My First Day Here

Kousin Butchy tagged me to tell you about my first day here at my forever home. Here goes.

On the morning of Thursday, December 14, 2006, my mom awoke to find her wire fox terrier, Koobus III, age 14 years and 1 month, dead in his bed. They had him since he was seven weeks old and were devastated.

Later that morning my mom started making phone calls to find a new wft. Her cousin who lives by Lake Onterrier (where we went on vacation in August) had seen an ad in the Rochester, NY, newspaper about one wft puppy for sale in Binghamton, NY. (That was me.) After more phone calls, buyer and breeder connected, and here I am. I arrived here on Saturday, December 30, two weeks and two days after K3 died.

This story is much longer. There were people from the yahoo wirefoxterrier list and Wire Fox Terrier Rescue involved. Axel’s mom, Daniella Slon, stopped my family from buying a puppy from a Missouri puppy mill. My mom was on the phone for several days trying to find me. She even talked with a AKC breeder/judge, who told her that wft puppies were very had to get. He also called us, “little clowns in fur suits”.

Anyway, my breeder, a terrific lady named Cindy Smith, who along with her husband Ray, own A1 Wire Fox Terrier Kennels of Rexleigh in Binghamton, NY, and my mom and grandpa met at 10 AM in Clarks Summit, PA, north of Scranton, on Saturday December 30, 2006. Cindy handed me to my new mom, who gave me lots of hugs and kisses. Mom and gramps renamed me (my original name was Tippy) and I had a new home and new identity. KOOBUSS IV! On the way home, I slept on grandpa’s lap coming down Interstate 81, with Binghamton further and further behind me, not realizing where I was going or how my life was about to change forever.




When we arrived here, they gave me a drink and some toys to play with. They showed me around the house, and then my new mom took me for a walk to acquaint me with my new yard and neighborhood.










Later that day, my cousin Layla, a cocker spaniel who is a few months older than me, came to visit with her family. I was afraid at first because she was so much bigger than I was and besides, I was an only puppy and not used to other dogs. It took me a while to get comfortable around her. Then we played and after they left, I took a nap. When I woke up, my new mom and I played some more.





Then my mom took me to bed. I was exhausted from the journey, the walk, the playing, and the company. The next morning I took control of the household, and later that night we celebrated the start of a New Year and a new and happy life together. In March of 2007, I started blogging. You know the rest.

I love it here. I have everything I want, they dote on me, and when I bark, they listen.

Now I would like to tag Kousin Asta, Axel, and my dear Scruffy.

HELP!

HELP!!


I think I have magnesia, or is it amnesia? Kousin Asta says I fell asleep on the cake at her pawty on Monday, but I don’t remember anything. Can someone please tell me what happened?

And I have such a headache to go with my memory loss. Maybe I need a dogchiatrist.

oooooooohhhhhhhh

Ride in the Country

The other day, mom took me and grandpa for a ride in the country. We are not moving, are we.

We're still in the same place. What kind of ride is this?

Are we going for a ride, or not?

Here we go!








What are these guys? They don't even bark. (But I heard they give kisses.)

Jet Lag

OOOHHH!!!

I think I have jet lag. At least I hope that's what it is.

What a weekend!! What a pawty!! What a game!!

I had such a good time with Scruffy, even though he crashed the helicopter, broke an ankle, and ended up on crutches. I never did get JoePaw's pawtograph either.

Scruffy could't dance, being on crutches and all. But I still had a great time! And that Lacie!! Boy, is she a lot of fun! I think she was celebrating because her fixit surgery was cancelled.

Asta and Stanley arrived a little late since they came by boat instead of on Ruby's private jet. They brought a lot of great stuff with them--all kinds of treats! That Chilli sure knows how to throw a pawty! We had the best of everything! No bones about it. And Ruby's jet is just pawsome!

Looking foward to Asta's cowboy pawty next week. She's saddled with that. Hope she doesn't change plans on the spur of the moment and stays within her range. Does anybody know where I can get four spurs? My mom had a spur in her heel once. If I could borrow that one, then I'll only need three more.

Maybe Scruffy will be off his crutches.

As soon as it snows, I am going to have a big ski pawty here. We live close to a ski resort and everybody is invited. Who says winter has to be boring?

I think I'll take a nap.

Big Weekend

I am waiting for Scruffy to take me to the Penn State game.









We are going to have a tail gate pawty from a station waggin'.
My tail is ready and it'll be waggin'!













After the game I want to meet Joe Pawterno and get his pawtograph. Then me and Scruffy and all our doggie friends are going on Ruby's private jet to Singapaw to a beach pawty. It will be pawsome.

The New Me

Today my life was changed forever. I experienced a right of passage!

My mom gave me my first haircut. When I looked in the mirror, I thought my family got a new dog. That wasn't me!

Most of my puppy fur is gone and I am now a regular dog. Before I was a wire fur terrier. Now I am a wire fox terrier. Maybe I don't look like a puppy any more, but I can still act like one.

