Frozen

Did you ever wonder what a frozen dog would look like after playing for many hours in the snow...here is a hint. Not saying this is what happened to me, I do like to however tell my friends that mommy left me outside during a game of Frisbee and when she came back this is how she found me. Frozen waiting on her to return.....I had so much fun this day, I would not keep still as you can see by the pictures capturing my ears in the air. I was running and jumping and playing and that night, sleeping so good like a little snug baby all warm and secure with a full belly. I was a happy dog that night. Plus too sleeping with mommy makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. She is a good cuddlier.

Playing in the snow

Now here I am doing what I love best, playing in the snow!!!! You can see how happy I am and how much I am having just playing in the back yard. We got tons of snow over a period of days and mommy let me out back and I just romped around and rolled in the snow and I will post pics in my next post of me making snow angles!!

As soon as mommy let me out, I immediately began making snow angles and mommy laughed watching me. I ran in circles and I even played Frisbee, word to mommy, playing Frisbee in the snow and cold is hard on my old sensitive teeth, but it was fun...

I even tried to bury my head in the snow a few times as I wondered what was under all that white stuff but found nothing really. Just more snow. But boy did I have fun. Mommy actually brought sis out for a bit to get fresh air, she is strictly indoor but she enjoyed the snow for a short bit then decided it was too cold so she went back in. Poor baby. She does not know what she is missing with the romping about in the snow. Last year where we lived we maybe got one day of a snow and it did not even make it to an inch, but this year, hog heaven!!!!! I love the snow and it loves me and I so adore playing in it!!

Leave it, take it....

Well here I am showing off a new trick that I learned at Acme Canine Training. It is called "leave it" Mommy offers me a treat and then says leave it, and I look away and then she says take it and I of course am allowed to have it. As you can see in my facial expression on the bottom, I am not too happy about having to leave it because I really want it. And by the way, that is not a human cookie, that is one of my doggie treats, peanut butter flavored and oh my God they are so gooooooooood!!! It was killing me to leave it, LOL. but when she said, Take IT, I was more than ready to devour it. As you can see my tongue was coming out for the lick.

That oh so precious lick of the coveted cookie. It only takes me a half a second to eat one, anyone watching me eat would think I was part vacuum cleaner. Even as a puppy I scarfed my food down so quick it would make your head spin. I really did love those cookie treats. They of course were my Christmas present, or one of many, I so enjoyed that present.

Christmas morning

Well, it was a fun Christmas morning, I am a little slow on getting up to date on my blog. Have been super busy with mommy. Christmas morning was great, I opened my presents and the excitement of it all left me exhausted to the point I fell asleep while playing with my presents. Plush and cute cuddle toys, my favorite. Mommy also bought me this handsome new leash that is only to be used for special occasions as mommy says, LOL, but it is for showing me off. I know that and she knows that. This was the first Christmas that mommy allowed me to just go crazy opening up my gifts unattended and it was fun, so much so as one of the presents were nothing more than treats.

Mommy must have forgotten which box had them because when I opened them and began devouring them she quickly jumped up and grabbed them from me before I could swallow the whole box, they were good and tasty though. She laughed as usual at me and said, "yeah that was a close call buddy huh" I was thinking to myself, mommy you have no idea had you been a little bit slower in getting up I would have had the best Christmas gift ever. An entire box of treats in one sitting!!!

We visited friends later that day, after my nap of course. Mommy makes sure I am well rested and spoiled as I am a senior citizen but she just loves spoiling me anyway and my sister. Who got this cute toy by the way. A cool mouse on wheels that when you pull back and then let it go it races across the hardwood floors for quite a distance. Mandy spent about an hour chasing it and having fun, she then had a nap as well. After visiting family and friends later that night, mommy and I took a long walk and looked at all the pretty Christmas lights. I have to say that people here really decorate the hell out of their homes compared to back home, I like it here. Did not think I would be I really do. And so does mommy, she did well in picking our new home.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Well I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday week so far, I know I have!!! I woke up to lots of presents for me to open up, and I was in doggy heaven opening all the presents as they were all for me!!! Mommy sat on the floor and laughed while taking my picture and she has yet to download them. I want to post them for you all to see. And Mandy well she was just not that into opening gifts but she liked her gifts.

