rambo's big film debut!

i've got some exciting news to share!

are you ready?

ok, i’ll wait.

...hmmm…maybe you should sit down for this.

‘cus this is BIG.

all right, here it is...

I JUST MADE MY BIG FILM DEBUT!

yes, me, lil’ ole’ rambo is now a movie star.

…well, sort of. let me explain.

a few weeks ago, someone from this big company called SHOP.COM contacted my human to ask if i would like to be in a company video. they said that the second they saw my pictures on my facebook page, they knew that i was the pup they’ve been looking for.

you're joking, right?...no?...really?! THIS IS AWESOME!

the human immediately said, “yes!” but i had a few questions before agreeing to take on my first acting gig. would i get paid in bacon? would belly rubs be involved? would they make sure to get my “good side?” these were all very important things i needed answers to before i made my decision.

once the SHOP.COM people said “yes” to all my questions, it was time to start learning my lines.

well, just one line, which was “bark, bark!” i practiced for DAYS. i had to make sure i got it just right.

of course i've been practicing. i just need a break. you know, from practicing so much. and stuff.

then, it was finally time to head to the studio to begin filming!

on the first day, we had a photo shoot. 

hey guys, i'm ready for my close up!

i spent hours and hours posing in front of a big green sheet for the camera. 

giving the camera my biggest, best puppy-dog smile (which kind of hurts your face if you do it for too long).

which, as you can imagine, is a tiring task for a little pup like me. 

if you're not going to photoshop a baconrita into this picture, do you think one of your humans could get one for me at least? i'm parched!

the photographer explained that they shoot in front of a “green screen” so they can edit me into pictures with cool backgrounds.

like this one...

i've never been to mexico before...olé!

...and this one...

oh hello there, happy couple, hope it's cool if i crash your wedding with my friend here.

...and this one.

i literally have no idea what i'm doing in this picture.

but to be honest, all i really cared about was how many more bacon treats i was going to weasel out of the crew before the end of the day.

the next morning, we met to “shoot on location,” which sounded so important and exciting and fancy that i almost couldn’t eat my breakfast. almost.

who, me? nervous? *gulp* um. no, never!

when we arrived, there were all these other actors and crew members there. everyone was really nice, gave me a lot of pats, and told me not to be nervous.

what exactly is that thing you're holding over my head?
...and does it taste like bacon?

i had four different scenes, which meant four different costume changes.

in the first scene, the main actor and i wore matching checkered shirts and fancy bowties.

i've got my serious face on because i'm concentrating on getting my lines right.

i was really nervous, because this was the scene where i had to say my lines.

…but i nailed it after 2 takes! #LikeABoss

then, we had a scene where i had to wear a bathrobe and lounge on the couch.

i’m very good at lounging, so this was a piece of cake.

i think i could get used to this acting thing.

the third scene was out by the pool, which i wasn’t looking forward to (since i don’t like wet that much). 

luckily, all i had to do was sit on the pool deck, wear sunglasses and look suave. easy peasy!

just chillin' like a villain.
...whatever that means.

for the fourth scene, i had to wear these ugly pajamas the human bought me a few years ago and pretend like i was sleeping on the bed. 

the belly rubs are making up for having to wear these humiliating pj's. 

i HATE those pajamas. but pretending like i was asleep wasn’t so bad, so you know, i dealt with it like a champ.

finally, after a long day of filming, they said, “that’s a wrap!” and all i had to do was wait for the video to officially debut.

…which, i found out, was going to happen at one of SHOP.COM’s biggest corporate events, in front of 20,000 people!

look, there i am, on the big screen in front of 20,000 people!

so, would you like to see the video?

here it is! 

psst, fast forward to minutes 00:01:57, 00:03:04, 00:03:50, and 00:04:44 to see me in action!

*if you can't view the video for some reason, click HERE to watch it on youtube! 

next stop, hollywood!

hey, look, that's me! on the tv! i'm FAMOUS!

…hey, a pup can dream, right?

ruv,
rambo

my new whistle activity monitor

i just got a package in the mail!

i love getting mail.

especially when it's for me.

when we (well, the human) opened the package, i found out it was a whistle activity monitor!

well? what is it?

the human told me that a whistle activity monitor attaches to my collar to track how many minutes per day i'm active...and how many minutes per day i'm resting. 

which made me a little concerned...i don't want her to know how much i sleep during the day while she's working hard at the office. she might end up putting me to work!

uh-oh. i don't want the human to know that i'm getting my beauty sleep while she's working like no tomorrow at the office...

