Hot Summer Walks

Summer in Texas is just plain brutal. This year, we've been blessed with plenty of rain. The grass is green, the lake is full and the air is HUMID. In that, I can only go on walks at night time.

I make my usual stop at the neighbors.
I mark my territory at the field behind the house.
And I come home all exhausted.



Nothing beats the good 'ole "air conditioned" indoors. This is the result of a 20 minute walk. I'm a lightweight, I know.....Indoor Life is Good!


Hope everyone is enjoying their Summer heat!

Hugs,
CoCo Puff

Long time no blog!

I'm so sorry to all my bloggy friends...its all my Mama's fault! She has been too busy to help me blog. She is "castle building," something along the lines of fixing up the new house she just bought...who knows what she's doing. Sorry, no new pictures of me either...I'm a professional camera dodger, so every single time Mama or Daddy held up one of those flashy devices, I would look the other way. Stay tuned, a new and more interesting blog will be up soon!

I hope everyone is enjoying their toasty Summer so far!

Hugs,
CoCo

Bath Aftermath

I was an escape artist today and jumped out of the tub in the middle of my bath. You could have heard my Mama's scream from the end of the street. I made a wet mess in the bathroom. Mama was not too please.

Here is a glimpse to what my Mama and Daddy have to go through every time after my bath.




I hope you enjoyed the video!

Hugs,
CoCo

RAW Diet!!! YUM!

The itching has not stopped. We have tried everything! Cold showers with oatmeal, tea tree, aloe, and other stuff. We have even done hydocortisone for dogs, benadryl, hot spot sprays and a lot of other topical ointments. I'm still scratching. I don't have a rash or redness in my skin, so even if I was taken to the Vet...they won't be able to see anything to diagnose the problem.

Now, my Mama and Daddy have read that a Raw Diet may help. So here it is...tonight for dinner, I get Nature's Variety Frozen Raw Diet Food. http://www.naturesvariety.com/
Flavor of the night: Chicken!

They come in individual medallions. For my weight and size, I am to receive 4-8 medallions a day. So, 4 raw medallions coming up!"Medallion" is my new favorite word. Hopefully this will help with all the skin irritations and itchiness.

Hugs,
CoCo

Here is the video of me devouring my dinner. It was delish!

Spring is here and I'm itchy and scratchy!

The Spring season is here and I'm living in the Allergy Capital of the World! That means itchy and scratchy skin for me! I've never experienced this misery before, but with excessive rain this past winter, all our trees and flowers are in full bloom and the pollen are at its peak.

I've been scratching and scratching and scratching all week. Mama, Daddy and Uncle Gary finally noticed that I was not my normal happy self, so Mama came home with all this stuff the other day.
In turn, that would only mean one thing....a BATH....what a nightmare. I HATE baths! I was given an Oatmeal and Aloe bath soak...YUCK!

First it was the rinse:

Then it was the soak:



Are we done yet?After all that mess, I was still itching, so today my Mama had resorted to this....Children's Benadryl. It taste like cherry syrup, so I cannot complain. It has helped minimize my itching a little, but I'm still itchy and scratchy. My Daddy said that if I don't improve within the next 36 hours, he is going to take me to the vet....eeek!


Hopefully this beautiful Spring season will not be full of allergies for me. It is no fun! I hope every pup and human are having a better Spring season than I am. Does anyone else suffer bad skin allergies from tree and grass pollen? If so, does anyone have any good suggestions for a cure or relief? Please help me out if you have experienced the same thing.

Hugs,
Itchy CoCo Puff

Doggy Biscuit

Look what I found...a Doggy Biscuit the size of KING KONG! Mama and Daddy brought it home in their doggy bag from the local burger joint. I certainly wasn't expecting something for me from P. Terry's Burger Stand.It smelled so good I had to get closer...hey...it moved further away! I can almost reach it....S-T-R-E-T-C-H..... What? I'm not doing anything wrong...Mama, help me get the biscuit! PLEASE.....I GOT IT!!!!.......umUm..Ummmm good!The reward is oh so worth the effort! YUM!

Hugs,
CoCo

Focused Face

Focused Face...Why so focused you might ask? Here is the reason that has gotten me so focused:

"Popcorn Indiana Gourmet Kettlecorn Popcorn"
For those humans that have never tried this crispy snack before, I suggest you RUN to your local grocery store and pick this up. My parents are totally addicted to it and you cannot have just one bag. If you go and buy it, I will spare you the extra trip by suggesting you to buy two bags, one for each human parent. It'll cost about $3.99 each. I promise, even us pups will devour it!

