Choo Choo - Chuff Chuff

We have added a couple of new things to Dogville - Remember you can click on the photos to see them bigger. Oh someone asked what scale our train is - it is HO which mean everything is at a ratio of 1:87. We have no idea what that means - we just know it is small :)

The first item is Eva's Pampered Pooch Spa and Salon - named after Miss Eva - The Sheltie Princess. Can you see her sitting by the door waiting to show you in?  Next we have this little bookstore which we named in honor of Remmington - he too is waiting to show you in. We know he loved books and he crossed the rainbow bridge just a few days back which was very sad as he was only 4 years old. We hear they have a pawsome library over the bridge.

















Next we have a new truck for Dad - Nesquik is a Nestle Product and he works for Nestle - so when Mom saw it she had to get it. We also have the Nestle Freight Car and The Gerber Frieght Car (Gerber is also owned by Nestle)










We now have a school house - Mom says we need to be educated doggies - NO WAY are we going to school - it is full of Shrunken Hoomans and we ALL know how scary they are! We did find this cute little play set to add to the school ground though, there are swings, a slide, a see-saw and a round-a-bout.

Shrunken Hoomans, Goose Imposter and Invisible Monsters.

We are having the most wonderful day - a nice 60 degrees, clear blue skies, bright sunshine - perfect for my prescribed walkies. We headed off down to the other end of the lake today - you can see in the background the RV's - can you believe that - they allow camping at MY park!  People LIVING in MY park - it is an outrage I tell you!  It is bad enough I have to chase the pesky ducks and geese away and the occasional C.A.T - but now I have to herd people out of MY park (Mom's don't count).














Here are the dweeb and I checking out the dock - I swear that boy needs to have his nose checked - he never sniffs at anything while we are out walking. He just spends all his time looking over his shoulder to make sure there are no shrunken hoomans around or any big ones comes to that.

I wonder sometimes if he thinks there are invisible monsters following us. We did hear rumors a while ago there might be something other then fish and turtles living in the lake. There was even a rumor about it being seen in the background of  a photo someone took of their two doggies.

Now see that way across the other side of the lake - that is the Home of the Shrunken Hoomans - to be AVOIDED at all costs.  Thankfully they were out eating and devouring Ogres today.

Heaven only knows what the shrunken hoomans would do to a pair of cute doggies such as us - use  us a toothpicks I am thinking!

On our way back to the car we cut through the RV area and we got the biggest surprise - GOOSE - GOOSE - is that you buddy - have you come to save our sticks???  Nice ride you got there dude!

But then - can you believe it - Goose got all agro and started barking at us - not a nice -"glad to see you guys" bark but  a "come any closer and I will rip your heads off" bark. I barked back at him "Hey Dude - there are enough sticks for EVERY DOGGIE here!" He didn't seem impressed.

Mom said "No Boys - that is NOT Goose - let's skadaddle out of here - he doesn't seem very happy to see us"  Hmmm it sure looked like Goose - are you sure it is not him Mom? Mom said "I am CERTAIN that is not him boys - he would never behave like that". I am pleased to say we got safely back to the car with no Shrunken Hoomans, Goose Imposters or Invisible Monsters getting us.

Warm Fuzzies Wednesday

Ahhhhh.....what could be better. A big soft bed, a nice bit of laser therapy, the release of some happy making endorphins and my dogtor prescribed walkies. Life is good !

Note From Mom - The laser treatment is really helping the Big Dog - he is now able to get up much more easily and just looks so much happier. He still has a bit of a wobble when he walks and is still a bit stiff when he gets up from a long nap but overall he is doing so much better. He LOVES has his treatment and just chills out while it is being done :)

Red Dog

This weekend we watched a movie with Mom and Dad called Red Dog - it is based on a true story and it is funny, sad and just simply heart warming. Now this is an Australian movie so it has some weird Aussie humor in it - so be prepared for that. The movie is based around the 1980's era and is filmed in the West Australia Pilbra region which is a big mining area. It basically tells the story of Red Dog and the one person he truly loves beyond all things.

It is available on Netflix and Amazon and we would highly recommend it - we give it 4 paws up!  Mom says you might need a box of tissue handy though as the ending is a bit sad and happy at the same time. Oh check out Red Cat too - he would even give Allred a run his money!!!

You can check out the movie trailer here http://www.reddogmovie.com/

Musing On Monday #11

After I had my laser treatment on my back this morning my dogtor told Mom to take me for a little walk just to stretch the muscles - wow oh wow - the dogtor PRESCRIBED a walkie - how cool is that and there is NO WAY Mom could ignore the dogtors orders!!!  So Mom drove to the park after our visit and the first thing we noticed is how high the water level is in the lake - in fact is was overflowing! This is the new spillway they built last year and it seem to be doing its job quite nicely. I must admit I was loving the cold wind blowing across the lake - the Mom not so much.













Next we headed up through the little play ground area and thankfully there was none of those screaming loud shrunken hoomans there (actually there is never is when we visit although sometimes we hear them from across the lake where the BIG playground is). The Dweeb in particular doesn't seem to sure about the shrunken hoomans - he thinks they are very strange and noisy.

Sunny Days - chasing the clouds away

Even though it is only 29 degrees outside which is quite cold - (although the perfect temperature for us) the sun is shining brightly so I thought I would do a little sun puddling. Mom says getting some sun is good for me.  I am still a bit limpy and sore but better than I was yesterday and it is not quite such a struggle to get my rear end to move now.

Now of coarse this also means I haven't been able to play with the Dweeb and needless to say he is getting bored. Not only have ALL the toys made their way outside - this morning Mom found her hairbrush, a pen, the TV remote and a pair of Dad's socks outside too - I wonder how they got there?  Mom says we have a kleptomaniac living in our house - we never see him doing anything and yet all these things end up outside - in I might add the infamous "Denny Spot"

Follow Up Ouchie

Remember last Saturday Mom and Dad rushed me off to the Dogtor VET when I couldn't put my back right leg down on the floor and was hobbling around on 3 leggies. Well  - it took a couple of days and I was able to walk on it again but Mom being the ever vigilant (worry wort) she is ....noticed "something" still wasn't right. I still sort of favored that leggie but she also noticed I have been having trouble getting up  - my rear end doesn't seem to want to support me. She said I a funny gait too - what ever that means!

Mom also noticed I have hardly been moving the last two days - no racing out to tell that EVIL dog that lives behind us off - no racing to my dinner dish at night time, I didn't even get up or get all excited when she said the MAGIC word  "walkies" and that did it - Mom KNEW something was just not right ...so off we went to the dogtor again this morning.

We got to see MY dogtor - Dr W this morning and he gave me a good going over and noticed straight away that my back is ouchie. When he pressed lightly on my spine in one certain spot - my  leggies collapsed and I went down on the floor - very undignified and embarrassing I might add!!!! He doesn't think there is any disks out but he says there is a lot of muscel swelling and the muscels went into spasms after he pressed it.

He has given me some tablets and a shot of prednisone and I also had this really neat "cold laser treatment" - dog oh dog did that feel good. I got to lay on a big softie bed while they worked on me and it causes the body to release endorphins which made me feel sooooooo good. Mom noticed how my ears perked up and I didn't look so sad after it. I have to rest now for a few days and I am going to have 6 more treatments of the laser over the next 3 weeks. Monday I am going to have an X-ray of my spine just to make sure there is nothing else going on - there was too much swelling to do it today. 

It came ! (For Ricky)

Remember when Denny found Mom that cute little agility set for OUR Model train layout - well it came and even though Mom has been suffering with the sickies - she worked on it all day yesterday to get it in place and we have named it after our little agility buddy RICKY.

Ricky had a bit of a break from his agility but is now back practicing and having so much fun - so it was perfect to name it after him. And check out Ricky's little cafe with all the seating and the outside fireplace for the peeps on the cold days.

Remember you can click on the photos to see them bigger. Now what you may not know is Mom puts all the models together herself - with ME dogervising of coarse - YES they actually come in pieces so she puts in all the windows and doors, puts the walls and roofs together and paints them all. In this little agility set Mom had to even build the little tables, she hand painted all the little people and had to put together all the pieces in the agility set. Getting all the little sticks straight on the little weave poles was the hardest.  The set  actually came with a picket fence but I decided a hedge would be better  - that way we wouldn't be bothered by things happening in the street if we couldn't see them!   And don't worry Ricky - you will soon be playing in your agility place - Mom just found a little miniature sheltie that looks just like him :)

Wordless Wednesday

Whats New in Dogville this week #1

For those that are new to our blog - ME and Mom - sorry Mom - "Mom and I" have our own model train layout and each week we are going to share what is new in our "Dog Inspired Town" that we have called Dogville. We have and still are - naming many of our buildings and other things after our dog blogging buddies and everything we add to our town we try to make doggie related - so here we go for this week. Make sure you click on the pictures so you can see the details!

The first thing is Miss Asta's Gazebo - and you can see - we have added Miss Asta to it - isn't she cute! Miss Asta still needs our 'power of the paws prayers' while she waits for her test results to come back. We will add her markings later - Mom has a cold at the moment and is sneezing to much to paint such a teeny tiny thing. We also have a new B&B&B (bark, bed and breakfast) which we don't have a name for yet. Suggestions are welcome.


















