Happy New Year to Our Friends!

We have been "incognito" for the past two weeks because we took a trip with Mum and Da and I didn't want people to know we were away because they might have come and robbed the house. I told Mum no tweets, no blog entries, no Facebook notes, nothing(!) because we left most of our toys in the house and I felt sure there were nefarious individuals out there waiting to get our felties, tug toys, balls and other special toys!

We drove to Arizona and stayed in our little house there. We saw our Uncle Bryan and our cousin Beau the Basset (he has 2,400 friends on Facebook - can you believe it?)

This here is Beau. He is wearing a Christmas ribbon that our GrandMere put on him.

This is Uncle B showing Cooper the nice lunch we had. Cooper didn't get any.


This is Cooper sleeping off his Christmas lunch.

These are Cooper's paws again, the ones Mum loves.

This is me sleeping next to my boy while he is talking on Facebook.



This is me playing tug with my boy. I won.

We are glad to be back and send Happy New Year wishes to all out bloggy pals!

Love, Dozer and Cooper

P.S. It snowed on the way home and it made getting through the passes long and arduous. Good thing Dad drove!

Left Behind - Not the Book Series

So Mum and Da went off and left us so they could visit the house in Arizona. I went to Inavale Farm to play with my pals and Cooper stayed home with Heidi from Kitty Meow Meow because Mum thought Cooper might like some peace and quiet after I keelhauled him last week.

I had a great time - I got a bath and a nail clip and came home exhausted.

Cooper did not have a great time - he thought he had been abandoned and he tried to scratch his way out the front door, which is metal, so he didn't get far. Then he tried to dig his way out through the carpeting by the front door, which he had even less success at.

Finally Mum came to her senses and came home. Before she left, she took these pictures of the bird's nests in the cactus outside the house. Nobody is taking babies out of these nests without permission! Check out those cactus spines!

On her trip home she saw this paper dog at the airport. He's made out of phone books and paper. Pretty cool.

When Mum picked me up from The Farm I had this neat autumnal scarf on to celebrate Fall. Dashing yes?

Cooper went bananas when we came through the door and threw himself at Mum (it was embarrassing). Then we all went out in the backyard and got an apple or two to nosh on. Cooper makes the most disgusting faces when he eats.

Now I am sitting on the couch, waiting for you to come visit me or to send a C.A.R.E. package. (big sigh).

I can't sit here all day...well, actually I can. But you could still hurry!

We's Got a Cousin

This here is Beau. Our Uncle B brought Beau home from the Arizona Basset Rescue people. He is somewhere between 2-4 years of age. He is an only dog so his every whim is catered to. He already has a girlfriend down the street and requires walkies to see her. (I think he likes her family's goldfish pond better than her but who am I to judge). Beau now lives in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Corgi Looking for a New Home - From Dozer

Mum left us again for 4 days without any notice, without any preparation, without anything. Just up and left. Thankfully Dad was there to hold things together. But Cooper and I sat on the couch and kept waiting for Mum to come home after work but she never did. Dad said Mum went to Arizona to visit Grandmummy and Uncle B and Uncle Alex. That is what he said. I checked Mum's telephone and she took pictures of animals of the likes we have never seen, so I think she was out shopping for new pets. (Cooper is crying so I won't keep going in that direction). Anyway, Mum came home last night and let us sleep on the bed and we got pets, treats and love which is all nice but she still left us and I think it is best I start looking for a new home. I cannot handle these absences all the time. Mum says that was her last trip, but I don't believe her. I will post pictures of these new animals for you to see and I think you will agree, something is dreadfully wrong. Mum is holding hands with a man other than Dad which I think is a story in itself. (Cooper says that is Uncle B, but can we really be sure?)
This is Uncle Alex (we know him) and again, this man called "Uncle B".

In Arizona and Totally Confused!

So the next thing we know, Mum has us backed into the car with our cousin, Benny, a dachsund. We picked up Benny in the morning and then we were off down the road to parts unknown. Mum spent a lot of time saying "Stay Back!" when we tried to get into the front seat. Our Uncle Anthony was co-pilot and made sure there was plenty of Red Bull to drink. It was raining in Oregon and Mum said we even had horizontal rain at times with snowflakes. The first night we made Bakersfield, California because we drove until 8:00pm. Mum seemed a bit tired and Uncle Anthony was just happy to get out of the car and move again! BOL!

The next day we set off again. Mum and Uncle Anthony were really tired because Cousin Benny and I barked our fool heads off most of the night at any little noise we heard. Coop seemed a bit tired as well and he tucked into Benny's bed and slept most of the day. We made lots of potty spots and water. Mum said we needed to drink more water than usual because of the change in temperature.

By 6:30pm we were pulling into Happy Trails where Mum and Dad have our house and we jumped all over Dad. It was a great time and we were really happy to be home, although totally confused as to where exactly we were. I tried to stay awake and play but before long I had fallen asleep on the couch with my walking vest on.

The next day, Dad and Mum took Cooper and me to the Dog Park in Surprise, Arizona. It was sooo much fun! We ran around and chased tennis balls while Mum talked to new friends, some of whom live at Happy Trails.

When we need to go outside, Mummy takes us outside and down the lane to the dog run that Happy Trails has and we sniff the tumbleweeds and leave messages. The cactus are kind of confusing, so sharp and so un-pee'd upon! Cooper is a lot of braver and barges right into the cactus but I choose to skirt the issue.

Christmas was great! Cooper waited for Santa but fell asleep before he came. Mum took us to the Dog Park again and we played with 5 West Highland Terriers who were great fun. There were three pugs, a greyhound and a bunch of other dogs too.

We will be leaving the day after tomorrow to return to Oregon which will be sad because we have to say good-bye to Dad but we will see him again soon. Mum and Uncle Anthony will try and be home by Friday so Mummy has a couple of days to get things organized before she goes back to work.

Hope everyone had a nice holiday and a Happy New Year!

Going on a Road Trip

In just a few days Mum and Cooper and I will be driving down to Arizona to spend Christmas with Dad and to learn all about the desert. Coop and I have never been out of Oregon so this will be a big driving adventure with Mum. We have to get the car ready with our toy basket, our traveling water bowl, our dog food, treats, a bed and bones to chew on. Mum says we will stop at almost every rest stop for a short walk to stretch all our legs (there are ten legs between the three of us) and have a pee-pee break.

There is a bad weather coming so we are going to leave a day early so we can get to the Siskyou Pass before the storm arrives. Once we are through the Pass, it is smooth sailing down to Arizona. We may get to stop in and see Uncle Alex in Bishop, California if he has not already left on a business trip. We sure hope so.

Tomorrow is my third birthday but Mum says we won’t celebrate until we are with Dad. I think this is a good idea. I am sure Dad will have lots of presents for me. I need to email and let him know that he does not have to wrap them, just make sure there are lots of squeaker toys to rip up.

Cooper and I have been sleeping on the bed every night with Mum. It is really nice but I am not sure we get to do that in Arizona. Mum says she is bringing beds for us because we have to sleep on the floor. Well, we will have a lot of exploring to do so I guess maybe we can sleep in our own beds.