Uh um. You may want to fill your water jug upstream.

Ms. Emily- 9 year old Great Dane mix

Do you see that Buddy?

See what Riley?- Buddy Love and Ri Ri on lake patrol

I thought YOU saw something.

It appears we have a tresspasser....

But this sun just feels too good to move. - Ri Ri Gargoyle

Is this why mom keeps calling  me just a "good looking lawn ornament"?

Where are all the people today?

Surprised no one wanted to ride with us. - Shanti, Riley, Buddy, Samson, and Maisy

And why does this boat always smell like dog farts?

Why don't you fetch me a cold one while you are up?

Before I start screaming "animal cruelty"- Shanti Baby

I hear a good sun tan is slimming....

You be the judge. - Maisy Moo

I am 17 and feel like a 16 year old pup.

I sit here wondering what it would be like to be able to run and play outside like the other animals in the neighborhood.

Then I remember I have a custom doggie door and can come and go as I please. - Sam I am

And I don't feel so bad.

Faster. FASTER!

Riley is beating us and we are IN the golf cart.- Buddy

My gawd if only my legs could reach the pedals. I know I could do better.

Oh gawd. I am glad you are there.

I thought the water fountain behind me was talking to me again.- Maisy Moo

( Doggie Dementia is common and often cute)

Yum Yum. Licky licky licky this is good.

You cannot have any Sam- Buddy

What if I start at the other end?- Sam I am sad

I love you little BUDDY.

But this has got to stop.- Sam I am

Mom is watching.

I can't scale this rock on my own.

But I can step on Sam's head to reach the top.- Shanti supermodel with 'tude

I am tired of sitting here with him anyway. And he has a big head.

Well, HEY THERE!

Watch these moves funny face.- Maisy Moo

I may be old but I love to squiggle in the grass.

Well damn! We missed the hot dog vendor.

I told you we shouldn't stop to pee on everything and sniff others' poop. - Riley to Hannah

Now I am really hungry...

You know what Sam?

I feel sorry for the other dogs that don't have golf carts. -Buddy Love

Look. There goes a dog now. Running all on its own. So sad.

When are you coming to lay with me?

You know I cannot nap with you up and running around. - Riley

One of us should keep an eye on the road.

Selfie this, selfie that- while I keep us alive. -Riley

Now she wants to change the radio station. We are going to die.

Just goes to show you, you can't choose your foster parent....

Why do the other kids at the beach have swim fins

 And I have none?- Sam I am wondering...

I thought I was a good boy.

Dear Lord, please bless this bone I am about to receive....

Even if I did steal it from blind Maisy- Buddy McClusky

Ok mom. I won't dig a hole.

Now what was I doing before I was interrupted?...- Maisy Moo

I love the sand between my toes. 

We didn't hear anyone barking.

The tribe has spoken. - Buddy, Shanti, Sam and Riley

Be gone with you.

Spending on pets

The US spends more on our pets each year than the GNP of over half the countries in the world.  I think this is great - how we are evolving.  Dog chains are no longer cool.  Pet crimes are felonies. More vegans than ever. More humane treatment of farm animals. Better vet care.  Pets are like family.  After all, we chose to care for them. We bred them to BE dependent on us.

People take better care of themselves and their pets.  We are more in tune. I can see it in my lifetime.  And it is not just the US.  I have been to many countries and almost always pleasantly surprised how evolved they are in the treatment of animals.  We are all working together to outlaw seal beatings, whale killings, leg traps, the dog/cat/horse as food, spay/neuter, educate, help each other, tell on each other. Rewards for turning in illegal pet mills and dog fighting rings.

Circuses and Seaworld are no longer cool. Horse drawn carriages can be viewed as cruel. Dog chains outlawed in many cities. Proper food, water, shelter preached and observed by neighbors.  Rescues in full force with NO KILL POLICY. Bull fights are viewed as barbaric and we often root for the bull.

We take our pets with us everywhere, vacation, work, stores and restaurants.  We have dog parks in every city. They are in our family photos.  They now have hospice care and the best medical services (laser, gene therapy, MRI, etc). We have pet insurance, pet carriers, pet sitters, pet friendly motels and beaches, pet strollers, artificial limbs for pets, pet therapists, pet trainers, pet shows, pet stores, and dog bars.  We have all kinds of pet contests and shows, events, and gatherings. We love our pets and are more in tune. And that also means LOVE. We have allowed ourselves to get closer to animals. To FEEL.  I know I have grown so much over the years, learned so much and appreciate the animal world more than ever. Yes, spending money is equated to LOVE. Not how much we can make ON them but how to make their world a better place and in turn, we are better for it.

Karla

Just so we are clear, I don't like you.

I don't like you either. - Maisy back to Shanti

And I was on the deck first...

I feel rain. Do you feel rain Sam?

It is definitely starting to sprinkle. - Buddy

Does this truck make my ass look big?

You can take a picture. It will last longer. - Maisy Grey has still got it

So you are having trouble keeping a certain dog off the furniture?

I can sympathize.  I often find the home owner sleeping in my big bed.

Putting their head on my ass pillow, of all things!

You really need to take me for a ride now.

A storm is coming and I am not getting any younger.  - Shanti Baby

If you see any gray hairs, pluck them.

And for god's sake don't blog about it. - Sam I am getting distinquished

I tell all the bitches I am only 3.

Hmmm. Someone just pulled in and I can hear them talking...

Something about a funny looking cat sitting in the windowsill.- Riley my love

I don't get it.

So two boy dogs that look a lot like us...

Got into some trouble and ran back to home base.

Weird. We have been right here all day. - Sam and Buddy

Yuck. We are not a couple.

We are like best friends.  I could never have sex with Sam.  He is like a brother to me. - Shanti

I don't even know what sex is...-Sam