There are many different flavors, but the one we love is the Salty Sweet Kettlecorn flavor.

See my focused face at Daddy snacking:
Daddy eventually gave me a piece...or two. I'm really not suppose to eat something so yummy, but it was worth the Focused Face.

Look, Daddy wasn't being too nice by eating it slowly...taunting me!



If any of your parents have eaten this popcorn before or if any pup has witness this insane snack, please comment and let me know how you feel about it. Our house seems to LOVE it!

Hugs,
CoCo

Trimmer and Slimmer...

My Mama have been slacking in helping me blog, but here is the update. I've been on my new food for about 3 weeks now and I think I'm getting trimmer and slimmer. My portion has been reduced to practically nothing....look....hardly enough kibbles in my bowl.I think I overheard Daddy say that I only get about 8 total ounces of kibbles a day, 4 oz twice a day....will someone help me call the Pet Police?!?!?!....I'm starving!!!!! The new kibbles are suppose to be the best dog food, closest to a raw diet, so supposedly I don't need that much...I frankly think it is doggy doo doo!

In turn, it does look like I'm getting a skinnier waist line. Mama agrees with me and thinks that Daddy is starving me to emaciation. What do you all think? Do I look better or emaciated?


I hope all the pups out there are not going through what I have to go through...its tough to get trimmed and slimmed.

Hugs,
CoCo

New Bed & New Food!!!

The weather has not let up. It has been sleeting for two days and raining for one week straight. I'm tired of all this soggy mess, so I have been relaxing in my kennel. Mama and Daddy helped make my kennel super cozy.
I have a soft blanket, my cozy round bed on a memory foam mattress. It is even covered up so its nice and dim.
Today, Mama and Daddy came home with some new food for me. It is EVO by Innova.

http://www.evopet.com/


And look it is the "Red Meat" formula...it is suppose to be the closest thing to raw feeding. I had to sniff it out and check it out for myself. It sniffs out yummy to me!
It is grain free with the lowest carbohydrate count with real beef. It also has the highest percentage of protein that we've ever seen...at 44.7%. The drawback is that I won't get as many kibbles to get the same amount of nutrients needed....so the quality beat out the quantity. Mama said that I only deserve the best!

I will have to test it out and let you all know what I think...but so far I think anything will beat my diet kibbles...thank goodness.

Hugs,
CoCo

Cabin Fever

It has been record cold here in Austin, Texas. We haven't had any snow, but the temperature has gotten down to a low 9 degree at night and a high of only 32 degree in the last week. If it would have rained in addition of the low temperature, I'm sure we would have gotten snow too. This year we've had record heat and now record cold weather!
In turn, I've had major Cabin Fever these last two weeks. It has been too cold for going to the park as well as going for a decent walk. I don't mind the cooler weather...in fact, I love the cold, it is the humans that cannot take it. Therefore, I've been cooped up for a while.

And then finally, today I got to go play outside. Mama and Daddy took me to an empty street in our new neighborhood to play fetch. Mama made the tennis ball extra enticing by slitting it open and then putting some extra smelly salmon treats in it. I was definitely interested in playing fetch then!
Look at me retrieve the tennis ball!!!
Daddy did a very good job in throwing the ball far enough for me to get a good run! I got to run and stretch out my legs. I had a great time and it was a good relief to my week long Cabin Fever!



Hugs,
CoCo Puff

Hook 'Em Horns!!!!!

Today is the day my parents have been waiting for all year! The University of Texas Longhorns are going to crush those Alabama Crimson Tides in the BCS National Championship. Does anyone actually know what a Crimson Tide is....? At least a Longhorn is a true mascot! Daddy is extremely nervous as the game gets closer...since we are the underdogs. I think we'll end up being the wonderdogs when we win and crush the Tides! As you can see, we all have our burnt orange on, ready to go. Being that Mama graduated from UT...we have plenty of burnt orange gear to go around! I am hoping for the TX Longhorns to score lots and lots of touchdowns, as I'll always get a celebratory treat!

Hook 'Em Horns!
CoCo Puff

Happy 2010!!!

