Zeke likes to spend his days wrapped up…

The Hide-A-Squirrel was clearly the favorite gift!

Wooden treat puzzles from Mom and Dad, and the Hide-A-Squirrel from Santa:

Having dogs is like having kids–same Christmas mess!

Stuffing-less skunk from Cousin Candy:

Stuffing-less raccoon from Cousin Candy:

The new toys look like roadkill on the floor:

For his birthday, Zeke got a Redskins jersey.  It arrived a week later than expected, so we apologize for the late posting.  Here Zeke and Daisy are sporting their jerseys–we are a “pack divided!”  Go Colts and go Redskins!

Many of you may have heard about the very sad situation that took place at the Adams Morgan Street Festival in Washington last week.  Parrot, a foster dog of Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, was shot and killed by a DC Metro Police Officer.

It’s another sad display of discrimination based on breed.  I’m horrified to think that any person, especially a police officer, would do this to ANY dog that is not threatening another life.  I simply can’t fathom that he did this at a public event in front of hundreds of people, including children.  My first-hand experience with numerous Pits and Bully mixes at WARL has been nothing but positive–they are usually my favorite dogs at the shelter.  This is so, so sad.

Please take a moment to read the story at the link below and consider signing the petition, filing a complaint, or making a donation to Parrot’s Fund. And please pass this on to other animal lovers to help support Lucky Dog Animal Rescue during this trying time.

http://www.luckydoganimalrescue.org/remembering-parrot

Here’s a video to honor the memory of Parrot:

Well, Zeke hasn’t caught any moles with all the backyard digging, but he did either catch or find a bird.  It was very dead when he presented it to us at the door–in front of guests, no less.  He’s also been more zealous than usual with his toy hunting lately too.  He’s torn out stuffing in his monkey, search-and-rescue dog, octopus, and he’s working diligently on his hedgehog.

The poor monkey is at the toy hospital for treatment.

Also, in a crazy turn of events, Zeke OFFERED an “over!”  He was watching Daisy one evening go through her trove of tricks, getting lots of treats, and he just imitated her.  We’ve been working on “over” for about two years with him, and he refused to do it.  Sigh…  I guess peer pressure also exists in the dog world.

In Daisy news, Miss Priss has been enjoying the start of the Redskins season from her comfy bed.  She even brings her hedgehog to watch the games.  You can tell she’s a big fan…

Currently, we’re working on training the dogs to stay out of the bay window and off furniture in the living room.  Plus, we’re working on a few new party tricks.  Stay tuned.

Finally, we have moles in our backyard behind our shed.  Mom had to cut back a large bush and remove a lot of debris left by the previous owner to see the holes.  We had wondered why Zeke was so fascinated with the area.  So, Zeke is mole hunting about twice a day.  We’re letting him dig for now because moles are hard to get rid of and we’re planning to re-landscape that part of the yard anyway.  Here are some photos and a video.  Enjoy!

A post-digging nose…

Zeke takes a break from digging, and Daisy looks bored…

Hmmm…  What’s down there?

And here’s a short video of the digging and smelling…

Zeke’s “murse.”  And no, I didn’t pose this photo.  I found him like this:)

Daisy’s cell.  Normally she’s laying on it, and I can’t find it when it rings.