Summer vacation at Buck Lake

It was another great month in Canada.  We finally picked up my big brother Kain and headed out to the lake.  It was super fun getting to sniff everything out and run around like a wild little monkey.  There were a few nights that it stormed so hard I thought we were going to be struck by lightning.  I stuck pretty close to my human in the event that we had to leave.  In the morning the ditches were full of water.  That has never happened in all my time at Buck Lake.  Makes it hard for a lowrider to get around when it's that wet.

We did all the usual things...

hanging out at the big river

Kain eating one of his favourite treats

Kain being forced to share one of his favourite treats

Me eating one of my favourite treats - cereal with a little bit of yogurt and blueberries

I got a lot of time to rest in the sunshine

after some good play time with Kain

(he was a lot nicer to me this year, my human says it's because he takes different medicine, I wonder if it's like that stuff I took when I had back surgery)

Kain

We stayed with some great friends in Calgary - but that crazy little dog booby Ruby wasn't there.  Too bad because we had SOME REAL GOOD FUN chewing up all of her awesome toys.  Kain was excellent at getting them out of the corner and I was excellent at ripping and tearing.  They had little versions of my favourite yellow fuzzy balls.  The humans in that house were really good to us.  Kain got scratched and rubbed a lot and we both got special treats left on our pillows before bed.  I hope we visit that place again real soon.



It was sad to leave Calgary, my human was really upset about leaving Kain behind again.  But she knows that his human really loves him too.

We finally got back to Houston and Kacy came back home a few days later.  She told me she had fun at Grandma's farm.  

Summer activities to follow...

....but first - a little bone to pick....my human and the big guy are leaving without me.  They told me that even though I'm a good little weenie and I travel so well on the planes, this trip is too long for me to go on.  They could at least take me once and see for sure.

Big brothers can be meeeeeaaan...

...I was just reminding him that my place is on MY humans lap.   He's too big to be on MY humans lap.  But then he reminded me that my human was his human FIRST.  I cried a lot at him.

I thought I could handle it...

...but when my human pulled me out of my bag at airport security I pooped.  I know, I know... I've been through there enough times that I should have it under control but it's been a year since my last trip and I kinda forgot what I was supposed to be doing.  Acting calm, cool and under control.

Anyway, here we are in Calgary.  My human is taking me everywhere with her but we still don't have Kain.  Soon, I hope.

Happy July 4th!

My favorite Americans... the Big Guy and Kacy.  I love you like only a wiener can.

Rain, rain, rain

Being a lowrider with not much clearance is not very practical in rainy weather.  My undercarriage picks up a lot of road grime even on short walks.

Happy Canada Day!!

To all my Canadian friends and family - I hope you have a fun day and a great looong weekend.  See you soon.

Travel talk...

...about our annual migration north to our homeland,  Beautiful Alberta!
Kain?  get your camping gear ready!  I hope you are ready for some fun at the lake with your favourite little brother.

Another sad day for cats...

...my human told me that the lady I've met a few times who is so much like my human loved a cat named Molly.  My human said she always tried to convince the lady to call the cat Stinky but Molly it was.  The lady had Molly for years and years and Molly was a good cat to the lady.  Kinda like my human is the only one for me, the lady was the only one for Molly.

Molly had some leg troubles and had to go see the cat doctor and cat nurses and they all thought she was fixed but she wasn't. 

Last week Molly died and the lady is really, really sad.  I hope she knows that all of us dogs and cats love our humans.  Forever.

I was busy diggin' and diggin' and diggin'...

... and my human scared the poop out of me!!!  Sheesh.  I was doing what wieners do.  You can't just go around touching them when they aren't looking!!
I may have screamed like a little girl but that is no excuse to laugh at me.

We went out visiting this weekend and I...

... think I did pretty good considering they were all strangers.  But there was another wiener dog there.  And she had looooong hair.  And she was jumping all over me.  I know I'm pretty irresistible but you gotta give a dog some room, women!  They put me in the pen with her a couple times and she jumped on my back and started rubbing me.  It felt a little wierd.

My human let me off the leash after a while and I got to sniff out the big back yard.  I had to tell the big dog next door to back off.   Then on the way home I was really tired.  And I was tired the next day as well.  In fact, I'm still a little tired today.

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.