My Dogmas presents

We both got a monkey and a ladybird! Babette keeps trying her alpha female thing and taking MY toys but the humans just give them back to me. Ha!

We also got liver biltong which we love the best.

Mia

Merry Dogmas!

Merry Dogmas!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

We wish all our four legged canine, feline and human biped friends a Merry Christmas. If Christmas is not your thing, then happy 25 December!! Eat lots of illegal food and then sleep a lot. That's what we will do after our beach walk.

Babette and Mia

I will sleep while you work

I will sleep while you work, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My humans have been very busy and I have been sleeping over at Mia's a lot. I miss my pet humans, so I will sleep next to he as he works.

Babette

We made a hole

My humans are mad because we found a patch of sand and so we decided to look for rabbits. It is a nice hole because there are bits of grass in the sand and when we play there we look like street urchins.

They are trying to make the hole disappear. This is now a challenge. To us Poodles.

It is hot

I am lucky because he made my water cold with cold rocks. It is nice to drink and makes my Poodle tongue all nice and cool. Which is nice.

Babette

It is fun here

We were let out at 6 and we ran and ran and played. This is a nice house to sleep over. Love Mia

What is it going to do?

Daisy, the flying yellow thing is also taking time to explore our new home. But she waddles very close to my paws and I have to keep an eye on it.

Me and my moving box

Me and my moving box, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

We have been offline because my humans have been packing and then moving and then unpacking. I stayed at Mia's house for a week and then she and I were taken to inspect my new home.

She found my grass and then she made the first poo. My humans have got me a home with a garden and there is lots more space. And Mia can visit and we can run around.

Babette

My tummy has a cut

This is my little tummy that they cut open on Tuesday and they left a sticky plaster on me. I just need to stretch my tummy all the time. Because it feels weird.

Mia

This is Eekhorinkie

When I got home I found a new toy waiting for me on my bed. I do not know if it is my new favourite but it does squeak.

Babette

Mia all woozy after her op

My little sister is home. She is feeling a bit sore. But she got a free blanket from the vet for having her teeth done. Lucky that my Ouma asked why I didn't get one when I had my teeth done so they gave her one for me.

Get better soon Mia. Then we can run together on the beach.

Babette

The fog!

The fog!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

There is stuff hiding Table Mountain. It is like clouds, but it's not.

Burning like a heatwave

Burning like a heatwave, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It is very hot today and so it was nice to splash in the water. But we didn't want to run too much. The water is more fun when we run.

We shall sleep together

We shall sleep together, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Even though we have so many places to sleep, nothing beats being close to your sister. Also it makes it easier for our fleas to get a change of scenery.

We want to meet you

Stupid leashes just get in the way. Hot summer days mean there are so many dogs and doglets to say hello to but we cant. A low slung stretch doglet ran up to us and growled but we did not retaliate much.

We ate a leg from London beertjie

We ate a leg from London beertjie, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Poor old London Beertjie. He is not the strongest of toys for two Poodles to tug and pull but today he finally lost a leg. Babette is just checking out my mom's repair work. We will pull off more limbs soon enough.

Mia

Practicing for Christmas cards

Practicing for Christmas cards, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It is almost Christmas and as we live in a country with no winter snow or sleigh pulling goats, we think snow white Poodles are a decent substitute.

Babette and Mia
Honorary sleigh pulling goats

Parlour time again!

Parlour time again!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Today was parlour day and we had a dip, wash and blow dry. We look respectable now. They used some herbal conditioner that is supposed to help with scratching and keeping fleas away. We are so cuddly soft. Like Poodles.

Babette and Mia

I am sulking

He took my sister home early and so I am sulking. At least my human is with me but I still miss Babette.
Mia

And so the Poodle levitates

And so the Poodle levitates, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

And if I wiggle my nose and stare hard I can get humans to feed me too!

Hurry up, Mia!

When the humans walk us late we get over excited and bark and run and pull to get them to hurry up. But sometimes my human runs with me and it's like being a sled Poodle. And then Mia gets left behind, so I check to see where she is.
Babette

Test post to blogger

This is to see how well autosized the photo is when emailing. The Flickr sizing is perfect...

It moves! And it squeaks!!

It moves! And it squeaks!!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Oh my dog! The human put the flying yellow thing on the ground while he did stuff that only makes sense to humans (like cleaning) and anyway we couldn't move from this spot because maybe if we both stare hard enough it will turn into a chicken.

Mia and Babette

A whole lot of fun

A whole lot of fun, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It was nice and hot today so when the human let us off- leash we decided to take the fleas for a dip in the ocean. We got wet. And sandy.

It was fun.

It's the biggest dog ever

It's the biggest dog ever, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

We found these strange dog tracks on the beach today and it made us go all crazy because it smelled weird and new and exciting and then we saw the strange giant dog and it had a man sitting on it and we wanted to chase them but our humans had our leashes on but later we found some if it's grassy poo and we ate some and then the humans got all crazy,

What an exciting afternoon. Oh and we played in the water and got wet and sandy. Again.

