Hello again everyone!

Well, Mom and Dad finally did it. They finally got Ebony and I to take some extra nice pictures. These are our professional photos. Mom thinks we could be pet magazine models. ;o)

So what do ya'll think? Mom went absolutely crazy when she saw them. She really liked them.

On another note, Mom and Dad bought us a brand new crate. This one is a fancy 3 door crate with a divider in the middle so Ebony and I have our very own beds. Since Ebony and I are growning so quickly Mom and Dad want to take extra precaution to make sure no funny business goes on while they leave us in our crates, whatever that means.

Ebony and I also got some brand new toys. Mom bought us these Kong toys that have treats in the middle. Well, Ebony's lasted longer than mine, which only lasted about 3 hours before I tore the whole thing into pieces. If anyone out there knows of a really good doggie toy that doesn't tear up so easily (that is if it's Scottie proof) let me know so that I can tell Mom to get them for us.

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!

Love,

Obie and Ebony

Well, hello everyone!!!

Long time no see, huh? Well, if Mom and Dad would just take a weekend off, then I might be able to get online more often, but seeing as how they've been having a very busy summer, we've all been pretty occupied. Ebony and I had our very first stay at the Downtown Dog Resort & Spa in Baltimore, MD about two weeks ago when Mom and Dad went to Puerto Rico for a wedding. Mom was pleased to hear that we had a nice time and made so many friends. She was pretty nervous about leaving us at first. She said it felt like she was dropping her kids off at pre-school on the first day, whatever that means. It must be something stressful because she put the poor receptionist through a whole lot when she went over the written feeding instructions she made and the labels on each can of food, the dry food bags, and our bags of treats. Oh, and not to mention her instructions for our toys and bed. Mom said she would get emails every day to let her know how we were doing, and they even sent her pictures of Ebony and I to show her how much fun we were having. Yeah, I must say we were pretty popular, but we can't help it if we make a really cute couple.

This is me smiling at Mom this afternoon. I was chilling on the balcony admiring the beautiful day. Sometimes I just stand in front of the balcony door till Mom comes and opens it for me. Oh, and Mom even got some really good tounge pictures of us. See:

Here is Mom's favorite shot of me, because she thinks it looks like I'm giving her a handsome smile.

Then a really rude fly interrupted my photo shoot. I couldn't help the urge to catch it.

Doesn't Ebony look beautiful here? She's really grown so much!

Here are some pictures of Mom and Dad:

Here they are sitting in the Oval Office at Maddam Tussaud's Wax Museum. I think they would make a great First couple, then that would make us the First dogs!!!


This is Mom and Dad in Puerto Rico!!!

This is a picture Dad took while they were out on a boat and he saw a pair of westies sun bathing with their family. This made Mom miss us even more. Mom wants to get us life jackets so that we can do things like this. She said she saw several dogs just enjoying the water.

And here they are as they were about to leave their hotel to attend the wedding. Don't they look nice?

Well amigos, I promise I'll try to get Mom to sit down more this summer so we don't spend so much time away. I hope everyone is doing good and had a great 4th of July. Hasta luego!!

Love,

Obie & Ebony

Back from our Trip

Well, hello there everyone!!



It's been a while since we last updated you on our weekly lifestyle, but that's only because we've been vacationing, and now Mom brought cousin Crystal over from Texas so we can show her around, so we've all been pretty busy enteraining her. She's not much of a dog person, so we're still working our charm on her. I think we made a breakthrough this week when she started playing with Ebony. Anyhow, I wanted to share some pictures from our very first trip. The picture above is the picture of me all ready and groomed for our big trip to Texas. Mom says this is one of her favorite pictures of me.


This is a picture of Ebony as we were about to embark on our journey to Texas. As you can see, she doesn't look too excited. Mom and Dad laughed because Ebony plopped right onto her seat and fell asleep in no time. I think I was more excited than she was.

Every once and a while I had to check on Ebony because she was always sleeping. I wanted someone to be excited with me, but she didn't seem to like being confined in the back seat so long, so Mom and I were excited together. Ebony and I still did really good on the drive, though. Neither one of us got sick. Whoohoo! I think we're finally getting used to Dad's driving. Shhh...don't tell him I said that.

Then every once and I while Mom would take me off the seat belt so Ebony and I could take a nap together. She knows how much I love to cuddle with her. :O)

Here is a picture of me guarding Dad's truck again while Mom and Dad stop to fill up at a gas station. I'm an expert at this. ;o)

Oh, and the exciting part of our trip--the day I reunited with my Mommy Lilly. Here is my favorite picture of her and Ebony together. These are the loves of my life. This was the day that we had finally had my Mommy's blessing, since we had to make sure I got her approval first, you know. ;O)

Now, here is Ebony wearing the bathing suit that mom bought her. Can you tell how small it was? Mom was surprised how much both of us had grown so fast. She thought we were both still really small. Well, not anymore!

Here is the one that finally fit her. Very pretty, huh? I thinks so. This is Ebony at our grandma's house. We really liked her house. We learned how to slide on the tile really fast. Oh, did I mention we broke one of grandma's favorite vases doing it? Well, she was very nice to us, and didn't get mad. I like her. Ebony really liked our Auntie Lorie. She didn't like to take pictures so we didn't get to take one with her, but for some reason Ebony really loved to play with her.

Here I am with my beach shirt at grandma's house. Don't I look handsome?

And then came the backpacks. At this point, we're really tired of modeling. Can you tell?

This is Mom and Dad's favorite picture of us. We look like we're on our honeymoon. :O)

Along the way we made some new friends. Here are some of our new friends:

This is Penny. Ebony was too playful so she kept running away from us, but we liked her very much.

This is Muneca (Spanish for doll). She lives at our other grandma's house. Muneca's tounge is so long that it doesn't fit in her mouth. She looks so cute.

Here we are just chilling and relaxing--or chillaxing. Ahhh, what a wonderful life it was....:O)

Then we finally got to go to South Padre Island. Here we are wearing our beach attire and ready to swim. Mom was worried about how much fun we were having. If we didn't have our leashes on, we'd probably take off running into the water. Ebony and I both loved the beach!

This is me getting even more sand in my hair. I loved it!

Then both Ebony and I decided to help Marissa and Mariah, our cousins, build their sandcastle. Although, for some reason they never got very far. We kept, digging though. That's what we do best!

Well, as you can see, we had a blast on our trip. Mom is taking Crystal to Alrington Cemetary today, so we have to get going. Hasta luego!!

Have a great week everyone!!

Obie & Ebony

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!!!

Well, the day has finally come to pack up for our trip to Texas!! Yay!! Ebony finally got her very own grooming this past Wednesday. See how pretty she looks? Mom has been so busy preparing for this trip all weekend. She's been cleaning all day. We're especially excited that we're going to visit my wonderful Rocky Creek family tomorrow on our way down, so they can see how much I've grown since they last saw me!! This is me with my nice hair cut....

Finally, Mom sat down to rest, and we knocked out as soon as she did. It's a tough job to supervise Mom, you know. We've been observing her all day, too. We were wondering when she was going to sit down.

Well, hopefully next week we'll have some neat pictures to share with everyone of our trip. I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!!

Love,

Obie & Ebony

Getting Ready for Our Texas Trip!!

Hello everyone!

Well, as promised, Mom and Dad took me to get my first "professional" grooming! Unfortunately, Ebony is due to get her rabies vaccination tomorrow, so she'll be getting her grooming on Tuesday. Everyone said I was such a good boy! This is a picture of Ebony as she was shopping with Mom and Dad for some last minute doggie necessities for our big Summer Texas trip.

Then, FINALLY, 3 hours later, Ebony was waiting for me in the doggie waiting area...

This is a picture of me pretending not to check out my new handsome face, even though I really was trying to check myself out...

