Olympic Events

Fri. July 27th:

Posey          Parade of Athletes   
Roo             OPENING Extravaganza  

Sat. July 28th:  
Frankie furter      Olympic Committee     
Jazzi            Window Nose Art   
Sarge          Swimming

Sun. July 29th:    

Bertie          Bouncing

Oscar          Crazy Sleeping Singles and Synchronized Sleepers

Mon. July 30th   

Corbin           Cross Neighborhood Walkabout   (Catch me IF you Can is Cancelled)     
Benny and Lily    Beach Ball    


Tues. July 31st:

Madi           Gymnastics   
Lily Bell and Muffin    Couch Potato Peeling  


Wed. Aug. 1st: 
Mona and Weenie    Tongue Curling/Raspberry  and   Critter Stalking    
Pip              Discus / Frisbee  


Thur. Aug 2nd:
Goose        Stick(s)    
Bert             Pole Jumping 


Fri. Aug. 3rd:  
Murphy and Stanley   Marathon Chewing   
Puddles      Digging  


Sat. Aug 4th:  
Declan        Tuneful Farting  
Casey          Keep Away  


Sun. Aug. 5th: 
Rubie and Poots    Equestrian  
Mayzie         Camera Avoidance Kae Kwon Do   


Mon. Aug 6th:
Shasta and Shiloh    Synchronized Peeing    
Ruthie           DE-Stuffing  


The. Aug 7th:  
Susie and Sidebite   Free Style Zoomies     
Ruby and Penny   Roaching and Rolling  


Wed. Aug. 8th: 
Bailey and Katy    Squirrel Hurdles   
Indigo            DRAW your Peeple   
Lulu               Snack Sack Race 


Thur. Aug 9th:  
Sasha           Boxing   
Frank the Tank    EXTREME Weather Sports   


Fri. Aug 10th:
Max               Turbo Track     
Luna and Cynder    Snoopendous SniffAthon  


Sat. Aug 11th: 
Mollie Jo        The Great Tennis Ball Tournament   
Uji and Izzy..    Bathtub Wrestling 


Sun. Aug 12th:    
Finn                 CLOSING CEREMONY   

Wordless Wednesday

STANLEY

Something About Murphy

Last night was our second day of school.  This time we went in and out of the class room practicing what we were learning.  We learned "down" (although I pretty much already knew it), a more difficult "leave it", "drop it", and a recall exercise.  But the best part was seeing my girl friend Marley!  All she wanted to do was play and I would have liked to play too but we had so much work to do there wasn't time - Rats!

 Stanley was a perfect poster dog for his behavior.  He was so well mannered that all of us are in shock!

 This is one of my classmates.  I call him Blackie.  He has a twin who looks just like him.  I call the other one "Blacky" (notice the spelling difference).  I haven't talked to them much, their peeps are very quiet.

This is my friend Charlie.  His hormones were really raging this week.  He is younger than me and Stanley but he just had one thing on his mind.

I have to tell you what happened.  When we were going into our classroom, the prior class was coming out. Several people were just standing outside the doorway.  There was a couple standing there with 2 small dogs.  As we passed them I greeted the first one, then moved on to get through the door and stopped to greet the second one.  The other dog was receptive and we sniffed noses and then out of the blue (as verified by my teacher, I did NOTHING wrong), she attacked me!  I was scared to death!  I cried for some time as I was really upset.  The dog's peeps said the dog never did such a thing before.

Now to put this in perspective, just prior to this, when we were walking around the store and practicing meeting dogs, this other dog acted negative towards me too.  Not Stanley.  He tried to hump Stanley but he wanted to eat my face.  At least everyone saw that coming and we were pulled back before anything happened.  Then the day before, Sunday, when we were going into church, I greeted another dog and she nipped my nose!  Again, there was no warning.  There are 2 other instances that my mom can recall where a dog has been negative towards me but fine with Stanley.  So this leaves me to believe there is something about me that dogs don't like.  With each of these instances I was being friendly and using my manners and not jumping or being over zealous.  So mom is very upset as she cannot figure out what to do.  But she said she is now to the point where she is concerned about my safety.  And frankly, I think I am too!

