Wheelie Wednesday! ...and Patches great adventure.

Hello to all of our furry and not-so-furry friends! It's me, PorkChop! I get to do the posting today since it's Wheely Wednesday. All the other wheelies and I haven't had much time, lately, to cruise around the house when everydog else is sleeping. You see, the NEW dog, Patches, sleeps in several different places each night and we are afraid she'll wake up and catch us. We're hoping she will settle down and pick ONE spot to sleep in so we can resume our nightly adventures.

Over the weekend, our pawrents went yard sale-ing and found us this funky chicken. He dances, walks and plays music. They decided not to bring it out until Mom had a few minutes to get behind the camera. They figured Poppy and Penny would decapitate him within a few seconds. Actually, they were wrong...the chicken lives to perform another day!

This is the first time Patches has shown and interest in toys. She was toooo funny trying to nab that chicken! She pawed at it, bit at it and barked at it. All the while, the chicken just kept walking around and playing music. He had no idea that the jaws of death were just inches away!

Poppy decided to get into the act too, but she was having too much fun watching Patches to actually attack the chicken.

Here's a rare picture of all three of us together! This was before Penny realized that Mom had the camera out. Once she figured it out, she took off for the living room and just barked like a maniac until Mom finally put the chicken up where we couldn't reach it.

I'm turning the bloggy over to Patches, now, because she wants to tell you about her day, yesterday.

Hi everyone! It's me, Patches! Yesterday morning, our mom was trimming some trees and she was loading all the limbs into a wheel barrow. When it was full, she planned to take it to the back of the back yard and throw the limbs over the fence. Everything was going as planned until Mom opened the gate to get the wheelbarrow into the back yard. It seems that she miscalculated how far the gate was open and I escaped! Being a true Airedale, I refused to come to her when she called me. I took a tour of the neighbor's yard next door and then I mosied around our front yard while Mom was trying to catch up with me. I had my nose to the ground and I was finding all kinds of really great smells. I ran across the street and up the driveway of another neighbor. The whole time, I was snickering at Mom and refusing to come. After checking out all the interesting smells in the neighbor's driveway, I noticed Mom squatting down and slapping her gloves on the driveway. I decided to go see what she was doing and she nabbed me! She tried to lead me, by my collar, back to my own yard, but I was so wiggly that the collar came right off my head. Heehee, Mom was holding my collar with no dog in it! For some reason, she lost her sense of humor and picked me up. She carried me back across the street and set me down at the end of our driveway. All the way, she was saying something about the fact that she didn't go through all she did to get me only to have me run away. I could tell from the tone of her voice that she was NOT joking! There I was having a really great adventure and Mom was just freaking out! She finally picked me up again and carried me all the way to my own backyard. I was fine, but I'm not so sure about Mom! It was really hot outside and she was already tired from all the tree trimming. She knew that I had already put on some weight, but I don't think she realized just how heavy a squirming 34 pound Aire-head can be! I guess I better not try the Houdini trick again!

Later in the day, after Mom had recovered from my great adventure, Aunt Wendy came over to celebrate my barkday. She brought me a pawsome marrow bone stuffed with peanut butter! She tried to put a barkday hat and bandanananana on me, but I was just too wiggly! I remembered her from the day she and Mom rescued me and I kissed her all over for a looooong time! She loved on me for about 3 hours before she had to go home to Ezzy Rider and Jagger. I just love my Auntie Wendy! When I get stronger, she's going to bring Ezzy and Jag over for a great romp in our back yard.

Here's my video debut! You can watch me with the funky chicken and you can even hear Penny barking like a crazy doggie in the living room.

I'm signing off now so we can run around the yard like mad fools again. Zoomies are SOOOO much fun!

Aire-hugs,
Patches & PorkChop

Poppy's new Aire-cut.

Hello everydog, kitty, hammie and hooman! It's me, Poppy. On Saturday, I got to go for a ride in the Aire-mobile. Usually, as I ride in the Aire-mobile, I can figure out where we are going, but this time was different. We went to someplace I had never been to before. I got to go to a brand new PetCo for my summer Aire-cut. The lady who groomed me was very nice, but all the times I was lifted on and off the grooming table made my muscles very sore. Mom says if I would learn to hold still when being lifted, that wouldn't happen, but I flail my leggies all over the place so my arthur-itis acts up the next day. Now that 2 days have gone by, I am feeling much better, but I am still a little sore. Mom has been putting the heating pad on me and that sure feels good. I stand completely still for 10 minutes at a time. Mom says she can tell I like it, because I usually don't stand still for 10 SECONDS...never mind 10 MINUTES!

