Doodle Poodles

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-21T08:29:00.000-08:00

Hello friends! We've been gone for a few months. Mom had surgery in early October but she's doing fine. We've missed you guys!

Since we knew Mom was feeling better, we started to bug her about blogging again. Here we are waiting in the office for her to get on the computer!!

Hello??? We're waiting!

We even got a bath and had our hair brushed for Christmas so I must say, we're looking pretty good. Don't you think so?

Remy with his Christmas scarf

Me with my Christmas scarf

Mom said she's going to try hard to catch up on all your blogs this week. We can't wait to see what you dogs, cats and hammies have been up to.

Merry Christmas poodle licks to you!!

Gecko!!

2008-09-12T11:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was sitting next to Mom while she was working on the computer and guess what I saw?? A gecko was on the window!! He was between the screen and the glass. Mom said he didn't know how to get out. I decided I could help with that.

Remy wasn't quite as interested in helping--he was mostly watching me do all the work. Even Ippuni was helping me bark at him! Then Mom decided I was scaring the "poor little guy" to death so she made us leave the room. He eventually found his way out.

We looked for him outside but he was long gone. I guess maybe his friend picked him up in that little red sports car they drive. Darn.

We tried not to laugh . . .

2008-09-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

The funniest thing happened yesterday. Ippuni was walking outside and Luc and I saw a squirrel we wanted to chase. We had to hurry so we flew by Ippuni only to knock him right into the pool!! Luckily, Mom was outside and rescued Ippuni.

Mom said we needed to be more careful of our little brother. Well, okay.

We came inside and while Mom was drying Ippuni off, we went over to sit quietly on the couch.

Quietly, yeah right! We laughed our heads off!!!

By the way, we want to say a big hello to our friend, Therese, in Florida! Thanks for reading our blog!

note from Mom: I had to scan this picture so it's a little small--hope you can see it.

Goofy Remy

2008-08-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

We played hard today. We ran around the yard and played with our two-legged sister. She's fun! Later, we were hanging out in Mom and Dad's room and Remy decided to be goofy. Well, I don't think he decided, I think he was just born goofy.

Hey Luc, you wanna play again?

How about hide and seek this time???

What? Oh my dog, you're crazy Remy! (See me trying not to smile?)

No thanks, Remy, I'm resting with Aubree.

Remy fell asleep chewing his toy. Goofy dog.

Napping with Dad

2008-08-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

Dad was really busy today. He got tired so he decided to take a little nap. Luc and I LOVE naps! So, when Dad left the bedroom door open a tiny bit, I decided that was an invitation for me to nap with him!

See how I shared part of the bed with Dad?

I was soooo comfy . . . just me and Dad, takin' a nap . . .

I was out like a light!

But as you can see, Mom caught me. She said, "Remy, you know you're not supposed to be on the bed!" What?? I most definitely AM supposed to be on the bed--I'm a poodle, after all. She must have missed that part of the poodle handbook.

Poodles are the super models of dogs (no disrespect to you other lovely dogs--I'm just stating the facts) and we need our beauty sleep on a comfy bed!

Gee whiz, Mom. Get with the poodle program, would you?

Good-bye Teddy

2008-08-10T17:21:00.000-07:00

Today is a sad day. Teddy, the hamster, died today. He was a good friend. Well, for our two-legged sister. Not so much for us. We sort of wanted to taste him. He was cute though, huh?

Our two-legged siblings go back to school tomorrow. Mom says we should have more time to blog. So, we'll be seeing you!

Puppy-sitting

2008-08-01T10:39:00.000-07:00

We're babysitting for a puppy. His name is Dale. He's our two-legged brother's friend's dog. He is a six-month old chocolate lab. He's cute and sort of fun . . . and sort of annoying. Mom says we used to be crazy like him when we were puppies. We're not sure we believe that.

Remy hasn't been as welcoming as he should be, Mom says. (He bites his ears.) Ippuni has also forgotten his manners with Dale. I am the only one watching my poodle manners, of course. Wouldn't you have guessed that?

Did I mention he's a BIG puppy?

With a BIG tongue?

I told him we were putting him on our blog. He said, " Huh?? Blog? What's dat?"

Here's his happy face after we told him. He wanted a close-up on the blog.

Okay, see you guys later. We're tired. This puppy sitting is hard work.

We'd like to thank . . .

2008-07-24T20:27:00.000-07:00

Our good poodle friend, T-Man (see his link under our friends list--Precious Poodle), nominated us for an award!! This is even after we've been MIA for a few weeks. We're so honored and thankful T-Man! And, we think this has inspired Mom to let us get back to blogging! We've all been doing lots of nothing all summer.

Here are the details of the award: 'This award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creativity and their talents, also for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. When you receive this award it is considered a special honor." (Extracted from Origin, Sen-Chan & Tom)

Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to 5 others.

The Rules:1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogger community, regardless of language. 2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone. 3) Each award-winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself. 4) Award-winners and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico"blog , so everyone will know the origin of this award. 5) To show these rules.

We nominate Ginger and her Poodles, Georgie Porgie Puddin Pup, Henry (maybe this will make him come back!) and Cashew (come back, too!) !! **See their links under our friends list. **

Here we are accepting our award . . .

Thank you, T-Man! See you soon!

Our Modeling Debut

2008-06-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Today we were watching a t.v. show with Mom. It was all about modeling. Luc and I decided we could make those model faces and poses, too!

Here's Luc trying to look serious.

Here's me, pretending to look off in the distance.

I've got the head tilt down, don't I? Look at my eyelashes and the way I can pout!

