rain, rain, go away...

I guess I should have known better. It's just been so long since it rained on me that I thought it just wasn't something that happened anymore...but it started raining last night and I had to go on two walks today where I got wet.

Now I don't mind getting a bit wet every now and then but only on my terms...you know, when it's really hot outside and you're walking around down by the ocean, it's not that bad wading in a bit to cool off. I still wouldn't go for a swim (there's a reason it's called the dog-paddle and not the wienerblab-paddle...if you hadn't noticed, my legs weren't designed to propel a 45lb dog in water...presuming I don't just sink, that is...) but this rain when I need to go for my walks and mark and re-mark the city as mine is just not nice. I really do wish Ryan and Sara would do something about it.

Being that I still have to go out when it rains, at least I have my sexy rain jacket. I know you've seen it before but here I am modeling it for you.



look at that sexy wienerblab!

gotta go, I think I hear movement in the kitchen.

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Mt Wiener Blab

My new favourite thing is climbing the mountains.

Some people might think that a wienerblab's legs would be too little for such a passtime. To which i say that little wienerblab legs can work as very powerful springs.

I submit the following photo as proof that i climbed almost all the way to the top of finlayson. Even though much of the climb involved scrambling over rock steps taller than myself.
And i would have gone further if my people hadn't stopped me. For some reason they were worried that i might have problems on the way down.

i've been busy

yeah yeah i know i haven't written in a while. but i've been busy.

one of my latest projects is hunting. i go hunting in the morning glory. my neighbour, adrienne, told me that there was a rat that was living in there. at first i wasn't sure, since people can be unreliable about things like that. but then tobi confirmed adrienne's suspicions. since then i have spent quite a bit of time hunting in the morning glory.

don't worry. i think i have scared off the rat for now.

work work work...all i ever do

Today I helped Ryan build a table. He and Sara wanted a table for the backyard for when they have people over. We had some friends over on Saturday and only had these tiny little tables that I almost knocked over a bunch of times.



As you can tell by the picture, I helped out lots in the building phase. I couldn't really help with buying the materials because of the whole opposable-thumb thing, but I could help today. It took a few hours, and we had some kraft dinner for lunch in between while we were re-checking our measurements...mmmmmmm...macaroni...

now where was I? oh, right...so we finished the table, and then Sara came home and we went for a walk. Ryan also has a picture of the finished table on his blog. phew...I'm beat...time for me and my deer to have a nap.



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What an adventure

I really don't know why I don't like driving in the car...I just can't help but freak out and bark and scratch and jump around. I want to be good, because Sara and Ryan always take me to fun places when we go out in the car, but something just comes over me in the car. Maybe I'm repressing some bad memories from before Ryan and Sara rescued me from evil Truro.

Take yesterday for example. We went for a sort of long car ride (not as long as the one to visit Tobi, but it was about 45 minutes) but we went to this great place called East Sooke Park. It was so much fun running through the woods and on the rocks on the beach (even though lots of the rocks were bigger than me). I even sort of went into the water. Sara and Ryan were walking along the rocks and there was this one part where I couldn't jump to the next rocks so I went in the water. It was up past my belly (which isn't far if you've seen my legs) and was a little cold, but it wasn't for very long and it was kind of refreshing. I'm still holding fast to my assertion that weinerblabs aren't meant to swim, but I think wading is okay.

On the way back I wasn't freaking out too much. I think it was partly because I was pretty tired after such an adventure, and partly because Sara kept feeding me my wonderful kibble the whole way back.

Sorry for not having any pictures but Ryan forgot his camera and my lack of opposable thumbs sort of prevents me from being able to use one myself.

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The world is my back-scratcher

Do let me know by comments if you can't see these videos. They're supposed to be easy for most computers to see.

I just love lying in the backyard and rolling around on my back. it feels soooooo goooooood...like that guy on the lilydale turkey commercials says...mmmmm...that's what I need....turkey....

