Awfully Big Digsby Mac Feegle

Bored bored bored

2009-12-16T16:07:00.000-08:00

bored bored bored. I have been bored with this winter thing. Bogart has explained how cold and wet it's been here in P-Town. Also there is this Christmas thing that takes up a lot of time. I'm not even allowed to eat the decorations like I could last year.

I HATE the way Santa stares at me with those unblinking eyes. Its not natural!

There are a few indoor activities that I enjoy during winter. one is playing chase in a big circle around the house. I bring my toy, taunting my mom with it. Then she chases me all around the house in a big circle. I like to drag my tiny older cousin around the house. The very best thing about staying inside is serious snuggling time!

Mairey Christmas everyone.

Balloons

2009-11-20T10:10:00.000-08:00

My new favorite toy is balloons. These are great because they are cheap and once I explode one I can just blow up another one!

Here is a short tutorial about how to make your own balloon ball toys.

First you have to get that balloon in your mouth.

Now it’s going to be all floppy all over and flat at first. This may make you want to try to chew it up and swallow it but don’t do that! Miro may have some trouble with not eating it at first but you’ll never end up with a balloon if you keep eating them!

OK you have to try to find the sticky outy part that has an open end. Hold the balloon by that part and get the rest of it hanging outside your mouth.

Now blow, like when you go up to your moms face real close and breath demon doggy breath on her. The goal is the trap all the doggy breath inside the balloon.

Keep blowing. The balloon will fight back, and try to make the stink breath go back in your mouth so make sure you tell that balloon whos boss!

Keep blowing, and blowing, and blowing.

The next part is really tricky! Once you have your balloon to the proper size you have to tie a knot in the sticky outy end.

I recommend for first timers to ask your thumbed companions to do this for you. It takes lots of practice. My method, you can see here, involves holding it down with one paw and wrapping the sticky outy around a long tooth, then I use my tongue here to tuck the end back over and Tada!

You are done!

Enjoy until explosion!

Rainy Day

2009-10-27T15:33:00.000-07:00

Lets not get up for work today.

I don't care if you are going to work, I'm not! That window will just have to look out itself all day.
I'm gonna stay here in my cozy warm fluffy soft blankets.

have a nice day at work mom.

Yawn.

BARK DAY!!!!

2009-10-19T22:22:00.000-07:00

Friday the 16th was My very first Barkday! We have lots of pictures.
Mom got Moose some barkday presents too because he has never had a barkday party and we didn't want him to be sad. I couldn't wait to open the present. I whined and whined until they gave in and let me open it. There was lots of stuff in the bag but at first Moose didn’t know. He snatched the first thing out of the bag and ran away! He was going to hide it from me under the table. Well I have my own Moose I don’t need yours! There was soo much fun stuff in the bag!Moose would roll on his stuff and then pile it all up like treasure! I like to fling my stuff all over the room and lay in the middle of it all.

WARNING WARNING I am flashing some serious teeth below, I don't want anyone to blush.

Justice is best served at body temperature

2009-10-06T19:56:00.000-07:00

After only a day back in the blogiverse I realized how much I missed it. Thus I also realized how much my mom should be punished for being so lazy these past months. Don’t worry friends, justice has been served. Today, when Mom was in the doggie store trying to buy my dinner…. I peed on her leg.

Hello I'm back!

2009-10-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends!

Well I have been gone for a long time now. I’ve been planning on coming back but Mom has been super lazy. It’s almost my bark day and I read about how Sharky and Deetzy want us all to come back to the blogosphere so its time I heed the call.
I’ve learned lots of things since you last heard from me. Probably the craziest thing is that sometimes when I have to go pee my back leg will pop up off the ground. It’s strange; I just feel the need to pee like a tripod. It doesn’t happen every time so I’m still working on why. I’ll let you know if I ever figure it out.
I went to the beach a ton this summer. No pictures, stupid mom said something about sand in the camera. I love to chase the seagulls. So far they always get away but they can’t elude me forever. I also learned to play tag with the ocean. I run into the ocean and then when the water gets up to my knees I stop and wait. Once another big wave comes I run away as fast as I can.
I also spent some time camping. Since we were out there with the scenery we took the opportunity to take some photos for the Airedales-2010 calendar. We were going for rugged. I’m not sure if we pulled it off, because it was right after a fresh hair cut so I might be TOO pretty to make the calendar! I still love to sleep with my Ted every night but he looks a little different now. Here is a before shot of Ted and I snuggling in for bed. and here is a few months ago

and this is what he looks like tonight

We have been going to a new dog park where we have lots of good friends. I will tell you more about them latter, some of them even look like me. For now I will leave you with this excellent picture of my tongue.

