The Age of Technology

Hi Bloggies.....

Betcha thought we left 'n were never comin' back....didn't ya ????? Well, we thought about that but I finally got Gram ta sit a spell 'n help me get this post tagather......sheesh...if that ain't the hardest thin' in the world....nothin' is.....

But now let me tell ya somethin' really special......we're up at the cottage......'n we now have DSL here.....why....we're in the age of technology here.......fer sure.....never thought it was comin' ta this part of the woods...but it has....so I hog-tied Gram ta make sure we got ta tell ya all about it....


First, I figured I would test out Gram's swing on the front porch. It's really comfie....'n we love ta relax on it.....

Ya can make the swing go nice 'n easy.....sometimes it helps if Toby gives it a little push......

Sometimes we can get Gram 'n Pap ta take us fer a walk.....

So.....we took a walk up ta McCarthy's cottage again ta check out the place and ta make sure no vermin were hangin' around.....we sure thought we smelled one in that wood pile.....

We just knew that he was in here somewhere but I tell ya we just couldn't find 'em at all.....

We got ta go over ta Grandma Judy's house and see her chickens runnin' around the yard....we just love those chickens....don't you ???

The lady chickens...they're hens....lay brown eggs that we get ta eat....'n they're delicious too.....

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Oh and we almost fergot that on August 29.........Reed Elliott Johanson was born weighing 5 pounds and 15 ounces and measuring 18 inches long.....ain't he little ??????

Here he is with his big brother, Parker and his Mom in the hospital.......Can ya imagine that Parker got ta go inta the hospital ????? Sheesh.......

Well, that was a big report that I just typed up....'n that makes me real tired....I think that I will roach fer a spell and let my Mom tell ya all the rest of the news....

Oops.....I think my Mom is tired too....do ya think Toby can type the rest of this report ????


Not in my lifetime, I tell ya....but we sure are gonna enjoy the new technology we have here now and if I can't get Gram ta help me, I think I'm gonna sign up fer reporter school just so I can do it all by myself....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on technology, chickens, swings, baby Reed and roachin.....

Catchin' Up on News........

Hi every Bloggie....

A lot has happened the past week or so and I finally got Gram ta sit down fer a spell so she could help us tell ya all about it.

Last Saturday and Sunday were the Earthdog tests and my Mom was entered inta Senior Earthdog cause she got her Junior title last year. 'N I was entered inta Junior Earthdog again cause last year I didn't do nothin' last year....nope, not a thing....had ta take the test all over again.....nerve wrackin' fer sure.....

So off we went on Saturday on the Pa. Turnpike ta get ta Woodside......'n guess what happened???? Just as we got onta the turnpike, the car got sick....it wouldn't go....'n this is what happened ta us.....

Can ya imagine us there in the car all by our lonesome....wonderin' if we were gonna get ta Woodside alive while the car is goin' down the road without anyone at the wheel.....scary.....yes siree.... downright scary fer sure.... (it was a transmission collant hose that broke, scary but not fatal)

We had ta call brother Scott ta pick us up at the car dealer where the car was towed and take us ta our house ta get the other car 'n then we were back on the road on the way ta Donegal. Finally we arrived at Woodside just in time fer the tests.

Gram was pretty busy since we were late gettin' there 'n she didn't have time ta take any more pictures cause my test place was different from my Mom's 'n she had ta run back 'n forth....

Now I wanna tell ya that it was really hot both Saturday and Sunday and they had little kiddie pools set up so the doggies could cool off cause chasin' rats in a tunnel is hard work. This is me in our pool at the cottage but ya get the idea........

Now before I tell ya what happened those 2 days, just remember that I did tell ya that my Mom is a better earthdog than I am and so ya sure won't be surprised ta see what she got last Saturday and Sunday.....

Those 2 ribbons are fer Senior Earthdog.....ya have ta pass the Senior Earthdog test 3 times so my Mom has ta pass it one more time ta get 'er Senior Earthdog title. But see how many ribbons she already has......sheesh.....looks like a friggin' monument doesn't it?????
I can tell ya none of those ribbons are fer me......

