From Behind Scenes to you…
Bonjour there from Behind Scenes Blog. Well summer is upon us and it’s REALLY upon us here in Arizona. Summer here is the equivalent to winter in Alaska. You have to hunker down and stay out of the crazy temperatures. So just to keep from getting cabin fever, we like to think of all the pleasant and magical things summer has to offer… in cooler places. (We know all about frying eggs on the sidewalk here in Phoenix!) That’s why we came up with the idea of fireflies in the forest. Can you think of a better cooler-summer idea than this? If you can, you come here and spend the summer avoiding cabin fever with us. We can share our pup daybeds and ice and lots of AC and pupsicles! We’ll take all your ideas and then you can go back home. I know, it’s another great idea. We have lots.
Yikes, Dad’s Day is coming…again!
Bonjour there. Well, now that Mother’s Day is over, it’s Dad’s turn. But what if you’re all tapped out in the imagination department? Spent it all on Mom. You can still try to make him laugh, right? Really, Dad’s are sooo easy. All you have to do is acknowledge that they exist and you’ve won the game again this year. Trust me!
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A simple idea for Mother’s Day this year
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Bonjour there. Don’t all moms like a good garage sale? Well we have a great one for anyone who cares about the happiness of MOM. You don’t even have to take her anywhere. It’s all in the card. She’ll be so satisfied that she’s been able to dig through all the dreck and pick out the really great items, that you’ll be a true hero in her book. So easy. I know, brilliant. You’ll look good when you give her this one! Trust me!
EEP! (Or I’m here to tell you it’s almost Spring.)
Well, it’s time for a new card and Spring is a good reason to make one. This year, I’m the big star. Or the little poop of a star, whichever you like. But I need some help from a friend, as it turns out. You can help with the story too if you like!
All clouds and cotton candy. This year, an ethereal valentine. Really high up there.
Bonjour there. This year, we’re way over the top with our Valentine’s Day offering. An ethereal statement. A real high altitude hit. It’s a Valentine Party in the sky and if you just try to imagine all those faces you’ve ever seen in the clouds, you’ll have to agree that they’re all here. It’s a Who’s Who from our imagination to yours. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Every year….that sweater!
Bonjour there. Merry Christmas. At least it is mostly merry. Well, every year, I have to get groomed. Coiffed, to perfection. So that I can wear this ridiculous outfit and have pictures taken! Ok, I mean, it’s only one day and it makes everyone go oooooh and ahhhhhh. So that’s nice, but it’s Arizona. It’s actually still warm here. I have to stay inside in the air conditioning to wear this and pretend it’s REALLY cold outside. That’s my holiday gripe. Now I’ll go eat all the extra goodies they give me because they feel guilty for making me “suffer!”
All bundled up and ready for the Holidays
The bundles of Christmas past.
Bonjour there. It’s that time of year and we’re ready for it. We have a new bundle for this year! A brand new card and a favorite art print. We’re sentimental like that. It’s a little help for anytime you need a quick solution to a gift problem. And you can check out bundles from the past that might be just the fit too. Don’t worry, take a deep breath, you’ll get through it. Just be sure to exhale too.
Halloween is hanging over my head…
Bonjour there. OK, it’s time to get the Halloween story done so I can send it out to my Vet. Yes, my Vet is a fan and I can’t let her down. I’ve got the most important part figured out. Me. I’m the main character. (Of side two, anyway.) I see there is a cat in the way of my parade. Everyone looks afraid of him. Actually, terriers aren’t afraid of cats, but as a ghost, what can I do? I’ll have to stay in character, “Boo! Take that, scaredy-cat!” Brilliant! There. End of story. That wasn’t so hard, now was it?
A nose for a new season!
Bonjour there. I’ve got my nose into the Fall even though the rest of me isn’t there yet. You can do that too. We have some new cooler cards for the new season ready to go, and we have them on sale along with everything else for Labor Day. I know. Everybody has a Labor Day Sale going, why let them have all the fun? We like to be unique and just like all the rest of them at the same time. Brilliant marketing plan, right?
