The Daily Antics of Kody

Shaking hands with the devil

2010-04-04T15:34:00.001-07:00

This is my vacuum hose. And who's sitting next to it is the culprit that RUINED said hose. He looks so innocent and so sweet that i cannot beat him for his bad behavior. but he ruined my vacuum. i go thru more vacuum's becuase of this sweet, innocent fucker.

Reminds me of the time I took him over to Debby & Pat's house and he'd jump in their pool and grab on to the vacuum hose. Pat was bitching that he was ruining the hose but in my drunken haze i'm like "no no....he's just lightly grabbing on to it".

Later on in the afternoon, when dogs & kids & adults are out of the pool and the vacuum is doing it's job did i see the damage. It looked like the Bellagio water show...oops.

I promised to pay for the repair as i always do but it's $7 for the hose and a priceless amount for the labor. Good thing Pat loved kody so much....hahahha...i'm being facetious here....

Where's Kody?

2010-02-20T05:46:00.000-08:00

Someone's waiting patiently for their breakfast. can you spot him?

Kody says...

2010-01-02T12:53:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!

christmas Kody

2009-12-27T13:58:00.000-08:00

I've started a new tradition of spending my christmas day with my girlfriend Debby and my favorite girl, Megan. Plus they let me bring Kody over which is no easy decision since it takes Debby about 12 hours to clean up when we leave. As she says "Having Kody over is like have 14 teenagers over..."

Kody easily entertains me. I pushed the "push here" button to make this snow man dance and Kody, although didn't go nuts because he's suave still made me laugh.

"hey there big guy...you gonna pee on me?"

We blew up our air bed so we could all lay out and watch movies. Not gonna happen with kody there....He's movin in.

Claiming his victory:

Adults "allowed" on couch, floor & chair (me) while Kody gets the bed. LOVE that fucker.

california marathon

2009-12-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

Every year, i try to go get my coffee and watch the runners as they pass the 22nd mile mark (where the coffee place is)

this year, i made a bigger deal out of it, invited friends, made appetizers, packed chairs and a blankie and, of course, Kody and headed out.

michelle brought homemade chorizo burritos and kody stuck his head in her bag and helped himself to one.

hahaha...love that fucker.

: (

2009-10-23T05:58:00.000-07:00

i hate being morbid; but, when my dogs get to this age I start thinking about the end. Well...i only had one dog before Kody and i ADORED him. i had to put him to sleep when he was 14 and it was the hardest thing ive ever done in my life. I cried so hard, i had black eyes. no shit. i couldn't sleep for weeks and had to resort to sleeping pills. i can still cry when i talk about him 9 years later.

Kody is the COMPLETE opposite of Bear. Bear was 95% good and 5% very bad (he'd always try to escape - i HATED that!!) But Kody, by far, has had more of an impact on my life. Whereas Bear was a sweet, loving, gentle soul that only wanted to please me day in and day out (except when he'd try to escape) Kody tries to irritate me, make me scream and chase him around the house trying to get back whatever item he's decided to take hostage.

I can never come home, have dinner and lay on the couch to relax. oh Noooooo....i have to kick the ball for him until we go to bed. and God forbid, i have company....then he KNOWS i have to kick the ball or he'll give off one of his ear-piercing, heart-stopping barks that you cannot ignore; you just have to give in becuase it's easier.

I did a bad job (in a way) raising him becuase Kody knows he can pretty much do what he wants. Such as when company comes over - kody is all over them (in a VERY loving way, by the way and not jumping on them - he's too big) and I just let him. Soon they'll be covered in hair and have ball prints on their shoes, but like an old divorced mother of 7, i just don't care. go for it, Kody.

I read this statement in a dog book about malamutes "Malamutes don't live FOR you, they live WITH you"...that. is. the. truth.

But I love this dog. Because he's been such a huge impact on my life for the last 10 years, i can't even imagine the hole he's going to leave when he goes. While i was laying on the floor, petting him...i was thinking, i don't even care if he's partially paralyzed and pooping on my bed, just stay alive so your spirit is here with me. It's not his antics anymore that I adore; it's just him.

I may bitch about the things I don't have in this life, but, i don't for a moment forget what i've been given...

(Kody and his 'hostage')

Bored Baby in Morning

2009-10-20T06:12:00.001-07:00

He's laying on his two front paws on my newly winterized quilts...so cute.

Hair

2009-10-16T09:08:00.001-07:00

I took kody for a long walk this morning on my FF and brushed him for about 5 minutes when we got home.

this is after 5 mintues!

But someone feels good....

my boy is going to be 10 next month. I'm going to make that day all about him. not too unlike every day; but, no part of his day will be about me. i just hope he doen'st get used to it...

