April 1, 2010


Spring has arrived! Becca was out helping Mom today getting pots ready for planting and checking out the spring flowers. Becca thoroughly enjoyed herself for she can see very little and special smells really please her. The rest of us pupsters were a bit jealous, but Mom says that the blind and sight impaired so enjoy gardening and the scents that surround them. Becca went bananas over the hyacinths, but for some reason was drawn to the daffodils. Hmmmm, maybe yellow is her favorite color, what do you all think?

April 2, 2010


Geez, Mom, do we really have to get up? Delcey and Rory here think you need to set that alarm for a few hours later. We were up late last night watching a really good movie…oops, you probably didn’t know that. Yep, we have been observing how the remote works and have it down to a science now. We have been trying to figure out the pupsterental control though for we have a feeling there may be some pretty interesting programs we are missing.

April 3, 2010


Does anyone out there know what to do on rainy days? Jasper here is bored out of his mind. I am tired of TV, tired of reading and the games the other pupsters want to play are really getting irritating. I tried getting everyone going by barking a bit, but Mom didn’t seem to think that was a good idea. So here I am, just hangin’ out hoping the pitter patter on the roof will stop and the sun will emerge.

April 4, 2010


We enjoyed our Easter together today. Dad was up early getting the ham ready…notice we said Dad…Mom’s allergic to the kitchen. The aromas coming from the oven smelled so good even though we knew we could not have any of the ham, but looked forward to the carrots and green beans. We also had an Easter Egg hunt which was quite the sight to see. Some of the pupsters get a bit greedy you know and they knew that each plastic Easter Egg held a special doggy treat. We all held each other close today and hope all of you had a very blessed Easter.

April 5, 2010


You know life cannot get any better than this. We love to watch Marti when he settles in for the evening. Sometimes he chooses to share his bed with others, but then there are times like this where he cuddles up in a nice soft bed with his favorite toys. Of course we are glad when he finally chooses to go to sleep for he is one busy little boy even though he is 12 years old. He just plain makes us dizzy with his twirling abilities. All of us pupsters love him dearly though and are so happy that he is so contented.

April 6, 2010


I am going to tell you right now Vance that you had better back off! Konrad has had enough of your silliness for one day. My tail is not a pull toy and I was not put on this earth to be your chew toy either! AND I am really getting tired of that stupid grin you have on your face all of the time. How can one dog be so darn happy all of the time? Come on, admit it, you must have a bad day once in awhile right? If you haven’t this is going to be your day!

April 7, 2010


Mom, Patina here has a favor to ask. Is there anyway when I need to talk to you that you could sit on the floor please? I have a feeling if this continues I am going to have some neck problems looking up like this and will end up at the pupsterpractor for neck therapy and possibly acupuncture. Please consider my request until I grow a bit more. Of course the whole solution to this would be to just carry me around all of the time.

April 8, 2010


Mom, I think your filing system needs to be revamped a bit. Dickens here is trying to figure out how your mind works in regards to filing. Now, from what I have researched everything should be in alphabetical order, correct? Not so in your case…of course you may be trying to confuse us pupsters so that we cannot locate anything that you may feel we are not privy to. Trust me, I will figure this out!

April 9, 2010


OK, everyone, listen up! Arpel here has appointed myself the official keeper of Mom’s office chair. From this vantage point I can supervise everything that is going on in the living room. You know how Mom is always saying “Boy, if I could catch who pottied in here, they would definitely get a time out.” Well, guess what? I have a pen and paper handy and will report all potty accidents to her. Now, you do have another choice. Give me all of your treats for a week and I will not report in. Your choice, take my offer or take a time out.

April 10, 2010


Don’t you worry about a thing Mom. Classy has this situation handled. Now, I am not a tattle tale so I won’t tell you who dumped over the poop bucket the last time, but I am here to assure you that I will not let it happen again. Wow, that was a mess don’t you agree? Just let ’em try it again and they will see what will happen!

