The Air Up There...

Who says girls with spots can't jump? I decided to take some still shots of Cleo vs. The Hose. I must say it proved challenging considering I was working the camera and the hose. Non-quitting spirit sure comes in handy.

Pregame face - She's saying....Bring your A-game momma or go home

Getting warmed up

Showing off

Give me the hose!!

This is ground control to Major Cleo

Twist one of the Triple Lindy

Such a happy hose obsessed dog

New Star Outfielder

Look out Shane Victorino there's a new star outfielder in town! You may be The Flyin Hawaiian but when Charlie Manuel see's the Cleo Express you may as well pack your bags for Maui. She may not be a switch hitter but she can retrieve the ball and point the elusive Nene bird. I'd like to see you try that.

 
Cleo is the perfect out fielder for a group of mildly boozed up gals on a Friday night. All we have to do is crack the ball across the yard and she does all the work. This equates to less time running and more time drinking. I mean..who doesn't want that? The only hard part is getting her to give up the prize.

Rebecca pitching while Cara bats

So look out Shane. There's a spotted GSP ready to give you a run for your money. Go Phillies!

Homemade Peanut Butter Frosty Paws!

I know it's hot out when Cleo doesn't really want to go outside. Unless there is a squirrel or a three legged cat sitting on our deck she's not leaving the cool comfort of the hardwood floors. So I'm left being creative to keep her cool. One or two days a week we rock the doggie pool, I take her to local ponds or let her run in the creek by our house. She also LOVES being squirted with the hose but if do you anything with her to much she gets bored. She loves eating ice cubes so just to switch it up I make her homemade peanut butter frosty paws. They are super easy to make and I know they are good for her because I know whats in them.

Peanut Butter Frosty Paws

What you need:
~1 32oz. All natural plain nonfat yogurt
~1 Tbsp of honey
~1 Cup of peanut butter

1. Place the yogurt in a bowl. Whisk in the honey and then whisk in the peanut butter until smooth.

2. Then use a ladle and fill two ice cube trays. Place the filled trays in the freezer until fully frozen.

It's even yummy before it's frozen!

When your ready to give your pup a frozen treat just pop one out of the ice cube tray! They will last for a  few weeks frozen but I'm pretty sure they won't last that long.

The Puppy Pool is Open for Business!

It was hot and humid today. When I left work the temp gauge on my truck read 91 degrees. Blah. But 91 degrees makes for a perfect excuse to have an evening of water related fun with Cleo. As soon as she saw me bust out her little puppy pool she went berserk. She would bark at me non-stop while I was filling up the  pool. All she wanted was to be sprayed by the hose. See below:

I finally just laid the hose in the pool so it could fill up. This is Cleo prime time excitement.

So once it was filled halfway I stopped. All she needs is some tennis balls and its official. The puppy pool is open for business!!

Frogs, Geese and Cleo Oh My!

It got into the mid 80's today. It wouldn't have felt so hot had it not been so flippin humid. I have a real hate relationship with Pennsylvania humidity. You'll notice I left out any inclination of love/hate. There is no love. None at all. Anyway the grass is to high at home to bust out Cleo's doggie pool so I drove her to a nearby pond to play a little fetch.

As soon as we got there she chased off a group of geese. I would have loved to have gotten a picture of it but she ran to far ahead and I didn't have my camera out yet. But she was super happy blasting into the pond and watching them honk and then fly off.

Cleo fetching her bumper

There are some reeds on the edge of the pond. She swam near them and some frogs chirped and jumped. She ran back gave me the bumper and swam right over to the reeds to investigate. She practically buried herself in the reeds.

So it was nice evening for a quick swim. On the way out we ran into a black lab named Monty and Cleo had a blast running through the fields with her. Not bad for a hot and humid Tuesday night.

Cleo is Prepping for the Summer...

My eyes are itchy, my nose is runny...it must be close to May. The summer is fast approaching. With the last few days in the mid 80's and bright blue skies it feels like summer has already arrived. All that is missing is the dreadful Pennsylvania humidity. Other than the gorgeous days I've had few additional signs that summer is right around the corner. For starters....I can tell by the condition of my flip flops.

It's only been warm for a couple of weeks but it doesn't take Cleo long to work her magic. I'm sure that this will not be the first pair of flip flops to meet an untimely demise this warm weather season.  In fact, I think we should get a flip flop death pool going. I think she maimed 7 pairs last year? This is a great time for me to point out that she has never touched any of Jim's flip flops. So I know its personal. I will wear the flops pictured above until they can no longer stay on my feet. I realize that the homeless look is not chic but I wear them as long as I can because the next pair will most likely have the same fate. I barely got to take the picture above and she came out of know where like a ninja and descended upon this pair.

My next sign of Summer is Cleo's excitement for the water. In a few weeks we will bust out her doggie pool but for the meantime she has the hose. Cleo loves the hose. I'm not sure what she thinks it is but she sure gets herself in a frenzy for it. She has been doing this since she was a puppy. Not sure the video below does it justice but it gets pretty entertaining and its one of her favorite summer activities.

 There has also been quite a bit of happy frolicking and of course talking back.

She's happy to be outside and I can't wait for barbecues and beach time at Cape May. Although I will spend a fortune on flip flops this year I'm looking forward to the summer.