A day in the life of Bison

All in a days work

2009-03-29T20:20:00.000-07:00

Days at the office should always be this easy!

While my momma ties up loose ends in the office, we decided to take a snooze. It's true we barely fit on the bed in the office but we make it work. In case you were wondering what that white ball was in the chair, it's Bella.

Where is Linus, you ask?

He has the couch all to himself!

I think he's on to something...hmmmm?

There is a hug, then there is a BISON hug

2009-03-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

My uncle Chris came to visit me and Lindsay with their new pup. I'll talk about Jackson later. For now, I want to show you how to hug family.

First, you need to ask me to give you a hug. Make sure to get in position to accept my hug. Jackson, watch and learn...I'm only going to show you once!

Ready? Here I come!

C R A S H!!

I land on your chest! Make sure to stay upright and not fall over. I am quite powerful!

Hug complete!
You complete the hug by patting me on my head.
See.... easy!

Sorry if I almost dropped you uncle Chris, I still love you!

Look out Cesar....

2009-03-18T08:19:00.001-07:00

Say H E L L O to Kristaki, the new and improved dog whisperer.

When it rains...

2009-03-03T07:00:00.000-08:00

...we get silly indoors!
It's just as fun to run up and down the hall, through my parents bedroom, jump up on their bed (while my dad is still asleep) and back down the hall again.
Hee hee...
We find plenty of ways to amuse ourselves when it's raining outside.

We want the doggie blog world to know that we haven't fallen off the blog wagon just yet. We'll be back with lots to say. We are so happy the Green Cats post sparked your interest in going green, too. We have more green ideas that we'd like to explore, stay tuned.

~Bison and Lindsay

The cats are Green

2009-01-28T07:07:00.000-08:00

"Say what?
When did the cats turn green"

"Last time I checked Linus was still orange..."

"...and Bella was still white."

Ah, my little naive sista. The cats are not actually green, silly! They are more eco-friendly now. The litter momma used to put in their litterbox was clay based. Not very good for our environment. Momma switched them over to World's Best Cat Litter which is corn based instead of clay. It's biodegradable, too!

Momma buys a big 34 pound bag of World's Best at Petsmart for nearly $30. Ouch..she should be buying me freeze dried liver but I'll let it slide. The good news is that one bag lasts Linus and Bella for 6 months.

"What? Only one bag for 6 months?"

Did I stutter? Yes, 6 months!

Then she pours World's Best into two jugs that housed the old school clay litter. At least they're good for something.

And to take this eco-thing a step further, momma said goodbye to plastic bags that used to collect what Linus and Bella left behind and hello paper bags. There was no point collecting biodegradable litter into a plastic bag that would never biodegrade, now is there? She folds up a grocery paper bag until it's low enough to fit as a recepticile for the littermaid.

See...this is how it fits in the littermaid. It actually holds more than the recepticles that originally come with it.

*I'd like to apologize for the dirty appearance of this litter box. The cats are not as clean and tidy as me and Lindsay. We leave no traces of poops! If my momma gave us the chance, she would never have to clean another litter box again.*

Linus: "Hey, I don't like you posting about my toilet use on your blog! Dude...you're gonna pay!"

Bella: "You better watch out. Linus never holds back on a threat."

"This is fascinating and all but I must catch up on my beauty sleep. Thanks for the lesson, Bison!"

Hey! I'm not finished yet!
I wanted everyone to know that their cats can also go green. Even if it's starting with using paper bags then switching litters later. Baby steps. There are so many biodegradable litters to choose from so choose carefully.

And this concludes my good deed of the day.

I can't believe it!

2009-01-25T07:08:00.000-08:00

I can't believe a picture of my sista, Lindsay won 2nd place in a contest at Flickr: Fur & Feathers with Attitute. My momma got a message last night and wanted to share with all you internet Lindsay admirers. I know, there aren't many of you. (hee hee)
She won second place for most expressive eyes. I'm still in shock! Thank you to those of you who voted for my sista!

Family Portraits

2009-01-13T07:06:00.000-08:00

My cousins came over to my house for a play date. It was a fantastic surprise!! My momma and Auntie Mary had an idea to get us all in a picture together. It's never been done before so why not? Right? Getting one dog to pose and look at the camera can be a challenge much less 6 dogs! At the same time, even!! Auntie Mary took the physical challenge.

My Auntie Mary put her training skills to the test! She rounded us all up on the couch for our doggie portrait. One of the small dogs kept ruining our picture by jumping off. Figures!! Me and Bruno were good boys and did everything Auntie Mary said. Typical angels!

"Lindsay! We're waiting for you!"

There were some malfunctions.

"Eeewwww.....someone scooted on the couch!"
Bruno: I swear it wasn't me!

