Happy New Year! or something...

Yes, we know. Tyler and I haven't written in a over a month. We offer our deepest apologies. Mom has been keeping us busy with something called Christmas and holidays - whatever those are! Anyway, she finally let us get some 'puter time in!

When it comes to this Christmas thing, I don't know much about other than that's when Mom sets up our indoor potty area. Isn't that so nice of her? Now, us boys don't have to go outside to our business we can just hike our leg up to this fancy looking tree thingy. Funny, while it looks like a tree, it doesn't smell like one; wonder why? Oh, well, it's here and we think its grand! Thanks, Mom! I don't know why she seems so upset at us though. Must be a mom-thing. Too bad she's taking it down now, that sucks! Oh, well, always next year!

Speaking of next year, I heard Mom talking about something called the New Year. Don't really know what she means by that, but I can tell by her face that it's something she's happy about. And if Mom's happy, then there's a chance I'll get a cookie!! Yum! I digress...sorry...just that food is my favorite topic. I love food, I love talking about food, thinking about food, and of course eating food. It's also fun to conspire about ways to get more -- gosh, dagnabbit! I'm doin' it again! What was I talking about oh, that's right, cookies! Cookies are great, aren't they? They make you feel good; they make me feel really good. I love 'em! I'm mesmerized by them...ah....cookies......just the sound of the --- Oh FoR HeAvEnS' SaKe -- I give up.

Bounce High My Friends & Happy New Year Y'all!

Tedi

Congratulations to Me!

Sorry, I haven't written in a few weeks folks, but Mom's been hogging the computer, again. C'mon, what's a dog gotta do to get a little computer time! Anyway, I wanna tell you about my good news. Mom and I went to dog show in Austin, TX and it was just us - no Tyler, no Lisa, just me and Mom. It was awesome. Mom and I haven't had time on our own like this, so it was so wonderful. We hung out with Mom's friends, Jeanie, Donna, Ariana and Sabrina, and their dogs.

Mom said I was there to work and you know what that means! Yes! Treats are coming my way. Oh, boy! Mom was tough this time around. She made me earn those cookies. We go to the ring and do our regular pre-work routine. I chill out in my crate and she stands around and talks. Uh-oh, she's in the ring now, that must mean it'll be time to go to work soon, I must be ready. And I am. I bring my best game. Put me in Mom, I'm ready!

Mom and I do some warm-up exercises and we're thinking as a team. I can feel it. I give her my best bounce before we go in the ring to show her I'm ready to go! The judge asks us if we're ready and Mom replies, "Yes, sir." and I hear those glorious, magnificent words, "Forward!" and Mom says, "Let's go!" Mom did really good; I think she's getting the hang of this Rally game. We cruised the ring and did everything the signs said. We had one or two small areas where I kinda got a little distracted, but Mom got me back in the game. No worries! We finish the course and Mom runs me over to the crate and mmmmm, gives me....mmmm...some....turkey....hot...dogs. Yummy! Mom is very happy about our run. She says we did a good job and I think so, too. And the judge agreed. He gave us a score of 98! This beat our 97 at the National! Yay!! We got to back in the ring again and do the clappy thing and we got another ribbon for 3rd place! Woohoo! Mom says to enjoy this while we can, cuz tomorrow we have to do it all over again.

Sunday comes and we do the same pre-work routine again. I chill while she chats. Then, I see her in the ring. Time to get ready. Mom looks a little nervous today as we're doing our warm-ups. She's trying to hide it, but I can tell. I act goofy to make her smile; it's gonna be okay Mom, I tell her. We get in the ring and the judge says, "Forward" and we go. We do pretty good although I got the feeling that Mom felt a little lost today (more than usual!). The course was a bit confusing and Mom had to stop a few times to see where we were supposed to go. Understandable, she doesn't want to repeat Cen-Tex last year where she missed a station and we didn't Q. I stick with her and we get through the course. Mom looks relieved and happy. She says I did great and best of all I get my reward - a mouth full of food! Yum! Yum! I love that part.

Mom checks the score and comes running over to me bursting with happiness. "We got a 95 Ted! Great job! Momma's proud of you." She says giving me a big hug. Of course, we were gonna do good, Mom, I told you not to fret. I say back to her giving her a big kiss. Best of all, we got another 3rd place. Mom told me that this was a challenging course and a lot dogs didn't Q. I'm very proud of Mom, she did a good job of keeping us on track.