...well, anyways...i'll deal with that later.

once we opened it and i got to see what it looked like, i started getting really excited. 

can we try it out now? how about now?!

but the human said we needed to set up the whistle app on her phone first.

that's not an activity monitor...that's a cookie!

i tried to help, but i guess in the end i wasn't very helpful.

i can do one of two things: lick it, or eat it. your choice.

finally, we secured the activity monitor on my collar and set up the app with all my personal data. now we're ready to go!

stay tuned! i'll be updating my progress and share my activity with you all in a blog post next month :)

- rambo

watch me play with my ifetch!

a few weeks ago, i got an iFetch in the mail.

i had no idea what it was, but boy was i excited!

i wasn't sure how to use it, but that didn't make me any less excited.

not really sure what to do with this yet, but it looks fun to me!

after we opened the box and took the iFetch out, the human realized that i needed to learn how to drop the ball into the mouth of the iFetch first. 

we watched some of their how-to videos, and then we practiced...and practiced...and practiced...and practiced...

well, you get the idea.

but finally, i learned how to drop the ball in the iFetch and make it shoot out the other end! 

holy smokes, i think i did it! 

i've still got a ways to go (i get bored easily so we can only practice for a few minutes at a time) but i'm doing pretty well! 

check out my progress:

- rambo

my vacation with my grandhumans!

my trip to visit the grandhumans is over. :(

not that anyone asked MY opinion or anything.

even though i'm really sad i had to leave all the treats, belly rubs, and snuggles behind, i had a really great time!

relaxing next to the tree while my human reads a boring book? that's my kind of vacation!

i spent some time in the kitchen with my grans helping her cook christmas dinner.

next year, i would like the christmas dinner menu to have a lot more bacon on it. you can NEVER have too much bacon.

i watched out the window and alerted my grandhumans of intruders in the driveway, squirrels climbing trees, and blowing snow. 

this is a very important job, obviously.

i saw santa and he told me i had been a very good pup this year... which didn't come as much of a surprise to me, of course.

me and santa? we're on a first-name basis.

i helped my gramps cook waffles in the morning. 

the secret to making delicious waffles is a side of bacon.

and i went for walks in the snow.

did you say i have something on my face?

we saw some really pretty places...

as cool as this barn looks, i think i'd rather go inside and see what kind of animals are in there instead. 

and explored the woods around my grandhumans' house.

the only complaint i have about the snow is that it makes it really hard to sniff all the good woodsy smells. 

my bff luke came to visit!

a party isn't a party unless your best friend is there with you!

we played outside in the garden for hours and hours.

if only my human didn't insist i wear this dumb outfit to keep me warm...embarrassing.

we played chase, tag, and who-can-run-around-the-garden-the-fastest.

you can't catch me, i'm the...rambo man!

he's bigger than me, but i'm really fast, so i usually won.

it's not time to come back inside yet, is it?

even though i'm pretty sure he let me win some of the times.

psst, luke, if you let me win, i will share my bacon treats with you.

luke likes to keep an eye out for me. when i'm off doing something suspicious, he keeps watch to make sure i'm ok.

time out! i'm on a mission to find out where that delicious smell is coming from. gimme oneeee second.

on christmas, luke and i endured the humiliation of being dressed up as santa's reindeer.

me: this is ridiculous, so i will give you my best defiant look. hmph.
luke: what is happening to me? i don't understand...do you really deal with this kind of stuff, rams?

but once she saw our sad faces, my human took the antlers off and said it was time for presents!

i'm practicing my pre-present opening face, which is a cross between surprised and befuddled.

my human gave me my present to open, which, even though i was excited to open it, didn't make up for dressing me up as a reindeer earlier that morning.

i want to guilt-trip you for as long as possible, so i'm trying to hid my excitement.

but i was so excited i couldn't pretend to be upset for very long. 

me: LET. GO. HUMAN! LET. ME. OPEN. IT. MYSELF!
luke: want some help, little buddy?

and even though getting gifts is nice, i'm pretty sure that tearing up wrapping paper is just as great.

luke: what is it, little buddy?
me: nom nom nom *rip* nom nom *tear* nom nom nom

luke waited patiently for me to open my gift. 

luke: yawnnn, how long is this going to take?
me: nom nom nom *rip* nom nom *tear* nom nom nom

once i finally opened my present (which was a brand new squeaky toy, in a really delicious cardboard box), i decided that i would be the designated gift-opener for the rest of the day.

from now on, all gifts must be opened by ME, kay?

later that day, we went to the neighbor's house for christmas dinner.

woah, this is like upgrading from basic cable to satellite tv with a million bazillion channels!

i spent the rest of the vacation snoozing next to the wood stove in the basement, playing in the snow, and sneaking treats from my grandhumans when my human wasn't looking.

pretty sure there's nothing better than coming inside after playing in the snow and napping next to the wood stove.

but then, it was time to leave.

but what if i don't WANT to go to the airport? what if i WANT to stay here forever?

after i said goodbye to my grandhumans at the airport, i was really, really sad.

but when will i see them again? will they come visit me soon? will i get to come back and play with them in the snow again? who's going to cook me waffles and bacon?

i pouted in my carrier for a while.

are you feeling guilty yet for making me leave my grandhumans' and go back home?...what about now?

but then i remembered that tonight i new year's eve, and my human promised to make me a non-alcoholic bacontini to celebrate!

even though i'm sad...i'm really excited to try a bacontini! everything is better with bacon, after all. 

happy new year's!

- rambo