To Aire is Divine

Just checking out my neighborhood… it’s a beautiful day in the neigh-bor-hood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, will you be mine…

I’ve been keeping up on the progress of the blackberry and raspberry bushes around my main walkie spot lately.  They’ve started sprouting, and the raspberries are getting red…

In a little bit closer just to check on ‘em - dad says we’ll be making marmelade soon, one of these days we’ll head over with our little red pic-a-nic basket and collect a bunch of them so dad can work his magic and make them yummy for breakfast and ice cream coverings…

Blackberries and raspberries… and the bushes and brambles are BRILLIANT!

Look at all of that berry potential.  It’s BERRY, BERRY GOOD…

Love,

Bogart

BookmAIREk Me!

Pets in the Pearl is today… COME ON DAD, I SMELL DOGS!!!

Pets in the Pearl is pretty cool - lots of vendors and lots of dogs!

Nice people from local Humane Society’s (these folks are from the Columbia Humane Society and they were really nice!)…

Stores that sell stuff to spoil us canines… (and I wholeheartedly agree with their motto)

There is so much stuff here, I got a little confused!

And of course, the fine folks who clean carpets!  They’re a lifesaver!!!

This is the first Saint Bernard butt I’ve ever sniffed.  He’s a pretty big boy…

The swag has begun - our bags are slowly getting filled.  My cute mug helps a lot when people see me come up to their table… and my butt isn’t bad either…

I was heading over to the Petco booth when I scared the daylights out of this little lab puppy just by saying hi.  He was a real scaredy-cat.  And Petco wanted money for booty, so we moved on.

Ok, WHAT KIND OF DOG IS THIS???

I’m not having any of that, thank you very much.

This is odd… a little bit of pseudo grass for inside for dogs to poop and pee on.  I guess I can see what it would be good for, makes me even happier for my backyard!

I just love these festivals - doggie smells everywhere!

Then on the way home we stopped at the German American Fair.

We weren’t sure at first if it was dog friendly, but it was indeed…

We were looking for the brass music and bratwurst but there wasn’t any!  Really nice people tho, we met some really cool people (including a lovely woman who has an Airedale named Gus at home!) and did manage to have a yummy onion cake.

No onion cake for me, eh?  Ah well.

And then I met this cutie.  Her name is Zita, doesn’t she have the coolest eyebrows?

I liked her a LOT.  We did some good sniffin’ and a little playin’ and then it was time to head home for some fine sleepin’ out in the backyard.  A full day, LOTS of great swag, and I got to sniff girl butts.  WOO-HOO!

Love,

Bogart

BookmAIREk Me!

Lookie lookie here… a PACKAGE FOR ME

Yesss!  The nice folks over at Fresh Pet sent me some of their newest treats to try… these are, like their Deli Fresh rolls of dog food, meant to be refrigerated.  They’re called The Loved Dog, and I got some beef and some chicken to try out!

First the sniff… I’d like to try the beef first please…

The last thing a beef treat sees…

That was good… now how about some of that chicken?

Lets start out being delicate…

Oh the heck with that, GIMME THAT TREAT

As always, in return for free booty I promise my true, unadulterated review.  These were FANTASTIC!  Mama was surprised - she says that the soft treats aren’t usually my faves, and she wasn’t sure if I was going to like theses - but wow are these tasty.  Both the beef and the chicken.  I assume you can get these in the same places that the Fresh Pet rolls of food are sold (I’ve bought them in PetCo in Los Angeles, and I just saw some at a Fred Meyer here in Portland), and based on my very scientific testing I must recommend that you cajole your humans into trying a bag.  It’s up to you whether you go for the chicken or the beef, I just couldn’t decide.

Please continue to send me goodies.  Honest review guaranteed!

Love,

Bogart

BookmAIREk Me!

Wow, this gas stuff is expensive.  Now I understand what mom complains about all of the time… but hey, it’s the weekend and we’ve gotta gas up and GO!!!  So fill up the Bog-cedes and lets ROLL!!!

