tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66262819784155148452024-03-05T13:11:11.513-05:00Freddy, the wiener dogThe life and adventures of our Mini-Dachshund {plus Malibu and Luna too}Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.comBlogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-57801047867501161092014-02-28T18:09:00.000-05:002014-02-28T18:09:26.487-05:00Freddy guarding the neighborhood.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freddy and the girls had rare front yard privileges today, at least for a little while. The picture is Freddy guarding the neighborhood. It was taken when our neighbors came home. Freddy did not give them permission to pull their truck into their driveway, so he was deciding whether to go over there and give them "what for."</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-63987789012833250622014-02-20T11:34:00.001-05:002014-02-20T11:34:24.607-05:00Happy 12th Birthday, Freddy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 12th Birthday, Freddy!! He is officially an old man at 84 human years. He has a lot of gray on his muzzle, face, and paws. In fact, the gray on his paws looks like he is wearing booties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freddy has been acting like a grumpy old man too. His eyes are getting cloudy, so maybe his mood swings are partly due to that. He has less tolerance for Luna (she's bigger than he is and he doesn't like it), but still loves his little Malibu. They are so cute together. Luna, of course, knows this and antagonizes Freddy whenever possible. Toddler Divas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, Happy 12th Birthday, Freddy. I hope we have another 12 years together.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-38063731140464611082013-05-31T01:08:00.000-04:002013-05-31T01:09:53.266-04:00Malibu wants a cookie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nana brought oatmeal cookies. The doggies love Nana's oatmeal cookies. Malibu thought she did not get enough oatmeal cookies, so she worried about everybody else's oatmeal cookies. Finally, Miss Julie gave Malibu a boost so she could see who at the table actually had a cookie. As you can tell from this picture, Malibu discovered that Nana still had a cookie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Malibu was very, very serious about watching Nana's cookie to make sure that she received another treat from Nana. Nothing could distract Malibu from her cookie guard duty.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-30589170692321157242013-04-26T19:37:00.003-04:002013-04-26T19:37:53.818-04:00Tiinkerbell finds her forever home!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-41217395601793322982013-04-22T21:03:00.001-04:002013-04-22T21:07:57.721-04:00Farewell to Old Man Spotty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Spotty's family, we are so sorry to hear about Spotty's passing. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although small in size, Spotty was so large in spirit and he will be sorely missed. Thank you for giving a rescue doggie a forever home for such a long time. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With sympathy, Freddy's Family.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-13996546616892051602013-04-10T18:14:00.002-04:002013-04-10T18:15:30.302-04:00Sweet Pit Bull "Baby Girl" shot by NYPD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog likes his Pit Bull cousins. They have been sweet, playful and even subservient to Freddy. In fact, the adorable Pit Bull who lives next door (Junior) is afraid of Freddy and runs away. Pit Bulls continue to get a bad rep in the press, but breed discrimination needs to stop! Here's the sad tale of a sweet, two-year-old Pit Bull struggling for her life because police shot her while she was running away.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Owner Patricia Ratz and her sister Kathleen Dixon brought their three pit bulls to Schmul Park in Travis around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Two of the dogs—not Baby Girl— started fighting, and Ratz stuck her hand in between the two dogs to try to break it up; one of them bit it, prompting a police response. Ratz told SILive that officer Julie Moschella and an officer in civilian clothing arrived moments after the fight and opened fire on Baby Girl, who was running <em>away</em> from them.<br />
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"We had them separated, we had everything calm," Ratz said of the dogs, adding that she made a mistake putting her hand between the animals. "A cop comes from the street with her gun pointed straight at the dogs, and she just started shooting. She could've shot me, or my sister, or the kids [in the park]." <a href="http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/pit_bulls_owner_says_dog_was_c.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/pit_bulls_owner_says_dog_was_c.html</span></a><br />
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In the ensuing confusion, a very scared Baby Girl made a run for the woods. And that’s when the police officer shot her. In a public park. With families and children in the area. While she was terrified and running away. The horrific wounds on her body tell that tale very clearly. <a href="http://www.snarrdogpolice.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.snarrdogpolice.com/</span></a><br />
