The Love of the Dog

Found these adorable photos on Dirty Blonde Blog

At first I was worried the baby was going to get squished. How sweet is the last photo?

I think Charlie will just growl at my new baby...that is when I have one...and no I am not pregnant.

Taken by Emily of Wildfox

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Dog Photographer

I think I have found my newest dream job/obsession. Maybe I will start a new business venture.





While looking on one of my favorite blogs A Cup of Jo I found this post about a dog photographer and loved it so much that I am posting it here. The photographers name is Sharon Montrose and she officially has the Best Job Ever: photographing puppies, baby deer and even little porcupines in Los Angeles.

See more of Sharon’s work on her blog.



I think Sharon looks like Jennifer Aniston. Don't you agree?


See more photos HERE.

CUTE. CUTE.CUTE

Dog Birthday Party

I saw this post of a dog birthday party and thought now that is cute. I want to throw one of these for Jack and Charlie Pants.

Check out the rest of the photos at The Sweetest Occasion
{Photos from Sitting in a Tree Events.}

For a birthday post/picture of Jack click here.

Charlie at the Wedding

Charlie is sporting a 50's style sweater for the wedding festivities. He was also given a flower since he was a part of the wedding family. By the end of the night the sweater bottom was almost dragging on the grass cause he had peed on it a couple of times. I am going to have to figure out how to fix that.

Here is Charlie ruining his diet. He found an ice cream cone on the ground, ice cream and all, and went to town. Yummy.

For other wedding photos click here.

Charlie Cut His Foot

A couple of days ago Charlie was barking at the mailman - luckily from inside the house- he wasn't actually chasing him, and his foot got stuck in the front glass door. What happened was Charlie ran to the door and jumped up on it and hit it with his feet and the door popped open and I think the mailman just pushed it closed so Charlie wouldn't run outside and I think Charlie's foot got pinched. He started screaming, truly it was the saddest sound I have ever heard, and I ran around the corner to see blood splatter up on my wall and on the floor.

I about passed out. It took a long time to get the bleeding to stop, but eventually I got everything under control. Maybe Charlie will learn not to bark at the mailman.




Charlie update: he is doing much better and his cut is not deep enough for stitches. Poor little Charlie Pants.

Charlie Went to Monticello

Monticello is the home of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and is located in Charlottesville, Virginia (which is about 2 hours south of my home).

The gardens and grounds were magnificent.

I think this would make a perfect vocal studio. I think I will have Paul build me one at the next house we own.

Check out this wicked big bean.

Charlie had a great time and Monticello was excellent to both of us. Love that!

Charlie on A Diet

So Charlie has been on a diet in hopes that he can shed a pound or two. (he has already lost half of a pound since August 1 so way to go).

Here is what I have done for Charlie so he sticks to his diet

1. No more table scraps (he still gets healthy human food as treats like carrots and sweet potatoes)

2. Feed him on a schedule

This has worked wonders for Charlie and my sanity. He now eats at 9 am and 6 pm. My vet said I can put a spoonful of sweet potatoes on top to help his GI track and keep all things moving and he loves the sweet potatoes. He actually will eat his dog food finally.

3. Exercise

He already gets a fair amount of exercise cause he goes everywhere with me and I try to walk lots of places, but I have kicked up his walking routine and try to get my butt out of bed at 7 am to walk him and our other dog Jack with my husband.

I guess diet and exercise really does work. I guess no cookie diets for me.

Back To School

I start up the Fall semester of Grad School today. I am taking 12 credits and working towards a degree in Arts Management and a certificate in PR and Marketing.

Charlie will be coming with me to school. I think he loves coming to school cause he just gets to lie there and sleep, but sometimes he gets bored and then he starts barking at me in class and then I get to take him outside and run him. On Mondays I will have 2 classes back to back from 4:30-10 so this will be interesting.

I think when I graduate, Charlie should wear a cap and gown too since he had to attend every class with me and he sat next to me during every homework assignment and comforted me during every test.

Here is Charlie enjoying class last year. Click on picture for full story.

Great Store Highlight - lululemnon

lululemon

Sometimes when I am out and about with Charlie I become a bit self conscious. Mostly because lots of people stare at us and whisper about us and sometimes just talk about us really loud, and this helps create my feelings of freakazoid-ism. So when a store goes above and beyond making sure I know that Charlie and I are welcome in their store, I am always so happy and I want to post about them on my blog.

Today we went to lululemon Athletica in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia. This cute girl working there was so enthralled with Charlie and thought he was the coolest and cutest thing. She asked if it was okay to give him a dog treat and talked to me for a while about Charlie and I explained to her how he is a seizure-alert dog for my seizures and she was very professional and instantly I felt really comfortable in the store.


I know that when I need athletic apparel I will be going here, because she made Charlie and I feel welcome, and also because they have way cute clothes.



Check out there site....lululemon.com

Here are some of my favorites:

Run:Revitalize Skirt


Run:Cross Train Pullover


Express Yourself Wrap

Thank You!

Life&Story: Amazing Service Dog Highlight

I found this video of Ricochet, a trained service dog, who had to be released from the service dog program because of his love for chasing birds. He became a different type of service dog, a unique yet beneficial service to those he came in contact with.

Ricochet was trained to surf and helped those with disabilities raise money so they could receive necessary physical training.

This story is so great. You have to watch this video--the parts where Ricochet is surfing with the quadriplegic boy is so sweet--you will be amazed.



You can check out Ricochet at http://www.surfdogricochet.com/Welcome.htm

Maybe I should teach Charlie to surf. Too bad he hates the water.

Charlie Went Miniature Golfing

Have A Fantastic Weekend!
We are going to go downtown to see something fun in DC!

Angry Day

Today was an angry day. Today reminded me why people can be frustrating and lots of people can be overwhelming. Charlie and I took the DC metro to meet Paul to go shopping at Costco, out to dinner and to the dog park. While rushing to get to the metro, I walked up to the front of the train and the metro doors were closing and I didn't make it in time. The train conductor was right there getting ready to drive the train and could obviously see me and Charlie and I said "Please sir it is hot down here, can you please open the doors?" and he said "No catch another train." and drove off. I had to wait about 10 minutes for the next train.

The reason this angers me so isn't so much for me, but for all my friends out there with disabilities that may be a bit more physically debilitated than I. This man had no idea my disability but it was obvious I had one as I had a dog assist me and he was so quick to slam the doors in my face. How often do those in wheelchairs or walkers or those using medical dogs get told tough luck and to try again? It can be very hard for those with disabilities to move around and for someone to not be willing to help them out just makes me sick.

Later, I was changing trains and was trying to get on the train and it was very crowded. I looked down a train car and saw a women in a wheelchair get bypassed as people crowded in front of her to make the train and she did not make the train because no one would make room for her. I didn't make this train either as everyone pushed in front of Charlie and I. What is wrong with people? Are they just too busy to see that maybe someone needs a little assistance?

Then at Costco the woman working the door told me I couldn't bring Charlie in the store and when I kindly told her that he was a service dog, she laughed at me and made a face, you know the "that is such a crock of crap" face. I kindly said "would you like to see some ID and it isn't nice to make faces at people and place judgments." That shut her up.

So that was mine and Charlie's day. Boo to stupid and overly important people.