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Airedales on Squidoo

Hey Airedales, it’s that time again… Mingo and I have a request - Can you pop onto my Airedale Bloggers page on Squidoo and see if I’m missing anybody? www.squidoo.com/AiredaleTerrierBloggers Drop me a line with any links that I’m missing and I’ll get those up straight ....More ..

Welcome Autumn!

Goodbye summer… time for a season change… Gimme that leaf… I said GIMME Thank you. I need this one to celebrate the changing of the seasons. To do my special dance. Ah heck, I’M GONNA EAT IT Ah Mt. Tabor park… the nicest extinct volcano I’ve ever peed on… The ....More ..

Polska? Nopeska!

We started off on a gloomy Saturday toward the Polish Festival that dad read about… off to North Portland to a little Polish enclave for a good kielbasa party… And when we got there all we saw was this - yes, it’s a sign, yes, it’s advertising the Polish Festival, and yes, it’s ....More ..

Argh Matey!

Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day… So I strapped on me eyepatch - AHOY wench-mama - ready to go a plunderin’. ARGH! Bogart Chez Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

America's Pet Store

The fine folks at America’s Pet Store sent me some of their bestsellers to test out - to find out how a real Dale uses their products. I’m in! First dad set up the Waterproof Bench Seat Cover in the back of the Bogcedes. It looks good, compliments the black and tan nicely, and doesn’t ....More ..

Oktoberfest

Ah…. OKTOBERFEST. I never get to go to these things, usually it’s just a promise of some bratwurst smuggled home in a doggie bag for me. But here in Oregon, they do things a little differently. Today we drove to Mount Angel for what must be the biggest Oktoberfest we’ve ever seen! ....More ..

Bogart at Belmont

Another weekend in Portland, another street fair. I’ve gotta say that I love this street fair thing, it gives us all a chance to explore neighborhoods that we might not normally visit! Today we’re doing the Belmont Street Fair… First things first - check messages, see who has been ....More ..

A Citizen of Gooberstan

Oh, Y-E-S… It is always a GOOD DAY when a package arrives from the Republic of Gooberstan… I have heard - and seen - much of the fabled pink flamingo. However, I have never personally experienced this rare bird… UNTIL TODAY I must introduce my new retro pal to the expanse of my ....More ..

Meowie Wowie

CAT ALERT * CAT ALERT * CAT ALERT As always, whenever a post will be featuring my feline friends, I give a big ol’ warning to all of my pup peeps. Ready? Lets GO… We went to the Hawthorne Fish House because mama had been craving their yummo french fries and a Gardenburger. ....More ..

Sunday Stickwork

Working on a stick hunt… gonna go down down… working on a stick hunt… whoops! gotta look around… Hehe… I AM DANGER DOG Check out this advanced technique… not for beginners, but advanced stick students take note! This also may be more breed specific - you’ve ....More ..

Art-full Airedale

The Art Institute of Portland is celebrating their 10 year anniversary and they’re having a Block Party in the Pearl… did someone say party? Dad and I made ourselves comfy on some furniture they had out on the street…but dad really, there is no excuse for this: See how lovely I look ....More ..

Take the ASPCA Pledge!

Today I took it… the pledge to fight Animal Cruelty… YES, I support the ASPCA in its steadfast commitment to end animal cruelty. I will do all that is possible to help the animals in my community live happy, healthy lives. To that end, I pledge to: Learn to Recognize Animal Cruelty. ....More ..

Cover Boy

Hehehe Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Hazelnut Sunday

Not only is there an overwhelming amount of blackberries in my park, but there are also hazelnuts - on trees! We’re off in search of some nutty goodness, but first, nature calls… That’s Mt. Hood in the background, and bicyclists closer in. ....More ..

Festa Italiana

VIVA PIZZA! I mean, VIVA ITALIA! Today we went to the Festa Italiana festival in Pioneer Square… not too much going on, it was mostly about the food. They had some dancers while we were there, but the tents where the food was being served were making me kind of goofy… So mama had to distract ....More ..

The Great Kafkinski

CAT ALERT - CAT ALERT - CAT ALERT If you can’t handle the felines, best to either turn away now or scroll to the bottom as the glorious orange fur will soon be flying. Ok, everybody gone that needed to leave? It’s just us cat lovers now. We now return to our regularly scheduled program. ....More ..

Out of Sorts

Not much has been going on this week - mama hasn’t been feeling well so the adventure richter scale has been hanging around, well, zero. I don’t see her nearly enough these days, and here is to hoping that this will change asap. Same old, same old - the alarm goes off, I jump onto the [. ....More ..

