Katie the Rescued Border Collie

Just grazing

2011-05-25T20:22:00.000-05:00

Here I am with my best buddy Harley just grazing in the grass. You also get to see my sis Libby just sitting there watching us.

Herding my buddy Harley the Wire Fox Terrier

2011-05-08T21:10:00.001-05:00

You fellow herders know that it's just in our blood to HAVE to work, right? Well when my humans brought another Wire Fox Terrier home in February I wasn't too sure about him, but now we're good buddies because he lets me herd him around. He makes lots of racket and keeps trying to get away, but I've even figured out how to grab that red thing around his neck and put him where he needs to be! Oh my humans said to please ignore the messy bedroom, but remind you that they share that room with four of us furries.

Dog in Japan shows loyalty to another dog after Tsunami

2011-03-17T18:30:00.002-05:00

The video is a stark reminder that, as was the case when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, there will likely be thousands of pets orphaned or involuntarily abandoned due to the catastrophe in Japan. If you'd like to help efforts to help these animals, you can find info on doing so here.

UPDATE: CNN and the UK Telegraph have both reported that the dogs have been rescued since the footage aired, and are both receiving veterinary care; the more seriously wounded dog is at a clinic in the city of Mito, while the protective spaniel-type dog is receiving care at a shelter in the same town.

Here is an English translation of the voiceover exchange between the two reporters in the clip (translation courtesy of Toshiyuki Kitamura):

We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.

He has a collar. He must be someone's pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.

Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.

Where?

Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.

The dog is protecting him.

Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.

I can't watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.

Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.

Yes! Yes! He is alive.

He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.

Oh good. He's getting up.

It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It's just amazing that they survived through this all.

Harley's new blog

2011-02-05T21:45:00.000-06:00

If you want to see more of Harley and follow him too he now has a blog at http://harleyswireyworld.blogspot.com/

and just so you know we're really friends already, here's proof --- I don't doggy spoon with just anybody you know!

I got a Harley today... well a new bother anyway!

2011-02-05T19:53:00.000-06:00

My human sister and daddy took momma for a secret trip this morning and they came back with a new brother! He looks very much like Angel Tucker and Daddy says that Angel Tucker brought him to us. He came from a place in Missouri called Animal Fair Foundation for Animals in Risk. Momma will make a blog for him and when she does I'll post the link, but for now how about a slide show and video? He's a bundle of energy and loads of fun!

Yippee another snow day!

2011-02-01T23:36:00.000-06:00

I love it when the humans get a snow day cuz it means more fun for us! Here we are romping around in the blizzard while our human daddy was out shovelling snow.

Snoopy threatens to contact Humane Society if Charlie throws the snowball!

2011-01-30T10:30:00.000-06:00

Here's a series of pictures showing Katie herding Libby. Well actually only the first pic shows that, the rest show us laying on the futon. Notice how I, Katie, appear to be in control of Libby! Even after she stuck out her tounge at me I made sure she laid where she was supposed to so I could get up there too.

Make sure to read the cartoon at the top of my page. When my humans saw that they thought it was so cute!

If you're rescued please go share your story!

2011-01-26T18:01:00.001-06:00

I just put my story from my first blog post on the Animal Rescue site. You can read my personal story here , Libby's story here, and if you're rescued you can type your story there too! If you qualify you can be eligible to enter to win a grant for your local shelter to help other furries find their forever homes just like we did. My momma says to tell you that she likes looking around at all the pawsome things for sale on that site!

Dogs playing in the Kansas snow storm

2011-01-23T20:56:00.000-06:00

My Momma's Making Pet Cards!

2011-01-18T18:39:00.002-06:00

She said she was gonna do it and she's finally getting it done! Yup, she's making pet cards, like "Happy Barkday" and "Sorry for the loss of your friend". She put them in her Etsy shop Eco Chique Boutique and would love it if you'd give them some lovin and spread the word. Eventually she's going to put my mug on some and also Angels Charmin and Tucker, maybe even Libby and Charlie and oh yeah, the cats too. When she does I'll tell you all about those too, but for now here's one of her latest. Oh she got the pictures off the back of an old calendar that was going to be thrown in the trash! One of the cleaning guys at work is rescuing them, hey that's just like me, Libby and Charlie... we were all rescued too!!!

