Doggie Heaven Hotel

Don't Look Now But There's a Dog on Your Head

Does this dog make my butt look big?

Chasing Planes

This is Willie. I have written about Willie before, when he wore my dishwasher as a necklace. 

That Willie is one crazy lab. He was one of the first guests here at Doggie Heaven—and let me tell you—one of the sweetest, fun loving and most loveable. His owner is also one of the sweetest, most fun loving and loveable people I know.

Willie loves water, not surprising for a lab. When I walk him off leash he will make sure to locate and submerge himself in any nearby body of water before the walk is over.

Willie loves to eat; His dining style is akin to a shop vac. When he sees me filling his bowl, he jumps up in the air. From a standing position he can get about three feet off the ground.

Willie loves to chase balls, again nothing out of the ordinary for a dog of his breed—or any other breed.

Besides water, food, and tennis balls, his strangest addiction is chasing planes. 

Yes, he loves to chase planes.

 

The kind that fly…

 

In the air…

 

At 32,000 feet.

 

It goes like this: He will hear a plane, look in the air, see the con trail and run in the same direction the plane is flying, barking relentlessly, as if the pilot can hear him. Then when he believes that he has scared off the plane and saved my life he stops and goes about looking for water or food or a ball or another plane.

Thank goodness Willie is here to protect us.

The Dog of a Thousand Faces

Dogs have all sorts of different talents.

Some are hunters, some are fetchers, some are diggers and squirrel chasers. There are fast dogs and dogs that can leap high in the air. 

For the last week I have been taking care of Keiko and her brother Hachi. They are Cotons.   

Keiko does impressions—she is very talented indeed. 

Here are just a few of my favorites:

 Courtney Love

Weird stuffed teddy bear

Baby albino otter

Phyllis Diller

Old English Sheepdog

Cousin Itt

Anime

Bed head

Porcupine

Cockatoo

Ewok

Baby Wookie

She's got a million of 'em.

Spring Break '13

Here are some photos of my Spring Break guests.

Riley, Karma, Moondoggie, Bella and Juda

Chewy, Abbey, Tess, Poppy.

Cody

Chewie

Chewie and Cody

Chewie and Cody 

The Dude

 

Sparkles

Juju

Juju

Good-Bye Betty and Cody

While I was on vacation with my family, I lost two of my favorite Doggie Heaven Hotel guests. Betty the bulldog lost her battle with cancer as did Cody the golden.

We always loved having Betty stay with us. She was so joyful.

Cody was so sweet and decided that when he stayed with us, he would make my closet his home.

I will miss them both.

Cody aka: Closet Sleeper 2004-2013

Betty aka: Flying Meatball 2007-2013

There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

—Rudyard Kipling

Photo of the Week

"What Leaf?"

Where's Fluffy?

My cousin sent this to me. You can find it on facebook.

Here is my version of the camouflage dog: 

Bella in my shower

Photo of the Week

"Why does that little white dog have huge human feet?"

    

            –Chance the Samoyed

Photo of the Week

Chance: "See, It's the molar all the way in the back"

 

Rusty: "OMG!, did you have onions for lunch?"

JuJu the House Elf

I’m so lucky to have the daily pleasure of watching and sharing my home with the most wonderful doggies in the world. I‘m so excited to announce that I have recently had the opportunity to take care of my first J.K. Rowlings character.

 

"Master has given JuJu clothes. JuJu is free!"