Michael Phelps Who?

Inspired by the absolutely amazing Michael Phelps and his 8 gold medals, today I decided was going to be the day that I actually SWIM. You’ll remember that last time I went into the river I only waded up until my beard. Today I’m gonna go ALL THE WAY… Ok, maybe not right away… Wait ....More ..

Sidewalk-ing

Despite the triple digit heat today, I was bored. I know, this is becoming a regular feature here on my blog, but hey, I’m an Airedale and I need LOTS of mental and physical stimulation. Mama and dad knew this before they got me, so there is no excuse. ....More ..

More Cards!

My birthday continues!!! This morning I awoke to two fantastic new cards! This one is from Noah, Willow, Tess & Lucy in Australia… (I just LOVE this photo of you all - this should be an official Australian postcard!) And this one was so cute from Molly & Taffy - it’s an animated ....More ..

The High Holy Day

Yes, it’s the most special day of the entire year… MY BIRTHDAY!!! I can’t believe I’m 3 already… So what are we gonna do mom? I know it’s REALLY hot outside (it was 100 degrees here today in Portland!) but you promised we’d go somewhere… Ooooh, is that ....More ..

Thanks Miss Asta!!!

Ok, Miss Asta just sent me the COOLEST birthday card: Hubba Hubba, looks like we’re ready to P-A-R-T-Y!!! Woo-hoo, I’m gonna be 3 tomorrow!!! THANK YOU ASTA, you really know how to make a boy feel SPECIAL!!!! Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Scottie the Cutie

A big shout-out and thanks to my buddy Scottie for this cool award! This card has some rules on re-passing it:- 1. Only five people allowed. 2. Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog. 3. One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world. ....More ..

Marmel-aire-de

I guess all of that blackberry collecting was for a good reason… LET ME HELP DAD - I KNOW I CAN HELP Alright, so I guess there is that thing about me not having opposable thumbs. I understand that even while I don’t agree with every aspect of the theory. ....More ..

Saturday... It's All Right

I’m bored. CHAIRMAN of the bored. It’s Saturday mama, there’s no “work” excuse. I wanna go out!!! TAKE ME!!! Mmm. Panera Bread in the Hollywood District. You know I’m going to score some of mama’s mozzarella… And it was GOOD… Perhaps a little ....More ..

Bussing It

Gas prices… crazy, huh? Mama has been complaining a lot about how much it costs to get back and forth to her work. My answer - beautiful in it’s simplicity - was that she just shouldn’t go to work anymore, and spend her entire days entertaining me. ....More ..

Bones and Brews

Mama and dad HAD to make up to me for not taking me along to Flugtag yesterday. I only see mama two days a week for the whole day, and when she chooses to spend one of those whole days somewhere else, well, I’m not a happy boy. We had thought about going to the [. ....More ..

Flug-Berry-Tag

Look what’s growing along my main walkie area… Blackberries! I tried one and so far am not convinced to their yumminess. But the humans seem to like them. One more sniff? Nah, still not convinced. Hey Charlie, guess what? When your mama and dad went out today without you and me, they ....More ..

My New Ball

Walking around my forest this morning, I saw something beckoning me into the brush. Something irresistible. Something that smelled soooooo good. Something like… THIS. This is now my new favorite ball. It’s tougher than a tenny, plastic but mushy, and small enough to carry with me easily ....More ..

Self Medicating

Who me? Digging a hole? In the backyard? Nah, must have been someone else. Maybe some other Airedale snuck in overnight and dug this fine, fine hole. See? I’m investigating. Smells like Airedale indeed, but it wasn’t me… that is a darned mighty fine hole. ....More ..

Behold the London Broil

For those who asked: Drooling encouraged. Party at my place! Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

The Evil Memory Card

So today I got to go out for a really full day of fun - complete with LOTS of photos - and when we got home, mama was so excited she wanted to get working on my blog right away… and when she put the memory card into the reader all she got was a [. ....More ..

Tiptoe Through the Brambles With Meeeee

I am now officially enamored of the blackberry brambles. There are yummy varmints hiding in there! Not only are there yummy berries, but there are also BUNNIES! I do want to catch a bunny someday (mama is not really thrilled about that…), but for now I’ll have to content myself with catching ....More ..

Berry Good

Just checking out my neighborhood… it’s a beautiful day in the neigh-bor-hood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, will you be mine… I’ve been keeping up on the progress of the blackberry and raspberry bushes around my main walkie spot lately. ....More ..

