Posts by Winston

Indiana Dog and the Lawn of Doom

The past few weeks have been nothing but rain, and as such the back lawn has become a little out of control, and more like a jungle. I couldn’t go to the bathroom in the front yard, but had to resort to begging at the front door to go out in the front yard! As you can see, I had to leap through the tall jungle grass like a tiger or a lion in order to get anywhere! Thus the lawn of doom became my great despair…

We lost many good explorers in that jungle who set out to find the toys that lay in the grass for the move home. This Saturday, however, was the first sunny nice day that dad was home, something had to be done! The lawn of doom would be no more… Dad had to attack bits and then dump his basket, and it took a long time!

I didn’t know if we would make it, I had to leap through it to escape a fate worse than being put into a kennel! We uncovered so many snails and slugs and beetles, they all kept running! I admit, I am a little scared of the mower, but I think that I managed to stay away. I even got in some licks of my own by tearing up plants and chewing up the grass- also pulling sticks and shrubs out of mom’s hands and destroying them!


Finally, the lawn was tamed, and I can now use my bathroom in peace again…

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06 2008

The Almost Bird Catch

When Dad and Mom got home yesterday I went outside to greet them. It has been raining all week, but the past couple days have been extremely nice. Yesterday was the first day of the nice weather, so I was perfectly willing to go outside to see them. The front yard is my yard anyway. When it rains a lot, Dad doesn’t mow the backyard. and it grows a lot, probably because of the rain. It becomes a jungle that is taller than my head. I don’t like going to the bathroom in the rain anyway, so I definitely won’t do it when there is a jungle. Dad and Mom solve that problem by letting me go out in the front yard on the pebbles, so it is my yard.

Well, I smelled something unusual in my front yard, so I totally ignored Dad and mom and went into the bushes, Dad and Mom were standing outside talking to someone, when all of a sudden, I found the intruder in my yard! I jumped up to grab it and leaped through the bushes, and almost caught the pigeon by the tail feathers as it tried to fly away. Dad also had a chance to grab it, but he didn’t take it, even though the pigeon hit him in the shoulder!
I was bothered for a little while, but Mom has moved the furniture again, so I have a perfect spot to look out the front yard and guard it from any fowl play…

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06 2008

Eau de Winston

Springtime is here, and I have finally perfected my dog scent. And, actually, mom is not disgusted by it. And in a complete change of doggy policy, because of it, I am let off the lead far more often! It is win win for everyone!
So basically this is how it goes, to get a truly good scent you need to roll in stuff. Mom was never too pleased to let me roll in stuff because she thought I was rolling in the nasty. I used to, dead birds, goose poop, lady dog pee. But it wasn’t quite right. But this weekend, after some amazing summer weather (21 degrees!!!) I finally got it right- wild parsley, clovers, bluebells, and dandelions! I started rolling in the parsley and clovers, and mom went over to inspect. Not seeing anything out of order, she let me off the lead! So like a crazy springtime dog, I was rolling everywhere! It was awsome!
I even have started to avoid the icky stuff and listen when they tell me to come back. So this spring has been awesome because I can run around the meadow free! Nice one for dog. (Its my favorite thing).

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05 2008

The Giant Ball Movie

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As promised, here is the Giant Ball Movie (see the last post).

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03 2008

From Lilliput to Wonderland… The Giant Ball

Well, things went from the land of Lilliput to the Wonderland, or as some might say- the land of the giants!! This crazy ball is the ball that mom sits on to do work. I have never really been too interested in it, because it is like every other piece of furniture. But then all of a sudden, dad started bouncing it and I realized it was a giant tennis ball!!!

I love playing ball. I really do. This afternoon, we went to the meadow to fly kites with Jake and Ruth Anne. Dad brought my ball to play with, the red one with the string, and I ran around for a bit with it. But then dad and Jake got out this white ball with seams, and it was hard and they started throwing it to each other and catching it with big hands! It was awesome, I kept running back and forth between them to try to get it. I’ll admit I got tired a little bit, but I was re-energized everytime one of them dropped the ball (mostly Jake, dad was awesome!!) and I got it from them and ran away. I was completely uninterested in my ball, seriously.

