injury

Cooper cut the pad on his foot on a piece of broken glass while we were walking...he had to have it wrapped and it looked like this. suprisingly he did leave it on for a couple of days.

random pics

Kramer playing dead--isn't this hilarious?

Cooper has to drink out of the bathtub and he lays down while doing it...crazy dog!


70 mph and 1 stupid dove = car below

First Vegetables

I started a garden this year and these are my first vegetables! Yummy!

Kramer just couldn't stay away.

Under the deck

Cooper has dug a spot to lay in under the deck.

He conveniently goes under here when I am getting

ready to leave.

New Deck

Cooper is doing his part to help put together the new deck furniture.

The real supervisors are watching from the window seat.

The finished deck!

and the furniture.

lightning bugs

I have no pics of this, but Cooper is obsessed with chasing lightning bugs now. Last night I was on the deck and it was one of the first nights that we had many in the yard. He sees one and runs after it, attacking it either in the ground or air, and when he gets there, he looks around and sees another one and runs after it. He must have been darting around the yard for at least 20 minutes after them. :) Crazy dog!

David Cook

About a month ago, David Cook came to Springfield...the tickets sold out in 30 seconds!! The day of the show, a friend called to say that she had an extra ticket--it was only like $18 and we were in the 10th row!! It was pretty awesome!

birthday boy!!

Cooper turned 1 this past weekend. He had a cake with a candle, which he reached over and took a bite of while we were singing to him...

MMMMMM!

That was yummy--can I have more?

He got a few new toys and a sandbox..here is a short video of him for the first time in the sandbox.

white trash neighbors

This is a house up the street from me and they have no screens in thier windows and thier 2 dogs just run out on the roof!!! I would be scared, but they don't jump....but they run out and bark at people walking down the street....OH MY!!

cats

The cats always feel left out, so I thought I would include a few pics of them...They are cute! Cosmo likes to peek out the back door to keep an eye on the dog and birds...I thought it was pretty cute.

graduation

Cooper graduated from obedience school....he did pretty well, but he was more interested in playing with the other dogs. My mom called him the class clown, but he got a certificate and a box of biscuits.

haircut

Cooper got his first haircut--it has been awhile, and he is getting ready for another already

Before:
After:

Isn't he handsome?

9-1-1, what's the emergency?

Cooper must have thought there was an emergency, because he got the phone and dialed 9-1-1....oh, yeah, I am sooo not kidding. I was making rice crispy treat suckers shaped like hearts for the kids at school and my hands were covered in cooking spray...I heard some beeps, which meant that he had the phone...usually he dials--532, 777, etc...but then I heard ringing. I went running in and grabbed the phone. As I was hanging it up, I heard "9-1-1, what's the emergency?" My hand was already in motion and I hung up...then about 3 minutes later the springfield police dispatch called me back and said they had a 9-1-1 hang up from my number and wanted to make sure that everything was ok. I told them that my dog dialed it, and then after I hung up, I thought, she probably thinks I am an idiot and telling a story--but it was the truth!!! Maybe he is gifted!!!! Or just an idiot!!!

house demolition

If anyone needs any work done on their house, let me know....The plastic drain pipe must have been too appetizing because he had been chewing on the end of it---then one day I heard a loud noise and when I looked out the whole drain pipe was torn off the house! So, now he has the plastic pipe off and he carries them both around the yard! Take a look for yourself... I love the way he hops at the end of the video--he is destructive, but still cute!

whining

I had some furniture delivered and Cooper had to go into his kennel for the ordeal...he did not really like it..here is a sample of his whining--it is very mild for what he is capable of...

Pets are like kids...

I can't do anything without a little help or checking on one of the animals....today Kramer decided it would be a good idea to "help out" on the computer....he seriously wouldn't move, I had to reach under him to get to the keys I needed...

New Baby!

Welcome Kate Caroline.....my friend Shannon had her baby. She was born on Jan. 19 and weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 inches long. I went to visit on Tuesday at lunchtime...She is precious!

trying to stay safe...

The cats like to stay away from Cooper--here are their newest "high" spots....Cosmo is on top of the fridge and Kramer is on the new cat tree--I swear he spends about 23 hours a day on that thing!!

snow day

Cooper had to occupy his time when it was too cold for him to stay out too long...he was a bit of a rascal and had many many things that he wasn't supposed to have!

This is Cooper wearing his Sponge Bob sweater (for the last time--it is getting tight)...

Cooper staying warm in his sweater out in the negative degree weather.

In the past

Halloween was way in the past--but these pics were just too cute to leave off of the blog...see for yourself...Cosmo was being uncooperative, so he is not pictured.

Christmas Fun

sorry this is a little late but here are a few pics from Christmas....here are the cats preparing for the holiday--they weren't too happy about the hat--but have no fear, after the dog wore it, he ate the ball off the end and the hat is no longer.

Here is Cooper's idea of helping while I was wrapping presents--it didn't last too long though, he shredded it and I picked up all the pieces.

The pets got many, many things for Christmas and here are a few pics of them with their toys. My dad bought the cats a "cat tree" and they love it---it attaches to the ceiling!! Cooper did a good job of opening his own presents.

I finally did it...

Well, I take enough pics and videos of my pets, I decided to finally take Katie's advice and do a blog. This is my first post and it is kind of like a test for me--I am sure there are more to follow.