Viva Pancho Villa

A new year, a new dog!

2012-01-04T16:54:00.000-08:00

Well, it sure has been a while since I have got my blog on 'eh? So I apologize, I have just been so busy being a dog and doing my thing, but I know there are my faithful readers out there. So I will make sure to keep you up to date with all the dachshund shenanigans as they happen.

In the mean time I hope you are having a good new year so far. Please make sure to stay by the fire and keep warm cuz its so cooooolllddd outside today!!!

Sunday!

2011-06-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

Sundays are some of my favorite days. i just get to lounge out back and catch lizards. (Which if you know me, it is my speciality) I just have a penchant for lizard tail. Yes. It may make you gasp, but there is just some part of me that is into the finer things...

Oh really? So you guys eat snails, fish eggs and frog legs and it's considered "cultured? But why can't I have my lizard tail? I was trying to write about my lovely Sunday brunch and you want to... Okay. Sorry... (Bark to ten...) Okay...

What was I saying?... Oh yeah, Sundays are awesome!!!

Puppy Company!

2011-04-20T12:08:00.001-07:00

So it's Easter and I have my granny and grandpaw coming in! I am so excited, that I just can't wait. I have so much to tell them about me when they get here. I mean I have grown a whole bunch since they last saw me. I have so many exciting stories about how I keep the squirrels away and how I keep the backyard free of lizards. I keep this place pretty safe if you ask me.

I am so happy for this Easter, I think I will spend some time laying in the sun to even out my farmer's dog's tan. What are you doing this Easter? I hope you are planning a great time with family (and dont forget your pets!). Make sure to let them in on a little table scraps too. Shhhhh. dont tell mama T that I said anything about that though. Me and my dad got a little under the table "agreement".

looking good

2011-04-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

i just blogged today because I am feeling good and looking so good. I know its been a while, but the deal is I have spent so much time outside these days, i really have not had much use for the computer. But so many dogs in the neighborhood have been like, "Pancho, why don't you blog anymore, now I don't have anything to read in the mornings."

Even those jerk squirrels in the big oak tree are taunting me, "Pancho doesn't blog any more, nyah nyah nyah boo boo!" I mean they have to check it every now and again to know Im not blogging, right? Maybe I am more pupular than I thought? So here I will blog again, since people/animals want to hear from me.

I cant promise it will be every day or every week, but maybe I can steal the McBook long enough to pen a few good stories. If you still follow this blog, thank you. Your faithfulness will be rewarded... With my good-lookingness.

Until I blog again. Here's barking at you...

I will be house sitting!!!

2010-07-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be house sitting all week next week. It is going to be so much fun, I will be able to stay up late and overeat my puppy snax and run around the house where ever I want!!! Of course I have to watch over Aunt Monica for a few days. She needs someone to take care of her, so I dont mind. And then I will have to watch over Auntie Kendra for a day or two, but I dont mind because she lets me watch whatever movies I want to watch!! It will be a great week, but I will miss my owners. They better bring me back some pup-souveneirs from the beach!!!

if you love puppies (and me) you'll love this!!!

2010-07-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.dailypuppy.com/

Pancho's picture bucket

2010-06-10T05:11:00.000-07:00

Me and my owner had a quick photo shoot this morning and here is the result. I am so handsome!!! My owner is so... well, at least I'm so handsome!!!

i am legend..

2010-06-02T07:20:00.001-07:00

I think if the dog was the main character in "I am Legend" it would have been a much better movie. I'm just saying... Nothing against Will Smith, but we all know that dogs are much better main characters, just look at Old Yeller... One of the best movies of all time... You know you cried at the end.

i like to eat!

2010-04-08T07:08:00.000-07:00

My favorite thing to do is tricks for food. One thing you know about me is that I never pass up a chance to eat. In this segment I even catch my food in mid-air. (I dont have time for it to hit the ground ;)

Dinner Time

2010-02-17T08:59:00.000-08:00

Yes. I am cute. Even at dinnertime. (Except, one of these days I wish they would give me steak ;p)

Down Puppy Memory Lane

2010-01-25T18:53:00.001-08:00

Just thought Id show off one of my old puppy pictures to show how cute I was... I mean still AM!!!

it's winter in Florida!

