Laptop.

Claire finally bought a new laptop, which means blogging returns! She found pictures from a few months ago. 

Look at us, we are such good friends, we even share a pillow.

From Lilo The Shih Tzu

From Lilo The Shih Tzu

This is an organic strawberry grown from our house. The plant didn't yield many strawberries in 2010. And it looks like it's dying right now. Claire was nice enough to let us sniff it before the humans ate it. 

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Lexie at Adoption Events

Lexie when we picked her up from transport. 

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Lexie at Whiteflint Petco adoption event.

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She is just so darn cute!  We will not be at adoption event today because of Chinese New Year.  But we'll be out there to meet adopters next weekend.  Check out luckydoganimalrescue.org for the location of adoption events.

Lexie

Here's our latest house guest, Lexie.  She has been living with us for a month now. 

Here's a little bio on her:
She is rescued from a puppy mill in South Carolina.  She is about 5 years old, very friendly dog.  She only has one eye, and mostly blind.  She has dry eye, pretty common for the breed, so you'll have to put eye drops a few times a day (once in the morning, once in the evening, and whenever her eye gets too red.)

Her blindness doesn't really affect her that much.  She goes on walks with us, eats and drinks without problem.  Learned the layout of our house within 20 minutes of arrival, figured out how to go up the stairs after just a few days.  She loves to be petted, always tail-wagging. 

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She also loves to sun bathe (don't we all?!)

If you want to adopt Lexie, you can check out Lucky Dog Animal Rescue or her petfinder site here: http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18355606

Dr Office

Lilo: "No Dr. Zakai today.  Claire forgot to ask for him when making the appointment."
Gizmo: "I don't like him anyways...I still remember vividly how he shaved my neck!"
Lilo: "Alright, regardless, the dr we met today was a very nice dr.  We are now up to date with shots...and also feeling sick!  I saw you threw up earlier in the short cut.  And I just threw up some kibbles, in my bed."
Gizmo: "I was sick b/c of the stuffed bone.  It was so delicious, but you can only eat so much junk food."
Lilo:  "I'm concerned right now.  I heard that I have a dental appointment next week.  I don't know what to think of it.  I hated it when Claire brush my teeth..."  ::sigh::

Winter Jacket

Claire got a sewing machine from Cameron for Christmas.  (My buddy is such a nice guy!)
And the first sewing project?  A winter jacket for me.  Well, to tell you the truth, I do not want any jacket.  It simply doesn't fit my lifestyle...what dog wears a jacket?  That's what my fur/hair is for!!!  But I guess with the strong wind and how tiny I am, my family is a bit concern.

So here goes, my new bright orange jacket, with yellow fleece lining.  Made with 100% recycled material, aka Claire's old cloths.  I guess this is better than Lilo's pink jackets Claire tries to put on me, or that blue jacket of Lilo's that is way too small for both of us.  (yes, both of us gained weight after leaving the shelters.)

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From Lilo The Shih Tzu

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Lilo and I are modeling for Claire.

Soft blanket

Gizmo and I enjoy laying on soft blanket.  It's so SOFT and feels so nice on the belly! 

I'm patiently waiting for my turn to lay on it.  I hope Gizmo moves soon!!!

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Finally my turn!!!  Ahhh, so soft. 

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Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas everyone!!

Sorry, we are running a bit late with this holiday greetings.  You know, we are busy doggies with busy lives :)

Trivia Question Time!!!

Who doesn't love trivia question?!  The pack of string cheese has trivia question, to make your lunch break more entertaining.  I just have to laugh when I read this one...

Hmmmm...my first thought:  Not Gizmo!!! 
Well, the answer is, a crocodile.  interesting.  They always have their jaws open, it never occur to me that their tongue doesn't stick out. 

Gizmo sticking his tongue out:

Recovery

I've recovered.

about a month ago, Claire found this wound on my neck, it was quite big and painful.  We don't quite know what caused.  But Claire suspected it was from some rough plays between foster dog June and I.
The wound was really itchy, and I couldn't stop scratching it.  I wanted to lick it too, but it was impossible for my tounge to reach my neck, so I licked my front arm instead and caused much worries to my humans.  They eventually took me to Dr Zakai...I hate thr dr office.  They grabbed me and shaved my neck.  very tramatic!

anyway, after a few weeks of treatment, I'm finally healed up.  No more harness when I go on walks.  I love having my collar back. Yippie!

 

Investigating...

I wonder what Lilo is looking at in the backyard...

Sick Lilo

Poor Lilo...her barks sound like she has a sore throat. 
I will have to call the vet tomorrow to see if I need to bring her in.  :(

Lazy Afternoon

Yep, that's me being lazy...

Webpage revamping...

Karen is going to revamp the look of Lilo and Gizmo's page.  Can't wait to see the new design!!!

Finally a day in a park

It's finally not over 90 degrees and the doggies get to walk around the park.  Lilo definitely misses all the car rides.  Last summer, we hit the park at least twice a month.  This summer, we've only been there once. 


Lilo riding in the car.  Sitting at her usual spot of course, perfect block to the rear view mirror.  Good job Lilo!


Must be something interesting over there.


Gizmo and his gigantic tongue! 


This is June, our foster dog with Schnauzer Rescue of the Mid Atlantic.  Her first time out in the park with us.  Pretty happy girl.  (we put ribbons around her neck, in case you wonder)


Trying to make all three dogs walk in the same horizontal plane.  Obviously failed.



All three dogs resting a bit before we walk on again.

Gizmo and the A/C vent

I may look stupid, but I'm totally not! Guess what I found out last week??? C'mon, make a guess!

I discovered the wonder of air vent. The record heat waves in the east coast have been driving Lilo and I crazy. After all, we are the ones walking outside with thick coat of hair on. One day last week, I came home from walking, so so hot! Panting excessively! Then suddenly, I felt this cool breeze from the floor. I followed the breeze to an air vent, and I sat on top of it. Wooohoo! Nice and cool!

Gizmo and June playing...kinda

June the miniature schnazuer, is our latest foster dog. Despite being roughly the same age as Gizmo, Gizmo was totally nervous about her, not to mention about playing. Poor Gizmo, tail down, spent the entire time running away. And Lilo simply wanted to be no part of this. Too funny!

He has a cute face

So I did Gizmo's hair today because I couldn't stand his messy hair anymore. It stinks. Anyway, we can now see his cute face. =]

Bed is broken

The bed that my sister Claire and Cameron bought on Saturday is already broken. Gizmo chewed on it downstairs while everyone was upstairs doing stuff.


He chewed through the zipper and went into the inside bed.


Claire is trying to fix the bed.


It couldn't even be zipped up. This is unbelievable.

Gizmo's signature & New bed pictures

Gizmo has been to our family for 4 months now, but I hadn't made him an electronic signature. I'm very very sorry about that. Now, I finally made him one. Since Gizmo is black and white, I used black for his signature. Here it is.





Okay. Claire and Cameron bought Lilo and Gizmo a bed yesterday. I'm going to post some pictures of them sleeping together.



Lilo enjoys having the whole bed by herself.



They are struggling to get to the most comfortable spot.



After all the struggle, Lilo just lays down there, not interested in the camera at all, while Gizmo looks at the camera and smiles.

New Bed

Here's Gizmo blogging!  Claire and Cameron brought home a new bed.  It's HUGE, both Lilo and I could fit on it.  (I guess that really doesn't mean much b/c Lilo and I sleep in the same crate sometimes)  But it really is huge.  It's green and brown color, circular bed, yin-yang design.  It matches the rest of the furniture in the living room.  (not that I really care about matching, but the family does) 

It's a lot more comfy if only ONE of us sleeps on it, stretch out right in the middle :)  so Lilo and I take turns.  Sometimes we snuggle with each other.  The family tried to make us to curl up in the yin yang shape, yeah, you guess it, they took pictures of us. So I guess I will have to hunt down those pics to put on this blog. 

*Gizmo

Park Day!

Today is park day!  Yay!
Cameron and Claire took Gizmo and I to the park this morning.  The weather forecast says rain and thunderstorm all weekend.  It was nice of them to get up early and took us out for a nice long walk.  I have to say, I'm quite out of shape.  We usually walk at least one full loop around the park, longer distance when Mickey was around.  (He was so overweight and we had to help him lose a few pounds so he could get adopted.)  Today, we only did 1/2 the loop, and I was panting quite a bit.  I blame it on this winter's multiple snow storms. 


Hello everyone, here's Gizmo blogging.
Today, I went to this place and walked very far.  Lilo said it was a park.  I don't know what park means.  But it was very exciting, with all the smells, people, and lots of walking.  I love walking and running, and playing with Lilo while running.  Claire and Cameron get annoy when I do that.  hehe!  But it's so exciting to be outside and rolling around on the grass.

I still hate riding in the car.  I don't like it!  I spent half a day in a crate with my sister, inside a van, along with 30+ other dogs, traveling from South Carolina to D.C.  NOT A FUN RIDE!  all the barking and darkness.  Too stressful!  So yea, it will take me some time to adjust. 

Alright, gotta go now!
*Gizmo*
(Karen has yet to make me an electronic signature)

Geisha Girl - Adopted!

The latest shih tzu renter is finally leaving.  Congrats to her!  (and to me and Gizmo.) 
The whole family has been paying so much attention to Geisha Girl, Gizmo and I felt very neglected.  Now we can run freely in circles without being chastised by Mother Geisha.


I hope Claire doesn't bring home another dog any time soon. 

New Foster - Geisha Girl

We picked up a new foster pup on April 10th from Lucky Dog Animal Rescue.

Geisha Girl is a 6-year-old black shih tzu.  She is rescued from a backyard breeder in South Carolina.  Currently weighs 6.6 lbs, she needs to gain a few pounds!  My estimate is that she would be around 10lb once she is no longer malnourished. 
She only has a few teeth left since she didn't received proper vet care at the breeder.   But that does not stop her from eating.  Geisha Girl is capable of crunching hard food.  (although I have been soaking her food in water during the past few days). 

She is a cutie.  Check out Lucky Dog's website for more info on the adoption process. 

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Gizmo and His New Discovery...

Gizmo is such a funny dog!  He made a new discovery about our spray bottle.  When I brush him or Lilo, I use the spray bottle to wet their hair a little, to make brushing less painful for them.  Also, with spring's arrival, we started growing yellow peppers from seeds, which we use the spray bottle to water as well.  (You can read more about our garden here:  http://cookingpossibilities.blogspot.com/)

So now, Gizmo prefers to drink out of the spray bottle than the bowl on the floor.  lol  too funny!