The Nose Knows When an Earthquake is a Comin'...

Hi everyone...Randi's mom/secretary here...Just thought you'd all like to know that besides the amazing talent of Randi being a contortionist (flipping her front flippers in weird directions...) she can also detect earthquakes...around 11:42 am or so today, a 5.4 earthquake decided to shake the LA area...about a minute & a half prior to that, Randi had just finished eating lunch...I was sitting on the couch when she just bolted into the living room & velcroed herself to me & the couch...I hugged her & asked what was wrong & she just looked at me with those big brown eyes...Thinking that maybe she needed to do some business outdoors, I took her outside to where her dad & Winston were & she just stood at the door...I went & sat back down on the couch & then felt the swaying - like being on a boat - I'm going to send Randi's resume to the U.S. Geological Survey & see if they need any help...she can dig holes too...

ITS RANDAY!

Happy Randay Everybody...would you believe that today I had my THIRD bath of the week! This INSANE....INHUMANE.... & you'd wonder why my mom/secretary keeps saything the house smells like wet dog? DUH! I'm the dog & I'm wet! Enough already!

Nothing much new here...My Grandmama in Minne-Soda sent me this cool link...you all MUST CLICK HERE! The Dog Whisperer has competition! Its a man singing a bunch of boxer puppies to sleep! The cutest thing ever!~

Here's the linky long version:
http://www.coolestone.com/media/178/The_Dog_Whisperer_Has_Competition/

On this Randay, I'm thankful for bucketfuls of puppies!

Love & Licks,
Randi

The Itchy & Scratchy Show - "Bad Fur Day"...

Jeepers Creepers...Look at all my flakies...How am I supposed to turn the heads of all the boys when my raven fur furs could be used for a Head & Shoulders commercial? Here I am at the vet this morning...
Flakies...not pretty...Bad Fur Day...
It took furever at the vet...so I studied anatomy...
Oh lookie...another pretty pic of doggies & kitties at the beach...last time I saw a pic like this was last month when they stuck a glass stick up my bum & took xrated photos of my bones...
& Lookie here! When did they start modeling? Its Willow the baby Dane all growed up with little Poppy the Blonde Chihuahua!

I hate this place...so I decided to do a little doga to find my inner zen...
Crappers! Didn't work...I hear lots of doggies whining...so I took cover...
Under this...the benchie...
I think it perfectly acceptable for a mature lady like myself to hide at the vet...like I said...last time they took xrated photos of me...not very nice...besides, I have a reputation to uphold...
Verdict? Raging bacteria infection in my skin...Solution? Baths 2-3 a week & antibotic pillpoppers for 2 weeks....YUCK!

Who do I hear?
Damn him, Wincompoop! He's the reason I'm full of bacteria...he's a little parasite himself...
I'm still grumpy...but at least I have all my tennis balls...& I'm not sharing!

Love & Licks,
Randi

ITS RANDAY!

Happy Randay Everybody! I've been pouting today cuz look what Wincompoop did...He slimed me! Here's what happened...I'm minding my own business...playing with 4 stuffies in my mouth at once...(ok..playing keepaway from the little ninny) & suddenly he grabs hold of all the stuffies in my possession & starts humping them! My mom/secretary isn't sure...but this maybe a repeat of what happened in the movie with Cameran Diaz "Something About Mary"... Look at my ear above....
& look at Wincompoop's ear....GROSS...I'm really hoping its just mouth slobber & not any other kinda slime that comes from a boy pup entering his adolescence...That's all I'm gonna say about that...
& Lookie here....Nectarines! In my own doggie backyard! Lots of nectarines... My mom & dad picked lots of them...gave lots to the neighbors...

& left some on the tree....
& made nectarine cobbler...
Nectarine pie with cinnamon...
& today my mom/chef attemped to make nectarine/blueberry preserves...
& here they are...lots of jars too...too many to fit in the pics...I've been supervising on the kitchen floor...naping & supervising that is...waiting for a nectarine piece to drop...they are pretty yummy...

On this Randay, I'm thankful for trees that grow food in my own backyard...Now when am I gonna get to plant a bacon tree?

Love & Licks,
Randi

Wallymelon for Beginners...

Ok...so all of you know that my cousin, Winston, aka Wincompoop, is staying with me for three whole weeks...Once I found out, I was in mourning...& it went a little sum-thin like this...

Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
Anger (why is this happening to me?)
Bargaining (I promise I'll be a doggie if Wincompoop doesn't stay...)
Depression (I don't care anymore...)
Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever Wincompoop throws my way...)