2010-01-11T05:24:00.000-08:00

I'm cold cold cold cold puppy! We have this box that helps us save energy and the environment. But last night it was cutting off our heat at 4 in the morning and I was freezing my cute little puppy ears off. That's a shame. I have a four paw rating system for times like these and Progress energy gets half a paw. I think I will take my puppy tool kit in the shed and disable that silly box.

Anyways, I am chattering at how cold it is, but it still has done nothing to dampen my cuteness. I am still cute as ever and will come out of the covers for a brief moment if you have a treat for me ;) But no guarantees I will stop to chat because Im covering back up. This is the one day I wish I was a coffee drinker! b.o.l. (bark out loud)

Somedays you just have a flea.

2010-01-05T12:56:00.000-08:00

Being a dog is a great way to go. I mean things can't get much better than the life I live. I get to spend my days protecting my house... I mean my owner's house. (Let's let them think it's theirs okay?... it'll be our secret) I get to get plenty of water and yummy dog food. I get to chew on rawhides and make my owner's smile at my funny tricks. Ahhh what a life. But every once in a while, I get that weird itch...

You got it. a flea.

If you haven't noticed, I have pretty short limbs. Yes, it works to my advantage because it makes me irresistibly adorable, but when it comes to scratching... Well let's just say i got the short end of the stick. So when I get a flea it really stinks. But I know that's just part of being irresistible, even fleas want to be near me.

It happens, but I know eventually I will either find a way to kill it, or my owner will scream at the top of her lungs and make the other owner come pull it off me and kill it. She is funny that way. But good thing her husband is such a good man. (ok, he paid me to say that. but, you can donate too and i can give you a glowing recommendation on my blog! BTW, I like to get paid in table scraps, smaller denominations please. thank you.)

Anyways, as my good friend Benji Larose (the late John Denver's beagle) would say, some days are diamonds and somedays you just have a flea. So remember that when things may not seem to go your way, because this too, will pass.

new year, new you!

2009-12-28T07:53:00.001-08:00

I am so excited about the new year! Here are a few resolutions I have made for the new year.

1. Improve my treat-getting skills. (i need to learn a few more tricks, plus practice my puppy dog eyes/facial expressions)

2. I would like to lose one pound. I can't seem to fit into my sweaters... oof!

3. I would like to at least double my lizard collection.

4. I would like to start my pup-fiction novel!

-------------------------What are your new years resolutions?

I want to take a second to look back at me when I was a puppy. Oh my goodness! Ain't I the cutest thing you have ever seen??? Hope you have a happy new year!!!!

who wants to buy me a gift?

2009-12-23T12:42:00.000-08:00

i sure do need to start posting again. maybe if I can get the Christmas present i have been asking for (hint starts with a lap and ends with a top!! hint) and not like the chew toys I will inevitably getaway from my owner it might... just might start to happen!!! Anyways happy holidays everyone in the meantime, enjoy my cute birthday pic

Hows life?

2009-12-02T16:53:00.001-08:00

Ruff!

the super stretch

2009-09-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

Being a cute puppy is so very hard work. So every morning when I wake up I have to do my puppy stretches and calisthenics. As you can see here I am attempting the "downward long puppy" pose. You have to make sure to get your back paws stretched waaaay out behind you and lift your head up as to stretch out the back. Oh yeaaaaaaah! This one is good, you should try it!

dog at sleep...

2009-09-14T17:25:00.000-07:00

Please let me sleep. I have had a looooong day.

I have been busy

2009-08-15T09:45:00.001-07:00

I am so sorry to all my favorite dog friends. I have been so very busy exploring the back yard and chewing up many things. I know I need to put more time into my blog because my life is SO very interesting. Today I chewed a rawhide and played with a plastic duck. Yes, it is very exciting.

I love saturdays, because I get to run in the backyard all day! (well, unless I start barking alot, then I get sent back in the house... Sometimes I bark just to mess with my owners. HA... please dont tell them)

Well i better go, but I leave you a picture I took of myself while typing, I think I look fat, but the camera does add 10 lbs, so I must not be too big. ;)

why am i so cute?

2009-08-05T09:03:00.001-07:00

you can ask me, but you only can experience the cuteness in person. That's right. I don't bite, but I usually knock out new friends with my cuteness the first time they see me. So if you are coming over to our house, make sure your bring headache medicine and a cold pack ;) sooooooo good!

i have skills

2009-07-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

just thought i'd announce it to you, since you were wondering.

Boom Boom Bark!!

2009-06-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Okay so I have been sleeping on the job. My bad. But I don't know many puppies that have kept an interesting blog over the last year. So I guess I will get back to blogging because you know that I have mad treat getting skills. Love you all and I will BARK at you later!!!

another way to experience the cuteness...

2009-04-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

I have my own twitter account! you can follow me at www.twitter.com/panchotumlinson !

isnt that awesome, now you can get my cuteness updates on your cell phone! (if you want to, and i KNOW you want to;)

bayl-bark at you later!

lazy Friday

2009-04-17T14:02:00.000-07:00

I am one lucky pup. Today I get to be lazy, because it's Friday. Don't you love sitting in the sun and yawning? I do. I feel like being so lazy and... WAIT, there's the mailman! I need to go fuss him for not brining my latest PQ (Puppy Quarterly) magazine ........

BARK! BARK!!! BARK!!

Im 40!

2009-04-17T09:46:00.000-07:00

it is my 40th post! I think that has to be a record for a Doxie posting on the internet. I should get a prize!!! Where's my owner with a treat when you need her? Anyways. Today I am doing a little of this and a little of that so make sure you check back with me from time to time because I AM BACK!!!

Just like Michael Jordan, except for my comeback will be better than before!!! I hope to show you some of my new dance moves on video. So let's hope I can steal.. I mean borrow the camera when my owner goes to lunch! ;) hee hee...

Who is cuter? Me or me??

2009-04-14T16:59:00.000-07:00

I have adjusted quite nicely into my new home. It is a bigger house than I am used to, but I wanted to make sure that my owners felt comfortable in my house, so I made sure they bought one big enough for the three of us. I still am getting used to the layout. I am sleeping through the night, but sometimes I get confused where I am when I wake up from my puppy naps.

Lately, I have to admit, I have been in a grumpy mood. I don't know if it is growing pains or what, but my owners have been on my bad side. Lately

I had to put my paw down a few times because they have been so busy putting the house together that they forget to spend quality time with me. When I say quality time I mean... belly rubbing time!

I am writing this blog so that they may understand how much they are forgetting how cute I am. When it comes to cuteness I am only in competition with myself, but let me tell you that is some stiff competition. Yes, I may barely win this one. But please don't forget how cute I am. Wouldn't you rub my belly as much as possible if you had me?

learning to drift...

2009-04-07T09:05:00.000-07:00

I am trying to get used to our wood floors. I am so used to running on carpet so this has definitely been a transition. I have to watch myself because if I am running full speed and try to stop, I am going to crash into a wall.

This has not been fun. I had to learn to slow down, but thats no fun at all. Then I learned something new!

The other day I was watching some movie about car racing with my owner. He's into these kind of movies, I kinda just tolerate them. Anyways, I was watching these cars as they were flying around tight corners. They did this really cool thing called "drifting". I don't know if you've ever seen it, but it is really interesting.

I thought to myself, "What if I apply these same principles around the house?" Anyways, I learned that if I keep my back legs churning as I fly around the corner I can get just enough traction to make the turn. Boy is it fun! Now I can chase after all the chew toys without crashing into walls. (well most of the time)

You should see me run, its like a whole new Pancho--drift style!

Shadow Barking

2009-04-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

I still haven't become used to the new home. I still smell all these weird smells and am seeing so many new things!!! I am so glad I got my internet back up so I can bark to you about it all!

I have been very busy helping unpack the boxes and I make sure to chew everything I pull out to make it easier to store. We have so many boxes piled around everywhere, it really makes it hard for a dog to have a good line of sight through the house. Lately my owner's have been popping out from behind boxes and scaring me. I can't help it if I yelp at them. I just can't see over all these boxes?!?!

The other night I was just so tired that I was barking at shadows in the street. See we have some big trees in our yard and sometimes when its almost dark I mistake these shadows for booger bears. I can't help it I am a highly trained watch dog... Well I am not highly trained... Im not really a watch dog either. I just like to bark at everything.Don't you?

Anyways it is nice to FINALLY be in our house. I have my bed all settled, now its time for my owners to get their boxes emptied and throw them away. It's a good thing I let them use my closet space for their silly stuff. Ha! Bark at you later!

bogging blues

2009-03-17T05:59:00.000-07:00

I apologize for not blogging lately. I have been SO very busy. Recently my owners bought me a new house, so I have been very diligently packing my puppy items. I try to help my owners by packing things under the bed, but they don't seem too happy when I do that. I am just trying to help?!?

Anyways this blog is to let you know I will be taking a small blogging break while I move my owners into our new home. But I will be back as soon as I get internet set up in the new house. So keep checking back! Thank you for your faithful readership!

Doglight savings...

2009-03-10T05:22:00.000-07:00

I am so disoriented! The past two days my owners have been keeping such weird hours. It seems as if on sunday they decided to change their whole routine up and I cannot understand for the life of me why? We all have been sleeping so well. Why on earth would they want to get up at what seems like a whole hour earlier than usual?!?!

I don't get it. Like yesterday, I didn't want to get out of bed but they dragged me out into the cold morning to do... you guessed it "GO potty!" So I decided to change it up and this morning I got up an hour before them and made a bunch of noise so they would have to take me out to go potty a whole hour earlier (5AM human time). Hopefully this will change their mind about waking me up early tomorrow! --bol!-- barking out loud

Friday blues

2009-03-06T05:24:00.000-08:00

I have the Friday blues. Fridays my owners try to sleep in as late as possible. So I am sitting here in my crate, bored outta my wits. So I decided to just start typing and tell you about my Friday Blues. I tried to wake up my owner at 6:00 this morning. I was ready to go for a run. He didn't seem at all happy to go outside with me?!?! What was his deal?

I struck every cute pose possible and I even went potty really fast. But, nothin... He just stood there like a zombie. It is so quiet and nice this early! I was ready to get the day started. Then... I got dragged back in the house and put back in my crate? what the heck?!? But then I checked my "Great Dachshunds in History" wall calendar, and I remembered. Oh... It's Friday...

See, Friday is my owner's day off. They like to roll around in bed until some horribly late hour like 8AM or even 830. Are you kidding me?!?!? All the squirrels and birds have gone by then. What am I going to chase after now? Anyways, at least I have my trusty computer to check out how to install "puppy-cam" in my crate, so you can get a live feed of me 24 hours a day!!! I can't even imagine the cuteness...

P-P-PANCHO!!!!

2009-02-25T05:10:00.001-08:00

Here I sit at 6:00 AM just waiting for someone to walk me. I even put my leash on and everything. Don't I look sad? Not really. I look ridiculously good looking. Yes I am. I love you my fans, keep reading!!!

snake attack!

2009-02-21T19:12:00.001-08:00

Tonight when I was going out for my last lap around the yard, I was stopped dead in my tracks by a snake. Now the rule of thumb is that you have to take about 18 inches away from the snake when you first see it because it freaks you out! SO in my mind this snake was 10 feet minus eighteen inches. Not really, but my owner and I jumped back about 5 feet when we first saw it.

I didn't know what to do at first. It seemed friendly enough, but then it took a swipe at me. Luckily I am twice as nimble as I am cute, so I was not hurt. But boy did my master freak out. He wouldn't let me go teach it some manners. He kept pulling me away. The worst part of the whole thing is that I still had to go use the restroom when we came back in. I guess I'll just have to hold it until the morning. Oh well, I like my comfy bed. Hopefully I won't dream of waterfalls and rivers and rain. sigh...

Distant Relative

2009-02-20T16:22:00.000-08:00

Im not one for promoting other dogs, as I am the most handsome and interesting creature I know, but I will make an exception for my distant cousin from Saskatchewan. Isn't he so cute? I mean not as cute as me obviously, but still in the top ten cutest things youve seen today?

evil squirrels

2009-02-17T04:12:00.001-08:00

Lately, these two squirrels have been dropping peanut shells in our yard. They are so rude. I have been barking at them and trying to get them to stop, but every time I start to tell the squirrels to cut it out, one of my owners runs over and shushes me?!? I look at them like, "I'm helping you out here?!?!" As soon as I try again I hear "Pancho, be quiet!!" You'd think that they would appreciate my efforts to keep the yard clean. But no.

