I’m in your spot? Sorry, it’s first come, first serve on this couch!
Random Thoughts
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Jan 13
Channeling Brutus
Lately, I’ve been missing my big brother. I think it’s because mom talks about him ALL the time, like he was the best thing since sliced bread sweet potato chews. I figured since she loved him so much, I’d try to be a little more like him.
Step one: beg from the table.
Step two: eat from Boney’s bowl before my own.
Step three: lay on the couch and pass gas (I must have done a good job because Mom thought it was Boney and blamed him!)
Step four: tuck my nose in behind the pillow (this was Brutus’ favorite way to lay and I can see why – I don’t even smell my stinky gas!)
Step five: give mom lots of extra kisses. She likes it so much, I get extra belly runs in return.
I think I am doing a pretty good job impersonating Brutus, but mom said she loves me just the way I am so I guess I’ll go back to being myself tomorrow.
Do you ever do anything to make your mom or dad extra happy?
Dixie
06
Jan 13
A New Year
I know, we’re already a week in to the new year. But we’ve had a lot going on! I am going to set some goals for this year for this blog, for me and for the dogs.
1) Try to blog at least once a week. I love following all the other dog blogs that are out there and to me, they are so much more interesting than us!
2) Teach Dixie to walk better on a leash. Now that we are down to a 2 dog household, we have made it a habit to every morning and every evening before breakfast and dinner to go for a walk. However, we have one dog out front (Dixie) and one dog bringing up the back (Boney) with us between. Ideally, we’d like to all walk together as a family and be able to have a conversation. Wishful thinking? Perhaps, but we’re going to give it a try.
3) Take more picture. With one of us (Joe) having a profession as a photographer, I tend to think that we should have more than enough pictures to go around. Not true. And I’m still one of those people that likes to have more photos of everyone and everything than I’ll ever need. I think I get that from my dad. So, I’m going to try to have my phone handy to take all the pictures to document the things (and make this blog more interesting!) that I think we should remember.
4) Leave more comments on others blogs. I know how much delight it brings me when I get a comment from someone (there is someone reading this!), so I can only imagine that the feeling is mutual on the other end.
5) It doesn’t have to be all about the dogs. Granted, they are more interesting than me (at least, in my eyes), but I think I’ll take a cue from Our Waldo Bungie and Wayward Dogs and stray from the every day has to be about a dog scenario. We do lots of DIY stuff, travel and cook – so why not blog about that too?
So…consider this my post for the week. I now have 7 days to write another 
Happy New Year to all of you and thanks for looking at this from time to time!
Miranda
20
Jul 12
Sharing
Posted by Boney
Mom says I have a problem with sharing. I don’t necessarily agree with that. I just want to make sure that everything is in its place (my paws, mouth, or toy box) all the time.
Last night, I decided to show mom that she was wrong and I could totally share when I wanted to.
I decided that I would share mom’s pillow with her. Granted, she was using it first…but I feel like I gave her ample room to lay her head.
Do you think I was being too pushy? Are you forced to share with your siblings?
28
Jun 12
Under Pressure…
A couple of days ago, we were selected to receive the Liebster Award from our friends over at Oh Melvin!
This award is designed to help up-and-coming bloggers gain recognition. The ‘official’ rules are:
1. Thank the giver(s) and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
Oh Melvin, we think you’re pretty darn awesome!
2. Reveal your five picks (with less than 200 readers) and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
This is where it gets hard for me because 1) most of the blogs I read have already received this coveted award once, if not multiple times and 2) I can only assume that you all have 200+ readers – you are just that fun to follow! I’ll try to share the love and if I bestow this award upon you and you’ve had it before, well – I apologize and won’t blame you for not following the rules.
- The Tails of Two Pitties
- That Touch of Pit
- Maisie and Me
- I Can’t Make This Stuff Up
- Dog is God in Reverse
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
See above.
4. Hope that the people you’ve sent the award to forward it to their five favorite up-and-coming bloggers and keep it going!
