Happy Birthday to Me!

Hey Pups,

Happy Birthday to Me! I'm really not sure when my birthday is, but today is the day that Mom and Dad decided to celebrate it. They got me right before they moved into our house in February 2004 and figured I was just over a year old at the time. So, they figure my birthday was some where around January 1, 2003. That means I am six years old today.

To celebrate, Mom and Dad bought crab legs and shrimp last night. The little biped ate shrimp cocktail and Mom and Dad had the crab legs dipped in butter. They even shared some of the crab legs with Meadow, Canyon, and I. Then, everyone stayed up really late (except the little biped and Dad who fell asleep on the couch around 11:45) and we watched the big ball drop in Times Square to celebrate the start of my birthday.

This morning, the bipeds were picked up by Gama and Pawpaw, who drove them to meet Great-Gama and Great-Pop at a local fire company for the traditional pork and sauerkraut meal that's always eaten on my birthday in hopes of good luck for me over the next year.

Later, when they came home, the little biped watched Snow White, while Dad used the computer to continue his genealogy research. Dad discovered that I really do have the right to be called King Sky Boy. He found a connection to Welsh royalty on his Mom's side. He has found his earliest ancestor to be King Coel Hen (King Coel the Old, or Old King Cole of the nursery rhyme) who was born in 350 AD. Later on this line led to the title Prince of Wales (although current English monarchy is not related to these original English monarchs). It's quite possible that he will be able to continue tracing this lineage back even further.

Happy New Year everyone!

Kisses, Skyboy

Slacker!

Hey Everydoggy,

It's official....our Mom is a slacker. I don't know what her problem is lately. Something about spring cleaning, yard work and the little biped's birthday coming up soon. There's almost no time for me to dictate my blog entries to her and certainly she's been lazy reading everydoggies blogs to me.
She even had the nerve to go away for the weekend. For those of you that were guessing, the answer was New York City. Mom said her friends and her had a great time even though they met a not-so-nice bus driver (long story). Mom said she even say a husky when they walked through Greenwich Village. Woo woo!!!!


Thanks for all your concern about Dad and his "home improvement projects". The house and us remained in one piece. Thank Dogness!


I'm off to claw mom into visiting some of my friends blogs.....until next time....


Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

Caught in the Act!

Hey Pups!

It's me Canyon. I really didn't appreciate Kelsey's blog yesterday. I try so hard to be good and she's trying to sabotage me!She needs to get over herself and just deal with the fact that I am as well behaved as her! We weren't quite sure if mom was going o go to work this morning since the weather forecast was for freezing rain, sleet and snow. But mom and the little biped left early this morning. Just when we were settling in for our mid-morning naps we heard something outside.

Hmmmm......it sounded like the garage door and mom's car. Look what mom found when she came home...

Here's a closer look...

Kelsey thought she would have enough time to plant the evidence to get me in trouble. Little did she know that mom was coming home early due to the weather.......HA HA HA HA! She was so BUSTED! I'm thinking maybe "Queen" Kelsey needs to go to the crate not me!

Mom wasn't too upset about the ornament. It was one of those that came attached to a present that was wrapped at a department store. Mom would have been really upset if Kelsey Ann had gotten this apple.

Mom bought this one at Macy's in New York City last weekend.

Speaking of the weather, I almost forgot, this is what our trees looked like today.

Not quite as dramatic as the Army of Four's storm (with a small "s"), but we do have 2 large branches from our HUGE oak tree laying in the backyard. Otherwise we don't appear to have any other damage. We are hoping the power doesn't go out tonight. Mom is hoping for a two-hour delay for school tomorrow so she can sleep in (yeah right, my little biped doesn't sleep in).

Last but not least, Check out our Moosesicle!

Puppy Slurps, Canyon

(12 more sleeps until Santa Paws!)

Finishing Touches

Hey Everydoggy!

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and that your bipeds snagged some good deals this weekend Christmas shopping. My crazy mom was out of the house at 3:40AM Friday morning to go shopping. (Mom here: This is the first year I have ever ventured out for the early morning specials...not sure if it will happen again) Then 10 minutes after mom left the little biped woke Dad and all of us up. She wanted to know "where mommy go?" Dad told her mommy went shopping and the little biped's reply? "it dark, I go back to sleep". So smart and she's not even 3 yet! She knew we were supposed to be in bed sleeping, not shopping!


Anywoo, my real reason for posting was to tell you about my annual trimming of the Christmas tree. It's tradition for mom and dad to put the artificial tree up on Thanksgiving Eve.

This is the almost finished product.

This is me inspecting the tree

Here are some pics of my finishing touches.....every house needs some husky tinsel. I think I might be able to spare some if your humans would like me to mail some. Maybe I should seek out a patent for the husky tinsel....if I made money it could help Dad to pay the ginormous electric bill he'll have in a month or so.


Well, all, enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!


Woo woo, Kelsey Ann
Pee ess: Notice how in that last pic Canyon was just laying around while I was doing all the work??? A queen's work is never done!

Husky GPS

Hey Pups!

Mom came home and told me she was doing some reading at work today in National Geographic Kids and she came upon a picture of a beautiful red and white husky, just like our Queen, Kelsey Ann. The small article was about a new tracking device for dogs called RoamEO. Mom thought this would have been a nice device to use for me when I was a young and stupid husky. Now of course, as you've all learned, I'm the best dog in the world!

RoamEO is a collar that has a GPS tracking device in it and then your humans use this handheld device. Humans can program in parameters for your yard and if your dog goes outside of those borders an alarm will sound on the GPS unit. I suppose this could also be used for tracking wayward huskies, so long as they are wearing the collar. It's pretty expensive but Mom thought it might help somehusky out there if their humans learned about this!

Kisses, Sky boy

(I heard rumors that Canyon and I might get to go to our very first dog park on Sunday!!!)

I'm confused

Hello Everydoggy!



I just want to inquire about one thing....is there something wrong with licking your leg incessantly??????? My mom seems to think so and used her pet first aid stuff on me tonight!

I am not a racehorse!!! and blue is not my color!!!

Woo woooooo, Kelsey Ann

Interview by Lola

Recently, we told Ferndoggle we would like to be interviewed. Lola chose to interview Sky because she thinks he is very handsome. Here's her questions and his responses.1. You are just like Frank Sinatra with those big blue eyes. Do you have a hard time fighting off the ladies? What is your favorite Frank Sinatra song?

The ladies I have the most contact with are Kelsey, Mom and the little biped. Kelsey mostly stays to herself on her throne so I really don't have an issue there. The only time I try to fight off attention from Mom is when she comes after me with the evil torture device, the Furminator. As for the little biped, she likes to sit on me, pull my tail, pull my ears and provide other general torture; Mom and Dad have been making her sit in a lot of timeouts lately so that she learns that it is a bad choice to pick on us doggies. She's been getting better at it and life is getting easier. When I do get to go out to meet and greets with MaPaw, I'm happy to get attention from everyone, so I don't fight off attention then either.
My favorite Frank Sinatra song is Mama Will Bark.

2. I noticed you have a habit of licking metal stuff. Does the metal at your house taste like chicken?

No, it tastes like metal. Don't tell the humans, but I do it just to keep them guessing.

3. We know Kelsey thinks Canyon is the "Annoying One", but how do you like your little brother?

I don't have a problem with him; Kelsey finds him to be annoying because he jumps all over her when we are coming up the steps, going down the steps, going out, coming in, waking up, going to bed, and pretty much all the time. He just wants to play. So, when he comes after me, I "play." Canyon gets knocked down and I grab him by the scruff of the neck. Most evenings we do this over and over again. I actually find it to be fun. She thinks that she's above playing; so she comes out and thinks she's the referee and that's the end of our play. She gets annoyed when he tries to play without first asking properly. She expects him to approach her like a loyal subject would to a "queen" (i.e. in a play bow) and grovel for permission to play. I suppose that Canyon and I are more of the pack mentality than Kelsey is. We know that puppies learn to hunt by playing with the alpha. Don't get me wrong - Kelsey doesn't disagree with the pack mentality; she disagrees with Canyon acting like a puppy when he's grown larger than her.

4. Living in Central PA, do you find a conflict choosing the Steelers over the Eagles? I personally don't see a real conflict because the Eagles are stinky and the Steelers are PAWSOME, but which team do you prefer? There's a second football team in Pennsylvania? I've never heard of these Eagles that you speak of. Who are they? Maybe they're one of those pretend football teams (the ones that play on the little field that's indoors) like the one that the 80's hair band rock star owns (if you don't know who I'm talking about here's a few clues - his band is named for him, he's from New Jersey, one of his albums was named after a street sign, and now he thinks he's a country singer)... If they are a real football team, I only have one other question about them. Figure out the answer to this question and you'll know who the better team is. The Steelers have won 5 Super Bowls. How many have the Eagles won?

