TGIF....or not

Hey Puppers! I'm so glad it's Friday! The weekends are the bestest because Mom & Dad are free from earning Chewie money and get to spend lots of time with us.



I was particularly excited tonight because I got to start out my weekend with a super special walkie...just me & Mom. Out on the town alone! Yahooooie!!


I still have to sit at every intersection, but who cares! Let's go Mom!

I've got Pee-mail to spread over the whole neighborhood!

We walked about 10 minutes then ended up at this place...the NICE people live here !

I love going to my V.E.T. ! They're super nice there. They call me a sweet old man...I prefer mature, but whatever gets me treats is fine with me. Mom was a little worried about some of the "big-boned" tumors I have. I've heard the humans call them Fatty but the F word is not allowed in my presence.

So I had a stoopid stick shoved up my butt (my temp is normal) and I had to get on the scale. Mom almost fell over when it read 58.8 lbs but that was b/c I was squirming a bit (OK...a LOT). When she made me sit, it registered at a svelte 54.4 lbs...a whole .4 lbs than my last weigh in. I rock! I've figured out how to diet AND eat chicken backs till my heart's content. In fact, I should have MORE chicken backs to get me back to my normal weight.

I have 4 Big Boned tumors. The special lady doctor said I'm handsome (and I AM) & checked me over real good. She felt around all of my rippling muscles and gave me a massage. But then, she took out a needle and made Mom snuggle on my head. The needle was like 24 inches long and she stuck it in my Biggest Boned tumor...and I screamed. Mom said I sounded like a little girl but whatever...it hurt.(And Dot...I was very TUFF, I assure you...Mom lies.) Special Lady Doctor confirmed that it was just a BB tumor and I don't have to worry about it any more.

I do have a little bitty NON big boned tumor that the special lady wants to remove & send to the CIA for proof of my Pawesomeness but they have to do a bunch of blood work first to ensure my liver and kidneys and heart are A-OK...which I'm sure they SUPER STRONG. That'll be in a couple of weeks.

So, I'll have to get that funny laughie juice and will sleep for a while and get lots of snuggles and special treatment afterward. That doesn't sound so bad.

Oh and I have to have a toof cleaned up then too. Feel the love, my man Joe Stains.

An award & T-shirts

What a way to get out of the mid week slump! We were given this award by our husky buddy, Echo.







This award is given to bloggers who have wonderful outstanding styles and a fantastic ability to keep us thinking, amused and entertained. We now need to send this to ten writers of outstanding style and ability.



What an honor Echo! Thank you so much. We're gonna pass it on to Bella, our new little Boxer buddy, Maeby, Kaiser, Cubby, Peanut & Flash, Dory, Girasol and Jazz & Dixie.

We mentioned a week so so ago that Mom was gonna turn our Cubby Art into t-shirts & would you believe it??? She did!

Here's the front:

And the back:

Oh & it comes in black b/c Dad only likes Black t-shirts:

We have our VERY OWN STORE too! AND they'll be selling our shirts in the DWBs store too. Either way, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to charity.

Happy Humpday Everypup!

What a weekend!!

We have had the most amazing weekend!! That Joe Stains is quite the host. He let us, Wally, Ozzie & Rocky sleep off our jet lag in his pawrents bed!



The next day, Lola went to the spa with her BFF Tadpole and the WFT crew




And then the Girls spent last night dancing with their favorite fellows...Awwww, they're so cute, I could almost throw up my chicken backs.




Speaking of which...my job on this trip was to bring some good Pittsburgh food (and some chicken backs) to AZ. Joe Stains' Mom is from da 'burgh & I knew she'd appreciate a little taste of home.

Potato & cheese Pierogies...a staple in every 'burgh household.



Iron City Beer...the one & only



A big fat Primanti Bros. sandwich...heaven on earth



Kielbasa...the turkey variety for those of us who have to watch our waistline, and the regular piggie version for everypup else. Good thing the Turkey Kielbasa tastes BETTER than the pork kind. Makes it fun to be on a diet!

We can NOT have a Super Bowl Pawty without wings.

And the feast I've saved for Wally and, of course, my gal Dot Spot...CHICKEN BACKS!!!!


We got a new shipment in right before I left..I made sure to give the batch a big ole taste test before bringing them to AZ. Yep, they're pretty darn delicious!


Lola agrees...



And even picky Princess Penny says "Yep, pretty darn tasty!"


Here's the thing. Our team isn't playing in the Super Bowl so we have no team to root for. Sure we could root AGAINST a certain team, but that's kinda mean. So we decided that we should just represent anyway & PRETEND our Super Steelers were in the game. Winning, of course.

So we're watching the game in our gear.

And I've arranged for a special someone to stop by the house of Stains and say hello to everyone's favorite "Mean" little Boston.

Mean Joe Stains...

get ready to meet Mean Joe Greene...he should be at Casa Stains by halftime!!

In the meantime...Lola has gone off & become a cheerleader. Go figure. She has not loyalty.

Play Ball!

I'm so excited about the big Super Bowl pawty this weekend with Joe & Gus & Tanner & Teka! The very first year I lived on Jackman Avenue, the most super coolest football team in the whole world...my Pittsburgh Steelers...won the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, things didn't quite work out for us this year (but they're still super cool!) so we're just going to AZ to hang with our DWBs friends.

