Howl-o-Ween!

We went to this doggie Halloween party in the park over the weekend. Mom got us these snazzy orange capes to wear. Cousin Rocky came to go with us. Here are some pictures mom took while we were waiting for Rocky to get here.







Please, humor us and excuse the many pictures of this occasion.
It wasn't easy getting little Maisie "all dressed up" for the first time...








ANYHOW....
Rocky arrived, and off to the party we went. It was a really nice day.




Here's some party goers.


They had games! We liked this game the best.


I won the prize for the fastest time on this game. Mom had to put 13 of those necklace thingies on me in less than 60 seconds. We did it in 20 seconds. Maisie tried it too, but, she forgot to do a sit-stay inside the hoop. She gave it her best shot though. BOL!!!







After the party we went to a different park and took a walk.
We found a stick to play with.

Rocky found something to roll in.

And,we visited with some local wildlife. This guy didn't want to play...

It was a pretty darn good day!

HOWDY!

How ya doin'? Maisie here. Morgan said I could report about the big G-20 whoop-dee-do, since I enjoyed it the most. The helicopters were fabulous! They flew over our house and yard day and night! I could hear them coming a mile away! I didn't shut my trap for 4 whole days! I was on high alert!


Morgan was all like "MAISIE! SETTLE DOWN,YOU CRACK POT"


We didn't need our riot gear, but we could hear all the police sirens and people shouting and stuff, especially on Thursday while a big dinner was going on up the street and over in the park at Phipps Conservatory.
Oh, and mom came home from work smelling like a Federal Agent! Yep, a Secret Service bomb sniffing dog had to go through her office and come by her desk every night and check for bombs.
So, most people were happy the important people came to Pittsburgh, but mom says everybody is also glad they left, except for me.. Too quiet around here now.

G-20. The World Comes to Pittsburgh!

The G-20 Summit 2009 is being held in Pittsburgh on Sept 24th and 25th. It's a great opportunity for Pittsburgh to show the world how far we have come since the collapse of the steel industry, and all the re-building and new growth that has gone on here.
The place where mom works is one of the headquarters for the County and State Police, Emergency Services and the Secret Service. All sorts of military and emergency personnel have been arriving all week, and starting tomorrow she has to have her car and her personal stuff searched before she can even go to her desk.
We live just a couple of miles away from downtown Pittsburgh and the Convention Center where the actual meeting is taking place, and really, really close to the Universities and the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens where a big dinner for the dignataries is being held on Thursday night. The city is geared up with police and emergency personnel from other cities in anticipation of protesters, and some have already been having demonstrations.
Since we live so close to all the big goings-on we really don't know what to expect. So mom made us some riot gear just in case we have to fight our way out to go potty.



Here is a web site from a local paper. You can read about the Summit from a local perspective if you feel like it, or just look at all the nice pictures of Pittsburgh and see just how pretty it really is here now.

Road Trip!

Over the Labor Day weekend we took a trip to see Cousin Rocky who lives near Altoona PA.
This is Rocky.


It was Maisie's first long car ride with me, and it went pretty good, she didn't even get car sick and puke on my paw! I wanted to take her to my favorite place there, the Rails to Trails hiking trail. Mom made her stay on a leash most of the time, since this was her first time there. I think she liked it there.

After our walk, Rocky took us to the place that sells ice cream!





It gave me a bit of a brain freeze! Whoo-Hoo!






on Labor Day we had a picnic. 7 dogs were there!



We had a good time!

We Won Some Pawsome Stuff !!

Awhile back, we were over at Johann's and he was having a giveaway of Clean+Green eco-friendly pet cleaning products. So, we entered, and guess what? We won! Our big haul of 6 cans came a week or so ago, and we have been trying the different products out, and the stuff we tried so far is pretty darn amazing! An added bonus is NO SMELL to any of the products.
The carpet cleaner removed a stain that had been there for like forever. We didn't even remember what it was anymore ( I think maybe, possibly, it was something I might of done), and the car odor and stain eliminator took care the leftover stinky places where Maisie up-chucked when she used to get car sick. Actually, we are not sure if she is really over that car sickness stuff yet, so now we are prepared! I just hope she doesn't put it on my paw again. BOL!
Then, we tried the litter box cleaner. Laura and Josie don't use liners in the potty box because they just rip them all up, so Mom just puts the litter right in the pan. The cleaner took the smell out of the pan, and made it easier to scoop out the dirty litter! We got some of the skunk stuff too, because we have been smelling one lately, and you just never know....
We think you can order these products from the company, and we see that Johann is also selling the products on his web site and at his Raise A Green Dog web site and, since he donates 10% to animal rescues, when we run out we will get more over at one of his places.
Johann's mum told us this stuff really works, and so far, we have to agree. We didn't try the furniture stuff yet and we didn't ask for the wood and tile cleaner because we don't have any wood or tile floors, but Johann's mum tried it and likes it. Anyhow, we are passing the information on, in case you might be interested.

Mom's Present!

Remember when I told you that my birthday present from Ludo also contained something very special for my mom from Ludos'mum? Well,this is it. A picture holder that she made,and look! That's me, Maisie, Laura and Josie!


It looks just like us! Mom is beside herself. She absolutely LOVES IT!


This is my baby picture. BOL!

(pee-ess: be sure to bigify the pictures, the detail in Dees' work is amazing)