top 10 peeves dogs have with humans...

Top 10 Peeves Dogs Have With Humans

1. Blaming your farts on me..... not funny... not funny at all!
2. Yelling at me for barking. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG! Hello, throw me a friggin' bone!
3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?
4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it!
5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.
6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo oooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain.
7. Taking me to the vet for "the big snip", then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!
8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.
9. Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur?
10. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous.

daisy and bumperstickers...

Daisy is part Boston Terrier and part Boxer. She has the color and markings of a Boston and the larger size of a Boxer. She has an IQ that could probably rival most frat members. She also has a combined jaw strength of both breeds put together. Rawhides last about an hour. Stuffed animals last about half that long. Quinton Bridges gave us some steak bones that he said should last close to forever...he was a little off. They lasted approximately two and half hours each. Thankfully, she never exercises her jaw muscles on our shoes. Saturday, we got her a new rope (the previous four are in shreds). To hopefully keep this rope longer than a week, I got one for 40-100 pound dogs (she's 28 lbs). Within a day, she had definitely begun chewing through it. *sigh* I wonder if we could get her a steel cable to chew on?

With her stamina and jaw strength, I thought about getting a bumper sticker that says "My dog can beat up your dog!". Then I realized how Michael Vick'ish that sounded and decided to just get one that says, "In case of Rapture, I owe Tim LaHaye a BIG apology!".

-mike

my two favorite girls...

This is Amy talking about bad drivers on the interstate. She's much happier and calm than I ever am when talking about them!

After much coaxing, Amy finally lets me take a posed picture!

Daisy's thinking: "You're really not gonna give me a cookie, are you?"

Daisy's ready to bite my face off!

Daisy...alway's ready for some lovin' and belly rubbin'!

Amy & Daisy...my two favorite girls!

a new member of the hilliard household?

It looks like it is a good possibility that there will be a new addition to the hilliard family. No, we're not pregnant. We're getting a dog. She's a Boston Terrier and her name is Diamond. I have to figure out a way to change her name...Diamond sounds like a stripper or something. Perhaps someone from American Gladiator. She's cute...very cute. Amy says adorable:

So, barring any unforeseen complications, we should be able to pick her up tomorrow night or Thursday night at the latest. We're trying not to get our hopes up since every opportunity we've had to adopt a dog has fallen through because of some strange happenings. We'll see, though. We're crossing our fingers!

What do you think of the name "Beyonce" for a Boston Terrier? Hmmm...