Cleverly Disguised

We are officially one of those people whose animal has taken over their home.

We got a dog kennel big enough for Teo to move around in, which he is much more comfortable in, but it's larger than our dining room table.

I tried to disguise it with a blanket and some decor.... but I'm afraid it's still pretty obvious.

Any ideas to make it more presentable? Criteria 1: he has to be able to see out of part of the kennel. Criteria 2: the Top of the kennel can't support more than maybe 10 lbs of weight total, or it may fold on itself. Criteria 3: Teo likes to chew things that hang down in his vision range. We are teaching him not to so i MAY be able to extend the reach of the blanket to hang over the edge.

PS. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Quillen! Our wall will soon have balancing art.

The Coolest Movie Ever?

So I don't know if any of you are excited about the upcoming movie by M. Knight Shyamalan, but I sure am, and it has excellent potential to be the greatest movie ever... even greater than Stargate. Here's the trailer in all its sweetness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMoGFeMmhKA

Its based off of a Nickelodeon cartoon( I know, Nickelodeon... for real?) But yes, the cartoon rocks with great humor, solid action, and in depth character development. You can stream the complete series (3 total) from Netflix. I highly recommend it.

Correction...

So, we originally thought that Teo was a German Shepherd/Australian mix. However, when we were up on our hike at Devil's Head, we saw a dog that looked a lot like Teo, and it was neither a German Shepherd nor Australian Cattle Dog. We are convinced that his is Shiba Inu, not full blood, of course. He may still be part Shiba. Check out a pure bred Shiba Inu:

And here is a picture of our cute Teo. You can see the dots of blond above the eyes, the legs, and chest area are all blond. He even has the cute ears. So, what do you all think? What breed/mix do you think he is?

Hiking

To celebrate memorial day we went hiking to Devil's Head Mountain. Teo did a remarkably good job of ... being very excited. We went with some new friends - the Rosses. Suilvida and Michael hiked with us and we had a good time.
The climb to the Look out post was harder than the climb up the mountain. but it was worth it!

Poor Teo was so tired out by the end of the hike, that he napped all the way home.

Fulfilling the measure of its green-ation

The Frog: A Good Death

You once were one noble

frog prince of our shack

Then you were double-

or halved, very fast

Last you had trouble,

remaining intact

For, to our pet Teo

you were naught but repast

Though now you're immobile,

praise we do give

to your creation, fulfilled to the last.

In Memory of Squeak the Frog

Puppy Love/ Teo Amo

Adventures of Teo:

Teo loves our neighbor/good friends' 13 year old border collie, Holly.

He met her and played with her for a little over an hour all told. He ran in circles around her, and she even played with him in spite of her bad hips. When she was tired, he would run and jump in front of her - as if to say, "Look how agile and handsome I am! I would make great puppies!!" Her response? Sometimes watching, sometimes turning away as if to say "As if! You are way too immature for me."
He sniffed her ears, licked her fur and when he got too fresh she barked at him and walked away.

He even tried to consummate his love for her, even though he is neutered. She would have none of it, and snapped and barked. Teo was a goner - head-over-tail in puppy-like with her. Apparently, he likes older women.

We are glad that he has found a play friend, eventually he will learn to just be friends.

Dog Days of Summer

Adventures of Teo:

Good Dog:
*plays extremely well with other dogs, even is tolerable (barely) to the jealous family dog who we love very much.

*Sits when told - sometimes. Comes when called - sometimes. Does not bark or whine - mostly. *Does not bite or even play nip - except when he wants you to keep petting him or get in the way of his toy.

*Has a very docile and eager to please personality.

*Has only attempted to drink out of the toilet once.

*No longer tries to sit on the futon-couch (tho, i can't blame him for not realizing it was a real couch..)

Doggone Funny:
*His favorite past time is to chew on squeaky toys. for hours. including a stuffed frog whose legs flop when he bites it. it's awesome.*SQUEAK* :FlopFlop:

*Peed the table leg. (No Teo!! That's not a tree! Bad Dog!"

*Peed his water bowl. (Good dog for not going in the house!! ::cleans bowl immediately::)

*Peed the Wii. (Wee'd the Wii....)

*Drank out of JD's water cup whilst he dined on the floor. (time to move family dinner to the table)

*Remembers where toys are hidden, or put, for days. And looks for them when he wants to play.(are you under the couch, ball? Are you in the sink where you were washed? are you in the closet?.. AHAH there is FROG ON THE CHAIR - that's his usual haunt...)

*Cannot catch treats or other toy objects to save his life. They just bounce off his face when he lunges.

*Is a convenient distraction when trying to do something important (ie: very detrimental to studying. Also, detrimental to keeping house free of debris).