Our First Big Snow!

2011-01-11T20:23:00.000-06:00

What fun we had yesterday while our humans had snow days and we had them all to ourselves!

2011-01-02T20:44:00.000-06:00

I'm not sleeping, I'm hiding. Why? Scroll down and you'll see!!!

They finally took off my cone yesterday, so I thought I'd show you how my owie was healing. Can you tell how relaxed I was without that silly cone on my head?

Any idea what this is on my nose? Maybe left over from getting poked by the metal stitches when I tried to get them out?

I hope you all had a great weekend and didn't get too spooked if there were any fireworks near you. Lucky for all us furries in this house there weren't any, but the other night I thought there were and it was thunder. Yeah, thunder and sleet... go figure!

Happy Christmas Eve Everyone!

2010-12-24T10:00:00.000-06:00

How's everyone doing? Do you have snow where you live? We don't have any yet, but it's trying to come down now. My Daddy watches the weather channel on tv and I heard that some places got really socked in with lots and lots of snow. I hope everyone stays warm and that you have a good time for Christmas!

Here's what me and Libby like to do to relax. Notice our Daddy with that silly remote control in his hands. We don't care about watching tv! If you zoom in you can see how well my owie is healing up. After having to go back last Saturday to get restitched cuz I chewed half of them off, I have to keep this silly cone thing on my head ALL the time. I like how it keeps me warm outside, but it's not any real fun to wear and makes it impossible to see around corners!

My temporary lick-proof outfit

2010-12-16T19:17:00.000-06:00

Just when I thought I'd gained freedom from that silly fleece and flannel cone on my head, out comes an even sillier outfit put together with a t-shirt, much too large for my svelt body, a necktie (belongs around the NECK, not my belly!) and finally after my arms kept getting stuck in the sleeves, a plastic grocery bag.

I personally think my rear end looks rather sexy in the top picture, so maybe the tie had a good effect after all, but those sleeves just weren't made for me!

My wound is almost healed now, but the metal stitches won't come out until Monday. That means I have to put up with the cone for another three days. Well at least now it's clean and has a nice fresh scent of those dryer sheets. Not such a bad thing except that I still keep bumping in to things. Oh well, on a more positive note, when my humans forget to take it off before I go outside I've got the warmest head of all three of us dogs! How's your winter going? Eat any ornaments yet? None of us do that sort of thing anymore, but the crazy cat downstairs keeps eating the fake tree and throwing it up all over the floor. Sheesh, doesn't he know a fake tree when he sees one?

How to get out of a teeth cleaning!

2010-12-09T17:09:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, wanna know how to get out of a trip to the vet for a teeth cleaning? Well have I got a deal for you! See my appointment was scheduled for next Friday and I just hate getting my teeth cleaned so I thought I'd just show those humans who was boss. I'm keeping the source of my disaster a secret so I can't tell you what happened - tee hee hee! Anyway, take a look at the pictures and you'll see what I did. Now the problem is it kinda backfired on me cuz I had to go to the doc anyway and even had to get put under. That's why I didn't want to get my teeth cleaned cuz I don't like the whoozy feeling afterwards. Warning, not for the faint at heart! Oh and if you laugh at me wearing Tucker's soft cone that my human momma made I'l come hunt you down and make YOU wear it!!!

What are YOU looking at????? So I'm feeling really relaxed now, so what! Oh, the vet said it was not a bite, so I can't blame it on Libby or Charlie like I was going to do. Rats!

Video of us eating the Pupcake - YUMMY!!!!!

2010-11-28T19:24:00.002-06:00

Pupcake my two-legged momma won yesterday - YUMMY!!!!

