It’s been too long…

It’s been a minute since we have posted anything.  In fact, we even forgot to post our Wordless Wednesday pic last week.  We haven’t missed one since we starting blogging back in January. Bad bloggers!!  Of course, it isn’t cause we don’t have anything to share.  In fact, it is more about the fact that we have been in the midst of house madness.  The fireplace project has taken us way longer than we thought. Thanks to the rain we (well not really me, but my other half) had to stop working outside.  There was quite a bit of wood cutting action going on here!

So there’s our excuse for our absence.. But since this blog is supposed to be about Chunyo – here is the latest on him.  He has not been a happy camper.  In fact, we thought he was going to lose his mind one day – he wouldn’t stop barking at the wood pieces in the living room!  We suspect he was feeling a bit claustrophobic.  SO now he won’t leave this big chair in the living room.  We think he likes to watch us at work while he snoozes…  zzzzzzzz. So jealous!

Seriously? Are you still working?

All these house projects are taking way too long!!

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What a great subject..

As I mentioned in previous posts we decided to devote lots of our time this summer to some house projects.  This is why I have been slackin’ on this blog 😦 So far we have gotten lots done (e.g., painted the trim of our house, shed and front door, put new numbers on our house, etc.) BUT there is lots more to do.  In fact, we spent some of this weekend refacing our fireplace (phase 1 is completed – we’ll share details in future posts).  We also decided it was finally time to put up some of the pictures of Chunyo in the hallway.  We ordered some 8×10 photos from Mpix ($1.99 each) and bought some 11×14 frames ($6.99 each) and photo matts ($4.99) from Michaels and TADAAA!!  See the final products below..

Have you used your dog’s pics as part of your decor? Anything cool you want to share..

Love this pic - you can see Chunyo's little nose running in this one. CUTE!

This is before we put them up…

Second pic in Sepia..

And here is the final view of the hallway.  We decided to put one pic on each wall because the hallway is not very big.  Gotta admit – I was pleased when they were up!

Final look of the hallway!

And the winner is..

Happy Friday! So glad the weekend is here!  Woohoo!  But we are also happy to announce the winners to the Cesar Canine Cuisine giveaway. 

Another drumroll please….

The lucky winners are Benny and Lily

Congrats and enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

Big prizes!

Congratulations Benny & Lily!

A big thanks to Cesar Canine Cuisine for sending us their delicious products & cool t-shirt!

On the hunt..

We currently have ONE plant.  One lonely, old Bamboo that we picked up in New York City (gotta love Chinatown) years ago.  Pathetic, I know but our Bamboo is still going strong!!  Unfortunately, I know the time has finally come to have more indoor plants so I went on the hunt for some new house plants. Since Chunyo gets himself in trouble sometimes I wanted to make sure the new plants were non-toxic to dogs.  I went to three places – Wal-mart, a local nursery and Home Depot – and only came out with TWO new plants. I really wanted to get a Ponytail Palm but the nursery wouldn’t sell me the one they had – it had bugs (just my luck), then the Yucca plant and the Corn Stalks I was eyeing in the store were both toxic to dogs.  So after looking through the long ASPCA list on my phone, I came back home with another Bamboo and a Pleomele. SO the hunt will continue to find some more indoor plants.

Looking for suggestions!  What plants do you have in your home?

THREE more days to sign up for the Cesar Canine Cuisine’s giveaway – ends Thursday!

Before I forget (again) – a BIG, BIG and very belated thank you to 2 Brown Dawgs and Just Ramblin’ Pier for our recent awards – Versatile Blogger award and Genuine Blogger award.

Check out our two new plants!

Hmm... What's this? For me?

Not sure why they got me posing next to this blue thing?

Slobber, Licks and Zzzzz captured on Animoto

Happy Monday!  As you all know we have TONS of funny pics of Chunyo.  This weekend while on the computer I finally visited Animoto to create a cute collection of Chunyo’s photos. Our boy has SO many funny faces. Here it is: http://animoto.com/play/ybhS0Y0kC93V41tL6jFquQ   SUPER EASY! All you have to do is create an account and  you can create short photo video (30 seconds/12 pics) for free!  You can pay a small fee ($5 for the month/$30 for year) if you want to create a longer version.  We added some Latin tunes in the background to keep you early birds awake 😉

I know lots of you have a nice collection of photos – so I suggest you check it out.  Whenever I get a chance I want to make a longer version of some special events and travels.  Would definitely recommend it to others – they have a collection of songs that you can insert in your video or you can add your own MP3 version.  Enjoy!

Have you ever tried Animoto out?  Thoughts?

Pssst!!  Don’t forget to sign up for Cesar Canine’s Cuisine giveaway  – its ends this Thursday!

Happy Monday! 🙂

Woohoo! Time for a giveaway..

Chunyo is one lucky dog!!  He recently got really cool gifts in the mail.  Cesar Canine Cuisine was generous enough to send us a package in the mail filled with food and treat samples and a super cute, bright colored t-shirt.  Unfortunately or fortunately (whichever way you look at it) the t-shirt was not for Chunyo but for ME!!  Woohooo!!

The goods..

The package included a t-shirt, 2 bags of Softies Medley treats and 7 meals in the following flavors:

• Grilled Steak & Eggs flavor
• Filet Mignon flavor
• Chicken & Liver
• Beef
• Grilled Chicken
• Chicken & Veal
• Chicken & Cheddar Cheese Souffle

Now on to the good news (drum roll, please)! We received two packages – one for us and one for a lucky reader.

A few details and how to win?

