It's only June

Lia: Yay...Jada's here....let's play!

Jada: What are we gonna do?

Lia: Dig under the tomato plant......play chase with twigs...

Jada: This is great - running without leashes.

Lia: THEN....here's another game: where ever you stop, look for whatever posie is mouth level and eat it. Then go run again when you see Mom coming....keep running around like we're playing...
Jada: I'm getting really hot....how hot is it?

Zoe: Too hot to be the dog days of summer....and it's only June...

Jada: The what?

Zoe: "The dog days of summer", refers to the hottest, most sultry days of summer. They are a phenomenon of the northern hemisphere that usually falls between July and early September but the actual dates vary greatly from region to region, depending on latitude and climate. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant.

Lia: Doesn't matter anyway...we like the heat.

Jada: Um....I rather like the air conditioning when it's this hot, actually...

Lia: okay...Me too...

Zoe: (....big fat whimps......)

Jail

Lia: WooHoo...it's GREAT to be outside.

Zoe: Y'think?

Lia: Yeah. Hey...and someone decorated the gate while we were inside!

Zoe: OhhhhhhhNnnooooooo.

Lia: What? I think it's cool, like me.

Zoe: Dipwad: THAT is a bungee cord so if your big clod-hopper feet unhook the gate for us, we can't get out! No more Lewis and Clark adventures.

Lia: You mean Lia and Zoe adventures.

Zoe: (....mentally impaired, that's what you are...)

Hairy Houdinis

Lia: I think we're in trouble for escaping and running across the street this morning.

Zoe: Yep.

Lia: And I saw Mommy looking at lock'n'chain stuff in the yellow pages.

Zoe: Yep.

Lia: She even looked at a home security system....we may never get out of the house again... Maybe we should stop escaping like that.

Zoe: Nope. Despite their love for their families, most dogs -- given the right opportunity -- can't wait to escape. Why not? There are all kinds of exciting things that induce a dog to bolt, if only for an adventure or the thought of a good chase of the deliveryman, the neighbor's cat or a passing squirrel. An open door is an invitation throughout the life of the dog.

Lia: So what do you think will happen?

Zoe: We'll be bungie corded INSIDE for the rest of our lives.

Lia: That sucks.

Zoe: (....locked in with you forever: ...yes, that does suck! Let's see: Houdinize: To release or extricate oneself from confinement, bonds, or the like, as by wiggling out...)

Friend or Foe?

Lia: Hey....here she comes with the camera....smile...

Zoe: No, Dipp-o, she taking pictures of the landscape - pretty hanging baskets.

Lia: Then what?

Zoe: Then another photo a little closer. Uh-oh...there's something out there.........

Lia: What? Let me at it! Another friend to play with mabee...

Zoe: Whoa....I'm going inside! That is NOT a friend!

Lia: Aw, c'mon....lemme' go see.....

Zoe: (.....if I were only a little taller to open this gate...)

Summer colds

Zoe: C'mon, get up and let's play!

Lia: I can't; I hab and owie ind by leg fromb a shot.

Zoe: Eeeew...why'd you get a shot? And why are you talking funny?

Lia: Because I have a code in by dose.

Zoe: So get up and walk it off - c'mon.

Lia: Doe!!!..Momby walks be for 5 binutes ebery 2 hours and den I get a ice pack on by leg. So I'mb just laying downd today...

Zoe: (...I gotta get Jada's cell phone number for when dippy turns into an even BIGGER baby...)

New Circle of Friends

2:30 P.M. - Dog Park USA


Lia: Wow, look at all the cool new friends to run with.


Jada: And there's no Zoe here nipping at our ankles - this is great!



Lia: WOW...look at all the different kinds of dogs....and we can play with ALL of them.


Jada: Well, I prefer just....some of them.


Lia: and look how far we can run....let's go!

5:30 P.M. - Dog Park Closes


Jada: Um....are you as tired as me?
Lia: When this car starts and we head home, I call dibbs on the back seat with the cushie blankie.

Jada: You ARE the baby, aren't you!!!!

Logic and Revenge

Zoe: Mommy, where are Lia and Jada going?

The Mommy: To check out a dog-park with Auntie Liss and Aunti Autie...

Zoe: Wait! Why can't I go?

The Mommy: You're too small. They'll go and check it out and see if it's a place where you can't get lost ...

Zoe: That's not FAIR!

The Mommy: Fair, my dear???????

Zoe: Marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism!!!! If anyone is "too" anything, Lia's to young and dippy! And Jada just backs her up!

Lia & Jada: THAT WAS GREAT - WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE PICTURES WE TOOK...WE'LL POST THEM THIS WEEK...WOW, CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK THERE AND PLAY...AND...THEY HAVE A LITTLE DOG AREA FOR ZOE AND Chihuahuas!!!!



Zoe: (...totally not fair...and insulting to boot!..just wait...........)

She ain't heavy...

...she's my sister...

Lia: WHO are all these dogs?

Zoe: We should talk.

Lia: Are they new friends?

Zoe: I think you're in trouble. First you chew Mom's slipper and then you get busted at

doggie daycare, of all places....

Lia: Yah, but she's at work during the day....how would she know?

Zoe: She watches us on the website and she has your picture of you wearing a HALTI!

Lia: So...what do you think will happen?

Zoe: Nothing... (.that a REPLACEMENT won't fix...let's see...Gadget, Dottie or Sheila.....???....)

Defining dog tricks

Lia: So, can I ask you something?

Zoe: Sure.

Lia: What's YOUR idea of a dog trick?

Zoe: Not the same as yours.

Lia: Why?

Zoe: Cause TRICKS are when she asks you to perform ...you get hugs, squeals and treats.....watch this:

Lia: ok....so in the video I went to the kitchen to do my own trick

Zoe: Ya....that's a good one, stealing and chewing Mom's fuzzy slipper - she'll like that.

Lia: Y'think?

Zoe: Ohhhhhh yessss. (....i love when you're so stupid and punishment is impending....)

More Dawn than Dusk

4:45 a.m. Lia: Zoe, wake up...I brought my ball & chewie.

Zoe: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....Lia, lay back down for 5 minutes.

4:50 a.m. Lia: Zo...c'mon...I brought my donut.....get up.

Zoe: zzzzzzz....Lia, it's still dark outside....5 more minutes.

4:55 a.m. Lia: ZoZo...I got OUR tug rope...wake up and play.

Zoe: ummmmhmmmmm...just 5 more minutes.

5:00 a.m. Lia: Zoweeeeeeeee, c'mon.....all dogs have play energy at dusk and dawn...the sun is coming up....let's take my floatie outside to Mom's fish pond...and don't say in 5 more minutes.

Zoe: (...I just really don't like happy-early-risers...and she has too many toys!)

Organic and Gum

Lia: What are you chewing on?

Zoe: A stick. What are you chewing on?

Lia: A wxquslkjdfio.

Zoe: A what?

Lia: It's organic.

Zoe: How'd you get it?

Lia: From Fifi. Foofoo. Whatever her name is.Zoe: The CAT next door?

Lia: Yep...every nite she leaves me these organic things. She tries to cover it with mulch but I can find them with my great nose. Want one?

Zoe: Um..dippy...didn't you get yelled at the last time you ate that?

Lia: oh yah.."ick".....y'got any gum?

Zoe: (...Dear Neighbor: we LOVE Fifi and Lia is very good hunter: wanna trade?...)