tula monstah

the chomp zone

2012-02-12T11:58:00.002-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

welcome to the chomp zone..

where weekend chomping is in full swing!

it was a bewootiful sunrise yesterday morning.

Couldn't pass up taking a photo with this background.

all of a sudden, i was passed off to my FAB

(Fun Aunt Bee- nordude's mommmie)

for more photo ops.

before woo know it,

nordude was all like..game on!

ok then.. woo bettah start running.

like NOW!

darn FAB.. is holding on tight!

lookies, he's coming back fur more..

and saying neener neener!

full akita pawah activate!

form of a puff monstahball!

huff puff. huff. puff. can't keep up.

alright. alright. woo win!

even the geese were doing a victory fly-by fur him.

honk honk wooself-- keep flying!

look FAB doesn't wanna give me back..

who's the winnah now?!!

no worries.. nordude remains in one piece. still.

honk honk to a
Happy Weekend!

Umm... apology pulleaze!

2012-01-30T02:10:00.000-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

see it all started several weeks ago

when I posted this photo

on twitter.

yep, woo read Nordude's tweets right-

he flat out called me a rollee pollee!

I did go on a green bean diet and changed

my foodies to Buffalo Blue.

But then, ok this part is ewww gross.

there were wiggly white rice thingys in my poop.

luckily my poop only had to go to the vet-NOT ME.

(mind woo, FAD drove it 45 minutes on her

MLK holiday when she'd rather do something else)

she watched this dancing flower thingy fur 30 minutes

waiting fur the results and listened to the receptionist

tell her computer how much she hated it.

When the results were in- turned out I had Giardia

THE WHOLE TIME

explaining my gas, diarrhea and rollee pollee belly!

As soon as I tweeted, my good pals, Peppy Sheppys

called fur an apology from Nordude right away-

on Jan. 16th!

Guess what?

NO tweet back.. no apology.
nuthin'.
i know he can read!
as if!

PULLEASE HELP ME SEND NORDUDE
A MESSAGE--

in the words of bartle & james,
thanx fur your support.
Scratchies,

beans! beans! who love beans?

2012-01-15T11:58:00.002-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

Yep -in attempt to follow doctor's orders,

I've changed my diet and added some fiber.

guess what i discovered?

i green beans!

yep, frozen green beans.

in fact, ibeans this much!

see fur woo's self.

aha.. spotted them.

giving them my best googlie eyes..

gimme gimme gimme!

ok then, i'm gonna get yuh.

just mix them right in my other foodballs..

and i'll eat them right up!

finally, breakfast is served.

see, i even offered some fancy spinning

(cuz i've been waiting toola long),

nose touching (as in gimme it now),

and wags (as mmmmm nom nom).

i don't do that fur nothin'!

alrighty then..um.. i'll be finishing up in privacy.

Beans! try some today!

scratchies,

tula

igloo secrets

2012-01-07T12:47:00.004-05:00

hi bloggie pals.

ya know,

sometimes woo just don't get any privacy.

not even when woo's meditating

in your own IGLOO!

i mean..

soo what if i taped mango & pea's

photo up inside...

as if!

saturday scratchies,

A NEW YEAR!

2012-01-01T08:39:00.000-05:00

hi bloggie pals.

hey i said i'd see woo next year..

and lookie, it's already next year!
Ta-DA!

But as I quickly think back to last year..
2011 wasn't too shabby!-- after all
i did get alotta CHOMP time with my cuzin,

enjoyed tweeting, tumblring, FBing and blogging
with some good DWB pals,

and feel furry special to be apart of
the TACTdogs training Dvd & book that
has recently been released.

Here's to an even bettah 2012!
Wishing woo all the Best!

it's NORJO!

2011-12-29T10:09:00.004-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

remembah the scurry movie,

CUJO and how he trapped people in their car...

gulp. look at those TERRIFYING teefers!

well, yesterday i caught the live version

-a reenactment of a similar situaton- different scurry dog!

(woo might recognize him)

the nice surfing music completely

drowns out my scrilling screams..geesh!

luckily he gets distracted easily!

(really, it's just my nutty cuzin, Nordude

greeting me for our walkies- he's so furry excited!)

thanks DWB pals fur the comments

and recommendations on my foodies.

now i get to do some sampling!

scratchies,

uh.. private & embarrassing.

2011-12-28T09:47:00.003-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

last week-

i wasn't feeling that great.

if woo must know the details,

let me say two words: diarrhea poopies

AHHH!

worse, then i kept licking my woo know what.

okay, it turned into

three more words: big, red & puffy.
OWEEE!

after a few days of this,

my momma made a phone call &

wrapped me up in this plus-sized stretchie ruby shirt.

Geesh, did she sign me up fur a soccer team?

no no.. maybe i'm being wrapped up like a present?

but, she wouldn't give me away?

couldn't be that!

nope.. she loaded up my gear

and a bag of chicken feed and

ZOOMIED ME off to the VET!