The verdict is finally in on whether I was just fluffy or fat. It seems that I didn't have as much excess hair as Mom thought. When the nice lady brought me out to her, she freaked out! I am a pudgy pooch, porky pup, pleasingly plump or just plain fat! Now I am on a very strict diet...yes, I said D-I-E-T! My food and treats have been cut in half. That is just soooo not fair...especially since Princes Patches gets EXTRA food and treats! Mom and Dad are hoping that Patches and I will rip and tear around the yard, once my soreness goes away. It looks like that might actually happen since we have been playing together inside the house!

Patches is doing great and starting to gain a little weight. Her ribs aren't so obvious anymore and this red collar is the third one she has had on in a week. The first one she wore was borrowed from Ezzy Rider because the collar our mom took to pick her up with was way too big. Next, Dad put a black one on her, but with my new Aire-cut, he had a hard time telling us apart in the dark. Of course, he wouldn't have had that problem if he could see our hind quarters or if he reached down to touch us! Now, Penny's collar is blue, mine is black and Patches' is red. Now, even the neighbors should be able to tell us apart.

This is Patches licking the last smell out of her food bowl. She eats at the speed of lightning and then keeps licking the bowl. I think she thinks that if she licks it long enough, more food will magically appear! Penny and I think she is getting preferrential treatment! She gets more food than we do and she sleeps on the guest bed. Who told her she could do THAT? Oh, well, at least Penny and I still get the run of the house when Mom and Dad go somewhere! Princess Patches still has to stay in her crate while they're gone!

See you next time, everybody! We're headed out to the backyard to chase some squirrels!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy, Penny & Patches

Blue birds! Patches has been here almost a week!

Hello to all our furry and not-so-furry friends! It's me, Patches. First, I want to say a great big THANK YOU to everyone who wished me a happy barkday. A very special THANK YOU goes out to Maggie, Mitch and their mom for the bootiful e-card they sent to me. It plays music! This has been my very best barkday ever!

I am getting lots of love and treats! I am learning how to play with Poppy and Penny and I'm learning that I have to wait my turn for stuff since I am no longer an only doggie. This morning, I had my teefies brushed for the very first time. It was kind of fun since the toothpaste tastes like beef. My new mom says I did very well for the first time with a toothbrush in my mouf! I bit it a little bit, but I didn't try to swallow it.

See all these bears on the poles? Well, Mom informed me that I am not allowed to touch ANY of them! I told her that is no problem since I don't really see the point of playing with toys. I am much more interested in FOOD! I stop and smell the toys, sometimes, but I just don't see what is so fun about playing with them. Now, Poppy and Penny feel differently...they are ALWAYS playing with stuffies and Poppy likes to hump the big ones! She's a silly girl.

This is the back of my new house and part of the BIG backyard that I get to run around in. Now that I have been here almost a week, I have finally figured out that I don't need a leash on to go out there. I get to be free-range doggie as long as I'm in the house or in MY (okay, OUR) backyard. I have inspected every inch of the yard and the day before yesterday, I almost caught an evil squirrel! The squirrels around here, have become used to just staying in their feeders when Poppy and Penny go out. They weren't aware, however, that there's a new dog in town that might want to taste them. I was about two feet away from one when he realized I was there. He ran to the nearest tree and I missed nabbing him by about an inch. Mom was yelling at me, but I was on a mission so I ignored her! One of these days, I'm going to catch one of those evil critters!

Our Bluebird puppies are still here, but we haven't seen them since the day they left the nest. We know they are here, because the mama and daddy birdies are taking 5 or 6 meal wormies, at a time, and flying towards the front of the house. They come back really quick to get some more, so we know they are still feeding the babies. The book says that the parents continue to feed the babies for about 12 days. Dad put up a new Bluebird box for them and both parents have done a close inspection of it. The book also says it can be anywhere from two days to a month before they start on a new batch of babies. We sure hope they decide to have their next "litter" here, at our house!

Our mom is feeling a little better, but not great, yet. She's less sore than she was after her tumble down the steps. She's finding out that the older she gets, the longer it takes to recover!

Well, everyone, that's all for today...I need to go see if I can score some more treats before Mom goes to that work place. I get to stay home and watch Dad run saws and stuff like that. I'm sure I'll take some Aire-naps and get some more treats whenever he eats.

Aire-hugs,

Patches (and Poppy & Penny too!)

Wheelie Wednesday!

