Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Pippin’s Peek at the Past #3 … Remember Gracie?

I decided, since we just got an email from Gracie, and since we had tried to go see my sister, Gracie, over the weekend, that I would take you back to the post where we took to her new home.


First, here is the email that we got from my little sister and her New Mom… (I edited it to be sure that she didn’t accidentally give you an answer to my puzzle.  Also, I know it's an old picture...)

Email from Gracie and her Mom (apparently her Mom tried to censure edit some of Gracie’s letter):

Hi, Everyone!

I am sorry that we missed you on Saturday. Mom is off on the weekends, and we are often running errands or with family and friends then. Our little devil dog sweet heart is doing good. (Gracie: I had to edit Mom’s comments at times… Mom comment: She is her Dad’s little angel and my devil.) We are having a blast together.

We have gone camping several times, and me and my other two adoptive sibling-dogs play non-stop. I love playing tug a war with my 120 lb shepherd sib. We will send you new pictures as soon as Mom gets another camera because hers isn’t working. I only weigh 18.5 lbs. so am very petite! (Mom: and looks like a butter ball.)

I am doing a really good job of training my humans. When I want something I stare at them, then hit their foot and give a little bark. They have learned that is my way of telling them that I want out or want to be in their lap. My other little sibling-dog Cooper, and I zoom around the yard so fast that Mom says its like lightening. They say that there is continuous laughter at our house.

Grammy, you should come with your Sister, Naunie, next time she comes to the shelter to bring us more rescue dogs. Mom says she will bring me in to show you how beautiful I am.


I have finally decided to stop digging because it irritates Mom so bad, but I still chew on her plants every once in a while. I still sleep in a crate at night next to Cooper and Haas in our bedroom. Haas may be bigger, but I am in charge of the house and yard. My people love me and I love them very much. (Mom: Thanks again for our little girl.) Mama Dott, as you can see, I’m doing really well, so be happy for me, OK? Gracie, Mascot of the -----------.

We had been quite sad that we had missed getting a chance to visit with my sister, Saturday, but it was really wonderful to get this email from her to catch up on how she is doing. Auntie Naunie always tells Grammy that she’s doing great when she goes over there, but still, it was nice to hear from her ourselves! We can hardly wait to get some new pictures of her! I had to use old ones in this post as you saw… You will find the Post about Gracie going to her new home HERE.

Today’s questions are:
1. Gracie went to live in her new home in ****, CA.
2. Gracie is Mascot and her Mom is the Director of what rescue? --- -------- ------ -- --------
3. Name at least one of the two adult Chorgis that went with us: --------

For new readers/players, here are the rules: There will be 5 sessions, (this is the 3rd one) and the winners who answer all questions in each puzzle correctly, will each get a Badge to display for the weekly wins. (See last session's Winners Badge) At the end of the 5 sessions, all of the winner’s names will be put into a Corgi Toss and the Grand Prize Winner will be chosen.
The Grand Prize Winner will get their choice of one of two prizes…

1. A “Little Dott Finds A Home” book (see sidebar) 
 
OR

2. A $15 Gift Certificate to our Country Corgi CafePress Shop (We’ve added a LOT of new designs – here are a few…) 






















AND

A $10 donation in your name to the Unity Thrift and Outreach Dog Rescue that Grammy’s Sister, Auntie Naunie, works with. They take around 50 dogs and puppies to no-kill shelters on the coast in various cities every month (over 1,000 dogs saved already) and have helped pay for over 400 spays/neuters this past year!

The following link is to a Newspaper Article about Linda Hodges (Trixie) and Unity Thrift and Outreach if you’d like to know more.  (Auntie Naunie is just to Mrs. Hodges right, in the purplish blue top.)

Remember, too, that I put on comment moderation during the game so that everyone has a equal chance of coming up with the answers. I will moderate and show the comments after Midnight. on Wednesday, so you have until then to get in your guesses for this week’s contest! Good Luck, Everyone!

Oh, and if you want to know more about one of Grammy's old dogs that was one of Grandma OC's best friends, check out the Tuesday's Show & Tail Post on Grammy's other blog, A Country Grammy's Walk With God.   These are hosted by Angela over at West Virginia Treasures each week, and are where you can share stories about animals you know, have known, or have seen.  Grammy puts things about the horses we have and other animals she's had in the past, there sometimes.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Ventura Road Trip… By Pippin

Note from Grammy:  This morning I realized that my foreign friends would not be able to use Google Translator to translate the picture captions in this post.  For that I am very sorry, so decided I'd better repost Pippin's story with the captions above the pictures.  My English readers can still read the picture captions if they want and let me know if you get more of a feel of being with Pip on his adventure... 
  
