*What is this 'baff time' she keeps speaking of? What's she doin' over there? Why CAN'T I eat that bottle? Mommy?*

*Oh yes. I 'members now. I 'members that I HATES you Mommy!*

*For this, you shall die.*

*But dis shampoo for apples! See! See! Says 'Green Apple' right here. Is not for puppy dogs.*

Bath time is so dramatic for us. It involves a whole bunch of sulking in the tub, and then a rip roarin' round of drying off and post-bath zoomies. Puppies.

Dress up!

I know, I know... Halloween was last week. I just had to throw these Halloween collages up here though, as I'm still giggling everytime I look at them.

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*I don't put OUT fires Mommy... I start them!*

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Angel Epic. Funny, eh?
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That's the end of the Halloween photos for this year, but you know what that means... CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!
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What will we come up with next, I wonder...

Eight!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

My big boy has reached another milestone today... 8 years old! Holy. I guess he's all grown up now. Here's to another 8 great years Benny!

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Halloween Horrors

*'scuse me. Could you help me find the way back to my own blog, I appear to be lost.*

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No worries Romeo! I'm just going to borrow you for this post, then I'll send you home. Yesterday my roomie and I went out to the birthplace of Life is Better with Sheltie Hair for a little Halloween fun.

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To start with:

Treats! Aw, thanks boys!

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And for the two-leggers:

Scary!

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After settling in, it was time for the main event... pumpkin carving. In the name of decadence, the three of us each decided to carve two pumpkins... which has translated into many pumpkin related aches and pains this morning. Who knew!?

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But, we ended up with such masterpieces as this:

My roomies tribute to Where the Wild Things Are... a fantastic Carol!

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And a rockin' crow.
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Sheltie Hair came up with a wonderful:

Sheltie! Surprise! Didn't see that coming right?
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As well, she did a funky howling wolf backlit by a multicolor pumpkin light. Too perfect.

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Next, my creations:

EPIC! No really... I made the transfer from one of his pictures. It isn't that easy to see, but I'm still proud.

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And then there's:

Creepy little dolls! They turned out nice. A few mishaps here and there, but all in all not too bad.

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Epic also decided to dress up for Halloween this year, only he didn't like the dressing up part very much. So he simply stood and looked cute.

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*Oh hai! I'm a Halloweeny monster! What? Shut up Mom, is not true.*

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Bailey, however, wore Epic's costume with pride. A fantastic vampire! Not exactly scary though Bailey!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Favorite Things

The Christmas season is coming! I know, I know... Halloween first. I'm starting to feel the Christmas spirit though. So, in honour of the non-season, I present you with a few of Epic's favorite things:

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It's an interesting collection. The snake, ball, food dish, and sardines are straight forward. The shoe... well, he likes shoes. But the petroleum jelly? What's up with that?

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Epic ate some stuff the other day. Or so we thought.

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The boys had some RMBs one Monday, and there was a bit of a mishap with the packaging of the bones. The styrofoam package was set on top of the big outside garbage can while the bones were being organized, and was forgotten there. No biggie, right? No one can get up there... except apparently they can. When my roommate went outside again she noticed the bone packaging laying on the ground... and the absorbant pad from in it was missing. Now, there were a couple of suspects to consider, but while we were standing out there Epic happily showed off his ability to get ON THE HUGE GARBAGE CAN. Dirty little stinker. So Epic went on blockage surveillance.

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When this happened, I made the decision to not give him hydrogen peroxide to puke it up, and just wait and see what happened. Waited. Nothing happened. Waited some more. Nothing happened. Started to panic.

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Then I learned about the vaseline. Rumor has it feeding dogs vaseline will help push whatever they have in their system through. So for 24 hours Epic ate nothing but vaseline. And he LOVED it. If it didn't make 'things' messy, I'd stuff his darn Kong with it he loves it that much.

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Nothing happened. Sure, we had some quick potty trips (aided by the vaseline) but nothing funny came out. Panicking again. I started to really think about it then... the RMB's we get are frozen, and remain frozen until they are used. Do they really NEED to have absorbant pads in those packages? There aren't really juices to speak of. So back we toddled to the grocery store to discover that no, no they don't put absorbant pads in the RMBs.

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So Epic ate vaseline for a day. For nothing. And he LOVED it.

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So, in honour of the non-season, what are some of your dogs favorite things?

7 Groups

There are some awesome blogs around that have done an interesting post today. My turn! The game is to look at the CKC/AKC dog breed groups and pick one breed from each group that you would like to own. No choosing your current breed!.

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Group 1: Sporting

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Man, I'm stumped right off the bat! There aren't any breeds in the sporting group that really stand out to me. I think my choice would be a Flat-Coated Retriever. I haven't seen many, but I do know of a few that are both great family dogs AND fantastic workers.

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Group 2: Hounds

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Greyhound. Hands down. I'm not sure what exactly I'd DO with a Greyhound, but I've always wanted one. I think part of the draw is that there are a lot of fantastic Greyhounds in rescue that just need a home to retire to.

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Group 3: Working

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Great Dane. Again, this is hands down. There's something about the breed that I just like, and yet I don't know why. They aren't well suited to most dog sports, they don't have the loveliest attitude, and they take up the entire bed... but I think there's something there. I can easily see this as a companion dog in my future.

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Group 4: Terrier

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This is my group! This is my group! Seeing as I have a Jack... I'd go with the American Staffordshire Terrier (Not the Bull Terrier, and NOT while I still had Epic). I don't like the boxy look, but I've met plenty of lovely Staffies and think they would be fun working dogs. Properly kept and socialized, they can be great all-around athletes.

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Group 5: Toy

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Forgive me, I'm choosing the Italian Greyhound. I know, I know... my sister has a fantastic little Papillon cross, but they're not for me. I've seen some wonderful little Italian's in flyball, but I think they need a patience and understanding that I do not have. It would be quite the learning experience.

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Group 6: Non-sporting

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I had a lovely Dalmation once, and would happily take another. Is it cheating that I've already had the breed? If so, then let's pretend that I said Bulldog. Again... not a dog sport prospect. I'd have a better chance with a Dalmation on that front.

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Group 7: Herding

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Again, forgive me... I DO NOT want a Border Collie. I have met, lived with, and loved many awesome Border Collies but I can't handle the obsessive "Go!Go!Go!". Says the Jack owner. Still... I like a dog that's willing to sleep as late as me. This being said, I'd go with the Belgian Malinois. Now THAT'S a candidate for a good working/dog sport friend.

6 MONTHS!

Happy 6 months to my not-so-little-anymore boy! *runs off crying*

Epic thinks to his future:

*Hmmm.... needs more cookies.*