tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56535670130292125212024-03-05T11:25:45.851-08:00The Ellie BlogMy life as a beagle.Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-15685017046580860562015-07-22T17:08:00.001-07:002015-07-22T17:30:38.662-07:00The monster that comes at night....<div style="text-align: justify;">
It comes at night, after dinner or after a shower, when I play with mommy. It just hoovers over my face and wants to grab my nose. It's the hand monster!!!</div>
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and I try to figure out if I should attack it......</div>
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And after victoriously defeating the monster and mommy rewarding me with my good-night-treats, I dream of attacking an even bigger monster next time.</div>
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-64675921744856355932015-06-27T17:42:00.000-07:002015-06-27T17:49:06.577-07:00Stinky me<div style="text-align: justify;">
You know that moment, when you find that perfect stinky dead worm or that awesome smelly spot on the lawn that just screams "Roll all over me"! I found it just yesterday! I looked at mom, saw that she did not look too happy about my findings, but I thought "What the heck!" </div>
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And so I rolled.... </div>
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...and rolled....<br />
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...until I smelled like a stinky little bug and had that wonderful, exciting, adventure whiff all over me and my collar.<br />
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Mom was not pleased and the words she used weren't those of a lady, I am telling you. And the one word that scared me the most was "shower". It always amazes me how my sweet and loving mommy can turn into Momzilla in no time. She grabs my towels from the cabinet in the basement, locks me in the bathroom, turns on the water and has no mercy with my stink.<br />
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Here you can see my best suffering face to show her how much I disrespect her decision to turn me into a well-deodorized puppy again.<br />
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But as usual, I had the last laugh and rubbed my damp, clean self all over mommy's fine white comforter! Just click on the video below!<br />
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-77767146456800878512015-02-18T09:39:00.000-08:002015-02-18T09:39:22.625-08:00The day after...….the Westminster Dog Show.<br />
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By now you should have all heard that one of my peeps, Miss P, won the Westminster Dog Show. No surprise, if you ask me! Us beagles, we are just fabulous, magnificent, adorable and lovable. No question about it. Did I say smart, cute and amazing?<br />
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You think I am throwing an attitude? Not at all. I just ask for the treatment that is worthy of a winner: Crown on head, filet mignon for dinner, rose paddles on the floors and poopy bags scented with Chanel No. 5.<br />
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I mean, does any of you question that I couldn't have won this show if mommy and daddy would have taken the day off to take me there?<br />
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Well, at least I have won "Best in House", 'Best on Street" and "Best on Block" several times in the past and most days service around here is worthy a winner.<br />
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If you wish to arrange for an interview, please speak to my assistant as my schedule seems to get busy between feedings and naps.<br />
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Congratulations Miss P - from one sexy hound to another!<br />
<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-83889323229196410252015-02-14T10:19:00.001-08:002018-01-30T11:27:50.309-08:00Happy Valentine's DaySending you lots of love and kisses.<br />
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-60137761018574007822015-02-02T11:56:00.001-08:002015-02-02T12:11:32.181-08:00Why me?!Dear all, <br />
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Mommy was home today because of icy and snowy roads and who has to suffer? Me. What's so darn funny about putting a green octopus on my head? It's not that it is flattering or makes me look any thinner. I am just being used as an object that one can make fun of. Shame on you, mom. And you're welcome everybody who is now laughing at me for looking silly. Glad I could make your day!</div>
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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPadEllie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-69367010182854751612014-09-28T12:49:00.000-07:002014-09-29T06:32:07.446-07:00Where I have been and what I have done:<div style="text-align: justify;">
Some of you might have been wondering, why I have not posted anything for a while. Well, globetrotting beagles like me once in a while have to go on road trips with the rest of the pack (mom and dad, of course) to broaden their horizon.</div>
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So a few weeks ago, mommy stuffed pretty much the entire house and a whole supermarket into her car, packed some coolers with food for me and daddy (hard boiled eggs, my friends!) and off we went to visit grandma in California.</div>
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First we drove from New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to Ohia to Indiana and we saw a whole lot of, well, nothing. I mean, there were just corn fields and potato fields and more corn fields and more potato fields. You have no idea. </div>
