HOOOOOMILIATING!

Me n' Teka were helping Muzzer in the Garden today. We were helping her get Al Jay off the fence and cobblestones. We barked a lot. We tried to grab the scrub brushes out of her hand. We grabbed that water that was comin' out of the hose. We generally were a big nuisance. It was a great time.

In the process, we got wet. We got muddy. Muzzer said we had Al Jay between our toes! Doesn't that sound like great fun to you?

My friends, let me tell you it was mawvelous.

Then I heard muzzer mutter "OK you two, you played, now you pay."

What followed was the most hoomiliating moments of my life.

Here are pictures of Muzzer and Teka

She bathed us outside.

Here is Teka in the rinse cycle

Here she is starting the spin cycle.

Gussie in spin cycle

Fluff and Fold and final spin.

This...after a week of not blogging for me, and cutting back on my treats again, and I am seriously considering of getting a new secretary. Sobered by my friend Koobuss' unsuccessful efforts, I plan to play the guilt card on E.Rabbit and see if she will help me. Don't tell her, OK?

gussie

Off to Ioway

This morning I read on Butchy and Snickers' Blog that my Lovely Miss Snickers had another series of seizures yesterday. So I have packed up the Gussiemobile and printed my Google Map and I was ready to go. But muzzer said I had to wait and go to see the Groomer, or I would frighten the beautiful Miss Snickers into a bad relapse.

So I went and saw my friend Yolanda at the salon, and she gave me a lovely bath, trimmed my toenails, and did a few other things related to hygiene and appearance, and here I am - listening to Muzzer give me a lecture about safety and speed limits, itching to leave.

Yeah, Yeah, I know!

Here I come Miss Snickers.

Weekend Happenings.

Muzzer and Dad finally got home yesterday. Boy, were they surprised to see me here waiting for them. Of course, Dad just assumed muzzer had forgotten to take me to the vet place, and I didn't tell him any differently.

Muzzer was kind of surprised to see that the house was quite neat, and the small bathroom was sparkling. Many thanks to Asta and Rosie for their help in picking up the place and getting the plumber to come get Stan out of the drain.

Ummmmm...the only problem is that Teka has gone missing.

Some of the guys brought along this magazine, and it was getting passed around pretty fast and furiously! I thought it was pretty funny.

Then Sweet Willy arrived (aka Swede William, a member of the waggle)

He played a few hands at the poker table (usually used for dining in our house!) and then got a glimpse of the magazine. He snatched Teka up by her pretty pink collar and rushed out of here. I heard him tell our neighbor that Teka was too sweet to stay for the rest of this party, and he was taking her home with him. His Limousine was just driving down Parkway, and the two of them were helped aboard by his chauffeur. I hope Miss Patience and Mr. Bill don't mind feeding her for a couple of days. I think Muzzer will probably miss her soon.

Kisses

Gussie d

We are being ABANDONED!

by Gussie and Teka Dagger

Me and Teka have discovered that Muzzer and Dad are BOTH leaving us this weekend. They are going to New Orleans! And they are not taking us along.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Instead, we are going to be BOARDED at the VET's place.

Now I ask you my friends:

New Orleans

Street Cars named Desire

Or This

So in honor of the terrible thing they are doing to us, I have composed this tune.

I shared it first with my friends the Barkies.

But the message to my muzzer bears repetition.

Way down yonder in New Orleans

Where the terriers teeth all gleam

There's a funky old conference

You know what I mean

Dad will ponder and pundit there

Mom will wander on Jackson SquareS

Side trips to Magazine street

I'll bet that is neatt.

Doggies going to board 3 nights

Not a very impressive sight

Understand there's one TV

Might get in a fight

No sleep numbers on those dog

bedsNo down pillows for doggie heads

It may take them a life time

To pay back for this

Takin' Teka just for the ride

She'll be stickin close by my side

No computer to blog with,

Send Heron cam quick

Maybe we can escape from there

Join the circus or join the fair

Do you wanna go with us?

We'll certainly share

Then the hoomans can worry some

Pace the floor and chew bubble gum

Post our faces on lamposts

Boy they will be glum

We'll come back when we think it's time

They will treat all of us so fine

Is it worth all the effort?

Nah, let us just whine

with apologies to Mr. Louis Armstrong

Doggie Survivors

Sapphire is a Survivor!

"On March 11, just hours after a devastating kennel fire at the Fairfax Hunt in Leesburg, Barbara Hutcherson of the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation was given a choice: Accept responsibility for six badly burned foxhounds or allow them to be put to sleep.

Sapphire, Ranger, Reckon, Duchess, Rascal and Ramey faced extensive treatment for burns, smoke inhalation and blood loss. Two would require a month of hospitalization, with an overall cost exceeding $15,000. But as Hutcherson looked around the room, watching dogs labor for breath while technicians applied salve, administered transfusions and fashioned makeshift oxygen masks, there was really no choice at all, she said. "

To read the rest of this story from the Washington Post, please go to the link below.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403529.html?wprss=rss_metro

thank you

gussie n Teka

The Big Day for Myrna

This weekend we boarded Aire Ruby and jetted off to attend the wedding of our friends Myrna and Gilbert Wheelie-Kroonz-Kreit in Salzburg, Austria. I was proud to escort my lovely Miss Snickers, shown standing next to me in the photo above. She looked lovely, if a bit slimmer than usual, in her pink frock, a special number from Snitchybug Designs.

Teka attended with her own Swede Willie Yum, and they made a handsome couple, even if it did get a bit troublesome dragging that stepladder everywhere so that Teka could be seen in photos! But we didn't regret a minute of it when Willum became interpreter for many of us as we toured the beautiful city both before and after the ceremony. He is gifted in languages, and speaks almost as many as the beautiful Miss Faya. His assistance was extremely valuable. (particularly useful in getting Lacie out of a few scrapes.)

I am glad that Miss Snickers and I were able to attend before she starts her new regime of feeno Barbie Doll next week. I understand it might make her crabby, and I surely do not want her to get angry with me.

kisses to all

Thanks to Asta and her Mommi for the photos.

Gussie d

Now, THIS is progress!

OK now friends, THIS is progress. See...for the hoomans, we got an inside litterbox and splashie place, for washing up in the morning.
And on the wall, there is this shower thingy, which looks suspiciously like a doggie shower!

And there, at the end of the stairs, we have a

DOGGIE DOOR!

So, maybe this project is not so bad after all.

I'm not sure about that doggie shower thingy, but

I have always wanted a Doggie Door!

reporting from Mayemphis

Gussie D.

Update on our project

Hi All:

Gussie here....and I am a bit embarrassed to be posting this, considering the ongoing state of my bedroom! As you can see...progress is not visible beyond the bathroom.

Inside the bathroom however, we have added a big ladder, some paint, and a paint roller.

Also inside the bathroom is a small ladder, lots of different paint cans, and what looks like a monster vacuum cleaner!

Oh yeah, and there is still a hole in the wall where the medicine cabinet is going to be. Maybe by the time I am old, like Joe Stains.

However, the real time killer around here, and the MAIN reason I have not been blogging, is that innocent little bottle and carrying case shown above.

Now, Y'all know muzzer. She is OLD! Her eyes, which have never been good, are getting worserer. She has always worn glasses, starting in 1950! Ever since my sissie E.Rabbit got contacts (and that was a while ago!) Muzzer has been wanting them. And two summers ago, she had a practice pair, but couldn't get them into her eyes. Well, new Doctor, new methods. She brought these home on Tuesday, and since then, she has been putting them in and taking them out every day.

Now, for those of you who wear these things yourself, that may not sound like much. However...her best time so far is 23 minutes to get them in and under 4 to get them out. But OMD, the language! And, if she goes more than twenty minutes without getting them into her eyes, she is supposed to let her eyes rest for an hour.

