Springy Dogs!

Last Friday, we received our Dogs on Thursday Spring Swap package from the very gracious Chan and boy were the kids excited when I got home!

As always, Tut {as always, click the linked names for more new pics... you know my addiction to the shutter!} and Lola seem to know when there's something inside a box for them (although Lola will gladly stick her head in any box, bag or the like that you bring in to the house)...

Here are the goodies all packaged up in a most useful tote ... which btw, Matt gave me the "another bag??" thing again, but seriously now... as a knitter who has a slight problem with casting on way too many projects at once, mommy to 4 doggies (yes, they require just as much to travel as a baby!) and spends most every Sunday at the race track from April til October.. well, we can use lots of great totes! Sophie (oh I love that pic of her - are you clicking the links?) had to get in on the checking-it-out action...



In order to get a decent photo without 4 noses stealing things and take advantage of some end of the day sunshine, I took the goods outside...

While Sophie patiently looked on and waited for Mommy to bring it all back inside...

Chan sure did stuff that bag full of some wonderful treats for both the doggies and myself! There were 2 bags of Veggie Life treats (which the kids love), minty tennis balls, a great Kong toy with rope, a cute squeaky sheep (more about her later...), microfiber towel (which got used during their spring baths yesterday!), doggy socks for me, some awesome handmade soap & soap dish (made by Robin), a magnetic board, and this...

What is that you ask? Well... I get my mail on the way to work in the morning and hadn't really thought there could be anything meltable in the box, so I left it in my car all day... with the windows rolled up... and it was an almost 70 degree day outside... and well, the Zinfandel Dark Chocolate bites didn't quite make it. However, I did freeze it and ended up cutting it in to pieces... you can melt the chocolate, but that won't make a chocoholic turn away from it!

Back to the toys... the squeaky sheep quickly became Sophie's new favorite buddy!

Of course, then it became the "its mine... no its mine" toy of the moment for the 2 babies (mind you, one of the babies is now 4 1/2 years old, but try telling him that!)...

Lola opted to try out the kong rope while the tug-of-war waged on behind her...

Then she was too pooped to care ...

Which meant the happy big goof ball boy finally got his shot at the new toys...

A face only a mother could love...

Chan was a little concerned that Miss Sheepie might get a little dirty... well, dirt was the least of her worries. Unfortunately, Miss Sheepie didn't make it through the night ...

She was savagely destuffed, then someone-who-shall-remain-nameless decided she needed some trimming around the ears... ahh, the joy of kids dogs!

Thank you so much Chan... it is an amazing doggy swap package that we all love!

Doggy Spring Swap Questionnaire

Here is my Dogs on Thursday Spring Swap questionnaire...

How many dogs do you have?
Four.

What are her/his/their names?
Zeus, Lola, Teutul and Sophie

What are her/his/their favorite toys?
Stuffed toys, Kongs, Balls, Ropes (they're all medium to large breeds and chewers, so we tend to buy large breed/heavy duty toys when possible)

What are your favorite treats?
Besides yummy yarn and knitting notions? I love gummy berries, swedish fish, peanut butter cups, macadamia nuts...

What are her/his/their favorite treats?
They love Chew-Lotta bones, anything from Three Dog Bakery, Solid Gold doggy bagels, freeze dried liver treats, cookies (from Wellness, Old Mother Hubbard, Candidae, etc)...

What are her/his/their/persons favorite colors?
Zeus likes blue, Teutul likes green and Lola & Sophie are purple girls.

What allergies do you and/or your dog(s) have?
No cigarette smoke please. Zeus & Sophie might tell you they are allergic to bananas, but they really just don't like them. Their Mom says they are "allergic" to no-name brand dog treats found at Wal-mart and the like, as well as any treats made in China (after the big pet recall last year we are much more careful about what we feed them).

Special Thanks to both Paula & Natalie for all the hard work they do with the DOT blog and for running these great swaps too!