Almost there but Gino blended in with the couch. He's totally camouflaged! If you still don't see him, he's to the left of Bruno.

Finally...our family portrait!

Bruno: Took long enough!
Bison: Wake me up when it's over.
This is the first but I'm sure it won't be the last.

Wishbone Who?

2009-01-09T07:53:00.000-08:00

Wishbone ain't got nothing on this mug!

As I stand here...

2009-01-08T07:04:00.000-08:00

I think, How long is this going to take?!

My pee is starting to turn into icicles!!

Lindsay loves to learn

2009-01-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

Hey Lindsay!

"What?!"

You want some treats?

"What's the catch?"

All you have to do is learn something. It's called "leave it". Bison knows this very well, I think it's your turn to learn.

"OK, what do I have to do?"

First, I plop a treat down in front you. But you can't eat it yet.

"What? I just have to watch it? Is it going to get bigger or something?"

"Mmmmmm....it sure looks delish! Have I learned "leave it" yet?"

No, silly. Watch for the hand signal I'm giving you. My four fingers are up with my thumb curled into my palm. This is your signal to "leave it". It looks similar to our "stay" command but a little different.

"Ok, watching you. Still watching you. I'm still watching you. Watching. How long is this going to take?"

I'll let you know.

Good job!! Now you can have the treat as reward for all your hard work!

"Score!! This learning thing isn't so bad?!"

See, Lindsay girl! I knew you could learn "leave it". Being deaf is no battle!

Naps are important!

2009-01-06T07:14:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been awaken from a nice nap? Then had your mom take pictures of you when you're not at your best?

Well it happened to us! Me and Bison were taking a lovely nap on the couch when...

...my momma woke us up for a bathroom trip. Can you believe it?! As if I want to go outside when it's below freezing temps to use the bathroom! When I'm in dream land, don't bother me. Seriously, does it look like I have to go? The bags underneath my eyes should be indicator that I'm pretty sleepy.

C'mon mom, I'm going back to bed!

Even Bison is too tired go.
Bison: Come back in a few hours and ask us if we want to go then.

Alright, I'll go!

Naw, changed my mind...I'm too sleepy!

We did have a nice Christmas

2009-01-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

Christmas was fun, my grandpawents came to visit us. They brought my cousins, Lucy and Max. I need to start by saying WTF is Max wearing?

My grandma: Why that's his diaper!

Why does a dog need a diaper? Isn't that what potty training is for?
Can you tell he is beyond embarrassment?

Anyhow, there was no way I was going to let Max live this one down. After all, he did annoy me! So, I did what any cousin needing a good laugh would do.

I teased him till he begged me to stop.

Max: Cousin Bison, it's not my fault that my momma puts this silly denim pamper on me! I really have no say. Please don't post about this on your blog. Please!!

Sorry buddy, I couldn't keep this one to myself.

On with the story...

The new family tradition is to make my momma's grandmothers secret tamale recipe around Christmas time. This recipe is complicated, tedious, and extremely time consuming! That's why my grandpawents came to our house.

Lindsay: Ok....me ready. What you need me to do?!

Momma: Thanks Lindsay but we don't think it's a good idea. Thumbs are an important qualification to be a tamale maker.

Anyways....

Two tables were set up in our romper room for the assembly process. My momma's station was across from my dad. Hey...someone had to take the picture for memories sake. Her important job was tying the tamales with string after my grandpa and grandma wrapped them up.

Some of the yummy ingredients that go into these delicious wonders are
turkey, special homemade red sauce, bell pepper, olives, almonds, garbanzo beans, and of course masa.

All ready to wrap.

The finished pile wrapped and stringed up.

Then...steamed on the stove for a few hours.
These few hours felt like a lifetime! We could not wait to have a taste.

Afterward, we were all tuckered out. My pawents and grandpawents from preparing the tamales for hours and us for watching. Exhausting!!

Lindsay: I wasn't sleeping. I was just resting my jaws waiting to try the tamales. Are they ready yet?

Yeah, are they ready yet?! It's been like FOREVER!

Lucy: I think I deserve to be the first to try the tamales.

Max: I don't think so!!

Momma: Relax you guys! No dog will have any tamales! Understood?!

What?!?! We've waited this long and we can't have any tamales?! Mom, you're just saying that to the little dogs, right?

New Beginnings

2009-01-02T07:34:00.000-08:00

It's been a long while since I've posted to my blog. I wish I could say that I was vacationing at the beach eating meat pies but I wasn't. Darn! That would have been nice! I guess I just had the lazy bug?

This new year I've decided to *share* more. I'm starting by sharing this blog with my sista, Lindsay. She has lots to say and I think you will find her entertaining.

I have lots of things to catch you up on but for now I leave you with the image of me and my sista sharing a moment.

Happy New Year...here is to a great 2009!!!

Recreation time

2008-12-05T08:42:00.000-08:00

A dog and his bone is a beautiful thing.
I enjoy a good knuckle bone every now and then. Which reminds me, I haven't worked on one of these in a while. It's about time I have another!

Happy Friday!

Told you...

2008-12-04T08:39:00.000-08:00

...I always finish first!

Lindsay Witticism

2008-12-03T08:31:00.000-08:00

"Patience is highly rewarded at my house. But I'm only going to be patient for about two seconds. So give up the meat lady!"

Turkey update

2008-12-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

I didn't know that when my momma said we were going to feast on Turkey the day after Thanksgiving that we didn't include me and Lindsay. Momma, please be more clear next time.

We were invited but Lucy is still sick and possibly contagious. My momma was just keeping us safe. Ok, I forgive you!

So, I hear my parents and uncle Chris chowed down on grandma's famous succulent turkey. Ya think they brought me any? Nope. Who cares if there is too much sodium and other things that are bad for me. It tastes so good!
Apparently they were too hungry to even take pictures of the food. Geez...at least let me live through your pictures!

What my momma did capture is Lucy playing ball with my dad. That huge ball is her favorite ball ever.

Lucy: "Throw the damn ball before I.... Just throw it already!"

Max on the other hand was a bit weary of this huge purple swirled thing. Don't let that biker jacket confuse you, he's a softy.

Maybe a weenie even, he stayed away from my parents and uncle while they visited. Something tells me his fear might have something to do with this.
I don't know...just an observation.

What's velcro got to do with it?

2008-12-01T12:35:00.000-08:00

We have 2 dreaded baby gates in our home. They probably exist because of Lindsay! I'm the angel around here so, it's the only logical explanation!

Below is a video of another Rhodesian Ridgeback outsmarting his momma and opening the baby gate. We are a bunch of smarties, you know?

I just want you to know that we have the exact same baby gate and I learned how to open it soon after my parents put it up. That's right!

How did my parents prevent me from opening it when they're not home, you ask?

Velcro.

Yup, they outsmarted me and put velcro around the latch so I could not lift it with my nose.

It's just not fair!!

You call this Thanksgiving?

2008-11-27T18:24:00.001-08:00

It's Thanksgiving today and I want to know why we aren't having any turkey? Isn't that like a given!?! Me, Lindsay and my dad are bummed. Thanksgiving is not the same without yummy turkey in our tummies. I'll even spare my momma the work, she can give it to me raw.

OK OK......enough whining! We're going to visit my momma's parents and have a turkey feast tomorrow with our uncle Chris. Haha...pretty good pitty trip, huh?

Today we spent the day relaxing and we went to a new park that had livestock. My dad had control of my mom's camera for a while, so there are actually pictures of my momma in this blog post. He's sneaky like that.

When we first got out of the car we heard loud laughs and lots of them. I asked my momma who was telling so many funny jokes and she got this puzzled look on her face. Ooops, the sounds weren't laughs they were these funny ducks. Duh!

This park was HUGE! There was even a pier in the middle of the pond. My dad took a picture of us. Me and Lindsay were focused on cyclists zooming by us.

Lindsay: "Why must we always pose for a damn picture together?"
Bison: "I know! It's getting old!"

Pretty trees and leaves everywhere! My dad doesn't care too much for the zoom function.

Finally, my momma got control of her camera.

She got a shot of the most handsome boy in the park.
Yep, I'm talking about me! If you look hard you can spot Lindsay behind some green/yellow foliage.

And us running with my dad.

Then we saw these funny looking animals. This guy was itching to have my dad pet him. He was practically sticking his head out of the gate.

I had to get a closer look to see what it was. It had two big horns coming out of it's head. That's weird!

This big guy was giving this guy kisses.

My momma thought he was cute. Hmmm....I don't see anything cute in that mug. You be the judge.

So, this is what a horse looks like! I always hear people comparing me to a horse. I really don't see the resemblance being that this things head is about as big as me. He was nice though.

Horse: "Did you bring the stuff?"
Bison: "What stuff?"
Horse: "Dude! You're supposed to bring me carrots! Newbies!!"

He liked massages on his nose. My momma said his nose was as soft as Bella's fur. Now that's soft!

Wow, this place was fun and beautiful! I guess it's good to take a detour from the normal Thanksgiving plans every once in a while? I can't wait till we have our turkey feast tomorrow though!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Oh, Happy Day

2008-11-21T07:06:00.000-08:00

Something about the smell of squirrels and cats jetting through my backyard that gets me going in the morning.

