Kylee had a great time showing off her poodle skirt to anyone and everyone.
We did a little bit of trick-or-treating just to show her what it was all about and she seemed to love meeting new people and choosing her own candy to put in her bucket. (Her favorite houses were the ones where she was greeted by a dog at the front door. Imagine that)
Happy Halloween from Superman Snoopy! 
He has been working all year pumping iron so he could show off his bursting biceps this Halloween. (He was posing and trying to show off his best side.)
Douglas is sporting the Yoda ears. He was not a fan of the rest of the costume, but I think the ears are the most important part.
Meet the bumble bee and the mailman. Charlotte is the cute little bumble bee and Jake is sporting the mailman look. (I was told that Jake's costume actually won at the party he attended. Go Jake!)
Blue had to make a surprise visit to the vet today after hurting her dewclaw over the weekend. It had to be removed, so to keep her from licking it and causing infection, she was the proud winner of this awesome blue cone. (It really brings out her eyes.)
I have to give credit to Blue that she held her head high and is willing to go through this all again tomorrow. Good luck Blue!
At the first sniff, Snoopy and Nena actually did not hit it off. Snoopy must have just gotten a bad sniff or two because he started to growl. So we went our own way. A few days later though when Nena was laying down, Snoopy showed interest and started to wag his tail.
Now whenever we see Nena, Snoopy will whimper and pull on his leash until he can say hello and play a short game of wrestling. (This mainly involves Snoopy running and pouncing all over Nena while she lays there and rolls around.) She is very good about her size.
Who says cats and dogs can’t get a long? That would probably have been my cat, Sadie. Douglas is very much the gentleman and does not mind sharing his hotel facilities with another furry creature of a different species. It took Sadie a bit of convincing, but they eventually were caught relaxing and dozing in the company of one another.
Meet mischief and mayhem. (The name may be a little misleading because no harm was done.) Where ever Kylee went, Douglas followed. And it was the other way around too. Kylee was always so excited to see Douglas whenever she woke up from naps or we returned from walking dogs or running errands. If Kylee was ever exploring or trying to get into something, Douglas was always there to further check out the situation or to see if he could lend a paw or two.
There were plenty of play dates with other pups and many opportunities to play fetch with Douglas’ favorite squeaky balls. We played until he lost interest or he was too tired to lift a paw anymore.
My only question is where can I sign myself up for a hotel like this for humans?
If there's somethin' furry in your neighborhood
I ain't afraid a no squirrel
(We have yet to catch one yet, but there have been some very close calls.)
This can sometimes be one of Murphy’s favorite spots to stop and sniff.
There are times he could care less to check out this place, but there are times that he can spend almost his entire walk sniffing, digging, and licking up any small surprises he digs up.
Sometimes it’s a squeaky ball, his Halloween bone, or his squeaky newspaper. He loves for you to tug and pull on his toy for a little before you throw it. (He thinks he is such a tough little guy.)
These two are American Bulldogs that are gentle giants. Well, Apache might not be tipping the scales, but Meatball makes up for the two of them weighing at 120 lbs (and he is not even quite 1-years-old yet). This made it interesting walking 180 lbs. of muscle, but they were both very well-behaved.
You would think with the size of this guy that nothing would bother him or scare him. Wrong! Meet the terrifying balloons. One of his neighbors was having a party and placed balloons outside on the railing. He would not walk past unless I held the balloons and he was sure they were not going to blow by him. It took quite a bit of coaxing.
Who is a little bedbug? Apache. She lived life to the fullest while her parents were away. Every time I would come to visit she would dart for the door, but I started noticing pillows and blankets moving down the bed with each visit. Finally, one visit I was really sneaky and I was able to catch her in the act. (Just to have you know, one time she actually wormed the blanket all the way down and all four pillows were on the floor.) She definitely enjoyed herself.
Apache and Meatball worked on keeping their striking figures with four walks a day and plenty of chase and wrestling.
I hired Kurt, my husband, to come over during their last walk for the night to wrestle with Meatball. I figured he had a better chance of surviving the wrestling match than I did since Meatball weighs as much as I do.
Apache loved when Kylee came along for walks and made sure she was not short on love and kisses.
These two even made a trip to a nearby dog park where they met and played with several new friends.
The truck driver of the UPS truck in Jake’s area now knows us by girl walking two dogs that think he is trying to sneak deadly packages into their home. At least I always get a smile and wave. For some reason, neither could care less about the FedEx truck. Imagine that.
The mailman is another character that needs to be closely watched because you never know when he is coming or what he is going to shove through your door. Blue still gets excited about the truck, but she now LOVES to say hello to the mailman. She will drag you across the street during a walk just to jump up and say hi. Jake on the other hand, wants to show the mailman who is boss and acts very tough, even when he is all the way across the parking lot. They must know something we don’t.
I snuck into the bathroom, camera ready, to see what awaited me. I was expecting a mess, with Kylee being the culprit. I was in for a nice surprise. Kylee and Snoopy were looking at all of his pictures and cards. Kylee would point to each picture of Snoopy and then look at him and start panting. (She seemed to really like the pictures where both her and Snoopy were in them together.)
Before I knew it there was a piece of a T-bone steak in Murphy’s mouth. It was amazing to watch how quickly it went from nose sniffing bone to bone in the mouth. Murphy was so proud of his newly found treasure.
I made the attempt to retrieve the bone from his mouth since I did not know where it had been, etc., Murphy probably thought this was the most ridiculous thought that had crossed my mind. The sad thing is I had a leash, but still could not outmaneuver Murphy. He was dodging and running and ducking. I failed miserably.
Telly and Jasper had a weekend full of adventures. They went on some short and long walks. They worked on their puppy physic's with running in the evenings. Their puppy social life was increased with meeting so many new girls and guys in and out of the neighborhood.
They even found some time to stretch out in the grass and work on their suntans and upkeep the natural blond glow of their puppy locks.
These two were packed full of energy. They just kept going, going and going. I can proudly say that I actually was able to wear them out during the weekend. (This is a pretty amazing feat.) We ran and played fetch until they were too tired to chase after the ball anymore. I wore Jasper and Telly out to the point that they both just laid down on the floor and sat there panting when we returned to their house.
2) She laps up water from a watering dish. Her father is not too happy about this one.
3) She throws and fetches her own balls. She is self-entertaining.
4) She chews on and carries dog toys in her mouth. Another gross, but funny thing.
5) She pants like a dog. Especially when she sees a dog.
6) She eats leaves and flowers.
7) She chases cats. Poor Sadie, she always has to keep an eye out.
