Making Art

I have been working really hard recently developing a new talent. We got some art with pictures of my friends Jonny, Grace and Hector, so I was inspired to try making art too. My first few attempts got me in trouble. Apparently its not OK to make art out of the cats' litter box. Recently I think I have fine tuned my skills and selected more appropriate media.

This one I call "The New Floor". It is mud on soft wood.

I call this one "I Love My Mom". I created it using teeth on a found object.

If I keep working maybe my art will be on display at the next Tuff Love exhibit!

hugs,

Uba

A Happy New Year from Zippy!

Today my foster mom was watching TV when she heard that Vick was being considered as an MVP for the NFL. Boy, did this make my momma's blood boil but she took a deep breath as she looked at me and smiled. I'm not sure what that all means but I know that I am happy now, much more than I ever thought I could be. I have these kids who run circles around me but I give them a run for their money too. You should see the oldest one when she feeds me, she's 11. Sometimes I get so excited I run out of my crate and bounce up and down while she is trying to feed me. A few times I've accidentally bumped the bowl and boom, there goes all my food on the floor just how I like to eat it :). Want to hear something funny? The 2 year-old has started to take a very persistent stand in wanting to help feed me too and boy is he determined. Yep, food goes flying everywhere whenever he is involved too. Cracks me up because he reminds me of me! The 11 year old likes to pick me up when I have selective hearing especially during these cold, foggy days. Some days I make her go outside and down the stairs with me, I mean if I have to be miserable out in the cold I shouldn't have to be alone right? It's funny because sometimes I catch my foster mom secretly smiling when the oldest girl gets frustrated with me, the kid tries to use her firm voice but I do have a hard time taking her serious until about the 4th or 5th time. Mom laughs because she says that she enjoys watching this interaction, she says that how I act is how the kid acts, except of course I don't talk back but I can be pretty good with my selective hearing. Although when mom talks in her firm voice I know she means business so I don't even try it with her. I mean I like to have my fun but a dog has to draw the line at times. All in all life is pretty good and I am looking forward to 2011, this has got to be my year people :).

I got a yard!!

Hello everybody! My family and I had to do something called move from the condo we were renting because of something else called foreclosure.  But guess what? I now have a yard and I love it!! This yard is nothing like the scary one I was chained too, at that mean guys place.  No this one is lots of fun and my mom tells me I can be the "King of my jungle". Whatever that means.

Thats me waiting for one of those pesky squirrels to throw another walnut at our shack.  At first the loud thunk would scare me, but now I am braver and like to try and find the walnuts.

Oh and that's Doja my sister, she has a stinky butt. Hee-Hee! Shh, but don't tell her I said that. 

Oops, sorry Doja!  I guess even when your a King of the jungle, you sister will ALWAYS be the bossy, queen. Jeez!

OK, gotta run.

~Love Frodo~

I am Thankful

I got a new foster sister for the holidays! Her name is Winnie and she is super cool. We have a whole lot of fun playing together.

How lucky am I to have such a pretty friend?

hugs,

Uba

Wowee!!

I just found out about this awesome piece that an artist named Christine Head did of me. I feel so special and loved! My foster dad says that it captures my sparkly eyes and slight smirk perfectly. I am wiggly but I was a little bit embarrassed to be known for my snoring (even if it is true). :P But I guess if no one else minds it why should I? :) Thank you, Christine! I love it!

You can check out this sketch and a bunch of Christine's other work here--including a cool piece of one of my best buddies, Jonny:
http://www.mysketches.com/index.html

And the Winner is......

BIG THANKS to all the imaginative folks that commented. It really was great fun.

In all honesty, this was hard ! There were way too many great comments, so I had to ask for help from other blog writers. The consensus of the authors was that this comment, as it was said to me, "shows a total lack of good judgement in the name of fun." Winner !

I can't list them all but here are a few of our favorites :

" It's so embarrassing when he picks me up by the handle."

"Timmy's in trouble!! " ( think Lassie )

" RUN.....I HEAR BANJOS!! " ( poor taste..but funny )

"You know...This is only happening because you're holding that dog treat..."

" Next on "Pitwatch!" Johnny saves Pamela from a giant catfish "

" I need a word with my stylist.... "


Thanks again for playing along. You guys are the best !



- the guy who types stuff for the dog.

Caption This........

What could Jonny be thinking?

As we close out the season of warm weather fun, I thought all you folks in internet-land might like to have one last a bit of summer fun with Jonny.

Have fun, be creative, but mostly, try and think like Jonny.
Next week , we will fill in the bubble with the best caption.

Thanks for reading our blog -
- the guy who types stuff for the dog.

Football

I learned how to play a new game this week. Its called football, and it is FUN.

Click on the picture to see me playing my new favorite game!

I'm supposed to be learning something when I play this game, but I don't really know what that is. All I know is I want to play this game a lot, even if I have to let go of the ball sometimes.

hugs,

Uba

Sunday,Sunday,Sunday...paper

Hey,

Look at that, they put me in the paper. Wonder why ?? Maybe it's so I will finally pick it up on the way into the house ? Yeah, like that will work.

Maybe I will have to have dad read it to me. What, I have to wait till this Sunday ? Darn it. Oh' well. I can nap until then.

Have a good weekend everybody !

-Jonny

Summer Friends

One summer day, mum and I went to da barn to see some puppies.  At first, dey were jumping all over me and saying "Uncle Frodo come play with us!"  I had to remind dem of there manner's because you know, dose whittle guys are still learning.  After, we were all just running around and having fun!  Oh and even cousin Elliot and momma Eva were having a good time too.  I guess da whittle one's arn't so bad after all, even if dey like to tug on my ears. "Ouch!" Well, I hope everyone is having as much fun dis summer as I am!

~Love Frodo~

Uba's Guide to Opening a Crate

Step 1: Locate and lift the latch handle.

Step 2: Carefully slide the latch to the right.

Step 3: Use paw to pull the door open.

Step 4: Do not let the people see you open the crate. There are several reasons for this:

1. They will take the yummy bone that you so skillfully "borrowed" away from you and they will give it back to your sister.
2. When they come home and find you out of your crate they will stop saying "How did you get out? I thought I latched it all the way!" and they will start putting carabiners on the crate door. I haven't figured out how to open a carabiner yet, but I am working on it.
3. They will do mean things, like put your favorite toy inside the crate and tell you to open the crate and get it. Then they will point the camera at you to make a movie. I am refusing to comply with this ridiculous demand.

With practice you will be able to open crates quickly and without making any suspicious noises. Good luck!

Professor Uba

What I did on my Summer Vacation

Hi Everyone, it's me, Grace. Last week I got to hang out with my old friends Lily and Jonny Justice.



We rode in the truck for a while and ended up where there are lots of trees and flowers.




Really.Big.Trees.




There was a there creek too. Iv'e never been swiming before. I wonder if I will like it ?





I'm not too sure how to swim , so I just walked in for a while. Not so bad on a hot day.





It was nice to lay in the sun afterwards.





Then I got up and sniffed a TON of stuff with Jonny. We sniffed for hours.



Then I smelled it. YES !!!! BBQ !!!

Jonny fell asleep in the dirt after we ate. Boys, sheeh.

Ok, well maybe sleeping in the dirt isn't so bad.

And that is what I did on my Summer vacation.

P.B. & J.

YAY !!!

-Jonny

I Am Thriving

I overhead her reading last week that PETA claims we former Michael Vick dogs are all dead, or if not dead, then homeless. Did PETA make this assumption just because I haven’t posted here in awhile? Well, here I am. I’m alive, happy, and busy. I’ve got more hobbies than most kids.

And I’m not homeless either. My life is full and my adoptive family adores me. I live in the house with them, I eat well, I go on lots of outings, I know all of my neighbors, I practice my stuff (I’m a performance dog in training), I play hard, and I get my much deserved beauty rest. This month marks the one year anniversary that my orthopedic surgeon gave me the go-ahead to start agility classes. I’m now quite competent on the teeter, I can make crazy entries into the poles, I jump with the grace of a pig-shaped gazelle, and I get happily sucked into agility tunnels.

When I’m not doing all that, I’m vacationing with my family and my buddy Aldo on the coast. I’m thriving and I’m happy. PETA, I’m most definitely not dead.

p.s. oh PETA, you are right about one thing though. I don’t get handouts from under the dinner table. I wish I did.

I'm a pamperd Pit!

Or at least dats what my mum calls me!  I've pretty much forgotten how scary my life used to be when me and some of my friends lived at dat "mean guys" place.  Now, I get to go for walks, play with my sister and brother, and even go on play-dates with other furry-friends. But bestest of all, I get to sleep under da covers with my mum!  Oh yeah, and dats when she calls me her "snuggle-bunny"!  Geeze, I always tawght I was just a plain ol' Pit Bull.  Who knew I would become all those other tings?!  A wee friend came to stay with me for a wittle bit,  so I tried calling her "my snuggle bunny".  Nope, Nope, snuggle-bunny she was not!  She always chased after me and tried to bite my butt!   So I named her "Dehlila da Piraña".  

But I do hope dat some day, she gets to be a pampered pit just like me! Even if she can be annoying.

~Love Frodo~