Boots

2009-09-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

I looked high and low for this video and was devastated that I couldn't find it. Last night i was randomly looking for my ben folds and there it was. i was overjoyed!!

So kody used to go hiking all the time over craggly, rocky terrain and he would rip the SHIT out of his pads. I purchased these $85 boots for him and KNEW i had to video tape the first time he wore them...i didn't edited it so it's a bit long but who doen'st want to watch endless hours of kody anyway???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjw9beF4Vq4

For Jack....

2009-09-09T09:06:00.001-07:00

...and his Mom.

For Janet

2009-08-09T10:01:00.003-07:00

Most of Kody's pictures are on my ...ahem...his bed. he's just like his mommy...hahahah

fucking adorable.

2009-06-30T21:26:00.000-07:00

I'm a little fragile tonight. so when i climb in to bed, i know i'm getting no sympathy from this bastard becuase what he'll do is growl, gorgle, and move to a new position. And I'll take it personal becuase...like i said i'm a little fragile tonight.

why can't he just be kind?

Headbands

2009-06-10T18:59:00.000-07:00

I bought a whole bunch of headbands to give me some cuter, younger, hipper looks. after trying a few on, i realized KODY looks better in them than me.

Although the uncomfortableness factor makes him look less so.

Kody HATES sharing...

2009-06-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

he's a lot like his mummy

3 dog pet photography

2009-06-02T13:10:00.000-07:00

Well the guy that owns this "company" took Kody's pictures off his website. Why? I'm not sure but it probably has to do with the fact that I wouldn't pay him $50 for 11 emailed pictures. I said I'd pay $20 for the FOUR I wanted and didn't want to be forced to buy 11 when 6 were practically the same; but, he wanted the $50.

Wouldn't one rather make $20 than NOTHING?? The economy is bad, my salary has been cut, my stocks are in the toilet and he HAS to have $50? GOD! People suck! I know his time is valuable and his equipment is expensive and his time to sit there all day and watch dogs jump in to water costs him money but surely it costs him more than NOTHING WHICH IS WHAT HE GOT FROM ME!!

i'm repeating myself. i'm pissed.

UPDATE: Kevin told me to kindly ask him what happened (you know...the ADULT WAY?)

here's what i emailed him:

Hey Bruce...I don't see Kody's pictures on the album anymore. did you move them?

and this was his response:

I thought you weren't interested, so I took them down to make the albums smaller, therefore faster. Would you like them back up?

makes sense. still pissed off.

hahhaaaa

2009-05-31T18:15:00.000-07:00

I keep Kody's food in a metal trash bin so the rats don't get tempted. But Kody knows where his food is....and he's willing to risk his esphogial tract to get to it....

SPLASH DOGS!

2009-05-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Splash Dogs came in to town today and I rushed Kody to the vet to get his rabies shot so I could enroll him in this event.

If there was ANY doubt that he was not the HIT of the day, put it to rest.

This is the pool they set up. Then they attach a long ramp for the dog to run and JUMP in to the pool.

(I had the damn settings on the camera set too light and it was very hard to get pictures while i'm trying to kody in the pool.

so his first try, i throw the ball and he runs to the edge of the ramp, looks at the ball and runs back to me, down the stairs and climbed in the pool BY GOING OVER THE SIDE!!! It was a very hard climb for him and he was very awkward and it kinda looked painful but he did it and everyone was roaring with laughter. it was hysterical.

Thats him coming out on his first try. while we were waiting for his next turn, he watched all the other dogs run and jump in and he actaully started whining and yipping so i thought he might be getting the idea and sure enough, the 2nd try he ran and JUMPED in the pool...everyone was clapping and laughing...

god i love that fucker.

wanna see something sad?

2009-05-19T17:25:00.001-07:00

This is him the day after swimming. He just way overdoes it and i'm such a guilty mom i don't stop him even though i know he's going to be in pain the next day. Good thing i didn't have kids.

by the way, he ripped some pads and that's why he was walking so gingerly. i have some tuff foot...he's going to be on that ALL summer.

He does this on PURPOSE

2009-05-11T15:01:00.001-07:00

...he KNOWS i hate it when he's on my sheets and that shit is trying so hard to ensure that MOST of his body is ON said sheets...so much so that his tail has to hang off the bed becuase there's no room where the QUILT IS!

he mocks me...

Shhh....

2009-05-07T07:16:00.000-07:00

kody's praying...

An Irish Rug~

2009-04-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

Janet bought me a gorgeous Irish rug. Guess who laid claim to it?

Auto Ball Thrower

2009-04-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

Since I threw my back out friday i was unable to take Kody to the park and throw the ball for him. Lo and behold, i forgot i bought kody a ball thrower months ago...i hooked it up and let him have it...since he's 9, it was only a 15 minute game but it wore his ass out!

AND!

2009-03-02T06:53:00.000-08:00

...this little shit just had breakfast...he's so food obsessed...kinda like his mommy.

Poor Kody ignored...

2009-02-05T05:28:00.000-08:00

I wanted to blog this morning. I have my coffee, my random thoughts and Kody vying for my attention.

99% he gets it; but, not today so Mommy must be punished!

This is when I know he's really a 4 year old derelict reincarnated into Kody's body becuase how does he KNOW to go get a personal item of mine, look me in the eye while he pretends to destroy said item?

HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT???

This is his 'ohnoyoudon't' look when i get up to get my item...

The Bro

2009-01-30T05:40:00.000-08:00

There are a few times when I know Kody wants to hurt me; this IS one of those times...

Kody's got the sillies....

2009-01-29T05:58:00.001-08:00

and you can see it in his face...

I'll wash that robe later.

thhbbthpt!

2009-01-22T17:40:00.001-08:00

Kody expresses his opinion on me wanting my socks back.

Go for a walk?

2009-01-17T06:36:00.000-08:00

I made the mistake of telling Kody we'd be going for a walk in the morning. I think he stayed awake all night staring at me & the clock.

He got me up at 5:30. I'm waiting for my brother who's coming at 8:30 to walk with us...so Kody's been following me around somewhat patiently just waaaaiting for me to pull out his leash. I sat on the bed figuring out what to do next when I see Kody, still waiting somewhat patiently in my doorway...

2 more hours, baby...2 more hours....

Grumpy Old Man

2009-01-09T09:21:00.001-08:00

I have been sick all week with the worst head cold ever. Although Kody loves me being home, I think it does makes it harder on him because he wants to play, walk & catch kicked balls all day and i just was NOT up for that.

With that in mind, when Kody gets in my bed first, I have to be veeeeery careful not to disturb him too much, lest I get a growl-lashing that's supposed to make me drop and put my ears back. Although it is unnerving, I just end up telling him to shut up and remind him that I pay the bills around here.

Yesterday, on my worst sick day, I tried to watch t.v. but just had to crawl back in bed. Of course, Kody was already IN bed with his ass on his side and the top of his body on mine. Instead of being my usual cautious, slightly-frightened, gentle self I said "move it buddy". I got an irriated growl to which i responded with 'shut the hell up, you prick'. at that time, Betsy jumped up with just her two delicate front feet and Kody decided he'd channel all his machoism at her and warned her ferociously she was NOT to attempt to climb up on his...I mean, moms bed.

So I see Kody staring at Betsy, growling and, Betsy, with her petite little head and sweet big brown eyes, looking at him and then looking back at me. I grabbed Kody by the neck and pulled him in to the crook of my arm so his head was laying on my chest and assured him that we WERE all scared of this big bad wolf...yes, yes we were....

He seemed appeased and we all rested easy.

A Lovely read...

2009-01-02T08:08:00.001-08:00

Spoiled-ass Kody says HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

a few years ago I found this post, posted on Craigslist. I had to copy it and save it becuase i knew it would be gone in 7 days. It is the BESTLY written letter I've ever read:

Thank you, people who dumped my dogs at the shelters

Date: 2006-04-05, 7:15PM PDTI wanted to say "thank you" to the people who dumped my dogs at the shelters. I read the behavioral notes, I heard what the staff said about what YOU said to them, when you dumped these two dogs. And all I can say is -- thank you. Because of you, I have been blessed. Dog #1: Almost seven years ago, I went to the shelter and saw a dog on his last day. According to the notes, he was an owner turn-in because she was pregnant and they "didn't have enough time for the dog". The notes also mentioned you guys were afraid that the dog, a whopping 50 pounds, might hurt a newborn, even though I don't think I've ever heard of Border Collies doing that. (Maybe you misheard... Perhaps they said "herding", not "hurting"?) THANK YOU SO MUCH. I took him home and found him to be the politest dog I've ever met, and having had dogs all my life, that's saying a LOT. He was housebroken, he was gentle, he learned to heel off-lead, sit, stay, down-stay (timed him at half an hour, unmonitored, on three separate occasions). I can tell him to get into the tub and bathe him without needing to drag him, restrain him, or wrestle him -- no collar, no lead! When we go hiking, parents stop and tell me my dog is better behaved than their kids. (Are you ever going to walk by with your six-year old, who will probably want to pet this gentleman, and think -- "Hmmm, that looks an awful lot like my old dog?") This dog is so striking in looks and obedient in manner that I've had a Nutro rep tell me he should be their poster dog. And he CAME this way -- I didn't have the puppy phase, the teething, the housebreaking, the gawky phase. He's always been this graceful, polite, amazing dog who gets along with dogs, cats, kids (he would have been great with your kid). Thank you SO MUCH for giving him up! Dog #2: After a few years, I started looking to add another fur kid to my family, since I have the room and the love. After seeing a purebred languishing in a shelter for weeks, and calling, and the shelter staff told me NO ONE had come out to see her (because she wasn't a puppy?), I checked her out. According to the notes, and to the shelter staff who were there when you dumped her off, you didn't want her anymore because she "didn't get along with your other dogs." I'm not sure what that means, because I took ten minutes to watch her, and she seemed terrified of everyone, people AND dogs AND cats. And to you, I say THANK YOU. I brought her home and she perked up when she met my other dog. My cats told her that she wasn't going to boss them around, and boy did she pay attention. It was a wonderful treat to find out she was housebroken, that she didn't destroy a dang thing (I do so like these older dogs!), she was calm, and snuggly, and played with my dog, and my friend's dog, and she smiles and wags her entire body when I come home. At night, she curls up next to my other dog. She dances for me when she sees the leash, and she's turning out to be an awesome walking and running partner. When she's not excited about going out, she's a complete and utter couch potato, and I feel like I have the best of both worlds. In fact, I think I have the best dogs I could possibly have -- and all without housebreaking, potty training, chewing, digging, puppy obedience classes, and the rest. All I did was come pick them up when you dropped them off, and pay a pittance of a fee (how much are Maltipoos and Cockapoos and Labradoodles nowadays?) So thank you, people who dumped my dogs at the shelters. You'll never know what you gave me -- because you probably had no clue what you were giving up. But the dogs are home now, and safe, and loved, and will be, for the rest of their days. I think if they could, they would pass along their thanks, too.
no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Title-free since yesterday

2008-12-25T16:43:00.000-08:00

Kody might be the biggest pain in my ass but when i pee and see a tennis ball by the toilet, i smile.

This dog has infiltrated every pore of my life...dog hair in my bed, car, coffee, coat, eyeball and his toys are under the couch, in the garage, the washing machine and spa...his teeth marks are on my shoes & flip-flops, laundry baskets and the like. Where ever I look, I see Kody. And I know I am so blessed to have such a wonderful, funny, entertaining, solid being in my life. He makes me laugh, feel less lonely, warm and gay (for lack of a better word) so his present to me on this Christmas Day is simply him.

And that is the BEST present I have ever received...

Merry Christmas Kody and a special Merry Christmas to those that love you too :)

Kody says....reluctantly

2008-12-23T05:52:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

oh.my.god.

2008-12-09T21:19:00.000-08:00

This is what I got Kody for Christmas...shhh....don't tell him. BUT, this will make YOU salivate until i get the video of him enjoying it...

http://www.buygodoggo.com/seemovie.html

911!

2008-12-04T23:14:00.000-08:00

You know how there are dogs that would actually call 911 if their owners were in danger? Or the ones that drag their unconscious owners out the door and bark like mad til rescue?

I knew mine would not do that. In fact, I played 'dead' tonight. laying on the floor in what he might not know is my last breath and guess what his biggest concern was?

see that shit behind the rocking chair? saying "bitch, you might not feel well but where's my ball?"

whoa...yes it's us!

2008-12-02T20:40:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, my favorite 3 people; but, maybe if you sent me $150,000 for each post, I'd be more motivated?

Anyway, enough about me...it was Kody's birthday last week. He turned 9, which according to seomthing i read somewhere that's one year at 7 and 8 years at 5. 47. that fuckers' finally older than me :)

but he can still move....

2008-11-13T21:30:00.000-08:00

PICTURE OF BAD DOG ON MY SHEEEEETS!

Y'all know how much I love this dog, right? But can i say i HATE his hair??? It's on my sheets, my floors, my tupperware, my toothbrush, my bicycle seat, my water bottle tip, my vodka bottle...it's every where. I've thought of shaving him; but, he would kill me in my sleep. I'm sure of it. I've thought of wrapping him in saran wrap but he would get skinner than me.

But instead...do you know what I do? I love him. I love him no matter what. I love him even though I wake up every day with 2 to 4 hairs in my sleeping mouth. I love him when he growls at me if I move him off my bed, I love him when he nips me because he's so excited, I love him when he lays his arm in his car window while i drive so that passerbys can laugh and point, I love him when he bugs me while I try to meditate, I love him when he brings me a shoe everytime I come home or my friends come over, I love him when he actually wants some love! If anything this dog has taught me, it has been how to love unconditionally. I mean i've learned to love a fucking hairy, big-ass, obnoxious, selfish, self-centered dog.

But you know what else I've learned? That when he leaves me, I will yearn for hair, I will yearn for that nip, and I will yearn for all his signals that we've understood together over our years.

Kody? you better live another 22 years or I will kill you.

Dreams...

2008-10-29T19:05:00.001-07:00

I had a dream last night that I was looking for Kody. It was kind of a warish zone and I knew he could be in danger. While I was taking off to go find him someone told me he had been killed. I saw a vision of his destroyed body and knew he was dead. They guy who told me that Kody had been killed continued to talk to me; but, i was preparing my body for a wail. And it was a heart-wrenching, weird-ass wail that came from deep within my soul. And I cried and cried and everyone in my dream just went away because all i could see & feel was my pain.

I woke up and my boy was next to me snoozing peacefully. And all was well within my world.

I cannot imagine my life without him; nor, do i want to.

I love you, you little fucker.

Just one...

2008-10-24T07:02:00.000-07:00

...of his many admirers....

Peek a boo....

2008-10-23T10:33:00.001-07:00

My mom's keeping me under wraps...

Fuuuuuuuuuuudge...

2008-09-21T16:49:00.001-07:00

I took a gazillion pictures of Kody demolishing a Diet Rite Cola box and accidentally deleted them all. Ahh...but my Boy is always ready for the next shot.

Right after I got over my depression of losing such funny shots I looked at him sprawled on the hallway floor and thought 'I'll just take a lame pix and say "whoa...look at my baby..ain't he great?"' but while I was taking the picture he kept looking at his ball. That's my baby asshole...it's never about me being upset that I'm upset...it's about him wanting.

Wanting so badly for someone to kick that damn ball. And i captured it....on film. Annie Lebovitz...here i come.

HA HA!

2008-09-16T18:54:00.000-07:00

I love messing with Kody. It's now my ongoing lifes goal since I have no others.

I came home to work out today and I've discovered the ONLY way to keep Kody occupied is to fill his food bowl and leave it on the counter. I can work out and he'll stay in the kitchen guarding his bowl in case it floats down on to his 'table'.

But being the asshole I've raised him to be, he started barking. He had had enough and luckily i was done my workout. but I decided before i'd feed him i'd tease him...

I've moved the bowl to entice him...

The old "Hey Look! It's up here" trick works every time.

Slide it to the right...

and the ever-so-it's-almost-mine move...

come on Kody...GO FOR IT!

I DARE YOU!!

The sly look as if he doesn't really see it...

Nope. I'm not looking!

Oh that??

Ha ha! he thinks he won....

...actually he did.

My boy. xoxox

Justice

2008-09-11T07:14:00.001-07:00

For all the shit this dog puts me through, I get to give a little back.

and you will LIKE IT!

My Phelps

2008-09-09T06:40:00.000-07:00

Kody went swimming all day Saturday. Lucky Bastard. I love it, though, becuase this is him all day Sunday...

great...

2008-08-27T16:21:00.001-07:00

mommy drinky again...

ha ha!!

2008-08-12T19:34:00.001-07:00

I love this artsy fartsy pix because you can see Kody in the background BEHIND the very clothes hamper he chewed:

Not the best pix, im sorry...but you get the gist.

i LOVE him...

2008-08-07T09:09:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, today I'm quite hungover. Kody knows when i'm hungover and that I'm going to call in sick. (we'll discuss my disease like never) And even though i'm hurting, i can't help but play with him for at least an hour.

You'd think it'd be boring simply slapping him in the face, butt and grabbing his feet...pinching him underneath the covers while he tries franticly to find my hand to bite it; but, it's not.

Another thing i love to do is raise my hand high, over his head, and vary the speed to which it will come down and grab his snout. While i was doing this & cracking up over his face, i had to get my camera. the first shot is really blurry but you can see my hand and you can see the massive whites of his eyes as he tries to watch my hand without me knowing...hahhahaha I LOVE that fucker!

xoxo

where's kody?

2008-08-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

i'm not sure which one has more hair...kody or the rug?

His prize...

2008-07-31T07:18:00.000-07:00

and laying claim to his precious....

This mouth...

2008-07-29T06:21:00.001-07:00

...it kisses and burps.

His favorite spot...

2008-07-23T07:20:00.000-07:00

...on my bed. and on my sheets. bastard. ears are back in preparance for a beating.

I suck.

2008-07-16T06:32:00.000-07:00

How are we ever going to become famous if I can't write every day? You think New York Times would be forgiving of that? I think not...anyway, now that my head is getting clearer and i'll have more time, I will so work on this blog! (i should just shut up)

and here's the little devils patronizing look that screams "we'll see....".

I'm sorry...

2008-07-09T19:30:00.000-07:00

..i haven't posted in a while. my life is in a very weird spot right now...but i love how people do care that i don't post about Kody so I DO thank you for that! Robin, Donna, Beth, Carrie, Debby, Michelle, Meggy...so i scraped (scrapped?) the bottom of the bowl and came up with these:

Viggo Mortensen gone wrong

2008-07-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

Kody has to be in the middle of EVERYTHING! so when i was trying to do this shot, he had to just get in on it...here's the succession of knowing he's coming.

and here he is being killed.

Can I just say...

2008-06-25T22:02:00.001-07:00

....he is simply the love of my life?

Another cute pix

2008-06-24T06:25:00.000-07:00

Kody has perfected the "I'm so darling" look because it rewards him most times. At this unfortunate time for him, I was drinking wine and I don't share my wine.

That's what I LOVE about Kody...

2008-06-18T11:04:00.000-07:00

...he's so level-headed.

First pool party of the summer!

2008-06-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

Kody loves Janet for many reasons; but, the TOP reason is she has a pool.

He does this funny thing that when he doesn't want to jump in for what EVER crazy reason, he tries to "pull" the ball to him by using his foot. Is it me or is my dog a GENIUS!

Uh oh...dilemma...however will he get out!

Another Genius move, i must say....

This is what we get when we don't throw the ball right away...a very pathetic staring-at-the-ball look. (well..he glanced up when he saw the camera)

We party and play cards while Kody wears himself out. He will literally keep going until he is near death and then even a little more.

It's hard to tell when he's over-done it becuase he won't show any pain until later on in the evening when the stiffness creeps in and then the next day when he can barely move.

But, now in his later years, when I make him rest...he doesn't seem to mind.

Betsy, on the other hand, NEVER minds resting.

Here's to Summer of 2008!

*ucker.

2008-06-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

Kody almost got hit by a bus today.

I take him to the baseball park every once in a while to throw the ball for him. I don't do it much anymore because he's 7 and he's big.

I've been doing this for 5 years now.

Today, he decided something was worth investigating across the street that he had to check out at full speed.

I usually goof around while I wait for Kody to get the ball and when I was done goofing, I looked at him just in time to see him running across the street while a bus is coming towards him at about 35mph.

I could only scream the only deep guttural scream I own and try to keep myself from passing out. I couldn't tell where Kody was in relation to the bus but neither one met. As he ran back, a car was coming from the other direction...Utter chaos...him running in the street, me running in the street screaming like a white trash mother who's lost control of her kids....

I tried so hard not to beat him; but, i really wanted to. Instead, I grabbed him by the scruff of his big-ass neck and screamed at him like he understood what I was saying.

For his punishment, his park visit was cut short and he had to stay in the garage for 15 minutes while I calmed down.

Fear of loss is why I hate being in love....

Yay!

2008-06-11T06:42:00.001-07:00

Kody LOVES my new comforter

Total Bliss....

2008-06-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Kody and the Big Stick

This is always my favorite...others adoring my boy.

And the malamute in Kody ADORES the snow...even if it's old. (look real hard...he's sitting right in the middle)

On the ride home...BOTH of us were nodding off becuase it was a gooooood weekend.

Kody IS a man!

2008-06-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

Kody mentioned that, although he ADORES all his female followers, he's concerned that he's not appearing manly enough.

He asked me if I'd help capture him in one of his more casual manly moments so I did...

and to prove he doesn't just use that football as a prop...

Addictions

2008-06-03T06:23:00.000-07:00

Mine are obvious...and so is Kody's:

Mine, I tell you...MINE!

2008-05-28T06:05:00.000-07:00

No. Mommy paid a LOT of money for those "running" shoes...they're not yours.

Kody's definition of Heaven

2008-05-27T07:02:00.001-07:00

A Video!

2008-05-23T06:33:00.000-07:00

I made this video about 5 minutes after I woke up so i can't talk, obviously. And the ending is graphic; do not attempt to call animal control because they will never catch us! (and i'm aware it's pretty lame; but, I'm tryin' heah)

Kody says...

2008-05-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

...Good Moooooooowohwohwohwoooohniiiiiiing!

hhahaaaa!

I know I said I got a video camera; but, although Kody IS photogenic, he's not a good actor. I'm still working on things.

Awww....

2008-05-20T05:39:00.001-07:00

...Kody tries so many different times and so many different ways to be so super cute that maybe he'll get his dinner early.

Last night, when i was making my own dinner, I do one of my many million glances at him while he pathetically waits by his bowl for an early reward and got this:

He really does amaze me with his humanly manipulative ways. How does he KNOW how to act like that? Does he emulate my look when i want just one more drink and everyone says 'no'? Does he watch t.v.? Does he connect with me on a level only a dog can hear and know what melts my heart?

I guess he's just brilliant on his own.

FUCK, I love that dog.

Leaving for work

2008-05-19T06:33:00.001-07:00

If I happen to leave the garage door open while i'm loading my car or bike, Kody will run out any chance he can.

He'll lay by my car and have his ear cocked and ready for me to come out and tell him he has to come back in because Mommy is going to work.

and sure enough if you peek past the car, he will be looking at you.