Fairs, Fairs Everywhere!

Pets in the Pearl is today… COME ON DAD, I SMELL DOGS!!! Pets in the Pearl is pretty cool - lots of vendors and lots of dogs! Nice people from local Humane Society’s (these folks are from the Columbia Humane Society and they were really nice!)… Stores that sell stuff to spoil us ....More ..

The Loved Dog

Lookie lookie here… a PACKAGE FOR ME Yesss! The nice folks over at Fresh Pet sent me some of their newest treats to try… these are, like their Deli Fresh rolls of dog food, meant to be refrigerated. They’re called The Loved Dog, and I got some beef and some chicken to try out! First ....More ..

Animal Planet Expo

Wow, this gas stuff is expensive. Now I understand what mom complains about all of the time… but hey, it’s the weekend and we’ve gotta gas up and GO!!! So fill up the Bog-cedes and lets ROLL!!! Today is the Animal Planet Expo here in NE Portland, which sounds right up my alley. ....More ..

Vive L'Airedale

Celebration time! While it’s not officially Bastille Day until Monday, here in Portland they were having a festival today so you know me and dog-friendly festivals… I looked around the house for something french-y to wear but alas, didn’t have anything. ....More ..

Out! Out! Foul... Whatever You Are!

This appeared in my backyard this evening… and I’m really not pleased… Out! Out! Foul… whatever you are!!! ....More ..

Happy Birthday Mareike!!!

Today is a VERY special day. It’s Mareike’s (my favorite human other than mama and dad) birthday!!! I wish I was there to give ya a big Aire Kiss (and run around your backyard, and play with your Dales, and bark at your hose…). ....More ..

My New Pal Charlie

Hey… that’s an AIREDALE!!! Mom, dad, did you know about this? Was this planned? Why yes it was, a playdate for me with a cool boy Dale named Charlie. Ok, lets get the play bows out of ....More ..

Naughty to Nice Contest

My friends over at FreshPet are having a cool contest that I wanted to let you all know about! Capture your naughtiness on camera and you could win ....More ..

Great Eating on the 4th

No better way to celebrate the independence of America than doing something that we are really, really good at - The Nathans Hot Dog Eating Competition! ....More ..

Happy Birthday America

You don’t look a day over 231… Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Gimme a D-W-B!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSS! The winning photo for July, to be proudly displayed on the front page of Dogs With Blogs is… ....More ..

Rugged Man Paws for Keeley

Hey Keeley! I read your post about your paws, and mama wanted to show you what my rugged Airedale paws look like… See? They’re kind ....More ..

Hawthorne Walkie

So we piled into the Bogie-mobile today, intent on having a nice walkie on Hawthorne and some fish and chips, when we discovered something TERRIBLE… DAD FORGOT MY LEASH!!! And all we had in the back of the ....More ..

O

Another day, another new adventure for me here in Portland… Today we drove the Bog-cedes over to the Lewis & Clark State Recreation Site. Dad wants to teach me how swim… and I’m not so sure. ....More ..

Take Me To The River

Yeah, it’s about 95 degrees here today in beautiful Portland, and what’s a boy to do to cool off? Maybe find a local waterfall… Let’s pile into the Bog-cedes and go off in ....More ..

Fun Fun Friday!

So dad said that he had to do some errands today… snore. It just sounded so b-o-r-i-n-g. And it’s actually HOT here today, so I was afraid I’d be stuck in a hot car waiting outside some nameless building for him… But then mom said she was going too so IT’S PARTY TIME… ....More ..

Bogart vs. the Volcano

Have you ever had a walkie on a volcano? As of today, I HAVE… Mt. ....More ..

Like a Rolling Stone

I’m gathering no moss! I will, however, EAT MOSS ....More ..

Mississippi Mutt

Today we explored a little bit of the Mississippi district in North Portland… Mmm… LOTS of new smells, I haven’t been to this neighborhood before. ....More ..

Summer in the City

SUMMER IS HERE!!! It’s been a little grey here lately, but now the sun is shining and summer has arrived… ....More ..

Photo of the Month Nomination!

I’m SO EXCITED!!! This photo has been nominated for Photo of the Month over on the Bone Zone at Dogs With Blogs… if you’re ....More ..

Daily Blogger Award

BIG AIRE KISSES to my buddies Maggie & Mitch for this cool award!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! I’ve gotta check around ....More ..

Going for Guinness - Firefox 3!

