STUFF!

Hi! Dory here - and boy oh boy, has it been fun around here. My bath at Laundromutt made me shiny and clean!
Mom's friend went to The Black Dog Tavern and Store, and imagine that a whole tavern and store right on the island of Martha's Vineyard named for me!!! Anyhow, Mom's friend got me this great collar with my picture on it.
Isn't this cool!!!!!!!!!!!
Then a box arrived and I was very excited - what could it be???
Well when my human finally got the box opened I was very disappointed, it smelled rubbery like a dog toy - but it wasn't for me.
Sadly it was for my human. She needed boots to keep her feet dry on the boat and she found some at Target.com that she couldn't pass up. Apparently there are about 50 different women's rain boots in all kinds of fun colors and patterns and cheap too!!
Then today in the mail a package from Kathleen at Snazzy Petz on Ebay came which can only mean one thing - A NEW COLLAR!!
It looks really pretty and Mom says it is special for the 4th of July!
Kathleen always wraps up my collars so pretty when she sends them - she made my Lobster and University of Michigan collars too.
It's very nice - red, white and blue with USA and stars in gold - that truly is SNAZZY!! Thanks Kathleen - you and Wally Cat make the bestest collars ever!
Mom said I could "try it on"!
Don't hate me because I'm BEAUTIFUL!!

BAD MOMMY!

Just a note to let everyone know - I HAVE A BAD HUMAN MOM!

We all had a great Memorial Day Weekend - the weather was warm, the seas were calm and the sky was blue. We spent lots of time hanging out on board the Kanaloa and enjoying what the man in the box called "the unoffical start of summer"!!

So with all this perfection - why is Mom being called bad?? She didn't take enough pictures!!!

The only shot of me was when The Finback - a local charter boat on the docks with us!! I got to go aboard and check out the accomodations. It's a great big boat - but not as comfy as our boat.

If you look real close you can see my head poking over the gunwale!

Needless to say I am First Dog aboard the Kanaloa and I think I'll stick with that.

TAGGED and we don't mean GUTENTAG

Flori tagged us and we are happy to participate! (She is the cutest German Labrador Retriever living in England we know!)

The tag requires us to list 8 random facts/habits - Dory and I are taking this on together as a project. These are some things that aren't generally known about us:

1. LEGS: Liza has an artifical knee made of titanium. Very cool but now she buzzes at the airport! Dory still has her dew claws on all four feet, not fun on nail clipping day.

2. HOMETOWN: Liza was born in but never LIVED in the state of Connecticut. Dory came from Northern Mississippi as a rescue dog and has the southern drawl to prove it.

3. TELEVISION: Liza never misses an episode of LOST or The Sopranos. Dory adores old reruns of PBS/BBC All Creatures Great and Small and enjoys the Dog Whisperer. (She makes a very funny face when she hears cows moo on TV!)

4. MOVIES: Liza is a huge fan of World War 2 movies like The Great Escape and Saving Private Ryan. Dory cries every time we watch Charlotte's Web and Homeward Bound.

5. HOBBIES: Liza's favorite hobbies are knitting and photography. Dory's favorite hobby is "surfing" - that is countersurfing and surfing the web!

6. FOOD: Liza loves Indian food, especially Chicken Tikka Masala. Dory loves pizza and raw lamb chops. (see hobbies above!)

7. MUSIC: Liza loves U2, Goo Goo Dolls and Bon Jovi (she's still stuck in the 80's). Dory's favorite hits include "Black Dog" by Led Zepplin, "Givin the Dog a Bone" by AC/DC and "Rubber Biscuit" by the Blues Brothers.

8. VACATION: Liza's favorite vacation spot is anywhere on Cape Cod as long as it is on the beach. Dory's favorite vacation spot is Gramma's house - it is dog friendly and everyone knows her name!

So here are the rules for those who I am tagging:

1. Each person tagged starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. The person tagged blogs about each of these facts and posts these rules.
3. At the end of the blog entry, list eight people to get tagged.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged, and to read your blog.

I hate to do it but here is our "tagee" list - Maggie and Mitch, Peanut and Flash, Ruby, Boo Cassanova, Sparky, Kaos, Sophie and the Dachsies!

Sad to see it over...

Hello - Dory here. Mom is too sad to post today so I've had to ask my dad to help. First, her beloved Montreal Canadians didn't make the Stanley Cup playoffs - a dark day for "Mom the Ice Hockey Fan".


Then Tuesday night Mom's other favorite hockey team, the Detroit Red Wings lost and were eliminated from the Cup playoffs too. We have now entered the sports dead zone - no hockey or football teams to root for for months to come. The only glimmer of happiness for this sport fan family - FISHING!!


Our boat the Kanaloa is on the water, the weekend weather forecast is finally "sunny and warm"! Rumor has it the striped bass are making their way up the Atlantic coast.

We all hope no matter what your plans are this holiday weekend - we wish you all a healthy, happy Memorial Day!! Dog days of summer?? Bring them on!!!

Drip, Drop - When Will It Stop?

Rain... Rain... Go away!


Come again another day -


Like a week from next Monday...

Drip... Drop... Won't you stop, just for an hour or two?


Splish... Splash... How I wish Mr. Cloud would let the sun shine through...




It looked like it was going to be a sad, no fun day - It has been cool and rainy here in New England since Friday. Cold and rain mean no going out on our boat, no driving over to the dog park and more than likely "HEALTH CARE"! (Which I dread)


Well, instead of spending Sunday around the house, Mom actually got my leash out and I had no idea where we were going. We piled into the Jeep and headed off to Cambridge.








Mom's master plan was to go over to Laundromutt in Cambridge. We drive by it all the time when we go to our doggie school for what Mom calls "Obedience Class". It certainly looked fun from the outside - so I was pretty excited. As it turns out Laundromutt is sort of health care related (I was a little disappointed by that), but on the up side as bathtime goes - it was pretty cool!

Mom couldn't get a picture of me there - she said I can be a handful in a new setting. I think she just didn't want to be seen as the nerdy computer geek, overly spoiling, dog doting gal she really is.

I hate bath time - but if we can go to Laundromutt to take a bath - honestly I won't mind at all. The tub had a ladder and I was hooked in. Mom said it was nice because she wasn't all hunched over kneeling on cold tile in our bathroom. The folks at the shop were very nice and helpful to me and Mom. They had nice smelling dog shampoo and made sure the water wasn't too cold and not too hot.

When the bath was over and I was unhooked I got to show off my athletic ability by leaping out! I got to shake and had a nice towel dry!!

When we were all done Mom bought me a peanut butter chew bone - which I devoured on the way home! A nice treat for as Mom said "being such a good girl during my bath"!

Laundromutt has all different levels of serivce - Mom selected a bath with house special shampoo and a towel dry. She was a little worried about me and the fur dryer noise - she said maybe next time we would do that. You can also just go for a nail trim, a quick wash or a full on doggie beauty treatment.

I was also excited because they had great smelling toys and treats. I saw toys just like my own Duckie, Phessie and Goosey right there on the table.

Normally Mom and I don't promote stuff on our blog - but if you and your human are in Cambridge (maybe on your way to visit ME - HINT, HINT), we think you would like Laundromutt too.

All in all - I would say FOUR PAWS UP for Laundromutt! (I give four paws down for our lousy New England weather!) I smell and look good and after all of the excitement of the day we can all settle in for a cosy Sunday afternoon - dogs and humans alike!!!!