Welcome 2010!!! I hope every pup was not terribly frightened by all the loud fireworks going off in welcoming the New Year! Happy New Year!!!

Mama has started a tradition that I'm very happy about. This is my 3rd annual New Year's Day gift receiving. Like before, Mama loads up on the "after Christmas sale" and buys me enough Dingo bones to last my roommates and I at least six months. This is a picture of me with a quarter of the lot:
Like the previous years, we are dog sitting Uncle Gary's friend's dog KD Lang again. She is a pretty, fluffy Cavalier King Charles that is neurotic with food and treats. If you are not careful, she'll eat everything you have. Here we are waiting for Mama to give us a treat.
Here is a picture of Duke, Susie, KD and I waiting for Mama to give us our Dingo Goof Balls. Can you see all the anticipation in our eyes?We had always just chewed on the regular mini bone shaped rawhides, and have never chewed on a Goof Ball before....look at my funny face...Again, if you go back to look at my older posts on or around New Years, you'll see that Mama has started a brilliant tradition. I think I'll keep this one, what do you all think? Do you think I'm a lucky pup or what?


Happy New Years!
CoCo Puff

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas to every human and every pup! I hope everyone got everything they wished for!

This morning started off a little rough...I had a bad tummy ache overnight and had to wake Daddy up several time in the middle of the night to let me go outside and potty. Daddy is so proud of me for whining and making noise to let him know that I needed to go potty and not make a sloppy brown mess. I know better! In the process, I think I might have seen Santa Paws make a landing at my house. When I woke up Christmas morning, look what I found...
I received almost everything on my list to Santa Paws and more. Mama forgot to put it in the picture, but I also received a new Super Chewer Black Kong toy and a red Vest Harness. I love everything I received...with the exception of the Vest Harness...that one kind of feels like wearing clothes, so I'm not a big fan. I think I'll stick to the collar.

Thank you Santa Paws!
CoCo Puff

Dear Santa Paws....

Dear Santa Paws,

I hope all is well. Please give everyone you visit my well wishes. This year has flown by very quickly, and I almost forgot it was time to write my wishlist letter.

Like years past, I've been a very good girl all year long. I haven't ruined any furniture, nor have I chewed up anything I wasn't suppose to. I did however, give my Mama and Daddy a major scare in the Summer time; I had three teeth removed and was at the Vet for a whole day! It was scary, but I proved to be a brave pup!

This year, my letter will entail wishes from me, Duke and Susie. For Christmas this year, please send:

• Dingo chewies
• Pet Green Treats
• Rawhide bones
• Greenies
• Peanut butter
• Squeaky Plush toys
• More trips to the park.....and a new house for Mama to buy!

Please DO NOT send the following:

• clothes
• costumes
• diet kibbles
• baths
• nail cuttings
• teeth brushings

Hopefully this letter will find you in time for Christmas! May there be peace on earth and good health to all!

Merry Christmas!

CoCo Puff

Full Day!

On Sunday, I was kept busy from the time I woke up until it was time for bed! I haven't had a full day like that in a long, long while. I got to go to brunch with Mama and Daddy and afterwards I was taken to the dog park at Auditorium Shores. There were especially a lot of dogs out because it was the first pretty day in over 2 weeks. As you can see, we do not get many fall foliage. That one tree behind me is as good as it gets as far as fall leaves.After we got home,...of course I was given my usual bath after the park. I was scrubbed down and sprayed with some doggy pawfume. Mama said that I had to smell pretty because we were all invited to a Christmas Pawty and I had to be presentable.

Mama had anticipated that I would get along with the party host's dog...a pure Maltese named Nigel. To her dismay...Nigel didn't much like me. He barked at me from the time I entered his house until we left. At first, I was being a very good girl and ignored all his barking...after a continuous 10 minute of his fretting, I finally raised my lips at him. Mama was so surprised that I would yell back because I normally am very easy going and laid back. Daddy was very proud of me because I stuck up for myself. We didn't get into a brawl or anything, but I showed him that I was a brave pup.

All the humans at the party absolutely loved me. They all said I smelled great because of the bath and pawfume...I guess Mama knows what she is doing.

Here is a picture of me and Nigel. It was a miracle to be able to capture this picture because he sure did bark at me every chance he got. Nigel was sitting in his Mom's lap and I was just being courteous.

Hugs,

CoCo