We figured out what the Blue Birds want!

Hi everydog, kitty, hammie, bear and hooman! Remember those Blue Birds we told you about yesterday? Well, we finally figured out what they want! It seems that someone told them that our dad builds Blue Bird houses so they came to our house to get one!

They kept fluttering at the windows on our deck and driving us crazy. We thought our barking would run them off, but it didn't. We even went outside, a few times to patrol the deck, but that didn't scare them away either. Finally, Dad figured out what they wanted. They wanted him to get up off his lazy butt and build them a house! He already had some houses cut out, so all he had to do was put one together. While Mom was in the computer room typing out what we were barking, Dad switched out the bird house with a smaller hole for an actual Blue Bird house.

Those birdies stayed around our house all day! They paraded up and down the deck rail and the male kept waving his right wing at the female. She kept bobbing her head up and down and strutting back and forth. We think they are about to do some canoodling! Mom says that will lead to baby birdies. Dad warned us to stay away from the birds, but Mom says we lived here FIRST! We will try to respect their privacy, but we aren't making any promises!

Just as soon as Dad put the house up, they went to check it out. First the male went in and then he came out and the female went in. Dad says they are measuring for furniture. He put a plate of food and plate of water on the table near the bird house and they visited it many times throughout the day. He also hung up a mesh bag full of our hair so the birdies can use it for nesting material. They don't know it yet, but they will have a nice Airedale bed when they get done building their nest. We are sooooo excited! Now, Mom has to figure out where to buy some meal worms. The place she used to buy them went out of business. She's going to try PetCo and PetSmart.

Mom and Dad thought the Chickadees had moved out of one of the other houses, but they were wrong! The little birdies have been coming and going all day! They don't seem to mind that they will have Blue Birds for neighbors. Their houses are only about 12 feet apart!

All these years, our people have never put out a Blue Bird house because they have read that the birdies like wide open spaces without too many trees. As you can see, we have lots and lots of trees. They sure didn't know that Blue Birds would want to nest so close to a house! I guess Dad must be right...someone told them to come here! I'm sure glad we finally figured out what it was that they wanted!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy & Penny

Blue birds!

Hi everyone! We have a pair of Blue Birds that want to come in our house! The first picture is kind of fuzzy, but it's the male Blue Bird sitting on top of the Chickadee's house. We think the Chickadees have moved out since we haven't seen any activity around the house in a couple of days. The Blue Birds seem interested in the house, but the entrance hole is too small for them. The male keeps sitting on the dog crate that is out on our deck while the female sits on the deck rail. Every once in a while, he flies at the windows like he's trying to get inside. He's driving Penny crazy...she barks every time he flies at the window. I, Poppy just watch. We can't figure out what he wants! We don't have any meal worms in here! Mom is afraid he's going to hurt himself, but so far, he hasn't flown at the windows from any distance. He sits on top of the dog crate that is waiting for our new sister and he flutters up to the window from there. The female just sits on the deck rail and watches him.

The upside down tomato plants that Mom and Dad planted are already growing! We are supposed to have frost on Monday and Tuesday nights, so they will have to cover them up with something to keep them from freezing! We seem to get a late frost almost every year. You would think our people would learn that and not put plants out so early! Nope...they do it every year! They keep hoping that it won't happen THIS year! Yeah, right!

Some of you have asked how long our pollen lasts. Well, it's usually about a month, but that varies from year to year. Sometimes, it's as long as a month and a half! We had rain on Friday night that washed all the pollen off the Aire-mobile, but it was all back by about 10:00 on Saturday morning. Whenever new people move into our area, it freaks them out!

We heard a rumor that we are going to see our V-E-T on Tuesday morning. It's time for our yearly check ups and vaccinations. We aren't too excited about the shots, but we sure do like seeing Dr. Hardee. He just loves us and he gives us really good treats before and after our shots. I, Poppy eat mine right up, but Mom has to put Penny's in her pocket and give them to her after we get back in the Aire-mobile. She won't eat her's inside the vet's office. What a wussy! I have been limping for a couple of days and Mom thought it was because Penny and I are always t-boning each other out in the yard. This morning, she looked at my back left paw and couldn't find anything. She ran her hand along the lower part of my leg and she can feel a bone that doesn't match the other leg. Now, she's really worried! I only limp after I have been laying down for a long time and it hasn't stopped me from running around the yard like a mad fool. Dogsonally, I don't think it's a big problem, but since Mom is freaking out, I will let Dr. Hardee take a look at it.

I'm still trying to take Mr. Bear outside, but I haven't succeeded, yet! He keeps inching closer to the back door, but I keep getting caught!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy & Penny

We're home from Asta's pawty!

Hi everydog, kittie, hammie, bear and hooman! We finally got home safely from New York City. We had a blast at Asta's Welcome Home from Wome pawty and Ruby's barkday pawty. There is a rumor going around that we brought home about 20 mice that the kitties used for a game. Well, let me tell you...we couldn't keep all 20 of them in our mouths for the plane ride home so we accidentally left them on Aire-Ruby. Sorry, Ruby! Our mom was really glad because the last thing she needs is 20 meeses running around the house.