As an extra reward for my hard work, Mom took me over to Pet Deli and bought me a beef strap. I was so happy and proud, I carried it all the way back to my crate in Jeanie's setup. My crate neighbor, Rosie the Great Pyrenees puppy, was not keen on me having the beef strap. She barked at me and wanted me to give it to her. I just turned around and gave the her the cold, hairy shoulder. I don't think so, missy! Rosie's cute; she looks like a big cotton ball, but she's not getting my trophy!

All in all, it was a great weekend. I really enjoyed my alone time with Mom. It helped my bond with her get a little stronger, I think. For all dogs, living in multi-dog houses, I strongly recommend getting some one-on-one time with your Mom or Dad. That's it from me, for now. Oh, before I go, Mom says she has me entered in a few more trials - sweet! More opportunities to work, I love it!

Bounce high my friends!

Tedi

Livin' It Up in Longview

Ok, so last time I posted, I told y'all about my experiences in Dallas. Well, this time, Mom took Tyler and I took to someplace called Longview, TX. It was a bit of a drive, but that doesn't matter much to me; I love the car. At first, it was all kinda confusing. Our setup was different at the show. Ordinarily, we're with our friend Jeanie and her dogs, but this time we were with Martha and the Aussies. I like Aussies and I love Martha. The BEST part was Tyler and I didn't have to stay at the show, we got to go back with Mom to the hotel at night. That was a big surprise!

The hotel room was lots of fun. It was a big room with lots of space for Tyler and I to play, although Mom told us we couldn't - something about it being bedtime and us being on the 3rd floor - whatever that means! This also meant more car rides, whoooweee!!!

Mom's performance in the ring was great! She did a good job. I think I might be getting the hang of this Rally game. Our score on the first day was an 82 and the second day was 87. The second day I had some distraction problems in the beginning, but got back on track. Mom was happy with how we did, she said I really worked with her. She says our scores were a little lower than the last time because of a few spots we need to polish. Polishing? I can just put a little dog slobber on that to spiff it up, right? Guess I'll have to see what she means by that.

Tyler got to be Kennel Dog. Mom says its good for him to chill out. She says he still needs to let those hormones get out of his system. Guess she must still be upset at him for the Dallas thing...dunno. And don't care! Ha! As long as she's happy with me, that's all I care about, since the cookies will be free-flowing this way. Not sure when we'll be back in the ring again. I hope its soon, though!

Bounce high my friends!

Tedi

My Weekend in the Big City

Howdy, y'all! Tedi here. As Tyler said, it's been crazy around our house. Mom's been dragging us to dog shows. I like dogs. Although, I don't get to play with them much. Tyler doesn't really play, he's a bit of a drag. Mom keeps apologizing for his lack of play skills. Lisa, well, she's an old girl and she doesn't play either.

Anywho, I want to tell you about my trip to the Big D. Yep, Dallas, I was in Dallas over the weekend making an appearance on Friday in the Rally ring with Mom. We had a great time. She fed me lots of treats outside the ring, of course. I still haven't figured out why I don't get them inside yet, but I suspect it has something to do with the Rally game. Mom was so happy with how we did, not sure I've ever seen her so happy. And you remember what I've said about her being happy! Oh, daddy! Was she ever giving me more pieces of chicken after we got out of the ring!?! Whew!!! Jackpot!!! It was great! And they kept coming as we sat and watched the other dogs go. Mom said we got a score of 95, we got to go back into the ring and get the clapping thing done. That's so great, too. Such excitement! Then, there's the green ribbon, I've got another one!

Mom calls me her Rally machine. I did make one mistake, but I was so excited to be there, I forgot where I was. I did it good the second time around though. She said our score was a 95 and that she didn't care she was just happy that we worked together as a team. I think we did, too. She did a good job of telling me what the signs said and making sure I understood what to do. The best part; we had fun doing it together!

Tyler ran on Saturday, even though I wanted to go sooo bad! He didn't do a good job. I could tell - Mom wasn't happy when she returned with him, plus he didn't get a green ribbon. Tyler has been doing Rally longer than I have, but I've got more green ribbons than him. He doesn't have a placement yet either (I've got 2). It's safe to say, you can never count us older guys out.

Bounce high my friends!

Tedi

P.S. Mom says my next gig is in 3 weeks. I can't wait!

