Play it again Sam

Almost a Year has Passed

2012-01-27T10:53:00.000-06:00

Well it has been almost a year since my poor overworked PA has had time to sit down and take my dictation. A lot has happened. Remember Bailey Butt--pictured here? Well, he finished his AKC Championship On December 4, 2011. He is now Champion Coedwig's Bailey on the Rocks. I am sure his sister Pumpkin is very proud. Shortly after finishing, he flew to Fredricksburg, Va to join the Warner half of the Janssen/Warner clan (See Darby's Daily).

As you can see from the pictures, he has settled in very nicely and I believe he enjoys being one of two, rather than one of many (he he).

Bonnie and Bailey Butt just getting along.

Down the Road of Life Together

May Bonnie and Bailey Butt go through life side by side for many, many years.

P.S Hey kid, I kind of miss you.

P.S.S. More update information to come including Miss Sandie and of course an explanation of yesterday's video.

Surprise!

2012-01-26T11:19:00.000-06:00

More information to follow--maybe today, maybe tomorrow. (Hey--that rhymes)

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO

2011-03-03T22:06:00.000-06:00

My PA is leaving for a dog show with Zoe, Sandie and Bailey, so I have asked her to help me send Birthday Wishes to my sister Darby and my brother Buddy. We are two years old tomorrow. I don't feel any older and like to think I still have lots of boyish charm.

Here's to a wonderful birthday with bunches of good treats for Darby and Buddy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

A SAD DAY

2011-02-16T13:59:00.000-06:00

Today is a sad day for my PA. Muffin the sheltie crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. She was 14 1/2 years old. Yesterday she was just fine, but this morning she was in some kind of distress and my PA took her to the vet where she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The prognosis was not good, so my PA made the very sad decision to let her go. My dad Rocco is upset too, as he was the only cardigan that Muffin would play with.

Rest in peace Muffin. Romp and play at the Rainbow Bridge with Sammy, Missy and Reba.

Muffin
Sept 18, 1996-Feb. 16, 2011

ENOUGH ALREADY

2011-02-10T18:26:00.000-06:00

Today marks the second day of the storm. My PA had a snow day yesterday and another today. The storm dumped 12 inches on us (mostly in the driveway) and it was cold and windy. Today, the sun was out and PA did get down the driveway (she has her mother's Jeep) very, very, carefully. Here are some pictures from yesterday.

YIKES, ANOTHER SNOW DAY PART 2

2011-02-09T06:55:00.000-06:00

Another day, another snow day. This is number 6 and my PA is getting tired of it. Makes more work for her as her students email her about classes, assignments, etc., and she has to respond to all of them. (Which is why she hasn't posted my dictation in a number of days!)

Bailey, Sandie, and Zoe managed to get down to Pine Bluff, AR for the dog show. They just missed the storm that moved in on Friday night and dumped bunches of snow on us again. Because of the bad weather in Texas and Oklahoma, only 200+ dogs showed up for the show.

Bailey and Sandie did pretty good though (Zoe took the weekend off and was just a couch potato). Bailey went Winners on Saturday and Winners and Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday, though he didn't get any points (not enough dogs) Sandie was Winners, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex on Saturday, and Winners, Best of Winners, and Best of Breed on Sunday. She got to go in the Herding Group ring for the first time. Although she didn't get a placement, a couple of judges came up to my PA and told her that Sandie was a really nice Cardigan.

Here are Sandie's and Bailey's Show Pictures:

Bailey Winners/BOS

Sandie, Winners/BOW/BOB

But the best news is my Aunt Patti's Samoyed, Sno took the Working Group both Saturday and Sunday and got to go to the BEST IN SHOW ring! What a thrill for Aunt Patti and Sno.

Sno in the Best in Show ring. Isn't she pretty!

Well time to go snuggle up--the snow is still coming down, and down, and down.

YIKES! ANOTHER SNOW DAY

2011-02-02T06:31:00.000-06:00

My PA can't believe it. Another snow day! Even though it hardly snowed at all. The university notified everyone at 10:00 p.m. last night! So we slept in (very rare around here) until almost 6:00 a.m. but now we want to go to the kennel to eat. My PA is putzing around. She said it is still pretty cold and she doesn't want to tromp out to the kennel yet.

