After going to the Park

Here is the worst part about going to the Dog Park.....the aftermath BATH.

Mama insist that I get washed to make sure that I do not track in dirty germs. It makes no sense to me, but those humans are so difficult! I usually try to get extra smelly in collecting all the different scents from the park. I cannot even keep it for more that 15 minutes after we've gotten home before I have to wash it all off.

After the wash, Mama would hug and kiss me because she says I smell extra good, but I frankly think the stuff she puts on me stinks!

Hugs,

CoCo Puff

New Dog Park

My Mama heard from her co-worker about a dog park that we didn't know about...so we went to check it out. Turns out, it is pretty cool. There are trails, trees, lots of BIG dogs and water. I had the best time in sniffing all the new areas. There are lots of nooks and crannies to smell. What I do not like about the park is that all the other doggies like to play fetch into the water and get out and shake water all over me...I don't like getting wet! The closest to the water that I'll get to is on the rocks on the shores.I'm not much into rough house playing with other dogs either,...I just enjoying sniffing, and sniffing some more. Daddy wants me to get in the water like the rest of the other dogs, I think he is wishful thinking. He forgot that I hardly like taking baths let alone swimming in the stinky lake water...eeewww! I did get my feet wet though! All the other pups did look like they were having a super good time. Mama made me pose for a "kodak moment," but I wasn't having it...I do not like pictures either! I'm glad that Spring is finally here. Hopefully it will not get too hot too quickly here in Texas, so we can go to the park often.

Happy Spring!

CoCo Puff

Its not funny!

My parents idea of a good time is not funny according to me. I've always had to work for my treats but this time its gone too far. My Mama bought me a Tricky Ball and stuffed my favorite treats in it and then teased me with it. Check out what I mean...

This silly process goes on for almost 5 minutes. It is cruel I know. Don't I look ridiculously hilarious?

My Mama eventually gets the Tricky Ball out from under the couch and I get to play with it. I sure am exhausted after it all. I guess its my Mama's way of playing with me. I don't think its all that funny though!

Hugs,

CoCo Puff

It wasn't me...Susie made me do it!!!

I would like to introduce you to my pet fish..."One Fish." He is a lonely little fella that swims around in this 25 gallon tank in my bedroom. One day, my roomate Susie gave me a challenge and asked if I've ever eaten fish food. She said that if she doesn't eat her dinner, her daddy sprinkles shrimp flake in her kibbles and it taste extra yummy. I decided that I wanted a taste of his extra smelly fish food, so I decided to help myself to my pet fish's food when Mama and Daddy was out to dinner. As you can tell by the container, it was super hard to open the jar and I had to work on the container for a while before all the smelly flakes came out....and when it did..., it was super smelly, and super yummy! I lapped up every last bit of it while Susie sat and stared. When Mama and Daddy got home from their dinner, I got quite the scolding. They told me how disappointed they were of me and said that I was a bad girl...worst of all, they said that I had eaten all of One Fish's food and that he would have to starve until they were able to go to the store to pick up more food for him. I felt so guilty. I tried to tell them that it was Susie who provoked me to do it, but they didn't believe me. That Susie...always getting me in trouble! I said I was sorry and begged for Mama and Daddy to quickly go to the pet store to refill on One Fish's food, but they were not able to until three days later...One Fish starved for 3 whole days. I cannot imagine what that must have felt like. I love food too much to do that. I felt soooo guilty. Mama said that I was lucky to not get a bad tummy ache for eating the fish food. She and Daddy eventually forgave me and One Fish has his food now. Everybody is happy now, and they now have forgotten that I fulfilled a challenge and tried Fish Food. How many pups out there can say that they have done that?

Hugs,

CoCo Puff

CoCo's Juggling Act

"Tricks are for kids....you silly rabbit!" My Mama with that stinking camera makes me do the craziest things. Daddy was giving me a carrot treat, and I had to work hard for it. It looks like I'm trying to do a juggling act. I hope you all are impressed!

CoCo Puff

Sundays are for the Dog Parks!

I got to go to the Dog Park again! This time, Mama remembered to bring her camera and got to capture some of the Doggy Friends I met. I'm usually the shy puppy in the park because there are so many of them...especially big pups. I got to meet a new friend, Lola. Lola is a fellow Puggle and her and her mama were super nice to me. They are from Indiana. I also got to meet Goomba, a standard Poodle. My daddy especially liked him because he had a funny hair cut. I pretty much stuck to myself most of the time at the park. I like to sniff all over and explore rather than rough house with all the other wild bunch. Mama said I have gotten better at socializing and I'm not as big of a chicken when it comes to sniffing other dogs. I had a really good time and I was super tired afterwards. I tried getting comfortable in the car on the way home, but somehow that never happened. I ended my dog park trip with a bath. That is the only thing I hate about going to the park. Mama insist that I need to be cleaned and dirt free when we get home. I've gone to the park 3 Sundays in a row and have to suffer through a washing 3 times this month. I think its time for a break from the park for a while to let my fur heal from all the baths I've taken. I hate baths, but I love the park! I guess its a fair tradeoff.

Happy Park Going!

CoCo Puff

All By Myself...Don't Wanna Be......All By Myself...

My Daddy went out of town today and tonight I have to sleep on my own in my kennel. I haven't done that for almost 5 months. What am I going to do? I'm so lost. He said he'll be back late tomorrow night, but it seems so far away! I'm sad. =(

CoCo

Its Never My Fault!

Pups out there will be able to relate to this...

1. When I was first brought home and I peed on the carpet, it was not my fault when my parents didn't watch me close enough.

2. When I chewed up the floorboard of the kitchen, it was not my fault that I was teething and Daddy didn't discover "Bitter Apple Spray" yet.

3. When I got scared during a walk after a Harley Davidson backfired, it was not my fault that I ran away from mama because she wasn't holding onto the leash tight enough. (I was a smart pup at 3 months old and I ran all the way home)

4. When I chewed up Uncle Gary's vision glasses, it was not my fault that he didn't have a night stand yet, and decided to throw his glasses on the floor and left his door open.

5. When I chewed up daddy's Reef flip flops, it was his fault for leaving it in the kitchen.

6. When I chewed up daddy's nice sandals and Merrel Shoes, it was not my fault that he forgot that I did the previous bad deed.

7. When I went into the pantry and ate up all the sample dog food, it was Uncle Gary's fault for leaving the pantry door open with me gated in the kitchen for 8 hours.

8. It was not my fault when my daddy still didn't learn that I'm a massive chewer, and left his Louis Vuitton wallet within my reach when he left for work.

9. Its always Susie's fault, my roomate, when we get into fights because she thinks she is of higher rank than me. (she forgot that I'm a charmer)

10. The grand finale of them all...its not my fault that I'm gaining weight because I like to eat and the humans know it and are still giving me all that I want. (again...I'm a charmer)

Now, I'm not a human's worst nightmare....I haven't destroyed anything in the last 5 months. I'm just a serious chewer because I have itchy teeth. My mama just bought me an Antler to gnaw on, so that should help relieve some tension. I am actually really obedient. I just don't like to be left alone for a long period of time. Who likes to be alone anyways!

CoCo Puff

100

1. I am all black with no other color on my body.

2. I have a curly tail that curls to my left.

3. My tail has a white undercoat.

4. I have a severe underbite that causes me to have a snaggle tooth.

5. I sit completely on my butt and put most of my weight on my right cheek.

6. I live with my daddy and his roomate.

7. I have two roomates...Susie and Duke.

8. My mama and daddy have been dating furrever and do not live together.

9. My nickname is CoCo Puff, CoCo Baby, Babycakes, Monkeyface, Puff Mama.

10. I love to go for long walks.

11. I know my way home.

12. I love car rides and I stick my butt towards my mama and face daddy, the driver when we are riding.

13. I Love, Love...love, love to eat.

14. I do what ever you want if you have something for me to eat.

15. I can give kisses on demand.

16. My show off trick is bang bang, catch a biscuit from my nose, and wave bye, bye.

17. I can do a lot of tricks: sit, down, rollover, rollover the other way, sit up, bang bang, shake, wave, leave it, catch, twirl, high five...and more, my mama works me to the core.

18. I like to lead and walk in front when we go on walks.

19. I sleep with daddy in his bed.

20. I have a kennel, and understand "kennel up."

21. I have to stay in the kitchen with my roomates behind a baby gate during the day when everyone is at work.

22. I have a nice cushy bed that I do not use, but will go to it when told, only if they have a treat to give me.

23. My favorite thing in the whole world is...daddy, rawhide, peanut butter, and new sqeaky stuffie toys.

24. Stuffie toys last a max of 5 mins with me.

25. I'm a professional stuffie toy destroyer.

26. I know to only go pee & poo outside, but will poo on the tile in the house if it is rainy and wet outside. (I know better than to poo on the carpet.)

