Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hungry, hungry doxie

I don't know if you know this or not, but doxie's are always hungry. I don't mean like we could eat a little extra treat now & then, I mean hun-ga-ryy!!  Feed-me-now-or-I'm-gonna-starve-to-death hungry!!

So every day I am sure to let mom know when it is time for my bowl to be prepared, you know, in my quiet low key bark inside voice. My first dinner is my favorite 'cause I get greeny beanies w/ my kibble!!  Mmmm mmm, I loooove greeny beanies.  I can hardly contain myself waiting for mom to get my bowl ready, I tell her so too.  Then, she makes me "wait"... WAIT to start eating!!  Oh the dog-manity!! 





But I wait because I'm a good boy & when she says "okay" I gobble it all down in about one minute...




There is nothing sadder than an empty food bowl, so I make sure to give mom my most pitiful gaze to let her know that it simply wasn't enough & that I'm wasting away... which never works, of course, & I have to wait a whole 2 hours to have my second dinner.

I have to go now, I have to go tell mom it's about that time...

*J

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Nap time



Ahhh, sleepy sleepy nap time.  Mom & I took a break today after going to Bark in the Park.





We had a great time today, I got to meet tons of new doggies & smell all kinds of stinky smells & I ate a bunch of treaties.  Every booth was giving them out & we went around more than once so by the time we got home my tummy was FULL!! 

And mom even got 2 new scarves for me to wear, 1 is even for Christmas time!!  Check 'em out...


cool huh??


Happy weekend:)

*J

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Moment of Silence



Today is a day for sadness & remembrance.  One of mine & mom's favorite blogs is The Long & Short of it All & today the sad news came that the hostess of this wonderful site, Maggie, has passed over the rainbow bridge.  She leaves behind her brother (Joey) & dad and tons of admirers around the globe and she will definitely be missed.  Mom & I are very sad to hear this news & just wanted to pay our respects to Maggie, below are some quotes mom found that express how we feel:


"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."
                               (Robert Louis Stevenson)


"Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives."
                                       (John Galsworthy)


"Dogs don't know about beginnings, and they don't speculate on matters that occurred before their time. Dogs also don't know — or at least don't accept — the concept of death. With no concept of beginnings or endings dogs probably don't know that for people having a dog as a life companion provides a streak of light between two eternities of darkness."
                                         (Stanley Coren )


"A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life."
                                           (Bob Barker)


Rest in peace sweet Maggie.

*J & his mom Amy
 

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Watermelon Watusi

Woo hoo... what a way to spend Labor Day!!  Sorry this post is late everybody, but mom has not been very helpful lately.  I mean, without thumbs it's kinda hard for me to post things by myself...



Anyway, check it out... a watermelon!!  Just for me,
all for me!!  Well, I did share some with mom, but she got it just for me!! 








Mmmmm mmmm, it sure smells good up there on that plate mom...


It was soooo yummy, and mom let me have a whole piece all to myself. 




I hope everone had as good a Labor Day as I did. 




Til next time:)

*J

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Write a Post, Help a Dog




Hey everybody!!

So mom & I were checking out all our blog friends pages today & we came across a great way to help shelter pets!!  It's called Write a Post, Help a Dog and it's sponsored by Pedigree.  It's really simple, all you have to do write a simple blog post & then link up to the Blog Hop and *poof* doggies get fed... how awesome is that?!? I told mom we had to do it so here we are:)

You can copy the info below & repost, it's SOOOO simple:)



How you can help in 2011
Simply spread the word about Write a Post, Help a Dog 2011 and once again Pedigree will donate 20 pounds of food for each blogger's post. Here's all you need to include in your post:

  • The Write a Post, Help a Dog program is aimed at raising awareness and food for the more than four million dogs that wind up in shelters and breed rescues each year.
  • For each blog post mentioning the Pedigree Foundation from now until midnight ET on September 3, Pedigree will donate 20 pounds of its new dry Pedigree recipe food for dogs -- its best recipe ever -- to a shelter, because every dog deserves leading nutrition. 
  • The Pedigree Foundation -- a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization is committed to helping dogs by providing grants to shelters and rescues and encouraging dog adoption. This year the Foundation has already raised more than $376,570 against its goal of $1.5 million to carry out its work to fund grants that not only help shelters operate, but to further shelter innovations.
The Pedigree Foundation depends on charitable contributions from individuals to carry out its mission to help dogs find loving homes. In addition to writing a blog post, here's how you can help:


Then, link up to Blog Hop, hosted by the Pedigree BlogPaws bloggers to help spread the word about Write a Post, Help a Dog




I hope that everyone who visits my page will help out shelter pets all over the country by posting on their own page.  Thanks alot!!

