Champion Captions

We had some good captions come in yesterday. Thank you to all who participated. I promised to post them so here goes -

1. Did you grab the beach chairs and blanket?

Lily & Edward

2. I'm too sexy fur my SHADES

Frankie Furter and Ernie

3. I need a hand from you.

Venus Newby

4. We are going where with who?

Stella Rose Long

 5. Does my nose need more sunscreen?

                                          or

                                              Do these sunglasses make me look fat?

                                          Daisy and Scooter Pugman

                                          6. Noodles, your practicing looking good for those Photo Bombing 

                                           The Mad Scots

                                           7. These shades aren't doing any good on my forehead, Mom!

                                           Andrea @ This Pug Life

                                          8. Okay I wore these on my head. Treats?

                                           Piranha Banana

AND PHOTO #2

1. Did you grab the beach chairs and blanket?

Lily & Edward 

Blogmaster: I thought it worked for both

2. Sniff Sniff... CAUGHT YOU... YOU 

have been eating from MY bowl..AGAIN.

Frankie Furter and Ernie

               3. Okay, give me a little space!

                              Venus Newby

                           4. . . .and she said this...and she said that...and she said...

                           Stella Rose Long

    5. What did you eat?

  Piranha Banana

HAPPY THING #47: Fresh Bananas in my FOOD BOWL 

Caption, Oh Caption. . .

WRITE A CAPTION FOR ME. . . . . . . .

WRITE A CAPTION FOR ME . . .

I just couldn't decide on how to caption these pics. Do you think you can do better? Give it a shot. Once you start, it is hard to stop.

I will post the cations tomorrow.

HAPPY THING #46: Games. Any games. . . even caption games.

While we are at it, how about a HOP?    www.blogpaws.com

Cheesy Gold

It was a GLORIOUS Sunday in Cali. Auntie T was out in the yard making it look respectable even though the DROUGHT has nearly killed off the grass and some of the less-hardy plants. Molly was wandering around looking for something. . . TROUBLE, I think. Me? I was sitting in the shade SUPERVISING as only a PUG can do.

Suddenly, something FLASHED by my periphery. . . something smallish and golden . . . something. . . some. . thing. . . EDIBLE! Cousin E had walked out side with a bag of GOLDFISH and was tossing a couple Molly's way. Well, I tell you, my reclining was OVER. There was FOOD to be had and I was gonna HAVE it.

I sat there looking prime and proper. . . that lasted half a second. Then I whined a little - just for attention. That didn't work. So I slyly started going through my repertoire of TRICKS hoping to find a FISH in my mouth. IT WORKED!! All it took was a sit-UP and a small stand and the fish was MINE.

Which brings me not so ceremoniously to HAPPY THING # 45 -

GOLDFISH and not the kind that swim in ponds. . . although they are pretty nice too. . . but not to eat. . . I would NEVER do that. . .

Full Circle of Weather - April Showers to Sun

We had a really really rainy week all last week. Some areas saw flooding (not mine) and the mountains behind our hills even had a smattering of snow for about half a day. It was weather I expected in FEBRUARY not APRIL!

We need the rain, so better later than not at all. So we headed for the weekend with no real plans because we didn't know if they'd be rained out or not.

Fooled us. It was sweet smelling (cleaned from the rain) and sunny ALL WEEKEND. It felt good just to get outside. This week the weatherLADY said we will have sun all week.

Lovin' the Cali LIFE!!

HAPPY THING #44: The NEED for SHADES to protect my

eyes from the SUN

Friday Bonus Track

Photo taken at Auntie B's Boot Camp

My ASSISTANT has been so busy this week she totally FAILED on my post for yesterday. I was a little upset and threatened to post a UNHAPPY THING instead of my usual HAPPY THING. But she explained the situation and I totally understood. Instead of complaining any more, I laid my head on her knee and went to sleep. She seemed to calm down as a result.

Sometimes I have to take a moment to calm down my assistant like that. . . it is my talent.

Anyhow, as you all know, I have been lucky enough to attend Auntie B's Boot Camp a number of times. About as many times as I have years, I think. It is ironic that my attendance always coincides with my Mommys going out of town. Hmmmm. I never thought about that. I must ask them if this is a coincidence or not.

At Auntie B's Boot Camp, she keeps me very very busy with a lot of walks and yard time. And I am not talking about short little around the block walks. No siree! I am talking about HOURS and MILES of walks. It strains my little puggy PAWS but I have to admit I LOVE THOSE WALKS.

Auntie B's Boot Camp also features an exercise course that I thoroughly enjoy. She calls it "THE STAIRS" but I know better than that. We have stairs at my house but just one set. She has 2 sets and a LANDING. OMP can I get going on those. It is quite the work-out. I through in a little crazy barking to exercise my lungs as well. Aerobic health is so important.

When it is time to lay low, Auntie B's yard has some world class SHADE. I find a sliver and park my PUG BOTTOM. There I wind down from the morning's activities and gear up for the afternoon. I just love it there. I am so happy when my Mommys return - but I admit, I am always a little disappointed to leave Auntie B's Boot Camp.

Photo by Auntie B

- I have TWO HAPPY THINGS today -

               Happy Thing #42: Stairs

 Happy Thing #43: Sliver of Shade

Wordless Wednesday - It's a Happy Thing

HAPPY THING #41: Riding in the BACK Seat

Hop Along With Me

Birdy Got It Covered

This is the story of a PUG and a BIRD CAGE.

Every night the human would put the birds to bed by covering the cage with a special blanket. Noodles wondered why and often asked (barked) what the human was doing. She never really got an answer other than "Putting the birds to bed."

One night Noodles was being very insistent about getting an answer to why the birdcage was covered at night. Finally, in frustration, her human took the cover and put it over her. Immediately Noodles stopped asking. She just stood there in the quiet and the dark - not moving a muscle, not making a sound.

Photo from Martha Stewart
Magazine

The human then walked away and Noodles heard her say, "Goodnight Noodles. Enjoy." Then Noodles heard the light click off (she couldn't really tell if the light went out because she was already in the dark" and the door to the bedroom shut.

Noodles just stood there, not moving a muscle. . . not making a sound. "Hmmmm," she thought. "This is rather relaxing. I can certainly understand why the birds like it." She was also getting kinda sleepy so she closed her eyes - all the while not moving a muscle. . . not making a sound.

An eternity later, she heard the bedroom door open, her human's footsteps advancing, and  the light switch click. "Woosh," the blanket went as it was quickly removed from over her. Her human was laughing uncontrollably by now and when Noodles looked up, she saw tears in her human's eyes. Tears of mirth.

"Oh Noodles," her human said. "You really are the funniest pug."

HAPPY THING #40: Birds

They are pretty and sound really nice when

they sing