Sleeping Kody

2008-05-16T06:30:00.001-07:00

How does he go from this darling, cuddly, squishy position

to this incredibly painful and uncomfortable position?

He knows the difference...

BEGGAR!

2008-05-12T09:24:00.001-07:00

But what a CUTE beggar....

He's resting his head on my knee becuase it can be exhausting trying to look sweet & innocent when his real intention is to receive.

Pimp Kody...

2008-05-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Michelle, he's down with 'dat....

yay!

2008-05-09T14:06:00.000-07:00

I finally got a good camcorder so I shall shower you all with funny videos of Kody.

Lucky people, you....

Daddy!

2008-05-07T06:09:00.000-07:00

Another one of Kody's favorite toys is "daddy". He ADORES Kevin. Probably becuase Kevin is hard to get...but Kody will bowl right past that and do what he wants anyway, which is to ... well, adore Kevin.

Sleeping with his best friend

2008-05-06T06:55:00.000-07:00

My Passenger

2008-05-05T08:07:00.000-07:00

Kody loves to go 'bye bye'. There's not much going on in his daily life so even if I'm running to Starbucks, he wants to go.

And he's so massive, that I get quite a few points & laughs and people starting conversation with me about him.

I love it.

and so does he...

Happy Friday!

2008-05-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

I'll leave you with two awesome photos of my boy...sorry i've been lame this week. i WILL work this weekend taking some amazing shots, which isn't hard to do with him :)

I like this one as it's like coffee shop art or seomthing like that

And this one becuase he's so regal. and out of focus. as usual.

Six Pack

2008-04-29T06:53:00.000-07:00

No. Not THAT kind. The kind I've been working on for the last month. And for me, it's not just the workout that works my abs; it's the whole process of trying to work out that's a work out.

Because as soon as I lay my mat down, the buzz amongst the dogs start. I can't hear it; only the dogs can - but I can see it coming.

As soon as I'm on the mat, THIS is what I see:

Hey Kody! It's time!!!

p.s. I've given up on trying to focus. And the last picture looks like spin art - which contains the word 'art'.

Chores

2008-04-28T07:05:00.000-07:00

Kody is not very helpful to me when it's time to clean his house. In fact, he makes sort of an effort to inhibit my intentions.

I was getting ready to clean the kitchen floor, which means sweeping 3 times THEN mopping. I had to BEG (again with the begging!) him to get out of the kitchen. I tried all the tactics: "wanna go swimming? Cookie? Kitty? Cigarette?" to no avail. Finally I just went in and booted his ass out with my foot.

When i came back from the garage with the broom, I find the little bastard, relaxing himself, with just a liiiiiiitle of himself on the floor.

Amazing Shot..

2008-04-25T06:13:00.000-07:00

I couldn't do this again if I tried:

(it's stuck on the door knob)

Jealousy...

2008-04-23T07:52:00.000-07:00

In case I haven't told you, Kody really is a prick. I love him to death; but, he is not a very loving companion. When I'm lonely and need a hug, I will BEG him to come to me...99% of the time he doesn't, so I just get up and beat him and that's kinda the same thing; it releases emotion.

So when I watch tv, I'd love it if he'd lay by me on the couch; but, again...I have to BEG him to come up. and 99% of the time he won't. however, when I have Betsy here, well...i barely have to utter her name and she's right beside me.

Last night when I watching my time-to-wind-down shows, I called Betsy up on the couch. Without hesitation, she's there. About 15 minutes later, I got up to go in to the kitchen and Betsy follows me. When I got back, Mr. Jealousy had a change of heart(sorry for the focus)

Kody as a puppy...

2008-04-22T07:13:00.001-07:00

Kinda cheesy taking pictures of pictures in a photo album; but, Kody was born in the day of actual film...

This is him with his belly full of worms :(

and attacking the nasty, hurty brush...

Here's a habit he started young and never outgrew; his love of TOYS!

Here he is in a German restaurant in Portland, Oregon. I snuck him in. When they're cute like that, you can get away with it.

This is one of MANY psychotic looks this dog was naturally good at. And my favorite time: nap time!

Here's how children learn from their mommies...

Kody is part malamute and he absolutely adores the snow. I'd give anything to have a large mansion in Tahoe with a huge pool. So would Kody....

The end. Or is it...?

Ew.

2008-04-21T06:57:00.000-07:00

Kody has old man hair...

It has been figured out that Kody does his sick act randomly. When I come home, when it's time for bed, etc...If I ignore it he gives up.

very human, that boy is...

uh oh...

2008-04-17T22:05:00.000-07:00

Kody has backtracked. When I came home today, I heard a chirp and he laid his head down low. So I gave him another Rimadyl and a muscle relaxant. He was fine the rest of the evening; but, when all his witnesses left, this is what I got:

he NEVER not lays on the bed...say a prayer, my Kody friends...