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We also saw this hound howling at the sun in the middle of the day....</div>
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After driving through Nebraska FOREVER we ended up in Wyoming. But, man, I gotta tell you, they have spooky stuff in there hotels.</div>
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I saw this dude in Evanston in the lobby of the<a href="http://www.bestwestern.com/" target="_blank"> Best Western</a> and even though I barked at him like crazy, he would not go away. Instead, mommy pulled me out of the lobby - she was probably afraid that I would scare the hell out of the bear!</div>
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Thank came, you guessed it, more nothing....</div>
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...and then we ended up at this strange lake that was made all out of salt. Mommy yelled at daddy for letting me walk on it and I had to have my paws cleaned with water afterwards. They called it the Salt Flats and daddy got all excited and wanted to drive the car over it!</div>
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After Utah came Nevada and if I thought before that there was a whole lot of nothing out there. Nevada had even more nothing - and rattlesnakes on top of it!</div>
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Mommy said I had to hold my pee until there were no more snakes and I totally got it.</div>
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After four days in the car, three hotels, lots of treats, pee stops in every state along the way, we made it to the Pacific Coast.</div>
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And I will tell you all about it in my next blog.</div>
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So stay tuned and wait, there are more adventures to come. Like the one time when I almost......</div>
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OK, gotta go. It's my birthday today. See you next week.</div>
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Love, Ellie</div>
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-36220490991358942032014-07-13T05:43:00.001-07:002014-07-13T05:43:15.229-07:00I'm dreaming of.....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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...well, usually I would be dreaming of finally playing with a cat or having bacon for breakfast every morning, but apparently, it is still Soccer World Cup and mommy´s team is still in, so I was told that all I am allowed to dream of is the German Team winning. To help me achieve my goal, mommy propped me in the German flag this morning. I tried very hard, to just think of the German Team, but all that came to mind was German Bratwurst and Gulasch and Sauerbraten. Sorry, mom. I still hope that the German Team wins tonight, cause when mommy is happy, the treat rate goes up significantly here. Mommy even promised me a car ride with the German flag hanging out the window.</div>
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So, go Germany! For the sake of happy beagles and lots of treats, bring the World Cup home to Germany! </div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-57217902652327244132014-06-27T11:18:00.000-07:002014-06-27T11:18:06.052-07:00Just to set the record straight.....<div style="text-align: justify;">
....my mom wants all of you to know that I support the German soccer team during the 2014 World Cup! Not sure why I have to wear this stupid ribbon thing on my head for that, but mommy said that I have to sit still, not eat the thing and look like a happy soccer fan - only then I would get a delicious treat!</div>
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And, as we all know, for good food and long belly rubs I support any team you want and hold off on shredding the ribbon thing.</div>
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Go, Deutschland! (And now give me that treat!)! </div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-82629674209520984542014-06-12T12:35:00.001-07:002014-06-12T12:39:31.869-07:00In my free time.....when I am not sniffing, eating, chasing squirrels and sleeping, I have an awesome side job: I am a certified table tester!<br />
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It does not pay very well, actually, most times, my best customers (mom and dad) even yell at me for testing, but I get great satisfaction out of the fact that I get to lay in the sun, elevated, so that I can see everything, and get a whole new perspective on life. The best rating for table comfort that my customers can get is the "worth laying on it"-label.<br />
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I prefer indoor table testing over outdoors: Indoors there is always a chance of some food left on the table or an old bill to shred,<br />
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..while outdoors you can get your paws dirty and, once in a while, even have to stand on stinky old moss. I mean, most times I like stinky, but moss is just not my flavor.<br />
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So if you have a table that I can test for you, just let me know and I can swing by any time.Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-63178868296965650252014-06-04T12:07:00.004-07:002014-06-04T12:07:36.508-07:00Any chance,...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-75620798786053900182014-05-28T11:38:00.001-07:002014-05-28T11:38:40.653-07:00I spy with my little eye....<div style="text-align: justify;">
