New Year's Day Was Great!

Last night was very low key, but today was awesome! This afternoon we went to Fort Funston, which is one of my most favoritest places ever! It was very cold today, so I had to wear two jackets, and Mommy did too.


And yes, if you look carefully, you will notice that I am not wearing a leash so much as a pair of earphones with a long cord. That is because my parents are silly and they completely forgot all of my stuff when we left the house. No leash, no harness, and no poo bags! Luckily I always have a harness with me because of my seatbelt car harness. And we had some napkins to pick up my poo, but they reeeeally had to improvise about the leash. The ended up tying the connector end to my harness and Daddy made a hand loop out of the earphones.


They were a little nervous about it pulling apart, so they were extra careful with me near other dogs and cliffs and stuff. They have decided, on my advice, that from now on they will keep a backup leash and some extra poo bags in both cars. That way I will not have to wear earphones ever again.

When we got home Mommy started packing my overnight bag (more on that later), and she put two of my freeze-dried chicken treats in a little container. Then she threw the package in the trash and the paper insert that was in the package into the recycling bag. That was a mistake. For her. Not for me.



The end of the video is a little cut off, but what she said is, "Okay, maybe you can have it." And then she gave it to me! It was just a little piece of paper, but it smelled and tasted so great! I licked it and then shredded it into tiny, wet pieces.


Now more about my overnight bag: Mommy and Daddy are leaving me with Grandma and Grandpa OVERNIGHT because...well, mostly because Mommy needs to practice leaving me. It is very hard for her. It used to be easier, and they left me with Grandma and Grandpa for weekends several times before my injury. But this is the first time they have left me overnight since my injury. It is very difficult, but they need to do it. You always read about dog separation anxiety, except with us it's different. I don't have it, but my Mommy does!

Bye for now,
Poppy the Little Blonde Chihuahua

This Post is Brought to You by the Letter "D"

I have been tagged by Ruby to play a fun letter game. I have to list 10 things I love that start with the letter she chose for me. And the letter is...D! Here we go:

1) Daddy!
I love my Daddy so much! He is the bestest ever because he plays with me whenever I want. And when he works nights, he lets me sleep in with him the next day until at least 2:00pm--awesome!

2) Digging the Covers
When I get in bed at night, I always have to dig my blankets into position before I can go to sleep. Mommy and Daddy think this is very cute, but really it's just necessary!

3) Dirt
For some reason that my parents can't figure out, I love to lie in the dirt. I always ask to go outside on sunny days, and then instead of finding a spot in the grass, I go straight for the dirt. I'll tell you why. It's because the grass is pokey on my tummy!

4) Ducky & Dog, Loofah & Disc, Floppy
Yes, I know that's really three things, but these are three toys I have that start with (or sort of start with) the letter D. And I like them a lot!

5) Dinner
This one kind of goes without saying.

6) DogTown
This is a very good TV show about Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Even though it can be a little sad sometimes, it is a very good show and a very good place for animals. Mommy and Daddy hope to visit there someday.

7) Dressing Up
I have a lot of sweaters and jackets. Not as many as Lorenza or Daisy, but still a lot! I even have a bee suit!

8) Dancing
I love to come up to the couch and ask to be picked up, and then when they lean down to pick me up, I dance away! I dodge and weave and bop and zip. It sure does frustrate them, but dancing is so fun!

9) Downward Dog
Before my injury, this was one of my most favorite stretching positions. I couldn't do it for a long time after my surgery, but now I can again. Yay me!

10) DWB!
Yeah, it's awesome. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll poop on the floor...okay, I'll poop on the floor. But that's not DWB's fault.

Bye for now!
Poppy the LBC

Pee Ess: If you want to play, let me know and I'll pick a letter for you!

My Big Camping Adventure

Well, we went camping last weekend for my Mommy's birthday. It was really fun, but cold! I had to spend a majority of the evening wrapped up like this:

Yeah, it was pretty cozy. And then in the morning, Daddy wore my special pouch for the first time! Usually it is Mommy who wears it. He did a good job, as you can see:

Later that day we had lunch at the beach--my favorite beach! It was the first time I had been to the beach since my injury in December. Boy, was it fun! I even got to run around a little bit and look in some tidepools:

After that, we went to get pumpkins! Wahoooooo! I posed my very cutest pose in front of these pretty pumpkins. I was wearing my courduroy jacket that is perfect for the fall, so I felt very fashionable. However, the straw was a little scratchy on my butt.

