Emma - the centerfold picture

Ok, Mom - it's been too long since you updated my blog. Here's a pose for you - now get back to letting my friends know all about me!

Puzzle me!

Create your own puzzles at PuzzleBee.com!

Snow Dog '08!

This weekend is the big blizzard of 2008! We had 20 inches of snow fall today, and it was wonderful!

I'm a SNOW DOG today!

The tricky part is to get my owners to throw snow at me so I can catch it and be covered up in it from head to toe!





Daddard is outside the fence using the snow blower. He can't hear me whining for snow when that machine is running.










All I can do is watch him blowing snow. I have to wait for him to fetch the shovel.












I love snow!











Yay! The shovel is back and here's my snow!













Caught it!












Ahhhhhh ---- that's better!










Can I have some more snow, please????











More, please?












I love snow!












Really, I do!











I'm a snow dog!

What a way to spend a Sunday afternoon

Ahhhhhh- now this is the life of leisure.

Ok - so, here's the dancing doxie!

Thanks to "Dog Lady and Publisher" for pointing me to this YouTube video!

I'd be really impressed . . .

if this were a dachshund. . . .

Emma's first video on YouTube

Here's more on Emma's Christmas 2007. Music by Andi and Steve Wolfe.

Merry Christmas 2007

Emma was on Santa's "naughty" list most of the year, but he brought her some new toys anyway.




Where are my new toys???? I know they're around here somewhere. I can smell them.










Oh boy oh boy oh boy - my favorite!










But wait, there's more!












Nope, still my favorite.











Well, wait a minute - I need to sample this one to make sure.










Hmmmm - this one's pretty good. I still like the other one better, though.









Hey - a rope toy is better than all that stuff. You're missing out.










Hey, there's room for two to play. Give me one of those ends now.










What's this? A new hedgehog? Mine, mine, mine, mine! Give it to me!












Must have hedgehog!, even if I have to fly to catch it.















Sorry, doggy giraffe - this is my actual favorite. It has four squeakers and you only have one.











Mine! Don't you touch it. It's mine!










Mmmmmmm, hedgehog! Now that all those pesky packages are out of the way, I can hide under the tree with all my goodies.










No! Don't come near my hedgehog! It's mine!











MMMMMMMFMMFph - can't talk while chewing, go away!









Merry Christmas from Emma!



Mmmmmmmm - hedgehog!

Sad Dachshund Song

Emma's recording debut was happier than this. . .

I'm not a devil!

I don't know why they thought this Halloween costume was appropriate. I don't fit this stereotype at all.













Not at all!


The kids did think I was adorable, though. And, I have to admit, I was very cute. I even kept Mom's lap warm while she handed out candy.








Th-b-b-b-b-b-b-b!


Ok, so maybe this costume suits me after all.

Miss me?

I'm sorry I've been away for soooooo long. Now that autumn quarter is over, my "mom" will be posting some new pics soon.

Until then, here's a very clever video from YouTube. It's a commercial for a cell phone company. The farmer ordered two hundred oxen.

Leave me alone, I was sleeping!

"What's going on? I was sound asleep and someone made a bright light go off in my eyes!"

















"Who are you looking at? Can't you tell I was trying to get some beauty sleep?"

















"What? Are you still there? Am I going to have to call the police?"














"Well, since I'm awake now, and Mom is right here in the chair, I might as well get a kiss in."
















"Mom's working on my blog, you know."


















"Geez, I must be boring. I'm putting myself back to sleep. . .


zzzzzzz"

Where'd you learn to drive?????

Poor Emma - we've been so busy this summer that she's not been the center of attention 24/7. We have been going to her favorite park for long walks, though, and she really looks forward to each trip. All I have to do is grab my car keys and she thinks it's time for her walk in the park.

While I'm driving, she sits in Steve's lap and watches all the action on the road. Every so often she spots a squirrel or rabbit and goes into hunt mode, and she sniffs the air coming through the vent trying to get the scent.






"Are we there yet?"

Aisling's new CD is done!

Emma's recording debut is now complete. The Pilgrim's Road CD is being released this weekend at the Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio.

We have four tracks available for listening at

http://www.myspace.com/aislingtrad

Emma's track is the Beare Island one, but you'll have to download that for 99¢ - sorry, it was too long a track to put on myspace.

Bees are not for eating!

Oooooops! I thought all the critters in the yard were fair game for eating. Little did I know that bees bite back!










Have you ever seen such a fat snoot?











I hope I remember not to do that again.











It's ok - no worries. I only had a swollen snoot for a day. Mom and Dadard called the vet and she told them to give me 10 mg of Benadryl every eight hours until the swelling went down. It worked like a charm.

Emma in the recording studio

Yesterday was my big day with my Irish traditional music band, Aisling. I'm the official mascot of the band, you know.

Aisling has been recording a new CD project since April and I finally had my turn in the studio. I'm the squeaky toy percussionist, in case you're wondering what instrument I play in the band. I always accompany the band while they're rehearsing at my house.




The recording studio is a long ways from home and I was pretty interested in the new scents coming through the air vents on the car ride up there. I didn't know where my folks were taking me. We were in the car a very long time.

When we got to Lone Raven studio I had to check out all the new smells and sites. There were a lot of drums, cables, chairs, and interesting stuff in the room where I spent the morning with Mom.





When you're recording tracks for the CD you have to wear earphones so you can hear the previous tracks and play along with them and the click track.

Ummmmm, there's only one small problem. The ear phones are made for big, fat heads.













Ok, that's better, but you're really crimping my style. I need to feel the music to play my instrument. I need to be able to dance, too.












Mom brought along some new toys to keep me entertained while Dadard was recording his flute tracks. She had to take my collar off a couple of times as I was so enthusiastic about playing that my tags were making too much noise and Craig Markley, our recording engineer, was worried that the sound would carry over onto the recording.








Yummmmmmmm, stuffed hedgehog. What a treat!









Good idea, Mom, but you know it only takes a few minutes for me to completely destroy one of these toys. You have to start with the eyes, and then you can rip open the head and destuff the toy and find the noise box inside.















Bwaaaaaahahahahahah..........










This is Craig, our recording engineer. He does a lot of magic stuff with his computer software.

Actually, I'm more interested in the bagel box, but I thought I should show some interest in the recording process, too.







We already did the photo shoot for the band CD, but I think I should work on my "look" for the press releases. How about a simple comb-over?











Oooooh - this is a much more sultry look, don't you think?
















Hey, it's finally my turn! I'm an expert at playing squeaky toy percussion.

Give me the toy! I want it!










Mine!











Let go! I want the toy! Squeak, squeak, squeak, whine, whine, whine, bark!












Hey! They recorded it in stereo. . .















I'm not sure what I did that was so special, but Mom seemed pretty happy with the result. You'll have to buy the CD, "The Pilgrim's Road" to hear my recording debut. The CD will be released in early August at the Dublin Irish Festival (Dublin, Ohio).