March 2015 – Page 2 – Viktorsviews. The Next Chapter.

Nice humans

March 20, 2015Leave a Comment

HELP! It’s deeper than I thought!!!

So lots of times we read in the papers about humans who are not so nice to each other. We read about murders and abuse and war. The bad side of being a human.

But beneath it all, humans REALLY are not so bad. At least most of them. Sure there are some who are bad to the core – but I think they are in the minority. And because they are good, that’s why we canines keep them.

And yesterday we saw an example of how nice humans can be. Really nice. So we had the BIG snowstorm. And I apologize about talking about snow all the time – but it’s kind of in my face right now. Literally and figuratively. My human was even going a little snow crazed – so she posted the attached poster on-line. If you live in Nova Scotia, you can truly appreciate the humor.

But back to the nice human story. So. Here we were. COMPLETELY snowed in. The plow guy wouldn’t come. He said he would get stuck in our driveway like the last time. So my human called the guy with the backhoe. It was BROKEN. Seriously. He said when he got it fixed (whenever that would be) he would do the driveway. So we were REALLY stuck. And then. Out of the blue. The phone rang. A neighbor down the road saw the driveway and asked if he could snowblow it for us! My human just about cried. And he wasn’t even looking to be paid – but of course, my human DID insist on paying him. I mean she would have given him just about anything. I suggested Paxton – but she gave me a dirty look and said no. So a HUGE thanks to neighbor Doug for saving us. I mean we only had one 40 lb bag of dog food left – and I was starting to get worried!

So you see, humans CAN be nice. Very nice. And as I said before, THAT’S why we keep them.

Oh. And by the way. Happy Alien Abduction Day. I’m not joking. Somebody somewhere is celebrating it. Maybe on Mars. OK, humans are nice. But I still think a little crazy.

Another use for snow…

March 20, 2015Leave a Comment

So we survived St. Patrick’s Day and another collection of ridiculous costumes. But my human just HAD to post one more today. She thinks we look adorable. I’m just happy it’s Frodo wearing the hat in this one. And we KNOW what comes next. The bunny ears. God help us. I’m packing my bags.

Which isn’t such a bad idea. Why you ask? Besides the dreaded rabbit ears why would I leave home? Because. Are. You. Ready. We are having another SNOWSTORM today. Is this topic getting boring, or what? No – I’m not kidding. It’s another blizzard. And my human is home from work – but that’s the good news.

While I don’t REALLY mind snow as a rule, this whole global warming thing is getting a bit out of hand. Someone explain to me how having a luge run for a driveway and plows stuck in the luge run, is global warming. Oh, I know there is a whole weather change thing happening – but enough already for this year. I’m seriously thinking of buying a PONdominium in Florida. Right about now, even the giant alligators are looking appealing. As someone said, it’s like we are stuck in a giant snowglobe and as soon as the snow settles, someone gives it another shake. I’ll be selling this stuff on Ebay until August.

Hey. I wonder if I could throw in a set of rabbit ears with that snow…Either I sell those ears – or just bury them out there somewhere in the snow in the yard. My human won’t find them until summer. Now maybe there IS a benefit to this snow after all….

Happy Act Happy Day

March 18, 2015Leave a Comment

So Tuesday we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Well WE didn’t really CELEBRATE – we got to wear crazy attire for a photo shoot. And got some treats. But I would hardly call that a celebration.

But if you look on the internet, you’ll see that humans will find just about ANYTHING to celebrate. For example, today in the US, March 19 is National Poultry Day, National Chocolate Caramel Day, Incredible Kid Day, Act Happy Day and around the world it’s another saint day – St. Joseph’s Day. St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated big in Italian communities. Thankfully, though, the Dollar Store doesn’t carry any St. Joseph attire. I’m surprised my human didn’t wrap Italian sausages around my neck and try to get a photo. Like THAT would ever have worked. I guess she knows when to NOT attempt the impossible.

