The Red Dog's Blog

Country life on May 3, 2009Finally made it up to the country house this weekend. Great to be able to stretch my legs and inhale the fresh country air. You can't beat those smells — bear poop, cougar poop and my personal favourite, horse poop. But what is it with the wildlif...

Is this a dog? on Apr 20, 2009I mean, come on — how can someone with a mug like this be a member of my species? Even Botox couldn't help with those wrinkles. And how does he breathe through that nose, much less sniff out anything interesting in the garbage? Perhaps that's why B...

Hail to the pooch on Apr 12, 2009So what is all this fuss over the dog moving into the White House? I'm told Bo a Portuguese water dog, but he looks like a scruffy two-tone poodle with a goofy tail to me. And what's with bragging that he's a "water dog"? Get me within 100 yards of a...

Dogs don't do dictionaries on Apr 11, 2009The person who feeds me has been trying to teach me a new word, "counter-productive." It's a bit of an abstract concept for me, since it doesn't involve food. But she keeps using it — for example, when she's trying to get out of bed in the morning...

Canine couture on Apr 6, 2009It must be spring because the little dogs have traded in their fleece-lined winter jackets for jaunty little numbers like the one Olive is wearing here (with coordinated leash, no less). I say "little dogs" because no big dog with any self-respect wo...

Home Alone (not the movie) on Apr 1, 2009I'm bored. The person who feeds me has left me alone — again — and there is absolutely nothing fun to do. She wonders why I do things I'm not supposed to when she's away, like eating everything I can find on the kitchen counters (kiwi fruit, by t...

Retrievers rule on Mar 30, 2009This is me with Piper and Rusty, who are my kind of dogs. I don't know why they make any breeds other than goldens — clearly, they got it right with us. Although I'm not completely sure about either of these two. Piper likes to rumble with every do...