"Hear Doggy" Dog Toy

This week my pups were lucky enough to receive a Hear Doggy "squeaky" toy...but the beauty is, they hear the squeak and we don't! At first I wasn't sure how well that would work, but sure enough when we squeak the toy we just hear a poof of air, but they tilt their heads like something very interesting is going on! We owe thanks to Go Pet Friendly for giving us the opportunity to try out the Hear Doggy. Lois Lane and L.B. are having some issues sharing so we may need to get another one (even though they will still want the same one).  We got the purple elephant, but there are several different animals to choose from and they are all very cute! Great toy for the dogs!


Hear Doggy Purple Elephant Toy

L.B. likes trying to "kill" it

Is that a smile, Lois Lane?

And the bickering begins...

Buddy doesn't know what all the fuss is about (he doesn't know what to do with a toy).

Dog Prize Pack

This is a prize pack I won from Earthfare here in Louisville.  It was a Twitter win and the dogs highly enjoyed it!  It came with a pineapple rope toy, a set of 3 rawhide donuts, a box of Buddy Biscuits and a bottle of dog shampoo.  Nice for my first online win!

Sometimes They Get Along

These two are a funny pair. Lois Lane (the black one) is the only female dog we have and is aloof and thinks of herself as a Queen and a person moreso than a dog.  L.B. (the red chiweenie) is a total dog who loves his toys and wants to play with all dogs, no matter their size, breed or color. L.B. is quite wary of Lois Lane though as she isn't much the playing type and doesn't really seem to care for L.B. too much. Once in a while we'll catch her playing with him, but mostly he steers clear of her and her gnashing teeth.

So imagine my surprise to snap this shot of them bird watching out of the bedroom window. They like to do this while I work out (our workout room is the other half of our bedroom), but generally will only lay there one at a time. They laid like this throughout my entire workout watching their birds together today. Maybe they are growing to love one another!

Giant Dawg Validates my Magnet

I <3 Big Mutts magnet + Giant Dawg in the back seat = entertainment watching the people in the cars behind me, especially at red lights.  :)

L.B.'s Wings

This is a fantastic design by Dog-Gamuttt.com that I accidentally came across while trying to find ways to fix the holes at the bottom of our fence where L.B. was slipping out and making us run for our lives to catch him before he reached the highway.  We recently realized that the bottom of the wire that covers our four board horse fence that make up the dog yard was cut in many places allowing L.B. to easily slip out.  The only thing we can figure is that the wire was cut last fall while weed-eating around the fence area.  L.B. learned that those areas that were cut could easily be squeezed through...and squeeze through he did.

So during my futile attempts to locate an fast and simple temporary fix, I came across this brilliant dog harness design.  It's your everyday dog harness with a metal rod built into a nylon sleeve that adds several inches to his width, thus preventing him from squeezing through the small holes.

We lovingly call these his "wings" and until we get the fence permanently fixed, he wears these anytime he goes outside.  They don't seem to bother him any more than wearing a harness normal bothers him and I've seen him try to get out with it on - and failed miserably because he was too wide to fit through the hole.  Perfect!  Just for fun I plan on buying a cheap Batman kite and fixing the wings onto the harness bar for a fun photoshoot.  ;)

Puppy Pedicure

This is what it looks like to give Giant Dawg a pedicure. Jason on the floor with Buddy practically in his lap, on his back and content as a little lark. Meanwhile, Lois Lane waits for the nail clippings to drop, snatching them up and devouring them as quickly as possible.  L.B. just sits and watches in confusion wondering why everyone is on the floor.

Guard Dogs- Back to Back

Ahhh, my boys. Such ferocious beasts guarding their yard.  Back to back to cover all angles.  Ha - they wish! This just ensures they see and bark at every. single. thing. that moves be it leaf, plane, bird or cloud.  And bark they do.  Luckily our neighbors aren't too close.  But hey, we built a dog yard for a reason...stand guard and bark on!

Wake Up Call

I love these kinds of wakeup calls on a weekend morning.  :)

Lois Lane Toes!