I hope she is ready soon--my tummy is growling.

BAILEY

2011-02-01T17:42:00.000-06:00

I haven't posted recently as my PA has been busy with all of her classes and she is so tired that she doesn't want to take any dictation.

However, I told her we had to blog because I want to give a thumbs up to Bailey, also known as Coedwig's Bailey on the Rocks. I call him Bailey Butt because he can be a pain in the you know what. Anyway, last Saturday, our kennel club had their annual puppy match and Bailey did really well. He took a Group 1 in the Herding Group!

Bailey with his ribbons and the blanket he won

He won a really nice puppy paw blanket. I wanted to lie on it to keep warm (yup, it's cold here again), but my PA said it had to go in the trophy cabinet with all the other trophies.

See the blanket on the left side?

Hey Buddy, we are looking forward to the BIG DAY when Bear arrives. We can hardly wait to see pictures of you and him together. I know you are going to be a great puppy mentor.

AGILITY

2011-01-20T08:47:00.000-06:00

Dad said he was to lazy to put up the rest of the agility pictures, so he gave me the job. (I guess he forgot that his PA is my PA).

Anyway, here are some more pictures for you Buddy and company.

Rio, a Belgian Malinois, clearing the double jump. He is Aunt Patti's boy

Rio coming down the A-Frame

Jake on the dog walk

Mystique coming through the Chute

Mystique taking a jump

Hope you enjoy them Buddy.

TOO HARD

2011-01-18T17:44:00.000-06:00

I guess my last contest picture was too hard, though Darby's PA came close. She guessed Grandma Jolee which is close because she is the momma of this puppy:

Here is what she looks like today:

It's Pumpkin's Momma!

So I will try an easier one--any guesses?

NOT ONE BUT TWO WINNERS!

2011-01-17T10:35:00.002-06:00

Well Darby and Buddy have really smart PA's. They both guessed right away that it was our dad, Rocco. Wasn't he a handsome pup, kind of like me! (see previous post for addition of current photo)

I wonder if I can make this contest harder, hmm, let me see--I think this one will be hard but see if you can guess.

um, um good

This one is really hard I guess--hint--This puppy is someone's momma.

NAME THAT PUPPY

2011-01-16T17:30:00.001-06:00

Not much happening around here. PA has been busy bringing her classes up to speed. She is getting frustrated with the lack of initiative and inability to follow simple directions that her students exhibit. She is beginning to think that cardigans are much smarter than the average student today.

Since there isn't much going on and I am bored, I decided to have a CONTEST! I call it "name that puppy" See if you can guess the name of the puppy pictured below. The first to guess it right wins an all expense paid trip to (wait I don't have any money and no way to earn it)--well the first person to guess gets to know that they are really, really, smart :-). Hint: a close relative.

This is then.

This is now.

BRRRRRRRR!

2011-01-12T06:19:00.000-06:00

It is really cold here. My PA is totally disgusted. She used to live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan which gets 300 inches of snow each year and average temperatures below zero. When she moved here (before she became a Cardigan mom), she thought winters would be mild and no more snow and freezing temperatures. Ha! was she wrong about that. So much for global warming.

The one good thing about the cold weather is we all get to come in the house at night cause our PA doesn't want to go tromping out to the kennel in the cold. We all were good, no barking, no mistakes in the house, and played nice with each other. Maybe we will get to come in again tonight since it's going to be 6 degrees.

I sure hope it warms up soon, the cold is hard on my feet :-(.

THE START OF A NEW (AND HOPEFULLY BETTER) NEW YEAR

2011-01-11T08:04:00.000-06:00

I bet you all thought I wouldn't back. But like Jack Nickelson in "The Shining"---I'm Backkkkkk!!!!!.

It has been a very difficult time for my poor PA--between problems with the online platform for her classes, her father breaking his hip and emergency gall bladder surgery (involving six weeks in the hospital and then passing away in November at the age of 95), her computer totally crashing and losing a lot of valuable info, taking care of us, miserable weather for Arkansas, and taking care of her 90 year old mother--she just didn't have time to keep Dad's or my blog up-to-date. She has been following Brother Buddy, Sister Darby, and Cousin Pumpkin's antics though.

