HMMMM, What have I been doing??????

SLEEPING.......

It's hard bein' me.














EATING YUMMY FOOD!

Mommy put some cut up beef dogs in my food. HMMMMM so good!
















DESTROYING LONG ROUND CARBOARD CONTAINERS

Grandma gave me this to destroy, I only destroyed a little before I was completley tired and needed a break.
















CHILLING WITH MOMMY ON THE PORCH

I love sitting with mommy on the porch, I prefer sitting in the daytime, but at night is fine too.















GETTING A TAN

Gotta look good for Fig.














SLEEPING

Like I said, it's hard bein' me.

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STILL SLEEPING
I had so much fun when Grandma and Grandpa visited that I was still tired the next day. Entertaining people is HARD WORK, but somebody's gotta do it.

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HELPING MOMMY ADD MORE STUFF TO THE PORCH
Mommy bought a few more things for the porch, so I told her where to put them, I'm so talented.

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HELPING MOMMY GARDEN OUTSIDE

I think we did a great job on the plants. Some of the neighbors helped too. We got rid of an old ugly bush, they added some of their plants and a pot. We have such a nice place, don't ya think?

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MORE OF OUR HANDYWORK.


Mommy added another plant after she took this picture. She also bought a hose with a nozzel so she can evenly spray water and make sure all the soil is soaked and the roots get lots of water. Maybe next time she takes a picture she'll do it after she's watered the garden so it doesn't look dried out.

Happy Father's Day

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

10 Reasons I LOVE my daddy

1. I get my good looks from him

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2. He calls me his little guy

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3. He taught me how to box

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4. He gives me lots of kisses
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5. He rubs my belly better than anyone else

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6. If I'm tired he'll carry me to the woods LET ME EXPLAIN- Thanks catching this Sophie Brador -I do my business in the woods next to my house. If I'm tired daddy (an mommy) will carry me instead of me having to walk. Daddy also carries me when it's raining too.

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7. He bought me my own bag

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8. He lets me sleep on his belly

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9. He lets me chew on his socks and underwear, well at least sometimes
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10. He's my best friend

This weekend, and a few other things...

First let me begin with how adorable my girlfriend Fig is. Just look at her, ahhhhhhh, so lovely. She got the gifts I sent her and of course she played with the hedghog ball first - MY FAVORITE TOY.

I had an okay weekend, but mommy was mad because she said she waited all week to sit on the porch in the sun and it was cloudy both mornings. Mommy said that in two weeks school will be over and her summer vacation will start. That means I get to sit on her lap IN THE SUN every morning, YEAH!!!!! I was mad too, besides sitting on her lap, I love laying in the sun.

Mommy keeps adding things to AND cleaning the porch, she says it's her favorite room besides the kitchen. Daddy says if she keeps adding plants and decorations to the porch there won't be any room for people, I hope that's not true! Mommy says to pretend the barbecue tools and the big ugly yellow stick are not there, she willbe moving them shortly.

OOOOH the basil and oregano are starting to grow. Mommy says once they get a little bigger she's gonna transfer them to rectangular pots. Of course I'll help, like I always do.

Last night mommy sat on the porch and drank something called sangria. It had fruit in it but she said I couldn't have any because I would get sick,

Instead she cut up some apples and pears for me. One day I will have to be sneaky and get that sangria since my MEAN MOMMY WON'T SHARE.

After a while I got tired, so I decided to go inside and chew on one of my toys, I made sure I could still see mommy and daddy on the porch.

Mommy got inspired from Joey and Tanner's mommy. She still makes me my own food, but she decided to add different things to the food each time I eat. One day I got cream and strawberries mixed in with my food, another time I got blueberries, see....... Mommy took a video of me eating my food, it's really dark because mom is not so smart, but you can hear me chowin' down.

Suki started a new game, so I am going to show my baby pics. These are from my first week home with mommy and daddy. I was so tiny and puppyish then, now I'm a muscular dude with a girlfriend.

We had a visitor

So mommy came home with this dog, I thought it was either Cyrus, or Winstonberry, or Brody, but it wasn't. He didn't really move or talk.