YAY!

2008-04-17T06:41:00.000-07:00

I can mess with him again!

Kody Status

2008-04-16T12:05:00.000-07:00

When Kody is sick, he's a big baby. Like his mom. And he whines alot which, even though i feel sorry for him, is irritating.

I took him to the vet monday because he literally could NOT lift his head. He even left about 10 kernels of food in his dish and that is just plain unheard of. THAT worried me.

The vet pushed and pulled his head and everytime he'd scream, I'd scream a little too. I'm not a strong person when anyone I love is in pain. I'm surprised the vet didn't ask me to leave. But what she did say that I found funny was that it is hard to tell when a malamute is in pain becuase they are very vocal; they'll scream if they hurt and they'll scream if they think they're going to hurt.

I also told her I just wasn't sure how much he's hurting or if he's just acting to milk my guilt for exercising him too much. She said that's highly probable becuase dogs are brilliant that way.

His amount of whining is winding down; but, he whined ALOT this morning when I tried to sleep in. So I white trash yelled at him a few times and then gave up. I asked him if he wanted to go to Home Depot and then Starbucks and that head, that could barely move earlier, snapped up and sideways to say "Hell yes!"

I think he'll be okay...

Crap.

2008-04-15T06:10:00.000-07:00

Kody overdid it with exercise Sunday (very unlike his mommy) and is VERY off his game. he can't lift his head and screams bloody murder whenever i move him or he moves.

although last night he managed to jump all the way up on my bed with not so much as a whimper.

anyway, i'll leave you with an old pix. This is Kody and Betsy in Mendocino where they LOVE dogs and allow them in the pubs. Kody loves pubs. (VERY much like his mommy)

Happy Friday!

2008-04-11T05:42:00.000-07:00

I'll leave you with Kody's infamous Dirty Old Man pose:

Kody LOVES...

2008-04-10T07:06:00.000-07:00

...shit breath.

(Courtesy of my friend, Dena.)

Photos on a bed

2008-04-09T05:44:00.000-07:00

This is one of Kody's favoritest spots in the house. And he wears it well...

Nighty night...

Stretch Cunningham

2008-04-08T06:11:00.001-07:00

He takes up the entire width of the carpet. minus an inch.

Someone is in heaven...

2008-04-07T06:28:00.000-07:00

..and it ain't the mayonnaise jar.

Crazy Eyes Dancing Kody...and Instigating Betsy

2008-04-04T06:05:00.000-07:00

Kody is always the innocent one...sitting there, adoring his mommy while she watches her shows. But Betsy will come up and stand behind him, staring...boring holes in the back of his head until he can resist no more.

I love to capture their fight scenes. They are pretty rare as Betsy was a rescue and I'm not sure she ever played with a dog before so she doesn't really know how. Couple that with a hundred pound, overly-excited bohemoth and ...let's just say they don't last very long.

This is his SNOW BOARDING pose...hip, ain't he?

Happy Friday everyone! (all 5 of you!) We'll see you next week! xoxoxo

American Idol

2008-04-03T06:13:00.001-07:00

While I was capturing moments of Kody's badness for his blog yesterday, a fire truck went by. I love it when that happens....

He's very soulful.

On another note, does anyone have any idea what this could be?

the 2nd pix is to show you it's on his lower lip. Robin? Know any veterinarians? Carrie?

Pieces of Kody

2008-04-02T05:52:00.001-07:00

I think of him when I do laundry,

I think of him when I walk around in my garden / chore flip flops

I think about him when I look to prepare said garden and wonder 'how does one fill a hole to china?'

I think about him when I realize where my peanut butter disappeared to

Or that mysterious bag of chips...

I think of him when I look at my remaining carpet

And random ball spots all over my walls...

And I think of him because of the MANY times he makes one of my shoes disappear; but, fuzzy or not...

He IS my favorite boy.

I'm getting better!

2008-04-01T05:41:00.000-07:00

Keep your eye on the cheeto...

2008-03-31T08:50:00.000-07:00

Phantom...of the Opera...

2008-03-28T05:37:00.001-07:00

DADDY!

2008-03-26T06:10:00.000-07:00

I've posted this type earlier but that was before i was 'famous'. :)

Whenever "daddy" comes over, all I have to do is tell Kody that he's coming and he will go to the window and wait.

What's really funny is when i tell him an hour too early.

But eventually he's rewarded....

Speak Softly....

2008-03-25T07:42:00.000-07:00

Kody never was a stick man. He goes for the logs. He'll settle for sticks if that's all you can throw; but, he'd prefer a trunk. When I first moved in to my house, I had lovely bushes and trees all over my back yard.

Not anymore.

I'm watching you....

2008-03-24T06:59:00.000-07:00