28/Feb/23 I will lay here and rest

 

Good morning world.

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

Yesterday morning the Big Guy and I went for a walk.

The walk wasn't too bad.

The Big Guy also realized, he should of put me outside and made sure that I "went" first.

We got 1/2 way around the block and I did my poop dance on top of the snow bank.

I know the grass is under the snow.

I pooped and pooped and pooped.

So much so, not all of it would fit in the poop bag the Big Guy brought with him.

There was only a nugget that didn't fit.

Apparently, we are not going for a walk this morning.

His ankles are pretty sore and need to "heal up" a bit before we go again.

But, I'm hoping we can go again tomorrow.

I think he said something about making sure he puts me out to "go" before we leave the house.

He doesn't want a repeat of the overflowing bag tomorrow.

He also said, if he is feeling better by the end of the day, we might go this evening.

I hope we can still go for a walk.

He needs to get out of the house more often.

It's good for his over all health.

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27/Feb/23 no cookies for me

 

Good morning world.

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

Did you see the video the Big Guy posted on Facebook?

He made peanut butter cookies.

I could of had some.

Did I get any?

No.

I tried to get some from Aurora, but she kept her cookie close to her chest and ate it all.

Little Floyd slept most of the visit.

He was no help at all.

Then...

Worst yet...

Tonya bagged up all the cookies and gave them away.

Can you imagine?

Now there is zero cookies in the house.

But, the Big Guy is talking of making pretzel bites.

It is made with self rising flour.

He thought the recipe was really complicated.

It's also made with plain Greek Yogurt.

I guess the same recipe, you can make other stuff too.

Hamburger buns.  Hot dog buns.  Bagels.  English Muffins.  I guess the list goes on and on.

He hasn't tried just yet, but I know he will be doing something.

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26/Feb/23 I'm hiding

 

Good morning world.

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

Today, Tonya was talking about walking to Leo and Bonnie's.

I wonder if they are going to be home?

If not, we will walk around the block and walk home again.

But it is cold outside.

Tonya will have the opportunity to wear her new Winter Jacket that she bought.

Myself, I've already got my Winter Fur on.

The Big Guy got the sniffiles.

I hope he isn't catching a cold.

It's probably just his morning routine where he blows his nose a few times.

Talking of the Big Guy, yesterday he made Chicken tacos.

According to Tonya, they were really good.

According to me, I wouldn't know.

She said there was way too much spices in it.

I would have taken the chance.

I'm pretty sure I would have been able to handle it.

They even had cheese on them.

I love cheese.

There was sour cream.

Not that I'm a fan of dairy, but I would have tried it.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog having difficult time with a hot dog

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25/Feb/23 I don't like snow on my back

 

Good morning world.

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

When I was outside for a bit, I was looking at EllieMay that was outside, doing her business.

I woofed a few times at her.

She ignored me.

I can't say that I'm impressed.

The Big Guy went out a few times yesterday.

I guess he needed to get lotto tickets.

So far, their lotto retirement fund isn't paying off that well.

They keep imagining the day that it would though.

They keep saying all the renovations they would get done to their house.

Tonya says, they would get a truck with a 5th wheel.

Not sure why they just wouldn't rent an RV.

Owning one would be fun, but what do you do with it once your done?

I'm sure Tonya would be getting the Big Guy to do frequent stops so that I would be able to get out and pee and poop.

I'm sure he would be VERY impressed.

Other than it being cold out, it didn't snow very much.

The weather is boring.

I'm pretty sure the Big Guy likes boring weather.

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24/Feb/23 when is daylight saving start

 

Good morning world.

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

I know my friend, that lives in Moncton.  

I've never met him.

But he lives with Aunt Kim and Uncle Marcel.

His name is Archie.

He doesn't know time.

But he knows each day, when he gets food in his dish.

Daylight savings time really throws him off.

This year, it's on March 12th.

That is the same weekend of the Big Guy's Birthday.

The Big Guy is really in favour of the time not changing.

But he is also hoping to get another Echo Dot for the bedroom.

That way, when the time changes, the Dot makes the changes automatically.

He can also use the Dot to wake him up every day.

Same for Tonya.  

She can also have her own alarm clock set for each day.

The Big Guy make cauliflower fried rice yesterday.

Even rice doesn't taste as good as this.

Yes, it had onions in it.

Yes, Tonya gave me some.

To show her that I don't do good with onions, I threw up a bit in the living room.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog waiting for part of my snack

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23/Feb/23 what are you cooking today

 

Good morning world.