I don't really get into playing football much...tennis balls are more my thing. I prefer to chase them all around the yard, but it's been too rainy this week. I hate rain.

I can still have a good time in the house playing with the t-balls. I've learned to entertain myself pretty well.

And there is something special about these indoor tennis balls...they're MAGIC!

Turn your speakers up REALLY loud and I'll share with you my MAGIC tennis balls.




In case that video doesn't work...try this one.

Imagine that, Mr. Sherman...who could care less about tennis balls...is all of a sudden interested in the MAGIC tennis balls!

He must think they're made out of chicken backs.

Or he's trying to be like his BFF, Wally...who is WAY cooler because he can jump super high AND he plays with PINK tennis balls!

Never fear...I got it back. I played beautiful music for Mom all night!

(in case my video didn't work...the MAGIC tennis balls SQUEAK! Very Loud.)

My new collar!

Just in time for that big romantic holiday...I got a new collar!





Around here, we're pretty partial to Lupine Collars. Not only are they quite stylish (as you will soon see) but they are very well made and guaranteed for life. In fact, Lola broke one of my old collars at daycare and Mom sent it back for a replacement. They sent her a brand new one even though it was from 5 years ago!

We all wear the martingale style (or combo) collars. They automatically tighten when tension is applied to the leash and there is no chance of us backing out them and getting hurt.

So here is the new collar. See, it's got all kinds of little hearts all over it!




The big one is for Peanut...but the other ones are for Pippa, & for Tucker, & for Kaiser, & for Ethel, & for Sophie & for Lola. Maybe there's even one on there for Sherman. A little teeny weeny one.

And speaking of Valentine's Day...Kaiser is organinzing a Valentine's Day card Xchange! If you want to pawticipate...head over to his bloggy & let him know.

I'm gonna go dream of all of my Valentines...

Cubby Art!!

My Boxer pal Cubby is so darn talented! Mom sent him this picture of us from the DWBs Calendar:

And he turned it into Cubby Art! All by himself!

And while you are surly impressed with his talent, you will be more impresssed to know that 1/2 of the proceeds go to Legacy Boxer Rescue. He's handsome, talented AND generous! What a guy.

Mom loves this picture and is going to put us on our very own Jackman Avenue T-shirt! So she says...

And on a separate note...I won Balboa's create a caption game for last week!! 'Cuz I'm VERY clever.

Go check out this week's contest!

The perfect breed...Sherman!

Mom & Dad did that little thingy they saw on Sexy Sophie's blog about matching up owner's pawsonality with the right breed of dog. Here are the breeds Mom's picks:

1. Doberman Pinscher

2. Black & Tan Coonhound3. Otterhound

4. Tibetian Mastiff

5. Rottweiler

Hmmmmm, notice any resemblance to certain pup you know????

I think if you put them all together, you would have a Sherman! The pawfect breed for Mom and Dad!



Dad also had the Doberman as #1. Weird, huh? And guess where the Boxer was? In the Fifties for both of them!!! Aaahahahahahahaaaaa! Dad now has a new nickname for Lola...#51, 'cuz that's where she was on his list.

Fridays are pawesome!

Happy Friday Puppers!! I'm so glad it's the weekend. Mom and Dad have NOTHING to do for 2 whole days but play with me (and Sherman and Lola) and take me for walkies and feed me turkey necks! It's gonna be great. I'm excited for football too. We're cheering for the Packers now (Mom has a little thing for Brett Favre). And if they lose...well, we're not watching the Super Bowl then.

Mom got a special present in the mail this week. I recognized the name on the box right away as the Mexican Diva, J. Lo-renza! Of course, Lola thought it was for her but no...it was for Mom!

Lorenza's exceptionally talented Grandma made this beautiful shiny box for Mom.

It has tissues in it now but Mom says it's so pretty that once they run out, she's going to use it to keep her keys, cellphone and Ipod all safe in one spot!

Lorenza, your Grandma is the best! Please give her 25 kajillion kisses for me & my Mom.

We are WWAAAYYYYY behind on our Tags, so I'm gonna start & try to get us caught up. That handsome little Kaiser-kins tagged me to answer these questions:

1. If I were another animal I would be a lioness. I could lay around in the sun all day, play with my sisters and hunt giant Water Buffalos and gazelles and EAT THEM!

2. My most favorite song is the song Mom sings me when she comes home from work "Princessss...Penny Wiggles! She is wiggly and brown. Princessss...Penny Wiggles! She dances all arounddddddd!" It sounds dumb but it makes me dance!! I also like Hips Don't Lie by Shakira because I've got some serious hip shakin' moves.

3. If I could live anywhere in the world...I'd go live with Peanut in Louisananananana. I need to help him deal with Shelby.

4. If I were a famous movie star or personality I think I would be Scarlett Johanssen. See the resemblence?

5. I would be the spokesdog for Carnivore Crunch!!!! It is my most favoritest dog treat in the whole wide world (next to Mom's Liver Brownies). I could eat them & eat them & eat them & eat them all night long. And I'm picky.

I'm tagging Tucker Doodle because he asked for a nice shot of me...this is for you Tucker. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.