2010-11-28T18:28:00.000-06:00

While my momma was selling her stuff at a vendor fair yesterday she won a door prize and guess what it was??? A PUPCAKE from Daisy's Green Paradise, a place that just makes the most marvelous natural dog treats!!! Here's a picture of the one she brought home:

I'll post a video of all three of us eating it after it finishes uploading on YouTube (momma forgot that she has to post this to my blog first, then sign out of my account and in to hers because that's what YouTube told her she had to do....)

Please stay tuned...

2010-11-28T08:16:00.000-06:00

I'm running behind and will be back later to tell my story and Libby's too.

Stay tuned for the Story of Me (and Libby and Charlie too!)

2010-11-22T17:02:00.001-06:00

I just found out there's a really cool opportunity going on to tell your adoption or other story and win $50 for the animal charity of your choice. Since my original owner's husband is now working for the Humane Society where Libby and I came from wouldn't it be so awesome if I could win? Heck, even if I don't win maybe I'll talk my humans in to donating anyway. He has such sad stories to tell, like the two pups they were fostering this past weekend that had to be put down because they had Parvo. It makes my humans drip water from their eyes when they talk about all that kind of stuff. Anyway, I'll be posting our stories later this week, but you can click on the pictures over to the right and go read all about it. There's also a thing where we make a list of the pressies we're wanting to give our humans and tell why. Gotta think on that for a bit. Be back later!

Katie

Card my momma made for Operation Write Home

2010-11-14T11:51:00.002-06:00

My momma has been occupying her time lately with her crafts. Yeah she still plays ball with me almost every day, but she keeps getting out her paper stuff and playing with it. I told her I'd show you one of the cards she made for the Operation Write Home Valentine Blog Hop. That's a group of people who make thousands of greeting cards that are sent to soldiers serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then the soldiers can write in them and send back to loved ones and friends. Isn't that the coolest thing ever? Well almost as cool as when they adopted me and Libby and rescued Charlie off the street and got Tucker away from that pet store... okay so it's a nice thing anyway. I know some of you would probably rather just eat the paper, but it makes her happy to make these because she was a soldier once and her daddy was in the Army for over 20 years. You can see more of her cards and also watch a slide show of her daddy on her blog Diary of a Craft Room Transformation. I think that doing all this crafting stuff is helping her get over losing Tucker, so I'll be patient with her and eventually she'll let me get back on the puter and start writing about dog living again.

Who says Border Collies aren't lap dogs???

2010-11-09T18:42:00.000-06:00

Visiting Angel Tucker on his Birthday

2010-10-28T18:57:00.001-05:00

Our two-legged momma and daddy thought we should have a little ceremony at Angel Tucker's grave on his birthday October 26th. Momma took the camera outside and tried to get pictures of all three of us paying our respects. Well as you can see if you zoom in on the last picture, Charlie and I were more concerned about our tennis balls, but we did each with him Happy Birthday in our own way. Oh, the yellow flowers are over our Angel Charmin's grave. If you're new to my blog you won't know this, but she went over the Rainbow Bridge on July 7, 2009.

The first one to visit was Libby. She was more curious about what Momma was doing than anything else.

Then Charlie came by for a visit. He's kinda mad at Tucker for leaving him the only boy in the house.

Then I came by, but I'm so fast that Momma only got me as I was leaving the scene.

Now click on the picture below to see what Charlie and I were REALLY interesting in doing!

Sadness over the loss of my brother Tucker

2010-10-01T14:24:00.000-05:00

My famous big (but littler than me) brother Tucker crossed over that Rainbow Bridge this morning and is now running and wagging his tail, probably drinking all the water under the bridge. He's with my big angel sister Charmin and they're having a blast. Why do I feel so sad then? Probably because my humans have wet faces and they're dragging their feet. My humomma is making my hudaddy a special Charlie Brown fleece pillow that he can squeeze when he wants to remember Tucker. He'll be very tired after digging that whole in the ground next to Angel Charmin. I wish Libby and I could help him dig, but they taught us very well and we don't dig... well I don't anyway. Libby digs trying to find the mice under the deck and she gets in trouble. Maybe Daddy will let her help him. Momma is going to create a very special memorial celebration slide show this weekend and will post it on Tucker's blog after her eyes are dry enough to see again. It hurts me to watch her so sad and I follow her around and touch her hand with my nose. She seems to like that.

