This one time we think telling is the right thing

A lot of times when Mommy asks us something we don't tell her the answer. She asks, "Who peed in the dining room?" We don't tell. She asks, "Who chewed up and ruined this oven mitt?" We don't tell. She asks, "Who was sitting on the couch where you're not supposed to sit?" We don't tell. You get the picture. And we can see the benefit of not telling. Well, most of the time.

See, we think it's time to repeal the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" law (DADT). We think it's sad and very wrong that people are allowed to sacrifice in the name of freedom for our country but are not allowed to say who they are and who they love. They put their lives on the line to defend this country and our rights, but they're discriminated against and forced to make a choice to either lie about who they are or not serve in the military.

We're really hoping the President Obama follows through on his promise to repeal this law in 2010. It would really make our year. That and being allowed to roll in poop all day long.

If you want to learn more and support folks who are working hard to repeal DADT, visit the Human Rights Campaign website.

xoxo,
Jigga and Venus

We're so 2009, the flu is mostly from swine

It's been a very long time since our last blog post and a lot has happened in our lives since July 2008. We'll give you a brief update and will try to do better about posting.

Mommy and Daddy are still married. They did lots to our house. We have holes in the ceiling now that make the place nice and cool. Mommy seems to like it a lot and was way less cranky this summer when it was hot outside. We also got something in the back yard that we're not supposed to pee or poop on top of. It's attached to the house and people sit on it and drink beer and eat meat.

Venus got in trouble by the vet for being chubby and had to go on a weight loss plan. She has hip displasia and has to stay nice and lean to avoid contributing to the problem. She also has to get shot once a month at the vet. They stick a needle in her bum. She doesn't like it.

We had to go to camp like 4 times. That was pretty terrible.

The best thing ever is that Obama is now our President. He said he's the change we need so we're super excited to see if he'll pass a law that will let us ride Metro. Right now we have to rely on Mommy & Daddy to get around and it's really lame. I'll be 10 in December and Venus is 9. In fact, here is a photo from her birthday.

Anyway, e already stay at home all day by ourselves so we don't see why we can't use public transportation.

There's so much more to tell but I'm getting sleepy. We'll post back soon.

Love,
Jigga (& Venus)

Venus gets a turn to be on TV

Well Jigga got to be interviewed by Mommy so I wanted to as well so I could talk about my nonprofit coalition of pit bulls who want to eat boneless babies. Take a look:



xoxo,
Venus

Jigga is speechless

I did an interview today Mommy to share my feedback on her organization's new website. I loved it so much that I didn't know what to say:

Happy 1st Anniversary, Daddy & Mommy!

Today is the day that Mommy and Daddy got married. Well, one year ago they got married. We were not invited. We stayed home by ourselves all day eating kibble and wondering where everyone went. Finally Grandpa & Grandma came home and they let us sleep with them.

But it's been a pretty good year. Mommy survived financial smackdown and Daddy survived Mommy's complaining about financial smackdown. We spent the year barking, peeing, pooping, eating and sleeping.

Tonight we will stay home alone while Daddy takes Mommy to dinner. We're not invited. We'll probably lay on the couch, bark at people walking past our house, and take a pee on the leg of Mommy's new dining room table. It's the least we can do to celebrate their first year of marriage.

We love you Daddy & Mommy!!

xoxo,
Venus & Jigga

In loving memory of Turtle Face

Today we post with sad hearts. Our sister, Turtle Face, passed away on Sunday night. Turtle was sweet and playful. Her shell had beautiful designs on the top and on the bottom and she had very pretty orange spots on each side of her head. She liked to rest on her rock with her fins spread out, almost like she was sunbathing She liked to swim around and make noise with her stones. She enjoyed dirty water and eating her food pellets. She did not like lettuce or figurines of other turtles, cats, nuns, or Sweet Baby Jesus.


Turtle brought much love and joy to our family and we will miss her very much.

We love you, Turtle Face.

Before Mommy Cheats

Well, today we are really really mad because we found out that while in Phoenix visiting friends Mommy cheated on us with other furry babies. Not just like a brief pet on the street but like a full on visit with snuggles, kisses and photos. So first you should see who we're dealing with. This is Daisy and Dahlia:
As you can see, they are brown and little, which is exactly what we would be if you combined us together.