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</em></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can follow Baby Girl's story at <a href="http://www.snarrdogpolice.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.snarrdogpolice.com/</span></a> (scroll to the bottom of the page for the most updated information) or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SNARRDOGPOLICE"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://www.facebook.com/SNARRDOGPOLICE</span></a>. <span itemprop="name"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(SNARR - Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is also a video by NBC News: <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pit-Bull-Shot-Police-Baby-Girl-Staten-Island-Dog-Fight-202114771.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pit-Bull-Shot-Police-Baby-Girl-Staten-Island-Dog-Fight-202114771.html</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only information I could find to contact the NYPD is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paul J. Browne</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deputy Commissioner, Public Information<br />One Police Plaza - Room 1320<br />New York, N.Y. 10038<br />Attn: DCPI </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fax: (646) 610-8795 / 5856 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voice: (646) 610-6700</span> </div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-30824428156102088442013-04-05T18:06:00.001-04:002013-04-15T09:29:19.192-04:00Freddy's back hurts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Update 4/15/13</em>: Freddy is feeling much better. His soreness in his back is going away. He will stay on his medicines for another two weeks to help his healing process. He is not allowed to use his doggie steps to get into bed, so Daddy will build a ramp if we cannot find one to buy. The best news of all is that Freddy has started playing with his woobies again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poor Freddy the wiener dog. His back hurts and we're not sure why. A week ago Freddy woke up in shivers. He wanted to hide in corners and did not want to be picked up. On Saturday he was worse. He kept walking around in circles, seemed disoriented, and could not get comfortable. It was a little better on Sunday, but he was still full of shivers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Monday we took Freddy to the vet. The vet said his symptoms sounded like Freddy hurt his back. However, the vet could not find an injury along Freddy's spine and only one spot was tender. So, the first guess is spinal infection. Freddy has been taking an anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant and antibiotics. The first 24 hours were the keep-an-eye-on-Freddy-this-could-get-scary time. Freddy reacted very well to his medicines and seemed to be so, so much better, just like his old self. But, now his back is bothering him again. He seems in pain and can't go up and down his doggie steps. We have been very careful with supporting his entire back if he is picked up. Most of all, Mommy has not allowed any dirt-digging and Freddy is very unhappy about that. But, Mommy can't keep Freddy completely still unless he is in a crate and Mommy does not want to do that yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Freddy has another appointment this week. If Freddy is not completely well, then it will be bloodwork and x-rays. Mommy wants them to find something (to treat), but Mommy also does not want them to find something. Mommy wants her Freddy Baby all better.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-39566323783409817012013-03-19T17:06:00.001-04:002013-03-19T17:06:34.244-04:00Not even the trees are safe.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog has destroyed the front yard (almost) with holes and trenches. Thankfully, the grass still thinks it is winter so it seems dead anyway. Freddy is looking for new places to dig. He finally decided that it should be around the tress. As much as Freddy likes digging up grass roots, he had difficulty pulling up tree roots. Not that he little guy didn't try.....</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-53825571616429828132013-03-16T22:16:00.002-04:002013-03-22T15:18:10.274-04:00Freddy and the girls' yearly checkup.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy and the girls went to the vet's office for their yearly checkup. As usual, all three were not happy to be there. Of course, no one is as frightened as Malibu...poor baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first thing we did was weigh the doggies. Freddy is still at a healthy 12 lbs., thin yet solid. Malibu moved up the scale a little and weighed in at 10 lbs. Mommy definitely has to start walking them three times a day again. Not necessary for Malibu, but for Luna. She weighed in at a whopping 17.5 lbs.! She does not seem to eat that much, yet she is still packing on pounds. Mommy laid down the law and said no more human food...okay, okay, unless it's a protein. Otherwise, no carbs! Of course, she is a German girl. She is probably just big-boned.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Secondly, we took the doggies into the examination room. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They're unhappy enough to stand on the cold, stainless steel table. But, then t</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hey each get a turn getting blood drawn and a stool sample. The vet arrives. He is a very nice man. He is good with the doggies and he listens to their parents' concerns. Freddy is in good shape, but it is time for his teeth cleaning. Mommy refused to allow Freddy to undergo anesthesia last year, but reluctantly agrees this year. Malibu is also in good health except for a couple of rear molars. He said Malibu's teeth cleaning will be more difficult than Freddy's, so we agreed for Freddy to go first. We're still trying to figure out her hair loss. He thinks we need to take her to an endocrinology vet in Gainesville, Fla. We'll see. We do not want to put Malibu under a lot of stress. It's just hair..... Luna is also healthy. The vet was extremely pleased with the condition of her teeth. He was very surprised that they had stayed so white since the cleaning. It wasn't until we were home later that we realized she keeps her teeth clean by chewing on all those plastic lids!