Farewell, Miss Maggie! Run like the wind!

As I'm sure most of you already know, Miss Maggie of Maggie and Mitch has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. Her pawrents and her "brother" Mitch have given Maggie the best life that anydog could hope for. That doesn't make it any easier for her family. Believe me...we KNOW!

Run free and painless, Maggie! The whole Dogs with Blogs community will take care of your parents and Mitchy Boy! Have a safe journey to the bridge and say Hi to all of our friends who went before you...especially Poppy and Penny. They can take you to my dad and he will watch over you.

We love you, Miss Maggie and we will ALWAYS miss you!

Sad (((((Aire-hugs))))),
Patches (and Lana)

We hope everydoggie is having a great January!

Hey, everydoggie! It's me, Patches! Who ELSE would it be? I am the only doggie who lives here! We don't have a whole lot of news, but around here, that's a GOOD thing!

One day it's hot and the next day, it's cold! It's a wonder we don't all have pneumonia! (Ha! I bet you thought I couldn't spell pneumonia!) Most of our trees have buds, which is WAY wrong for January! I'm pretty sure they will end up getting frozen.

My mom has been putting lots of stuffs on that eBay place. I'm watching to make sure she doesn't try to sell any of my stuffies! I have been keeping busy moving from the cold kitchen floor to the warm carpet, depending upon what kind of day it is. Sometimes I have to be on the carpet in the morning and then move to the kitchen floor in the afternoon. It's furry confusing...Mom never knows where I will be next.

That's all the news that IS the news from Airedale Heaven! We hope you are all having a great January whether you have snow or warm temperatures!

Aire-hugs,
Patches

Happy New Year to all our doggie and human friends!

Now that all our Christmas decorations are put away, maybe things can get back to normal around here. As you can see, from these photos, I had a pretty darned good Christmas. I got a new lion and a new horsie! I also got 3 kinds of new treats, but my mom grabbed them as fast as I could open them! I'm still not sure WHY!

Our weather has turned pretty awful, here in Georgia. Yesterday, it was 65 degrees F and today, the high is supposed to be in the 40's. Right now, it's so windy, that it feels REALLY cold. Tomorrow is supposed to be even worse...highs in the 30's! I thought this was supposed to be the SOUTH!

I guess we shouldn't really complain. It's still better than last year when we were trapped in the house for four days! We haven't had any snow flakes yet, so THAT'S a good thing!

We wish all of our friends a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! OMD! I almost forgot...today is our 4th blogaversary! It was four years ago, today when Aunt Wendy came over and helped my mom start this bloggy! I wasn't even HERE yet! Coming up, in May, it will be my 3rd Gotcha Day and a few days later, it will be my 9th barkday! Woohoo!

Stay warm, everybuddy!

Aire-hugs,
Patches

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever you celebrate!

Hey, everybuddy! It's me, Patches! We want to say Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Happy Whatever you Celebrate! Here at Airedale Heaven, I will be having a Merry Christmas! I know Santa Claws is bringing me some really good stuffs!

I also, want to show everydoggie our new Christmas ornament. It is a stocking with an Airedale on it! It's from Maggie, Mitch and their very talented mom! It is so special that my mom hung it from the very top of our tree! It looks beautimous up there, Mom, but I can't reach it. I think that might have been her plan since sometimes I grab a Christmas ball from the lower branches! But that was an accident. Really, Mom. My toys sometimes hit an ornament and then I get caught in the process of putting it back! Somehow, I don't think she's buying that!

We hope all of you have a very happy and SAFE holiday season!

Aire-hugs,
Patches

Hey, hey, hey every buddy!

Hi! It's me, Patches! Well, my mom really did it! She put up a 6 foot tall Christmas tree. I really like playing with the colored balls that are on the tree, but they don't break easily. Darn! Sometimes, I get a little carried away playing with my toys and they accidentally knock a ball or two off the tree. Oops!

When one of my toys sticks on the tree, I try to bark it off, but that doesn't usually work. I end up having to go and get my mom and then run in the living room while barking at the tree! She takes the hint and gives me back my toy. I guess she would rather I do that than just just climbing the tree to get it myself!

We had a nice Thanksgiving and I got to have my own special treat. Aunt Wendy put the turkey-holding tray on the floor and let me "go to it"! Yummy, yummy! This is the first time I got to clean it up all by myself!

Aunt Wendy even let my mom take a picture of us together right before I dove on the turkey-holder.

I cleaned up that plate so well that I thought my mom could just put it back in the cabinet, but for some strange reason, she said she had to sterilize it!

Well, every buddy...that's it for today! I'm off to find a register vent to sleep on. It's cold outside and that warm aire sure feels good on my fuzzy belly!

Aire-hugs,
Patches

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS!

Hi, everybuddy. It's me, Patches! I know, I know! My mom hasn't let me blog in a whole MONTH! As usual, she says she's busy and I say she's lazy! Although, I do have to admit that she's been spending a lot of time outside and a lot of time in front of 'puter doing stuff besides blogging!

Mom says she's going to put up a Christmas tree, this year, for the first time since 1981! It won't be real, but it WILL be 6 feet tall. Whoa...Mom! From a 1 foot tall ceramic tree to a 6 foot fake tree? Well, baby steps...I guess! Unfortunately, for ME, she bought all shatter-proof ornaments! I was looking forward to breaking the glass balls!

We want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends and anyone else who celebrates it!

Aire-hugs,
Patches (who can hardly wait for some TURKEY!)

I have decided to forgive my mom and I had a playdate with Lucia!

Hi, everybuddy! I had a most excellent visit and playdate with Lucia the Aire-girl! After some butt sniffing and getting to know each other through the gate, our moms finally let us "have AT" each other! Lucia had a blast sniffing all the smells in my house and I was having a really good time sniffing LUCIA!

I even let her drink from MY water bowl! I was very nice to her once I told her that I am the alpha around here! She just said, "Whatever". I guess she wasn't impressed that I am the alpha!

I have no idea what happened to THIS picture! We really aren't all faded out like this picture shows. At least we are both IN the picture. Mom took lots of pictures where all you see is a tail...thanks to that stoopid delay thingy on the flashy box!

Lucia and her la mia ragazza(mom)brought me loads of foodables (treats) and two toys! The tennis ball has already been confiscated because I tried to skin it! The other toy is a pink doggie and my sick, sick mom calls it my "crack baby". It has a plastic bottle inside so it crackles when I put my big gnashers on it! I also have some kind of treat that looks like a summer sausage. My mom calls THAT "doggie crack"! I guess it's because I almost jump in her face every time she gets it out of the coolerator to give me a bite. That woman just isn't "right"! Or as my dad used to say, "She isn't wrapped too tight"!

Okay, everybuddy, here's why I have decided to forgive my mom for the torture she put me through last Tuesday. I have my very own Pink Panther! My mom think his eyes follow her when she walks through the living room. I think she's been watching too many Ghost Hunters shows! Mr. Pink came to me from a yard sale. The lady GAVE it to my mom FREE! Woohoo! No green papers changed hands! I loooooove my new pink doggie and my new
pink panther!

My hot spot from hell, on my tail, is doing much better now. I still have lots of ant-eye-buy-oticks to take, but I'm feeling much, much better!

We lost a very good friend, last Friday. Claudette Hudson passed away after a looooong and painful battle with cancer. Her Dogs with Blogs family (which includes US)will really miss her! We could always count on Claudette to let us know the most recent and impawtant news from our great DWB community. Rest in peace, Claudette! We will all make sure Rocky, Bear and Floyd are taken care of!

Aire-hugs,
Patches