There were so many pumpkins I didn't know what to do with myself!!! Can we take them all home?

Just like last year, I got to go on a wagon ride. Daddy didn't pull me around very much this year because he was afraid I would fall and hurt my back. So mostly it was a stationary wagon ride...don't tell anyone.

Check out this pumpkin! Mommy was a teensy bit afraid that it would fall on me, so she wouldn't let me stand on the ground under it. But next to it was okay.
Bye for now,
Poppy the LBC

The Best Places to Kiss a Dog

I have been wondering something. It is about kisses from my Mommy. My Mommy's favorite place to kiss me is on my head, right between my ear and my eye. Here is a picture of my Best Kissing Place. Do you see it right there between my ear and my eye? It's nice and soft.
(Yes, that is purple fuzz hanging from my lips...don't ask.)

She kisses me there at least 100 times a day, I'm sure. And I sure do love it! Sometimes when she is holding me close, I smash my head into her face, just so she can kiss me there. There are times when I get overwhelmed though and when she starts to go towards the Best Kissing Place I turn my head and give her a quick surprise Nose French. I feel pretty certain that she loves that too, even if she always says, "Aaarrrghhhpppthhhhh!"

Well, what I am wondering is this: Do you have a Best Kissing Place? Is it the same as my Best Kissing Place, or is it different? Maybe everybody can post a picture of their Best Kissing Place. A while back, Daisy posted THIRTEEN kissing places! Wow!

Bye for now,
Poppy the LBC

Look What I Learned!

Back in October I showed you a picture of my smart sissy Clover sitting in front of our wall heater. She looooves it. She will sit in front of it for hours, just waiting for it to come on.

All winter I have been very afraid of it. I don't even like to walk by it when it's on. After all, it makes very scary growling noises. But guess what! I figured out that if you sit in front of it, you get very very warm, bordering on HOT!

Look! I learned to be brave and walk over to it all by myself! Now I like to sit in front of it until my furs are nice and hot.

The other day Mommy set up my bed on the hallway side of the heater, and Clover sat on the living room side. (Our heater goes through the wall.) It was awesome! Maybe someday we’ll learn to sit in front of it right next to each other.

Bye for now!
Poppy the Little Blonde Chihuahua

Pee Ess: I convinced Mommy to order me a new fuzzy sweater. It should arrive any day now, and when it does, I'll model it for you.

An Award? For Me?

I was going to post two movies today, but blogger doesn't want to let me upload them. So Movie Monday will have to wait. I was bummed about this, but then I read my comments and saw that I have been given an award!!! It's a "You Make My Day Award" from Meeshka. I'm super-excited about this for two reasons: One, Meeshka is a very pretty brown and white dog, and I dig very pretty brown and white dogs. Two, the flowers on the award look kind of like Icelandic POPPIES! Here it is:
I think I should pass this award on. Oh, there are so many dogs who Make My Day! Today though, I am definitely going to pass this award along to The Brat Pack. They have had some sad times recently. Getting an award makes me feel happy, and I hope it does the same for them! :)

Also, some dogs have been talking about their favorite song and other stuff like that. I would love to share my favorite song with all of you! There are actually several, but most of them are ones Mommy sings to me, and since she is not an officially signed recording artist, I will not include those ones! :) Here is my top three countdown:

3) "I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens
The title says it all, right? But wait til you hear these lyrics: "I love my dog as much as I love you. But you may fade, my dog will always come through." Terrific, right? Yeah, I know he's named after a CAT, but give him a chance, okay?

2) "Dixie the Tiny Dog" by Peter Himmelman
The version we have is on KFOG’s Acoustic Sunrise CD. It's also on one of his regular albums though. It’s about a weinerdog, but “the Germanic term is dachshund and I like that.” It’s really a must-hear!

1) "I Love My Dog" by Larry Brown
This is a song that you can only hear, I believe, on the “Dog Tales” TV series. Go to their website and watch one of the shows and listen for it. Larry Brown is a lyrical genius. Listen to this: “I love my dog, love my dog, love my dog, love my dog.” That’s pretty much all there is to it. Told you. Lyrical genius. The simplicity of it is beautiful!

Bye for now,
Poppy Dog