Open,open,open

We went on one of our getaways to Carmel-by-the-Sea this last weekend, and of course Tomokee goes along because Carmel, if nothing else, is a dog lover's kinda' town. We were taking a pre-dinner stroll one evening and suddenly T-dog pulls ahead and goes faster, and turns a corner even faster, and then pulls us down these steps and plunks himself down in front of his favorite retail establishment, Diggidy Dog. Alas, the shop had just closed for the day. But, there's no need to feel sorry for him, because we did return the next day and again the day after that and we bought plenty of treats for him as well as a new toy.

Tomokee got to stay at his favourite hotel, Kaluah Kennel while we legged it to Vegas for the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show.

His people had a good (& very lucky) time in Vegas -- good eats, good friends and
some visitations from Lady Luck:

Which ultimately resulted in this cash pile:


Causing T-dog to faint in shock:



And yes, there are complications when you try to drop this kind of cash on a bank. It's a bother I can live with.

Sunday

Tomokee wishes everyone a happy Easter, happy Passover, and just a happy Sunday!

Charlie the drool eater

This Charlie. Charlie is some sort of terrier mix that Tomokee met at the dog park on Sunday. In fact, Charlie was the only other dog in the dog park during the whole time we were there. Charlie and Tomokee were having a pretty good play time, although Charlie seemed a bit overwhelmed by the large and loud Tomokee. Once Tomokee gets going, he tends to drool. That's when we discovered that Charlie likes to lick the drool off of other dogs. Once he got going, he just kept licking. We found this behavior sort of odd.

Tomokee:2 Elizabethan collars: 1

Tomokee recently developed a small irritation on his skin (a "hot spot") that he was licking a bit too much. The vet sold us an Elizabethan collar, which stayed on him for no more than about 20 minutes before he rammed it into things and broke it. Tomokee:1, Collars:0.

So, off to the local Petco I go, and I got another collar. The store didn't have any of these soft foam ones I was hoping for, but this one is good enough for now. It's softer than the first one, and also more shallow, so that Tomokee can still play ball. He's resting comfortably, as you can see. Tomokee: 1, Collars: 1.

However, Tomokee still runs into things while wearing it, and in this case, the collar did not break, but he managed to shear off the attachment for the over-the-door shoe rack. Tomokee:2, collars: 1.

Now if only he could cook the whole meal

We recently replaced our kitchen range, and this new one has front panel electronic controls. We've been finding the electronic settings in some odd states once in a while after Tomokee has done some minor stove surfing when the stove is no longer in use. (He's smart enough not to do that when there are actually hot things on the stove). Luckily, most serious settings require multiple actions, which he hasn't figured out yet!

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays!