ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!

See, this is why I stopped using this site.  I have lots more to bark, but after that last photo, I can't scroll to add more text.  Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Is This Thing Still Here?

Ahhhhhhh-CHOOOOOOO!  OMD, where did all this dust come from?  Has it really been more than  year since I wrote in here?  I wonder if anyfur remembers where to find me?

Well, another Christmas has come and gone.  This one started out scary, right on the day after Thanksgiving.  We were in the car, starting an adventure of some kind, when all of a sudden daddy yelled "We're gonna get hit!!" and then BOOM!!  we were!  We slowed down in traffic, but the car behind us didn't.  Winkie and I didn't have our seatbelts on--THAT will nevfur happen again!!--so we got tossed around a bit and ended up on the floor.  My back hurt, and Winkie was so scared he was shaking.  But in the end, none of us were hurt furry badly.  Except the car, which we nevfur saw again.  Now we have a new one!

That changed a lot of the way we usually do Christmas, but we still had a happy time and lots of adventures!  Got the tree ...

Went to where the wine doggies live (in the new car!)...

 

Went to the Castle...

Merry Christmas!!

Woof, everyfur!  Merry Christmas!!  It's been furry rainy at our house, which makes my mommy feel all Christmas-y.  We wondered if we would get a stack of cards from our pals this year, what with Dogster being all broken and evfurrything.  But we did!!  Just like other years, Winkie and I have about ten times more than mommy and daddy, BOL!!  And we wanted to come here and thank Zaidie and Whitley and Finley specially fur their cards, when they weren't even on any Dogster lists!!  It's a great way to end a furry tough year! 

Dogster News!

Woof, everyfur!  I haven't written in my blog fur about a hundred years, but I have important news fur anyfur who loves Dogster!  (If you don't love Dogster anymore, you may as well go on to another blog.  We still love you, but this won't interest you.)

Lori at HQ just posted this in the All Paws Bulletin group:
"Since i-5 Publishing acquired Dogster and Catster in July, they’ve dedicated an amazing amount and time and resources to addressing the many issues that came with the lack of maintenance and neglect of the Community areas over most of the last three years. The 1-5 transition team fixed many things, but some of the issues are so severe, that they just can’t be fixed.

"The good news is that the i-5 transition team has decided to rebuild the Community areas of the site on a new platform that will not only repair the features, but also make them function even better! All data and functions (Pet Pages, Groups, Forums, etc.) will be migrated to the new platform WITHOUT THE FLEAS!

"This project is already underway, and we are targeting the first quarter of 2015 to launch the new and MUCH improved Dogster and Catster. All of your suggestions have been shared with the transition team and will be considered in the process of rebuilding.

"Over the next few weeks, I will be formulating a timeline for the launch, to include, updating members of the Community, and assembling a group of vital Community members, Forum Moderators and key advisors to test the site prior to launch. I will keep you posted in this group every step of the way.

"You should all be very proud of the wonderful community you’ve built over the last decade. I am delighted that i-5 recognizes this and is dedicated to giving all of you a place to express and share your love of dogs and cats.

Thanks for your patience and support. We love our Community!"


Someone asked, What about our pals who have deleted their pages but might want to come back?  Lori said that if they hurry and let HQ know (e-mail support@dogster.com or support@catster.com), their pages can still be recovered!!!!  Oh, I hope I hope I hope somefurs that I miss so much will want to join us again.  There is a lot of stuff still broken at Dogster, but it nevfur did go away!  We wouldn't let it, BOL!!

Liebster Award

Well, this is embarrassing.  Way back about four sleeps ago, my pal Freckles nominated me and Winkie fur a Liebster Award.  We are so honored!!!  I wanted to post a cool reply that looked like his post, with a picture of the award, and his picture and a link to his blog and all that kind of fancy stuff.  But mommy has had a Stoopid attack and can't remember how to do any of that.  Finally we decided just to let Winkie reply, but I barked "Not in MY blog!"  Woof!  So Winkie wrote a diary entry ovfur at Dogster--not an easy feat these days, BOL!!  

I'll copy Winkie's answers to Freckles' questions here:

1. Whats your Nickname?

Well, you need to understand that my daddy makes up nicknames fur evfurryone.  His nicknames don't necessarily have any relation to any actual reality.  Sometimes they just rhyme.  Okay?  Having barked all that, my nickname is...Stinky.

2. Do you like your furblings if you have any?

I like my brofur Hershey furry much.  I always make sure I know where he is, and I nevfur growl at him, even though he steals my chewies and finishes my Greenies fur me.  I wish he would play with me.

3. What do you do when the phone rings?

Phones ring? Who knew? I'm deaf!  BOL!!

4. Do you evfur howl?

Oh yes!  I sing fur my supper, and I wowowow! if mommy or daddy are too slow getting ready to take us fur a walk!  If we're outside and meet another doggie who doesn't stop to say Woof, I jump all ovfur and wowowow at them!

5. Do you dream?

I do!  In my dreams I chase kitties and birdies, and play with other doggies!  My paws get going, and I make little woofwoofs!

6. Who is your fave unfur in your furmily, your Mom, your Dad, or an unfurbling?( or someone else?)

Mommy thinks I like daddy best, daddy thinks I like mommy best.  I think I've got the whole pawrent-handling thing down pretty well!

7. Did you evfur get in trouble using your teeth?

No, my mouth doesn't open furry well.  It's hard fur me to get a good grip on anything.

8. Where is your fave place to go to visit?

I like when we get in the car and go to where the wine doggies live!  We always meet a lot of furry nice doggies and their pawrents there, and we get lots of treats and attention!

9. Are you allowed to run free anywhere?

Yes!  I can go off-leash in any fenced doggie park, and lately daddy has let me off my leash at Fort Fun.  I'm good at staying underfoot, BOL!!

10. Do you sleep curled up in a ball, or stretched out?

Yes!  BOL!!

Freckles, furgive us fur being so slow to say Thanks!  Mommy's going to do some brain exercises to see if she can get her synapses popping again!  BOL!!

Yoo Hoo! YOO HOO! Award

The YooHoo! YOO HOO! Award

My pal Buddy sent me this Yoo Hoo! YOO HOO! Award!  Thanks, Buddy!!  It comes with some rules:

1.  Post the award on your blog and thank the blogger who gave it to you.

      Check!

2.  Visit at least three of the other blogs that are receiving the award along with you and leave a comment.

      Two down, one to go!! 

3.  Tell us three things you have to celebrate.  You know, three things you are thankful for.

      See below...

4.  Pass along this award to seven other bloggers and let them know you have done so.

      We'll work on that later.  

5.  Enjoy a tasty treat!

      MOM!!!

Three things I'm thankful fur...

1. My mommy and daddy, who brought me home when I was only eleven weeks old and made me their boy!
2. My crate, where I can go anytime I want to be by mywoof!
3. Dogster, where mommy and I have met so many wonderfur pals! 

Evfurry time I want to write in my blog, mommy tries to make my page look the way she wants it.  She usually ends up in tears because Blogger won't do what she tells it to do.  So I have to sign out fur now.  

Fort Fun!

You've heard me bark about Fort Fun a bazillion times, right?  Evfur wonder what the woof I'm barking about?  Well, if mommy did what she thinks she did, right up there is a little movie she made when we went there last night!  She thinks it's about 5 minutes long, so tell your mommies to get a cup of coffee or something, BOL!