Life. Is. Good.

So, I haven't written on my blog in awhile. It's not my fault! My human is lazy. I've been doing lots of fun things. Like eating baby rabbits!! So far the score is Grizzly=4, Baby Rabbits=0. Wait, does rabbit poop count? My number would be a lot higher if it does!

I've been spending lots of time in my backyard. here's a picture of me enjoying my backyard.

Mine! Mine! Mine!

Here's another picture of me in my backyard.

I'm excellent at camouflage!

My human built me a rabbit blind. Here's a picture of me in my rabbit blind.

Yeah, the rabbits would definitely have to be blind NOT to see me. I'll stick to my own hiding skills, thank you!

For Grizzly Day my human got me a Puppucino from Starbuck's. Here's a picture of me eating my Puppuccino.

More please! I didn't get any more.

Did I mention my backyard has raspberries? Here's a picture of me eating a raspberry.

There's a cherry tree too! My human says when I eat the fallen cherries my poop is the pits. Huh? I don't get it. Whatever.

I got to go to the beach a lot this summer too. Here's a picture of me at the beach.

So much fun!! We should go there every day. After I hunt for rabbits in the gardens.

Wait, did I not go to Ribfest this year? Why didn't I go to Ribfest????!!! Hmph!! At least I get to go Trick or Treating soon because it's almost Halloween. i know it's almost Halloween because my human made me do this.

What do you mean dogs don't Trick or Treat? Going door to door and begging for treats? That's definitely something a dog would do! Dress up? Costume? Uh, nevermind. I'll just send my human out for steaks. Or Popeye's! Yeah, steaks and Popeye's! And make it a double!!

Yvette!!

Last Sunday my humans said I was suffering from P.R.F.D. (Post Rib Fest Depression). They took me to the beach to cheer me up. Here's a picture of me making a sand angel on the beach.
It felt really good. After the beach, we walked over to Starbuck's. Oh boy! Whipped cream! My human ordered me a Venti Double Whipped Cream. Mmmmmmmm! Here's a picture of my Venti Double Whipped Cream.
See how full it is? Here's a picture of me eating my Venti Double Whipped Cream.
MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! Then my human took me for a car ride. I like riding in the car. It's a good place to sleep. When we parked I got really excited. Hey! I know this place! I wasn't even out of the car yet when Yvette came out with Scruffy to say hi. Oh boy! I know them! Scruffy was really excited to see us. We went inside and hung out for a few hours. Frank came home and he gave me a treat with pumpkin on it. Mmmmmmmm! I like pumpkin!! I got to say hi to Bucky Bloo too. And I got to guard the house. My human says I don't guard. Huh? Yes I do! I growled when a feral cat came to the front door and tried to steal food. And I growled to let them know when Frank and Scruffy were coming in after a walk. See? I can totally guard! My human acted really surprised. Whatever. When we were leaving I got my picture taken with Yvette and Scruffy. Here's my picture with Yvette and Scruffy.
We're in the back yard. Can we come back soon? After we visited Yvette, we went to the Andersonville Midsommar Fest. We were at the Felines, Inc. booth. I was there because they're going to have dogs in the new shelter when it's built. Um, but not me…other dogs. I have a home! Here's a picture of me at the Felines, Inc. booth.
It's a really bad picture. My eyes are closed and - Hey! Where's my tail??!! It looks like I don't have one. It was hard work staying at the booth because there were so many good food smells. I wanted to go eat something. My human took me to Fido's and got me some treats, but it wasn't enough - I'm a big dog! When we were done volunteering, my human let me lead the way to the car. I led to the Noodle Zone booth. Mmmmmmmm! Egg rolls! I didn't get an egg roll. But I did get 2 chicken pot stickers. MMMMMMMMMMM! It was a good day - even without ribs.

RIBFEST!!!!!!

Today I went for a long walk. We started by going over to the parking lot by Foster Beach where they had a Fire Safety truck. Here's a picture of me by the truck.
I didn't go inside. It seemed pretty boring and then a policewoman came over and gave me treats. Mmmmmilkbones! TWO of them! Let's stay here for awhile. We didn't. We walked over to the bank. Oh boy! More milkbones! I didn't get any. Huh? I thought this bank was "dog-friendly"! We went to Starbuck's. Oh boy! Whipped Cream! I didn't get any of that either. HEY! What the hell?! It's the weekend and I'm supposed to get treats! We went to Parkview Pet Supplies. Oh boy! Lamb puffs! I got some lamb puffs. Mmmmmmore please! I didn't get more. I tried to get a lamb ear, but I wasn't allowed. Seriously, what's the deal? Then we went home. I thought the whole day was going to suck.

