Make me more special

So, maybe you've heard; maybe not. My little brother Oscar is rockin' some new bling now. Mom says its a stylish, custom, one-of-a-kind collar, but I think it's clearly the mark of her favorite.

I rock a free "Dog Fest" yellow collar.

F-R-E-E... FREE!
Yellow (not even my color)!

I'm a mutt; a rescue mutt. I'm a special girl and I need special stuff to make me feel even more special. I'm taller than my brothers. I'm faster, smarter, better-looking - do I really need to continue?

So, what do you think? Shouldn't the protector, the alpha, the original first dog of the house get something new too?

All inquiries can reach me weekdays only, on my comfy homemade bed. Looking forward to learning how you can help me stand out among these diminutive brothers of mine.

Tink

Sportin' some serious Bling!

Tinkerbell, Oscar and Tucker: Our mom needs to tell you all something very important so we are letting her use the compute today. Take it away mom!

Mom: Thanks guys! I appreciate your kindness.

Hi everyone! I have something the share with you. I am the type of person that when I find a great deal or a good thing, I call everyone I know and tell them about it. Today, is one of those days.

Plume Tail, Special S, & the Almost Border Collie (also known as Shiner, Qwill and Trophey) are fellow dog bloggers. They are pretty cool doggies who also have a very talented mom.

Alexis, their mom, is the owner of Love of Qwill, an etsy shop. She custom makes dog collars for any sized neck and are available in three different types - and you pick the fabric! She makes the classic Buckle Collar, the Martingale collar (also known as a greyhound collar) which has limited slip to prevent the dog from escaping, and the Streamline collar, which is a hybrid of the traditional buckle collar and the Martingale collar and is adjustable to slip over the dogs head, onto the neck to be adjusted.

I asked Alexis to make a collar to fit my dachshund Oscar. I gave her free reign on fabric choice (just keeping in mind that he is a boy). The only stipulation I had was that I have a hard time seeing him at night since he is a dark furred dog and that I would want a collar that would help me see him in the dark.

Here is his new collar!

What a handsome dude!
(even if he is eating rabbit poo in this picture)

I am so pleased with his new collar! The prices are just right, the collar is well stitched and it seems pretty indistructable and the fabric choice was perfect! The green is just bright enough for me to be able to keep track of him when we are outside at night.

Stop over and meet the trio of Shiner, Qwill and Trophey. Check out their blog today because they are having a special give-a-way! Most importantly, support a fellow dog-blogger! You will be so glad that you did!

Monday Funnies

What caption would you put with this picture?
Even the little boy in the backround is speechless!

Baseball season is here!

Spring will officially arrive in the 'Nati on Monday are we are going to spend the weekend getting ready.
Most of you are thinking, "Well, spring has already begun. What are you guys talking about?"
We're talking baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and peanuts... get your peanuts!
We're talking about America's favorite pasttime...
baseball and the Cincinnati Reds!

The Cincinnati Reds game has historically been the first game of the season. It's a big deal here since the Redstockings are the oldest team in baseball. There is a lot of festivities planned on Monday. The annual parade through downtown, the festivities on Fountain Square, lots of food and beverages, all in a sea of red. It is hard not to get caught up in it all. The discussions and hopes of a World Series championship vibrate thoughtout the downtown area.

We plan on spending a lot of time this weekend in the backyard practicing running the bases and playing with the baseball. Perhaps a game or two of pickle will also be played.

Tinkerbell: Know what else Monday brings? NICK LACHEY!!! Cincinnati's hometown boy will be on-hand for all the festivities. Isn't he just dreamy?!?

Oscar and Tucker: Oh Tink! You are such a girl!

Here's what we boys are excited about?
MR. REDLEGS AND ROSIE RED!
They are the mascots of the Reds and are giant baseballs! We have dreams about chasing them around the baseball diamond, tackling them and chewing on their baseball heads! Gapper is the other mascot. He is like the biggest stuffie toy ever! Who wouldn't want to sink their teeth into him and play tug-o-war with his big, honker nose?

Check out that baseball bat!
Wouldn't you like to munch on that for a while?

We understand there are those doggies out there that have no appreciation for baseball, and that's okay. To each their own.
But, we do know that every dog loves to run, play with a ball, and roll in the dirt. That's what baseball is all about and that's why we love Opening Day and the Cincinnati Reds!

Have a great weekend to all of our buddies.
We're rounding third and heading for home!
(That's our tribute to former Reds player/broadcaster Joe Nuxall, the old lefthander)

Tug-O-War

A wonderful game of tug-o-war with our best boy.

Oscar and Tucker are really easy to dominate at this game so every once in a while, I like to take on a much bigger challenge... My boy!

Poor kid didn't stand a chance. This is my best game! I'm thinking about vying for a spot on the doggie olympic tug-o-war team.

Life doesn't get much better than this!

Tink

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