Now it is the new semester and day one was called off because of snow and day two has a delayed start which means her classes don't meet. Now she is two days behind already!

We did have a nice holiday--not many treats but we got to stay in the house on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Happy New Year from the Coedwig Cardigans

Here we all are, 8 of us stuffed on the love seat, the rest spilling over on the floor :-) Hopefully, everyone had a good holiday, full of happiness and cheer. Here's to my PA keeping my blog current.

PA's Office

2010-09-27T14:38:00.000-05:00

As you know, my PA is always working, working, working. I thought I would show you some pictures of her office. Do you see a recurring theme in her decor? Do you see my Dad's picture on her computer?

I guess she likes Cardigans :-)

OH! OH!

2010-09-17T18:17:00.001-05:00

Pumpkin and Bailey got into trouble today. The little rascals figured out how to undo the latch on the pen. The gates are blocked from opening out, but they figured out how to get the door to open in and out they popped. Well, I shouldn't say they, because it was probably Pumpkin, since girls are much smarter than boys (or so they say). My PA got home from work and found them running around having a good time. They didn't do too much damage, just one lamp cord (the lamp wasn't plugged in) and some shoes and stuff scattered about. Guess they will have to go in their crates when no one is home.

What little devils!

County Fair

2010-09-17T08:25:00.000-05:00

As you may have heard on my Dad's blog, I went to the County Fair last night with Pumpkin, Bailey, and Mystique. Mystique went to do an agility demo, the puppies went just for the fun of it, and I went so that some of the kids could experience a dog show and showing a dog in the ring. I think they all had fun. You can go to Darby's blog, www.darbysdaily.blogspot.com/, to see pictures of us at the Fair.

What was the Fair like--oink, oink, grunt grunt-- we were right next to the pigs. You could smell all the food cooking, fried this and fried that (of course, we didn't get any), and people, people, people. All in all, though, it was a lot of fun.

DAD'S BLOG IS GONE

2010-09-09T12:30:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

Dad's blog is gone temporarily. It seems the blogosphere didn't like us both being on the the same email address, so everything about Dad showed up on my blog and me on his. Now, there are all kinds of technical difficulties trying to get a new blog up for Dad. So bear with my human for a while until she figures out all the glitches that are now occurring.

It's Raining, Raining, Raining

2010-09-09T06:07:00.000-05:00

Well I said it was going to rain and I guess it is. It was raining so hard this morning, most of us didn't want to go out--but out we went. It was kind of like taking an early morning shower. Of course that means more work for my human since we came in all wet and dirty. It is supposed to rain all day and all night, so the mop will be staying out for a while :-).

Hey, I beat my dad to the blog today!!!!

Another Day, Another Milk Bone

2010-09-07T07:31:00.000-05:00

Well it's back to the old grind for all of us. I have to stay out in the kennel with Sandie and all the other Cardigans (except for the oldest, Abbey, Glacier, and Fancy who have house privileges) until my human gets back from work. Sometimes it is a short stay, other times it is a long day because she has meetings and appointments. But at least I get to come in at night to play and sleep. I am one lucky guy because every time I have to go rest in my crate I get a Milk Bone (I think my human has stock in the Milk Bone company). It is supposed to, maybe, perhaps, could rain today. I think we need rain as I haven't had any mud to get dirty in for a long time.

Hope y'all have a nice day (I'm a southern boy just like my Dad, hee hee)

Keeping up With Dad

2010-09-06T06:44:00.000-05:00

Okay, I see Daddy Rocco has posted. Now I have to do something. Right now my human is frustrated, because when she puts pictures in (following directions), they don't do what the blogmeister says they should do--like have the text wrap around the picture--. Unfortunately, she is not a HTML kind of person :-).

