Almost Had A New Sister

Our canine family almost became three. Almost.

Auggie and I traveled somewhere 2 hours away to meet the little pup in that picture with us. That pup's name is Rosie, and the Moms were thinking about adopting her. They weren't sure, though. Were they ready for another dog? Would AG tolerate another canine sibling (you know, he can be very picky when it comes to dogs)? Then, they saw her. And we did, too.

Even Auggie liked her, as I think you can tell.

The Moms couldn't make up their minds, so the nice lady fostering this pup told them they could have the weekend to decide. The Moms talked about it all the way home - should they, or shouldn't they? If they add a human to their family in the next couple of years, would three dogs be too many? (I don't know what this adding a human thing is all about - we'll see). Could they take adequate care of such a very small puppy with their busy work schedules right now? Would the cats feel neglected or unhappy when they were outnumbered by dogs?

In the end, their minds were made up for them. The next day they received an email and a call from the foster lady, saying that a longtime client of hers, who has two little dogs of her own and who brings her dogs to the foster lady's business for doggie daycare, wanted the pup. And the foster lady thought the best decision, 'cause she wanted to still be able to see the pup, would be for the pup to go with the longtime client. But she still said the Moms could have her if they decided "yes."

Well, the Moms were kind of upset. They got the feeling that they needed to say "no" because it seemed the foster lady wanted it that way. And they were still "on the fence" (whatever that means!) about whether they thought "yes" was the right answer.

The Moms ended up saying, well, we are sad. But, maybe this is how things are supposed to be. They deferred to the longtime client and her two dogs. No new pup for us.


We'll miss not getting to know you, pup! We hope you have a good, happy life in a forever home.

Spring With Winter Toys

This is so embarrassing. Sometimes, the Mommies like to amuse themselves by styling my fur and taking photos. This is "The Dinosaur" look. I think they need a hobby. Other than making me look ridiculous.

I like it better when there are toys for my brother Auggie and me to play with. Yesterday, Glasses Mommy brought us home some presents from our poodle friends, Blue and Max. They are late Christmas-and-Hannukah presents, and we were very happy to receive them.

Specifically, we received a squeaky toy snowflake which is bundled up for cold weather. Even though is was in the 60s with sunshine outside today, Auggie preferred this cold-weather friend for his shaking and pulling and chewing and squeaking pleasure.

I personally think that Auggie is a little weird sometimes. But he really likes to hold the snowflake in his mouth and shake shake shake shake shake it. I wonder if this messes with his head at all. Hee hee. I guess I shouldn't make fun of my brother.

As for me, I prefer to play with the piece of double-bubble bubblegum. Now, if only I could figure out how to unwrap this thing...

Shout Out to Our Friend!

No, this isn't Auggie. This is our friend, Kosta, who just had a surgery similar to that which I, Violet, had last summer. Now, I have first-paw experience about how hard this can be on the canine and the Mama(s) alike, so Auggie and I, and our feline friends as well as our Mamas, give a big SHOUT OUT to little Kosta, her brother Dundee, and her Mama. We know they're all having a hard time, but Kosta's a big personality in a tiny package, and she'll be feeling better soon! We just know it!

Hello, Sunshine!

It's been too gloomy and rainy here in Seattle for any of us to blog. But, today, we had a reprieve~it was sunny and warmish outside, so the Moms took us canine types to the dog park!

Auggie surprised everyone by being very social - waggy tail, sniffy nose...he even ran around with a couple of smaller dogs here and there. After a l-o-n-g walk at the dogpark, the Moms went to get that stuff called Starbucks, which refreshed them mightily. Then, Curly Mom wanted to go someplace called the "Apple Store," but I don't think they sell apples there. Glasses Mom and the two of us waited outside the store, in the sun.

Inside It's So Delightful

Well, it is still snowing here in Seattle. I am starting to get worried, because even Curly Mommy is starting to get bored. OK, so she's been working working working to try to get everyone's "contracts" (whatever those are) out in time. People are very demanding of my Curly Mommy! Anyway, she's been working really hard, and when she takes a break, she can't go outside and play because of the cold cold weather and the snow. So, instead, she's started a new hobby. You see, my Curly Mommy has become (drum roll, please!) CRAFTY.

You can see that she is taking liberties and using yours truly as a model. The Moms often tell me that I should "get a j-o-b," whatever that means...but now Curly Mommy is using me as a model for her craft. Isn't that work? Isn't that a j-o-b? I think so. Posing makes me tired!



I was so sleepy after modeling for a while that I had to take a nap. Again, I have to give a shout out to Grandma Sandy for making this great and cozy afghan for me. I can sleep on it and be warm without even wearing a sweater. You know I hate wearing sweaters (even though I admit they are needed when it's cold).


Because of the snow, even the kitties are getting stir-crazy. Ok, I admit - they never go outside anyway. They are indoor kitties, as the Moms say this is safer for them. Because Claire needs an outlet for her creativity, she is trying to find a hobby. She can't be crafty like Curly Mommy, so I made a suggestion to Claire...



She should learn how to blog!

Still Snowing!

Today I looked outside, and this is what I saw...

It was scary! My brother AG is having a hard time going outside, if you know what I mean. The snow is almost over his head! I, thankfully, can use a training pad inside and so do not have to get my paws icy and my fur snowy. Thank goodness!

Hmm. Some might say that was "too much information," but I'm only sharing my Ultra Violet point of view, and I'm all about honesty.

Other views from my house? Well, how about these?
I'm beginning to wonder if this much snow is a good thing. I think so, because I'm hoping the Moms will be home with AG and me again tomorrow! My toes are crossed!

I learned today that sometimes humans have to take a shovel and work really hard to get the snow out of the way of the walkways and where the cars need to drive. No, silly - the Moms did not do this. A teenage boy showed up and rang our doorbell today, with a snow shovel in hand, and asked if they wanted to pay him to shovel the driveway and sidewalk! Glasses Mommy said "hell to the yeah!" and Curly Mommy said, "Ok, we'll pay $20!" I think the kid liked that amount, cause he did a super job. He was out there for almost an hour, I swear, scraping and scraping! It was so noisy that of course AG and I (terriers, both) had to let ourselves be known during the whole shoveling process. Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark multiplied about a million times. Or however many times two small but fiesty terriers can bark in an hour when there's a stranger outside the front of their house walking back and forth, back and forth.


All that barking made us tired. Proof you say? I (being the pup of two lawyers) offer the following as Exhibits A and B:

The small cute one is me, wearing the dreaded sweater but I must say super warm all curled up in the argyle, and on top of the fabulously soft and warm afghan that my Grandma Sandy recently made just for me! OK, she made it for the moms, but they are sharing it with me.

Then, there's AG. My, he looks gigantic in this photo! Maybe he really is a big dog like he keeps saying!

Must be the lighting, or the angle. Because although Curly Mommy does call him "sparkplug" sometimes, Auggie is just about the handsomest Yorkshire in town. Who am I kidding? He's THE handsomest dog in town!

Hey - that wasn't me Violet blogging that last sentence! It was The AugDog, aka AG, who heisted my laptop! Darn him!

Winter Wonderland

I know; it's been a while. I have been very busy healing up my legs, though, and so I have not been at my computer as often as I would like. But something happened this week that I just had to share. I have never seen it before, but it is cold and sharp and, well, wonderful. In a word: snow!

This is what it looked like when the Moms took AG and I for a walk this afternoon. The Moms skipped work - they called it a "snow day" - but they were working on their computers ALL DAY except around 1:00 Curly Mom said, "Hey, let's go outside!" Glasses Mom said, "OK! Let's get the jackets!" I thought they meant jackets for them, but then they took out a couple of small jackets and I realized they meant jackets for us! This is AG in his jacket, wrapping his leash around a tree. He can be very, very silly. When I mention going for a "walk," I should be clear: AG and the Mommies walked...I got carried, by Curly Mommy. The Moms said that I am still healing, that I am smaller and more delicate than AG, and that I might get cold faster. I don't know how fast AG got cold, but I was cold right away! I shivered and shivered, even though I had a big fleecy coat on. We didn't stay out long, because the moms wanted us to be warm.

When we got in, they dried off AG's fur, and made us put sweaters on. It was a little embarrassing. I don't like wearing a sweater, but the Moms said it's for the best. And I find that as much as I hate to admit it, they are usually right.

Later on, AG needed to go outside to use the facilities. I really, really wanted to go too! I ran to the door, pushed the hanging bell with my nose, and even barked! Glasses Mommy gave in (she always does!) and I ran outside super fast. The snow was super crunchy, and the air very still. I heard rustling in the bushes by the fence, and stood very still to try to find out what was there.

I never did figure it out.

Almost right away, I felt cold down to my bones. As I walked through the snow, I tried not to put my feet down, but then I couldn't go anywhere! I didn't know what to do, so Glasses Mommy came and picked me up. She had a warm towel with her and she wrapped me up in it to get me warm.



The Moms took me inside, and dried me off. They put me on the heating pad (a square that's bigger than me and always soft and warm!) and then Glasses Mom put my sweater back on me. Darn it!

The only thing that made it better is that AG had to wear his sweater, too. He was a better sport about it, though. That was a first!