walking in tandem

Dog Walk 6-21
Originally uploaded by Sneaky G.

I haven't had another dog to walk with lately. And MB seems to stop a lot more often than she used to, purportedly to snap photos, but perhaps she's just getting old and can't keep up the pace. I can still trot along at a pretty good speed, considering that my legs are short.



Here I am looking back at MB as if to say, "What's the holdup here?"




- Touille, a short-legged dog who has never had trouble keeping up with the "big dogs"

from a Manhattan Dog Park - photo by Terry Bain

from a Manhattan Dog Park vii
Originally uploaded by Terry Bain.

This dog is just about to catch a flying tennis ball in his mouth.

I have never been interested in trying this type of activity. If someone tosses something in my direction, I duck. But if offered a tasty treat, I will delicately and daintily accept it. Just don't throw it at me!

Bonus link: Cute Puppies, a photo album by Terry Bain.

- Touille, a dog of elegance and refinement

big bowl

....... by nino77.

I believe that the bowl is larger than the dog. Don't fall in, little pup!

- Touille, also a smallish dog

Tail held high!

Dog's tail
From the photographer's photo album Our Three Pets. The three pets are two fine dogs and a rather fine looking cat.

Now here is a photo of me during this morning's walk, with my tail tucked well under:



Here is the reason why I was cowering, so to speak:


The photo does not really convey the true scariness of the truck. It was very very loud and drove by quite close to us.

- Touille, a small dog who doesn't like big noisy things

Buddy

my buddy by palmea.

Buddy's human companion has made a whole album of photos of Buddy, a very photogenic dog.

- Touille, who wants to encourage humans to photograph good-looking dogs like Buddy and me

Supermodel? Lulu does her best to "wear" this tiny sweater

Supermodel
Supermodel, a photo by trippyswell on Flickr.

This dog is indeed a "cutie" (that's what the human word is for it) but aren't the armholes of the sweater supposed to contain arms? Or perhaps front legs? And the angle of the photo prevents us from seeing this dog's hind legs. Lulu is indeed cute, but somehow disconcerting, in this picture. I feel that she was being very accommodating to her humans to allow this sort of photo to be taken.

- Touille, a small dog who has put up with many similar indignities to humor her human companion

MB's 2019 UPDATE: Twitter did not exist when Touille was around, but the photographer of Lulu (and knitter of the sweater) has a Twitter account @KnittedByLulu, though her blog Angry Knitter seems to not be active anymore.

demon or laugher?

demon or laugher?
Originally uploaded by Asienka.

The title was given to the photograph by the photographer. I believe that this is a demon laugher. So... both.

- Touille, a small dog who is a little frightened by the look of this creature

A chihuahua barks at midnight

A chihuahua barks at midnight
Originally uploaded by prodigaldog.
Part of the Shadowy People photo pool.

I believe this would make an excellent book title for one of those books that people like to read. It could be a mystery or a book about scientific studies of barking phenomena.

- Touille, who usually does not bark precisely at midnight unless someone is coming through the door at that hour

sustainable attitude

sustainableattitude
Originally uploaded by nemsodecao.
The photographer says:

“Our built environment is made of materials that have been extracted and taken from far off locations. The manufacturing of those materials often consume huge quantities of non-renewable energy resources and can affect the biosphere. The eventual disposal of those manufactured materials is often malignantly reintegrated back into the biosphere.
I worry about Nature.
My worries can protect Nature.
My life depends on Nature.
I am shifting my balance centre and assuming to the public a sustainable attitude.” Flô

- Touille, a small dog who is concerned about this big planet

Trying to get some sleep

touille just waking
Originally uploaded by MBK.

I was getting some good sleep in the big bed when MB thought it would be cute to take a series of flash photographs of me. My eye is just starting to open. MB was pleased with the results because my eye was not open enough to flash back with that eyeglowing effect. But my sleep was interrupted.

- Touille, a dog who sleeps better when persons are not around the bed area with flash photography

fine trio of dogs

my pack of sweet dog girls
Originally uploaded by wizmo.

The photographer, wizmo, says:

"My pack. Bosco Boscowitz on the left, Bunny Shmenkleman in the middle, and Mrs. Beasley on the right."

A fine looking trio of dogs sitting on furniture. Now here's a photo of me underneath some furniture:


And here I am resting on the big bed:



- Touille, a dog who spends a lot of time in well-deserved sleep in the big bed

hot dog? or a dog's worst nightmare?

Originally uploaded by that nanochurch guy at soulcare.net.



hot dog by Alpha Lim on Flickr

The humans who viewed this photo had comments of the "aw how sweet" variety. As a small dog I do not feel that this is a sweet photo. It puts me in mind of a nightmare that I occasionally have, about being the snack of a larger creature. This doesn't strike me as cute at all. You, dear human readers, are of course free to disagree. (At least they didn't slather mustard and relish all over this poor unwitting pup.)

- Touille, who vastly prefers to be the diner, not the dinner

My Fourth of July walk

touille on the cracked tile
Originally uploaded by MBK.

MB and I took a short walk around the neighborhood. There were a few of those popping and banging sounds a few blocks away, but none in the immediate vicinity yet. Once it gets dark, I am sure that the neighborhood children will start setting off those firecracker things that make a hideously loud noise. I prefer to be underneath the bed when the firing starts.

- Touille, a dog with sensitive ears who does not understand the human fascination with things that go "bang"

Boffins create zombie dogs

MB just informed me that scientists are re-animating deceased dogs now. Nick Buchan of NEWS.com.au (an Australian newspaper) says:

Scientists have created eerie zombie dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans. US scientists have succeeded in reviving the dogs after three hours of clinical death, paving the way for trials on humans within years. Pittsburgh's Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research has developed a technique in which subject's veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution.

First of all, I am not sure why MB decided to draw this particular news article to my attention. She says it has something to do with a comment by her blog buddy SJ about "Zombie Touille", and that consequently the term "zombie dogs" just struck her as fascinating. I myself am not sure what a zombie dog would have to do with my life as an eating, sleeping, walking, licking, living, loving companion dog to MB. But since blogging is one of my hobbies now, I guess this scientific experiment can be commented upon by me. However, I am not familiar with the term "boffins"; nor is MB. Perhaps it is an Aussie word. I have previously come upon the Aussie word for throwing up, which is "chunder". I like that word; it sounds like what it means. Perhaps someone from Australia can enlighten me about the meaning of "boffins".

Since MB got her new camera, she seems not to have as much time to type my blog entries. She's fallen behind on her own blog as well. But she does have some rather nice new photos of me now.





- Touille, a very photogenic dog if I do say so myself

Cheese Class (from St. Louis rocks)

Cheese Class by frippy on Flickr.

This sounds like the kind of class that I would like to attend. I would hope that morsels of the cheese would hit the ground so that I could munch on them.

This photo was taken by frippy and is part of the Rock St. Louis photo set. Because St. Louis rocks! It really does.

- Touille, a rockin', cheese eatin' dog