All Dogs Go To Heaven

Who remembers that movie, All Dogs Go To Heaven? I do, mostly because it was a Don Bluth cartoon movie, when I was a wee one and I watched it all the time!

The characters were Charlie and Itchy, and I want to be the one to tell you, I have met them! That's right they live in Brooklyn. Don't believe me? Here they are!

You see it?! Ok, maybe not everyone will see it, but they are these cartoon characters come to friggin life! And, the big shepard mix who looks like the bigger cartoon pup is actually named, Charlie, the same name as the cartoon character. Now, Max, the black smaller mix isn't the same color but he is basically Itchy come to life! These two are so funny. Now, Charlie is one big goofball that drives me absolutely insane! He would sit in the window of the daycare and bark at ANYTHING that would walk by. I mean, don't get me wrong I understand if they see a dog outside, of course they will bark. But children? Baby carriages? Bikes? People (on the other side of the street, barely visible)?!!?! Anything! And I knew his bark by heart. When he would start up I would yell his full name, "Charlie DeGraudpre!" and I would hear, click click click click... and then he would appear in the other room where I was sitting staring at me with his big goofy brown eyes, knowing full well of his guilt of barking when he had no reason to! Sometimes as he sauntered over to me he would let out a few low yip/barks as if to say, "what, Jenn? I was just saying hi... jeeze"

Another time, I went to go pick them up at home and opened the door to a eaten corn cob on the ground... I just stood there and thought... "that shouldn't be there..." and walked around the corner to find a garbage can knocked over with crap all over the floor. Max was sure to greet me with his strange way of smiling, which is him showing his teeth (kind of like how chimps do), you're almost afraid he is being aggressive but he is just charmed to see you.

Anyways, they always reminded me of the dogs from All Dogs Go To Heaven, what do you all think?

Milton the Poop Eating Genius

Ok, I have been trying to post a video of Scout drooling for the past week, and it won't work. So, I have decided to just tell you all a story about another French Bulldog named, Milton.

He was at the first dog daycare that I worked at, so I don't have a picture of him on my new phone, which is a shame because he was the funniest looking bully ever. Here's the deal with Milton. He's crazy. And I love him. He was always itchy so he was always scratching himself, and sometimes he would tend to get very close to his eyes and face and cause scabbing on his face. We were worried he might jab himself in the eye so we would put a cone on him to try and hinder his constant scratching. But it didn't really work.

Anyways, what I also failed to mention is that Milton was like, the poop eater extraordinaire, so this putting on the cone business just made his poop eating skills stronger! Picture a crazy french bulldog with a cone on... he sees a pile of poop. He walks (or more like runs) over to the doodie and goes to eat it and the cone stops him from being able to reach it, because the cone hits the floor and leave his face and dirty little frenchie lips about an inch away from the prize. So, does he give up? No. He then starts to walk, with his face (and cone) on the floor over to the wall area, while dragging to doodie pile with him. When he gets to the wall, you would think he has been outed and can't go anywhere from there, but think again bitches! He lifts his head and cone up the wall, bringing the doodie up with him and then when it is safe and sound in his cone, he opens his mouth and gobbles down that scrumptious doodie. What a fuckin sicko! I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, I didn't even stop him because I figured he couldn't eat poop with a cone on! Ravenous dogs with cones on can barely even eat their dinners because of those cones, but Milton did not let a silly cone stop him from doing what he came to daycare to do, eat poop. He would waltz away happy about his midday snack with poop all over the inside of his cone (which I incidentally would have to clean thank you very much).

But I loved him. He was my absolute favorite dog at the Dog Spa and I ain't ashamed to say it. I mean what dog would be that determined about poo to do that? Only, Milton. Oh, and then he would attempt to jump up on my lap with a doodie covered cone. Sweet Jesus, I miss him. Wait, is he the sick one, or am I for missing that little poo eater? Eh, who cares, would someone mind passing the poop, please?

Scout Drooling at Tompkins Square Park

So, this has never happened before. Bulldogs are typically the drooling kind, but Scout has never really had a drooling issue. There was a frenchie at the daycare I worked at named Raul, who every once in a while would get these 2 strings of drool coming from his mouth for no reason! We asked his parents about it, and they said sometimes when he would take a break from daycare and then come back he would drool like a maniac! So it finally happened to my tushy.

I was petsitting my newphew, Andy, my best friend's adopted beagle/terrier mix (that's him with Scout!), and Andy just loves Scout... in fact, a little too much sometimes! We were in the Lower East Side at my friend's apartment and Andy will chew on her arm, legs, and any limb or body part he can get in his mouth (don't think dirty, people...) Anyways, Scout is chunky as you and I and everyone knows, and she gets winded very quickly and Andy being a young energetic pup likes to play and play and play and Scout looks up at me with those eyes which say, "mom, he driving me nuts, please help me mama!" So it was time to go to the Tompkins Square Park Dog Run! We got there and Andy was barkin, running, chasing, and acting like normal dogs do. And typical tushy was lounging, rolling in the urine covered sand, and trying to get to squirrels that were running around outside the gate, her usual annoying bulldog self. All of a sudden I looked over at her and it looked like she had eaten a tennis shoe, with 2 strings of drool dangling from her chunky lippos. Because of her sniffing the ground and looking for squirrels this then caused dirt and leaves to culminate at the end of the drool, which was even more appetizing! Watch Scout and her ridiculous drool, and let's hope this is the first and last time that this happens!

Missing In Action

Hey Y'all!

Sorry I have been missing in action with these crazy pups. I actually left the doggie daycare I was working at to return home to Connecticut before Grad School in the fall. Although you would think I don't have any more stories because I don't work there anymore, think again! I took tons of videos and pictures of these maniacs before I left to stock up on my doggie humor to last through the summer!

Check out this bully of a bulldog, Toro.

Just look at those wrinkles! He looks like a friggin beanie baby! He acts all rough and tough but is such a playful little pup running around making crazy noises! He barks but it sounds like he is chirping or something, it is very strange! I have a video of it, but have been up since 6am, so you will all have to wait to witness his weirdness in a video.

Anyways, I will be posting more often of these stinkers, and when I don't have any more material from the Brooklyn pups, I will report on my own dog, Scout and her unrational fear of plastic bags and other strange things. My boyfriend and are also planning a trip cross country this summer so Scout will definitely be reporting from the road (we are taking her with us), and she will fill you in on all her crazy bulldog adventures from coast to coast.