Okay, this is the sideways glance look--the best one, don't you think?

Look for me in the next issue of G-Poo Magazine . . .

Ty is sick . . .

2008-06-15T14:38:00.000-07:00

Today is Father's Day! We're all just hanging around the house today. Dad is taking it easy, for once. (He likes to be busy!)

The bad news is that our two-legged brother, Tyler, is sick! He has a high fever and is very achy. I don't like when my family is sick and I feel it's my job to make them feel better. So, when Ty went outside for a few minutes, I had to make sure he was okay.

So I climbed up on the hammock with him and sent him "feel better" vibes . . .

Mom, do you think he feels better yet?

I hope you all are having a good Father's Day!

Our cousin is now put back.

2008-06-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday the 13th!!

We have a little relative we want to share with you! She's Mom's nephew's daughter--Mom said she is our cousin once removed. Well, we're here today to put her back!!! She doesn't live near us but she visits us every summer and we like to take food out of her hands. We get in trouble for that. But geez, Mom, the food is right there at just the right height of our mouths!

She's three years old and she has beautiful curly hair--just like us!

Anyway, she loves to read our blog with her Grandma (Mom's sister and our Aunt Bonni). We wanted to put her picture on our blog today to surprise her so here she is!!

This is Emili -- isn't she cute??

Hi Emili! We miss you and can't wait to lick your cute face!

Remy's very boring day . . .

2008-06-12T15:25:00.000-07:00

Mom took Luc and Ippuni to the vet today. Luc has an infection on his nose and had to get an antibiotic and Ippuni was scratching himself like crazy. He got some medicine, too.

I had to stay home. And, I was bored. Really bored. Here's what I did.

What did YOU do today??

Little Ippuni

2008-06-07T10:03:00.000-07:00

It's HOT here in Georgia this weekend. It's going to be 100 degrees today and tomorrow. Mom says we can't stay outside for long periods of time. That's okay, Mom, we don't want to!!

We thought we'd tell you a little about our older "little" brother today because we think some of you wonder why he's not in our blog more. Well, he really doesn't want to be. He doesn't like getting his picture taken (he hangs his head and acts like he's in trouble unless Mom is sneaky about it!). He's getting rather elderly and he can't see very well and doesn't hear all that well, either. (The better to sneak up on!) He doesn't like playing with toys. He really only likes to sit next to Mom and sleep. He does still do his police duty of enforcing the "no running in the house" rule and tries to warn anyone who comes into our house to "go away!" But mostly, he just likes to rest.

We do tease him (especially Remy) but Mom protects him and doesn't let us do what we'd really like (bite his tail). Sometimes Remy does get a nip in now and then but believe me, Ippuni can hold his own! We never bother him when he's resting, only when he gets all bossy on us.

Mom says to be nice to him and that we'll be old dogs one day, too. Okay, you can take a rest today, Ippuni. We'll leave you alone . . . mostly.

Ippuni is so cool--he can sleep standing up!

We hope you stay cool today!!

New toys

2008-06-04T18:12:00.000-07:00

Guess what? Mom surprised us with new toys today--one for each of us!! Remy loves the squeaker. It kind of gets on my nerves . . . which I'm quite sure is the reason Remy loves it. Here's a video Mom took of me looking for my toy. I wanted the one Remy had, of course.

Who's got the toy?

2008-06-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday, cool cats, dogs and hammies! Luc and I were outside for a while today, just hanging out in the sunshine. I was getting kind of bored . . .

Hey, wanna have some fun with Luc?

Here he is, not suspecting a thing.

When Mom called us to come inside, I hid behind the chair by the door. Do you see me?

I came out just as Luc came to the door . . . and grabbed his favorite toy!

Oh, I seem to have an itch (not really, that's part of the game).

HA! Nice try, Luc. You're way to slow.

Oh, is this what you wanted?? Got him again!

Uh oh, here's the sad face to Mom. I wanted the toy and Remy always gets it . . . waa, waa!

I gave it to Luc. I don't really care about the dumb toy--I just LOVE teasing Luc!

Then we came inside and Mom gave us both a treat. See how good we are when we're waiting for a treat?

I hope you all have a brother or sister to tease like that. I'm lucky--I have Luc AND Ippuni. Ahhh, there's nothing better!

Waiting by the phone . . .

2008-05-28T19:17:00.000-07:00

Dad left for a business trip today. We don't like it when he goes away. I don't think Mom likes it either. She says he'll be back in a few days.

When Dad left today, I heard him tell Mom he would call tonight. So, I decided to wait by the phone.

Dad, where are you?

Memorial Day

2008-05-24T09:40:00.001-07:00

Mom told us about Memorial Day and what it means to all of us. She told us that we should spend some time this weekend thinking about all the men and women who have served and are still serving our country. She talked about how important it is to take a few moments to reflect on it and say our thanks.

Here's Remy being thoughtful and saying his thanks.

Here's Ippuni--he was thinking hard. I think he was wishing Remy and I would go serve our country . . . in some other country.

Here I am doing my thinking and saying my thanks.

Okay, okay, so I got sleepy doing all that thinking.

We hope all of you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and get some time to reflect . . . and nap!

Big Bank Treats!

2008-05-20T09:14:00.000-07:00

Hi friends! Today Mom took us with her to the bank. We love going to the bank even more than going to Starbucks because the bank gives HUGE milk bones!!

Here I am--looking forward to my big treat!

Here's Luc--he's probably thinking he's going to try to steal my treat.

Here it is!!! I told you it was big!

"Hey Luc, move your big butt! You're taking up the whole seat!"