Now, her eyes are not working. Can you guys tell me why they need the rest? Maybe her ears need the rest from those HBO words. Maybe her poor fist which she keeps slammin into the granite, but I don't see how the eyes need rest.

Anyway..she is quite happy with herself, because these correct her ass tigmatism (funny place to put something to correct a problem with your a**, isn't it?) and she doesn't need glasses for driving! Woo hoooooo...she gets to wear her favorite sunglasses again. Simple minds, simple pleasures.

Anyway, all this taking and putting and putting and taking is eating into my bloggie time. I hope she does better this week, but you know how hard it is to get good help!

for now

Kisses and hugs

gussie n teka

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Me and Teka have some home improvement projects underway, and we thought we would give you a guided tour! Just so all y'all know that we are not vegemetating or somethin'.

Here is our lovely back walkway, lined with boxes of tile and stuff.

There are also some neat ladders out there! We are hopin' that someday we might get brave enough to climb them, but mostly right now, we are busy just sniffin'.

This monster thingy makes a horrible screechy noise!

It chews up tiles and makes them smaller.

We do not understand why it likes to eat the tile.

We think the tile is pretty flavorless, actually.

This is what muzzer and Dad's bedroom looks like! Even muzzer usually keeps it neater than this.

Note the piles of STUFF on the floor!

Good thing we are not all sleeping in here, isn't it. We have moved down the hall to the guest room, which is OK, but the bed is a bit small for all of us. Muzzer usually gets up sometime in the night and goes to sleep on the living room couch. I sometimes go with her, leaving more space forTeka and Dad on the Guest Bed!

Most of the work is directed toward making the bathroom by the Muzzer and Dad Bedroom a bit more functional for hoomans who shower rather than using the tub for their ablutions. Oh yeah, and the old toilet was so short poor Dad had his knees up around his ears. Oops, wasn't supposed to share that!


Today was a big day, because the floor is now in place! I told muzzer that the tile made me dizzy, and she told me that was fine, maybe now there will be one place in the house she can go for a little peace and quiet.

I don't think that was nice of her to say that!

Anyway, this is what we are doing to support the economy.

kisses to all

gussie n teka

New Game, New Game

My sissie E.Rabbit sent us the link to this game where you match the president to their White House Pet!

http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/pet-card-match/

Hint: They don't have poor Checkers as Richard Milhouse Nixon's dog!

Our best time is just shy of one minute.

That was also our first try. Beginner's luck

Gussie

ummm...either that, or muzzer is so old she remembers them all by name!

I'm a Travellin' Dog

I'm a Travellin' Dog
Heading for home
Down Tennessee way
And in old Ioway
Miss Snickers would say that
She still loves me today

There's a cute Jack Russell waitin' for me
In my CRV
And she'll help me drive, if I feel the need
And make sure we stop to pee

But our Bloggin time it will be cut short
Cause muzzer is way too cheap
To subscribe to the magic wireless stuff
That works by satellite

We'll be back in touch on Monday next
till then we wish you well
We'll have adventures to share
and more silly tales to tell!

kisses
gussie n teka

Still Searching

Well, we are still in St. Loulis, and still searching for the Easter Bunny.



You know, it is amazing how that rabbit gets around.





Me and Dad went back here to search again



But the only thing we saw was Albert Pujols hitting a grand slam, and this funny looking fellow, who is clearly not a rabbit.




We have pictures of him with E.Rabbit, and with E.Beth, and I am quite surprised that a bird his age is still working at the ball park. But dad said something about 401Ks not being so good anymore for anybody, and after all, this guy does have a seasonal job. Maybe he isn't even eligible for Social Scurity.




Muzzer made the ultimate sacrifice, and took me to the mall to see

if we could find the Easter Bunny there. We found lots of cards and candies, and some stuffies that I felt were quite interesting. However, I was not allowed to 'splore their potential for 'splosions.