...what the neighbors are doing in their kitchen. When I jump on the bed and lower my head, I can peek under the curtain and watch them.</div>
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I have to tell mommy that she doesn't have to leave the tv on for me anymore when she goes to work. I can just sit here all day and spy on the people in the blue house. It's almost better than squirrel watching. It gets even better at night, when they have the kitchen lights on. If I look very closely, I think I can even see whats in their little food store with the light in it that mommy call "fridge".</div>
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Daddy called me a voyeur, but I don't care. People watching is great entertainment, specially, when the people are behind glass and can't yell at me for peeking! </div>
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But don't worry, neighbors, your secrets are safe with me. Remember that one day when you thought nobody saw you when you picked your nose after you came out of the shower wearing that stupid white robe and the towel turban on your head? I have only told one other dog about it, maybe two.</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-32404460376108885072014-04-17T12:03:00.001-07:002014-04-17T12:03:53.913-07:00Throwback Thursday #1Hi guys,<br />
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Mommy kept saying this morning that I should do something for "Throwback Thursday", so I threw myself back into bed when she called me to go out for a walk.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My kind of throwback Thursday!</td></tr>
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But that was apparently not what she was looking for me to do. I was also not supposed to throw the stupid kibble back into my bowl after mistakenly picking up a piece that was hiding between the tasty chicken....</div>
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What I was supposed to do was to post something here from way back when I was a puppy. So I picked this little video of little me learning to bark and howl. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-37999468999931065682014-03-17T09:16:00.003-07:002014-03-17T09:18:56.578-07:00Happy "Everything is Green" Day<div style="text-align: justify;">
Not sure who this guy Patrick is that everybody keeps talking about in the news today. </div>
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All I know is that they must really like him - they even gave him a parade last week. Mom and dad took me there and, man, this Patrick-dude must love bagpipers! </div>
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They had hundreds of them in this march through town. And maybe he is a firefighter?</div>
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There were tons of firetrucks driving through town with the bagpipers....I think his daughter is a cheerleader or a tap dancer - all of here friends were in his parade, too. And he must be pretty smart, too, even has his own school in town!</div>
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His favorite color must be green and mommy must be one of his followers also as she was wearing a green sweater this morning.</div>
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Well, whoever he is, I like him - mom is making corned beef in his honor today, and I hope there are some leftovers for me!</div>
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Cheers to you, Patrick!</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-86154281158332259072014-03-09T15:43:00.000-07:002014-03-09T15:45:44.713-07:00Spring forward??!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
I am not so sure what´s the buzz about this whole "spring forward" thing today. Mommy said that from now until November we are saving daylight with time or something. She took all the clocks from the wall and changed something on them, even on the one that has the silly bird come out. </div>
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(Why is he hiding in there? Did he steal the daylight? I keep barking at him but the coward only comes out to scream in German once an hour. Around midday, though, if I bark really a lot, he comes out like 12 times!! Man, must I upset him.)</div>
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And then breakfast was an hour early and everybody was ready to leave the house an hour early and I was still so tired and then lunch was also so early and I think that something is wrong with mommy. Why does she forget when normal eating hours are? What is she going to do with all the daylight time she is saving? Will it be daylight for all of next winter and no more nighttime?</div>
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Whatever, I just let her talk about saving time and I am not concerned about it being daylight more often. I do some of my best snoozing during daylight. I just fall backwards and, boom, asleep!</div>
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Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-76810444359506585402014-01-16T13:57:00.000-08:002014-01-16T13:58:00.864-08:00Two of me?!<div style="text-align: justify;">
So this package comes from grandma in Germany and I rip it open and think - I can''t even write here what I was thinking! This thing looks back at me and it looks like me! </div>
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It's like a mini-me - just clean and good smelling. It looks all cute and lovey dovey and it doesn't talk back and doesn't nip and you can put it in a crate and it doesn't start a rebellion. OMG, maybe mom will like it better than me!? So when mommy put mini-me next to me for a photo, I sat all still and looked all nice and pretty and it paid off! I got a treat and mini over there got nothing! Nada! See, mommy still likes me better. But I better be nice for a little while, just to be sure....</div>
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Love, Ellie.</div>
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P.S.: Are you kidding me? You cannot copy me! I am the one and only.</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-50795882056064452972014-01-07T13:41:00.001-08:002014-01-15T11:01:12.298-08:00Staying warm<div style="text-align: justify;">
So Santa brought me this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Parade-Cave-Dog-Bed/dp/B005X95OMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389130915&sr=8-1&keywords=burrow+bed" target="_blank">burrow bed</a> and first I wasn't too thrilled with it. I tried to rip it apart, pushed it through the entire living room, stuffed some bones in it and even considered to pee on it. Honestly, I almost liked it as much as I like my stupid coat. </div>
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But then it got really cold out there and even though the heat in the house is on, I got some chills. I tried to convince mom and dad not to go to work, but instead to sit next to me and be my heating pad. But they said that they had to go out and make bones. So all of a sudden, the stupid <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Parade-Cave-Dog-Bed/dp/B005X95OMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389130915&sr=8-1&keywords=burrow+bed" target="_blank">burrow bed </a>did not look that stupid anymore. It is actually quite comfy and cozy and one can completely disappear in it. I am almost sure that I can even eat in here.</div>
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So glad I did not pee on it!</div>
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Stay warm all you dogs and humans!</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-14186877017366052312013-12-20T15:33:00.000-08:002013-12-20T15:34:15.887-08:00Please, Christmas, don't be late!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Santa, I was really, really good this year. You can see in the back of the picture that I even made my bed.</div>
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So please, bring me a kitten, a bunny, a squirrel, three big bones, some French fries and a bowl of pasta.</div>
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Thank you. See you next week. I promise, I won't bark at you, when I see you.</div>
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Love, Ellie</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-47341424872463032672013-12-13T09:15:00.000-08:002013-12-13T09:15:00.604-08:00Baby, it's cold outside!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So apparently, if one does not put on a sweater and refuses to wear a coat, one is only allowed to watch the squirrels and the birds from the inside and cannot play outside.</div>
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Cannot begin to tell you how BORED I am, but I'd rather sit in the warm house than have the other dogs laugh at me in my stupid jacket. I have gotten so good at playing paralyzed puppy, when they try to put the coat on me, that they have now given up. </div>
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So the weather outside is frightful and my coat is stupid and not delightful, and since there no way to play, in I stay, in I stay, in I stay.</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-43544925228575503032013-10-30T17:18:00.001-07:002013-10-31T12:38:47.286-07:00Me and Tricks and Treats<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Don't trust the picture! It is all show! Don't even think for a second that I really went trick-or-treating today or that I was allowed to eat any of the treats in the bucket. I was bribed, lured, they tricked me! First mom put the stupid neck tie on me and put me on the purple rug, then she put this deliciously smelling bucket full of wonderfulness next to me, gave me a treat and said "Come on, Ellie, who's a pretty girl, who's a pretty girl?!"</div>
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Pretty girl my tail!! Promise me food and I do anything, but put a pile of deliciousness right next to me and only give me one shabby treat? Excuse me - who is the star of this blog? Shouldn't the star be kept happy? </div>
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But no, apparently I have lost my girlish figure and have gotten a bit chunky. So only limited treats for me. I am telling you, diet sucks! And the Holiday Season is just about to begin. I hope by the time they put that turkey on the table I am allowed to indulge again.</div>
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Anyway, I might try to sneak out tonight and do some trick-or-treating myself. I mean, if I showed up at your house, wouldn't you give me a treat?</div>
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Happy Halloween!</div>
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Ellie</div>
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P.S.: These are my friends Kiki and Khaki from Florida who sent me their Halloween pictures. Why don't you send me yours?</div>
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Arrgghhh!!!! </div>
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That’s what mom told me very bluntly last Saturday. She
sniffed my neck – right where I had rub that awesome dead worm, that I found in
the driveway, into my fur a few days ago– and her nose turned all wrinkled.