NOT THE VET!! I'll stop. REAALL!Y!
The VET makes ME furry stressed & honestly,
i am NOT always cooperative.
so my new vet wants me to wear my ruby shirt
(aka thundershirt)
on my visits along with other gear:)

Then whenevah she enters the room ..

she pulls out the "chill out" bottle

and sprays the air around me.

what? do i offend? hehehe

a quick check of my behind situation
to find nope-no anal sac issues here.

Dr. thought it maybe a side effect of my meds or foodies-
especially if i'm passing lots of gas after eating.
(which means my food isn't agreeing with me
and increases the chance of bloat)

i'm suppose to change my foodies

to like EVO, Blue Buffalo or Wellness

and add probiotics & metamucil to
improve my digestive track.

that's easy!

the vet visit was ovah before ya know..

short & sweet- probably the best one yet.

Although... I wasn't quite sure what the Dr. meant

when she asked me, 'what goes on in that brain of yours?'

huh? good question.

Happy Hump Day

Hope woo are still relaxing ..

so this is christmus.

2011-12-25T11:09:00.002-05:00

HI BLOGGIE PALS!

so i'm here still waiting on the big man with the bag

to show up.. see, i even left him a note

and plate of cookies (crumbs) too.

according to the Norad Santa Tracker,

he mustuv been nearby almost 12 hours ago.

what gives?!

well, Xmas isn't ovah yet.

back to waiting!

in the meantime..

wishing all my woonderful DWB pals

the bestest, merriest Holidays--

filled with lots of noms & mistletoe kissies,

cookie refueling- a must!

2011-12-10T09:14:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

woo know.. the weekends

are fur my long walkies with my cuzin, Nordude.

put your sneaks on cuz here we go!

he and his mommie, my FAB (fun aunt bee)

walkies like a gazillion miles a minute.

geesh.. someone of the larger size (like me!)

has a hard time keeping up.

i mean,

he doesn't stoppies fur 10 minute investigative

sniffs of efurry scent possible or 5 minute pees and

another 5 minute kickbacks.. then a shakies.

nope. go go go!

so around 3 mile marker

i start to become quite faint & weak

and get stuck, as in EMERGENCY BRAKE ON!

luckily FAB caught on to this

and stashes a special bag of cookie refuel

just fur me. well, and him.

abbbout to pass out.. me furst!

just slip it in right in my lipperz plz!

huh? what? he doesn't need refueling!

me next. me next. feeling faint. quick!

what?!!! NOOOOOO! it's not 2 fur him.
2 fur me!

okay FAB.. SO not fair.

i think i can make it back to the car.

maybe.

woo of advice.

always have your bean bring
a cookie refuel pack

on your walkies.

woo nevah know

when you're low on fuel....

scratchies!

DREAMING...about launching the TM missile

2011-12-03T10:56:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

funnie have woo evah had the same

dream ovah & ovah..

and it seems so real.

back to snoozin' on a saturday!

i feel like chicken tonight..

2011-11-27T12:27:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

Thanksgiving weekend is

winding down..

it gives me a chance to catch

up on blogging.

so last sunday,

we walked by this yard

when i caught the most familiar smell...

CHICKEN!

(the new turkey)

a yard full of them!

The white one even started to cluck ovah

my way.. i dunno.

she's white. i'm white.. thought i heard her asked

if i was her momma.

uh... sure.

but before she got close enough..

something must of spoofed her

and she high-clucked it outta there.

geesh.

not quite sure why...

uh. oops.

(this drools fur woo Mango-

the ultimate Slobbcasso of slobbers.

Check out his latest piece.)

Hope efurryone had a woonderful

Turkey and good times on Thanksgiving!

scratchies,

sometimes woo just have to...practice!

2011-11-20T10:15:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

Don't know if any of woo saw

Norwood's Chomp Polka post

but if woo noticed..

he nevah gets quite close enough

for the actual CHOMP!

thinking.

How does the saying go..

if woo fail, try and try again!

okay! so practice it is!
Watch my next CHOMP session,
and see if i made any progress?!

furst i had to watch him & his mommie (FAB)

fish out the missing soccer ball
(that doesn't belong to him)

from the stream.

and watch Nordude kick & chase the ball.
total snoooooze.

yep, keep rolling the ball ovah here Nordude!
hehehe

then he has lovely, bitey time with the ball.

he moves in closer and

goes all nutty and stuff.

several minutes later...
holding it back. holding back...

until LAUNCH THE TM MISSILE!

GREEN LIGHT-
READY FOR CHOMP ACTION!

Shoot- missed again!
he's a slippery nut.
but, good thing there's a snackbar
in the nearby pavillion.

ahh... lemme see, i'll have a hot dog
2 cookies. nope. nope. bettah make
that 3 cookies!

Guess i need more practice.

happy snoozy sunday!

autumn sunsets.. ahh.

2011-11-12T10:22:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals.

Daylight savings means my afterwork walkies

are during sunset.

the sky goes from a quiet blue...