Mom made Luc move. Here we are not speaking. He didn't get my treat either. So there.

Gecko Hunting

2008-05-16T08:44:00.000-07:00

Hey! It's me, Luc! Yesterday Remy told you what his favorite pastime is so I wanted to tell you mine today. It's . . . gecko hunting!!!

Can you see me? I can hide as good as Girl Girl hammie, huh?

Oh, I've almost got him!!! See my head buried right in the middle of that bush??

Uh oh! Mom's calling me . . . darn! That tail of mine always gives me away.

Doesn't gecko hunting look fun? Mom doesn't like it much because sometimes I get too excited playing with the geckos and I hurt them. She says they keep the bugs away and they're cute. Huh? I didn't know that. I thought they were looking for a better price on car insurance.

Watching life go by . . .

2008-05-15T08:47:00.000-07:00

It's another pretty day in Georgia! Mom caught me doing one of my favorite things--watching life go by from our front door.

Ahhh, this is the life . . .

Luc, are you trying to sneak up on me?

Nice try!

We're back to doodling!

2008-05-14T16:50:00.000-07:00

Hello blog dog, cat and hammie friends!! We missed all of you! Mom promises to let us get back to blogging.

A lot has happened since you've heard from us. Let's see . . . Luc and I got in trouble a couple of weeks ago. Our family went out one night and Luc convinced me to get high on Tyler's albuterol inhaler. I know, it wasn't smart. But man, Luc looked like he was having so much fun that I took a few bites of the inhaler bottle, too. We had to go to the emergency vet and spend the night. Fortunately, everything turned out fine. Mom still can't figure out how we got the inhaler out of Tyler's bathroom, and we're not telling. We are saying this though--Don't Do Drugs.

Our biggest news is what Ippuni told you yesterday--our grandparents moved close to us!! We're so excited. Meemaw is really sweet and Grandaddy is really silly. Here's a picture of Grandaddy telling us a good dog story.

Luc was listening very closely.

So was I.

Ippuni was falling asleep . . . I think he'd heard the story before.

Maybe we'll tell you the story one day!

They're coming back . . .

2008-05-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

Hey, it's Ippuni. I know, you sure didn't expect to hear from me--the old man as the poodles call me. They may talk big but they know I could whip their big poodle butts anytime I want. I'm THE MAN around here.

Anyway, Mom has been really busy since her parents (my beloved Meemaw and Grandaddy) moved here last month. She's been helping them settle in. We are all so happy because we love seeing them all the time. But, she's going to start helping Luc & Remy do their blog again. Just wait until you hear what those big curly-haired goof balls have done since you've last heard from them.

Until then, take a look at how cute I am--I've still got it. From, Ippuni

Our Blankies

2008-03-07T09:42:00.000-08:00

Hey!! Sorry we've been missing but Mom has had that awful flu and she hasn't been able to help us log on to the computer. She's better now!

The weather here in Georgia is starting to get nicer. Some days really feel like spring and some of our trees are starting to bloom. But, sometimes the nights are still pretty chilly.

Since we have pretty short hair right now, Mom covers us up on the cold nights. Isn't that sweet? Here's a picture of us with our blankies. (We sleep in the master bathroom on our beds.)

We hope you all are staying warm!

Men wear jewelry, too . . .

2008-02-21T16:57:00.000-08:00

Our Mom recently started a home business--she sells jewelry. She's really excited about it and she decided to have a little mother/daughter party for Aubree's friends and their Moms. She got out all her jewelry and had it laid out so pretty on the table. Several people said they would come. No one came. Except for us.

Since we were the only guests, we decided to dress up in the jewelry to make Mom happy. (And, we just got groomed so we were oh-so-handsome anyway.)

This is a lovely sparkle necklace and silver bracelet.

How about this one?

I'm a prince!

Remy is modeling a lovely colored pearl necklace.

And here he is in another lovely selection.

Uh oh, I think Remy is getting into this a little too much . . .

Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T18:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day! We gave Mom a heart with candy in it.

At first there was some confusion over WHO would give Mom the candy.

So, Luc carried it over to her . . .

and I handed it to her.

Then, for some reason Mom put these scarves on us. She said we looked cute .

We didn't really think so.

So, I just took mine off.

Luc, on the other hand, decided to make the most awful faces he could think of! Wow! Hey 4xB's, look at that tongue!!

Grandma, what big teeth you have!!

We hope you all gave your Moms something nice!

Patrick!!!

2008-02-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

Hey, guess what?? Patrick came home from college for the weekend! YEA! We miss him when he's gone and we were so happy to see him today. Mom took a video of us saying "welcome home" to Patrick!

See how we both brought Patrick a toy? See how Ippuni gets noticed? We all love Patrick!

Poop Rocks

2008-02-05T18:20:00.000-08:00

I pooped a rock today!!! Gosh, I feel so much better. I ate dinner, I played with Remy, I smiled at Mom . . . I'm just back to being me!

Mom gave me some stuff called mineral oil that Dr. Frank said to give me and sure enough, this afternoon that rock slid right out! I've never seen Mom so happy about poop. I was proud. She even got a stick and poked it around. She said she was making sure that rock came out!

Mom, why do you keep staring at me???? I was trying to take a nap!

She said she's just really happy.

This is Remy sticking his nose in--I think he was jealous because Mom wasn't too excited about his poop.

Thanks to all my fur-friends for worrying about me! And remember, don't eat rocks!!

