It happened again...

This big box gets delivered to the house on Friday. I can't read...but there's a paw print on the box. That's gotta be for me, right?

Fergie & Phoebe are excited too....especially when Mom points out the word 'kitty' on the side of the box.

WHAT!?!

Another present for THEM?!?

Maybe if I stand on the box Mom wont be able to open it!

Drat. This doesn't look like anything a dog could use. Except to maybe chew on!

Mom starts putting the thing together, and right away Fergie is rubbin it in. What does she know about construction anyhow?

uhh...Fergie. You need THUMBS to turn that allen wrench! Duh!

Grrr...I swear, these kitTONs are really pushin their luck around here. How come they get all the good stuff?

Check out that view they have!

Hey! Mom! I think you should send it back. It looks too small for Fergie. She can't even fit her whole body on that top perch!

Christmas is coming soon, right?

Maybe Santa Paws will bring me something good!

Priority mail is my favorite!

A package came in the mail the other day...addressed to yours truly, and sent from a fabulous placed called "All Things Dog Blog". Mom had entered us in a contest they were having on their bloggie.

Me & Fergie even got our picture posted on their bloggie from when she was just a little fuzzy kitTON! (Mom & I are still wondering where all her stripeys came from since she was a grey lil fluffball when she first came to live with us.)

Well, we din't win the grand prize but we did get chosen as a runner up and our presents came in the mail

Fergie & Phoebe were very impatient for Mom to open the box up.

once she did, boy was there lots of good stuff, including a great reminder of all the fabulous resources that can be found at All Things Dog Blog. They even have a Facebook page!

a free bag of Mom's favorite cat litter! seriously, this stuff really IS the World's Best!

Even a big bandanna for me! I think I look kinda stylin...whaddya think?

Mom was really surprised at the number of prizes in the box. She sends a huge "Thanks!!" over to All Things Dog Blog!

After all was said and done though, I think the most favorite thing was the empty box. Fergie & Phoebe are STILL playin with it 3 days later!

48/52 - 52 Weeks of Murphy

Toe to Toe

My new cousin!

Mom spent all day hanging out with my Auntie Holly. You see, Holly had to help her 14 year old bulldog transition to the rainbow bridge back in March and has been dogless (well...except for me, her nephew, of course) since then.

Recently, she decided she needed to add a new dog to her family, so her and Mom hit the shelters today...looking for the perfect dog.

And they found her.

She's a terrier blend that the shelter named Maxine. Auntie Holly is prolly gonna change her name...she doesn't really look like a Maxine. Any suggestions?? She's about 5 months old and only 20 lbs, so she prolly wont be as big as me when she grows up. But then again not many dogs are.

here she is gettin her brand new collar & leash on...ready to go home with Holly

Auntie Holly is so happy! Life is never quite complete without a four legged companion.

Isn't she cute! I got to meet her for a little bit, but I think I made her a little nervous. Mom didn't want to overwhelm her too much on her very first day with my auntie, so they kept the visit short.

I think we are gonna be fast friends though...I can't wait to get to know her better and can't wait to hear what her name turns out to be!

Wordless Wednesday

Product Review - Litter Robot Update

you might remember, a few months ago when a giant box was delivered to the house. I was all excited about the delivery, hopin it was another Great Dane for me to play with, but alas...it was just something Mom spent WAY too much money on for the kitTONs.

It was the Litter Robot. An automatic litterbox, designed so my lazy Mom wouldn't have to scoop the box anymore.

At first..the entire household was a bit put off by the thing. It looked like it belong in a space station, and as if that wasn't bad enough...the entire top orb looking thing rotated every once in a while. Crazy I tell ya.

But soon, both Phoebe & Fergie decided it really wasn't that scary. It only took a few hours before the soft hum it made as it rotated just blended into the background.

do you mind? a little privacy please!

so far, Mom totally loves it. She's tried other automatic litter boxes before, but none of them were very effective and usually got so clumpy they required more cleaning than a regular litter box did. This one, however has worked great! The one big downfall is Pheobe...who enjoys scratching in the litter so much that she sometimes flings it out the door. Also, it requires an electrical outlet...which in our old 1926 house is not the easiest thing to come by. Right now she's got the cord running across the floor with some very attactive blue painters tape covering it so no one trips. I've been trying to tell her it looks kinda tacky, but so far she hasn't done anything about it.

Other than those few things, Mom is quite happy with it. Once every 4 days she just pulls out the drawer at the bottom...closes up the baggy...and tosses it in the trash. Perfect for her lazy self! It was a bit on the pricey side, but Mom figures it works out to about $1 a day...and if you think about it that way its not that bad!

The kitTONs seem to really like it too. Prolly cuz it always has clean litter in there...just waiting for them to do their business!

Now...I gotta come up with something Mom can buy for me that is comprable in price. That seems fair, doesn't it??

edited to add: Mom is in no way affiliated with Litter Robot. She paid good paper money for this item, and just wanted to share her experience with it.

52 Weeks of Murphy - 47/52 & Coronado Photo Shoot

Wow! Its week 47 of of 52 in our 52 Weeks For Dogs project on Flickr. I think Mom is ready to be done with it...its tough coming up with different & unique shots every week! If it were up to me, all my photos would be at the beach, romping in the water...but she says that would be boring. Whatever!!

This week she took me over to Coronado for my photoshoot. We recently had a rain storm come through, and after they are gone the sky is usually crystal clear. It was definitely a gorgeous day!

Here's the one she selected for our 47th entry into the project. She posted some more of the photos below...

47/52

see that giant ship behind me? That's the "Splendor". If you watched the US news at all in the last 2 weeks, you heard about this ship. It left from Long Beach, CA but somewhere along its journey down to Mexico there was a fire on board and the engines were damaged. It was all over the news cuz the passengers were without working toilets for a few days and the giant ship had to be towed back to Sandy Eggo by tiny little tug boats.

The ship will stay in Sandy Eggo until its repaired. I think they are saying it will be a few months at least! Luckily, all the people made it back safely and no one was hurt. That sure doesn't sound like it was a fun vacation though!