P.S. Did you guys see Deetzy's crazy new brother?

soon, very soon

2009-08-06T17:27:00.001-07:00

Get excited! You will hear from me again soon. Mom got a new job and then promptly lost her camera. Whats a dog blog with out pictures of damage? Nothing! That is why I decided to postpone my reappearance sooooo long. Well a new camera is in the mail ... ... .. a few weeks more.

Unemployment benifits

2009-05-08T10:26:00.000-07:00

Mom said we have to put our blog on pause untill she figures out what to do. She doesn't have interent at home so it might be a little bit before you hear from me. I'm still around and I'll have lots more stories to tell soon.

a short conversation

2009-04-29T13:10:00.001-07:00

MOM: Hey what’s that carpet doing there? ME: That carpet has always been there. Nothing new to see here. MOM: No, it wasn’t there this morning. Digsby, what is under the carpet?
ME: Nothing, just more brown carpet I imagine. Why would you think I'd know what’s under the carpet? MOM: Digsby lift up that carpet.
ME: See nothing here. MOM: No, Digsby move it all the way so I can see.
ME: Ok, its moved. See still nothing but brown carpet. MOM: Digsby you are in the way! What are you hiding?
ME: I’m not hiding anything mom. I’m just sitting here. You’re the one acting all crazy and suspicious of the carpet.
MOM: Fine. If you’re not going to move I will just look around you. Digsby what is that by your butt? ME: Mom! That’s my tail. It’s always been attached down there. I told ya nothing new to see.
MOM: Digsby. That is not your tail! What is it? ME: Umm,…. It might be a hole in the carpet, but I can’t be sure. I mean… its always been like that. Didn’t you ever notice before? It goes all the way to the floor so I’m surprised you never noticed before. MOM: You are soo GROUNDED! ME: It was the cat.

Grounded.

2009-04-27T12:00:00.001-07:00

NO new blog, NO new blog comments. Where have I been you might ask? Well I will tell you. I was grounded from the blogosphere. Why? Just because I took a little nibble out of this wall. UNJUST!
Oh yeah, and I took a whole chunk out of this wall. So maybe I deserved the grounding.
I didn’t get to blog but I did get a new collar. And I did get to go back to Mt Tabor. It was such a nice day all the trees were Pink! And the grass was so nice and green. We walked up and down and even all around the reservoir. Then something really exciting happened on Saturday.
Did you know there is a poison hotline for doggies? Mom found that out on Saturday. I snuck up and took 200 mg of Tegratol from the table. It’s an anti-seizer medicine and that dose was meant for a 200 pound human! So my Mom found this number 1-800-213-6680. It is the number to call when you need help. It cost $35 an incident. At first they tried to get my mom to call a hotline that cost $60 bucks an incident but my mom was smart and found a cheaper one. I think I would have been worth $60 bucks but hey, no harm, no foul. Apparently I took twice what I should have and mom kept staring at me all day but nothing crazy happened so everything is back to normal. One thing we learned was that I am weighing in at 54 pounds as of 6 months and 1 week old.
ALSO – On the ear watch front. I have a perfect Aire-ear on the right side but I have a floppy collapsible ear on the left side. My Grandma keeps trying to convince my Mom to glue it. You should all remember I am strongly against this and anytime they talk about it I go crazy around the yard to express my dislike of the Idea.

All this revolting wears me out pretty good. When I go to bed I like to cuddle with my sleepy time bear (or stuffy of the month). Mom finally got a good picture of it but the flash was really bothering me. I’m off grounding no so hopefully I’ll get all caught up on your blogs. Bye.

Jogging

2009-04-15T10:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I did something with mom I hadn't heard of before. It’s kind of like doing zoomies but you go in more of a long straight line and you don’t go as fast as you can. Instead you go sort-of slow so you can just keep going and going and going. The strangest thing is that if you smell something interesting you don’t get to stop to investigate you JUST KEEP GOING. Mom calls this jogging.
Jogging requires special equipment called sneakers.
These are my mom’s sneakers.

If you stick your nose in there you can really smell all the other times she has gone jogging. She thought if I went with her that I would be tired and then I wouldn’t wake up in the middle of the night.As you can see I’m not tired
I’m not even a little bit sleepy. Really I’m just going to snuggly my bear for a few seconds, and rest my eyes a little bit. I could go.......jogging any......(Yawwwn).......time you want.