Anyway, so this giant ball comes along and I had to try to get on top of it. It didn’t work very well, but you can check out the video to see how I faired. I almost managed it right at the end, but I think I will try again later. Mom is mad at dad for encouraging me because now she thinks I think I can play with the ball, even though it is her chair… well she is right! I’ll get that thing yet!

Ever see that episode of The Office where Jim punches a scissors into Dwight’s yoga ball while he is sitting on it? Well, I got four sharp scissors on each hand… hehehe.

Movie to follow…

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03 2008

Land of Lilliput, a doggy fantasy

Ok, so I think it is time to go over one more of my fantasies. We heard about the socks, the caniwulf (and we even got to watch more Vampire shows this weekend, which just reinforced that fantasy). I guess I probably have a lot of fantasies since I am kind of a dreamer dog, I spend most of my time on top of my kennel looking out the window thinking about how I am flying over them all and spot peeing on the people I don’t like.

But my new fantasy is a Lilliputian one- and it all started because of the weird visual tricks that happen when dad walks down the stairs. Check it out- it looks like he has shrunk to just his head and I am as big as he is!!! Needless to say, I started freaking out and running around in circles and pawing at his head and licking him through the posts. I thought he really shrank it was really cool! I was a little disappointed when he came back up the stairs.

So now I want a world full of little people. I have noticed other little people at the park and elsewhere, and I always want to play with them or check them out, but their owners won’t let them play with dogs, something about getting muddy… I don’t know. I think mom and dad should get a little person for me to play with.

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02 2008

Winter Sadness

I know I made all these grand promises in my last blog, and I was fully planning on making good on them, and then I got sick…

Lets just call it the February of Puke… it was spew city at 20 Leckford road. Everything I ate came out, everything that came out I ate (although mom and dad put a stop to that pretty quickly). I was not and am still barely a happy puppy. I was shivering so bad that mom and dad made me a little lair (see above- and if you can’t see me, see below). What a nasty ride. Mom got sick too, but its probably not the same thing, she blames me for eating so much poo and she thinks that it got me sick.
Anyway, I was holed up in my blankets for the past few weeks, so my bad about the blog writing. Rest assured that I am fine now, and no one was concerned enough to call the vets. Dad thinks it is just growing pains because he used to eat a lot and sleep a lot when he was growing bigger, he is probably right because I am still full of energy after I puke!

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02 2008

A New Year Puppy

Happy New Year everybody! I know it is now February, but I have been enjoying the semi-nice weather here in Oxford in January. Anyway, I think it is pretty close to the Chinese New Year, so that is New Years enough. I just wanted to let everyone know that we have a full schedule of Winston blogs to come up, with lots of neat pictures and exciting stories from Christmas, Christmas gifts, and the first month of the New Year, so everyone stay tuned!

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02 2008

Missing the good weather


Not so long ago, the windows were open, and a dog could leap from his chair/bed into the great outdoors. Not so much anymore. It is 1 degree outside right now, and windy. Its the coldest its ever been in my entire life! At least it isn’t raining or snowing, though. Although, I think that might start soon!

And too top it all off, the boiler isn’t working, which means I have turned into a burrow dog, burrowing beneath blankets and into pillows just to fine warmth. It isn’t dignified!

But Dad’s family is coming so that is going to be fun!

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12 2007

Rockstar Dog Diet

I have a rockstar dog diet. Mom and dad might think I am a picky eater- but in reality, I am watching my figure because I am a celebrity, we have to do that sort of stuff! Between runs with mom, wrestling with dad, and learning to catch things in mid-air, I have the exercise program that Tom Chaplain* could only dream of having.

Combine that with my awesome Lindsay Lohan diet- pate, treats, and dog food only at nights, with some puking- I am truly cutting a fine figure recently. Seriously, I am getting strong, and my muscles are nice and defined, now that is what I am talking about!

Dad and mom might be concerned that I don’t eat a whole lot, but I think the ladies are noticing. Yesterday I had a lady whippet check me out with much interest, and today I had a tussle with a lady jack russel! Not bad at all.

Well, now I deign to go downstairs and eat some cesars dog food…. so catch you all later!

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11 2007