Merry Ho Ho

Kismet

Roxanne

 

From my family to yours, have a Doggone Wonderful Christmas and a Pupalicious New Year!

 

An Unapologetic Plug

Good Dogs Doing Good

Ohhhhh! I’m so excited!! It’s official, and this adorable, poignant, and touching book contains a story that I wrote about my dog, Kismet.

As you know, I am an extermely proud Dog-Mom. Kismet and Roxie have their own series of blogs, called Kismet and Roxie’s Xcellent Adventures, and are, in general, spoiled rotten.  Oh, sorry, I got off the subject at hand.  Anyway…

According to LaChance Publishing, the book Good Dogs Doing Good is packed with inspiring, moving and amusing true stories of dogs that have given hope to people with none, helped teach valuable lessons both large and small about the human condition and brightened the darkest night. From the largest breeds to the tiniest pups, the canine stars of Good Dogs Doing Good amply demonstrate how the humble dog continues to earn its nickname “man’s best friend.”
As for my true story, several years ago, following the horrific death

 

Caught in the Act

Mommy and Daddy really had a great time playing in the mountains of British Columbia. it seems like every day when Daddy got off work (at 2:00, since he was working on Eastern Time), they’d head off on another adventure.

One day while their friends Stef and Glenn were visiting, they went kayaking on the Indian Arm at Deep Cove.  Being a self-proclaimed cheapskate, mommy called all around to find us the cheapest guided trip. She finally found one, but when they got to the outfitters “office”, it was a little trailer in a run-down neighborhood. Two young (but cute) guys were waiting outside for them.

“Nice one, Jules. Real professionals”, Daddy and Glenn teased her.It only got worse when they told them to follow them down a long, windy, remote road. “This is straight out of one of those Kill the Tourist movies,” Daddy said, and that really pissed mommy off.  Finally they got to the put-in spot, and the 2 guides turned out to be very professional.

Mommy couldn’t stop talking about the scenery-here’s her favorite shot…

check out the scenery!

hahahahaha! that was their guide- a real “hottie”, according to Mommy and Stef.  Here are some more pictures from their 4-hour kayak trip

Beer break

an abandoned hydro power plant

Meanwhile, (click on more to continue the story)

 

My puppies are Movie Starz!!!

Roxie

Kismet w/ HK

OOOHHHHH!!! Kismet and Roxie got their video posted on purina’s website! i’m soooo proud!! this is our nightly routine before they get to eat their dinner. Check it out and make a comment about how damn cute they are!!

 

Mommy’s a Chicken-Shit

Kismet here–i finally have enuf energy to post a new blog about Kismet and Roxie’s xcellent adventures. i gotta tell you, my dogs are barkin!  hahahahaha! that’s people-speak for my feet hurt and i’m worn out! Yesterday, mommy and daddy took us to stanley park, one of north america’s largest urban parks.  at 1000 acres, it’s 20% bigger than central park in nyc. ( i’ve never been there, but mommy say’s it’s super-nice).  anyway, we circul…naviget…we made a big loop around the whole park on the seawall–that’s 5 1/2 miles, and then we explored

 

OMG—That was a close call!!!

rinse-off after the beach

Roxie here–OMG–we had an almost brush with the law this week!  so here’s what happened…

We were waiting for our ferry to take us back to mainland Vancouver and killing some time at this cute little beach that was off the beaten path. there was just us and 2 other couples there-one had a nice big black dog that was having fun swimming in the channel.

SO mommy throws the stick in the water, and i’m telling you, it was cold!!! Wayyyy too cold for me, so i grabbed the stick and ran up to the lawn area with daddy.  At exactly that moment,

 

Running and Laughing, Doggy-style

When we were at Schooner Cove on Vancouver Island this weekend, we were the ONLY one’s on the beach.  We played and played. Like this!

 

A Most X-cellent Adventure!!!!

rest stop on Vancouver island

This weekend, as part of our exploring British Columbia quest, Kizzy and I took mommy and daddy to Tofino, the westernmost drivable point on Vancouver Island. We  took a car ferry to Nanaimo and drove 3 hours west.  Forested mountains and crystal-clear lakes dominated the scenery, and we stopped frequently to take in the surrounding beauty, and to pee. While we were driving, a big black bear crossed the road right in front of our car!

Willy & the Boyz in Tofino

When we got to Tofino (a pet-friendly place, of course), we went exploring.

 

kismet and roxie’s xcellent adventures!

 

pooped!

hey! roxie here. i  finally have a chance to start blogging about “kismet and roxie’s x-cellent adventure“. we’ve only been here 3 days, but already we’ve hoofed it all over kitsilano (kits), and the Pacific Spirit Park out at UBC.  the best part about life here in vancouver is

 

3000 miles in 4 days!

camping in the badlands (night 2)

OOOHHH—we have finally arrived in vancouver after 4 long-ass days in the car and on the ground!  we started our trip in nashville, where i picked up HK after having a fab reunion w/ an old friend and his wife-a new friend!

old(!) friends

We had planned to camp the whole way, but as we made it to Kansas City the 1st night, it was still 87 degrees at 10 pm , so we opted for a no-tell-mo-tell. it sucked, but what the hell, it had a/c.

next day we hauled-it big time, BUT took a 20 minute time-out for