The best word EVER!!

Do you knows what it is??

BENIGN!!!!!!!!!!

Yup, Cinderella's biopsy results came back, and her nasty mouth lumpie was BENIGN! It has some three-word name that Momma can't even pronounce, but basically it's a growth from the area of the mouth that the teeth anchor in. Sometimes the lumpies come back locally, but they DON'T metastasize! That means we might get another mouth lumpie, but unless it gets big enough to bother her eating it isn't any problem at all. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!

Cinderella sez this news ALMOST makes up for not being flower dog. :)

The real injustice

Hey folks, dis is Cinderella here. I hads to take over da keyboard from my brother today to correct a mistaken impression he left yesterday. He was all whining and complaining 'cause he didn't gets to be ringdog at Auntie Kristen's wedding. Like she needed a ringdog! The rings go to her just fine. But do you wants to know da REAL injustice here?!

Wouldn't I have made da bestest flower dog ever in da history of weddings?! And this wasn't just any wedding, it was Auntie Kristen's wedding! Auntie Kristen is my favoritest person in the whole world, except MAYBE my momma. Siiiiiiiiiiiigh. I don't know how she gots married pawperly without me. I'm not sure dat ceremony was legal.

Hey, furiends

Sorry I don't really have anything interesting to say. It was a pretty quiet weekend for me, full of lots of lounging. Momma was busy all day Saturday with a wedding -- another one I did NOT get asked to be ringdog in!! -- so I just slept a whole lot. But Sunday Momma exercised her guilties and took me for some super long walkies.

POTP for my sissy!

Momma dropped Cinderella off at the V-E-T this morning so Cinderella can have a nasty lumpie removed from her mouth. Momma is super-duper worried about her. Surgery at Ella's age isn't the safest thing. But she just had her good report card from the cardy-olly-guest this spring, so she should be fine. Still, if you could spare some POTP for her, we'd appreciate it!

UPDATE!: Momma heard from the V-E-T, and Cinderella's surgery went just fine! She's already waking up from anesthesia and is okay.

It's my blogoversary!

Wow, can you believe it? I've been blogging for four whole years!! My very furst post was on September 23, 2010. I was so nervous about dipping my paw into the world of blogging and representing my pawesome rescue. But Blogville stepped in and made me feel SO welcome and at home! Here's hoping to many, many more years!

Boy, all this blogging is sure hard work...

A very special day

I didn't think we could move for a week after that pawesome Oktoberfest pawty, but I managed to rouse myself for a VERY special celebration yesterday.

Yes, my sweet sissy Cinderella turned 13 years old yesterday! OMD. I can hardly believes it. Just a few short months ago, when the nasty seizure monster was visiting her, Momma and I didn't think she'd make it to another birthday. So we HAD to celebrate this one in style.

You can tell how much I love my sissy, since I'll wear that hat for her. Siiiiiigh. Then Momma sang "Happy Barkday" to her. Cinderella did a quick quality-control test on the cake, then Momma blew out the candle for her.

Happy barkday, Cinderella! We hope you get to celebrate many more.

Now everybody go check out Frankie's blog for the big mayoral debate! OMD, I can't wait!

PeeS: Today is Elephant Appreciation Day! One of the very furst toys Momma bought me was an ellyphant. I still loves it.

The aftermath

Oh wow, what a pawty! Thanks to everyone who came to Oktoberfest. It was a pawesome time! I think I'll just wait a few more hours to start cleaning all this up...

And now I know not to get into a drinking contest with Easy. Oh, my head!

Happy Oktoberfest!

It's time! It's time! I've been planning and planning, and now it's finally here! My sissy Cinderella and I would like to bid you Willkommen zum Blogville Oktoberfest!

Oh boy, folks are starting to arrive to my big pawty! I always knew I could count on the Furters to show up in style. Here's Sarge, Frankie, Ruby, Penny, Ernie, and Roxy all arriving together! Wow, they just look grreat, and SO German.

And right behind them are the Crabby Girls, Sheldon, Oceana, and Beachnut. They're clicking their pinchers in glee at the pawty decorations.

Here's Reilly and Denny, all dressed up to pawty. Everyone looks so grreat!

And look, it's the Doods! Mayoral candidates Murphy and Stanley have taken a break from the campaign trail to visit my pawty. WOW, how exciting!

Well, it's time for the pawty to officially get started. The humans' Oktoberfest is always started by the mayor tapping the furst keg. So here is our Mayoress Madi to do the sacred duty!

Way to go, Mayor Madi!! This is going to be a totally pawesome pawty. Cinderella and I have been working hard and erected a real German bierhaus. (That means "beer house," or "place to drink a whole whole LOT". I told you, I'm a German breed, I know this.) Bertie and Duncan have already grabbed their first mugs!

The Scots crew came up next -- it's Sully, Susie, and Sidebite!

Mayor Madi has changed and is ready to paint the town red with her date Raz!

Oh, it looks like Easy and Goose found the beer wagon too! I guess that means it's time to DRINK!

Lily and Edward say they'll keep us supplied with as much beer as they can carry.

