a Zig a day

Yay for bones!

2012-01-12T06:12:00.001-08:00

Zig tired rather than dog tired

2012-01-02T20:21:00.000-08:00

I'm beat. I spent several days at the farm running, playing and eating who knows what. Here I am freshly bathed and terribly tired.

Christmas day 2011

2011-12-25T19:57:00.001-08:00

Hmm....that is not what I had in mind for Christmas. Now I must fret about where to hide it.

A day outside is a good Christmas present even if there isn't any snow.

We did get a new path full of loose rock for me to dig in. Pretty cool.

Merry Christmas!

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Me as a model

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3 year portrait

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portrait by chris

Napping with Lambie

2011-12-12T16:16:00.000-08:00

Maybe Santa will see this

2011-12-11T17:29:00.000-08:00

Love my chair

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Playing ball on the hill

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Today

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I've had a very traumatic day. This morning, when my dad left, he gave me a kong with a treat and peanut butter inside. I raced upstairs to eat it on the parents' bed and the worst thing in the history of the world happened. . . I dropped it between the wall and the bed and it fell down, down, down to land against the wall under the middle of the bed. I stared in disbelief for four hours, drooling and woofing every once in awhile until I heard my mom come home. I raced downstairs to greet her and tell her what happened. Then I had to run back upstairs and tell her exactly where the kong was trapped. She didn't understand without me pointing it out. Then she saw it and reached under the bed to retrieve it. Thank goodness. I got to eat my peanut butter and cookie, at long last.

Wanna play ball?

2011-12-08T11:15:00.001-08:00

Birthday boy!

2011-12-01T11:22:00.000-08:00

Today is my third birthday! Yay!

Hide and seek

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Imagine the dog breath in the back of this car...

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Maggie, Emma, Moby and ME, Thanksgiving 2011

Did someone say car ride?!

2011-11-23T13:17:00.001-08:00

And a jog in the twin cities...and a visit to Midwest Mountaineering...and then to Grammie and Grandpies?! YES!

Hiding in the bushes

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Fantastic fall

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At the farm

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Walking

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Sleeping beauty

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New blanket from Lisa's parents attic, just the right size for my bed. Thank you!

Kiss Chris!

2011-11-13T16:12:00.001-08:00

Downtown!

2011-11-12T18:59:00.001-08:00

Lunchtime doodle

2011-11-02T10:39:00.000-07:00

What I was for Halloween

2011-10-31T20:16:00.000-07:00

For a bit, I was a hill billy.

Then I became a vampire.

And then just cute.

Hallowilloween 2011

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spooky neighborhoods with creepy costumes

what's that? a baby lobster in a cook pot stroller? yum.

my big nose

listening to live music downtown-Moon Hooch.

This halloween evening walk was very distressing. I was stopped dead in my tracks numerous times because their were people out and the kids were carrying round plastic pumpkins. You may remember how I feel about round shapes. They are very, very frightening. But my biggest concern is why can't dogs trick or treat? I know more tricks than most humans and am cuter than some too. -Zig

You can't have my ball!

2011-10-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

Best seat in the house

2011-10-27T20:25:00.000-07:00

Fall colors at our house

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Boo

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Special Spaniel

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Still tired.

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Tired puppy

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Windy fall day

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Just me

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Please throw it!

2011-09-23T10:42:00.001-07:00

Halloween's a coming

2011-09-22T07:30:00.000-07:00

And my costume designer (Rowan) has been busy. The question is, what should I be?

Zig the beautiful

2011-09-21T19:06:00.000-07:00

Zig, the most beautiful dog in the world or a photo revisited with new software.

HI!

2011-09-21T18:37:00.001-07:00

Me and my family

2011-08-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

This is me and my family. We each did our own balloon portraits, but I couldn't hold my own and it got cut out of the photo. The stick was more important to me. It helped me concentrate.

On campus

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On campus

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On campus

2011-08-26T16:01:00.001-07:00

Ready or not...it's time to take the plunge!

2011-08-24T20:14:00.000-07:00

Pretty vintage looking boy.

2011-08-19T20:26:00.000-07:00

Yup. That's me. And you're lucky to see me on a blog rather than in person because I still smell a smidge like that black and white kitty I found in the yard Saturday night. My mom was MAD and she bathed me a lot. We also went to the dog park to get rid of the smell in the river, but that didn't work. I just picked up a ton of burrs and sticks in my hair, but I had a blast. I smell better now, but not perfect.

Zig run 2!

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Zig run!

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Sniff!

2011-08-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

See my white teeth?!

2011-08-08T18:59:00.000-07:00

Where is that little black dog?

2011-08-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

I can't find Zoey. She didn't come home with us. It's really quiet around here and no one is biting me. I'm not sure about this. I must go take a nap. This photo is of us from last week when the house wasn't quiet!

Zig

2011-08-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

Pin the tail on the Zoey

2011-08-03T19:13:00.000-07:00

Attempting to share my chair

2011-08-02T16:51:00.000-07:00

But look at HER teeth.

crazy

2011-08-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

What did you say?

2011-07-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

I thought you said Zoey is staying until Friday, but that can't be right. So, WHAT did you say? Let me listen with my butt this time. Maybe I'll hear you better. Oh no. I heard you correctly the first time. Now I must go crazy.

I promise I didn't hurt her

2011-07-31T15:12:00.000-07:00

It just looks like I'm going to eat her up.

me and mom

2011-07-30T19:05:00.000-07:00

After those last photos of Zoey, you may have been thinking mom likes her more than me. BUT she doesn't. I'm still her favorite. SEE!