Not on my yard
Bonjour there. I hope your July is a lot of fun. Because I’m on heightened alert here in Arizona, and at least you’ll be having a good time. It’s Monsoon Season here. I know, no one gets what that is. So here’s what happens: You’re just having a great moment in your yard hunting for bird poop, or sniffing the neighbor’s barbecue, or even sneaking a mouthful of grass. Then…here comes the storm. Over the hill, right at your yard full of fun activities. Dust, wind, rain like bullets, thunder and lighting, all mixed together. Great. Another heightened alert. That’s when I get really scary. I scare it off while it’s trying to make its way to where I live. Sometimes it works and I get it to BACK OFF! Ok, once in awhile it wins, but I have the last laugh because I get to Monsoon Surf in the wind!! And what dog can resist a mouthful of wind?
Whew!
Bonjour there. Well, I survived the 4th of July. Actually, I didn’t even hear it. Except for once when I was out in the yard with my human at 2am. I have a trick that works really well if I’m bored, or hear a noise, or just want to check to see which bird has pooped in the yard. I just act like I NEED TO GO RIGHT NOW. It’s a really good trick and it only takes a few “accidents” in the house to accomplish the training. Then you can go outside anytime you feel like it!
I know. Brilliant, right?
You can copy me if you want to.
I’m just sayin…
Well, it’s getting close. That time of year and the thought…what to get for Dad? We’ve got something different for him and there’s still time to do something about it. I’ll help. Yes, I’ll do my part. I’ll eat this year’s slippers. There. Now you have to think of something else for Dear Old Dad.
Oh, Dad’s off-world again
Bonjour there. This one is for Dearest Dad. This year, we think he’s off world and visiting the mysterious Dog Planet with junior for Father’s Day. I’m making this post because it’s Spring Training right now. And there are a lot of balls in the picture. But instead of sending Dad off to Tempe, Arizona with the rest of the dads, we’re sending Dad outfield, way off into space. I know . . . it’s very grandiose . . . as usual. Oh, and there’s even an art print to go with it. Never can get enough of outer space!
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Hoping for Spring
Bonjour there. I’m eternally (today in this post) hoping for warmer weather. I’m even wearing my summer outfit (today!) Cute, huh! But, we live in the desert. So of course my human drew spring in Scotland. You know, moors and thistles and big skies and hound puppies and, I guess, frogs and little blue butterflies. Don’t worry, I did the research, it’s all really there.
Is it Kawabunga yet?
Kawabunga there. So what does THAT mean? Well, it’s a surfer word. Or it was, so it’s historical. Well, that’s it for trying to impress you with my enormous reservoir of info bits. I just think we all need a kawabunga summer moment to look forward to. So, it’s water sliding in the backyard and trying to catch spray in your mouth. (And the wild slide ride of crazy pups, totally ruining the outfit of the very, very pretty wire fox terrier. That’s me, by the way.)
Baby Talk
Bonjour there. Well, I really don’t know what to say . . . and we have a card for that. New baby. What a total joy! They leave me speechless or just talking baby talk, so I’ll show you what my humans came up with this time, to celebrate the announcement of a tiny new baby. It leaves me all mushy inside;)
Oh, I forgot, it’s a great Mother’s Day card too. So clever, right?
Winter blahs? Well, have a Koi Birthday!
Bonjour there. It’s still winter, but there’s no reason to walk around with our eyelids half closed. We can have a Koi Birthday! Ok, maybe we don’t have a birthday coming up, BUT, we can plan for the next one with our friends the Koi. They have birthdays all the time. Some Koi are even bigger than me! I guess it takes a lot of birthdays to get there. Wow, that’s an amazing fish! They are so fashionable. They have so many different outfits. It’s something I envy about them. Don’t tell my breeder I said that, ok?
