Law of the Youngest

BUDDY:  Marcus, you stole my treat!

MARCUS:  What treat?  I didn't steal any treat.

SAM:  The one Jan put on Buddy's nose.

MERCI:  Why was Buddy wearing a treat on his nose?

BUDDY:  I wasn't.  But I could have.  And if I did, you would have stolen it!

MARCUS:  But you didn't have one and I didn't steal it.  So why am I being accused?

SAM:  Because you're always the guilty one.

MERCI:  And if you didn't steal Buddy's treat this time, you have to be guilty of something else.

SAM:  It's the :Law of the Youngest..  The youngest is always guilty and you're both the youngest and the always guilty. 

BUDDY:  And since you don't remember it, here's a video of what you would have done if you could have done it but you didn't because you got away with it this time!

MARCUS:  I have no idea what you are talking about, but if I didn't do it, I apologize anyway.

BUDDY:  Well, I hope you've learned your lesson.  Don't do it again!



If the video doesn't play, click here.

Bloopers, Winner and Cat Chats

MERCI: For those of you who marveled at how Jan could lose two of the three dogs she was walking the other day, (Packing Jan's Brain) without noticing any were missing, we just have to share this story.

BUDDY:  When Jan stood before the group to open the local Toastmasters meeting yesterday, she tapped the gavel on the podium and announced, "This meeting is adjourned."

SAM:  As soon as she said it, she realized she had just closed the meeting before it had even begun.  She saw shock, then laughter show on faces around the table. Yes, they were awake and caught the mistake.

MARCUS:  A momentary blip, a laugh, all is forgotten, right?  Wrong!  Her slip of the tongue is recorded for posterity, or at least for the Area Director to view. That meeting is on video.

BUDDY:  We have a winner for the Dogster's Ice Cream Style Treat coupons giveaway.  The winner is Jan - not our Jan - from the Poodle and Dog blog.  Congratulations.  We hope the dogs will enjoy the treats as much as we did.

MICAH:  As we have mentioned before, we are trying to streamline the Mousebreath interview process.

CYNDI:  So we have put out a call for new subjects to test the system. 

RUSTY:  We were going to post the instructions but decided not to do so.

PERCY:  Check out today's Mousebreath post, Cats, Chats and More Cats. And if we haven't already interviewed you, send us an email or use the comment form in our left sidebar.


Join the Pet Parade blog hop hosted by Rascal and Roscoe.  It is co-hosted by Bionic Basil, Barking From the Bayou and Love is being owned by a husky.

Kangaroo Cards

PERCY:  It's Thankful Thursday so we want to share something beautiful we received from Australia. 

MERCI:  This is what was inside the cardboard mailing envelope.  Even though the package came from far away, everything was well packed and protected.

CYNDI:  Look how pretty it's wrapped with the little clothespin holding the card and note.

SAM:  We entered Fozziemum's giveaway of her kangaroo photograph cards and were among several who received a set of twelve. 

RUSTY:  Jan tried to take a photo of some of them but it was such a dark, dreary day (one of many lately) that the cards are not done justice!

MARCUS:  You can see the pictures better in Fozziemum's post.   Fozziemum has opened Opshots Photography and will be making up batches of Christmas and other cards for sale.

MICAH:  They are not cheaply made.  They are thick, high quality card paper.  The inside is blank so you can write your own message, which is really the best type of card to receive according to Jan. 

BUDDY:  We're not doing a review.  We just love the 'roo photos Fozziemum took and made into cards and wanted to say thank you.

Stop by Pepi Smart Dog for the Thankful Thursday blog hop.  (There is always something to be thankful for!)

And stop by Ruckus the Eskie, Love is being owned by a husky, and Barking from the bayou for the Thoughtless Thursday blog hop. 

Packing Jan's Brain

RUSTY:  What's this about you dogs needing to be sure Jan has packed her brain before you walk her?

MICAH:  I evidently missed something while I was in the kitchen snacking.

BUDDY:  Well, we took Jan for her morning walk yesterday and thought everything was okay.

SAM:  But about a block and a half from home, we stepped off of the sidewalk onto the grass for a young woman to pass.  Three or four yards past us the woman called out, "Do you have three dogs?"

BUDDY:  Jan thought it a strange question since she was so obviously walking three dogs, but turned and said, "Yes."

SAM:  "There's the other one," the woman laughed, as Merci came around the bushes dragging her leash.

MERCI:  We can't check out the bushes on the corner from the sidewalk, so when Jan dropped my leash, I  grabbed the opportunity to sniff around on my own.

BUDDY:  We arrived home.  Jan threw away our poop bags from the morning, carried sticks to the curb for pickup, and walked around the back of the dog pen to the opposite side of the house.

SAM:  We strolled across the yard and the sidewalk.  Merci whined her, "Oh, look, I see someone" whine.  Jan looked up and there was a strange dog coming around the bushes - the route we usually take.

PERCY:  Oh, this is my favorite part of the story.  I wish I could have been there to see this.

MERCI:  But then Jan thought the dog looked familiar, so she turned to count dogs and there were two of us and an empty harness attached to a leash. 

BUDDY:  Jan left my harness loose so I could be comfortable, but when it became too loose, she kept forgetting to tighten the straps. I can't believe it but Jan just walked off and left me behind.

MARCUS:  Oh, that sounds like fun.  I wonder why things like that never happen when I walk her?

CYNDI:  From what I've heard, Jan has to keep a constant eye on you.  And you tend to walk in front of her, not in back. 

MARCUS:  Oh, no wonder Jan continually tells me I'm such a good boy on our walks.

BUDDY:  Continually?  For real?

MARCUS:  Well, maybe not continually.  But at least she hasn't lost me ... yet.