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My First Airecut

2009-04-13T12:16:00.001-07:00

I’ve heard lots of you talk about your Airecuts and you all looked soo good that I convinced my mom to take me for one.
Here you can see my before picture.
Mom took me to Designer Dog in Vancouver Washington. At first I was fine. I didn’t know why my mom was on the other side of the counter but it was ok.
She brushed me, I was ok with it. She clipped me a little, I was ok with it. She washed me, I was ok with it. She dried me, I was ok with it. Then I got bored.
So I decided to sing about my troubles, Ohhhh…..

And when she started in on my face, we had a fight on our hands.
BEEP due to graphic violence we must cut to scenic horses, this is an all audiences blog. Eventually it was all over and I smelled like a rose in June. I got a purple ribbon for Easter. I thought it was kind of sissy so after these photos I took it off. Me and Jenna (the groomer) got into a bit of a wrestling match so I was all worn out that night and the next day too. Mom hasn’t decided yet if she is going to start getting me stripped or if she is just going to have me clipped. Any opinions?

Changed My Mind

2009-04-08T13:42:00.000-07:00

After an incident last night with one of the new cats I have changed my mind. You may remember than in the past I was pro-cat. I was also determined to make any cat love me; I even felt that with time I would be able to turn even an anti-dog cat to my side. Well, one of the cats (let’s just call him fluffy booger eyes because I don’t think he deserves a name) attacked me. He charged right up the stairs towards me. Now don’t panic, his little puny kitty claws couldn’t penetrate my impressive Airedale Armor of fur but it still upset me. Even this wasn’t enough to put me off cats. I still believed we could be friends but then Fluffy Booger Eye’s did something that, in my world, is UNFORGIVABLE. My mom stepped between us and that cat… that miserable smelly tiny fur-ball licker took a few whacks at MY MOM!
SO
I revise my previous feelings about cats. My new opinion is this, “Cats are bite sized and should be Chased, Caught, and Disposed of.”

Back to normal

2009-04-07T10:07:00.000-07:00

Mom said we were going to go someplace special after she got home from work on Monday. She said it was a big place and I would like it and it was going to be the signal for things getting back to normal. I hopped in the truck and we drive to a pet store. I didn’t think that was right because that’s not that special. Mom bought me at exxxxtra long leash and a floppy water bowl, and then we were off in the truck again.
We ended up at Mt. Tabor. It’s close to our new house but I hadn’t been there yet. There are so many trees and smells. I was running around, a true wilderness dog, an explorer, a master of nature. The nature was nice.

It was actually warm.There were other dogs to play with. I did get in trouble once for treating a Chihuahua like a cat. I know all dogs are created equal but honestly I didn’t know it was a dog till mom told me. I smelled lots of trees that had interesting stories to tell about the dogs that had come before me.

I heard a snake in the grass and was trying to sniff it out. I kept hearing it slither around, it was driving me nuts that I couldn’t see it. Mom said she saw the snake and took this picture. Yeah I couldn’t spot it either.
Fun, fun, fun. I think I am ready to forgive mom for the last crazy month now. I was all worn out when we got home. I was even soo tired that this morning I didn’t walk mom to the door when she left for work.

Until next time.

I have moved

2009-04-02T13:48:00.001-07:00

Just a brief post to let you know that I’m still here. We moved most of our stuff on Saturday, then spent two more days getting the leftovers out. Tuesday was the WORST! Mom and I cleaned the house for 12 hours. I barely had the strength to drag the last of my stuffies out to the truck, 12 hours! I am so pooped from this whole process that I think my left ear is the only part that doesn’t ache! All I want to do is lie in bed and watch animal planet.
I was getting nervous when all my stuff kept getting packed away but I started to feel better again on Saturday night when all my blankets showed up in my new room. Mom was even kind enough to remember to put out some of her dirty clothes for me, just so I would feel more comfortable. I was so patient during the move that Mom bought me a surprise. It’s a blue Giraffe from IKEA. I guess that in Sweden the Giraffes are blue, I wonder what color a Swedish Airedale is? I have to go nap now, all this typing is wearing me out. You should hear from me regularly again starting next week.

Still Packing

2009-03-25T13:31:00.001-07:00

We are still packing. This is the wall of stuff so far. It looks kind of like Bogart’s house. I have been trying to spend some extra time with Errol (the stinky poo-poo head kitty) since he will be moving to a different house than me.Mom said there will be new kitties but they aren’t very nice. I believe in my ability to make everyone love me though so we will just have to wait and see what happens with these new “mean kitties”. I have decided that there is something about packing that I hate worse than not being able to chew on boxes, and I hate more than being bored, and is even more TERRIBLE than skipping my days at the park. The worst, most horrible thing about packing is when your mom gets Bored! Socks aren’t terrible but it is never ok to dress a dog. I come in these coordinating colors for a reason.

WHOA! Mom! Stop it! I told you not to post those pictures! DeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDelete Mom I am going to hate you forever! This is soooo not cool with me! What is Lucia going to think?

BLAHg - Boxes - Boobietraps

2009-03-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

Why so blah you ask? Well this is why,

Packing.

Soo lame.

All mom has been doing is packing. I don’t really get it. You take a bunch of junk out of one spot and you put it in another spot and you’re not allowed to chew on it. What is the point? Mom said we are moving so that she will have more money to buy more toys. Let me tell you, it better be A LOT more toys, cause this whole process has been no fun for me! I want to play but she is always saying “I have to pack, we can play later.” I check to make sure she is working but it’s sooo boring, I try to entertain myself with Errol. Errol, also bored with this packing situation, did something unexpected the other day. That cat set a cat trap for me. He piled up the cushions on the blue couch and made it look like a nice stable place to be. Then (this is the evil genius part) he used himself as bait. He sat up on that couch and looked like a kitty, knowing that was exactly the thing which I can’t resist.
When I jumped up to show him my Digger style of kitty love, the cushions collapsed and I was stuck! The more I struggled the more entrenched I became. Errol just sat on his perch and laughed. I finally had to give up and ask more for help. At least she quit packing long enough for that. I’m going to go find a box I’m allowed to chew on, and hope things get more exciting soon. See Ya.

One day Errol, One day soon! The only thing I can promise is that you won't see it coming.

Questions from Mom

2009-03-10T12:17:00.000-07:00

My mom wanted o ask you guys and your mom’s some stuff. She hasn’t ever had an Airedale before and can’t find what she is looking for online. Here she is…

Hello everybody I was hoping you could help me with a few questions about Airekids.
1. If you don’t glue the ears down will they stick straight up or will they just hang at a less perfect angle? I seem to find conflicting info on this.
2. During teething did your Airedales get bloody mouths? Diggs gets a bloody mouth sometimes and it seems to come from the back moler area. Is this normal? Should I be worried? He is still eating ok.
3. How long did it take before your Airekids started sleeping through the night?
4. Any other advice of any kind at all, or stories of warning would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for the help. I’ll turn it back over to Digsby now.

OK Mom! I don’t care what these people tell you I am NOT going to let you put glue in my ears. No way, No how, Not now, Not ever! If I even think I smell Elmer’s in the same room as me I am soo outta here! You can just drop that thought RIGHT NOW!

Also wakeing up from 1 to 2:30 am is part of who I am! You should accept it. Maybe if you didn’t work all day and took a nap instead you could get up too and we could have some fun.

On a happier note…. I Graduated! There was no test so my attendance alone was enough. Mom just mumbled something about “thank goodness there was no test”.
I heard that and didn’t think that was very nice Mom! You aren’t doing a very good job today, and you should know I’m serious about that glue thing! Even a little whiff on the breeze….
Anyway, I graduated from puppy class and do you know what I got? NOTHING! I got Nothing. I did all those “sits,” “stays,” and “comes,” and I didn’t even get my name engraved on a plaque. I think I should have gotten something don’t you? Me too.

I'm going off to be sulky in a corner now. Talk to you guys later.

French Fry's

2009-03-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

Mom asked to see my collar for a min and she added some new bling.

Now I’ve got an address tag, a rabies tag (even thought I don’t have rabies), a license tag (Mom still won’t let me drive) and a chip tag (which tastes nothing like chips). Now when I walk down the street everyone knows how important I am by how much I jingle. The bad thing is that now Errol knows when I’m coming and has time to hide. He must have found a new hiding place because I can never spot him anymore like I used to.
I made a new discovery this weekend as well.
French Fry’s.
“what’s a French fry” I said. Yummy I like to eat them sideways, that way I get the flavor all the way across my tongue.
Nom nom nom What do you mean it’s empty? Are you sure there aren’t any in there? Mom did you try looking under the carton? Maybe there is a french fry underneath? I was soo appreciative of the french fry’s that the next day I helped with laundry. See you all soon.

Honest Scrap

2009-02-26T12:54:00.000-08:00

It is an honor to be nominated; I would like to thank the great academy of dogs and of course Baby Rocket Dog and Hootie who had the wisdom to see my greatness even amidst my newness here in blog land. Also Lucia, one of the most beautiful ladies I have EVER seen, who tagged me for this award as well. I have been meaning to participate in her “Bernard Pivot interview” since she showed up on the scene, so I will include that today as well. Please know that I will carry this great icon with pride and pass it along to other pups out there who are also worthy of this great notoriety.

Official Rules:
Here are the instructions: "When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Scrap" weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!"

10 – I am a shower timer. When I think a shower has gone on too long, I stick my head in the tub and start licking legs until the person gets out. I am a protector of pruney fingers.