*Jasper

Thursday, August 18, 2011

I'm a model, you know what I mean...

And I do my little turn on the catwalk. Yeah on the catwa... wait a minute.  Why am I on a CATwalk??  Shouldn't it be a dogwalk??  Oh yeah... and I do my little turn on the dogwalk, yeah on the dogwalk...





I'm getting a really cool harness made by my friend Baxter's mom & I am super, duper excited!!  So mom made me try on the fit model so we could get the measurements JUST RIGHT, and tomorrow she sends it back to get finished.  Of course this gave me the perfect opportunity to try out my modeling skills... yeah I'm a natural.






I'm too doxie for my harness, too doxie for my harness...


*J

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Vote for me!!

Helloooo again everyone, I have a TINY favor to ask of you.  I am in a photo contest on my friend Karli the Naked Dachshunds page & I need as many votes as I can get:)  Mom says that if I win, she's gonna buy me a new "dapper dud" harness from my other new friend Baxter's mom!!  I love presents & I think a new harness would be super awesome, that way I can be super studly when I go to the park:)

Here's the link to go vote & the pic your voting on




http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/132949/voteable_entries/27709251

And here are the links for Karli's blog:

http://www.karlithenakedwiener.com/

And for Baxter's blog:

http://kalyxcornucopia.blogspot.com/

You should definitely check them out because they are AWESOME!!  Mom & I check them every day & we love them!!

Happy Thursday & thanks again for voting!!

*J

Sunday, July 31, 2011

I'm a member!!

Guess what everybody... I'm in a club!!  It's called the DoxieClubhouse & all dachshunds are welcome!!  There's an awesome doxie named Hildy who runs the place & she has some cool adventures with her mom & dad.  I wish I lived closer to Hildy so I could go on her adventures with her.  She goes to car shows, kite festivals, she goes to the beach & she even chases after Bigfoot!!  I've never been to the beach before, I wonder if I would like it??  I bet chasing the waves would be lots of fun.





Make sure to check out my induction to the clubhouse here

http://nancysclubhouse.typepad.com/doxieclubhouse/2011/07/july-27th-hey-its-jasper-wink.html

and then go to the homepage & check out all of Hildy's adventure!!  Maybe even become a member yourself!! :)

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Lazy Day Sunday



I don't know if you know this but Sundays are my favorite day of the week. Sunday is the day that mom & I usually spend the WHOLE day together... no crates, no alone time, just me & mom:)  Usually we lay on the couch and watch movies & eat lots of junk food, which is fine by me cause that's the one day she shares!!  And well today, since it's sooooo hot outside, we are doing just that:) Next up is Rango & some yummy popcorn!!!

I hope everyone has a cool & lazy Sunday:)

*J

Monday, July 18, 2011

I'm ready for Hogwarts!!

As many of you might know, this past weekend was the opening of the last Harry Potter movie (sniffle, sniffle).  Mom & I are HUGE fans!!  I asked her to take me to see it, but she said that they don't let doggies into the movie theater.  But look at these awesome 3D glasses she brought back for me... they look just like Harry's!!  AND I have a scarf from Gryffindor!!  AND a wand... I HAVE MY VERY OWN WAND!!!  Mom says I have to be very careful w/ it though, so I am. I wouldn't want to break anything...

Even though I couldn't go, mom helped me put on my cool Harry Potter stuff so she could snap some pictures.  These are a few of her favorites...










Accio treats!!!

Hmmm, that didn't work.  Maybe I need to practice a little more. 

Bring on the DVD!!