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy and Malibu needed their annual distemper shots. Luna was not due for any shots. But, she's felt the worst. She's been moody and exhausted since the appointment. Mommy is worried for her Luna. Maybe it was too stressful, although she didn't seem that upset at the time. Of course, there has been lots of napping since then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">P.S. I nearly forgot!! After the vet's examination of Malibu, he said, "What a weird little dog." I always said Dachshunds are aliens.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-50299963352722712392013-03-12T10:33:00.002-04:002013-03-12T10:33:22.679-04:00Malibu's first snake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, Daddy has cleared the underbrush from a large plant and the puppies were finally able to search underneath it. Freddy and Malibu spent quite a bit of time searching underneath the plant. Then, Malibu came running out with a snake - a little, black harmless garden snake. She was so happy to have a "giant lizard." Freddy was interested too, but Malibu was definitely not going to share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Malibu played with the snake like she does the frogs. She runs around with it in her mouth. She smacks it around with a paw. It was funny to watch this little doggie run around with this snake hanging down. The snake must have thought it was winter too because it never hissed or tried to strike. Malibu played with it until she got bored and then left it. She went back a few minutes later and it was already gone.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-48587027211014055472013-03-11T13:44:00.001-04:002013-03-11T13:44:11.175-04:00Luna's cigar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Daddy brought home three bone toys for the doggies. We have no idea where the Freddy and Bu put their toys. Luna, however, keeps her bone very close to her. Always. She carries it around like a cigar.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-31515231173019432862013-02-27T10:22:00.000-05:002013-02-27T10:22:01.499-05:00Freddy and the 100-Acre Wood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy just took off down the street and into the woods after the neighbor's cat. I ran right behind him and saw where he entered into the woods. I couldn't find him and he wouldn't come back out. I'm checking all over the woods, front and back of house. I call Jeff to tell him to come home and help me find Freddy....only to open the front door and see Freddy trotting back down the sidewalk as happy as can be with himself. Oh, he's The Man. "Me and my big bad self." I don't know whether to hug or punish him.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-18850754085118397202013-02-27T09:57:00.000-05:002013-02-27T09:57:09.793-05:00Coffee Break<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a lovely, cool spring morning. I take the doggies outside for a little fun in the sun. I walk them outside and then go back inside and start the coffeemaker. I walk right back outside and discover that Freddy has already dug seven holes and he's working on his 8th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">People complain about rabbits, moles and other varmints that dig up their gardens and yard. That's nothing compared to a Dachshund with a 30-second head start.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-21610091040135524572013-02-16T16:41:00.003-05:002013-02-16T16:41:41.098-05:00Happy 77th Birthday, Freddy!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy 77th Birthday, Freddy!!! Of course, it's actually his 11th birthday. But, you know, multiple by 7.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mommy wanted to a picture of Freddy with his cupcake. But, Mommy couldn't get Freddy to look at the camera and set the cupcake next to him without Freddy eating it. Freddy finally gave Mommy just a couple of seconds to get a picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Freddy and the girls got to eat a cupcake. They all licked the frosting first. Luna nearly ate her entire cupcake in one bite. Freddy was a little slower. But, Bu needed her cupcake broken up into little bits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had quite a lot of people here because it was also his human brother Eric's 14th birthday. Freddy decided to sit in Nana's lap so he could keep a lookout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, happy birthday, Old Man. And, here's to another 77.... um, 11.</span><br />
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-14449568921327812722013-02-12T10:22:00.004-05:002013-02-12T10:22:43.842-05:00Lazy January<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog had a very lazy January. Freddy's Mommy was sick with pneumonia so Freddy had a lot of sleeping time. Good thing he's a hound dog and that's not a problem. Freddy even missed most of the car-lines because because Mommy was too sick to drive. Now that Freddy's Mommy is feeling better, Freddy is full of energy....hum... mischief....um... Well, generally he's being a naughty Toddler. He wants to bark at everything - yes, more so than usual. And, he wants all of Mommy's attention to himself.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-91110455262518116432013-01-27T23:15:00.000-05:002013-01-27T23:15:49.745-05:00Malibu visits The Land of the Giant Dogs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My goodness! Time does fly around the holidays. I can't believe it's been a month without a Freddy, the wiener dog update. Freddy and the girls enjoyed a lovely Christmas holiday. Then, Mommy and the human boys went to visit Mommy's younger sister in Delaware. Mommy only took Malibu with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy and Luna were c-r-u-s-h-e-d that they were left behind. They had Daddy here all week, but they were unhappy. Freddy gets even by peeing on all the wall corners and furniture legs. Then, Luna has to pee everywhere because she's nervous and upset that she was left behind. Mommy really hated leaving Freddy and Luna behind, but she had to. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Freddy is so territorial over all that he can see that Mommy didn't want Freddy into the fray of The Land of the Giant Dogs. Malibu created enough chaos all on her own.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Miss Ruthie has four dogs - Sunny, an ancient Golden Labrador; Bandit - an old Black Labrador (hunting dog), Frankie, a young Black Labrador/Boxer mix; and Apollo, an 180-lb. deaf Great Dane puppy. After a couple days, Malibu decided the pack order should be Sunny, Bandit, Malibu, Frankie, and Apollo. Because of her self-prescribed pack order, Malibu would take Frankie's toys away from him. When Apollo got too close to Mommy, Malibu would run out from behind Mommy's legs, run a circle around Apollo snapping at his feet, and then run back behind Mommy. Apollo never did figure out what that crazy little doggie was doing. Of course, every played nicely when it was snacktime!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Malibu didn't sleep soundly while we in The Land of the Giant Dogs. But, she zonked out on the car ride back to Central Florida. Of course, now she's sleeping like an angel. In fact, most mornings she stays in bed instead of getting up when Mommy's up. Malibu need the extra recuperation.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-15943562316409721832012-12-25T12:05:00.002-05:002012-12-25T12:05:38.719-05:00Merry Christmas!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy and the girls along with their human brothers wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">P.S. I tried to get all the doggies and all the boys facing the camera at the same time. I gave up after these three!</span><br />
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-40333296411503972902012-12-11T09:51:00.002-05:002012-12-11T10:01:14.413-05:00Luna's first kill.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog and the girls were searching the plants in the front yard for lizards. Okay, Freddy and Malibu were hunting lizards; Luna was trying to sneak across the front yard after the neighbor's cat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decided to move a patio chair to another spot on the porch so I had a better view of the yard and street. As usual, I banged the chair around and lifted the cushion checking for hidden lizards. Sure enough, there were two rather large lizards hiding underneath the cushion. Of course, I dropped the cushion and started screaming "lizard!" {That's always my natural reaction. I'm 100% girly-girl.} That brought Freddy running over and, interestingly, it brought Luna. Freddy chased one lizard into the bushes; Luna caught the other! Luna kept trying to get into the front door with her lizard, but I refuse to allow playmates inside, so I blocked Luna and shut the door. By now Malibu had shown up and wanted Luna's lizard, but Luna wasn't going to share. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Instead, Luna used her front teeth to check the lizard out. She didn't seem sure what to do with it. But, she eventually bit it's head off. Malibu still wanted the lizard, but Luna was going to keep her kill. Luna stood guard over her lizard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, when I finally sat down on the patio chair, I kicked off my flip flops and put my feet up on the chair. When I saw Luna protecting her lizard, I wanted to grab the camera from inside the house. Unfortunately, I didn't look before I leaped. I just put my feet down into my flip-flops. Luna had put her dead lizard on top of my flip flops for additional protection. {Or, perhaps she was trying to share?} After I felt cold, squishy lizard, I shrieked and kicked them off. Of course, I had goo between my toes that I had to remove. Ew!!!!! Luna did not understanding my screaming; she just wanted her lizard back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ran into the house for the camera. Luna wasn't sure if she was supposed to follow, so I shut the front door so she couldn't bring her dead lizard into the house. This time I put on a pair of tennis shoes and ran back outside to take the picture. Unfortunately, right as I got there, Malibu ran over and grabbed Luna's dead lizard and ran off with it! So, I have no picture to show Luna's first kill. Now, she's back to staring at the neighbor's cat. I guess catching lizards isn't what she thought it would be......</span></div>
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-88742503513424509042012-12-07T07:54:00.000-05:002012-12-07T08:02:22.873-05:00Bad Daddy. Bad, bad Daddy.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog is not happy with his Daddy. Each morning at 6:30 a.m., Mommy drives Steven to the high school. Mommy doesn't take Freddy or Luna for the ride because Freddy and Luna bark too much. The barking really upsets Steven, so Mommy only takes quiet, little Bu. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Daddy has a four-day workweek. Usually on Friday mornings Daddy and Freddy drive Steven to the high school. But, Daddy slept in this morning. So, Mommy took care of the first car-line drive to school - which means that Freddy didn't get his extra Friday morning ride. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Daddy woke up 45 minutes later, and Freddy is letting Daddy know how much Freddy is upset with Daddy for missing that ride. He's following Daddy around whining and crying, jumping and scratching. This is not good for Daddy. Now, he'll have to do something extra with Freddy to make up for car-line. And, he'd better. If Daddy doesn't kiss and make up with Freddy, then Freddy will start whining and crying, jumping and scratching at Mommy. Then, Daddy will be in trouble with both Mommy and Freddy......</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-49947641921427009832012-12-04T02:41:00.001-05:002012-12-04T02:41:45.737-05:002:07 a.m. and The Toddlers want to play.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Malibu the wiener dog decided at 2:07a.m. that it was time for a bathroom break. No problem, Mommy knows the drill. So, she gets all the doggies awake and outside. Naturally, there's a treat involved when all three pee outside in the middle of the night.<br />