(which woo can't tell from this photo)

to brilliant pinks. purples. and oranges.

in a matter of minutes.

so beautiful.

and here's one of Nordude.

Having the day off, FAD scooped him up yesterday
for nutty time on the trails @ Delaney Woods.

they finished up just as the sun went down.
ahhh.

happy saturday!

frosty morning funballs movie

2011-11-06T11:08:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

the mornings are much colder

these dayz.. with frosty efurrything!

check out my frosty morning walkies

with my cuzin, Nordude.

(view above or go to this link: http://youtu.be/N5cvPzR8c0M)

umm. that was my fun aunt bee

walking me in the field, screaming

and falling down.

just sayin.

always toola late!

2011-11-05T09:18:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals!

Here it is Nov. 5th

and i'm now posting about Howloween!

can woo say procrastinator?!

i am sooo good at it..

but really it's beclaws

I've been rockin' out.

see.

I WANT CANDY!

DO DOOO DO DO DO

I WANT CANDY!

HOPE WOO HAD

A GGRRREAT HOWLOWEEN!

I'll have time to visit your bloggies

while the repair dude is

installing new storm doors from the hurricane

TODAY! (finally)

remembah this back in August~

door down door down!

and it'll probably be a few months

before the dumb fence is repaired

from last week's SNOWTOBAH event.

branches snapped all nite. crash. on the fence.

ahh poor trees.. crushed by the heavy snowballs.

worst of all. it left no room fur zoomies!

efurrythings melted now.

thank goodness.
but there's still alot of yard cleanup to do.

ok.. back to procrastinating.

Happy Saturday!

the HAIRY EYEBALLA!

2011-10-23T09:43:00.001-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

Halloween is around the corner

and that means i can hocus pocus

'THE HAIRY EYEBALL!" ON YA!

NO NO..
it's not fur WOO!
I'm just practicing..

woo know- dusting it off
to put on my nutty cuzin, NORDUDE!

Geesh- woo guys are my furriends.

oh, btw

THE PARANORWOOD!

starts TOMORROW!

He's wrapping up the week with

a halloween costume pawtee conga line.

Send your photos of wooself in a costume

or photoshopped in one.

check out last year's

so go ahead and

stumble ovah to his bloggie.

IF WOO DARE

BOOWHAHAHA,

things are toola much these dayz

2011-10-09T09:49:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

oh things have been biddy biddy these days.

see, the tula estate's backyard has been

full of activity.

can't woo tell?!

so much in fact, i bettah watch

from a horizontal position.

scratchies on a sunday,

tula's house of horrors 2011

2011-10-02T10:07:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

ya know, the best time of year to be in New England

has got to be the FALL!

beans go all out to decorate with

mums, pumpkins, gourds and

scurry halloween decorations.

with it being almost a year since

buying the tula estate..

(our 1st year done the hatch!)

I was remembering at that time,

i was supah scured of my own wooden floors

FLASHBACK 2 TULA'S HOUSE OF HORRORS

this year,

tula's house of horrors

is all about scurring woo!

And..

decorations have already begun.

take a look.

a crazy googly-eyed pumpkinhead

with a leaf on his headballs!

Yiiiiikkkkeeees

a cackling ghost with an evil sidekick black crow!

Booooo whahaaaaa

a crossed-eyed creepy casper ghost in the front entry doorway

BEEEEWARE.. BEEEE SCURED! TURN AROUND NOW!

OK, time fur a quick COOKIE BREAK!

just call me the pumpkin cookie snatcher..

nom nom nom

and i'll let my bean finish up the rest.

meanwhile, did woo hear the news?

PARANORWOOD IS COMING TO

YOUR HOOD SOON!

JOIN IN THE FUNBALLS.

Scratchies,

easy like a sunday morning

2011-09-25T09:16:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

woo know that lionel richie song- easy like a sunday morning

that's what it's walking down main street

around here.

the best time to go is just before the sun rises

and while the street lights are still on.

hold up.

we're passing by a favorite breakfast place

in marlborough.

the main street cafe! droolie droolie.

..can we go see if they're open yet?

then there was a tug

& a "no tula. com'mon tula. let's keep moving. TOOLA"

when i looked ovah my shoulder
longing fur a stack of flapcakes

feeling faint..

i saw city hall all lit up from the sunbeams.

it makes be an early bird furry worthwhile.

and made me forget about pancakes

fur a minute.

hope woo have

an easy sunday too!

do you know what i did last summer?! (an announcement)

2011-09-17T11:27:00.002-04:00

hello. hello. is this thing on?

hi bloggie pals,

my lipperz have been zipped fur over a whole year

and now i can finally tell you something i did last summer..

i had been working furry hard on my people issues

with Julie Robitaille, my favorite certified animal massage therapist.