Then she found some raccoon poop behind my ear and almost lost her mind from
the smell of it. What is wrong with her? Does she not like my outdoorsy appeal?
I like when I smell like adventure and camping trip and wild hunting dog. But
there was no discussing it. Before I knew it, she had made me naked (took the
collar off), dragged me into the bathroom, locked the door, put me in the
shower and turned the hose on. I mean, we are talking about a scrub and wash,
not a romantic foamy sponge bath with a squeaky rubber ducky. She scrubbed and
washed and there was a grey-brown broth coming off my fur – I was afraid that
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Too bad for her: All wet, I jumped out of the shower
and showed her how much disrespect I had for her behavior by shaking all over
the bathroom. Ha! There was still dirt coming off and it left a nice splashy pattern
on the tiles! I must have made enough of a mess, because all at once, she
started yelling something like “get out of her” and I managed to escape from
being water tortured and was finally free to rub myself all over the carpet – I
might have picked up some ant or fly poop. You never know until it stinks.</div>
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Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-69619141374553352632013-07-11T16:13:00.000-07:002013-07-11T16:20:58.206-07:00Me - Bad!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Got in trouble - again. Seems like it is OK for daddy to eat stuff out of the white paper bag mommy brings from the<span style="color: purple;"> <a href="http://www.reinwaldsbakery.com/" target="_blank">bakery</a>,</span> but when I get to it, I am being treated like a criminal! Mommy yelled and screamed - all for one lousy chocolate chip cookie! When she discovered that I had jumped on the couch, walked over the glass table all the way in the corner and had taken the cookie out of the bag, she did not even let me finish it. All I was left with were some crumbs and a lonely chocolate chip between my teeth. </div>
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Sometimes I think mom is a little crazy. She was calling her friends to tell them that I ate chocolate. She called<span style="color: purple;"> <span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.greenlawnanimalhospital.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Jeff</a></span> </span>to make sure that I would be OK. Not sure why she made such fuzz about it. Daddy eats the cookies all the time and she doesn't call anybody about it!</div>
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Oh, and then she made me sit next to this stupid sign and said something about <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/dog%20shame?page=20" target="_blank">"dog shaming"</a></span>. I tried to blame it all on the stuffed animal, but he was useless as a partner in crime.</div>
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Wonder why daddy doesn't have to sit next to a sign after eating cookies!?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mommy calls it "dog shaming" - I just find this embarrassing!</span></td></tr>
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Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-86860309210600897762013-06-27T17:50:00.000-07:002013-06-27T17:50:32.569-07:00My little secret<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here is a secret I have never told anybody and you might think I am crazy but: I am a cat lady. Seriously, all my life I have wanted a cat. I wanted to play with it and love it and hug it and chase it around. But for some reason, cats never liked me. They run away whenever I want to tell them how much I love them. They hiss at me, when I want to arrange for a play date. They try to hit me, when I want to gently nibble their ear. What's with these things? A few weeks ago I was finally able to come closer to the object of my desire, but the stupid thing didn't want to play but just wanted to do a stare down with me. So we looked each other deep in the eye, I growled in anticipation of some playtime and approached her with a friendly bark, but she must have spoken a different language and misunderstood my politeness for attacking behavior. Silly cat! Well, at least I won the stare-down-contest. Maybe I should give up on the cats and start looking for a meaningful relationship with a bunny....</div>
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<br />Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-88730091005662939682013-05-21T03:42:00.001-07:002013-05-22T03:29:28.035-07:00Vote for me!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please vote for me <a href="http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/" target="_blank">here</a>!!!. </td></tr>