Today is the big download day! Get yer new version of Firefox 3 and join the Guinness Record race - the good folks at Firefox want to set a Guinness World Record for most software downloads in a day… so mom and I downloaded our new version ....More ..

Good Dog Art

COOL! Lookie what I got! Package addressed to me - MINE MINE MINE ....More ..

Weisswurst for Bogie

YUMMO! Today we had to take this guy: My buddy Kafka, to the vet. ....More ..

Mountain Man

Woo-hoo! I’m going up into the mountains today!!! We’re heading to Zigzag - and we’re going to walk in the mountains of the Mt. Hood National Forest! ....More ..

Pearl Puppy

Today we went into the city - for a walk around. I’ve been missing our walks in Pasadena, so mom thought that I should see the area of town that she works in. It’s called The Pearl, and it’s a very trendy area. We were also going to walk around in NW Portland to check out some ....More ..

Saturday... It's All Right

Firstly and most importantly a Robin update - I hear that he’s running for pie so that’s a good sign. I’m not ready to slow up the Zen yet, but so far so good… Robin my friend… this package is for you. I’ve been bugging dad to get the dehydrator working ....More ..

Aire Zen Required!!!

One of my best buddies Robin (he’s on the left) isn’t feeling well… He’s one of Mareike’s Dales in Los Angeles. We’re not sure yet what’s wrong, and of course he’s a typical Airedale and being all stoic… But he needs our help. ....More ..

The Sun Will Come Out...

OHMYDOG!!! Today I met with the Director and Artistic Director of a theatre company here in Portland… they’re looking for a special dog to be in their play - to trod the boards, so to speak - and they found me! Things went really well, I showed ‘em what I can do - but mom and dad ....More ..

Not the Hose!!!

It’s hot here again in Portland - and I’ve built up a little funk. Dad thought it was time to de-funk a bit, and while I’m not thrilled about it I usually just go along. Except for this time. I wasn’t feeling really cooperative. ....More ..

At the Art Hop

It’s over 90 degrees today here in Portland… feels a LOT like Los Angeles!!! But today was the Alberta Art Hop and so we decided to brave the heat and check it out. Lots of cool things to see, interesting people, and um, butterflies… This was a booth of a really ....More ..

Mt. Hood, My Hood

Isn’t that beautiful? That’s Mt. Hood in the distance, and this is where I walk a lot. This is my drinking spot. It’s very convenient to have this here after a long walkie… I’m beginning my Portland stick collection… this is the first big one I found ....More ..

DogPause - A Review

Well, looky here… When a package arrives for me, mama lets me open it myself. This was on the front stoop, clearly addressed to Bogart Handsome Devil. I just had to figure out the best way to get it open… Come on mom, WHAT IS IT??? Enquiring minds need to know… ....More ..

Forest Mama

It’s Mothers Day!!! I wanted to take my mom to my newest favorite place here in Portland - the Powell Butte Nature Park. It’s just behind our house, and dad and I have been there a few times. So today it was family day! Come on mom, keep up!!! It’s always good to leave ....More ..

DeeDee's Ball

When I left Los Angeles, I took a little piece of LA with me. I took DeeDee’s ball. Obviously it wasn’t her absolute favorite because she gave it to me. Well, I had it in my mouth and she didn’t try to get it back from me so it’s mine fair and square, right? ....More ..

Garden Supervisor

Who’s the boss? I’ll give you one guess… So dad has taken down almost the entire old treehouse - even tho it looked really cool, it had an old wasp nest inside and the wasps were buzzing around looking for their old home… so we broke it up and hauled it away. ....More ..

Sunday on Hawthorne

Today was my first big day out here in Portland - walking around the city, that is, not just patrolling my yard or walking in the forest. Mama wanted to go somewhere that would be walking-friendly, so we hit the Hawthorne district for some midday shenanigans. ....More ..

Snoop

What celebrity am I? A whole bunch of you other dog bloggers have done the Which Celebrity Am I quiz on Dogster, but I haven’t had a chance to yet… guess who I am? That’s right, I’m Snoop Dogg! I think ....More ..

Plant Friendly

So it looks like the humans are thinking about putting some plants in my backyard. Apparently the folks who lived in this house before me had 3 big dogs, one of which they kept chained in the backyard, and they did a lot of damage. We want to get off on the right foot and make the place nice, so we’ve ....More ..

Bog-Land Yard

Ah…. MY yard. A place where the half-deflated soccer ball can fly free… We’re going to take down that treehouse-like thing sometime to make more room for me to run (and, ahem, some room to plant veggies). I help mom work on her soccer techniques so that she doesn’t ....More ..