Anyways, it feels great on my back. Sometimes i also accompany it with moaning and growling, just so my people know I'm still there and know how good it feels...maybe they'll try it some time.



bye for now...

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killer wienerblab

I just love killing deer and fish...here's me doing just that.

don't worry...it's just a stuffed one. and the noise is a squeaky and not an actual deer crying for help. real deer and fish actually scare me...but don't tell anyone. I don't want to tarnish my ferocious wienerblab image.

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Did I mention that Tobi was here? Ryan and Sara weren't kidding. As soon as Tobi came in the house we started running around and wrestling and it was so much fun. Then we went out into the yard to run around some more!

Then Sara's dad left and didn't take Tobi with him so I think Tobi's staying here for a few says. I'm so excited. We can play and run around all over the place. It will be so much fun. I'm a little tired now from all that running around so I think I'll have a short nap and then maybe we can run around some more.

gotta go!

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Yoga-time

when i want to relax, there's no better way than with a little yoga. you'd be surprised at how flexible a wienerblab can be. this is where it helps having a long back and neck, and short little legs.

I think I heard Sara and Ryan talking about my friend Tobi coming over from Nanaimo. I hope they're not just joking with me. It's so much fun when I get to play with Tobi. There's another dog next door now, Keisha, who seems nice but I'm not totally sure yet. We went for a walk last week and she didn't attack me so that was okay.

time to go whine at Ryan for some food.

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Maestro Scubee and the Cacophony of Canines

I love playing this game. Ryan and Sara don't get too happy with it but it's so much fun. When I hear Sadie or Keisha-dog bark, I bark back. And then we all take turns howling at each other. Just now I heard Sadie bark when I was out in the backyard, and then Keisha-dog barked at her, so I joined in every time they would stop. I've stopped now because Ryan put me in my kennel (which is a very confusing place because I get sent there when I'm bad, but also when its time to eat).

You wouldn't think I could bark very loud standing barely a foot off the ground, but you'd be surprised. Being part daschund I was born with a hound bark so I can not only bark the pants off someone, I have this great loud howling I can do when I get really excited. People and dogs can hear me for miles.

phew...that was exhausting. time for a nap.

p.s. my people, ryan and sara, got married a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't invited but that was okay because I got to play with my friend Tobi for a whole week. i know they're going to be putting pictures up on their wedding website so you could check those out if you want.

scubee out...
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Summertime!!!

what more could a fuzzy wienerblab ask for than to be able to frolic around in the backyard in the sun? well...four meals a day would be nice (hint, hint).

Ryan stayed home again today, except for a short time that he went out. This afternoon we got to run around in the back yard and I was able to do my rolling around in the grass and growling routine...it's soo much fun! I also fetched the ball a few times, but I get kinda bored of that when there are so many things to smell...and I can't wait for those plums to start falling from those trees...yummmmeeeee! I don't think that's going to happen for a while though.


I think my friend Adrienne moved in next door...I went to the apartment where that wierd chihuahua and the whippet lived and they weren't there. I think there's going to be another dog moving in because Adrienne always smells like this other dog. I hope she's a nice dog, because I'd like to have a new doggie-friend living next door.

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wienerblab delivery service

After eating breakfast (a muffin) and lunch at the legislative dining room, she was really not looking forward to also having dinner there, because she had to stay at work until 9. Instead, Ryan and I made her dinner and walked down there to give it to her. Our original plan was to eat down there with her out on the lawn in the sun but she was too busy with work and had to go back inside.

We made her a big salad (don't worry, I tasted all the vegetables first to make sure they were okay for her to eat) and brought dressing, and some ginger ale, and we also brought her fresh strawberries and fake whipped cream (she gets itchy when she has the stuff with milk in it). She was really surprised and happy, and we did get to run around a bit on the lawn before we had to say good-bye and walk home. It was fun and I'm glad she enjoyed seeing us.



