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Murphy & Stanley

More Surprises

It's been great hearing that so many want to join us in the Doodle Clubhouse!  Goose is gonna guard the gate to make sure no cats come in.  There's a real raggedy looking one that sneaks around all the time so he can keep an eye out for it!  We had another surprise today.  Mom and dad went to put us in the clubhouse so they could go into town.  It was 68 degrees and a bit windy.  But mom was chilled so she said, "I wonder if our boys will be cold?"  I laughed when she said it, come on, 68 degrees mom!  Anyway, I guess that's all it takes because once again, they came home with another big box!

Dad opened the box and Stanley started checking it out right away.  He pulled a panel out but he had no idea what it was!

 So he called me over, I was hanging out at the snowball bush again, and I decided to take a close look.  "Hmmmmm . . . no clue brother," I replied.

Out came more panels.  This mystery continued to baffle us.

Stanley decided to take a look at the directions to see if that would clear up this mystery.

Ah!  A familiar looking part!

Me and Stanley decided we'd better supervise.  I mean, we were in the clubhouse so we were responsible for anything that goes on here!

 Pretty soon it became apparent what dad was doing.  He was making us a REAL, totally official clubhouse!!  We were really excited!!

It's HUGE!  And there's plenty of room for all our friends.

Oh, and mom said it would keep the wind off us too - BOL!  So now we have an official clubhouse for our first meeting.  Not sure when that is, we're still trying to sort it all out. So if you have any ideas for our secret pawshake or our Code of Honor, just let us know.

And as if this isn't enough of a surprise, we have another surprise.  This is HUGE!  You know how every night me and Stanley sleep in our kennels?  Last night our peeps said, "You can sleep on the bed!"  That's right, all night long we slept in the big bed with our peeps!!  Stanley almost messed it up for us but at the last second he settled down and we slept with mom and dad all night long.  It was wonderful!!!!!  And guess what??  We think mom and dad liked it too!



Murphy

Our Doodle Clubhouse

The other day mom and dad had to put us in our kennels so they could run to the store.  When they came back, we went into the yard and this is what we found.  What could it be we wondered? 

As soon as dad started moving the panel around, I got in there to sniff it out but I still didn't know what it was.

Stanley and I were helping dad.  Dad told us he was putting together something so we didn't have to go in our kennels every time he and mom left the house.  I looked at Stan, and we both said, "That is a good thing!"  We didn't mind our kennels (we sleep in them at night) but our peeps said they hated to put us in there during the day.

 Dad kept building and we kept sniffing.  Ever since we all became a family, mom and dad have been trying to figure out how Stanley and me can be safe (and not chew anything up) when they need to leave the house.  Before, we usually went with them but the days are warmer and we can no longer wait in the truck when they do errands and shopping.  Mom said, "What can we do?"

So they came up with the idea to put a Doodle Clubhouse in the yard so we can play outside (in nice weather) when they go running or have to leave the house without us.  Even though our yard is fenced, mom was afraid we could get into trouble.  I think it's the thing with the roses the other day that tipped her off.

There's a big difference between a dog run and a Doodle Clubhouse.  When we go on our walks, we see too many dogs that bark and are angry because they feel abandoned in a dog run.  Some people put them as far away from the house as possible!  But A Doodle Clubhouse is just for short meetings every now and then.  We like that!  Stanley liked it right away and started napping in it before dad was even finished!

 But I was busy with my favorite bush, the snowball bush!  I love those snowballs!  

I had to call Stanley down to the bush.  He came running! We spend a lot of time under this bush.  We like tearing off the branches and eating them.  Sometimes I like to pick a snowball and take it up the hill into the yard and tear it apart bloom by bloom.

I can't get enough stick action!

Finally we decided we better check on the Clubhouse and see if dad was finished.  Mom was standing in  it to make sure there was plenty of room for our meetings.

So we played in the Clubhouse awhile.  Mom and dad called us to go in the house but we were having fun, so they just left the door open so we could go in the house when we were ready.  Our Clubhouse is going to be a lot more fun than going into our kennels!

 Mom said she is going to make a sign for our Clubhouse.  Our Aunt Robin gave her the idea.  It will say:

Doodle Clubhouse.  No cats allowed!

Murphy

A Day in the Roses

 Murphy sneaked into the roses and was having so much fun that I decided to join him.

But then I got distracted by this neat stick that needed chewing.  Murphy is tying to blend in.  He is good at hiding.

I decided that maybe blending in was a good idea because mom and dad might not like us being in here.  I can't hide as well as Murphy.  Dad fixed the fence so it will harder for us to have fun.

Stanley

Freedom On The Horizon!

On Thursday, my brother and I went to the vet - again.  We got ANOTHER shot!  This time we got a medallion added to our collars.  It is in the shape of a big heart.  Mom said now we have been protected against rabies.  Since we already had one thingy hanging off our collars, for micro-chipping, we jingle when we move around.  Mom said that is good so I can't sneak around and go potty in the house.  I am very sneaky like that.  A few days ago, Dad was sitting in a chair in the mudroom and mom was standing 2 feet away from him and they were talking.  Neither of them noticed that I slipped in between them and took a poop.  Then mom stepped forward and . . . squish!  So mom really likes the fact we make noise now.  

Something exciting is happening soon!  As soon as this last shot has thoroughly revved up our systems we get to go EVERYWHERE!  Yup, parks, trails, EVERYWHERE!  We are all so excited!  Our "magic day" is a week from this Thursday - May 17th.  That is the day our travel restrictions are lifted!  We got a taste of the fun stuff we will see yesterday when mom and dad took us to some bike races.  Wow - those bikes go fast!  Then we got to go to our grand peep's soccer game (but we had to stay on the chair).  There were so many kids there!

We have been practicing on our leashes for a long time in anticipation of our freedom day.  Today we walked the farthest ever!  We went 1.6 miles!  As soon as we got home, I plopped down under the table and had to take a nap.  I'm a pooped pup - in a good way.

And so is Stanley

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . . 

Murphy

We Got Mail!

Today was a special day - we got mail from our friend Jazzi!  

 Besides sending us some delicious treats, she sent us monogrammed tie dye scarves!

 Of course our mom wanted us to try them on right away.  At first attempt, we wanted to eat them.  Then mom decided maybe she should wait until we were tired.  So after we played awhile, she and dad put them on us again.  Stanley was a real poser.  He just strutted around and acted like he was hot stuff with his scarf.

I didn't do quite so well.  I acted like there was a hive of bees on my back (which is why my arm is sticking out in the photo).  But after awhile I settled down a bit.  Mom said I'm going to have to practice wearing my scarf because it is so cute.  She reminded me to thank  Jazzi and her mom!

 We do sort of look like two wild and crazy Doods.  (Mom says we remind her of the old SNL skit with Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd because that's how we act most of the time.  It must be a good thing because she is always smiling when she says it.)

Thank you again Jazzi!



Murphy

Learning to Retrieve

Me and Murphy are learning all kinds of things.  We learned to retrieve one our toys.  Of course, sometimes it is more fun to wrestle with each other, but eventually we get the toy back  to whoever threw it.

We are starting to sleep better at night.  The last three nights we didn't wake up until about 6 in the morning.  Mom was really happy.

Murphy is still having problems peeing in the house.  I haven't peed in the house for a long time.  I still don't know how to tell mom and dad I need to go out though.  I think that they should notice that I am looking real hard through the window in the door and they should immediately open the door to let me out.  Or they can read  my mind waves going out to them.  One of these days we will work out a system that we all understand.

Stanley