Pen & Ink ArT Card

New ACEO card all done. M loves doing pen & ink. She says it's so fun to draw each hair and then see a complete doggie furry face at the end.

I myself like 'em cause they're small and fun to collect. She makes me my own special cards and I keep them in my special PJ Scrapbook. Yep, I even have a card I tried to draw. Alas, what with paws and nails and fur...I had a heck of a time trying to hold the pen. I'd call my card an...abstract primitive (which of course will be forever hidden in the pages of my doggie scrapbook).

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :oP

Doggie Car Wash?

There is something to be said about being all fresh and clean. My fur is shiny and soft and it smells sooo good! My shampoo has tea tree oil and it sure keeps the itchies away. Holistic medicine is neato!

Here's to a wonderful sunny day to you too.

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

Moondoggie

Living in California...

I sometimes feel like I'm on the moon.

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog :P

Meooowzer Baby!

Hiya all!

We've got new ACEO's online and they're illustrated in pen and ink. Fun fun fun! M says they take time, but she likes the fine details one can get with pen & ink.

Today, I saw another baby gopher. Poor thing popped it's little cocoa head out of the top soil and looked around just in time to catch me peering at it. I, being the kind and lazy dog I am, let the teeny creature feel top of the world by not giving chase. Plus, who needs a muddy face when there's a fresh cup of mocha coffee in the house?

Speaking of which, it's time for some cartoons. Beep beep!

Oh, hey, almost forgot. I learned something today. For those Appleworks devotees and novices alike, I found a neat trick my eyes really appreciated. At the bottom left corner of a spreadsheet document, there are two icons of a small mountain and a large mountain. Hit the large mountain and ta da baby! The document zooms in for those late nights when you're eyes tire. Then, hit the small mountain to zoom out.

I can't believe I missed this little doozy for so many years. Yikes! Well, I hope it'll help someone. Let me know if it does. :-)

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

iPod Zombies: Pombies?

I recently heard the phrase "iPod Zombies," which originated in a New York Village Voice (I think) article. Now, I'm a huge fan of Apple, but I just had to play around with my paws (ie the above image).

So, the zombie aspect got me thinking. It's true! I see so many people with white earbuds in their ears as they walk, jog, skateboard, rollerblade, shop, drive, and even gardening. As a dog, I'm kind of invisible, but with earbuds, I can sneak right up on these "iPod Zombies." So much fun!

Being they have grown in exponential numbers lately (even the carpool lane!), I've come up with my own term for the earbud-wearing-white-wires-hanging-from-ears-oblivious-to-the-world-around-them-as-they-imbibe-iTunes-at-an-alarming-rate.

Pombies. Yes, you heard it hear first. Pombies are now walking the Earth! Incredibly (not really), movies like Dawn of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, and 28 Days Later come to mind. Most new zombie flicks pay homage to George Romero with a "Dead Walk the Streets" plastered across a newspaper headline. Often the paper will be crumpled, tattered, splattered with blood and strewn in an empty street (for example, Resident Evil at the end of the movie). I wonder if it's inevitable...

I've seen them...and then it got me thinking of yet another movie. They. Great sci-fi flick where the main characters discover (*SPOILER ALERT*), through the use of special sunglasses, that aliens are living and breathing among them. Subliminal messages from the aliens to humans can be seen with the use of the glasses (ie the word Obey on the screen above--you can see it, right? :-))

Ok, so maybe Pombies are not zombies at all. Maybe (and I'm just using my doggie mind here), maybe they are using iPods to detect who and who is not from another planet??

Now, that is a scary thought...

Where are my earbuds? Do they make doggie earbuds? Oh no.....I was wrong. Pombies are on the sidewalk. I see two, no make that three. They wear jeans and t-shirts, but the dangling wires and listless eyes give them away. I think I hear "Pretty Vegas" coming from one of them.

Brains! They want brains. I'm afraid they're going to be disappointed with my entree. :-)

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging (OBEY!) dog :-P

The Contents of a Purse

M let me peek inside her purse and boy oh boy! Shiny keys that unlock cars, doors to rooms, and even a button thing that makes the four wheeler go "beep beep" from far far away! She had a stick of red stuff, tasted like candle wax and smelled like cherries. I got some on my fur too. What a mess, I tell ya.
Little slips of paper that I wasn't allowed to tear to shreds, of course. And then shiny little flat pieces of metal with portraits. Fun discs I call 'em! They make tink noises when they spill onto a marble floor. Some even spin and roll under chairs when I gave chase and bopped them with my nose.

I never knew a purse could be so much fun. More! Let's head to the mall...I bet there are a lot there for me to check out.
Hey, here's a thought, a doggie purse. I could store my license (it tends to jingle and gives me away when I'm up to something (or so they tell me) and I could put a handy pen and pad of paper for when I'm feeling...poetic.

Ok, a Birkin Bag for moi. It'd be a good thing.

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

Spring Gratitude

Don't you just love the day when there are cyan blue skies, fluffy cream whipped clouds, and new blossoms all around? The Black Phoebes are chirping, the large coal black Crows are perching on street lights like asphalt lifeguards and bees can be heard buzzing from the bushes.

What are you grateful for today?

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

Where Have I Been?

Hmm...
Barking dogs would like to know. :-)

I'll keep you informed as soon as I know the details. Until then, smell those double delight roses and enjoy the fluffy white clouds. I'll be posting a little more often in a few days.

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

Oscars: Am I the Only One?

Am I the only one who looks forward to the montage of photos and video clips memoralizing those actors and actresses who have passed away in the last year? I always look forward to seeing "for whom the bell has tolled." I'm not being all melancholy, I just like remembering each one. It's sad and beautiful all at the same time. I may not have known them, but through the talkies I felt like I did!

Ok, just checking. Enjoy the red carpet, I'm off to get me some nummies to munch on and watch some horror flicks (I like to PIP the awards show).

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

The Ants Go Marching One by One

I have had this song stuck in my head all day long. I think it's the fever. I also had my nose burrowed into a muddy hole and managed to find a sunflower pod with dried sunflower seeds. What fun! I ran around the yard and shook the pod and dug at the dried cluster until seeds began popping out. Then, being a proud pup, I dragged the pod (stem and all) to the back porch and placed my treasure atop a pile of warm folded jeans in a wicker laundry basket.

And you know what? I even followed a couple of ants, but they didn't seem to want to play with me after my black button nose chased them across the cobblestone path. I sniffed out an orchid blossom though and the lip kept bopping me as I licked at the pretty petals.

Welp, I shall try my nose with ants again tomorrow.

I just realized how unorganized my thoughts are... Now, if you know this, that's good, right? If I didn't notice, I'd be dog gone bonkers. Hmmm...

Cookies? Did someone say coooooookies?

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

The Sun Came Out and the Mud In

The sun came out today. Yippee! I ran to my favorite fig tree and dug a nice hole. Being that the ground had just received a fresh soaking from the clouds above, my legs had mud from here---------to there! I got a pretty good sized hole, and even saw a gopher peeking out from another hole around the other side of the wisteria. After getting my face well mudded, I headed in and snuck past the guard to Emerald City.

"Messy!" I heard as I zoomed inside the french doors and dashed for the demin white couch.

"Oh no you don't" I could hear as I dashed down the hall and right past her in the kitchen.

"Hey now!" She laughed as I rolled on the floor. My paws had smeared half the mud across the carpet runner and I even managed to get a little on the fridge door as I zooooomed by. Honest, I didn't mean to get any mud anywhere, but I sure don't like it to cake onto my fur as it dries. Ick!

I been a bad doggie. Tsk tsk.

My punishment? Oh, I was forced to take a warm bath and be dried off with a fluffy towel which was still warm from the dryer. Poooooor little me. Now, I got some warm chicken stock to lick up and guess where I got to be put?

Yep, the white denim couch. I was all bundled up and kept warm 'cause I got me the shivers from the cold mud.
I been a bad doggie. Woof! :-)

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

Bed Rest or is it Best Read?

Sometimes, a dog is too tired and has the sniffles.

Today is one of those days. Chicken soup and a warm goosedown comfy with zinc lozenges, vitamin C, and water. I'm not up to reburying that chew bone in the backyard. Time for an all day DVD fest. Bring 'em on!

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

Sheepdawgs Need a Cup of Joe too...

Sometimes a Sheepdog needs a good hot cup of coffee in the morning. It's a dog gone good thing, I tell ya.

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

Rub a Dub Dub, Seven Doggies in a Tub!

I often am inspired by M and M and their paintings. So, in the spirit of this I have written a dog gone silly-makes-no-sense-and-isn't-worth-reading poem. Rhyming is fun! Beep beep.

Seven little Toy Dogs
sitting in a tub
The first a little Bichon
who'd like a good scrub!

The second tiny doggie
is ready to make a run
A Cavalier from a long line
the bubbles are a lot of fun!

The third little pooch
is a happy Maltese
who loves the warm water
but the bubbles make her sneeze!

The fourth small toy dog
a Papillion who wonders why
if the bubbles get too close
can his butterfly ears fly?

The fifth little cutie of fur
a Yorkie who loves to be pampered so
she can't wait for the warm towels
and of course, a little red bow!