We've been trying to figure out what we could do that would send Mommy a message that this is just not ok with us. Venus overheard a song by Carrie Underpants called "Before he Cheats" and said that it really expressed the feelings she has toward Mommy right now. So, she decided to write her own lyrics to the tune of this song. We hope Mommy reads it and feels really really bad. If you don't know this song, you should first listen to it on YouTube.

"Before Mommy Cheats" by Venus Messman

Right now, she's probably cuddling with those wieners somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona.
Right now, she's probably saying, "you're wee" and playing fetch with their gooey little bone-ahs.
Right now, she's probably petting their bellies and saying she wants to take them home...
But she don't know

That we rolled in our poop real good outside
Then snuck it past Daddy and brought it inside
We rubbed it all over Mommy's favorite seat
We took a real long pee in the TV room
And chewed a hole in her favorite shoes
Maybe next time she'll think before she cheats

Right now, she's probably snuggling with their bodies that are furry and shaped like hot dogs.
Right now, she's probably saying "you're smart and you should think about starting a blog."
Right now, she's probably telling them she loves their sweet little stinky feet
Oh but she don't know

That we ate some grass and puked it up
into her favorite Kate Spade clutch
We opened all her Coke bottles so they'd go flat
We chewed the legs on the dining room table
And asked Daddy to cancel Showtime on cable

Maybe next time Mommy'll think before she cheats.
Oh, maybe next time Mommy will think.... before she cheats.
Bow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow...

xoxo,
Bean and Venus

Six more weeks of winter

Happy Belated Groundhog Day!! We hope you tuned in to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict this season's winter weather. He saw his shadow, which means 6 more weeks of winter for us. We wanted to double check his prediction, so we tried to see our own shadows:

As you can see from this picture, we too saw our shadows. So we guess old Phil is right. We wonder, tho, if Phil will ever adjust his predictions to account for global climate change. We noticed that it's warmer more often now and that instead of snow, we play in mud. We like it because it oozes through our toes and let us make paw print paths in Mommy's dining room. She does not like it and so she wipes our paws before we come inside.

If you want to learn more about climate change and to learn how you and your family can become carbon neutral, visit The Climate Change Project to take the pledge and get simple tips. We are doing our part by making sure Mommy & Daddy use compact fluorescent light bulbs. We also don't drive or use hot water. We haven't planted any trees, but we pee on them. That must do some good.

xoxo,
Jigga & Venus

Cookies and floating Doodles

We are once again so grateful to Stacia for sending yummy cookies home for us to eat. This time they're Christmas shapes -- a snowperson and a Santa hat (see left). They were so very delicious that we could hardly contain ourselves while we ate them. Can you guess which one I ate and which on Venus ate??

This weekend was also Mommy's birthday. We helped Daddy plan a full day of fun for her, which started off with Venus bringing in balloons to Mommy. Here is a picture of her after she woke up Mommy and got super afraid of the balloon:
It made her very nervous so we couldn't leave the balloon on her body for very long. Still, we had a great day and we're glad because we like to make Mommy happy. Look for another holiday post soon -- we both have new outfits!

xoxo,
Jigga

Jigga is a cold-blooded killer

Well, my little brother did something super naughty and made Mommy really mad. Her nostrils flared and everything. See, she had this little stuffed ghost named Le Petit Phantom that she brought out each Halloween. Le Petit Phantom went to Mommy's office and sat near the Halloween candy bowl. This year, she brought him home and set him on the coffee table. Jigga must have mistaken Le Petit Phantom for a chewlotta or maybe a Greenie because while Mommy was working, Jigga stole the little ghost from the table and started to eat him. Mommy happened to walk past the TV room and saw little white stuffing strewn about. She screamed out in terror and took Le Petit Phantom's remains from Jigga's jaws of death.

This actually happened in early November but it's just been in the past few days that Mommy has talked about the incident. Below is a pictorial that documents the terrible assault on Le Petit Phantom's little, white, fluffy body. These photos are not for the faint of heart, so proceed with caution.