Why, ya may ask ????

Well, because I did the same thin' this year that I did last year......

What's that ????

Why, nothin'....not a thing...nada.....I laid a bunch of eggs......I was afraid of the earthdog judge...'n I didn't want ta go inta the tunnel when the judge was at the end of it. Even more frightenin' is the fact that the stop watch they use makes a noise that sounds like the warnin' beep on our electric fence collars....'n once I heard that I wanted outta there pronto........scat man Dewey.......

Gram says I need a new name.....can't use Dewey Dewster anymore....nope....need ta be called Dewey the Dudd or Dewey the Dunce........got me a dunce cap which I thought was rather stylish....don't ya think ????? But I wanted ta know what a dunce was so I got on Gram's computer 'n googled it ta see what kinda guy I was gonna be from now on.....

DUNCE

Dunce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A dunce is a person incapable of learning.

The word is derived from the name of the great Scholastic theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, whose works on logic, theology and philosophy were accepted textbooks in the universities from the 14th century. Duns or Dunsman was a name applied by early opponents to the followers of Duns Scotus, who were less disparagingly called the Scotists. Hence the term came to refer to anyone devoted to sophistry in their argumentation. When, in the 16th century, the Scotists obstinately opposed the new learning (i.e., the English Renaissance), the term duns or dunce became, in the mouths of the humanists and reformers, a term of abuse, a synonym for one incapable of scholarship. Dunces are often comedically shown wearing paper cone hats, known as dunce caps, with the word "dunce" or "dumb", or simply a capitalized "D" on them. Schoolchildren were sometimes compelled to wear a dunce cap and to sit in a stool in the corner as a form of humiliating punishment for misbehaving or for failing to demonstrate that they had properly performed their studies.

Sheesh, It sounds like I'm not ever gonna learn how ta go inta the tunnel while that judge is sittin' there.

I sure don't want ta be Dewey the dunce....nope....no siree....not in a million years.

What can I do so that I'm not afraid of the earthdog judge ????? HELP me guys.....I can't let my Mom make me look like a schmuck here........

One last thing......Pap 'n Gram took Parker 'n my fur Dad, Fred....'n my fur brother George down ta the playground by their house......do ya think we all look alike ??? Do I favor my Dad more than my bro ????? My Dad is the one on the right....

Well, I guess I better start searchin the web on ways ta be more like my Mom so I can get some ribbons like hers......now what key-word search do I use fer that??????

This is Dewey the Dunce reportin' on earthdog ribbons, our sick car.. 'n my new name....

Have a great week everyone !!!!!!!

We Love Earthdog

Hi ta all....

Taday we hopped on the Pa. Turnpike and got off at Donegal and went ta have some more earthdog fun.

My Mom gets excited when we get off the turnpike and even more excited when we turn onta the road ta Woodside.....Earthdog Heaven.......

The view from Woodside is breath-takin'...ya can see ferever.......

Mr Rat is always there when we're there fer earthdog fun and this Westie is checkin' 'em out.....

People are lined up at the Intro to Earthdog tunnels ta see if their dogs are interested in chasin' a rat in a tunnel.....

There were a few new people there this weekend and they got ta meet Mr Rat......when a terrier meets Mr Rat....all they want ta do is get 'em......... ya almost have ta feel sorry fer the rat....notice I say ALMOST..............

Now this Cairn Terrier is tellin' Mr Rat just what he thinks of 'em bein' around Woodside....

Then there's Parker again.......he was over ta our house with his Mum 'n Dad and he got onta the little ATV that I thought was mine but he thought it was his......guess what ???? It is his.......

He likes ta find out about his new toys all by himself.........