When we go outside I have been trying to pick up after these dastard squirrels, eating any peanut shell i see. But, what do you think happens? You guessed it. "No Pancho, put that down. Don't eat THAT?!" I mean it's one thing to keep me from telling the squirrels to stop, but now you won't let me clean up their mess? Geez, my owners are so clueless sometimes. I guess they like the peanut shell mess in their front yard.

I mean look, my job is to protect and serve (and look cute). But, if you won't let me do my job then I am going to have to have to go on puppy-strike and demand better terms. Wait. Let me review my terms. Right now I get all the Eukanuba I can eat. I get fresh water and a warm bed and blanket to snuggle in... Okay, maybe you guys can get away with this once... But just once...

Fame!!! I'm gonna live forever...

2009-02-13T01:46:00.000-08:00

Just thought I would leave you with the latest photo of me. One of my fans finally put my good-lookingness to use! I am a now featured in the metropolitan museum of "pupular" art. Aren't I handsome? Note the use of color and my fantastic puppy bone-structure! Enjoy!!!

world domination... well first the United States

2009-02-11T04:30:00.000-08:00

Well. I have just registered for a program called Google Analytics and it has been a very nice tool for me to track all the dogs out there that are checking my website. It is fun to use because there are a few poodles in San Diego that follow me. Plus I found out I actually have a decent following from New Hampshire... New Hampshire WOOT!

So if you do not have this for your blog or website, you should try it. All you have to do is use your google account. (well i am secretly using my owner's account, there is no such thing as a puppy-proof computer! rotfb-rolling on the floor barking)

Anyways keep checking the website and telling your friends about handsome me. Speaking of handsome! If you are looking for a great Valentine's day gift for your loved one, you can cut and paste one of my pictures on to your cheesy Valentine's day card and it will up the value by 250% Your loved one will see my handsome face and hopefully transfer part of the affection toward you!

Anyways have a great week and make sure to tell you closest puppy "hello" and rub his/her belly!

okay, its cold!

2009-02-06T07:11:00.000-08:00

Here's the deal. I am a short haired dachshund. SHORT hair. So could you please turn up the thermostat? Its been way too cold here in Florida. This is the sunshine state. I want to roll around in the grass and sun my belly!

Lately I have just gone outside to do my business and Im ready to come back in!!! I would rather sun my belly with the overhead reading lamp inside, thank you very much.

Today my owners slept in... and so did I! It was so cold this morning I didn't even move. You'd think by the way I was talking we live in Michigan. But didn't I tell you, I'm a short-haired... okay, you heard me last time. We were specially bred for laying out on sunny patches of grass and sipping limeaid by the pool. Helloooo you think this good-lookingess happens naturally??

Well... it does, but can you please warm up already?

i am just too faaaast!

2009-02-03T23:04:00.000-08:00

Sometimes when i am getting ready for bed I like to pretend I'm all sleepy, and then right when my master comes to put me in my crate I burst with puppy like agility and run out of the room. zooooom!

Why can't they catch me?

A.)I am faster than a speeding bullet.

B.)I am agile like Tom Jones in his hey-day

C.) My great-grandmother won the Wiener-Nationals-Rally Race in 1979

D.) I weave in and out of kitchen table legs like Mario Andrussi* (tribute to Roy Mercer)

E.) Because I said so.

Oh wait!!! I just got caught.

Dangit... Time for bed :(

ill break you!!!

2009-01-26T09:03:00.000-08:00

This week my owner's have been torturing me! I have been in my crate too long. Don't they know that this is MY apartment. Another thing, everytime we go outside my owner's stare and me and say "go potty!" I am being serious, that is what they say!?!

I know how to use the restroom. But why would I want to go outside? The ground is so dirty and hard. No fun. Outside is for chasing squirrels and running down the neighbors' Yorke, not for using the restroom. Geez. I wish they would get a clue.

