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Friday, 11 August 2023

11/Aug/23 I've crossed the rainbow bridge

 


Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from the other side of the rainbow bridge.

This is my last post on this blog.

Please don't be sad.

I'm running with a bunch of other dogs.

I really like the little ones.

They are more friendly than the bigger dogs.

Here is a real story.

A little boy was with his parents as they had to put their dog down.  Everyone was sad.  This little boy was OK, with the passing of his pet.

Someone in the room had asked, why do dogs have such a short life.

The little boy said he knew why:

“People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?”

“Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay for as long as we do.”

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy..
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you’re not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.

I was able to go for a walk last night.

I was able to lay in the hole I dug to be able to feel the cool earth on my belly.

I was able to go for a ride in the car.


Gentle reader.

I want to thank you for following me for the last seven years.

Good bye.

Thursday, 10 August 2023

10/Aug/23 outside for a pee


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

This is how small I look from the room where the Big Guy works from.

You can also see the trees are growing big this year.

The Big Guy will be knocking them down this Fall.

He has several tools to do that.

He has his hedge trimmer.

But he is beyond that.

He got the branch cutter.

He also has this device with a long pole on it.

That cuts stuff with a saw.

He also has a reciprocating saw.

Finally, he has a chain saw.

But, he also isn't 8 feel tall.

There is a 6 foot chain link fence he has to deal with.

He got a little trailer that he has for his lawn mower.

He can stand in that so that he can reach.

Then, start at one end and go slowly and cut the branches.

Bet he will be tired when he is done THAT job.

If I was a puppy, I would have chewed on a few branches.

But this is a forrest.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernse Mountain Dog chews his stick while we listen to Chase the Ace




Bye bye fur now

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

9/Aug/23 going to lay on the floor


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Tonya heard from the furniture store.

Her new end tables and coffee table have arrived and will be out for delivery.

Now, if it were up to the Big Guy, he would ask if they could go pick them up directly.

But she also must of paid for the delivery already.

It's getting cooler in the evenings.

Like Summer came, it was hot, and is leaving now.

They will be taking the Air Conditioner out of the bedroom window.

I'm sure they could put one of those window fans in it's place and the room would be cool when they woke up.

That would mean, no longer having to climb those stairs to go to the "cool room".

That is the only pain in the ass.

Yes, I want to be cool.

But at what price?

It's those stairs.

Why didn't they get a 1 level house?

Or an apartment?

Then again, some apartments have 2 or 3 floors.

Although I think they are called condos.

Humans and their houses.

Oh well, this house is pretty nice, so I best stop bitchin.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog having his first swim




Bye bye fur now

Tuesday, 8 August 2023

8/Aug/23 looking left and right


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

This past Summer, it's been hot for me.

I like spending the day upstairs in the cold room.

I've got some sort of eye infection, and they have been putting drops in my eyes.

Of course, I close my eyes so that they can't put the drops in my eyes.

But the force my eyes open.

Yesterday, the Big Guy put up the baby gate for the front deck and took off my collar.

Then, he went and got the garden hose.

My fur under my chin is full of slobbers and is no longer all white.

They decided to fix that.

I wasn't happy about that.

I tried to hide in the corner of the deck.

Didn't help.

The garden hose can reach all the way around to the other side of the house.

I really had no where to hide.

But they only sprayed under my chin and across my chest and of course, my front paws as i was standing in the water.

When I shook, there was no water to shake off.

I wasn't very pleased with them.

I'm all dry now.

Still don't like the garden hose.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog is nervous while the pool fills




Bye bye fur now

Monday, 7 August 2023

7/Aug/23 thunder showers


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

We could only sit out for a little bit yesterday.

The sun would come out.

Then the rain would roll in.

We would wait for the outside stuff to dry.

We would sit out again.

Rain would roll in.

We did that several times yesterday.

The Big Guy also did up some spaghetti and meatballs.

He also does it so that he puts the spaghetti into the sauce to cook.

Of course, this means no strainer and no other pot gets dirty.

It also means, I don't get to have any spaghetti.

Tonya does it so that I get a small helping of cooled off noodles in my food dish.

The Big Guy adds extra water to compensate for the spaghetti being cooked in the sauce.

So, if you would look at his spaghetti when the noodles haven't absorbed the water.

You would think, his sauce is very thin.

But once the spaghetti is all cooked, his sauce is very thick.

Doesn't even have to add tomato paste to thicken.

He also made some berry compote.

There isn't anything in there that I can't have.

