DOG INDEPENDENCE DAY

I AM READY FOR MY POOL AND MY DRINK AND MY FOOD...
(NOT REALLY IN THAT ORDER)

What would be the ideal 4th of July in the dog world. How would it be different from the people version? Well I for one would change a few things. There would not be any fireworks. They are noisy and smelly and stupid. There are many dogs that get freaked out by the noisy, sparkly and popping things that you people seem to like so much. We would also like for the food thing to start earlier and go all day long. This is not an afternoon barbeque, but an all -day dog style buffet. There would not need to be any changes to the menu. We can use yours, but we want free access to all of the tasty food options. This would mean that you need tables with shorter legs to accommodate those of us who are height challenged. We would also like access to your swimming pools and flotation devices. Some of us would like to float around the pool with a drink and maybe some cool little dog sunglasses. If it isn’t asking too much, we would also like to have live entertainment featuring music that reflects our interests. For instance…. “Ham in the House” or “Big Bones for Little Dogs” or maybe “Dogs Like Big Steaks and I Cannot Lie.” These would be some songs that would make us howl and dance throughout the day in between our naps. Please consider changing the holiday venue just this one time so that we can celebrate as only dogs can. (Cats are not included in this celebration. You can do theirs some other year.)

CHUCK
Holiday Party Planner

YARD CREATURE

IT MAY LOOK LIKE I AM HAVING FUN, BUT THIS ISN'T LIKE A RIDE IN A CAR YOU KNOW!

The other night I went outside to do my business and there was something super scary in the back yard. I barked and growled to scare it away, but it just stayed there and didn’t move. My Mom finally came outside to see what was going on and then she started laughing and went back in the house. I just want to say that I was a little bit upset by this. Here I am protecting my house from an imposing intruder and my Mom laughs at me. I should be given a medal of courage or a public assembly or something. I think that if your dog alerts you to danger that you should praise them and give them ham. Next time, I will just hold my bark and stifle my growl until the giant creature takes over my house and then my Mom will probably yell at me for being so quiet. I don’t see an up side to this situation, do you?

CHUCK

THIS THING COULD BE TRYING TO EAT ME!

Fierce Protector
Guardian against the Wheelbarrow

BIG DOG BLOG

The big dogs are stealing the blog for the week. While Chuck was running around chasing his treat ball, the big dogs decided to take to the keyboard and do a little summary of their feelings for Chuck.
Here are just a few of their shared thoughts and feelings regarding the famous blogger…

Serra: “Chuck is really small, but he eats like a cow”

 Bleu: “I try to pretend he isn’t there, but he keeps bugging me and bugging me until I can't take it anymore and I have to bark at him. Very annoying!”

 Buddy: “I don’t mind him I guess, but when he runs under my legs it kind of freaks me out and then I need therapy.”

Clayton: “He stays under his blanket most of the time, but when he does come out I wish he would go back in.”





Buck: “I know we were puppies together, but he was a little jerk then and he is a little jerk now. I turned out great so we know that he is the one who has a problem. “





Thank you for letting us share our deepest feelings for our furry friend Chuck. Please just don’t tell him anything ok? He can be super snarky when he is mad you know!

KING OF THE HOUSE

SUPER PITIFUL!

After dinner and after I have had a little post dinner nap, my Mom puts the big dogs in another room and we little dogs get to run around the house. I of course get my treat ball and Cayenne acts like an idiot with her fluffy ball. My Mom kicks it around for her and she screeches and yipes as she jumps, twirls and spins to catch the ball. Not that I am paying attention, but if I were I would say that she is pretty good and catches that stupid ball almost every time. Lacey finds her favorite spots to pee in the house and we all pretend like we don’t know she is doing it. She is a little bit sensitive so no yelling around Lacey. Geez- Anyway, the whole point of this story is that I am out and the big dogs are cooped up. It just feels satisfying to me somehow to see their big sad faces as I run by them gobbling up snacks from my ball. There is a gate between me and them so I can make little faces at them and do other annoying stuff and sometimes I even get them to growl at me. That is the best because, again, I am out and they are in. This is probably trivial and stupid, but I enjoy my evening Chihuahua power trip. My tip to you is for you to get yourself a treat ball and show off a little bit,

FROM THIS ANGLE, I ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE A BIG DOG- DON'T YOU THINK?

CHUCK
Inappropriately Powerful

THE NOSE KNOWS?

THIS IS  CLOSE UP OF MY NOSE. DOES IT LOOK OK TO YOU?

I think I might have a serious problem. Aren’t dogs supposed to be good smellers, snifffers and snooters? Well I think my snooter might be broken. My Mom drops treats in my dog bed in different places so that I can hunt them down, but I go right over them without sniffing them out. That is a problem right? What if my smeller is broken? Does this mean I can’t be a drug sniffing dog or a bomb sniffing dog or a dog who can track down a bad guy? I am horribly depressed now. I feel like my career choices have gotten very narrow. I can smell ham. That is a good sign and I am feeling much better now. I love the smell of ham and come to think of it I love all kinds of food smells. Maybe the biscuits have been camouflaged in some sneaky no smell sauce. Well now that my career choices have opened back up, I am going to take a nap and think about which one of those sniffing careers that I might want to apply for. I guess I won’t really be thinking about it while I am sleeping, but maybe when I get up…..

CHUCK
Bad Smeller