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Biscuit Time Dance

Polly, Georgie and Patch get small dog biscuits as treats. Georgie and Polly demand those biscuits, because we trained them to go into their crates by using biscuits as lures. I give them each one biscuit first thing in the morning, and another single biscuit before I go to bed at night. I measure their nightly dog kibble. So why is Polly gaining weight when she is almost never still? Because Mr. P. throws a handful of dog biscuits on the kitchen floor when he gets up in the morning and before he goes to bed.

To reward us for obeying her commands, Polly performs a special dance.

Here's a video of the evening biscuit dance performance.

Tastes Just Like Chicken

Frog legs are a popular item on restaurant menus here.

I've tried frog legs several times over the past 40 years. I guess I keep hoping they'll taste like chicken (as my mom promised) instead of swamp, but no luck so far.

Georgie's frog legs, however, look mighty tasty.

Live and in Concert...Georgie!

So, my old digital camera (possibly overloaded by dog photos) finally s**t the bed. The new one I bought today (for $50 less than the original) is smaller, 1000 times easier to use, and it shoots videos too! That feature may seem like nothing to tech-savvy folks who use their cell phones to shoot videos, access the Internet, compose symphonies, and who knows what else. But I am reminded of my childhood home movies, taken with an enormous, clunky camera and viewed with an enormous, clunky projector on an enormous, clunky roll-down screen. My father's brother, Archibald, was our family's photographer (almost to the point of being obnoxious, bless his heart). We kids used to call him "Uncle Archibulb" because every time we saw him, flash bulbs would go off. Each bulb was good for one flash, so sometimes we could escape while he was affixing a fresh bulb to the camera.

But back to today's feature movie, "Hello Georgie." Not nearly as polished as "Hello Dolly", and it features some unneccessary views of my feet, but it does show off my handsome boy and his snuffling, with heartfelt performances by Georgie & Jean, and a delightful cameo by Polly. I suppose I will have to film "Hello Polly" now. We'll need costumes for that.

Note the big stain on the rug, behind Georgie. That's where he puked up a gallon of poop the other day. I've cleaned it with the rug shampooer twice and although it looks a lot better than it did, I fear it will need more work. On my part, Georgie, not yours. Please.

My Little Pony

I'm having a hard time getting a shot of Meg that shows what a HORSE she is. Teddy is scrawny, Jinx is tall and leggy, Berry is chunky but muscular, and Meg is...my little pony.

But as you can see, a happy pony.

Miss Kitty has been tormenting the dogs by sitting on top of a fence post, or on the roof of their house, and casually licking her paws, as if to say, "You're not a threat at all. You're so boring, I can give myself a bath while you work yourselves into a frenzy. Na Na de Na Na."

I think Jinx would gladly eat Miss Kitty, but Meg would like to have a girlfriend, even of the feline variety. They could go shopping together, and send each other text messages, and have mani/pedis together.

You want me to sleep where?

Dear Grammy,

You want me to sleep in the dog house?

Yes, Grampa insulated it. Yes, there are dog crates and blankies in it. Yes, I can snuggle with my siblings in it. But why would I do that, when I can sleep here, on the bed in your office, with two pillows, and a Grammy to kiss and cuddle me? Just tell me why. Or give me a big, raw steak to lure me outside. C'mon, when I lie here like this with a big smile on my face, don't you want to cuddle me? You want me to sleep where?

Sincerely,
Berry

A Big New Year

In northwest Tennessee, folks ask each other, "Did you have a big Christmas?"

They don't mean big in terms of a big pile of presents. They mean big in terms of celebration - family get-togethers, meals, parties, church events.

Here at 9 Dogs Howling, we had a real big New Year's Day. It totally wiped out Georgie and Polly. Fortunately there were plenty of sunny spots to recover in.