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Rise Of The Doofuses

Posted in Art & Photography, Humor, Play & Recreation, tagged Dog, dogs, doofus, Dufus, Grimm, Humor, Pets, photography, pit bull, play, Puppy, Recreation on February 24, 2013| 18 Comments »

How can two very lovely dogs go from this

to this

in a matter of three seconds? If you answered “brain damage”, I suspect you might be right. I think my dogs have been eating lead paint…or drinking…again.

King Knucklehead (that would be Grimm), however, chose not to participate in the day’s shenanigans. (Shocking, I know. I checked his brow for a fever.) However, just because one does not willingly join in with the antics of others does not mean that one is immune to being pulled into their affairs. See what I mean?

Zella the Zany and Rufus the Dufus (or Doofus, however you want to spell it is fine) were determined to drag Grimm the Grump into their canine capers. Grimm, however, just wanted to bask in the warmth of the sun. The wild woofers, however, just kept gnawing at his leg until he said, “ENOUGH!”

Rufus couldn’t help but give a little sass back, but he and Zella decided to leave Grimm the Grumpy Pants alone. With a huge, dramatic sigh, Grimm went inside to lie down next to Charley. Even though Zella and Rufus were leaving him alone, being next to Charley would guarantee that they wouldn’t try any funny business. No dog dares to wake Charley without a very good reason. Charley may be old, but he’s fierce and doesn’t take kindly to being roused from his beauty sleep by the likes of barbarian canines.

So, for now, Grimm is safe from the doofuses (or is that doofi?). I fear, however, that it will not be long before Grimm reclaims his role as their witless leader. If he doesn’t, Rufus may take the role…if so, God help us all.

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The Hangover

Posted in Art & Photography, Humor, Parody, tagged birthday, Dog, dogs, drunk, Grimm, hangover, Humor, parody, Pets, photography, pit bull, the hangover on February 17, 2013| 22 Comments »

Today being Zella’s fifth bithday, I got up early to wish her a happy one and see what she wanted to do today. Apparently, the woofers decided to celebrate her birthday a little bit early. I don’t know what the heck happened last night, but I awoke to find four passed out canines, all in some state of disarray–Grimm was naked, Charley was covered in rope toys, Rufus was buried under Grimm and Zella was missing teeth. When I woke them all up, no one could tell me what had happened. They all had conveniently developed a case of amnesia.

What the heck? Where did your teeth go?

I happened to see my camera lying on the couch, definitely not where I had left it. Maybe some clue to the canine exploits was hidden in its memory. I scrolled through the pictures and…OH MY WORD! I have some very bad dogs. Seeing the pictures, though, helped to trigger the dogs memories of the events leading up to this morning. Be warned…what you are about to see and read is not pretty.

The woofers decided it would be great fun to take a road trip for Zella’s birthday (without me, it seems).

The first of their many crimes involved the attempted theft of my car. They all thought it would be awesome fun to take a road trip for Zella’s birthday. Somehow Rufus decided he was driving while Zella rode in the back like she was Miss Daisy or something. However, being unable to reach the pedals and appropriately work the gear shift, they gave up the road trip idea.

Rufus is clearly drunk in this picture. He can’t even sit straight.

Since the road trip was a bust, they all decided to get drunk instead. Zella had the bright idea of using her favorite retrieving toy as a beer bong, thus making the chugging of the alcohol that much easier. Even though all the dogs are technically minors, they again violated the law and drank until they were completely sloshed.

Zella thought her toy would make an excellent beer bong with just a few modifications. You can tell by her eyes that she is already fairly under the influence already.

After being totally and completely inebriated, Zella wanted to tell all her stuffed toys how much she loved them. She started to get a little paranoid and then worried they would leave her for some other dog. Then she got mad at her toys, saying they never loved her…ever…and that she saw them eyeing the other dogs in the house. How could they treat her this way, when she gave them so much of herself, sacrificed so much for them? She then proceeded to eat the face off her (former) stuffed puppy dog. Grimm had to intervene before it got too ugly and the police were called out for a domestic disturbance.

Zella was feeling a little paranoid that all her stuffed toys were going to leave her.

Grimm, who at this point was also completely inebriated, decided that he would take Zella’s ex-toy under his wing. Since Rufus was passed out on the couch, Grimm didn’t have his wingman anymore, so the little faceless stuffed dog would have to do.

