You may have seen the D-O-G here and there, and he has even posted here, but today i’d like to talk a little about the D-O-G.

About 12 years ago, or so i am told, SOP was living in a house with a bunch of friends. One day, up in the Uinta Mountains, he saw a red fox running across the road. He quickly realized it was not a fox, however, but a red heeler puppy. He took the puppy home and he and one of his roommates, SS, became its parents, naming it ‘dogie’ (tons of creative energy in that house, actually).

A couple of years ago, Dogie ruptured a disk in his back. The fragments were removed in surgery, but since that time his back legs have become quite weak. Our walks are now down to about a mile at a time maximum, and Dogie is quite upset about it. He drags his hind feet now and the nails are worn down to the paw, but as i looked at his paws the other night i noticed it has gone beyond the nails, he is now wearing into his feet. So, we are looking at shoes for the D-O-G. Most dog shoes seem to be designed as a way of shaming your friend into oblivion. For instance,i think dogie might hate me for the rest of his days if we ever put him in these or these. These however look like they might give him the coverage he needs without the bulk of these. Expensive, though, so we are hoping to be able to try a pair on him first. He may still hate us for putting them on him, but if he can walk without pain i think it will be worth it.

Well, after seeing what the D-O-G has been up to, i though i better get in one of the better shots of him (Dogie HATES having his picture taken).

just crossed the steet, so life is good

tibbar tibbar!

Oh yeah. Guest blogger Dogie here, well, ‘guest’ is maybe not the right word, but who cares. The messy haired chick is out of the house and well, I deserve some fun. After my gig over on schmeebot, I decided this is a way for me to get heard! Get the people bowing to the D-O-G-I-E!!

If there is one thing that messy-haired chick is good for, it’s walks. Well, that and belly-rubs. THE ONE may be my god, but the chick takes me for walks, so I’m trying not to bite her so often. But that doesn’t matter. What matters are the WALKS.

So, the other day we headed out for a walk. The messy-haired chick grabbed her magic red jacket and the super-leash and OPENED THE DOOR!!! Alright! I ran outside, letting out a few whoops to let her know how much I approved of her actions so far and started on the daily quest to MAKE MY PRESENCE KNOWN.

gotta claim my territory!!

Oh, walks are good. We get out, I piss off a few yappy dogs, stare down those tough young bucks who couldn’t beat me in a hard-as-nails contest if they actually ate nails and i GET TO CROSS THE STREET!!

Now, this is one of my favorite streets to cross. This street is full of action! There are lots of cars, and those cool white stripes!! Oh man, any second now that light is going to change and we will get to cross this street! It is so cool, I think I’ll probably sing and dance all the way across just so every one can see how great it is. Oh yeah, that’s what I’ll do.

don’t knock the white stripes!

Alright, now this is where a friend of mine lives, can you see him?

my friend’s lookout spot

Did you see him? No? Well, that’s because he’s not there, stupid. Geez, can’t you smell? Well, maybe he’ll be there next time I share some insight with you.

Oh man, i know this spot. See that pipe thing? She’s going to try and tie me up there, i know it. There are NO interesting smells there at all. I swear , I am the only one who ever gets tied up there. Well, I’ll show her. I’m going to lay down right now and she better give be some SERIOUS belly rubs before she even thinks about dragging me closer to that pipe.

no way am I falling for this again

Okay, she won. As you can tell, I am tied up to the stupid pipe and she is going to be gone FOREVER. How dare she do this to me?! She is not THE ONE!

I don’t know how she can get away with this

Well, FINALLY. Let’s get the show on the road, babe! I have friends to sniff, warnings to leave, leaves to lick! I cannot wait around all day for your sorry butt!

I know what she uses those bags for.

Okay, this is Max. Max is okay, a little quiet, but oh well. Hmm, while he’s not looking, though, I think I’ll leave him a little message on this pole. HAHA. Young guy thinks he’s what it’s all about. Snort.

I just left a surprise for this guy.

Now we’re back on our street. Almost with THE ONE.

THE ONE is near

Just going to take care of my territory first. You know how it is… It may LOOK the same, but if I’m derelict in my duties, it sure won’t SMELL the same.

all mine.

and then i will go out and play. - my niece

and monday was a great play day for me and SOP! we went up into the Uintas to go cross country skiing along the beaver creek. it was clear and beautiful above the haze of the salt lake valley and i have not had this good of a day in ages! we went to the bagel shop (the only one in town that still boils their bagels, which means the only real bagel shop in town) and then hit REI to rent xc gear for me. Then it was out of the smog and into the mountains!

we took dogie, not knowing how well he would do on a long hike: he’s still getting his leg strength back since his surgery, but he did quite well! that was good news. i’d tell you more, but words cannot describe how fun and beautiful the day was, so here are the pics of some very happy beings:


nice profiles, don’t you think?