When we got back in Dad's truck I was surprised to see our very own doggie seats that Mom and Dad set up for our trip. Ebony and I have our own individual cozy doggie beds with our very own safety seatbelts. Now the whole family will be safe and buckled up for our big trip. Can you tell I was giving Mom a good profile picture of me here...?

This is pretty little Ebony all buckled up in her very own doggie safety seat.

Mom also bought us our very own mini-doggie back packs for our trip to the beach when we're in Texas. Ebony and I also have matching fancy dogfood bowls to take with us, now. We're all so excited!! Mom's cousins will hopefully be coming back with us so we'll have some family to entertain. Here is another picture of me posing again for a really handsome picture, just for you guys!

I have to say we make quite the handsome pair...

I'll have to post some pictures of Ebony's grooming before we leave next week, so you can all see her, too. Until then, have an awesome week! This will probably be the longest week ever for us, since we're counting down the days now!

Love,

Obie & Ebony

Happy Monday everyone!

And Happy belated Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there!! Especially mine--Lilly. So I'm a day late, as you can see. Well, why do you suppose that is? I'll give you one guess--she has four legs, is cute as teddy bear, but has teeth like a shark. Yes siree, Ebony has committed her first major doggy misdemeanor. She bit into the laptop cord--on the day right before Mom's big exam, might I add. Yup, Mom wasn't too happy, especially when she found out that our laptop is the only Dell laptop that isn't compatible with the universal power adapters that most electronic stores carry. Boy did I feel like such a good dog, but I'm not sure it topped my paw painting scandal. I mean come on, look at this face...

Yup, that's Ebony asking Mom to forgive her while she continued to study from her book. All it takes is just one look at her little puppy face and Mom's over it. For some reason, Dad doesn't have it as easy as us. I'm not sure why. I've seen him give her the googly eyes, but it takes a little longer to work when he does it. I guess I have to show him some of my tricks. See here, Lesson #1: Put your otherwise-pointy ears back when you see Mom. She thinks it's super adorable! See my demonstration below:

I usually get a good scratch behind my ears when I do this. Ah, what can I say, I'm a master of charm. It works every time. I must get it from my mommy and daddy, Lilly and Piper. Dad's gotta pick up on these things. Ebony's pretty good at charming Mom, too. All she does is plop on her lap with her googly face, as she demonstrated in the picture above.

Anyhow, just 2 more weeks till our big trip to Texas to meet our human grandparents. Mom's worried they're going to spoil us. She says grandma used to give Oreo everything she wanted, and then poor Oreo would get an upset tummy from everything she'd given her. See, Oreo had that charm, too. ;O) Well, hopefully grandma will listen to Mom, cause as you can see, we are pretty darn convincing. Ebony and I are excited because Dad says he's going to find us a special place to get a nice grooming done before we go down there. We are going to dress to impress! We can't wait!!

Have a wonderful week everybody!!

Love,

Obie & Ebony

Making the Most of a Rainy Day...





Good evening all!


So it was a very gloomy weekend for us in Woodbridge, VA. Mom and Dad had plans to take us to Virginia Beach, until we saw the cloudy weather coming in. Mom even went to buy a tripod for our camera so that we could take a family picture on the beach. Oh, well, I guess we'll save it for a nicer weekend. Dad had the weekend off, so we've been on our best behavior. For those of you who don't know, our Dad thinks he's the Dog Whisperer, which Mom finds very cute. Although, Mom says that ever since they started crate tranining us, we've been good doggies. No more poop paw painting on the sofa, kitchen floor and dinning table.

This is a picture of me and Dad watching television. Even though we didn't get to go to the beach, it was nice to have some male bonding time with Dad.

We had a chance to go out and play for a few minutes, but then the rain started again. This is a picture of Dad, Ebony and I playing fetch. Ebony gets really excited when we get to play outside.

This is Ebony taking a nap on the laptop table.

Yup, we were pretty bored this weekend, can you tell? I hope this gloomy weather goes away soon. I'm ready for some more adventures!

Until next week!

Love,

Obie & Ebony