My name is Chewy Nhỏ and I am a dog blogger. My brother and I are swept to a variety of locations in search of the perfect outfit and treat. We frequently sniff upon new people, places, and things during our adventures and I would like to share our adventures with the world. Enjoy and keep wandering! Woof!
This year I want to be a good doggie. I have decided to make a new year resolution list to help keep me on track. My little brother always follows my lead so I added his resolutions to the list. Here are our new year resolutions for 2013:
We should be good siblings by sharing toys and treats. My brother has a harder time sharing toys than I do. He will need to work extra hard on this resolution. I have to learn to share my treats. I admit that I occasionally pick up a treat my brother leaves unattended.
I need to learn how to roll over. I hate to roll over. I learned to give my paw, sit, stay, lay down, sit back up, jump up, and jump down. Now mommy says I need to try to roll over since my little bro can do it.
Solo needs to learn that barking is not allowed in the mall or stores. Solo gets very excited and likes to say hello to people. He really likes to bark hello to people walking on the first floor while we are on the second floor of the mall.
I should not mark the treat bar in my favorite dog boutiques and Solo should not pee on the carpet at his girl friend's house. We get very excited when visiting these places but will try very very hard to control ourselves.
We both need to convince mom to buy us a Furcedes and a Furrari. We think we deserve it and will try very hard to give mommy lots of hints throughout the year.
My brother and I hope you all have a Happy New Year and fulfill all of your new year resolutions for 2013. Keep wandering!
I love the pawlidays. I like sleeping under the pine tree in the house. I like seeing my name on tags under the tree. I LOVE THE SMELL OF TREATS IN MY STOCKINGS!
I spent most of my pawlidays hanging out with friends and family. I first visited Santa Paws with my Yorkie friends at Santana Row. I made sure to bring my holiday wish list for Santa Paws to read. Solo and I also sat on Santa Paws lap and took a few photos with him. Santa Paws was really nice and gave all of the money he raised to the Humane Society. I love it when Santa Paws helps raise funds for animals in need. Woof!
Santa Paws 2012
After a great photo opportunity and chat with Santa Paws, my friends and I headed over to The Counter for a bite to eat. The Counter is a dog friendly restaurant in Santana Row. My friends and I sat on the patio with our parents and munched on chicken and treats.
We love dog friendly eateries...
and we love treats!
My mom always brings a snack pack of treats for Solo and I to munch on. However, mommy can also order grilled chicken or a plain hamburger patty for us too. We shared some grilled chicken with our friend Jun and treats with our buddies Rio and Bullet. We love spending lunch time with friends and family at the row.
holiday hangout with the Boots pack
A few weeks later, Solo, mommy, and I drove around to our friends' houses and dropped off treats. My brother and I dropped off pawliday presents to our friends while mommy dropped off her human treats. We love seeing our friends and running around while mommy socializes with other humans. We have to make sure mommy gets her human socialization or else she can be a grumpy human.
Hanging with Obi and Bailey
Christmas morning came and went faster than I could wag my tail ten times. Solo and I got lots of treats from Polka Dog and Kona's Chips, yum! We munched on them while we opened presents.
Solo was very happy with his pile of new toys and I could not believe my eyes when I unwrapped my iPaw'd. We also got winter jackets from our grandparents. Woof woof!
cousin Obi came to visit
The rest of Christmas day was filled with treats, hanging out with our cousin Obi, and more treats. We posed for pictures and ate treats. We ended the day by lounging in bed while mommy served us treats. It was a furtastic day!
playing around on Christmas day
We cannot wait for next Christmas. We love to eat treats, give gifts, eat treats, and received gifts. Plus, the shopping and extra outings with friends and family is a wooftastic part of the pawliday season. Until then, keep wandering...
Every December my mom asks me the same question, "What do you want for Christmas?" I usually bark back with a long list of items that never make it under the Christmas tree.
This year mommy asked my brother the same question and he barked, "I want what my brother wants." My mommy looked at me and sighed. She new my list was long this year.
sniffing out treats at Okashi Barkery
Dear mommy,
Solo is the best brother in the whole wide world. I want him to be very happy this year because this is his first holiday with us. I decided to post our holiday wish list on my blog so you would not loose it. You can also refer back to it when shopping for Solo and I this holiday season.
P.S. Mommy, Solo and I are available for fittings and taste testing at any time during the week. You can find us in bed under the blankets.
P.P.S. Mommy, we may add more to this list. You may need to check back often. We might sniff out more treats before it is time to open our presents.
sniffing out clothes at Happy Go Lucky
Solo and I are very excited and cannot wait to open our presents. We hope you all have included lots of treats in your list. We have our paws crossed and hopes mommy will buy a few or all of the items on our list. Lick and a wink!
Keep wandering... and wishing for everything on your holiday lists!
I threw my brother a
big birthday pawty on December 2nd in celebration of his first big milestone. We had cake, we ran around to dog music,
and we got drunk on dog treats. We pawtied like rock pups with all of our doggy
friends and had a wooftastic time!
My first paw step was to find a location
for the pawty. Last year, mommy rented a room at Sweet Doggies for my 4th birthday. I wanted to mix things up and was determined to sniff out another
great pawty location. One day my friend Clyde and I were talking on our iBones and he
told me about 2 Feet & 4 Paws Forward Dog Training. He said they had a big
room available for pawties and I should sniff it out.
Lots of room for playing, running, and rolling!
A few days later, mommy
drove us over to the facility to meet the owner and see the pawty room. Jennifer Underwood, owner and trainer, was very nice and let Solo and I sniff around the
facilities. I wanted to make sure we had enough space to run around and sniff
butt. Solo thought the room was furtastic for his pawty and I immediately
reserved the room. Woof!
During the pawty all of our friends mentioned how much they loved
the pawty room. It was a very rainy day, which made the indoor pawty even more
special. All of our friends loved running around in the dry warm room. 2 Feet & 4 Paws Forward Dog Training was a purfect place for my brother's pawty. I will
definitely be reserving the room again in the future.
My second mission was to find a
photographer. This was a no brainer since my favorite photographer is Vernon Jacobs. He is a wooftastic photographer and is very patient with each animal he
photographs. I have posed for Vernon numerous times and each picture comes out
purrfect. He is very talented and knows how to get each of my friends and I to
look at the camera, make our ears stand up, and tilt our head.
Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698
Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698
My brother loved his very first photo
session with Vernon. Vernon knows how to handle first time dog models and
treated my brother with lots of patience. By the end of the event,
Solo fell in love with Vernon and his photography skills. Vernon Jacobs is one of kind
and we look forward to many more photo sessions with him in the future.
I then ordered a pawesome cake from My Best Friend Specialty Pet Bakery. This was my first order with the bakery. I did not
know what to expect since the cake would be shipped via USPS Priority Mail from
San Diego, CA. I was afraid the cake might get smooshed in transit. After a
wonderful conversation with owner, baker, and artist Natalie
Marquardt, I was convinced that the cake would be
delivered in great condition.
I sent over a photo
of my brother and Natalie painted a copy his face on the top of the cake. I
could not believe my eyes when I saw the cake for the first time. It was
beautiful and smelled delicious too. All of my friends at the pawty admired the
cake. My friend Jun did not want to eat the cake at first because it had Solo’s
face on it. She did not like the idea of eating Solo. However, she changed her
mind quickly when mommy started cutting up the cake.
Abby and Ollie munching on cake.
We all are chowing down on doggie cake!
Bullet liked the cake too. Yum!
The peanut butter cake was
moist and super yummy. All of my dog friends had a piece. Solo loved the cake
so much he ate five pieces and helped clean his friends’ plates too. My Best Friend Specialty Pet Bakery made Solo a barkingly great cake. I cannot wait to
order a cake for my birthday pawty in April… woof and a wink!
Biscuit Appetizer Bar
My last paw step was to buy yummy treats
for the Biscuit Appetizer Bar. Solo and I wanted each of our dog friends to
feel welcome and leave the pawty with full bellies and special treats. I
ordered treats from Wag.com. Wag is a furbulous online store that sells treats,
grooming items, food, clothing, and accessories. I order most of my food and
grooming items from Wag. They always have affordable prices and shipping is
usually free because I order in bulk.
I wanted to serve Solo’s favorite treats as
appetizers. Here is a list of the items served on the Biscuit Appetizer Bar:
By the end of the pawty, Solo was handing
out birthday favors and thanking his guests for coming. Solo had over 45 dog
and human guests from two different RSVP lists attend his pawty. We both are
very appreciative to our friends and their families for attending Solo’s first
birthday. Solo enjoyed every minute of his pawty and is very grateful for all
of the wonderful gifts.
Solo loves all of his wonderful gift. Thank you so much!
I would also like to thank Boo Boo and his family for
bringing the tasty eggrolls to Solo’s pawty. You rock, Boo Boo! Woof woof!
The pawty was a huge success! We all
pawtied until we could not pawty anymore. We cannot wait until the next
birthday pawty. Until then, keep wandering!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO!
Who are we wearing? Solo wore a Winter Wonderland Vest and
I wore a Kelsey Vest. Both vests are made by Ruff Ruff Couture. Mommy purchased our vests from Okashi Barkery. There were many stylish outfits at the pawty. If you know the designer
of your outfit or your accessories, please include the information in the
comment section below. We would love to know who you wore and where you bought
the items.
