The Buhler boys visit

Yesterday (I seem to be a day behind in all of my posts...oh well.) my momma's cousin, Cyndi came to visit with her boys, Ricky, Jake, and Lucas. It's the first time they came to my house. At first my momma was nervous because she wasn't sure how I would handle three kids in my home. I really don't know why.....geez...I love kids :) We waited outside for Cyndi and the kids. My momma made me sit while the kids and Cyndi, one by one, gave me some yummy treats. It was love at first sight! I'm a sucker for treats!

Right away Jake became fond of Linus. Once he discovered Linus was semi-easy to pick up...
...he wanted his picture taken with him on the couch. Linus didn't want to sit around on the couch he wanted some of the action me and Lindsay were having outside.
So, Jake and Linus watched us as we romped around the back yard. They wanted to be out with us and I wanted to be inside on my bed.
"Let's join the dogs outside" cousin Cyndi said. Lucas was a bit shy because he just awoke from a nap only to discover he was in a new place with all sorts of animals around him. Lucas wasn't particularly fond of me but I could tell he was very curious because he cased my every move. See how he's watching me walk away?
Jake found my ridge to be quite interesting...as most kids do. No, I don't gel it every morning!

Now, let's have a smile... Hmmmm....he's so good at posing for pics. Wonder where he got that from? Could it be his momma, Cyndi?
We all decided to go inside to watch a movie. In the middle of the movie we hear a scream coming from my parents bedroom. My momma and cousin Cyndi run to check it out. It was baby Lucas!! He crawled up onto my parents bed to be with Bella and Linus. He screamed because he was excited to be so close to them. I guess the baby does like cats after all.
Jake wanted his picture taken with Bella, too.

Let's not forget about Linus.
Linus wanted to see what was going on in the living room. Lucas realized Linus was the perfect height for petting but Linus was too fast.
I don't understand where all this fascination with the cats came from?


Lindsay said, "count me in on the fun" as she sat on Ricky's legs.
If you hadn't noticed already, Jake is the ham between his brothers. He absolutely loves taking pictures, so he didn't want to pass on the opportunity to take a picture with my sista.

We had fun during the Buhler boys visit. It was a good mental exercise for us because we were pooped afterwards.

In paradise with my cousins

Yesterday we took The Dogfathers to Paradise Beach. We thought they would love it as much as we did so we piled in our car and drove to the beach. It seemed like forever before we finally arrived!

My dadda decided he wanted to be adventurous so we started walking in a different direction to explore another part of the beach.

Notice my muscular body as I walk? Ha! I can only dream of my muscles looking this way relaxed..

Here we are getting started on our quest to find the perfect spot for Bruno to go log diving. You'll see what I mean in just a minute. Me and Bruno were the only ones off lead--that's because we are privileged! Oh, and in case you were wondering, my dadda and uncle Ryan did call each other to coordinate what they were going to wear so they could be matching. So what? They do it all the time!
"I see a mini trail," my dadda says "let's check it out!"

Bruno found a log right away and got right down to some serious swimming.

Vinnie was disgusted that his brother could pick up a log off the ground because he had no idea where it's been.
Mee and Lindsay watched as uncle Ry threw logs out and Bruno retrieved them with grace.

Then...we see little Gino with a branch in his mouth bringing it to the rocky shore. This little guy has heart!
Bruno didn't like the little logs uncle Ryan was tossing so he asked him to get the tree he spotted on the ground. Look how happy Bruno is anticipating the launch of his new and improved toy. Gino wasn't happy with all the attention Bruno was getting so he decided he needed to do something about it and he needed to do it fast!

If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes, I wouldn't believe that a little guy could have so much strength.
Look at what the pug dragged in...
"Let's go check out another spot" Bruno asks.
We're off...
Bruno carried a rock in his mouth on the way. He wanted uncle Ryan to try to take it from him... Notice that look of "nah nah naaaah na nahhhhhhh!" on Bruno's face. Yeah, I thought it was pretty funny, too.
"Ok...this spot blows!"

But I made Bruno aware that the pugs seemed to like it.
Gave them a chance to wrestle each other...
Even Lindsay was romping around enjoying the tranquil waters and their shallow depths.
In utter desperation to have fun, Bruno resorted to digging to see if he could find a log or bolder or anything big enough to play with. Still...he came up empty.

Uncle Ryan found a rock for Bruno to retrieve but he was less than satisfied with it's size. "C'mon...you can't be serious?"

"OMG...he is!!"
"Thank you for taking us to Paradise Beach....we had a good time exploring new places with you."

Meat is Meat

Lindsay here to bring some life into this blog! I thought Bison's readers would be interested to know what a wimp he can be...

It all started yesterday when my momma brought our raw meaty bones out for breakfast. Bison confessed that he didn't like Emu anymore. Something about him being a chicken and turkey kind of guy. Yeah, I'd say so too...he is a chicken and a turkey!


I can't believe you don't like Emu anymore, I told him. I guess you don't have a refined palette like the sophisticated Lindsay! Yep, the sista with the mostest!
Whatta surprise, Bison was pissed off with my choice of words. "I'm the sophisticated one! I'm not a scrappy JRT that eats whatever comes her way!!"


"Don't ever call me scrappy!! Just 'cause I can beat you down in two seconds doesn't mean I'm scrappy. I'm just skilled at my craft of being the best dog I can be. You could learn a thing or two from me, you know?"Let me show you how it's done!
Who cares if this Emu neck is bigger than my head, I can handle it. Yumm....you're soooo missing out!!

Beach Envy

My momma said we didn't have beaches in the valley, but today we went to Paradise Beach in Sacramento. We walked over the levee, through some green brush and all sorts of mini trails till we found the beach.

There was sand and sea shells every where. A real beach near my home!

When we got to the beach we watched a black lab walk on water.
Lindsay wanted to get right in to cool off.

I had to taste it to make sure it wasn't salt water. I'm HAPPY to report it wasn't...yummy fresh water. Fresh until I turn around to see...

Lindsay relieving herself two steps away from me!! Apparently my momma didn't tell Lindsay the "no pee" in the pool rule.

Now for some serious swimming. My dadda gets Lindsay in position, notice her arms already doing the doggie paddle.

Doink!

"Damn it...I can't believe he threw me in!"


Better Lindsay than me, I don't like swimming--my ridge is allergic to water!

"Ok...that was fun and all but DON'T ever do that again! I have a whole lotta river water in my ear. Now, I can't hear a thing. Oh yeah, that's right I never could."
This beach is a doggie paradise! I wanna come back again but I hope we still go to those other beaches we've visited. You know, the ones with the nasty tasting water and big waves, those beaches are fun.
Whoa, that's a drop! I love hanging out with my dadda...