9- I like to wake up at about 1:15 AM and rough house till about 2:30. If mom doesn’t let me off the bed I will just whine for the whole hour and 15 till I fall asleep again.

8- Two nights ago I pushed Errol-kitty off the couch. I had been sniffing at him and quit for a few min. I just sat there and waited till he got all relaxed and settled, then I reached out, and I pushed him! He had this great look of surprise on his face and he made a very satisfying thump. I know it was wrong, and I shouldn’t have done it, but it was AWESOME! I would totally do it again.

7- One time I made my grandma laugh till she cried. Mom had forgotten to warn Grandma about the TP roll and I found it. I redecorated grandma’s living room.

6- When mom goes to the basement I think she has disappeared and will never come back. It’s not rational, she has come back every other time, but I worry. Even when I see her go through the basement door I will check the rest of the house to see if she has popped up somewhere.

5- One time I got Errol-kitty stuck to my face. It’s embarrassing but true. Mom had to come over and detach his “fist of furry” from me cheek. There was nothing I could do, I had been defeated.

4- I always call shot-gun in the truck. If you aren’t a US puppy this means I get to ride in the front passenger seat, because that’s where they carried the shot gun to protect the stagecoach in the wild west days.

3- If they make me ride in the back of the truck, I will chew on my mom’s hair until the ride is over.

2 - I love pit bulls. My best buddy at my first home was one and they are my favorite doggy friends to play with at the park. They get such a bad rap!

1 – I am afraid of my reflection in the bedroom window. Don’t tell anyone ok, it’s humiliating. Every time I turn around and see that ferocious dog looking back at me I give it the “back off” bark, then I realize, and I’m ashamed.

Now I will tag some other fantastic furry friends.
1 - Ludo - Because he does such a good job of teaching Otto the ropes. Everyone could use a big brother like that!
2 - Ruby - Because chic's with tool belts are enough to make this good dog break his leash!
3 - Faya - Even though I can only understand half of what she types I can see she does a great job with her two Mini-Me's.
4 - Poppy, Penny & Patches - They have done a great job recently coming through a tough loss. R.I.P. Pokey the Lion.
5 - Ezzy Rider and Jagger - Who are taking excellent care of their Dad.
6 - Amy - I am hoping to hear more about Uncle Max. He looks fierce.
7 - Asta - I am breaking form here but I have a soft spot for those wire guys, also, any dog who has a picture of a Koala drinking from a water bottle on their blog gets a place in my heart!

Bonus portion, especially for Lucia, my beautiful beginner blogger buddy.
The Bernard Pivot Interview Questions

What is your favorite word?
Together because it is really “to-get-her” and I like to be together with anybody or any doggy!

What is your least favorite word?
Down.

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
The toilet paper rolls. There are so many redecorating options for you home with a piece of paper that long!

What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Kennels

What sound or noise do you love?
The jingling bells on the back door.

What sound or noise do you hate?
The neighbor’s automatic garage door. I HATE it!

What is your favorite curse word?
Pox. As in, “Upon your family be the Pox”! Then you bend over to the side and spit on the ground.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Quality tester for the Oscar Mayer Company.

What profession would you not like to do?
Work for Pantene Shampoo Company. Just thinking about all those shampoo bottles gives me the shivers!

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“Don’t push; Move along, There is plenty of room for everyone. Hot dog buffet to your Right!”

Sick

2009-02-24T14:43:00.000-08:00

I was sick this weekend. Just a little cold nothing to worry about, but I did spend lots of time snoozing. I still managed to make my rounds of the house to protect us against monsters. I checked in all the important places.
I looked under the dirty laundry I checked in the Tub I even looked down the drain to make sure nothing was crawling up it Then I checked to make sure the blankets were safe Once I knew the house was secure I settled down to watch some Buffy reruns. I personally feel the show went downhill after the werewolf left).
See you next time, Diggers

Crime!

2009-02-19T14:42:00.000-08:00

I haven't had much to say recently.
Honestly I didn’t really know how to face you all. I still don’t, I guess I’ll just come out and say it.
Someone has stolen my family jewels. They were there when I fell asleep and then, when I woke up, they were gone. It’s like those stories you hear about waking up in a bathtub full of ice. I’m ashamed, embarrassed, but mostly I’m determined to go on. I’m not going to let this ruin all the fun that is yet to come (even if it did ruin my chances of living off the stud fees).
Mom said I have to stay kind of mellow this week. She said maybe my gonads weren’t stolen, maybe they just fell off cause I was playing too hard or something. I don’t think this is true, because I was really attached to them, so I know they were attached to me too! Just in case I’m going to take it easy. I’ve got a lot of other parts that I like, and a puppy dog can never be too careful. I was down in the dumps for about 12 hours before I returned to my normal sunnier disposition. This down time helped in my quest to become Errol’s best Buddy in the world (or third best). What your about to see (If mom can show me how to upload videos) isn’t the most amazing cat dog love-fest you’ve ever seen, but it is the most amazing cat dog love-fest we’ve had in our household so far.