5. I don't really know any Huskies, pawsonally. Could you tell me a little bit about your breed? What kind of challenges does a new Husky owner face?

I'm glad that you asked about this, Lola. Our breed characteristics can be challenges in and of themselves.

Challenge #1 - training: Huskies are very independent. We don't like to follow instructions, but we can be trained. Kelsey was trained with a choke collar; I was trained with a shock collar; Canyon was simpler to train because he's part lab. Even after we've been trained we still tend to ignore commands that we don't want to follow at that moment.

Challenge #2 - containment: We were bred by the ancients to run and pull sleds. Because of this, we don't know what a territory is and will run if we are left out without some kind of containment system. For some huskies, even sub-terrain radio fences won't even do the job. We must be taken out on leashes, placed in a secure dog run, or fenced in a secure area at all times.

Challenge #3 - pack-oriented: Many huskies have a separation anxiety due to our strong sense of pack orientation. Huskies with this problem can be very destructive to human property when left alone. This a lot of times can be easily solved by having more than one of us.

Challenge #4 - energy: This relates to our breeding just like the containment issue. We were bred to run as I stated above. Due to this we have a lot of energy that we need to use. One of the foster dogs, Dobbs, that we took care of (pre-Canyon) used to do laps around the top of the sectional couch after being in his crate all day.

Challenge #5 - medical issues: Many huskies are prone to eye issues and allergies. The good news is that its all easily treatable when diagnosed early.

Challenge #6 - prey drive: Huskies are very closely related to wolves. We are very good at killing small animals which find their way into our fences or homes. This includes rabbits, possums, birds and cats.

Challenge #7 - fur: We have two coats. We shed. A LOT. 'Nuf said.

Although this seems like a lot to be concerned about, we are excellent dogs to have as companions to humans if the humans understand our energy level and the need to protect ourselves from our instinct to run. We love to be near our humans; we love little biped humans and are very tolerant of them; we love to keep our humans healthy by taking them for walks; if you're hungry, we'll bring you some freshly killed rabbit; we've got beautiful eyes and coats; with proper training and lots of patience, we'll listen pretty well; for a large breed, we live long lives; and best of all, we're don't make a lot of noise dogs(well, at least some of us don't, Kelsey can woo woo with the best of them!).

Now it's my turn to interview somedoggy! Here are the rules if you want me to interview you:

1. If you are interested in being interviewed, leave me a comment saying, 'interview me.'
2. I will respond by posting five questions for you. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with a post containing your answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Kisses, Sky.

Comfiness Restored

Hello Everydoggy!


I finally got all of my thrones back, but I have not been able to get mom to take pictures of me in all of them yet. Mom has been feeling sick and my clawing her is not working to get on the photography job. I guess I should be happy she is still feeding us and letting us out. Mom is upset about being sick because she is Matron-of-Honor in one of her best friend's weddings this weekend (remember Hennessy?????It's his mom and new dad's wedding). Sorry for the short post. I will update everydoggy with more later on.....if I can claw mom off of the couch!Oh, there's one positive in all of this, I've hit the used kleenex jackpot!!!!!

Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

What's Going On Here?????

Hello Everydoggy, Something is definitely amiss in our house.

This is me looking very happy on one of my thrones on Saturday.

This is me today!!!!!!!
Even Sky is miserable!

Do you see what's missing? Yes, exactly, my throne and all five thrones have gone missing! Some of them are Sky and Canyon's beds.....but as Queen I reserve the right to "borrow" them whenever I like.

The annoying one seems to be the only one not bothered by the situation.

This is what has become of our beds. Mom says they needed a good cleaning and she was on a cleaning spree yesterday, so this is what we are left with. She still has not put the throne covers in the washing machine. She says she has to wait until all of the biped laundry is finished. I think I am going to claw her until she returns the covers and puts my thrones back in order. I will keep you posted on the situation.

Until then I am giving mom the cold shoulder....

Oh, and it gets even better yet, Mom made a cake yesterday for our Paw-Paw's birthday (Mom's step dad). He grew up on a farm in Minnesota and loves tractors. They were supposed to eat it tonight but their flight back from Texas got delayed and they will have to come over tomorrow for cake. We are trying to figure out how to get the cake from off the top of the stove, but not have succeeded yet! Wish me luck!!!! Hey, Echo, Cake Alert!!!!!!

