Doggie's Bliss

Haircuts!

2011-03-24T17:36:00.001-05:00

We went to the groomer and got haircuts! Aren't we cute?

I wanna go too!!!

2011-03-04T19:29:00.000-05:00

Yup I decided to pack myself into Mom and Papa's suitcase and go with them...I don't understand how they caught me!!!

Puffy Ginger

2011-03-04T19:14:00.000-05:00

They gave me a bath...then brushed me...

Hi it's Ginger!

2011-02-23T01:36:00.001-05:00

My mom got a new phone and wanted to try blogging with it! So here is a photo of me!

Fun Playing Chase!!!

2011-01-17T17:40:00.002-05:00

Gin-Gin and the Sticky Tape

2010-11-16T16:36:00.001-05:00

Gin-Gin and the Tree Toy

2010-10-20T19:54:00.000-05:00

It's MY Bone...

2010-09-25T01:28:00.002-05:00

Mom and Papa give us bones/chewies to enjoy, but there's a little problem...

Madie steals mine cuz I'm too littler to finish it off as fast as she does!!!

SO one day Madie picked up my bone and I said...WHAT HEY HEY that's MINE so I tried to grab it out her mouth...

She said...NO...finders keepers...

...and I said...BUT IT'S MINE...

...then she said...snooze you loose...

...and I said BUT IT'S MINE...

...and she said...whatever I'm NOT letting go...

And THEN she wouldn't let it go!!! But I bugged her and bugged her and finally she dropped it when she lost interest in keeping it for herself with me bugging her for it so I got it back...BUT she keeps stealing it from me when she can though...that's ok when I get bigger I'm gonna steal HERS HAHAHA!!!

Muddy HeeHee

2010-09-21T15:15:00.002-05:00

What you say I'm muddy??? You ask how I got this way???

Well, here ya go I was digging in the muddy water and it was FUN too!!!

Heeheehee you should try it sometime!!!

Play Photos

2010-09-09T14:37:00.003-05:00

We LOVE to wrestle with each other!!! It's pretty fun!

And then we LOVE to play chase too!!!
Ginger loves to zoom and run and be the chase-ee and Madie loves to be the chaser!

Ginger knows how to get Madie to play chase too she runs by her real fast to tempt her!

Madie's Trim

2010-09-09T14:34:00.001-05:00

Papa keeps trimming my fur...sometimes it looks weird in between trims cuz he doesn't finish all the way but it gets a little better each time. I just put up with it though.

Little Gin-Gin

2010-09-09T13:52:00.002-05:00

I'm losing my puppy teeth now but I got a couple left, Mom and Papa call them snaggle teeth and call me snaggle tooth, also shark teeth...

I'm cute...at least that's what they say when I look at them...

They always say Ginger! Gin-Gin! Puppy! So I say...

What?

What!?! Oh I'm cute? That's all you wanted to tell me? Oh.

Playing with Ginger

2010-05-24T14:21:00.001-05:00

Well here's vid of me playing with Ginger! At first when she came home I didn't know what to make of her, but NOW I kinda like having her around! She's fun to play with! So I take some time everyday to play with her. I'm teaching her tug, chase, and wrestling!
~Madie

I got a bath...

2010-04-28T07:08:00.000-05:00

HI!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-27T07:12:00.000-05:00

HIIIIII!!!!!!

Mom likes to take pics of me she says I'm cute!!! I love to do clicker training it's really fun!!! Oh and my other ear became a pricked ear too when I got around 10wks old!!!

I also like to go outside, it's really fun and I like to play with Madie too!!!

Videos of Us Playing

2010-04-26T18:52:00.003-05:00

Mom's been taking lots of videos of us getting used to each other and playing, but she's been slacking in putting them up here on our blog!!! She uses the excuse that a puppy takes up a lot of time but you know what I find time to nap so if I find time to nap she can find time to help us blog!!! Anyway here's a lot of our vids over the last few weeks going from oldest to newest!!! ~ Madie

Jumping Foxtails!!!

2010-04-26T18:45:00.002-05:00

I like to go out and 'splore the back yard but everytime I go out there I come back in with these foxtails all over me!!! I don't know how it happens they just jump on me!!!

Then I have to let Mom or Papa check me to get them out!!! I don't want them to get in my skin and have to have surgery again like last year that was icky!!!

There's always a big pile of them after Mom or Papa pick them all out! And this pile isn't even as big as it can be!!!
Dumb jumping foxtails...I wish they would leave me alone!!!

I love to play!!!

2010-04-12T12:49:00.004-05:00

My Second Day

2010-04-10T22:09:00.002-05:00

Hi everybody here is some photos of my second day in my furever home! My sister started to like me better and she started to play with me a little bit!

I also got to go to a human's birthday party and meet people!!! I got to meet all kinds of people it was really fun! I only have a couple photos of people I met but I met a lot more

I liked this lady a lot too and I napped on her lap I was really sleepy after meeting so many people!

Then later on at home I played some more I really like my little blue hippo it's just my size!

Hi! I'm Ginger!

2010-04-09T23:00:00.001-05:00

Hi I'm Ginger and here are some photos of my first day in my furever home! This is my Mom! I was so excited when I got out of the kennel and I crawled all over her and sniffed and licked and they took lots and lots of photos because I moved so fast it was hard to capture a photo of me!

See how happy I am to meet my new Mom and Papa?

It was SO fun!!! Oh my goodness I got to see all kinds of new things and meet new peoples!!!

See how much fun I'm having???

And this is my new Papa, he is extra fun and very interesting to watch!!!

My Mom and Papa love how one of my ears is floppy and the other stands up!

THEN after all that wiggling around I got sleepy so I took a snuggly nap in Mom's lap!

Then when we got to my new home I got to meet my new sister Madie and I love her but she's not sure about me yet. I think she doesn't know what to think about me but hopefully she will play with me soon.

I looooooove to snuggle!!!

Then I got really sleeeeeeeepy again and took another snuggly nap!

Cute Bed

2010-04-08T18:38:00.003-05:00

Hey check out this new bed Mom and Papa got!!! What do you mean I'm just a little too big for it??? What??? Isn't this for me?

No my butt doesn't hang over the edge...I fit just fine, this bed has to be for me, how could it not be?

Mom's been making Fabric Flowers for Us!

2010-04-05T15:44:00.004-05:00

Hi everybody, Mom's been making Fabric Flowers for us!!! They are pretty huh! But I don't like to have a big one on me so she made me a smaller one like Ginger's and I'm okay with it because it doesn't bug me, otherwise I'd protest and say no thank you I don't want it...but if I can't feel it then it's okay!

This one's Gingers, it's super tiny tiny, Mom and Papa say she's gonna be littler than me, so it makes me wonder if Mom and Papa call me their Little-Little will they still call me that when Ginger's Little-er? Maybe they will call her the Littler-Little and I'll still be the Little-Little?

And these ones are "baby" kind and that makes me wonder will I still be Baby? Maybe I'll be Baby and she'll be Puppy? What do you guys think?

My little sister Ginger

2010-03-30T15:55:00.004-05:00

Here's an updated photo of my new little sister, my Mom laughed when she saw it and said she's really cute! She looks really sleepy to me and wow it looks like she'll have pointy ears like China did! OH yeah and my Mom is getting ready for Ginger to arrive too she's been reading her favorite puppy books (Before and After You Get Your Puppy) and starting to invite people over to help socialize Ginger (fringe benefits for me I get to meet people too!!!) she's supposed to meet 100 different people by the time she's 12 weeks old!!! I'm super excited for that too cuz that's a lot of people!!!
P.S. If you want to see Ember she has a new photo too!!!

I'm getting a little sister!

2010-03-23T20:59:00.005-05:00

Lookie Lookie I'm gonna get a little sister!!! She was born on 7 Feb. 2010 and will arrive April 9th! AND my Auntie Joyce is getting a puppy from the same litter too so that is really cool! You can visit her blog here: My Little Ember! My little sister is a Pomapoo and she's only going to be 5-6 lbs and her name is going to be Ginger because my Mom really really loves ginger she gets stuff from The Ginger People, AND she loves Ginger Rodgers the actress who dances really pretty!!!

Comments

2010-03-22T16:30:00.000-05:00

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The Little Doggie in the Window

2009-11-04T17:22:00.000-05:00

Me and Papa Playing!!!

2009-10-30T14:56:00.003-05:00

Nap Time

2009-09-29T17:04:00.001-05:00

I'm really sleepy cuz I got groomed all morning now it's nap time!

I miss Auntie Joyce

2009-09-09T16:03:00.002-05:00

My Auntie Joyce was visiting us and we had lots of fun with her! I'm getting all the farewell love I can soak up!

Come visit again soon Auntie Joyce!!!

Very Bad News

2009-08-28T00:29:00.003-05:00

Hi all, I haven't updated China & Madie's blog for a while been really busy with moving, settling and having my sister visit. China and Madie really enjoyed her here too they love their Auntie. Well when we came home from the airport late on Tuesday we found China with a severe injury. It's a nightmare to come home as normal and then find a furbaby injured! She had wood impaled in her leg, about and inch thick and 4 inches long. We don't know how she did it we think she was chasing something and got her leg stuck somehow in the gate and freaked out and yanked her leg with the wood. Anyway when we got home the blood was all dried on her too so we don't know how long it had been. We took her to an Emergency Vet but because the injury was so bad (jagged and dried) there wasn't very high chances of it recovering and amputation was possible. China would have hated that, she is the temperament that if she doesn't have all four legs she would get really depressed and miserable, so we made the hard decision to let her go. We've been crying ever since and still in shock. It's so painful to loose a loved one she was special, and always was near me she would even get up if I went to the restroom or just a few feet into the kitchen.
Madie doesn't realize that her sister is gone yet.
We will miss her dearly, she was a huge part of our lives for 9 years.

Check out this Dog's Story!

2009-04-07T14:36:00.001-05:00

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Isn't that amazing? Poor dog, but at least she's once again with her loving family!

Spring is Here!

2009-04-01T14:23:00.000-05:00

Winter Garden

2009-01-29T16:34:00.002-05:00

Even though winter has come to our garden we still have a little bit left. Mom says it is still unusually warm even through we had a snow before. We are just happy that we get to come outside and it's not too too cold to hang out in.

See, I got to explore since Mom and Papa had taken out dead plants.

But it's still nice out to chill in the sun...or shade!

I keep getting debris in my beard though...very annoying!

I think this is a good spot to chill...

Keeping Warm

2008-12-19T16:24:00.002-05:00

Hi...Mom and Papa are packing for a trip so I decided to keep warm then they saw me here and started laughing... Then they took pictures! I don't know why...

Here is China on her new big blue pillow bed with her favorite blanket.

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-15T16:26:00.006-05:00

Guess what?!? When we woke up this morning Papa saw that there was snow!!! AND a LOT of snow at that! Talk about rare in the desert! So we all went outside!

I had a lot of fun exploring the snow and trying to catch the flakes!

China didn't like it very much she kept saying EWWWW it's touching me and it's WET!

Mom and Papa made a snowman!

Then we went inside to warm up!

Mom said that I had "snow shoes" on my feet...then she put some warm water in the sink and stuck my feet in it and then toweled my feet...I'd rather skip that part but Mom said I had to do it cuz there was ice balls in my fur.

What?!?!?!?

2008-10-31T17:44:00.000-05:00

What?!?!?!

Just let me take my nap in peace!

Hanging out in the Garden

2008-10-21T11:45:00.002-05:00

Just hanging out in the garden!

I love your blog award!!!