Luc ate a rock

2008-02-04T17:42:00.000-08:00

Guess what? Luc ate a rock. And this time it's stuck in his intestine. He's pretty sick and he went to the vet today. If he doesn't move the rock out by himself (poop, in other words), he will have to have surgery on Wednesday. I feel bad for him. I miss playing with my brother.

Mom says we sure are keeping her going to the vet!! She said little old Ippuni is doing better than we are!

I'll let you know what happens. Right now I'm praying for poop.

Mom got coffee and all I got was the cup

2008-01-31T13:04:00.001-08:00

We went to Starbucks today. We love Starbucks because they give out great dog treats! Mom loves the pumpkin spice mocha cappuccino latte decaf soy espresso . . . or whatever it is she gets! I just get confused.

Anyway, we got our treats and headed home. Mom had her coffee . . . and I had the cup!!

First, I quietly took it off the coffee table.
(I guess that's why Mom puts the coffee on that table since that's what it's called.)

Then I tiptoed into Mom's room (see me tiptoe??)

Oh man! Remy heard me! He tried to take it, but I was too fast for him!

Boy that cup was good! Coffee-flavored cup--my favorite!

Remy got the lid. I don't think it had the same flavor as the cup.
Oh well, gotta be faster next time, Rem!

Poodles know fashion . . .

2008-01-30T16:52:00.000-08:00

Hi there!! It's me, Remy. Luc wrote the blog a lot when I wasn't feeling so great so it's my turn. By the way, I'm fine now. Mom thinks that sometimes I play too rough and pinch a nerve or get some inflammation going on. Now that we know the steroids work, we're all set in case it happens again.

Today Mom said she needs a new hairstyle. She said she "needs something different." I suggested the "poodle do" but she said she just didn't have the right kind of hair for that. Too bad, that would have been awesome.

Luc said he liked her hair just the way it is. You know Luc, "Mr. Suck-up."

Mom, you look great just the way you are!

Luc, tell her the truth! Say it!
See Ippuni in the background? Even he was staying out of it!

I decided to help and look through some hairstyle magazines.

Reluctantly, Luc did, too.

Mom, how about this one?

Mom said she hasn't decided yet but she really appreciated all the help. Who better to ask than a fashion-plate poodle??

Getting clean is tiring . . .

2008-01-23T18:23:00.000-08:00

I'm back! Thanks, guys, for all your concern when I wasn't feeling good. I'm feeling fine now. In fact, Luc and I were wrestling around outside yesterday! It made Mom nervous but I'm fine. A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do, you know?

We had a pretty tiring day. We got baths and got trimmed up a bit. We're pretty fluffy! Our two-legged brother, Tyler, doesn't like when we get all poofy--he says we're boys and we should look more macho. Mom says we're poodles and that's what poodles are supposed to look like--she says it's part of our charm. And I thought it was just my winning personality . . .

Anyway, we were really tired tonight and we stretched out on our beds . . . I mean the couch.

We hope you good dogs, cats and hammies are all comfy in your beds. Goodnight!

Remy is back!

2008-01-20T19:47:00.000-08:00

This is just a quick note to tell you that Remy is doing great! The prednisone that the vet (Dr. Frank) prescribed is working!! Mom is guessing it was a pinched nerve. Remy seems his old self today and his happy face is back. That means my happy face is back, too.

Thank all of you so much for showing your concern for Remy. You cats, hammies and dogs with blogs are really awesome.

Poor Remy

2008-01-18T19:56:00.000-08:00

See my very sad and bored face?

Remy went back to the doctor today because he's still crying--something is hurting him and Mom and the vet can't figure out what it is. Mom said the vet gave Remy new medicine today and she's hoping that will help. Remy is sad. So is everyone else in the family. So am I. We all feel bad for Remy. And, I'm bored. Remy doesn't want to play. At least he's moving around more . . . but he's still not my normal, goofy brother.

Doesn't he look so sad?

Remy missed the snow . . .

2008-01-16T20:09:00.000-08:00

Hi Fur-friends! Sorry we've been gone for awhile--did you miss us? Mom's been busy but she promises she'll be available to help us blog from now on. But, it was kind of nice not to have that camera flashing in my face all the time.

Remy was at the vet this evening. He's limping again and seems to be in pain. This happens to him every few months. He'll barely even walk and won't eat. The vet has taken x-rays and can never find anything wrong. Then after a day or two he's back to normal. We're all baffled by it.

Guess what happened tonight?? It SNOWED in Georgia! I've never seen snow but it didn't impress me too much. Maybe if it had stuck to the ground so I could play in it, I would have liked it. Mom says that probably won't happen any time soon.

Can you seee me back by the fence?

Look at the snow!

Ippuni didn't think much of it either. Mom says when our family lived in Maryland

(before Remy and I were born), Ippuni would refuse to go out in the snow.

I guess he's too low to the ground, huh?

Can you see the little snowflake right above the my nose?

I'm going to go check on my brother. He's on pain meds so he's kind of out of it. I'm feeling bad for him.

Frustrated

2008-01-07T18:49:00.000-08:00

Mom was busy tonight. She said she was registering Tyler for the SAT. She kept having to retype some things because of some problem on the web site. She was frustrated. So was I, as you'll see in this video.

Personally, I think I was being very patient, don't you? Jeez Mom, when a guy's gotta go, a guy's gotta go!

Hammies in the House

2008-01-05T20:37:00.000-08:00

Today we're going to introduce you to our little hammie brothers. Girl Girl saw our blog and said she would like to meet them so we thought that was a good idea. Here they are, Girl Girl!

Ralph is a dwarf hamster--he's kind of the family hammie. He can run in his ball like nobody's business! In fact, he went to the hamster races and he would most certainly have won had he not gone the wrong way! Goofy hamster.