Oh, I almost forgot, our friend, Bama, tagged us to share what our theme songs would be. This was a really hard task but we think we came up with some good ones.



Kelsey Ann- "Respect" by Aretha Franklin or "Dancing Queen" by ABBA
Sky- "Run Away" by Bon Jovi
Canyon- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith (that's the lab part of him coming out) and "Ain't Too proud to Beg" by the Temptations



We tag anydoggy who would like to share their theme song!

Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

It's Not Fair!

Hi Everydoggy, it's me Canyon, and despite what the "Queen" says, I AM NOT ANNOYING. I think Kelsey played a very mean trick on me last night. One of my front elbows is missing some fur from me laying in my crate during the day. I think Kelsey injured me last night without me noticing. Mom noticed my elbow was bleeding and I had been licking at it. It couldn't have been the licking that made it bleed so it had to be the Queen's fault.

This is what my elbow looked like. It hurts!!!!!Owwwweeeee!!!!!

This was the first torture device mom used on me. Kelsey thought mom would enjoy using her pet first aid skills and had mom get out the gauze, antibiotic cream, and the blue vet wrap. It felt really funny and ended up sliding down my leg.....the thing about vet wrap is it works well because it doesn't stick to fur.

This is me looking very upset and worried for what is going to happen next. (Notice my left ear is tucked back??)

I couldn't even believe what was about to happen next. Mom put that stupid lampshade thing on my neck. Oh, the embarrassment!!!! (This is me trying to take it off)

Don't I look excited to wear this??? Yeah, right!!! Mom made me wear it all night so I wouldn't lick my leg. I made good and sure this morning that I left my leg alone so I didn't have to wear the collar in my crate today too.

Ok, don't believe a thing the annoying one has been telling you. I spent most of the night last night in the closet and again tonight. I am not responsible for the annoying one's injuries. I would say I need to hire a doggy lawyer but I know that he doesn't have a "leg" to stand on in this matter. I have a little biped to verify my whereabouts during the afore mentioned events. The stupid thunderstorms had me in the closet and everydoggy knows that's where I spend my time during thunderstorms. So, this proves my innocence in the bloody elbow incident.

Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

(innocent until proven guilty)

BTW, Please check out Echo's and Magmum's blogs for info on two very special husky "brothers" that MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue has available for adoption. We would really like to find them furever homes before Christmas.

Sir Licks-A-Lot

Well, apparently allergy season has started up again. We've had the biannual event of the licking of everything metallic. Sky likes to lick hinges, mom and dad's bed frame, and this year he added to his repertoire, the heat baseboards. It is so weird and embarrassing. Why can't he just be normal? This also means the feeder fish has started his cleaning cycle.

Isn't this weird?????

Being queen of the Kapp Pack, I have bestowed the newly coined nickname on Sky. I think Sir Licks-a-Lot fits him very well right now.

This behavior is yet another reason as to why he is NOT "the best dog in the world". Just take a look at this face he's giving mom for interrupting his licking!

Mom does tell me I have to ask if anydoggy out there knows why Sky might do this when his allergies flare up??? We've been boggled for 3 years about this behavior. It's not destructive or harming to him, just very odd.


Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

You've GOT to be kidding me

We always get our food in a particular order. Me, Sky, then the Annoying One. Then we get our water in the same order. Tonight, there was a bit of change to the routine. Dad measured out the dry food, then Mom brought in a can of wet food from the room where they park the Queen's chariot (it's a white Pontiac Sibe Vibe). Dad split it up three ways and mixed it into the dry food. What a special treat!!! After we got our food with the extra special add on, we got our water. So, I was happily gobbling my food down by the time Sky got his add on. When Dad got to Sky, he whispered that Sky was going to get more wet food then the rest of us because he was the "best dog in the world." What a pile of horse...

Some of you who know me well, may be thinking, 'wait, I thought Kelsey had gone deaf...' Well, I'll let you in on a little secret, but only if you promise not to tell Mom and Dad. I can hear. It's not as easy as it used to be, but I hear what I want to when I need to. I've learned over eight long years that a doggy should hear what she wants to hear so that she doesn't have to follow silly human commands like "sit," "come," "shake," "lay down," "heel," and "stay." By pretending I don't hear, I get out of this mindless obedience to humans.

Now, what I'm trying to figure out is why Dad would think Sky is the "best dog in the world." So, I'm going to present my list of reasons why he's not:

1) No throne like mine, so he has to spend all of his free time in the living room with the humans, sitting by their sides, and getting pet.

