National Dog Day! Cake and A Picnic!

August 26th was national dog day.  I wanted to take the dogs and do something fun, but it was 95F and humid, so I baked them a cake instead.

And then we had a picnic!

This was my cake recipe: 1 can of green tripe, 1/2 cup of garbanzo bean flour, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup of almond milk.  Mixed it all up and baked it for 40 mins.

Then I 'frosted' it with peanut butter and added some peanut butter chips to the top.  I tried to make it spell D-O-G.  

Then we went outside and the dogs had their cake and ate it too!

Ok there are a lot of pictures, but peanut butter + cute puppies = adorable!

On the Throne? I Bark For Your Kong!

I use to have 2 puppy kongs, but Ellie chewed through one of them (in the first 5 mins. that I had her). I think I will have to get a 2nd one kong, but not a puppy one. Dhali is too strong a chewer. He has puppy teeth now and he leaves marks on the kong. When he gets those adult chompers all bets are off! Tibby is dainty when she eats out of the kong, so she can still have the puppy kong.

Tibby correcting Dhali. Telling him to back off. Check out their body language.

"Mmm, yum kongyummyslurplickmmmmm"

Pic-me

I forgot to post the pictures from our picnic last week.  My aunt and uncle were visiting and we had a picnic with them and my parents.

Tibby was a good girl.

However, she really doesn't like men - except my Dad.  My uncle tried to give her treats and she wouldn't even look at him.  My Dad gave her the treats and she ate them up.  My aunt gave her a treat she ate it.  My uncle tried again and she gave him a dirty look and then ignored him.

She does that for all men - except my Dad.  Funny pup.

It was a beautiful day. 

Spaghetti

"Yum!"

Little wiggle.

Little slurp.

GIANT bite!!

Where Are You Sleeping?

Up until last week, I had a very strict 'no dog on the bed policy'.  However, Tibby decided enough was enough.  She started wearing me down with sleep deprivation FOR THREE NIGHTS.  She would start around 1am with her noisy playing - flipping bones and toys into the air.  If that didn't work she would whine and act like she needed to go outside URGENTLY.  Then she would need to go outside multiple times a night.  At first, I watched her, because I thought she might be sick.  No, she just wanted to run around in the backyard - at 2am!!!  She would also put her paws up on the bed and then put them down and then up and then down.  She did this from 1am to 5am for three nights in a row.  Of course, she gets to sleep all day while I'm at work.  It didn't help matters that it has been -30F outside this week.  So she wasn't getting her really looooong walks.

Finally, I was so tired one night that when she jumped up on the bed I didn't care.  If she would be quiet I would let her sleep where ever she wanted!

That brings us to this Wednesday.  It was a full moon.  I dread full moon nights.  Tibby always acts CrAzY on full moon nights.  I tried to get her really tired out, but she was still CrAzY.  For example, if you looked in my backyard Wed. night at about 3am you would have seen a small dog running in circles around and around and around.  Finally, when I made her come inside she chewed a hole in my down duvet.  ARGH!!! 

"Sorry."

Other than the duvet eating Tibby sleeping on the bed has been OK.  She flops down and goes right to sleep.  And she sleeps through the WHOLE night.

Although, I've started to wonder who is in charge.  See video below for evidence of the real boss in the house.

These Paws Are Mine

I love the way Tibby uses her paws.

She reminds me of an otter sometimes.

"Hmmmm, is this an ear of corn?"