Sunday, October 01, 2006

Newsest monstrosity in the yard... aka: my carpentry skills

The latest doggie hotel. New and improved and gigantic.

Sage and Ivy approve - they live to jump on top of things. The little ramp seems to be a big hit with all the dogs and even allows for the geriatrics to get up on top of the monstrosity. Kate loves to show she's still got "it" by leaping up and intimidating the others... "they'll never know I'm an old geezer" she thinks to herself and giggles...

The Monstrosity 2006-001 is a new model that has separate rooms. With the last 2 totally open models, I noticed that certain dogs were "shunned" and not allowed in by other dogs. Sweet ol' Rupert would not let Octane in and barked at him if he so much as stepped a paw inside. Hopefully this model allows for Octane to sneak in the side and sleep in a different room than Landlord Rupert.

In behind the "pee tree" - there are 3 different partitions. Kinda like a horse barn!

Speaking of Rupert...

"You done with my new house yet!?!"


Ripper stands still for a few seconds in between leaping around and running in circles and barking his head off at nothing specific. Look at him! Looks like he's about to jump out of his skin! Freak!

So I was scavenging around for wood and was taking apart an old dogbox that a friend gave me. As I was doing so, I came across this funny sign - someone had left a "note" for a friend on a huge piece of plywood. Who needs a paper and pen? No one is gonna miss this note!

It reads: "Dave Dickson - 10:15am - I've gone to the Carcross corner for coffee. Please meet me there. Thanks, Mark V."

I love the simplicity and uniqueness of it! If I was Dave I'd feel pretty happy that my good friend Mark wrote a permanent "note" on a giganto piece of plywood that will last for a long time for all to see. Or, to be peed on by a bunch of goofy dogs.


Sage, checking out the indoor portion.

And this was just too funny. Note Ivy's dopey looking expression? That's because she was getting a belly rub while I took this pic! She is one of those weirdos who almost falls asleep the second you start the belly rub.

"Mmmm....ahhhhh.... yeahhhhhhh......"

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice dog hotel. Good use of skids.

smrp said...

Awesome doggie hotel!

Yoga-belly dog is too cute!

You should set up a woofcam! I want to see what they do all day...maybe we can spy on his holiness The Landlord :)

Wandering Spirit Kennels said...

LOL! Stuart works with Dave's brother! Can I send a link to this post to him??

Great doggie hotel. Reminds me that I have to get straw asap!

dogsled_stacie said...

Thanks Susan - I have an endless supply of them!

Sue - woofcam! I'm not sure I want to see what trouble they get into while I'm not around. They pretty much sleep when I'm at work. Or... at least that's what I *think* they do...hmmm....

Hey Tamara - sure! I'm wondering how old that sign is. It was on the dogbox for about 4 years, plus the dogbox was bought from someone else... so the actual date may go back like 10 years or something! Damn. Now why didn't Mark V. put a date on it?!?! :)

lindsey starr said...

Their new abode looks fabulous!!! Now if I can just get my boys to sleep and hang out in one like that.... (okay, I probably could if we lived more out in the wilderness, but in posh suburbanville where we live right now, someone would call the cops!

I love the "note" too- nice find!
~Lindsey