Her and Emma Parsons, author of Click to Calm developed a special

program to rehabilitate doggies who are sensitive, fearful

and aggressive towards people called TACT.

paws crossed

2011-09-11T10:50:00.000-04:00

wishing for peace with paws crossed..

always remember

@ the tula estate during irene

2011-09-05T09:56:00.001-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

a week ago, hurricane irene visited massachewsits leaving

the tula estate without power fur 4 days... yikes.

no worries. at the beginning of the storm,

i spent the time making sure efurryone was okay.

some needed help calming down..

nothing like a head clamp to stop the hysterics.

until there was a BIG BANG!

and zapped the entire neighborhood was w/o power.

uhh... i'll just stay here under the nice big table.

besides living the amish lifestyle fur a few days..

the only real damage was to the door
and more importantly,
tossing out my frozen yogurt cups :(.

door down. door down.

wishing my DWB pals

a very Happy Labor Day!

take a load off &

put your paws up fur the day!

scratchies

Wordless Wednesdays: breaaakfaaast!

2011-08-24T11:06:00.004-04:00

Step 1: Fill ball with kibblies.

Step 2: Ready, Set, Roll it!

amazing!

new vet. new plan. new tula?

2011-08-22T10:32:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

last month i was having problems.

no no.. not my usual grr problems.

a new one. see my right hind leggie would get sore

fur a second and i would hold it up in the air-
like i was three-legger, then a minute or two later,
back to normal.

at first, thought something was stuck in my toe toe.

nope. these episodes happened randomly and often. so

that lead to a call to the woo know who.

but it wasn't a call to my usual vet.. this time my appointment
was made with a new vet who is experienced working
with reactive/people sensitive doggies like me!

better yet, the facility is setup to be more conducive
for reactive doggies to come and go
without incident or escalation.

guess what that meant..a back door that lead to a huge exam room
that obviously had gone to the birds.

yep. actual birds. a whole bunch of them.

not sure if they were patients or her assistants or what.

these guys kept squabbling- yapping with each other-

made me kinduv twist my head and say, huh.

although i must mention,
the exam room did have a lovely chamomile- lavender scent
kind of spa-like and ahooomm, oh so relaxing.
all that zen came to an end when the new vet tried
to introduce herself to me with cookies and petting.

see, the whole idea of someone touching me, more than a very brief,
light pet makes me furry uncomfortable. stressed. grouchy. snappy.

me with my pawtee hat on (aka muzzle fur safety)

imagine if I don't let her pet me, it makes the exam
and procedures furry hard to do!

the vet thought that was highly unusual. She began to ask
about my history of behaviors.
It made her wonder if maybe there were underlying issues ..
like sensory input issues.

This led to the whole Temple Grandin idea of
using couch pillows to enclose me- giving me sensory input

while she sneakily drew blood from my hind leggies.

it worked!

So now i have a new plan for an improved toolie!
(really, to reduce my dog reactivity and sensitivity to touch)

1. Use an anxiety wrap- to give me the sensation of a 'hug'.

2. Make a change in behavior meds (chlomapramine to prozac)

3. Use fish oil supplements: Nordic Omega Pet formula

4. Try flower essences.

5. Take meds for Lymes' Disease- tested positive which could be the reason for my sore leggies (or not).

Ok. well. no wasting time in putting the plan into action.
many of woo probably noticed I was wearing a jacket
in my last post. it wasn't purely fur fashion...

I now have a Thundershirt and a HyperKewlie toolie vest .

The first time I wore it on a walkies,
it was like I was a rock star!
Get this:

80 degree day- who knew! not me. I lasted the entire 2.4 miles..

doggies getting rowdy at me in their yards.. who noticed? not me.

a man in the truck yelled out.. Akitas rule! yep! aroo!

some other people came running out of their house to see me-
well, they thought I was a husky before noticing nope, akita.
The woman wanted to pet me with 2 raw hamburger patties
in her hand. guess what. no problem.. pet away!

Norwood was with me.
He was kind of upset that no one was paying any attention to him.
as if!

Anyways. so far so good.
maybe the plan will make a difference.. stay tuned:)

Wordless Wednesdays: Chomp Training

2011-08-17T07:32:00.003-04:00

Wordless Wednesdays: a day of meditating..

2011-08-03T09:35:00.002-04:00

full deep breathing.

corpse pose.

paws in the mudra position.

aahhh. oooom...

Happy Hump Day,

hiring @ the tula estate (shhh)

2011-08-01T07:29:00.003-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

furst it's the garderner..
and now
thinkin' the chef/waitstaff around this joint

needs some more training...

oh. sorry i haven't been the best DWB pal these days.

promise to visit soon!

if woo hear a knockies at the door, it's just me!

Happy Monday,

Wildobs: Nordude's burpday edition

2011-07-26T11:57:00.006-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

last sunday nordude celebrated his 4th birthday.

every year, he goes to the cape fur the day to go wild!

so furst i called him on my pawmobile
to say Happy Burpday
and then declined the pawtee invite as
temperatures were near over boiling points.

he said ok- and that we could have another pawtee
when he returned. a pawtee #2!

well, he made sure to wear his best pawtee gear
fur his special day.

AND caught up with his old crab pal
who was throwing the event.

looks like the Osprey's remembah woo's burpday too.