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Hi everybody </div>
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So mommy entered me at my first Beauty Pageant! It is called <a href="http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/" target="_blank">"Click the Cutest" </a>on People Magazine´s <a href="http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/" target="_blank">website</a> and here is how it goes: They put my picture next to the photo of some fluffy little puppy thing and now they want readers to decide who is cuter, by simply clicking on the picture of the #1 cutest thing. Yes, the other puppy isn't shabby, but don't you think that I look super adorable and like the sweetest thing?</div>
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So pleeeaaazzze, click <a href="http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/" target="_blank">here</a> for me - you can of course click more than once! You can vote until late tonight, Tuesday, May 21.</div>
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Thanks. Love, Ellie<br />
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Update:<br />
Thanks, guys, for voting for me. Sadly, we didn't win this time. The fluffy thing won by snout length. But I am not getting discouraged by this minor setback. Maybe I am just better with pageants where I can wear a costume or where they are looking for the best "dig-a-hole-eat-a-bone-jump-on-the-table"-dog. Until next time.<br />
Love, Ellie</div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-89174937449826700972013-04-25T12:56:00.005-07:002013-04-25T13:02:58.536-07:00My Service Team<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Did you really think I could look as cute as I do without any maintenance?
No way. A sophisticated beagle girl like
me has her own service team! I get my pedicures at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Soapy-Dog/148801001817858" target="_blank">The Soapy Dog</a>, my beauty
treatments at home from mommy, daddy is my personal trainer who takes me for
runs and on long walks on the beach and when I don’t feel well, mommy takes me
to <a href="http://www.greenlawnanimalhospital.com/" target="_blank">Greenlawn Animal Hospital</a>. Dr. Jeff Garretson and his team really take good
care of me – though sometimes they stick a needle in my butt or put a
flashlight in my ear. What are they looking for? Do they want to take my DNA to
clone me because I am so smart and cute? Do they think I am hiding a coin in my
ear? But they seem to like me. They make me feel better when I have an itchy
ear or a belly ache, they tell me how pretty I am, they put me on a table and
stare at me in awe, they calm mommy down when she calls them hysterically screaming because I ate a tea bag or a ball pen or a bug and once, one of the girls at Dr. Jeff’s office even gave me
a <a href="http://www.cheezdoodles.com/" target="_blank">Cheez Doodle</a>. I am telling you: I
like going there. Maybe, if I am on my
best behavior, they will stop sticking needles in my butt some day and double
up on the <a href="http://www.cheezdoodles.com/" target="_blank">Cheez Doodles</a>.</div>
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Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653567013029212521.post-70668056860559634122013-03-23T08:23:00.001-07:002013-03-23T08:33:02.169-07:00Why iron if you have me?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Do you know why mommy spends all this time ironing her clothes when I am so good at just laying on top of the pile of fresh, clean laundry, flattening it with my tiny butt? So difficult to understand these humans...</div>
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On top of it, they delivered all the clothes back to the house that were smoked damaged and are now clean and shiny again - but why did they have to wrap it all in plastic? That made it so difficult for me to get to the chewy parts of the dry cleaner hangers and the tissue paper that they stuff the sleeves of mommy's fancy shirts with.</div>
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Love, Ellie</div>
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P.S.: Been working hard on that smile in the first picture! Can you see my pearly whites? <a href="http://reviews.petsmart.com/4830/12911003/arm-hammer-arm-hammer-r-nubbies-dental-treats-reviews/reviews.htm" target="_blank">Arm and Hammer "Nubbies"</a> with baking soda - taste like peanut butter, makes teeth shiny-white. </div>
Ellie Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469112034558645910noreply@blogger.com1