Everybody's ready for a good drink. Lassie and Benji say "Prost!"

Sweet William the Scot needs a refill!

Whoa, here comes Angus! His bus broke down and he had to walk to make it here in time.

No worries, buddy, Misaki is ready with a cold one -- or ten!

Heading inside, there's some grreat food ready, courtesy of Chef Sasha! But furst, she's taking a moment for a quick tube steak with her handsome date, Frank the Tank.

Hailey, Zaphod, and Whitley are ready for the food!

And here's Ranger and Daisy!

Sarge is ready for some beer and pretzels!

The Critters in the Cottage are grabbing drinks too! (I think Mitalee is just going straight for the source and tapping the keg!)

How about some music and dancing? Wyatt and Stanzie will get us started...

And Ernie and Roxy are ready to hit the dance floor!

And OMD, would you take a look?! Some of our furiends saw the oom-pah band instruments lying around and decided to take a turn. Do we have a new star band in Blogville? Say hi to Stella Rose, Shasta, Prissy, Mona, Maggie, and Shiloh!

Wow, guys, I'm SO excited everyone came and had fun!! Kick up your heel and dance the night away to the oom-pah band! And don't furget to stop by Chef Sasha's to get all the pawesome food you can eat. As they say in Germany, PROST!

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Well shiver me timbers! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So if ye not be landlubbers or want to be walking the plank, ye'd best put on yer best pirate gear and hop up to the crow's nest to keep a sharp watch.

Avast, ye mateys! I've put together a list of pirate phrases for ye to use this fine day:

Avast ye - stop and check this out or pay attention
Bilge-sucking - insult
Booty - treasure
Crow's nest - small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands
Davy Jones' Locker - fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die
Dead men tell no tales - phrase indicating to leave no survivors
Hang 'im from the yardarm - punishment of those captured in battle
Hornswaggle - to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings
Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree?
Scuttle - to sink a ship
Walk the plank - punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones' Locker.
Yo Ho Ho - cheerful exhortation to demand attention


PeeS: LBR raised $20,800 yesterday in North Texas Giving Day. WOW!!!! Thanks to all our pawesome supporters!

PeePeeS: Remember tomorrow is Oktoberfest!! Stop by here for a rockin' German party, with lots of beer, German food by Chef Sasha, oom-pah bands, and even more beer! It'll be fangtastic!

And the verdict is...

Oktoberfest is a GO!! Momma said that she knows I didn't mean to do anything wrong and I've worked SO hard on this pawty, so she can't let Blogville down. Woohoo!!

And do you want some other super-good, totally pawesome, fangtastic news??

Osha is home!! She has improved so much that she got to leave the vet's and come back to her foster momma. She still has a long way to go, but this is a HUGE step!

Osha is just one of the many many boxers Legacy Boxer Rescue has helped over the years. And today is a day its awesome fans can give back! It's North Texas Giving Day, where lots of charities of all kinds in the area are competing to raise donations. The organization adds bonus funds to every dollar raised, so your donation goes much further. Plus the top fundraisers will win even more money for their charity! So if you can, donate to LBR today at this link. If you can't donate, please share the information with others who might help!

Wordless Wednesday: Apology Edition

Think she furgives me, furiends? Is Oktoberfest still on?? Tune in tomorrow to find out!

Grounded!

 Uh-oh, folks! Momma just found out that I've been planning a big pawty without getting her permission furst. She says I'm GROUNDED!

I think this is totally unfair. I've been working super-hard on my pawty, and I didn't ask HER to do any of the work. Anyway, Cinderella's helping too, and you don't see HER being grounded. I wonder who told on me. I was sure Momma would never find out...

"Heh heh heh!"

Stay tuned, my furiends! I'll try and talk Momma around. I've worked too hard on this pawty! Oktoberfest is GOING to happen!

Wags & Waves 2014

OMD, OMD, OMD, I had SO much fun on Saturday! It was Wags & Waves, our annual event where the waterpark goes to the dogs! Unfortunately we had a cold front roll in on Friday, so it was super chilly on Saturday. Brr. But we still braved the water and had SO much fun!

There were lots of furiends to play with, new and old!

I wasn't so sure about the water at furst. Like I said, it was COLD! And I'm not the biggest water fan anyway. But after a few tries, I got the hang of it.

Momma and I decided to take a little trip around the lazy river. Momma liked it, but it was a little skeery! I didn't like being in this weird tube that bobbed around on the water, especially at the parts that were pretty wavy.

 There were LBR volunteers there too. I gave Auntie Sharon a big kiss!

And I was a little skeered when I met Loki. His horns freaked me out! But he was nice and got down to give me some skritches. I told him to be nicer to his brother Thor, and he said he'd try.

This is a random picture Momma threw in because she said I look like a show dog. :)

 It was a grreat day! I had so much fun. Afterwards, I spent the whole ride home like this.

PeeS: Osha is doing better! The vet is cautiously optimistic that she's responding to her new treatment. Hopefully I'll have some good news and pictures to share later. Keep that power of the paw coming!