Hi everybody! Thanks for joining us for Wheely Wednesday! I, Penny get to do the post today! First, I want to show you the mini Patches that Mom made. Ok, she had it finished before Patches came to live with us, so it doesn't have the white patches on it. Actually, it could be any of the 3 of us.

As you can see, it's a "wheelie" and it can get going pretty fast when it has to escape the jaws of death that at least 2 of us would like to put on it.

Patches is still trying to figure out whether she is supposed to potty inside or outside, but she's doing better. Mom and Dad let her be a free-range doggie, last night, for the first time. They didn't put her in her crate when we all went to sleep. She roamed around for a while and slept in two different bedrooms and even spent some time in her crate with the door open. She jumped on Mom at 3:18 this morning. Mom thought she might settle down and go to sleep, but no such luck. She had to go outside, so Mom went with her. That got Poppy and me up, so we ALL made a trip to the backyard. Mom went back to bed until 5:00 and then we all went outside again. This time, Mom was trying to get Patches to do poopies, so she was going to go down the stairs and walk around the yard with her. Unfortunately, Mom slipped on the stairs and hurt her left leg and her right arm. She caught herself by grabbing the railing with her right hand, but her feet didn't stop and she pulled muscles in her arm and her leg. Her butt hit a bunch of stairs, but that won't be a problem since she has lots of padding to cushion the fall!

This is a picture of Mom and Poppy trying to show Patches her new bed. It matches mine and I think she will really like it once she gets used to it. Poppy's doesn't match anymore. Mom originally bought 2 ginormous beds that looked like Ralph Lauren fabric. That was fine when there was just me and Queen Pockets. She went back and bought 2 more in a plaid fabric and they have been stored in a closet for several years. A couple years ago, I had a problem with peeing excessively and I sort of, accidentally, ruined the smaller of the 2 original beds. It went in the trash, so now we have 2 beds of one fabric and one of a different one. That's okay since Poppy likes to be different anyhow! Poppy looks very fat, in this picture, but she says she's only fluffy. She will be getting an Aire-cut on Saturday and then we will find out for sure whether it's all Aire-hair of if she's getting kind of porky!

Since we got home from the wheelie skating party, we have been doing lots of THIS! I think we may have over dosed on ice cream on Aire-Ruby. Lacie was feeding milkshakes to Patches and somehow it got out of hand. The blender 'sploded and a bunch of us doggies were covered in ice cream. It sure was fun to clean up. We hope we didn't leave too big of a mess on Ruby's plane!

Patches wants to thank everyone who wished her a happy birfday! Maggie and Mitch sent her a beautimous e-card that we will post as soon as our mom is feeling better. She was sick all day, yesterday and now, not only is she still sick, but she thinks rigor mortis is setting into her arm and leg.

We signed up for the International Package Exchange and we will be sending a box of goodies to Koobuss the Wire Fox Terrier. Pedro will be sending something to us! This is going to be a whole lot of fun! We need to send a big thank you to Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley and their moms for organizing the whole thing. We know it was a lot of work!

Aire-hugs to everyone!

Penny and Mini Patches

Happy Barkday, Patches!

Hello everydoggie, kitty, hammie and hooman! I, Poppy get to do the post today to wish our new sister, Patches, a very happy barkday! She's 5 years old today! Since her previous hooman wasn't sure exactly how old she is, we don't think she's ever had a barkday pawty before. Our mom talked to a lady who has one of Patches' littermates, so we know that today is her real barkday.

We know you've seen this picture before, but we couldn't resist posting it again with Patches' smiling face! She's getting along very well here at Airedale Heaven, but she did get into a bit of trouble yesterday. She has done a few potties in the house, but Mom had a discussion with her and she hasn't done it anymore. We had a few teeth-flashing sessions since Patches doesn't like it when Penny or I get too close to Mom or Dad. We think it's just because she has always been an only dog and it will take her some time to adjust to the fact that there are 3 of us now and we all need lovings just as much as she does!

This is where Patches sleeps at night or if Mom and Dad go somewhere. She's got plenty of room in this ginormous crate and a very thick and comfy quilt.

She still prefers the cold, hard kitchen floor to her comfy crate. I guess it's because the floor is nice and cool. It must feel good on her tummy. I, myself prefer the carpet or my big soft bed, but we will let Patches sleep wherever she wants.

Most of the time, she won't let our pawrents out of her sight, but she was good when they went away for about an hour, the other day. We were supposed to have a barkday pawty today, but since Mom isn't feeling so hot, we are going to do it on Thursday. Aunt Wendy is coming over to celebrate with all of us! Mom got Patches a big bag of Canine Cuts from PetCo. I'm sure she will share with us. Ok, she might not WANT to, but when one of us gets a treat, we ALL get a treat!

