Hahn im Schnee

Hahn im Schnee by Gisela.

It's a chicken in the snow! It looks like Foghorn Leghorn!

More animal photos by this photographer.

- Touille, who thinks that this chicken may outweigh her by several pounds!

He runs with a Frisbee!

He runs with a Frisbee by maruta.

This Dachshund seems to be having a great time and getting his exercise!

Back in the day, when I was a young pup, I liked to run, though not with a Frisbee. But nowadays I am happier to walk, and more often, to sleep!

- Touille, a little old dog who has had many good years of exercise (but now is content to rest on her laurels)

peep holiday

peep holiday by bfelice.

Pink bunny peeps ESCAPE!

Hoppy Easter.

- Touille, a watchful dog who hasn't seen any bunnies or any peeps around her apartment yet

My security blanket

Sometimes it just feels good to have my leash attached. It means I will be going out for a walk soon!

- Touille, a little dog with a small brain

WEL

WEL by luckyno3.

The photographer, luckyno3, says:

We went to the nearby park we hadn't known before. It's on a hill.

With those short little legs, I bet this doggie was tired after climbing that hill!

- Touille, a dog with fairly short legs, but they seem quite long compared to this dog's!

Who let the dogs out!

Look ! by hidamarisa.

who let the dogs out!

- Touille, who wishes she could meet a few of these dogs and show them who's the queen dog!

Cosmo's 3rd birthday

Cosmo at 3 by mkapor.

Why do our people make us wear these silly hats?

- Touille, a dog who has no objection to a frou-frou about the neck, or even a tutu about the waist, but who cannot abide a hat!

Zander and the GIANT Easter Bunny

zander45b by ckosulin.

If the Easter Bunny is this huge, I sure hope he does not come around my place!

He looks scary to me!

- Touille, a small guard dog, who will hide under the bed if this huge creature arrives

My friend Nutmeg

j10 by bfelice.

Here's my pal Nutmeg with her "poop ball." It is not filled with poop or smelling like poop or anything like that. It's just that Nutty likes to carry the ball outside when she is doing her business. So I've heard that this toy is the "poop ball" now.

I don't like to carry anything with me when I go out to poop. It's too distracting.

- Touille, a little hound who has a one track mind when it comes to getting down to business

A SCARY PEEP!

ijw2bm6 by bfelice.

This creature doesn't look like your typical Easter PEEP. It's kind of scary to me!

I don't know whether to bite it or run away!

- Touille, a small dog who is not sure what kind of peep is in that photo!

nypostdebutante2005

nypostdebutante2005 by bfelice.

My friend made this lovely photo creation of me dressed to the nines.

Don't I look fantastic? Maybe that's not quite the proper word.

- Touille, a small dog with a small vocabulary

Touille, front view

Touille, front view, photo taken by Amy.

Here's a photo of me looking about how I generally look. You can see that I have kind of cloudy eyes; that's an old age thing. After all, 16 is rather elderly for a dog.

If you click on this link, the photo is practically life size!

- Touille, a small elderly but still somewhat lively dog

The Pyle family's latest addition

new puppy

The Pyle family states that this young dog's name is Pepe Le Pew! Payr-haps shee izz ay French doggie, n'est-ce pas?

I have a French name, Touille, but I am a citizen of the world!

- Touille, chienne du monde

Puppy has the "look of the Irish"

A pup was born with a lime-green colored coat, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

- Touille, a dog who is content to wear a tasteful green ribbon for the day

MB's 2019 UPDATE: The original link was no longer active, but I've added this one from more recent times. (Photos included.) Other puppies have been born green, which a simple web search will reveal.

Gizmo at Bathtime

Gizmo at Bathtime by jmatthew3 (Matt).

I like the look on Gizmo's face. You can tell he really doesn't want a bath, but feels he must submit.

- Touille, a small dog who is not overly fond of baths herself

If Dogs wrote letters to God

Dear God,
Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?

Dear God,
When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story?

Dear God,
If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

There are more like these at Lady Mac's Musings.
(2019 UPDATE: I can't find Lady Mac on the internet anymore, but there's a recent humor website that has these and more.  I am not sure yet who to credit for these bits of humor.)

- Touille, a little dog who hasn't had time lately to actually write to God (much time spent in slumber)

MB typed it for Touille

Greyhounds in Kansas are NOT dogs?

Mr. J-walk, in his blog. links to this story:

Are Greyhounds Dogs? Kansas says NO

...greyhounds aren't bred for pets, and therefore, shouldn't fall under pet protection laws.

So says the executive director of the National Greyhound Association.

I just don't understand all this legal stuff!

- Touille, a small dog who doesn't personally know any greyhounds herself (but did think that they are dogs!)


NOTE: all links in this story have been updated for 2019 by MB. (Mr. J-walk had to be removed altogether.)