The full crime scene: carcass, stuffing, and precious nose:

Le Petit Phantom's insides:

Hi little but hardly wicked little white nose that Jigga ripped so effortlessly from the little ghost's face:A close-up shot of the full damage:
Le Petit Phantom will be missed by all, but especially by Mommy. I hope that snuggles from me will make her feel better.

xoxo,
Venus

Gobble gobble, crunch crunch

Hoorah for Thanksgiving! We are really thankful this year for Stacia and Brian because they bought us some delicious cookies. See they are specially made just for doggies. We had so much fun eating them.

We also know that Thanksgiving isn't just about cookies. We know it's a time to appreciate all the people who love us and that we love -- even people we don't love, like the mailman. It's also a nice time to think about helping others that might have less than you. It is estimated that 38 million people in our country (including about 14 million children) live in poverty and often don't have enough money to eat healthy meals. If you have some extra time this week or even a few extra dollars you can help a person or a family get a hot meal on Thursday. Usually local schools, churches, and grocery stores offer ways that you can donate time, money and canned goods. You can also visit the Help the Homeless website to find city-specific projects that you might want to get involved in. We know that less fortunate people need help all of the time -- not just at holidays -- but it's a good time to start.

xoxo,
Venus & Jigga

Turtle gets rocked

Well, really, she got on her rock. When Turtle Face first moved in, we heard that she loved to lay on this really nice rock. But we didn't see her do it for so long. Finally the other night she got up on her rock to stretch her little fins:


The pictures don't come out super clear through the aquarium, but Mommy & Daddy were really excited because this makes us think that Turtle is finally feeling at home with us.

All of the attention on turtle makes Jigga a little jealous. So Mommy had to wrap him in a blanket again and put him down for a nap.

I went to my follow up today with the doggie eye doctor and I got great news. My eye is completely healed! Daddy & Mommy will still put eye goo in for one more week and then I am done and good as new. Thank you to everyone who asked about me but I am still mad that none of you sent boneless babies.

Love,
Venus

Doodle eyeball update 2007

Venus is on her way home with Daddy after her appointment with the furry baby eye care specialist. The doctor says that Venus has a small tear in the outer layer of her actual eyeball, so that is what caused the initial inflammation around the eye and is causing the continued redness. The doctor says that she could not see any remaining cloudiness in the eyeball and feels that the injured eye is dilating just fine now. She expects that the tear will heal just fine and that the injury will not cause any future vision problems for Venus. But now Venus has to get eye goo 4 times a day now, instead of 2. (For tips on how to administer eye goo & drops to your dog, visit this site.) And she has a follow up appointment next Thursday, Nov. 8. Daddy says Venus was really nervous at the doctor and did not like having her temperature taken (in her bum) but that she was a really good girl. I probably would not have been good and would have peed on the doctor and on any inanimate object I could find.

xoxo,
Bean

p.s. Venus still has not received any boneless babies.

Venus is in recovery

We're not quite sure how, but poor Venus has a boo boo on her right eye. It was swollen and red so she went to the doctor and was really brave and got eye drops. Now she has to get eye drops two times a day. I am jealous when she gets them because she gets hugs from Mommy & Daddy. Although her eye is less swollen and appears to be healing, Mommy & Daddy are still worried so Venus is going to see an eye care specialist on Thursday morning. She will probably get more eye goo there.

The good news is that Venus has been a really good girl and is not scratching at her eye. She also has not lost her appetite or desire to bark with me at the neighbor dogs. So no pictures today but please keep my sister in your thoughts. Send her hugs and boneless babies.

xoxo,
Bean

Baby sisters are loud

We are back after a mini-sabbatical. So much has happened over the past few weeks, so we will try to do a couple of posts this week to get you caught up. The biggest announcement is that we have a baby sister. Her name is Turtle Face. This is an aerial view of her.


Isn't she cute? She is little and very green and has an orange dot on each side of her head. She is only about 3 inches long. We will try to get a better picture. It's hard because she likes to move around her room, which sits near the TV and we can see through. The pebbles move around her feet and we get excited. One day Bean got so tired from watching her that he had to take a nap and be under a blanket:


Sorry again for going so long in between posts. We hope it wasn't as hard for you to wait as it is sometimes for us to hold in our pee when Mommy & Daddy have to stay late at work.

xoxo,
Venus

Hasta Luego!

