My first blog post - 8-28-2009

Welcome to Life in the Dog House. Kick your feet up, relax and enjoy.





It is 4:45 am and the gang are are sleeping peacefully. Ahhhh peace and quiet. I better enjoy it while it lasts as most of the gang will be up and on the move shorty. Well except for Nelly Belle. She is my little senior gal that believes in order to be beautiful she must sleep in until at least 9 a.m. Although she does announce when she is awake. She arhoos rather loudly and will continue until I come it to say good morning and give her the appropriate amount of belly rubs and smooches. Ahhhh the life of a senior drooler. I have to admit I am just a bit jealous.


I look around my bedroom and it seems that we are in need of a much bigger room and yet there are a few missing. Lets see. In the queen size bed which sits in the center of the room, we have Miss Ayla, the senior kitty, sleeping on the pillow next to me. She is curled up in a little gray fluffy ball and it is hard to believe that she has only been here a few short months. Actually thinking back it is a miracle that she is still with us. Nelly Belle is to my left with her feet up against my thigh. (Reminds me of a country song.) She doesn't sleep without touching me. I move, she moves. You might say we have a little tango dance going on all night. Then there is Bazzle who has used his drooler stealth mode to steal both of my knee pillows to sleep on. You would think with a sleep number bed he wouldn't need pillows. Of course I am sitting up with my legs drawn up almost to my chin. Does that matter to them? Of course not! I am the MommaSlave and it is only their comfort that matters.....just ask them.

Looking around to the right of the room it is quite full. In the corner we have Gregor my second gray puff ball, perched on the highest roost of the big cat tree. I believe he is the quietest of all the snorers in the house. Did I forget to mention they all snore???? There is the three tier steps that lead up to the bed. What a back saver those are! Abutting up to the one side of the steps is my very old cedar chest covered with a rubber mat. Have you guessed why there is a rubber mat on it yet? Well that is where the water bowl sits so frail little Miss Ayla does not have to travel far to quench her thirst. Of course it is also convenient for the rest of the gang as well. I mean you can't just cater to one ....can you?


The left of room is covered in orthopedic dog beds. Not small ones mind you but the extra large kind and three of them. Now in all honest one is a single and the other 2 are stacked with a fleece bed on top of them. Nikko kitty has deemed this his bed. Well at least until the Empress Ruby Doo comes back to claim it. Remember the story about the Princess and the Pea? Well I have the Empress and the Pea. Speaking of the Empress she is laying at the foot of the bed. Which means virtually all the floor space is taken up.


In case your wondering....Abby Gale and Sadie Maye are sleeping quite comfortably in the living room. There is no room on the couch or chair for the MommaSlave but they are quite comfortable indeed.


This is life with The Dog House Gang. Always wall to wall fur including that they they leave behind after changing spots. What a wonderful life these furkidz lead, almost makes you wish you were them , doesn't it?

I hope you will excuse me as I think I shall enjoy my cup of coffee and the peace and quiet for however long that it still may last this morning. Though I am quite sure it will come to a thundering end all too very soon. May your day be as filled with happines and love as mine is.

Droolz,
Karen and The Dog House Gang