Gotcha Day 5th Anniversary

 Hi Friends,

It was five years ago today, at the tender age of 10 weeks, that I came to live with my forever family.

In honor of this occasion, I have written a song.  Since I cannot write music, only lyrics, you will have to add your own tune.

I Am the Dog

by Koobie

verse 1

My name is Koobuss and 

I am the dog

I am the dog of the house

I am the dog

I am the dog

I am the dog of the house

verse 2

The dog is the boss

The dog is the boss

The dog is the boss of the house.

I am the dog

So I am the boss

I am the boss of the house

Hehe...

That's all I have so far.   I think I'll rest now.

Wake me in time for the pawty.

To Koobie

From her human family:

Thank You for making our lives so much better these past five years.  You are a real sweetheart and we love you.

Love and Lots of Kisses,

Mom and Grandpa

 

Koobie's Christmas Poem

My Favorite Things

by Koobie

I'm sleeping with my bully stick

And my purse.

I'm dreaming of my bully stick

It could be a whole lot worse

I hate to have an empty purse

It means that I'm broke

It makes me want to curse

But then I will choke.

Santa Claus comes tonight

And I have an empty purse

He better fill it with delights

Or he will need a nurse.

(or maybe even a hearse.)

HA! HA! HA!

I mean HO! HO! H0!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie and Family

True Colors Thursday -- Green

Hi Friends,

It's me, Koobuss.  

Today is True Colors Thursday and this week's color is green.  After going through my mom's recent photos, (October, November, and December 2011) I found a few with some green.  So, here goes.  I hope that you like them.

This is the green on our local high school's football field.  They tell me it's an artificial  surface.  I never heard of artificial grass.  What will they think of next?  Amazing...  

Here is the green from my mom's favorite pro football team.   (I'm just glad it's not Eagles green, if you know what I mean.)

And, this is some of our Christmas decorations.

That's all for now.  I know I'll find a lot more green after Green Day is over and some other color is being featured.  Sigh...

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie  

New Winter Hat

Hi Everybody,

The other day I was playing with some of my friends and they told me that it's almost winter.  They said that I had to get ready for the cold.  These guys know all about that.  As you can see, they are fully prepared for the cold.  Just look.  One has earmuffs on and the other has a warm hat and scarf.

Since they know all about winter, I thought that I better take their advice.  So, I went shopping and found the perfect winter garment for me.  Now I'm all set for whatever the winter weather brings my way.

What da think?  You like it?

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

What I Did Today

Hi Friends,

It's me, Koobuss.  This is what happened today.

Gwandpa and I went for a ride this afternoon and my mom did some shopping.  Here we are at our first stop, the drug store.  Mom went inside while Gwandpa and I waited in the car.  They have a dog in the drugstore.  Her name is Harley.  When I go in the drugstore me and Harley start running around up and down the aisles.  Harley wags her tail and knocks stuff off the bottom shelves.  All the customers laugh.  Harley's father, who is the pharmacist, and my mom have a fit.  Now I have to wait in the car whenever we stop at the drugstore.

When we finally left the drugstore we drove down the mountain.  We stopped at Target and Best Buy and then we ended up here.  This is one of my favorite places.  This is one of the goody stores.  They sell dindin here and lots of tweats.  I don't mind waiting in the car here because I know that Mom's going to get lots of good stuff and we will have fun when we get home.  : )

WOW!!  Look what we saw on our way home!  Wonder what all that smoke is from.  Humph.     

Maybe somebody left their bully sticks on the grill too long.

I couldn't look anymore to see what all the smoke was from because I had to watch the road.  That's a very important job, you know.  The assistant driver has to bee alert at all times.  

The End.

What?  You were expecting a better story?  Sorry.  After all, I am a dog, and I don't tell secrets.  Hehehehe...

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

Do Not Disturb

Hi Friends!

Today I found this "visitor"sleeping in our red maple tree by our deck.  It was a perfect sunny day for a nap.  We had almost a foot of snow on the ground, so this was the best spot to catch some ZZZZs. 

Looks like I'll have to bark louder to wake this critter up.

Cute little bugger.  

But I still don't like him and I wish he'd sleep elsewhere.

I'll tell ya, if it's not one thing it's another.  We got a foot of snow yesterday, way too early, and today we have a sleeping squirrel.  What's next?  An earthquake?  Oh, we already had that.  Sheesh...

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

Barkday

Hi Friends,

October 20, 2011 is my 5th barkday.   FIVE YEARS OLD!!!  YIKES!!!


Does that mean that I'm middle aged now?  Here's what I think of that.

If I just ignore it, maybe it'll go away.

Yeah, that's what I'm going to do, ignore it.  Just forget I said anything.

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

Sunday Sundae

Sunday sundae,
So good to me
Sundae flavor
it was all
I hoped it would be

Oh sundae flavor
sundae flavor
couldn't guarantee
that Sunday evening

you would share your sundae with me.

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,
Koobie

Wordless Wednesday

Hi Friends,

It's me, Koobuss.

This is what I do during the "Dog Days of Summer".

Y      A      W     N   

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

The Day After International Ice Cream Day

Hi Friends,

It's me, Koobuss.

Yesterday was one of the best days of the year.  It was International Ice Cream Day!  Around here though it just came and went.  

Ice cream is one of my mom's very favorite things in the whole wide world.  Recently she developed an allergy to milk and now she can't have any.  We don't even have ice cream in the house anymore.   Cry, cry.

We didn't put up our ice cream flag this summer.  

And we didn't even get in this line the other day.

Grandpa and I are suffering, too.  But at least International Ice Cream Day is over for another year.

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

A New Trick

Hi Everybody!

It's me, Koobuss.

Have I got a story for you!  Hehe...

Now listen carefully, because there may be some techniques here that you can use when the occasion presents itself....

Last night I decided to go to bed early so I came downstairs here to my cool little hideaway and took a nap directly underneath the ceiling fan.  I was really zonked after my usual busy day of chewing bully sticks and barking at the neighbor's cat.  The heat really wears me out too since I am basically a northern dog with a thick fur coat.  Anyway, I was thoroughly enjoying my snooze and before you knew it, it was past midnight and everybody had gone to bed!  They didn't even wake me up for my 10:00 PM treat!!  I was hungry and really ticked off.

After I finished my leftover dog food from supper, I still wanted my treat, so I went upstairs to my mom's bedroom and barked real loud right in her ear!  HAHAHA!!  She woke up immediately, I continued to bark at her, she grabbed her housecoat, I ran downstairs, she ran after me, and then I stopped and stood by the cabinet in the kitchen where my treats are kept.  My mom, seeing nothing serious was wrong, laughed and gave me my treat.  I even got some extras.   :  )  She let me outside and then she came and sat with me on the deck for a little while.  Around 1:30 we came in the house, and we both went to bed happy, she upstairs to her bedroom, and I downstairs to my cool spot underneath the ceiling fan.

That's my story.  I bet tonight they don't forget to give me my 10 PM snack.  HEHEHE...

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie

Happy Fourth of July 2011 Everybody!!

Hi Friends,

Happy 4th of July Everyone!!

Koobie and Friends

I'm Baaaaaack... (Finally)

Hi Everybody,

It's me, Koobuss.

It's been a long time since my last post and some of my friends were wondering about me.   Jan's Funny Farm even asked me the other day if I thawed out yet.  Well, yes, everybody at Jan's, I have thawed out.

A lot has happened during my absence, and much of it wasn't good.  Many of us had issues, and we lost our dear friends Joe Stains and Butchy.  That is so sad.   I really hate it when stuff like that happens.  Grandpa, Mom, and I send our deepest sympathies and condolences to Joey and Butchy's families.  It is so hard to lose a friend.  We know.

As for us, to use a baseball term, we have been on the "disabled list".  In late April my mom got very sick, landed in the hospital, and needed emergency surgery.  A couple weeks after she got home from the hospital she fell and almost fractured her skull.  Then she had some chicken cartilage injections in her arthritic right knee so she can take me for a walk.  (Cluck, cluck...)  Meanwhile, I hurt my footie on some loose stones on our front steps.  That required two visits to the vettie, X-rays, and blood work for me.  All the tests were negative.  : )  After two refills of doggie pain meds I'm doing much better, but sometimes I still limp a little, especially when I first start to walk (where's that chicken?) but my mom and I are now able to do our half-mile walks every day once again.  : )

At least Grandpa's okay and that makes me very happy.  : )

Last week we got new front steps so I won't hurt my footie on loose stones anymore.  Yea!!!  Things are starting to look up.  : ) 

And I can finally blog again!

Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,

Koobie    

Whining Again

Hi Everybody,

It's me, Koobuss.

I really hate to be a whiner, well not really, but this weather sure has me upset.

You see my last post from a few weeks ago?  That could be this post, too.  Things haven't changed much at all.  SHUCKS!!  The calendar says that spring started a week ago.  Well, this is what spring looks like for now in NEPA (Northeast PA).   Here are a few of my most recent photos.

I am so depressed.  It's only 29 degrees now.  It's too cold to even sit on the deck in the sun.  So, I'll just have to take another nap.  (The only good things to come out of all this is that I am well rested and I have been able to avoid getting a bath for a while now.  For every minus there is a plus.  Hehehe...)


Love and Lots of Koobuss Kisses,
Koobie