Danny Kang Zipped In

Faith and I shared a room with this boy, Danny, when she first moved us here to NYC.  Now, Danny comes over to our place sometimes to play.  Faith kept trying to get me to go into this new boxy thing she brought into our home, but I wasn't having it.  The first time Danny saw it?  Jumped right in and asked to be zipped up.  Fine by me, as long as I don't get zipped up in that thing!  Faith assures me that I'll enjoy it once I realize it's my own little safe den.  It will take some more convincing before I'm ready to try it out...

Saturday morning: Inn at the Ridge

Do you see it??  I see it.  Is it a man?  Where's his head?  Faith calls it a scarecrow.  Doesn't look like any kind of bird to me.  Also, Faith refused to let me pee on the tomatoes by the headless man.  Geesh!

Coming soon: Weekend Upstate & Newborn Poodles

Faith tells me I'm going with her this weekend somewhere upstate, but I don't really know what upstate means.  I also hear it's at a bed and breakfast but I don't know what that means either. She showed me this picture of newborn poodles who she says arrived at the b&b about a month ago...

And I DO KNOW what that means!!  Dogs to sniff!  Faith wonders if I will be growly or playful with these little ones (and any other dogs up there this weekend), but I'm not telling.  I don't plan these things out.  I just let my doggy senses guide me -- that's how I roll. Faith will try to be all calm-energy and relaxed, thinking she has some sort of control over me.  While I do try to please her and do what she asks, sometimes she just doesn't know the dog-world things that are going on inside of me and the dogs around me.  We have our own set of social ethics.  I'm good with that.  Faith is learning to be...

Hurricane Irene Tree in Sunnyside

I did what I needed to do with this hurricane Irene tree: peed on the end of it.  It was clearly my territory.  Then Faith has to go and ask someone to take a picture of us.  Can you tell I'm a bit uncomfortable?  I mean really, being held by my person while we SIT on the tree.  That is just not how it's done in dog-world.  I'm a good sport though, and Faith does love her photos, so I dealt with myself.  We went later for an hour long walk around the neighborhood and I got to do my dog-thing -- undisturbed.  

P.S.  I heard the tall, pointy building in the far background is called The Empire State Building.  I've not been there myself, but it gets lit up every night, and we see it on our last walk each evening.

Roberta & Madge

I do enjoy giving out the adoring, loving looks these days...

Hurricane's on its way...

Have you heard?  I knew without even watching the weather channel (although Faith & Glenn have had it on much of the day) that a storm is coming.  I can feel it in my bones...and ears.  Faith took me out for a long, damp walk this morning and again this afternoon.  I can guarantee I'm not going to put with this wet-walking much longer.  I usually just sit down and look at Faith to let her know...No Way Is This Walk Happening.  This time, she really pushed me to get out there and pee.  I have a feeling even she won't be trying to take me out in the hurricane they're calling Irene.  Well, here's a pic from a few weeks ago, when it was nice & dry.

Good weather!

The weather has improved for my dog tastes!  Faith and Glenn are taking me on very long walks again.  I spent a good number of days panting, panting, panting this summer.  Faith would still try and go far, but I would slow down to a dog-crawl to let her know I was getting overheated.  She kept me well with plenty of water and even put ice cubes in it since our kitchen is so hot that the water would warm up through the day.

Now, I am getting to comfortably smell all the smells I want to every afternoon.  It's glorious!!!