It's a beautiful Day

2008-11-20T07:04:00.000-08:00

Today is going to be a great day, I can feel it!
Why? You ask.
Because Lindsay says so!
Anymore questions?

Inspector Bison

2008-11-19T14:04:00.001-08:00

It's that time again when my parents make our meals for the next two months. This time I'm taking my role of meat inspector very seriously!

"OK, momma...you got your shot. Now take this thing off of me."

"This isn't what I meant!"

...and food for all!

2008-11-17T19:56:00.000-08:00

I couldn't believe when I found out there were other dogs and cats out in the world that don't have breakfast and dinner. Why? I can't imagine not having my RMB to eat everyday. Like momma says, not all dogs and cats are as lucky as me, Lindsay, and the cats. We have this kitty that comes to visit us at our front door every week. Sometimes it waits for my momma or dad by the garage door or passes through our lawn and slows down by the window to my momma's office. It's obvious the kitty is seeking my parents attention.

My momma can't resist the kitty's cutsie face

so she brings it some of our cats kibble.

The kibble was gone in the matter of seconds!! Made me wonder when it's last meal was?

We're not sure if the kitty is a girl or boy but judging by it's small size, we think it's a girlie!

She's become smitten with my momma.

She likes massages behind her ear. They make her fall asleep. Geez...who doesn't!

She doesn't have any tags, so we don't know if she belongs to a family. My dad thinks she belongs to the neighbors but my momma doesn't think so. How could a family let this sweet girlie walk aimlessly in the neighborhood where cars zoom up and down the street at high velocities? Much less without any tags!?

My momma would love to add her to our pack but Bella and Lindsay aren't too sure about an addition.

Lindsay: "Hey! Aren't you the cat that teases me on the other side of the fence?"
Girlie: "Yeah, I'm that kitty! What you got to say about it?"

Lindsay: "You are soooooo lucky we have this glass door between us!"

Girlie: "Oh yeah!! Take this.....and this! Hahaha...I still rule!"

Bella was watching girlie from the window sill. She wasn't too happy about my momma getting friendly with another kitty. When my momma came back inside Bella gave her the evil eye and then proceeded to throw up. You see, Bella suffers from kitty IBS. When she gets stressed out, she tosses her kibble. Poor Bella!

And I leave you with girlie's cutsie picture of the day...

I forsee my momma talking to our neighbors to find out if girlie belongs to them and then coming up with a plan of action for our sweet girlie.

The halloween hat

2008-10-31T07:15:00.000-07:00

My momma thought it would be funny to get a Halloween costume for Lindsay this year. She ended up getting her a hat instead. Me? I'm too cool for Halloween costumes, they're only for kids or dorks like my sister.

The hat is fitting to Miss Lindsay...it's a devil's hat...

"Do I scare you?"

No, not really. You look really funny actually!

"What? I'm supposed to look scary! What you mean I'm not scary?"

Some people might think you look cute. Me. I don't think so!

"Oh...I looks like a cutsie devil?"

"Check out my side profile...my big red bat ears."

"And...here is my model pose...oh, hello!"

Hey momma....I wonder how silly the cats would look in this devil's hat.

"Seriously?"

"Boo! I'm so scary! OK..take this damn thing off me now."

What about Bella? She's got to be subjected to this humliation, too!

"Hello."

"Rowr....me scary!"

"Bison, it's your turn to try on the Halloween hat..." my momma says.

This hat is too little for me momma...I look ridiculous!!

Take this damn hat off of me! It's meant for little peanuts like Lindsay and the cats.

Everyone have a happy and safe Halloween!

Hard times call for desperate measures

2008-10-13T10:33:00.001-07:00

Bella first noticed a visitor in our front yard. I quickly went to the window to see what the deal was. Then I recognized this little guy in our tree. He's hiding behind a few leaves but I spotted him. This is the neighbor cat, I'm assuming he belongs to the neighbor but he may be a stray?

Then, all of a sudden....a squirrel starts running down the tree. OK, I see this kitties angle!

The squirrel is too fast for the cat, he's long gone. Before he realizes the squirrel is out of the tree onto the grass.

W....a.....i........t........
there's still a chance! The cat might have dinner tonight. This is the first time I see a cat chase a squirrel. I thought they liked birds? I guess squirrels have more meat?

Dang it!!
The hunt is still on. Now in the neighbors tree. I didn't hang around to see if the cat caught the squirrel so, he may still be hungry now?

This cat taunts Lindsay day and night. They play footsies through the fence for days! Sometimes he comes into our backyard when we're inside the house. Lindsay goes bananas. I always keep my cool.

Below is a little taste of Lindsay mania:

***The above posted pictures are my momma's attempt at taking pictures inside through a screened window. Not the best quality but they offer a fantastic story :)