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Mommy and Freddy came back to bed for sleeping, but Malibu and Luna want to play.....and crunchy water bottles are the best at 2:00 a.m. Mommy took those away. So, Malibu decided that Freddy needed a half-hour bath. Luna won't stop chewing on their plastic doggie stairs.<br />
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-5100726219844434212012-11-25T08:36:00.001-05:002012-11-25T08:36:45.380-05:00Good Morning, Mr. Hawk.... Now, please go away.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr. Hawk was waiting for us on our fence when Freddy the wiener dog and his girls went outside for their morning romp. Well, Malibu wants to dig for frogs. Freddy and Luna want to stay under the blankets. But, everybody has to pee first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr. Hawk wasn't afraid of me going thru the screen door and walking a little closer to get a picture of him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, I'm sure Mr. Hawk is just looking for a frog or lizard to come along....maybe even a mole. But, I sure don't like he watches Malibu's running around the yard. She stays close to the pool fence, mostly inside her holes, but I don't want Mr. Hawk to mistake Malibu for a rabbit or something. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, Good Morning, Mr. Hawk.... Now, please go away.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-34808764391730493782012-11-23T01:09:00.000-05:002012-11-23T01:09:34.497-05:00Happy Thanksgiving 2012!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog and the girls had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA. They had plenty of food to eat and lots of napping.Then, it took an army to get all the three doggies together for a Thanksgiving photo!</span><br />
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Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-22595274575367215242012-11-17T14:59:00.000-05:002012-11-17T14:59:06.768-05:00Luna loves plastic.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luna the wiener dog loves plastic - anything plastic. Mommy was unloading the dishwasher when she accidentally dropped a plastic storage container. Luna couldn't run off with the plastic dish fast enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Malibu stopped her though and took it away from Luna. Malibu trotted around the house for a few minutes with it, but then dropped it to go outside to hunt for frogs. Luna took it back. Now, she's making sure that nobody gets her plastic container.</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-63996610527169835562012-11-12T08:16:00.000-05:002012-11-12T08:16:57.649-05:00Luna has a new love in her life.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Luna the wiener dog has a new love in her life. Luna a-d-o-r-e-s the neighbor lady from across the street. Her name is Nicole. I invited Nicole over to chat about the kids. Luna fell in love. As Nicole sat down, I tried to warn her that Luna will jump up and stick her tongue in your mouth, but I wasn't fast enough. Luna got Nicole. Smack! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then, Luna jumped into Nicole's lap for some petting. Nicole never stopped petting Luna the entire visit. Luna was polite at first. Then, Luna started leaning heavily into Nicole. Then, Luna stood on the arm of the chair to block Nicole and I from seeing and speaking with each other. "No, don't pay attention to Mommy. Pay attention to ME!" Luna finally settled down next to Nicole and fell asleep, while Nicole continued to pet Luna.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Luna was clearly in love. In fact, she wanted to walk out the door with Nicole. I told Nicole that she could take Luna with her. Nicole clearly likes Luna too, but she said that her son wants a Pug. That's so wrong......</span></div>
Carol's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159864368667489698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626281978415514845.post-90331482090652155562012-11-05T10:59:00.000-05:002012-11-05T10:59:36.019-05:00Luna and the BIG, icky spider.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freddy the wiener dog and his girls were barking, barking, barking at something in the living room. I came into the room to see them barking at a BIG, icky spider. Actually, Luna protecting her BIG, icky spider. - It is difficult to describe just how much I hate bugs, lizards, flying things, frogs, etc. The best description is....well, just looking at it could put me into a coma. Yes, it's that bad. - I needed a better look at the BIG, icky spider but I wasn't getting too close to Luna, who obviously wanted her spider left alone.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luna picks it up and starts trotting around the house with it. Quite pleased with herself. Of course, I'm not sure if she was pleased with the spider or that I proceeded them screaming and running from it. Either way, Luna looked happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When Luna finally dropped it for a second, I had my camera ready with the telephoto lens. Once I was able to zoom in on the nasty thing up close and personal, I could tell it was <i>plastic</i>. This gave me some relief but then I thought, "Boys!" [who are at school].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luna continues to play with her spider...crunching on it mostly. Luna does love plastic. But, this is one toy that Luna is making sure nobody - not even Freddy - gets their paws on it.</span></div>
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