I tried to say hello

I sniffed him

I tried to see if he was a he or a she, but I couldn't tell.

I even sniffed his butt, but he didn't have one?????

I tried saying hello AGAIN, but I got nothing.

What is going on with this dog? Doesn't he want to play?

How could mommy bring this dumb dog into our house, he doesn't speak, move, or want to play. If Fig was here we'd play all day.

I started to get angry

I thought if I bit him he would at least do SOMETHING.

So, I did what I had to do. I had to let him know I WAS BOSS, especially if he was just going to sit there. SO I MOUNTED HIM. If you are young or get not allwed to view adult photos skip this next pic


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I think he got the hint I was in charge.

After I was done letting him know I WAS THE BOSS, he still just sat there. FINE, but you're not getting any of MY TOYS or MY FOOD.

Cleaning, Planting, Cooking, and Playing

Mommy cleaned the porch yesterday (FINALLY). I had to help her of course. Then she bought some flowers and herbs and we potted them in plants. She made such a mess, so she had to clean again! She also planted some flowers in front of the condo as well. I can't wait till they grow tall. Mommy says we have to say "hello" to the flowers, and "do nice". I think she's crazy but I do what she says, just to shut her up.


I don't know the name of any of the flowers (because mommy threw out the cards that come with the flowers), just that they are perennials - bloom most of the year, so we have one hanging and two in pots. The other pots look empty but mommy planted oregano and basil seeds. She dumped the whole packet in the pot. I told her not too because it's only a small pot, but did she listen. I can't wait post pictures whent the pots crack and mommy has to replant the oregano and basil plants.








Mommy and me also cooked. We made more of my food. Here's a pic of one frozen bag and one refrigerated bag. Mommy takes three out of the freezer at a time. She says its easier and faster to heat up when its not frozen, okay - I'll give my mommy credit this one time, that is a smart idea- but I still can't wait for the pots to crack.



The best part was this morning, we got to play with my hedgehog balls. Mommy bought me two more, SO NOW I HAVE FOUR!!!!!! They pick out the colors - I don't like yellow or green. Still, aren't they cool, well we had so much fun.





Mommy throws one at a time across the room and I run to get each one. Then we do that over and over and over and over again. Then I get an icecube to chomp on while I cool down. Playing with four is so much better than playing with only two.


One of the hedgehog balls boucned off the wall and almost hit daddy's "Godfather" picture. I looked up to make sure everything was okay.

I LOVE PLAYING WITH MY HEDGEHOG BALLS

I REALLY LOVE PLAYING WITH MY HEDGEHOG BALLS

Okay, now I need to take a break

It's time to sit on the A/C vent and cool down. It wasn't that hot today, but it came on because it was preprogrammed. Mommy didn't want to shut it off now that I was relaxing on it, but she did shut it off after I cooled down.



OH, By the way, Fig - look how much room we have if I sit on one side and you could sit on the other.



I either sit on this vent or the one in the kitchen. When I sit on this vent I can also guard the porch for ants and other bugs. OH and now I can look at a clean porch!

Tagged Again!

Flossikens tagged me, so I'll add some MORE facts about me.

1. I love to eat ants, once an ant got stuck on my lip and mommy had to get it off. She was really grossed out. As soon as it fell on the ground I picked it up and ate it, I made sure it went straight down to my tummy.

2. All my neighbors know and LOVE me, even the kids love me. They all say hi and give me lots of attention. Except for those evil dog haters who make mommy and daddy pay that STUPID DOG FEE.

3. If you don't know already, mommy and daddy have to pay $100.00 a month fine for having me. Some people don't like doggies. I wish I could pee and poop on all their faces.

4. I once destroyed a stuffed toy in five minutes. By destroy I mean.... ripped it open DIGESTED the stuffing. I get awful sick, but I love it.

5. I need to be aware of all changes in my house. If mommy or daddy changes something without letting me know I get very angry, bark at, and try to get rid of the new "thing" in our condo.

6. I like to lay on the vents in our condo. I like the heat in the winter and the A/C in the summer.

7. We had this blog for a long, long time, but we didn't know about DWB. So we opened a MySpace page, but that was silly. Mostly just pictures and all these weird people trying to add us as friends. So we started using this blog again and found DWB. I shut down the MySpace page, started blogging, and the rest is HISTORY.....

