OMG! Cutest EVER!

Did you see it? The CUTEST COMMERCIAL EVER!?!  If not, my fellow dog friends, I present to you the cutest commercial ever:

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Now, am I old enough to drink a brew yet?!?!
Minnie

Thankful!

Boy, what a week. Moms was out sick with the flu! Sure, we got to snuggle a whole lot but being cooped up in the house all week no fun.

But thankful that everyone is doing good now! Even grandpa, who had a heart and kidney transplant got sick, but he's doing better too.

Today I got to enjoy a bit of this California January sunshine when dad and I went and played fetch out back with one of my favorite toys, a hard rubber duck that looks like Daffy.

Now, I'm chillin in bed snuggling with mom and dad. Awww. Back to normal around here! Although, mom's been hinting around that she wants to get me a little sister. Says she'll maybe keep me more entertained while mom and dad are busy at work.... But I dunno. I like ruling the house.

What do you think? Good or bad idea to get me a partner in crime?

More Sickies!? What a week it has been. Its only Wednesday!?!

Yeah, I know. I haven't been very active on here the past week or so. But, not only did Sissy get sick this past week. Mommy got sick Monday. And she got that nasty H1N1 Swine Flu stuff. MAN! Did that take a toll on her. But, just as I did with Sissy, I've been by her side being her cuddle buddy all week. The rest of the family has kept their distance. So I'm sure she is enjoying my company.

So, here is where I've been the past few days. Hopefully she gets better quickly!

Atleast the kids are here to play. They decided to make a fort for themselves. I took it over. Lol

Sissy is sick! :( What do we do?

So what do us dogs do when our loved ones aren't feeling good? We snuggle with them!

My momma is jealous cuz she don't get to snuggle like we do. Sorry!!!

Feel better soon Sissy.

OMG! I just ripped out someones tooth! Minnie's Misadventures #2

Its a cool January evening (notice I say cool. This California weather is crazy. It was probably like 60). Anyhow, we're in the living room and in walks Ace. Ace, our extremely active, athletic 8 year old boy in the family and he has a couple loose front teeth.  One being VERY loose. Looks like they're gonna try and yank it out. This should be interesting....

So Ace and Dad grab one of those R/C Helicopters (you know, the one that really stings your nose when you try and sniff its rear). Anyway. Mom heads out the room and returns with this really stinky stuff. It was like a string. I think they called it "floss". It really caught my attention though. Wow was it strong.

So there I was, laying on the couch watching Ace getting this string tied to something in his mouth. Then they tied it to the helicopter (did I mention I don't like those things?). Dad grabbed the remote, and the helicopter shot into the sky, then came crashing back down in a hurry. I rolled my eyes and looked at Mom. Who is recording this silliness. They tried a second time. Here, you have to watch this to believe it:

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I think they needed more power. Argh, argh argh!

Then, they came up with this brilliant idea to make ME pull it out. Really? ME?! I've got better things to do. I was comfy resting on the couch minding my own business. After all, I just was outside in this frigid (hah!) weather chasing a Blue Jay out of the yard. Don't they care about my rest? I guess not. Dad cut the string from the helicopter and grabbed my favorite toy. A big old hard plastic Daffy Duck! That caught my eye. Off I ran over to him play. I just can't resist that toy.

Dad then ties that smelly string to my collar. I didn't quite understand why at the time (that leash isnt going to hold me), I was focused on my duck. He tossed my duck in the other room and off I went. I couldn't get it fast enough. Everyone was cheering me on too! I came back in the room, and then realized the cheers weren't quite for me. They were for Ace. I guess we got that tooth out after all! See for yourself! The reaction on his face was priceless!

This is a different video than above. Even though it has the same initial screen.

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Now, if that didn't already bring a smile to your face. You have to check out this post!

A Magic Mushroom!? Oh Boy!

Now, not everything I want to share on here is about me being in trouble. I want to share some useful stuff too. Like some reviews of some of the things my owners have got for me. So here is my first attempt at a product review.

A few weeks ago life was simple. I woke up, mozied into the kitchen and was given a bowl of some good ole Nature's Domain Salmon kibble from Costco (Man. I love when they go there and bring me back stuff!). After breakfast, man, did I have some energy! I was ready to rock and roll. Then things changed. My owner was browsing on that computer again, and he found something called "Kibble Dispensing Toys".