As for Act Happy Day – it will be a REAL act here in “Snow”va Scotia. People are still shoveling out from one of the biggest snowstorms of the winter. Some people are experiencing something called “Snow rage.” Yup. Tempers are short with all of this white stuff. I’m so glad I’m not a human. I don’t NEED to go anywhere, except out in the yard to do my thing. I don’t NEED to go to work. Or go shopping. Or visit people. Or shovel. So I don’t need to ACT happy. I just am! Unless my human brings out a purchase from the Dollar Store…

Oh – and don’t forget – today is also “Let’s Laugh Day.” Research has shown that laughter IS good medicine – and even FAKE laughter is good for you! Laughter reduces blood pressure, reduces stress hormone levels, and releases endorphins which ease pain and make you feel good all over. Give it a try. Trust me, you’ll feel good. And if you’re sitting on the bus or standing in a crowded elevator laughing like crazy, for what appears to be no good reason, and someone asks you WHY you are laughing – tell them Viktor told you to! Viktor the PON.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day…

March 17, 2015Leave a Comment

The Luck of the Irish. Well – clearly I am NOT Irish – and obviously not very lucky! I am NOT impressed with this holiday garb. This is worse than the antlers. The following are a few other photos in the obligatory holiday attire. I can’t STAND that Dollar store….

So today we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. In the province of Newfoundland, because there are so many people of Irish descent, it’s a holiday! It’s not a holiday in Nova Scotia, but here in Halifax, one of the Irish pubs starts serving a special breakfast at 7AM. My human went once. Once was enough. Let’s just say that going to work AFTER the Irish breakfast is not so easy. Those Irish folk do enjoy a pint. And we’re not talking milk.

In honor of the holiday, I did a little Google search – and found an Irish blessing I would like to share with you! The author was unknown.

Lucky stars above you,
Sunshine on your way,
Many friends to love you,
Joy in work and play-
Laughter to outweigh each care,
In your heart a song-
And gladness waiting everywhere
All your whole life long!

Especially if you own a PON.

OK – I added that last line…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!

Springtime weather. Not.

March 17, 2015Leave a Comment

Well. WHAT a day yesterday. We got soooo much snow. Personally, I thought it was OK, and so did Paxton, but Frodo – he didn’t want to poop. It was just too deep for his derriere. He hates that. AND the plow guy got stuck again. My human figured she would need a helicopter to get out this time. I was secretly hoping she wouldn’t be able to go to work today, but after numerous phone calls and a great deal of praying – one of the guys down the road who has a backhoe came and got us out. The piles around the house are over 10 feet high. Seriously. So I started thinking about a new money making scheme…

Since I can’t sell the dog poop on Ebay – for now- since it is all hidden again, I will sell snow. People in hot climates would probably buy it. And I’ll JUST sell the white stuff – not the yellow stuff. Although, I could probably market that as rare golden snow. I said it before – humans will buy anything.

OR, with the piles we have now, I COULD open a ski resort. Paxton could tow people to the top, and they can ski down. Frodo can bark directions and I’ll just collect the money. Perfect.

The good news was we got to play Find the Bunny (or in my case, “Try and Destroy the Bunny”) and we each got a long turn with the treat Pyramid. Frodo goes ABSOLUTELY CRAZY batting the thing EVERYWHERE. He totally wedged himself under the sofa when it went underneath. I was also pretty crazy with it, while Paxton takes a totally different approach. He repeatedly carries it over to the carpet – where he has more control and bats it around there. It’s a pretty efficient method. He may not be a Find the Bunny pro, but he sure can work that Pyramid.

Despite the indoor festivities, we ARE looking forward to some good runs on the trail. How many more sleeps until Spring?

The preparation

March 14, 2015Leave a Comment

Today is the day. I get to be an exhibit. Kind of like a dinosaur in a museum. Except I’m still alive. We got up at 5:30 – for the bath. Seriously. No one should be up at 5:30 on a weekend – and getting a bath! I thought last night when I didn’t get a bath that maybe we weren’t doing this political paw shaking thing after all. But little did I realize that my human was still working on the display – which took her until LATE last night.

So the bath began before the light of day. I don’t need to make my debut until 10 AM – so PLENTY of time for a bath and blow dry.

I’m almost dry as I type this – good thing the show site is like 6.8 minutes away.

My human THOUGHT about taking both Frodo AND me – but Paxton gets all out of sorts if we BOTH leave – so I’m going solo.

Almost time to go and break a leg. Not literally. But you know what I mean. I’ll be sharing my reviews tomorrow.

Have a great day!

The producers.

March 12, 2015Leave a Comment

Trouble. My human spent about an hour brushing me the night before last. We KNOW what THAT means. We KNOW what comes next. The dreaded bath.

I know she won’t have time tonight after she gets home from work. But tomorrow night…where can I hide? I used to fit under the bed, but I’m too big. She is on to my attempts to hide behind curtains. And if I try to take off and hide in the woods, well…. that will mean no supper. Might as well submit. There usually are treats involved so I guess I can put up with it.