Libby and I on an outing at Paws at the Park

2010-09-20T18:37:00.000-05:00

On Saturday Libby and I got to go play and prance around at Paws at the Park, an annual fundraiser for the shelter where we were both rescued by our humans. It's a really special day for us because we get to see so many other four-leggeds and show off our spunk. Our humans thought that I, Katie, needed to be exercised (really they said, "worn out") before going to the party, so I got to go play in the Dog Park while Libby went on the walk with our daddy. Here's some video of me playing catch with a nice little boy who has a really strong throwing arm, unlike my weak momma who can't throw a ball more than about ten feet.

Here we are with our nice bandannas on riding in the car, so excited to get there.

and me in the Dog Park with that nice boy playing catch

I thought this guy was gonna take my ball, so I ran really fast!

then the boy thought it was time for a drink

but I just wanted the ball!

then we went to the party and met up with daddy and Libby (oh that's my two-legged sister's legs and feet. Doesn't she look great after losing almost 60 pounds?!?! WOOF!!!)

and finally, the two princesses in the carriage with our momma and daddy.

Awesome rescue dog on Britain's Got Talent - even Simon loved it!

2010-09-14T20:04:00.000-05:00

A great act!

This dog is a rescued dog and is so talented!

Look at the face of this dog as she looks at her partner.

Supper time!

2010-08-30T19:49:00.000-05:00

My little big brother, Tucker just posted a video of supper time at our house tonight on his blog. Go take a look here!

A hail storm in Kansas!

2010-08-20T17:21:00.000-05:00

Watch as Libby and I tell that thunder who's the boss!

Peanut butter and a nap

2010-08-02T22:16:00.000-05:00

Tonight our humomma emptied a big peanut butter jar (plastic of course) and after Charlie got a taste and left it alone Miss Libby snuck over for a lick. She used her paws really well for holding it down, but it kept sliding away anyway and she soon grew tire of it. Then.....

I, Katie, got it! But you see, I'm a pretty smart cookie and quickly grabbed it by the neck and carried it away to my secret hiding spot on the futon! As RR would say.... YUM-O!!!!

ps. just to prove that Libby and I are friends, here's a picture of us dog-spooning.

Paws in the Park video

2010-07-21T17:09:00.001-05:00

You've got to see this funny video taken at the Helping Hands Humane Society where Libby and I came from. They are promoting Paws in the Park which is held as a fund raiser each year. Libby and I get to go!!! It's not until September so we have lots of time to get all prettied up. Ya never know who we might meet when we're there!

VIEW VIDEO

Come watch me herding Tucker!

2010-07-13T20:53:00.002-05:00

If you click on the title link it will take you to my brother's blog and you'll get to watch a really long video of me learning how to herd him. You see, he's blind from cataracts and he can't hear too well either, so my human momma has been trying to teach me how to herd him. This is my first real effort, only my sis Libby kept getting in the way. Seems that Golden Retrievers don't like barking or seeing dogs pushing other dogs along. Hrmmmph!

Katie's favorite game of ball

2010-07-12T21:21:00.002-05:00

2010-07-11T18:55:00.000-05:00

Here we are with our original rescuers, Emily and Matt who have their own crew of rescued dogs and cats, oh and guinea pigs and fish too. They also always seem to have a few stragglers around they call fosters or something like that. Guess you could say they really love us furries! Matt works for animal control, so when he saw Libby come in to the shelter he told our daddy that she just HAD to go home with him. Of course it helps that she reminds him of Angel Charmin

Now talk about CONFUSING!!! Where'd that other Libby come from???

Wonder what she's looking at?

Different day, same cat. Libby's obsessed with JC!

Am I eating my words?

2010-06-28T20:53:00.000-05:00

What do you think? The light box was taking pictures of my human brother and sister reading Tucker's new book and it sure looks like I'm eating some words. Oh and check out my whale eyes!

