Luigi

Follow-up on the Missing Waffle Cone and Thensome

Well, the evidence has been dropped and frankly, the cup segments weren’t there. So I had to use self-hypnosis on-the-fly to re-visit the scene, and what was apparent that night was the two prime suspects were busy. Pippin was hunting the Papaya Tree Rat…

and Raven was busy running around and shoving toys at me…

They were both occupied. Actually, all were occupied outside with me except for the non-Raven in this picture.

That is part one of the evidence.

Part two was the plastic spoon that came along with the waffle cone. It had been splintered all over the pavers, and there was several pieces of spoon in the doo-dee in the place where Raven and Luigi deposit their daily or twice-daily gifts. I give Raven a lot of credit for mischief, but the credit for being the brains behind the Waffle Cone caper goes to Luigi.

Congrats, big guy, for being labeled. We all go through it.

Next, we find these two beautiful doves upon the utility lines. I innocently started taking pictures of them…this is one.

Then, with the snap of the next picture…we have a pre-Valentine day love fest.

X-rated stuff!

Mercury is still in retrograde. I just went into the kitchen and turned on the light. Nothing. No light. Oh, the light’s up there still on the ceiling. But it’s not going on. All four of those fluorescents are deadsville. <sigh> Maybe tomorrow? My dinner was not going to ring – rice cooker – so after an hour, I decided to eat whatever’s in there. An hour? You think rice would be cooked by then? Seems so to me.

Back to the weekend. Look at what was outside our window.

Dogs went crazy. Here kitty! Here!

Look who stopped by!

Hi!

These roses bloomed just for my friends’ visit! More Valentine’s Day activity, I say.

Ginger’s main lump is so very large. Think grapefruit-sized. This is a lovely picture of her…lump is unavailable.

I ran into a friend who has Golden Retrievers Sunday. She told me how many of hers died of cancer, I was appalled. The last one, she said, came up sick suddenly and they took him to the vet and found the dog was full of cancer. How amazing these dogs are that they hide their pain so well. If not for Ginger’s apparent symptoms, the lumps, I wouldn’t know she had cancer.

I wanted that cancer to go away. I can’t fool myself. The lump won’t let me. But I am still feeding her the herbs and vitamins and mushrooms. I think that is helping to keep her with me longer. She is a gem of a Dobergirl. She is slowing down some. Everyday is a blessing, though. When it comes down to it, we should all think that way because it is the case.

Ginger, Luigi, Pippin, Raven

11

Feb

2008

Luigi’s Birthday – 2/5/02

Helen

It is Luigi’s birthday today. Mr. Handsome, aka the Handsomest of Handsome, is celebrating by playing ball morning, noon, and night.

Happy 6th, my Doberson!

Starting week #5 of 2008

Helen

We had a bit of a foggy morning last week. I am usually groggy and blurry eyed when I wake up, but this scene really threw me!

We grew a sunflower. I think it was a gift from the birds. I do.

Foggy weather and sunflowers don’t stop Leissl from getting the job done, though. She’s one of Fort Doberdale’s, if not the world’s, best destuffers.

Today was ear cleaning day at Fort Doberdale. Everyone got an ear wash of 2/3 water, 1/3 vinegar, and plenty of wash cloths to wipe out the Doberdirt. Of course, the most important part of the whole ritual are the dog treats.

In this case, animal crackers. Yum!

Luigi’s favorite! (OK, anything food is Luigi’s favorite.)

Of course, after a good ear cleaning and cookies, what could be better than some coffee grounds? I put some old grounds that are flavored and sweet smelling on top of the Verawood roots for fertilizer. Nothing sweet smelling gets past the schnauzola on Luigi and his little sidekick, Raven.

The Buddha Dog gave me the wisdom to soak down the grounds, which stopped all interest in them immediately. That Buddha Dog is a wise ol’ sage.

When the sun went down, Lilian stopped in her tracks as part of the Fort Doberdale Squirrel Posse, and took note of an alien among us. (Even more important is maintaining possession of the coveted blue Cuz ball.)

What we find are the answers to a couple of questions. Who is gnawing holes in the neighbor’s papayas? Where have all the rats gone?

Eeegads!

Regis isn’t feeling too well tonight. He must have gotten too rowdy today as his well-worn bones and paws were tired of holding him up by day’s end. He got his dinner served to him on his princely cushion and he was quite appreciative of that. He dined well, and decided to call it an early night and has been napping since.

Baby, the DoberDiva, has something on her mind. We will have to wait to find out what that is.

Have a great week!

Helen

Baby, Birds, Leissl, Life, Lilian, Luigi, Raven, Regis, Trees and Plants

27

Jan

2008

Luigi’s Friends

Helen

Luigi and I drove out west to see some of his friends yesterday and to take our two new red friends, Faith and Hope with us.

On the way, we saw a bad wreck. Ugly stuff.

Faith was appalled.

We were glad to get to our destination. Luigi was happy to see his friends. Here he is looking good amongst them.

Here is a smiler friend of his.

Some humans are more apt to smile at the camera than others. That’s what Luigi says.

This lovely little girl needs a home. Her name is Cassie and she’s a character. She will be on the website soon, but if anyone’s interested now, fill out an application and send it in!

Luigi played with Hope and Faith.

And they posed for a picture.

Luigi and Hope took a last stroll around. Will you look at this? Hope is a very BIG Dobergirl. She’s 30″ and Luigi is 29″!

These girls need a home. They are orphans. They need a yard with a big, tall, sturdy fence. Hope is a persistent escape artist.

Sometimes Faith has to point out certain obvious things to Hope and her plan. We’re thinking Hope is the braun and Faith is the brains.

And whenever Hope’s plan works, Faith is right behind her.

These two were left in a yard without shelter and lacking water. The former “owners” were cited several times, didn’t comply, so these two were picked up. There were no calls from those owners to reclaim these lovlies. Once they become part of a family and have jobs to do, they won’t have to make up their own adventures. It will take a little work, but these two are characters and are so much fun to watch and play with. These girls do everything together. They are best pals, and want to be adopted together in their ever-loving forever home.