Could It Be Don King?

Oh no. That is just my dog. Might be a good Halloween costume for her.

Dog King. HA HA HA!!

Seriously though. WTF is up with the crazy hair??

Doggone Dog

I went to Target over the weekend and bought Holly a couple of new toys. One WAS a monkey swinging on the moon. I say it "was a monkey" because in less than a day, this beast....

completely eviscerated this beast...

It is officially faceless, destuffed and desqueeked.

$4.99 down the drain.

Maybe as payback, I'll dress her up like this for Halloween. Look at those ears!!! Those and the tail would last 5.2 seconds before she gnawed them off.

What? No Walkies?

I have been trying to be a good pet owner and walk my dog at least once a day for 30 minutes. Every time I grab my sneakers, Holly is practically putting on her harness and leash herself.

Yesterday I took her out for a morning walk and an evening walk. We walk at a good pace and despite her wanting to sniff and snarf at every little thing (OOOOO!! OOO! Cheetos on the ground!! OOOO! Trash! OOOO! OOO! Poop!)

So this morning I grab my sneakers and head into the kitchen to get her walking gear. Holly was sitting about 3 feet from me. Not. Moving. An. Inch.

She TOTALLY didn't want to go on a walk.

What is up with THAT!?

I think I over-walked her yesterday.

But I dragged her out anyway. It is good for her. Right?

This is her immediately post-walk. She hasn't moved. And she is snoring.

We'll see what happens tonight and if she runs off and hides when I whip out the sneakers again.

(Wait a minute! I think she is seriously trying to sprain my ankles. Her doggie tennis balls are strategically placed throughout the house. I just tripped on one. Devious. Very devious.)

Leg or Long Underwear? You Decide....

I just walked into the room and saw my dog, Holly.

What the...??!!

Oh. That is her sock 'toy' (that she eats).

I thought it was her leg!

Guard Dumb Dog

When we first got our new dog, Holly Berry, she was little. She was quiet. Well, that is officially over.

Now? She barks at everything.

I was just eating a yogurt, scraped out the yogurt cup with my spoon and she started barking.

Lord help me.

Mud Mutt

A few months ago, we got a new puppy. We lost our previous dog, Maisy, about 2 years before and my kids both really missed having a dog. So after much discussion, debate and subtle begging on my part, I finally talked my husband into getting another dog. And not a humonga-normous dog which is what he wanted but a nice medium size dog.

This is her:

(She looks pissed... No time to primp before photoshoot.)

Her name is Holly Berry and she is a Cocka-Poo, part Cocker Spaniel, part Poodle. But she is more Cocka than Poo as you can probably tell. She is 5 months old which equals 3 in people years. Her Terrible Threes are in full effect.

Her favorite things to do are:

Eat paper...???
Steal/chew on socks, preferably dirty ones
Steal/chew on toys
Follow me ev-er-y-where. Even to the bathroom. I guess it is a girl thing that spans species.
Bark…at nothing
Dig in the yard
Run in the house with filthy, muddy paws after digging up my yard

To top it off, she is a drama queen extraordinaire. If you try to wipe the mud off her feet, she whines and cries and squeals like a Socialite whose daddy has taken away her Black AMEX card.

I am not one to dress up my animals (got over that when I was about 10—sorry all of you poor little kitty cats) but I am seriously considering getting her puppy rain boots.

Red is her color, dontcha think?

Now, if I could only find a way to get the muddy rain boots off before she comes in the pet door…. Hhmmmm. Gotta think more about that one.

Oh wait. Since she is a Drama Queen, I think she also needs a tiara.

Perfect!! I think I will change the name on her papers to be:

Drama-Tiara Holly Sock Eating Filthy Boots Berry

Unless someone has a better name???

Blogging off for now.