Ouch Day on Saturday

My best buddy, Mocha, stepped on a thorn this past Saturday. We were walking around the neighborhood and Mrs. Julia happened to be pruning her beautiful Queen Anne roses. The roses, which form a winding walkway to her maple doors, were about six feet tall prior to the pruning. Of course, since it's June, Mocha and I weren't expecting rose branches to be scattered across our path as we raced by as we were playing "Indy 500" as usual. But Mrs. Julia hadn't gotten around to the roses in March since her nephew had been in town and staying with her (he's a swell boy who loved teaching Mocha and I how to play frisbee). Needless to say, Mocha hit the skids just as his back paw landed on a doozy of a branch. The thorn had gone in...deep. The howl I heard made me drop to the ground with my belly hugging the sidewalk in fear.

Mrs. Julia got a hold of Mocha and with these ghastly tweezers (yikes!) pulled a one inch thorn from Mocha's paw. I felt so bad for Mocha. His whimpers made me shiver. Mrs. Julia walked him home and told me to scoot on home myself.

Mocha's Dad called M to let me know he's all bandaged and had a warm meal in his tummy. Sunday turned out to be us watching horror flicks (The Invasion and Diary of the Dead) while Mocha got "couch" treatment which included gourmet meals, sips of coffee, and belly rubs. His recovery is going great.

I'm going to make a homemade "Get Well Soon" card. After all, glitter and glue have a way of cheering up a dog.

I even heard Mrs. Julia sent over a plate of homemade peanut butter doggie biscuits (in the shape of flowers, lol).

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Sleepy Bear?

This little puppy is plum-tuckered:



I love the look on his/her face when the puppy wakes up for a moment. So cute!

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Pool + Bulldog = HAPPY!

Since the weather is hot outside, how about a little doggie pool fun?



Now this is my kinda furry friend! I love water this much too.

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog

P.S. I had posted the "snoring duck" video by accident. The video is now the correct one of Gus the Bulldog. :-)

Squeeky Sleeping

There's just something so cute about a bird sleeping.




I like how Squeeky holds onto his/her feather while sleeping. So precious.

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Ever Heard a Duck Snore?

Warning: This video is out of focus, but turn up the volume and listen. The sound and bobbing of the head are too cute!

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Hoagy the Hero

Have you heard about Hoagy? He's a Shepherd mix dog who saved his owner and is now recovering from a mountain lion attack. On the news his eyes looked like he was aching and he had on an e-collar because of his stitches. What a hero!

Here's the actual footage of Hoagy coming home from the vet:



You can read more about this super dog hero here.

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Wedding Bells?

Nothing makes my heart skip a beat than a beautiful wedding.
When I think of weddings I can't help but picture Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella with birds helping to tie the ribbons on a gorgeous dress.

What could be better than a pair of birds "tying the knot" as a wedding cake topper?

Check out this vector inspired art by M:



Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Happy as a Hedgehog

I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty sure hedgehogs are happy. After all, they have cute little faces and roll up into little balls that, though spine-filled, are surely meant to be cuddled.

M loves hedgehogs too and recently made another hedgehog brooch:





Now, I'm pretty sure this little fuzzy eared fella is a happy friend indeed. Check him out in the Etsy store!

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

The Birds are Chirping

I love waking up to the sound of bird chirping outside. This Sunday morning was no exception. I found myself stretching my paws and waking up to the sound of a pair of doves cooing and red bellied finches twittering away outside the back bay window. What a glorious way to welcome the day ahead.

Today M is working on more brooches and some vector art.
Here's a sample of one of her bird brooches inspired by the backyard "choir" we all enjoy:












If I had room on my doggie collar I'd certainly be wearing a little bird brooch.


Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)

Spring Projects

We have a lot of spring projects going on around the studio. It's been hectic and a lot of fun. One day M is working on robot icons, the next day she's picking out vintage fabrics for new brooches for our Etsy shop. The sporatic nature of inspiration comes at all hours of the day around here.

Some of the places M finds inspiration:

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Drawn

and of course, watching me snore on the studio floor. :-)

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :-)