The Return of Teka!

Well, Teka is back, and seems pretty much the same as she left...maybe a little skinnier, and all she wants to do is sleep.

She says she had a marvelous time with Swede William and the gang, but there were a couple of things that were different from at home, and she had to make some adjustments.

First thing...she had to get herself into the first group for walkies, because the Servant who walked them was sleepier then. He kept trying to count dogs, and coming up with one more than he expected. But Teka had very cleverly taken her collar from dogwalkers
which is just like the ones the whippets wear, and so the servant kept saying "right collar, must be our dog."

She reports that one or two times, he noticed that she was shorter than all the rest of the dogs, but he kept saying to himself "collar's right, fits OK, must walk it."She and Swede William had a great time, and she said he was very nice to her, and even shared food sometimes. She says next time, she must remember to take her own bowl. (Next time!)
Mama Pajama was very nice to her, telling her how things were supposed to go and when it was time for walkies to start. Also giving Teka much advice on how to get along with Swede William. Teka feels that Mama P is very wise and good.
But her favorite whippet (except for Swede William, of course!) is Very Old Dog. He was a bit confused, thinking she was just a puppy of sorts, but he very kindly told her she could call him Grandfather, and often made room for her at nap time.

And of course, her favorite human servant was Dr. Bill, shown here with Swede William on William's recent Barkday. Teka says his spaghetti is just as good as muzzer makes! And she thinks he caught on that she was a visitor by about the third day, because bowl number ten began appearing, and she didn't have to wait for someone to share with her. She is planning another trip soon, maybe even when the whippet servant is home!

Even Muzzer seems glad to have her back, and now we can get ready for our trip to see Aunt Re in St. Loulis, and maybe I can have some Steak and Shake!

Beware! Service Pack 3

Microsoft has killed our desktop with service pack 3.

Muzzer wanted to install the new anti malicious spyware update, but had to install SV3 first. KabooeyKrash. Desktop refuses now to talk to muzzer. Muzzer spends long hours on the phone with Microsoft support folks in far away lands who INSIST they are in Pennsylvania. (Transylvania, more likely!) Gussie is ignored. Dad is upset. We are not happy campers.

Oh yeah, and we heard from Teka that she is heading home soon.

Could that have anything to do with the fact that the Head Servant for the Whippet Waggle is due back from her trip to Sveden? Ah Ha!

kisses
gussie

As you know, the last time I saw Teka, she was gettin into Swede William's limousine, heading off to visit him in Paducah. She called from Cape Giradeau, Mo where she had sweet talked the limo driver into visiting a Steak n' Shake, and then again from Paducah as they were pulling up in front of the Whippet Waggel House.

Since then, we haven't heard from her. And - now this is a seecrud, OK? I am gettin a little worried.

So, I have been in contact with Inspector Butcho
And Detective Joe Stains
To see if they will infiltrate the waggle and just tell me she is OK.
They are planning to go in undercover, disguised as whippets. I don't know how they can manage that, but they are both masters of disguise. It will be interesting.

Kisses
Gussie

Worried about Teka

I'm getting a little worried about Teka....most of the time, she sits like this and stares into space.

or maybe she will sit like this for a while..... I asked her what was wrong, and she told me not to worry, that it is only 207 miles to Swede William's house, and that he was sending his limousine to pick her up!

I told her I didn't think Swede William had a limousine, only a van for dog shows. She said he told her to watch for the limo, and that it had his picture on the side of it.
Sure enough, just a couple of minutes ago, this showed up in front of the house, and Teka got on, wearing her pink collar and clutching muzzer's cell phone.

If you see her, please let me know.

kisses
gussie

more fuzzy house pix, no terriers

Muzzer has gone house mad. She wanted me to post these pictures of the house. This is so NOT what it looks like right now. You cannot see the fireplace for the book boxes! But these were taken by the previous owner right after they did some repainting and stuff, and muzzer is gaga. Here is that fireplace she likes so much. It is built of "clinker" bricks, which are the ones cast off by the builders. She gets sorta biblical about this one.

And here is the dining room, with another view of the wallpaper border.

Sheesh...I hope she doesn't go all "authentic" on me.

kisses

gussie

Woo Hoo Teka's got a "Secret Admirer!"

Today me n Teka got a package in the mail.
It was from the Whippet Waggle's own personal seamstress. Muzzer had ordered some spiffy new collars and leads for us from their webstore and today, they CAME!

Now...the really strange thing is that there was a pretty pink package inside with the collars, and this is what is says!
Well, someone must tell that boy that anonymous does not have a name! But Teka is thrilled, because this is her first real pressie from anyone outside our family. And especially because she thinks the whippets are ultra cool, and she thinks Swede William is the coolerest, even cooler than Tanner!
And inside the pretty pink package was this very dainty and delicate collar, just the perfect size for a Teka neck. And see...it has a pretty silver heart on it! And Teka will not take it off, not even to let muzzer put her tags on it. So we accomplished the tag transer on the fly...so to speak.
See...doesn't she look loverly?
And here is the other side of the card from Swede William, which has a photo of his very handsome self. At the next pawty he comes to, I will have to sit him down and talk to him, and make sure his intentions are honorable.

kisses
Gussie

news from the home front

The big news today is that this "innocent" little escape artist made a couple of more successful attempts to escape today, resulting in a conversation between Muzzer and Dad about electric fencing! Sheesh. What next, GPS? Working diligently, as always, yours truly has found the pawfect place for my photos of Miss Snickers.
See, in this next picture, I am pointing to my current favorite :)
And here they are in their glory...we are more limited here because most of the appliances are hiding behind wooden door thingies, so I can't tell the fridge from the bread drawer.
Other than that, it was a pretty boring day

Kisses

Gussie

Thank you

HEY ALL Y'ALL

I want to thank the Barkie Boys and their Mom and Dad for the lovely flowers. When I finish inspecting them, I'm gonna share them with muzzer.

I'm sure she can find a clean box to put them on. hehehe.

kisses

gussie

Vol III

OK, the next pictures are for the Moms, Mamas, Mommis, etc. and all the girly dogs. These are the pictures Teka took when she "borrowed" the camera. Art glass window inset in swinging door to dining room
Door on the other side of the Dining room....(say Ahhh, guys!)
Light fixture in the hooman bedroom. The glass is more purpler, imho. But hey. I'm just a guy, Right?
hanging fixture in the hall. There are a few of these.
Dining room light, but Teka is about as good as muzzer with the camera, so there is more (ahem, ) opalescence to the glass globes.

That's it. If you are starting this here, you have a couple of more to go.

Heck, next time, muzzer might even take more pictures of the doggies!

gussie

photos from Mayemphiss Vol II

My corner, complete with facilities.

The view from my corner, facing the back yard.
The "cute little arch" thingy muzzer likes
My tomato plant.








The red door to my shed.

gussie

pictures from Mayemphiss vol.I

Hi Y'all
Gussie Here: Reporting from Mayemphiss. This is the first set of pictures from our new home in Mayemphiss.
We are posting a few sets with explanations for each.
Dad and Teka walking up our new street. Monday 6/23/08
This is a side view from the front -
Me and Dad and Teka waiting at the front door.
Front door. note to E.Rabbit...blot out those numbers please.

See Y'all Y'all in vol II

We have met the Comcast, and he is ours!

Muzzer and dad went to visit the Comcast at his home yesterday to beg for internet connectivity. He said...."mmmm...three weeks until I can install."

Muzzer hit the sky. Dad was hoomiliated. Muzzer said to the handmaiden of the Comcast "Bring me the metal box and magic connectors. Bring me the plastic dish thingy with the coding upon it. Yea, verily, I can make the Comcast work all by myself."

Dad was hoomiliated.