2008-09-19T20:01:00.002-05:00

The Army of Four tagged us with this award! Thanks you all are the bestest so we are tagging you right back!!!
Here are the Dog Blogs we Tag:
Army of Four
Five Happy Hounds
For the love of Shibas
Got Chocolate?
Joe Stains & Tanner
Lorenza
Sitka and Tia's BLAWG
Squirrels are Evil

Toy Retrieval Training

2008-09-17T17:09:00.014-05:00

Hi everybody, Madie and I (China) practiced some Toy Retrieval Training...Madie as you can see isn't very experienced in the art of getting what you want out of a tricky situation! I on the other hand can provide years of experience!
Watch closely as I take you through the common mistakes and important lessons in the Art of Toy Retrieval.
Exhibit A

Mistake #1 She grabbed the toy through the basket.
Mistake #2 Even though the basket tipped she still grabbed the toy through the basket.
Mistake #3 Though the basket lay on it's side she still did not go through the opening to grab the toy until the very end.

Lesson #1 Don't be so focused on the toy that you forget other methods of toy retrieval!

Now onto our next exhibit...

Exhibit B

Mistake #4 Again she grabbed the toy through the basket failing to try another technique.
Mistake #5 After the basket is on it's side she attempts to get to the toy through the basket...in the process bonking herself on the head with the basket.
Mistake #6 She never tries to go around the basket and grab the toy the easy way!
Mistake #7 She gives up and sits there...waiting...

Lesson #2 When attempting to "free" your toy...do try other things.
Lesson #3 Use the easy way...because it's easy.
Lesson #4 The obvious isn't "wrong"
Lesson #5 Never give up!

Next we will see the proper technique demonstrated by moi...

Demonstration A

Step #1 Scratch at the restraining object, if that doesn't succeed to tip it...
Step #2 Push the restraining object with your nose successfully moving it to a place where part of the toy is protruding from beneath the restraining object.
Step #3 Grab the protruding toy from beneath the restraining object with your teeth and pull.

Mission Accomplished! Now onto the next demonstration...

Demonstration B

Step #1 Repeat steps #1-2 of Demonstration A skipping any steps that are unnecessary. If that remains unsuccessful...
Step #2 Grab part of the restraining object with your teeth and move it so that the toy then protrudes from beneath the restraining object.
Step #3 Grab the protruding toy from beneath the restraining object with your teeth and pull.

Success!!! Now lets see if our trainee has learned her lessons...

Result of Training

Now what have we learned from this result...

Lesson #6 Skip steps as needed, moving to the method proven most successful.
Lesson #7 It is a wise pup who listens to wise counsel.

Perfection!!! Madie indeed was as good a student but what is a good student without a skilled teacher?

Class is Dismissed!!!
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Auntie Joyce

2008-07-12T13:12:00.003-05:00

Hi Everypuppy! Guess what?!?! Our Auntie Joyce is visiting and we LOVE her! She is the bestest EVER!!! She really knows how to make a puppy very happy!

She gives us lots of kisses and massages and scratches!

...Although she did try to put her hat that her and Mom made on me...

And then that feather boa!!!

Even on Madie too!

But then she gave us more Love!

And Hugs!

And scratches!

And Kisses!!!
Can you tell how much our Auntie Joyce loves us and that we love her just as much?

Piling my Toys

2008-05-28T16:15:00.005-05:00

Piling my toys up for someone to play with me!

Here...here's my toy, c'mon play with it........

....it's really fun........

Are you gonna play with me?
Heehee works every time!!!

Remembering the Military Working Dogs

2008-05-26T13:59:00.003-05:00

Since it is Memorial Day we thought we would go visit the the Military Working Dog Graveyard. These brave dogs served our country!
Check out this way cool blog K9 Pride! Thank you to all you Working Dogs who serve our country and a thank you to the Service Men and Women who work with you!

The Sweet Outdoors

2008-04-28T19:15:00.003-05:00

Hey everypuppy, we get to hang out outside with Mom everyday because the weather is so nice! Here you can see me sniffing the wind...and it smelled good!

Here is China chillaxin'! Hey do you see our garden robot? Our Grandma made that for us, he guards the plants!

All about Madie

2008-04-17T18:06:00.004-05:00

Hi there, see me resting on the nice grass though my tunnel?

Then I started to play with my Papa, he was being really silly! Watch this video and you will see how crazy my Papa was being.

See...now what do you think? Is my Papa crazy or what?!?
Then they were having me to my best trick, Bang! Dead Dog!

Cool trick huh?
You might wonder where China is...well she was just laying down resting at Mom and Papa's feet "helping" them film.

My Garden Tunnel

2008-04-14T15:16:00.004-05:00

Look you can see my Frisbee flying as I'm running through my little garden tunnel!

Then I bring it back to Mom and Papa to throw it again!!! So much fun!

New Hair Cut!

2008-04-01T21:31:00.004-05:00

Today I got a new hair cut...do you like it? Mom and Papa and China dropped me off today and China said something like "better you than me" whatever that means anyway I got to meet new people I was really excited and they gave me a magic biscuit and Mom and Papa say they don't like that I had a magic biscuit cuz I'm a good girl don't need that and said I was acting weird when they picked me up...anyway I'm feeling like myself now the magic biscuit must have worn off! Mom and Papa say I look cute and China still says "better you than me HAHA"...still don't get that...whatever!

First Day of Spring!

2008-03-20T17:46:00.002-05:00

We are just hanging out with Mom in the garden for the first day of Spring!

Watching out the Window

2008-03-14T16:01:00.003-05:00

Mom went to the Mail Box with out me...I was so sad...

THEN...I saw Mom coming back again!!!

Floating Fur Fun!

2008-03-05T16:26:00.005-05:00

What do you do on a warming yet windy March day??? Why play with China's shedding fur floating on the wind!!! So much fun all you dogs out there gotta try it! Doesn't my Papa have the most ingeniously fun ideas!!!