He was excited to be on the blog! He wanted to write it!

Mom put him back in his house. He was saying, "But wait! I didn't finish the blog!" hee hee

This is Teddy, the Teddy Bear Hamster. He belongs to Aubree. Kind of cute, huh?

Here he is in Aubree's shoe.

So, what do you think? We think Teddy is more handsome but we think Ralph probably tastes . . . ahem . . . smells better.

Our Beginnings

2008-01-02T15:11:00.001-08:00

Mom was cleaning out some files and folders and she found our puppy pictures that our first two-legged mommy took of us and our parents, brothers and sister. We. were. so. cute. Mom still talks to our first mommy, Patti, and now and then we get to visit her. We get so excited to see her even though we left her home when we were just little guys! We like seeing our fur-parents, Archie and Samantha, too.

We often see our brothers from our litter and the second litter our fur parents had around town. There were seven of us born in the first litter and eight in the second litter! Anyway, look at these pictures of total cuteness.

Here we are at one week old.

Remy

Luc

Let us out!! Luc is right there in front and I'm on the right, in the front.

Our fur-mom.

Our fur-dad. Pretty impressive, huh?

We'll show you more of those pictures another time. Mom said we're going to call Patti soon and visit! We'll be sure to take the camera!

Happy New Year Video!

2008-01-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Our Dad keeps saying "Have a great 08!" Luc and I came up with a better one, though. "Don't be hatin' in 08-in!" Cool, huh? We learned that stuff from our two-legged brothers.

Now to ring in the new year, I am going to appear in person!!! Sort of, kind of. Mom got a flip cam for her Christmas present and she recorded me. She has been working on editing so you'll have to judge how she did.

Here's a short video of me, Remy, doing one of my favorite things in the world--biting Ippuni's tail. Ahhhh, it's good to know some things continue even in the new year . . .

Now on the video you can hear Mom telling me "to get" Ippuni--I was so happy! She finally understands the game! But, she was just doing that for the camera, she later gave Ippuni lots of kisses for me being "not nice" to him. Go figure.

Can you tell I like the camera? I personally think I'm a natural.

Waiting for Santa

2007-12-27T20:36:00.000-08:00

We hope all of our four and two-legged friends had a wonderful Christmas!! We did! We both got a new rawhide to chew on! But Mom sneaks them away from us just when they're getting good--she's afraid we'll swallow them. Remy and I eat rocks all the time--and she's worried about rawhide. Jeez.

On Christmas eve . . .

I waited ever so patiently for Santa to come down the chimney.

Aubree tried to trick me and popped out from behind the tree!

What the heck? Does she think I don't know what Santa looks like? I mean, he finds his way to every house all over the world in record time--that means he has to be smart.

He must be a poodle!

We couldn't wait anymore. We fell asleep on the couch. Darn!

I missed Santa again! Maybe next year . . .

Rocks don't belong in the pool . . .

2007-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:00

We've been really busy getting ready for Christmas. Well, we haven't been so busy, but Mom sure has. She hasn't even had time to help us on the blog. She said she feels bad about that.

Anyway, yesterday we went outside with Mom while she cleaned the leaves and stuff out of the pool. Right away, Mom said, "There are rocks in the pool again!!"

"Yep, there sure are! Lots!"

"Want me to find out who did it, Mom?"

"Remy, did you put the rocks in the pool?"

Remy said, "La-dee-da . . . looks like a nice day out . . . la-dee-da . . . "

Ippuni said, "Don't look at me, Luc! I don't eat rocks like you morons do. Poodles are smart, yeah right."

Aubree said, "Hey, don't ask me! I have to help clean the rocks out--why would I do that?"

Now tell me, who do you think put the rocks in the pool?

I sure covered it well by asking everyone else though, didn't I? hee hee.

Kiss the Company Goodbye

2007-12-16T14:17:00.001-08:00

Mom and Dad had some people over today for desserts and games. They had fun. We didn't. I kept getting too excited with all the people here. I just wanted to kiss all of them!! So, Mom kept putting us outside. Bummer.

I'm kinda sad.

Remy was teasing me, "Awww, Luc is sad--such a shame."

Then he said, "You made us stay outside all day because you were licking everyone a million times!" And he imitated me and kept sticking his tongue out!

When I'm not so tired tomorrow, we'll see who gets licked--if you know what I mean.

We Smell Good!

2007-12-15T13:43:00.000-08:00

We got groomed yesterday. I think we groom ourselves everyday by licking ourselves and each other but I guess Mom doesn't think that counts.

Anyway, we went to our favorite place, the best doggie bed and breakfast around, and saw our favorite groomer, Rhonda. She's really nice. Mom told her to do the "lamb" cut for the holidays. What??? We're poodles, not lambs. Sometimes I wonder about Mom. Whatev. Maybe there's a lamboodle out there somewhere. Heh heh--jeez, I crack myself up sometimes.

She told us the day before that we were going. But we pretended like we didn't know what she was talking about. Luc said, "Uh oh, I think she said we're going to the groomers." I said, "No, she said Luc has a tumor." He was freaked out all day. Again--I am too much.

So, yesterday morning Mom said the word, "GO," and whoosh, we were at the door in a second.

"Where are we going, Mom?"

"Oh man, I hope this doesn't involve my tumor."

We're going in Dad's car!

I like to look out the window.

This is what I saw. Cool, huh?

All in all, we had a good day. Like I said, they're really nice at the groomers. I think they like us. I mean really, how could they not? Cool dudes like us and all.

