Middle Name

Clover, one of our most favorite puggy puppies, tagged us for the middle name game. Unfortunately, we didn't have middle names until the tag - our mama and pop thought about it over the weekend, and came up with a couple that suit us pretty well.

1. Post the rules before you give the facts.
2. List one fact that is somehow relevant to you and your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your post using your middle name and facts about it.
4. At the end of your post, choose one dog (or more) to tag for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to let each puppy know she/he has been tagged. (It's okay if you don't do this... tag who you want to tag!)

My full name is now Spartacus Canoli, because my kisses are like a sweet dessert.

C - controversial
A - agile
N - never napping
O - open book
L - loveable
I - innocent

Patches full name is a no brainer for anyone looking at his pictures...Patches Earlobe.

E - enthusiastic
A - awkward
R - reactionary
L - loyal
O - observant
B - bitey
E - earnest

A serious game of bitey-face

The game of bitey-face takes up about 75% of our time, in a normal day. I try to fake Patches out by making growling alien noises! I also try very hard to look like a crazy eyed monster.



However, I am not the only one...our little guy can certainly hold his own.

The potty training continues

Guess who has to wear a cat bell on his collar? Patches!!! He likes to sneak up on the humans, and take a massive stinky doo-doo. (This is actually pretty funny, but I don't want them to become confused and think it is me!) To stop this awesome ninja work, my mama bought him a bell, so to curb the sneak attacks. It works too. The humans eyes are glued to the baby when they hear the bell ringing - - because that means he's on the move! This comes in especially useful at night, since mama's a light sleeper.

I thought you could see the bell, but it is hiding behind that massive clamp:

BTW - that is my toy that Patches has claimed as his own. See photographic evidence here.

The Scattergories Game

Happy September everypup!

I've been waiting for someone to tag me for the Scattergories game, and finally Stanley - DWB awesome blog winner! - tagged everypup who hasn't played...so here we go:

In case you haven't seen it yet, here are the rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions. They must be real places, names and things...nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl question. If you name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, but you can't use my answers! ('cause that would be cheatin'!)

My name: Sparatcus

Famous Singer: Sting

Four Letter Word: Stop!

Street: Seneca

Color: Sienna

Gifts/Presents: Stuffies

Vehicle: Saturn

Things in a Souvenir Shop: Shirts

Boy Name: Sam

Girl Name: Sofia

Movie Title: Saving Private Ryan

Alcoholic Drink: Sangria (I asked my mama for help on this one!)

Occupation: Salesman

Celebrity: Steven Spielberg (2 pointer!)

Magazine: Spin

US City: San Francisco

Pro Sports: Skating

Fruit: Seedless Grapes

Reason for Being Late to Work: Snow Storm

*****

And, I think that it's only fair that we do this game with Patches also...

My name: Patches

Famous Singer: Pink

Four Letter Word: Puke

Street: Parkwood

Color: Periwinkle

Gifts/Presents: Photos

Vehicle: Prius (another hybrid, like us!)

Things in a Souvenir Shop: Postcards

Boy Name: Peter

Girl Name: Penelope

Movie Title: Porkies I, II and III

Alcoholic Drink: Prosecco

Occupation: Plumber

Celebrity: Paker Posey

Magazine: Playboy (I asked my pop about that one)

US City: Phoenix

Pro Sports: Paintball

Fruit: Plums

Reason for Being Late to Work: Poor visibility

We scoured the dog blog'o'sphere for those who have not done this game and found these awesome pups to tag: Wonder Ruby, Dory and Bear.

Hello Everypup!

This is my very first post ever. Sparky gave me the run-down on blogging and pictures and posts and all. I tried to pay attention, but I got really sleepy and took a nap in the middle of his lecture. I'm a fast learner though, so I think I can figure it out. (I master the stairs in less than a week!)

