Jaffa - Miss Sunshade's nephew and cutest little Aire-Man in Canada - ate some bad candies and needs our thoughts and prayers... Sending major Aire-Zen and positive kidney and liver thoughts to the Jaffa and Sunshade household!!! We need to get the whole doggie blogging world thinking about Jaffa so that he GETS WELL SOON!!!
I love ya man, and wish I could help you and your mama with that schedule...
Love,
Bogart
But in the meantime a bit of GooberStan was right here in sweltering hot Los Angeles! I'm a bit late in posting about the FANTASTIC box that arrived from that great, fuzzy place because of some technical issues with my secretary (that's mom). She will, of course, apologize profusely for the oversight.
Hell, in the meantime, I'm busy enjoying this cool box 'o stuff - not just one but TWO bandanas (a camo and a skull one, I feel SO BADASS), treats, bully sticks, a tennis ball-and-holder, a kitty note pad (LOVE this), a patch that says Dale (this made mom l-a-u-g-h...), a c-r-a-z-y squeaky fish (that I'm not allowed to play with at night... apparently I get a little carried away and the sound alerts the humans while they're sleeping), a stuffed octopus (this is officially my newest favorite stuffy - right after the chicken-on-a-rope that I got from Charlie & Opy and the tennis-ball-attached toy I got from Faya, and the squeaky carrot I got from Maggie & Mitch - as you can see it's already got some fine Los Angeles dirt all over it).
I hope you noticed that mom and I tried to put in as many cute Dale-nose-shots as possible - just for you!!!!
Then the piece-de-resistance, a Stanley magnet, or as we've been calling it, The Stangnet. It's on our refrigerator at mom's eye height, so she can see it every time she reaches for more cold, frosty iced tea (which she will invariably spit out of her nose when she laughs - it's really quite endearing).
Thought you’d also like to see what the box that the Firehouse Dogs poster came in… ah, my dreamgirl…
THANK YOU BUDDY - LOVE YA LOTS!!!!
Love,
Bogart
Starring the two cutest Airedales ever to fall in love over the internet... Bogart & Sunshade.
This is the poster that my dreamgirl Sunshade sent me... while I still don't have the pictures of me licking and kicking the box it came in (mom says later today and also the pictures of me with my new super package from Stanley), this is the poster. It's sooooooo cool!!!! Mom says we're going to have it framed so I can always see my dreamgirl...
Love,
Bogart
Last night I got 2 incredible packages... one from my dreamgirl Sunshade, and one from my Aire-bud Stanley...
Mom is going to try to get some better photos of all of the exciting stuff that was inside, it was really difficult to take pictures here at night so the first ones came out kind of crappy.
But the world NEEDS to see the super-cool new stuff I got, so she's promised to get some GOOD photos in the morning. I've gotta show all of my friends my new presents!!!!
Who knew that a birthday can go on for this long... COOOOOOOOOLARAMA!!!
Love,
Bogart
I just got tagged by my Aire-bud Hercules… there’s a new game in town, the Middle Name Game:
Here’s how it goes:
1. Post the rules before you give the facts. (Listen up Pups, these are the Rules!!)
2. List one fact that is somehow relevant to you and your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your post using your middle name and facts about it.
4. At the end of your post choose one dog to tag for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to let each puppy know she/he has been tagged. (It’s ok if you don’t do this, just tag who you want to tag!).
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So, many of you know that my official AKC name is BOGART HANDSOME DEVIL. So I guess I have a little more work to do coming up with all of the letters in my middle name…
H is for Handsome, as in Handsome Devil
A is for Airedale Terrierist, ahem, Terrier
N is for Naughty, of which I am on a daily basis
D is for Dog Food, in which I have no interest
S is for Stinker, as in Little Stinker (one of mom’s favorite pet names for me)
O is for the Only canine in a household full of cats!
M is for Meeeeeeeee, and that’s what it’s all about
E is for Everyday of sunshine that I bring to my family
What does it spell? HANDSOME, of course. Mom came up with the Handsome Devil part, and dad originally thought of the Bogart part. I kinda like my name, I think it suits me…
So I’m gonna tag Maggie & Mitch, Putter, Sunshade, Jaffa, Mojo, Lillie, GooberStan, Faya, & Allegra - (forgive me if any of you guys have already been tagged, yes I threw in one extra just in case! - it’s an all-Airedale game for me this time 
Love,
Bogart
It smells awfully darned good... kind of like... MISS SUNSHADE!!!
Sunshade, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my presents!!! The treats are super yummy, (mom claimed the stuffed Airedale so I wouldn't destroy it), and the Bogie photo tag is FANTASTIC!!! And those green tripe treats, well, I've NEVER tasted anything so delicious in my entire life! Mom says that yes they stink, but as long as I like 'em...
Love,
Now I am officially a part of Team Airedale with my spiffy new soccer jersey!!! It even has my name on the back!!! This is so damn cool, I've never had anything like this ever before, so I had to put it on RIGHT AWAY.
At first dad had some trouble - apparently my barrel chest and big, muscly arms didn't want to fit in easily... I'm sure David Beckham has the same problem...
But once I got it on I was looking FINE...
I got out my soccer ball so that I could pose properly, and see how it felt to be a real Aire soccer player...
This is going to be SO MUCH FUN, I'm so happy to be a part of the AIRE LEAGUE!!!
Big kisses to my dreamgirl,
Love,
Bogart
I thought, "Hey, I'd like one of those", and gave mom THE look. You dogs know what I'm talking about, head cocked slightly to one side, eyes all moist, maybe a paw raised in the air...
And lookie lookie here!
Mine isn't super fancy, mom said she wasn't sure if I was going to like it so she didn't spring for the "good" one, but I don't care AT ALL. This one is the perfect size for me and it's kind of underinflated which means I can actually get the whole thing in my mouth. Seriously.
I've only had it for one day and already there are teeth marks all over it. Some from where I got my entire Croco-dale mouth over it, others just from biting attempts.
I wonder why I've never had one of these before...
I am supposed to bite it, aren't I mom?
Love,
Bogart
I am overwhelmed that all of the girls that I asked to be my Valentine have said YES!!! You ladies have warmed my heart (and other areas).Miss Sunshade, this pinup photo of you above kept me awake all night, tossing and turning on my humpy pillow. I'm still not entirely sure why, but I can say that I REALLY LIKE IT. I'm sooooo happy we are Valentines and hope you receive your present soon!
Miss Faya, my Euro-babe, I loved the video of you enjoying my present and wish it could be me there that you are licking so delicately.
Miss Maggie you made me so happy when you said yes to being my Valentine! We MUST be amazing dogs as our moms think exactly alike!
Miss Snickers - my only non-Airedale Valentine this year - you looked soooooo lovely as you tore open my package, I was so happy!!!!!
And Miss Lillie - you're such a pretty girl, I'm so happy that you are my Valentine too!!!!
Ah Miss Sunshade, I cannot wait to share a meal with you sometime! You're truly Perfection!!!
I am THE LUCKIEST DOG IN THE WHOLE WORLD to have these great ladies in my life. THANK YOU LADIES!!!!!!
Love,
Bogart
