how to choose your halloween costume

today i decided to pick out my halloween costume.

i have a lot of costumes in my costume box, but i wanted to try on my sheriff outfit first.

hold it right there partnah! stop in the name of the paw!

but then i remembered i wore this costume last year.

crap. what will my fans think if i wear the same costume i wore for last halloween?

so i went back into my costume box and found my gnome costume.

do i look like i belong in the garden?

but wasn't thrilled with this option either.

i can't see. how am i supposed to go trick-o-treating if i can't see?

so i protested the gnome costume until the human picked out something else.

this. sucks.

next i put on my dragon costume.

you can call me "dragon breath" any day!

but i wasn't thrilled with this choice either.

i don't think i want to be a sparkly green dragon anymore.

so back to the costume box i went.

this time, i found my cow costume, but i quickly realized that this wasn't the right one, either.

GET. THIS. THING. OFF. OF. ME. IT'S. ITCHY.

before she helped me take it off, the human snapped a funny picture of my hair all fluffed up after my cow-costume tantrum.

are you going to post this on facebook?

luckily, i got to put on one of my favorite costumes next...my scary lion costume!

what do you mean i don't look scary? i'm terrifying!

but...i wasn't really feeling this one either.

it's kind of hard to see. plus, i still look like myself. boooorrrring.

i was running out of choices!

then i remembered that the human bought me a lobster costume at marshall's the other day.

what do you mean i look crabby? don't you mean lobster-y?

but for some reason, i just couldn't get into character, so i decided this wasn't the one.

but even though i LOOK like a lobster, i don't FEEL like a lobster. this isn't the costume for me.

so next i decided to give my pumpkin costume a try.

i don't know how i feel about being one of these lumpy orange things for halloween.

even though the hat was pretty cool, it made me feel kind of dumb.

this costume makes my butt look big, doesn't it?

the human wanted me to give it a chance because i looked "sooooo cute," but i wasn't having it.

if you could take this off of me, that would be great.

so i protested this costume, too.

this is how much i DON'T want to be a pumpkin this year.

but then...i found my fire fighter outfit!

i forgot i had this! isn't it great?

and i knew i had found my halloween costume!

now lets go find some fire hydrants!

happy halloween everyone!

-rambo

waking up is a hard thing to do

i'm not a fan of mornings.

you're the one that has to go to work, so why do i have to get up, too?

there's nothing worse than being kicked out of a warm, snuggly bed to "go outside and go potty."

does it LOOK like i want to go outside and go potty? 

so i like to drag the process out as long as i possibly can.

excuse me while i yawn and stretch for the 100th time. 

when i finally climb out of bed, i make sure to do some more puppy-stretches on the floor.

just...a little bit...further...

and then i check the mirror to see if i've gotten any cuter over night.

verdict: still cute. 

after i go outside to do my business, i come back and pick a spot on the floor for my routine morning nap.

comfy enough for my nap, but also the perfect spot to keep an eye on the human as she gets ready.

sometimes when the human isn't looking, i'll double check the mirror to make sure i have completely de-fluffed my bedhead. there's nothing more embarrassing than walking around with a poofy head of fur, you know.

what? no, i wasn't looking at myself, i was, um, sleeping right here, on this carpet.

if i think the human is taking too long to get ready, i will assume my "sulking position" on the floor and try to blend into the carpet.

i like to think that the human bought this carpet to match my fur.

if i'm feeling extra sulky because the human is getting ready for work and ignoring me, i scoot closer to the bathroom door and wait for her to notice.

do you feel guilty about leaving me home alone all day while you're at work yet?

but when she says "time for breakfast!" i immediately forget how grumpy i am and start thinking about bacon instead.

well what are you waiting for? let's cook up some breakfast! and by breakfast, i mean bacon. and by cooking, i mean you cook while i watch.

it's going to be a good day.

maybe mornings aren't so bad after all. 

- 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 :)

saturdays are for visiting pumpkin patches

i'm pretty sure that the best day to visit a pumpkin patch is on a saturday.

brand new plaid shirt, puppy dog grin, it's friday afternoon...i'm ready to go!

i have never been to a pumpkin patch before today. it was pretty great.

i'm just happy to be outside, but i guess these things are cool.

sometimes, i don't always cooperate with my human and "smile for the camera..."

there are squirrels everywhere, how do you expect me to smile for the camera at a time like this?

there are squirrels everywhere, how do you expect me to smile for the camera at a time like this?

but she always manages to get at least one good shot of me looking cute.

this is my best adorable face.

i even had a costume change today. 

to be honest, i liked the plaid shirt better.

i spent some time contemplating things that confused me.

why do you call me your "little pumpkin?" i don't see any resemblance to these large, round lumpy orange things.

but all in all, it was a fun field trip.

does this mean i get extra bacon treats?

happy fall!

- rambo