One more thing.........Gram has had this Hoya plant fer probably 30 years and until lately it never bloomed. Gram likes ta start new plants from pieces of the ones she has and everytime she would give a hoya away that she started from this one, the recipient would say "You didn't tell me that it bloomed ". 'N Gram always said that her's never did. Now she has one of those waterin' globes in there and the Hoya is bloomin' up a storm.....FINALLY......

Well, that 's all fer now folks......
We hope ya all have a swell week.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Earthdog, Parker and bloomin' Hoya plants......

Diggin' Tunnels and Pullin' Guard Duty

Hi ta all.......

We were at the cottage again fer a spell with that dialup stuff 'n Gram just can't handle dialup at all. So we were just not usin' the computer at all there........

I can tell ya we didn't see any porcupines this trip........ 'n we're sure happy about that. They were horrible monsters.....fer sure......

But I tell ya.....we saw somethin' movin in a pile of rocks near the edge of the woods. My Mom was over there scoutin' around and we wanted ta see what was in there. So Gram let us all go over ta catch the vermin in the rocks.....

Why, even Toby wanted ta be in on the search.....look at 'em go......... why I tell ya... it almost seems like he wants ta dig an earthdog tunnel fer all of us......

Of course my Mom's shrill bark scared anythin' away that was hidin' in there. We're sure the vermin ran 2 miles away after hearin' her scream like a banshee.........

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Back in "Da Burgh".........

Remember we told ya all about those burglars that are prowlin' around just waitin' ta steal our toys ?????

Well........I was sure I saw one tryin' ta get inta our house........

Why....he was frightenin'.....fer sure......

Imagine this guy gettin' inta our house and stealin' our toys........

I had ta run ta get my favorite toy ta guard it so that it wasn't stolen.............

I stuck my head inta the toy ta make sure if it left the house....I was goin' with it.......

No siree.....there wasn't any burglar goin' ta get my toy away from me.........

I held onta it fer dear life........

I think I scared 'em away..........do ya think it's safe now ta let it go now?????? Well, I'm not lettin' it outta my sight.......

Let that be a lesson ta all burglars tryin' ta get inta our toys......

WE WILL NOT STAND FER IT.....AT ALL......FER SURE........

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Oh yeah......

'N Momo and Pinot had asked us a while back ta see some pictures of baby Parker....'n we kept fergettin'.....

Here's a little video that was taken in early April.....we'll try ta get more soon.......

We have ta make sure Parker doesn't try ta play with OUR toys.....that he only plays with HIS toys......Imagine us all gettin' locked out of the house so Parker could play by himself........the indignity of it all......

Gee, we are sure sorry we were away fer so long.......we'll be around ta visit soon......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on flushin' out vermin and guardin' toys.......

No Fun Fer the Furries

Hello Blogland.....


Bet ya thought we fell off the edge of the earth...didn't ya???? What Gram ??? The earth doesn't have an edge ta it ??? Oops.....sorry.....

Well, bet ya thought we went inta hibernation, didn't ya ??? Well, we shoulda gone inta hibernation.....cause it's been cold as a witch's noochie 'round here fer sure.......

Nothin' but cold 'n snow.....'n wind too.....

But we got all excited over the weekend cause we heard there was goin' ta be a party.

Yep, a birthday party....'n we love those.....cause it means cake 'n ice cream.....'n silly hats too....

But most of all it means FUN........FUN........FUN......!!!!!

So we started tryin' ta make sure we were invited ta the party cause it wasn't at our house....it was at bruver Scott's......


Mom was doin' tricks ta make sure she could go.....

Why, she was even beggin' ta get some of that yummy cake......

Toby was layin' down too...ta make sure he could go....cause he just loves food.....any kinda food.....so he REALLY wanted ta GO !!!!!

He's learnin' ta sit up too and he was practicin' so he'd get some cake..........

But my Mom got all bummed out when she heard that we weren't allowed ta go at all....

Nope, we had ta stay home....this was a people party fer baby Parker cause on February 18, he was one year old......

The party was on Sunday the 22nd cause then the big people didn't have ta go ta work......