Here are our new do's!

Luc has some mega ears, doesn't he? Is it just me or does this haircut make his nose look bigger?

Golly, I'm handsome.

Oh yeah! Did I mention Ippuni went, too? Here are his before and after pictures.

He called shotgun. Lucky dog.

I know, he's cute. Whatev.

Cocka-doodle-do!

2007-12-12T19:57:00.000-08:00

Today Mom was telling us how very handsome, cute, sweet, well-behaved and just generally awesome we are, again, and we were just soaking it up and lovin' life.

" I'm awesome, Mom?"

"I'm more awesome than Luc, Mom?"

And then Mom said that if we didn't believe her, just think about this: poodles must be awesome or else why would they breed them with so many other dog breeds? She told us about cockapoos, maltipoos (OMG! what self-respecting poodle would . . . nevermind), schnoodles (like our friend, Bailey), pugapoos, yorkiepoos, westiepoos, poochis, labradoodles, golden doodles, and even a saint bernadoodle! She said poodles have such wonderful qualities that they've mixed them with just about every dog breed you can think of! She even told us about a dog who was a cocker spaniel/poodle/doberman mix called a "cocka-doodle-do!" Luc got so tickled at that name that he coughed up his rock he was carrying in his mouth from the back yard.

Then Mom told us we are so goofy and she can't understand why we eat rocks. Ahhhh, just another day in the life of two awesome poodles.

Pillow Talk

2007-12-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

Mom gave us these really cool toys to play with today! We don't get too many toys because we destroy them in a matter of minutes. Mom thought she had tried everything! Then, she was talking to her friend, Zona Baby, and she said she gave her dog, Nikki, a pillow case tied in the center. She said it's soft like a cuddly toy, strong and has the knot in the center to chew on. Zona said Mom should try that for us. So, she did!

This is Luc trying a bite of it.

Mom gave me the blue one.

But I wanted Luc's.

Luc ran! He was having a great time with the green one!

This is me saying, "Mommy, can I have
the green one?" See the tear in my eye?

This is Luc saying, "But I had it first."

This is me with the blue one. Look at that sad face. I didn't really

care but I sure can act, can't I?? We all know I could

get the green one from Luc anytime I want.

Whatchu talkin' bout, Remy?

2007-12-09T14:35:00.000-08:00

It was another warm day in Georgia! Remy and I spent some time playing outside.

This is me after playing hard! I was tired!

This is Remy after playing hard.

Then he said, "Hey, Luc. Why don't

you come sit by the pool with me?"

"Whatchu talkin' bout, Remy?"

I know his tricks--he wanted to push me in the pool again. I didn't go. I just stayed far over in the grass, thank you very much.

Hide and Seek

2007-12-07T06:19:00.000-08:00

Mom was busy cleaning today and we don't like the vacuum so we asked to go outside. This is my "Mom, can we ppppllleeeeaaaassssseeee go outside?" look.

Remy wasn't sure it was working so he pushed me out of the way to do his "please, can we, huh??" look. I guess his worked.

We got to stay outside for a long time. We had so much fun chewing off the stalk of some kind of plant. Then we chased each other around the yard with the stalk.

Then, when it was time to come in, Remy and I decided to play hide and seek with Mom. We love that game. She comes out in the backyard to tell us it's time to come in and we hide. We just know she can't see us.

This is me hiding.

This is Remy hiding. He's good, isn't he?

This is Ippuni policing the area. We know he doesn't see us--he doesn't see too well. That, and he's not too smart. Did I say that??

Next time we'll show you how we act like lazy lions when it's time to come in! Mom REALLY loves that game.

It's Internet-at-last-ic!

2007-12-04T17:22:00.000-08:00

Our Internet hasn't been working. Well, it works, then it doesn't, then it works, then it doesn't. Mom gets really frustrated. We were happy to have a few days off. With all the modelling we do for the camera . . . sheesh! Even a poodle needs a break from the spotlight!

Mom called the cable company today whose name rhymes with "hold fast" and "at last." She said they told her they were working in the area to fix the problems we so often have. Mom had to use her patient face. I think it's kind of like when it's raining outside and Mom says the word "wait" to us when it's time to go in. We have to wait at the door to get our feet wiped. It's not easy to wait. Even for Mom, apparently.

Here I am waiting at the computer to do our blog.

Even Ippuni is missing the blog. I think he likes to see himself on the computer, although I'm not so sure he knows it's himself he sees. After all, he growls when he sees himself in the door pane. Jeez. And when he stands up on Mom's leg and she says, "Ippuni, get down," he dances. Not really, just kiddin' with ya!

Here's Luc waiting for the Internet to work. I think he wants to write the blog today.

But look who was the MOST patient. ME! The Remster.

You dogs lay low now, ya hear?

The Toy Tree

2007-12-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

We got in trouble today. Mom finished all the decorating this afternoon. We thought that meant we could take toys from the toy tree. This is what happened.

I was minding my own business taking a little nap on the couch. I had both blankies and I was out like a light.

Remy, on the other hand, was busy with a toy he took from the toy tree. By the way, look at the strange way my brother sits! His back legs are up on his front legs! Jeez, he can be goofy.

Anyway, like I said, I was minding my own business and the next thing I know I'm getting scolded. HUH???

REMY!!! He planted a toy on me!

We were both told "NO!" For some reason, Remy listened. He played the "I'm so cute and such a good boy" card.

And then I discovered the reason . . . Mom moved the blankies on the couch and look what was there. REMYYYYY!! Guess who got in trouble for that, too??!! Yip, he is one sly dog.

