DESERT MUSEUM

Holy Puppy Poop!!! Look at the size of those kitty cats. This is a photo that Mom took when she was visiting the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. These are Mountain Lions and are one of the most popular exhibits at the museum. The really great thing about the Desert Museum is that they rehabilitate wild animals or they rescue injured animals or animals that wander into populated areas that would otherwise have to be killed. The Desert Museum is a pawsome place to learn about all of the animals that share the Sonoran Desert with us. The only bad thing is that Mom never lets us go. She says dogs and Mountain Lions don't mix. But what does she know, we ain't afraid of no stinkin Mountain Lions. They're just big cats, with big claws and big teeth and......hey, Keiko, why are you hiding under the bed?

THE ONLY WAY TO VOTE

Being fun-loving creatures of the canine variety, we don't understand why some people get all stressed out over voting. Why don't they just vote the way Mom votes? She always gets an early, mail-in ballot and a bottle of wine and she's happier than a pig in...., well, you know what we mean. Of course after drinking half the bottle or so, one of us pups has to help her out because she's trying to draw tiny little ovals all over the page.

SONORAN DESERT BONFIRE

Woo-woo!!! We had a pawsome time last night. Mom decided that we needed to have a bonfire and it was a lot of fun.

Keiko helps with the fire pit.


Scuba adds some mesquite firewood.


Scuba enjoys the fire.


Norman checks out the flames.

Toby enjoys the cool autumn evening in the Sonoran Desert.

BLADDER INFECTIONS IN OLDER DOGS

Woof everypups, cats and hamsters, Desert Pup's Mom here. I know this is probably going to embarrass Scuba a bit, discussing this during her birthday party, but I was wondering if anyone has a dog that gets frequent bladder infections? The older Scuba gets the more bladder infections she gets. The Doggie Doctor prescribes Clavomox and that usually takes care of it for awhile but then the infection seems to always come back. I've tried different diets but Scuba is turning out to be quite the finicky eater in her golden years. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

pee-ess: we're still working on the party photos and will post them as soon as possible.

PARTY IN THE DESERT

Woo-woo!!! Well, Scuba's birthday party is in full swing and is expected to last for several more days. The beer is cold, the burgers are yummy and Mom just made some turkey tacos. Khyra was kind enough to show up with a cat pinata so things are starting to get a little crazy. And look who just crashed the party, none other than Charlie Coyote. Watch out, MJ.

pee-ess: We will show more party photos as soon as they become available. With the election only a couple weeks away, the puparazzi have been following Khyra like crazy so they should have plenty of photos.

SCUBA

Desert Pup's Mom here, as expected the party is still going strong. And since it is such a momentous occasion with Scuba turning 13, I am letting the Pups have the run of the place(a decision I may regret later). But I wanted to take the opportunity to show a few early photos of Scuba.

Scuba's first birthday party, October 18, 1996.

Scuba at 2 months,

She was so tiny, she could sleep in a cat bed(which she is sitting on top of in the photo). She was the first dog I could ever call my own and she changed my life forever. She and her littermates were rescued by a friend of mine who stopped a very evil man from abandoning the six week old puppies in the desert. She got her name after she ripped apart my scuba gear and walked into the living room with my scuba goggles in her mouth. It was such a silly sight that I didn't have the heart to be angry. Scuba became my best friend and would show me how rewarding life could be living with one crazy pooch.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Woof everypups, cats and hamsters, Scuba here. While Mom and the other pooches are getting ready for my birthday party, I wanted to tell you of a really pawsome pet adoption program. It's Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive and their goal is to find forever homes for ONE MILLION PETS this holiday season. The spokesperson for Home 4 the Holidays is Felicity Huffman from the television show 'Desperate Housewives'. After she adopted Tucker,a black lab mix, Felicity was determined to raise awareness about the millions of homeless pets throughout North America. Now all of us here at DWB are very fortunate to have a good, forever home with loving(and forgiving) Moms and Dads. But there are many pets out there who aren't as lucky. Please join Desert Pups in helping Felicity bring all of these loving and wonderful pets Home 4 the Holidays.

We've added a link to the Iams website in the upper right corner of our blog. Also, listed below are several links to YouTube, featuring Felicity and Tucker promoting Home 4 the Holidays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgw03ORaPng (a clip of Felicity doing the photoshoot for the Home 4 the Holidays campaign).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVjtGstWRbA (a clip of Felicity on the Early Show).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1f4Skcqlx8 (a clip of Felicity appearing on Conan O'Brien).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkvRs9xDSSU (Felicity appearing on THE VIEW).

FELICITY AND TUCKER

SILLY DOG PICTURES

TOBY UPDATE

Just a quick update on Toby. It's been a couple of weeks since Toby's emergency trip to the Doggie Hospital and it seems that the antibiotics did the trick. He is now back to his devil dog ways of terrorizing anyone who comes near the gate. We want to take the time again to thank everyone for their support and comforting words. Even though it wasn't as bad as Mom had feared, it was still really scary. It gives us little warm fuzzies inside knowing that we've got some really pawsome friends out there in the Doggiesphere. Thank you.

AWARD FROM ADDIE

With all of the excitement from Gucci's birthday party and Toby getting busted, we forgot to show off this really pawsome award. Our dear friend Addie was so very kind to nominate us and we thank her.