Today is Labor day, but I don't think I am going to labor. Of course, unlike Buddy, I never do any work though there has been some mumbling about rigging the vacuum hose to me and making me vacuum all the doggie hair rolling around.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Boy Am I in Trouble

2010-09-05T12:43:00.001-05:00

In the Dog House (so to speak)

Well, I just got a talking to from my Dad. He seems to think that if I start something I should finish it, or in the case of a blog, keep current. He just doesn't understand how busy I am chasing Sandie, and fun fighting with Zoe, and now I have to help train Bailey, and Pumpkin too until she leaves for California. And there's the chewing on bones and stuff. Now that he has a blog, he thinks I should keep up with him--boy oh boy, parents can be so bossy. Well I will try to do my best to keep up. Maybe I will have a contest with Dad to see who can post the most!

Ears Revisited

2010-06-17T22:30:00.000-05:00

Thought everyone might want to see Zoe's Glamour Portrait. Don't you think she has the biggest ears ever?

I think she is so pretty.

On Guard!

2010-06-17T10:04:00.000-05:00

Want to see what Zoe "big ears" does all day long?

What in the world is she looking at????

LUCKY, LUCKY, ZOE!!!!

Where does the time go?

2010-06-10T06:50:00.000-05:00

Wow, just checked the date and it has been a while since I last posted. My human, as usual, has been very busy. Work, Work, Work. I've been to a couple more dog shows and made the cut in the herding group at one show. But more important--look what I have to play with! My Aunt Vickie had 8 babies on May 29th.

Aunt Vickie had 5 boys and three girls. Five are blue merles, and 2 are tri girls that look like their momma, and a black and white boy who looks like ME! They just turned 11 days old and soon their eyes will open and the maybe I can play with them.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

2010-04-21T10:02:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

Well it has been one busy, busy, month. I have been helping kids learn how to read each week and made the front page of our local newspaper. Here I am with Solo, the Chow-Chow, listening to a scary Halloween story. I got to look at all the pictures too. Then I got to go on TV with Utah and Spike (Utah is a St. Bernard and he is really, really, big, while Spike is a Welsh Springer Spaniel) We were ambassadors for our upcoming dog show in Harrison, Arkansas.

But the most exciting thing is--ta dah, we went to Grove Oklahoma this past weekend and I am now--drum roll please---

CH. COEDWIG'S PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

I promise I won't let it go to my head. You can still call me Sammy, but remember to bow your head appropriately :-) . I don't have my championship picture yet, but will post when it arrives. This weekend, I will be competing in the Best of Breed ring with other Cardigan champions. I'll let you know how it goes.

That's all for now--

Guess Who?

2010-04-04T11:29:00.001-05:00

Take a close look at this picture. Do you see someone who looks like me--no not my dad Rocco, on the other side-- Do you think it is me--nope. It is my dad's sister Breezy. I just noticed that I look an awful lot like her. Don't you agree? I know it's not me because Reba is in the picture and she went to the Rainbow Bridge 3 years ago. If you look hard you can see Abbey's face, and the butt end of Muffin, the Sheltie. My dad and Aunt Breezy were much younger in this picture.

Hope everyone is having a good Easter--don't eat those chocolate bunnies--they are not good for us. Too bad, they look awfully good.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US--MARCH 4, 2010

2010-03-03T18:06:00.002-06:00

BUDDY

SAMMY

DARBY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US--WE ARE NOW ONE YEAR OLD. Weren't we cute! I hope my brother Buddy has a great celebration and Darby too. Don't know what my human has planned but it better be good :-).

And to our sister Holly, who left us for the Rainbow Bridge, I hope you are romping and playing and having a great time with all the other puppies and dogs. We all miss you Holly.

TA DAH!!!

2010-02-20T06:42:00.000-06:00

At my last show, I managed to win Best of Breed. I got to go in the Herding Group. Wow was that ring big and they made us go around a couple of times. I was the smallest dog in the ring--there was a German Shepard, two Collies, a Belgian Sheepdog (like my Aunt Eve), a Sheltie and a whole bunch of other dogs I didn't know. By the time the judge got to me, I was pooped. But anyway, my human was proud of me and I got a pretty gold and purple ribbon for being Best of Breed.

More Ears

2010-02-14T08:00:00.000-06:00

Here is our Dad Rocco--that's where we get the big ears from! In the second picture, that is our Dad and Grandma Jolee---she has big ears too. So I guess those big ears are all in the family :-).