Piglets and Eli

Piglets and Eli
by waltzzz (Walter Logeman) on Flickr

As a smaller size dog myself, I just want to let everyone know that big dogs don't scare me, unless they are very rude and aggressive.

But I must admit, children do scare me. Also adults who move around too quickly.

- Touille, a small but sometimes brave dog

PS. Thanks to my new friend (I hope) Terry who let us know about flickr.com and blogging photos from their website for FREE! And I highly recommend his book, You Are A Dog, which MB has been reading to me, a gift from my best friend Nutty. [url=https://flic.kr/p/vMfA][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/4/5810474_faaf11334a_m.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/vMfA]piglets-eli[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/waltzzz/]Walter Logeman[/url], on Flickr

Don't Eat Bees!

Several years ago, I ate a bee that was flying by. Or rather, I tried to eat it. It stung me inside my mouth, and my lips got swollen. MB was very worried, but I was able to breathe all right, so the vet said that it was not necessary to take me to that place where they poke and prod and give injections!

I have not tried to eat any bees or yellowjackets or wasps since then. But flies are okay to eat.

- Touille, a small dog who had to learn some things the hard way

mantis fu

LINK to a praying mantis photo.

This creature looks HUGE in this photo. But I have heard that a praying mantis is not really as big as he looks here.

- Touille, a small dog who hopes not to meet up with a giant bug

This must be what heaven is like

More Mirror Dogs by Just Jo on Flickr
SEE more dogs on the beach

The beach, the dogs, the lovely weather!

This is a dog beach in San Diego. Heaven on earth! I haven't been there yet, but I can see that these dogs are lovin' it!

- Touille, a small dog who loves to play

What is this?

what is it? by sporting.

This looks like a fish, but is it a snail? A snake? A toad?

It boggles the mind.

- Touille, a small dog with a small brain

"Sick As A Dog"

MB (my Person and Keyboarder for this blog) told me she is "sick as a dog" today.

Why should dogs be the epitome of sickness? Why not say, "sick as a cat" or "sick as a bird"? Have you seen a sick bird? Its feathers look all nasty and clumpy; nothing could be more pathetically sick looking.

As a dog myself, I'd like to stop the linking of sickness with dogness. Let's start using a different expression, People!

I myself will start saying "sick as a bird."

- Touille, a small dog who has occasionally been "sick as a bird"

Manic Yorkie

Manic Yorkie by BombDog.

Another scary little dog!

- Touille, a small scary dog when she wants to be

Sleepy Ruby

sleepy ruby by quillus.

I bet Ruby got tired after a busy day of blogging.

I think I'll take a nap now myself.

- Touille, a little drowsy dog

MB typed it for Touille

Floyd ate a pepper

Floyd ate a pepper by quillus.

From the looks of this photo, Floyd ought not to have eaten a pepper.

Little dogs like us need to be very careful about what we put into our stomachs.

- Touille, a small dog with a small tummy

Office Decorum

Miss Abigail says:
"My office is perfectly well-mannered, of course. Unless you think that the dog licking her privates while I write this is in bad form. Do you think I should have a talk with her?"

We dogs lick because we can. Because we must.

"Here are a few samples of the bad manners objected to by office managers:
...Running through the offices or in the halls; Eating in the office..."

What kind of working environment do these humans subject themselves to? No running or eating? (Actually, MB informs me that her co-workers workers eat all day long.)

"1939: High Standards Must Be Maintained"

(notice the date. perhaps standards are somewhat different in the 21st century!)

- Touille, a small dog who enjoys eating, running, and licking

Glowing Eyes Are Scary!

Here's a glowing eye photo of me, Touille, which I think looks real scary, like the devil child in Angel Heart.

- Touille, a small but scary dog

The Piglets are back: A cool photo from flickr.com

piglets2 by Waltzzz.

I like these piglets. They are probably around my size now (I am a seven-and-a-half pound dog).

I've heard that little piglets grow up to be huge sows and hogs. I guess that's OK, as long as they don't step on me!


- Touille, a small dog who tries to eat like a pig


MB typed it for Touille

I am the queen dog

MB, the human who shares the apartment with me, has not been as attentive as usual. She spends more time typing things into the computer than she does attending to my needs, such as scratching and petting me, feeding me table tidbits, and walking with me around the territory so that I may sniff.

I would just like to remind her that I am the queen!


- Touille, a very small but vocal dog

Quotations about dogs

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
- Franklin P. Jones

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
- Ann Landers

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.
- Fran Lebowitz

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
- Jack London

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
- Mark Twain

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.
- Rita Rudner

I kind of like the one by Rita Rudner. Even though I am not sure that I'm responsible for the ruination of MB's carpet. I think that she bears some responsibility!

- Touille (a very small dog)

I am a dog

My name is Touille and I am a small dog who likes to eat, sleep, and play.

I don't know why people say "It's a dog's life" in such a negative way.

I think my life is pretty great!

 - Touille


MB typed it for Touille