Newman & Company

The Worst Day of my Life

2010-04-22T01:02:00.000-07:00

I went along on a LONG DRIVE this last weekend. It was daddy's 50th birthday and they decided to drive up the pretty coast of California.

I got to ride in the back seat. Apparently, Highway 1 is a pretty drive ~ winding roads, curvy turns, zigzag. GREAT if you're in the front seat! Me? I was thrown around in the back all by my lonesome.

Not good for my tummy. I was miserable. By the time we got to Point Reyes, I lost my breakfast. And by the time we got to the really crooked turney roads ~ my stomach was empty.

I'm still shellshocked here ~ at the 'pet friendly' lodge.

I managed to pull myself together, though. There were open fields for me to run and dad and mom took me on many many walks.

Open space for me to wander. I saw lots of deer. I did not run after them.

i AM loved, aren't i?

I guess it really wasn't such a bad day, after all.

On the way home, I rode on mom's lap and was asleep and cozy all the way home. I still enjoy being a dog.

Happy Arfing Easter!

2010-04-05T15:56:00.000-07:00

There were lots of people at my family's Easter celebration. Great Grammie snuck food under the table for me and cousins Oreo and Puma. Ha! I had treats and we were quiet about it too!

Later in the evening, I got my tail braided then roped. No, I was not served for dinner ~ but I know what it's like to be food on the table. Be very afraid!!

Luckily, everyone was out playing with the kid with the bubbles. Me ~ I was hoping nobody noticed me spread out right on top of the dining table.

The view is good at the top! Hope you were all able to repent for your sins! Christ is risen! Alleluia!!

Before and After

2010-03-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

Today is Friday ~ the dreaded 3 week grooming appointment. Grrr. Well since the last visit, it has rained a bunch of times and the poodle in me really shows. Curly ~ like this ~ is my norm.

But I get matted and I don't like the comb! Seriously, I run away from it. I think I'm just going to resign myself to the fact that I'm going to go through a doggie car wash today. C'est la vie! I'm sure I'm going to look all spiffy this afternoon. Hip hip. Oh Dawg.

Up there is my BEFORE shot and below is my AFTER take. I'm good for 'nudder 3 weeks!

Say whoof? I'm diggin' Friday.

PS: BTW, I learned how to 'sit' this week. Those treats! Their TDF!! Bacon!!

Bye Sammie

2010-03-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

My cousin, Sammie, has moved in with another family now. This was her last visit a couple weeks ago. Sammie needed more running space and we found a lady who needed and wanted a loving companion. I hope she sends us pictures as she grows and thrives.

I'll miss her. But I still got Bo Jingles :)

My Momma, The Groupie

2010-02-24T10:23:00.000-08:00

My mom was looking for something this morning on Pioneer Woman's website and found a photography assignment she could participate in. Doggie Pictures!

I'm THERE! Me, a furball! In a famous blogger's contest! I saw some of the other photo entries and I think I'm CUTE! I hope she (Miss Woman) likes me.

If not, back to being a dog. Uber ARF!

Good Grief !!

2010-02-22T16:45:00.000-08:00

I thought they forgot. The preventive wellness reminder was for a check up due last October but my masters were so busy and I thought I was off the hook.

I wasn't that lucky! Nope NOT ME! They didn't forget how much they loved me ~ so off we went today!

To the VET!! Oh cry me a river! I knew it as soon as she pulled into the parking lot! Grrrrr.

Doggone it, even us pups have to wait our turn. I had to listen to a lady getting her pet chihuahua checked out. Doc thought the bitch was pregnant and the ~~master~~ ~~mistress~~ owner wanted to know why she why the pup was puking. Morning sickness, ya think? Doggie owner wanted nothing to do with preggy dog and has to come back in a week for another check up as she wanted Taquita (the chiwowee) spayed and the doctor wanted to make sure the puking wasn't due to pregnancy.

My turn! Gulp!

I got poked and prodded a little bit. Boo. Dang rectal thermometer! I coulda told you I had no fever! 102, perfect! Can someone please invent a digital dog thermometer? My heart is beating fast by now. I be so scared.

And this metal table? FAIL!!

So whoopeedoo! I passed my poking, all my organs are in the right place and my heart is beating just like a dog. What do I get? Two shots! *insert doggie cussing here* Hello people! I don't bite!! Momma hold me tight! (uhhm, meh ~ she no likey needles so she wasn't looking)

Off to get weighed and I'm a whopping 18 pounds! OMG. I'm so not FAT! "Perfect!" is what I heard from el Doctor. Where's my treat!! Are we done yet?

Score!! Chicken!!

I guess we are! Phew! And all I got was another tag that says ~~BITE ME~~ ~~I can bite you!~~ ~~Mommy loves me?~~

~~Throw the friggin' reminder away!~~ ~~I'm not rabid!~~ ~~I paid my dues to society.~~ ~~Mommy is a vax delayer!~~

I am ONE. COOL. DIGGITY. DOG!!

Doggone Rainy Sunday!

2010-02-21T13:29:00.000-08:00

Meh! I don't like the rain and it's wet outside. Weather for ducks, not for dogs. I just got groomed, doggone it! I expect to be indoors today but that's cool. Me and my daddy can hang and play right here in the mancave.

where I've got some of my toys so I can pick and choose which ones I can play with this afternoon and into the evening.

I am learning how to put my toys back after I've played with them, but that's not very easy to do when you have so many strewn around the house by the end of the day! God, I love my momma!

Oh, and if you're a dog reading this, listen up! Man, have you tasted this treat above I've been digging? It's my fave! The old standby treats below are rather b.o.r.i.n.g and I've learned how to snub them and make mommy feel guilty that I don't like them. They're good for hiding and saving for a rainy day ~ errrr ~ or when I'm left alone for a while.

Ye old standby.

Whatcha digging these days?

Things are looking up from my vantage point!

On YouTube

2010-02-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

This is me, at two months. Wasn't I cute? I still have that toy!

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ARF!!! I Get My Own Page??

2010-02-20T13:22:00.000-08:00

Hello! I'm Newman. I'm a Cockapoo.
How about you?

I don't lead a normal dog's life.
I have an extraordinary life but hey ~ for a dog ~ I can't complain.

Come back and visit soon. I've got lots of

stories to share about how I am happy to NOT be a human

but just love and be loved in return.