Dogging It

Husky on a Cruise Ship?

2009-09-03T11:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of me on the pretty fabric that the human loves! The fabric is called "Annabelle Oasis" and it is a Liz Claiborne product.
On another note the human went for a tour of a cruise ship which was called the Ryndam. She saw a husky on the ship and took a picture of it to show me. She says that she will go on a cruise to Alaska when huskies are allowed on cruise ships. We could have great fun on the ship, I am thinking.

My mom always says tuck your tail in...

2009-07-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

And mom knows best.:-) Ever since I was a little pup, I have kept my beautiful tail safe and pretty by tucking it in when I lie down.

The humans decided that we needed to have the bathroom fixed up because it looked grungy. Here's a photo of me enjoying the final product. There has been no talk of giving me a bath in the new tub. I wonder why?

On another note, I have perfected a special welcome for my humans when they come home. My latest trick is to jump on the kitchen table so that I can give them proper licks. They seem to enjoy the royal treatment.

I am a ding-a-lingerer

2009-04-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

Here I am ding-a-lingering by the door bell. My humans have installed a bird bell on the door knob of the kitchen door. Whenever I wish to leave the house, all I have to do is nudge the bell and one of the humans will come to open the back door in response to my dingling. I am not implying that my humans are ding-a-lings but they do respond to a little dingle now and then.

A very sad day for us all

2009-04-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

When a beautiful pup enters your life, there is no going back. It is always love at first sight. For my friend Vickie, she fell in love with Franki's niece "Mindy" at first sight. Vickie and I met because of our love of dogs and wolves and we both hoped to spend many happy hours together with our two girls "Kira" and "Franki" as well as the newest addition to Vickie's family "Mindy". Little "Mindy" was born on Valentine's Day and she and her three litter-mates were dubbed the love-puppies. This Easter weekend, Vickie and her hubby Walter as well as their beautiful husky "Kira" drove all the way to Dawson Creek, BC from Vancouver to bring sweet "Mindy" to her new home. Before Vickie and her family had a chance to meet "Mindy" an unimaginable tragedy took "Mindy" away from us all. She and her litter mates received their first vaccinations on Thursday and "Mindy" was unable to tolerate the vaccine. Her small body went into anaphylactic shock and she was unable to survive. My dear friend Vickie is devastated and so am I. My heart goes out to Vickie and her family.

Connie

An Auntie Am I!

2009-03-28T13:53:00.000-07:00

My handsome brother "Sizzler" in Dawson Creek has been busy and he is now the proud Papa of four beautiful Sibes. Let's not forget about the proud Mama whose name is "Mercy" which is short for Mercedes. She's been doing all of the hard work.:-)
There are two black/white girls and two grey/white boys. I am so proud of them that I have to post the latest photos for you all. Mother "Mercy" is watching the two pups singing for their supper through the back door.

Happy Spring to everyone!

Snow is too white

2009-01-24T02:26:00.000-08:00

I do not like to see too much white in the backyard so I decided to stir things up a bit. My favourite hole needed digging and since the ground was frozen it required a bit more elbow grease than usual to get things going. How do you like my work?

Merry Christmas to all!

2008-12-26T12:40:00.000-08:00

Sorry to be late in my Christmas greetings! We have been having so much fun in the snow that my human did not have time to sit down at the 'puter! The snow is at least two feet deep and we are enjoying the beauty of it. For Christmas I got a new bed for my dog crate. It's very comfy. Merry Christmas to all dogs and their humans.:-)

It's my birthday!

2008-11-10T02:02:00.000-08:00

Today is my big day! I am two years old. My human has not been keeping my blog updated because she can barely keep up with me. I make sure that she gets lots of exercise and does not spend too much time on the computer. Here are a few recent photos of me. One shows me on the back porch which has been modified with duct tape to prevent me from chewing the post. The other shows me with a new neigborhood pup named Justus. He's the cutest little fellow! He even came to my house on Hallowe'en.:-) The third photo shows me in my window seat watching the world go by. It's my favourite spot to curl up.:-)

Girlfriends

2008-09-22T00:54:00.001-07:00

Two of my prettiest girlfriends gave me a device for making me even more beautiful than I already am. My friends' names are Betty and Veronica and they happen to be the most adorable cats in my universe. The beautification tool is called a Shed-ender which sounds very dramatic. The human seems happy with its abilities to remove some of my excess hair although there will be no end to the shedding.:-) I am determined to produce even more fur through the winter months. The Shed-ender has met its match!

Honey, I ...

2008-09-01T09:02:00.000-07:00

ate the honey! I have been such a busy dog this summer that the human could not keep up with me. When the humans go out it is my turn to shine. I like to investigate the cupboards to see if there are any new interesting things available. This honey jar was very nice to work on. I decided to bring it into the living room and lay it on my bed so that I could enjoy it fully. Nothing like that smooth feeling of honey on the tongue or on the floor for that matter!

Happy September to all my buds and buddettes out there.:-)

Henry Moore and me

2008-07-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

My human took me to Queen Elizabeth Park a few weeks ago and she saw a really big rock that she wanted me to pose in front of. Humans are so odd. She told me the rock was actually sculpted by a man named Henry Moore. Now that I can understand! I like to make my own sculptures in the backyard but I call them pawstures. Here are a few of my pawstures.

the daily shred

2008-06-15T00:00:00.001-07:00

to live is to shred; to shred is to live...

"Shreddies" must be shredded!

to shred or not to shred? there is no question; thou shalt shred!

New cousins

2008-05-11T23:34:00.000-07:00

I have some new cousins up in Dawson Creek. These little pups are the cutest and fluffiest little critters since, well, since me.

Busy busy

2008-03-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

My human has been taking me to wonderful spots so we have had little time to blog. Here are a few photos from the excellent places that I have been on the Fraser River. We like to go to Macdonald Beach which is near the Vancouver International Airport and to Fraser River Park which is on the north side of the river opposite the airport. There are so many nice dogs and really nice humans who love dogs. Sometimes there are even horses, so I can have a few extra treats when my human isn't looking.

One day we went to North Vancouver to Cates Park and we had a great adventure. When we got back to the car, one of the tires was flat! The human seemed a bit discouraged at the flat tire but then lots of other humans came to help her and a friendly police officer called a tow truck for her. The tow truck man did not charge any money for adding air to the tire and he told her to take it to a local garage where they fixed the tire for only $25.00. The human woman was very thankful for all of the help because she had to keep her visit to North Van a secret. The human man had told her NOT to go to North Van because it was too far. Not listening to the human man is always a mistake.:-)

Rhythm & Blues

2008-03-08T13:33:00.001-08:00

We dogs have had so many incredible songs dedicated to us. One of my favourites is called "Stop Doggin' Me Around" What a beautiful voice Jackie Wilson has. Woo woo wooooooo...

Five faves meme from Behr Behr

2008-02-18T00:38:00.000-08:00

My Great Dane friend Behr Behr
invited me to participate in a doggie meme. Although the word looks like it should be pronounced Mimi, it has only one syllable and sounds like cream. The Wikipedia people say a meme is about self-promotion. Here I go, promoting myself again:

The meme requires me to link to the wonderful pooch who tagged me and that would be Behr Behr who has the best sense of humour since she laughs at my jokes.:-)

Next, I have to talk about five different subjects that I have posted about before in my blog. I feel like I am running for Prezzident!
The subjects are:
1. Family - There are two branches in my family. One branch is of the two-legged human variety which includes my angel-sister Tara as well as the two humans Connie & Earl. The other branch is the Dawson Creek chapter of my clan which includes human Gramma Debra and all of my four-legged kin.

2. Friends - I have a great friend named Cali. Cali is a Vizsla. She is so much fun to play with. I wish that I could play with all of my cyberspace pals too.

3. Myself - Digging is my passion! A good hole is never hard to find! My motto is "A hole in every spot".

4. Something I love... Well, that has to be chasing after ducks which is a very bad thing. I have gotten into trouble more than once because of my desire to swim with the ducks. The humans like to swim with porpoises and dolphins but I prefer ducks.:-)

5. Can be anything I choose... Without a doubt, becoming a full-fledged member of the Husky United Liberation Army before my first birthday has to be my greatest achievement thus far.

Behr Behr you are the best! Thanks for the invitation to promote myself!
I am afraid to tag anyone because they might already be in the meme and, because I am out of the loop, I might have missed the tagging.

Cheers to all!

Dog park on a Sunday

2008-02-03T18:44:00.000-08:00

Here are my first photos from the dog park. The human did her best but she only caught a couple of me. I guess that I move too quickly to be caught on film or whatever that stuff is on the little flat thingy inside the camera.:-)

New camera she works!

2008-02-01T14:07:00.000-08:00

Here's a photo of me at the living room window taken with the new Pentax Optio A20. The camera thinks that I am a cat.:-)

Meow :->

What happened to January?

2008-01-31T16:14:00.000-08:00

My human has been so busy that she never sat down with me to blog some of my adventures. The whole month of January was great but now it's almost gone. We had snow a couple of times and I got to run in the golf course because the golfers cannot golf in the snow. Yeah!

The human got a new camera but she is still trying to figure out how to get the pictures into the computer. I have a photo of the new camera because I took the image from the Digital Photography Review. The camera model is older than I am but the human says that it is a great little camera.

Hope to post some photos soon.

Franki V

Christmas Eve and all is swell...

2007-12-24T14:25:00.000-08:00

The human sez that the big day is tomorrow! Every day has been a big day for me because of all the wonderful Christmas cards that I have received from the best doggies and their humans. The human showed off the cards to her friends and everyone says that blogging dogs are the best! Way down under, Charlie and Opy started it all and the rest of us caught the big wave as it circled the world. Woo woo! It's been good ride on the magic carpet of luv.:------) Somehow the human's camera ended up in the camera hospital for Christmas. I might have had something to do with it... Thought you all might like to see a few photos from my brothers and sisters. I think that we are a mighty good lookin' family much like Brad and Angelina except for the big lips. Santa Claus is already in the air. He should be dropping by in about 9 hours.

Here's a fun video so we can all sing-along together on Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas everyone!

The Human

2007-12-02T01:41:00.000-08:00

The human does not get out much and she seems to be infatuated with this commercial from Jeep. What the heck is the deal with this advertisement? The human would have posted the video in its entirety but she is afraid of copyright laws and infringement. Christmas cards are in the mail along with the cheques.:-)

Ooh la la I'm in HULA

2007-11-20T00:59:00.000-08:00

I have been working furiously to gain acceptance to the Husky United Liberation Army(HULA) and on Monday I was granted full membership in this most illustrious league of like-minded working dogs. To read my application form, head on over to Meeshka's blog. Seeing esteemed leader Meeshka's signature on my certificate makes me feel both proud and humble. Before I sign off, I must thank the two humans who provided me with every opportunity to reach my goal. Two paws up for the humans and all hail Queen Meeshka!

Remiss am I

2007-10-28T00:36:00.000-07:00

It's been far too long since I last spoke with you all. I have been so busy tormenting my humans that I have had little time to sit down and compose my thoughts. What fun it has been though!

The humans are shall we say, not the sharpest knives in the drawer. The human woman forgot to tuck her apron strings into the closest when she went to work and, shortly after, I went to work on the closet. Have a look at the fun I had...

Ye Olde Middle Name Game

2007-09-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hollybollyboo finds the coolest games. She tagged me to play the Middle Name Game and, since it is Saturday, I have time to play. The way the game works is to use the initials of your middle name to come up with words which describe your unique character.

Middle name you ask? The middle name of a dog is varied on a daily basis but certain names stick. My human likes to call me Pumpkin for some unknown reason so here we go:

Princess -- 'cause I live the good life...

Underwear -- as in stolen daily from the laundry basket;-)

Maniac -- nightly zoomies between the living room and bedroom qualify!

Plastic -- milk bottles, watering cans, pop bottles are delightful to destroy!

Kleptomaniac -- stealing the dishcloth, dish scrubber, dish brush keep my klepto skills honed:-)

Interrogator -- I like to bark at my humans when they take too long to get going. Usually my main question is "When are we going OUT?"!!!!!!! My main method of interrogation is torture by use of the claw.

Naughty -- digging into the sofa and the bed are two of my favourite naughty things:-)

That was fun. I think it's time for some interrogation.

Name Game from Holly

2007-08-30T12:22:00.000-07:00

Holly has this cool game on her blog.
Here are the rules:

Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions. They must be real places, names, things ... If you can't think of anything, skip it. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

You take the first letter of your first name, and then answer the questions using only that letter.

What is your name? Franki
4 letter word: Fame
Vehicle: Ford
TV Show: Food TV(All the shows!)
City: Fargo
Boy Name: Felix
Girl Name: Felicity
Alcoholic Drink: Fizz
Occupation: Fur cleaner (F jobs ;-0)
Something you wear: Frills
Celebrity: Farrah Fawcett
Food: Figs
Something found in a bathroom: Feet
Reason for being late: Fell
Cartoon Character: Fearless Fosdick
Something You Shout: Fore

FORE!