We know we have been total blog slackers this month. Things have been really busy plus Mommy & Daddy are leaving for their honeymoon soon. That means we have to go to camp... again. It totally sucks and we wish that we could go to Pennsylvania to stay with Grandma & Grandpa.

Today Mommy was doing laundry and some packing. We just pouted and hoped that would make her feel guilty enough to not leave. This is us:

As you can see, we are pathetic. But this did not stop Mommy from packing. She did pack a bag for us to take to camp and we saw her put in Chewlottas, Nylabones, and Nutbutters. So at least we will have good snacks.

Since we won't be back online for a few weeks, we thought we'd give you an assignment to work on while we're away. Surely you're keeping up with your favorite presidential candidate but do you know how green they are? You can check out fact sheets on each candidate here and also listen to audio clips from their interviews.

Don't forget about us... we'll be back!

Catalogs are not cool (and we hate the mail man)

Every day the mail man brings tons of catalogs to our house. We used to like it because when the mail man comes we get to bark. To the left is a photo of Venus just waiting for the mail man to get near our door. You can see how excited she is to bark at him.

But then we learned how wasteful all these catalogs are and how companies are using endangered forests to print them. Plus we're not really sure how all these stores got our addresses, so that is kind of creepy. Mommy and Daddy hate all the catalogs and Mommy is always calling the stores to get removed from the mailing lists. We help her by napping and not barking while she's on the phone. This is Jigga helping Mommy tonight:

You can get involved in the catalog cutdown campaign to not only reduce the catalogs you receive but to also help put the squeeze on retailers to change their naughty catalog-printing habits. You can also learn about your privacy rights and how you can get removed from direct mail lists that get sold to stores around the country.

Oh yeah, and if you don't have the chance to reduce the number of catalogs you receive, please recycle them with your newspapers.

Have a good night!

We like to kiss

This is me and Venus at the end of a very long day. We like to snuggle with Mommy on the couch and hold each other and then I like to lick my sister's face until she falls asleeping. She really loves it, especially when I kiss her eyelids.


Have a good night.
xoxo,
Jigga

Toenails are not a great snack

What a weekend! We had many walks, played in the back yard and went to a party. At the party we finally met Patches and a Guinea Pig named Casey. We met two rabbits but my short term memory is bad and we can't remember their names. Patches is super nice and very pretty. We played in her back yard and we each pooped there too. I knocked over a pot and Jigga did nose paintings on Fran's glass door.

And then we got home and Daddy cut Jigga's toenails. And I ate them. I got to the little pile before Daddy got the vacuum. They were really delicious but then my belly hurt a little and I had to grumble and lay in the TV room like a slug. So I figured out that toenails are not a great replacement for kibble.

Mommy & Daddy were complaining about going back to their jobs after Labor Day so that got me thinking about what I want to be when I grow up. I maybe could be a model but I want to be recognized for more than my smooth brown fur and 11 nipples. So I think I will go to college and maybe become a veterinarian or maybe a journalist. Wherever I decide to go, I want the campus to be environmentally friendly. So I started looking at these green colleges and universities so that I can get an early start on my applications.

xoxo,
Venus

p.s. Don't tell Howard but I have a huge crush on a doggie named Daddy. He is on the Dog Whisperer show that we watch. He's really handsome.

Three day weekends rule! And so do Greenies.

You know, it's a busy week in the news and we've had a hard time keeping up with everything between naps and barking. We saw Barack Obama on the Daily Show and really liked him. It seems like he cares about energy and oil dependence but we'd like to know more about clean air & water, national parks, and green spaces.

So we're almost to Labor Day weekend! We are excited because we're going to meet Patches this weekend at a BBQ. We're going to play croquet and grill Greenies. But we are really worried about child labor laws. Places like Firestone exploit children and other workers in Liberia and many other companies around the world are guilty of abusing children to turn a profit. Great organizations like Rugmark are working to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and instead provide educational opportunities to children in South Asia. Visit this page to find out more about ways you can help and also to get a list of companies you should avoid.

Finally, Venus wants to audition for Flavor of Love 3 and the next Bachelor. Which photo do you think she should use?

This up close one that shows off her lips?
Or this profile shot?

Let us know in a comment, please.

xoxo,
Bean & Doodle