trick or treat ?

i'm getting ready for a WHOLE lot of treats!

(my favorite food group)

to the rescue.

today i saw a baby lying on the beach . . .

i ran up to see if she was o.k.

"hello. H E L L O little girl, are you o.k.?"

eeeeww . . . stinky feet.

she's o.k. . . . i think she was just sunbathing.

under the weather.

my mom and i aren't feeling well. we're going to take the WHOLE weekend off to sleep and rest and watch movies and NOT WORK . . . yay.

i was bitten.

i was playing (well . . . torturing) a bee out on the balcony, and it BIT ME ! my mom found me under the bed (i was hiding, i knew something was not right) and she said my face looked like baseball catchers mitt. she was hysterical and rushed me to the emergency room. my lips were swollen to 3 inches thick ! i was in pain and shock, but fine after a steroid shot and benadryl.

this is me after most of the swelling went down. my dad thought i looked like a camel.

they are wondering if i had learned my lesson. was the lesson that i should have bitten the bee before the bee bit me ?

home sweet home.

even though i had a great month in vermont, i am glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed.

there is no place like home.

the wood chopper.

fatigued by the chopping of wood.

tea time.

mmmmmm,i LOVE tea with milk and fresh vermont maple syrup, just like my mom. she let's me take sips of her tea, well . . . sometimes i just do it when she's looking the other way.

wait, THIS is my good side.

born free.

we have been in vermont for one week now and to me, it is pure doggy heaven. the best part is not EVER having to wear a collar and not EVER being dragged around on a leash (and i can sleep in as long as i want). i am allowed to run in the woods on my own whenever i want to and for however long i want. and there are SO many chipmunks to chase !

the birthday party.

today i turned 4 and i think i smell CAKE.

WOOO HOOOO . . . 

my mom threw me a very fun birthday party and invited some of my favorite friends.

. . . and i got to have my cake and EAT it TOO !

friend or foe . . . or doe ?

i met this dog at the beach and i really couldn't tell if it was a friend or a foe, or was it a doe? even my mom thought it looked more like a doe than i do, or did. and she always says i look like a doe or a fawn, or maybe a baby doe. well do i? or do i don't?

(click on the picture for a closer inspection)

a day at the beach.

today i had so much fun at the beach running in figure eight patterns and trying to get chased. only one dog named bebe would chase me today. but that was fine . . . i found some chicken to eat instead.  i love when people picnic on the beach.

and now i'm full and SO tired.  i'm ready for my afternoon siesta, please.

personal space.

i spent the weekend with my cousin, talulah.  we get along fine, as long as we each get enough personal space. but she STILL tries to steal my food and she thinks she is cuter than me. WHATever. my hair is much silkier and better to pet . . . HER hair is like a brillo pad. so in a blind petting contest, I would win for SURE.

camp corrie.

HORRAY for CAMP CORRIE !! i am having SO MUCH FUN. and get THIS . . . tonight for dinner i had grilled lamb chops. mmmmmmm mmmm mmmmmmm.  mom + dad NEVER give me lamb chops.  E V E R . auntie is a much better cook.

but everyone thinks that i'm starting to look like my cousin emee, the rabbit. isn't it natural to start morphing into your surroundings ?  better the rabbit than uncle rick though . . . i don't think i'd look very good in glasses.

daddy/daughter time.

i'm spending time with my dad before i am shipped off to camp corrie for the week.  mom + dad are going down to l.a.  oh i might LOOK sad, but i love going to camp corrie, where the sausage and bacon is plentiful . . . not to mention the 3 rabbits to taunt. one week? why can't i stay for TWO WEEKS ???

the new dog.

this is my new cousin named talulah.  she looks harmless enough, BUT . . . 

during feeding time, she pulled a fast one on me.  (it looks like i'm a messy eater, but i like to eat the chicken first, and all of those small round fillers just get in the way and go flying all over the place)

look how mean the new dog is.  my mom says she is even MORE alpha than ME !  i'm so glad that i will only have to see her every couple of months. 

pleasantly plump.

my dad thinks that i'm getting fat.  tomorrow i have a doctors appointment and i'm sure i'll have to weigh in.  BUT i think that as long as i can still fit through the cat door (which i CAN), who cares what my butt looks like?  my mom agrees and she sneaks me treats when he isn't looking.  sssshhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . don't tell.

don't ask.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE.

i hope everyone gets LOTS of chocolate bunnies in their baskets.

oh no . . .

another monday morning......UGH.

this little piggy went to market.

we are off to the farmers market to get some fresh eggs and load up on vegetables . . .  and perhaps even a rawhide or three?!

the NERVE.

rubber bands for lips.

my mom thinks that my lips look like rubber bands. she gave me SO many lip kisses yesterday because it was valentine's day, and because she loves my lips. my dad, on the other hand, refers to my lips as "inner tubes"  and he prefers to kiss me on the head. either way, i got lots of love yesterday.  i hope you did too.

lucky dog.

my mom says that i am lucky to be a californian dog.  she says that right now, the dogs back east are wearing parkas and long johns (ICK) while i get to frolic on the beach in my birthday suit !  i know, i AM a lucky dog and i love that my mom takes me to the beach (almost) every day. THIS is the life.

(if you click on the photo, you can see the golden gate bridge!)

a lazy sunday afternoon.

i am so ready for a nap.

remembering grandfather.

today marks the 1 year anniversary of my grandpa's death.  boy how fast that year went by.  i'm going to try and be especially good today so that my mom can have a nice day to remember her dad.

ho ho ho.

short walk on a long pier.

our morning walk on the emeryville pier.  the walks lately have been so short, as my mom has been very busy in her studio and always in such a hurry to get back to work.  bah humbug . . . i can't wait for the new year when business is SLOW and the walks are LONG.

i can't believe i ate the whole thing . . .

too much candy in my halloween bag . . . and i ate it all.

happy halloween.

 be safe, stay dry, and eat a LOT of candy . . . . . BOO !

sweater girl.

i made the BIG mistake of acting like i was cold on our walk today . . . 

because when we got home, my mom made me sit in front of the fire AND wear a sweater.  i don't mind the fire part, but i HATE wearing clothes.