EARS

2010-02-14T07:22:00.000-06:00

Seems the discussions lately are centering around who has the biggest ears. You want ears, I'll show you ears. Here is my Aunt Zoe and her ears!

Here is Aunt Zoe at 5 months.

Here is Aunt Zoe at 17 months.

Now those are some ears!

Nothing has Changed

2010-02-09T07:39:00.000-06:00

Well it's been over a month since I wanted Spring, and nothing has changed. We just had another snow storm, the third in four weeks. My human is disgusted. She moved to Arkansas to get away from the annual 300 inches of snow in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and now it has been nothing but snow, snow, ice, snow, ice, snow, snow. Don't ask her opinion on global warming--!

We did make it to Pine Bluff for the dog show. I did really well on Saturday and took Best of Breed (I only got 1 point since half the Cardigans didn't show up). I went to the Herding Group and that took so long that I pooped out by the end. Sunday, I was Best of Opposite Sex, but no points since the other boy didn't show up. On to Columbia, Missouri next month. Probably will have three more blizzards before that.

Almost all the puppies have gone to their new homes, only Sandie and Blaze are still here. Sandie may be a show dog like me, and Blaze is waiting for the right home to come along. I am going to have to teach Sandie all of my tricks. Here is Sandie at 7 weeks, she will be 11 weeks old this Thursday.

This is Blaze, he is 9 weeks old in this picture--his 11 week birthday is this week too.

And I am going to be 1 year old next month! I guess I am not a puppy anymore--though it is said that Cardigans are puppies until they are almost two years old.

Well that's about it for now. Hope to check back with news of sunshine and warmer weather soon.

Enough is Enough

2010-01-07T08:46:00.000-06:00

All right, I'm ready to move. It has been very, very, very cold here. Every day my human has to worry about getting to her office. The days have been long because she is in registration mode and leaves at 7:00 a.m. and doesn't get back until 5:00 p.m. That sure does make it a long day for me (and all the other furkids). On top of that, each day there have been threats of snow, sleet, ice--you name it, the weather person has threatened it. We live on top of small mountain and the driveway is steep and curvey so it has been hard for my human to get the car up--down is not too bad. Then the electric company is warning of power outages because of the extreme cold. It is going to get 5 below zero tomorrow night. Brrrrrr! My poor human has been working hard to make sure we are ready for no electricity--fireplace ready, check--water jugs filled, check---extra towels and blankets for the puppies, check--and on and on.

Where is Spring??????

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

2010-01-03T08:38:00.000-06:00

Well we woke up to a chance of snow showers that are already over 2 inches deep! That's almost up to my belly. Boy is that cold. It doesn't look like it is going to get warmer any time soon. That makes more work for my poor human shoveling out the dog runs. Buddy and Darby are sure lucky being where it is warm.

I am going to stay inside, snuggle and keep warm.

Trying to Figure Out Blog Issues

2010-01-01T10:48:00.000-06:00

While I have a few minutes, my human and I thought we would try to figure out why my New Years post got so jumbled up. Still don't know what the problem is and my human is getting frustrated. But not to waste a post, here are some pictures of Zoe and Vickie and their fasination with the puppy pen.

This is what Zoe does when she comes in the house. She just sits and stares at the puppies.

She taught Vickie to do the same thng.

What happened??????

2010-01-01T09:10:00.000-06:00

I don't know why but for some reason my beautifully laid out blog is all messed up. Must be the cyberspace gremlins. Sorry if it is hard to read.

New Years Eve

2010-01-01T08:34:00.000-06:00

Hope everyone had a good New Years Eve. All my cardigan relatives got to come in again last night because it was New Years Eve and also because it was going to be really cold--brrrrrr. My human didn't want to have to go out to the kennel to let everyone out, it is easier just to open the back door out to the yard. Here's what everyone was doing last night.

Abbey Glacier

Abbey is Glacier's mom.

This is my Grandma Jolee

Zoe

Vickie

I had to stay in my crate because I was too rambunctious.

This is Fancy and Princess. Fancy is Princess's Mom.