A couple days later, a box came. My owner opened it and inside was this big... purple.. MUSHROOM!? What the heck!? I thought they got me a TOY!

So what is it? Its a PetSafe Busy Buddy Magic Mushroom. A meal dispensing dog toy...

You can find it here on Amazon: 

What do I think of this new toy? OH BOY I LOVE IT! I mean, eating out of a bowl was easy. But, I was lazy too. This, oh boy. THIS IS FUN! There is an adjustment within the tool that allows them to control how fast the food comes out. Which, means I get to play with it longer if its set to a harder setting! Which that also means I get a better workout, and sure am tired after that. Guess what? I also don't just gulp my food down in 3 mouthfuls anymore. I think that's a good thing for my insides!

It's totally like the best thing ever. I get to play AND eat! And my owners are happy. I'm no longer hyper after eating. I'm ready for a good nap!

Now, about the toy itself. Its heavy duty plastic. Pretty tough stuff it seems like. the top part of the mushroom comes off to access the difficulty settings (control treat output). The bottom portion comes off to store the food/treats (holds almost 2 cups). since the whole thing comes apart its also very easy to clean.

Here is a video my owner took of me with it. Now, give me little slack. This is the first time I've ever seen one of these things. It took me a little bit and some help to figure out how it really works. But boy, do I love meal time now!

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Would I recommend this one to my fellow pups? YOU BET!
Got another kibble dispensing toy I should try? Let my owners know in the comments below!

Disclaimer: This is a personal opinion based product review. This review is of a product purchased by us and not under the request of a manufacturer. 

And So It Begins.... Minnie's Misadventures #1

Today started out like any normal day. My humans parents got up early to get ready for work. My human siblings started to get ready for school. I got my breakfast in my kibble toy (BOY I love those things!) and went and rested a bit on my comfy bed before everyone had to leave.

A little later Momma told me goodbye and put the fence up around the bed area and tossed a few new toys my way. Dad would be home in a few hours. No big deal, right? Wrong.

After mom left, the house was quiet. Ah, some peace! No kids screaming and running around! Time for me to take a nap!  After my short nap, I played around with a few of the toys. But, that got old. I needed something better. There had to be something funner I could find to do. Then it hit me. I could be living on a cloud right now. Imagine that. A boxer like me living on a big ole fluffy cloud! My parents would be so excited to know I was being treated like a king floating on my big ole cloud!  But, how? How can I get me a cloud? Oh wait... I got it! This bed! Its almost like a cloud!!!

For the next couple hours before Dad got home I went to work. I knawed at that bed and finally broke the zipper open. Man. I'm like MacGyver! And yes, I watch it on occasion with the kids. Anyhow. Pulled, tugged and yanked all that stuffing out. Yeah! This is great!

After I got my cloud all set up, I was ready for a good nap. I was tuckered out after all that hard work! Off to sleep I went. Next thing I new, I heard Dad walking in the house. Woohoo! He's gonna be so proud of me!!  I let out a quick bark of excitement as he makes his way to the bedroom.

Then he walked in. I was all happy, sitting up nice and straight for him to see me. Then I noticed the look on his face. I had seen this look before. The one he gave me when I forgot to go outside to relieve myself. Uh oh. This ain't good. I don't think he is very happy. I laid down. I think my idea backfired on me. Crap.

Dad thought it would be a good idea to take my picture. Here it was. I realized at this point, my ingenious idea to sleep floating on a cloud wasn't so spectacular anymore. All I could think of was, I'm sorry Dad.

Welcome to Minnie's Misadventures!

Welcome to my little corner of the web!  Let me first introduce myself. My name is Minnie. I am a female Boxer mix and about 13 months old at the time of writing this. My "forever home" owners rescued me from a local Animal Rescue. In which the local Animal Rescue team saved me from a kill shelter in southern California. Where I was originally found by the freeway with another sibling.

I've started this blog for a couple reasons. One; to share my tails (haha) and my adventures throughout my life.  Make some people smile. And two; to apologize to my owner for all my "mistakes" (I've had plenty of Oopsies!)

Anyway, I invite you to come along for the ride that is my little puppy life. I hope you find some of this entertaining, and perhaps some if it even useful. Feel free to comment or ask questions!

Thanks!
Minnie