Then in the afternoon I went for a car ride. I like car rides. Are we going someplace fun? Will there be food there? Oh my God, stop the car!! I smell RIBS!!!! I could barely wait to get out of the car. Why don't these windows roll down more? Why can't we park closer? Finally we made it to RIBFEST! It smelled so good!! One of everything, please! I smelled ribs and hot dogs, and ice cream and MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

First I tried Cordis Brothers Barbecue. Here's a picture of me standing in line at the Cordis Brothers Barbecue booth. If I wasn't on leash I would have just gone right up to the front, but my human made me wait. But I'm HUNGRY!! Finally we got our ribs. Here's a picture of me eating Cordis Brothers Ribs. Mmmmmmm! They were so good!

Then I tried The Fireplace Inn ribs. Here's a picture of me at The Fireplace Inn booth ordering my ribs. They were so tender and juicy!! I wanted Mozarella sticks too, but I didn't get any. I don't see why not. We got french fries instead. Mmmmmm! French fries! Hey, look who's trying to sneak up behind me - mini me!

Then a band came by. They were playing a bunch of instruments. I didn't like it one bit! Here's a picture of the band. My human tried to take a picture from the front, but I might have ducked behind a pole and taken her with me.

Then I tried some ribs from The Piggery. Here's a picture of me waiting in line at The Piggery booth. Can you see the love in my eyes? My humans are THE BEST! Hey, they have something wrapped in bacon - can we get one? My human got one and gave me some of the bacon. Mmmmmmm! Bacon! Here's a picture of me licking sauce off my human's finger. And Here's a picture of me licking sauce off my nose. MMmmmmmnghghhgnghhh!!!!!!! The Piggery ribs were the best - so tender and fatty!!

Then I went to the Black Rock Pub & Kitchen booth. Here's a picture of me at their booth. Can you see what the sign says?? It says MAPLE BACON DONUT HOLES!!!!!! OH. MY. GOD. I was so excited!! I LOVE YOU!! Here's a picture of me getting a Maple Bacon Donut Hole. See how BIG it is? I got another one! I broke it up and ate all the pieces. Here's a picture of me eating my donut hole. MMMMMM!!!!! Deep fried yummy goodness!! MORE PLEASE! I didn't get any more.

Then I went to the Rub BBQ Company booth. Here's a picture of me ordering my ribs. I'll have a full slab, please! I didn't get a full slab. I got a sampler. Here's a picture of me eating ribs from the Rub BBQ Company. They were salty and chewy. I prefer my ribs juicy and fatty, but they were still really good!

Then I went to Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro. Here's a picture of me standing in line at their booth. Sigh, so much waiting! Here's a picture of me getting a bite of Mrs. Murphy & Sons ribs. They were really tender and the sauce was really thick and sweet. Mmmmmm! Here's a picture of me licking sauce off my human's fingers. It stuck to my mouth. Ummmm. I think I need some water! I was so thirsty I drank out of a community water bowl. Here's a picture of me drinking water. It was kind of gross, but I was really thirsty - those last ribs were spicier than I thought!

Then I went to the Pitchfork booth. Here's a picture of me waiting in line. I'm scoping out which booth to hit next. Here's a picture of me licking the dish from the Pitchfork ribs. MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean we're leaving?? But there are more booths! I didn't try all the ribs! My humans said we had to go. Here's a picture of me at the Ribfest exit. Um, well maybe I could use a nap. My chest hurts. I love Ribfest! It was really crowded and it was a good thing my humans used the leash because they almost got lost a bunch of times, but I still give Ribfest 4 PAWS!! We're coming back for dinner, right? Right???

It's the humidity, stupid!

OH. MY. GOD. The world is melting! Is summer almost over? I think it's almost over. Today I went for a walk. It was SO HOT! We walked all the way to Starbuck's where all I got was water. Then we went to a meet and greet at Ald. Harry Osterman's office. I had a piece of ham and cheese croissant and a piece of cranberry scone. MMMMMMMMore, please! I didn't get any more. I liked Harry Osterman's office, know why? AIR CONDITIONING!! Our house isn't air conditioned. No wait - it IS air conditioned, my humans just haven't turned it on. Hello!! Fur coat? Dying here!! Anyway, here's a picture of me at Harry Osterman's office. See how nice and cool I look? Again, air conditioned. Here's another picture of me at Harry Osterman's office. Hey, flags! Um, I don't see the point. Here's a picture of me with Harry Osterman. We both look nice and cool. Here's another picture of me at the office. Ahhhh, so comfy. I could have stayed right there, but we didn't. We walked to Parkview and I saw Joe. Mmmmmm! Lamb puffs! Lamb ears! AAAAAAIR CONDITIONING! Can we stay here? We couldn't. It was a really long walk home. Sometimes it's a short walk, but today it was long. And hot. Um, hey, if you're not going to turn on the air conditioning, can we get a walk-in freezer?

