Here a Dog, There a Dog, Everywhere a Dog

a new neighborhood brings new people, new sights, new sounds, new smells and lots of new dogs.

sophie the puggle has made friends with lucy, a black and white border collie.
lucy makes a bee line right for us if she is being let outside.
they love to play together.
lucy even comes inside and helps herself to everything.
sophie just jumps all over her.

then there's lily, a golden retriever, she's a people dog, not a dog's dog.
she keeps trying to get to me to be petted, but sophie keeps wanting to play.
lily doesn't want puppy play time she's a person pet me kinda pup.
sweet as can be.

then there's bricks, a french mastiff puppy, he's HUGE and a puppy
sophie walked under him with no problems.
he's so well trained, but he couldn't resist playing with sophie
he was so excited; of course his owner was upset.
he has worked hard to train bricks to obey
and you know sophie, she just egged him on to play.

then there's maximus, a shih tzu puppy, the very opposite in size to bricks
looks like a little rabbit or furry ball walking around
at first he'd shake when sophie sniffed him but now he's a little bit bigger
and i really do me a little little bit bigger
he loves playing with sophie, for once sophie is the big dog here and i think she likes it

then there's gizmo, the chihuahua, he's big and tough, at least in his mind
he gives sophie the whole me man dog you woman dog show
he puffs out his chest, kicks up some dirt and sniffs her butt
sophie takes it all in stride

then there's bruiser, a boxer, he's so sweet
he and sophie played and then lied down and he began to lick her ears
which was addorable, bruiser gets so excited to see her
and she runs right to him

there are many more dogs in the neighborhood but these are the ones she's played with the most.
she never seems to lack for company.
sophie the puggle love her new home and all her new 4 legged neighbors.

Cosi

had a lot of fun today. my dad, two neices, the kid and i went to cosi here in columbus. i was worried that with the youngest being 12 and the oldest being 67 that there wouldn't be enough "non-kiddy" things to do. but we really had a good time. we did the classic exhibits only. we didn't see any of the shows and we still spent 3 1/2 hours there.

i really liked the life section, i age up real well, and my kid and i found out how much we really really really look-a-like, it was scary! we really liked the progress section too, the 1962 part was fun.

we had loads of fun with the gadget section too. we played with everything. we really took our time in each section. just when we thought the section was done we found something we missed.

my only complaint, it is expensive!!! we went to wendy's to eat. the gift shops are always expensive, but just to get in i thought was steep and tons of stuff was extra, i just don't like museams that do that. i know the funding is getting cut for them, but they are going to lose people coming cuz they won't be able to afford the admission.

well, lots of photos and videos to load.

What a glorius sunshine day!!!

It is a beautiful sunny mild ohio day. It is a rare occurence in spring to have a perfect weather day and i think today is it. I want to remember this day so that when we have the next crappy day I can be reminded that there was once a perfect day. I want to turn off the air conditioning and open the windows. But my kid says she's hot and doesn't care if the house smells like wet dog. The house smells like wet dog because of all the rain we had been getting and the dog loves her puddles. Then she comes in and rolls on everything.

If you try to dry her off with a towel she thinks it's a game and tries to take the towel from you in a fierce tug of war battle. It's cute and yet so annoying since she does stink. Tonight she's getting a bath, sh! don't tell her. At least she'll smell like baby shampoo for a couple of days which is better then just plain old wet dog smell.

Maybe tonight we will try to find the dog park with a fenced in off the leash area so she's be really tired when I put her in the tub. She loves getting in the tub and splashing in the water. The moment you shut the bathroom door on her she goes into a panic, because she knows tub play time has just turned into bath time. She doesn't like being washed, she just wants to play. But I must be strong and take charge and get that stinky dog clean. I just can't take the smell anymore!