April 11, 2010


You know someone around here needs to start making decisions and being a bit assertive. Benson here thinks I am the one to do that! This is my assertive pose you know. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Now, if you were coming up the ramp and saw me at the top wouldn’t this look stop you in your tracks? I have been practicing in front of the mirror and it even scares me! Hope Mom doesn’t catch me at this though.

April 12, 2010


Tiki reporting in. Last month Mom and Dad made a short trip and I stayed with my Auntie Marilee. Well, I just received this picture and it put chills up and down my spine. Have you ever seen a cat this big? I am going to tell you whenever we were laying in the same area I was afraid to even move for fear of being smushed! I think Auntie Marilee needs to line up a serious diet program here!

April 13, 2010


Yep, Mom you are right. Both Margo and Lily here are totally disgusted. You have got to get the bed wetters under control! We are tired of lying on a flimsy blanket waiting for the laundry to get done. We are sure if you do some researching there is all kinds of advice out on the internet in regards to bed wetting. If something isn’t done pretty soon we pupsters are going to take this into our own paws. We will gather together, build a fortress of pupsters and make sure that those that are wetting on our beds will no longer have access.

April 14, 2010


Whoa! Did we ever hit the belly band jackpot today! Auntie Judy, Auntie Carleen, and Auntie Debbie visited us to make the delivery. Mom made sure they didn’t go home empty handed though. Lots of donated material was sent home with them. We pupsters want to make sure they don’t run out you know. Biscuit here tried to hitch a ride home with Auntie Judy for she thought Peeka and Marcy would make wonderful Pekey sisters, but she couldn’t quite talk them into it. Our Biscuit doesn’t give up easily though. We know she will keep trying!

April 15, 2010


Mom, do you suppose you could help me out? You see if I put this bone down for even a second Mason or Jake tries to dash in and grab it from me. To tell you the truth my jaw is getting awfully tired carrying this around. Would you consider putting me in a room by myself so Butler here could at least have some time alone with my bone? It would also be great if you could have a talk with the two boys. They have absolutely no manners at all!

April 16, 2010


Today we said goodbye to our sister Angel. Angel had been fighting serious health issues for over a year. She so wanted to stay with us, but her body would not allow her to. Our Angel was rescued 10 years ago from a backyard where she was tethered on a short chain matted to the skin. Mom knocked on the owners door to ask if she could buy her and they willingly gave her to Mom…said she was worthless. In our hearts she was priceless. She filled our lives with so much joy. Her daily tongue baths, her sweet kisses and her warm body close to ours are so missed. We will meet again our Sweet Angel. You will be in our hearts forever.

April 17, 2010


Oh Oh, someone is going to be in big trouble again! Shilo was snapping photos this evening and happened to go into the bedroom to check up on what was going on. Low and behold, there was Dad feeding ice cream to Mei-Ling. Now you have to know that ice cream is definitely not on Mom’s “Healthy Pupster Menu”. No wonder he puts so much ice cream in his bowl. The rest of us pupsters are going to make sure we get some next time! Don’t tell Mom though.

April 18, 2010


We soooo love surprises! Auntie Wendy sent us a whole bunch of new donut beds….our favorite. Well, they rank right along there with the cubicles. Mom put them down in a stack and was trying to distribute them fairly, but we just couldn’t wait to try them out! Of course the guys think the blue is the best, but we girls leaned toward the dark red. By the way Mom, we will really try not to potty in the new beds, but you better keep the laundry soap close at hand just in case.

April 19, 2010


Mom, we need to have a talk. Here I am trying to get all comfy on the futon and Tipsy proceeds to display her all together. Now I know Sydney here can’t see, but the boys are giving me a vivid description of what is going on. Then they start hooting and hollering at Tipsy which only makes her smile with glee at her inappropriate behavior. All I want to do is snuggle in for the night. If you can’t correct her behavior I am going to have a nice long discussion with Dad.