Next we have added a dock and a boat to Lake Misty Shores (named after Miss Sara's Angel girl Misty). There is actually a doggie on the dock -can you see him? You can also see Angel Maggies swans and ducks on the lake.  And FINALLY - gee Mom thanks!!! Something named after me! O'Reilly's Hotel - the MOST pet friendly hotel you will ever find - we are taking bookings now and our restaurant and room service caters just for us - plus there is Pip's Roadkill Cafe just down the road.

















After MUCH hunting online we have found as many doggies as we could to include in our layout (we continue to look too) We are trying to find ones that remind us of our buddies.  As you can see from the penny - they are SMALL! And yes you see right - that dog is peeing on the fire hydrant!  Next we found this awesome truck that reminded us of Bert and Sugar - their pictures are on each side!











We also wanted to honor 9/11 which is when Mom actually arrived in the States, became an American Citizen on - and has special meaning to everyone so when we saw this truck - we had to have it. And what town wouldn't be complete without a KFC. Mom has fond memories of KFC as it was the 1st American fast food place to build in her small town back home in Australia and she loved it! She doesn't like the American KFC though - it is too peppery.












Lastly we had to include this Nestle carriage for Dad as he works for Nestle.  And of coarse - when we saw this Milk-Bone carriage  or hopper as they call them - it was also a must have. Oh, we also added some BIGDOGS (horses) - you can see them in the background. Mom almost forgot about them!

Musing on Monday #10

Adrenaline, Will Power, Stoicness - call it what you will -  is an amazing thing you know.

Take for example this scenario - Poor ME - (Reilly) injured his leggie on Saturday which as you know resulted in me getting a car ride to the VET after I was ABANDONED by Mom and Dad when they went antiquing without ME. Now some of you suggested this was payback - as if moi would EVER do such a thing - for being left alone to baby sit the Dweeb!

But it was a BAD and EXCRUCIATING strain - let me tell you - I couldn't even put my foot on the floor - except when that darn dog that lives behind came to close to MY fence and I had to race outside as fast as my 4 feet could carry me - to tell it off. Then I would see Mom watching me and limp back inside on 3 feet. It was the pumped up adrenaline that allowed me to do this of coarse - I HAD to protect MY fence line and MY Mom and Dad of coarse.

And yesterday - when Mom and Dad took us to the park - NOT for a walk but just to let us sniff - the sheer JOY of being out dulled my immense pain and allowed me to walk around on all 4 feet and sniff to my hearts content - until Mom and Dad said 'let's go home now' and then I had to limp my way back to the car and wait for Dad to pick me up and put me in MY back seat.

Now some of you implied I should "milk" my injury for all is is worth - but would I do that - REALLY?  Would YOU do that?  (heck YES) NEVER!  I am after all an educated dog - a dog of integrity and I would NEVER take an opportunity such as this to get extra treats, attention and pampering. If you believe that - I also have this awesome swamp to sell ya - perfect for building a city on!

{Note From Mom} Reilly's leg is much better today - he still has a bit of a limp but at least he can walk on all fours now - as long as thinks I am not watching him :)

Earthquake !!!!

The earth shook, the windows rattled, the dweeb got all nervous and worried, Dad noticed Mom and me didn't.

Yes - we had us an earthquake yesterday at 4.30pm. It was only a 3.6 magnitude and was centered about 20 miles south east of us but we still felt it.  We actually live quite close to the New Madrid Fault Line so tremors in this area are not uncommon but this is the first time we have ever felt one. There was no reports of damage of injuries - Mom says Mother Nature was probably having a good stretch after snoozing through winter. 

How To Scare The Mom and Dad

The Mom and Dad decided to do a little antique store looking this morning - so off they went WITHOUT me. I was not to happy being left with the dweeb but Mom did give us both a nice tasty bone to chomp on while they were gone.

When they came back an hour later Mom noticed straight away that I was on 3 feet instead of 4!  I was holding up my back right leg and wouldn't put it on the floor. Mom was all in a panic and called the vet straight away and we headed off to see him, (Yay - I got a car ride!)

Mr Vet checked all my toes and all my joints - he couldn't find anything. He checked my ligaments and muscles and no amount of prodding caused a single response. I am after all the MOST stoic doggie he has EVER met. So after scaring Mom and Dad (that will teach them for leaving me) it appears I may just have strained a muscel - probably from racing off the back deck to fast). I have some anti inflammatory pills and some pain medicine to take and he says if I am still favoring it on Monday to come back.