Mystique didn't want her picture taken so she hid in the bedroom and my dad was asleep in the chair and didn't want to be disturbed.

And of course Aunt Susie Q and her puppies.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2009-12-31T06:44:00.002-06:00

Wishing all my siblings and their humans a very Happy New Year. Don't know if we are celebrating tonight--probably not--early to bed, early to rise because we cardigans like to get our humans up really early--like 4 a.m.!

This is what the puppies will be doing-----eating, sleeping, and pooping, and now barking. Maybe I will get to play with them again today. That was fun.

See you next year!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T06:43:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas to my sister Darby and brother Buddy and all their humans.

Because it was Christmas Eve, my human let all the cardigans come in for the night, so we had 11 cardigans plus 8 puppies together for Christmas Eve. Everyone got to stay in all night. Here's what the bed looked like. Everyone is there except for Mystique and Zoe (they were playing in the living room), Susie Q (she was with her puppies) and me (I am not old enough to sleep on the bed all night).

This morning we got a Christmas treat in our food bowls---ground beef! Boy was that good.

It is a cold and blustery day. We had some snow last night--the first I have ever seen. Don't know what to make of it, all the good smells are gone and it is cold on my feet. So I guess we will all tuck ourselves in for the day and stay warm and dry. Everyone have a happy New Year.

Deja Vu

2009-12-19T10:17:00.001-06:00

Susie's puppies had their first non-mom meal. Boy did that take me back in time. Check out the pictures of the feeding frenzy!

First feeding frenzy. Don' they look like a bunch of sharks?

Hey, move over!

FOOD FIGHT!!!!!

MOM IS STILL BEST!!!!!!

Glamour Shot

2009-12-16T14:54:00.000-06:00

When we were in Springfield, Missouri for a dog show, my human decided to have some glamour shots taken of me. What do you think?

I think I look good in blue.

Where Have I Been?

2009-12-13T10:49:00.000-06:00

I was just wandering around the Internet, when I realized that I have been remiss in posting to my blog--shame, shame on me.

I have been to a few dog shows since my debut, but didn't do as well as my first show. I won't have another one until February because my human had to stay home and take care of Aunt Susie Q who had a litter of baby cardigans Thanksgiving day. There are eight of them! I can't wait till they grow up some so I can play with them. Here are some pictures. What do you think? Cute aren't they.

Here is Aunt Susie with her babies.

This is blue girl 1

This is blue girl 2

This is Black/White Boy 1

Black/White Boy 2

and Black/Boy 3 This is Dexter

This is Jenny

and this is Meydele

Dexter, Jenny, and Meydel already have homes. Isn't that great.

Well I guess I'll go and take a nap now.

There're Here!!!

2009-10-12T09:31:00.000-05:00

The pictures have finally arrived. I look a little snarly in the first one. Had my lip curled trying to look ferocious--Do I look ferocious?

In the second win picture, I decided to go with the aloof, regally royal look--What do think, did I do it?

I guess you could say "I've come a long way BABY!!!"

No Pictures Yet

2009-10-05T13:24:00.000-05:00

My human is still waiting for my show pictures. She is hoping that they look nice because if they do, I will get my own page on the Coedwig Website. That is really exciting cause I am so young and I will be there with all the greats like my Grandpa Carbon, my Aunt Maya, and of course my Dad, Rocco. Hurry pictures!

What's all the Fuss

2009-09-22T11:17:00.000-05:00

I certainly can't figure it out, but my human was walking around all weekend with a big smile on her face, people were petting me and saying good boy, and some guy took pictures of me. I think I heard someone say Winners Dog and Best of Winners all weekend and they pointed at me! All I did was walk around in the wet grass and look up at some guy/gal (judges, I think) and give them my big eared, goofy look. Anyway, Daddy Rocco told me when I got home---I earned 9 points of my championship this weekend (have to have 15) and walked away with two 4 point majors. So everyone is really proud of me since I was the youngest Cardigan in the ring. I guess those pictures are of me with my ribbons. So when they arrive, I will try and get them up for all you guys to see. All I know is I had a lot of fun!