The handmaiden was horrified. The senior handmaiden came with the special forms saying that if muzzer blew up the house or the planet while trying to self install, it was not the fault of the Comcast. Muzzer signed the forms. Dad was hoomiliated when they asked him to also sign that he would not bring the legal suits to bear if muzzer was injured or killed while attempting to self install. He signed the forms.

Muzzer got the box. Muzzer got the magic connectors. Muzzer got the dish thingy.

Muzzer came home and cursed the Comcast, and prayed to the gods of the IBM Training to help her.

Muzzer self installed.

Now, if she can remember where she put the camera, we will post some pixes of us in our new home. Until then, we have almost caught up with our friends.

kisses
Gussie

pee ess...Teka may know where the camera is. Please tell her to let muzzer find it.

thank you

We're HERE!

No incidents

No Accidents

No (major) Altercations

snoozing on the floor of the guest apartment.

More tomorrow!

kisses

Gussie

T for Texax

T for Texas
T for Tennessee
T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Teka, the dog that made a fool out of me

(jimmie rodgers) for Gussie


OOOOOOOOKlahoma looks like someplace I would like to stay
Cause the wind smells sweet, like cows and sheep and I think that I could run away
OOOOOOKlahoma every night my gussie pal and I
Find a place to sleep, and rest our feet til we're up again and on our way
And so I saaaaay, I yip I yo I yay, I yip I yo I ...you're smellin strong Oklahoma,
Oklahoma - O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma!

(rodgers and Hammerstein) for Teka


We're not in Kansas anymore!

New Mexico to Texas

As you can see................... It has been a pretty uneventful day. After a fine start this morning, we made excellent time down interstate 40 heading toward Amarillo, TX
Somewhere just outside of Albuquerque, Teka made her big break of the day and promoted herself to riding in the front seat on Dad's lap. I guess that is OK, as long as she doesn't think she can ride on my muzzer!
And then just outside of Santa Rosa, we saw a whole line of cars like these driving along the freeway. Muzzer and Dad got all excited. Muzzer forgot to take photos so these are "borrowed" from a Route 66 website. This caravan happens every year, and it a real traffic stopper. Er, traffic slower, because we all had to get in line to drive around them while they waved and yelled at us. Sure were friendly folks in those funny cars

We went to the bank in Santa Rosa to sign some papers to make some money go "by wire transfer" to pay for the house in Tennessee. Me and Teka got to sit in the bank with Muzzer and Dad. Teka got us tossed out! She was very noisy. I apologized on my way out, and the tellers loved me.

kisses

Gussie on the road in Texas

On The Road Again

On the road Again
Me n Teka r on the road again
There's no music playin', just old NPR

Btu we're sure glad to be on the road again Our house in AZ.

Teka's in her crate

I made sure my Father Locked the Crate

I don't care if we are heading North or South

I just wish Muzzer'd shut up Teka's Mouth
Goin' to Tennessee

Stayin where the buffet breakfast's free

Folks are nice there to Old Teka and to me

While we are on the road to Tennessee

The big truck that took my stuff away
We interrupt this blog to give a product pitch
This is a fabulous ball muzzer got at Pet Smart. It kept me busy for hours. It makes noise and dispenses treates. It is MY ball and I am NOT sharing.

posted by Gussie at 10:23 pm in Grant, NM

This and That and Teka's great xcape

TADA...Muzzer and Dad and Teka and I are staying over at our Max and Ruby's house, while they are on vacation. Because Muzzer has packed so many boxes you can get lost in the maze over at our real house. We will have some photos taken today when the big truck came, but we are working at one of Dad's offices at the Unibercity. Because Max and Ruby had their internet turned off, or think maybe they did, so we are really in bad withdrawal stage.

OK, so since Dad is being nice to Muzzer and helping her through this withdrawal thing, we have been able to read blogs and e-mail.

BUT...because Dad can only be so nice and let Muzzer use his puter for (relatively) short time spans, we must rush to read and see, and we have no time left for answering or commenting, almost.