Bad Internet. Down.

Big Aire lovin’ to everyone who has written to me sending good vibes for my trip and move to Portland! I made it!!! Mom and dad are crazy. We drove here in one day from Los Angeles. That’s 15 hours in the car. Yes, it’s completely insane. ....More ..

Airedale-e-o-s...

  Bye Dale-Os!!!! I’m gonna miss you guys more than anything in the world - you’ve taught me soooooo much about what it means to be an Airedale, put up with me when I messed up, and finally conferred the coveted Summa Cum Quietly diploma upon me when I calmed down and stopped barking ....More ..

Where's My Stuff?

All of my stuff is gone… simply gone. The apartment is almost-empty and all that’s left are litter boxes and sleeping bags. It’s so weird!   I wanted to post more of the box-filled madness, but alas, I haven’t been able to convince mom that this was paramount. ....More ..

Photo of the Month Nomination

OHMYDOG! One of my photos has been nominated for Photo of the Month over at The Bone Zone on my favorite website, Dogs With Blogs!!! So everyone needs to go over there and vote… your conscience of course… for whichever photo you really ....More ..

The Week of Dale Day Care

Dad is home from Portland, triumphant, keys in hand to a house with a back yard. Whoopee! I spent much of this past week at Dale Day Care - yup, that’s Mareike’s house - hanging with my buddies. I gotta tell you, as many cool things as there are here in Los Angeles, the ONLY one I’m ....More ..

Stay... Out of the Apartment

Another white-hot day in Pasadena. It was hot enough today that I was doing my Mexican-jumping-bean dance at streetcorners whenever mama and I had to wait for a light to change - since I’m not wearing shoes, it’s gets kind of toasty on the pads. ....More ..

Zen... WORKS!

You dogs are GOOD…. We have a house! With a big, fenced backyard! In Portland! It’s a little further out from the city center than mama originally wanted, but it’s near an area with a lot of hiking trails, it’s got a fireplace and wood burning stove to keep us toasty, oh ....More ..

Dad in Portland

Ohmydog, Dad is in Portland! Looking for a house for us, and a yard for me. I’m so excited!!! Can you doggies do me a favor? I really, really want Dad to find us the perfect house and he doesn’t have a lot of time (we’re moving at the end of this month - yikes!). ....More ..

Feelin' Better

Feeling…. GOOD! It was just a weird one-day thing - maybe stress, maybe something weird that I ate, I dunno. I’m just happy to be running and hungry again (oh, and not puking - that’s the best part). Well it must have been all of the Aire Zen that I felt comin’ toward ....More ..

Feeling Pukey

I don’t know what it is, but this morning I’ve been feeling all puke-y. Not to be gross here, but it’s basically just fluid, and I feel kind of tired. Must have been something I ate. But in much happier and less pukey news, I got this lovely award from my buddies Maggie ....More ..

MIA

Could be missing in action, more likely MOVING in Action. Lots of boxes have appeared this week, and things seem to be progressing toward our impending move to Portland. Mom talks about it non-stop and how much I’m going to love it, and I’m actually pretty excited too. ....More ..

Bed Warmer

I take my jobs around the house very seriously. While mom is at work, SOMEONE has to keep the bed warm. Especially her side. I’m just HERE TO HELP Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Burger Sunday

This is Robin. Well, these are his teeth. Crocodale chompers. Impressive, no? And they’re going to put to some good use. Dad brought treats!!! That’s Kermit with his paw on dad’s lap. He’s SERIOUS about his treats… Go get ‘em Kermit!!!!! . ....More ..

BBQ

Dad has spent the last two days over at our friend KC’s house. I got to go along so no worries there, but I did wonder what he was up to. Spending so much time together, they spent hours in the kitchen arguing and tasting and arguing some more. .... ....More ..

Pushing Up the Daisy

This is Daisy. She’s a Husky. We met her not long ago in the park - a very nice woman found her in the park, just roaming. She has a large growth on the side of her neck (you can’t really see it in the photos as she has fetchingly tied a lovely bandana around it) and needed surgery. ....More ..

Meeting Mashti Malone

Happy Easter everybody! Notice my spiffy bandana, a present from my buddy Stanley, mama thought that I should wear some sort of easter bonnet, but since I ain’t wearin’ no stinkin’ bonnet, my skull-covered bandana would just . ....More ..