Well, Mom left the room to do some vacuuming or something and I decided since I'd been in trouble for doing nothing I may as well try out the toy tree. I chose a really cute stuffed teddy bear. It had writing on it that said, "Hooray! Yvette is 40 today! 2002" Well, I love Miss Yvette!! She was here at Christmas-time last year! What a good choice I made. So, I sat down to get a better look at the teddy . . .

and in came MOM.

I got scolded again. I think putting the gate around the tree was mentioned. So, I went back to minding my own business . . . at least for now.

Sgt. Ippuni

2007-11-27T12:03:00.000-08:00

Here's what we know about Ippuni, our little "older" brother. He's a Maltese. He's mean as dog-doody. Mom and Dad lived in Korea and got him when they were there--he was about a year old and he's thirteen now. (He yells at us in Korean sometimes but we just say intelligent poodle words back to him to confuse him.) We've heard Mom and Dad say something like, "he wasn't properly socialized." We think he's just jealous because he used to be the only fur-baby in the family until we came along. He's mean as dog-doody. You could live with us for a year and he still wouldn't let you touch him.

Ippuni, which means "cute" in Korean (and I guess he is cute if you like that sort of . . . dog), thinks he is a policeman. He enforces the "no running" rule in our house. If our two-legged siblings run, or even walk too fast, whoa! He nips at their feet. If anyone comes in the house, he barks non-stop and growls until they run in fear. He's mean as dog-doody. But, we decided long ago that we're not afraid of him. Well, not too much anyway.

Remy's favorite game is "Whack-a-Maltese." He waits until Ippuni's back is turned and then he runs up from behind and bites Ippuni's tail. Then the fun is on! Ippuni whirls around and runs growling at Remy, trying to bite his feet! Remy does some high stepping, let me tell you! Finally, Ippuni walks away only to have Remy strike again! I just stand by and bark loudly just to lend Remy some support. Mom or Dad usually stops the game saying we're being mean to Ippuni. Yeah, right. He's mean as dog-doody.

Since Ippuni is a part of our family, I do have to say that he does have his sweet moments. He likes to lick my face when I'm sleeping, although I often think it's not being sweet but instead trying to show that he's the boss and can do as he pleases. He also likes to curl up next to Remy while he's sleeping. I not so sure he's being sweet then either because Remy gets a funny look on his face and I can tell he's terrified to move for fear of being bitten! Remy s-l-o-w-l-y moves and finds another place to sleep. I think I see Ippuni smile.

Of course, little Ippuni is a suck-up to Mom and Dad. He especially protects Mom. In fact, sometimes he will enforce an imaginary force-field around Mom and if we try to get close, he attacks. Or, he guards the door of the room Mom is in. It's really annoying. Mom has to tell him to stop.

Ippuni has a thing about Aubree's hamster, Teddy. He wants to eat him. Okay, so do we. But we're better at hiding it. Here's Ippuni watching Teddy. He's probably trying to police him and make him stop running on his wheel!

That's the scoop on Ippuni. He's unique. He's small. He's cute. Did we mention he's mean as dog-doody?

A Rainy Day in Georgia

2007-11-26T18:30:00.001-08:00

Today was a rainy, icky day. But Mom was happy because she said we really need the rain here in Georgia. We didn't get to go outside very much. It was one of those restful days. Even Mom took a nap. And guess what we did?

We sneaked on Mom and Dad's bed!!

Mom had just brushed us so I don't see what the big deal was! She said she wasn't too happy about it but she also couldn't resist how cute we were and how our tails wagged when we saw her! I whispered to Luc, "Just act like we didn't do anything--don't give
her that sad face you do so well." He did okay--he just did his goofy face. Oh yeah, that's his normal look. heh-heh.

Guess who was being all good and sleeping on the floor?? Yep, the little white fluff-ball. I think he's the one who told on us.

We'll get you old man . . . .

Here Comes Luc-ee Claus, Here Comes Remy Claus . . .

2007-11-25T15:31:00.000-08:00

Today Dad brought down big boxes from the attic. Mom started opening them and . . . Christmas is here! We're so excited! We remember Christmas from last year when we were just one-year-old babies. Mom and Dad brought a tree in the house, and then put lights and all kinds of little chewy toys all over it! Remy ate the most awesome little reindeer last year. And then they put a gate around the tree.

Anyway, as Mom was getting all the decorations out, Remy and I sniffed around, looking for the chewy toys. Remy found a snowman and tried out.

Then I found our Santa hats! Gosh, I'm good-looking.

Okay, I guess Remy doesn't look so bad himself.

Well, we're off to help finish up the decorations!! I'm going to go look for that yummy looking stuffed Santa Bear I remember from last year. The gate's not up yet . . .

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-22T17:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our fur-friends and people-friends! Did you eat too much? We did.

This is us arguing over the best spot on the couch--the one where you can lay your head on the side and still look out the window and see the squirrels.

We were both so full that I couldn't even argue too much. I just let Luc have the spot. Whatever.

After all, it's Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for Luc. Okay, okay, and Ippuni. And, no one has a better tail to bite . . . heh heh.

Darn! He heard me coming! See how he has it down now? Usually his tail is just a-wavin' right in my face.

Oh well, I'm too full to play "Whack-a-Maltese" tonight anyway. We'll save that for another day.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Bobbing for Frogs

2007-11-21T19:58:00.000-08:00

Shhhh, it's kind of late but I just had to share this with you. I got in trouble tonight but I think it was worth it.

