Kung-fu Biting

         Everybody was kung-fu biting






Those cats were fast as lightning






In fact it was a little bit frightening





But they fought with expert timing

Tag

Herbie tagged us to make funny captions for some pictures of Charlie with other animals, so here's our attempt to comply.


"Hmmmm... maybe if I get her laughing, she'll drop that ball... Ok, so, um, Gabbie, a dog goes into a bar, and..."





Drop the mamma!


"I'm sure I saw a mouse. If I go up the Christmas tree and check it out, you'll back me up on that, right, Charlie?"


Now it's your turn, doggies and hamsetters. Tag, you're it!

Gundogs RULE!

Terriers are terrific!
And Working dogs wow us!!
Hounds are hot!
Utilities are unbeatable!
Mixed breeds are majestic!
And Pastorals are perfect!
Even Toys are tops!

But, as Hammer and I always say...
GUNDOGS RULE!!!

We rule the land like Stella, Willow, and Talon

We rule the streets like Dakota

We rule the beaches like Herbie

We rule the rivers like Amber

We rule the sea like Dory

Sir Chance-lot rules flowers

Wally rules wildlife

Bond rules the office

Helios rules the show ring

We rule laps like Avery

We rule hearts like Shelby and Nutmeg

Girl Girl (the hamsetter) rules the viewing audience

We rule our dads like Charlie Sr.

We rule our moms like Opy

We rule our boys and girls like Ranger

We rule our homes like Hammer

We rule our yards like me

Marvin rules Scotland

And Sophie even rules the World!

So get used to it!
We may have laid down our arms, but
GUNDOGS RULE!!

QED

Thanks, Chance!

Look what Sir Chance-lot and his mom did! I'm a flower!! Well, maybe I'm a bee. No, I'm sure I'm still a dog - - cause see that petal to the left of my paws? I clearly chewed it off!!!

Thanks, Chance!

    - Charlie

Goodbye FuFu!

All the doggies in the blogosphere will miss you, FuFu. You're the best hamsterrier ever!

Thanks, Big Charlie!

Yesterday, the postman delivered a wonderful surprise - -


a package all the way from Oz! (Australia, that is)


Charlie found it very interesting and insisted on helping open it.


Inside was a wonderful letter from Big Charlie, and A DINO CUZ!!


At first Charlie didn't know what to do with Dino. He made such scarie noises!!



So Gabbie came over and showed him exactly what to do!

They played for hours with Dino and each other... fetch-the-Dino, Dino keep-away, Dino tug-of-war and steal-the-Dino to name a few of their games.

And now Charlie loves Dino!!


THANKS Big Charlie (and your mom and dad and Opy, too)! You're the best!!

Bottoms up

Avery, our golden buddy, tagged us to show Charlie's tummy. Now this is not a position you'd usually find Charlie in -- he has to be deeply asleep before that happens. And deep sleeping is not something Charlie does with humans awake; too much else going on, and he wants to participate!

So now it's your turn. Post a tummy shot!!

Two Peas in a Pod

Pouncer is an outdoor cat, but she's learned that if she comes around to the front balcony and my office door, I'll let her in for a little visit.

And, although she and Charlie get along well (which is to say he likes to chase but not catch her, and she likes to hang around with and rub up against him), they each take a healthy care around the other. So I never dreamed either of them would be comfortable enough around the other for THIS...
It's not MJ and Zippy, but it's closer than I ever thought these two would get!

The downside of big windows

If it's at nose level...

and made of glass...

then it doesn't matter how often...

or how hard...

you clean it,

it's SMUDGED!

And, considering the smudger's pleasure, we wouldn't have it any other way! :)

What a great Pawty!

Charlie had a great time meeting and chatting with everyone at the Dogs with Blogs whine and cheese pawty this weekend!
Now he's crashed out on the floor, thinking about how much fun it was to meet everyone... and when's the next cheese installment coming...?

Did Charlie have a good day or what...?!

Last night Charlie sent an email. This morning he had an answer:

"Woo, this is cool. I have never received any mail before. I will ask my mom and have her call your mom.
- Gabgab"

This afternoon, Charlie's dreams came true -- Gabbie came over to play!!



They ran. They jumped. They growled. They ate grass and chewed sticks. They roughhoused, too. They did all the fun friend things that make for a great play date!

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Gabbie Right Over!

Almost a year ago, Charlie met Gabbie. While Charlie's not always friendly with other dogs, he took to Gabbie right away, and she quickly became his best bud.

Over the year, Gabbie's grown and changed so much -- from a little (if you can call it that) puppy to an adult dog! And her relationship with Charlie has gradually changed, too. Whereas Charlie was the boss to begin with, as Gabbie has matured, she's become the dog calling the shots. Still, Charlie loves her and is never happier than when they're playing together.

So Charlie's very disappointed that, between the rain and Mom's "flower protection program" ;), he hasn't gotten to play with Gabbie for way too long! And, since this coming week Gabbie is going to have spay surgery, she won't be able to roughhouse with him for awhile longer.

If the weather cooperates, since the tulips are about gone, maybe they'll get to play together on Monday or Tuesday. And if not, we wish Gabbie the best of luck with her operation and hope to see her real soon! WOOF!!

Grey Day

On this grey showery Portland day, Charlie's parked himself by the glass door in my office, where he'll stay as long as I do.

From here, on the 2nd floor, he can see what's happening on the streets and sidewalks below -- and we can tell who's passing by, based on what we hear...

grrrrr... - a person (perhaps with dog), a block away

grrrrr... Grrrr... GRRRRR... - person (perhaps with dog), coming closer

Woof! WOOF! - bicycle going by

grrr... GRRRR... WOOFFFFWOOFFgrrrrrWOOFFWOOFFwhineWOOFFWOOFFwhineWOOFF - dog sighted or skateboard passing

WOOFWOOFWOOF,gack,gack,grrrrWOOFWOOFWOOF,gack,GRRRWWWOOOOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF,gack,gack,grrrrWOOFWOOFWOOF! - The Mailman! Will he have a treat?

Hope it dries up soon so we can do a little lawn-mowing or else Charlie won't be tiptoing though the tulips, he'll have to wade through the grass.

Tiptoe through the tulips

Spring has sprung












And winter's went











I wonder why





Mom's tulip's bent...?






Happy Easter!

Why We Blog

Ok, Sherman, since you asked :), here are 5 reasons we blog:

5. To keep Aunt Karen and Charlie's birth family up-to-date with what's going on. That's why we started blogging.
4. To keep track of Charlie's development and all the quirky things he does. It doesn't take very long to forget...
3. Because it's fun to tell stories. Some of them are even true! ;)
2. It's comforting to be around others who would also consider Charlie a buddy and not an "animal impediment." Sigh...
1. Because the community of dog-bloggers is fun to be a part of. You're the best!

Now it's everyone else's turn; if you haven't been tagged yet, consider yourself tagged now and tell us why you blog!

Happy April!

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No foolin' :)