Okay, Okay, My Human is Busy

2009-09-16T09:44:00.000-05:00

Hi,

No new picutures of me as my human has been sooooo busy with the start up of classes, training me in obedience, caring for my cardigan relatives, and so forth and so forth. She is so busy she doesn't even know what day of the week it is--If it's Business Ethics it must be Monday [he, he :-)]. But here is a picture of Dad and Grandma Jolee visiting a local elementary school.

Buddy and Darby you are looking really good and I am enjoying your blogs. I will be going to a dog show this weekend and this will be my first time in the ring. I plan on being really silly and cute, since I can still get away with it. I will let you know what happens when we get back. I will get to play with my cousin Zoey as she and I are the only cardigans going.

We had a real scare here as my Aunt Patti's Samoyed Tonka got sick with the bloat and almost died. If my human hadn't decided to go back and put him in the big kennel before leaving for work, he would not have made it. He is all better now, but he was really sick for almost a week.

So Darby and Buddy be sure to eat slowly and don't drink big gulps of water.

Here I Am

2009-07-08T09:31:00.001-05:00

Bet you all thought I was lost--well I'm back. I have been following Buddy and Darby's blog and hey, you both are lookin' good! My human has been busy with some kind of training at school, so the days have been eat, poop, sleep and then start all over again. She does let me play with Zoe in the evenings so I can get all my pent up energy out. We run all around the house and slide into chairs and doors and just have a great time. The other day I got bit by some bug and my face swelled up like a balloon--fortunately I am back to normal but my human was really worried (no she didn't take a picture). Just imagine a soccer ball with 2 eyes and ears--that was me. Well I better get back in my pen so my human can get to her workshop.

To the Rescue

2009-06-24T06:40:00.000-05:00

Early this morning--it was still dark--I was called upon to rescue one of the toads. The big dogs were out on the patio playing and Mr. Toad was right in the middle of their rocking and rolling all over the concrete. I had to dash in between thrashing legs and rolling Belgians and Samoyeds. I grabbed the toad and took him off to safe place on the rocks. But wouldn't you know it--within five minutes the stupid toad was back on the concrete looking to get squashed!

I'm Back Again

2009-06-22T09:41:00.000-05:00

Well it has been a busy time since we got back from the dog show. Once again, I made everyone smile and met more doggie friends. I am starting to like this dog show thing.

I see Buddy and Darby are looking good. My ears are pretty much up all the time time, except when I am really tired. I saw that Buddy is a big game hunter--we don't have much big game here, but there are a couple of toads hanging around. Here are pictures of the two smaller ones, haven't seen the big, humongous one in a couple of days.

They don't look too mean, but they can get us all riled up when they start hopping away. I haven't had an encounter with the big one but I'll be ready for him if he shows up!

Well no dog shows for a while; it is too hot, plus my human has to finish all the outside chores before going back to work this fall. Only one and half doggie yards to go--then its clean and paint the human house.

Hope you all are having fun so far this summer.

I'm Off Again

2009-06-11T08:52:00.000-05:00

It has been really busy around here. My human is still trying to clean up from the ice storm. She has two yards done, three to go. Here are some pictures so you can see all the damage she is cleaning up. Wish she would leave some of the big sticks!

And now it is getting really hot here.

Well I am off to another dog show. More oohing and aahing--can't wait. Hope everyone thinks I am still as cute as I was two weeks ago. No new pictures, but ear update--one ear is definitely on its own, the other is up, then down, then up, then down. I guess I have to go back into tape after my show bath/nail trim tonight. Yuk.

Hope you all have a good weekend. Till then--take care

I'M BACK!

2009-06-03T15:49:00.000-05:00

Wow, what a weekend. I was busy being a great ambassador for all of us cardigans. Everyone wanted to pet and hold me. I got to meet all kinds of dogs, big and little. A couple of people threatened to take me home--but I stayed with my humans and came back. The motel room was fun--I got to stay on the bed with Zoe and Vickie until bed time and lots of trips out to the grass. When we got back my human's hard drive (whatever that is) took a nose dive so no blogging till today. Hope everyone had as good a weekend as I did.

Dog Show!