More Zoey

2011-07-29T19:02:00.001-07:00

Cousin Zoey is visiting!

2011-07-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

So, this week, my cousin Zoey showed up and she appears to have moved in. I am not sure WHAT is going on, but she is still here. She is hanging out in MY kennel and playing with MY toys and splashing her entire body in my water dish and laying on my dog bed. WHAT is she thinking??? I have not a clue. We are going on walks together and playing in the yard together, but I do wonder when she is planning to leave. I was unable to relax during my noontime tummy rub because she was getting her tummy rubbed too and that is just not the way it usually is. I guess that is why mom has two hands? And you know what else? Sometimes, she bites me and then I think she is a shark because her teeth are razor sharp and I do not like it. Not one bit. But I do play with her a lot.

Love, Zig

Ouchie

2011-07-21T13:45:00.001-07:00

So, I had an ouchie and mom put this thing on me and it made me very sad. :( I am getting better now, but this was not cool.

Hi everyone

2011-07-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I am currently hiding out indoors, trying to stay cool. I very much prefer winter when I can roll in the snow and not have to get bitten by bugs that make me itch which makes me scratch and lick and cause all sorts of problems. I did run with mom this morning, but was so happy to return to my cool spot in the house afterwards.

love,

Zig

Zig+Mel 2

2011-07-11T19:55:00.000-07:00

Zig+Mel

2011-07-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

Nice legs

2011-07-11T19:50:00.000-07:00

Pepper+Zig

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Sunset on the farm

2011-07-05T21:17:00.001-07:00

We visited the farm this weekend and I took in a sunset with my mom on the hay bales after I got up the courage to climb up on the free standing hay bale. Luckily, a cat sighting helped me get down.

Playtime with friends

2011-06-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

Last week, my family left me at this nice lady's house. Her name is Lisa and she has two pups, Hosta and Ellie, plus another friend for me to play with. I had a blast as you can see. Thanks for taking care of me!

Hi!

2011-06-19T08:14:00.000-07:00

Too many toys

2011-06-14T20:04:00.000-07:00

Hi, It's me here. Some might think I have too manys toys. I think I just need a bigger bed. Love, Zig

Popsicles!

2011-06-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

Waiting for a fresh sewn toy

2011-06-12T16:28:00.000-07:00

New toy!

2011-06-09T20:32:00.001-07:00

Dog park? YES!

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Bad hair day

2011-05-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when you look in the mirror and see a cat instead. EEK! It's hair raising.

The longest tongue ever!

2011-05-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

Zig+Pepper

2011-05-12T20:25:00.000-07:00

Zig+Oliver

2011-05-09T20:28:00.001-07:00

This is my new neighbor buddy, Oliver. I love to visit him! Thanks for being in photos with me, Oliver!

Hola, loco perros!

2011-05-09T14:12:00.000-07:00

I had a crazy weekend. I climbed a tree. I fell out of a tree, but was saved by my mom just in time. She pulled out some of my hair though. No worries. You cannot tell. She bled a little too. Oh well. Now, she knows how acrobatic I truly am.

I was in a lot of photos with my neighbor, Oliver. He is an aspiring dental hygienist and a very cute one at that. He likes to lick my gums and my tongue. Photographs to follow. Better to say "photographs" than pictures because some humans would think I was referring to "pitchers" instead. Those that hold liquid. I don't mean to confuse.

I went on a walk with my buddy Pepper and my human grandpa in the wee hours of the morning. We chased a pretty black and white kitty too. I can run so fast! The pretty kitty sprayed Pepper and I in the face and that pretty kitty turned out to be pretty stinky. We rolled around in the field, but it didn't help. Lucky for me, my mom packs my shampoo and conditioner whenever we go to the farm now. She is getting so smart! I had to have another bath at the farm in the tall stainless sink that makes a lot of noise under my toenails. I hate that noise! Then I got to hide in my kennel at the farm.

That's all.

-Zig

p.s. I also ran in some tall grass and snoozed on my mom on the drive back home. Yay.

hello

2011-05-03T20:24:00.001-07:00

Hi,
I'm still here. Don't feel bad. I'm not snubbing you. I've just been busy.
Love, Z

Best friends

2011-04-12T19:16:00.000-07:00

Toys that squeak are the best.

2011-04-07T15:39:00.001-07:00

yum!

2011-04-07T15:38:00.001-07:00

I thought it was spring

2011-03-27T19:58:00.001-07:00

We even planted pansy's and a succulent, but now it is snowing.

Sweet sorrow

2011-03-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

Today, my friend Moby left me. He's been at our house for several weeks and I miss him. It was nice having a buddy to hang out with and go on walks with too. Bye, Moby.

Springtime snooze

2011-03-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

tongue at the dog park

2011-03-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

Me!

2011-03-11T17:25:00.000-08:00

A walk with Moby

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Flourish field spaniel

2011-03-11T13:18:00.000-08:00

A print of me

2011-03-06T18:12:00.001-08:00

Tonight, my mom decided to carve my silhouette out of linoleum. I think she is procrastinating doing real work but don't I look cute?

We have a guest this week!

2011-03-06T16:21:00.001-08:00

This week we have a house guest named Moby. He is a briard and my cousin from Minnesota. I prefer tennis balls and he prefers a big ball with a handle on it.

Tongue anyone?

2011-02-26T19:17:00.001-08:00

Is spring here?

2011-02-16T21:03:00.000-08:00

There's a spring in my step, at least.

Dog park friends

2011-02-15T20:54:00.001-08:00

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

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When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Enjoy every moment of every day!