Another busy week!

We've had an exciting week - some bits a little more exciting than we would have preferred, but what can you do?

First, a big wildfire was started on Tuesday by a lightning strike.  It was never close enough for us to be in any danger (there was a lot of land and a freeway between us and the fire), but our air was quite smoky, and Mom and Dad were prompted to come up with a few evacuation plans, based on the amount of time they had to evacuate (the 15-second evacuation plan consisted of: "Get the girls, get the bully sticks, get the hell out of Dodge").

This was about 2 hours after the fire started - it was much farther away than it looks in this picture.

The fire is now 70% contained, although for a while there were planes and helicopters and all sorts of fire fighting teams working to put it out.  While there has been some property damage, there have been no fatalities, and it sounds as though all domestic and domesticated animals were brought to safety, too.

In good excitement, the last of our tags came in this week.  (If you recall, when Mom was looking for tags for our 'working' collars, she couldn't decide between a few different ones on Etsy, and since they were all so extremely reasonably priced, she got a few tags.)

This is Abby's.  And yes, our Mom really is that much of a geek.

And this is mine.  Because I like giving kisses.  And I like cuddling.

The rest of the week was much more typical.  There was much frisbee funballs excitement!

Look at that intensity! That focus! That crazed look in her eyes!

Abby, the Levitating Hippobottomus

Abby, Gumby Dog.

Fiona (me), Frisbee Maven!

More of Me, the Frisbee Maven!

My sister is frisbee-crazy.  Or possibly just crazy!

But she loves her frisbees!

"Hey, Mom!  Could you throw my frisbee while Abby is occupied with hers?"

"C'mon Mom!  Throw the frisbees!"

Yep.  Frisbee funballs NEVER get old!  Of course, harassing Abby about her ginormous snooter never gets old, either.

"Does this picture make my schnozz look big?"

Heehee! 

And since I'm on a roll harassing my sister, I'll post one of the photos from her 'blooper' roll.

In Abby's defense, Mom is not always a champion-level frisbee thrower, so some of these 'bloopers' are not necessarily Abby's fault.   And Abby does make some spectacular catches even when Mom gives her less-than-optimal throws!

Nice save, Abs!

Way to draw in an errant frisbee with your front paws and securing it with the Jaws of Doom!

And a final comment about our week: we are Happy Dogs!

Have a great week!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

So Many Frisbees, So Little Time!

Ho-hum.  Another weekend.  A bunch of walkies, a bunch of frisbee acrobatics.  Mom is trying to convince me that she's not boring, but she's "consistent".  Of course, our Granny would say that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, so I'm not entire sure what to make of all of that!  Ah well, at least Mom throws a decent frisbee.

Abby, get out of my way!  I'm demonstrating Frisbee Jaws of Doom!

While we didn't have any Grand Adventures this weekend (Mom had a busy week at work last week and was "recovering"), we got in a lot of frisbee time.  Which meant Abby had a lot of chances to not exactly catch the frisbee....

Nice Jaws of Doom, Abs, but you get full points only if you actually catch it!

Good extension, complete with ear flappage, although it's unclear as to whether she caught this one or not.

It always seems to me that there are a disproportionate number of photos of Abby doing frisbee maneuvers.  This is in part because Abby is a Frisbee Hog.  However, Mom has this clever technique in which she brings out three frisbees, and while Abby is retrieving one, she's launching one for me.  She's finally also mastered the technique of snapping pictures while juggling frisbees.  If this job thing doesn't work out, Mom could always join the circus...  Heehee!
 

Abby is not the only Flying Doodle in this house!

Another one of those "Did she or didn't she?" photos...  Heehee!

She does get nice ear flappage, I'll grant her that!

Dueling Frisbee Doodles!

I mentioned that I can fly, too, right?

I think Abby missed this one, but she's demonstrating a nice application of the levitation spell!

Of course, with Mom throwing multiple frisbees in rapid succession, we do manage to block each other a fair amount...

Pay no attention to that crazy doodle in the background, Mom.  You've got frisbees to throw!

Yep, we're totally the Frisbee Chicks!  Heehee!

So, yes, even though it was a 'quiet' weekend, we had a good time.  Because really, this frisbee thing NEVER gets old!  And you can tell we had fun, just by looking at our smiling faces!

Have a good week and keep those frisbees flying!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Of walkies and dog tags and frisbees and things!

After all the time Mom has been spending with Abby, I subtly suggested to Mom that perhaps I could be included in some funballs activities, particularly if we could find some activities that didn't involve posing in aisles of nuts and bolts and whatnot.

Being the good Mom that she is, Mom arranged a "doggie class" for the two of us on Saturday.  It wasn't so much a class as it was a chance to get outside, enjoy the beautiful weather, pose for pictures and catch up with Jessi, the turkey hotdog lady.

And it was a fantastic day!

It's been a while since we did a photo shoot, and we weren't 'cooperative' at first....

But give me my own special photo with Jessi, and I totally rock it!

Mom and Abby, on the other hand, both managed to look like doofuses.  What else is new?

BTW, for those of you who are wondering about Mom's nifty t-shirt, that is, in fact, our buddy Newton in the picture on the shirt.  If you haven't stopped by to say hi to Newton, you totally should.  He's this super-cute Golden puppy, who is building on his late brother Farley's work of training his parents, one fluffy Golden day at a time!

Abby is still a goofball.  Me?  I totally know how to pose for the camera!

Obligatory fountain photo.

Did I mention that it was a gorgeous day?  Sunny and warm but with a breeze.  You couldn't ask for more!

It was a tad hot, so Mom stopped at the car to get our water bottle, and took the chance to get a 'candid' photo!

"Slurp, slurp, slurp."  And yes, we shared our water with Mom!

Why yes, I AM a happy dog!

"Smile for the camera!"

We decided to stop by the bandstand to test out the set-up for our next concert.  Look for 'Sister Goldenhair Surprise' coming to your local outdoor music setting soon!

"Test.  Test.  How's that sound out there?"  Heehee.

We had a grand time, and it really was a nice day.

Saturday was also our first time trying out our new tags.  As you may recall, Mom got us 'training' collars to wear when we are off training (as opposed to our everyday collars - although I like my new everyday collar that I think I may use it all the time).  Anyway, Mom decided we should have tags to go on our new collars, and after much perusing of Etsy, she found some really cool and unique copper bars at a 'store' called Poochy Couture (if you are in the market for new ID tags, you should really check them out - they have some really cool, custom-made stuff, and they ship really quickly, and yes, this is a completely unsolicited endorsement!).  They were extremely reasonably priced, so Mom ordered a set for us...

Here we are, modeling the new tags.

Abby, trying to make sure her ginormous snooter doesn't obscure her tag.

And me, always the happy dog!

And since you can't actually see the tags in those photos, here are close-ups.

The would be, um, well, not Abby's tag.  Heehee.

This is Abby's tag! 

These tags are quite cool - they've got our names on them, as well as phone numbers.  And Mom hasn't seen anything like them before.

In addition to all this excitement, we've (naturally) been working on honing our frisbee skills.

Here I am, demonstrating the basic frisbee catch.

Abby, is, erm, auditioning for the X-Games, I think.

Notice my 'planted' stance and Frisbee Jaws of Doom.  Pay attention young pups - these are basic frisbee techniques!

Of course, I like to cut loose occasionally, too.  This is a variation of the 'Twist'.

Here, Abby is demonstrating perfect advanced technique.  Over-the-shoulder catch in a pike position!

We had a great weekend!  Did you do anything fun?

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus