20/Jul/16 Aesop's Fables

20/Jul/16 Aesop's Fables

Good morning Cape Breton,

Maximus Handsomius reporting in from my Forever Home.

Have you ever read Aesop's fables? The Big Guy has, and he is often reminded of "The Ant and The Grasshopper". Guess who is The Ant and guess how many Grasshoppers are out there. Sometimes the Grasshoppers want to go to the beach, but there is lots of toil that still must be done. Oh well, no sense talking about it, the grasshoppers will never learn. In his version, the grasshoppers all die. The end.

Enough ranting.

Tonya Lynn Clarke made this pasta, shrimp, scallop, tomatoe sauce with garlic and spices. It smelled great, but I got kibbles. Actually I was put outside while they ate. I think this was the first time I was put outside while they ate. I am not supposed to beg for their human food.

So I do this "Cute" thing now, when I am in the car, I stand on the center console that is between the front seats. This means that I am looking where the car is going. I have direct access to licking their face. The Big Guy knows that they have the doggie seatbelt harness somewhere in the house. He has to find it. When he does, I wonder how much it is going to restrict my movements in the car?

Did you know, last time I went to the Vet, I got a new tag for my collar? It has a QR code on it. You need a smart phone to read the QR code, but when it reads it, it tells you all about me. My name, my picture, where I live, who my vet is, what I eat, what medications and allergies that I have. The Big Guy is hoping that no one has to find it as he plans to never let me run away.

So we met these people the other night. They were looking to take pictures of doors. Some sort of game they play. The Big Guy looked it up on Google, but couldn't find anything that made any sense.

Then there is the folks that are playing the Pokemon Game. It is getting a lot of people outside and walking again. But there is always people trying to cheat and they are driving around. But they are driving slow and creepy as they are trying to find certain things in the neighborhood.

The Big Guy is trying to start a Blog. A real one. He says that he will continue with Facebook until the new blog gets all set up. But I am sure that you will see tons of photos of me here on Facebook.

Bye bye for now

19/Jul/16 it's not garbage

19/Jul/16 it's not garbage

Good morning Cape Breton,

Maximus Handsomius reporting in from my Forever Home.

I really like chewing on stuff. I have really expensive toys and what do i like most? The little plastic dish that Tonya Lynn Clarke uses to feed her cats. This dish is actually garbage. It is from those rice and vegetable steamer things you get at the grocery store. But they are just so good to chew on.

I gave up trying to eat the Big Guy's sneakers. They taste bad now that he has sprayed them. Took a couple days for me to learn, but there is other stuff that is tastier.

I still fight the Big Guy when he tries to put me in my kennel. Not as much as I used to. But i have to put up a good pretense that I don't want to go in the kennel. Once I am in and he shuts the door, I lay down. No sense fighting it, I know I am in here for a bit.

Got to see Julie MacIntosh yesterday when we picked up the Big Guy. Also seen Ronald Capstick. He got to pat me. His girlfriend Laura wasn't outside so I didn't get to see her.

Last night, we went for a 2 block walk. We seen Madonna Kegan. At least I think that's her name. There was also a little girl that was in a wagon. Right now, I am pretty sure that I could pull that wagon. There was another lady with her baby, but she didn't want a lot to do with me. I don't think she is a dog person. I bet she likes cats.

There is a group of doggies that lives on Pierce St. Boy do they bark a lot. I seen the other Bernse Mountain Dog, but he was in his house barking at me. He has the loudest bark of all the doggies that are on that street. I wonder if my bark will be that loud?

We got home and I was resting. There was a car that pulled up and they wanted to meet me. It was Patricia MacDougall and Sharon Johnson. They said that they are going to steal me. Of course they were fixated on my rather large paws. I guess I am the Clyde's Dale of the doggie world.

The Big Guy got a phone call last night from his brother Marc Cormier. He was watching the movie "The Perfect Storm" and he wanted to know what ship we rescued. The Big Guy was in that storm on HMCS Nipigon. Boy it was rough. But didn't rescue any ship in that storm. Turns out, the ship Marc was thinking of was HMCS Iroquois and they rescues Ho Ming # 5, a cargo ship in the Gulf of St Lawrence.

