Happy 2nd Birthday!

Roseland Bianca Coppola (Dane) and "Buddy" (indeterminate mix) both turned 2 years old this week. Naturally, we had a party!

Why did you put this on my head?


I wear this hat under protest.


Some chaotic wrangling...


They are really very, very good dogs.

Flowers!

I got flowers at work just for being me!

Notice the curious snout in the background...

Winter Fun With Unkee Dunkee!

Bianca and Buddy play with best friend Duncan the Mastiff.


Duncan (brown dog, left) had a fleeting notion that he was going to jump up on the hay bale. Then he remembered he weighed 175 pounds and had bad hips.

Winter fun

Bianca and Buddy like to go for walks in the farmer's field and play on/around the hay bales.

Ha! You can't get me!


Hi-yaaaa! I chase you!


Notice the foal blanket on Bianca. A Dane is a big dog.

Yeah, that's me looking like a doofus in the red hat. It's about a half mile walk to the field, then another quarter or so uphill to go somewhere isolated enough I'm comfortable letting them run. (Bianca believes a strong offense is the best defense, where strange people/dogs/sounds/sights/smells/etc are concerned)

Blast from the past

Bianca baby pic. Probably about 4 weeks old? Notice the sweet, innocent expression. Even at 4 weeks, she was a little actress.

I hope I can be brave enough to sniff your hand! For I am small and timid, you see? (yes, yes, they look stupid enough to fall for this.)

Fast forward to today...

Bianca posts this picture as a symbol of her present day suffering. Behold the neglect.

They haven't even tucked in my sheet! And look - my PILLOW is missing, and they've substituted a little fleece blanket. Like I'm going to fall for that.

Buddy is ready for his close up

Unlike my loopy whackadoodle sister, I am a well adjusted, normal dog. My biggest vice is trying VERY hard to make friends with the cats. Even when they are, shall we say, less interested.

A less interested cat

I am hiding under the computer desk. I hate the dogs.

Not letting them lie

Unsuspecting tired dogs, sleeping peacefully...

"Oh crap she turned the light on. Try playing dead."


sotto voice: "Is it working? Is she falling for it?"


Why has the dog-god forsaken me? She won't go away!


Although annoyed, no puppies were injured in the course of blogging...

Puppies who play become tired

Very tired puppies.


Very very tired puppies


Please to ignore the laundry.