The rest of the afternoon became the little excited dog begging the bigger lazier dogs to get up and chase him, which they promptly ignored, just looked on with looks that said, "what is this little ball of energy? Why isn't he sleeping? Its much more fun"

Bo and Bella crashed out while Chewey looks at me begging to play:

Chewey strutting by Bella, asking... don't you wanna chase this??

He then stole Bo's mini hedgie from right under him and tried to entice a reaction

Wanna treat? That got both of them to look at me. :)

When he couldn't get the bigger dogs to play he went for the people. When Jon went to give Bella some attention, Chewey took the opportunity to jump on him and ask for some playtime. Chewey was so cute, kissing and nibbling on Jon, begging to play. We were still so proud of our prey driven Bean, calm as a clam around a little white dog.

At the end of the day our babies we POOPED. It was a beautiful day, we took several walks and there were several chases around the house. They took many snoozes throughout the day to help keep up with Chewy. They liked him so much and it just made for a very pleasant visit.

Bo grabbing a quick couple of Zzzzs before the next chase.

Hope your Easter day was as much fun and filled with as much love as ours was!

DOG PARK!!!

On Saturday we decided to go to a different dog park. This one is a little closer than the one we usually go to but it is so much bigger that I get nervous to just let my pups loose, even though it is totally enclosed, for fear that it would take hours to find them again.

They were so excited to go somewhere, even though Bo isn't a big fan of the car, he was relatively well behaved (maybe because I told him if he didn't behave and lay down in the car he was going to stay on the leash the entire time... or not).

When we got there we walked them a little bit on leash and let them at least get some good smells in entice them to not run too far (HA, good luck). We met up with a few greyhound owners from GPA MN, and that was a lot of fun.

We finally got to a clearing with some other larger sized dogs, where we decided to let them go. It was a big open area and we figured they couldn't escape us too easily there. *sigh* Well Bella Bean saw some chasing games and HAD to be in on it. Unfortunately the white furred dog being chased (although a larger dog, American Bulldog type)was a bit of a chicken b/c he saw these two coming and turned tail. Next thing we know, the dogs chased this big white dog into the woods, the owners are scared and we were way too far off to do anything. But the scared doggy followed a trail that led them back to us and we just managed on snagging our pups (with the help of some other people there). By this time the white dog realized it was a game and was looking for more, but I think it's owners had enough of a heart attack for a day. We were so embarrassed, but everyone was pretty understanding that these two were just looking for a run, nothing more. After their chase, Bo and Bella were done running for the day. They stuck pretty close after that and even gave eyes of, "Isn't it time to get going?" It was a good day, lots of fun and good runs.

Bella in anticipation, "Where are we going??"

Then blowing rasberries at us for taking so many pictures. :) Bo trotting back after some good tree inspections.

Making sure that they didn't miss marking any trees in the park.

After a while they just stuck close to us, too tired to run anymore. :)

Which way are we going papi?

Driving home, take 1

Driving home, take 2

Driving home, take 3, YEA!

Bo Seeya snuggling down

The sitting room has become Bo's favorite spot, he even seems reluctant to go to his own bed at night because he has gotten his spot just right. As the temps have been dropping we are bundling up to stay warm. Bo gets the same. I noticed one evening as We were setteling down that he was curled pretty tight on himself. So I grabbed his sheet and covered him up. Within minutes he was stretched out and out like a light. I just couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of a snoozing Seeya:

Hey, its much nicer with the blanket

...warm and toasty... Zzzzzz

Zzzz... snort... zzzz

Bean Bean and more Bean

I know it seems like Bella Bean seems to monopolize the blog, and I really do try to give them equal camera time (whether they like it or not :D) Bella Bean has a way about her that every time we turn a corner we have to whisper to each other, "Honey, get in here... with the camera!!!!!" She just cracks us up. She knows that she is home and makes herself comfortable wherever she can. Here are a few of our favorites:

Bella was in a playful mood and was tossing her squirrel around, out of nowhere she decides that she's done playing and jumps up on her chair... with the squirrel. Snuggling her stuffy.

Just check out that extra long snoot. What a pretty face.

In Wisconsin it went from 70 degree weather back down to the teens in a matter of days. We had already put the sweaters away. On this cold night I tucked her in so she could sleep.

