Play Time For Puppies

My sweet innocent puppies play rough! Yes thats cute little Max showing his big bad teeth to Sadie as they determine who will walk away with the "toy" The thing is, he wants his orange Cuz, she wants the tennis ball and they both think the other wants their toy...time for a throw down puppy style!!


Sadie thinks she is getting the upper hand when Max falls to the ground but really, its his little plot to just lay there and bite her....

He is up again and they are both wanting their dog toys. Who will win?

And then they realize their "human" is watching and they stop and look all innocent. Look at Sadies (right) face, it looks like she is saying "He started it Mom"

Isn't the back yard lovely? We had a weed that took over a section of the back yard and flower beds, we won't use a chemical to kill them because the dogs like to play in the back so we use a natural weed killer that is puppy friendly but a weed killer. So in the mean time, our back yard is a big sand pit, there are a few stragglers left that need to be treated again and then we get ready for new sod in the spring and mulch and flowering plants in the flower beds along the house. Its quite a project and honestly I don't really like yard work that much but it had to be done, the back yard was looking like a jungle.

We still need to cut back the bougainvilleas and if you are familiar with bougainvilleas you know they are quite beautiful to look at but have long sharp thorns. They are starting to choke out the lemon tree and I need lemons more than I need pretty thorny flowering bushes.

I love to cook using the lemons from the tree and this year we only have about a dozen lemons. Luckily my neighbor only uses about two or three from her tree the whole season and has invited me to pick some from her tree, as long as I take the ones from the top where she can't reach. She is 80something and about 5'2" tall. I went over and asked her to show me how high she could reach and then I held up my arm for a visual. When I reach my arm up, anything above my elbow is out of her reach. LOL she is so sweet, the neighborhood gossip but sweet.

Creature Comforts

When Sadie and Max were just a few months old, my sister made these pillows for them. Each one has a puppy paw print pattern border with their name stitched on, Max's has dog bones, Sadie's has a hand bag, they are both very cute. She was very insulted when she found out they didn't want to sleep with them in their dens but we put them on the floor for them to lay on.

Now that Max is bigger, he will drag his pillow up on the sofa and take a nap. I've posted several pictures of him, he always likes to have his head on a soft pillow or blanket. Dogs like humans really enjoy their comforts!

Sadie Plotting Ways To Jump Into The Front Seat

This was one of those whip out the cell phone and take a photo moments. Max is (of course) riding on my lap (where he belongs, of course) and Sadie has been told to sit "In the back"

Sadie...in the back....but she might miss out on something...

Learning To Take Pictures

This is what happens when you have the camera on the WRONG setting and try to capture a photo of your dog....the excessive flash makes her scream Paparazzi and stick out her tongue at me....

Slightly Wounded Ego

Last night at the dog park Sadie, aka Alpha Dog, met her match, a Boxer named Tasha who outweighed her by about 40 pounds. Max and I were still getting out of the car while Ken went ahead with Sadie, I heard her crying and yelping and by the time we ran up there, she was pinned to the ground with Tasha's human pulling her off of Sadie. I yelled at Tasha and told her she was a very very very BAD DOG!! (Yeah I know, I'm an over protective Human Mommy) She didn't hurt her physically but I noticed Sadie treading lightly at the park. Clearly nursing a wounded ego.

Guard Duty

Max's favorite spot...looking out the front window, growling at every suspicious movement. Notifying me with very loud "big dog" barks should a cat dare walk into our yard. When I come home, this is the window where two little faces are looking back at me. I'm getting ready to go out soon to run some errands and my last words to them as I leave: "be good puppies, guard the house. I'll be home soon"

Sleeping With One Eye Open

Sadie was laying there watching me use the computer...clearly its exhausting work. Never fear, she is keeping one eye open as she sleeps