, we needed to showcase a westie strutting her stuff while we had the chance.  Anywoof, not to worry because I am going to keep searching and find me some Hawaiian swim trunks or something real quick before mom decides to put me in a speedo or something.  Whoa, THAT vision gives me a headache grande.

Since I haven't found a suit, I decided to jump start my hip summer look by wearing shades.  We did not do any actual research on eye protection for pups but my mom has always said I should have them when I cruise around with my dad if we have the the top down. (Really?  IF we have the top down? What would be the point of cruising otherwise??)  Far and away the most popular brand we found was Doggles.  If you click the link under the photo up there, you can buy some for yourself should you be inclined to be as cool as I think I am  me.

Now, what we have done some research on, me being a fair skinned white pup and all, is sunscreen.  One thing we know for sure is that zinc oxide is a NO NO for puppers.  Don't cover us in that stuff.  Also, did you know that us short leggeders get a double whammy ... our bellies can get burned from the reflection on the pavement.  Go figure .. never considered that one before. 

You can hit the link up there to go to one of the sunscreens we found for pups.  We read some websites that said baby and sensitive skin sunscreens are OK for pups and that you don't need to spend the extra money on pup stuff.   Check with your vet though, because like I said, we know for sure that zinc oxide is a NO NO, and you know we're gonna be licking all over the places you put the stuff. 

Summer safety is what it's all about puppers!

Pools for Dogs

You may recall from earlier posts that I am quite the avid swimmer.  We have not talked about it much lately being that I did not, actually, make the 2012 Summer Olympic team.  It was, indeed, a great disappointment for all of us here, but I just did not have the right equipment for training.

So, once again, we've googled it.

And, do you know what????  There is actually a website called www.dogpools.com.

Yes, really.  Click the link and you'll see, oh non-believers.

My personal favorites are the specialty shaped pools:

images via amazon.com

Yes, really. These are pools and not baking pans! You can check them out here and here if you don't believe me. And, since you're already gonna be there, I'd like the bone one, but I think the paw shaped one would fit better in my patio training center.

Surf's up, puppers!






P.S.  Mom said please, no pools!

Iphone Apps for Dog Lovers

Made using the Instagram App

Listen up pups and pup-people.  There's a couple of iphone apps I just know you're gonna wanna know about!

My personal favorite:  isqueek

With this one, you pick a toy and slap the phone with your paw and your mom's phone squeaks like the toy.  It's amazingly fun.  Why my mom downloaded this one, I'll never know.  Play up when you can pups, because this one is probably not one that is going to stay on the phone for long!  Plus, you have to pay a little something to get this one.

Mom's favorite:  petmd

This one tells you what to do in pupper emergencies.  We checked out what to do if I start choking ... you know me and my love of food! I think this one cost us $1.99.

A few more:

dog park finder:  This one is free and found LOTS of dog parks near our house, some of which we did not know about.

instagram:  this is a photo app we use alot ... you can pick different vintage looking effects, like the one on the photo above.

picture effect magic:  this one is another photo app we use ... you can get some "sketch" effects with this one, like the photo below.  With this one we are realizing that either (1) we need more practice or (2) it works best for uploading to websites like facebook.  The resolution is kind of low here.  Plus we're pretty sure it's gonna work the best if you start with a picture with not much background to it.

There's tons and tons of apps out there ... from virtual pet ownership to the Westie Rescue of CA where you can see the puppers available for adoption.

Go ahead, play around with it!

Happy 4th of July

Image via Cafe Press Here

Happy 4th of July, woofers!!!!

I know you're shocked that there is not a picture up there of me in an Uncle Sam hat or something.  Actually, me too.  Maybe mom has decided to lay off the props?

Probably not.

We googled "Westie 4th of July" and ended up learning about lots of dog parades this weekend all over the country.  Maybe we'll host one next year. 

Probably not.

After getting really bummed about there not being a parade in our 'hood, we ended up on the Cafe Press website.  They have some really, really cool stuff that comes up if you just search for Westie.  Not that we wouldn't rather you got your stuff from The Puperie, but we'd understand if you need something we don't have.  And, no, Cafe Press does not need our help with advertising ... we got nothing for the mention, we just like their Westie stuff. 

Be safe and enjoy puppers!