Home Sweet Home

Bonjour!

This was part of some sort of add on the Metro.

Can you see the dachshund at the very tip top of the picture? I took the picture too quickly because I wanted to see if I could pet him before he walked by! His name was Sancho!

They love their dogs in Paris! Dogs are allowed nearly everywhere. I saw at least one dachchund every single day but one! And, surprisingly, a majority of the ones I saw were wire haired! My favorite one was lying at his mama's feet at a cafe.

The trip was amazing - if I could have had my husband and kids and Frankie there with me, I don't think I would have come home!

Mommy is leaving!

It's me, Frankie. I am protesting my mommy leaving. Can you guess where she's going? She'll be gone for almost two weeks. I see her suitcase and I'm not happy about it. She says she'll bring me back some treats but I'm still avoiding her. At least I get to stay home with dad and the kids instead of going to the Pet Hotel! I guess it could be worse. . . but I'm really going to miss her.

H*O*T - H*O*T - H*O*T

Frankie says:

So, this is a spider that was on our patio not too long ago. Those are little spider babies on its back. Isn't that gross?

It is 114 degrees. That's even too hot for me (Frankie). Usually, I like to lay outside for about 20 minutes no matter how hot it is outside, but today the patio was scorching my paws! I flopped over next to the pool but came back to the door about 20 seconds later.

It was still so hot after it got dark that I didn't even have the energy to chase the crickets on our patio. I'm hoping it cools off soon so I can resume my daily patrols of the perimeter of our yard. You never know when a lizard or spider may be lurking around. The day after we saw that spider above, mommy called the bug guys to spray!

Back From Vacation!

Big and Little at the Grand Canyon.

Mommy & Rose at the GC.

Sooo, we're back from a short vacation. Poor little Frankie had to stay at the PetHotel. She was not amused. As usual, she came home and ate and drank a ton, which always makes me sad. They said Frankie was friendly and played with her toys, chewed her bully stick (of course), and seemed to be eating.

We stayed in a little chalet on our trip and I missed Frankie so much I told the boys I'd reward the first one to find me a Dachshund to play with. Of course, there happened to be not one but TWO right next to us! They were very sweet, too. The owners let us come over and hang with the dogs for a little bit each day - we bonded over how owning a dachshund seems to make a person completely batty. ;) Seriously, Frankie is the first dog we've ever had that is mine and I am nuts for her. I wish I could have 10 doxies. My husband keeps telling me that I'm just biding my time till he kicks the bucket so I can surround myself with doxies! lol!

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

love,

Alli (and Frankie Mae)

It's Frankie's Birthday!

Hi! Today's my birthday! I'm 3 years old. Or 21, in dog years. Can I have a glass of wine? :) Today has been fun - my family has been home all day which I love. I got lots of treats and a new stuffed lobster toy that squeaks! I've spent the better part of my day carrying it around and it is f-u-n! I also got a new big pack of bully sticks, which are my favorite! Hope everyone else is having a great day!

Camping Recap

Well, we did it. We went camping. It was - interesting. Frankie singing in the car. :)

Checking out the camp site.

What's over here? There were SO many holes to dig in and rocks to look under!

Checking the perimeter.

Did someone remember my blankets?

Ahhh, the warm fire.

Um, it's cold. I'm ready to go home!

Hi, all! Frankie here. I think I had more fun camping than anyone else. We were supposed to stay for 2 nights but only ended up staying one because baby Rose, it turns out, is an unhappy camper. It was also very cold and it was RAINING! The very best part was that I got to sleep in everyone's sleeping bag! I couldn't decide which one to stay in, so I switched often during the night. It worked out okay because I was up for my patrols anyway - checking to make sure all was safe and secure. . . it may have made it a bit hard for anyone else to sleep, but I had a blast!

Camping!

Guess what, everyone! I am not going to the pet hotel after all! My family is going camping and they have decided to take me along! I can tell my mommy is relieved - she doesn't like to be away from me. I've not ever been camping! I'm excited!