Video of us Playing Outside

2008-03-04T23:24:00.010-05:00

Mom just so happened to have the camera with her when we started playing in the Garden! We had fun too! We don't know why some people think we are fighting it's SO obvious we are playing...would I be making play noises if I wasn't playing? And would I be wagging my tail if I wasn't playing? And would Madie keep playing with me if I wasn't playing? I'm sure all you dogs understand, it's just the people that don't know any better. Mom explains that my noises are the people equivalent to "I'm-gonna-get-you" that they do to little people babies. I learned it from my old friend Alena who was a german sheperd mix who would make play noises. If you ever heard my real growl you'd KNOW for sure! Mom says it's a scarey...scarey sound! I'm glad because that is the bestest compliment to a good protective dog like me!

Spot in the Shade

2008-02-26T19:02:00.003-05:00

I like to lay over here in the shade, Mom doesn't have a problem with it unless I get on a plant but it's just dirt right here so far.

Paper or Plastic?

2008-02-25T13:42:00.002-05:00

Dogs that Play Together....

2008-02-22T16:04:00.005-05:00

Dogs that Play Together.............

.................Get Very Thirsty!!!!!!!!!

Getting Madie

2008-02-21T14:53:00.005-05:00

We were playing last night and Mom and Papa got the great idea to try and video it...HAHAHAHA we are too smart, we don't play as much when the camera is out!
Sorry the video is so dark, it was nighttime.

Everyday Stuff

2008-02-18T02:54:00.005-05:00

This is just me waiting for Papa to let me in the house he took the photo through the screen door.

Here is Madie warming up in the sun.

Sunken but Comfy

2008-02-15T18:35:00.003-05:00

Just thought you all would like to see me in the couch...yup I sunk down into it but hey it was comfy anyway!

Checkin' Up on Stuff

2008-02-11T15:20:00.000-05:00

While Mom was taking these photos in the garden I was checking out the garden and making sure stuff is growing like it should.

Everything seems to be doing okay!

OH and a butterfly came in the yard and wanted to play chase with me but Mom kept telling me "NO" and stuff...who knows why she won't let me and the butterfly play chase...no fair!

Hard Work Gardening

2008-02-09T17:08:00.001-05:00

While Mom and Papa were Gardening...

Madie was hard at work resting in the shade...

And I was busy listening...

...Sniffing...

...and overall being watchful...it was fun!

Chillin' Out in the Garden

2008-02-08T15:43:00.001-05:00

This is a photo of a Viola that Mom took. She says I look like a Viola-Face...I wonder why? Something about happy little whiskers, and my beard...

Anyway I was soaking up some sun and got kinda hot...Mom said I did the "frog legs".

Here is a photo of China, she's starting to shed more and more cuz it's warming up now.

AND this is us with our friend Deana! She works on-post and visits us for lunch time. And...and...she pets us a lot and tugs with me and the bestest part is she will let us have tastes of her food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More Play

2008-02-04T16:16:00.001-05:00

Well Mom actually caught us playing a little! As you can see I'm a very good big sister and I let Madie "get me" sometimes too. Mom says she wishes she could catch us playing "catch me if you can" but we usually play that when Mom is watching TV and doesn't have the camera in hand!

Dogs At Play

2008-02-02T02:21:00.000-05:00

Mom got a little video of us playing. You can hear Papa encouraging us too, we just love wrestling!

Snuggling with Papa

2008-01-25T16:10:00.000-05:00

When Papa comes home for lunch he likes to take a little nap, usually only Madie goes and stuggles, but Papa called me up too and gave me scratches on my ear!

We love our Papa!

China and the Toy

2008-01-23T23:07:00.000-05:00

Hey, I don't know what that toy is doing in front of me...I don't play with toys...Mom tried to catch me "playing" HA whatever...she shouldn't even bother trying to "catch" me on video! I'm too smart!!! I know when the camera comes out!!!
By the way all you doggies out there with little pest-ah-er-siblings...you all know I was just keeping the toy form Madie right? Heeheehee...just about to preform a "minor" surgery for her toy...you know just put it out of commission that's all...

My sister's a blog hog!

2008-01-23T01:34:00.000-05:00

Hi everypuppy! I had Mom take this cute photo of me since Madie has been a blog hog lately! Really I don't mind so much since she is the entertainer, as long as I get petted and extra food perks and stuff. Mom also says that whenever I do cool stuff she doesn't have the camera and if she goes and gets it I quit doing what it was....and Madie does silly stuff all the time. Mom likes it when I make this face she says "Oh what a cute little fuzzy muzzie" and then she pets me...I love it!

Dual Use

2008-01-22T13:28:00.001-05:00

Toy or Pillow?
How about both!!! Don't you love dual use objects!!! AND the best part is my toy is at the ready, in a split second I can grab it and indicate play time!

My Ball

2008-01-21T01:28:00.001-05:00

Hey do you see me? I'm waiting for my ball to get tossed so I can chase it! It's so much fun!!!

New PJ's

2008-01-13T02:12:00.000-05:00

Here I am posing for Papa...even though I don't like these stinkin' PJ's!

Mom and Papa say I'll get used to them and like them...HA whatever!

Here is a video Mom took...I hope you like how I ignored her silly questions! That's what she gets for laughing at me!

***Pupdate-Mom and Papa figured out that they were TOO SMALL for me!!! So they are going to exchange them for the next size up!

Almost Forgotten

2008-01-12T13:55:00.000-05:00

Here is the story of last night when Madie was Almost Forgotten and froze to death.

