Hello,
Everyone, and welcome to the most visited page on this
site. It
is normal that you come here to find news of my ever-adorable
self. Well, this Far West business is starting not to make
me smile. No joke. First lightning struck in the front
pasture. Right near the girls! Was I a brave bulldog? I
was not. I was hiding under the desk. Above you can see
me in my new typical morning nap spot. Log furniture is
great; it has convenient cross bars at a perfect hight
for resting a bulldog chin.
I often need a nap after walking all of about 50 feet out
with Mommy to feed the horses. Just thinking of walking off
the shade of the porch is enough to exhaust me. Mommy never
puts me on the leash any more. Heck, it is too HOT to run
away, and why would I want to do that anyway? I tell you,
it is really scary out there. We saw our first RATTLESNAKE!!!!!!
YIKES!!! Did
I defend the homestead? Did I act like a brave dog? I did
not! I'm
not that dumb! I ran! Mommy ran for a sharp shovel. Yes,
we have guns, but she was shaking so much I'm not sure she
could have hit anything, much less a snake. She "practiced"
whopping the ground, to get up her nerve, saying that, "Snakes
are cold-blooded animals," meaning that there would probably
not be much blood and gore, or even a cry. After several
practice chops......WHACK! Off
with his head! Then for good measure she chopped the body
in several pieces as well. What
a mess. Oh,
you want to see it??? For the brave at heart we will provide
a link. This is not a pretty picture, and you will notice
that my lovely self is nowhere to be seen. I did go and roll
around on it the next day so all the other dogs in the neighborhood
would think I was brave. Mommy screamed almost as loudly
as she did the first day when I pulled that stunt.
We sure had fun taking the photos of the party
animals . Nancy
is a great photographer (plus she gives me treats! yum yum) I was constantly
trying to get the balloons which were used in some of the photos. Finally Mommy
and Nancy tried to get some shots of me, trying to grab said balloons. Here are
some action photos of my athletic self, for those of you who are under the mistaken
impression that all I do is sleep.
With
my three nurons, I was really perplexed
when I actually GOT one. I bit it. Boom.
WHERE DID IT GO???? Answers please to Raoul@Nice-Puppy.com
The only good part of the whole Party Animal ordeal was that the girls
baked
me a cake! A doggie cake! So of course I must share the recipe with
you.
You
know I love to hear from you. Please Write
to me Raoul, the only
bulldog with his own email address! The biggest Aaaaaaaaaahhh
was heard this month over the panda photos going around
on email. This baby is no
where near as cute as I was, but in case you missed it;
Every
time Mommy sells a bear, dog or rabbit, I get a
treat, same goes for new subscribers to the
Newsletter, so please, sign
up soon. I need all
the extra treats I can get, as I
am on a limited diet, only supplemented
by "horse snacks".
Funny, I
don't feel in the mood to joke about wild animals after the
snake encounter. One thing that IS funny is how Mommy dresses
now; short shorts and tall leather cowboy boots. Guess she
figures her ankles are protected if she has to go for the shovel
again any time soon. I tell you it's a rough world out here
in the Wild West.
Snake avoidance tips
to; RAOUL@Nice-Puppy.com
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