We Have Lift Off!

Stella is giving her "V" for victory sign here because our girl is FINALLY on a roll with her thesis! She has 2 chapters done with the third in the hopper (and only 3 more after that).

As you can see, I've been busy keeping our girl on track.

That means that Stella has had to pick up the slack and handle the squirrel patrol on her own these past few weeks.

I have to say that writing a thesis is B-O-R-I-N-G! I had to find things to keep me busy while keeping an eye on my girl.

Not to mention the fact that I also was in charge of providing activities to wake her up whenever she took a break from her writing.




This face was more than enough to wake her up.





Stella was getting a little fed up with all of the work she had to do while I was busy keeping our girl on track. Everytime I tried to explain the valuable service I was providing she just told me to talk to the paw!






I also saw it as my duty to interject some silliness into the mix... you know... to keep my girl's spirits up. The next 3 photos were taken by my girl while wrasslin' with me on the floor. Most of the time she was upside down under my paw.

Since she's been working so hard (and because I'm an amazing big brother), here is a photo essay of Stella "pretending" to be the Stellanator (she still has no idea that she already IS the Stellanator) and showing her Jaws of Death. (Imagine scary music here).

By the way, Stella and I both started obedience classes 2 weeks ago. (HO-HUM). Stella's in the puppy class and has a little Boxer girlie and a Cassanova-wanna-be Shitzu named Junior as her classmates. (Junior LOVES Stella, but she's already pinned him to the floor several times and told him that she's taken. That only seems to inflame his love of her even more). There are 9 dogs altogether in my class.

Here we are sharing secrets about how to wrangle extra treats out of our girl (and other hoomans at class) without having to do any work.

This is Stella's favorite tactic for extra treat extraction from unsuspecting hoomans... She thinks her cuteness and convenient lack of attention to personal space will get her what she wants.

Thanks for all of the encouragement and kicks in the butt for my girl! Keep it coming!

Love,

Stanley & Stella

Pee Ess

We are SO STINKIN' HAPPY that Baby is back home where she belongs!

On Strike

Most of you probably don't know this, but my hooman girl is working on her thesis for her Master's degree... still. She says she's highly motivated to finally finish it this semester, but in the past, most of the time she has said she's working on it, she's not, and then I have to give her THE LOOK.

That is exactly where I sit in the green room (her office), right next to her computer desk with my trusty pig. If THE LOOK doesn't get her attention, then I shoot her a disgusted booty shot, something like this. Even this doesn't seem to phase her.

Since I have promised to help her finish her thesis, and since she's a master procrastinator (I wonder if that's what she's getting her degree in), I have decided to take matters into my own paws. I have vowed that I will not let her help me post anything on my blog until her next chapter is done. That's right. Once her next chapter is done, we'll post again on the blog.

I'm serious.

So, if you want to help by applying a little pawsitive peer pressure on her, or you want to guilt her a little (hey, whatever works), then please be my guest. Just remember. If we're not posting, it's because she's not writing (her thesis).



Stella's a little confused by all this thesis talk, so I've clued her into our plan. She's with me on this. It's tough love, but it's the least I can do for our girl.




So, if you need to vent about our lack of posts, please address them to my girl. It's all in her hands.



Goober love,
Stanley






By the way...



Some of you were asking where Stella was during the last post. This photo might give you an idea what she's been up to. (She looks a little demented, doesn't she?)

Putter, I Borrowed Something

Yesterday I borrowed something (actually somedog) of Putter's to enjoy at the park. This is who I borrowed. He may be my buddy, but Hercules is Putter's boyfriend. (He's a whiz with the camera ~ notice the Hercules double-shot ~ a great face shot combined with the fetching booty shot?)

Hey, I hadn't seen my bud for a couple of months and it was time for a pow wow.

Ever camera conscious, I was not as intent on our trek through the park as Herc was.

It was kind of a weird day. It was 56 degrees, warm in the sun, but cold when the wind blew. And, there was still snow on the ground.

We kept an eye out for interesting sites along the way.

And, we waited patiently when Herc's hooman sissy, who has yet to be born, forced his mama to find an appropriate place to get some relief.

Even though we had to stay on our leashes, Herc kept trying to mix things up with me! (Bring it ON, goober boy)!

Now, my girl is a little Herc crazy, and I don't have trouble mentioning that Herc's mama is a little Stanley crazed, but I willingly give my love to Herc's mama. (She likes my goober hugs best). Herc on the other hand, plays hard to get with my girl. Then, when she least expects it, he comes in for the smooch. Closer...

Closer....

Then he licked my girl right in the mouth (which was open at the time he came in for the smooch)... right after he partook of some lovely deer poo along the trail.

