Sharks are Cool

Why are you wearing booties to swim? Did you lose a bet?

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See? They have sharks on them.

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Sharks ar cool, right? Of course they are. They're so cool they're practically penguins.

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Do you mean Burgess Meredith "Penguin" or Robin Lord Taylor? How do you know about them? Duh. We TV at my other house too. Honestly, I don't know why I hang around with your guys!

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I don’t really care what you wear as long as I don’t have to go along.

(So far Murphy hasn’t shown the enthusiasm for water that his brothers had.)

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While this might seem like an odd topic, I was very nervous about going swimming again after having developed so many allergies/sensitivities. I was concerned that even with shower sandals, if I were walking across a floor where personal care items were draining, they might splash onto my skin and cause a reaction.

My solution is to wear aqua socks while in the shower room and in the pool, only changing out of them once I reach my locker. If you happen to be one of lucky few with contact allergies, I wanted to let you know that this might be a choice to help keep safe in a locker room or pool. (Usually this condition doesn’t surface until your 20s, so hopefully high school swim class will already be behind you.) Aqua socks are made of neoprene, so water doesn’t go through them. As a plus, they give extra traction on slippery floors.

And even though I am the only nerd wearing them, I totally rock these aqua socks.

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Dream Our World

Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World. 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Extraterrexercise

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Hey guys, I am getting ready to go swimming.  How do I look?  Out of this world?

Yeah….if you are a pasty white person, don’t get the gray swim cap.

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Dream Our World

Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World. 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

The Boys Make Dinner

Come!  We cooked something for you!  Oh boy!  What did you make?

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We made crab rangoon.  How did you make them?  With crabgrass...and Ragu.

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Yeah….I don’t know how to make crab rangoon.

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Dream Our World

Come on the adventure of a lifetime with Geordie and Toby in Dream Our World! 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey Dog and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is back in stock in my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Giants Among Us

So, we've been wondering...it you are part Yorkie and part Chihuahua - two little dogs - why are you almost the same size we are?

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I was curous too, and I looked it up. It says here that originally Yorkies were all my size. We were bred to fight rats in mines, and we needed to be big enough to get the job done.

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Oh come on. You expect us to believe you are a genetic anomaly and not just sneaking extra treats? You know, it says here that male Cairn terriers generally weigh 13-14 pounds.

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Quick! Throw that thing away before mom sees it!

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As you can see, at 22 pounds, I was perfect.

(This is Geordie. The original Bitey Dog!)

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Dream Our World

Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World. 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Gotta Match? (Or, “The Cooperative Boys Go For A Walk”)

Yeah, my face and your butt!

No wait…that’s not right...

We’ve been having a good week. As soon as things settle down, I look forward to telling more stories. 🙂

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Dream Our World

Come see what my boys have been up to in Dream Our World. 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

He’s Baaack!

Well, it turns out Doogie is just as cooperative for photos as Murphy is.

I think I’m going to ignore him and eat this grass.

Ignore me, will ‘ya? Well I’ll ignore you right back!

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This evening I found Doogie lying in Murphy’s bed. He gave me a look that whispered, “Don’t tell him I’m here.” OK. I won’t tell him, but I bet before this visit is over, I’ll find the two of you curled up together like best friends.

The Mysterious Case of the Blue Poo

What the heck is this?? It's july! It's blueberry season!

I’m afraid this is what passes for patriotism with my boys.

Happy Independence Day everyone!

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*Nom nom* That blueberry was delicious.

I’ll eat all the rest in those buckets, thank you.

Murphy has figured out where blueberries come from, and he is quite willing to pick them himself. What a helpful lad.

“Yeah, Whatever” or “The Visit”

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I was hoping that Cousin Doogie would entice Murphy to play, but Murphy seemed determined to nap his way through the weekend. Why didn’t I get any pictures of them together? This was about as close as they got the whole time. Both turned out to be shy guys who preferred to stay near familiar humans.

(The next time I or anyone in my family adopts a dog, I think I am going to insist they get a Westie. Then all I will have to draw are eyes and a nose and not fuss with all these colors!)

I wasn’t ignoring you. You just weren’t very interesting.