Sadie won't recognize me now. At least she won't be able to grab me by the neck fur anymore! Hehe!

Here are some photos of me modeling my new do. What'd ya think? Do I need to hide or not?

Favorites

FAVORITES:
Hi Everybody,
We are a sports household here, with games on TV almost seven days a week and season tickets to our Triple A baseball team. My mom is the real big sports fan. (Grandpa will at least watch westerns since there are horses involved.) Now that football season has started and baseball season is getting real interesting with the playoff races, I would like to start a new tag game where we list all our favorites. Here are the questions. You can have more than one answer, since some people have back-up teams, like us, if their first team is real bad.

1. Favorite Major League baseball team
2. Favorite NFL team
3. Favorite college football team
4. Favorite NBA team
5. Favorite college basketball team
6. Favorite NHL team
7. Favortie minor league teams, if you have any
8. Favorite individual players, any sport, if you have any
9. Favorite NASCAR driver
10. Favorite golfer
11. Favorite tennis player
12. Any other favorites you have that are not on the list, such as high school team, college alma mater, etc.
13. Favorite mascot
14. Favorite team colors
15. Best looking uniforms
16. Worst looking uniforms

If you can think of anything else to add, feel free to do so. Then tag whoever and however many other doggie that you want. Have fun! I’ll go first.

1. Favorite Major League baseball team – NY Yankees. Back-up team: Philadelphia Phillies (I know that should probably be reversed.)
2. Favorite NFL team – Philadelphia Eagles. Back-up teams: NY Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Favorite college football team – Penn State
4. Favorite NBA team – Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers. Back-up team: New Jersey Nets
5. Favorite college basketball team – Duke University Blue Devils.
6. Favorite NHL team – Pittsburgh Penguins
7. Favortie minor league teams, if you have any – SWB Yankees, WBS Penguins
8. Favorite individual players, any sport, if you have any. Baseball – Derek Jeter, Chase Utley, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Howard Football – Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlesberger, Brett Farve. Basketball – Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd
9. Favorite NASCAR driver -- none
10. Favorite golfer – Tiger Woods, I suppose
11. Favorite tennis player -- none
12. Any other favorites you have that are not on the list, such as high school, college alma mater etc. Crestwood Comets, high school team. Wilkes University Colonels (alma mater)
13. Favorite mascot – San Diego Chicken, Phillie Fanatic
14. Favorite team colors – red, white, black
15. Best looking uniforms – Atlanta Falcons (love the colors)
16. Worst looking uniforms – Seattle Seahawks




There you have it. I am now tagging Scruffy and Lacy, Jake and Just Harry, Joe Stains, Maggie and Mitch, and Gus. Do not forget to tell the doggies you tag, so that they know and can play along, too. Thanks.

Award

A couple of days ago, mi amiga Lorenza gave us the "I Love Your Blog Award". I would like to pass it on to our friends in the Army -- the Army of Four!

Playmates

Hi Everybody!

My mom is finally off the disabled list and back to normal. We would like to thank everyone for their kind words and well wishes. We also send our best wishes and support to all of our friends out there who have illnesses and ailments and are in pain, too.

Yesterday mom and I went for a walk and I saw my best friend Sadie. We were so happy to see each other. Here we are playing.
Like my other video, please pay close attention to the end. Thanks.

Love, Koobie.

Scattergories Game

My friend Asta Down Under tagged me in the scattergories game. Here is how you play.

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions. They must be real places, names, things…nothing made up! If you can’t think of anything, skip it. You can’t use your own name for the boy/girl name question.

Since my name begins with K, which is not a very common letter, these answers required some deep thought. But I got ‘em. Here goes:


1. Famous Singer -- Kate Smith
2. Four Letter Word -- kilt
3. Street – Kentucky Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ
4. Colour -- khaki
5. Gifts -- kaleidoscope
6. Vehicle -- Kia
7. Things in a souvenir shop – key chains
8. Boy name -- Kyle
9. Girl name -- Kate
10. Movie Title -- Kismet
11. Drink -- Kool Ade
12. Occupation -- kennel keeper
13. Celebrity – Katherine Hepburn
14. Magazine – Kitchen Design
15. U. S. city – Knoxville
16. Pro sports – Kansas City Chiefs
17. Fruit -- kiwi
18. Reason for being late for work – Kept up late by somebody barking
19. Something You Throw Away -- Kleenix
20. Things You Shout – Keep Out!
21. Cartoon Character -- Kayo Mullins




There you have it. Now I am going to tag Butchy and Snickers, Maggie (I would tag Mitch, too, but I feel sorry for their mom trying to think of all that M stuff), and Putter. Have fun, guys!!

Saturday

Here come Grandpa and me on our way back from our late morning walk today. (Mom is still on the disabled list, but doing better.)





When we get back, we do this.

We contemplate the issues of the day.




















And when we are done, nothing's changed.