Do all dogs that love to bark, bark in their sleep?

With the last post being more on the serious side, thank goodness for the comic relief post of the week! 

Kyzer does a lot of funny things. Throughout the day he never ceases to amaze me on how goofy he can be. 

But even when he SLEEPS he can be entertaining! Throughout my life I have come across a fair share of funny videos of dogs sleeping, running in place and even twitching. The Yorkie I had growing up would sometimes twitch when he slept (or even Toot) but he never did anything too out of the ordinary. Kyzer, on the other hand, manages to BARK when he sleeps. It's obvious Kyzer is a very vocal dog, but I was not expecting for him to bark in his sleep. When he was a puppy, one night when he was sleeping, he all of a sudden he started making this weird bubbly noise. At first I was worried, but after turning on a light I realized that he was somehow managing to bark with his mouth shut. It sounded a lot like this:

Maybe I'm just a crazy dog lady, but I seriously think it's the cutest thing.

"It's either get rid of the dog, or find somewhere else"

Happy Dead Week! (For those of us in college)

So with it being SO CLOSE to the end of the school year and with summer just around the corner, it naturally came to be about that time where some of us need to find somewhere else to live. While I listened to countless amount of people complain and stress over who they were going to live with and where they were going to live, I thought I had the upper-hand. I already knew who I was going to live with, and we thought we would just stay at the same place where Kyzer grew up. He was already approved, so that shouldn’t be a problem, right? WRONG.

Well, if you are in college and know that wherever you live for the next few years is probably temporary, I suggest that if you ABSOLUTELY cannot wait and want a dog…get one that weighs no more than 10 pounds. 

Kyzer's Diary: The Light

There is something I can’t figure out. I never have a hard time catching things, but there is one thing I never seem able to catch—the mysterious orb.

I have only encountered this phenomenon a handful of times. It’s silent, but as quick and stealth-like as a ninja. At first I won’t even know it’s there, but then I’ll see it mocking me from the distance. This mysterious orb will stay for different lengths of time. Once it came for only a few minutes, while other times it’ll stay for what seems like hours. No matter how fast I am, or how many times I feel like I pounce on it or bite it successfully, it manages to dodge my grasp and float away. An apparition it may be, which makes it more mysterious and frustrating than any other thing I have encountered. 

One day I will catch this mysterious orb. One day I will finally be victorious. 

To Shave or Not to Shave your Dog...Good-bye Fluffiness!

Hello there!

So this weekend I did something a little spontaneous that I promised myself I would never do again: I SHAVED KYZER.

Kyzer and his Pig

Before we even got Kyzer, we went to numerous pet stores and Wal-Mart in order to get supplies for him before we brought him home. One of the favorite things we came across was a bright green pig from Wal-Mart...that when you squeezed it it sounded like an actual hog.

Are Dogs ACTUALLY as Expensive as some People Say?

Hello again!

So as we enter into April, we are getting towards the end of the semester. While others are planning their summer and fall class schedules, some are getting close to graduating! Unfortunately I’m not included in that group (I have another year and a half before I get that lucky…), but good luck to those whose college years are coming to an end!

Now with summer coming up, I know a lot of people decide to get a dog either once they graduate, or once summer hits so they have more time to raise a puppy. Sure, I didn’t get Kyzer in the summer (Although I really wish I would have), but I did get him during winter break. Breaks are a great time to acclimate a new pet to the home when you have more time having a break from school.

Kyzer about a month after we got him--his first real deep snow experience.

One criticism I encountered before I got a puppy was this: “Dogs are SO expensive.” Yes. Having a dog is an extra expense you need to plan for to make sure you have enough disposable income to buy him food and take him to the vet. Yes. Dog food can range anywhere from $20-$40+ for a decent size bag that will last you a while. Yes. Dog toys (at least good quality dog toys) are pretty pricey. Yes. Some vet bills are outrageously expensive and can be hard to plan for.