Wordless Wednesday

HSI Yappy Hour Adventure!

Don't forget to vote for me: MUTT STRUT 2010 POSTER POOCH CONTEST!
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And speaking of the HSI… Mom took me to the Humane Society of Indianapolis’ Yappy Hour at a local restaurant last night. I was really hot and humid out, but we decided to brave it and just sit in the shade so we could support the HS and see some other cool pups. 100% of the proceeds went to the shelter.



There were lots of different dogs and their owners.



Here’s one that reminded me of Nala, another Rhodesian Ridgeback! She was super sweet and friendly! She even gave me kisses!




Actually, a lot of dogs gave me kisses, when I stuck my face in front of theirs. Yeah, they knew I was the boss! BOL!







When the food was FINALLY ready, we went over to get in line. Mom had to juggle holding my leash, purse, drink, and food. It wasn’t easy! But I was very good and barely pulled, except when I smelled my favorite smell…




I am never more attentive than when someone has a hot dog or bratwurst! And Mom shared her brat with me! Can we go back there sometime, Mom? That was sure yummy!

Mutt Strut 2010 Poster Pooch Contest

Mom wasn't going to enter me, but some of my friends' parents talked her into it...
I'm in the running for next year's Mutt Strut Poster Pooch!
See my page here:
MUTT STRUT 2010 POSTER POOCH CONTEST

I'd appreciate any votes!
They are a dollar per vote, with a $5 minimum. But all proceeds go to the Humane Society!

New Award!

My buddy Mango gave me this cool award, but it has rules with it.

I’m not so good at rules.

So we’re just abiding by the first couple. Anyone else who wants to do this one, consider yourself awarded!

Here are the rules:

1. Post it to the blog and link to who gave it to you.

2. List seven things you love.

3. List seven blogs you love.

4. Comment on those blogs and let them know you've given them the award.

So without further ado, here are 7 things I love:

Sleeping



Cuddling



Walks!



The Dog Park (sorry for the butt shot)



Car Rides



Bandanas



And being with my family!

Woofstock 09!

(Thanks to Gizmo's dad for several of these pics!)

Mom took me to Woofstock on Saturday! It’s the big fundraising event for the Humane Society that I came from! They even gave me a cool bandana to show that I was a rescue pup from there (the green one. The other one, PetSmart stuck on me when I visited their booth).



There were lots of booths set up for various vendors, and mom took home lots of goodie bags full of treats and toys for me!





Here’s my friend Gizmo chowing down on some yummy treats that they were kind enough to leave out for us!



My best pal Sandy showed up not long after we arrived!



We met up with several of my pack from the Bark Park! Thankfully, Gizmo’s dad took pictures, since my mom forgot her camera, and only had her iphone with us. He took some great ones of us on the mile walk.

Here's me and Buddy:


And Gizmo and me (and Sandy behind me):


And me trying to get mom to walk faster!


And here’s (most of) our Bark Park group at the finish line!




There were all sorts of dogs, from giant-sized to tiny!



There were a couple Blood Hounds, courtesy of the State Sheriff’s department. One was a working dog, the other was just a puppy in training! My mom GUSHED over the Blood Hound puppy! And you can’t tell here, but he was exactly my size. Mom said he’d be surpassing me pretty soon though.


Here he is with Gizmo:



After a couple hours of it, I was ready to go home though!



When I got home, I barely made it in the door before collapsing in tired bliss.



Oh, I also wanted to let some of you know that I'm not able to leave comments on many of your blogs, for some reason now. All of those with comment apps other than what is generic for blogger, doesn't let me leave a comment. I don't know what's going on. Mom is looking into it.

My Cousin and Me On a Walk

Notice, she has a good grip on my leash!

Day Care Adventure

Yup, I'm at Doggy Day Care today! I'm having a lot of fun with a bunch of other pups! They even have a web cam so Mommy can watch me play when she's missing me!

Sorry we're so behind in visiting you all. We'll try to catch up soon!

Wordless Wednesday

Ft. Ben... Again!

Last weekend we went to the State Park again. This time, with the whole family!







But my cousin Sophia wasn't content in her stroller...



She wanted to walk me!



How cute is that?!
What can I say? All the kids love me!

Playtime and Torture

Last night, we went to the dog park again, where three big dogs were all playing tug-o-war together!



Shannon let go for a minute, but decided to get back in there. And then, there’s me in the background. Waiting for Sandy to show up.



Lots of dogs came to play, including Sandy! But then, Mom said we had to go to Pet Supplies Plus to get a bath.



This is how much I like baths.



Yes, it’s pure torture. This is the face of misery.

Ft. Ben Adventure!

On Sunday, Mom took me to a local State Park. Ft. Ben has several trails, and the one we went on was really nice, paved with several park benches to sit and rest along the way.



It was very pretty, though my nose was to the ground 90% of the time.



It was a cool day, perfect for hiking. But the walk was over 2 ½ miles, so Mom stopped several times to try to get me to drink some water. But I wasn’t interested. I just wanted to keep going!



There were lots of other dogs that were walking along the trail too. But I wasn’t allowed to play with them.









Finally, we got back to the car, where I collapsed. And I still wouldn’t drink anything. Wonder why Mom calls me stubborn? Ft. Ben was so much fun! Mom says we get to go back next Sunday with some other people, if the weather is nice! I’m crossing my paws!

Of Mutts and Muck

Yesterday Mom did some volunteering at the Humane Society, where she found me. She came home with pictures of a super cute Basset/Rottweiler Mix.







Mom said she was very tempted to bring him home! But hopefully, someone at our park will adopt him. Then, I’d get to play with him at the park, but yet keep my house to myself and mom. I’m a bit overly protective of my food, treats, and toys. And anything that belongs to my mom. Once, I got mad at my buddy Gizmo at the park for even coming over and sniffing my mom’s folding chair that was laying on the ground.

So, anyway, we got to the park early, since it was such a nice day.



But no one showed up for a half an hour!



Mom would play hide and seek with me. Which I normally do not like when other people are around. I tend to freak out when I can’t find Mom. Even when I’m clear on the other side of the park, sniffing or digging (Shh, don’t tell Mom), I always keep Mom in my line of sight so I can look up and check on her every few minutes… or seconds. But Mom thought it’d be fun to hide from me a couple times. To get me running. It worked. Mom said it helped me get some exercise while we were waiting on other dogs to show up. Well, it was kind of fun finding her. I sure was proud of myself when I found her!

But then, I was back to waiting.



FINALLY other dogs showed up, including Sandy my best bud. Well, the park was really wet after all the rain we had. I wasn’t getting as wet as some of the other dogs, but I did get wet from playing with them. And you know how I like sitting on my perch in the mulch around the trees… and how I like to roll… well mom wasn’t too happy to see this.







Yes, that’s a mixture of slobber and mud on my face. Mom was thankful to have a towel in the car! She wiped me down well before she let me back in the house!

Ready to curl up on Mom’s lap and sleep the night away…

Wordless Wednesday

Home Again

We went to the park last night, since it was so nice out after days of rain. I didn't run around as much as mom thought I would. But when I got home, I zonked out.

Wordless Wednesday