2) Unrelenting obedience to every command that they give. Can anyone say STUPID?

3) When he takes treats, he doesn't try to bite fingers off along with treats - fingers taste good too.

4) No woo-woos, no harooos, no woofs - hardly any noise from him at all. Everydoggy knows that huskies should make a lot of noise.

5) He was shocked into submission by a training collar when he walks, so he's forgotten how to pull with all of his might like an extra-large husky should pull his humans down the street

6) Allows the little biped to do as she pleases with him, including: ear pulling, leg pulling, tail pulling and rides, oh, and head jumping (trust me....she got in trouble for that one). He never gets upset about any of this like a proper doggy should.

I hope everydoggy can understand my frustrations with this......I mean really....I was here first! I never ran away...remember Sky has run away 3 times....2 of them overnight! So, who really is the "better" dog????

Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

(I'm getting off my throne now and going back to bed)

Husky Wheels

We've been tagged by Guiness and Shiloh of the Stoutino Inn and Foster Kennel. The game is to tell what car you best resemble or shows your personality.

Since I'm the queen, Dad thought I was most like a Ford Crown Victoria. Although I am much prettier than a black and white, I would have to be a police car version of the Crown Vic. I police the activity of my domain and use my authority for leverage whenever possible. Besides that, I'm a queen and wear a crown.

Sky would be a Black GMC Denali. It's an extra large vehicle just like Sky is an extra large husky. Our Paw-paw has one and we think he is quite the gentleman and Sky is a very gentlepup with good manners so we think this fits Sky well.

I got to pick Canyon's best-suited vehicle. I think he is a Volkswagon Bug.......get it...he's annoying and always bugging me!!!!! Am I good or what? That was way TOO easy! I think Amber from the Army of Four would find my little joke very amusing.

I tag Blue and Magmun from MaPaw, Ivy, Ferndoggle, and my new boyfriend, Pippa. I can't wait to see everyone's answers.

Woo woo, Kelsey Ann

(who has stolen Canyon's bed since that's what everyone thought I should do for revenge...ahhh....revenge is sweet)

Has He Lost His Mind ?!?!?

This morning started out just like any other morning. Dad got up first and went for a shower. I got up and wandered around the house woo-wooing to try and get him to hurry up in the shower so he could take me out and feed me. After what seemed like furever, he finally was finished. Mom got up and took her shower while Dad was getting dressed and I continued to woo-woo at him. He finally took me, Sky and the Annoying One outside. Then we got our breakfast (I got my normal 1 cup of Canidae and 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter mixed with pills). Just as I was finished eating, Mom was finished in the throne-room (the humans call it the bedroom because their bed is there, but as far as I'm concerned, its the throne-room because I am the queen) which meant she would be vacating and I would get to go lay on my throne for the rest of the day. Dad got the little biped out of bed, took her to the potty and dressed her. All the humans left, but they forgot to take the Annoying One to his crate!

Dad was gone about 15 minutes and then he returned. Oh, good - he remembered!!! Dad sat down with the paper and his coffee. We were all very confused by this sudden change in routine. After a while, he took the Annoying One downstairs for crate-time. Ahhhh - it seemed to be back to normal. I figured Dad would be getting his coffee and lunch and heading out the door, but instead he brought Sky to the throne-room and closed the door. I just sat there stunned with a look on my face to express:

HAS HE LOST HIS MIND ?!?!?

After twenty minutes or so, he left and we were stuck in this situation. I was so upset by this. Several hours went by, then Dama (Mom's Mom) showed up. She was there a few minutes before some humans who smelled like strangers got to the house. They made a lot of noise for a few minutes. The two strangers left and Dama came back and opened the door to the throne-room. Well, we both had to go investigate the smells. Lo and behold, there was a new piece of furniture in the dining room.

After that, the day progressed like normal for a while. Dad and the little biped came home. Mom got home shortly after. Then Grandma and Pop-pop (Dad's parents) came to visit. Everyone was going out to dinner because it's Pop-pop's birthday. Mom told them the story about what happened with the furniture delivery, so I got to hear first hand what occurred. They apparently were supposed to deliver between 8 and 9 am, but the truck broke down and they were running late. Dad couldn't wait until they would get here several hours later, so he left for work. He had put Sky in the throne-room so that Sky wouldn't be tempted to run out the front door, and that's where he stayed until after the delivery men were gone. So, maybe Dad hasn't lost his mind - although Mom often seems to think so...

