February 11, 2010

Back in August, Polly, along with momma dog Pippin, uncle dog Merlin, sister dog Lucy and brother dog Finn had some of Pippin and PJ’s pups over for a cook-out. Me, Java, and Duffy were able to be there and it was sooooo much fun to see them all again!I was sad that my halfsie-faced brother and my other sister Frost couldn’t be there, but I bragged to the others that I got to see Frost when we went to get Teddy.  Momma dog Pippin scolded me for being kinda chubby, but I decided to buddy up to Duffy’s owner and he let me sit on his lap for awhile. Finn became very fond of Mom and sat on her lap for a while (until she made him move so she could eat!)

Anyway, sorry it took so long to get the pictures up from the party, Katie tells me she just figured out how to upload photos from her phone to the computer. I shall punish her for her delay by hiding all the towels from the bathroom.

Anyway, Teddy is telling me it’s time for bed!

Much love,

Phoebe

Everyone on Mom!

Phoebe: the Corgi who could drive February 11, 2010

Beep Beep! Clear the road for Phoebe!

When Phoebe is in the car, she has to be kept in the back by putting up a cushion. Otherwise she plows her way to the front and demands to sit on the drivers lap. Poppy will allow this, as he is tall enough to see over her ears, but Mom and I cannot. Once when she did this on the way back from the grocery store, I was able to see around her head, so I let her stay (plus the grocery store is three minutes by car from the house) but I could read the lips of the people in the cars on the other side of the road. Clearly they could not see me behind the ears, and I could make out more than two people saying “is that a dog driving?” Anyway, I snapped these pictures of Phoebe in the drivers seat with my camera phone awhile back, but only just figured out how to put them online.

Phoebe apparently pulled one of her hop-to-the drivers-seat moves on the way to the Grand Canyon with Poppy, Mom, Lucy and Stephen and Stephen’s cousin – the latter of whom stated he was uncomfortable with her driving. To which Poppy promptly replied, “Why? She hasn’t had an accident in three days!”… I don’t think Stephen’s cousin found that very amusing. Annother time over the summer, Cortie and I were Geocaching, and Phoebe was along for the ride. When we got to the site, and were looking for the goods, Phoebe (after two minutes) grew impatient and clambered into the drivers seat. While we were digging we heard two honks come from Cortie’s car and saw Phoebe behind the wheel with her paw on the horn (I don’t think she knew it was her honking, really) but it sure looked liked like she was thinking “Come on guys! Hurry up!”

Teddy decided after awhile that if Phoebe was going to drive. He should get shotgun, because he soon began to follow her up from the backseat! They have since stopped trying to get in the front, thanks to Mom and I being diligent about them staying in the back (the cushion block helps too.) But it sure is cute when Phoebe takes the wheel!

Phoebe on the road

Want to race, Subaru?

With these ears, I am the safest, most alert driver on the road.

Christmas with the Corgis February 1, 2010

Hi there, Ted the Man and Phoebe girl here!

It has been a long time since the “paparazzi” (i.e. Katie, Mommy and Poppy) have updated our blog and let our adoring fans know what we have been up too! In all the buzz of the holidays, it kept getting postponed, but we are back now!

Christmas was sooo much fun! Katie came home from NY for a month, and Lucy came to visit from Flagstaff for a week! We ate good food, and played games and watch all three seasons of “Arrested Development.” The only thing that Teddy didn’t like was having to share his la-Z-boy chair with the lambskin cover with Katie and Lucy. He called dibs, but they never listened…the barbarians…seriously, who doesn’t respect dibs?!? Anyway, as soon as they left he quickly jumped back into his chair to re-establish the Teddy indent he had worked so hard to make and that Katie and Lucy messed up. All that lounging wasted…ah well, he’ll just have to start making it again….

Teddy and I liked having Katie home all the time to take us on walks and play with us. Every morning she would get up when Mom and Dad left at 6, and move to the couch, and Teddy and I would jump up and lay on top of her and we would all nap and do cross-word puzzles till noon…ah, such fun.

Anyway, here are some pictures from the holidays! Hope everyone else had a great holiday season too!

Lots of Love,

Phoebe and Teddy

Teddy and Phoebe at McGuckins hardware

Phoebe and Teddy at McGuckins

Teddy, Phoebe and Mom by the Christmas display at McGuckins