We had a party last week and I got some presents. Look at this…a present all for me from my friend Deborah! Can you guess what’s in there? Whoo hoo, lots of tennis balls! How did she know I love tennis balls, BOL?! I had to dive right in and test them out. Look at …
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Cookie Product Control.
We made cookies this week. I am the official cookie tester. I wait until they are done and then I eat them to make sure they taste good. It’s a hard job…especially the waiting… and waiting…come on cookies! Finally! Look at all the cookies! Mmmmm! When I am all done testing I wash them …
Crow Central.
With winter (which is not much different than fall, here in southern California) there is extra activity with the wild life. Particularly squirrels and crows. The squirrels are busy burying anything even slightly edible all over the yard. I saw a fat squirrel trying to carry an avocado that was as big as he was…it …
Waiting For Santa Paws.
This week I got a Christmas tree and decorated it…ok, so I did have some help from the humans, but I did give it a good sniff to make sure no one had peed on it. It smells very nice and pine fresh actually. Once we got it all decorated I decided to …
Rainy Day.
Today it’s raining out so I’m lounging around. It’s a little chilly for a southern California dog, so I have my comfy blanket with me all the time. The humans say I look like a little race horse walking around with it on my back. Even though I’m staying in out of the rain, I …
Tag I’m It.
I was recently tagged by Techie & Izzie for the 8 random facts tag. Hmmm, is there anything new about me to reveal? Let me see… I have quite possibly the thickest ears of any dog on the planet. I hit the door with my paw, just once, when I want to go out. I …
Portrait Dog.
Artist Robin Andreae has painted a stunning portrait of Spencer for auction to benefit Old Dog Haven, A senior Dog Rescue & Hospice. Check out the auction and help some senior dogs. Many owners give up their dogs because they are “too old”. Just because we are old does not mean we aren’t good pets. …
Spencer Goes To School.
Yesterday I went to visit to a school. The kids were studying the letter “N” and were learning about nurses. Nurse Kai from Northridge Hospital asked me to accompany her on her trip to the school. She gave a very good talk about nurses and all the great things they do to help you when …
Power naps.
I am a big advocate of naps. Naps are good…no…they’re great! Everyone should take naps. I like to stretch out in the big room and nap in the sun… I like to snooze on one of my beds with my blanket… And when it cools off at night I curl up snug like a bug… …
Hiking And Other Fun.
We snuck in some time to go hiking this weekend. We went to the Canyon Back Trail (or sometimes called Kenter Trail) in the Santa Monica Mountains. The humans used to hike there pretty regularly but this was my first time there. It’s a really good hike. Here I am heading up to one …
Pet Cancer Awareness Month.
My friend Johann has an excellent post on Pet Cancer Awareness month, which is this month, November. This is a passionate subject for my family as they lost their Raja to bone cancer. It is very important to know the signs of cancer for early treatment. There are many organizations performing valuable research in this …
How Green My Grass Is.
The humans are getting all arty on me…taking photos in weird colors. I say what’s wrong with normal colors? At least the tennis balls are still yellow. I love to carry them around, 3 at a time. Ahh, here we are back to normal colors. See how green my grass is? That’s because the …
Lavender Dog.
The night before I go to the hospital to do my pet therapy rounds, I have to have a bath. They say I have to look good and smell nice for the humans. I’m a dog…I think I smell fine without lavender shampoo and conditioner! Anyway, it makes all the humans happy so I put …
Froggy Baby.
I have a frog on my back. That’s right, a frog! He doesn’t look anything like my friend Frog the Dog because this is a real frog. Ok, well, a stuffy frog. He’s trying to teach me to play with any toy other than a tennis ball. I love tennis balls…can’t get enough of them …
Squirrel Patrol.
The squirrels have been extra busy this week…lots of activity. I spend my mornings watching them. I think they are getting ready for winter. Silly squirrels, it doesn’t get very cold in Los Angeles! They spend the whole day running back and forth across the telephone wire collecting nuts. Sometimes they fight with each other …
Smokey Skies.
As practically everyone knows by now, Southern California has had an awful lot of fires this past week. Luckily, I live in an area that isn’t a fire hazard but we are close enough to some of the fires to get a lot of the smoke. This week it’s been very smoky with a weird …
Adoption Event.
This weekend I went to be an ambassador at the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue’s adoption event. This is the rescue that my human parents fostered and then adopted me from. I dressed up in my pumpkin bandana and was a shining example of what a rescue dog can be. I got …
Weekend Hike.
This weekend was a busy weekend for me. We started off with hiking in the Brand Trails in the Verdugo Mountains. I like it here because it’s very peaceful and there are lots of good smells. The trails start out at Brand park and get rugged quite quickly. There are also good mountain bike trails …
Horsing Around.
This past weekend the humans went horseback riding…right in the middle of Los Angeles. Yep, that’s right and it’s not a pony ride at the fair either. These are real horses and real trails. Just like Roy Rogers. There is an area called the Rancho Equestrian District, where people live smack in the middle of …
Zoom…I Feel Good!
Oh yeah, I feel good…just like the James Brown song…na, na, na, na, na. Life is good, I’ve got new tennis balls and I’m getting lots of love too! I’m so happy I got the zooms. For those of you who don’t know what the zooms are, that’s when we dogs run around in crazy …