Sage here!

I'm not a happy puppy.  See Ron comes home from work and I can smell something good.  I thought he stopped by the butcher shop and picked up a bone for me.  But nooooo.  It seems he was working in a classroom for nursing and they a a skeleton that had no arms.  Well the arms were laying on the floor.  Now I'm sure the fact the arms have been ripped off has something to do with the stalker but we won't get into that right now. Anyway he put the arms back on a skeleton.  do you think he brought back any spare parts?  Nope.  He could of grabbed a rib and just told them it was Adam and God took it to build a woman.  I thought I had him trained better than that.  Now he keeps walking around singing " you put your right arm in you put your right arm out and you shake it all about".  I think I may have to go chew on one of his socks again.

  We have been looking for ways to keep the grass from turning brown where I go pee.  My favorite is these rocks you order from Australia. You put them in my drinking waster and it’s magic your grass will not turn brown any more.   Maybe that’s where they get the saying.  Give me a Fuzzy navel, on the rocks!  Ron says it will also make your wallet get smaller.  We also read that you should keep a bucket of water handy and pour water where every your pet goes potty.  Just fantastic!  That’s all I need.  Ron following me around the yard with a bucket while I try to go pee.  I’ll never get any privacy.  He already has some weird attraction to my poop.  He always out in the yard collecting it.

  Ron & I watched a show the other night about the Hatfields & Mccoys.  I could not sleep after watching it.  They killed the dog!  What kind of sick story was that.  I hope there were no children watching this.  In the middle of a big gun fight someone shoots the dog.  I could understand it if it was a cat.  But shooting a dog.  Ok just kidding I'm not for shooting cats.  Chase them up a tree yes shoot them no.  Anyway Ron explained it's just a movie and they did not really shoot the dog.  All I know is I'm picking the next movie.  I got a good one called Old Yeller.
Till next time!
                                                                

Sage here.

Can I order a fuzzy navel?

baseball totem pole

Wow what a weekend!  It started out with Ron buying a patio set off some thing called Craigslist.  I give it two  paws up even though I think I'll stick with the bench swing.  Ron spent some time Saturday cleaning up the old set and is now trying to sell it on Craigslist.  I wonder if I can buy any bones on craigslist?  I might just have to barrow Ron's credit card.  Ron also spent some time working on some yellow spots in the yard.  For some reason I'm getting the blame for them.  I don't know how I could of caused it.  But boy did it get hot out.  High 90's and sunny!  Being a black lab the sun gets warm on me fast.  But I found some shade and Ron gave me a green Popsicle.  Boy did that hit the spot.  Sunday night our friend Mike invited me over for a fire down by the lake.  He also said I could bring Ron along as long as I kept an eye on him.  We had a nice time relaxing and talking while sitting around the camp fire.  Monday Ron worked in the garage on his totem pole baseball player.  He also did some other odd and ends things in the garage.  Then back to Mikes for a picnic Monday afternoon.  I again took Ron along because he would not give me the car keys.  He says he dose not like the way I drive with my head out the window. 

Sage enjoying Mikes back yard.

  Before I go Ron & I would like to say thanks to all the people who have served in our armed forces.  We all need to stop every once in a while and remember those who have given their lives to protect our freedom.  And to hope and pray for the safe return of the many serving at this time.

Till Next Time!!

Odds & Ends for Sage

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Sage here!
Just got my new collar for going out at night.  The collar is green and lights up.  It
has two settings.  One has the lights blinking and on has the lights just on.  This way when Ron and I go out for a walk at night the people in the cars can see me.  Being a black lab I tend to blend in at night.  Ron spent a whole $5.00 on this collar.  Hope he didn't break the bank on that one.

One of our many readers ( Ron's Mom again ) wrote and asked if I have ever heard of a therapy cat and if I have what I thought about it?  Well yes I in fact have heard of it and I am in favor of it.  I think all cats should be in therapy.

CATalepsies : A trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli.  Yah that sounds about right.

CATaclysmic :  Severely destructive.   Need I say more?

Now I want to take a moment to tell you about the only member of the Navy Seal team that raided Osama Bin Ladens compound to have been publicly named.  Cario is a Belgian Malinios ( Shepard ).  He has trained with the Navy Seals and was lowered from a helicopter for the raid and had on a special body armor for protection.  Cario was more than happy to help bring down Bin Laden.  Especially after he heard he was a cat person. 

Thats all for now... Till next time!

Oh Poop!

Hi everyone.

I had a very busy Saturday.  I helped my friend Laura move into her new house.  But Sage decided to make the morning a little more hectic.  We woke around six o'clock and let Sage go outside to do her business.  We came back in and went back to bed until 7:30.  When we go up I put fresh food out for Sage and went to get cleaned up.  When I got out of the shower I could smell the oder of fresh dog poo.  Now I have a Rumba vacuum that runs around and vacuums on its own.  As I went into the livening room I see Rumba as it has just ran over the poo and leaving a brown streak on my carpet. So I spent the next half hour cleaning dog poo out of rumba.  Then had to scrub the carpet.  Sage knew I was not happy with her so as I finished cleaning the carpet she came over and put her head on my lap and gave me the sad puppy dog look.  It worked.  I could not stay mad at her.  I was told if  a puppy wakes up from a nap or eats take her outside.  Here she had just done both and I didn't get her outside fast enough.  She is very good about going to the door when she needs out.  But I was in the shower and could not see her. In the end Rumba and the carpet have been cleaned and all is well. 

I have to keep it short today.
Later Ron!

Sage here!

I know Ron gave me this to just keep me busy, and it worked.  He gave me an almost empty plastic peanut butter jar.  It drove me crazy!  All was fine at first then I discovered there was still some peanut butter left on the bottom of the jar and my tongue was just not long enough.  Ron helped me out and scraped some of it out and spread it on the sides but there is still some on the bottom.  I CAN'T GET IT!  I have been working on it all afternoon.  I think I my of sprained my tongue.  I know Ron gave this to me to get back for the poo in Rumba.  It's driving me crazy! OK I have to get back to it.  Till next time!

Sage

We Are Back!

You looking at me?

Sorry I have not posted in a while.  We had a little technical difficulties this week.  Well technically Sage was the difficulty.  She chewed the power cord to the computer.  She has been very good about leaving cords alone but this one had a little thing of Velcro hanging on it and it was just to tempting for her.  So lets just say she was in the dog house for a while.  But I had a spare power cord at work and we are back in business.  I had three days off this week so Sage got use to having me around allot.  We installed shelf's in the garage, cut the grass, repaired the sidewalk edger, went fishing, sold a hot tub, had Dish TV installed, planted flowers out front and just relaxed.  Sage loved going fishing!  We went over to Mikes house and fished in his back yard.  Mike lives in the house where I grew up.  He bought the house from the people who bought the house from my parents.  And at that time I lived right next door.  Any way that's a whole nother story.  Sage loved running around exploring the great big back yard and taking breaks laying in the grass looking at the lake.  I wanted to see if the carp fishing was any good.  Carp are a big fish that are allot of fun to catch but not to good to eat.  But not a bite!  A few years ago they did a carp kill to get rid of the carp because carp had overtaken the lake.  This has really helped the game fish like bass bluegill and crappie in Lake George.  Sage didn't care too much about the fishing.  She just wanted to explore and run.  all the running around and fresh air just wore her out.  That night she was just happy to sleep next to the couch while I watched some TV. 



Sage checking out the lake



  A while back I told you about having to change Sages dog food because she was stinking us out of the house.  Well it's back!  She has been terrible for quite a few days.  Yes she go kicked out of the bed room again!  So the Vet told us to try a table spoon of plain yogurt in her food.  So far so good!  We will let you know how it goes.

One of Sages favorite games is hide and seek.  She keeps a pretty good eye on me but if I get the chance I will run into another room and hide.  One little whistle and the game is on.  You can see her going from room to room looking for me with her tail just a wagging.  When she finds me and she always does, she is just as happy as can be. 

Well time for me to go.  I'll send a new post soon as long as Sage dose not eat the cord again.
Ron

With Mothers Day I thought I just like to say Happy Mothers Day to my mom.  And to say.......

Thank you for clean underwear and socks left on the stairs leading to my room.

Thank you for following the toboggan tracks all the way across town when out toboggan was stolen.  Sherlock Homes had nothing on us.

Thank you for making our house the place all the kids came to play. 

Thank you for Hot snot! and be good be kind be sure to mind.

Thank you for putting the turkey neck down the garbage disposal on Thanksgiving causing it to make a sound like the turkey was coming back to get us.  I  had nightmares for three years that a crazed turkey was haunting our kitchen sink.

Thank you for pushing on Fritz's hernia so he could go potty.

Thank you for not finding out that we used your bed as a trampoline.  ( It was Peggy & David who knocked the boards off the frame).

Thank you for all the rides to school on the cold snowy mornings.

Thank you for spilling your coffee and somehow getting it on the ceiling.  Still don't know how you did that one.

Thank you for making smores around the camp fire.

Thank you for getting me hooked on Luke & Laura.

Thank you for saving me from the elephants running through the house when I was sick and running a fever.  To answer Davids question no they were not pink.

Thank you for getting Dad a snow blower for your anniversary.  It saved me allot of work.

Thank you for your help with the band grapefruit sale.  We kicked butt!

Thank you for adding powered milk to the regular milk so we all had milk for supper.  ( yes we could tell).

Thank you for not opening any box with air holes in it.  Sorry for the ones you opened that I forgot to put air holes in.

Thank you for only making me ask 37 times before you would say Yes Yes for the love of god Yes just go and do it!

Thank you for lighting bugs in a jar next to my bed.

Thank you for helping me make dough balls for carp bait.

Thakn you for al the nites yu spent hepling me wiht my speling wodrs.

Thank you for making what ever I wanted for dinner on my birthday.  Even when Dad tried to talk me into Swedish meat.

Thank you for never agreeing when I told you I loved you more than you loved me.

Thank you for the quick dances in the kitchen even though we never did master the dip very well.

Thank you for the new gym shoes that made me run faster and jump higher.

Thank you for not letting Peggy & David name me.

Thank you for having a good sense of humor.  I don't think we would of made it if you didn't.

And thank you for being the greatest Mom ever!

Love Ron

PS Sage gives you two paws up also!

Sage here! 
I found this the other day and I thought I should share this with my human readers.

This is our doggie dictionary.


LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go.

DOG BED: Any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.

DROOL: A liquid which, when combined with sad eyes, forces humans to give you their food. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and get the drool on the human.

SNIFF: A social custom used to greet other dogs, similar to the human exchange of business cards.

GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.

BICYCLES: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards. The person then swerves and falls into the bushes, and you prance away.

DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs when their person wants them in and they want to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down.

THUNDER: This is a signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels.

WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper, envelopes, and old candy wrappers. It is important to evenly distribute its contents throughout the house before your person comes home.

BATH : If you find something especially good to roll in, humans get jealous, and they use this degrading form of torture to get even. Be sure to shake only when next to a person or a piece of furniture.

LEAN: Every good dog's response to the command "sit!," especially if your person is dressed for an evening out. Incredibly effective before black-tie events.

BUMP: The best way to get your human's attention when they are drinking a fresh cup of coffee or tea.

GOOSE BUMP: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the regular bump doesn't get the attention you require ... especially effective when combined with the sniff. See above.

CHILDREN: Short humans of optimal petting height. Standing close to one assures some good petting. When running, they are good to chase. If they fall down, they are comfortable to sit on.

LOVE: A feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you're lucky, a human will love you in return.

Sage here!

I just want to say thanks to the stalker for telling Ron about blowing bubbles.  She is right!  I loved chasing the bubbles all over the yard.  I chased and ate 100's of bubbles running all over the yard.  And that was after taking a walk down the bike trail.  I will sleep good tonight.  I won't tell you what Ron said would happen if I ate any more bubbles and farted.  Anyway like I said Ron & I took a walk down the bike trail today.  For such a nice day there weren't very many people on the trail.  But we had a very nice walk.  We also spent some time just relaxing in the back yard.  I really enjoy sitting on the bench swing with the warm sun on me.
Now to change the subject here.  Ron's Mom, Dad & Sister live in Pensacola.  So they have allot of military people living by them.  There are many families with love ones serving in distant places.  We want to thank them all for the sacrifice they are making to keep America free.  Below is a video dogs getting to see their humans after they got back from serving abroad.  I know there is a little puppy named Kugal who lives in Pensacola.  One of his humans is deployed right now.  We hope to see a video of Kugal seeing his human home safe and sound very soon!
Till next time!
 

Hi everyone

Ron & Sage here.

Sage:  We had` a pretty good weekend.

Ron:  Yep Sage found the fountain of youth.  We went to the Vet on Friday and the Doc informed us that Sage is not five months old but only four months old.

Sage: So that meant I was only five weeks old when Ron brought me home.  That would make Ron a cradle robber would in not?