Willie Week

Feline Alert!   For all of those doggies freaked out by our feline cousins, you have been warned. There are CATS in today’s post. And now back to our regularly scheduled program.   Sorry I haven’t written in a few days… my week has been fun as always, . ....More ..

Cone Plus Grass Equals FUN

Running through my field of green on St. Patty’s Day!!! Now where did I leave that tasty pine cone? Was it here? No, wait. YOU HAVE IT, DON’T YOU??? Foul woman, HAND OVER THAT CONE! AHA! I just KNEW you had it… Hand over that tasty cone… . ....More ..

Chewsy Dale

Another new Dale in the blogosphere! I met Mr. T-Bone Beasley on MySpace, and told him that the world just HAS to see his Dale cuteness with his own blog. Now he has one!   Stop by and give him some lovin’…   . ....More ..

It's a Big Day!

I’m gonna scream it from the rooftops (well, at least from the sidewalk in Pasadena)… Mom just got a job in PORTLAND!!! She didn’t wanna tell me before she knew that it was for sure (so THAT’S why she disappeared for a few days…), but now she’s SUPER EXCITED and . ....More ..

Pine-Apple-Cone

Well, looky here. It’s a pine cone - one of my favorite things - in it’s infancy. I’ve never found one of these before… I must investigate further. Kind of looks like a pineapple, no? Coooooooool… Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Goobersnacks

Bogartoober here. I was in Petco when I got this itchy feeling, like something was making me dance, something familiar, and yet… I turned around and there it was - GOOBERLICIOUS dog treats! I searched high and low, thinking that my buddy Stanley . ....More ..

Danke!

A big hearty THANK YOU to my Aire-buddies Ina and Jecke-Jule in Germany for this super-duper-cool award!!!! I love seeing your photos and reading about you too - . ....More ..

The Office

Where’s Bogart? Mom plays this game with me whenever we’re over at Mareike’s house. She has a lovely, big backyard, and I have my “office” where I spend the majority of my time, tending to my stick collection, patrolling the upper area to protect us from anyone walking . ....More ..

TGIF

Woo-hoo! Friday and the living is easy. Mom is off on Fridays, so that means it’s time to get her a sandwich from the Lovebirds Cafe in Pasadena! I’ve never had ice cream before. I hear all about it watching all of my buddies on their blogs and I’ve been meaning to try some. ....More ..

King of Burgers

Dad has continued on the treat-making, working on things, fixing other things, coming up with new and brilliant ideas for treats, and one of the more recent ones has been to make BURGERS. They’re meat mixed with veggies and then dehydrated. .... ....More ..

Home Sweet Home

Mom and Dad are HOME!!!!!! They made it back from Portland a little later than they expected (damn flight delays) but honestly, I didn’t really notice. I was getting into the groove of life at the Dale household and I had the BEST time! My butt didn’t stop wiggling for hours, and . ....More ..

Wine-ing

Hey Bogie! (this is Dad going into the Duck Pond Winery - see the duck egg wreath?) I hear from Mareike that you’re doing well, getting into the groove of life at the All-Dale household. Happy to hear it! Dad and I have had a LOT of fun in Portland, today we drove to the wine area and . ....More ..

Hey, Hey, Bogart

We’re here! We made it all the way to Portland, Oregon. First we were on a plane, then we got a car (you’d be proud of dad - he makes a decent co-pilot - not as good as you, of course, but decent). Everytime I’m in the car I keep looking back to see your head in the rear-view . ....More ..

Gone Baby Gone

I just knew that something was up. Starting yesterday I saw suitcases coming out of closets. And clothes getting put into them. And large bowls of cat food appearing. The humans were up to something. And indeed I was right. This morning they dropped me off at Mareike’s house with . ....More ..

Teeth Grinding?

I get lots of mail. And I love it. So whenever an envelope arrives with my name on it, I’m quick to get it open and get to whatever is inside. However, I wasn’t prepared for this… See, it’s addressed to me, but once I got it open all I could think of was HUH? Up until now I didn’t think I had a problem, ....More ..

Kermit Kalls the Kops

Ok this didn’t happen to me but it made me and mama giggle so hard this morning I just HAD to share… This is Kermit. He’s one of the 3 Airedales that belong to mom & dad’s friend Mareike (about whom I talk ALL THE TIME because it’s my FAVORITEST PLACE IN THE WHOLE WORLD… but I digress). ....More ..

Pawda and Vera Wag

Check out my new high-fashion stuffies… Mom’s friend David (that is his painting on the card!) sent me some FABULOUS new stuffies… a Pawda purse and a Vera Wag shoe! I’m comfortable enough in my masculinity to chew on these fine toys… ....More ..