Oh and have you ever seen such a silly cat as my feline brother JC? He's acting really strange!

Here's Libby and I with our feline sis Echo in that big empty dining room. We're getting all new floors in there tomorrow and are standing on the wood that goes under it. It's fun having all this empty space to move around!

MY Futon! (not Libby's, not Tucker's and not Charlie's!)

2010-06-16T19:57:00.000-05:00

Don't ya just love lying around on your back airing out your tummy? This is the life of Riley... err Katie and it's MY spot forever! Tucker used to sleep on here, but now he doesn't jump anymore, so I told him I'd keep it warm for him so when he can jump again it'll be ready. Sometimes Libby gets up here, but she prefers the wooden floor. Well today my humans were busy getting ready for something called a garage sale. You should SEE all that stuff out there in the garage! They let me and Libby come out and look around, but I wasn't very impressed cuz there weren't any tennis balls and nothing to eat, so I just laid down until it started thundering. Oh! here's what our back yard looked like after the rain!

Pretty cool, huh? Well at least I thought so, but they wouldn't let me go run around and splash in the water. To be honest, I was hiding in the basement because it was thundering during the rain and I know where it's safe during a storm when all those weather radios keep making noise!

We're best friends now!

2010-06-10T20:04:00.000-05:00

Yup, it was bound to happen... Libby and I are best friends now! See we even got caught cuddling today. What can I say? It's nice having a sister around again and she's really no bother. She has her own feeding station and guards it with her life, even barked as Tucker got too close, realizing that he couldn't see where he was going. She wasn't being mean, just letting him know he was going the wrong direction. She keeps trying to get me to play and I'm sort of getting in to it, but gradually, wouldn't want her to think she was ruling me!

I got my first award!

2010-05-29T16:57:00.006-05:00

I got my very first ever bog award!!! Thank you so much Sugar The Golden Retriever for bestowing this honor upon me! Now for the details....

Rules for accepting this award...

(1) Thank the blogger who gave you this award.

Once again, Thanks to my new bloggie friend Sugar for this award. (It's uncanny how much Libby looks like you! We've decided that she's part Golden Retriever after seeing your pretty face!)
(2) I have to Share 7 Things About ME.

I love that I was rescued by this animal-loving family.
I love that I have a new sister, Libby.
I love watching the squirrels eat their corn.
I love, love, LOVE running after the tennis ball and bringing it within ten feet of my humans.
I love catching the frisbee, especially when I can fly through the air!
I love sitting on my humomma's lap pretending to be a little dog.
I love reading other dogs' blogs!

Now Rule (3) is to pass this award to 15 bloggies.

I must say that I agree with Sugar, this is the hardest part.

Relaxing at our house

2010-05-29T15:53:00.000-05:00

Libby is fitting in really good around here, wouldn't you agree? Notice that SHE is the one on the couch and I am the one on the floor! Used to be MEEEEEE on the couch with my hudaddy. We got in a little tiff the other day while humans were at work, but I'm not telling what we were doing. Hudaddy thinks that we both got on the bed (a no-no for us shedders!) and played kind of king (or queen for us) of the hill (bed). I hurt my leg, probably from falling or jumping off the bed wrong. Most likely our little kitty brother JC was on the bed where he always sleeps during the day and Libby was stalking him as usual. Oh well, I only left a few bite marks on Libby's face and ear... kind of paid her back for what she did to Charlie.

Anyway.... Libby follows hudaddy all around and seems to be very calm and happy. She loves running along the fence with our neighbor's little Schnauzer and she's doing a little barking when she sees people or animals outside the fence. Guess she knows she's home now. I have to admit that it's really kinda nice having a sister again!

This is my first blog hop. Won't you come along too?

I smell a rat!!!

