Lupus Walk San Francisco 2013

Hey guys, this post is coming to you a couple weeks late. But we still wanted to share our fun adventure.

So guess where we were?

We were in a hotel. In San Francisco! Pawesome right? 

Last time we were in San Francisco it didn't go so well. This time we were all determined to make it work. Mom, Aunt V, and us. And that we did. We got to spend the night in a cool hotel room. The same hotel as last time. La Quinta Inn in Millbrae, just a few minutes away from San Francisco. We got to watch TV on a this big bed and the room even had a little kitchen in there, that we liked to stalk because Mom and Aunt V brought pizza!

Mom brought some of our cuddle stuff from home to make us more comfortable. Like our blankies and toys and our pillow pet.

The next day we got up early and headed towards the city.

We made it! We made it to the Lupus Walk. That's right. Aunt V has done the Walk to end Lupus Now in San Francisco for 3 years now. It takes place at Golden Gate Park. This is the first time we had attended. The Walk to end Lupus Now is an organization that helps raise money and awareness to finding a cure for Lupus. Aunt V's Mom used to have Lupus, and she also has a couple of dear friends who have Lupus. So the disease touches close to home for her.

Aunt V is on a team with some of her friends and their families. And they were the 2nd top money raising team. They reached their team goal of $10,000!

The organization was so honored and happy with the teams results, that they let the team captain, who has Lupus her self, to cut the ribbon to start the race, and they gave her a medal of achievement.

Per tradition at the race, people write on things to say who they're walking for or in honor of. People write on shirts, on signs and even balloons. Purple is the prime color of the walk, so we got some purple balloons to celebrate. We wrote who we were walking for on the balloons; I'm walking for My Mom, I'm walking for my friend Celi, and I'm walking for my friend Monica. We tied them to Swisher's harness, and he was a hit with everyone.

On your mark. Get set. Walk!.....

 ...and we're off!

There are two courses. A 2 mile walk and a 1 mile walk. We opted for the shorter walk because Swisher was already outta breath from all the excitement. We walked for a little and then we found this little park.

Everyone said I should go down the slide.. but I didn't think it was such a great idea.

There was a lot of people there. And some furiends also.

We took a break from the walk and stopped here by this Japanese Zen Garden. Here's us posing with Mom.

Photographers would come along and stop to ask if they could take our pictures by the Zen garden. We said sure. We're not shy from PUParazzi. Bol.

 

 Ok back to the walk... we're almost to the finish.

  

Hey Mom, you think the ambulance men can lend me an oxygen tank?

We made it to the finish line!

I need water!

 Maybe I'll just go for a swim instead.

 Brrr. That water looks way too cold.

 We headed for the elevators....

 ...we thought the fun was over. But Mom and Aunt V said we had a couple more surprises.

We headed for the Golden Gate bridge. This was our first time over the bridge. It was huge. We looked out the windows and looked at the water. 

Then we stopped at Vista Point and got down and checked out the view. 

At Vista Point, they have a statue of a man that's called The Lone Sailor. It's was dedicated in 2002 and is a replica of the Lone Sailor at the Navy Memorial in Washington DC. The area also includes memorials to the Marines, the Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marines.

Mom's cousin just joined the Navy this year and we took this picture to send to him. 

After vista point, we grabbed some food for the road and drove over the new Bay Bridge that connects San Francisco and Oakland, and we headed home. And slept allll the way there. Bol.

That was a great adventure. We had a lot of fun. We hope to do it again. Please excuse us for the delay and length of this post.

Lots of licks,

Oakley and Swisher

Howl-o-weenie 2013

Before it gets any later, we wanted to tell you how our Howl-o-weenie went.

We kept it low key this year. We didn't put up any decorations, but we did get pumpkins. It's become our tradition for Aunt V to come over and carve pumpkins. But this year we didn't have a theme, so we left it up to Aunt V to decide what she wanted to carve.

Aunt V started on the pumpkins a couple days before Howl-o-ween. She said she would do our pumpkins first. But she didn't say what they were going to be. We did our job and we snoopervized.

She took all the pumpkin guts out. It was all gooey and slimy.

 This is the first pumpkin she did. It's a Boston Terrier for Oakley!

And the second pumpkin was a Pug pumpkin for Swisher!

She said she made a mistake and forgot she was only going to carve one eye, so it could look more like Swish, but at least she got the curly tail down. Bol. We thought it came out good anyway.

Then on the Howl-o-ween day Mom put our costumes on and said we were gonna go walk around the mall. Can you tell what we are? 

::intercome voice:: Paging Dr. Swisher and Dr. Oakley. Please come to the kitchen for a photograph. Dr. Swisher and Dr. Oakley, please come to the kitchen. ::end intercome voice::

 We're Doctors!

 

Swisher's costume is a Surgeon. Oakley is a Doctor with his lab coat on.

At the mall we met some furiends with four legs...

 

Some prehistoric furiends with two legs...

 

And this cute little lady bug who really liked us and wanted to keep petting us. 

With all the walking and excitement and all the twizzlers that Swisher ate (Bol), he was pretty tired by the time we headed home. Mom took off our costumes, and let Swisher ride shotgun, and had the AC cooling him off in the front seat.

 Ahhhhhhh...

After we rested a while, Mom put our costumes back on and put the gate up and we waited for Aunt V and the trick or treaters. We never know how many kids are gonna come. Sometimes we get a lot, sometimes we barely get any.  

But then Aunt V showed up and a bunch of kids started to come also.

 

The kids would say Trick or Treat and we would check out their costumes and help Mom pass out candy.

We saw the Hulk.

 And a friendly Vampire.

 While Swisher was busy on trick-o-treaters watch...

 

Ok the kids are gone, can I have more twizzlers? Bol

...Aunt V was working on the rest of our pumpkins. 

She carved 3 more. 

A pumpkin scarecrow.

A San Jose Sharks fin.

And a sugar skull.

We got a few more trick or treaters... but it was getting later in the evening and we think all the kids had gone home by now. So we closed up shop.

Mom said for being such good helpers, she got us howl-o-ween bone cookies!

They were SO good!

And because we were good boys through the whole day, she even got us howl-o-ween toys!

It was a fun night. Sorry for the long post. We hope everyone had a fun and safe howl-o-ween!

Lots of licks,

Swisher and Oakley

October Chewy Review

Time for our October Chewy Review.

Right off the bat, we noticed the new box. It's a good look for you guys Chewy. I like the blue. 

 Our Chewy box came? Pawesome!

What did we get?

 We got Wellness Wellbites. ::sniff sniff:: Smells well. (Bol)

 You're right Swish, they do smell well.

But the ultimate test is the taste...

Verdict in: Delicious!

 They're so good, even the bag is delicioius!

There was a lot of yummy ingredients in these treats. Oatmeal, blueberries, fresh carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes.

 REVIEW:

We received the Wellness Wellbites, the chicken and lamb recipe.

(If the above link doesn't work, here's the complete URL: http://www.chewy.com/dog/wellness-wellbites-chicken-lamb/dp/30183)

 Pros:

1. It says it on the bag, Tasty. We really liked them.
2. Healthy. No wheat, corn or soy, artificial flavors. No preservatives. 
3. Made in the USA. 
4. Perfect treat size. Perfect texture. Not too hard. Not too soft. 
5. 5 different recipes.  (Lamb/Salmon. Beef/Turkey. Turkey/Duck. Chicken/Lamb. Chicken/Venison.)
6. Comes in a resealable bag.
7. Reasonable price. 8oz bag for $8.99.

Cons:

1. To note: depending on the protein, prices may vary.
2. We noticed on the bag it says for "Good Dogs". Now Mom says we have to be good. We don't know if we like that. Oh the pressure! 

 

Thank You Chewy for the opportunity! You never disappoint.

Lots of licks,

Swisher and Oakley

Buzzed Boyz

So it all started with Mom saying my hind legs were growing mohawks. She kept telling Aunt V that she wanted to cut them. You can't tell Aunt V anything because then she'll do it and take it to the next level. More often than not, it's always something I wouldn't have wanted to do in the first place. 

Mom says 'cut', and Aunt V turned it into, "let's buzz them!"

And them Mom was all for it. Gee thanks a lot Mom.

So they bought trimmers. Yeah, you can guess what happened next.

I was nervous at first. Those things made noise and were shaking all over the place. Who knows what it coulda done to my leg!

They finished my legs. It wasn't so bad. Didn't hurt. I behaved. Mom held me while Aunt V trimmed. Now my mohawks are gone, I'm done right? Wrong. Then I heard "he did better than expected. Well let's just trim everywhere."

The did my legs, my neck, my back, and under my chin.

 

I better have hair left when they're finished.

 

 

They finally finished with me. I was glad it was over. But I felt light, like some weight had been taken off. And itchy. Yeah I felt itchy. I ran around like a loco (crazy) and rolled all over the ground for a while. I was free!

 

Swish: Hey Mom, is it my turn?

Mom: Sure is!

The one who they thought was gonna be good during the haircut and not give them any trouble was Swish. But he proved them wrong. He wasn't scared, because that guy is not afraid of much (especially if he thinks he's gonna get treats after), but boy he was a wiggle worm.

Mom and Aunt V had to keep switching positions to try and get Swish to sit or stand still. His haircut time was a lot shorter. Hmm, maybe I should've tried that. 

 

Swisher said that was fun. And he would do it again. He looks 5 lbs thinner and is ready for his treats!

Swisher: That was a piece of cake. Speaking of cake, I'll take cake for my treat!

I have a feeling we're not gonna escape other haircuts now that Mom and Aunt V own a pair of trimmers. But at least this way, I know what I'm in for. 

Lots of licks,

Oakley..... and Swisher