Socks are not for eating

Well, I did it again. Yep, I ate some socks. I couldn't help myself... they were lying under some stuff in Richie's room, and so when I found them, I knew I had to have them! I swallowed both of them whole - just to make sure that no one would take them away from me. Anyways, a couple of days later, I wasn't feeling so good, so I barfed one out. But I still didn't feel good, and despite wanting to eat my dinner, I'd quickly barf it back out. 

"I feel strange, but need to pee."

So Richie took me to a new dogtor, this one is special apparently. They gave me something to relax, and took a special picture of my stomach, and found that the sock was lodged at the bottom of my stomach, blocking the exit. So then I had a little nap, and then woke up with a sore throat - apparently they got the other sock out via "endoscopy", whatever that means. 

Richie got me home, and was relieved that they managed to get the sock out without having to operate. They have had to do that before with me, as I guess I ate some stuff when I was with my first owners; might have been a Barbie doll, but can't remember anymore. Now I'm really tired, and hungry.

"Sorry I ate your socks Richie."

I think I have learned my lesson now - socks are not for eating.

Buddy

A quick jaunt to the Point

Christine's parents weren't using the cabin, so we loaded up the car for a quick trip to Point Roberts. It's a great time of year for me down there, as it is really cool still, and I can walk for quite a while without getting tuckered out.  

We walked (and I beachcombed) on a different beach one day, just to try something different. There are always such good smells down there - it's like a whole different world to me. I am usually well-behaved when I'm searching out stinky stuff - unlike my predecessors Mischa and Paisley, who would look for dead fish and other things to pick up. Yuck!

It's too cold for swimming, but I still went in to the water a few times, but just up to my elbows and knees. That kept Christine and Richie happy for some reason... I'll find something to make that change.

Buddy

Starting the New Year off right

We Berners don't actually understand the passage of time, but apparently it is the New Year, and so to celebrate, my brother Cooper and step-sis River showed up! Their humans came over too, of course, and they made good food and let me have a few scraps and lick the plates - yum!  

The next day, we all went for a long walk in the park, which was awesome! I got to show my Berner family all the best smells and where all the places were to get a drink. It is always more fun to tour in a big group, and we made lots of friends along the way.

When my brother and sister left, you would think it was time for Christine to go back to work, but no - we were still hanging out, going for walks. This is a longer than normal walk for me, all the way around the baseball stadium. Apparently Mischa, my predecessor, actually went to a game here with Richie and Christine one night!

Then a few sleeps later, it snowed! And not just a little bit of snow, where it melts later that day. No, it was real, bona fide snow! I love snow so much, I'll even lie outside and sleep in it! When Richie takes me for walks, I'll snuffle along with my nose deep in it, trying to find smells of things hidden under there.

We also went up to the park for some more pristine snow - you know, stuff that hasn't been all stepped on by other humans. Inside the tennis courts, there was so much fresh snow to run and play in, I didn't know what to do with myself. So I laid down in the snow and ate it.

I just love snow... I wonder how long it will last this time?

Buddy

It's starting to feel at lot like Christmas...

That tree that doesn't smell like a tree got put up again recently. As with years gone by, this is now in the spot where my mid-morning and early afternoon naps take place; I don't mind, as I can still scooch underneath.  

I keep hearing about this guy called "Santa Claws" who is supposed to be coming soon, but each year, Christmas comes and goes, and I have yet to see him. Anyhow, they say he wears this funny hat, so I thought I'd try it on for size... what do you think?

I was also in a holiday movie called "A Liddle Christmas" with Richie recently; we did make the cut on this one however, as you can see below.

There was another dog on set that day - he was an actor however, whereas I was just an extra (we call it "background"). We saw him do his thing, and he was not nearly as good at his job as I was; he'd miss his cue often, and would also get distracted, as you can see in this next shot.

It was another fun day to be working in film, even if it was kinda warm that day. As per usual, the cast and crew was very excited to meet and pet me, but I played it cool around them - I'm getting used to the puparazzi treatment.

On Christmas day, we went down to visit Christine's parents; again there was great smelling food being cooked, but I only got to lick the plates. I was content to lie around on the carpet (we don't have much of it at home), but couldn't wait to get home again.

Buddy

More beach time at the Point

It's been pretty nice here, despite the fact that fall is almost over, and all of the leaves have fallen off the trees. So Christine decided we needed to spend some time down at the Point instead of hanging out at home. 

While I prefer to stay at home, if I'm able to get out for some serious sniffing, that makes it better. Low tide is the best time for this, and on this particular day, I was in a rush to get to my watering hole. When we turned around, the rest of the humans were dawdling far behind!

We waited for what seemed like forever, but they finally caught up to us. Truth be told, I needed a break anyways, as it's hard work beachcombing! This a great way for me to stretch my legs, since I don't normally like to walk very far.

When will we be back at the beach? I don't know, but it seems like it has become a regular occurrence for me!

Buddy

It's fall again!

It's that time of year again - it's starting to get a lot cooler in the day, and we are spending almost all our time indoors (well at least the humans are). The leaves are changing colours - although I only see varying shades of grey. But when they fall off the trees, they make for great sniffing! 

Buddy keeping watch over the neighbourhood

Now when we go on our walks, the humans have been making piles of fallen leaves for me to tromp through, and explore the smelly stuff underneath. I sometimes leave a little smelly stuff behind on them too.

Here is another shot from me and Richie working on a TV movie. I actually got direction in this one - there were two actors sitting on the bench, and we were supposed to walk up behind and Richie looks over their shoulder. But on our first take, I decided to hop up and put my paws on the back of the bench and look too! So the director got all excited and said, "Do that again!"

Anyhow, I find it hard to perform on cue, but with a little encouragement from Richie, I did it on each take. Sadly though, my performance ended up on the cutting room floor.

Buddy

More Hollywood North action

It's been a really busy year for me in the TV & film industry. I can't count, but Richie tells me that we've worked at least six times this year alone! I truth, I think it is my handsome face and irresistible charm that gets us booked! 

On this one time, we got treated like real actors, and got our own trailer! Ok, so it was only a little compartment, but this is pretty special for us Background performers. It was strange though, on this particular day, I never actually made it to the set, and I spent most of the day lying around or sleeping in the car.

Two Background performers waiting for action

The next time, Richie and I went to work on a Disney film, whatever that is? Anyhow, we were working with this flying thing, and it made a lot of noise, so we couldn't hear our cues. The director gave us a radio that Richie put in his pocket, so we could hear "Action!" We would do our little walk along the street, and when we'd hear "cut!", we would hustle back to our first mark and I would lie down, waiting to go again. But each time I heard "picture's up!" on the radio, I would stand up and get ready; this gave Richie a chuckle for some reason.

Anyhow, it was a fun, short day for us, and you can see us at the very start of the movie, called "Upside Down Magic".

Buddy