Today is the Animal Planet Expo here in NE Portland, which sounds right up my alley.  It’s HOT again here today, so lets start off with a lovely misting of cool water…

And now back…

Ok, ready to go.  A nice man handed mom these Meercat Manor fans and what does she immediately do with them?  (hint:  she’s CRAZY sometimes)

I wanted to hop into this cool bike contraption - thinking that dad could get a workout while I ride in style - but alas, it was not to be.

The Oregon Humane Society was there as well… Feel the Love!

Oh, do we HAVE to do the silly Meercat thing again?  Oh well, alright, if it MAKES YOU LAUGH MOM…

Ohmygosh, look who’s here!  It’s Charlie!!!  Nice to see ya pal!

And LOTS of other doggies, here we go in for a Double-Dale-Sniff

Dad, I’ve done many silly things for you in the name of art.  I’ve stood in front of more things than I can count.  I’ve let you photograph my butt.  But I just don’t wanna stand in front of the giant inflatable tabby.

Luckily, Charlie obviously hasn’t had to do so many silly things yet, so lets let him do it!  Thanks for taking one for the team buddy!

I was a little grumpy again today - it’s gotta be all of the testosterone runnin’ though me - but hey, it was also pretty darned hot outside.

And then I saw it in the distance… first just as red blobs enticingly placed at doggie level, and then as we got closer I could see them clearly - the doggie doody area with FIRE HYDRANTS!!!  Dad tried to get the guy to give us one for the backyard, but alas, that was not to be.

Ah, more silliness.  Since this time neither Charlie nor I were going for the latest hair-brained plan, mom and Claire had to be the guinea pigs (uh, I mean MEERKATS) for the next silly photo…

You should have seen the Border Collie frisbee show - they are INCREDIBLE!!!  Charlie was taking notes for his sister Casey (the Border Collie with the pretty blue eyes), I’m sure she could do cool stuff like that!

Tons of swag, tons of people, and tons of girlie-dog-butt…

But mostly, time to sit while the humans talk and relax a bit.

See the bag behind me?  WE FILLED THAT WITH SWAG

Sometimes the swag wasn’t free, they made us work for it.  No problem - we can participate in your silly games in order to get free stuff!  First Charlie threw beanbags for swag.

Then we spun wheels for swag.  First Charlie…

Then me.

Then we had free ID tags made.  More swag!

But now it’s getting awfully hot, and it’s time for that ever-yummy frosty beverage.  But where to go today?  We’re in a different neighborhood than we usually go… but hey wait, we’re close to the Mississippi district aren’t we?  Lets try out the Amnesia Brewery…

Yummo - now this was a good one!  Excellent food, great beer, good prices, and the dog-friendliness meter was on high.

Charlie, looking good as always…

I have a nose for good brewpubs…

Charlie my friend, once again I am sorry for my grumpiness.  I see how cool you are with my mama (and boy does she love the kisses!) and I will work on my calmness.  I hear the talk about finding a nice girl for me (what you humans think I don’t understand what you’re saying???), and this will surely help.  Can’t wait to see you again!!!

Love,

Bogart

BookmAIREk Me!

Celebration time!  While it’s not officially Bastille Day until Monday, here in Portland they were having a festival today so you know me and dog-friendly festivals… I looked around the house for something french-y to wear but alas, didn’t have anything.  So I put on my spiffy Swiss bandana (from the lovely Faya) and off we went in the Bog-cedes.

There were several bakeries, some live music, the Oregon Humane Society (most important to me, of course, better than the bakeries…), and lots and lot of kiddos.

There is a big fountain right in the center of the park area, so lots of kids come here to run in the water and cool down.  Now you know that I’m not a water-lovin’ dog, and little kids make me a little nervous sometimes, so we looked around for other things to see…

Check out the cool wheels!  Wouldn’t mom and I look super spiffy in this?