2009-05-27T06:21:00.001-05:00

I am going to a dog show this weekend! Yipee! I am to0 young to go in the ring, but I will be able to be around all the other dogs and walk around the show site, learn how to be polite, get lots of petting, oohing and aahing, and all that stuff. The best part is I get to stay in the motel room with Zoe and Vickie, Eve, Snow and Star. They told me that's the best part of dog shows.

Here is my dad, when he was two years old, in the herding group ring with my human. Look how still he is standing--I don't know if I can do that--I like to wiggle my butt!!!!

The Ear Question

2009-05-25T11:06:00.001-05:00

I have had some requests to discuss the "ear" situation, so I thought I would do it in pictures.

Here I am two weeks ago--gee whiz how embarrassing.

But to be a "true cardigan", those big ears of mine have to be up like my Dad Rocco's.

Here I am two weeks later, one up--one down. Does that mean another two weeks of tape?

Maybe if I lie on my back all the time my human will think my ears are UP! What do you think?

Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!

2009-05-25T06:57:00.000-05:00

It has been raining since Saturday afternoon. My humans are really upset with it--there are worms, worms, everywhere. I like worms. I don't know why the humans think they are bad. They make a tasty snack. The rain doesn't bother me any--I like being wet and dirty. Plus I can roll Peanut and get her all dirty too!

WHERE IS MY HUMAN?

2009-05-22T09:13:00.000-05:00

Well it has been pretty boring the last two days. My human hasn't paid enough attention to me (which should be 24/7/365) She is outside working, trying to clean up the yards from all the ice storm damage this year. So what, I like eating all those sticks. I'm boreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

CORGI--NOT!

2009-05-18T16:44:00.001-05:00

We have a new furkid in the house. My humans think she is about 8 weeks old and she only weighs about 2 pounds. She was found by a dumpster at one of the local restaurants. Being the softies that they are, my humans let her come live with us.

I immediately let her know who is boss.

But I don't think it worked.

Oh well, I guess she can be an honorary corgi.

Rest in Peace Holly

2009-05-16T13:53:00.001-05:00

Today is a very sad day. I just found out that my sister Holly was in an accident and has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. She was so pretty and so smart and I know her human is devastated. I know she will be watching down on me and Darby and Buddy.

I miss you Holly.

Mom and Dad

2009-05-12T07:34:00.001-05:00

I thought you might like to meet my mom and dad.

This is my mom Flirt, aka Ch. Coedwig's Temptation. She is brindle and white like my sister Darby. She was a really good mom, but now she has gone home to her human mom in Illinois. I miss her a little, but with so many cardigan cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents to play with, it's not too bad.

This is my dad Rocco. He has a really long offical name with lots of letters before and after. Let's see if I remember them all--Am/Int'l Ch. Coedwig Roc Around the Clock, CD, RA, CGC/TDI--whew, that's a lot to remember. I don't hang with him much yet, as he is a lot bigger than I am. He is my human mom's constant companion. She calls him her velcro dog--isn't that a hoot!

My grandmother lives here too. Her name is Jolee aka Ch. Coedwig Paradiddle Bon Jolee. I haven't met her yet as she stays upstairs and I live downstairs right now. Isn't she pretty.

Well with all those champions in my background, I better work hard to be one too.

Petco-Schmetco

2009-05-11T07:43:00.000-05:00

Well, would you believe it. My human dragged me to some store called Petco. Said I had to meet people and learn to walk on a leash. I put a quick stop to that. I just sat down and wailed and whined and everyone kept saying "poor puppy, poor puppy". Boy did I have them all fooled. I can walk on a leash when I want to--that's the key--when I want to!! But I did get a really good cookie, so maybe going to Petco ain't so bad.

Here's a picture of me getting into trouble.

That should be my middle name.

Darby made me do it!

2009-05-10T09:52:00.000-05:00

I have been reading my sister's blog each day and decided I have to have one too! Darby lives in California with a very nice family that loves her a lot. I hope she will stop by my blog sometime to see what I am up to.

Here I am with my siblings before they went off to their new homes. Far left is Darby, then Buddy who lives in California too, and Holly who lives in Oklahoma, and the me--I'm the really good looking one right?

Well I have to go now to help celebrate Mother's Day. You all take care now.