We also found this guy. The one with the shifty eyes. I knew right away that HE was not the Easter Bunny. But I did not tell any of the little children waiting in line to get their photos taken with him.



note to self: Explore possible Mall Terrier photo booths. We are cuter than that raggedy looking rabbit.



So, I am prevailing upon Teka to take up the flag and fly with it. I have enlisted

the help of my pal Butchy to fly her in his little yellow plane, and Scooter and Tanner Doofus are sharing the burden.



Teka is still not happy about this. She says she will not be responsible for broken eggs or melted chocolate, and if Butcho doesn't straighten up and fly right, he is in for trouble.



Me? Oh, I am spending the weekend in Ioway with my special cuddle bunny, the lovely miss Snickers. And I suggest that if you see a small yellow plane flying below the radar and off track, duck! Duck Fast and pray she doesn't open the bomb doors.

Gussie

In search of the Easter Bunny.

Me n Teka are in St. Loulis to help Aunt Marie and the other folks who live at FV West County celebrate Easter.

It is raining here, but we had a safe, if slightly damp trip.

Stopped at Steak n Shake (of course) and muzzer shared her burger with us. We are such good customers, and they get so much publicity here on my blog, but they still make me n Teka wait in the car for our burgers.

Ah well.....

One of my jobs while I am here is to track down the Easter Bunny and make sure that (s)he makes it to FV for the egg hunt on Sattiday.

Remember, I am a terrier. My specialty is not Rabbits. My specialty is rats and voles and other stuff that lives in holes under the ground.

But, a gentleman always and willing to do my part, I brought my detecative kit with me, and cheerfully donned my deerstalker cap, waterproof macintosh, and my wellies, and went off on the hunt, dragging poor dad along behind me.

We were somewhat distracted by the Cardinal game, which was going on in Busch Stadium about the time we arrived in town. We stayed to watch the last few innings in the rain, and got to see the Cards win the game by one point. Whew! I am confident that there were no Bunny Rabbits running around the stadium.

We looked around the Arch, we looked around the Art Museum, we went through the zoo in Forest Park, we checked out all the clubs in the Central West End, to no avail.

We headed back to report to Muzzer and confess that we had failed in our mission.


Look what we found waiting for us at Aunt Marie's!

Did all y'all know that Teka is the Easter Bunny?

News to me.

Happy Hunting.

Gussie n Teka

Maybe a couple of smiles here?

First, from the dog side of the cheeseburger factory


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That, my friends is one cute wirey puppy!

And, my sissie E.Rabbit sent this URl for anydog interested in an indoor dog park.

With WiFi!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102831306

Hold Him in Your Hearts

Giacomino, beloved patriarch and wise old man of the whippet waggle, left us today to play at the Bridge. Join us in sending warm and loving thoughts to Patience and Bill and the other members of the waggle to support them in their loss.

Gussie and Teka

Spring is here, and winter is coming!

Spring arrived a few days ago, and things have been blooming and flowering and budding all over the place!

But...do you read Butchy and Miss Snicker's blog? They have snow! And I heard the weather person on TV saying we might get some snow here tonight too! And FREEZING TEMPERATURES!

What will happen to all my plants? Oh my.

So I thought I should post some more pictures to show all y'all what they look like now. (except, they aren't fuzzy..that is muzzer and her camera)

And then, if it does snow, I will try to get pictures tomorrow.

Meanwhile, you can enjoy these.

We will have pictures of the ball game as soon as my Uncle Steve (the other Uncle Steve, not the Montana Uncle Steve) shares his photos with us. Seems Muzzer had her usual technical difficulties with the camera. And tomorrow I get groomed, and I will model my new pressie from Jake and JH.

And we are going to St. Loulis for Easter. Probably snow there too.

Oh my.

kisses

gussie

April is Adopt a Pet Month

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(From ihasahtodog.com)