Cairo's Place

January 26, 2007

It's a Hard Knock Life

I typically enjoy lounging on the couch and watching TV. However, this week I had to endure some awful programming, and my ears have not yet recovered from the damage.

First, I watched some of the president's State of the Union speech. Isn' t this the same speech he gave the last two years in a row? Boring boring boring! And not one mention of canine suffrage or doggie civil rights. Then I watched some of the American Idol auditions. My ears are still ringing from the horrible wannabe singers. I need to learn how to operate the remote control. Next time this crap comes on the television I'm changing the channel!

January 22, 2007

I Need To Learn Dutch

...because if they don't sell this canine beer in the United States then I'm moving to the Netherlands!

Benito, a 5-year-old Chihuahua, drinks beer from a bowl in the southern town of Hulst, Netherlands, Sunday Jan. 21, 2007. Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the town of Zelhem created a non-alcoholic beer for her Weimaraner dog made from beef extract and malt, and consigned a local brewery to make and bottle the beer, called Kwispelbier, after the word 'kwispel', which is Dutch for wagging a tail. (AP Photo/Albert Seghers)

Daddy never let's me drink alcohol. Now with this non-alcoholic brew on the market, I'll be able to enjoy my favorite beverage!

January 13, 2007

Bad to the Bone

As you may know, last week my boyfriend Cubby had surgery for an eye ulcer. I'm glad to read that he is recovering well and having fun playing "cone wars" with Dakota.

I want to stress the importance of eye safety - so one of my recommendations for 2007 is protective eye wear for dogs. Above I am modeling the latest design. See, you can look cool and fashionable while protecting your eyes!!

January 06, 2007

Without Further Ado...

Here's pics from my vacation!

My grandparents always placed great smelling food up on their counters. They offered me some bananas and blueberries one day, but I don't like fruit! Silly humans...

There's Rocky and I ready to walk to the park.

Everyday I played with my new soft frisbee. I love jumping in the air and catching the frisbee.

That tired me out. I tried sleeping in Rocky's bed, but it's only large enough to fit a pug, not a boxer!

So we both shared the larger plush bed.

Toward the end of my vacation I found this cool plastic stick in my grandpa's bathroom. I was having fun chewing on the stick when my grandpa walked it the room and yelled, "Oh my God! She's eating my razor!".

I'm not sure what a razor is, but apparently it's bad. My grandpa couldn't find the blade so he thought I swallowed it. They immediately rushed me to the veterinary emergency hospital where I got some cool x-rays. Luckily the razor thing was not in my belly. I guess I'll stay away from those razor sticks for now on.

January 04, 2007

What My Parents Did on their Vacation

I'll have some video footage and photos of my vacation as soon as my grandpa sends over the material to my daddy.

UPDATE: Several folks have inquired about the song on the video. It's called Me Gustas Tu by Manu Chao. If you like it and want to hear more from the artist, I'd suggest starting with the Clandestino album.

And by request, here's a photo of a coffee plant with ripe, red coffee berries.

Five New Year's Resolutions

Me, at 8 weeks

Hi, everyone! I’m back from my vacation with the grandparents. I had a blast. Pictures and stories will be coming soon, I promise! Oh, and my parents had a great time in Central America too.

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While I was out Isabella and Texas both tagged me with the New Year’s Resolution meme. Well, here it goes…

1. I’ll try not to destroy my parents’ couch or my doggie beds, even though I love the taste of upholstery and pillow stuffing.

2. I plan on utilizing my powers of ESP and telepathy to convince my Daddy to create more videos, especially ones with cool music.

3. Convince my parents to purchase some better tasting food! They can’t expect me to perform fancy tricks for kibble that tastes like cedar chips.

4. Play more soccer, improve my frisbee catching skills and practice more ball-bouncing.

5. Continue to meet new and exciting pets in the blogosphere.

I think this meme has been going around for awhile so I won’t pass it on. If you’d like to participate be my guest - and leave a link to your post in the comments.

December 21, 2006

Happy Holidays!

Tomorrow I am headed over to my grandparents' house. I will be spending Christmas and New Year's Day with them while my parents vacation in Central America.

I love staying with the grandparents because 1) I get to play with my pug uncle Rocky 2) the folks spoil me rotten with treats and yummies 3) they have a king size bed!

Since I won't be posting until 2007, I'd like to leave you with a holiday message.

Happy New Year!

December 19, 2006

Screw the Humans

We are the persons of the year!

Here some of my friends share in the honor...

Sorry but I couldn't make one for everybody. But you can make your own - here is a blank template for you to work with. Have fun - and post your covers!

December 18, 2006

TIME Person of the Year

I am the TIME magazine person of the year. So are you! Think I'm joking? Check out their article and see why we all are the persons of the year.

December 14, 2006

Blogger Problems

Hi, everyone! I've been having trouble leaving comments on my friends' blogs. So if you haven't heard from me it's because I can't log in to the comment system.

Has anyone else experienced problems with blogger beta? Ever since they upgraded it has been hit and miss. Hopefully the humans will fix these technical issues so that we dogs, cats and other critters can play freely on the web.

December 12, 2006

Another Pillow Bites the Dust

uh...look, mom! It snowed while you were gone!

I'm Frosty the Snowman after he started melting!

Come on, it's really comfortable. It's my new insulation-blanket!

December 11, 2006

Light The Way

Hey friends, can you have this much fun with a flashlight?

If you've got them, post your flashlight videos.

Whoever catches the light wins a lifetime supply of bully sticks!

December 09, 2006

American Idol

My parents have been lazy with this blogging thing - but they promise to have more pictures and videos really soon. In the meantime, enjoy this clip from one of our favorite TV shows "The Soup".

December 02, 2006

Amazing -- Must See!

If you haven't already watched it, head on over to Pappy's Dog Blog for his video "Christmas Comes Early". I am featured in the all-star sing-a-long with Brody, Tin Tin, Toby, Buster, Joey & Tanner and many other cool dogs from the Dogs With Blogs crew.