SO, we know about Tanner and the Vet, and Stella's Barkday, and maple bacon iceCream that E.Rabbit made ( and didn't share) and Lovely Cassidy beating the wykf out of her bruzzer at the dog show, and the Ice Cream that the Brat Pack got, and Maggie and Mitch and Buster and his truckies and Faya and her wonderful weekend. BUT...we haven't left messages like we usually would, hoping to get through all this doggie stuff and 150 emails for Muzzer since Saturday.

Not to mention my own pile from all you wonderful friends.

SO, we will be back on line as soon as we can, from the road, with pictures and stuff. Until then, we are one of those visitors who show up on your counter every day, and we love you lots.



NOW... on to Teka's great Xcape! This morning Muzzer went to our own house to baby sit the movers and make sure they did not take all my toys. So me and Teka stayed home and had bananannnaas with Dad. And then Me and Teka went out onto the patio and did not jump into the pool. We chased and chased. Then we went to work on the gate. Teka said she knew she could get out of there and 'splore the neighbors yards. I thought it sounded like fun, so I maybe helped a little bit.

We moved some stuff that Dad had used to block the gate and then ZIP! Teka was out of there in a flash. Oh my. I barked and barked so Dad would come and check. He thought me and Teka were playing a game with him, so he checked the pool (we cana't go in without a hooman) and he checked under the bushes and alllll over. And I stood by the gate and barked at him.

FINALLY he realized Teka was not in the yard. Sheesh! And he completely panicked, and he got in the gussiemobile and went to look for her, but he didn't take me.

He was really worried. This house backs up on South Mountain, and when you are in the BACK, you are only a golfing green away from coyotes and bobby cats and mountain lines that go GRRRRRR. And sometimes people can lose their pets, because those other not pet animals come into the yard and SNATCH the little doggies or the kitties. Chomp. A mouthful of Teka, down to the tummy.

BUT...Teka was lucky. She must have decided she was losted, because when Dad got down to the next circle he saw her go WHOOSH across the street in front of him. So he parked the gussiemobile and got out and called her. She only made him chase her for a block and a half before she turned around and came running to him. Whew. What a relief.

I asked her why she did not wait for me, Gussie so I could gbark at the not pet animals and scare them away. She said I was too fat to get through the gate, so she didn't wait for me. Some gratitude, I may have knocked over the flower pot, but does she say thank you. NOOOO

We thought she had gotten away with her adventure, but , this afternoon, both of us had to go to PetDumb and get a bath and brush and stuff. I think this is not fair, because I did not run away, she did, and even if I maybe helped a little, I didn't leave and I barked at Dad to get him to know she was gone.

Life is so unfair.

Kisses to all
Gussie

PLEASE excuse our

M Day -9

Here we are...9 days from now we leave Azrizona for Tennessee. Today has been pretty boring...eat, bark, play, sleep, play, eat, bark....you know the routine.


Muzzer, in her infinite wisdom, had forgotten how to upload pictures from the camera to the new puter. I had to come and help her. Woops, she forgot to plug the camera into the 'puter. So, here we go:

First of all, she went off and left us this morning, even though it is Monday and I know the store is closed! She went to PetSmart. She brought back this blue thing for Teka. It is going to be her Travel Crate! Teka, not muzzer.

I don't know, if you ask me she is gonna be in some trouble as soon as Teka remembers that Tanner ate his way out of one of these things. But, to paraphrase my friend Ivy "Nobody ever listens to Gussie."

Today our project was to take down and box up the pictures on the walls. Here is what we had accomplished by the time we decided to blog.

And of course, here is what the walls look like now:

Pretty exciting, huh?

Oh, and the other thing we wanted to share with you is this video.

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=70LDoRY4- YU

I am telling you, this dog looks a lot like Teka. I wonder if I could earn some money by teaching her to do this trick?

Goodnight...Gussie