Friday, January 31, 2014

Gingerbear


Her name is it really Gingerbear now it's Tony, but boy has this little lady had a bunch of names. When I first got her her name was Glorious that absolutely would not do so she quickly became Gingerbear. When she was adopted the first time her family named her Pumpkin-also terrible. When she went to her final forever home she was named Tony because of her likeness to Tony Soprano when she ate rawhide sticks. It looked like she was smoking a cigar so Tony it is, but she will always be Gingerbear to me. Her paw-lter ego is Lucille Ball, a beautiful redhead with a penchant for crazy antics. She once dragged me across the dog park to see her original savior Charlotte, and she made a habit of taking over Carmela's little shoebox sized bed. Hilarious unless you were me or Carmela. In her she has grown a little more tame in her older age, much like Lucille Ball who put some of her shenanigans aside later on in life. She still has some of that mischievous spirit and if given the opportunity she will squeeze into an inappropriately sized space or snatch a plate of  unattended food off the coffee table. Old habits I guess, but if it aint broke.... just laugh

Monday, January 27, 2014

The smoosh

The Smoosh Glamour shot
I was so busy trying to keep this blog in chronological order that I have delayed posting about one of my most beloved family members. But no more! The Smoosh will be represented!
Originally "choci" came to us reluctantly.  Walt wanted no part of this newly neutered young male dog he was certain that he would cause problems with the chairman.  Three short hours later he decided that choci chancy fredo smoosh was too timid to live with anyone but us. Although Fredo would have been do most fitting name because of his fear of virtually anything wall insisted on Smoosh due to his smooshy face.  There has been no conclusive dna test but we are pretty sure he is a chocolate sharpei mixed with ? He was a skinny nervous bobble head of a dog when he first came but has since grown into a beautiful confident cartoon character.  There has been numerous incidence of him eating nearly everything he can find. Among them are plants, hats , paper towels that have fallen on the floor, rubber gloves that has fallen out of the recycle bin and probably the most notable Walters wallet and favorite leather flip flops.
You didnt want this hat, right?
 He has even grown confident enough to dance. He has grown into a confident man child clown yet he still retain some comical skittish mannerisms.  He runs scared from cameras as though they will steal his soul. So who exactly is this complex character? I think hes a combination of all of the Tracy Morgan characters...Not really Tracy Morgan himself after the whole hate tirade thing but Brian Fellow and Tracy Jordan for sure. He's a big silly mess and when the sun hits him just right hes the one of the most beautiful dogs in the whole world...



Hello! I am Smooshy Fellows!