The journey West - Updated with more anecdotes and photos!

Well, everypup, we had a long journey! We were cooped up in the car for 4 straight days! On the third day, during a break, Dad took us past a giant elk. Isaac and Princess just stared at it, but Tank kept barking. The Elk never moved. Dad told us later it was a statue. Most nights we stayed at a hotel. Isaac escaped every night we were on the road, but he always came back. On the third night we got a special treat! We stayed at a home where there were 2 other newfs! We outnumbered the people 5 to 3! The introductions went well except that miss goody two shoes Princess got a little growly with their girl Abbey. Dad put a stop to that real quick! Eventually they got to be good friends.

First they noticed they had the same paw

Then Princess started telling Abbey jokes

Which Abbey liked...
After that we all got to be friends.Why don't you just relax, Zeke?

Treat time! Their Mom and Dad have a treat time every night!

Not like our stingy ol dad.

Hey, wait, Tank, where ya going?

Sorry, Zeke and Abbey, but we've got to be riding off into the sunset.

We miss our newf friends but the next day we got to our new house in Oregon. And right away dad ran over his camera, couldn't get the one he wanted but couldn't be without a camera so he got a cheap one and curses the shutter lag. Princess went to work with him a few times (Tank howls when dad has to leave the office and Isaac's not really interested in meeting new people - he thinks he might get given away again). Princess is a natural therapy dog. So is Tank.

Here's one of Princess' many admirers at the office.

The open box had the new camera and the closed box is a blower for all the rain and mud we're supposed to have. Even treats can't get Princess to accept the blower but Isaac and I (Tank) don't mind it. Pictures of the house next time!

Animal Planet does Newfs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bg9XTPsz4Y

Animal Planet did an expose on Newfs and they got it all right except that they didn't mention how clever and fun we are and we wont let dad groom us twice a week. Once a month is plenty unless we get into something...

If you want to see clever and fun Newfs, go here:

Newfs Gone Bad Calendar

and see photos with captions here Click on them - they're GREAT!

Notice that there are no pictures? Well we moved to Oregon and dad took Princess to teach her to be a truffle dog. He brought the camera but somehow he dropped it and then backed over it with the car! So no more pictures for us! He wants to get a better camera anyway but he wanted to wait for the D5 Mk II to see how it compared to the D3 in real life. If he waits, that's a month without a camera! Can he stand it?

Westward, Ho!

Well, pups, for months our dad's been totally hogging the computer so he could get a new state license and for weeks he's been telling us we're moving to Oregon. We had no idea what that meant but now we know it means we're spending the rest of our lives in the car! One of us got back at him. Dad took us for walks, fed us then left the room to get some ice and one of us made a huge poo on the carpet in the room. When he came back Tank and Isaac made a break for it and Isaac actually got outside - free to run! He came back after a few minutes, though. We're not telling who held a giant poo until after the walk. :) So wish us a great trip to Oregon and hopefully we'll be better bloggers once we get settled. Dad says that for a geezer like him to get a new state license is almost impossible so he's shocked it worked out so fast. He tells us there are rivers and mountains there for us to play in. Sounds terrific if we make it! Pictures of Oregon later!

How I Beat the Heat

Hey, folks! It's your friendly neighborhood Tank O'Saurus. It's been super hot here so we can't do a lot of our usual antics. To keep from getting bored we do short spurts of craziness and head for the air conditioning. I like to lounge in my near olympic sized lounging pool.
I love to dig in the water just to see it move.
Princess says, "Tank, are you all right? Has the sun gotten to you?"
I don't mind the sarcasm, though. Here's my calendar pose.
Here's how we get crazy with the hose. Notice the lack of Princess. Once the hose comes out she runs just as fast as she can, as far as she can. She hates getting sprayed. Weird for such a swim addict, dontcha think?

Stay cool, pups!

Birds and life

We've been busy barking at invaders. Big booms. We'd chase 'em, scare 'em off with our big, powerful Booofs! Then the birds came. We love jumping into the bush with all the birds to scare them away. Tank always tries to catch them in his mouth.

