Our Most Humble Apologies

Apparently we inadvertently offended our, ah, diminutive friend Tank.  We left a comment for our Lilliputian buddy on his Facebook page, because we hadn't heard from him in a while and we were a tad worried that he may have been turned back into a squirrel (in our experience, those Champion Bad Sports seem to take their titles quite seriously, and we wouldn't put it past Allred the Devil Cat to continue to engage in nefarious activities).

Our offending comment was (in its entirety), "How are you doing, our short little friend?"  We used the phrase "short little friend" as a term of endearment, but in hindsight, we can see how some vertically challenged doggies might take offense.   We certainly did not mean to insult our brachyskelic friend, nor did we mean to slight any of our undersized compact friends.  So please, Tank, our commodious friend, accept our most humble apology.  We have the utmost respect for you and your fellow dinky elfin-sized doggies; they don't call you 'ankle-biters' for nothing! 

Tank, who IS taller than a 12-inch ruler!

So while you might not have long leggies, or be Relentlessly Huge, we hope that you will understand that we used the term "short little" as a sign of our undying affection.  The Venerable TaiChi was a diminutive gal herself, and yet she was and always will be Queen of the Universe - so please don't think we are biased against you petite doggies.    Our deepest apologies - we shan't be short with you again!  Heehee!  *ahem*

However, in your response, I believe you said something along the lines of "your scary bitey face action and ceaseless snow zoomies have caused me to question whether either of you are playing with a full deck".   I have no idea why you are questioning our mental stability.

Seriously.  Look at those last pictures.  Abby is a total Cracker.   If I had a bully stick for every time Mom called Abby a "crazy whack-a-doodle", I would be up to my eyeballs in bully sticks.  And for the hours of canine martial arts?   Abby has 10 lbs on me; if I don't keep working on my skills and maintaining my fitness level, I'd be toast.  It takes A LOT to get that Cracker down.

It's a good thing she's got a big dog suit, so I can a good grip!

This is the result of tireless practice!

So I will agree that my sister is SO not playing with a full deck.  But me?  I'm constantly challenging myself with the task of ensuring Lard Butt my dear, sweet, nutso sister doesn't get the upper paw.

Smooches to you, our short little big-hearted, magnanimous friend! 

And don't forget who introduced you to sweet potato snacks!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

PeeEss:  We really do love you, little buddy!  Heehee!

We have Warp Speed!*

Heh!  Mom has finally re-installed everything on her computer, so the ship has been righted.  Also, fearing a loss of irreplaceable** bitey-face-in-snow pictures, Granny and Grandpa bought Mom a 2TB (yes, that would be terabyte) external hard drive as an early birthday present, so Mom can back up ALL our bitey-face photos!  And 2TB should hold A LOT of bitey-face photos!  Thanks, Granny and Grandpa!

So, a few things to catch-up on.  First, for those of you who might not have been paying close attention, Abby took 3rd place in the Working Stiff class at Mango Minster!  
  

While I'm impressed with Abby's mastery of the blarney (seriously... did you read her entry?), and I'm proud that she placed (the competition was Very Tough!), I'm equally pleased that a REAL working dog won the class!  And, of course, I was thrilled to judge the Too Darn Cute category (and even more thrilled to see that Miss Mollie Jo won Best in Show!)  As always HUGE thanks to Mango and the Mango Momma for putting on the Greatest Dog/Critter Show in the Universe!

We also finally got some more snow, and Mom finally took some pictures of us.  While Mom seems to like her SuperNerdy job, it really cuts into her picture taking time... However, she did get over 200 pictures of us this weekend, so I can't complain TOO much... 

We continued to test the tensile strength of the frisbees...

 
And we got in a little frisbee snow zoomie time...

And there was much Sisterly Love expressed...

Serious Sisterly Love time!

Heehee!

And yes, there were snow zoomies for the sake of snow zoomies! 

We did sit still for a moment or two, so Mom could snap a picture of us 'hanging out'.  Heheh!

Happy weekend to everyone!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus



*Well, where 'warp speed' means Mom will be posting once a week.

**Irreplaceable in the sense that no bitey-face-in-snow picture is exactly the same; they're like snowflakes - we get lots of snow every year, but each snowflake is different... Or so we're telling Mom!

New Snow!

We've gotten snow the last two days (and there is supposed to be more tonight).  And while Mom's work severely limits her ability to get bitey-face-in-snow photos, Mom has been doing her best.  And we're doing our best to enjoy the white floofy stuff!

Sisterly Love at its finest!

Abby's got a comb-over and I've got Snow Snooter!

Oh yeah!  New snow!  Bring it on!  Mom would prefer that the new snow is brought on over the weekend, so she doesn't have to drive in it, but even though we are snow dogs, we don't have much control over the snow gods!  Heehee!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

PeeEss:  Khyra - we'll wind up the rubber band on AirFiona so we can bring you out to enjoy the white stuff!

We've only got impulse power back

Blame Mom for the title.  She's been watching the Star Trek movies again...

Just a quick post to let everyone know we are alive!  Mom's computer died last week, and after getting it fixed (the diagnosis was 'a corrupt operating system') Mom's been re-installing things and cursing under her breath trying to get everything up and running again.  Hopefully by next week we'll be able to give you a "real" post.  In the meantime, here a few pictures so you don't forget what we look like!   (The good news is that the computer fix-it people were able to restore all of Mom's data, so all 200GB of pictures of us are intact!)

Oh, and all those pictures were taken in 2011.  But as many of you have pointed out, bitey-face-in-snow photos are pretty much all the same - they could have been taken last week or last year!  Heehee!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Really the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

First, Mango Minster has started!   You have until 5pm EST Monday to go vote on the Too Darn Cute entries (voting is by comments, one vote per household).  The competition is REALLY TOUGH; judging the cuties is totally taxing the mentals!  Voting for the Working Stiff class (where Abby is entered) is on Wednesday through Thursday at 5pm EST, if you want to vote for my hard working sister.  But go check out all the classes - there's nothing like Mango Minster!

The only thing that is better than the start of Mango Minster is the start of Mango Minster with snow!

We've had a weird winter, with not a lot of snow, and this snow was wet and heavy, but snow is snow, and when one has new snow, one MUST bitey one's sister.

There is more to life than just biteying one's sister, however.  There is also Frisbee Fun Time!

Check out Abby's Mad Frisbee Skillz!

Goofy dog!  Heehee!

So yes, we had fun!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Haircuts

Don't worry!  We're not nekkid!  We're just a little less shaggy, much sleeker, and cooler.  Which, apparently, is a good thing, as Abby woke Mom up at 3am this morning because she was hot - Mom let us out on the porch where we both lay in the snow for several minutes before coming back in.  Apparently Mom doesn't like being awoken at 3am... Spoilsport!

See, we're all shorn-like!

Of course, as soon as we got home, Abby had to get the new dog smell off...

And since we are now all sleek, we had to do a little zoomie-ing.

And posing!

So don't worry; we're not nekkid!  We're just sleek and 'plushy' - as Mom says!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

Sasquatch Sightings

Mom says that we look like Yetis and is threatening us with haircuts.

I have no idea what she's talking about.  

Just because Abby and I get hot when the house is 58 degrees, Mom thinks this is a valid reason for us to get nekkid.

Just because we might be a wee bit woolly.   *sheesh*

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus