the speckle effect

Testing, testing, testing...!

2011-02-07T21:41:00.010-05:00

Ya know, everybody always teases mom that I am half papillon because I have wispies and am fine-boned and hold my beautifully plumed tail curled up high over my back. So a few weeks ago, she stole some blood from me and Samwise and sent it away to be tested. Well, the results finally came back, and guess what?!

THEY WERE RIGHT (sort of)!!!! I am only HALF a border collie!! Here are my results:

ACD??? Like, ferREALZ??!! I am pretty sure these do not look ANYTHING alike:

Whatevs. Anyway, Sammy's was much less interesting, but here it is:

Haha - he is so mixed up, they don't know WHAT he is!! Purebred beagle on one side, but the only thing they're sure of on the other is Lab...maybe some greyhound and maybe some collie, and a little pinch of "No Clue". So I guess that "Samwise-beagledog" really is the perfect name!

And Moss had a pretty big week, too. He got noodled and got to wear the biggest party hat EVER! Mom wouldn't let him play with me for a few days, and kept him in jail:

When Moss was getting noodled, the vet suggested running a biopsy on the bald patch he's kind of always had on his leg. Well, when the results came back, it said he had some sort of "endocrine dermatitis" which was typical of hypothyroidism, so he has to go back and get more blood stoled. Hope they figure it out quickly cuz he looks funny with that bald patch on his leg!

Snowdogs! Part II

2011-01-14T16:49:00.004-05:00

Snowdogs!

2011-01-12T19:18:00.008-05:00

Hi, remember me?? Mom has no excuse for not letting me post for so long, so Auntie Amy finally had to threaten her! Anyway, we have had a bunch of snow lately, and mom stole her dad's camera to show everybody these:

I don't know why mom took so many of Moss. Maybe because I spent most of my time doing this:

And Meara spent ALL of her time doing this:

And Sammy only went this far:

Comfy?

2010-09-12T14:00:00.000-04:00

2010-07-31T20:18:00.009-04:00

Hi! It's me, Moss! Mom says I have to tell you that I'm a whole 5 and a half months old now, and weigh 30.5lbs.

And Speck[lehead] is mad at me because mom said *I* could post today! haha!

I've had a couple of Big Adventures over the past few weeks, but the funnest one is about WATER.

i.LOVE.water.

See, here is my wee puppy self in the Puppy Pool:

And then when I was bigger, I got to play in the Big Dog Pool!

This is me swimming "for real" for the first time!

And this is me trying to herd Speckles and swim at the same time. It didn't work very well.

But then I discovered the MOST FUN THING in the WHOLE WORLD:

SWIMMING WITH AUNTIE NICOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(and having a float coat (thanks auntie caitlin!) so i can swimz forever and not get drownded like i almost did where auntie nicole went in the water with all her clothes on so she could save me)

I got to chase the Sparkle-Splashes forever!

And then Auntie Nicole showed me how to make the Biggest Splashes EVER! Here I am diving for the first time (I don't know why mom keeps saying "falling"):

but I learned that if I *jumped*, I could make bigger splashes!

But then Auntie Nicole said it was time for me to get out of the water! I told her I didn't wanna!!!

And then I tried my hardest to swimz away but I couldn't!!!

So she said Fiiinnnee, I could have ONE more jump!

BONNSAAIIIIIIIII!

I also got to see all my friends and meet tons of new people! (hi auntie mickey, thanks again for playing Splashies with me in the Little Pool!!)

=)

2010-06-17T23:09:00.002-04:00

Pricks

2010-05-31T20:58:00.005-04:00

well, that's what his ears are *trying* to be today...

hahaaa!

2010-05-28T18:33:00.010-04:00

Look at Sammy! He's in JAIL!

Wanna know why? Cuz he's a jerk. He wants to eat me! No idea why. I am the silentest, mellowest, goodest dog ever. Wanna know why there's a red roof? Cuz mom found out he can jump the 42" ex-pen!!! Gotta give him props for the mad ups, I guess.

But I have super-talents, too. I can stand on my hind legs forever! Here I am yelling at stoopidSam:

But I know this is why you're really here (hrmph.):

He's my bestest bud.

and he's working hard to make Meara think so, too...

Wanna know what we're all laughing about here?

It might be when Moss did a faceplant when trying to jump on the bed...

Or when he was trying to catch the sunlight in the pool...

...boys are dumb.

What the...?!?!

2010-05-16T18:49:00.008-04:00

Do you know what this is:

It is my look of utter disbelief!

(or maybe it's me waiting for the ball)

Mom took us for a long drive on Friday, and we came home with this:

Oh hi! My name is Moss (fornow)!

I'm a border collie....see?

I like to swim,

dig,

and chase my Big Brudder around!

I bet I would like naptime, too, except I am abused - I can't even lie down properly!

That's why they call it the blue(s)!

2010-04-26T16:01:00.013-04:00

Well guess what? I have a sister! Besides the fact that it happened MONTHS ago, I have to say I love having Meara around...we get to play Whappy-Face every morning! Most times, she'll just come up to the side of the bed, and raise a front paw to smack me in the face. Except that I am a super-speckly-ninja and I can prance and hop and whip and swirl around, confusing her with my plumage! We don't get to play for very long, though, because Samwise-Fun-Police makes us stop when things get too wild.

Mom says Meara is continuing to gain confidence. I think she's fine. As long as she doesn't try to steal my stuff, it's all good! But she seems to like my crate, and that's just fine since I don't really like it myself. Sam even lets her *touch* him when they are both napping on the bed!

Here's a family portrait:

But enough about her! Mom says I am becoming SUCH a GoodBoy! I met her cousin-in-law the other day and wasn't even nervous! When I saw her outside, I followed Sam to go sniff her, and then I climbed up her to give her kisses. I didn't even have to bark at her! Also, Mom took me to a farm about a month ago, where I met these things call "PUPPEEZ". They are weird and I don't know why she would take me there. Here's me seeing one for the first time:

Meara and Sam were just as impressed as I was.

Anyway, Mom let me run free that day (well, sort of...she had a superextralong leash on me, but let me run wherever I wanted). And I stayed by all the people and dogs and PUPPEEZ, and when I started to run off by myself, Mom called and I came back. And I didn't find a dog to focus on and bark at or hump (much)...I ran around sniffing, eating cow poop and playing ball. Kinda like a "normal" dog. She was so proud and so surprised. I don't know why she worries so much. She needs to listen to Auntie Petra and Auntie Amy, who say she should trust me more!

Well, I feel a thunderstorm coming so I'm gonna go hide in the closet...catch ya later!

I'm 2!

2009-12-02T19:35:00.008-05:00

Oh wow, it's been a long time since I wrote, huh? Well, I have some good reasons, and one of them is this:

That's Meara and she's one of the Lucky 7. Mom and Samwise and I went to the Farm and stayed for a whole month to take care of her and the rest of them! Plus, Mom says the camera was being "temperamental" for awhile, too. Whatever! But today is my birthday and I'm all growed up cuz I'm 2! Wanna see what I got?

Know what it is?? A FENCE!!! Now I can do this:

and Samwise can do this:

and this:

and Meara can continue doing this:

SYTYCD?

2009-06-12T17:37:00.004-04:00

That's right, ladies + gents! In order to keep myself in top condition for agility, I have taken it upon myself to learn how to dance!

I thought I was pretty smart finding some moves on the intarwebz. Here is my version of the "lawnmower".

Then I found the similar, yet subtly different "bicycle".

I don't know why Mom and Samwise fell to the floor laughing. I thought I did a great job! Mom muttered something about "white boy [can't] dance moves".

So then I thought I'd get some Culture and found the "can can".

and, well, nobody is a dancer unless they can do "Elaine's Dance"!

what do you guys think...am I ready to quit agility for a life of dance competitions??!

The Phoenix has landed!

2009-05-09T18:24:00.003-04:00

Look who came to play with me! It's Cuzzin Phoenix, a reskewed pup like me! Isn't he such a pretty-boy?

Mom keeps saying this is what a real border collie should act like. I don't know what she's talking about.

All I know is that he can't do this!

I am me!

2009-04-28T01:12:00.006-04:00

Today, I am particularly seksay. See how bedroom-y my eyes are?

Is it my new ball? nope.

Was it the weekend at the farm? nope.

er. well. not really. I mean, every time I go to the farm I get a little braver, but confidence isn't the only thing that makes me so irresistible!

Auntie Allison brought me my very own leash + collar! Isn't it perfect? And when we got home, my very own tag was waiting for me! Mom says it was handmade just for me by Tessa...mom even got a matching tag to put on the leash since I don't like people reaching for my collar. I guess that means if I run away, I should make sure my leash is on, huh?

Guess what Samwise got? NOTHING! hahahaha!

He pouted under the bed until he found out mom bought treats, too...

mmm...stufffed gulllett...

nom.nom.nom.

Sun!

2009-04-23T13:54:00.007-04:00

wow. it took almost a whole month for two things to happen at the same time:
1. the sun to come out
2. mom remembering to take the camera outside

here i am waiting for the ball...

...WAITING for the ball...

*kickitalreadylady*

some swirly-tail fetching pizzazz

sometimes I go say HI to Sam. I don't know why he always runs away, though.

this is what samwise usually does while i'm playing...

but look what mom got him to do!

he runs *so* fast that the camera couldn't even focus!! *snort*

whew!

Speckles: 1, Samwise: 0

2009-03-27T21:52:00.010-04:00

Samwise the beagle-dog,
Loves being a log.

But I am the best,
At disturbing rest!

Observe!

Speckles: "HI SAM WANNA PLAY?"
Sam: "no. go wei."

Speckles: "oh yay! i love it when you play with me!"
Sam:"srsly, get away from..."

Sam: "SMACKDOWN!"
Speckles: "wheeeeeeee!"

Speckles: "hey why'd you stop?!"

Sam: "go wei."

finally

2009-03-25T14:17:00.000-04:00

Hi everybody! Mom FINALLY decided what my new name is going to be: NEBCR's Merry Specklehead! She says she knows it sounds really funny, and not at all appropriate for a border collie, but it "fits" me...kinda like my tail. That means I'm special, right?

For you guys who don't know me, mom says I made her FAiL fostering for the first time...that means I won, right? Here's how it happened:

"Hey Speckles, wanna stay here forever?"

.oO What? What did you just say?? Oo.

.oO Really?!?! Oh no..no..nonono...Oo.

.oO YAAYYY!!!

So now I get to play with my brothers Samwise beagledog + Smudge-kitty all the time! wheeeBARKBARKBARK!