Tuesday nights, Sage is busy watching "Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod"

And you know I'm not even kidding about that. Two weeks in a row, this tv-addicted goofball has sat in front of the tv to watch the Iditarod special on Discovery Channel. In fact, the other night I had to hold off feeding them till 11:00. I didn't want to disturb him in the middle of the show.

How could you disturb that? Look at the FOCUS!!!! Too bad he doesn't focus elswhere, like oh, um, on the trail!

Ripper, who doesn't care much for running where there are no trails, or crappy trails - he's a sprint boy at heart - isn't the least bit interested in the show.


He's even into the commercials on Tuesday nights.

Ooh, Stacie - we should get us one of those F-150's! Look how BIG it is!!! You could put loads of dog food in the back of that truck.


Cycling, I would do that. If my legs were longer. And I was bipedal. Ha! "Bipedal" - get it?? Anyhoo...

He's even trying to pass on his bad habits:

Ok Esther, this is "TV" and the Iditarod special - watch and learn!


Yo! Esther, pay attention. You aren't going to be a great lead dog with an attention span like that!


What the heck is she looking at?? Argh Esther, you're distracting me! Geez, who cares what Ripper is eating now, probably his own foot this time.


Ok, screw her, back to the race. What did I miss??


Wow, nice hawaiian shirt Martin! Hahahaha....


Ooh! That's what it's like, the view from the sled. Boooorrrring.


Nice map - I was wondering where the heck the Iditarod trail went. I was in Alaska once... before we got dragged across the border and were forced to be Canadians... (it's much better over here and the people are totally normal... hee hee)


Jeff King - my arch nemesis!! Er, not really.


Dogs in straw... Hm.


Why aren't they sleeping on the couch?? It looks kinda cold out.


Yes, yes, I understand what you're talking about - strategy is key...


Run, dogs run! I'm sure the cozy cabin/warm couch is just up ahead a bit! There's houses so you can't be far from the warmth of the fire. And the tv.


So then I try to join Sage watching the show from the floor, and I guess I was a bit of a distraction.

I think he was happy to have company that was as interested in his show as he was!

Um, thanks Sage. Can we watch the show and make out later please?

Thank goodness this show is almost over, we can then get back to our normal routine!