my surprise trip to visit the grandhumans

my surprise trip home to visit the grandhumans was a success! 

they didn't expect a thing, and were very surprised when my human and i showed up. 

 i'm reenacting the moment i surprised my grandhumans by popping out of my hiding place. i'm a really good hider, by the way.

my grandpaw human turned 60 years old this weekend. but we weren't his only birthday gift!

my grandmaw human arranged a big fancy surprise party and invited a lot of other humans over to celebrate. 

will there be bacon at this party? this is very important.

even though there weren't any other 4-legged guests, i still had a great time.

there was a lot of cake, which i tried to help myself to, but i was too short. 

short legs means no cake for me. hmph.

when i realized that i wouldn't be able to reach the cake, i tried to convince the humans to give me a lick by charming them with my good looks.

keeping my eye on this delicious pastry and looking cute at the same time isn't as easy as it looks.

there were a lot of humans wearing fancy pointy shoes. i didn't want to get trampled on by accident, so i snuggled up in my blue hoodie under the table until everyone left. 

i think i'll be here for a while - can you blame me for wanting to get cozy?

but i still kept one eye on the cake, of course, just in case someone tried to run off with it.

the human moved the cake even further out of my reach, but that doesn't mean i can't keep my eye on it. to see if it drops any crumbs, obviously. 

once the party got started, i ended up taking a lot of pictures with the party guests...my human included. taking photos is really exhausting, you know.

no more photos please, human. i think it's time for me to take my nap.

the next morning, i woke up really early because i had some exciting things planned for the day.

helloooo, is anyone awake up there? it's time for someone to take me out to tinkle and play in the snow!

things like...playing in the snow.

time to pretend i'm a sled dog competing in the Iditarod! mush! mush!

a LOT of snow.

it's not an easy job, but someone's gotta do it.

my grandpaw human and i had a lot of fun running around outside. the snowbanks were taller than i am!

squirrel? where? i can't see anything, the snow is too high!

i also had big plans to chew on the ball my grandhumans gave me.

this ball...it smells...so good...

except i got kinda bored playing by myself.

does anyone want to play with me?

but everyone was busy cleaning up after the party, so i was on my own.

well this is boring.

then, the grandhumans had a surprise for me! we were going to my favorite pet store, and i could pick out one thing to buy.

this is the best day ever!

i took my time sniffing out the goods and deciding what to get.

this is one of the most difficult decisions i have ever made in my life. and i'm two years old!

then, the human gave me some bad news. it was time to go back home.

what do you mean you have to "go back to work?" that sounds like a lame excuse to ruin my fun.

when we arrived at the airport, i tried to convince my grandhumans to let me stay...with my happy smile and charming good looks of course. those come in handy, you know.

you should let me stay here, please please please?

but it didn't work, and i ended up in my travel bag headed back home.

i still want to know why no one asked me MY opinion about leaving. because i have one, you know. and it's not this.

even though we had to cut our surprise trip short, i had a really great time. i can't wait to visit my grandhumans again this summer!

- rambo

cooking up some noms on a sunday afternoon

today the human and i decided to spend some time in the kitchen.

how about YOU cook, and i watch?

these really nice ladies at your dogs diner sent me some mutt meatballs and mutt soup mix to try, so i was really excited!

first we made some mutt soup.
and by we, i mean the human cooked while i took a nap on the rug.

i'm helping, you just can't tell.

to make a yummy pot of mutt soup, all you have to do is combine 1 pound of lean meat, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 6 cups of water (or unsalted chicken broth - yum!) with the mix. then simmer on the stove for 30 minutes.

it was ready before i knew it!

if anyone asks, i cooked this all by myself.

it smelled so good that even the human had a taste!
posing for pictures was hard, because the soup smelled delicious, so i dug right in. 

om nom nom nom thank you your dogs diner om nom nom nom nom nom.

next, we cooked up some mutt meatballs!

what do you mean i have to wait 30 minutes for these to be ready? can't you cook any faster?

to make mutt meatballs, all you have to do is combine one pound of lean meat with an egg and the entire package of mutt meatball treat mix. then, use your paws to form the meat into puppy mouth-sized meatballs.

whatdaya mean i can't eat them yet? they smell delicious enough to me.

and then cook them in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

is it 30 minutes yet?...how about now?...now?

and then let them cool before you give them to your pup (humans, this mean you should blow on them for as long as it takes to cool them off so your pup can eat them asap).

'scuse me, but do you have any grey poupon for dees here mutt meatballs?

thanks your dogs diner! this was the best dinner i've ever had ever. you guys are the best :) 

bon appetit! 

- rambo

p.s. if you want to win the mutt treat mixes in this blog post, i'm going to be doing a giveaway sponsored by your dogs diner on my facebook page! keep your eyes on my page and i'll let you know how to enter soon :)