Mia

I will wash your face now

I will wash your face now, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It is nice when my sister sleeps over at my place. I get to steal her huge Rogz bed and she gets to try out my couch. And I can make sure her face is washed in the morning.

Babette

Playing Poodles pivot in puddles

Playing Poodles pivot in puddles, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It has been a week of beach play. The house is full of sand and we smell like wet sheep. Winter and nasty operations are a thing of the past. Now we can play-play like it's 2099.

I love my blanket and my tail is wagging

I love my blanket and my tail is wagging, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My cleanly laundered blankets are the best! I will put them in my mouth and claim them even as he takes a photo and so I shall wag my tail fast because I like him too but not as much as my blankets.

Mia

Time to hit the water!

Time to hit the water!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Summer is almost here and there is nothing better than a dip in the ocean followed by a sand-blasted coating from the south-easter. This is our first proper run and play since my operation 2 weeks ago. What fun we had too!

Babette

I am my own vet

I am my own vet, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Today my human took me to have my stitches removed from my back and my tummy. But the nice lady vet only had to take out one stitch because I took the rest out myself!

Babette

My nose is wiggling

My nose is wiggling, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

It is exciting looking through my window onto the world. When I see things my Poodle nose wiggles from side to side. I love my window.

Mia

My tummy wound is swollen

My tummy wound is swollen, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My humans said I must go to the vet this morning because there is some swelling where they cut me on my tummy. The Google says this is common when girl dogs are spayed and it's because they aren't rested enough after the procedure.

They haven't walked me for a week now and I am very restless.

Babette

Dominatrapoodle

Dominatrapoodle, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My sister is the Alpha female and when she greets me in the morning we do the Poodle submission waltz and sometimes I make a wee but always I am happy to see her.

Mia

I want to walk now

As you can see, I REALLY want to go for a beach walk and I know you are in the room where the leash is. So you must walk me. The vet said I can walk after 5 days and this is close enough, isn't it?

Outside my vet

I had my check up today. The wound on my belly is healing well. The one on my back is doing OK but needs to dry out more. The end of my tail is looking much better too. And my teeth are shiny white too coz they were done while I was under.

Babette

Distractions at the vet

Distractions at the vet, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

These two young huskies are keeping me focussed on everything other than the reason why I'm here with my humans.

It's all about the Poodle

It's all about the Poodle, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

I stayed for two days at Mia's house because there are fewer stairs at her house. But I am now back home. And my tall human is staying home with me. That is nice.

My wounds

You can see where they cut the mole off my back. And you can see they shaved my tail-tail. My humans don't know why I've been licking it but up close it looks like bite marks.
Babette

I am feeling sore and woozy

I am feeling sore and woozy, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My Ouma collected me from the vet's at 4pm today. I was in pain and they gave me morphine which helps. There is a cut on my belly, skin missing from my back and they shaved my tail to find out why I have been licking it.

I do not feel like I normally do and hope this sore and weird will go away quickly.

Babette

Me before my vet visit

Me before my vet visit, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

This is me enjoying my morning weepoo walk on the beach. They are taking me to the vet but I don't know why.

Babette

Gratuitous poodleography

Gratuitous poodleography, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

Our picture yesterday went to Flickr but not to our blog, so this is a Poodletest.

It's beach walk time, OK?

It's beach walk time, OK?, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

We have brought you fluffy bone. And we are wagging our tails. And we shall stare intently at you. You must walk us now.

We caught lunch

The nice thing about kibble in the house is that it attracts the birds, and then we can catch them..

I am with he

I am with he, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

My humans re-appeared after their 14 day absence. And it is nice to have them back.

Babette

Ek is 'n tired Poodle

I am at Mia's house and I am very at home as you can see in this photo taken by she.

Babette

Zebepoodledee! Boing!

Zebepoodledee! Boing!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

"I think I will jump out of the picture." said Zebepoodledee.

"I jump when I'm excited" she continued.

Boing!

Mia

I am small, but you are smaller

I am small, but you are smaller, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

She is my big sister but I am looking over her head because she is small. That is funny, to a Poodle.

Mia

Supporting a good cause

Supporting a good cause, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

These pretty bandanas we are wearing are for the Sunflower fund's National Bandana Day.

The Sunflower fund helps people with bone marrow and blood cancers. As Poodles, we are not quite sure what all that means, except we love wearing our bandanas and if our humutts say it's for a good cause, we will believe them, because they feed us.

www.sunflowerfund.org.za

Babette and Mia

The wiiind is back!

The wiiind is back!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

The wind that blows the sand up the beach when we walk down it, is back. The humans that fly on the water like this wind because it makes them go fast.

It just blows sand in our eyes.

Babette

Howwwlll!

Howwwlll!, originally uploaded by Poodlematic.

We were cooped up all day like battery birds that make 'chicken necks' and when he eventually graced us with his presence we were soooo ready for our walk. Then there were dogs everywhere and we barked and we pulled and we barked and then I did go 'waawooo'. Then I beat up Mia and then he cancelled the walk. But then he gave us risotto.