Papa let us out to potty, but Madie took too long just sniffing around so I came back in and Papa went to do something and forgot about Madie! Mom didn't know all this and was turning out the lights to go to bed, she told me "China go get Papa" but I wouldn't listen and she kept telling me, but I wouldn't go I told Mom "OUTSIDE OUTSIDE" of coarse I can't talk so I would go to the door and told her with body language. She seemed to understand so she opened the back door and saw Madie!!! Then she told me to get Papa thinking Papa was out there and I said "NO he's not out there I ain't going out there!" And then Papa came downstairs and that's how Mom knew I was making sure Madie did not get forgotten and frozen to death.
Papa gave us some yummies since he forgot Madie, and cuz I let Mom know she was out there.
Licks'n'Sniffs,
China

My Polypros

2008-01-11T17:48:00.000-05:00

Hey everybody!!! How do you like my polypros? My Papa made them himself out of a old polypro shirt he had! They keep me nice and warm! At first I didn't like it, but then once I found out how they kept me nice and warm I don't mind having it on and I like them now!

Lazy Day

2007-12-24T01:11:00.000-05:00

Just having a lazy day lounging on my Sofa...By the way that bone was a early Christmas gift my Mom and Papa got at a random gift exchange they were at! They are good parents to think of us!
Merry Christmas!

We Got Elfed!

2007-12-12T17:13:00.000-05:00

Hey, we just made a total elves of ourselves. Check it out by clicking the link below.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1338929654

This elfin' greeting brought to you by OfficeMax®.

Hard at Work

2007-11-20T16:04:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone as you can see we are hard at work on our couch! Madie is posted and ready at the window and I'm keeping and eye on Mom!

Assist Protect Defend

2007-10-30T16:41:00.000-05:00

Assist Protect Defend
Yesterday on our walk we got to meet a MP! MP is Military Police. He was doing his duty patrolling the neighborhood and keeping it safe. He liked us too and got down so we could meet him and we both liked him very much. I (China) don't like just anyone and I really liked him so much that I wanted him to pet me! I knew we were on the same page because the MP's motto is Assist, Protect, Defend and that is my motto too! I think that job is the coolest ever! Mom says I do my duty very well and always Assist, Protect, and Defend whenever needed. I would sign up to be his K9 but I already have the most important job in the world to be my Mom and Papa's K9 and I love it. Oh and Madie was going bonkers over him like a nut, she's always a nut but she was really nuttier than nutty. I guess I can't blame her too much cuz I had stars in my eyes too. We wish we could have gotten a photo with the MP but Mom and Papa didn't have the camera since we were on our evening walk. But we are glad we got to tell the MP how much we appreciate what he does.

Nose Patrol

2007-10-24T13:00:00.000-05:00

Today when I was on my daily Nose Patrol I spotted something!

So I went into stealth mode and hid behind some cover to spy a little closer...can you guess what I saw?

BIRDS! And they are just sitting there yakin' it up with each other! Do you think they could be spies?

Reply to AO4

2007-10-12T18:08:00.000-05:00

We got our orders for the New Mission from the AO4 and here is our reply!

Our Interview by Zim of the AO4

2007-10-06T14:14:00.000-05:00

Hi everybody! Cool Zim from AO4 is giving us an interview! Here are his questions!

1. Your mom is a real talented, creative lady! Do either of you get to help her with her projects?
Well Zimmie, this is a tough question...
China: I always watch over and protect Mom from any harm so while she is being creative I keep watch...it's a very important job! I also will sneak in some of my fur to try and help but she always picks it off...I don't know why because I think it adds a nice texture to her work!
Madie: Umm most of the time I'm snoozing on the couch while Mom does her work, BUT I do sometimes try to find out what she's doing and see if she needs any help. I give her play breaks too(I'm sure you know how important a quick game of tug is for creativity). Sometimes I sneak up on the table and look over what she's doing, I try not to mess anything up and if Mom finds out she gets mad at me for getting up on the table.

2. Madie, how do you like California?

California is grrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeaaAATTT!!! I get to sniff all kinds of different stuff like bunny trails and lizard stomping grounds! AND we get to go for WAY more walks out here it's way fun! Oh and we get to check all kinds of pee-mail!3. China, you lived there before, didn't you? Do you remember stuff there?

Oh yeah, I was one happy Dog when I saw the desert again! I love it out here and I want to chase Jack Rabbits again but Mom and Papa won't let me. Oh and lizards too! I love not having to walk in grass all the time too...grass is kinda icky and it's seems to be always wet.

4. Is one of you the alpha over the other? And if so, who reigns supreme?

China: HAHA Of course I am the Queen! I'm bigger, I'm older, I have big teeth and I ain't afraid to use 'em! But of course I let my puppy do stuff like a good Queen always does.
Madie: Well China may be the Queen but she's just a figurehead like any royalty is...I am the true mastermind! I may roll over for her, but I always get my way...eventually.

5. Any cool bugs there in the desert?

Crickets, we love to chase the crickets, and silver fish...oh and earwigs!

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In our new home!

2007-09-21T15:39:00.001-05:00

Hi everypuppy! Sorry we haven't blogged in a long time, we tried to get Mom to post for us but she kept putting it off. Sure wish we could do it ourselves!

This picture of us is at the very top of our new stairs we sometimes wait up there if Mom or Papa keep going back and forth. The stairs are fun to run up but it does get a little tiring.

We got a cool back yard too it's got lots of places to sniff with rocks and a patch of grass too.The sprinklers make a puddle in the back too and it's fun to walk through and stuff. Mom doesn't like that much...heehee!

Licks'n'Sniffs,
China & Madie

California here we come!

2007-08-20T11:06:00.001-05:00

The house was all empty and Mom and Papa were putting everything left in the car...we didn't know if we were going or gonna be left behind! These are our best "please take us with you" faces...and guess what!?!?! It worked and we got to go!

Madie got to drive a little too. We left Georgia, drove through Alabamhama, and pee'd in Mississi-pee...

Snuggled with Papa at a motel...
Passed by Okalahohoma, skipped through Texlexus...

Snoozed throuh New Meheeco, flew throuh Arizarona...

...and after 5 days of driving FINALLY got to California!!!

Ivy's Ave and Tanner's Car

2007-07-27T23:10:00.001-05:00

Guess what? Papa was in Alabama and saw a road called Ivy Ave...we wonder if Ivy knows she has an Ave!
OH and then Mom saw a car that had a license plate that said TANNER so we think Tanner might be leading a double life and moonlighting in South Carolina! Too bad she didn't get a photo!

Hey! Where did our stuff go?!

2007-07-27T21:42:00.001-05:00

Mom gave us some Frosty Paws for being banished outside and it was hot but at least we had shade while the "movers" were here.

While we were banished in the backyard today the "movers" took all our stuff! We think they should be called "takers" instead!!!

What's goin' on with our stuff?

2007-07-26T11:43:00.000-05:00

Well lately there have been these people coming to our home and Mom says they are movers and they must be cuz they move around our stuff and put stuff in boxes and everything! We end up banished in our kennels or in the backyard! That's so not fair! The ruby slippers got packed up too so we never got to try out our theory...bummer! Well, last time this happened we also went for a long car ride and lived in a new place...we wonder will the new place be fun? Mom says it's all the way on the other side of the country in California!

Will Ruby Slippers take us to Kansas?

2007-07-18T16:44:00.001-05:00

Today is Zim's Zim-aversary amd Zim said anyone who wanted to come visit for the party was welcome to. We really would love to visit Zim but we don't know how to get there...then we remembered Zimmie chewing up his Mom's Ruby Slippers and that's why they can't leave Kansas again. So we thought that maybe if we chew up some Ruby Slippers they would take us to Kansas to visit Zimmie! What if we chew them and say "There's no place like Zimmie's" do you think it would work? Mom said we better not chew up her shoes, so we need to make sure it would work before trying it out!

Rockin' Girl Bloggers

2007-07-10T13:59:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone the Rockin' girls of the AO4 nominated us for a Rockin' Girl Blogger Award! We think that's major cool, like so rockin'...so we had Mom take some Rockin' photos of us! What do you think?

Are we Rockin' or what?

All About Madie!!!!!

2007-06-28T11:50:00.001-05:00

1. Your age? 2 years old! I just had my birthday party too!
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 5 months old
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? A really cool flower power one that has green with glitter background and hot pink flowers! Mom and Papa thought it fit my personality!
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? KIDS!!! Any kids!! I LOVE kids!!! I love regular people too but kids are the extra bestest!
5. How much do you weigh? About 14 pounds
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? My toys, but Mom says they are worth it because they last a long time for me.
7. Do you like other Dogs? Sure! Especially if they are friendly dogs.
8. Who is your best non-human Friend? China, I like it when she plays with me, but not when she punks me.
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Squeaky Toys...the squeakier the better!
10. Do you like to be brushed? Nope!!!!!!!! The brush is my Arch-Nemesis!
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? BOTH please! I get Peanut Butter more often though it's YUMMY!
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Yeah sometimes and I hate it too!
13. Any formal education? Nope just homeschooled!
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Both I love to sleep but I also love to play!!! I may lay around sleeping but I'm always ready to play at a moments notice!
15. Five nicknames your people call you. Mad-Butt, Mad-Dog, Jaws, Shark Tooth, Bearded Woman, Fluppy, Puppy, Gremlin, Brat, Stink-Butt, Mad-E, Shnoz-Head, Mini Shnoz-Head
16. What is your best trick? Dead Dog...I do that really good and stay on my back for a looooong time!
17. Do you like kitties? I don't know I saw one at the vet the last time and I didn't know what to think of it I stopped in my tracks cuz I'd never seen one before...it was kinda scarey and when I said "hi" to it, the cat said "you better leave me alone or I'll rip you a new one!" I remembered what Ivy said about the cat she stayed with and left it alone.
18. What did you have for breakfast? Kibble same as China the Wellness brand I love it!
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? I can hunt, I was made to hunt, and I love to hunt bugs!!! I can catch flies and moths and all kinds of bugs! AND there is a Phantom Bug that appears every now and then it looks like a red dot!!! I love hunting the Phantom Bug!!! I'll have to have Mom and Papa video it sometime!
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? I had to get my shark-tooth removed...Mom says it's just a baby tooth that never fell out but it needed to go so I don't get cavities on the regular tooth. That's when I saw the cat too!
21. Where do you sleep at night? With Mom and Papa, I sometimes sleep in my own bed but Mom and Papa like it when I sleep with them so I do them a favor.
22. Do you like to swim? NO, not really.
23. Can you make puppies? Nopers
24. Do you give kisses? Yeah but I sniff mostly, really what I'd LOVE to do is lick people's teeth but they NEVER let me! Why not, I don't understand?
25. Can you potty on command? Yuppers! That's basic training!
26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Oooo, I'd sure like to find out if I do, are they really yummy?

About ME!!!!! China!