Guess WHAT? We can SEE parts of the paving on the driveway! We all just stood on the spots in amazement – we didn’t know what that black stuff was!

And the MONUMENTS with the melting snow. Holy moly. When my human got home from work, she began the “big pick up.” Seriously. We could fertilize a 20 acre farm. My human read that there are projects to convert dog poop to energy. We need to do that. We have enough stuff in our yard right now to power a small town. I am NOT joking. Paxton is a BIG producer. Add to that two PONs. Well. You get the picture. If you could get money for dog poop – we would be RICH. Hey. Now there’s an idea. Exotic meadow muffins from the woodlands of Nova Scotia. Freshly chilled in pristine northern snow. Uniquely created by talented canine producers. I’m going to put it on Ebay! Seriously. Humans will by anything. Another PONtastic money-making scheme….

The meltdown.

March 11, 2015Leave a Comment

Guess what?! We saw this HUGE, round bright thing in the sky yesterday. And it made the air feel hot. OK. Well not really HOT – but at least luke-warm. Which is a heck of a lot better than bitter-Arctic-freeze-your-tail-off-cold. AND today we are going to have rain. Not sleet. Or snow. Or hail. Or freezing rain. Just plain old rain. Which won’t make Frodo happy, but maybe some of the 10 foot high snow mountains around the house will START to go down. The beginning of the meltdown.

My human can’t WAIT for the snow to disappear – although she DOES have one thing she dreads. She knows that as the snow piles go down, OTHER piles will appear. Let’s just say that going out at 5 AM in the dark, trudging through knee high snow in freezing cold temperatures is not always conducive to removing mittens and using poop bags. So, if you call them “monuments” – our yard is going to look like a cemetery. One would think that when winter ENDS you put AWAY the shovel. Not in the beginning of spring at our house!

Anyway, we ARE happy for the change!!! Let’s just hope winter is over…but we still DO have a bit of March left…

Meet the breed

March 9, 2015Leave a Comment

OK. I just heard something. Remember I said something about a local DOG show coming up – several weeks ago? And my human was talking something about beauty pageants and obedience “entries?” Well. It’s THIS weekend. It seems she didn’t feel I was quite ready for any competitions right now – given that there will be no “find the bunny” contests at the show. BUT she DID enter Frodo and I in something called “Exhibition.” So we get to be in some kind of exhibit. Kind of like being a painting in an art gallery. You hang around and look pretty, but you don’t do too much.

APPARENTLY, we are going to participate in something called “Meet the Breed.” We sit on display, and our human will answer questions about WHY anyone should get a PON. Why? Because we are perfect. That’s why.

So this sounded all well and good to me. UNTIL my human announced that being an exhibit involves having a BATH. Seriously. Take Paxton. Call him a Polish Valley Dog. Who will know the difference?

Ugh. So I guess you need to be clean to be an exhibit. I’m hoping my human has time to bathe just one of us. And Frodo can go first….

PONtuition

March 8, 2015Leave a Comment

Sometimes we canines are very intuitive. We know when there is trouble. And we DO come to the rescue…

My human had a very, very, very hard day yesterday. Having to do with her work.

And when she came home after being unexpectedly gone for hours, I could SEE that she was sad. So what did I do? I provided comic relief…

You know the infamous bunny that we use for our Find the Bunny game? Well. He is kept securely on a shelf in the garage – where we can’t get him.

When my human came home, she opened the garage door to come in from the car– and told us we all needed to go out and pee before supper. She then opened the outside door. Frodo dashed outside. Paxton dashed outside. And then I dashed outside. Carrying a certain stuffed mammal. My human watched me FLY by, over the snow mounds, holding my bounty. Instead of being aggravated by my thievery, my human could only laugh. I was FLYING with that long-eared fellow. My human had no idea how I managed to get him off the shelf – let alone get him that quickly. And I ran and ran. Shaking the heck out of that guy. It’s a miracle he still has a head.

THEN my human had to figure out how to get the bunny back. But the promise of supper was enough for me – and after a few tugs on the rodent, I gave him up.

Last night we took it easy on my human. We KNEW she had a hard day. We were well mannered – we didn’t bark, or steal things. And we gave her giant kisses and hugs.

I may not pass the Therapy Dog test – but I sure was acting like one last night. I am a PON of many hidden talents…and I do have excellent PONtuition….