But, I want to make them happy (because I am so benevolent by nature). So I guess I will try and "go potty" outside instead of inside. I just don't understand their obsession with it this week, but I know that they mean business. Plus I really miss laying on the couch and being incredibly good looking, so Im gonna try and learn this new trick quickly! Bark at you later!

my cousin and I

2009-01-22T19:21:00.000-08:00

This weekend my owners took me up to Canton, GA to visit with my dog-in-law Jean Valjean. He is a pretty cool dog. He is three years old and a dapple. We are both very handsome. It is very hard to explain the amount of good-lookingness that was emanating from that house, it kept everyone warm.

In honor of the inauguration

2009-01-20T16:50:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to show my patriotism. Vote me as the most handsomest dog ever!

Puppies Gone Wild

2009-01-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

This weekend my owners decided I needed a vacation, because I spend all my days looking so cute and adorable for them. They decided that I deserved to go up to Atlanta to see my cousin Jean Valjean. He is a miniature dacshund, like myself. (Yes its hard to believe that two incredibly good looking dogs are going to be under one roof at the same time). So I am getting my best outfit for the cold weather ready!

ill do anything for a treat

2009-01-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

Here is one of my favorite tricks. I know you wouldn't believe me that I have mad hops, so I had my owners take some action photos for me. Enjoy! (insert Superman theme music)

Pancho and.. well just me

2009-01-02T07:21:00.000-08:00

So I have made my list of New Years resolutions.

1. Sleep more

2. Spend more time being cute

3. Lose 4 ounces (i think my butt is getting big)

4. Learn two more treat getting tricks!

5. Continue my good-lookingness streak

These are in no particular order, do any pets out there have any new years resolutions? If so, please comment!

Pancho Villa celebrating the howliday!!

2008-12-16T12:54:00.000-08:00

I am adorable, even in this non-AKC-sanctioned santa hat!!! Hope You have a great Christmas!!! PS-my birthday is this friday (12-19-08), just in-case you wanted to wish me a happy one year!!

on your mark get set... CUTE!!!

2008-12-12T13:55:00.000-08:00

I win.

So today is pretty boring, but at least I got to hang out with my best buddy Zim last night. He likes to wrestle a lot, which can get on my nerves, but oh well. I think it is because he is in need of dog attention. He only has Courtney as a friend and she is not very social. At least not to me. She makes this weird growling sound and likes to punch me in the face from time to time. (Cats are so weird?!?)

Anyways, it is friday freeday, so I will have to make sure and come up with a few new cute tricks for my masters. I am an entertainer by heart. If you ever come over, you will see what I am talking about. Most people want me in their lap in like ten seconds. And being a good host, I make sure to keep people happy. It is tough being so irresistible, but someone has to do it!! Well I better go, I have lots of cute to be making.

barking for two

2008-12-09T18:21:00.000-08:00

I can really bark. I don't mean to brag, but I am getting pretty good at it. I have a book that talks about using your diaphragm and making sure to arch your back to get a good deep breath before. I think I even scare myself sometimes!!!

I like to sit on my master's lap and wait until he is just about to fall asleep...BARK!!! What a good one. hee hee hee. I do get bored sometimes when I'm home alone, so many times I just bark for no reason. Trust me I have seen you humans talk to yourselves on many occasions. Just because I'm a dog don't assume I don't hear you. Remember we have laser-ears. Well not actually laser-ears because I would be burning the house down.

So today I guess I will practice my barking again. I never get tired of hearing my own voice!!!

Operation Eat Christmas Tree: Phase Two

2008-12-08T13:33:00.000-08:00

So here it is. This operation didn't take long. This afternoon I found the main plug for all the lights on the tree. (I am so giddy I can hardly tell you guys the story.)

So I casually strolled by the tree a few times. You know, pretending I left a toy on the floor under the tree. (I am pretty good at being sneaky, you know) And then I found it! There was this green plug that they used to light up the Christmas tree. Of course I waited for a moment when my master was really distracted... blogging...

I began chewing on the cord furiously. It tasted funny, like metal. Ouch! It started to hurt but I didn't care. I would finally get them to realize that this Christmas tree was in MY room. Ouch! Boy that hurt my tongue, but its done. I left the plug in the center of the living room, just so they could see it.

