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.

You've got...

...mail.

I got a very nice get well card from one of my very favorite humans from Canada. I guess she heard that I was injured. I remember she was here in Houston once. A very long time ago.

I'll be a travellin' weenie again this summer so maybe I'll get a chance to see her and her pack. I wonder if Kacy gets to be a travellin' boxer???

After a week of...

...crate rest I am finally free to be a weenie again. My humans built me some ramps and I'm trying really hard to remember to use them but the stairs are right there so sometimes I forget.

We had some guests over the other night and I think I remember them from the biking weekend. Anywho...I got a little excited and pooped in front of them. Sorry. I hope they visit again soon 'cuz the lady is a good petter of weenies.

Race Results

I came in 6th. Out of 7. I may be a fast weenie but apparently I'm not the fastest. No one told me there would be that many people cheering me on. I had to stop halfway and make sure all those people were staying put. Thank goodness my human was waiting at the finish line for me.

There were over 600 wiener dogs registered to race at Buda. That's a lot of weenies. We took some photos so I'll put them up next.

I'd like to run again but my racing career is on hold due to a serious injury. My back hurts. After x-rays and talkin' to the doc I'm currently on confined bed rest and lots of pills. My human looks worried so I'll do what she says.

Look for me in Lane 2 Orange.

My momma told me...

...I need to start packing. We're hitting the road again. The big race is tomorrow. I'm pretty excited because the screamin' monkey was brought into play. Well, it's not a monkey anymore but the sound still gets me all riled up.

On the road...

...again.

After another long drive with the pack, my human, Kacy and I sat on a sidewalk and watched a bunch of bike riders go by. There were people on the sidewalk with us and so many of them stopped to visit with Kacy 'cuz she is so friendly. I hung back and just scoped out the sitch until this little boy came and sat down beside me. He petted me and petted me and petted me. I really didn't have a choice in the matter. I was a little tense but eventually I got kinda tired and fell asleep on him.

Now I'm supposed to think "Speed" all the time until the big day. Just 5 more sleeps.

Whoa Nelly!

Everyone knows how much Kacy and I love field trips but this one almost got out of hand.

We stopped on the side of the road for what I thought was a pit stop but instead I had to step in and protect my human and Kacy from some pretty wierd looking dogs.

This one was just standing there. Chewing and chewing and chewing.

And then this thing came out of nowhere and starting honking/yelling at us. Gettin' up in my grill.

So I had to show him who was boss. (thank goodness for the fence).

And as usual we had to stop and take the usual pack photo.

I feel like...

...RUNNING!

I'm so excited. And I just can't hide it.

Wiener Dog Race Number and Lane Color Assignment‏
From: xxxxxx@austin.rr.com
Sent: March 12, 2009 8:43:42 PM
To: treena_pare@hotmail.com

This is to confirm that I have received your registration form, shot records and check for the Wiener Dog Races in April.

Earl is assigned to Race No. 2 and will be in the Orange Lane on Saturday, April 25

Races begin at 10:00 a.m.

Please check our website at www.budalions.com for a complete list of race assignments and further updates.

Thanks and see you in April.

I'm kinda...

...liking her.

Have you ever met a stranger but she...

...seems really familiar?

There has been another human in the house and she sounds a lot like my human.

Running, running, running...

...we woke up early to get out to the airport. I didn't know that's where we were running so I got a little confused thinking that maybe we were all going on a trip.

There were a LOT of dogs. All kinds of boxers and wieners. Big dogs. Little dogs. Hairy dogs. Barking dogs. Kacy just wanted to check everything out but with all of those people I got really nervous and stayed as close to the big guy as possible.

When race time finally rolled around my human and Kacy started without us because they wanted to go faster. So the big guy and I stayed with a huge pack and walked down the runway.

Then we spotted our team and went in for the handoff.

After a short running transition I ran the final leg in to the finish line for a team effort of 34:18. Not our best but I am a pretty happy weenie anyway.

My human has been up to something...

...she's been getting up really early and when she comes home she smells like the park. All over. She can't be going there without us.

I have the best...

...human. Last night she let me sleep in the basket instead of the kennel. And then in the middle of the night she scooped me out of the basket and put me into the bed. Now any wiener knows not to mess with a good thing so I just curled up and shut up. Keeping my toes crossed for tonight ;)

Not so sure jogging...

...is the thing for me. I prefer the wind sprints and the superdogging. I'll keep trying though because I like hanging with the human.

Apparently action shots are hard to get while in action so I posed on the trail.

Oh and something happened while we were out. Big Guy? You may not want to hear this. But as we all know Kacy is the "counter surfer" and I have been branded as the "shredder". However, there was undeniable proof on the floor of her shredding abilities. I think an apology is in order.

WOO ! WOO !

I'd howl if I could because my human just told me that she was going to take me with her on her run this morning. I got a little upset yesterday when she took Kacy and left me home alone...wondering...waiting...pacing...

It's been a good, long...

...year. 2009 is knockin' at the door and I want to thank everyone that helped me get through it safe and sound. My human is such a good human. She walks me and plays with me and feeds me and cuddles me and she makes sure I stick to the rules. The big guy who who does the same though he does cuddle me more. I like to leap into his arms. But most of all, it's Kacy who has been there for me. She let's me do pretty much anything I want to her. She is always ready for a bite and wrestle and she has even figured out how to play chase.
Everyone else that I have visited and those that I had to leave behind in Calgary, I think about you all the time.
See you in the New Year.

I am a good little wiener.

When I was a little boy...

...and my human brought me home, I found out that I had a big brother, Kain and 2 stepcats, Kitty and Phatty. You all know that Kain and I played and played and but when he was visiting his human I tried to play with the cats and Phatty was the only one who wouldn't run away from me. He was pretty nice to me, in fact.

My human told me a story yesterday about how when Phatty first came home with them he was a scaredy cat (kinda like me I guess) and he hid in the smallest room in the house. For a month! But one day he realized how nice the two humans would be to him and he showed them what a great cat he was.

When everyone started moving around Kitty and Phatty went to live with Kain's human and Phatty turned out to be such a smart and brave cat that he would go outside by himself and sometimes be gone for days. He would always make sure to bring something special home.

Phatty died suddenly two days ago. I hope Kain's human is okay because I know that he really loved Phatty.

Freeze the wiener!

Just when the bitter Alberta wind was a distant memory my human takes me to the park and I freeze my weenie buns off. It all worked out for the best though because I was getting a little freaked out by all of the people so when I found this warm spot I was happy as a wiener could be.

Yakety yak

Once again I've been a busy little wiener. Travelling around Texas to watch the big guy ride his bike.

Sometimes you have to be very, very quiet.

And sometimes you just have to be.

Kacy has been getting a lot of stuff off of the counter lately. It's a lot of fun ripping and tearing but then it's not so fun when my human comes home and sees what we've done.