(we might want to leave them to their own celebration-

watch fur yourself: NEAR SNATCHING OF NORDUDE)

let's just walk on by sloooowly.

woo know.. like woo do to me!

ALL OF A SUDDEN, SURPRISE!

it wasn't long before
there was dissention in the group
AND BEFORE WOO KNOW IT..
watch how they bust out in some KUNG FU FIGHTING!
(this is a reminder not to drink & kung fu)

and so that's when it was time to leave- ASAP!
but not without a pitstop @the Uptown Dog Cape Cod bakery

mmmm.. droolies.

Nordude was furry undecided.

"let me see.. i'll take ..ahh.."

meanwhile... i was waiting & waiting.

almost besides myself!

tick tock tick tock.

and then SCORE!

he dropped off a box of these ...

COOKIES!

the Bday cookie furst-

Happy Birthday Nordude!

down the hatch!

next one up..
JAWS - down the hatch!

ok, i need some privacy..

hope he had the best birthday evah!

i know it was delicious!

glad he shares his cookies!

eYewatch Furriday: coo coo kitty

2011-07-15T08:41:00.001-04:00

Hi bloggie pals,

Yep. yep. coo coo kitty returned. very unexpectedly.

one minute i'm staring at the fence waiting to grr @ sasha

suddenly,

coo coo kitty saunters into my backyard.

the standoff begins....

and ends.
suddenly- darn fence!

that's it,
i'm not moving from this spot.

EVAH!

Happy eYewatch furriday,

gone to the weeds

2011-07-11T09:50:00.004-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

ok, where's the gardener?

she missed one!

Happy Monday, right?!

scratchies,

SUMMER CAMP ALTERNATIVE- NOT!

2011-07-09T11:54:00.008-04:00

hi bloggiepals,

the weather has been just wicked hotballs lately
to want to walkies anywhere.
90f + humid...that's serious baking time.

but there is ONE place i am always

willing to overcome the oven temps..

no no not CAMP TOOLIE next to the coolie toolie tower.
(which hasn't officially opened it's doors to its one member yet)
it's the HUDSON WILDLIFE ONLY CAMP!

see, all my bestest wildlife pals
come out fur snack time between 3:00-4:30ish.
they meetup in the field to munch on the grassballs.

here i'll introduce woo.

okay, so this is Leave it to Beaver!
(i think he's a beaver- i mean the assabet river is right there)
if woo don't see him right away,
always check his home by recycling dumpster..

alright alright Leave me ALONE BEAVER-
he said his snack time is ovah.

so the BUNNIE is my other pal.
i think this is the one, i can nevah tell them apart.
(kinduv like labradorks)

you're done with your snack too. oh..
okay.. hop along. geesh.
then let me introduce woo to
one of the little 3 black and white stinkers.

the one with the white mohawk was ignoring me fur the most part,
until i got in too close. then hello, all attitude.
like i want to eat your dumb grass. as if!
i brought my own delicious cookie snacks in FAD's pouch.
so there!

watch me say exactly that to the mohawk dude.

of course, the next day
i had to show Nordude.
lookie he gets a different reaction. (& music)

maybe being smelly has it's benefits.

well. no luck joining this exclusive camp.
come on Norweed, we'll have more funballs
at mine anyways.

Wordless Wednesdays: toola hot

2011-07-06T09:54:00.004-04:00

eYewAtch frIday: incoming lipz

2011-07-01T17:45:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

AROO! it's EYEWATCH FURRIDAY!

see, i was just loaded up in the car

to head home when i couldn't believe my eyeballahz!

INCOMING...

LIPZ!

My Fun Aunt Bee (FAB) planted a

big one right on my nose!

i think she was going to miss me..

until she sees me TULAMORROW!

and here i thought it wasn't going to be

grrreat eYewAtch furrIday!

stoopid gentle leader

2011-06-23T12:08:00.006-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

well since i've been MIA fur awhile, thought i'd

get woo up to speed on what's been happening.

furst, my bean, FAD is off fur the SUMMAH!

and is home totally interrupting my day long naptime.

yep and she's still trying to get me to walkies 4 miles a day!
one problem.. my engine overheats quickly & then stalls.

so it's easier on the weekends when i meet up
with my cuzin, nordude.
he's like a carrot on a stick.

sometimes he likes to mess with me
knowing i'm nevah free from my gentle leader.

take a look.
note: my fun aunt bee has my reins.

minding my bidnez.

surprise attack from nordude

tries to make fast turn arounds.

so can i!

oops. lost my rear wheels.

look out CHOMP!

woo can run..

but woo can't hide!

shake it off nordude!

if i didn't have to wear my stoopid gentle leader..
pulleaze take it off FAB!

oh wait.. more nutty nordude evidence
with live footage.

And that about sums everything up!

i'll try to catch up
with all of woo real soon.

Wordless Wednesdays: meanwhile back at the estate...

2011-06-01T00:38:00.002-04:00

kinduv wordless. okay, so there ARE words.

