Cold White Stuff Everywhere

Hi Friends!  It has been a long, long, long, long time since I last reported on my life.  That is what happens when you get a SECOND tiny human you have to protect.  Still, I had to make time to tell you about the crazy, crazy week just a little bit ago.

Life seemed pretty normal, when suddenly, the outdoors got very, very, very cold.  I have to remind you that on very hot days, I love to lay in the sun.  When it gets just a little cooler and my people put on their thin coats, I think it's a bit too cold to go outside.  (They do convince me to go outside eventually because I hate to make messes in the house.)

Still, on this day, it was much too cold to go outside for any reason.  I was not going to go outside willingly.  It was colder than I ever felt!  

My people then got out my walking outfit, and I got excited.  Before I realized what happened, I let them put on my walking clothes and went outside.  The door locked behind me, and it was too late!

The upside-downTo make matters worse, there was cold, white stuff everywhere.  It was cold in the air, and it was cold on my feet, and it was cold everywhere.  I'm not sure what terrible thing had happened to do this to our home.  I was scared and felt a bit helpless.    I was able to take my walk, though, and was very glad to get home.

The next morning, I thought things would get better.  The sun was shining, so I looked forward to getting back outside. Little did I know that it would be even worse!!

The air was even colder than the day before, which didn't seem possible, and the white stuff grew!  However, I couldn't just walk on top of the white stuff, I kept sinking in to the ground!  Not only were my feet cold, now, my legs, and even my chest, were in the white stuff and it felt terrible.  It felt so terrible, in fact, that I sat down and cried after about 5 minutes and my person picked me up and took me inside.

Deep into the terrible cold stuff

Later that day, my person carried me out, and we found a trail through the white stuff.  It was not great, but at least the cold stuff only touched my feet I not my whole legs!

A path just for me!Friends, believe me when I tell you this was awful.  However, what was even more difficult was that each day, I woke up, and nothing got better.  Nothing.  It was this terrible world over and over again!

The only good part was that when I got back, I had the warmest spot in the house to recover!

Warming up after a miserable walkI truly thought that we'd never be warm again.  I saw a show with my little people recently where the queen froze the whole land, and I was sure that was what happened.  However, after what felt like a lifetime, the spell was broken and weather is normal again....Woof. Woof , Woof!!!

Sleeping as Art

There is a subtle but important difference between Sleeping as Art and the Art of Sleeping.  If you're more interested in the Art of Sleeping, please check out this great article by Henri Hound.  Henri mostly talks about how and where to sleep for some of the best experiences.  He does touch on Sleeping as Art a bit as well.

Sleeping as Art...

I love sleeping, but I think it's important to sleep with style.  I want my sleep to properly accent the room. 

When I see a pattern on a rug, I see how I can best add to the overall look of it.  I think I did that well here.

Accenting the Accent RugChairs can be a little tricky.  They can be a little short for showing off my long, lean lines.  However, I've found that if I let my body follow the natural contour of the angles, it makes for a nice effect. 

I once heard a person say, "I'd rather look good than feel good."  That makes a lot of sense to me.

Fine LinesSpeaking of showing off my long lines, I've found that the Downward Dog position is an excellent way to show off those lines.  I imagine my body as a natural waterfall flowing gracefully among the hills of green.  The blue blanket helps add to the illusion of flowing water, don't you think?

Inspiring Yoga MovesRecently, I came up with a wonderful inspiration.  If I take the Fine Lines chair position but do it on the couch, I can show off the full length of my body while complementing the angles on the couch.  It's one of my finest works yet. 

Experimental ArtI thought it would be interesting to work with a monochromatic palette just to see how it turned out.  So, I asked my people to buy a piece that was similar in color to my coat.  I like how using this palette takes the focus off of me and makes people pay close attention to the richness of hues within a narrow range of colors.  (Also, this bed is very, very comfortable so I look good AND feel good!) CamouflagedFor my last work today, I decided to take the concept of removing me from the focus to it's logical conclusion.  I've heard people say that "less is more".  When I saw the sun shining in through the window in just the right way, I was inspired to create one of my most artistic works.  Let me know if you agree. MysteriousI hope you enjoyed my little gallery of Sleeping as Art.  I know that I'll be working on more pieces over the next several months and I will display them in another show once I feel that I have a collection that is up to my standards.  Thank you for supporting the arts! 

Answering Your Questions

I always like to see how people find my blog.  One way I do that is by looking at the searches that people do to find my blog.  Two recent searches were in the form of questions.  Since I consider my dog blog to be a public service, I will do my best to answer those questions.

Cody will now take your questions

The first question was "Is lemonade safe for puppies?" from search.aol.com.   

I'm not a vet, so I really don't know the answer.  I know that I would love to drink lemonade because I would love to eat and drink everything that my people eat and drink.  However, my people don't let me drink lemonade and don't let me have anything with sugar.  So, either they think that lemonade isn't safe for puppies or they just want to keep it all for themselves.  I really don't know.

I do know that if it were up to me, I'd drink a pitcher of lemonade after a long hike, but that is just a dream.

Cody dreams about lemonadeThe second question was "I'm so tired.  Why don't my puppies sleep?" from www.google.com.sg.  My people tell me that this is from Singapore.  They say that Singapore is very far.  It's even farther than the Georgetown dog park, which is the furthest I've travelled.

I don't know why your puppies don't sleep, but I do know that when I was little, I couldn't sleep unless I was in the same room as my people.  I was very scared and lonely to be by myself in a new place.  I talk about those days here.  Also, when I was little, I liked to wake up even before my people did.  Now, I like to sleep later than them sometime!

I think the most important thing that helps me sleep, other than getting older and sleeping in my people's room, is getting a lot of exercise like playing and hiking and chasing rabbits and guarding the house.  When I get a lot of exercise, I sleep like a dog.

Resting after an awesome and cool hikeI hope that this helps the nice people who were searching for answers.  If you have any questions, you can ask me directly by using my "Tell me what you think" link.  I'll do my best to answer them as a public service to all puppies and people who read my dog blog.