I don’t normally consider myself a Super Dog, but there have been a few times when I have been a really good boy.  Two days in particular come to mind, the first being the day I modeled up on Lookout Mountain last December to have my photos in the Up Country 2023 calendar.  It was so freezing cold with high winds that I started out the session shivering like crazy, but I toughed it out and modeled a coat and different collars, harnesses, and leashes like a pro, going from location to location during the photo shoot, even though it felt like the frigid zone with gale force winds and Wen had to wrap me up in a blanket to warm me up between locations.

The second day was another modeling session, this time at Red Rocks, where once again the wind was strong and maintenance workers were blasting super loud industrial blowers near my photo shoot, but at least the weather was warm, so I was able to ignore the distractions and the result was a nice photo for the Colorado Pet Pantry 2024 calendar.

Wen was proud of me both days and the photographer called me a rock star, so maybe I’m sort of a Super Dog model?!

We Scotties must have really good internal clocks, because we always seem to know when it’s time to eat.  As a matter of fact, our stomachs are saying that it’s dinner time right now, so could we please get a move on?

Guess what’s back?!  NFL preseason has started and the Broncos are back!  Okay, it’s not the regular season, but it’s football and we’re big fans around here.  Let’s go, Broncos!

Yesterday was National Pickleball Day, which we had to celebrate, since Wen has been playing for about two years and we have a bunch of pickleball stuff at our house.  I even have my own paddle that says “Riley” on it.  (Okay, it wasn’t made just for me.  We just lucked out because the pickleball founder’s son is named Riley too and this was a special edition with his name on it, but hey, it was perfect for me).

We hope all our pickleball friends had a great National Pickleball Day!  Keep on playing, improving, and most of all, have fun!

 

Yesterday was a cool dreary day, something unusual for a summer day.  It was definitely more of an inside day than an outside day.  Then we had sone unexpected thunderstorms last night.

Today, though is a totally different story and we Scotties are ready to cruise outside.  Sun’s out!  Let’s go!!!

Molly and Sadie were invited to my Colorado Pet Pantry calendar photo shoot at Red Rocks by the amphitheater.  After Kris Phillips took my pictures for the calendar, we had to move to a more quiet location in the park, due to the loud noise from maintenance workers’ equipment, which totally freaked out Molly.  Kris suggested the garden by the visitor center, so we loaded up and drove there, where it was nice and quiet.  She took pictures of Sadie first, in order to give Molly time to calm down and then she was very patient with Molly and had Wen walk her around until she finally settled down enough to pose.

There were many photos for Wen to choose from, but she narrowed her favorites down to these three.  My photo will be featured on a month page in the 2024 Colorado Pet Pantry calendar, which I earned back in May for coming in 4th place in their yearly contest for donations to the Pet Pantry, which provides food for Colorado pets in need.  Kris sponsors the calendar contest and we were happy to participate, since the Pet Pantry is such a good cause!

 

 

All days seem to start with a lazy morning for us Scotties.  All three of us spend time napping on the couch after we eat and go outside while Wen watches the news on TV.

Today is no exception, as we are stretched out, enjoying some quality relaxing time.  You’d think that we had not just slept through the night, but that’s not the case.  We do like to get up early though and since our morning routine is finished, we are all comfortably stretched out  on the couch.  That’s not to say that while we relax our eyes aren’t watching what Wen does though, because if she makes a move, so will we!

So Wen is a crafty person and we Scotties are always watching her make things and glue things and paint things.  We must look like supervisors, because she calls us her “Snoopervisors” when we hang out while she’s crafting.

I consider myself the head Snoopervisor, because I’m the Scottie she calls her best buddy and this Snoopervisor likes to look official when I’m on the job doing quality control!

We Scotties are into sharing, when it comes to people sharing their food with us.  Unfortunately, Wen doesn’t seem to believe in sharing people food with us, so the chance of us enjoying a people food snack is very minute.  In other words, it’s not going to happen, but we can dream, can’t we?

Begging for food seems to be frowned upon at our house, but we Scotties can’t seem to break our habit.  You never know when a cute begging face might actually work, so why quit trying?

Wen took Molly to the vet early this morning for a dental procedure.  Molly has been experiencing some pain when her teeth are brushed daily, so today was the day to see what was going on.

Molly was anesthetized and the vet found a piece of mulch that was stuck up in her gum and it had abscessed and two teeth needed to be pulled, so that explained Molly’s pain. She recovered quickly and she’s back home now, so our little Scottie family has been reunited and all is good.

From now on, Wen is going to watch us like a hawk when we Scotties are out in the yard, because there are lots of areas with that tempting mulch for us to chew on.  If a little piece of mulch could cause a problem once, it could happen again, especially since we seem to be obsessed with chewing it.  I have a sneaky feeling that Wen is going to turn into the mulch warden to try to prevent us from having any future dental issues.  Yep, the warden’s going to be on patrol!