2007-06-28T10:59:00.001-05:00

1. Your age? About 7 almost 8
2. Your age when came to live with your people? About 1 1/2 they don't know my birthday so it's all just a guess.
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Maroon, Mom says it looks pretty with my fur.
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Hmmm...Tanja she used to babysit me and had Alena and Bear who were my bestest doggie friends before we moved.
5. How much do you weigh? Around 34 pounds
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? Mom's Kleenex's straight from the box she uses the kind with lotion and I really wanted to prove my point to her.
7. Do you like other Dogs? Oh yes I love to play with other dogs as long as they aren't too bossy that's when I have issues with them!
8. Who is your best non-human Friend? I guess Madie, she is fun to play with.
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Neiter, I'm not much into toys...I'll occasionally rip up one of Madie's toys just to show her I can
10. Do you like to be brushed? No, absolutely NOT!
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Both but I get peanut butter more often...YUMMY!
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Yeah sometimes...I hate that too!
13. Any formal education? Nope I'm homeschooled though, and also self-taught!
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Couch potato until it's time to play I LOVE to wrestle and chase, and I LOVE to go for walks too.
15. Five nicknames your people call you. Mutt-Head, Girl-Dog, Butt-Nut, Mud, Mutt, Mud-Head, Mud-Nut, Mutt-Nut,Putz, Putz-head, Putz-Butt, Crazy-Little-Mutt....yeah and they think I'm the crazy! HA!
16. What is your best trick? I think it's "Salute" everyone thinks that one's major cool!
17. Do you like kitties? Yeah kinda, Tanja also had a kitty named Ruby and Mom and Papa will tease me and make me think Ruby's in the house somewhere and I look for her...
18. What did you have for breakfast? Kibble...Wellness brand...it's yummy.
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? YUPPERS!!! I caught a Jack Rabbit!!!!!!!! I brought my trophy to Mom and Papa and they for some reason didn't like it...and they've never let me chase stuff anymore...sheesh! Although I do get bugs for Mom, I can catch fly's and moths too.
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? Shots...icky I hate the vet!
21. Where do you sleep at night? In my own doggie bed!
22. Do you like to swim? yeah....NO!!! I HATE to be in water, if I'm at the beach I go no deeper than my elbows if I can help it!
23. Can you make puppies? Nope
24. Do you give kisses? Oh yeah I love to give kisses!
25. Can you potty on command? Yup sure can! Doesn't everyone?
26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? What's a Cuz?

Yummy Bubbles!!!!!!

2007-06-26T11:11:00.001-05:00

Mom and Papa bought us some doggie bubbles that are flavored peanut butter and another that's flavored BBQ! China didn't like them at first but once she got a good taste of them she changed her mind! We had so much fun!

Now here's a video of us catching the bubbles! Now watch closely at the end you will see that China punked me and wouldn't let me get the bubbles! Mom and Papa didn't know what was happening until they saw the video! They were wondering why I wasn't catching them as much when I love them the bestest ever! China sometimes punks me like that though she'll give me the evil eyes and then the next instant give Mom or Papa the sweet eyes...it's so not right! Once Mom and Papa knew what was happening they let us play with the bubbles separately so we could both have some.

Peanut..........Peanut Butter AND JELLY!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-21T20:13:00.000-05:00

Need we say more?

Madie's 2 Year Birthday Party!!!

2007-06-08T18:16:00.000-05:00

Today is my birthday!!!!!! I turned 2 years old!!!!!!!! Mom and Papa gave me a birthday party and invited the kids over for it! They know how much I love the kids so that was part of my birthday present! Take a look at all the fun we had today!
Mom baked me a doggie birthday cake shaped like a bone! It was liver flavored too! You can find the cake mix and tin here! Very Yummy!!!

See Mom set the table very nice! Mom made cupcakes for the kids too...we didn't get to eat any of that but at least we got our very own doggie cake!

See here's the present Mom and Papa got me! Mom said I had to wait until after we eat cake to open it!

See I wanted to eat cake right away...but they wouldn't let me have it till they were done singing some birthday song!

This is Ashe'a holding me during the birthday song...just let me eat the cake!

Here's China eating some doggie cake, she says she thought it was yummy too!

I swiped mine off my plate and ran to the other side of the room...I had to make sure China wouldn't steal my cake!

Tasty!!! Oh and I think it's best to eat it off the carpet!

Here's the kids and Papa eating the cupcakes!

Now for some video of me getting my presents!!!!!! Yeay!!!!!!!

The "Cranky" Kitty...my favorite new toy!!!Here's Alece with the freak fish toy...it's nuts!!!!!

I'm not a sheep yet they shear me!

2007-06-05T12:50:00.001-05:00

Yup...I got a haircut...at least they gave me a very tasty bone for being a very good girl!

Trip to the Lake Friday 18 May

2007-05-25T08:06:00.000-05:00

Hi everybody!!! We went to the lake last Friday and took photos and videos! We had a whole lot of fun!!!
Here is a video of Madie sniffing out the window on the way to the lake!

Hi! Mom says I look very cute in this photo! You can see my purple spotted tongue too. I just love going to the lake! We get to run around...chase Papa........

...explore...

...sniff around...
...walk and jump down logs....

...stalk big black birds...
As you can see in this last video we have so much fun that Madie is too tired to get in the window to sniff on the way back home!

Mad-Cow the Bucking Bronco

2007-05-18T12:59:00.000-05:00

Guess what!?! Today my Papa was playing with me and he stuck my cow toy on my head!!! I got it off though but they were laughing and then they took videos of me taking the cow toy off my head!!!!!! I have to admit...it was fun! Here are the videos:

Here's Part 2

Now they've started calling me Mad-Cow!!!!!

We've Been Tagged!

2007-05-18T09:46:00.001-05:00

We've been tagged by our Mom to tell seven things about US!

China

I don't like playing with toys or balls...it's just silly! I will get something and pick it up and bring it to my Mom or Papa IF they ask me to...I'm a very good girl like that.
One time I caught a jack rabbit when me and my friends were chasing them! That was when we lived in California the last time. Mom and Papa didn't let me chase them anymore after that....who knows why it was my proudest moment! I brought it to them to share the fruits of my labor and everything but they told me to drop it and then I never found out what happened to it!
I'm a mama's girl, and I stick to my mama like glue...where she goes I go...and if I don't get to go I'm very upset about it...I don't understand why they choose to leave the house with out me there to protect them! If I am not right by my mom guarding her then I am very close nearby and I must be able to get to her at a moments notice! It's my duty you know.
When anyone enters my house they must pay the required penalty fee...to pet me a lot...if they do not pay this fee I will continuously huff and puff at them...NO EXCEPTIONS!
The only vegetable that I really like raw is tomatoes, and Mom tells me that they technically are a fruit! I love fruit though! But I will eat other veggies if Madie is getting them...she can't have it all to herself that just wouldn't be right!
I don't like fake chewies...no rubber, no plastic...icky! I have to have the real thing or it's not worth my chewing!
I'm prissy...at least that's what Mom calls it...I don't like to touch wet grass or walk in tall grass...I don't like to go out if it's raining. I have a real aversion to water the only kind I like is what's in my water bowl (or if Madie is getting a bath HAHA)!