April 20, 2010


You know Mom spends a lot of time working at the computer…well, that is when she is not grooming, bathing, feeding and loving on us. We all settle in with her about 9 at night. As you can see we are very helpful. Actually we consider ourselves to be the best foot warmers there are. Occasionally we’ll lift our heads and give a bit of advice. Especially when we hear Mom muttering to herself. One of our kisses always calms and soothes her.

April 21, 2010


Hey Mom, Tandy and Estee here need some advice. We would both like to change our hair color. You see they say blondes have more fun, but Tandy says that just isn’t so. And everyone always says how beautiful redheads are, but Estee is here to tell you that being a redhead is not that great. We were both considering a total makeover. Do you have any suggestions in regards to hair color for us? Hey, why are you rolling your eyes at us? OK, if you do not want to help us we will find someone who will. Just don’t complain if you disagree with our new hair color!

April 22, 2010


OK Mom, enough is enough. Lessie here has tried to be very patient with little Starlene, but she just will not leave me alone. For some reason she thinks I need kisses all of the time and is totally infatuated with my nose. It has gotten to the point when I lay down I have to cover my nose with my paws. A few kisses now and again are one thing, but this has gotten out of control. Would you please sit down and explain to her that my nose does not belong to her?

April 23, 2010


Well, today was another one of those sad, but happy days. Our little Lana met her new Mom and Dad and sister Shimmer. It was so good to see Shimmer again and she is absolutely gorgeomous! Lana played hard to get at first, but then cuddled right in to her Mom’s arms. Shimmer was busy giving lots of kisses just to make sure Lana didn’t take over her spot. As you can see Mama Dona is happy, happy, happy!

April 24, 2010


Hey, Dugan emailed us and sent this great picture of his big brother Huey exercising. Notice that Dugan is not! He says he would rather coach. Huey works out on the tread mill for approximately 45 minutes per session. Dugan says he has hip problems and when Mom doesn’t have time to walk him the treadmill is the answer. We told Dugan he should really try it, but he said no go on that one. Guess we’ll ask Mom and Dad to buy us a treadmill…looks like fun to us!

April 25, 2010


Mom was not very happy with us today….can you tell why? Someone managed to get a roll of paper towels and we pupsters had way too much fun! We had the paper towels scattered from one room to the other. There just isn’t anything more enjoyable than tearing paper up…all of you should try it sometime. At first Mom had a really stern look on her face and then just began laughing. Clean up took awhile and we didn’t even get any time outs!

April 26, 2010


Geez, I hate getting my teeth brushed! Mom and Dad keep telling me if I will make use of the hard toys and chew a bit more they will put the tooth brush away. So, Haley here is really trying to work these teeth. Now, I have heard that raw chicken wings are really the answer to all of this so I put my order in at the butchers. They were offering a special price if you bought in bulk. Wait until Mom and Dad get that call!

April 27, 2010


We are practicing for our annual family picture. So what do you think of our smiles? Well, discounting Apollo that is…he can be such a sour pupster sometimes. Mom said “Caprice, Apollo and Pecan it is your turn to smile pretty and at least two of us tried our best. Geez, now just because of Apollo we are going to have to go through another photo shoot!

April 28, 2010


Look out Dalton, here comes Trenton…hope you are ready! It is time for us to practice in preparation for the next wrestling match. Now I know you aren’t overly excited about this match and would prefer to sit on the sidelines, but you need to get with the program here. We wouldn’t want anyone to think we poodles can’t wrestle with the best of ‘em. We have to keep our good name you know.

April 29, 2010


YUM YUM! Our meat arrived today! We look forward to seeing the big truck pull up. Of course Mom and Dad are glad delivery is only once a month for there is a lot of work getting all of our food into the freezer. We pupsters told Mom and Dad that it is really good exercise for them and then we turned tail and ran for cover! Sherman was out supervising as usual. He keeps thinking he may get a tidbit or two here and there.

April 30, 2010


Wow, here it is the end of the month already. How time flies when we pupsters are having a good time. We are all snuggling in for the evening to watch a little TV with Mom and Dad and then it will be off to dreamland for us. We will see you next month!