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Ok I don't think the video will work (Processing forever) and I'm not willing to sign up on youtube just to post a video here, so follows is a description of what you would have seen.

Me eating food from my food bowl, and Errol drinking water from MY waterbowl. AT THE SAME TIME. Right next to eachother. AND THEN... Errol leaves the room and I just watch him go. I didn't chase him and he didn't run. amazing simply amazing.

Of course, we are hoping that Bogart gets to see his dad healthy and at home very soon.

Good or Evil

2009-02-11T14:20:00.001-08:00

I have not yet decided if I should use my powers of intelligence and unreasonable cuteness for good or evil. I’m trying to keep my options open.
Monday we had puppy class again and I was a SUPER STAR! At least that’s what my mom said. I did all my tricks and even did them for the whole class to see sometimes. When we were taking breaks between learning so that the people could talk about people stuff I would just sit quietly and wait. There are a few dogs that are a little nervous in class and I was recommended to be the one who helped them learn to make friends. I stayed after class to meet each one quietly and I even invited Peaches over to play later this week. On the way home mom was so proud of me just kept petting me like crazy, and she even called her mom to say how excellent I was.
Tuesday I made up the difference so things were good and balanced. I ran around like a nut job. I harassed the cat. I went crazy and decided that the shampoo bottle is my new nemesis and had to be locked out of the bathroom because I wouldn’t stop yelling at it. I got some more toilet paper and turned it into a nice pile of garbage. I got on the counter and started sniffing after mom’s dinner. I knocked the radio on the floor. I unloaded the dishwasher as mom was trying to load it. I chewed on mom’s comforter. I jumped up and put a hole in moms hoody. Finally I knew I was done when I chewed up moms favorite slipper, because she looked at me after and said “why didn’t I get a cat”?

One Long Weekend

2009-02-09T10:35:00.001-08:00

Saturday was such a long day. First we ran around in the back yard for about an hour. It was nice and sunny so I got to bring my toys outside.
Then we went to the dog park, and I got really muddy, and we met an Airedale that is 100 pounds. That’s like 4 Digsby sized dogs all in one! Mom was talking to his dad for a long time so I just took a little lay down in a mud puddle since I had to wait for them. When we got home mom decided that I was way too dirty to hang out with. I thought I was perfect myself. Anyway, she gave me a shower.
I made sure to get her at least as wet as she got me, it’s only fair. So then I had to do some post shower laps around the house. I was getting really worn out because I had already done laps in the backyard and laps in the park. Just when I thought it was time to rest Duncan stopped by and wanted to go to the park to. So off I go to the park, twice in one morning, I am the luckiest dog ever. Duncan is a big guy but pretty fun to play with. Mostly he picks on me but sometimes I get him back. Look at how terrified he is off me in this shot!
Duncan had to go to a wedding shower so I thought I would finally get to take a little nap. I had only been asleep for about 20 min when my Mom wakes me up and loads me in the truck. I had no idea where we were going. I just wanted to go back to sleep until we arrived at my Cousins house! MONSTER DOG PLAY TIME! Woo Hoo! Soooo Fun. I was thinking about going home until mom’s cell phone rang. Back in the truck and off to another new place. We went to see the human baby Liam. He was kind of boring, all he did was sleep and gurgle but the people seemed to like him. I was much more interested in Liam’s kitty siblings Nokki and Nitty. I have a Kitty brother named Errol.
He is a fancy pants and gets to eat on the table.
Whenever I try to play with him he just ignores me. I like to put my big puppy paw on top of him and try to smoosh him in-between the couch cushions. It’s one of my favorite games but he doesn’t like to play that much.
He is all grumpy because his favorite human (he calls them slaves) is gone for a whole month, and slave number two likes me better. He will get over it. As you can imagine by the time I got home on Saturday I was pooped out! We slept in till 10 am on Sunday and after I woke up I went straight into a nap. When mom isn’t in bed I like to sleep in her spot to keep it warm for her.
Later on Sunday I got bored with my nap so I decided to switch things up a little and sleep the other way.
I couldn’t tell you if I liked playing all day or sleeping all day better but it was one awesome weekend! I’ve got puppy class tonight so I’ve got to go practice my ignoring skills, I’ll leave you with a picture of my favorite thing. This is my squeaky ball.

