Off to the races!

The other day mom and dad ran the Boston half marathon.  The day before we went on a little adventure to scout out the race and to pick up their numbers at the registration tent. Above is a picture of us on our way to public transportation.

The "T" was a little crowded so dad had to carry me - notice he also has a mug of coffee!

We helped our pawrents pick up their race number at the registration tent:

There were a lot of helpful people there...but not a lot of treats...

Is this not the most giant water bottle you have ever seen?!

The is what the finish line looked like:
...I decided to mark the spot just in case my pawrents got lost....
Thanks to me they did not.

Pawsitively frightening!!

With the recent problems in the stock market I decided to check how my 401 K9 plan was doing.  So I dug through my pawrents' pile of mail and found my most recent statements.

OH. MY. DOG. Are you kidding me???  My 401 K9 plan has just plummeted!!  What am I going to do? How can I retire to my comfy couch and munch on carob cookies and bully sticks to my heart's desire?

Desperate times call for desperate measures...

Polka Dog goodness!

My mom just started doing some per diem hours at a rescue league in the city.  I was truly excited when I found this out because not only does this mean more treat money for us it meant that she could visit the famed "Polka Dog Bakery" right down the road!  Check out the beefsteak in the window!

We did not go on this trip as mom did a "quickie" this time (during her break) to make sure it was worthy.  Here is the bag of goodies that she bought:

Here is a sampling of the homemade cookies sold there...let me tell you they are YUMMY!!!

How you like them apples?

This past weekend we traveled to New Hampshire to participate in a half-marathon relay.  I honestly was quite surprised with how they did; they placed 4th out of 37 teams in their division!  That being said the only reason that they did the race was for the homemade goodies, namely the Apple crisp, at the finish.

There was apple crisp as far as the eye could see...and the nose could smell...(note that the apple crisp you see was the top layer of a zillion layers!!!! woopee!
...plus there were these homemade delicacies....notice the Apple crisp in the background?
We also met this cute pup whose name I forgot.

And, finally, me sporting my very own finishers medal

To Aire (dale) is divine.

Yesterday dad stumbled upon this cool video while on the interweb.  It is about an Airedale who found its way home after an unfortunate accident separated this pooch and packleader.  A truly amazing tail and a happy reunion for all involved!  To all of my DWB Airedale friends - I am in awe!

A day late...but not forgotten

Four years ago, on October 4th, my mom had to say goodbye to Bagel.  Bagel was mom's first dog and the canine love of her life; her doggy soulmate.  She adopted Bagel from a shelter in the city where she went to professional school.  Unfortunately, they only had three and a half years together before Bagel succumbed to heart disease.

On a happy note - October 4th is also my grandma's birthday - sending out a heartfelt Happy Birthday shout out to my grandmother Sue!  Woof.

Pane (pron. pah-nay) from heaven.

                                         photo from: www.bloemhof.com

Yesterday we were on our morning walk and lo! and behold! pieces of bread fell from the sky!!! It was all that I could do to gobble it all up before my brother or those pesky birds hanging about got any!  Do you think Gizmo sent this to me?  If so - thank you!