Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fighting for the doggie's affections

So I've been trying to post for the last few weeks. Every time I try, I always accidently click an image that I've uploaded, and it automatically takes me into another screen INSIDE the compose screen. Which means that everything I've just written DISAPPEARS. It's driving me NUTS.


I've given up so many times whenever this happens. Half the time, I click on those photos BY ACCIDENT. f&^^&*(^(


Anyway, let's try again.


Here is Rosie during one of her afternoon walks:





 



We found it absolutely hilarious that she was sleeping with her ear flush against the coffee table leg. I wonder if she was communing with the Coffee Table God.

Later in the evening, I happened to walk in on some boy bonding:





So not to be outdone, later I tried my best to let Fred know that I was part of his life too:




We've decided that he is probably a wolfhound-mastiff cross. He's so broad in the back, and his muzzle is short, and he's got a big deep chest. He's turning quite stocky, not like a real wolfhound which is just gangly and tall.

Not sure if it's already apparent, but Fred is significantly bigger than Rosie now:





Every once in a while you can tell she's getting peeved about it. She's still growling at him some mornings when they eat. As if to gently remind him that she's top dog. In spite of the fact that he's bigger than she is.

And here's one more of the Sulky Boy:




 



Thursday, August 14, 2008

Fred the Couch Destroyer

As promised a LONG, LONG, LONG time ago:

Pictures of the results of Fred the Destroyer:




Took this the other night. I happened to look down and he was lying on the ground looking at me.

He's gotten a lot bigger - there is no longer a gap when I straddle his back - and he's also gotten a LOT cuter. We're pretty sure now that he's a mastiff cross wolfhound. He's just so wide in the front and very very hefty. I can't really lift him all the way up now. I used to give him a big bear hug and wrap my hands around his chest and under one of his legs. Which allowed me to lift his front paws off the ground. Much harder to do these days.

Just look at the cute expression on his face!


And here is Fred in a much more... composed state (i.e. not couch eating state)





Tuesday, July 22, 2008

my dawgs are nawty

I just got a phone call from a distressed old man, telling me that there were two big dogs in his yard. One by the name of Rosie....

*big sigh*

Our gate blew down yesterday afternoon after big winds. The fiance had propped the fence up with our bbq, but obviously it wasn't enough.

What's odd, is that the fiance is home today. And he never noticed that our dogs had disappeared =P Good dog watching, 99!!!

I'm so relieved that I got the dog tags for them when I did though. Otherwise it would've been straight to the pound for them, and then a hundred or so bucks to get them back out, not to mention petrol costs to get there! *arggggh*

But yes, dog tags are definately worth it. I'm so glad I did it. At least now I don't have to worry as much if they do become naughty and disappear for a while. At least they can be found and returned to me relatively easily.

I just had a look at on the map at where they are. Sheesh - they crossed the main road, and walked quite a-ways. And not even in the normal direction we take them to. Obviously they wanted to go exploring on their own. Tsk tsk tsk.



Sunday, June 22, 2008

A little bit of Freddie goes a long way

I know, three posts in one day! How lucky are you??

So we all know about the Futon Fiasco. Well there is still bits of futon lying around, although we try to sweep it all together. Fred likes to lie on it during the day.

He also likes to eat it. I don't know why. But we always find bits of fluff in their poo. Here is Freddie caught in the act of eating futon fluff. LOL

Although his chewing with the futon fluff hanging out of his mouth is VERY cute.














So not to be outdone, Fred insisted on getting his photo taken this morning as well. Insist, as in, looked so cute I couldn't NOT take pictures..




The Awesome Duo

Following on from the previous post, here are some more of the puppies in their natural habitat

In case you weren't aware the doggies now have a brand new house that their daddy made for them about a month or so ago.

Here is Rosie showing off her new house:


And later...



Meanwhile here is the sight I saw the other day. The dogs only sleep inside during the night. In the daytime they prefer to be out in the sunshine


I love that last pic. Fred looks like a horse. LOL. And Rosie's miffed body language.. hee hee.

In the second last pic you can see his little bitty teeth. SO cute!






Portraits of a Rosie

It's a beautiful winter's day today, so I decided to go out with my trusty camera and see what pictures I could take of my cutie pie doggies. I seem to have taken slightly more than I realised..

Here is:

"I-can't-believe-my-eyes-Rosie"



















And last but not least:

"Sleeping-In-The-Bushes-Rosie"