Even My Dog is a Drama Queen

I was getting the jeep packed up for the now annual trip to Montana to see sweet Davey and drive the Beartooth, and Kiste WAS SURE that I was going to leave her. I have to be very sneaky about packing, or there is great lamenting and moping from the dogs. I was not so subtle in my rush to get on the road, and as I carried my bag out to the car, this is what I saw in the driveway. This is not a staged picture. This is Dame Kiste Brown Dog in her greatest role: as the suicidal, tortured soul on the verge of abandonment and never-ending pain. If only she would let me know how she really feels...



By the way, I had planned to take the dogs along anyway. This sort of sealed the deal. Damn, that dog. She's got me trained.

Competitive Sleeping

The creatures with whom I share my abode are professional sleepers. They are devoted sleepers. And they are very dramatic sleepers. Kiste announces each laying down with a great sigh. She spreads her greying lips wide on anything she chooses to rest on.


Max snores so loudly that it is startling. Our latest addition, Tortuga (yes,I still have her), is also a very good competitive sleeper. She has taken up residence on the back of the couch, so that she can look out the front window, if she bothers to open her eyes.

Camouflage

This is Max trying really hard to blend into the bed. So I won't make him wake up. Lucky dog.
He heard me snap the first photo, and gave me this look:
I LOVE HIM.

Still Here, Still Waggin'

Yes, the Babies are still alive. And kicking. They are so sweet. They are so funny. They are enjoying the return of warmer weather. They love to run around naked (without collars) and soak in the sunshine. Kiste loves to lay belly-up on the grass for hours on end, her lips flopped open, and will come in with a sun-kissed underbelly which I then have to kiss, just because it is so cute. And Max will warm up his sleek black body then come lay in my knee-pits, and warm us both up with his hot-to-the-touch hair.

UpsideBrown

Little Buddy is an Interweb Star!

Kimball is on YouTube!

When Cleo Came to Town

My little family and I had a special visitor stay for a few weeks after Christmas. Cleo is a 9 month old Bullmastiff. I have long been a fan of Bullmastiffs, and when my friend decided to get a puppy, I volunteered to babysit should that ever be necessary. She and Kiste and Max were immediate friends, and she and Kiste in particular recognized their similarities. They were precious beyond words, so I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

2-Headed Beast

Siamese Twins