A New Dog Park

C'mon M & D, let's go to the dog park today!

See, Cassie has the keys and is ready to take us there.

Hurry up humans!

Dad wanted to drive, though, so we let him. But only because he said we could drive back home. I took my usual position between M & D...

and Cassie usually takes position by the window so she can stick her head out...

Apparently, she's fond of flies getting stuck in her teeth and butterflies going up her schnoz.

The park is this way!!!

The humans decided to take us to a new dog park this time. We were getting kind of tired of the old one and they heard good things about this one. It's called Red Bud park and it's on a little island type thing behind the University of Texas. Anyway, it turned out to be awesome!

We met up with a bunch of dogs by the water. They were playing fetch with a tennis ball and diving into the lake. Normally, I'll wade into water to get sticks and tennis balls, but I don't like going to places where I can't touch bottom. But THIS TIME, I actually swam! And it was great! I had so much fun and the humans were really proud of me. Look how far out into the lake I swam! (You might need to click on the picture to get a better look.)

Cassie had lots of fun just zooming around and chasing after other dogs. She's more of a Labrador Leaver than a Labrador Retriever.

Throw it already!!

I made friends with this girl labbie called Bailey and we spent most of our time fighting to get to the tennis balls first.

Almost there...

hey, get off of me!

A-ha! I got it!

Here you go, Mom!

It was like Labby Central today. We saw about 6 or 7 other Labs and some of them got into the water to play with us.

Hey, Bailey, come back!

After about 45 minutes of swimming, we dragged ourselves away and walked on the trail for a little while. We met a bunch of other dogs along the way.

We walked for another 45 minutes or so and boy, did we get thirsty.

Time to go already?

We had such a blast at Red Bud! This is our favorite new place and we going to keep going back there. I can practice my swimming and maybe Cassie can practice her retrieving (and her call-back!)

We zonked out the second we got into the car. Sorry Dad, you're going to have to do the driving again.

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz!

MUD! SOCCER BALL!

Two little zoomies

playing in the mud

zooming 'round the backyard

AND HAVING LOTS OF FUN!!!

Operation Christmas

Guess what we're doing? Decorating! Woohoo! Well you saw phase 1 of Operation Christmas the other day: a bunch of boxes hanging out in our living room and the mantle sorta decorated. So yesterday, we got our tree and started phase 2. We helped by supervising, as always.

Here's HD setting up the radioactive glowing reindeer on the lawn. The big guy with the antlers moves his head back and forth like he's watching out for predators (or cars that might try to sneak up on our lawn).



This one's kinda blurry. I have to get a new photographer.

And here's our tree when we first brought it home. MMMM...smells good.

Next, the lights go on. We had fun watching M and HD spinning around the tree to put the strings of lights on.

Here's a box of garland and some ornaments. M didn't let me hang any of them. Hmph.

Then the very last thing is putting the pretty lady on top. M told us that she's an angel and that she'll be up there to watch over us throughout the entire Christmas season. Uh-oh...now we better be good or Santa Paws will definitely find out.

And here's the mantle finished. See those stockings? The one on the left is for Cassie and me. There's nothing in there yet, but I hope it's full on Christmas morning!

Alright, bro. Move over. It's Cassie here! I wanted to tell you something exciting. I got a brand new collar! It was supposed to be a Christmas pressie, but my last one was getting too tight on me. Yay for early Christmas presents!

This was my old collar. It's really pretty, but too small.


Now I have a bright red Hamilton collar that matches Orion's, except his is black. Mom likes them because their really sturdy, have big buckles, and are easy to clean when they get dirty. The end of the collar pulls through the leash ring so that if we pull on our leashes, the stress is put on the ring itself instead of the buckle. You can check them out here.

See, it even has my name on it!

I wasn't really in the mood to pose for pictures today, so you'll have to excuse my less-than-divine appearance. Maybe I'll let Mom get some good snapshots later on.

Is everyone helping their humans with decorating?

Licks and Wiggles,

Cassie and Orion

Letter to Santa Paws!

We've been really good labbies this year, see?

Okay, so Cassie and I decided to be creative with our letter to Santa Paws. This is our first Christmas, after all and we have to make a good first impression. So why not make a song for Santa Paws? Mom said that if you make something into a song, it's easier to remember, so hopefully Santa won't forget anything we asked for. So here goes...

Our 12 desires of Christmas

(to the tune of 12 days of Christmas):

The first thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

is lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The second thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The third thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The fourth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The fifth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The sixth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

6 Bully Sticks

5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The seventh thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

7 days of snow

6 Bully Sticks

5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The eighth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

8 soccer Balls

7 days of snow

6 Bully Sticks

5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The ninth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

9 chewy shoes

8 soccer balls

7 days of snow

6 Bully Sticks
5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!
4 tennis balls
3 sweet potato chews
2 new collars
and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The tenth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

10 stuffie toys

9 chewy shoes

8 soccer balls

7 days of snow

6 Bully Sticks
5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!
4 tennis balls
3 sweet potato chews
2 new collars
and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The eleventh thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

11 surprises in our stockings

10 stuffie toys
9 chewy shoes
8 soccer balls
7 days of snow
6 Bully Sticks

5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!

4 tennis balls

3 sweet potato chews

2 new collars

and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

The twelfth thing that we would like Santa Paws to bring...

12 months of happiness for our friends

11 surprises in our stockings
10 stuffie toys

9 chewy shoes

8 soccer balls

7 days of snow

6 Bully Sticks
5 BAAAAD CUUZZZZ!
4 tennis balls
3 sweet potato chews
2 new collars
and lots of pressies for all DWB's.

Okay, so maybe a little monotonous, but it gets the point across :)

We can't wait until Christmas!!

Of rainy days and suspicious packages...

Hi everydog. We've had a couple of fun days here in Texas. It's been raining for 2 days and water is everywhere. Just look at all of the puddles of mud in the backyard.

Yesterday, Cassie and I played outside for a long long time. We didn't want to go inside. Actually, after rolling around in the mud for so long, I don't think Mom wanted us to go inside either. We were pawsitively dirty. But HD laid out a big blanket and dried us off on it. Of course we couldn't stop playing long enough to get totally dry.

Cassie isn't very happy about having to stay on the blanket.

M wasn't feeling very well and had herself wrapped up in a blanket on the couch. She just wanted to relax and keep warm, but of course we couldn't let that happen. C'mon Mom, let's play! Of course, M obliged. She just can't say no to our puppy dog eyes. We played fetch for a while (actually I played fetch and Cassie just played scavenger --waiting for me to bring the toy back so she could jump on me and take it).

We tired (and dried) ourselves out. It was definitely time for a warm nap.

Yesterday afternoon, Mom got a big box full of stuff she ordered for Christmas. She made the mistake of leaving the box open and this morning we found a surprise.

Anything good? Nah, just the dust bunny, Phoenix.

Those packing peanuts are going to be everywhere for the next week.

Oh, and I think I'm going to close with this picture of Cassie. Sophie says that sometimes she looks possessed, but even her most evil look can't compare with this one.

Until next time! Woo-woofs!