Did I hear treats???

We seem to have a lot of house guests lately, what is going on???  The latest one we have is a miniature schnauzer named Lucy.  Lucy is kinda crazy because both Lilo and her wants to take charge.  I don't really care as long as she doesn't steal my food or my spot on the couch, hehe!  I did notice something good happened since Claire picked up Lucy on Thursday.  We started getting treats on our walks.  Whoah, an extra snack in between meals makes stomach very happy :) 

Lucy walks separately from us.  They said she needs one-on-one training on walking and not barking when walking.  I don't know what that means...how could you not know how to walk???  I enjoy walking very much and choking myself is the last thing I want to do on my walks.  And why would you bark at humans/dogs when you walk?  When I see other dogs or humans, I try my fastest to hide behind Cameron or Claire.  This doesn't make any sense to me!  Oh well, beef jerky tastes so good I would not complaint.  I'm looking forward to some more beef jerky tomorrow.

Spring is here, so is the rainy season

Lilo's contribution.  Gizmo's contribution.

We really enjoy spring time, it means more walks, more daylight, flowers, grass, etc...But one thing we don't particularly enjoy is walking in the rain.

Last weekend, there was this huge thunderstorm.  Stupid Gizmo kept whining about going out, so the humans took us out IN THE RAIN and GUSTING WIND!  

I didn't know any better, Lilo.  Did you see my expression afterward?  I was traumatized!  I didn't want to go out ever again.

Claire felt bad for us.  After all, both of us have quite a bit of fur, and could get to be quite a pair of dirty mops if soaked.  So she went online (her favorite Amazon.com) and looked for nice raincoats.  She ordered them earlier this week (actually sold by Petco.com) and the package came yesterday, just in time for today's rain.

Boneheads water proof raincoat is pretty awesome.  Just checked the price, $19.99 for small/medium/large, it's $2 cheaper than earlier this week!  I think Claire is going to order a medium size for Gizmo.  Ok, so about the sizing, Claire ordered two large, because doggie apparels tend to run a bit smaller.  Turns out, large fits me, Lilo (14 lbs with lots of fur!), perfectly.  But it's a bit too big on Gizmo (11 lbs with not as much fur). It does a very good job keeping our bodies dry, allowing us to maintain our appearance.  No one likes to see either of us soaking wet...we look like rats without all the poofy hair!  Plus, we look like we're on a mission with the raincoat!  Like a construction worker, or firefighter, you know, something about being in uniforms.

Pictures of us after our very first walk with the raincoats.  Face slightly wet since we didn't use the hood (yeah, it gets in the way of seeing/sniffing things), feet are all wet as expected, but body 100% dry.  I would say, good $45 spent on us!

Avery Adopted!!!

That was fast!  Our house guest Avery just went to his forever home.  He only stayed for 5 days.  We just started playing with him, and now he is gone.  Farewell Avery.  We hope you all the best with your new family.  Here are two pictures taken on his last day with us.

He loves shoes, carries the winnie the pooh slipper around all the time.  Weird!

Foster Pup Avery

Avery is a shih tzu mix, available for adoption over at Mutts Matter Rescue.  He is our latest house guest.  They said he is about 1-2 years old.  He seems ok, not too big of a dog.  We haven't play with him yet because both of us are a bit sick from this warm weather.  He was neutered last Friday, so he wasn't in the mood to play anyways. 

The three of us walk pretty well together.  He doesn't try to push us around, so that is good.  We really enjoy our walks, and we already get enough hassles from the humans for sniffing too much. 

And he likes toys, always seems to have one in his mouth.  Runs around the house with toy in his mouth all the time. Only one suspected accident so far in the house.  Enjoys hanging out with us on the deck.  Let our humans know if you are interested in adopting him.  He's really sweet.

Marshall Adopted!

It has only been a week and Marshall is gone already!  And we have just started chasing around the house like crazy.  We're going to miss you Marshall, but I'm sure the family will bring another dog home in no time.  We just hope those dogs (hopefully shih tzu's) are as nice of a playmate as you are Marshall.

Good luck with your new life, Marshall!

Foster Dog Marshall

We have been fostering Marshall for a week now.  He has settled in very nicely into our family.  Gizmo started playing with him some on Friday.  Today, Lilo, Gizmo, and Marshall were all chasing each other around the house!  What a breakthrough for Lilo.

MMR had an adoption event at Bark pet store on Rockville Pike.  Lots of people are interested in him.  Who wouldn't??  Marshall is so sweet, so affectionate, friendly towards people and other dogs.  So hopefully, if all goes well, Marshall will be going to his forever home in a few days :)

After the event, we stopped by Cameron's parents house.  Apparently, Marshall is one very intimidating dog.  Both Yogi and Bandit were running away from him.  Bandit even opened the basement door and went down to the basement!!!  (Bandit was spent first few months of her life being locked up in the basement by her first family.  So she is not a big fan of the basement.)  Yogi is a simply chicken about small dogs...so it was no surprise that she tried to run away from Marshall.  In the mean time, the only thing Marshall did was play bows, opened his mouth slightly with his tongue out (indication of friendliness).  Pretty funny to watch.

 Marshall is so friendly!  He made himself comfortable next to someone he had just met.