As you can see, Toby makes taking a nice picture of him soooo easy.
No one told me my job was making your life easy.
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I have seen pictures of “cat thermometers” where the more the kitty is stretched out, the hotter the temperature. If you have a pup, the more absurd the sleeping position, the hotter it is. As you can see, we clearly were having unreasonably warm weather this day.
The mercury in the window thermometer reached over 120 in the sun. It is rare even in August for that to happen.
Aah, this is such a rare moment – Toby looking at the camera instead of away from it. I must have taken a dozen shots with my uncooperative little guy beating the shutter every time. I am thinking of starting a folder with just blurry, back of head shots.
Toby got shortchanged on baby pictures since things were so chaotic when he was young. (It is nearly impossible to take pictures when you have a puppy with a UTI.) I am trying to make up for that a little by getting some nice photos now.
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I was looking for a photo today when I stumbled across this picture of itty bitty, teeny tiny Bitey. Sometimes it is hard to believe he was really that little puppy. Back then he didn’t like to go to sleep without his toys around him.
What you can’t see in this picture is that I used to put his brush on top of his kennel so that he couldn’t get to it and chew on it. He managed to thwart me by jiggling the kennel until the handle fell through the bars then attacking the brush from the inside.
Why do pups only solve problems for evil and not for good?
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So far, this is the bounty of our flower garden. I was fortunate to snap this picture before 6″ of snow fell on the poor little flower and bent his stem. Although the flower is intact, now it looks like he is kissing the dirt.
The flowers may not be enjoying the cold, but the puppies are going nuts for it. Oh yes, and they peed on the flower.
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It was an exhausting but wonderful day! Mom took me out on the 50′ leash, and I ran and swam and played like a puppy. I dove and rolled and took snow baths. I dug tunnels and hunted for voles and leaped for snowflakes. When I was done, I plunked my butt down in the snow for a refreshing sit. Ahh, it was heaven. Sure I had to get de-snowballed, but it was worth it.
After all of that play, I needed a nap somewhere quiet (where that usurping little brother of mine couldn’t find me), so I crept off to the dirty laundry for some serious sleep.
Mommy says: Since Geordie has come along, I haven’t been able to use a hamper or a laundry bag. I end up with the dirty clothes in a pile so that Geordie can sleep in them. I have tried giving him soft, pretty blankets and beds, but all he wants is stinky clothes. A messy corner is a small price to pay for a happy pup!
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Remember this guy? He was one of Toby’s Christmas presents, and I was trying to determine what exactly he was.
I think I’ve figured it out….he’s Pfft the Magic Dragon!
Toby gave him an “everythingectomy” and sent him back to Honahlee.
(If you know what I’m talking about, you’re oooolddd!)
I don’t think a single one of Toby’s Christmas presents survived until the first of the year. It seems that, as with Geordie, he works out his emotional frustrations with his stuffed animals. There was a cute little stuffed hedgehog that Geordie had for years (and treated kindly), and Toby completely eviscerated it last week. Come on, how much stress could there be in your life when you’re a puppy?!?
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This is The Usurper. He has outgrown his green sweater, but he has a green flower attached to his collar so you can still recognize him. It turns out this little puppy enjoys snow more than most anything in life….except maybe tennis balls.
Toby and I played for hours out in the snow. I tried to build a Snow Toby, but it came out looking more like Winnie the Poo or Mickey Mouse. (My audience is divided on that one.) It was a nearly impossible task because Toby tore up each snow ball as fast as I could roll it.
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Folks keep writing to tell me how much they enjoy it. You can get a copy for yourself, a loved one or even to donate to your local library!
Can you believe that I have to share my spot with him?!?
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Don’t forget to pick up your copy of A Tired Mommy Is a Good Mommy in time for the holidays! Makes a great, heart-warming gift for any dog lover in your life as well.
A Tired Mommy Is a Good Mommy will give a glimpse into life for Bitey B.T. (Before Toby) featuring the poems Toy of the Gods and Whispers. Also, learn the origin of Geordie’s Thanksgiving angst!
Seeing this makes me laugh. Out of the 20+ tennis balls Toby has, he has chewed fuzz handles into all but two.
My boy sure has some strange hobbies.
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To read more of Bitey Dog’s adventures, pick up a copy of A Tired Mommy Is a Good Mommy. It is available in both paperback and Kindle versions at Amazon.
Hopefully coming soon will be Bitey and Toby’s new book!
The Adventures of Bitey Dog 