Ron: Ha Ha.  The Humane Society in Michigan City was wrong on how old they thought Sage was.  It does explain why when compared to other labs on the Internet sage seemed to be rather small for her age.

Sage:  On Saturday Ron & I drove out to Lowell to see a world war II reenactment.  But the first thing we saw was a sign that said no pets allowed.  I was not pleased.

Ron:  Yes but did you have to take a dump right there next to the police man?

Sage:  I was just letting them know how I felt about their sign.  So we left and went back home and Ron planted a small tree in the front yard. 

Ron :  I almost lost the tree!  I turned around and there was Sage walking off with the tree in her mouth.

Sage:  I didn't know it was a tree.  It looked like a stick to me.  Where did you get it at the Charlie Brown tree farm? 

Ron: Give it some time.  I know something Else that was pretty small when she first came home.  By the way Sage weighed 30 pounds Friday at the Vets office.  Saturday we spent allot of time outside working in the yard.  Cutting grass and planting the tree. 

Sage:  We even had a fire in the fire pit that night which was nice on the cool evening.  So this brings us to Sunday.  Ron surprised me with a bath.  I have to admit I smell allot better and my coat is nice and shinny.

Ron:  Believe me she smells allot better!  After giving her a bath I met my friend Mike for breakfast and afterwards we went to Karps feed store.  Mike is a member of the Master Gardner's club and answered some questions about some plants I'm interested in getting for the yard.  While we were there Mike bought Sage a new rope toy while. 

Sage:  Yeah I loved the rope toy!  Two paws up on the toy Mike!  Thanks!  Oh before I forget Ron also bought me a big pillow this weekend to sit on when I'm in the garage.

Ron: It works out nice.  Sage likes to sit on the pillow and chew on a bone when I'm working in the garage.  She does not seem bothered by the saws when I start them up.  Which is what we did for a while Sunday afternoon. 

Sage : Well that was about our weekend.  So for Ron and I hope you had a good weekend too.
Till next time!

Sage here

It has been a quiet couple of days.  Ron has been working in the garage at night and I been out relaxing supervising his work.  Ron bought me a dog pillow that he set in the corner of the garage.  It's been nice to sit on the pillow and watch Ron clean the garage.  I also have found that empty plastic pop bottles are fun to play with.  Ron said he likes that they are free.  We had a couple of thunder storms last night.  But they don't bother me.  I just slept thought them.  Ron had the window open in the bedroom last night and I went to sleep listening to the rain.   Well time for me to go.
Till next time

Duck Attack

Hi Guys 

Yesterday I bought Sage a new toy.  It is a rubber duck in the shape of a mallard duck flying.  It also makes a duck like sound at times.  But at times it makes a sound like a whoopee cushion if squeezed just right.  Sage loves this thing and is playing and chewing on it all the time.  Right after I gave the duck to Sage I was talking to my friend Paul on the phone.  That's when I realized that Sage was chewing on the duck and it was making fart noises.  So I got up and moved to the other room.  But Sage was happy to follow me to the next room.  No matter where I went Sage followed making fart noises with the duck.  I'm sure Paul was thinking I need to change my diet.  Labs will hold things in their mouth and whip them back and forth.  It's a natural thing they do.  I was laying down on the couch watching TV when Sage walked up next to me with the duck.  She had the duck by the head with the rest of the toy hanging out of her mouth.  At this time she decided to whip the duck back and forth causing the the body of the duck to smack me right in the face.  I'm not sure but I think I heard Sage giggle as she ran off.

  Tonight I spent time out in the garage cleaning and Sage sat on a blanket eating a bone.  While I was taking out the trash Sage ran next door to see Daisy who was out on the deck.  I was happy that I had to only call Sage once and she came right away.  Usually it is hard to get Sage to come when she is visiting Daisey

Hero

Sage here.
We had a slow night last night so I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about a hero.  When hurricane Katrina blew in a man found himself in water over his head and was in very great danger of drowning.  That's when a black lab also named Katrina came to his rescue.  Katrina swam to the man a dragged him to land.  The man said that he would of drown if not for the dog.  When the rescue workers who airlifted the man to safety heard about it they went back and rescued Katrina.  Katrina was given an award by the Humane Society for saving the man.  Ron & I give Katrina two paws up for being mans best friend.
Note: Something I noticed Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes in recent history.  And what does the first three letters spell?  KAT  Kind of spooky isnt' it?
Till next time!