2010-05-23T16:33:00.000-05:00

Today I showed my humans what I was good for. Not that they don't love me just because I'm marvelous, soft, sweet, housetrained, etc.; but now they know that I can also earn my keep! They didn't have the camera out until after I found the varmit, but my humomma wondered why I was hanging out by the shed for so long, then she saw Katie join me in what appeared to be a hunt for something. When humomma got out to the shed I was halfway under this wood pile and wouldn't come out. It was a lot taller at the time, this is after they removed a bunch of the timbers. Humomma said it's all going in the burn pile next burn day!

After they removed about half the wood and I just kept getting closer and closer to that varmit it finally went scurrying out and I caught it, shook it really hard and snapped it's neck! Warning: not for the squeemish!

Hudaddy didn't know what to do with it and humomma had to grab me and Katie by the collars and drag us in to the house, then hudaddy put it in a plastic bag and got rid of it. This was no field mouse mind you, it was a gigantic RAT!!!

When I came back out I hunted and hunted and hunted for it, but just couldn't find it.

Ok, this is where I left it, where'd it go?

Hey, did it run away? I know I killed it!

Hmmm, I smell rat blood, yeah, THIS is where I left it!

Oh well, I've done my work for the day!

Libby's new tag

2010-05-23T16:20:00.000-05:00

Look what my humomma made me yesterday! She calls it shrinky dink or something like that. Their real phone number is on it but she edited the picture cuz she didn't want all my boyfriends calling me... snicker..tee hee! She said this way if I accidentally get out of the fence and somebody finds me they'll be able to call for a rescue. I like it here and have no intention of leaving, so they really don't need to worry about that. Last night my human's daugher (does that make her my sister???) and her husband brought their newly adopted dog over and I had soooooo much fun with her. She's really tiny, some kind of wirey straight hair with a really huge underbite and boy can she ever run fast! I think she must be a miniature greyhound or something, but they don't have that kinda hair. Phew did she ever wear me out! Oh here's a picture of her from their blog:

Isn't Sugar the sweetest looking little thing? Since we're rescued from the same place that kinda makes us sisters too!

Oops, I kinda destroyed the screen door!

2010-05-02T15:48:00.001-05:00

So this morning and early afternoon while my humans were away from home they accidentally left the back door to the garage open and well, then it thundered and if you remember right I HATE THUNDER!!! In fact I have severe anxiety attacks during thunderstorms and well.... here's what happened:

I gnawed my way through the screen and pushed through the lattice, jumped through in to the garage, then when I discovered that I couldn't get out through the closed garage door I tried to get back inside, scratching the outside of the door in the process. Boy were my humans ever surprised when they got home and I came running out of the garage when they opened that big rolling door from their car! My humomma told hudaddy that he'd better not ever leave that door open again!

Okay, on to Libby's damage, only this time it was to our brother Charlie's ear:

I hear that they were fighting over the water bowl which I find very odd since we have two huge water bowls! They're getting along fine now. My humans say that Libby is the ALPHA dog and that I used to be except that I'd rather play ball or frisbee than be the protector of the house and other animals. Libby isn't interested in playing. Good thing for her because if SHE tried to take MY tennis ball I'd be VERY mad at her!

Surprise package!

2010-04-26T18:00:00.000-05:00

Before I show you my surprise I thought you'd like to see how well Libby and I are getting along. See how nicely we sit together?

and how sweetly we sniff each other... or maybe that was a little lick..

We even sit nicely at the back door waiting to come inside.

Now.... look what came in the mail today from Addie, Lucie and Hailey!

They even sent an autographed picture that I'll put in my scrapbook!

Of course my new sis Libby just HAD to see what it was after it came out of the package.

At first I thought I'd just lay down and lick it since momma put treats inside.

Then I threw it at momma!

But she kept throwing it out in the yard so I'd carry it back.

and back again. Can you tell what it is? A STACHE!

Thanks so much to my new friends for doing this great give-away and for their generosity giving food to families to feed their pets!

Libby gets a bath, a new collar and eats

2010-04-22T17:02:00.000-05:00

That's Libby trying to hide under the pillow after her first bath while our Humomma tries to blow dry her.

Here's the new collar our Humomma made for Libby. Doesn't she look good wearing it? Hmm, wonder when she'll make ME a new one since mine is getting all ratty looking???

Libby likes to eat while laying down, just like me!

Another bottom feeder

2010-04-20T18:59:00.000-05:00

Well not really a BOTTOM feeder, but a lying down feeder. Maybe it's a Border Collie thing?

All my brothers and sisters - even one I never knew

2010-04-20T18:57:00.000-05:00

My humomma made a card for one of our vets who retired and put this picture on the front of all us furries. I never knew the pretty calico kitty on the upper left, but she was my humans' very first pet together. My humomma's sister even had a dream about her because the other sister's cat had kittens and she dreamt one was calico and my humans would take it home. The black cat is Sampson who adopted them by just showing up in the driveway and not leaving. He started out as Delilah until when the vet went to fix her she called and said "she" was a "he", so they renamed him. Funny, but true! He got sick and left home last year. The other kitty on the top right is Echo, she still lives with us and is really close to Tucker, in fact came from the same pet store. The funny yellow and white kitty peering out of the basket it JC. He's a miniature kitty and doesn't play with us doggies at all. Below him is Libby before she left the Humane Society. Next is my big brother Charlie. He's really short and stocky and loves everybody, but he likes to bark at people and animals walking past our house and makes our hudaddy tell him to stop barking. Then there's me in my pretty red bandana. The big fluffy face is the oldes of our clan, Tucker the Wire Fox Terrier. Above him in that silly purple scarf is Roger. He just lays around with his motor running. In the middle of course is Angel Charmin. We all miss her and know she is watching over us all. Our vet said she thinks that Libby is a reincarnation of Charmin (I think she misses her too!)

Ice Cream!!!!! (oh and Libby too)

2010-04-15T09:54:00.000-05:00

They didn't take MEEEEEeeee out for ice cream when I first got adopted, but then again I had kennel cough and was dripping girl stuff out my back side and had to wear panties, so I guess it was okay that we took Libby for treats. Well especially since Charlie, Tucker and I all got some too! There's a Sheridan's right across the street from our vet and they give away free doggy cones. Yumm-oh!

Almost love at first sight

2010-04-15T09:25:00.002-05:00

Introducing... TA DAAAA..... LIBBY!!!

2010-04-15T07:53:00.001-05:00

Isn't she the cutest thing in the whole wide world??? As you can probably tell from my whale eyes and tilted head stance I am not the happiest camper in the world to have another girl in the house, but my humans tell me we'll adjust. Libby is about my size, well at least the size I should be and will be if my humans keep limiting my food intake like they have been. (Charlie has lost 3 pounds already, but I gained...go figure!) Anyway, Libby is very sweet and gentle and likes to follow our cats around the house, so I think she'll fit in just fine.

I'm getting a new sister!!!!

2010-04-13T19:16:00.000-05:00

Guess what? I'm getting a new sister!!! My hudaddy took some newspapers up to the place I came from, well that's the excuse he gave momma anyway. While he was there he just fell in love with this pretty gal. She's part Border Collie and part who-knows-what and she reminds him of Charmin, my dearly departed big sis who crossed the Rainbow Bridge on July 7, 2009. Anyway, this gal is going to the vet tomorrow to find out if she needs to get fixed, have surgery if necessary, then will come home with us. Now I do have one thing to complain about though... because of her we all have to go get shots just in case she's carrying kennel cough with her. Oh well, it'll all be worth it to have another girl in the house. They say she's 8 years old. I hope she likes to run and play!

Play Ball! (and not I'm not talking about baseball)

2010-04-11T10:27:00.002-05:00

Buddy and Daisy playing

2010-03-24T19:20:00.006-05:00

Katie and Daisy

2010-03-24T19:16:00.009-05:00

I don't know what is going on, but these video's aren't working. Here's the link in case they still don't work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8fc--zlNw

The ONLY way to eat!

2010-03-07T17:59:00.001-06:00

Some people think I look silly, but I just say phooey! It's comfie and that's all that matters, right?

Yummy Cinnamon Treats!