(cue guns n' roses)

welcome to the jungle coo coo kitty .

photo taken before purchase of lawn mower

(cue elevator music)

meanwhile... inside enjoying a frozen yogurt cup.

(cue olympic theme music)

just finished running a like a gazillion times around gates pond.

(cue elevator music)

meanwhile ....stuck to the coolie toolie tower.

while woo read this post..

cue zzzzzzzz

behind the scenes: dancing with the stars dress rehearsal

2011-05-14T12:07:00.005-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

Ya know, big honey dog is hosting
her Dancing with the Doggie Stars Contest!
with entries due next month.

mango immediately texted me & wanted to know

if we could put a routine togethah with Nordude too.

get this.

last sunday, he shows up @ the tula estate..

looking like this!
dazed & confused.

and as he exited the car.. whoah.

slow down cowboy!
sure woo didn't hit the brown bottle before came ovah?

all kidding aside, mango's on drugs to stop the seizure monstah.
except in his mind, all he was thinkin' was, "the show must go on!"
which is why he decided to put on
his dancing shoes and give it a whirl.

well no one told me he was on his way
or mentioned anything about his condition.

i knew.. something was up.
(see the string of excitement)

while we were waiting fur Nordude to show up,
he was most interested in checking out my TV room
where i watch the bird channel, coo coo kitty channel and etc.

no worries, i kept a furry close eye on him.
from a distance.

several minutes latah, nordude finally came on set.

those two were like a moth to a flame.

hehehe --

umm. hate to interrupt. but can we get to practicing!

woo can watch actual video footage from mango's bloggie)

of our first dress rehearsal.

I guess it was ...well,

umm. a work in progress.

still trying to incorporate some razzle dazzle moves. stay tuned!

as we wrapped up & efurryone was heading out,

mango thought my tulips needed watering.

bye.. cya soon! call me!

(a week later, happy happy wag wag

that the mango is back in action)

wordless wednesdays: feelin' pretty & itchy

2011-05-11T01:55:00.004-04:00

sometime woo need a sandwich

2011-05-01T09:38:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals!

the weather has been almost like summahtime here in MA

that everything is growing and blooming and so furry pretty!

this photo was taken last sunday- blah. no color.. bor-ring.

now lookie..

viola- we're in living color!

oh wait. that's the sandwich shop.

ahhh.. do woo have a couple of bucks fur a sandwich?

this has been the most exhausting walkies.

a big girl gets hungry ya know.

happy sunday!

easter photoshoot

2011-04-24T08:45:00.001-04:00

hi bloggie pals!

Wait til woo see what the Easter bunnie brought me!

check it out.

total drool!

but before i could be my lippers around it

i had to participate in

the traditional torturous Easter event.

woo guys know what i'm talkin' about..

i've seen it on your bloggies too!

the dreaded bunnie ears.

since my ears were lost in our move to the estate-

no worries.. target was selling flower ears fur $1.

oh this is soooo embarassing.

okay, okay .. i'll do it.

(hold onto your ears.
this is almost the entire photo session)

let the deflowering begin!

at last.. let there be peace ..
of a cookie fur me (blahahaa)

wishing woo a joyous & crumbdillecious easter!

eYewatch FrYday: waiting..

2011-04-22T11:57:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

Happy Earth Day!

today, everyday but especially today
do something special fur the Earth-

me? I already watered some plants. hehehehe.

And we're headed to Lowe's -

to get our free tree to celebrate!

then i'll water the tree too!

Also, a Happy Birthday barkout to Sharon..

my bestest catpal, BRUCE the CAT's bean.

she tried to slip that by us.. luckily i'm pretty sharp!

not much gets by me..

as woo can see.
here's me. waiting. somebody. sasha? anybody.
little hot doggie?
come out to play. furry bor-ed.

How i got my name

2011-04-19T07:35:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

okay, i heard about this contest, "How i got my name?"

that Reilly is hosting from Asta who heard it from Mango

who heard from.. well, woo get the picture.

Well, my name changed once my 411 was posted on Petfinder.com.
At the time, people called me Shasta!
Not sure if the NY Animal Control named me or
if that was my AKC Brooklyn Street name.
Shasta of Brooklyn's Disastah!

aww look, this was back in my chain gang days.
it's the closest thing I have to a puppy photo- (2 years old)

Well, the minute i was off to live the life of a massachewsits doggie,
i couldn't bring the Brooklyn streets to Marble Bureau.
It's just not that kinduv of place.
(don't want to get kicked out)

the search was on..

the furst thought --a japanese name.

After all i am japanese and akitas are held

with the highest regard in japan.

we're actually considered a national symbol of japan

and were once used fur protecting our family and bear-hunting-yikes!

How about KUMA (japanese 4 bear)?

no no i don't look like a Kuma.

the second thought -- maybe a Native American name.

my bean 's furst dog, Libby

was often referred to as WOLF.

in honor of Libby..

Let's try, TALA meaning wolf.

no no no..