Solo’s Birthday Pawty Playlist! I put
together this playlist for my brother’s birthday. I purchase all of these on iBark
and played them on my iBone during the pawty.
Hound Dog by Elvis Presley
Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango by The
Wiggles
Atomic Dog by George Clinton
Scoobie Doo by The Mother Goose Singers
Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
The Doggie Dance by Farmer Jason
The Doggie in the Window by Patti Page
Dog’s Life by Eels
D-O-G by Justin Roberts
Solo says, "I LOVE MY BDAY PAWTY!"
Who is the puparrazi? Thanks to the puparrazi I was able to include candid photos from the event. The pupparrazi is made up of Ray, Edith, Vanessa, Marlene, and my grandma. Thanks pupparrazi! We would not be famous dogs if it were not for your stalking photo techniques. CLICK HERE to view additional puparrazi photos from the pawty.
My bro and I love play dates. Especially when we get treats and play with our friends. We try to have a few play dates each month. These mini canine socials keep us trained and fit. We constantly do tricks and get exercise while running around with our friends.
August 2012 - Garden Tea Party play date
Check out my brother and his girlfriend Jun in the video below. They had so much fun running around and playing tag. I helped by supervising the filming while sampling the treats from Jun's mom.
I love Howloween! I get to eat treats and play dress up. I think my mom likes the dress up part more than Solo and I, but we don't mind the attention when wearing cool looking costumes. This year my brother and I attended three Howloween events and wore a variety of costumes.
We attended a Howloween Birthday Bash with our social group on October 21st. We had a furtastic time hanging out and shopping at Okashi Barkery. We took photos with all of our friends and ate as many treats as we could.
I loved the Trick or Treat bar. I was always sniffing the floor and did lots of tricks for the lamb lung treats. Solo spent most of the time on the pink sofa while posing for pictures. My brother is a little hamball when posing for pictures.
we tried on clothes that made us look stylish, woof.
We also enjoyed posing for photos with Vernon Jacobs and singing happy birthday to all of the October, November, and December birthday pups. Our friend Jun hired Vernon to take Howloween pictures in celebration of her birthday. Thanks Jun! You can see all of the cool photos by Vernon on my facebook page.
Solo getting a bday kiss from his girlfriend Jun
Solo's birthday is in December too. He was one of the extra special pups who celebrated Howloween and his birthday during this one big event.
mom clowned around with us too
A week later, Solo and I attended Gussied Up Dog Boutiques' 9th Annual Doggie Social and Costume Parade in Willow Glen. Solo and I strolled up and down Lincoln Avenue with our friends and collected many tasty treats. There were 19 places to pick up treats, coupons, and look over merchandise. The last stop was at Gussied Up where we received a raffle ticket. We did not win any raffle items but the bag full of treats was good enough for our tummies.
Our parents also received a big piece of cake at the end of our trick or treating excursion. Kim, owner of Gussied Up, knows how to spoil us and our parents. Woof woof!
hanging outside of Gussied Up with my canine friends
Our last event, Strut Your Mutt Howloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest, was held in Palo Alto's Town and Country Village. Registration for each dog was $20 and one hundred percent of the proceeds went to the Humane Society Silicon Valley. We did not mind our $40 registration fee since the money would help save animal lives. After we paid, we each received a goodie bag and waited for the festivities to begin.
anyone need some ketchup on their hot dog?
The organizers were a bit overwhelmed and canceled the parade because too many dogs were in attendance. We were bummed the parade was canceled but each dog was able to walk across the stage for the costume contest. We did not win but we did like the head scratches by the fans after our fifteen seconds on stage.
we saw a flapper and a witch
Jun sparkled in her furmaid costume and crown
After the event, we visited Touleh Pet Boutique and ate crunchy cheese treats with our friend Jun. They were tasty. Eating treats is pawesome and eating twice as much during each Howloween event is doubly pawesome! Woof, woof!
put a fork in us. we are done
I love, love, love Howloween and cannot wait for more Howloween next year. This was my brother's first Howloween and he had a blast. The only thing we need is a bigger trick or treat bag for next year... nom nom nom!
Who are we wearing? So many costumes and so little time to wear them all. Here is a breakdown of what Solo and I wore for each Howloween event. Solo and I wore clown costumes by Pampet USA while at Okashi Barkery. While attending Gussied Up's Howloween event, Solo wore a blue one-eyed monster suit and I wore a skeleton suit both by Casual Canine. I got creative and wore a chicken hat with my skeleton costume half way
through the Gussied Up event. I borrowed the chicken hat from my cat
roommate Nibbles. While in Palo Alto, Solo wore a Heinz ketchup costume by Rasta Imposta and I wore a hot dog with ketchup costume by Casual Canine.