Madie

I love people! Any people, if I see them I want to meet them! My favorite kind of people is KIDS!!!!!!!!! They are always the most fun of all!
I love to tease China! I bow over one of my toys and then I bark at her...I just stay there and do that a few times...really get her staring at me and hunting me....then...I peel out!!!!! And she'll chase me! It's a blast! The best part is I can fit places she can't so I laugh at her from under the ottoman!
I love to have fun! I love my toys! I love squeaking my toys! I love tugging! I love chasing Papa! I just plain love to have FUN!
I love Food! Any food...if it's edible then I eat it!
I love to snuggle and have nap time with my Mom or Papa
I always wish I could lick people's teeth...they always smell so yummy...why won't they let me lick their teeth? I always ask them "Hey, hey your teeth smell good...can I lick your teeth?" but they always say no!
My name used to be Madison or Maddie but when Mom and Papa adopted me they spell my name differently as Madie and they never call me Madison. My Auntie Joyce is the one who named me, because I used to live with her before my Mom and Papa adopted me. Mom and Papa say they spell it that way because they like to call me Mad-Dog and sometimes they call me Mad-Butt too...they can be so silly!

Okay that's it for us! Mom tagged:
Us
Army of Four (all 4)
Got Chocolate
And we are going to tag:
Joe Stains and Tanner
Ivy
And that totals 5 tags from our household!

Tummy Tagged!!!!!!!

2007-05-14T11:58:00.000-05:00

We've been tummy tagged by the AO4!!!
So here are our tummies!

I learned this trick a long time ago it's called 'stretch' but lately Mom and Papa have been calling it 'dead dog'!

Mine is called 'dead dog' and I usually do it after 'BANG'! You can see my trick here.

We don't know who to tag...it seems like everyone has already been tagged! So if you see this and haven't been tagged it's your turn!!!!!!!

Kids!!! Kids!!! Kids!!!

2007-05-01T07:52:00.000-05:00

GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!!!! The kids are back!!! Their Mom had to go to the field so they get to stay with us for a few days!!! We even get to wake them up in the mornings! It's SO FUN!

Madie says "I love Alece she jumps around and does cool stuff and can you see I really would like to taste her lolly pop but she didn't let me but I gave it my best shot really jumped high too!"
China says "I like Alece too but Mom gets mad at me if I treat her like Madie and tells me she's not a puppy and can't play with her like I would Madie...I just don't get it she runs like Madie does!"

China says "This one's my favorite, her name is Ashe'a. She pets me and gives me snuggles and scritches and massages too! If you look you can see my happy face all relaxed and stuff."

China says "Here you can see how Alece jumps around and Ashe'a gives me pets! I love it!"

We'll show you more photos when Mom takes them!

Every Last Crumb!

2007-04-26T23:20:00.000-05:00

Guess what!!??! Mom and Papa took us to the dog bakery to get us more food and it was fun and then when Papa filled up our Food Hider he let me lick the crumbs left in the bag!!! Isn't that way cool!?! It was fun going inside the food bag too! And can you believe China didn't want any??!?!!! She's scared of the bag! How silly is that? More for ME!!!

I got your back!

2007-04-24T17:20:00.000-05:00

Mom took this photo of us sharing the sun spot. We usually don't sleep together like this but we both love the sun spot and it wasn't very big yet so we had to share. It was nice and warm!
Also we are positioned perfectly to protect from intruders from both directions.

Kid Puppies!!!

2007-04-21T23:13:00.000-05:00

Thursday the neighbor kid puppies got to come over and play with us! Their Mom is in the Army and had last minute duty so they got to come over and spend the night! See in this photo Alece is snuggling with us and giving us lots and lots of pets! ~ China & Madie

Here's Alece again snuggling! Everyday I see the neighbor kid puppies come home from school out my little window and I aways wish they would come over and play! Well today they did! I was very happy to see them and I got to play with them and snuggle too! ~ Madie

These are the other 2 kid puppies they are older and have other things they like to do like play games with each other. Their names are Ase'a and Te'an. They play with us too but not as much as Alece! ~ China & Madie

China's Tricks

2007-04-14T15:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone, back when my Papa was in Kuwait for a year I had Mom make a video of my tricks for him and to show other people there too. We made this video in Dec. 2004. I wanted you all to see it so Mom uploaded it to YouTube and here it is!

Dig, dig, dig!!!

2007-04-13T13:00:00.000-05:00

I know how to do all kinds of tricks because my Mom taught me with clicker training. I love to do clicker training, it is very fun! Well a few years ago Mom had taken some video of me doing some tricks and one of the things I know how to do is "Dig"! This video of me digging is my Papa's favorite so I thought I'd share it with you too. Now that me and Madie can put videos on You Tube we'll have Mom take some new ones soon.

Papa's HOME!!!!!!!!

2007-04-12T22:37:00.000-05:00

I wanted to show everyone the video of when Papa came home from Kuwait 2 years ago! He came home in May 2005. I was SO HAPPY to see him! He was gone forever! Mom says it was for a year, but I didn't know what happened to my Papa and I was very glad he was home again! I missed him SO much!
What made me think of my video was that my Papa says he "came down on orders again" and he found out today that it's for Kuwait for a year, but he wouldn't be going until January 2008. Papa says that because it is so far out that his orders could get canceled though. ***Update 19 April 07 Papa's orders for Kuwait got canceled and we might get to be stationed in CA again!