Putter Gurrl, I'm sure that as much as Herc & I enjoyed each other's company, he would have LOVED to have you along for the fun! Thanks for letting me borrow YOUR boy. (I may be borrowing him again sometime soon).

Goober love,

Stanley

The Gooberish 411

My sweet fren Petra Pie tagged me to play this game. Well, hairy Stanley wanted to get in on the action too, so we're both going to answer Petra's questions. (Petra, we're so happy you're feeling better too!)

Just so you know, my answers will be in BLUE and Stanley's answers will be in RED.

1. If I could be a different kind of animal

I would be this fierce animal I've heard Stanley talk about called a Stellanator. It sounds like my kind of animal, and the name is so similar to mine. From what I understand, the Stellanator is as sweet as it is saucy, yet has the heart of a lion and the teeth of a crocodile. Yes. I would like to be this Stellanator.

I would be my alter ego, the Loch Ness Goob. The Loch Ness Goob is a gentle water creature. He usually shows himself when he is in a contemplative and pensive mood. He swims in the shadows so no one sees him while he observes those who visit his pond.

2. My favorite song is

R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Aretha Franklin. Great song! (I like Aretha because of her slick hairdos too).

Love Machine by the Miracles!

3. If I could live anywhere in the world

I would still live with my girl, hairy Stanley, and Mervycat, but we would live on a traveling bus that could also fly, and float like a boat. That way we could go anywhere anytime, but always be together.

I would stay right here in GooberStan, but we would enlarge our borders to encompass all of my dog, hammie & kitty pals.

4. If I were a famous movie star or personality, I would be

I would be a mix of Pam Grier (aka Foxy Brown) and Pink. Feisty, independent, but all woman!

I (Stanley) am having trouble choosing between Enrique Iglesias (for his eyebrows and sexiness), Statler & Waldorf (crotchety old men muppets for their eyebrows and hair), and Animal (the muppet drummer) . I think I identify most with Animal!

5. I would like to be a spokesperson for
I would like to be a spokespup for poo... of all kinds. I'm a BIG fan!

Because I do a lot of smooching, I think I should get the spokespup gig for Chapstick or maybe Carmex. That's how I keep my lips soft and smoochable.

Yes, I'm giving my sissy a goober smooch. See what I mean? I'm handing these things out all day long!

Now, we tag Wally T. Corgador and his sissy Ethel to play along!

Goober love & smooches,

Stanley & Stella

Award Season Catch Up

Even though there is a writer's strike, we have had an awards show here in GooberStan. No red carpet (we have a white one... with mud stains on it... whatever), but we're just as excited! Here are some of the awards we received at a ceremony that happened several days ago.

Lacy Lulu and Momo & her brother Pinot think we are Bloggers of the WORLD! Thank you for this award. We are humbled and honored.

We also received the You Make My Day Award from a boatload of friends, including Bogart, Koobus, Buster Sephie & Ms. Bailey, and our Scottish bud, Marvin. You all make our day, and we're stinkin' excited that we make yours.

Then, my love pup & Stella's buddy, Ruby Bleu, awarded us with the Thinking Blogger Award. This is one award we are most surprised to receive, but we are very pleased by it. We hope we make people think... and not just about the gooberish side of life.

Just today, we found out that our buddy, Odie, the Beagle Boy (go visit him ~ he's new to DWB), gave us the Thank You for Being My Friend Award. Thank YOU, Odie BOY! We love that you're our friend!

So many pups, hammies, and cats have received these awards already, and as it's taken us a very LOOOONGGGGG time to post about them, we are offering to share these awards with all our buds! Enjoy and know that we LOVE being part of your lives!!

Here is a photo of me, by popular demand. (Someone mentioned they were having goober withdrawal & I can't let that happen).

Goober Love,

Stanley & Stella

Magic Sweater

It was only 6 degrees outside yesterday. Before taking Stella on her walk, my girl put this sweater on her. One minute she was squirming all over the place, and as soon as the hood went over her head she just froze.

Seriously. She didn't move for almost 2 minutes. She was glued to that spot...

except for this little head tilt.



Nobody was holding her there. She just sat there while I took photos of her from every angle.



She stood there so long Merv decided it was safe enough to go over & investigate.

If I had known about the power of this funky magic sweater, I might have whipped it out sooner.

Any other dog out there need to borrow this sweater for their younger sibling? I'd be willing to work something out.

Goober love,

Stanley

Stunt Doubles

Look at the stunt doubles Sunshade & Jaffa sent us. (She must be sending us a message that we have a career in television and motion pictures just like her).

We LOVE prezzies from Canada!!

Thank you, Sunshade & JaffaMan! You send the best prezzies, and we are SO STINKIN' HAPPY that you are our friends! We LOVE you!

Goober love,

Stanley & Stella