Hopefully, Tonya will be able to share some of that with me.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog deck dancing with Tonya



Bye bye fur now

Sunday, 6 August 2023

6/Aug/23 dreaming of being young

 


Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

I am no longer the jumpie, bitie, puppy that I was once upon a time.

Now, I'm older and slower.

If we are sitting on the front deck, I will bark at people if they are walking their dog.

Before, I would run down the front steps and leap across the last 5 or 6 steps.

Now, I use each and every stair as I'm going down.

Before, I would chew on the deck rails and the siding of the house.

I was teething and nothing would stop me from chewing.

I also haven't been dropping as much fur as I did previously.

Yup, I'm a senior in dog years.

Although no grey yet.

Same with the Big Guy.

If you look at his beard, he got grey there.

But on top of his head, only a little bit.

Then again, he keeps his hair cut, high and tight, so you hardly get to see him with any hair.

Tonya got a dye job a few months ago.

Of course her hair grows and you can see the underlying grey.

She went to the hair stylist and they cut most of the dye out.

Next hair cut and she will be all grey once again.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog trying out the big chair




Bye bye fur now

Saturday, 5 August 2023

5/Aug/23 laying in the way


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

As you can see, I'm laying very close to Tonya's chair.

It is electronic.

I don't think it cares if I lay down and put my head under it or not.

When I hear the mechanism moving, I make sure to move myself.

Yesterday the Big Guy made this Chicken Biscuit Caserole.

Yup, onions are in it.

Always with the onions.

Oh, and some garlic as well.

He wanted to make some chicken broth with the bones.

So he put it on the boil and then watched a TV program.

It was almost boiled down to nothing by the time he remembered.

Then, the dirty bastard threw the bones and what not, out to the birds.

Yes, they had the bones and the skin.

I could of at least had the skin.

Tonya went out with Mylynne to a fashion show.

It was for charity.

They raise money for a woman's shelter.

The Big Guy seen an advertisement for a new F-150 Lightening.

This is a battery electric vehicle.

It was expensive.

$118.000.00

His current house didn't cost that much.

So, he can't get it.

Otherwise, he couldn't afford my kibble.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog looks forward to Aurora dumping her food




Bye bye fur now

Friday, 4 August 2023

4/Aug/23 have to lay on the floor


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

I've been told that I'm not allowed up on the sofa.

The love seat is out of bounds.

The new chair, if off limits.

What good is furniture if I'm not allowed up on it?

We sat outside for a bit last evening.

But the Big Guy was the one that got cold and wanted inside.

He made this new recipe called Buffalo Cauliflower.

Tonya said, he's allowed it make it again.

He didn't mind making it, but it was also a bit of a mess.

Tonya cleaned everything up though.

So the Big Guy was happy about that.

Normally he could clean as he goes.

But this was a new recipe.

I got to have a few pieces of the cauliflower.

But no buffalo sauce.

She said it was rather hot.

I would have tried it.

But in the end, nope.

Just the cauliflower.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog gets Wolf Ears




Bye bye fur now

Thursday, 3 August 2023

3/Aug/23 done work


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

I was waiting for the Big Guy to come down stairs after he was done work.

There was an air current that was coming down the stairs.

It wasn't as hot as previous days.

I was able to lay on the floor, outside of the cold room for a bit.

We went outside after the Big Guy was done work.

That lasted about 20 minutes.

Tonya wanted to go inside.

Way too many mosquitoes.

Yes, they have bug spray.

But then they smell like bug spray and the sheets were just changed on the bed.

The mosquitoes can only bit my nose and the pads of my paws.

If they land on my fur, it is way too thick for them to bite me.

Are they really biting though?

Or are they just stabbing?

The Big Guy looked it up for me.

It's a stab.

Just feels like they are biting.

This is a round the world thing.

Not just a 1st world problem.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog and his toy piggy




Bye bye fur now

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

2/Aug/23 rain in the forecast


 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

We got a little bit of rain yesterday.

There is a little bit of rain in today's forecast too.

Not a lot of rain mind you.

Certainly not the amount of rain that got on the mainland last week.

Some places got 300+ mm or rain.  

That's around 12 inches of rain.

It was just too much rain, all at once.

There is a lot of washed out roads.

But, hurricane season is going to be starting.

How much damage will be done this year?

Will they have another Hurricane Fiona?

Or worst?

Will it hit Cape Breton, like it did last year?

The Big Guy is mostly thinking about the snow though.

There was a Winter a few years ago.

He only needed to snow blow, twice, that season.

He loved that amount of snow.

More like the lack of snow.

Weirdo.

Your blast from the past



Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog and his magic act




Bye bye fur now