popcorn chicken bites

Dear Anna, Molly, James, and John:

Thank you very much for Dash's new dog treats (sent all the way from Pennsylvania).  We helped our mini Aussie to open the box and he was so happy to find this delicious surprise inside!  What was the occasion?

Dash was so excited to try the special treats, but I liked the clever packaging from Veronica's Doggie Delights and insisted on taking photos for the blog first.

See how nicely Dash is waiting for me to give me the treat?  It smelled so yummy but he had to sit patiently through a bunch of photos before he was allowed to taste it.

"Mama video taped me eating my treat.  She's weird like that.  Hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed the treat!  Maybe one day soon I will finally get to meet you all.  Papa says I'd have tons of fun playing with you.  Thank you again!"  Love, Dash

jr ring

Last weekend our Aunty and Uncle from Thousand Oaks, CA stopped by on their way to Lodi and brought our mini Aussie puppy a present - the JR Ring.  Of course, Dash had a "toygasm".

At first Papa and I said, "Uh oh.  Dash will chew through this toy overnight!"  Thankfully, we were wrong.  We've had it for almost five days now and it is still surviving.  My favorite thing about it is the disc shape.  Dash and I have spent the last few nights playing catch with it, and I think it's really helping him to master the concept of catching the disc in mid air (rather than letting it roll along the ground first).  I'm guessing it's because the toy is soft and he can catch it in his mouth without knocking his teeth against it.

Once in a while he catches the toy flipped upwards so it covers his eyes, which is so adorable when he walks around blinded!  For some reason he prefers to catch it using the hole in the middle, not the outer edge.  Shrug.  At least he's entertained.

Thanks Aunty and Uncle!