Remy and I were outside and since no one was watching, I did one of my favorite things--frog bobbing. For some reason (I guess frogs are just not as smart as poodles) frogs like to jump in our pool. Then they can't get out and they blow up like big ole frog balloons--really cool. Anyway, it was my lucky night because I caught one!!

Just as I got him in my mouth, Dad called us in. Yikes! Sooooo, I strolled in like I owned the place . . . but REMY kept staring at me. Dad said, "Luc, what do you have in your mouth? A string?" He pulled on the string (a frog leg!) and out popped a frog! "EEWWWWW!" said Dad. "Oh my gosh!" said Mom. Aubree screamed. Patrick and Tyler laughed . . . and so did Remy.

Can you see my wet mouth and snout? Remy says that's how they knew I had done something (besides the dang frog leg escaping my mouth) but I think he had something to do with it. He's just jealous. He's not good at frog bobbing at all.

Needless to say, I barely got to play frog torture. And what's worse is Dad said I should be ashamed of myself. He said other dogs do that sort of things but not a POODLE. I showed the proper respect but secretly I was thinking of my next frog bobbing episode.

Driving Mr. Remy

2007-11-20T13:07:00.001-08:00

Well, Tyler got his driver's license today. We ran straight away to his car when he got home just knowing he was going to take us to the lake, the park and then to get ice cream! Okay, not ice cream. Guess what? He didn't. He drove straight down the street to see his friends. Whatever.

We decided driving looked pretty easy so we went into the garage and jumped in Mom's car to take it for a spin. Mini Melts, here we come!!

Luc thought we should check to make sure we had enough gas. I was just ready to go! I was also ready to rock out to some tunes--with any luck they would be playing that barking Jingle Bells song! Luc was trying to figure out how to open the sun roof.

Okay, let's go!

Umm, we didn't get out of the garage before we heard Mom coming . . . oh, dog doody!

We got scolded.

I'm guessing that ended our driving careers. I don't know though, if Luc hadn't been so busy checking the gas, working the sun roof, la-dee-da . . . maybe we would have made it to Mini Melts.

Well, Patick gets home tonight and we still have to celebrate his birthday. Maybe some ice cream will drop on the floor. We can only hope.

Relaxing Sunday . . . chewing ice

2007-11-18T12:28:00.000-08:00

Hey! It's me, Remy. I was just having a nice, relaxing Sunday doing some light reading about the Industrial Revolution. No, really I was helping Tyler with a school project. I do look good in glasses though, don't I?

And, while I was helping Tyler, look what Luc was doing. Yep, he got in the trash again! See his "uh oh, I'm in trouble" face? He has a thing about ripping up papers. I call him "the shredder." He hates that.

We really have had a pretty laid back day. We helped Dad clean leaves out of the pool . . . I tried to push Luc in again like I did last year when the water got cold but I think he was on to me. Last year we were racing around the yard like we always do and right when we rounded the corner of the pool--whomp! I did a little hip shove and he landed right in the pool! Dude, it was funny! He was so surprised he swam to the side and hung on for dear life--I guess he forgot about the STEPS, duh. Dad had to pull him out.

Anyway, after we helped Dad today I was pretty tired and thirsty so I went over to the fridge and got some ice.

I love ice! Mom usually puts the lock button on so I can't work the levers because I've been known to make a big ice and water mess on the floor. She gives me ice alot though, so I can't complain!

Today is my oldest two-legged brother's birthday--he's 19! We'll celebrate in a day or two 'cause he's at GSU right now--go Eagles!

I hope all you other dogs are having a relaxing Sunday with your families.

Introductions

2007-11-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

Yip-pee! Welcome to our poodle blog! I'm Luc Marcel and my brother is Remy Sebastian. Mom said I could write the first blog since I'm more intelligent than Remy (well, I said that part) and he can be very, very silly. We decided to blog about ourselves because . . . well, because we're POODLES, the finest, most gorgeous of all humans. Okay, okay . . . dogs.

I'm the cream-colored hunk of a man-poodle (I weigh in at 73 pounds of pure muscle) and Remy is the scrawny-looking apricot man-poo who only weighs 64 pounds of pure goofiness. I don't really mean to be nasty--I do love Remy since he is my poo-bro and all . . . he's just not quite as--ahem--"cultured" as I am.

Remy and I were born on March 22, 2005 to Archie and Samantha. Our dad is tall and thin and our mom is short and stocky. As you can see, Remy takes after our dad and I take after both mom and dad—tall and hunky. There were seven of us born that day—six boys and a girl. We see a few of our brothers around town and are often mistaken for each other. It’s a ball when we all get together, let me tell you!

We also have a little fur-brother, Ippuni. He’s thirteen years old and he’s a little white fluff-ball called a Maltese (whatever that is). He’s mean as dog doody. He thinks he’s the police. We’ll talk more about him as time goes on. Suffice it to say he’s bad to the bone.

Our family is the best! Mom is so sweet and loving—she’s always kissing on us and treating us like babies. I tolerate all that huggy stuff. Remy sucks up big time—sloppy wet kisses all over the place. (Little does Mom know, he eats Ippuni’s dog doody—now please tell me how a poodle could do such a thing! I mean I can see a Maltese or some other dog doing that—but a poodle! Mon dieu!) Our dad is so cool—knows where to rub in just the right spots. Then there are our two-legged siblings: Patrick who is in college so we don’t see him as much, but love him to death; Tyler who is in high school and brings lots of cool friends over to play with us; and Aubree who is eleven-years-old and loves to run around the house playing chase. They’re all awesome!

Okay, Mom says it’s time to wrap it up. She just wanted me to introduce us today. The real fun starts tomorrow! Toodles!