In the meantime I am just lazing around and enjoying LOTS of extra pampering - MOMMMMM bring me another cookie and add some cheese to it too!!!!!!!!!!

Ice Storm & Pudding Cup Day

It did NOTHING but RAIN, RAIN and more RAIN yesterday - so we were pretty much stuck inside because you know water makes us shrink - you did know that didn't you? There was NO WAY we were going to go and get wet! It was also so cold - the rain froze on the trees and we had icicles everywhere.

Needless to say we were SSSSSOOOOO bored - that was until Mom pulled out the pudding cups and made us some treats.

Quick and simple - 1 Mashed banana, a small container of rice milk yoghurt, (you can use ordinary yogurt if you can handle lactose) 1 tsp honey and 1/2 cup cooked rice. Mix altogether and pop in the freezer for 1/2 an hour - then let the slurping begin!

I hate to admit it - but Dweeb has the advantage when slurping pudding cups - he has a pointy snoot and it makes it easier for him to reach the bottom - of coarse that gives me a good chuckle every time he gets the cup stuck on his nose - gawoof gawoof.

Trip To The Pet Store

Yesterday was the official "love your pet day" so Mom treated us to a trip to our local pet stores. Hey Mom - it says you save 50 cents when you buy these! "No Reilly - those are not treats you can have" But they are on special Mom - and you KNOW you love a bargain !!!!  "No Reilly - come on - there are lots more treats over there - just follow Denny" Follow the Dweeb - you've got to be kidding - the ONLY things he wants do is LEAVE - he is such a wuzster!

I don't see any treats down this aisle MOM -  just boring old dog food and this isn't even the kind I eat!!!  Wait a minute - is that some kibble I see on the floor over there. "NO REILLY - you don't eat food off the floor!"  Awwwww Mom - you spoil all the fun!   



Sometimes taking Mom shopping can be a real downer - but she did eventually come through and find me some treats we could have - gawoof gawoof - at the other pet store.

Dweeb in all his wisdom doesn't LIKE the big chain store....so we went to our smaller local one where the girls LOVE us! That is where we found our treats - all made in the USA, no nasty additives, chemicals or hormones.

Yes - we were one one pair of happy puppers when we got home and I can tell you and that bison jerky definitely has my "paws up" of approval! Yep - it official - our Mom LOVES us :)

Wordless Wednesday

Sssshhhh I have a surprise for Mom

It is me - the one and only Denneeeeeeee. Do you know I have my own special spot 'under the table' and even my own special mat. This is a memory foam mat and it is nice and cool to lay on - and you can see I have left 'my mark' on it (yes -  I chewed a piece out of it but I told Mom the Monsters did it)

Anyhoo - now I am getting to be a big grown up boy and can do all clever things like the BIG DOG (Reilly) does. I can blog for myself and cruise around online looking at lots of interesting things.

Well yesterday I was on ebay checking out 'doggie related stuff' when I came across this. You will have to click on the picture to see it bigger.  It is a whole agility set for Mom's train layout. How super cool is that!!!!   Now this is a collectors set originally from Germany (someone in New York is selling it) - and I checked ALL over the internet to see if there were any more available (at a better price) - but I couldn't find a single one. So I went back and put a bid on it (Reilly said it would be okay this once and that I wasn't allowed to do it without his approval) . We have to wait 4 whole days to see if we get it - we sure have our paws crossed. I think Mom is going to LOVE it.

Musing On Monday #9

Mean Spirited Peoples don't sit well with us - so for those who 'complained' about MY mom's train stuff being on MY blog - guess what "we don't care!" And no - we didn't even bother putting your comments up for others to read!

ANYTHING my Mom does includes us and even if she is working on her train stuff she always stops and gives us pats and cuddles, slips us a cookie and she always make time to take us walkies. Heck - I have even decided 'life next to the table" instead of under it - is pretty darn good. For some reason I like watching those silly things go round and round.

So if you don't like OUR train stuff - to bad because it is here to stay. Our doggie lives are made up of our Mom & Dad's lives and what ever interests them interests us too.

Now of coarse even Mom knows this is MY blog - and that I will OCCASIONALLY share a spot with her ...but there is no way I would let her go crazy on it - for it is after all MY blog and is all about ME (and occasionally the Dweeb)  She has in fact got her own blog called Dogville USA which you can check out here if you want to see the process she went through to make Dogville and some of the tips and tricks she used.

You can check out the video to see all the things we have made to honor our dog blog buddies and see better close up photos of all the buildings here. We have also named the Gazebo after our Sweet Miss Asta - we still have our paws crossed that she get good results back on her tests.