Mommy always gives her a can of wet food on the holiday's and this year she gave her this cool plastic mouse with wheels that moves really fast. You pull it back then let it go forward and it zips around and Mandy loves chasing it, so fun to watch. I think mommy took a picture of her playing with it too. It snowed last night and well as a matter of fact it is snowing again right now. I love snow. Mommy let me out on the deck last night and I ran around and did some spins and sprints on the deck as the snow was falling and I war trying to catch the flakes.

Mommy then took me out back to play in the yard and laughed while I did major sprints and ran in circles and around trees and bushes and out of sight and as it was dark, she laughed because she could see my white body zipping back and forth. She laughed so much I knew I was entertaining her so I kept it up to make her laugh. It is so cold out right now, I do not know how to tell mommy that I want and need some snow boots!! My paws get cold out there in the snow, and it is so freaking cold outside when we walk I want to be able to stay out longer than a few minutes. I keep lifting my paws up and holding my paw one by one in the air, hoping it will give her a hint but so far nothing. I suppose I should pull up a web site after I am done posting and hopefully she will get the hint.

Mommy also bought me a very cute and handsome collar that I am wearing in the photo, she says it makes me look classy. She also bought me this new and very ( I have to admit it) preppy new collar and leash!!! It is blue and kind of checkered with different colours but it is masculine and distinguished looking and I love it of course!!! She says it is a special occasion item because it is so pretty, uh I like to use the word masculine, and when she walks me downtown or takes me on vacations with her or to events then I can wear it, but she also allows me to wear it on walks, but not to the dog park. She knows sometimes I pee on my leash and she does not want that to happen so I think she will be on strict observations with me when I do get to wear it.

I mean come on I am 11 now so I think I can manage not to pee on it, well maybe because I am 11 I may not be able to aim better due to age and could end up peeing on it, that would be something I can see happening so maybe she is right. I will agree this time. But too maybe she will allow me to wear it in the house sometimes just to make me feel special and in fashion. Ohhhh I may actually find a girlfriend wearing this too, it really is a beautiful piece of work. Mommy has good taste. But I really do need and want those booties, maybe she can get me a hat to wear as well, that would be nice and a sweater. She saw a sweater for dogs downtown so maybe she will go back and get it for me, you know it would be nice to be warm and protected during this cold weather. As I get older I feel I need to be pampered more.

Of course in the house I just snuggle up to mommy every chance I get to stay warm and to feel the love, I love feeling the love from mommy as she really knows how to give me the love. And I love her too because she spoils me so much, just yesterday she gave me a very special holiday treat that she got from the vet, a kind of treat that fights bacteria in my mouth and helps clean my teeth and it is a raw hide and I love raw hides, it is awesome, woof!!!!!! Just awesome and groovy! When she goes into the kitchen I follow her to see if she is going to the cabinet so I can get another one.

She is onto me of course and just laughs and tells me to go to my Matt. Now sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't!! Like the other night when someone came to the door, for some reason i was wired tight. I began barking and barking like crazy and she would not open the door until I settled down, I was on my Matt where she told me to go and every time she turned her back to go to the door I would bark, then she would turn around and tell me not to talk back to her and to be quiet, but then when she turned her back I would bark and she was not happy.

I on the other hand found it amusing because I quickly learned that by barking when she turned her back she would turn back around and come to me, just like a child, but it worked. Eventually she did manage to get me to be quite, and the poor visitor in the cold thought they had the wrong house as mommy was not opening the door. Finally she did and finally they came in, and I of course was the sweet little pup everyone loves and it was no wonder the visitor said, "Oh you should not call him Outlaw as he is an angle" Haaaaaaa!!!! Little does he know that I do live up to my name, but not so much since mommy has had me to herself. Anyway, all is good in our little family and now I am going to lay down on my Matt and watch the snow fall outside and find a way to get mommy to buy me some booties!!!!

