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Are you having a fun summer?  We are!  The other day, our friend Theo came over to play!  (That's him on the left.)

The only drawback was he wanted to play with our toys, and some of us don't like to share! 

Dad's home!   Wonder if he'll notice a third dog? 

He noticed!  Run! 

Just kiddin'!   Dad loves doggies!

What else did we do? 

This event had lots of vendors and things for doggies to do.  Ti didn't get to go () because Mom said he still smells skunky when he sweats! 

Here I am, meeting a Mini-Me :

I gave my best THERAPY DOG  pose:

It was really hot     that day, so I decided to cool off at the Cooling Center.  I'm not sure why that dog was trying to drink MY bath water! 

Since I was already wet, I decided to enter the TANDEM DOCK DIVING contest.   I would have won, but that dog behind me wasn't very good.  Sigh.  Newbies!

Look at all the free S.W.A.G. (stuff we all get) that I got to take home! 

Think we'll have a problem eating it all?  Speaking of food, every day we got to go with Mom when she brought dinner to our sisters at marching band practice!

And that's what we've been up to!  Hope you've been having a fun summer too!

THINGS THAT STINK

An onion.

Dad's gym shoes.  

My brother, Ti!! 

I know what you're thinking.  "How can anyone call that sweet boy STINKY?!"  Let me illustrate ...

We had a similar incident back in October, and a pal said, "Well, at least he learned his lesson!"  Ha. 

Since someone doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb in the bunch , I have prepared three easy rules to remember:

Let's hope   Ti listens because Mom said she's tired of the 4,988 baths she has had to give him (and he still stinks)!

We are keeping very busy this summer.  Sleeping, napping, eating, napping, napping, sleeping... whew, it gets tiring.  Still, when our mom and younger sister decided to repot some plants, we volunteered to help.

We checked the dirt, and deemed it acceptable. 

Then we volunteered to be in charge of plant upkeep...

When you are finished supervising, it is always a good idea to rest in a shady spot so you don't get heatstroke.

You know you have done a good job when your plant makes pretty flowers!  

But sometimes, um, something bad happens... In that case, call your mom ASAP! 

Here is a guessing game for you!  Put these letters together and make a word that describes the two of us (besides cute, handsome, talented, and modest  ) ...

Did you guess correctly?    Yes, we are:

Why?  Because we got yet another gift box in the mail, this time from our golden pal, Simba, and his human, Paige!     Here we are attempting to use our laser vision    to bore holes through the box. (Note:  do not attempt this yourself.)

at this!  A Martha Stewart     doggy cookie jar!  Fill it up, Mom, FILL IT UP!

Toys!! 

And a cool ball! 

Mmm, tasty! 

Wheee!  We love gifts!

(I prefer when toys are thrown TO me, so I don't waste energy chasing them...  )

It's a lot safer that way, too!  

very much, Simba and Paige!  We love our gifts!

Do you have an Aunt Peggy?  We do!  Let us tell you a bit about her:

1.  She is Clairvoyant  

Aunt Peggy instinctively knows when our toy box is nearly empty...

2.  She Gets Busy 

Not one to let her (favorite) furry nephews languish in Bored-ville, Aunt Peggy prepares and sends packages ASAP!

3.  She Knows What We Like 

Aunt Peggy is a happenin' woman, always selecting the funn-est gifts...

4.  She Is Mega-Generous 

FOUR woobies??? 

WAY more than that!  Four new woobies, four bully sticks, three cards AND two books for Mom! 

5.  She Makes Us Soooooooo Happy   

very much to our Aunt Peggy!  We recommend that you get yourself an Aunt Peggy too!

The other day, Mom could see us through the window , running around in the backyard.  She couldn't grab her camera fast enough, because if she had, this is what you would have seen:

Yes, TWO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS WERE BEING CHASED BY A LITTLE BUNNY RABBIT!  Mom said something like, "I've never seen such a sight in my life!"  She figured there was a nest nearby, and she found it--right in the middle of OUR territory.  Now, you can move a bunny nest up to 10 feet and the mommy bunny will find it, but this one couldn't be moved out of our reach.  So....