Can you spy with your little eye a Lois Lane?  Look for the little two white dots hovering over the chair.  That is Lois Lane's back feet just chillin' in the air while she snoozed away on her back in the leather armchair.  Talk about spoiled and comfortable!  She knows how to chillax!

Giant Dawg is Content Camping

We took a last minute camping trip over the weekend and got to try out the XPens for the dogs for the first time ( instead of having them all tangling on everything with leads ).  They worked out awesome!  As you can see, Giant Dawg was quite content with the situation...as were the other two.  The camping trip itself was interesting, to say the least, and you can read the campground review here.

Pouty Snuggle Pants

I love how L.B. has a little pouty lip sticking out as he sleeps.  Spoiled rotten dog...

Chillin'

My boys!  L.B. was playing with Jason and kept gently biting Jason's nose.  I was trying to capture it, but didn't quite manage.  Cute little stinker.

Absorbing Some Vitamin D

There's L.B. in his sun spot again. He's gotten us trained to opening up the curtains in the afternoon since this is the only window/door that let's in the sun light directly for him to lay in.  Charlie happened to be at the house when this photo was taken so L.B. was keeping a weary eye on him and keeping his monkey head close...

Border Patrol

Giant Dawg makes his rounds several times a day around the perimeter of the yard to ensure all is in good order.  He's an inside dog, but loves his yard and makes sure all is protected. He'll chase anything out that doesn't belong ( birds, squirrels, rabbits, etc - or kill them if he catches them ), but anything that is inside that belongs he protects very well.  Even when we had the chickens he knew they were to be protected, not eaten, which is rare for a Pyrenees ( they are well known to kill chickens, even on their own turf ).  He's a good boy - stubborn, but good.

On my mind... And on my feet!

063/365 - { On My Mind }

Today's FMSPhotoADay was "On my mind".  Well, when Lois Lane is laying on my feet she is certainly also on my mind.  She's, eh, gained a few pounds.  But I'll take snuggle time with her any way I can get it.  :)

Evening Reading Buddies

I've been doing a lot of reading in the evenings while Jason plays online video games with his buddies.  While I read, I have my own buddies!  L.B. is usually in my lap and Buddy comes over every hour or so for some scritches.  Lois Lane is usually in Jason's chair next to me.  It's nice to be loved.  :)

Yo Dawg, What Up?

L.B. in his new hoodie.  He really doesn't like wearing sweaters - knit or fleece - which baffles me because he's always cold.  I think maybe they make him itchy because he likes his cotton halloween t-shirt.  When it's really cold I put it on him when he goes outside, but he insists that it come off as soon as he comes back in by rubbing all over every piece of furniture he can until I either take it off or he wriggles out of it.

Happy Birthday, L.B.!

One year ago today L.B. joined our family.  He was then known as "Spartacus" which did not suit him at all ( nor did he know that was his name ).  They were guessing he was about three years old, so today would make it his 4th birthday since we tend to track birthdates by adoption dates added to their estimated age.  He's the first dog we've had that didn't have a holiday birthday.  So happy birthday / adoption day, Little Bit!

L.B. - New Camera Model

As promised, my new Samsung NX300 arrived today.  I haven't messed with it too much, but so far so good.  The fur kids opted to model for me ( not so willingly, but they did ).  It's very fast, so fast that I can even get a photo of Lois Lane with the flash before she blinks.  That never happens!  I still have some things to figure out - it's not exactly the same as my D80, understandably.  And I definitely want to look into getting the 50 - 200mm telephoto lens.  I got the 18 - 50mm with the camera body, which will likely be my primary lens, but I still want the zoom capability for wildlife shots.  After that I'll look into the macros, but those get pricey so it just depends on how much I really want it and if I find a good deal.  Might try the macro filter rings first.  One step at a time!

Here are a few more test shots, can't leave anyone out!  More to come...you've been warned! ;)

Buddy

Lois Lane

L.B.

My Furry Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day from the furry crew!