Grimm decided he would befriend Zella's ex-toy.

“It’s okay, little faceless dog. I’ll be your buddy. Girls are stupid anyways. Who needs ’em? **Hiccup** It’s just you and me now. We have each other. Shhh…don’t cry, little stuffed dog. Hey, where did your face go?”

Charley, who I thought had more sense than to be suckered into this cesspool of delinquent canine behavior, paraded around modelling the assorted canine rope toys as a new version of a boa. Apparently, he also started singing show tunes as loud as he could and almost broke a hip trying to dance a drunken Charleston. Eventually, he passed out still wearing all the different ropes–why just wear one when you can wear all three?

Apparently Charley thought the rope toys made better fashion accessories.

I never did find out, though, what happened to Zella’s teeth. I swear they were there yesterday. I haven’t found any yet, no blood and there is no photo evidence to help me solve the mystery. I did, however, figure out why Grimm was naked this morning and not wearing his collar. He apparently decided to give it to his new buddy.

Grimm, in his drunken generosity, gave his collar to his new friend.

What a crazy bunch of dogs I have! They are, however, all very ashamed of their delinquent behavior and promise not to get drunk ever again. Here’s to a happy fifth birthday, Zella. Hope you have a fun day sleeping off your hangover and that you and your wolfpack stay out of any more trouble. Now I know what to get you for Christmas…two front teeth.

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Breath of Fresh Air

Posted in Art & Photography, Humor, Life & Musings, tagged bad breath, Dog, dog breath, dogs, Grimm, Humor, musings, Oral hygiene, Pets, photography, pit bull, Tooth brushing on February 4, 2013| 13 Comments »

If you have ever owned a dog, at one point or another you have probably found yourself in this scenario: you are sleeping soundly, dreaming a rather pleasant dream, when all of a sudden the dream changes. You find yourself encased in a wet, moist, moldy cavern with stinky, vaporous sulfur pits surrounding you. A hideous panting/blowing sound smothers you from all sides. Ack! Just as you are starting to panic, you wake up to find seventy pounds of dog breathing in your face. No? Never happened to you? Guess it’s just me, then.

Nothing like waking up to this big mug in the morning, especially when his warm breath blows right in your face.

Grimm and the other younger dogs at my house don’t really have bad breath, per se. Mostly it is just the wet, moist panting in my face that drives me bonkers. Charley, on the other had, has some monstrous foul breath in the morning. I guess if I only brushed my teeth maybe fifty times in fifteen years I’d have some monstrous breath, too. Because of his health issues, having him under anesthesia for a full dental cleaning is not really recommended. And because he doesn’t chew nearly as much as when he was younger, relying on him to maintain his oral hygiene isn’t happening. Time to up the tooth brushing, I guess.

“Ugh, Charley, don’t breathe on me, dude!”

Rufus, the now five month old foster pup, is finally overcoming the puppy breath stage. I’ve never really been a big fan of puppy breath. Some people love it, I don’t. With new teeth coming in, too, the metallic smell of blood lingers at times in his mouth. Because of this, his panting breath makes me want to run outside for a breath of fresh air.

“I will make you retreat, Zella, by breathing my horrid metallic puppy breath in your face! Have a whiff!”

Maintaining good oral hygiene is important and is no less so in our canine buddies. The gold standard for optimum dental care in our dogs is daily brushing. I know this, I preach this daily at my veterinary hospital. Do I follow my own advice? No, not really. Occasionally I bust out the toothbrush, the paste, the rinse and the breath spray and go to town on the dogs teeth. They actually like getting their teeth brushed. Problem is finding time to do it each and every day. After spending all day taking care of other peoples critters, I must admit I’m too worn out to give mine the gold standard.

I just wish the dogs could brush their own teeth. Lack of opposable thumbs and all makes that a little hard, I guess. Plus, my dogs have an unhealthy obsession with eating the entire tube of paste (even the vanilla mint variety), so leaving it up to them is probably not a good idea. I guess it’s time to practice what I preach. Better grab that breath of fresh air while I can, because I’m going in—into the dark, sulfurous cavern known as Charley’s mouth. If you don’t hear from me in the near future, call the professionals. The fumes will have finally gotten me.