Hello 2009! I stayed up to midnight and celebrated with a cookie, some milk and big hugs from my humans. It was the perfect start to the new year. The first day of the year was excellent here in Los Angeles. It was a beautiful sunny day and I spent most of it outside, playing …
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Birthday Boy!
Today is my birthday! I am 10 years old. The kid is still here but I turned the tables on her and woke her up this morning. I was excited to see what presents I got. The first present was a set of 3 pink tennis balls. I know you think pink is for …
Dinner Time.
Dinner time is one of my favorite times. I like to see what interesting food is going to show up in my dish. This is what was for dinner last night….BBQ chicken…mmmm! I LOVE chicken! I think it is may be the best thing ever…ok, maybe tennis balls are the best thing ever, but chicken …
Busy, Busy.
Whew, what a busy day! I got up early and started my day by going to the hospital to do my pet therapy rounds. I visited so many humans and covered all 5 floors of the hospital. It was worth it because I got lots of pets, some cookies and made a lot of humans …
Check Up.
Today I went to see Dr. Hernandez, my vet, for my check up. She works at Pet Medical Center in Santa Monica and she takes really good care of me. I jumped in the car and was ready to go. As usual I ended up waiting for the humans to get ready. They are so …
Christmas Wrap Up.
Christmas has come and gone and I had a great time…lots of cookies, presents and love….what else does a dog need? Maybe a good roach in the grass. I did an extra good one for all my friends whose grass is covered in snow right now. This is how we do Christmas in Los Angeles. …
More Presents!
I got more presents! That’s right, I’m spoiled. These are from my friend Lola, a really cute bulldog. I am addicted to tennis balls but Lola found some new toys that I really like. First, I got a frisbee called a Zogoflex Zisc. I had to give it a good sniff when I got …
Presents!
We had a party last week and I got some presents. Look at this…a present all for me from my friend Deborah! Can you guess what’s in there? Whoo hoo, lots of tennis balls! How did she know I love tennis balls, BOL?! I had to dive right in and test them out. Look at …
Waiting For Santa Paws.
This week I got a Christmas tree and decorated it…ok, so I did have some help from the humans, but I did give it a good sniff to make sure no one had peed on it. It smells very nice and pine fresh actually. Once we got it all decorated I decided to …
Zoom…I Feel Good!
Oh yeah, I feel good…just like the James Brown song…na, na, na, na, na. Life is good, I’ve got new tennis balls and I’m getting lots of love too! I’m so happy I got the zooms. For those of you who don’t know what the zooms are, that’s when we dogs run around in crazy …
The Dog Actor’s Studio.
I’m getting ready to make my 4th movie, “The Adventures of Spencer: Part 4”. So I’ve been practicing my acting. This is my serious drama face. “Are you talkin’ to me? Are You talkin’ to me?” (Said like Robert Di Niro.) This is the same line said in Air Bud style. “Mpffh Youpfphf Maplpffin’ To …
Wow, I Can’t Believe I Won!
Nope I didn’t win the lottery but a while ago, some of my friends encouraged me to enter a contest. This wasn’t a beauty contest or a talent contest but a tennis ball contest. That’s right, a tennis ball contest! You send in a picture with you and a tennis ball somewhere in the picture. …
Ball Maniac.
I am a self admitted tennis ball addict. I love tennis balls. And there is nothing better than a fresh tennis ball. Today I got a WHOLE BAG of fresh tennis balls! Can you believe that? I usually get one or two new tennis balls at a time but today…blam, a whole bag full of …
Retrieving 101.
I am a retriever, which means I like to have something in my mouth almost all the time. My object of choice is the mighty tennis ball. I like to carry them all over the place. Sometimes I like to balance them precariously on the edge of my mouth… Whoaa…whooaa…ha, you thought I might drop …
Tagged Yet Again.
I’ve been double tagged by Casey and Peanut and Johann for the random facts tag. This is getting harder to do everytime BOL! I’m going all out this time…everything you need to know about Spencer. First, here are 7 more random facts / habits about little ‘ol me: I am with my humans 99.9% …
The Art of the Roll.
Like many dogs, I enjoy a good roll in the grass. It’s even better if I roll over a few tennis balls while I’m at it. To have a good roll first you must scatter the tennis balls near the rolling spot. Then stretch out on your side and push off with your outer back …
Fun In The Sun.
I really enjoy being outside, even though I am what they call an indoor dog. (One day on a walk, a man with a doghouse on the back of his truck asked us if we had a good doghouse. My humans told him the whole house was my doghouse.) My day begins with checking out …
A quiet afternoon.
In the quiet afternoons I relax on the patio… I like to listen to the drops of water splashing in the fountain… they land near the big fish. Some splash over the edge onto me while I sleep… my eyelashes flutter while I’m sleeping, dreaming of chasing the evil squirrel that yells at everyone… …
The Zen of the Tennis Ball.
There is a Zen of tennis balls for dogs. Come grasshopper and I will show you the way of the tennis ball… You must not fight the tennis ball. It knows where to sit in your mouth when you pick it up. The tennis ball knows best. Sometimes it will position itself to the side …