Twice he's caught them. Both times after being used as chewing gum they flew away. Then we go back to jail while dad works in California. He couldn't take us this time. As punishment for him it's 110 degrees there and the air is totally full of smoke from 11 forest fires in the area. Serves him right for leaving us. We're gtting used to it. We're starting to realize he always comes back for us. Even Isaac's not upset anymore when he goes into the cage. We do wish we could be with our papa all the time, though. We're extra cuddly when he gets back. (Click on the pictures for bigger, more expressive versions)

and to be honest, we've really scored on the treats lately.

We got tiny pieces of ice cream sandwiches, chicken and fish jerky, and we've been swimming a lot.

See you all when dad gets back!

Spa Day!

Well, with all the traveling and jail time, our posts have been sparse. Princess went through her 'hormonal period'

which meant Isaac went crazy and had to stay in a separate jail. Since it got hot, we got our summer coifs. Isaac's tail got done the old way while our wild woman aunt Jolene did something creative that looked great. Here we are:

Tank frantic to get to dad

Dad Likes Tank's tail

Princess got pretty much the same cut

Here's Isaac with the lion style tail (his groomer didn't want to be in the picture)

Isaac was pretty mad to be in a jail without the rest of us

Where Have We Been!?!?

It's all dad's fault, folks! First he has to work in a place with no internet access outside of work, and work blocks blogger. THEN his laptop, his only computer, dies when he tries to uninstall Norton. It wouldn't uninstall and the Norton removal tool corrupted the operating system. Norton: never again. After using them for more than 10 years, it's over. Go with Kaspersky. So now he built a desktop and is saving the data from the hard drive to the desktop. In few weeks, (100 GB over USB) he'll restore the laptop.

BTW, you should see dad shop! He's a maaaaaaniac! He figures a core 2 duo should suffice. But WAIT! Quad core's on sale! And look how cheap RAM sets are! Why not buy two? Of course, you need a 64 bit operating system to *use* all that RAM...

In the meantime, we can't WAIT to catch up with all your blogs. It will take time, but we've missed you all!

Not only that, but it's *snowing* here now! It's funny to see the honeysuckle in full bloom with snow coming down.

Happy Easter!

On Easter Dad and I went to the Plaza - It's a great outdoor shopping area

where fashionistas like me go to see and be scene!

Once again Dad Stuffed me into a costume.

We had a great day of people admiring me and petting me and giving me treats. That was just the start! I met other puppies and tried to get dad a date but no matter how cute I was I just couldn't do everything and he struck out again! But great dad that he is, he bought me a peanut butter cookie from Latte Land. Dad says it's one of the best coffee shops in Kansas City. He says Broadway has better mochas, but they' don't have peanut butter cookies and they're not on the Plaza. Latte Land certainly has the best treats!



A lady with the exact same charming English accent as my vet had an equally charming older dog that I made instant friends with.



The English lady and her friend fell in love with me, too. She knew that I am as aristocratic as her accent. She has the same name as an English Princess, so maybe that's why we hit it off so well. I don't let just anyone pet me. Especially not for such an extended period. This was truely the divine Miss M!

We met a lot of little kids.

One of them showed me her butterfly sticker collction. Am I a natural therapy dog or what!

We also went to Three Dog Bakery. They feed me treats

whenever I come plus it's a fun place to meet other pups.

Then we went to a friend's house. I got fed ham, which was really yummy. Blue, a Catahoula lives there. He's fun to play with most of the time. It was a long day out just me and Dad and I felt very special. At the end I was very tired and this happened...

Princess' Parade!

Princess has always wanted a parade. Last Saturday her dream came true. She liked the adoring crowds, but didn't like the costume very much. She destroyed her fringe. And by the time the Parade started, she was down to 2 pink and green scrunchies. She started out with one set on each paw and one on her tail. Her tail bobs around like a conductor's baton so it looks really great. She shared the day with her brother Tank. Isaac isn't as predictable around other dogs. A friend (He's single, ladies!) helped me walk them. The Newf club had about 8 other dogs in the parade.

Putting on the Ritz!

Golf, anyone?

When *DOES* this thing start?

There Will be Photos!

Sorry it's been so long! Dad's been sick and blogger turned all our photos sideways. He can't focus long enough to fix it. We'll be back!