27. I hate sweaters, shirts, hats, and costumes. (I own a drawer full.)

28. I will stand as stiff as a log if you put a shirt on me.

29. My leash is a retractable cow print.

30. I wear a spike collar in red and a spike collar in black.

31. My mama has taken over 800 pictures of me.

32. I am 19.4 lbs, and not an ounce more.

33. I've had an ear infection and it really sucks...and stinky too.

34. I hate getting a shower and getting my nails clipped.

35. I've never gone to professional training or puppy kindergarten.

36. I do not like to come when called when I'm at home, but will come when called when I'm out and about.

37. I eat dry kibbles with "good stuff" on top, and will not eat my food until I see the "good stuff" on it.

38. I like my butt scratched.

39. My tail straightens when I'm asleep or relaxed.

40. I do not like other stranger dogs running up to me to sniff my butt.

41. I want to sniff other dogs butts before they sniff mine.

42. Mama and Daddy says I'm not well socialized.

43. I can walk off leash, but my parents don't fully trust me still.

44. I've convinced my mama that I need a new toy or new treats weekly.

45. I cannot have babies.

46. I made my mama cry when they picked me up from the vet clinic after my hysterectomy.

47. I shed two times a year and I shed a lot!

48. I love the cold weather and refuse to wear clothing in the cold.

49. I love the A/C vent in the car during the Summer.

50. I have to grab a toy to greet my mama at the door when she comes over.

51. I waggle my tail so much when mama and Uncle Phil comes by to where my body wobbles in circles.

52. Mama's brother, my Uncle Phil, loves me to pieces, but I do not get to see him very often. (see my previous blog.)

53. I don't like to share my toys with my roomates.

54. I don't like kitties.

55. My neck puffs up when I growl.

56. Susie and I will get into a brawl once a week...because Susie is a meanie.

57. I like to take the squeaker out of my toys...as well as eat the fuzz in my stuffies.

58. I can sit and floss my teeth with my rope toys for hours.

59. I can get the treat out of a kong by throwing the kong around.

60. I've destroyed some expensive things: daddy's LV wallet, Uncle Gary's vision glasses, daddy's shoes, and a whole lot of other things belonging to Uncle Gary.

61. When I need alone time, I spend it under the futon in the living room.

62. I get my teeth brushed, but it is not my favorite.

63. I snore when I sleep.

64. I sleep on top of the blanket, and never under.

65. I play with Duke more than Susie.

66. Duke and I will play kissy face and bitey face.

67. Susie and I will run around the house playing chase and tug-o-war.

68. I always win in tug-o-war with Susie.

69. I will sometimes bark at my own reflection.

70. I mark my spot by peeing on the corner of the grass when I go on walks.

71. My favorite human food are carrots, apples, peaches, and peanut butter.

72. I like to go to Petsmart and Petco...and Neiman Marcus.

73. I get Christmas presents and I have a New Year's resolution.

74. Susie, Duke and I have made track marks from where we walk in the backyard.

75. Between the three of us, our backyard is a poopie landmind in every square inch.

76. I know a lot of human vocabularies.

77. I like humans better than dogs.

78. I think I am a human in a dog's body.

79. I'm lost at a dog park.

80. My daddy is jealous of me because he thinks mama loves me more than him.

81. I was adopted from Craigslist.

82. My daddy will bite me on the ear if I misbehave...so I know better when he seems to get close to my ear with his mouth.

83. My mama likes to gives me lots of hugs and kisses...and I will run from her if she looks like she is getting oooey goooey.

84. I will use my paw to paw/scratch at you to get your attention.

85. When I yawn, I make a mini roaring sound.

86. I recently have eaten a whole jar of fish food when my parents and Uncle Gary went out to eat dinner. My pet fish didn't get to eat for a week.

87. I still have my dewclaws.

88. All 18 of my nails are solid black...daddy is the only one who cuts my nails.

89. Daddy cut one of my nails too close once and made me bleed, but I was a champion and did not yelp at all.

90. I've convinced everyone to give me and my roomates a treat as soon as they walk in the front door.

91. I'll start talking to my dad when he puts me to sleep in my kennel. (that's why I get to sleep in his bed with him.)

92. I am microchipped and it was the only time I yelped during a shot. (I take vaccinations like a champ.)

93. I kind of howl when I bark.

94. My favorite chew toys are my Nylabones.

95. It is funny to see my humans step on my rough and chewed up Nylabones.

96. I answer to my name very, very well.

97. I will answer to a crackly bag, the open of the refrigerator, and to whoever is in the pantry. (...because I know that is where all the goodies are.)

98. I have an automatic, electric powered, filtered, "fresh" water bowl.

99. I love DWB, Pugglenation and Food.

100. The loves of my life are Daddy, Mama, and Food. (Uncle Phil, Uncle Gary, Susie and Duke are just bonuses!)

I hope every pup out there has learned a little about me. This challenge has been fun! I hope you all enjoyed it!

Hugs,
CoCo Puff

Hi Uncle Phil!!!

Dear Uncle Phil,

If you are reading this, I want you to know that I am very sad that I haven't seen you in fooorrrevvver! Do you not miss me? I miss you very much. You are now required to bring me a new sqeaky toy, and take me for a long walk to make up for lost times, the next time you are over. I'm holding your human paw to it!

Lots of Love Licks!

