November 8, 2009

Thank you
for all your calls and letters!

Evidently thousands of you contacted the tall guy yesterday
about the scary picture he took!

So, to make up for frightening everyone,
he said he would put up some better pictures today.

We went to the park yesterday,
but there were no puppies there.
So I pretty much just ran around
and smelled.
(Notice the grass on my nose from smelling!)

We took my boomer ball and I played with it some,
but it got all grassy.
The tall guy wants to remind all the peoples
do NOT try to kick a boomer ball,
unless you want to break your toe.
I want to remind all the puppies
do not try to CATCH the boomer ball
unless you want to go to the dentist!
I don't think even
Louie or Katie or Remington could catch it!

And finally, always remember that it's better to have your eyes OPEN
when you have your picture taken.
Otherwise it just looks like you're laughing.

November 7, 2009

WTF???
("Why the face?" -
Phil - Modern Family)

Normally, I look kinda like this:

Not bad.
Just your typical gorgeously handsome manly lab puppy.

And then THIS happens:

Oh, trust me.
I'm taking away the camera.

November 6, 2009

I have no idea!

I have no idea what is happening in these pictures.
Evidently when I get to the puppy park,
I forget that people can see me.

Here I am practicing jumping over invisible obstacles on the ground.
Why am I jumping over invisible obstacles?
I have no idea.
Why are they invisible?
I have no idea.
I guess the front part of my body just decided it needed to jump.
Next time, I hope the front part decides to tell my butt
so I can all jump at the same time.

In this picture, I am obviously having a fit.
Did the nice boxer say something to make me have such a fit?
I have no idea.
I doubt it.
I don't think you'll see this picture on this year's Christmas card.
Although if you had someone you didn't like,
you could send the card to them.
"Merry Christmas!
Here's a puppy having a fit."

Don't even ask.
Why am I standing in the water dish?
Does the water TASTE better after I put my muddy feet in it?
And why am I biting the side?
Am I trying to pick myself up?
I have no idea.

If YOU have any ideas why I am doing these things,
please send them to me.
I need all the ideas I can get!

And just so you'll know that most puppies
DO have an idea,
here are a couple of pictures of some GOOD puppies I met at the puppy park.

November 5, 2009

I want to be a puppy!

We were at the park this morning and I looked up and saw some other puppies walking by. I didn't jump up to meet them because the tall guy told me they were out walking with their peoples and a baby. He said I did very good and I was being A LERT!

I DON'T WANT TO BE A LERT!
I WANT TO BE A PUPPY!

I still think I have enough time to be a lert down the road. Besides, being a puppy sounds much nicer than being a lert! So, if you see the tall guy, please tell him that I am perfectly happy being a puppy and that he should just forget about that lert thing!

Special bonus stuff:

We were driving (well, the tall guy was driving - I was riding shotgun) to the puppy park yesterday and we saw this:

The tall guy said it was a balloon. I told him it sure was an awfully BIG balloon and he said it was so big because it was filled with hot air. I told him if that was the case, he would be as big as a house.

Needless to say, I did not get any chicken biscuit from McDonald's on the way home.

November 4, 2009

I think my halo fell off!

But don't worry. I'll catch it.
What's that?
The tall guy says he thinks it fell off the second night I came home.
Ho, ho, very funny, ha ha, very droll!

November 3, 2009

More Phuppy Phrases* You Should Know!
(a nod to Khyra)

(Moving the stick so no one will trip on it.
That's my story and I'm STICKing to it.)

Here are some more puppy phrases that your peoples may use but that can mean different things to us puppies. The tall guy uses these A LOT when we are out walking!

Phrase #1: GO!
He usually says this when I am walking in front of him and suddenly stop to smell something right before he trips over me. He thinks that GO! means keep on walking. What GO! really means is that you must be smelling something really good like candy or a hot dog that someone has dropped and you're not supposed to eat it! Just remember, GO! really means that somewhere near you on the ground is the best thing you will ever taste in your whole entire life.

Phrase #2: Come On!
I hear this a lot on our way back home after our walk. The tall guy thinks that Come On! means that I am walking too slow because he's trying to get back home to watch The Amazing Race! What Come On! really means is that he is walking too fast because HE is trying to get back home to watch The Amazing Race! I have to remind him that he is RECORDING The Amazing Race! and that I will be happy when The Amazing Race! is done so that we don't have to run home on our walks. Just to confuse you, Come On! will mean something completely different in about a month because The Amazing Race! will be over. In about a month, Come On! will mean hurry and get home because some OTHER competetive reality tv show will be on!

So there you have some more PHUPPY PHRASES for everyone to learn. And remember, "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars".

Note from the tall guy:
Re: Jack's puppy parking picture
The picture actually shows Jack 'lying in wait' when he sees another puppy that he wants to play with. He just happened to do this right next to the curb for the picture. He just started doing this on his own - I didn't train him to do it. Almost everyone who sees him do it thinks that he is such a well-trained puppy! Silly people! Sometimes he will stay in that position and wait until the other puppy comes up and says hello. Sometimes he will wait until the other puppy is about 2 feet away from him and THEN jump up and get all wiggly and excited. I never know which way he is going to react.

November 2, 2009

...AY!*
*(continued from yesterday's post)

It has come to my attention that some of you thought the birds had become evil
and attacked and devoured me.
Well, I just noticed that if I barked at them, they flew away.
Next time they try to eat me, I will let you know!

Today, we are going to discuss common phrases that
may be confusing to your peoples.

Today's Phrase:
PUPPY PARK

Some peoples think a 'puppy park' is a place where you take
your puppies so that they may play with other puppies!
Well, it means something different to us puppies.

In our language, 'puppy park' is when you pull completely into a parking spot.
You should always make sure that your puppy's nose touches the curb.

Illus. 1

Now let's use our new phrase in a sentence:
"Make sure you are pulled in completely when you try to puppy park
so that your tail won't get run over by the other puppies!"

Remember, you should use your new phrase 3 times a day.
(Or more if your puppy gets bored!)

Until, next time...

Note from the tall guy:
Jack did very well with his Halloween duties.
He was very excited when the doorbell rang.
He was even very good when the really little kids came,
although he did scare one 2 year old when he barked.

Well, she started it! :)