2010-01-30T18:48:00.000-06:00

My two-legged momma made some treats for us today. First, here we are before we knew what she was doing:

Then I smelled something really yummy coming from the kitchen and just HAD to go take a look and here's what I found:

Here's me after getting a taste:

YUMMY!

It's Mini-me Kia!

2010-01-07T10:52:00.002-06:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Someone left a small furry thing at my house!

2010-01-03T18:05:00.000-06:00

Can you believe this? A lady came over yesterday and when she left she forgot to take this tiny little fluffy dog with her! Here's a picture of her:

At first I was quite apprehensive about her invading my space

But then when I saw that she liked to look out the front window

too I decided she was okay.

Anyway, I'm MUCH bigger than her, so if she gets in my way I can just jump right over her!

My human mom and dad are keeping her on a trial basis. She gets along fine with all of us furries, but has snapped at mom and dad, especially at mom who isn't used to a dog who doesn't want to be petted and held. He he he... more lovin for me I guess!

Oh yeah, one more thing in case you were wondering why I haven't been pawing lately... SOMEONE was hogging the keyboard!

See me helping Tucker

2009-12-21T18:25:00.002-06:00

So today my humans brought home a camera with video and Humomma just HAD to play around with it, so here's a video of me helping Tucker.

Video of me

2009-12-02T17:44:00.001-06:00

My humomma hasn't figured out how to put a video on my blog yet, so here's a link to her blog showing me and my two brothers being really excited when humomma came home. She used a really old cell phone to take the video, so you can't see much, but you can sure hear me talkin!

Secrets about Tucker

2009-10-23T17:15:00.000-05:00

I see some of you are interested in hearing some of Tucker's secrets. Well since he's half blind and doesn't do much reading, here's one for starters.... he LOVES the taste of AIR!!!! Heee heee heeeeee! Our Humom keeps saying she's gonna capture this on video, but he's always standing around licking the air, so I guess that means it tastes good. I've tried it and am not at all impressed. I prefer solid food with yummy bacon or peanut butter flavor (or both combined!) There'll be more secrets in the future, maybe even a picture or video soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Wags and kisses,
Katie

Greetings from Katie the Rescued Border Collie!

2009-10-22T19:21:00.001-05:00

Hi, my name's Katie and I'm a rescued Border Collie who is very happy to be growing up in a household of other furry friends. I'll introduce you to them all later, but for now I just want to point at my header and make sure you see my dearly departed big sister Charmin. No silly, NOT the squirrel in the tree, he's just plain entertaining, but the white and red collie mix laying on my warm hinee. She has her own blog at and so does my big brother Tucker who was recently told he had a mast cell tumor and less than a hear to live. He's so fiesty though I bet he'll show THEM who's boss!

Anyway, back to ME... I don't know where I came from or even how old I really am, but what I do know is that my human sis saw me at a mall when the local dog shelter had a bunch of us out there. It was love at first sight and the rest is history! That was about four years ago and they said I was about 2 or 3 years old already. My human sis couldn't take me with her when she moved to an apartment after college, so I stayed behind with the rest of the gang. Of course now she has two other dogs and two cats and is married and all that stuff, oh and she has a big fenced in back yard, BUT my human mom and dad are happy to keep me here, especially now that my big sis Charmin strutted over that Rainbow Bridge in July.

I live to work and for me that means TENNIS BALLS and FRISBEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My humom and dad are well trained and know that after work and on weekends it is their job to throw the ball or toss the frisbee. My husis even bought my humom a special launcher for my balls cuz she can't throw very far.

My other life passion is herding all the rest of the furry housemates and keeping them in line. Humom just taught me how to "bring Tucker" to her. He looks so much like a little lamb that I guess my herding instinct just kicked in and I was a natural. That should come in handy soon because he's already nearly deaf and is blind in one eye. I can imagine that soon they'll hook us together so he doesn't get lost when we go outside at night!

Well, better go ahead and post this now cuz I like watching Flash Forward with my humom. She needs her lap warmed up and I'm really good at that.

Tail wags and kisses,
Katie