Com o Prémio Dardos, reconhecem-se os valores que cada blogueiro mostra cada dia no seu empenho por transmitir valores culturais, éticos, literários, pessoais etc. que, em suma, demonstram a sua criatividade através do pensamento vivo que permanece intacto entre as suas letras e as suas palavras.“Este selo implica duas regras:a primeira, linkar o blog do qual recebeu o prémio. A segunda – escolher blogs para entregar o prémio. Which translates into "With the prize Darts, is recognize the values that each blogger shows each day in her efforts to convey cultural values, ethical, literary, personal etc. that, in short, demonstrate their creativity through the thought alive that remains intact from their letters and their words".

We would like to pass this award to:

RUSTY

BEN

CHARLIE

WILLOW

MAGGIE AND MITCH

THE 4 B'S
GIRL GIRL HAMSTER

OUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

In an event of epic proportions, history will be made. And in the most important election of our generation only one candidate has what it takes to lead.

Desert Pups are proud to show their support for Presidential Candidate Turbo and his running mate Khyra.

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY PARTY

Woof everypups, Scuba here. This is a photo of me at Gates Pass in the Tucson Mountain Park, just west of Tucson. The picture would have looked a lot better if Mom would have taken that damn leash off of me but you pups know how Moms are. Anyway, just to let you all know, next Saturday is my birthday. I will be lucky number 13. Woo-woo!! Now Mom says we can have a party but no wild and crazy stuff(yeah right). All DWB dogs, cats and hamsters are invited.

HEADING HOME

After several moments at the Washington Monument, The Pups zigged and zagged and stumbled across The Lincoln Memorial....

And took time to honor the man who held this country together in her darkest hour....

and then the Pups swam across the Potomac and found themselves in Arlington National Cemetery....

where they listened to the mournful sound of Taps paying homage to the many souls buried in those hallowed grounds....


finally, after a few more detours, the Pups arrived and found the Desert Dawg Express ready and waiting to go....

thus ending their Washington D.C. adventure.

A VISIT TO THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT

With Norman expertly digging their escape tunnel, The Desert Pups slowly made their way across the city....

And after a few detours and a couple wrong turns....

The Pups found themselves at the Washington Monument. And with no puparazzi or Feds in sight, they took a quiet moment to enjoy the sunrise and appreciate the memorial to our Nation's First President.

ESCAPE FROM D.C.

The Desert Pups have a plan to smuggled Toby out of D.C. But first Norman has to dig the tunnel that will lead them through the city to the Desert Dawg Express. It will take all of their skill and cunning to evade both the puparazzi and the Feds.

PRISON BREAK

Gucci organized a daring raid to spring Toby from the Federal Prison. However the puparazzi snapped this photo of Toby in hiding and are threatening to turn it over to Homeland Security unless a payment of 1,000,000 Milkbones are deposited into their account. Unable to pay, and with the Feds watching the airport closely, The Desert Pups have to find a way to smuggle Toby out of the city.

pee-ess: For more puparazzi photos of Gucci's pawty, please visit Gucci's blog.

FED TIME

Looks like the Feds found Toby. Gucci tried to hide him in the closet but Toby just had to sneak out for some more of that squirrel pinata and that's when they nabbed him. Well, we needed a reason to stay in D.C. for awhile and now we've got one. But it seems that Toby's gonna need a good lawyer, any lawyer pups out there?

PARTY PLANE

SEVERAL OF THE PUPS(RAMBO) HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR GUCCI'S BIRTHDAY PAWTY WAS A LITTLE BUMPY AND HAVE IMPLIED THAT TOBY, WHO WAS THE DESIGNATED BARKER/PILOT WAS DRUNK. SO HE FLEW THE PLANE UPSIDE DOWN AND DIVE BOMBED THE WHITE HOUSE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE WAS DRUNK, CRAZY MAYBE, BUT NOT DRUNK. OF COURSE THE RIMADYL THAT HE WAS TAKING DIDN'T HELP, NEITHER DID THE PEYOTE THAT SUKA SMUGGLED ON BOARD. AND GUCCI PROBABLY DIDN'T MIND ALL OF THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS WHO SURROUNDED THE PLANE AFTER IT LANDED AT HER HOUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE CRAZY PILOT WHO VIOLATED THE WHITE HOUSE AIRSPACE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUCCI!

BEFORE THE SUN WAS ON THE RISE, DESERT PUPS BEGAN TO PICK UP THE PAWTY GUESTS FOR GUCCI'S SPECIAL DAY. RAMBO, ROXY AND LUCKY, BEN, MARCO POLO AND THOR, DEEFOR, THE 3 HEELERS, THE 4 B'S, MJ, SUKA, SHADIE, KALYA AND MAEBE, CHARLIE DANIELS, SUNNY AND SCOOTER, ERIC, GIZMO, DAISY, MOCO, MR. T-BONE AND RUSTY ALL PACKED THE DESERT DAWG EXPRESS AND HEADED TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE PAWTY.

AND WHAT TO GET A DOG NAMED GUCCI FOR HER BIRTHDAY? A GUCCI HANDBAG, OF COURSE, COMPLETE WITH A DESIGNER SQUIRREL.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE SQUIRREL PINATA.

GOTTA HAVE CHIPS AND SALSA AND BEER AND WINE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUCCI!!!!