Can you believe Mom put a fence around it?!  We just wanted to play with our new pals--geeze! 

Yoo-hoo, baby bunnies--come out to play! 

Here's a (shaky) video of the cuties!

We checked on the babies daily.  And then one day--the nest was empty!  Our friends had grown up and left for adventures unknown.  Please come back, friends! 

Do you have one (or a bazillion) of these??

We know what it means when Mom gets one out.  Really, we do.    But you never know when the contents may have been replaced by MOUNDS OF COOKIES, so we always feel compelled to  ...

Drats!  NO cookies.  Fooled again.  Just a bunch of...

You all know what comes next....

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY from Augie and Ti! 

Post-birthday week was a BIG letdown... 

There was not a single thing for us to do...

No celebrations, no fancy cakes, nothing!  Even the mailbox was empty!

Then, an amazing thing happened!!  The MAIL FAIRY PRINCESS came!!

It was a birthday package from our good pal, Farley! 

Look at these stuffies!! 

And an adorable card! 

so much, Mr. F!!  Here is our video tribute to you!

Finally!  I got to have BIRTHDAY WEEK just like my brother Augie did! 

DAY ONE -- THE ROYAL TREATMENT

I know how this day goes!  The robes, the crown, the ermine collar...

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!  A court jester?  Seriously??  Everyone is a comedian around here. 

Ahhh, now this is more like it...

It's tiring being king, though! 

After I was suitably wardrobed, Mom made me special doggy ice cream!

I declared it fit for a king! 

DAY TWO -- LET THE GIFTING BEGIN

A package arrived for me!! 

It was from my cousin Kimba, in Brazil! 

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I hope it's something good!

Score!!  A fathead stuffie of my very own!

And look!  An extra toy for Augie! 

Hey, gimme that! 

It's MY birthday week, after all! 

DAY THREE -- LET THE GIFTING CONTINUE

Another day, another package!  All mine!!  

Hrmphh, someone is spoiling my photo op!

What could it be?? 

A special stuffie from my girlfriend, Sophie! 

And a bully stick too! 

A charm for my collar! 

so much, Sophie!  I love my presents! 

Later that day, our neighbor Sasha came over to play!   (Watch in high def!)

DAY FOUR -- HOW ABOUT A ...GIFT?

Another day, another present!  This one was addressed to BOTH Augie and I .

It was from our golden retriever buddy, Bailey, in Ohio! 

Something from Kool Dog Kafe!  Mom says she always wanted to try them!  (Us too... )

It's a cake!! 

Smells yummy!! 

Sorry, but I really think this cake is all for me.  Move along now.

I'll just rest here until you go away...

so much, Bailey and mom for thinking of us! 

DAY FIVE -- ANYONE WANT A GIFT?

Guess what?  MORE gifts came today!  A guy can get used to this. Augie got one too, from our girlfriend, Luna!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! 

  TWO stuffies that GIGGLE , and TWO balls (that don't giggle)!!

Excuse me, what do you have there, boy??

All is right with the world now! 

very much, Miss Luna!

DAY SIX -- TAKE A GUESS!

ANOTHER gift for both of us!  Can you believe it??  This time from Oakley, our doggy pal in Canada! 

Ohhhhhhhh, the anticipation!

Holy cow!  Stuffies with water bottles inside!  They crinkle! 

And look at this adorable card! 

Thank you so much, Mr. Oakley!  We  them!

Andddddddddddddddddd, in the non-gift department, I got to go to a...

  Augie tagged along too. 

Augie found some friendly strangers and parked himself in front of them most of the time...

We waited almost two hours  for the marching band to go by, because BOTH of our sisters are in it this year!  Just as mom was setting up the shot, a group of fans came over to pay homage to us and blocked her from taking a picture.  We think we heard some  .  Here's what you would have seen (that's me on the right) ...

Farewell, marching band! 

DAY SEVEN -- MY BIRTHDAY HAS ARRIVED!

I thought this day would never get here!  Today I am the big 3.   Mom baked me a cake...

And here's how I celebrated!  Watch in High Def!

It was a very, very fine week!  to me!