Grammy and Papa DID get to go to Ventura on Friday morning, and Grandma OC and I got to go with them! 
Let's get this show on the road, Papa!
Mmm... Sausage Biscuit for Breakfast on the way up...
  
Ventura, Here we come!  Look at that pretty purple on the hill...
Pretty purple flowers on the mountain going toward L.A.
Finally we got to the La Quinta Hotel in Ventura...
Look where the magic room took us...  3rd Floor?
This is a really NEAT room here at the La Quinta!  (We ALWAYS stay at La Quinta Hotels because they LOVE pets and allow two to a room!)
Ahhhh...  No Sadie!
What a WONDERFUL roaching rug!
Air Conditioning!  Is THIS cool, or what!?
SEE, Grammy... Isn't it NICE with no Sadie around?         NO GATE!  I'm FREE!
He LEFT us here...  Papa had to go to one of those "Jobs."

Ahhh... THIS is the LIFE!

IS it...!?  Is that PAPA I hear !!!

I want to play, Papa!

HA, HA, HA!!!  Quit tickling, Papa!

So MUCH FUN, Papa...  I'm ready for a nap!

High 5 Dad!  Dinner's a GREAT idea!
Grammy, Is Papa EVER coming back?!!

Finally, he got back and we had dinner and then went to bed. In the morning…
OPEN... OPEN... Come ON, DAD!!! I want BREAKFAST!
Yummy! Waffles, hard-boiled egg, Yogurt… 
Grammy... What's a Jacuzzi?  Why couldn't I go with Papa?

What's that BIG dog doing?   WOOF!!!

Hey, Mr. Rottwieler... Watch IT!  There are TWO of us corgis!

So... THIS is a beach?

Well... Are we going to get out there?

We spent a little time at the beach...  Hmm. Seagull?  What's a Seagull, Papa?

Hmm... What's down in here...  Snort, sniff, kick dirt...

What a HUGE, noisy caterpillar!

After we left the beach, we started home, going through Ojai. We hoped to see Gracie, but they were out of town… (This was such a last minute trip, we didn't have time to call ahead...) The Highway through the mountains was very pretty though…
Beautiful mountain flowers all along a long stretch of the road...

Little Waterfall in Mountains on drive home...
Beautiful Yucca Plants flowering

The "Badlands" taken from the top of the Mountain on Hwy 33...
Finally we got home…
Mercy:  Don't know why I couldn't go... :(

Gimli:  Grammy, You LEFT me... We need to talk!

UNCA BG!!!   I MISSED You!!!                 Ok... OK, Kid... Get OUT of my MOUTH!
 (Notice Dott's just NOT speaking to us... )
YUCK!     Puppy Spit!!!

Friday, June 4, 2010

Pippin’s Peek at the Past #2 Winners!

Guess WHAT!?! We had 8 winners in this session of our Pippin’s Peek at the Past Puzzle. Congratulations to:

2. Sandie from Chatty Crone
3. Ruby and Penny from Ruby & Penny – 2 Mini dachshunds
4. Betty and Koda from A Corgi in Southern California
5. Angela from West Virginia Treasures
6. Khyra from Khyra’s Khorner
7. Dory and Mama from Dory’s Backyard
8. Rudy from Rudy – The Dog With A Blog.  Rudy is the new “Guide Dog in Training” with Toby’s Trainer.

You can copy and take this Winner’s Badge to your blog if you’d like, and your names will be put into the drawing for the Grand Prize in a few weeks!

We hope you enjoyed spending some more time in our time machine remembering our past Memorial Day Celebration with us. (Hint: I ALWAYS put in a Bright Blue link to the blog post with the answers.)

Grammy may be going to Ventura with Papa tomorrow and she isn’t sure which two of us will be able to go with her. Actually, Papa is planning to take ME so that only leaves one more spot because La Quinta only allows two dogs.


Probably Grandma OC will get to go because Grammy’s watching her so closely since that last fight a week or so ago, when she got injured so much. She has to stay in areas where Sadie and Mercy can’t get to. Grammy was just to upset to even let us write about it! Grandma OC started it, too.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The FLY!!! By BG



Hey… something just BUZZED by my ear! 

Where’d it GO! 

Oh… THERE it is!!! 

It’s a FLY!!! I HATE BUZZY Flies!! 

I’m gonna GET you FLY!!!