Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Hankmas (part ii)

It's that time of year again!  Hankmas time (click here if you missed last year.....)

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HANKMAS....

Twas the night before Hankmas, when all through the house
A snoring Hankers slept, a little louder than a mouse.
Hank had eaten a big meal of bread stew,
And he'd snuck some crumbs in the kitchen, maybe one or two.

Daisy had eaten her yogurt and dry food,
And Duchess ate anything that could not elude.
But now all dogs and cats were off in dreamland,
Tomorrow Santy Paws might come, he's in high demand!

Hank was not sure if it was part of a dream,
But there was a loud noise or so it would seem.
Was it a squirrel, a mouse, or Duchess the cat?
Or maybe a possum, a bird, or a big flying bat!  

Hank went to the window and tight pressed his nose,
Curtains to the side with nose pushing throws!
And a flash of red and a hint of white,
Hank saw something faint out in the moonlight.

That something turned around and headed Hank's way,
And what were those furry animals, did they come to play?
The front one had a great big red shiny nose,
And they all flew with hooves there in place of their toes!

Hank knew who it was - the great Santy Paws,
Along with his reindeer who didn't follow the gravity laws.
Santy Paws called from his sleigh up so high,
"All animals I come bearing gifts you can't buy!"

"I come bearing morsels of food oh so tasty,
a rawhide sandwich, a peanut butter pastry!"
Hearing this made little Hank wag his tail,
Because he knew he'd been good - that he did not fail.

Hank looked up in sky to see the sleigh's location, 
He stared at the stars with great concentration.
And that star that twinkled, just a little too red,
Now shot through the sky right over his head!

Santy Paws and the sleigh were right over up above!
Those great hoofed animals, he called to and said with love,
"Go reindeer, please fly, up into the sky!
"Fly over roofs and mountains tops ever so high!"

And then as graceful as they flew all around,
They landed on the roof with hardly a sound!
The noise on the roof was not what you'd think,
Just the jingle of bells: twinkle twinkle clink clink.

Hank just waited staring up there at the ceiling, 
Then through the fireplace came something quite revealing!
There were shadows and clouds of ash and some dust, 
And Hank smelled with his nose, the smell of reindeer musk!

It was Santy Paws indeed, he knew now for sure,
What would he bring Hank, this year on his tour?
He left all the presents over out by the tree,
For Daisy, for Duchess, for Hank - that's three!

Daisy and Hank got rawhides the size of a kitty!
Duchess got a new collar, so pink and so pretty!
But Santy Paws was gone as quickly as he came,
Just another flash of red and up the chimney the same.

The presents, the reindeer - it all happened so fast
And how did Santy Paws cover distance so vast?
On one hand Hank really wanted to know
But instead the seeds of imagination he did sow

Hank ran to the window and looked back in the sky,
Santy Paws flew away, the sleigh led by reindeer so high.
And Santy Paws said as the sleigh banked to the right,
"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"

MERRY HANKMAS!!!


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Howloween!

Hello everyone!!!  I know it's been a long time since I posted last, but I've got lots of stories and pictures to post.  I thought that there is no better day to resume posting then today Howloween!!  I grew big ears for Howloween and Daisy has a pumpkin top!

what was that?

in costume!


was that a trick or treater i heard?!!?


In loving memory...

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you my long distance doggie friend Oli has taken the walk over the rainbow bridge.  He was a wonderful dog and will be greatly missed.  May his life now be filled with an endless supply of shoes to bring to the door.  Rest in peace Oli <3


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

frowning dog?

look at my big lower lip.  sometimes i stick it out and it looks like i'm frowning.  i'm really not though - i'm the happiest dog ever.  see, i'm even raising my paw saying, "nice to meet you!"  i just like showing off my lip :)


Friday, March 9, 2012

tug toys!

remember the special tug toys daisy and i got as presents?  look at how much I love playing with them!

the white one:


and the yellow one:


pictures of daisy and i on our cute blankets are coming soon!

Monday, March 5, 2012

my fluffy hat

when it's cold during the winter, i put on my fluffy fake fur hat!


all cozy and snug - lights out


Thursday, March 1, 2012

vicious dog fight!

daisy and i were entrenched in a vicious dog fight.  check it out, you'll see me use my trademark move - the sit-on-top-of-you:


Sunday, February 26, 2012

toyota truck ears

sometimes my ears get stuck looking like a toyota truck emblem!  maybe toyota trucks should hire me as their mascot because i'm so stinkin' cute!


Wednesday, February 22, 2012

adorable sleeping hank v

you've seen how cute i am sleep barking, but look at these adorable pictures of my wrinkled face sleeping:



Saturday, February 18, 2012

galloping hank and cute daisy

daisy and i were playing - we went running into the other room and out i came galloping with my new favorite toy!  daisy and i love to play, you can see how happy daisy is!


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day!

daisy and i have lots of beds, but sometimes we just want to curl up next to eachother


daisy is my valentine!  


Friday, February 10, 2012

play time... wait... bed time

daisy and i were playing, but then i realized i was on such a comfortable bed, i decided play time was over.  With a quick fluffing of the bed, it as time for play time to be over, and curl up in a ball time to start!


Monday, February 6, 2012

new bed!

oh lookie at my soft soft bed from costco!  it's so fluffy i'm gonna die!!!


i'm a happy dog!


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

MANGO MINSTER 2012 ENTRY!!


guess what?  i've entered a competition!  but there must be some sort of mistake - i'm entered in the "Bad Sports" category.  that can't possibly be correct because i'm clearly just an adorable angel dog!  i would never do anything bad!

apparently the evidence for this "Bad Sports" entry is contained in the video below.  this video is quite obviously a photoshopped, computer graphics-generated, animatronics-created, falsity of a video.  i mean i'm a big loveable 80lb dog - how on earth could i jump up on a 3 foot counter as nimbly as a kitty cat?  and even if i were to get up there, i would never look around, and especially not put my feet up on the refrigerator to look at what was on top!  not innocent hank.  

so i certainly should win a competition for being so cute, but i don't know about this whole "Bad Sports" nonsense.  check out the competition at http://mangominster.blogspot.com/


Sunday, January 29, 2012

hank bed sandwich!

I was jealous that daisy got to be in a bed sandwich, so i decided to make a bed sandwich with myself while the bed covers were getting washed!



Wednesday, January 25, 2012

my new favorite toys!

daisy and i got the best new toys for a christmas treat from a kind friend far away!  look at how great they are!  here i am with my new white tug toy and yellow tug toy.  i'm so happy, my tail is wagging at top speed!


nibbling on the yellow one:


nibbling on the white one:


back to the yellow one:


daisy and i also got very special blankets with our name on them!  stay tuned to see pictures of us and our new blankets!


Saturday, January 21, 2012

sleep barking

sometimes when i sleep, i dream i'm talking!  look at this video of me sleep barking!


Friday, January 6, 2012

cleaning time

i love when the floors are being cleaned.  the beds get stacked together and i play princess and the pea!  i think i need more beds!


Monday, January 2, 2012

friendliest dog alive!

i am officially the friendliest dog alive!  look at this friendly mug!