FAD couldn't decide between either one.

What else could woo do but to put them together?!

Kuma + Tala= Tula

(well take Tala -a +u)

now to maintain the proper AKC street name-

just add Monstah!

Pawfect

THINK: Massachewsits AND RED SOX..

Fenway Park's left field wall is referred to

as the Green MONSTAH!

i mean, how could i go wrong,

there's even beer with that name.

and that's how i came to be known as
Tula Monstah

Phew!
so exhausting, especially fur a monday.
must take a napballs..
excuse me.

can i have a word with woo?!

2011-04-09T10:36:00.004-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

i had to have a few words with my cuzin, Nordude.

i think woo'll understand...

see, on saturday & sundays

we meet up with him

to hit the Assabet River Trail.

when i left the house,

i was looking fairly white & fresh & clean.

wouldn't woo agree?!

that was until someone i won't mention his name

but who loves frogs furry much,

kept doing kickbacks in my faceballs!

now look at me!

a complete mudballs!

yep, i'll be spending the day

on the wash & spin cycle...

geesh.

there goes my saturday.

cya around like a donut!

wordless wednesdays: shadow puppet time!

2011-04-06T01:17:00.001-04:00

(last wednesday's april fool's joke- SNOW!)

happy humpety humping,

coo coo kitty saga..continued.

2011-04-04T07:08:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

yep, uhuh.. coo coo kitty was at it again.

i don't know how many times we're gonna have to go through this..
but, the other afternoon, i was minding my own bidnez.
getting fresh air .. when this happened.

(Click here for the full videostyle version, entitled Dangerous.)

luckily for coo coo kitty's sake,

i was on my long string.

and that's a whole another story:

see the rickety rackety fence in the back

it's about ready to tumble anyday..

this winter, the darn snow plows

kept plowing the mountains of snow against it.

(behind is a deadend street)
no worries, the city is taking care of the repairs.
for some reason, the string prevents any possibility of an escape.

not to mention, i am also quite the avid fence fightah!
my neighbors on all three sides of me
love to take me on!
let me at 'em!! let me at 'em!!

anywoo, after this encounter,

i'm thinking coo coo kitty may have learned her lesson..

this is tula country! dammit!

happy monday dwb pals!

Enter at your own risk

2011-03-28T01:51:00.000-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

here's a quick photo of how i greet people at the door.

dare to come in?

blahahahahahaa..

who needs a sekurity system,

i even come wireless!

just sayin.
happy monday!

HEAT wAve!

2011-03-21T02:09:00.002-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

A heat wave struck Massachewsits last week..

ok fur AN entire day!

temperatures reached a sweltering 70F!!

(ask mango- his brains almost overbaked on his deck)

it is making the walkies in the hood a little more colorful.

mmmm.. this bush smells so pretty.

with a little less walkies ..

a little more Break time!
ENGINE OVERHEATING LIGHT ON!

(yep, nothing like plopping right down

in the middle of the sidewalk )

sooo. i'll catch up with ya in a bit.!

happy monday,

as if!

2011-03-14T02:29:00.004-04:00

hi bloggie pals,

on the weekends, i usually get to go along on ROTES.

ok, i don't mind.. waiting and waiting a gazillion hours

in the car as long as there is something
in the packages fur me!
only fair, right?

that was until this...

hold up!

would ya take a look at this?!

ummm.. something's not right here.

does this happen to any of woo?!

or is just me?!!

THEN fAD came back with this stuff.

that is SO not a bone or cookie.

let's just say

i'm doing it ALLLLL wrong.

Happy Mondays DWB!

Wordless Wednesday: woo had your chance

2011-03-09T00:50:00.000-05:00

(well, kinduv wordless)

scenes from meatballa monday!

first step: open the can of meatballas

second step: stab one with a fork. pick the juiciest one.


feed!

oops. woo missed your chance.

toola late now!

nope i won't do it...still

2011-03-05T12:37:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

okay, thought i'd show woo how i conquered

the scurriest thing about my new estate!

gulp- NOT!

when i furst moved in.

what?! no cushy carpeting!
but my monstah toe toes will slip
on the wooden floors & then what?!

take a look: flashback to Octobah
with Norwood's post - tula's house of horrors

and this is me today!

nope i won't do it..

not crossing ovah to the land of scurry wood planks.

i'll just wait ovah here in the safety zone

until you're done watching the boobtube or done
doing that yoga dog down
stuff that woo so learned from me!

then it's cookie time! that's all i really wanted.

my bean found this cartoon & actually laughed
saying that's woo Tula!

yah well, i still have my furry own igloo room.
that's mine all mine!

Happy Saturday!

iditawalk challenge update & my trainer

2011-03-01T00:50:00.007-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

many of woo know i'm on a strict fitness plan

with Nordude as my trainer.

he's got me up & moving blurry fast on the weekends..

but why stop there?

he insisted i sign up for the great IDITAWALK CHALLENGE.

the challenge is to simply walk 30 minutes a day for 35 days

between February 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011

for a total of 1049 minutes (not miles)

my latest minute update:

da da dah duuuh!

2370 minutes

101.65 miles

in February!

(pee es: supposedly that's = to nomming 100 donuts!)

just call me a walking fool!

in snow, sleet, sun, rainballs.. nothing can stop me.

Here's some actual footage from last sunday.
woo'll see he's not the most professional trainerdude.

(yep, it snowed AGAIN for the kazillionth time...)

here we are heading out on our walkies.
Nordude gets nutty off leashtime--

but he's really interested to see if FAD brought her

bag of cookies & chicken.

Geesh what kinduv trainer is that!

then at the end of the walkies, Ch Ching!

woo bet, cookies when we get back to the car!
(nothing like a delicious incentive!)

YES! What woo see is Nordude trainer darts ahead thinking

he gets his furst. uhhhh..NOT!

now that i think about it..

maybe i should look into another trainer?

he seems to want special privileges.
And did woo see him SCREAM Like a Girl (blog post)

when all i was trying to do is his supah turbo zoomie workout at the end.

he acted like i had hot dogs in my eyes.
what a girl! Geesh As if!

anywoos, sorry if i haven't visited in awhile.
many new pals have stopped by my bloggie &
i PROMISE to visit soon..

but that's b/cuz i've been walkin'.

yes in deed. (woo know the song)

Wordless Wednesday: hibernationzzzzzzz

2011-02-23T10:10:00.000-05:00

enter the igloo zone quietly plz.

for the recorded version-shh shh shh

Happy WW day!

the return of coo coo kitty

2011-02-21T11:21:00.000-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

let's take a flashback to december.. coo coo kitty's furst appearace.

well, it's happening again.
just when woo think it's safe to go out in the backyard..

never fear, coo coo kitty is near!

(sorry bruce, i need another name for him/her..

maybe my DWB pals can think of the pawfect one)

see, i was minding my own bidnez.. well, trying
to listen for when my neighbors come outside.
i have to be polite and say grr morning...
when tho and behold.. aha!

i felt these little beady eyeballas staring in MY direction.

so it wasn't too long before i could hardly contain my akitaself.
what does coo coo kitty want now?
is s/he stuck on MY fence???

no worries coo coo kitty.
off to the rescue...
(a potty path was shoveled for tm- but with the frozen snow
no longer a problem walking right across the top- nice!)

kitty, "hiss hiss dieeeeee!"
me, "cry crry crrry! come down!"

hey, was this all a trick?
where ya going?!

ok meet ya on the otherside!

wait.. the darn fence is in the way.
coo coo kitty? woo hoo?

kitty, "neener neener neener"

so NOT fair.
it's toola cold fur this anyways.
besides i know woo'll be back!

meow

Wordless Wednesday: say hello to my little friend

2011-02-16T06:48:00.002-05:00

...or family?
finally, i fit in ...my peeps!

Valentine needed!

2011-02-13T10:30:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

love is in the air..
times ticking tocking and i don't have a valentine yet.
who needs match.com--
i created my own little video of persuasion
entitled, Be Mine!

guess i should mention, cookies are a way to a big girl's
wink wink. drool drool.

hopefully this does the trick--
wishing efurryone the bestest valentine's day!

lots of kissies & cookies,

the Nordude workout plan- works!

2011-02-05T11:20:00.001-05:00

hi bloggie pals,

yeppers, got my cheese hat on
and ready to rumble!

while i wait fur the Packers to crush the
Steelahs tomorrow.. i wanted to show off
my new slim jimmy figure.

see, i had a trip to vet and when i got on the scale
the room gasped!
WOW TULA! WOO WEIGH 101 lbs.!!
that's down from 114 lbs. the last time!

Dr. Wolfus even said it's THE best i have evah looked!
(but then added, she could lose 5 lb if woo wanted)
yeah, right.

all my weekend 2.6 miler workouts with Nordude have
paid off. Cuz now I have been walkies
between 3 and 4+ miles a DAY!
hold on. gotta scratch.

my walkies are going fur a good cause too-
i'm participating in the IDITA-WALK!
and have to walk 1049 minutes by March.
no sweat!

geesh. can't seem to get the spot.

okay okay. i'll get back on the trail.
beans can be so bossy.

here's a sign of spring, right?

Oh Nordude says he's currently running a special on his Workout Plan-
Sign up today!

Follow our miles by scrolling down to the Daily Mile widget!

one last thing, Goooooooo PACKERS!
(yes i know i live in MA, but FAD is really a cheesehead)

Wordless Wednesday: i heart my igloo

2011-02-02T11:15:00.003-05:00

a big igloo shout out to my bestest cat pal,

Bruce the Cat!

who by the way is supah lucky to live in sunny FL!

he sent this to all of us buried in the snow!

(hope he doesn't mind me sharing the photo)

purrfect! i'm feeling toasty already!

pee es: bruce's photo was taken with an iphone app called INSTAGRAM-
a furry cool social media photo sharing app. & it's free!