Another pro of back surgery...

...the big guy brings me clear, cool water when I'm thirsty... IN BED!!  Suhweeet!

Canadian visitor...

...I could tell just by the way he took his shoes off at the door.  My human doesn't even do that anymore.
He was real nice and he had a good smell on him.  And he paid me no never mind - but my friends have no fear because I have enough - I kept a mere 10 foot safety radius and hardly even tucked my tail.

Wiener Ink

I like tortillas.

A LOT!

Pros and cons of back surgery...

Pro - sleep in bed with humans
Con - put in kennel when they are out for the day and unable to assist Kacy in her quest for food

Pro - carried up and down stairs
Con - can't fit through gate and stair railings when I really have to go

Pro - back is good enough to be a "Super Weenie" again
Con - no one lets me "leapers" anymore

Proud Canadian Wiener!

We watched a lot of the Olympics just for a heart-warming glimpse of home. And it was so exciting to see those people win all of those gold collars.

These Americans are pretty...

...darn quick when they wanna be. My human came home and said she got stamped for approval. I wonder if it's like the stamp I have on my ear????

I have lived in the USofA most of my life...

...and I will always be the Canadian Wiener.
But since my human went and fell in love with the Big Guy she told me that they have to go talk to some government people this morning about making us legal US immigrants. She thinks it might be the last hurdle so I'm keeping my toes crossed.

Frozen in time.

It's been a little chilly here in Houston for the past few days but I'm not complaining. We've been sleeping like a pack at night in the bed and I get the prime middle position. Always in some nook or crook.

2010 Year of the Wiener

A new year is also an anniversary for me. Four years with my human has included many kilometres/miles of travel. One road trip put me on the brink of death. Squished under airplane seats for hours on end with no complaints because the destinations are always fun and include my family on both sides of the border. I'm home if I am with my human.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone has a great holiday. My big bro Kain is not going to be with his human this year so I'll be thinking about him. And Kitty is going to be alone a lot too. I'm packing up right now and we are all heading out the door soon.

I'm no Grinch!

It was a series of events that culminated into this situation...After many visits and a couple bike weekends I still had no intention of this happening. However, this weekend my human and the big guy invited a lot of people over to the house. I got put on the leash and attached to my momma for the entire day. Everyone was eating and drinking and laughing and walking around. I tried very hard to remain calm and quiet. A few times I just gave up and let a couple people within the usual off-limits area.


Then this guy showed up and I knew he seemed familiar but the lady wasn't with him. Later in the evening after a lot of people left I got let off the leash and did a few walk-bys just to test the waters. I will admit that the pets felt pretty good which is why I let him pick me up for a cuddle. Made me feel like laughing.
I just want to let the weenie-petting lady know that I'm sorry but it had to happen.

Kacy had a really long day as well. She made a point of greeting everyone at the door and visiting with all ofthem. Sharing some of the food. Showing how tough she can be. But in the end...

Texas Travels

We loaded up the SS and left Kacy behind for the weekend. I really wish she was smaller because she would help make these adventures much more manageable for me.

We drove for hours and hours and finally in the dark of night arrived at some strange place. I went into sniff overload. In the morning when I looked out there were those big dog things in the field just a few feet away. Some people came out to join us, new people and people I met before. That lady who pets really good was there and she was always picking me up and putting me in her lap. It's a little too early to let her know but I really do like that a lot.

They all went out for rides on their bikes and my human and I checked out the lay of the land. It was really pretty but those darn stickers hampered my new freedom. Don't worry my human was always there to keep me in check.

Upgraded to House Arrest...

...for the next month and then my momma can start taking me for walks. The wiener doctor was very happy with all of my motor skill and neurodogical responses at the checkup today. The doctor told me to take it easy but I just want to RUUUUN. I also want to play with Kacy and I want to jump on the big guy and I want to kill things.
What's on the absolutely not-to-do list: stairs and jumping.
My scar is looking pretty good but it's awfully chilly with my big bald strip.

I give thanks...

... to my human for treating me real good these last couple weeks. I mean really, how much better can a weenie's life get. Forced to stay on the couch with her, under blankets. Put into bed with her every morning for long naps. Taken along on all the trips in the SS. But I really can't wait to run around like a wild monkey.

I'd really like to be a...

...super weenie but my human is being very strict. The first couple days back at home I was feeling weak and couldn't really use my back legs. It made going to the bathroom a little embarassing but now I feel like I could get back to doing some wind sprints. I've tried making a run for it but one of them is always there to stop me and put me back into the kennel.

Take care of your wiener.

Like many wieners I have to be very careful with my loooong back. You know that I use ramps instead of stairs and I've had to take some pills to help with pain. My neck started hurting this weekend so this time my human wanted to figure out exactly what was bothering me.

I went to see a special wiener doctor at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists. I got a needle that put me to sleep so they could take some high tech pictures of me from nose to tail. The doctor figured out what she needed to do and then I got another needle and went back to sleep.

While I was out the doctor made a long incision down my back and fixed some discs. She stapled everything up with 23 staples. When I woke up I was very wobbly and I couldn't really feel much of anything. I stayed with the doctor and all of the awesome wiener nurses for 2 more nights. They treated me really good. I think they might love wieners a lot.

I was really happy when I saw my human and the big guy at the hospital. I'm back home now and feeling pretty good though I can't stand up for very long and I am on strict cage rest for a long time.

(*apparently I am feeling pretty good due to the little blue sticker you see on my back. It's got drugs on it)

Flood warning...

...in Houston.

4 inches by noon!!! I could drown. Good thing I know how to swim. I'll just make sure to stay away from the ditches of swift-moving water. Better yet, I just won't go outside.

I met me...

...a girl.

The big guy was racing his bike again this weekend and we visited some humans who have 2 dogs. I've met them both before but the little girl sure smelled goooooooooood. I felt a tickle where I've never felt a tickle before.

The doc...

...says my human has to be a lot better at keeping me from leaping around so much and to maybe help me lose a little weight. So I'm always supposed to take the ramps and I am not allowed on my favorite lookout perch anymore. And I have to go in my kennel when no one is around.

But I like to super-dog and do wind sprints occasionally and when my back hurts I can't do all those fun things.

It's hard being a wiener.

It's official!!

This wiener and his human are now officially part of the Pritchard pack. I sure do love the big guy!

My pack is...

...complete.

Kacy is back home. We went and picked her up yesterday. She smelled like farm so she got the spa treatment when we got to the house. And this morning I was in heaven because I got back into licking the Greenie goo off her lips.

How many lives does a dog get?

I may be on borrowed time considering all the near misses in my almost 4 years.

One night at the lake we were hanging out by the fire, listening to the mosquitoes buzzing when my human lights this thing on fire. It fizzed for a few seconds so I thought it would just go out but instead, out of freakin' nowhere, it got really bright and made a loud bang. I almost died.

My human and the big guy convinced me to come back from the safety of the shed next door.

And then it happened again. Louder bangs and brighter lights. Seriously. I almost died.

Back from the Great White...

...North. It's not white.

My human loaded me up into my kennel again and I got squished under a seat for 4 hours. But when she let me out...What a surprise!!! We were back in the homeland, visiting people, picking up my big bro Kain and heading out to Buck Lake.

We spent days and days out there. Running through the grass. Sniffing out all the sniffs. Barking at all the people who dared to walk within 200 yards (I mean meters, those US imperialists tend to rub off on a wiener) of my place. Going for drives. Napping in the sun. Playing with tennis balls!!!

I met another human who looked and sounded a lot like my human. I could tell he really liked me but I wasn't going anywhere near him. Maybe next time. You gotta be patient with me, people.

Speaking of patient...we stayed at this house a couple nights where the people were very patient with me so I let them pet me without the usual 6 month waiting period. They had a dog with a squished up nose. She kept getting in my way. I think I'll make her wait 6 months.

And then...
...
....
...THE BIG GUY SHOWED UP! oooh doggy! was I excited!

We spent so much time at Buck Lake that I was beginning to think we were staying out there for good. But we had to say good-bye to Kain (yup, it was sad) and I got squished under a seat for another 4 hours.

The heat is...

...on.

Lots of laying around and playing inside.

The big guy was up to something a few weeks ago. He'd leave really early and come home really dirty. I think he was going to the park with my human. Now I know a weenie can't come out just anywhere but you would think that once in a long while they would just take me with them.