The past week has been pretty tiring. Mama has been teaching me "leash manners" and my little legs feel like they are going to fall off! I'm so glad that we live in a city so that I can take rest at every cross walk. The difference between me and Sparky is that I sit because I want to; he sits because he has to.


When I get home, I take a nap!

Let me show you my bed. Sparky doesn't have a bed, but I do. He can jump onto the couch, so it's a pretty fair trade. You won't believe this, but my bed is a CAT BED! They call it a "privacy bed" which means that while I am in it, my brother can't sniff my bum because I am tucked really deep inside.


I also learned my very first trick. Sit down. Whenever I sit down, I get a liver treat, which is just awesome. Most of the time, I am the first one to sit down.


Patches, the Beaglier

Stair Master

First of all, I would like to apologize to my friend Mitch, who just learned to do stairs, before he went on vacation - because the following news might upset him a little. I know it upset me.

My wee little brother is going up and down the stairs now. Can you even believe it?! He's only 9 weeks old. I know it's because *I* taught him by example and all - but he is way to young to be so independent. I was 4 months old when I got the courage to tackle to stairs by myself!



Can you see the video? I'm not sure if I uploaded it right!

Speaking of stinking: The one thing that I know is frustrating to my mama is the fact that Patches poops in his kennel! I only pooped in my kennel once, and at least I had the proper state of mind to dispose of the evidence. He's had to be bathed in some fashion every single day this week! He just doesn't poop in the corner, he'll poop where he sleeps - and then he'll lay in it, and walk in it and just make a big stinky mess of himself! I'm thinking of changing his name to Poopalicious. My mama has tried everything: restricting water and food past certain times, taking him out every hour and a half, pleading with him...it's probably that he is so young. Maybe he needs a smaller kennel? Or a colostomy bag?

It might smell bad...

...but it sure does taste good!

I love my bully sticks. Look, I'm biting down so hard, that my eyes won't even open! Plus, I'm totally foaming at the mouth...awesome! I've got so much drool starting, that I should be called Mini-Nanook from now on.

Couch wars!

I think that it is totally unfair that Patches can fit under the couch! I used to be able to squeeze myself under there, but now I am too big. Luckily he's not hiding toys or anything, or we may have to rethink this whole living arrangement.

We like to play a game I call "Couch Wars." Here is a step-by-step, in pictures:

(Tails of) Being a Big Brother

Patches is home!

First of all, I have to say that he is one sleepy dude...he sleeps all the time! Like, right now he is on my mama's lap - asleep. Unfortunately, he doesn't snore like I do, so it's hard to tell if he's really sleeping or just faking.

I do like him though. When he's not fast asleep, he likes to play bitey face and tug-o-war. I have not lost a game of tug-o-war yet! However, Patches does cheat at bitey face...he goes right for my jowls with his tiny, sharp puppy teeth. He's going to be a fierce competitor one day.

He looks wet in the face, because he just had a bath!

Here he is during one of his many naps. (Look at that pink belly!) I let him borrow Black Dog to snuggle with since I don't come close to fitting in his bed.


And, here I am checking up on him. Like I said - it's hard to tell if he's faking.

I finally got to meet him!

Mama and Pop took me to meet my new brother last night, and I have to say - I will never be able to sleep in again! Oh, wait...that's what my mama said!

This puppy totally loves me. He followed me around everywhere. Everytime I stopped to smell something, he stopped to take a sniff. And don't be fooled by his small frame, he is one tough dude! We played for a good hour, running and jumping and playing bitey face (finally!), and kissing each other's ears. At one point, he picked up my leash in his mouth and tried to walk me! I was like "Ruff, ruff boy! You're not my mama!" It was the perfect photo opportunity, but someone forgot to take the camera. I'm gonna hafta talk to him though, because when my mama said "Come here Sparky," he came too! My parents are going to have to give him a name pronto, because he can't have mine!

BTW - the top contenders are: Astro, Coment, Patches and Hercules. I want to name him Piggy Ear, which is what I got for being such a big boy during our play time.