Bye bye for now.

18/Jul/16 she's cleaning... again...

18/Jul/16 she's cleaning...  again...

Good morning Cape Breton,

Maximus Handsomius reporting in from my Forever Home.

I get put out on the deck while Tonya Lynn Clarke cleans the house. Thankfully it's a STRONG screen. Otherwise, I would punch right through the screen. They have a glass piece that goes in place of the screen. The Big Guy seen the worker kick the glass pane with his work boot. So that glass is really something.

I went into the Bras D'Or lakes again yesterday. Tonya picked me up and brought me out where it was a little deeper. So the water was up to my chest. I didn't like that much and ran for the shore.

Of course when we got home, what does the Big Guy do? He dumps me into the swimming pool that is on the deck and rinses the salt and the sand out of my fur. Yesterday because of the humidity, it took a long time for my fur to dry.

I got to play with Banting again yesterday. The Big Guy got her breed wrong. She is a St Bernard/Great Dane mix. We are a week apart in age, but I weigh 10 pounds more than she does. But she has LONG legs and a supple body. I guess I am just a muscle hound.

We sat on the deck for a bit while my fur dried. They ate supper, while I slept on the deck. They watched TV, while I slept on the deck. There was a lot of sleeping after all the frolicking that was done earlier in the day. Banting ran up the beach so I ran a long with her. Then we were put on our leashes. I guess running away is frowned upon.

Bye bye for now.

17/Jul/16 the porcelain is cool

17/Jul/16 the porcelain is cool

Good morning Cape Breton,

Maximus Handsomius reporting in from my Forever Home.

My post is late today. The Big Guy got an email back in June that he never replied to He found it today, so he had to gather up a bunch of information that needed to be sent off.

So wasn't it warm yesterday? Busy day though. I got to have my ice treat. The berries frozen into a huge piece of ice. It was really too much for me to finish in one sitting. So when I was done, they put it back in the freezer. Hoping that I will be able to get it today and finish it.

As you can see by my photo, I am hot and laying by the toilet. It is so nice and cool to lay by the porcelain.

After Tonya Lynn Clarke cleaned the house, we went to Bras D'Or lakes. Guess what... I actually walked into the water. I really wasn't paying attention to where I was walking. I really wanted to meet this lady and she just happened to be standing in the lake. I stopped when the water got to my belly. She has a doggie. She is a mixed St. Bernard and Grey Hound. She is going to be REALLY tall. I got to play with her and nip at her. She nipped at me too. We both yelped cause that nipping hurts.

They took me home and do you know what the Big Guy did to me? He put me in the pool. I mean he actually pushed me down and then to make matters worst, he continued to poor water all over me. But he got all the sand and salt water out of my fur. So I guess it wasn't all bad.

Floyd Bennett came around with Mylynne and Colby. They had BBQ Hot Dogs and Hamburgers while I had Giant Puppy Kibble. Not sure who got the better deal.

After supper and a nap, Tonya and the Big Guy took me to the corner of Blowers and Pierce to watch the Bartown Parade. You want to talk about pats, and belly rubs. Man oh man, there was hands coming from all angles. I got to see the Color Party with the flags. The police drive a car just like the Big Guy. Only I bet their car goes a lot faster. I seen the Veterans. The Big Guy stood up and removed his hat. He held it to his chest while the colors and the veterans paraded past him. The Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality seen the Big Guy showing respect and he said how that was very nice of him to do that. I seen so many people walk past me. Some even left the parade to come pat me. Then... I seen these GIANT doggies. Although I am not so sure they are a doggie, cause the Big Guy called them horses. They were scary big. I wanted to get away and hide. Then there was the fire trucks. I am sure glad they didn't wail their sirens or honk their air horns. Phew, that would have done me in for sure. That stuff is SUPER LOUD.

We walked home and I laid down and slept. But I got to meet my next door neighbor. Maureen Guy came over to say hello to me. But the mosquitoes were really bad. We went in after she left. She had a BBQ to go to and only dropped in for a short bit to say hello.

Bye bye for now.