So if anyone has any suggestions, we would love to hear them.  Because we are very perplexed.  I am actually a very gentle in spirit pup and was the runt of my litter.  But there must be something about me . . . 

Murphy


PS - The people who appeared to be mean to their dog were not there this week so we are wondering if they dropped out.  If so we feel sorry for that pup!

Stuck

As a young  pup,  I must master many new skills.  My latest one is  eating yogurt. Something isn't  working right . . .



Murphy

Brother, Where For Art Thou??

The most weird thing happened today. We got up and the day started like normal,  but then . . . just as I was about to take my normal morning nap . . . mom put my harness on me.

 I would not have been alarmed but no one was attempting to put Stanley's harness on him.  Now this was very odd!  So Stanley stood up and asked if he should put his halter on.  But no one said anything!

Then mom picked me up and we went out to the garage where she put me in my kennel.  It was in her Explorer instead of dad's truck.  She started to drive off so I looked to my right and then to my left, but Stanley was not there!  Normally his kennel its right next to mine but it was not!  "What its happening?"  I asked.  This was the  first time we have been apart.  We have always been together!!

I quietly whimpered.  I did not know what else to do.  Normally I do not whimper but this was a serious situation.   We drove for a couple hundred miles,  then we stopped and mom got us out.  We were at a park.  She put my leash on me and we walked around for about 5 minutes hours.  Eventually, two women peeps and a pup came to mom and me.  I met my new friend Muggles,  he was very nice.

 We played for 1 hour minute,  then we drove back home. 

 I had fun with Muggles but I sure missed Stanley!

I wondered if Stanley was sad that I was gone?  When we got back home,  I played it cool but inside I was so happy to be home with Stanley!

He was happy too because he kept kissing me!  Now everything its normal again . Whew,  I hope we never get separated again!!

 MURPHY


P S  - I heard dad say Stanley cried loud with alligator tears.

Sunshine Award

We received the Sunshine Award from Molly The Wally.  Thank you!  It comes with directions:

Answer the 7 questions!
Pass the award on to 10 furry friends!
Let them know they received the award!

1. Favorite number?  2 (for 2 Doods)

2. Favorite non-alcholic beverage? Green Tea or Diet Coke

3. Facebook or Twitter? Facebook, no contest.

4. Your Passion? Running!

5. Favorite Pattern?  Something flower-ish

6. Favorite Day of the Week? They are all the same when you don't have to get up to go to work!

7. Favorite Flower? Dahlia (yellow ones)


Now we pass this on to:

Freddie at http://janet-bassetmomma.blogspot.com/
Betty at http://bettythebichon.blogspot.com/
Jazzi at http://jazzis-world.blogspot.com/
Kobe at http://kobeandthecity.blogspot.com/
Hunter at http://nananors.blogspot.com/
Roo at http://www.roosdoins.com/
Oskar at http://oskarsblog.com/
Bailey at http://www.baileybegood.com/home/
Storm at http://charleneandstorm.blogspot.com/
Sophie at http://sophiethecairnwerenotinkansasanymore.blogspot.com/

Just Wanted To Say

Mom just finished reading a book about a puppy that came for Christmas.  She said it was a quick read, simply written, but had a good message.  The bottom line was that a dog can really complete a human life.  We can fill in the spaces where there are holes in our peep's hearts.  Of course at our house there are two of us.

But we take our jobs very seriously.  I tell mom and dad "Good morning" every day with a smile.

It's funny, but we dogs are very perceptive, even us young pups.  We notice things that humans don't.  But one thing is so obvious that even the peeps notice.  And that is that mom and dad are crazy over me and Stanley.

Murphy