So since I'm now in acceptance of this 3 week torture, I've decided to teach the little ninny a thing or two... & since July is National Wallymelon Month...its only right to celebrate with a wallymelon initiation...I started with a small Wallymelon...

He didn't know what to do...tired to kick it...what a ninny...
I said, "NO! you gotta smell its wonderous aroma..." He was completely bewildered...as the photo is pure proof...look at his face!
Ah! Behold the center of the Wallymelon...also known as the center of the universe...
With delicate manners, take nibbles of the Wallymelon pieces...
(oops...sorry...crane your head to the right...) His first nibble...

Ha! Bet he can't do this!
Or this...this is the d(y)oga pose called Yummy Yummy for My Tummy...note the extreme balance & coordination of my front flippers & my back right flipper...Pure Doga Guru!
Ommmm...Ommmmm...Ommmmm...
DIG IN!

A wise Doga Yogi once told me...Waste not...
Want not...so make sure you clean the floors of little Wallymelons
Little Wincompoop was getting the hang of it...but I never eat the green...its a bit too bitter for my taste...But I let him find that out on his own...
The same wise Doga Yogi also told me to share....even though its not all that fun...
& here is my pièce de résistance - a little foodie porn for my dear Wally ...The GURU OF WALLYMELON!

Love & Licks,
Randi

ITS RANDAY!

HAPPY RANDAY EVERYBODY! Guess what? My cousin Winston, aka Wincompoop, is staying with me for 3 weeks & no, I'm not the least bit happy about it...which means I have to share my toys, my ma & pa & sometimes my snackables...but at least I was able to share the torture of another bath with him...
Only hours ago, my mom/secretary scrubbed little Wincompoop & hosed him down like a drenched duck...it was pretty funny to watch...& then I realized she was gonna do the same to me! I've been really flaky & my skin has been super itchy...I told my mom that I was alergic to Winson, but she didn't believe me...
No more baths...please...I know I'm a newfie/lab cross & pretty much would live in water 24/7...but staying clean is just not part of the deal...Do you think my sad puppy eyes were convincing? NO! Meanie Mother...
But I did get a new toy outta the deal...Mr. Turtle...he's a bit slow, so I have no trouble catching him & giving him a bit of a stuffie shakedown...

As for Wincompoop...I guess he's not too bad...its been kind of, sort of fun having someone to boss around all the time & someone to steal my toys back from ... His peoples are on vacation & I'm gonna need a vacation when they get back.

On this Randay, I'm thankful for my extra 40 pounds of weight that give me great leverage & helps me win most fights/stuffie tug-of-wars with little Wincompoop.

Love & Licks,
Randi

ps...my mom needs some help on how to do bloglines & how it shows what bloggie has been updated...she's fallen so far behind in keeping up with you all that she feels horrible...& she should be...so any advice would be greatly appreciated...

Weekend with M&M's Mamma & Pappa

So hanging out with Morgan & Matilda's mamma & pappa this weekend was a blast! I kept telling my mom/secretary that I didn't need a bath, cuz I wanted to cover M&M's ma & pa with my signature smelly doggie scent as a souviner for them...but that didn't go over to well... Here I am on my way to the doggie spa...

So stupid...I was scrubbed & rubbed within an inch of my life...

Then came the worst part...my mom/beautician has to put a towel over my head so I don't thrash all around & act like a raging bull...
AHHH! The nasty blower monster...I HATE that thing...Here I'm giving it the EVIL EYE...but it didn't work...stupid blower...
Ok, after all that dumb bath stuff came the fun part...like snuggling with M&M's mamma with the naked human pup in her tummy! She is an expert snuggler & will make a fantastic human pup mamma...do you see stupid Win-Com-Poop's nose on the left...always trying to rain on my parade...
M&M's mamma is also an expert stuffie de-stuffer assistant...here she is helping get a nice big hole in the stuffie formerly known as Bumble Bear...
Thanks so much M&M's mamma & pappa for such a fantastic weekend...& Thank you to M&M for letting your peoples come & visit me...

Love & Licks,
Randi

ITS RANDAY!

Happy Randay Everybody! I had such a fantastic time with M&M (Morgan & Matilda)'s peoples (check out my last post) & I'm so sad they left...My secretary will upload my pics & I'll tell you all about it tomorrow!

On this Randay, I'm thankful for wonderful human friends who love to share their breakfast bacon with me.

Love & Licks,
Randi