Woo-woo, Kelsey Ann

Happy birthday Pop-pop!!

Wounded and Plotting Revenge...Help Needed

Hi Everydoggy,

We had an incident of attempted revolt last night. Mom and Dad gave us our water and food in the correct order last night. First me, then Sky and then Canyon. I was SOOOOO thirsty I started to drink out of Canyon's water bowl because it was closest. And then his food was nice and convenient so I thought I would help myself. Well, the annoying one decided that he was going to finally get a "pair" (he must have forgotten he already got "fixed") and tell me to go park my nose elsewhere. There was growling, snarling, and lots of teeth bared and then Mom screamed "STOP!!!!!" at us and we stopped and stared at her.....she had the nerve to make me leave his dish and go to my own. As I walked away she noticed a drop of something dispersing itself into Canyon's water dish, UH OH! BLOOD! As she took a closer look at me she realized I was BLEEDING.....me, the queen, had a war injury. It's a good thing my mom is a certified pet first aid and CPR instructor and she knew exactly what to do. Somehow, by tooth or claw, Canyon cut open my bottom eyelid. Mom wiped my eye clean and then put some ice wrapped in a towel on it to help stop the bleeding.....apparently eye injuries look a lot worse than they usually are. It stopped bleeding and I need no further medical attention for it, but......EVERYDOGGY....I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!

I need suggestions on how to squash further revolts of this nature. I will not tolerate future instances of this kind of insubordination from an inferior. So please help me come up with a way to enact revenge on the annoying one.

I think he learned his lesson somewhat based on this submissive pose, but I need to ensure the safety of my throne.

PLEASE SEND HELP ASAP!!!!! This is a matter of top priority!

Woo WOOOOOOO!, Kelsey Ann

(Please place a vote for the best revenge method, or let me know your own version!)

Hike N' Howl 2007

Mom and I posing in front of the sled (Echo's dad took this pic!)

Today was a great day in the history of Siberian Husky (and other Northern breeds) rescue. Three rescues filled with volunteeer bipeds pulled together to help us pooches, past, present, and most importantly, future. I had lots of fun and got to see a lot of old doggy friends and made tons of new doggy friends. I even got to meet some more blogging doggies (well, at least mom did). I was so exhausted I passed out asleep as soon as we got home....Canyon and Sky were very jealous, but I am the Queen and had a duty to meet with all the subjects in my husky kingdom. I hope you all enjoy the pictures I had mom and dad take for me today.

This seemed to be an awfully funny looking husky (shhh...don't tell but that was Magnum and Blue's mom in there). Some of the doggies thought it was just another sibe, some thought it was a really, scary, huge monster husky and some, like Precious, were very smart and figured out it was just a very nice biped there to say hi to all of us doggies, HUSKY STYLE!!!!

This is what the MaPaw booth looked like...ready to go for the day!

Mom was assisted by Meeshka's mom in doing a talk on how to help us doggies in the event of an emergency. Mom discussed how to stock a pet first aid kit, how to learn more about our normal selves so the humans can help us to know if we are having a pupmergency, choking (that's Meeshka's mom demonstrating back blows for choking), allergic reaction, burns, and seizures. The talk concluded with Meeshka's mom telling everydoggy about GimpyDogs.

This is Maverick, MaPaw's newest foster.

This is me in the alumni parade....I got to be introduced with the Seniors. In my case, age and beauty go together. I was so proud to be representing MaPaw!

Remember Maximus?? His new name is Maximillion ( I do think the name fits...he seems to have struck it rich with his new family) and here he is with his new sister, Tasha (a MaPaw dog too). He was awfully interested in the goody bags and he looks very happy!!! Mom, Dad, and myself visited with him and his new sister and dad for a little while.

Last, but not least, can you believe this is Rocky pup?? Look how he has grown in a few short weeks. He was definitely soaking up the attention today.

We couldn't have asked for a better weather or turn-out of doggies and their humans. One of the park rangers guesstimated we had about 200 doggies at the event throughout the day. The numbers for money raised are looking to be very astounding...and it will be bigger and better next year. My mom is already very excited for next year...me?...I need to rest up for next year. Good night to all!!!

Woo Woo, Kelsey Ann

BTW, Don't feel bad for Sky and the annoying one (Canyon), Dad told them they get to go to the Scottish-Irish festival next weekend.