Alum Creek Festival of Lights

Wow what a fun night we had!!! At the dog park we learned that Alum Creek has what is called the Festival of Lights and so mommy and I went. For the first time ever she allowed me to sit in the front seat and have a nice experience looking at all the lights with no obstruction. I was a little afraid at first. I was never allowed in the front seat before. So after some gentle encouragement I hopped in and had a wonderful time. I was awestruck at the beauty all around us. I was not used to having such an unobstructed view before and I was totally taking it all in.

It was huge, lots of beautiful light figures and decorations!! The night we went it was nice outside, so we could roll down our windows and truly enjoy all the sights. So many fun images and very bright colors. I enjoyed sitting in the front row but not when we left the show. I was not used to all the headlights coming at me. Mommy saw my distress as I began to drool, a huge sign of anxiety so we pulled over and she put me back in the rear seat where I promptly felt better. All those cars coming at me made me feel as if I had no protection and even though she seat belted me in, that was truly funny as one movement from me in re-positioning myself I came out.

She just giggled and was like, noooo this wont work. But the light show was only 10 mph, so it was safe and I did enjoy all the beautiful colors and fun images. I did smell the water though as it is near a huge lake, but mommy said "no swimming buddy, not tonight" and I knew from that tone of voice I was not going to be allowed to jump in. I can so easily see me costing mommy almost 800 this year in baths, heee heeee. Hmmm, not funny right. Oh well. She loves me and takes good care of me so I am blessed, and happy this Christmas to be on this new adventure with her and to be able to explore the area with her. Canine boot camp was a great thing for me as I walk so much better now with her and I heel well, there is no more pulling and she is able to walk me in a crowded street and window shop and I sit at each window and wait till she is done. I have learned trust me that if I want to hang with mommy more I need to be on good behavior.

This Christmas we are all very happy and blessed. We all have each other!!!!!

I met Santa!!!!

Whooo hooo!!! Mommy did it, she finally did it!!! She took me to meet Santa for the first time in my entire 11 years on this earth and I was over the moon happy to meet him!!! He liked me too, he said I was a good boy, does that mean I am getting lots of presents this year?? I think so, mommy tells me I have been a good boy this year too.

Now, just because my sister, Mandy is not in the picture don't fret. She had no desire to venture out into the cold to meet Santa. She is a rather bah humbug king of gal. poor baby, but I am going to buy her something very special this year. I still can not get over meeting Santa. Mommy found out where he was going to be and showed up with me in tow and voila it was done. Mommy has a way of making things happen. I think she carries around magic dust from time to time just to make my life exciting.

She also took me to see the festival of lights and it was amazing!!!! I will have to put that experience in another blog, she actually allowed me for the first time ever to sit in the front seat of her car to see the lights better!!! It was fun. Tomorrow night we are going to the training facility where I endured book camp and we are going to use my paws to paint a card and Christmas wrapping paper. Mommy finds the funniest things to do with me.

Here is a funny note though, she has spent over 100 dollars since Sept in bathing me at the Mutts and Company pet store. She I know loves me dearly and allows me to swim or play at the dog park knowing i will get dirty and then she bathes me. We actually received a discount the last time we went as mommy spent 100. They said she is a valued customer, hee heeee. We were looking at a house, an old converted 130 yr old farm house with a beautiful river behind it and she took me with her, needless to say I found the river and jumped in and got dirty.....well, that might be a driving point not to get that house!! She would never be able to let me out unsupervised for fear I will run and jump in.

Rightfully so as I would do this, just like I did last January when she took me to the frozen lake in VA and I ran and jumped in, ice did not bother me and I had so much fun rolling in the mud. My first post talks of that. I guess being named Outlaw fits me, although when people meet me they say I am not an Outlaw at all but an angle. Nice knowing I have people fooled. Not mommy of course but others yes. Mommy is my biggest love in my life, we are best buds and really does take great care of me and I am so glad she has me, my life is filled with constant love and warmth and protection and not to mention a very nice life.......