A Star Has Left This Earth and Joins Another Constellation

It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Miss Maggie of Northford.  Our love and sympathy go out to her family Sue, George and Mitch.

Maggie, we'll miss you, but know we'll meet again.

XX-
BabyRocketDog & Hootie,
 Mommy & Daddy

Mango Minster 2012 Entry for Baby Rocket Dog...

This is my Cracker Critters entry for MangoMinster 2012. 
Enjoy, and remember to vote for me when the time comes!!

Oh yeah, and I am supposed to tell you why I'm a great Cracker Critter.  Well, I have a spring on my rump and that makes me very bouncy and cracker-like. I have an amazing sense of humor...Love to play jokes on Mama whilst she is in the bathroom.  I'm always running off with her clothes that she lays out for the morning.  I like to tug at her t-shirt, socks and other things too...as you will see in this video! And, I have a side gig as a singer, and I've been told my voice occasionally cracks (is that a stretch?).  Soooo, I think I am a good candidate for best Cracker Critter!!
AireSmooches, 
Baby Rocket Dog

PS- You can get to the official Mango Minster 2012 blog here: http://mangominster.blogspot.com/

My Peep Is A Flake...Here's Proof!

Can you see anything wrong with this picture (besides our Christmas decorations are still up)? Can you see anything yet??

How about now? Look closely at the upper cabinet.

Can you see it yet? Look very closely.

This is for the My Peep Is A Flake contest that is going on over at Franky Furter, Sarge and The Road Dogs blogs. Their blogs are: http://frankiefurterprice.blogspot.com/ , http://sargespeaksout.blogspot.com/ and http://roaddogtales.blogspot.com/ .

Here is an explanation of these pictures. On December 11th our daddy was putting knobs on Mommy's built in,hickory cabinetry, per her request. These cabinets are quite high off the ground, so Mommy told Daddy (aka FlakePeep/FP for this story) exactly where she wanted all the knobs. FP put the bottom 3 knobs just where she had requested. Ditto for the top right and middle knob. But, when he drilled the hole for the last knob and inserted it, it was about 3 inches lower than the others!! When FP said, "Oh oh!" Mom ran into the living room and when she saw what he had done, she burst out laughing. Daddy laughed a little too, after he got over his initial shock. BOL.

We chose this to show that Daddy is a flake at times...Mommy is a flake all of the time, so couldn't hone in on any one example of her flakiness.

Smooches from pooches,

BabyRocketDog & Hootie

A Walk Near Squaw Peak

Mom and Dad with the two of us. Whose bum is that behind us?? We'll never tell. Bol!!
That handsome fellow holding our leads is Dad! Mom took that picture looking for shadows.

We went for an awesome walk near our condo a couple days ago. The folks and our hooman sissy and her husband all walked up the little peak right where we live. That Christmas tree made out of lights is put on the hill every year by the Point Hilton, who is our next door neighbor. At night it looks like a real tree. There were lots of cacti and other thorny plants too. We didn't see any rattle snakes or critters, though we know that there are javalina, quail, roadrunners and bobcats on that hill. It was lots of fun going with the whole family. Then when we got home, we all took a nice, lonnnnnng rest!
Smooches from pooches,
BabyRocketDog and Hootie

Merry Christmas To All & Happy Chanukah too!!

We love all our bloggie buddies and wish you & your families all a very, merry Christmas!! And to our Jewish friends, we wish a Happy Chanukah!!! This is such a great time of year.

XO-

Baby Rocket Dog & Hootie

You Will Never Guess Our Wonderful Surprise!!

Today Daddy took us both out to Smelly Dog ( http://www.smellydogaz.com ) to get our hairs washed & nails clipped. Not our favorite thing to do, but we got to be with our dad, so we were happy. When we returned home, to our great amazement and surprise, this is what we saw over the fireplace! Take a good look pooches and poochettes. Yes, an Airedale and a Welsh Terrier were both at the first Christmas!! We were so happy to see that, because we have heard all the cool things that Jesus did when He grew up and how He is waiting for us on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge with all our friends. As Christians, our folks are getting ready to celebrate one of their high holy days and are reflecting on all Jesus has done for them in their lives, and giving thanks. We are just thrilled that we can play a small part in that!!

Smooches from pooches,

BabyRocketDog & Hootie

Helping Trim Our Little Tree & Happy Birthday Jess!

We put up this little Christmas tree on Saturday. Most of our decorations are up north, so we made do with some that were in a box that belonged to our hooman sissy. Some of them were ones that she made when she was a little girl. Today is her 31st birthday, so they are pretty old! Sooooo, I am dedicating this post to our very own sissy, Jessica.
Big Sloppy Birthday Kisses,
Hootie (& BabyRocketDog too!)

Hootie ~ The Duck & Me...

Okay, there is this duck that Hootie loves. It quacks and is so tempting to me. Well, I watched him playing with it and enjoying chewing on it, and I got jealous. Yes, I took it from him. There was this rukus, then our stupid mommy jumped in and gave it back to him. Sheesh.

What's An Airedale to do??

XXOO- Baby Rocket Dog