My but your butt looks big from down here....

Did you happen to notice my big teeth? The better to bite you with!- Shanti

There it is, up on the right Bud.

Man, I could really go for a Wendy's frosty right now. And have your tried the new fries with sea salt Buddy?  Mmmm.  I like to dip my fries in my frosty but mom doesn't like it because I make a mess all over her precious truck. - Shanti

I know how to do this....says Buddy

It is like playing with a rattlesnake.

Which dog is blind?

The neighbors are outside (2 O'clock position) and three dogs are looking at them. One thinks he is....

Shanti the lab mix loves to be outside on the deck, when it is cooler "on watch". (However, she doesn't know how to get off the deck by herself - true story).

The boxers love to be inside, soaking up the sun through the glass and only pretend to care about trespassers (and they do not pretend very hard and fall asleep quickly as they warm themselves like bread in an oven).

Blind Buddy loves to be on guard and obviously has this "guard dog" job covered he thinks.  He is the most alert of the four dogs Sad huh?



On a side note, I took the dogs for a walk at dusk and four deer ran beside us in the woods by the road.  ONLY Buddy could "see" them or notice.  The other three trotted right along within feet of the deer and never turned their way.  Yep, Buddy is the best hope I have for protection.

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This is a picture taken today with Maisy, Samson, Buddy, and Shanti.

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Where is Maisy?

Hey kids. Where is Maisy?

"Don't know and don't care"  - Shanti

"Huh. Are you talking to me?"  -Sam

"I thought you WERE Maisy driving.  I can't see but you smell like her." - Buddy

"I jumped into the back seat and she is not in the truck bed." -Sam

(I came back here because I have gas)

"I don't see her outside running along side us mom.  I am just trying to enjoy a little ME time."- Shanti
"Dang, you fooled me again. That is not YOU Maisy, driving the truck?" - Buddy

"I am here momma, in the corner of the back seat. See me?  It got too crowded up front"- Maisy

(Pssst, can you sneak me a fry?)

When do you think we get to leave?

I am sure this is the way out. I saw mom leave this way and I will not rest until I know she is coming back. Do you think that bright light is her returning for us? Shanti and Samson

(Please come get us mom.  We don't know what to do without you....well, except to tear this place up in our anguish).

Dog training went well today.

So if anyone reading wants my expert opinion, please contact me. I will be glad to help!

Per Shanti...."that will make mom think twice about taking my bone away."

Who US? We promise to be good this winter...

Here we are, on the lookout for trouble.  Not seeing any just yet but I hear another rescue dog is coming- we can teach it "our way". -Maisy, Sam and Shanti

"Anyway, we promise to be good for 2012, scout's honor". -Maisy (leaving the discussion)

"Who is Scout"?- Samson

"I think he had to be put down".  -Shanti

So Sam...Is that the one you peed on?

Yep, I peed on that plant in the pot. How long you reckon we have until it dies?- Sam

Careful with that paddle woman!

I KNOW what you are thinking and we both know it would not turn out well. Just steer this big rig, paddle hard and keep working around me. I deserve the view.- Shanti

Alert and focused

Shanti is learning to drive and it scares the dog shit out of me.- Sam

What does a girl have to do to get noticed?

Sam, I am ready for you. Why are you always so tired?  I am over here in my bed, ready to make puppies with you. - Shanti

Fill 'er up please.

 And check under the hood. Oh, don't worry. I am not driving. Sammy boy does all the driving.  Right now he is hung over and resting his head on Shanti before we take off for the open road so all is good  -Tootsie

It is MY Freakin Black Friday...

Out of my way, you bastards.  Black Friday means ME, just look at our reflections stupid.
I go first and I go alone to shop!- Shanti

I am all set to hit the lines to shop before daylight. Mom needs to wake her butt up and let me out now before all the good treat and toy deals are taken!- Shanti

Faster, I see land!

Can you pick up the speed any, in this heap of cheap plastic? I see land HO.  Faster, matey, faster I say. And stop staring at my beautiful ass.- Shanti

And the earth stood still...

Shhhh. Mom has treats. (Ah, behold the power of food). Gimme gimme or I will bite you.

I am injured I say. Injured!

Shanti likes attention, TLC when she is hurt or injured. Lately it seems to be often. She goes around limping but you never see how she hurts herself. And in minutes, she is "all better".  Here she is, in action, playing it up for all its worth. How she hurt herself sitting on the deck, I will never know.

Later we were watching a dog program and the trainer said that "a dog's paw is the most sensitive area" of the dog. Shanti looked up at me and said "I TOLD you so mom"!

Boogie Monster

The boogie monster lives under my guest bed.  It is solid black, with glow-in- the-dark eyes, and shiny white teeth. It bangs on the hardwood floor as you hear it pull its boney body under the bed. There it sleeps, listening for you above.  This monster wails in its sleep.  It bangs its head against the floor with bad dreams. It kicks, flails around, screams and makes awful sounds.  Guests have tried to describe the noises and cannot. They beg me not to let the boogie monster in at night, so they can sleep. These attacks happen periodically all through the night with no rest for the weary. No matter how much you yell or scream, the noises don't stop.

Shanti can pull her skeleton like body under that bed and has horrible nightmares.  People dread her banging under their bed all night long.  She does not care. See below, as boogie monster dog (40 lbs) emerges from dark to pull out from under 7" tall bed frame...

Here is a glimpse of the monster, hiding under the bed. If you cannot see you, she thinks you cannot see her.

Can we go now? I am waiting!

Shanti on the boat, ready to leave, impatiently waiting for the rest of us to finish having fun on the island. She is the Alpha Dog, can you tell?