Water Wars!

I love IHazAHotdog.com (as if you couldn't tell from all the previous blog posts!). I don't check it everyday, or even routinly. Every once in a while, I get on and check all the new ones until I find the last one that I remember. Yesterday, I was super duper excited to see multiple corgi ones since the last time I was on. (Like the one we blogged with yesterday. Lol.)

I really enjoyed this one:

http://ihasahotdog.com/2010/08/01/funny-dog-pictures-do-not-want/

Not gonna lie, made me laugh aloud. Makes me feel even more blessed with how wonderful Sammy's reaction was with the lake. He was a little leary about the water, but he walks in on his own accord. No dragging, no pulling, and sometimes, he goes in first!
This upcoming Sunday, we are hoping to take him to a pool and see how he does there. We learned about it on MyCorgi.com. We are part of the Nebraska Corgis group, and one person saw where our local Humane Society in Omaha teamed up with two pools to allow a Doggie Dip, since it's the end of the pool season. One pool hosting it is literally across the parking lot. I'm super excited. Storms are in the forecast for the next week and a half, and we don't have Erik's work schedule yet, so we are crossing all of our toes-ies. And we will definately be blogging about it if we get to go!

Must Resist

We have been in our current apartment about 10 months now. Long enough we got the notice about changes in rent and if we want to stay longer than a year. We lucked out with our apartment. We have a 1 bed plus den, 1 bath, with washer/dryer, and all newly remodeled with new appliances. Ground level even. It was very lucky for us to have captured it. Now, apparently, the company wants to advertise our apartment as a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, with washer/dryer, remodeled. This is making our rent go up about $50 a month (or so). More than we want to pay, more than we have in our intended budget, and not for anything too special. We began searching the ads, and long story short, we ran into an even better deal. Cheaper for more square footage! Yippee! We won't be ground level, and that's the real downside (except from the prospect of physically moving.)
On our search, we utilized internet, for rent pamphlets, friends, driving, and the newspaper. We were looking for anything, townhome, apartment, house for rent, ...anything within our specific budget, and in Omaha! So the reason I'm telling you all about this, was not only did Sammy enjoy all the car rides but when looking in the newspaper we found a very, very, very tempting ad.

Have you guessed it? There was an ad for Pembroke Welsh Corgis for just $250, and came with AKC papers and shots! Oh man. I even took it home with us. As much as I want a little corgi puppy, and want to know more about this ad (how legit it is, all the details) not only can we not afford it in our undertaking, but I really believe that Sammy is not ready to share our attention. I really think he is quite happy to be an only dog, and if he could voice his opinion, he would tell us, "No Ma, not right now."
Still, I can't help but think about what it would be like. How Sammy would protect him/her (Oscar/Holly). How the pup would wrestly on Sammy. How the pup and Sammy would struggle with sleeping arrangements in bed. How they would learn to gang up on me and give me 4 puppy eyes for yum yums. Trying to drive in the car with both, and only one window to stick their head out of. Taking them both to Christmas in Axtell. Both frolicking in the snow, or autumn leaves. Them FRAPing together. And the list goes on and on. All of which settle in this little image:

http://ihasahotdog.com/2010/08/02/funny-puppy-pictures-give-me-cooki/

However, I do think that I will be calling them and telling them, although we are not interested at this time, if they could please contact us with future litters. And maybe catching a couple details about this one to make sure everything is on the up and up (for future purposes!).

Sammy's World

Sammy got a package today! Can you believe it? Sammy...Package?! Ok...it was my doing. Surprise, surprise.

Actually it's really cool. We were lucky enough to be part of the first 10,000 voters of Wag World's Dog Park Make-over contest. One of the finalists is from Omaha (we live in Omaha, for those of you who don't know that) and we would totally love a new and improved dogpark. I love our dogpark now, but having a little make over would be really great. The finalist suggests easier walking paths for people who have a hard time walking. My grandparents have told me several times that they would like to go and watch Sammy run wild. With the crappy heat now, it's inconcivable, but maybe in late fall weather-wise it would be ok. It would still be a big hurdle, but that just rang very close to me!!! Our dogpark has some flooding issues with rain, and it's the midwest...we get lots of rainy days. It would be nice not to hafta pack a towel to go to the dogpark 4 days after rain. The fianlist submission has great ideas, and I really hope she wins.

I was all excited at the chance for Omaha to get a dogpark makeover, but when I was filling it out, it asked for our address to send a free toy. Actually, the first couple times we entered it asked for our address (we were good, we only submitted for one free toy). But after filling it out, it said it could be up to 10 weeks until we recieved our toy. To my surprise...it came today!!!

Sammy loves to get the mail, and was bounding when there was a box. And somehow was able to realize it was all about him and waited patiently at my feet. For a few moments. Then, he became impatient and whined at my feet. We got a squeaky earth that says, "Wag World."
To Sammy's dismay, he had to wait for me to snap a picture of it. (Honestly now, Sammy, like any true corgi, will kill any squeaker quickly! I needed a nice picture for the blog before he could kill it!)

We have continued to vote, and hope that if anyone else feels inclined to vote...vote for Omaha's here: http://www.dreamdogpark.wagworld.com/ViewIndividualEntry.aspx?contestantid=1068
Voting ends August 11th, and there is 1 vote a day per person!!! Winner announced in September.

We are very grateful for our new toy. Sammy needed one after, Operation Destruction: One Toy at a Time! His toy box was slimming down. A new fun one rejuvinates his playing needs! Haha. For the first two hours, this is how it went. Then he ate dinner, went potty, and now he is passed out on the floor, head on pillow.


Thanks Wag World for our new toy!!! Please pick Omaha!! You will make this corgi a vv- vv- vv-veeery happy!!

Girls Are Dumb

Sammy here. First, I wanna say I love my Momma. I do. AND, I love my cousins (ok, it's my mom's cousin and her cousin's kids. what does that make them to me? ...Cousins!), all of them. They are all so fun, and they all love me, too.
But there is something about girls that make me do this:


See that...that is my mom and my littlest cousin (pretend) feeding me with a bottle! The bottle that came with the BABY she just got as a darn present!

They aren't at all like Dad who just holds me up so I can see better. (I'm short, ok!)


Dumb girls!

....But then again, Momma and my girl cousins like to cuddle with me more than Dad and my boy cousins. Maybe it's an ok trade off. Just don't tell them, they don't need to know that!


In other news, my Momma got a hair cut. I was quite confused by it at first. I sniffed and sniffed her head to see if it was a trick. Who knows where she could stuff it. Girls are tricky. I like it now, especially since it takes her less time to deal with and wash, so more time for ME!




She looks different, but she is still the same. Still loves to give me kisses. Yet another girl thing. But it's ok, 'cause I love to give her kissies, too.


Oh, can you not tell her about that either! Thanks.