A Bo wannabe

Labor Day Arts Fest, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Spotted at the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Fest.

Mom's been visiting cats....

Labor Day Arts Fest, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Seen at the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival.

Wow, now that's a feeding frenzy!

Here is the video Steve did of the ice cream social from Emma's birthday party. He did it in monochrome, which doesn't show the beautiful colors of our dachshunds, but who needs color when there are such cute dogs to watch?

Today is Emma's birthday!

 Emma is 8 years old today! She spent the day as she usually does - hanging out with Topper.......

and mothering Luna.

After supper we took Emma to the pet store to buy her a new toy, and then we went to the grocery store to buy some doggie ice cream. The feeding frenzy was pretty intense.



Photos by Steve Wolfe ©2012

Begging in the kitchen

Begging in the kitchen, originally uploaded by andiwolfe (Jet-lagged).

I've been doing a project 52 this year (one picture a week on a designated theme). This is going on over at Google+ with a bunch of photographers from around the world. This week's theme was "The Kitchen." A lot of the photos posted have been of kitchen appliances, counter tops, floral arrangements and the like. None of those ideas appealed to me.

When I think of my kitchen I envision my three dachshunds underfoot, hoping that some morsel will drop from the counter like manna from heaven. Who can resist those sweet dachshund eyes or those soft, whimpering whines?

Easter Dogs

Happy Easter from Luna Pi (our weimar-weiner), Topper (our whiney-weiner), and Emma (our wher-weiner).

Luna Pi

Steve took such lovely portrait of Luna while she was sleeping.

The Dog Santas... Finale: Defending the Neighborhood

Two of the Three Dog Santas chase off some suspicious interlopers.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas... Episode 3: Sniffing the Lawn

Two of the Three Dog Santas stop to sniff the lawn.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas... Episode 2: The Walk By

The Three Dog Santas walk by on the sidewalk.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas

The Three Dog Santas head out for a walk.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Topper!

That's ! with the way his tail is up in this photo.  This is from last year when I was trying out a new lens.  I love the intense expression on his face as he's running toward's me.

 

Hot-doggity indignation

Mom's birthday tradition is a regifting of Emma (for six of the past 7 years - the original birthday gift was in year one). This year's twist was the addition of a hot dog costume as the wrapping. Oh, the indignity of it all.....

Emma:  Seriously, Mom?  Is this what you really want for your birthday this year?

Emma:  Well, ok, then.  I don't really mind.  It's going to be quite a warm winter coat for me this year, especially as it's a bit on the large side.

See?  I can run in it and everything.

Luna:  Are you sure you're ok with this, Emma?

Emma:  Sure, it's not so bad.  Michael and Tania wanted Mom to have an opportunity to embarrass us on the blog.  That's not a bad birthday gift, right?

Emma:  Look! I can fetch sticks as a hot dog.

Emma:  I bet Topper wants to try on my new costume.

Topper:  I hope they don't try to put that thing on me. 

Topper:  What?????  How did this happen???  One moment I'm running free as a jay bird, and the next I'm wrapped up like a wiener dog.  No fair!

Topper:  Ok, fun time is over.  Please take this thing off of me.

Topper:  Hey, I'm serious here.  Please take this thing off of me.  I have bunnies to chase now.

Topper:  If you don't take this thing off of me right NOW! I'm going to be gnawing on some ankle bones very soon.

Luna:  I really am not happy about this at all.  Topper looks much, MUCH better than I do in this outfit.  The beige clashes with my weimar-wiener coloring.

Steve:  What big babies!  I'll wear the costume and show you how it's done.

No comment, on the risk of getting in trouble....

(Sidebar: Steve has a philosophy that if you don't want your picture taken whilst doing something goofy, just refrain from doing it......)

Steve:  Super HOT DOG man!

Luna and Topper: Let's wrestle!  We need to get that costume out of our system now.

Luna, Emma, Topper:  YAY! We got to go for a 3.5 mile hike after that costume ordeal.  We like the Highbanks Metro Park pet trail.  We met lots of interesting dogs today.

Dachshund's just do this kind of stuff - they can't help it!

Good photography makes a difference for these dachshunds....

Happy Birthday Emma!!!

Today is Emma's seventh birthday! She's trying to take a celebratory nap, and I'm bugging her with my camera.

Weimarwiener

Weimarwiener, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

Luna wanted to see what was going on outside, so she was sitting on the steps. Actually, she was trapped behind the gate while we had a repair guy in the house. He had gone outside for a part and she was keeping watch for his return invasion to her space.

Striped Dogs

We had some fun with lighting this morning. Here are the results:

I Can See My Tongue

Run, don't walk

Taking Topper for a walk usually involves a run as well.  Topper and Luna got some exercise yesterday.  Now that the "pups" are a year old, our walks are really a lot of fun.  Topper, especially, loves to go for walks.  He puts his nose to the ground and explores the neighborhood.