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

The Big Guy is off work before Tonya. 

That means, he has to make something for supper.

Which he does.

But sometimes, he will make stuff that I can't have.

What good is that?

Pork is on the no menu.

Onions is also on the no menu.

Couldn't he make something like Kraft Dinner?

That is on the yes menu.

Steak is good.

Last night, Tonya really wanted a hot dog.

The Big Guy was able to open the package and slam it against the kitchen sink and break the package in 1/2.

They both had 2 hot dogs each.

I got the last one.

The Big Guy was hoping that Tonya would of fried them in the pan.

Not quite BBQ mind out.

Perhaps the next time, the Big Guy will cook them.

Oh my, perhaps on the BBQ.

I can't wait.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog is sleeping

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22/Feb/23 sniffing for cold air

 

Good morning world.

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

Yesterday, the Big Guy was trying to open the window upstairs.

Tonya could hear him from downstairs and was wondering what he was up to.

He got this pole, from a mop.

He then reached outside with the pole.

I could hear snow and ice crashing on to the back deck.

Turns out, he was knocking the snow and ice off this one corner of the roof.

A few years back, there was such a build up in that corner.

There was several hundred pounds of ice that built up.

Our next door neighbor, Lorne, he doesn't have snow rails or snow brakes on his metal roof.

The snow and ice has fallen off his roof and taken out his front steps.

Twice that I'm aware of.

Our back deck is just above where the ice has built up.

The Big Guy wanted to shove that off that corner before it built up some more.

The Big Guy really thought that Tonya was hearing the snow and ice come off the roof and would know, that's why the Big Guy was opening that back window.

When he was all done, he closed everything up and put everything back again.

He looked outside a few times, just to make sure that the ice and snow that was left, melted.

What did you do for excitement?

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog picnic table part 2

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21/Feb/23 what are you doing

 

Good morning world.

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

Each day, it's pretty much the same.

The Big Guy gets up.

He does his morning email to his Mum.

He comes downstairs and makes the coffee.

He tells the Echo Dot "good morning".

The Dot tells him the weather, along with the news and his daily horoscope.

Then, he makes breakfast, which he doesn't share.

Tonya put out some sausages that she wanted him to cook.

I think he should cook them before she gets upset with him.

He will have to check the package to see how many Weight Watcher points is in one sausage.

Not that I care.

He isn't going to give me any of the sausages.

They got pork in them.

BUT...

I have an ace up my sleeve.

Yup, Tonya.

She will have some and she will give in.

She is weak that way.

Yes, I will get the trots, but it's worth it.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog barks at other dogs

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20/Mar/23 listening to the floor creak

 

Good morning world.

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

Yesterday, the Big Guy made the last of the "triangle fish".

There is no such thing, just incase you were wondering.

It is pretty much just a fish nugget.

Did I get any?

No.

Tonya was hungry.

They also saved the last one so that it could be a separate meal.

We are supposed to get some rain today.

That will melt some of the snow.

Of course the Big Guy is pretty happy about that.

He is always happy when it rains.

He de-frosted the freezer in the back room yesterday.

While he was doing that, the plastic container that he had in the freezer, dumped out.

All over his foot and loaded up his slipper with water.

He wasn't too happpy about that.

He wore his sneakers around the house for the rest of the day.

Tonya want to this baby shower.

She didn't bring back any treats for me.

I guess it was all human treats.

No dog treats.

Must have been boring without dogs being there.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog running around our back deck

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19/Feb/23 can I smell your bowl

 

Good morning world.

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

The Big Guy was back outside again.

Snow blowing the driveway.

We had some freezing rain.  Then followed by ice pellets.  Followed by snow.

Some parts of the driveway were clear, but covered in ice though.

Other parts, well, the Big Guy had to trudge down through the snow to be able to get to the garage and get his snow blower out.

But on the good side, he did get his walks in that he said he was going to do.

He said, this garbage day, he is going to bring the individual bags of garbage to the curb.

That should give him 3 laps around the house.

He says that he wants to be able to walk around the block before his birthday.

He better be thinking of bringing me around the block with him.

Then, he plans on increasing the number of blocks he walks.

Eventually, he wants to be able to walk around North Sydney.  

I'm not sure how far that would be.

That may be even too far for me to walk.

But if the Big Guy wants to be able to enjoy a glass of wine or three, he best be walking.

I head the Big Guy is going to be making some triangle fish for supper.

That is the stuff you get in a box from Captain Highliner.

I wonder if it is any good?

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

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