The sixth tiny pooch
a fawn Pug who'd like to splash
he wonders about those bubbles
and is considering a mad dash!

The seventh, and final toy dog
is a curious Pom Pom pooch
she's after a rogue bubble
and likely to give it a smooch!

-------------------------
paw written by PJ the dog, 2006

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

Two Dogs and a Sunset

Geneva and Griffon love to go to the beach every day. The beach holds good memories for the two of them. In fact, the beach holds great memories. Standing on the shore, nose to nose, they gaze into the eyes of one another and remember all the times when they were young Briards and ran along the shore until their tongues lolled to the side of their mouths.

After many years together, they still are true to the puppy love that brought them together. They still splash into the water, fur flying, as the waves crash around them. They still love to chase the seagulls who tip toe nearby.

Though a sherbert sky may melt into the horizon, they don't break the gaze between them. For these two, sunset down at Newport Beach on a windy day is golden. The smell of warm delicious hamburgers from the end of the pier at Ruby's Diner drifts across the slight breeze and makes their black button noses twitch with anticipation. The wet sand sinks beneath their paws and small air bubbles rise to the surface as they walk along the rising tide.

The gentle roll of waves swirls the sky into a master piece of impressionism for one brief moment as the moon begins to cast a white sliver above them.

Robert Frost wrote that "nothing gold can stay."

But for Geneva and Griffon, he'd have made an exception I'm sure.

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

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

I got doggie cards from as far away as Norway and even some doggie nibble bones. Yummy! They came in a heart shaped box which I then tore to shreds (it's always fun to rip cardboard and paper, eh?).

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

A Nose for the News !

I think someone got a little over zealous when retrieving the morning newspaper! Looks like someone has been reading craft tips on making paper hats and wants first dibs on the rest of the paper.

Aren't crafts fun? We have a little doggie craft club. We make all sorts of things. Like, last week we made those safety pin flags which can be worn as brooches or on the lapel. The week before, more marble magnets, and prior to that we had a blast learning how to felt a hat. Who knew our paws could be so dexterous?

Bark at you later,
PJ the dog blogging dog ;-P

The Wiener Mobile Chase, Live @ 5!

It began as a slow speed chase. The trio of Dapple Doxies made a run for it at the local hotdog stand. Covered in mustard and ketchup, they took off, hot diggity dog did they sail down the road!

From Chopper 2, the image of the trio (as seen above) was caught by our own pilot. We have a glimpse of the Doxie dashers behind the wheel of the wiener Mobile as they make their way across the state, eating numerous hotdogs (making mustard and ketchup traffic jams along the interstate) and tossing plastic whistles to passing motorists (according to eyewitnesses at the scene, we're hearing reports that the Doxie trio are flashing grins ear to long ear and barking happily at pedestrians walking dogs). Beep Beep! We'll keep you updated as the chase continues--it's dog gone wild! Stay indoors folks...the Doxies are known to give a look that will melt your heart. :-)

And that, my doggie friend, is how the legend of the Dapple Gang began...

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

Sharing the Chair

I have a favorite chair that I just love sitting in, ok, I love lounging all over the chair. I'm often found hanging off my chair (well, it's actually not mine, but I have claimed the chair and as far as doggie laws go--mine mine mine!), much like the two Basset Hound Dogs above. Now, this chair is in my home, but there is another chair I'd like to get my paws on. I've heard of a tingly chair.

So, can you guess where I'll be today? Yes, that's right. We discovered the coveted massage chair at Mocha's home and I'm going to go hang out their and see if by calling "shotgun" I can attain a little space on that wonderful contraption which zips and vvvvoooms and will make my fur all tingly. I might even doze off!

Mocha and I found the chair while exploring the upstairs master bedroom suite one day. Now, normally that area is blocked off to us. But, we found the gatekeeper fast asleep on the humming chair with a newspaper opened across his chest. Being careful not to disturb him while he hibernated, we tip toed around the chair and after much debate discovered this was indeed the legendary "tingly" chair we had heard about from other dogs. A nice Maltese down the block named Kendall had told us of this mythic chair. But we didn't believe her...until yesterday.

So, wish me luck. I'm off to try out the tingly chair with Mocha. I even heard there's a magical snack dispenser near by. Woo hoo!

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

Beep Beep!

Do you like to ride in the car? Well, I sure do. The feel of the wind in my fur, the flap of my gums, and the taste of the air. Yum! I get to sniff millions upon millions of yummy things all at once (like burgers, fries, lemon aid, orange blossoms, and roses in bloom!).

The best part? People (and dog) watching.

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