CoCo Puff

New Year's Resolution

Happy New Years! I hope everyone's 2008 is kicking off with a bang! Mine is working out okay. My Mama said that my New Year's Resolution is to not gain anymore weight...even though she loaded my X-Mas gifts full of my favorite goodies. I think that I still have lots of room to grow. At 19lbs...I'm actually smaller than most of the Puggles out there. Uncle Gary said that I was looking very round and Daddy is the only one that said I still look beautiful. And they all wonder why I'm more Human than dog, I have a freaking New Year's Resolution relating to my weight!

CoCo Puff

Jackpot!

Look what Santa Paws gave me for Xmas! For being such a good puppy, I asked for a list of things for Xmas this year and look what I got...I got a bunch of yummy treats, Dingos in all shapes, sizes and flavor, new squeaky toys, milkbones, a new collar, and lots more. For some reason, I couldn't find my gianormous dynamasaurous bone anywhere...I think Santa Paws left that one out. I am very grateful for what I've received, Thank you. I will be sure to share my goodies with Susie and Duke since I know they will share theirs with me. Now...back to me, which one should I open first?...Dingo Wag n' Wrap or Milkbone? Which squeaker toy should I destroy first?...the fluffy fishbone or the fat cat jackrabbit? Well, Xmas was great, hopefully every pup out there had a pawsome one too! May the New Year bring good health, lots of love and many more treats to every pup out there!!!


Hugs,
CoCo Puff

Daddy tries to save the day!

So Saturday is suppose to be one of my free days, meaning that I'm not locked up in the kitchen with Duke all day long while everyone is at work. Uncle Gary is usually home on Saturdays, but since Christmas is near, he had to work, and so did Daddy and Mama. The evening started out okay when Uncle Gary fed us dinner because I got to eat up Susie's leftovers...she wasn't that hungry. Then Mama came by when she got off work and I was super excited.

The rollercoaster started when Daddy got off work and decided he wanted to save the Doggy World. Rather than pet me and love me like he normally does when he gets home, he walked in the house saying: "I need to find the homes to these two lost dogs...its so cold out." Uh um...what dogs and who do they think they are? They apparently had fancy owners that had an invisible fence because they were wearing fence shock collars and rabie vaccination tags, but no owners tag. The fence obviously didn't work and no owners tag?!?...their humans were not that smart...obviously. They were a white lab mix and an Airedale.

Daddy dragged Mama with him to take the two lost pooches to the local animal hospital to get them scanned since one of them had an Avid tag. Mama said they were doing their good deed just in case I ever got lost. (which would never happen since I ran all the way home when I was 4 months old when Mama accidently dropped the leash during a walk, but thats another story.) Mama told me that on the way there, the Airdale gave up her dinner in the car and it smelled awful and when they got to the vet, the microchipped scanned was not registered...again the lost pooches owned stupid humans. Mama and Daddy had to drive the dogs back home and try to find their owners. When they got back to the house, the Lab lost her dinner in the car, and Daddy had to clean up the mess again. While cleaning the car the second time, the two dogs ran away from Daddy and the whole night was a waste of time. Daddy felt sooo guilty and sad that he couldn't find the owners.

I later had to pay for the event by smelling a nasty Daddy, and being preached at all night for me to never take off running. I'm too smart for that, our house has too many treats and sqeaky toys. Daddy tried to save the day, but success evaded him. Anyways, the moral of the story is...make sure your tags have your human's name and phone number on them as well as REGISTER YOUR MICROCHIPS! Don't forget that a stranger do not talk Dogish, Dognese, Dogman, or any other dog language to get you back home!

CoCo Puff

Where is the cold weather?

I guess part of living in Texas is not liking the hot weather and making the most out of the so called cold weather. Christmas is eight days away and the leaves on our trees are barely changing colors and only a few have made it to the ground for me to sniff or chase. Now, if I can only convince my Mama that it is not cold enough for me to wear clothes. I hate clothes. Susie and Duke sports their sweaters with pride, I will stand as stiff as a log as long as I have to, protesting for them to take it off. Daddy will rescue me and not make me wear the stupid things...he remembers that I have fur, Mama on the other hand loves to dress me up like I'm a little girl...yuck!

Tricks for Treats!

So I feel like I'm pretty smart for a pup! I've never been to puppy kindergarten or any kind of professional training. I think I work very hard for a good bite to eat. My roomate Susie seems to think that I'm a show off...I just think that she is spoiled and never have to earn her keep. My mama and daddy makes sure that I listen with yummy treats and manage to get me to do lots of stuff: I can sit, down, rollover, and rollover the other way, bang bang, sit up, shake, wave, twirl, look on command, catch a cookie from my nose, high five, give kisses, leave it,...and the list goes on. Mama wants me to be able to know as much as Preston the Puggle does...but I think I have a long way to go. Mama says I'm definitely more Pug than Beagle because my Beagle sniffer seems to be broken. I'm not really good at finding toys and recognizing them by name...I'll need to work on that! Other than that, I'm super loved for all that I am!