Would ya look at that cake that we didn't get ta taste !!!!!!!! Why, that looks like Horton Who Heard a Hoo.....silly blue elephant......

Then cause 1st birthdays are special, Parker got a little cake all fer himself. Can ya imagine ????

What would he do with a cake all ta himself....that shoulda been fer us........

He got put inta a booster seat so everyone could watch 'em try ta eat his special cake......

Now look at what a mess Parker makes with his special cake.....why he's eatin' it with his paws and everyone knows yer not supposed ta do that.......nope we would never do that.......

I guess that's what birthday boys are supposed ta do with special cakes cause none of the big people seemed ta be upset with all that mess.......

'N there's the birthday boy with his Dad and Great Gram.......

Put 'em in the bath tub right away......!!!!!!

Well, back at the ranch........we just want ta say we're sorry we haven't been around lately. Gram said the computer was hurtin' our eyes 'n we needed a bit of a rest......

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'N on Friday we're leavin' fer Florida.....yep...all of us.....'n Gram 'n Pap too.

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We said we'd take 'em along fer a bit of a vacation.

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It's 1,000+ miles from here so we have a 3 day trip ahead of us......'n Toby gets car sick.....

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We'll make him sit in the trunk........

We'll try ta visit ya all when we can, but we're hopin' ta have Fun......Fun.......Fun.....while we're in the Sunshine state.........

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This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Beggin'.....Birthdays.......'n Vacations.....

Christmas brought us Santa Claus and Santa Paws.....

Why hello ta all !!!!

Did ya have a Merry Christmas ???? Did ya ?? Did ya ??? We sure did here. Why, we had visits from Santa Claus and Santa Paws too......

Santa Claus came and left off some stuff fer Gram....'n Pap....'n big bruvers Scott & Brian....'n big sister Heather.....but most of all he left stuff fer Baby Parker......

Pap had ta show the Christmas Tree ta Parker cause this is his first Christmas and he didn't really know what a Christmas tree was.

Santa Claus brought him some new books and he was readin' one with his Dad. Parker even knows how ta turn the pages cause he's gettin' ta be a big boy !!!!

He was havin' trouble openin' up his gifts 'n my Mom was ready ta help him get it open so he could play with it.

Then while we were sleepin' Christmas Eve, Santa Paws came 'n left us some packages....just special fer us ta open all by ourselves.

Mom knows how ta open packages real well cause she's been openin' 'em fer a few years now.

Toby got his new toy outta the package and he was squeakin' it like crazy !!!!

Mom got hers out too and she was goin' ta town on it.

I got mine out too and I was playin' up a storm.......



But I don't like ta share so much and I saw all the toys were so nice and I had ta have 'em all. So I just took 'em off Mom 'n Toby and then I had all three........I tell ya it was hard ta keep all 3 in my mouth.....fer sure.....

Gram 'n Pap tell me that I'm a brat fer sure.......but I wanted 'em all. Gram took 'em away 'n gave 'em back ta Toby 'n Mom.....bummer.......

We each got a bully stick too...Mom was havin' fun, fun, fun eatin' hers.......

Toby was havin' fun, fun, fun eatin' his.......
'N I was havin' fun, fun, fun eatin' mine too.....

Before I go I want ta introduce ya to my brother Cedric......he lives in Manhattan and on Long Island too. His Dad has an antique refinishin' business in New York and he got his picture in the December 2008 issue of Country Home Magazine. Cedric's Dad sent Gram this picture 'n Gram went out today 'n bought the magazine too so she can save it.
Meet my brother, Cedric Ebbitts......ain't he just beautiful ?????

Gee, Christmas was really a special day.......'n we hope that everyone had a really nice visit with their families and friends.....'n got lots of nice stuff too....

'N we're hopin' that 2009 is a much better year.......fer everyone......all over the world.....why, everywhere !!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Christmas and wishin' everyone a Happy New Year !!!!