Olympic Kibble Eating

When two dogs get together, we compete for food. And kibble. A whole lot of kibble has been consumed this week at my house.

Look's who's 1!

I'm looking after Juniper this week, as her staff is in Seattle, bringing home the raw hide. And Oilily and Lego.

Juniper has a LOT of intensity. Tonight is her last puppy school class, and later this week is her first birthday. We signed her up for piano, ballet, tap, and figure skating next fall....

Double Bichon, Double Kong

Waltzing into a Future Shop with Juniper, a Hipster remarked as he was exiting with his family, "Double Bichon!"

Double Bichons like Double Kongs.

And this Bichon likes knocking over boozy drinks with his Kong. It takes great marksmanship, but attracts big payout. My staff is rarely amused....a favorite pale blue Pingu tee was once collateral damage.

Westminster Follies

This is Oscar-worthy.
http://video.westminsterkennelclub.org/player/?id=216654

The best part is at 29 seconds remaining, when the best in breed pees on the pennant and then skips away, in gleeful triumph. The handler and judge are oblivious to this defiant gesture.

Also notable this year is that a beagle named Uno won Best in Show for the first time in history, to a standing New York ovation (also first in history). Yay Uno!

And if you have never seen Best in Show by Christopher Guest, I strongly urge you to do so.

Happy Valentine's everyone

I'm accepting cookies, treats, and scritches. I've got a date with a hot lamb later.

Vintage Snow Charlie, circa January 2005

Very negotiable instruments

The Scotiabank's jingle is "You're richer than you think."

Which is ironic, since my staff cashed in 7-year Canada Savings Bonds last year, and the idiot clerk mistakenly gave her $588 too much. Now the bank wants it back. Apparently, she's not as rich as she thought.

Shazam!

Cute With Chris

...is my new favorite distraction. You may have forgotten that I was once featured.

The wax lips were care of L, in honour of a party celebrating the release of Brian Wilson's "Smile."

Suck it Tanya! All your dreams are dead.

Reversible

I have a new coat for winter wandering. It is luxury-wale corduroy and faux shearling...also, it is reversible. The all-shearling side makes me look like a woolly mammoth. The corduroy side makes me look like Jake Gyllenhaal, n'est-ce pas?!

Art Attack - in my hood

At the top of my street, I took great pleasure in guerilla streetcar igloo art fun. Especially the snowman beside the fortress and the teddy bear sleigh on top of the shelter. Toronto Public Space Committee is welcome back anytime.

Snow storm

Every time I come in from the back yard, I have snowballs clinging to my undercarriage. My staff patiently uses the kitchen sink hose to gently melt the snow, then bundles me up in red Pottery Barn towels.

Hey That's My Fish....on Rushbrooke Avenue?!

A friend of my staff was walking along Rushbrooke, and came upon two Hey That's My Fish tiles. He collected them, under the reasonable assumption that they belonged to our copy. They did not. Is there a secret underground German boardgame society in Leslieville that we are not aware of? Very strange days, indeed.

Hoppitty

Yesterday, we walked along Queen West from west of Bathurst to University. In front of us, and rambling along at the same pace, was a man in a pale blue bunny suit and yellow Chuck Taylors. He stopped a few times for hipsters to take cell phone pictures with him.

Although he made a convincing rabbit, I do a better impression: