So they're determined to make me into a good dog. And I really WANT to be a good dog ... I do. It's just going to take some work ... and so now I've got a teacher to help me figure it all out. Her name is Connie and she's got me doing a pretty darned good job with Lesson Number One:
DOWN!
A NAP!
They tried putting Juno outside by herself for awhile to calm us down, but -- as you can see -- that just resulted in some collateral poinsettia damage.
Meanwhile, I'm just trying to stay under the radar and out of the way ..
But now the house is tidied up, there are New Year's Roses on the coffee table and we're back where we're happiest ... each holding down our corner of the couch!
Happy Saturday, everybody! Put your feet up and relax, why doncha? It's totally working for us!
From the State of Alaska, a float full of SLED DOGS!
Way to go, Alaska!
(We're like totally over your governor,
but we LOVED your float!)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!
WHOOPEE!!!
Here's me ... watching where we're going ...
... and here's Luna, keeping track of where we just went. (We're a TEAM, I tell you!)
So here's what the adventure is about: Tomorrow, right down Colorado Boulevard where we drive ALL the time the world will be watching (our moms tell me) when the ROSE PARADE comes to town!
Here's the Norton Simon Museum getting ready for the big day ...
... and these bleachers are set up ALL the way down the street for all the people who will come to see the parade.
(ALSO set up are these little houses ... which my mom says are a REALLY important ingredient in a successful parade!)
There are already news cameras set up ... this one is the peacock one ... the one where the guy from Al from The TODAY Show is going to be tomorrow morning to tell us about the parade on TV...
And here's some "local color" ... one of the buildings along the street decorated for the New Year Comin'.
I thought this was really cool ... we've still got some of our ornaments up around our house, too, so I liked that it that Colorado Blvd is still decorated, too.
As you can see, we were not the ONLY one's whose moms said, "Hey, let's go look at the tourists sitting out on the sidewalk getting cold waiting for the parade!"
It'll be the lead story on all the local news shows (like this is not actually NEWS people ... truth is, they do this EVERY year, but what the heck ... they've got to report on SOMETHING now that that election is finally behind us!)
Some people were shopping...
Some had staked out their spot and were just waiting for the party to start ... Happy New Year, Lady!
The smart ones (my mom said) were the ones with the motorhomes ...
But this lady seemed to be doing just fine out there holding down the fort for the rest of her family ... (kinda going to be a long time before any floats or bands, though ... I hope she has some other blankets somewhere!)
This lady was catching up on the newspaper ...
But this was our favorite waiting-for-the-parade-lady ... we call her Laptop Lady. We wondered if maybe she was writing HER dog blog about the parade right there in the middle of Sierra Madre Blvd!
Here endeth our behind-the-scenes, dogs'-eye-view of New Year's Eve, Pasadena Style. So -- from Luna & Juno -- live from beautiful downtown Rose Parade Central ...
... we wish you all a VERY
The first thing that happened was this TREE showed up in the living room ...
(there's more stuff hanging on it now ... this was when it first went up!)
And then my mom went outside and put LIGHTS up all over the windows and out on the front lawn. (What's up with that?)
Luna just says "Oh, just you WAIT ..." and then goes in and curls up on her bed and stays out of the way.
Me, I'm keepin' an eye on things from right in the middle of the action here ...
Not sure what all this Christmas stuff is about but I sure don't want to miss any of it! (Are there any more of those cookies left over there? I think I've got room for a little one! :)
Hmmm ... I like the petting part but this really IS a big old place ...
This'll work!
See ... if they REALLY want to pet me, they'll come find me, right? At least Seth will ... he's my favorite boy ...
Of course, if I come out just a LITTLE further, I can get my chest scratched ... and I like that ALOT!
And then I guess if I just sit right here beside the chair I can see what's going on and still feel safe.
OR ... I can venture out a little bit further and get some more attention from Seth and his mom, Beth ... they rock! (And some of these are their pictures!)
Yeah, this is totally working for me!
I think I'm going to like this dog park stuff!
When are we going back, Mom? Soon? Can we go soon? Please? Pretty please?
Me 'n Luna are tired out from our big day at the Dog Park ...
... so I'll catch you later!
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