Monday Mischief: Antlers and Cake?

Saturday was all about good intentions... the humans were heading out for the day.  We stopped by the post office to finally mail the Christmas cards, went out to breakfast (despite Lola's instance that if anyone was going out to breakfast, she had better be included - shhh!), picked up a wreath and headed to AC Moore for the fake flowers needed to re-do the basket on top of Nana's headstone.  Sounds all fine and dandy, right?  Enter the mischief...

While while standing in line to pay at AC Moore, I just happened to notice the $1.99 reindeer antlers... and they even had friggin' jingle  bells on them!  Of course, my fellow doggy mamas know, I could.not.resist... 

"Yup, that's Mama's new Facebook profile pic.  sigh" - Zeus 

Everyone tried the antlers on, but I only managed a couple of quickie cell phone shots of Zeus and Tut (notice Lola glaring in the background).  Despite the protest, we will have an antler photo shoot late this week.

As if that wasn't enough human mischief for one weekend, the next day they we had the nerve to go out without the kids again... and we got to visit foster baby Lambchop (yes, I do still owe you an official Lamby post... she was with us for less than one week before finding her forever home in Maine)!

 

I am so happy to report that shy little Lambchop is doing wonderful and has settled in very nicely with her forever family!  It's been two weeks since they picked her up and we were so excited to see her, as she was to see us!  She's already getting bigger and is now sporting a really pretty new pink and purple harness... such a chic little girl! 

 

I do miss that adorable little nose and super sweet face, but am so happy that she found a perfect forever home with 2 boys to play ball and wrestle with.  They are clearly so happy to have a pup to grow up with -- a win, win for everyone! 

 

At least before the humans got into all this mischief over the weekend, the Lapdogs got C-A-K-E for Sophie's birthday.  I promise more birthday shots soon, but we'll end today with these...

REVIEW: I'm a Good Dog

I'm a Good Dog

Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet

by Ken Foster
Paperback: 144 Pages
Publisher:  Viking Studio (October 25, 2012)

If you know me at all, you know that I am an advocate for - and lover of - pit bulls.  I know how loyal, playful and loving this breed can be - I have seen it first hand on numerous occasions.  And yes, I am a sucker for those adorable pittie smiles! While there have been several books published in recent years about pit bulls, not one of them has grabbed me as much as I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet has.  I absolutely love this book!

Author Ken Foster is on a mission to show the world that this very misunderstood breed is not a menacing or cruel one, as so many have wrongly labeled it.  In I'm a Good Dog, Mr. Foster shows us all that pitties are in fact some of the best household pets and adored family members in America. 

What I love most about I'm a Good Dog is the format.  Although it is a paperback book (read: lower cost), it is one of the most beautiful "coffee table" picture books I have ever seen!  The candid full-color photos throughout the book are stunning and truly capture the breed's personality, as well as it's determination to be man's best friend. 

However, I'm a Good Dog is not just a picture book.  I'm a Good Dog covers the history of the pit bull breed and it's various combinations, as well as a number of engrossing topics including:

• How panic and misinformation has led to fear in so many people
• The question of pit bull DNA and whether or not it is a predictor for behavior (hint: no!)
• How the worst possible times (including the Vick case) helped to turn around the pit bull's misfortunes
• Myths (both positive and negative) regarding the breed's history
• Why it matters what society thinks about pit bulls

If you are among those who are leery about pit bulls or - gasp - even fearful of them, I hope that you will pick up a copy of I'm a Good Dog and spend some time reading about the pitties origins and tangled history.  Inspiring stories from owners are scattered throughout, and did I mention those stunning photographs?  Discover how pit bulls are contributing to the community now more than ever - as family pets, athletes, safety dogs and educators.  Some have even taken on their ancestors role of watching over the human babies in the family.

Grab yourself a copy of I'm a Good Dog today or better yet, grab a couple and give as gifts this holiday season.  The book is beautifully put together, well written, and a subject near and dear to my heart.  Apparently, also near and dear to Rain Wilson's heart...

"Fellow pit bull lovers, this is a brilliant bible of the glorious, gorgeous terriers." -Rainn Wilson, star of The Office

About the Author: A writer and a teacher, Ken Foster is the author of the bestseller The Dogs Who Found Me and its sequel Dogs I Have Met.  A collection of his short stories, titled The Kind I'm Likely to Get, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.  Additionally, his work has been featured in numerous publications. In 2008, he founded The Sula Foundation, which promotes responsible pit bull ownership in New Orleans where Ken lives with his dogs, Brando, Zephyr, Douglas and Bananas.

Disclaimer: Viking Studio sent Lapdog Creations a complimentary copy of I'm a Good Dog for review purposes. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions expressed in the review are my own.

Little Girl Turns Sassy 6

I can not believe my little girl is 6 already!  Time seems to fly by faster than I can blink my eyes these days and my babies are all growing up way too fast.  We will be celebrating with cake tonight, but now it's time for the annual photo recap...

 

Happy 6th Baby Girl!

 Sophie is indeed the Princess of the house...

Even Princesses work hard at reviewing stuff for the blog...

She's really starting to come around, so we decided to try taking the super shy girl to the dog park for the first time this year.  She played her "observer" role for the most part and even though she wasn't totally comfortable, I think she enjoyed it...

My little snow bunny...

She is an amazing big foster sister...

 

One of her favorite pastimes, soaking up the sun...

 

Sisterly love at it's finest... 

 

Big Brothers aren't so bad either...

Like Mother, Like Daughter... she's a hockey & football fan!

 

Shy girls are always the biggest hams...
 

 

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Season's Greetings, Apple Crisp & New Hair!

Hey, would you look at that?  It's time to get Wordless again!

Christmas tree at NHMS "Gift of Lights"

New Hair!



Happy Birthday Honey!

Another year older?  Why, yes... he is! 

Happy Birthday to my better other half... the one who drives me insane, yet keeps me sane all at the same time.  I Love You...

The dogs all wish their Daddy a Yappy Birfday too!

Monday Mischief: When The Crazy Man Steals Our Trash

Happy Monday!  Is anyone in your house causing any mischief today?  Unbelievably, we have our windows open here in New Hampshire... just two days after we had snow!  Go figure... 

Of course that means the Lapdogs are all staring at me and wondering why we're all sitting inside.  We might have to go out and cause some mischief soon.  In the meantime, I wanted to share my favorite mischief from last week...

On Friday, it happened when that crazy man in the big red truck showed up to steal our trash again.  Lola and Tut just can't figure out why their loud barks and woofs don't scare the crazy guy away...

Seriously now... the nerve!  Get your own trash crazy man! 

The day before, half of the mischief making trash patrol duo did something he's never done before... Tut went to the dog park all.by.himself.

Yes, that's right.. all by himself!  Tut & I were out running a few errands and we just happened to pass the dog park on the way home.  He was so happy, I figured I'd stop and let him run and play for a bit.  As I mentioned, he's never gone by himself before... he and Lola usually go together.  I was a little surprised when he proceeded to walk around the perimeter of the park with his tail practically between his legs...  He didn't even try to annoy anyone make any doggy friends and was quite unsure of what was going on.  After about 10 minutes of unsureness (keep in mind, he's also gone to the park when we've taken fosters there to meet their forever families... I'm not quite sure if he thought he was not going home or what... my poor boy) he finally realized we were there to run, romp and just have fun.  The photo above shows his happy-as-a-pig-in-poop grin once he finally "got it."  I guess we need to hit the park more often, huh?

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