Wicker "Park"

On Friday I was really excited because my human said we were going to Wicker Park. Is it going to be like Prairie Wolf Dog Park? No. It isn't. In fact, it wasn't a park at all. There was no grass, no trees, just lots of noise and cars and a big confusing intersection. My human said there is an actual park, but we didn't go there. Huh? I don't see why not.

We stopped by Rapid Transit Bike Shop. Here's a picture of me in the bike shop.

There were lots of bikes. Here's another picture of me in the bike shop.

I'm standing by a cart that gets pulled on the back of a bike. Um…do they make these in dog sizes? Here's a picture of me outside the bike shop.

I'm happy in this picture because at this point I still thought we were going to a park.

Then we went to Starbuck's. We had to cross so many streets to get there, but I could see it straight ahead. Why can't we just go straight ahead? I don't get it. Then we had to cross all the streets again just to go back to the car. And I didn't even get whipped cream. Mmmmmm! Whipped cream! Sigh. Wicker "Park" was a bust. And for the record, I didn't see any wicker either.

Bored at Nordstrom

On Valentine's Day I went to Orvis. Hey, I remember this place! Everybody was really nice and came over to pet me. One guy tried to get me to play with the bear footstool. Why would I play with a footstool? I wouldn't. My human tried to take my picture but I kept sticking my tongue out. Here's a picture of me in Orvis sticking my tongue out.Here's another one.And another one.She wouldn't give up. Here's a picture of me looking away.They don't have any treats here. Let's go. We left and went to Chase Bank. It wasn't like the one by us – it had a moving staircase! We took the elevator. It had a hole in the center where the moving staircase went and it was all glass. I didn't like it. It looked like you could fall right through. I'll walk over here next to the wall, thank you. I wanted to leave, but then a lady gave me a milkbone. Mmmmmilkbones! Can I have another? I got another! Mmmmmm! Then we went to Nordstrom. It was really big. Lots of people told me how pretty I am. Here's a picture of me in the mall lobby.It's not very good. There was a cafe but I wasn't allowed there. Here's a picture of me in the shoe department at Nordstrom.Why do I have to be here? I don't need shoes. Apparently neither does my human because she tried on three pair and didn't get any. Everybody was nice but I was bored. They should call it Boredstrom. Can we go now? I was promised frozen yogurt. Here's a picture of me in front of Boredstrom.I'm only posing because I want my yogurt. I didn't get any. Huh? I was promised! We went to Starbuck's instead and I got a strawberry donut. Mmmmmmmm! Donuts! Here's a picture of me trying to get my donut.It's blurry because I'm trying to jump up and get my donut. Gimme! Mmmmmmmm! Then we walked back to the car. I was so excited to go home that I tried to climb in the window. Here's a picture of me in the car window.It's blurry. Apparently I'm not supposed to do that. Whatever. I give Boredstrom 2 Paws. Now all my snow is gone and it's hot outside. Is it going to snow again soon?

More snow!!!

This morning it was snowing again! I was so happy! I could've stayed outside all day. First I saw my friend Maggie. Here's a picture of me and Maggie.

Her human is petting my head. I got to lie around in the snow for a long time, but eventually my human made me go inside. We were inside for hours. Why?? I don't know. Finally we went out again. We walked all the way to Starbuck's. Oh boy, whipped cream! I didn't get any whipped cream. Huh? I'll have a venti whipped cream, please. What do you mean they don't make those? Okay, two grande whipped creams then. I still didn't get any. Then we went to the beach. There was a tennis ball on the beach. It was frozen! Here's a picture of me with the tennis ball.

It tasted icy! I played with the tennis ball for a long time. Here's a video of me playing with the tennis ball.

It was so much fun! Let's stay here all day! I wasn't allowed. The beach was so snowy. Here's a picture of me on the beach in the snow.

It looks just like Norway. Then we went home. I didn't want to go inside but they made me. Hmph. At least I got a lamb ear when I got upstairs. Mmmmmm! Lamb ears!! Mmmmmmm.