Puppy School Report

2009-02-04T14:37:00.000-08:00

This whole school thing is still really new to me and I’m trying to figure it out. Our whole first class all we did was practice sitting and staring and listening to our own names. I don’t see what the big deal is. Honestly I already know this stuff, any time I’m not laying down or standing up I am sitting. That is A LOT of the time, so why do I have to practice it? Also I am guaranteed to be staring at whatever I happen to be looking at, so again, why the practice? To top it off I know my name. If I decide to acknowledge you using my name you should get the treat not me. It basically means I think you’re cool, so go ahead, treat yourself.

Class went kind of like this. Mom would ask me to do something so I would do it. Then the teacher would come over to watch and I wouldn’t do it very well but I’d still do it for mom. Next the teacher would try to use me as an example of better training technique and I would refuse completely to do what was asked. I told you I was a one man dog, what did they expect? Mom said this is kind of embarrassing and the teacher said we should practice lots at home.

When we practice at home I am SO good at it that mom said its hard to practice! I sit down and I stay sat. Mom said she can’t reward me for sitting when I’m already sat already. None of this makes sense so I just sit and stare at her. She walks around in circles and waves her arms and I just sit and stare. This is the point right?

There is a pit-bull named Rigley that reminds me of my old best-bud Pedro from my first house. I really want to play with him but they said I have to wait until the second class for that. I’m looking forward to next Monday when we get a little free time!

Monster Saturday with the Monster Dogs

2009-02-02T14:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend was mostly awesome. On Friday I went over to Moose’s house so my Mom could go play with her friends. It’s taken a few visits but Moose is starting to warm up to me.

I don’t mind all the barking and he has a really cool monster toy that shakes and makes crazy noises when you drop it on the ground. So I dropped it on the ground a lot. That night I was so pooped that we slept in the next morning.
I think I’ve decided that the best thing about having a people family is having a people bed too! When we finally got up we had to go to the doctor’s office. I wasn’t too sure about going in there so I stuck close to mom. Once we were in the little green room things seems to be going ok,

until they stuck me with a needle. I was kind of pissed about this, as you can imagine, but the Doc gave me this chewy raw hide thingy so I said we could still be friends.

Just when I thought the whole thing was over and we had resolved everything peacefully that Doctor grabbed my face and squirted some type of juice right in my nose hole! Well. I wasn’t going to stand for this! My Mom explained that it had to be done so I could go to the dog park. This didn’t mean anything to me until she explained what a dog park was and gave me another chewy thing.

I was still a little miffed but I felt better about it, at least they weren’t being mean for fun.

After the doctors we stopped by to see my cousins the Monster Dogs. I’ve never met them before this weekend but I had a picture of them on the fridge. This made up for the whole nose squirt thing and now we are totally square! My cousins are a special breed of monsters that are designed to look like dogs.

The little one is called Mojo, the Rottweiler

and the big one is called Sultan, the Bull Mastiff.

I’ve never met any other monsters before but my mom said that they are even bigger than normal monster dogs. When I first met them their sheer size was so overpowering my teeny tiny bladder couldn’t take it. Mom figured this would happen so she made me wait to meet them in the front yard. They were so scary I had to learn to play with them one at a time at first. Once I got to know them they weren’t scary AT ALL!

The biggest danger I faced was drowning in Sultan slobber,

or falling over dead from having too much fun with Mojo!

Sometimes I would need a time out so I would run over to Steph and Phil to take a break.

Mojo was just the right height to stand on top of, and Sultan was so big that he was still taller than me when he was lying down.

When he stood up I could walk right underneath him and barely had to duck my head.

Sometimes when I was annoying Mojo too much Sultan would come over and just pin me against his chest. Most dogs would pin you to the floor but not Sultan the monster dog, he would just hold me between his chin and chest with no problem what-so-ever. I almost fell asleep in the grass I had soo much fun. I can’t wait to go over there again!

Sunday was really chill. It was so chill that we don't have any pictures from it. Mom got a new truck battery so she can drive me to my first puppy class tonight, and then we just watched the game. Just a normal day loafing around. I’ll let you know all about my first day at school just as soon as I get the chance! Mom said there are going to be other puppies, I’m soo excited!

2009-01-29T16:56:00.000-08:00

Here is a quick list of things I like to do.

