Hi everyone, I am enjoying being a big brudder to Titan he is the bestest little buddy there is. He loves to jump and play, that pup is full of energy. I love having him there every time I turn around, and I mean he is there every time I turn, some times he is so close I could literally step on him. I a gentle pup, but if you under my feet look out, have you seen the size of me? I is HUGE. Anyways, I am feeling a bit under the weather today, I think my Lyme disease is flaring up or I am getting arthritis but I still being the best big brudder and playing wif him and making sure we go outside and get our treats...you know the important things in life..potty and treats.

Titan is here

So let me tell you a little story...dis is about a nice cushy life I ONCE lived, get it once? So prior to July 19, 2009 I lived the life of Riley, literally! I had it good, I came and went as I pleased. I cuddled all afternoon wif mommy, I really liked this part of my day, just me and mom and sometimes Annabelle. We went outside and played, mommy walked us and we generally had a great life doing nothing at all but being loved and loving back. Then one day mom decided we needed to change things up a bit and by that she meant we needed another dog, a puppy mind you. Not a dog who is well trained and behaved, NO mom wanted a puppy, one who loves to get into trouble because they don't know any better, as you can clearly see I was NOT consulted on this issue at all; cause if I were, I would have voted for a nice 3 or 4 yrs old Boxer to hang out wif, but NOOOOO! I got an 8 week old PUPPY....can you see where this is going? Mom tells me and Annabelle she and daddy are going to drive to Albany NY to pick up this puppy, they have taken to calling Titan...great he gets to go for a nice long car ride, lucky puppy, see it begins already,ugh. Mom and dad head out, and Annabelle and I have a nice long chat about who runs da house. We decide it is her, actually if I don't run it I can't get in trouble when something goes wrong, right? She has predecided she is not going to like the puppy, after all she was the baby till he came along. She huffs and puffs the whole time they are gone. She can't believe they have the nerve to bring this PUPPY into our home. She swaggers and sways back and forth waiting for mom ad dad to arrive wif Titan. She finally falls asleep, thank goodness she was making me nervous all the pacing, swaggering and swaying, geesh? Where was I again? Oh yeah, Annabelle fell asleep finally, so I had some time to myself to think things through...I decided I was going to be the best big brudder I could be, I know Annabelle and I had a pact, but come on she is my sister and I was finally going to get a brudder and brudders stick together. I puffed out my chest and was ready to tell her my decision when we heard that familiar sound in the driveway, it was moms car, woohoo they are home and they have my brudder wif dem, woohoo! I run around da house looking for daddy's shoe cause if you know me "I have to have a shoe when dey open da door." Mom finally comes in and tells us, it is time to go outside, woohoo we love going outside. Mom gets us ready and we head outside where we find daddy holding a puppy, I guess this would be the aforementioned Titan, but he is so little, so tiny I didn't expect him to be so small. I run up to daddy to say hello, and this tiny little tongue comes out and gives me kisses on my nose, yup "I is a sucker" I knew right then and there dis was the little brudder I dreamed about. I was going to protect him from all da bad stuff and Annabelle. Annabelle came running over to see what all the commotion was about and as she got close she decided she had seen enough and ran the other way, not going near Titan again till morning. She wanted no part of the puppy, she held true to her word. Mom brought Titan in the house gave him food and water and walked him one more time before bed. Titan was placed in the crate for bed, he did not like it at all, he cried and cried, mom never gave in, she tough. Finally he quited down and we all went to sleep, 90 minutes later the crying started again. Mom took him outside and he peed, what a good boy, he was letting us know he needed to go. When he was done, he was placed back in his crate for about another 2 hours then he cried again, and again he was brought outside and he went to the bathroom, he is such a good boy. Morning finally came and we had a chance to meet Titan for more than 10 minutes. He was tiny and nosy. He was sniffing everything including me. He barked at daddy to show he has a voice, it was cute, he tried to sound so powerful, he failed it was a cute little woof instead, hehe. Mom told us we would get to see him more later, that they needed to get Titan washed and off to Boston to see Papa, remember Papa was coming home for his birthday. Titan was very well behaved all day and Papa was so happy to finally meet him, they had the best day together, he was Papa's birthday gift.Titan arrived home around 6pm...I was finally able to play wif him, we ran around like fools. He is energetic and boy can he play, he loves to run and run and run. Finally I had to pull him aside and say " Look, Dude I think your great and I can't wait to get to know you better but I IS 10 YRS OLD, give me a break, I need to rest!" He didn't really understand but mom did, she let me climb up on da bed and closed the door, finally peace and quite time for the Ri_guy, ahhhh. I could hear mom and dad trying to coax Annabelle into at least getting within 10 feet of Titan, yeah no, that did not happen. Annabelle was and still is afraid of the puppy, she is getting better, but it is going to be awhile yet. She was the baby for so long that she is reluctant to share the spotlight. Mom and dad do a great job of having one on one time wif me and Annabelle so we feel loved and important too, they show us everyday we are loved pups. I love to play wif Titan but boy can he get into trouble, I try and keep him out of it, but he is young and fast and moves way faster than I can react, which would explain why he chewed the coffee table before I could get to him, mom understood, she wasn't paying attention either. I love being a big brudder and can't wait to see how things go from here...stay tuned for more adventures in my quest to be da best big brudder ever.

Titan is coming, Titan is coming!! He will be here soon..

Baby brudder is finally on his way

I can't wait, woohoo!!!

HI everyone, I just want to tell you Titan is on his way and will be here in 3 days, WHAT 3 DAYS? OMD dis can't be happening it is so quick, right around da corner. Oh my Oh my Oh my, i must get a few fings in place dat momma needs to take care of...Note to momma ...first we need to get him some kibble, yeah kibble he will like dat and don't forget to get a can of wet food to mix in, cause his odda mommy says he like it like dat, ok? Den we have to get him some chew toys, I will not sit,stand or lay down and BE the chew toy for dis pup, he gonna have to chew on somefin else des ears are closed for business, Annabelle darn near chewed dem raw. Got it chew toys for da teething puppy. Also while you're at it, you need to sanitize da water bottle in da crate, I don't like having da sanitizer on da paws so dis be your job...also, did you remember to have the crate talk wif Annabelle? HMMM? You know da one where you tell her da crate is not hers no more, dat she is a BIG GURL and she needs to share..HAHAHA I crack myself up, Annabelle share? PULLLEESE, she no share nuffin wif me but I share wif her, or rather she take my chewy's and I no put up no fight, so see I share wif her, sotra, right? Did you remember to call Aunie Erin and remind her to come and play wif us on Sunday? We loves when she watches us, she a cool chic, remind her where da cookies are too,K? I love my cookies! Speaking of chew toys, I fink I gonna need one too. I might want to goto my special place and enjoy a chewy and not Be the chewy, hehehehe, see I is a funny pup, I no BE da chewy, Barrooo.

Upgrades

Hi everyone, i has been away from my blog and the internet itself for tha past few days cause momma is making a few changes. She is getting rid of Direct TV and Verzion DSL and getting Comcast, the local cable provider in the area. We are upgrading everything...HD TV,faster internet connection (I will explain this one in a minute) and we are getting a house phone. We used to have a house phone but momma is cheap and couldn't see paying for a phone she never used ($60.00 a month) So Comcast is offering a fantastic bundle package and momma is really excited about it...

the package includes:

*HD programming of 200 channels, cause you know I a pup who likes his tv

(mom leaves it on for me all day everyday, hehehehe)

*DVR service and NESN on demand ....Now for those of you not in the Boston area that is New England Sports Network...Red Sox on Demand,meaning daddy can go to work 3x11pm and come home, hit a button and watch the game (hopefully mom doesn't tell him the score first.)

*Internet connection is way fast...an upgrade from the Verizon DSL we had. Why the upgrade???

Because I going to be a video star!!! Hehehehe, Mom says she has a lot of videos she gonna make starring me, Annabelle and our new brudder Titan, so she need a faster connection.

*House phone....free local and long distance calling in the US, woohoo!

See daddy has a very nice friend who can't understand that after 9pm means after 9pm, not a minute before!!!! So he alone is costing mom a fortune, and using up the minutes on the cell phone, but I digress....we will finally have a phone he or anyone else for that matter,

can call anytime and mom won't flip her cookies.

So there you have the full explanation of why I have not been around the past few days.

Titan

Well I can finally say with all certainty that Titan will officially be a Tagliavia on Sunday July 19,2009.

He is coming to his FURever home. He will arrive one day before my papa's birthday so, he will be his surprise.

He is going to travel all the way to Boston for the day to surprise papa. I think he will make the bestest gift.

Papa already loves him and now he finally gets to meet him, woohoo!

Thank you Rocky and family!

I nos feel good

Hi all, I is not feeling very well today. Mommy had to take me back to the vet so she could look at my leg. My right back leg is very stiff and I has a large mass on the inside of the leg about the size of a peach. The vet took out some fluid and said it was all fluid and that is good means not a growth and it showed signs of allergic reaction to who knows what. Mom was told to keep an eye on me and to give me Benadryl and aspirin and to call if it gets worse.

Vets office

Well I finally had to go, mom would allow me no more excuses,

I went to the vets...but not alone, I made Annabelle go too.

Mom asks us if we want to go for a "RIDE" well duh of course we do...RIDE RIDE RIDE, going for a RIDE! so we get in the Jeep and Daddy is driving, mommy is riding shotgun which I am not happy about, because if it is just me and mom I get to ride shotgun, daddy just doesn't get that this is my Jeep, I am the copilot. We are off and mom says to dad "Can't even begin to imagine what this is going to cost?" My ears perk up, cost??? oh I have a bad feeling, I never cost mommy money unless we are going to buy food or ....the VET???? This can't be good! Daddy continues to drive and finally I see it, the hill, oh no not the hill,

I hate the hill, NOT THE HILL...the hill leads to only one place...The Vet.

Mom gets us out of the car and immediately Annabelle starts doing her Beagle thing and sniffing everything, and I mean everything! Me, I'm a cool pup, I know whats coming, so I try and act tough,

but really me knees are a knocking, big time.

Mom checks us in and they say it will be just a few minutes...a few minutes later we are called into a room, not a very big room mind you, no room to RUN!!! The very nice vet comes in and says "Who wants to go first?" Ahh lady neither of us wants to go at all!!! I decide that I will go first seeing as one of us has to and Annabelle was as close to being out the door without actually being out the door as possible. I climb up on the table and she puts a rope around my neck...lady Doc where do you think I am going to go? The room is exactly 8x8 and you have 2 dogs and 3 people in here, I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE!!! Lady Doc checks my eyes, teeth, gums, back, paws,nubbie, hey lady...I'm good, no need to check the prostate, I pee FINE, no burning, no blood, no pain..get out of there...ooh ooh was I just violated???

After we are done inspecting, yeah that's a better term than VIOLATED...she grabs the needle and says she is going to draw some blood, this is where I puff out my chest and take it like a man, phew that was easy,

till I see the four other needles she says she is going to use for VACCINATIONS!

VIOLATED, BLOOD DRAWN & VACCINATIONS, this my friends was not a fun "RIDE"

After lady Doc is finished I go and get weighed,

I weigh 86.3lbs all muscle no fat...the lady Doc confirmed I is a healthy pup.

No heart worms, my Lyme disease is under control, and not overweight.

This was all repeated for Annabelle however she was not violated, lucky her being a girl. She weighed in at 73.3lbs, she no fat either and deemed HEALTHY.

As bad as it was for us, it was worse for mom and dad...

it cost them $447.28,

That'll teach 'em.

Mom and dad took us out for munchkins after, yummy!