One thing we have to watch out for next time though are these really scary bears that are running loose in the city. They're very big and I'm worried about them attacking Ryan and Sara but I'm too little to stop them. You should be careful too!

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earthquake!

You can never be too prepared for when that big earthquake hits. That's why I regularly practice my earthquake preparedness. It's very important that you either get into a doorway, or underneath a strong table or, in my case, chair, to protect yourself against falling ceilings and such.

A prepared wienerblab, is a safe wienerblab!

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out on the town!

queue the Bee Gees, "Stayin' alive"..."oh you can tell by the way I use my walk..."


oops...I guess you don't need to hear me singing. Ryan and I just got back from a nice two-hour long adventure out on the town. We went to some printing shop that we've been to before but then we went to this coffee place and hung out on their patio for a while. I was really good and didn't even bark when Ryan went inside to order his coffee. I got a little upset when this one dog went by, but I let two others go by unnoticed, and I even held back from barking at two skateboarders even though I really don't like them...they scare me a little. Ryan also gave me lots of treats while we were there.

Now we're back home, so I'm just going to stretch out here on the floor until my dinner time. Ryan better have been joking when he said at the coffee shop that those treats were my dinner...

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i know there's food in here somewhere

well...at least I got the crumbs cleaned out of it. It would have been nice if Ryan had given me the bag when it was full and not after he had emptied it. Oh well...it was yummy anyways. It's nice having Ryan home, even though he spends way too much time on his computer...he still takes me out in the back yard to run around and play ball and tug of war more than when he's going to school. Anyways...i think it's my nap time now...or maybe it's run around outside with ryan time...darnit, I can never remember.

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waiting for the mailman

I don't understand...the evil evil mailman came this week and I got by Ryan to protect him and jumped up on the mailman but I got in trouble for it. I was just protecting my Ryan...

I heard the mailman say I bit him but I only jumped up and put my mouth around his arm ever so lightly. I would never bite anyone. He said if it happens again we might not get any more mail that attacks me through the mail slot in the door every day. I would be okay with that...the mail is very bad, that's why I have to attack it back when it comes through the slot.

One time I was sleeping by the door and the mail came through and hit me in the head and that's when I knew it was evil. I hope Ryan and Sara aren't too mad at me. I think they're giving me less food and treats...I'm sure before I was getting fed 12 times a day and now it's only twice.

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This studying is hard

I don't know how Ryan does it. He's been studying lots lately. I heard them say he has lots of exams and papers... whatever those are.

I tried reading one of his books on labour relations but I just couldn't read very much without needing to eat some food and fall asleep. (come to think of it... I can't do much without needing to eat some food and fall asleep... maybe that's just part of being a wienerblab.)

Oh well... I think I'll go eat some food and fall asleep.

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missing tobi

I miss Tobi.

He is my very best friend, and he came to stay at my house for a few days. We played alllll the time!! Well, sometimes when i wanted to play he said he was too tired, but then i just lay next to him and we cuddled.

I was so sad when he left that i stood at the window and cried as he drove away. Hopefully i'll see him again soon.

bath time

My people certainly are lucky that i am such a patient boy!

They got me dirty, and then told me that i had to have a bath. They say that i am very very good to stand still while they cover me in soap and then hose me down. Even though they bought a special connector so i can get hosed down with warm water, i don't like it much.

Don't you agree that i am very patient with their weird habits?

the sun rocks!

So nice and warm on my fuzzy sausage-like body. It's nice just lying here on the window seat that Sara made. I'm also glad Ryan is home because it means I can beg him for treats, especially right after barking at dogs or the mailman. I know Ryan and Sara are upset because Ryan didn't get this job he was hoping to get...(people don't think I can read, but I read the letter he got in the mail) I think everything will be fine. Maybe Ryan can get a job at a doggie store so he can bring me home lots of toys and treats all the time. But if not, he can just lie here with me on the window seat.

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