Dog Photo Contest Quality Shots

Just For Your Viewing Pleasure

BARN DOGS

Bounder, one of the nicest dogs I have ever met

Bodi, yes you! You nasty pug!

Boomer

Chihuahua taking in the sun

Brave Boomer

A brief strategy meeting with Tigger

Tea cup chihuahua v. chiweenie

Naughty Holly

Not typical for a blue heeler

Queen Maddie (the fun police)

the best blue heeler I have ever met

Pete the doxie

Ollie, the other doxie

Dexter, Owen, Petey

Two doxies and a ?

Owen, used to go after Linguini

(not so smart)

The Meanie: Trixie

(you hurt my Frankie and I'm mad)

Twixie is both a chihuahua and a meanie, therefore she's a chimeanie

Zamiro and Ringo

What do you mean these aren't dogs? They sure act like it.

My Petey and his carrot

we all love carrots

Playful dogs

And many more! Adopt a dog!

Twink!

Chiweenie Friday (5)

Hello, lovely furiends. I'm ba-ack! Misseded you all.

Our furiends and friends, Maggy and Zoey and Ann, from Zoolatry sent us a lovely Valentine's photo of Twinkie. Twinkie loved it. She even used it as her profile picture on Face Book, for everybody to admire. She said M has never made her look this good. Not even for the dog photo contest. See for yourselves. 

I happen to agree with my sissy. This is really flattering. When I grow up, I'll make my own, if I can. 

The Zoolatry Girls, gave us all another huge surprise. They did some magic with Linguini's photo and they even featured it on their other blog, Collectibles by Zoolatry. Here's the LINK to the post that shows my sissy. I am very proud to share with you the actual photo, right here, on our blog. 

How cool is that? 

Dear furiends, you should know that after seeing those photos, both Twinkie and Linguini turned into primadonnas overnight. They were late getting out of bed the next day (they didn't even make their beds when they finally got up), they keep asking for extra dog treat, especially the duck a l'orange, they demandeded extra time during our walk, and they treat me like I'm not that important. Not fair, I say. So, I decided to play around with one of my favorite photos of me. It was fun! Tee-hee. Do you like? 

I think it's not bad for a beginner chiweenie.

Thank you for the lovely photos, Maggy and Zoey and Ann. We really appreciated them.

We got an award! Our new furiends at Feisty Three & Family, awardeded us with the Sunshine Award that we will post proudly in our sidebar. Thank you good furiends. We've all enjoyed meeting your pack and partying with you.

I love the colors. I love sunshine. 

Speaking of fun beautiful things, our furiends over at Rocky Creek Scottie Adventures are running a Name That Puppy Contest. All nine puppies are adorable. Check it out and see what you come up with. Frankie's taken! Reaaaally reeaally taken! 

Oh, before I go, Twinkie does not have a Valentine's date yet. Any suggestions?

See you furiends later, kk? Stay not cold!

Frankie

Offended Teacup Chihuahua | Hasta La Vista, Baby

Something terrible and shocking happened at my house yesterday, right in the middle of my part of the contest over at Mango Minster, M lost me! Let me tell you exactly what happened.

Earlier that day, we went on a hike. On our way out, I was afraid to go out the door. What if the monster closed while I was trying to get in the garage? What if it flattened me? I have to think about this stuff. M picked me up and off we went. On our way back, her hands were full. You guessed right. I was stuck in an empty cold garage for an entire 7,200 seconds, I was locked in there, like the garbage cans that surrounded me.
After a lifetime of abandonment, I finally heard M go, "Where's the Twink?" I wasn't gonna respond. Huh! She lost me, she better find me, right? The decibel level was going up. I could hear her screaming now, both inside and outside the house; front and back yard. Inside, she opened and closed all the doors and cabinets. She was pleading with Linguini and Frankie to tell her where I was. You see, we live in the mountains, among raccoons, owls, hawks, bob cats, coyotes and mountain lions. All of them are very valid threats to me.
At long last, the door to the garage opened and M squealed. After picking me up and taking me to the nearest heating pad, she started cussing herself out. Yup, yup, true story. That's when I made up my mind.

I asked Frankie to pack my suitcase. She even packed IT!

(for the non-followers and the half-arse ones too: IT was the decoration I was subjected to for a recent Valentine's Day dog photo contest session, the pink sssnake with the hearts)

Meanwhile, Bob was overseeing and I was worried he'd tell M.

Okay, chiweenie, I got it from here! 

(I could tell she was drooling over my chewy)

Whaat? Oh, the cable? I don't go anywhere without my heating pad.

Indeed, Bob was not concerned.

You should have thought of it sooner, Frankie.

I suppose we have time for a few zzzs. 

After my nap, I'll decide how to proceed. Meanwhile, if any of you have room for a tiny teacup chihuahua furiend who will not eat you out of house and home (hear ye, hear ye parents of Mango, Tucker, Darwin, Remington, Wolfies, and ... I don't need to embarrass everybody), do drop me a line. 

Twink!

Dog Photo Contest | Election Day

FOR TWINKIE

Apparently, the Sporty Dog Category over at Mango Minster 2010 has exceeded all expectations. It is huge! Due to my tiny-ness, I always feel a certain disadvantage. Seriously, what if you can't find me? Therefore, after much deliberation (after seeing the incredible dog photo contest competition), I decided to give you a brief explanation as to why I deserve to win my part of the category. I sure hope Judge Moose swings by here before he is faced with his incredibly hard decision. I also hope he has forgiven my behavior at Key West. It wasn't me, Your Honor. It was the cervezas!

A trip down a good Sporty Dog's memory lane. I, Twinkie Twinkerson, am a good sport because:

I am an amazing guard

I am really tough! Na na nana na!
Catch me if you can, you rottweiler, you...

My feet don't always have to touch the ground

I can ride horses bareback

I can also ride bikes

I am a terrific dancer
This is the tea cup chihuahua dance, if you want to know

I am fully trained if anybody needs any potty training tips

I am funny

I have a great sense of humor

I'm a pawesome stalker

I love my chiweenie sissy

I never give up on a piece of duck,
or any dog treat for that matter

I did put up with this!

I know how to share

Bottom line, I'm just so darn cute!

So, what do you say? Sold?

Twink!

Dog Photo Contest | We're Going to Decorate the Twink!

I bet you all know by now that I've been obsessing about Biggie Z's Dog Pile Contest, a dog photo contest with an extra challenge, for a while now. I've visited your posts, made jokes of your attempts, challenged you, teased you... And now, it's time for you to have at it.

This is how it all started. A bit of human dialogue as overheard by me:

Mother (matter of fact): We're going to decorate the Twink.

Daughter (clueless): Huh?

Mother (exasperated): You know, for the Big Pile dog photo contest, an event sanctioned by the Mango Minster 2010.

Daughter (more clueless and slightly concerned): Huh?

Mother (fed up): Oh, just hold the camera!

Daughter (obviously worried about Mother): HUH?

Mother (unwavering): Take some photos, go on, 'cause ya never know with the Twink.

After her last statement, Mother approached me holding an enormous (okay, small) basket in her hand. Oh, boy, I thought and lied on my side. I thought of all my furiends who meditate and practice yoga and I started to relax.

What do you mean, I don't look relaxed?

Momma proceeded to adorn me, not with love this time.

And this is what they did to me!

And this!

And this!

My Official Dog Photo Contest Entry

Name: Twinkie

Breed: Definitely confused Chi byproduct

Approximate size: Tiny, duh! Okay, surface square footage, 8x3 feet (inches) lying on my long side. Weight, just under 4lbs on a good day and after a big meal. I am however impressively tall for my size.

NOT PHOTOSHOPPED, although we did enlarge my photo a bit, for the judge's sake

***Disclaimer: No animals were harmed during the photo-shoot, really.

TA-DA! for all the skeptics out there

List of items:

1. teapot lid (on my head)

2. compass

3. pool cue chalk

4. horse-drawn carriage

5. large watch

6, 7: teacups

8,9: teacup plates

10: coffee pot

11: water jug

12: emery nail stick

13: lock

14: floss

15: thimble

16: other floss

17, 18: skateboards

I would kindly ask Your Honor to take into consideration the extreme difficulty level of my brave undertaking due to my challenged size and my TDPD (Tiny Dog Personality Disorder)

Muchas gracias and good luck to all!

Twink!

The Tea Cup Chihuahua Experiment

Last time we went to play at our beloved Arroyo Seco, Momma decided to conduct an experiment. She dressed me in something that looked like a cross between a Paris Hilton Chi and a Bunny. As it goes with most experiments, I, the guinea pig, was not given any instructions. The experiment was significant because within seconds we learned that: When a Bunny chases a dog, the roles reverse. Watch Frankie's leaps and hops if you don't believe me.


Let's forget about the Bunnies for a minute and check out the ducks.

Can't get those either!

What if we united our forces? Let's have the Three Stooges go after the Ducks.

Meep!

At this point, I'd like to conclude today's vlogs and my personal tea cup chihuahua experiments with my favorite video of the day. Yes, I do realize fully what I'm doing in this video. It's deliberate!

No comment.

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Breaking News: I was visiting Max, all the way in Africa (fine, his blog) to check up on his health, enjoy his post, when I discovered he had joined a dog blog competition. I had vowed to myself to stay away from those for a while, but then I though better about it. I want to join, as I told Max already. The reason: Some of you may have noticed the One World One Heart Event I am participating in. Well, as it turns out, there are virtually no furiends involved. The contest is lovely BUT it's mainly targeting crafters and artisans (beautiful stuff btw). I feel the need for an international furiend blogging event, and I've been thinking about this for a while. The blog contest should teach me new things and expose me to new furiends, that none of us know yet. I'm looking at it as a great PR opportunity that will hopefully allow me to organize the International Furiend one.
The event is called "TrainPetDog.com 2010 Dog Blog Award" and the rules are simple. You need to register your blog(s) and you must blog about it and ask your furiends to vote. Before I ask you to vote for me, know that there are no pop ups and no sign ups. Both Max and I need to get more than 50 votes to qualify for Round 2. To vote for us please click HERE. All you need is Max's (Di6Ym) and mine too (7f1rN). Click on the link, paste our codes (one at a time BOL) in the big yellow box, and ta-da! You'll make two furiends eligible for Round 2. Thank you!
Have a grrreat day!
Twink!

Chiweenie Friday (3)

Twinkle, Twinkle little star, how I wonder where you are? Where's Twinkie? That's right, it's my day. I call the shots. For today, I've decided to do something very complex. I'm going to enter me and my Linguini in Tucker's Sit Stay competition. It's a dog photo contest (See, I can do the links too!)

Now, I need to get this right. I have to remember to email Tucker our entries. I do in a way have a bloggy. I also need to do all this before the 30th of January. Cool, I've got it.

Name: Frankie The Bratwurst (I had to write that, Twinkie's condition)
Breed: Chiweenie

My Bloggie: This one!

My photo: Ta-da! You did say "it doesn't have to be traditional", right, Tucker?

I do the SIT on the model's arms. The important thing here is the STAY. I'm not going anywhere. Tee hee!
This is my official dog photo contest entry

And now it's my Linguini's turn. Please pay attention. She workeded really really hard for the National Train your Dog Photo Contest and this is what she learned.

Oh, wait, the entry!

Name: Linguini aka The Spotted Dog
Breed: Dalmatian and german shorthaired pointer mix

Her bloggy: This one!

Her photo, shows her uniqueness. Linguini is "special", if you know what I mean. As you look at her photo, you can clearly see how Linguini is dedicated to her mission. See her face? You may want to give her an extra point or a thousand, for how dangerous and difficult her choice is. She's my sister, of course I'm supporting her. Goooooo, Guini!

Up on the Rooftop Sit Stay
Linguini's official dog photo contest entry

And this brings my post to an end. So long, kind readers. Thank you all for supporting me in having my own day. Who knows, when Mango's done with his extracurricular activities, perhaps Dexter and I will buy our own bloggy.

Mwah!

Dog Photo Contest Again?

Enough is Enough, Mommy Dearest

My momma wanted me to participate in the National Train Your Dog Month Photo Contest, an officially sanctioned Mango Minster 2010 event. That's when I started questioning her sanity. I mean, okay mommy dearest, but I think that Mango Minster, the valentine's dog photo contest, Biggie's Dog Pile competition, and piano lessons, is overkill. I refused. I've always refused to allow M to train me anyways. Huh! So, I did what all good family members do, I volunteered my Linguini and my Frankie, because they're both so trainable. Their photo session was this past Sunday and it went surprisingly well.

LINGUINI'S ENTRY:

My skill was positively enforced using duck a l'orange, a favorite of mine. My human didn't want to be seen with me, so she's standing off to the side, but I'm sure you can feel the good relationship between us, or should I call it chemistry? The paparazzo, mi mom, is taking the photo. I'm feeling very positive about everything because I secretly love getting all the attention, plus I view this as a warm up for my SitStay contest entry. How do I look?

COMMAND: On top of your house! Now sit!

Linguini's dog photo contest entry

FRANKIE'S ENTRY:

My skill is very difficultest. I just graduated from dog obedience training school, but my dog trainer has yet to mail me my graduation photos (I still love her though, especially if she's reading this post). Anyhow, I did really well in my dog training class, but there was one thing I just couldn't figure out: I didn't understand why Momma wanted to touch my leg. Why, Momma, why? But then my human sis came by the other day and she totally explained it to me. Now, I can teach anybody, tee hee. My human sissy, the one I visit the barn with, doesn't visit often enough, so I always do whatever she asks of me. She gaved me treats (kisses) and positive reinforcement as Momma snapped this photo:

COMMAND: Shake!
Frankie's dog photo contest entry

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One more piece of news. I received the Sweet Friends Award from Stella, Gunther, and Betty AND from Madi and her Mom. What can I say other than thank you, I may be a bit abrupt or outspoken, but, deep down, I am sweet and I'm undeniably a good furiend!

The rules:

Rule #1. Copy the image to your blog (check)

Rule #2. List 10 things that make you happy and try to do one today

1. I love blogging (doing it)

2. Lie out in the sun and collect the heat (did that this morning)

3. Play with my sissies (it's ongoing)

4. Steal the cat food (possibly later or asap)

5. Hikes (Moooom!)

6. Chewing on my Duck A 'Orange treats (at least once a day)

7. Leave comments on my furiends blogs (I'll be doing tons of that today)

8. Helping old people cross the street (hasn't happened yet)

9. Curling up on my heating pad (ongoing)

10. Listening to my momma (there's always a chance she'll read my posts)

Rule #3. Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day (loose interpretation)

Blog #1

Dexter's new blog aka Mango's old blog. I've laughed a lot at Dexter's underhanded and subtle way of forcing the enormous RH out of his own blog and home soon. In case anybody is looking for Mango you can find him here.

Blog#2

Frankie (the good Frankie) despite the fact that we can't open a restaurant together. Frankie's worried about his luxurious mane catching on fire, whereas I'm virtually hair free.

Blog #3

Coco, for being fearless and styling at the same time!

Blog #4

Jazzi, because I love rascals and you must admit it, he's one. Plus he did a magnificent job with his Sit Stay entry.

Blog #5

Kissa-Bull for asking me to join the roaming comedians.

Blog #6

Paco, Milo, Maya, and Simona. My family and I ar so grateful that Simona aka Mommy is alive!

Blog #7

Jack! What can I say, I love to laugh and I always will. Thanks, Jack.

Blog #8

Penny, who just became a media star, in the hopes she's can hook me up. BOL

Blog #9

Stella and her world. There's a hidden agenda here. I want her to still like me when I try my own version of my favorite Tuesday post: Ali Z

Blog #10

Thunder and Phantom. Other than the fact that I need a dictionary to translate their Siberish when I read their posts, all I can say is "Happy Toothsday" BOL

Thank you ALL furiends for making blogging so much fun!

Twink!