But if you don’t, I’ll totally understand.
Now…for the title of the post. I totally feel under pressure to mandate blogging nights for each of the doggies in order to keep all my new followers (I’m hopeful!) coming back for more. And I hope it goes without saying that Love and Six Foot Leash, Two Pitties in the City, Wayward Dogs, Our Waldo Bungie, Oh Melvin and the rest of the 20+ blogs that I check out on a daily basis (no wonder I don’t have time to blog myself!) know that you often bring a smile to my face. I’m passionate about my kids and I’m excited to know that there are so many others out there that feel the same way.
12
Jun 12
Toys
Posted by Brutus
Dad says we have too many toys. Mom disagrees. As you can see, we have quite a few toys and I just can’t decide which ones I want to play with.
My favorites are lion, giraffe and monkey. Mom and dad got me those for my birthday. No one is allowed to play with them except me.
Dixie’s favorite is squirrel. She just got that this last weekend for her birthday and no one is allowed to play with it except her. When mom and dad aren’t in the room, squirrel sits on the top of a furniture piece because Dixie is very protective of him.
The rest of the toys are Boney’s. He doesn’t like to share, but mom and dad make him. Sometimes when he is in trouble mom will close his toy box and he’ll have to go toyless for a little bit.
Do you have a favorite toy?
24
May 12
I’m Sexy and I Know It
Today was a big day! I went to see Dr. Arbo for my Annual Wellness Exam and found out I had lost 8 lbs! (Mom asked them to weigh me twice just to be sure) I knew that all that jumping on and off the couch and chasing Brutus around would pay off!
After I got a few treats at the vet (maybe I’m getting too thin!) we went to see Aunt Betsy. I thought we were just stopping by to say hi since she usually comes to us for bath time. But nope – mom left me with her for what seemed like forever so I could clean and get rid of my minor case of the itchies.
Now I feel like a brand new pug just in time for the weekend.
10
Mar 12
Saturday Nappies
Saturday is usually a “big” day for us. We like to get up early and head out to garage and estate sales. Today we did a bunch of running around, stopping back at home a few times. Every time we would walk in the front door, Brutus and Dixie would be on the couch waiting. Boney would be nowhere in site. We’d call him…no answer. We knew where he was – every time (4!). We’d walk back the bedroom and he’d be curled up between Joe’s two pillows, snoozing (and snoring!). He’s a very sound sleeper and unless you are right over him saying his name and/or shaking him, he won’t wake up. Joe makes a good point – at night, Boney pretends that he has trouble getting up into the bed when we know in fact that he has no problem at all!
05
Mar 12
Big Day for Brutus
Today is a big day for Brutus. I dropped him off at the vet at 7:30 this morning and can’t pick him up until 4:30! I feel bad for my big guy…he’s going to be poked and prodded for the next 8 hours.
Today is they day that they’ll test for Cushing Disease. I really don’t fully understand the disease or what it means for us. He’s been off prednisone for a little over a month now and seemed to be doing fine the first couple of weeks.
Recently, its been a different story. He’s been scratching at his neck/chest a lot despite being allowed to go collar free to reduce the irritation. He’s had a few accidents where he can’t get outside fast enough (we have a dog door so he can go outside whenever he wants) and this morning he had an accident on the way to the doctor – which has never happened before. He is losing a lot more hair than normal, and is losing more weight. He’s gone from a top weight of around 80 to 63 at our last visit. He also noticeably favors his front left leg – I’m hoping its just arthritis.
Brutus is the oldest of our pack and will be turning 10 in a couple weeks. I’m hoping that most of those symptoms ate just age related and that there isn’t anything major going on. Keep your paws crossed!
24
Feb 12
My Pajamas
Posted by Dixie
Tonight a storm is in the forecast, so mom said I had to put on my pajamas.
Mom got them for me at Christmas. My pajamas are actually a thundershirt. I like my thundershirt because it’s pink. It also helps me be not so stressed when it’s stormy outside.