Dog Days

I thought I would do a little update on the "baby". Now I should say "babies" as you'll see later in the post. :P

This is Maggie when we first got her. She's about 4 months old now and she is a big baby. Not just big but pretty rambunctious and much too active to be a "house dog". We spent the day Saturday making her a place outside big enough to get some of that energy out.

Here she is with Skaterboy enjoying her new home. They raced back and forth so many times....she kept trying to "herd" him. lol He even tried to fake her out and get a head start but she's pretty quick and she caught him almost every time. She's a husky mix...not sure what she's mixed with...she would make an excellent farm dog. It was funny watching her try to herd the boy.

Posing for the camera. She's so funny. Check out those ears. lol I'm not sure what's bigger...the ears or that tongue!

This little fella is Maggie's new baby brother. Is he cute or what?! No name just yet...still trying to figure that out. He's a chihuahua/shih tzu mix. A little fat roly poly baby. He's eight weeks old and so sweet. Maggie wanted to say hello but he was not interested. Maybe later when he's more comfortable here.

A little close-up of the adorable face. He mostly just sleeps but he's spoiled rotten already. He wants to be held all the time and refused to sleep alone last night. He's claimed a blanket and a spot on the couch. When no one is holding him...that's where he insists on being. Hopefully these kids will decide on a definite name for him soon.

Hope you're all having a great weekend. The weather has been nice...not too hot for a change and we enjoyed our time outside yesterday. It's still extremely dry and we're heading towards mandatory water restrictions. We desperately need some serious rainfall here.

Off to do some knitting on my Ravelympics projects. I don't want to get behind and not finish them.

Hugs!

I'm A Golden Retriever! :P

I saw this cute little quiz on LaVerna's Blog . I had to go and find out what doggie I am.

Peek A Blue...Freebie

I have another free pattern for you. My nephew is a big fan of the blue dog and I thought he would enjoy this one. I hope you do too.

Peek A Blue
©Copyright 2008
Designed by Melanie Thompson
US Size 6 needle 100 % Cotton Yarn
Test Knit by Shirley Smith

Cast on 45 stitches

Rows 1-4: Knit
Row 5 & All Odd Rows: Knit
Row 6: K3, P39, K3
Row 8: K3, P39, K3
Row 10: K3, P2, K35, P2, K3
Row 12: K3, P4, (K1, P2) 3X, K1, P4, K3, P4, (K1, P2) 3X, K1, P4, K3
Row 14: K3, P2, K1, P2, K1, P6, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P2, K1, P2, K3
Row 16: K3, P3, K1, P2, K6, P3, K4, P1, K4, P3, K6, P2, K1, P3, K3
Row 18: K3, P4, K1, P2, K1, P7, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P7, K1, P2, K1, P4, K3
Row 20: K3, P4, K1, P2, (K1, P7) 3X, K1, P1, K1, P5, K3
Row 22: K3, P5, K1, P2, K1, P6, K1, P7, K1, P6, K1, P2, K1, P5, K3
Row 24: K3, P6, K1, P2, K1, P6, K1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P3, K1, P5, K3
Row 26: K3, P6, K1, P3, K1, P6, K5, P6, K1, P3, K1, P6, K3
Row 28: K3, P7, K1, P3, K1, P15, K1, P4, K1, P6, K3
Row 30: K3, P7, K1, P4, K1, P13, K1, P4, K1, P7, K3
Row 32: K3, P7, K1, P5, K1, P11, K1, P5, K1, P7, K3
Row 34: K3, P2, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P2, K2, P1, K2, P2, K1, P5, K1, P8, K3
Row 36: K3, P3, K1, P4, K1, P5, K1, P2, K2, P1, K2, P2, K1, P5, K1, P8, K3
Row 38: K3, P4, K1, P4, K1, P4, K1, P9, K1, P4, K1, P6, K1, P2, K3
Row 40: K3, P5, K1, P3, K1, P4, K1, P9, K1, P4, K1, P5, K1, P3, K3
Row 42: K3, P6, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P9, (K1, P4) 3X, K3
Row 44: K3, P7, K1, P3, K1, P1, K1, P2, K2, P3, K2, P2, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1 P5, K3
Row 46: K3, P8, K1, P3, K1, P2, K1, P2, K3, P2, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P3, K1, P6, K3
Row 48: K3, P9, K1, P4, K1, P9, K1, P2, K1, P3, K1, P7, K3
Row 50: K3, P10, K1, P2, K1, P11, K1, P4, K1, P8, K3
Row 52: K3, P11, K2, P13, K1, P2, K1, P9, K3
Row 54: K3, P27, K2, P10, K3
Row 55: Knit
Row 56: K3, P39, K3
Row 57: Knit
Row 58: K3, P39, K3
Row 59-63: Knit

Here Today....Gone Tomorrow

This is about the extent of our snow from last night. For us, this was a lot of snow. I let the kids stay out late playing in it...making tiny snowmen and throwing snowballs. I can't remember the last time it was pure snow so I thought they should get out there while they had the chance.