Eat dryer sheets.
Chew on the corner of mom’s blanket when I wake up at night.
Grab my leash and walk myself.
After my last potty break of the night I save just a little, you know to keep mom on her toes.
Squeak my ball really loud in the morning and wake up Allison.
Bite bare toes when they get out of the shower.
Run away when mom wants me to go in the kennel.
Pull on the draw string of my mom’s hooded sweatshirt so it closes tight and she can’t see.
Turn toilet paper rolls info really long pieces of thin paper.
Walk in a zig-zag pattern when out, to trip my people.
Chew on shoes. Both on and off of feet.
Sneak into Allison’s room and steal dirty socks and anything tastey looking from the garbage can.
Knock on Allison’s door so I can go see Errol.
Steal pop cans out of the recycling.
Bark at anything that isn’t in the exact spot that I left it in.
Tip my food bowl over and eat off the floor
Steal my toys out of the kennel and smuggle them upstairs.
Roll around in the dirty laundry.
Bite at my mom’s pants leaving little tiny holes in everything she owns.
Eat Tupperware.

Mom says I am not supposed to do these things but I have a phrase I like to live by. It goes like this, “What you gunna do about it, Huh”?

2009-01-26T12:11:00.000-08:00

I made two discoveries this weekend. The first one was the roll of fun, the second was SNOW!

One of my favorite things in the whole world is paper. I love that satisfying sound it makes as I rip it to pieces and then I get to leave it all over the house. My people have been keeping a secret from me, but this weekend I found it. It’s in the bathroom, and it looks just like a white blob attached to the wall.

Don’t ever take things at your first impression. Always investigate further with your nose and your mouth! When I went in for a closer look I found out this blob was MADE OF PAPER! Below is what happened upon this discovery.
First I had to take this discovery to my favorite chewing spot.

Once I got there I realized I had left some behind so I went back for more.
I made sure I got all of it!
Then I was discovered!
I tried to intimidate the witness and steal the film.
But it was no use so I decided to flee the scene!
The Roll-o-Fun got locked down by Tracie so I can’t play anymore. I was pretty bummed about that until the next day. IT SNOWED. They tell me it HAS snowed before in my life time but I’ve never been big enough to go outside when it snowed before! Let me tell you dudes, this was pretty freak’n sweet.
My first taste of it was when it started the night before. I went outside but it was dark and I didn’t really grasp the full awesomeness that is snow. I was curious, but didn’t think it was that big of a deal.

The next morning was a different story!
It was like I had a whole new back yard! So I had to re-smell everything to make sure it was the same!
Check out these weeds!
The best part about the snow was running in it!

I hope it snows again soon.

See ya later,

Digsby

A Visit with the Diamond Dogs

2009-01-22T09:15:00.000-08:00

Last night I got to go to Mom’s friend Matt’s house. He has two French Bull Dog’s and they are named Karat and Nugget, just like a diamond. I don’t have pictures of them but this is how they looked.
Karat is white and Nugget is very dark brindle.

When I walked in the front door they came charging at me together. They really know how to work together to be intimidating! They make such a good team, that I was so frightened, I peed on the floor and tried to climb up my Mom’s leg. My mom (unlike me) is a believer in tough love and wouldn’t pick me up! She just kept ignoring me and petting the other dogs! Once I got over the initial shock I had lots of fun playing with them! So much fun that sometimes Tracie would have to make me calm down and hang out with her. There were lots of people there to pet me but mostly they were watching the TV. Eventually I got bored so I started “looking for trouble” as my mom says. Really I was just trying to have some fun and decided to chomp on mom’s sneakers to stay occupied! I was on my almost best behavior all night and I hope I get to go back again soon! Next time I’ll make sure Mom brings the camera.
I really like living at my new house and I think it’s time I started pulling my weight around the place. I’ve already helped redecorate the upstairs hall with the stuffing I skillfully retrieved from Mr. Raccoon. Now I would like to be able to help in the kitchen.
I can help with the dishes.

How does this soap dispenser work?
OH! I get it. You put the soap in that little flap thingy.
First we need to do a rinse cycle.
What can I say, I love my people and I love to help.
Until I see you next time,
Love Diggers

Welcome to my dog blog

2009-01-21T16:44:00.000-08:00

Hello. I'm Diggers. My full name is "Awfully Big Digsby Mac Feegle" but it takes too long to yell when I am eating something I'm not supposed to be eating. The picture above is me at 5 weeks old. Do you think I look sad? Well let me tell you its no picnic shareing one bedroom with 15 brothers and sisters! Now I look like this . . .I grew up, got a bath, a haircut, and a new queen bed that I only have to share with one person. I make sure she stays on her side! I've been learning what it means to be a one man dog since I came to my new home on January 9th. I've just been getting adjusted to my new life style and there are so many things to learn! I have found searching the internet to be a great way to figure things out and think its time for me to share my learning experience with other puppies out there.

I've got to go meet some new friends right now but I'll be back later to tell you how that goes.