Yup. You guessed it. I got in major trouble... The worst thing is the tree didnt move... Doggone it!

Operation Eat Christmas Tree: Phase One

2008-12-06T18:17:00.000-08:00

So here is the deal. For some reason my playroom has now become a holiday room. I mean don't get me wrong, I love Christmas. Actually, this is my second Christmas (my first one I was 6 days old, couldn't see a thing) I think my owners could at least ASK me if I want this big green tree in MY room.

Anyways I held my first protest today. This morning when my owner wasn't looking I chewed on one of the light bulbs and the bottom string of lights burned out. YES!!! So trust me I have been trying to figure out how to get this eyesore from my playroom. You got any ideas???

it's about time!

2008-11-27T08:55:00.001-08:00

I finally got my laptop back! My servant...um I mean owner... came back from Nashville and now I can finally type my blizzog. I have had 96 hours of non-writing time... Sheesh! I tried to write on notebook paper, but then I ate it... So, yes teacher, the dog does eat homework!!!

Anyways I KNOW you have missed me writing. But seriously, you need to follow me so you know when my next update is. So look on the left hand side of this page you can follow my every move. (see, look at my wagging tail!)

As you know today is thanksgiving. So make sure that you give thanks for all the great pets in your life, because we are so special! So make sure to accidently drop a piece of turkey on the floor or maybe some stuffing, and some of the cranberry sauce. (yes, i do like cranberry sauce).... Im getting hungry...

dog dreams

2008-11-19T18:45:00.000-08:00

Sometimes when I am very tired I will bark in my sleep. People always ask themselves, "I wonder what dogs dream??" Well I have your answer here. Enjoy.

ooooooohhhhhh snap!!!

2008-11-17T16:50:00.000-08:00

It looks like it is going to get a little bit cold in the next few days. I was watching the weather channel today and it is supposed to get down to 39 degrees tonight!!! I am so glad that I am an inside dog. I don't understand why my ancestors would spend time in the freezing weather. Not too bright if you ask me.

Anyways, I like to snuggle when it gets cold like this. I will try and find anyone who is willing to let me into their lap. If you don't mind me climbing on you there are some added benefits... You get to be seen with a handsome pup like me!

I know there is not much of a winter here in Florida, and for that I am GLAD!!! I have a few cousins that like the cold weather, but they have long hair. Im a short haired, beach lovin', warm weather pooch! But don't put me in swim trunks. Or ill go dog-a-tonic. I hate wearing clothes... but I'll leave that for another post. woof!

saturday is gameday

2008-11-15T10:57:00.000-08:00

looks like Im going to have to spend the day entertaining myself. geez. between football, last minute Sunday prep and house cleaning, i barely get any attention. Any efforts to be cute are lost today. Therefore I will just lay in the sun... zzzzzzzzzzzz

BARK!!!

2008-11-14T10:13:00.000-08:00

It's me again! I am just looking so good and playing with my owner today. He is lucky that I'm in such a good mood. I just love these sunny days because the window blinds go up and I can bark at people all day long. I like to bark. You guys should try it. I know you people like to "talk", but no one really listens to you. Not like they do a bark.

I'll prove it to you. Next time I bark I bet it takes .005 seconds for one of my owners to run over and start telling me I need to be quiet. PLUS next time they call for me, I won't pay attention, its just not as good as a bark. Now tell me which noise gets the job done??? the bark... exactly.

You have never seen Lassie call for help like this, "...umm, pardon me... yes, I am calling about a situation down by the creek. yes the creek... the one by the old farmer joe's place... yes, he seems to be in a bit of duress... what is that, no, I didn't wipe my feet before I came in..."

No this is how it goes.... BAARKK, BAARRK!!! What's that Lassie? Down by the creek?!?! Lets go!! It's you humans who take too long. Sheesh. Anyways I'll let you go. Thanks for stopping by today. Ill make sure to roll over if you stop by the house.

takin a break...

2008-11-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

I have been way busy updating my blog, but I did have time to take a polaroid for my fans. Hope you like it!!! Have a good day!!!

the leash of death

2008-11-11T15:08:00.000-08:00

Here's the deal. I don't understand why I have to put on a leash to go outside. I am perfectly fine without it. Its like my masters think that if I go outside without it I might not be able to walk. Sheesh, what weirdos???

If I were meant to be tied down, God would have made me with a long leash on my body. But do you see that...NO So why try and keep me down? I think it is because my owners are jealous of my speed and agility. They walk all weird and awkwardly on their hind legs. But me, I am sleek and built for speed.

The worst contraption ever is not the leash but the harness. Good gracious. Who thought that thing up??? Obviously not a dog. Have you tried to wear one of those things?? I feel like a child wearing diapers. It certainly slows me down... and cramps my style. Anyways, enough complaining, I need to get my cute on so I can get a treat!

Ps, i need to give a bark out to Zim. I haven't hung out with him in a while. Peace!!

not a good day...

2008-11-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

okay, i know i am a dog and usually people think that a dog's life is easy. But not today. Today i got bathed. I didn't like it one bit.

I actually think that I smell just fine but noooooo. Why do you people subject yourself to this torture every day?? I mean first you get all wet and then you put this stinky soap all over you. Ugh. At least I look good while sitting there. You don't believe me??? Check out these pictures my publicist took. How incredibly good looking I am in the water. Like Brad Pitt... well a young Brad Pitt... if he were a dog...

ex-e CUTE!

2008-11-06T10:38:00.000-08:00

music skills

the truth about cats and dogs... well just dogs... well just me...

2008-11-05T18:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Myself-

Why am I so incredibly good looking? I have the form of a Greek Dog... Today I was thinking of my good friends Chad and Hilary Wyatt. They come to see me every once in a while. And I also let them talk with my masters.

Yeah, I know my masters are a little bit selfish, (they want everyone that comes over to pay attention to them when they clearly came to see ME) but what are you going to do? Anyways enough talking to myself as I am hardly able to handle the strain of pretending to talk to me (One awesome me + Me pretending to be another awesome me + The awesome me talking to the other awesome me = Almost too much awesome for one blog). --Me

Anyways today was quite a fun day. Somehow my cuteness got me out of another bath!! Yes!!! It is quite an art to get out of a bath. First, I must prepare myself mentally. I spend about an hour devising distractions for the entire evening. Then I execute, and by execute I mean ex-e-CUTE! I know that everyone is into the video blog thing so in my next post I will wow you with a video of me ex-e-cuting one of my best performances....

Napping is an art

2008-11-02T16:06:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite pastimes is napping. I try my hardest to get in at least 5 good naps per day. I know what you are thinking... "How can an incredibly good looking puppy like yourself only get 5 naps per day. You deserve at least seven." I know... Incredibly I am able to survive.

I like to sleep in my crate, but I also have many other places to mix it up. I have my doggie day bed. I also have the couch in the solarium. Sometimes I will sneak into the living room and nap on the couch in there(if there is a nice pillow). Every once in a while I will just plop down on the carpet (no, not that kind of "plop", i will get a spanking for that)!

I know this is very intriguing to you, as the puppy life is very difficult to understand. But if you try hard you too can be like me. Well I am due for nap number five today, so i will bark at you later!!!

You know you want to pet me.

2008-10-31T08:11:00.000-07:00

Well since my master has his day off, I will actually get a chance to entertain today. I have a few routines I have been working on. He really likes them and if the performance is well-received I get various gluten-free products to nibble on.

I have been working on this one routine where I run circles around the couch. Then I pause and give my "silly puppy" look and then I do a few more loops. Note to reader: do not do during football games. I have tried this and I lost a pound trying to get him to notice me. Really??? Why watch football when you can watch me??

Anyways I know you want to hear more, because I am so awesome, but I must go practice my moves. ttyl... wait... bayl (bark at you later) I am sooooo funny... and cute!

Welcome to me, world!!

2008-10-31T07:57:00.000-07:00

my name is Pancho Villa Tumlinson. I am a puppy. I wanted to start my own blog because I think I can do a better job then my master. Have you seen his blog??? It is wack.

Anyways, this blog will be about my busy days. I have lots of things to do, like protect the house, eat, poop, play, and poop some more. So anyways I just wanted to welcome you to me world, because I am the most important dog ever. Yes...ever, better than lassie or Old yeller or the big red dog.