I've Been Robbed

Someone please call the police! I've been robbed and I don't know what to do. I woke up this morning a little groggy, yesterday was a complete blur. Today, I feel really strange and kinda sore in my personal area (if you know what I mean). Well, I prop up my hind leg to check out what's going on under there and OMG, they're GONE! My boys are gone! All that's left is this itchy, red, sore line thing on my private parts. Mom told me to leave the area alone, but I demand to know what happened to my boys. Let me recount the story as I remember.

Yesterday, Mom says we're going to the puppy doctor. Now, I really don't like going there, because they do weird stuff to me. The people are friendly and nice, but I always feel like I'm being violated when I'm there. Maybe I'm just oversensitive - I don't know. Mom acted kinda strange; she kept telling me to be a good boy. "Like duh, Mom, aren't I always?" I said to her with my eyes. Then one of the nice people starts taking me back with them and my Mom utters words I never want to hear her say when I'm there again - "I'll be back." UGH!!! That means she's leaving me here???

Yes, that's exactly what happened. My dear Mother, who has raised me since I was 8 weeks old. The very person with whom I've logged thousands upon thousands of hours - left me with THESE PEOPLE. How could she do this? I trusted her and this is what I get for that trust. Grrrrr...I am not happy with her right now. She's knows I'm not a dog, how could she leave me with them? I don't understand. A few minutes pass in this prison cell they put me into when a nice tech came and sprung me - or so I thought. Actually she just came to stick me with something and hook up a tube thing to my leg, then a few minutes more and I started to feel really relaxed. Wow...that stuff was great. I felt really sleepy and I guess I went to sleep.

Next, I remember waking up with people all around me. I didn't know where I was, but I wasn't feeling any pain. They put me back into the prison cell, but I didn't care. They could do to me whatever they wanted. I think I went back to sleep then, too. I woke up a little while later and then it dawned on me where I was. Ok, I want out. I want my Mom, even though I'm madder than heck at her, I still want her and I want out of here. I didn't get my way. They had this tube thingy still hooked to my leg; since they hadn't listened to me, I decided to take the tube thingy out myself. It made a mess, but I didn't care. At least, when Mom appears there will be no delays in getting to her. Ramiro, a tech I'm not fond of, told me Mom was here. I thought I'd be able to just go right to her, but I botched my tube extraction and left part of it still in my leg. Darn! Thank goodness, he's competent. He managed to get the rest of it out and bandaged my leg. I pulled him all the way to the front - I wanted out of here NOW!

Mom met me in the reception area. Daddy was there, too. Boy, was I glad to see him! I gave Mom a casual greeting and then went straight to Daddy. I think she got the message. Anyway, I love my Daddy! It's always about Daddy whenever he's around. I can see Mommy anytime. What a treat! I got back into our Beardie Bus and Tedi was there waiting. Hi Ted...I said to him as I climbed into my crate. He wanted to know what happened, where did I go, who did I see - yada, yada, yada. Spent the rest of the day resting, well, kinda resting. I was still out of it on something called pain medication Mom said. Mom got the BBO (Beardie Brush Off) from me the rest of the day; just want to make sure she knew I was upset with her for leaving me. I wake up this morning and finally get a chance to survey things and this is what I discover: my two boys have been stolen from me.

If someone has any idea where my boys have gone, I ask them to please contact me immediately. I want them back - no questions asked! Just please bring them back....

Welcome to Tedi & Tyler's Beardie Blog!

Hi there!

Let us first introduce ourselves, we're Tedi and Tyler. We're a dog breed known as Bearded Collies. And before you say that we don't look like Lassie, yep we don't look anything like those type of dogs. That's because we're a different breed altogether. Mom says it's a long story, but basically comes down to us being from Scotland or something. We really don't care, we're just happy to be here. :) If you do and want to find out more about us, there are some great links to check out.

Mom calls us The Original Sons of Anarchy because of the havoc we like wreak on her nice, neat, clean house. We blush a little 'cuz it kinda true. Beardies do like to have lots of fun and bounce and play. She takes life too seriously sometimes and we take it upon ourselves to teach her lighten up. We kept bugging her to start our blog for us since we have lots to say and while she's tweaking on the look (we're not happy with the design just yet), we'll be adding more content, so please check back with us.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Beardie Bounces,

Tedi & Tyler