This picture is to show you what we came home to. Mom's Aire-mobile is covered with the famous Georgia pollen. Every year, at this time, all the trees, flowers and grass release pollen and it makes large clouds of yellow stuff that coats everything. It looks like yellow flour has been sifted over everything! The only pollen you can actually see is the pine pollen. It's too big to effect anyone's allergies, but boy, does it make a mess. Our Aire-mobile is actually Cobalt Blue, but right now it looks kind of green. Oh, yeah, and Mom hasn't been able to breathe for two or three days because of all the pollen you CAN'T see! Ok, she can breathe a little bit, but it's not easy.

This is what M0m did yesterday morning. She planted about 6 Cacti along the side of the garage. There is a very narrow flower bed there and for a lot of years, it has just been filled with rocks. Mom is tired of moving the Cacti in and out of the house with the seasons and someone told her they would survive next to the garage. She isn't really buying that, but she's going to give it a try. Most of these Cactus plants moved here with Mom and Dad almost 15 years ago from Arizona. The whole time Mom was out there, Penny and I drove Dad crazy! We could hear her through the front door, but we wanted to see what she was doing. Finally, Dad opened the front door and put a gate in it so we could see what Mom was doing. Once he put the gate up, we went and laid down for a snooze. We were just happy to know that we could see Mom if we WANTED to!

After Mom was done with her Cactus planting, she and Dad did this. These are five 5 gallon buckets that are hanging from our deck. Three of them have tomato plants sticking out of the bottoms. The other two are waiting on yellow tomato plants that they haven't been able to find yet. The nurserys all say that it is too early for the yellow ones. Our pawrents saw people growing tomato plants, this way, on TV. They sure hope it works, since it will be really convenient to be able to go out on the deck and pick tomatoes. They usually plant them in the ground, down by the basement door, but they lose a lot of them because, once the plants get big, they can't get to the ones in the back. This will also make it easier for me and Penny to snack on the tomatoes whenever we want. Last year, Penny came into the house with something red all over her face and Mom freaked out! She thought it was blood! Mom took a walk around the yard looking for the critter that she thought Penny had killed, but all she found was some squished tomatoes! Heeheehee!

Here's one of our bird houses that actually has residents! We think the female Chickadee is sitting on eggs because we keep seeing the male bring stuff into the house. We think he is bringing her food, but we can't tell for sure. There is Wysteria growing on the wall by the bird house and once it blooms and gets leaves, it will make nice cover for the birdies.

I, Poppy was caught, once again, trying to take my trusty bear outside! I told Mom that he just wanted to go for a walk in the nice spring weather, but she wasn't buying that. She said he would just get covered with pollen. Mr. Bear just had a bath, but he has been loved on so much by me, that he doesn't get nice and white anymore. I just love it when he comes out of the dryer and he's nice and warm. I stand in front of the dryer and wait for him. I can't open the dryer door since I don't have any thumbs, but once Mom opens it, I take Mr. Bear out myself and run so Penny can't get him! Right now, he's my favorite toy, but that could change at any time!

That's all for today. We are off to take a large nap so we can recuperate from all the pawtying!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy, Penny and Mr. Bear

Wheelie Wednesday!

Hi everyone! It's me, PorkChop! I get to post again since it's Wheely Wednesday!

It sure has been quiet around here since those REAL dogs, Poppy and Penny are at Asta's in New York City! I've been standing around, in my china cabinet, watching the Hummingbirds at the feeders. I sure would like to catch one of those tiny critters, but even with my wheels, I'm just not quite fast enough! They arrived on Sunday and Mom almost broke her neck when she raced down the basement steps to tell Dad. The first one to show up was a female and a few minutes later, a male came to eat. Since Dad was in the basement, he didn't get to see the first ones and they didn't come back again for a long time. By that evening, Dad thought Mom was hallucinating! He didn't believe she had actually seen any! Finally, just as it was getting dark, Dad saw one...so now, he knows Mom isn't crazy.

We also have a family of Black Capped Chickadees that are nesting in one of our bird houses. It's so exciting to watch them taking bits of stuff inside for their nest. We can't wait to hear the tiny chirps once the baby birds are born! We're really excited because this is the first time we have had a family of birds in one of our houses. We used to get birds that would move in, but the 2 cats that we had, at the time, would always scare them away. Now that Wayne and Midnight are waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge, the birdies just might stay!

I'm hoping Poppy & Penny will be back home by tonight. They stayed an extra day, in New York for Ruby's barkday pawty! I hear that they are getting into lots of trouble with water balloons...especially the ones that Mango has put his special suds into! I hope they don't get caught by the police and I sure hope they don't fall off the balcony that Mango built! They took our mom's cell phone with them and they call, every once in a while, to let us know they are having a really good time! I wish I could have gone with them, but somedog has to stay here and guard the birdies!

See you all next Wednesday!

Aire-hugs,

PorkChop

Penny talks to Dad, Poppy talks to Mom.