8. When I'm not in the crate or my mommy's room, I bark when I hear someone near our door I bark,. Except when it's mommy or daddy. I can tell when mommy or daddy are at the door, I'm smart like that.

9. I used to be kept in a crate when my parents were not home, now I get to stay in my parent's room. They put the pillows, socks, and underwear away because I will eat anything I find. I never mess up the bed, in fact I like to sleep on the bed because it smells like mommy and daddy.

10. When my parent's leave I get a kong filled with peanut butter. That's another one of my favorite foods.

11. I have my own Zip Top Tote. Daddy bought it for me. My name is on it!

12. Most of the time I pee and poop out in the woods, accross the parking lot. But if it's late at night, early in the morning, or if I JUST have to pee I pee on the WizDog out on the porch. It works, it keeps the pee off my paws and looks nice out there - that is when mom removes the old paper and actually CLEANS!!!!!

OOOOH mommy has a question..............

Hi, Karen here, Balboa's mommy. Some of you have other words instead of "comments" at the end of your posts, like, "licks", "poops", or "grunts". How did you do that? I just can't figure it out......

Pawsome facts about me AND other things

1. My first name was Ulysses, but daddy took one look at me and said I look like a Balboa.

2. My favorite toy is the Hedgehog ball. I just love to run around the house with it in my mouth while mommy tries to catch me, but I'm just to fast for her! See the pic of me with my favorite toy?

3. I still squat when I pee, I see other guys lift their legs, but I like to be different.

4. I love to sit on my mommy's lap on the porch and watch the leaves blow, birds fly around, and cars pass by.

5. The only time I get really mad and show my "I mean business" teeth is when mommy tries to file or cut my nails. I don't bite, but I have to show my anger somehow!

6. I eat lots of healthy food, but my favorite snack is cheese. I LOVE CHEESE. I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR CHEESE, well, except .....see #7

7. I refuse to come when called. I can sit, stay, down, roll over, shake, wait, up (couch), okay (go down the 5 stairs), BUT I WILL NOT COME WHEN CALLED. Mommy says we are going to be working on that, Yeah we'll see! Don't hold your breath mommy!

8. Oh man this is embarrasing, but..... I have one inverted nipple, the rest are fine. It always gets dirty and mommy has to clean it.

9. I don't like taking baths, but I deal with it for treats. I try to watch mommy or daddy when they take a shower or bath. I'm just amazed they don't try to get out like me.

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10. I stick my face on my mommy and daddy's lap until I get their food. Even though mommy gives some of her food with my food, I still want more. I'm a growing boy dude! CAN YOU SEE ME?

11. When mommy cleans my ears or around my eyes, I HAVE to smell what she removed. It's an obsession I just CAN'T break. - Gross, I know.

12. Finally, I realized that I lay down very similar to my girlfriend Fig, check it out. Isn't awesome. You have to look real close to see my other leg, but it's there! We both lay down with one leg out and one leg under, but Fig is a lot cuter!
I FORGOT TO CHECK WHO HAS BEEN TAGGED BEFORE I WROTE THIS, SO......... IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TAGGED. GUESS WHAT - YOU'RE IT!

OTHER THINGS

Well, mommy and daddy are back from camping. They had an alright time. Mommy waited a while to book her camping spot, she thought all the spots were the same. But the one they got was right next to the bathroom and had no privacy at all. They were very upset and it kinda ruined the reason they went camping - privacy and relaxation. It serves them right for going without me!

So mommy booked for labor day (she can always get a refund if they decide not to go). They walked around and checked out all the other sites. They got a nice camping ground and mommy is kinda thinking about bringing me. Her and daddy have to talk.

Anyway, I had a good time at Marta's Vineyard. I did miss mommy and daddy, but I got LOTS of attention. Mommy made sure that they added the TLC package on which gives me even more time with the staff.

I've been taged by Bella

I've been tagged by Bella to tell 7 Pawsome facts about myself. It's been a busy weekend, so I'll post on Tuesday.