We all had a great time at Pearl, Opal and Harley's skating pawty. Patches even sat next to Lacie on Aire-Ruby and Lacie used her blendering skills to whip up some milkshakes for her. Thanks Lacie...Patches says they were delish! When we were at the pawty, we all ended up in a huge pup-pile on the skating rink floor. We kept Patches away from the pile because we didn't want anydog falling on her. Maybe somedog will have another skating pawty when she is stronger. You can see all the photos of the pawty on Asta's bloggy. She's a great photographer!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy, Penny & Patches

Patches' second day at Airedale Heaven!

Hi again everybody! It's me, Patches. I just wanted to let everyone know that I am settling in very well in my new home. Not long after I arrived, Mom figured out that I didn't know how to go outside without a leash. Yesterday, she worked with me, all day and by the afternoon, I was running outside and down the steps without a leash. By about 4 p.m., I finally figured out that it was okay for me to go without Mom or Dad coming with me! Woohoo! I've never known such freedom!

My favorite place for Aire-naps is on the kitchen floor. Mom thought I would prefer my comfy, thick quilt in my crate, but no! The kitchen floor is nice and cool and suits me just fine. Can you see my white patches on my front paws? I also have teeny tiny ones on my back paws and a really big white blaze on my chest. Mom says that makes me very special!

In this picture, I am supposed to be checking out my new ginormous bed, but I was too busy exploring the big bedroom where Poppy and Penny sleep.

Oh, I almost forgot...Mom found out that tomorrow, Tuesday May 27th, is my 5th birthday! Yesterday, she went to PetCo and bought me a birthday present. I sure hope it's eatable! So far, I haven't shown much interest in toys, but I sure do love foods! They also got me a big bag of dog food that has extra calories and extra protein. It is very yummy!

Here's one of our Bluebird puppies thinking about leaving the nest. Yesterday, we got to see two of them fly out of the nest for the first time ever. It was soooo cool. Each one stuck his head out and then a little more of his body. It took each one a long time to get up enough courage, but once they did, they were gone in a flash. Dad tried to get a picture of the first flight, but the birdies were just too fast!

Here's the mama birdie telling the little ones that it's time to fly. Every time they put their heads back into the nest, she showed up and scolded them. She also went and got meal wormies out of the tray, but she wouldn't give them to the babies. She would take them to the entrance hole and then fly away and eat them herself. I guess she was telling them it was time for them to get their own wormies.

Once both babies were out of the nest, we were afraid we would never see them again, but they came back to eat wormies with the mom and dad. The babies sure are funny looking! Their chests are all spotted, but their backs and wings are bright blue. We think they must both be males. We thought there might be three babies, but we only saw two leave the nest. There could have been another one that left while Mom and Dad were at PetCo, but we don't really know. Mom and Dad already miss all the activity around the nest. We don't know if the mama and daddy will stick around and have another "litter" or if they will move on to some place else. We sure hope they stick around.

Well, I'm off to explore the back yard some more!

Aire-hugs,

Patches (and Poppy & Penny)

Introducing....Princess Patches!

Hi everybody! I am Princess Patches! You may know me from the previous post where I was formerly known as Cher. I am in the witness protection program, now, and my new name is Patches. Poppy and Penny are being very good to me. They are sharing their treats with me and showing me lots of love.

I am about the same height as Poppy, but I only weigh 32 pounds. I have already had lots of good food since I got here, yesterday afternoon. I also have some pills, from the vet, for my really dry skin and coat. My new mom is giving me supplements on my food and I woof it all down like I haven't eaten in years!

We aren't going to post any pictures of the back part of my body because it's...well...just too disturbing. Mom and Dad almost cry every time they look at my poor little back. From what I've seen, so far, I don't think it will be too long before I am a normal sized Aire-girl. I really think I'm going to like it here in Airedale Heaven! I have a nice ginormous crate to sleep in, at night, with a very thick, soft, comfy quilt. I will let everyone know how I am doing as I grow into the beautimous Aire-girl that I want to be. I am not afraid of anyone or anydog and I am very calm and loving. I want to be petted constantly and, so far, that hasn't been a problem for my new pawrents or Penny and Poppy. They really seem to love me!

Here's a picture of one of our Bluebird puppies that is about ready to leave the nest. We think they will probably fly by later today or tomorrow.

I'm off to explore the house and yard some more!

Aire-hugs,

Patches (and Poppy & Penny too!)