Kangaroo rump. She got tired of the flashing camera and got away, but not without a good bum shot. :)

Bella Bling

I was feeling a little creative the other day while at a craft store and I decided that Bella Bean needed some bling. She is such a cute little thing so she needed something that could match her fun personality but also the bit of refinement that she can display. Pink Pearls! Well, glass pearls at least. I strung this little necklace together and she posed prettily for a little while so I could get her best sides. Then as soon as I let her outside for a potty break she tossed the necklace off. *sigh* I found it a couple of days later, washed it off and will save it for special occasions or when shes looking to impress. :D

Toothy princess

Smiling Bean

Day dreaming

Backyard racetrack

Welcome to our on site racetrack. Nothing fancy but lots of racing action! My greyhounds love to run. When they are all giddy and in a playful mood, they don't wrestle like some other dogs do... they'll challenge each other to a race and then stand back... greyhound "zoomies" in either an oval or figure 8 around the backyard. They are crazy fast for about 2 to 3 legs of their race then they tire out, slowing down for another couple of runs, then just trotting over to me with huge grins, big panting breaths and a soft bed dancing in their heads. It is so much fun to watch... but this fun has come at a big toll for my backyard. There is an actual "track" now around their turns. My grass is being dug out by their little cleats and I'm afraid to try to plant more in it's place because I know they'll just run right over it again. Oh well, their pleasure is worth my yard's pain! :D

This side is the most prominent of the turns because there is an object that they are turning around. Just check out the roundabout!

Spring!!!

Today was another beautiful, albeit cloudy day... but I was able to be outside without a heavy coat on (or even a jacket for that matter) so I made the pups stay outside with me all afternoon while I worked in the yard. They weren't as excited as I was to be in the fresh air, begging for the most part to be back inside on their comfy beds. Sheesh. :-) But I got a few cute pictures while I was out there that I thought I would share:

Try getting 2 dogs to pose for a picture at the same time. Not an easy thing to do when springtime wildlife is close by and a rather high prey driven Bean.

Bo Portraits

Poor Bo is having such a hard day! He has to make due with soft cool earth as opposed to his overstuffed pillows. How will he ever recover???

This spot ok, I guess. It'll do in a pinch.

Breathe in that fresh country air!

Bella portraits

Bella spent the afternoon doing 2 things... looking at a log pile hoping for a chance to chase down a little furry or lounging. Here are a few of my favorite lounging looks:

Sunbathing:

Watching for the furries: Sitting on command but refusing to look at the camera (Bella: this is my "good" side)

Hey, what was that?!?

I was taking a break and just listening to the wind in the still bald trees when all of a sudden Bella stood up. As soon as I got my camera on I took 3 pictures right after another. In the 1st one Bella is just taking off towards the log pile (there are a few critters that are using that space for the time being and Bella LOVES little critters). Picture 2 is Bella almost reaching the logs in the few seconds it is taking Bo (bottom left corner) to scramble to his feet and move. And picture 3 Bo arriving to help Bean investigate the myriad of fuzzies that have escaped them. Man are they fast, I don't know how the little mice escaped them.

I think she feels entitled...

After our long afternoon walk the pups nestled down for their afternoon naps. I was on the couch for a few minutes before I remembered a quick errand I had to do on the other side of the house. When I got back to the couch I saw that Bella Bean has no only taken my spot, but taken my pillow. In the short time I was gone she had gotten on the couch, gotten comfortable and drifted off so soundly that a bit of tongue was escaping from her lax jaw. *sigh* She looked so sweet and comfy that I didn't ask her down.

Daddy's little girl...

This afternoon was a great afternoon for a walk. It was warm, albeit a little humid, but we are so itching for Spring that we had to get out. When Jon kindly volunteered to clean up after Bo in a local public park, he had to walk away from us to dispose of everything in their proper places. Bella just stared at him the whole time. When he started coming back she was wagging her tail and pulling to get to her papi. Just look at the love! Awwwww. :)

What a great week

This last week we had some vacation time that we got to use and it was nice, we were able to spend some good quality pupper time. I think we all had the most fun the day we walked along one of Madison's bike paths along the lake. We walked a good 3 hours, long enough to wear both the dogs and us out!

Bella was super excited to get out

Where are we going???

I think I'm gonna be carsick... wait, no I'm ok! :)

We walked and walked

Bo: Mom, are we there yet?

Bella: Hey dad, I think that was our exit!