ELVIRA AND THE HAUNTED HOUSE

Happy Halloween, fellow cadavers, ghouls and canine creepies.  As you may suspect (or come to expect as I do), my humans do some pretty strange but always fun things around here.  They really get excited about this holiday called Halloween.  I heard stories about big, masquerade parties in the past and lots of scary goings on around this old house (my Aunt says it's haunted because she hears funny noises in the night...nobody else does, but hey, she's the human, not me and sometimes, pictures have ghost-like images in the background...ewwww!).  Legend has it the doctor who built this house performed surgeries in the basement and hid the money there.  Dad says thats probably b.s. (Boxer snot) because he said he's been all through the floor and walls just to validate it, of course.  Anyway, this year was no different--no party, but lots of decorating and dead body parts laying around...unfortunately, no raw meat, just plastic. 

Well, as you recall, Mom just LOVES to dress me up for any old ocassion and this was no exception.  Loaded with treats and lots of bribes (ya'll know what I'm talking about...more walks, new collar, a new puppy, blah blah), she thought Queen Lily should be a Fairy...now I had no say in this shopping extravaganza but being her best dog in the pack, I, of course obliged.  As you can see, I am just a darling Fairy, whatever a Fairy is (and don't say I look ridiculous--word will get out on the ISSR Shiloh forum and we will find you!) 

Well, you will not believe who showed up at our house during the photo opportunity.  We had just started taking as many pictures as Dad could snap and I was doing my best to not get tangled up in the spiderwebs, pumpkins and snakes when this really beautiful lady appeared.  Mom and Dad were whooping around telling me it was ELVIRA, Queen of the Dead.  Well, I'm here to tell you, I'm the QUEEN OF EVERYTHING.  Nuff said.  Besides, she just stood there like a piece of cardboard staring at I don't know what. 

I guess that was a pretty funny trick because the humans were sure having a big time. As you see, I was regal, as usual, and fairyish waiting for another treat.  A dog just never knows what to expect on a day like today.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, YA'LL

FROM OUR CRYPT TO YOURS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

On the road again...well sisters, after 15.5 hours of strange-looking prairie, pees along the highway, volcanic valleys and some mighty strange-looking creatures with trees on their heads, we finally arrived in Crested Butte, Colorado. My humans brought me here to see my favorite Aunt (and her Huskies), do a little shopping at the dog spa and do some more of this socializing business.

Well, first of all, in my people's land, we don't have no stinking Huskies--at least I've never seen any!  What's with those different colored eyes?  Why would anyone expect me, the Queen Lily, to accept as my equals such smallish, foxy-looking canines as my tour guides?  (snap, snap)--'I DON'T THINK SO!'  And, did I ever let them know I wanted no part of their tailwagging, coy, mountain dog society. 

My Mom was pretty upset that I almost took her arm off trying to drag myself in all my bigness towards these unfamiliar dogs but I let her know in no uncertain terms I would have no part of them...well, until they left, that is.  Then Mom took my cranky rear end back outside and everytime I decided I would be a big, bad Shiloh, she just sat me down and stood right in front of me and told me to more or less shut-up and stop acting like a fool (in her nice way, of course).  

Hey, I'm only trying to do my job. I have no idea where we are or even why this was such a great idea to leave my dog buddies at home but that's what we did, so I finally gave in to the plan and pretended to enjoy myself.  I did not appreciate Mom cooing and oohing over those other dogs, though.  She even said she missed the Mauja one...by the way, those dogs don't bark they just 'woo woo'??? 

I kept guard though from the deck upstairs and barked as much as I could get by with.

It was sure good to get home.  Talk about road rash...I don't know if I ever want to 'go for a ride' again!  Even Agnies and Bob Barker were glad to see me but being the slugs that they are, they just took a nap on the deck while I played with all my toys.

No More Slimfast

I gained 6 pounds.  I'm a big girl at 78 lbs.  I don't know why everyone is so surprised--you wouldn't believe the stuff I eat THREE TIMES A DAY!  Raw meat, kibble, sardines, tuna, chicken wings, sweet potatoes and anything I can snatch out of the short dogs' bowl.  Only 25-40 lbs. to go...

BEWARE! CAT ATTACK!!!

Watch out for these evil, giant black cats--they are armed and dangerous.  Scared the bejeezies out of me and the stupid things just sit there.  What's with that?  Cat got your tongue?  Stop staring at me!!!!