Now Pumpkin claims she is a very good girl who never destroys her toys. For the most part this is true (the not destroying part, not the good part) but look what I found.



I informed the authorities by a nice knee scratch.



Look what has happened to poor Bounster. That is Pumpkin's favorite toy.


My home is not safe!

Menace out!

        

So today I had a nice adventure with my Mom.

You know I get all my food at Krisers right, and it is right in my neighborhood. I had a nice friend there named Mina, and she always gave me treats when I came in.  But I haven't seen her in ages.

Today my mom took me on the eL in my carrying case. We rode for a while and when we got off we were at another Krisers. One I never saw before. When I went in, I was greeted by this Pomeranian.



And then I saw Mina! And it turns out the Pomeranian is Bowser, Mina's new dog!  What a handsome fellow, and how lucky he is to get to hang out at Krisers all day eating treats. Of course Mina shared a nice treat with me, it was chicken wrapped around sweet potato.


The downside of hanging out with Bowser is that his coat is so fluffy it makes my coat look really drab. (These pictures do not do his coat justice, its amazing.)  But the plus side is I look very slender and that's important for modeling.



There was a 1 year anniversary party going on for that particular Krisers and we entered a raffle and got a goody bag of treats. Mom also bought me a bone made of salmon skin that is absolutely yummers. (Though mom said it was stinky, people have no sense of taste or smell as far as I can tell.)

After the party at Krisers Mom took me to Wiggly Field, a nearby dog park. What's great about Wiggly Field is that it has a separate VIP section. I do love my fans, but I don't like to be crowded by them in a public place.


Mom used the VIP section so I could practice my tricks outside.  Since I don't have my own yard I don't have a lot of places where I can practice off leash. Mom was so happy because she could walk in a big circle around me, even in back of me, while I did my sit stay. The eL train passed by but I didn't even care.


Of course the VIP section serves the best beverages.


Here I am waiting for my train in my bag. I'm a little miffed we didn't take a limo, but Mom said going green is all the rage in Hollywood right now.

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

On Sunday, Mom took me on a really cool adventure.  We got on the bus and got off here:


A fancy hotel with a limo in front, sounds like a perfect place for a celebrity to hang out.



I got out of my carrier and found myself at a Dog Friendly BBQ on the Hyatt patio. Yummy! They had a special dog menu with treats for me. I got my own place mat and bowls.



As if it was not already exciting enough to eat outside with my mom at a BBQ, my Teacher Laura appeared!  It turns out that starting next week, Laura is going to bring agilities to the BBQ for all the dogs to try out. And she is going to do dog training demos to show the effectiveness of positive training techniques.



Now you know I am a model and generally I am very professional.  I know that when you are modeling you are supposed to look at the camera. But in the above photo I could not help myself, I was fixated on Mom's yummy chicken.


Despite my slip-up, my modeling career is still on track. My picture is being used on the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance web site to promote future Dog Friendly BBQs. Check  it out to see me and learn more about upcoming BBQs.

Instead of taking the bus, Mommy and I walked home. I got to smell so many new smells and do business in so many new places. That was so fun! I wish Mommy could take me every week, but she has this stupid thing called "band practice" so we can only go sometimes. I can't wait for the next time!

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

Hi Everyone,

This is my last post about the Raising the Wooftop party for the Anti-Cruelty Society.  There are 2 last photos from the party.  We didn't hear back from the photographer to get permission to post them on our site, so we're just going to post the links to their site. I know its a little extra work to click the links, but its worth it because they are our favorite photos from the event. I think the first photo is probably the best portrait of Mom and I ever!

Picture 1

Picture 2

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

In case you were wondering, I did pry MY cat toy away from Pumpkin while she was eating her doughnut.

Menace out!

        

Can you believe I have even more stuff from the Raising the Wooftop party?

I decided that as a royal dog, I should have my royal portrait done. So a nice man at the party took my picture and then made me a portrait. What do you think?



Is this my good side?


Photo and drawing by Kevin Landis


Believe it or not there are still more photos to come from my party.

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

Of course any good party has a red carpet and this one was no exception. Luckily I was able to get an exclusive copy of the photo for my blog before TMZ.


Photo courtesy of Justin Goh, Rock Star Pet Photos


xoxo
Pumpkin

        

One of the real fun things about parties is sometimes you get good stuff.

Mom won a little cat toy in one of the games, but I think I would like to keep it for myself. I don't think Menace would mind.



Mom bought me a yummy doughnut.



People do not realize the proper way to eat a doughnut is to lick the frosting and sprinkles off the top first. 

Hopefully I will have more party pictures soon. Some of our pictures were taken by real puparazzi and we have to get photo permission and stuff so it may be a few days.

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

One of the fun things about going to parties is running into your friends.  Turns out my friend Andrea was volunteering at the Raising the Wooftop fundraiser and I was so glad to see her. She was helping at the "Rock Star Photos" booth (which I will describe more in a later post.)



Andrea loves to help pit bulls find nice homes, especially her doggie friends in the Anti-Cruelty Society Bully Buddies program. The dogs in this program are carefully screened to make sure they are ready to be great pets, and the adoption fee includes lots of training.



But of course Andrea always has time to give a little dog a cuddle like moi!

xoxo
Pumpkin

        

Well you know celebrities are always going to parties to benefit a good cause and I am no exception. On Saturday I went to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society's Raising the Wooftop party to benefit homeless animals.

This party is held in the Anti-Cruelty Society's parking garage. Normally it would be on the top, but this year it started out rainy so we were below and moved to the top later in the afternoon.

There were tons of fun things to do and I'll post my pictures during the week. Today's picture is me getting a doggie massage from a local vet that does doggie physical therapy.



A little to the left please.

xoxo
Pumpkin