This is our big baby, Kane. He was totally unimpressed with all the drama going on. He probably thought I had lost my mind out taking photos in the dark. He's really so much bigger than he looks in this photo but he's a just a big old slobbery baby.

There's very little snow left on the ground now but the good news is that they are calling for more by the weekend. The kids got an extra day off from school so as far as they're concerned...Mission Accomplished.

It's Was A Yucky Day!

No Saturday Sky yesterday...it was too cold and wet to go out and take the picture. lol Saturday kinda went like this...


This has been one cold, rainy, yucky day. At the moment it's 38 degrees and wet. We've had rain all day long and you would think this would be a very productive knitting day but NOT. I don't even have a good excuse. I did finish one of the tops of the teacher's dishcloth dresses and hope to get the other two done when I finish posting. It's just dang cold.

I sent the boys to the barn for wood so we could enjoy this (see photo above). There's nothing better when it's cold outside than a toasty warm fire in the fireplace. I love to hear the wood crackling and the glow....ahhhhh, awesome. It was begging me to take a photograph so of course, I did. I thought I would share with you so it could warm you all a little.

I did however have to do one that just could not wait. Now, normally I wouldn't be bathing the dog on such a cold day but....."Ms Thang" informed that "THE DOG HAS TWO BUGS ON HER!" Sorry for yelling but that's how she said it. lol I checked and sure enough, Ms Diva had a couple of fleas on her. Well, I'm not having no stinking fleas around here so off to the tub we went. Needless to say, Diva was not happy. Since she has very short hair, it wasn't hard to find those little buggers and dispose of them. While the two little ladies warmed up by the fire, I cleaned her crate and made sure there were no more relatives hiding out in there. For all this drama, I think she deserved a treat.

This is your typical "Oh, can I please have the treat now, huh? Please, please...." She will actually stand up on her back legs and dance around for it and I got a photo of her doing this but....her eyes looked so creepy with the flash that I couldn't post it. Just too scary...lol
I'll try again later during the day and maybe get one I can use.

This is what you do when you get your treat. Run like heck to the back of your crate and leave the little dinosaur dude by the door to stand guard so nobody can get their greedy little hands on your doggie treat. She is serious about the treats and not those little wimpy small dog treats. She likes the "big dog" treats. The ones almost the size of her head. No, really....look...it's sticking out the side of her mouth. She got another treat for being such a sport about the pictures.

Now, if I just had a French Vanilla Cappuccino...all would be right with the world. :P

A Real "Diva"

This is our smallest girl....Diva. She's 1 year and 3 months old now. She lives up to her name. She is such a picky little girl. Chihuahuas do not like the cold so with the cooler weather approaching, I thought it was time to get her something to keep her warm. Here she's modeling her new fuzzy hot pink sweater. I have such a hard time finding things small enough for her. I got this sweater and a collar that fits (finally) and a cute little tag for her collar online. The sweater is a perfect fit. She wasn't exactly thrilled about it but once it gets cold, I think she will appreciate it. (Especially when we go out to do "business") I don't think you can really tell how small she is by the photo...she still weighs less than 5 pounds...tiny little girl. I would love to get her a Christmas sweater and I think I will knit her a stocking...Santa may come to visit her too.



Anyone with a tiny dog like Diva might want to check out this site...prices are reasonable (really, I'm so cheap...lol) and their shipping was super fast.

http://www.gollygear.com/

I'm not affiliated with them...don't get anything for the plug :( ...just a very satisfied customer who knows how hard it is to find little dog things at a decent price. They even sent her a little freebie sample of dog treats...Liver Biscotti!

Will try to get a picture of her soon that shows how small she is. My camera batteries just died and she isn't a fan of photos so it might take a bit to get a good one. lol