Hello to all our furry and not-so-furry friends! Lately, we have been thinking about our lives and what makes them so great. We wish all dogs had it as good as we do. We each have a ginormous bed to sleep in. Even though I, Poppy, am the smaller dog, I have staked my claim on the largest bed. Penny doesn't seem to mind, though. She says it's more cozy for her to curl up in the smaller bed. We both get 2 full meals everyday and lots of treats in between. Everytime one of our pawrents eats, we eat too. We even have our own forks...I guess Mom and Dad got tired of almost losing their fingers!

Penny talks to Dad all the time! She tells him when she wants water, when she wants petted and when she wants to go outside. Mom can't always read her signals, but Dad never gets it wrong! They communicate very well...I guess that's why Penny is Dad's dog and I am Mom's dog. I always tell Mom when I want lovin's or when I want a piece of ice to chew up. Now, there is one time when we switch hoomans! Every evening, Dad eats a snack in the kitchen and Mom eats her snack in the living room. I, Poppy eat my snack with Dad and Penny always eats her snack with Mom. They can't figure out why we do that and we aren't telling!

We had thunder storms, last night and Penny was a nervous wreck! She tried to climb under an end table and then she tried to go behind Mom's Lazy Boy chair. There isn't enough room for her in either place, but that doesn't stop her from trying! Dad finally opened the basement door and she went flying down the stairs. Our pawrents think she is probably the smartest one in the house. The TV always says to go to the basement during a storm so, we guess, Penny must be listening to them. It is still raining, this morning, and it's supposed to rain all day. There will be no zoomies in the back yard for us, today! In fact, we don't want to go outside at all!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy & Penny (2 soggy dogs from Georgia)

Asta's Home from Wome Pawty!

Hi everydog, kitty, hamsterrier, bear and hooman! As most of you know, Asta is on vacation in Rome with her pawrents! We are planning a hugemongous surprise pawty for her when she gets home. The details are on the invitation above! All DWBers are invited, wheelies or not. Even the C-A-T-S are invited!

We are all going to bring Italian food, beer and water balloons. Penny and I are bringing ginormous pepperoni's and lots of beer. Since it is kind of hard for us to hold cases of beer in our mouths, Mom says we can use the cart that she uses to move her plants in and out of the house. We are going to make our reservations on Aire Ruby so we will be sure to arrive at the same time as everydog else! We are all planning to be there at dawn, before the doorman comes on duty! We will try not to eat the pepperoni on the way! Oh, yeah, Gilbert is going to get Myrna to open the door and let us all in.

This is going to be a soooper fun pawty! Some of us are bringing water balloons since Asta lives in a apartment that's high up from the street. We can't wait to see the faces of the people passing by her building as they get pelted with water balloons being dropped by a whole bunch of doggies, kitties and hamsterriers! We sure hope someone brings a camera. We won't be able to carry one since we will be loaded down with pepperoni and cases of beer!

Don't forget to visit Ruby's blog to make your reservation on Aire Ruby! Get lots of sleep, this weekend, so we will all be ready to pawwwwwwty on Monday! We're pretty sure there will be lots of poker games going on since Scruffy and BabyStan will be there. Shhhhh...they aren't telling Lacie about it until later in the week so she won't be inclined to be a buzz-kill about us having beer and pawtinis! Maybe if they ply her, ahead of time, with beer and pawtinis, she will be too buzzed to be a buzz-kill!

Aire-hugs,

Poppy & Penny

Wheelie Wednesday #2 !!!!

Hi everydog, kittie, hammie and hooman! It's me, PorkChop! I get to post again since it's Wheelie Wednesday! I'm sooooooo excited! This is where I live...in Poppy & Penny's china cabinet.

This non-wheeled Airedale lives on the shelf right above me! Her name is Peaches and she's a Steiff stuffie. She is supposed to be a newer copy of me, but as you can see, we don't look anything alike. When everyone is sleeping, we like to harrass the crystal dog that is sitting in front of Peaches.

The next picture is a felted Airedale that Mom bought when she first learned to do needle felting. She wanted to make sure she was doing it right so she adoped Adorable Airedale from the Ebay kennel.

The little felted Airedale wheelie is the first wheelie that Mom made. His name is Petey and he watches over Knute the Polar Bear to make sure he is okay!

The last picture is a Dale Earnhardt mohair teddy bear that we play games with at night. We re-enact an old joke about him that our people thought was funny. In 1997, Dale never won a single race and there was a joke about a man who had a dog that ran circles around the coffee table everytime Earnhardt was racing. Someone asked the man what the dog does when Dale wins. The man said he didn't know because he hadn't won since the man got the dog. I know, it's not that funny...I guess you had to be there (or have a strange sense of humor like Mom). Anyways, at night, when all the lights are off, we all run as fast as we can around Dale and he tries to catch us. So far, he hasn't had any luck...I guess we're just too fast for him!

We always have lots of fun running around the china cabinet, but we always manage to return to our places before everyone gets up, in the morning. I sure hope they never find out what we do while they are sleeping!

I hope to see you all next Wednesday!

Aire-hugs,

PorkChop