Photographic Phrustrations

Yup you guessed it. Those pesky camera batteries have been acting up again. When mom can’t take pictures she gets uninspired about updating my blog. And it’s actually been an interesting week - we’ve gone on a long walkie in Pasadena (in new places that I haven’t peed on before), I’ve seen my Dale buddies, I’ve ....More ..

The Thinker

My buddy Noah and the girls just gave me this Thinking Blogger Award and I’m HONORED! I’m happy to hear that my thinking about treats has inspired others. Especially as I probably couldn’t sneak any into Australia with their super-Beagle-meat-sniffing hounds. ....More ..

Research & Development

Here at Bogart Enterprises, we are continuing our research & development to try to make the best treats we can… Meet our crack R&D Team - Jupie, Robin, Kermit, & MEEE… Jupie has a nose for these things - she looks like she’d give it to ya straight, doesn’t she? If the treats were lousy, she’d ....More ..

Workin' for a Livin'

Bogart H. Devil… Quality Control Manager I’m starting to hear back from some of my friends now who have received their jerky and so far EVERYONE LOVES IT!!!! I cannot begin to tell you all how happy that makes me, because it’s my favorite stuff and to know that so many of you like it too warms my fuzzy heart. ....More ..

Worky for Your Jerky

Working hard at quality control and supervision of the greatest machine that ever lived… Our industrial dehydrator. The bringer of jerky, the maker of happiness, the large stinky box of my dreams… And meet the VPM - the industrial vacuum packing machine. This is truly what takes the jerky-making hobby into potential future ....More ..

I Have a Dream...

  That one day soon, all dogs everywhere will have yummy jerky treats fresh out of the cooker just like I do. I’m sure that I’ve mentioned that my dad has been making me fresh jerky every day - well, the time has come for all of my dog buddies to have some too. The dehydrator is running non-stop, we bought an industrial vacuum-sealing ....More ..

Crazy Little Thing Called...

W-O-R-K.   Yes, whenever mama has to go to that place she calls WORK (ok that’s an affectionate term, sometimes she uses other words that I won’t repeat here…) she neglects my blog. And January was going sooo well, we posted almost every single day and then… nada. ....More ..

Super Tenny

Back on my birthday in August, my buddy Stanley got me a verrrry special present. It was a ball. On the outside an ordinary-looking tennis ball. But oh, this ball was sooo much more. Not only did this ball provide all of the grimy-used-tennis-ball goodness, but when placed between ....More ..

Cafe in the Rain

Today was a little rainy, a little grey, a little windy. Since mom and I both love it when we have real weather here in Los Angeles (especially some rain!!!) we piled into the Bogie-mobile and decided to have a little mother-son day walking around in Pasadena. We had a niiiiiice long walkie down Colorado Boulevard, lots of Airedmiration, ....More ..

Wubba Wubba

I’m getting MUCH better at being able to tell when a package arrives with my name on it… today one arrived all the way from Australia and I knew IMMEDIATELY that it was for me. It’s from Charlie & Opy - they thought it was my ....More ..

Stormy Weather

Looks scary, doesn’t it? We don’t get that much serious weather here in Los Angeles and the TV-weatherman was threatening us with lots of rain and wind today… all the better to find some yummy salad out in the park. As is always here in LA, nothing is as it seems. It was relatively cold to be sure (ok, 50s to 60s) ....More ..

It's a Habit

Yeah! I got to spend part of today with my Dale buddies!!! But first mom, dad, Mareike and me went to The Habit for some tasty burgers. It’s always great to eat with Mareike, she really understands my take on what makes a good burger - nothin’ on it but meat and bun. And large pieces always seem to fall my way when she has a burger… ....More ..

Goodnight, Sweet Dave

I’m soooooo sad to find out today that a buddy of mine is at the Rainbow Bridge. This is Dave. Longtime readers of my adventures will remember him from my younger days romping around at the Silverlake dog park. Before my testosteone kicked in and I couldn’t go there anymore without wanting to start somethin’ with someone. ....More ..

Jerky on the Road

Remember Fritz and DeeDee? Those crazy Boxer babies are growing fast… and dad brought over some of our latest jerky - beef heart jerky - for them to sample. I wasn’t there as I was out with mom for a little walk, but luckily there were at least a few pictures taken of their cuteness… ....More ..

Snozzles

Package! Package for Bogart H. Devil! Whatever could it be??? Gimme… gimme… gimmeeeeeeeeee… ok, you open it. Ohmygosh, it’s from Stanley & Stella!!!!! What is that dad??? ....More ..

Jerky!

Today a large box arrived with dad’s name on it. I was a little concerned as the box was almost my size. It turns out that, well, basically it’s for me - it’s a DEHYDRATOR. So the humans can make jerky for me at home! Wasting absolutely no time, dad sliced up some beef heart and fired up the machine. ....More ..

Crank Up the AireZen Machine!

I’ve just heard that our dear Miss Maggie, Queen of Socal, was hit by a car… please go visit her blog and send the AireZen (or WireZen, or RetrieverZen, or even KittyZen - whatever you do best!)… Get better SOON pretty girl!!!   Love,   Bogart BookmAIREk ....More ..

Behind the Velvet Rope

Today I was actually inside the (ok not velvet, it was vinyl) rope. The humans and I ventured into Old Town Pasadena for a little lunch. It was H-O-T, so I spent most of my time under the table, shading my eyes from the sharp gazes of the public and the harsh rays of the afternoon sun. Am I giving the razzberry to passersby who are not as fortunate ....More ..

Bath time

Uh oh.   I don’t like that look in dad’s eyes. And I hear the shower running. That can only mean one thing…     Bath time. Oh well. Might as well just get this over with…. because… Then it’s AIRE DRY time - time to run at top speed rubbing my wet fuzzy butt all over the ....More ..

You Make My Day Award

From two of my newest buddies, Persephone & Buster the Kerry Blue Terriers comes this lovely You Make My Day Award… aw shucks!!! Thanks so much for this, mom and I are really excited to have some Kerry Blue friends as we have never had any before! The instructions ....More ..

God of the Heater

This is Behemoth (and dad’s foot). Praying to the god of the heater. Kitties like to do this, I’ve discovered, and Behemoth spends an inordinate amount of time in this prayer position. I’m not sure if the heater hears all of his prayers, but it does keep him (and dad’s toes) warm. ....More ..

Sleepy Time

Ah… in doggie dreamland… just lazing around the house… What was that? Oh mom, you wanna go outside in the cold? Ask me later. I’m off to dreamlAIREnd. Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Octi

Meet Octi. He was a present from Stanley and is one of my very favorite stuffies. I take Octi with me out for my last-walkie-of-the-day most nights. Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

I'm Ridin' in Dad's Car

I’ve got my own window in the back seat of dad’s car… it’s a small window, perfectly sized for my Aire-head. Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Cat Nap

This is Kafka. He’s my little tabby brother (he’s not really little as you can see - he’s a “husky” gentleman, very interested in gastronomy). Since it’s been raining, he’s been searching out new spots to curl up and keep warm. I think this is a pretty cool spot - he fits kind of purrfectly! ....More ..

Mud Man

We have been having some pretty serious (ok, for Los Angeles) rain in the last day or so. Today it rained on and off all day. While this doesn’t please the parents especially, this does make for a happy dog! Running, fetching, and sliding in the mud. F-U-N with a capital FUN! ....More ..

Devil Dog

It all started out so… innocently. All I wanted was a few of my favorite chicken-chip-jerky treats. But she just didn’t bring out a handful fast enough. So the DEVIL DOG had to come out. Yes, you can see it in my eyes, I’m DEVIL DOG and I demand more treats!!! Love, Bogart   BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

Sweet Taters

Today is Bogie-stew-making day, so mom and dad bought a bunch of guts and a bag full o’ veggies for my daily din-din. One of my favorite parts are the sweet potatoes - so mom let me chomp on one a bit. Mmmmm…. sweet potatoes… Love, Bogart BookmAIREk Me! ....More ..

The Beard Contest

My buddy Stanley is having a beard contest - everyone has been growing theirs - and while I definitely think that mine will not win for longest beard (I’m just kinda challenged in the furnishings department) I thought I’d throw my beard and stache into the ....More ..

New Years Resolutions

I’m not really good at making resolutions, so I thought I’d try out something relatively easy… For one month (more if I make it!) I’m resolving to post at least a Picture of the Day, if not a full post. Mama and I realized that at times days go by without us updating and that’s just completely unacceptable. ....More ..

Dale Day 4 - Dale Nation!

Ohmygosh, ANOTHER day at the Dale house! I’m starting to get used to getting into the car before pooping, but not sure how much longer I can keep that going, if you know what I mean… We watched some TV together… The Dales wanted to help dad as he was checking email - but everybody knows it’s mom who ....More ..