• Giveaway begins Thursday, July 14^th and ends Thursday, July 21^st..  Winner will be announced on Friday,
  July 22^nd.
•  Winner will be selected using www.random.org
• “Like” Chunyo’s Corner Facebook Page (if you haven’t already)
• Follow Chunyo’s Corner on Twitter (@chunyoscorner) (if you don’t already)
• Leave us a comment on this post. Tell us what type of dog food you buy for your pooch.
• Spread the word.
• Open to U.S. entrants only

Which is Chunyo’s favorite flavor? Although he was a little suspicious of his bowl at first (first time having wet food) he quickly got over it. We mixed it with his food to avoid an upset tummy. His fav? Paws up to Chicken and Veal.

Hmm.. This is good..

Oh and the treats were a hit too!  They come in super cool shapes.

Chunyo’s Corner has not been compensated in any way for this review. Opinions are all are own.

Pepto, chicken soup & a little trickery!

Yesterday we mentioned Chunyo hasn’t been feeling his best.  He had an upset stomach for a few days.  We knew something wasn’t right when he wasn’t his usual bossy, playful self!  He spent hours laying on the couch, didn’t want to go outside and couldn’t keep down his food.  Poor thing! SO out came the Pepto (just a little) to help settle his tummy – no luck!  Next option: make a quick run to the store to make him some chicken soup (bland of course).  The next day we had to give him a little pumpkin to help with his system.  Woohoo! Needless to say that helped put a little pep in his step. A sigh of relief for us – he is much better!  No need for a vet visit after all.  We had scheduled one but ended up canceling when we saw that he was feeling better.  Phew!

We are thrilled that Chun is feeling better but we must admit there is never a drama free moment with this pooch!  While chicken soup seems to work wonders for Chunyo’s tummy issues it also creates an avenue for other behaviors!  Yep, you probably guessed it – he REFUSES to drink his water! He sniffs his bowl and walks away like you are giving him something that is absolutely unacceptable.  It is quite a hilarious scene!  Within minutes he plops himself next to his bowl staring you down to let you know that is waiting for some more soup!  Because we have been down this road before (totally fooled me before) we recognize when Chunyo starts playing mind games with us. That’s right – we have his ##!!!! This time, I was ready!  It was 94 degrees outside and since I knew Chunyo was feeling better I took him outside for a walk and let him feel the heat.  Figured he would be thirsty, right? HA! No luck!  He still wasn’t drinking from his bowl.  Lucky for me, I was one step ahead – I had put some water in his Chilly Bones container.  Lucky for me (and Chunyo) – it worked!!  Always gotta be one step ahead of this cute canine! 😉

Anyone out there ever get fooled by your dog? Please say we are NOT alone!

Feeling yucky!

Water in Chunyo's Chilly Bone container

Nothing like a break..

Bonjour.

Surprise!  We are back in town – ok, we got back physically (from Montreal) on Sunday night but mentally is what I’m focused on at the moment.  You know that feeling when you don’t quite want to break away from the vacation high and get back into your routine? We are slowly transitioning back to the real world. Sigh.. Yesterday, I did manage to send a funny Wordless Wednesday pic (our boy wore himself out the other day), unpack and clean up a bit.  Next up:  determine the damage of our trip!  Why does vacationing have to be SO expensive no matter where you go?  Ugh!

We were in Montreal a total of five days.  One of us had to work and the other lucky one (that would be ME) got to goof off.  The weather was perfect! I spent my mornings sipping on my café latte and eating fresh, scrumptious (can’t emphasize just how GOOD) almond croissants every morning while I people watched without a care in the world.  This was my first time having almond croissants and I must say that I might be seriously addicted.  Delish!  I spent my afternoons lounging next to the pool with a book in hand.  Since we are such busy bodies at home I was committed to relaxation. Mission accomplished!! Don’t worry Chunyo was in good hands while we were gone.  But I am certain he wasn’t too happy about our departure.  It’s ok – we always spend several days (after a trip) making it up to him 😉 Unfortunately, he couldn’t come!  Fortunately (for him) there aren’t any Chunyo-less trips on the horizon.

Anyone out there have any exciting summer plans?  With or without the pooch? 

Below are a few pics from our trip. Among the places that we were able to visit: Old Montreal, Mount Royal,  Basilique Notre-Dame and Montreal’s Underground City.  We took a Gray Line tour so many of the pics are from a distance. For you food lovers out there,  I am sorry to report that the croissants went too quickly so there is no pic.  This was my first time in Montreal and I must say I really enjoyed it. Most people speak English but next time I am going to take a stab at perfecting some French phrases.  I really should have paid more attention in French class while in school. And aside from the fact that the American dollar isn’t that strong it is still worth a quick trip if you need a getaway.

Au revoir!

Hmm.. Something fishy is going on here!

View from Mount Royal

A view of Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal

View of the Olympic Stadium

Can’t take the heat!!

It’s been a heat wave around here. Crazy hot and humid! The type of weather that makes you feel like you need to run back home and shower immediately. Yuck! And unfortunately, Chunyo has been going stir crazy in the house because he hasn’t gotten much exercise.

This past weekend the weather started to get a bit cooler – or so I thought. In an effort to give our pooch a change of scenery, we thought it would be a good idea to take him with us and sit outside somewhere while we have breakfast. While our plan was well intentioned it was cut super short. The place we went to would only let us keep him tied to a pole a few feet from us.

Well that wasn’t going to work because he was:

1) too excited with all those new and more interesting people (to him of course) around; and

2) the temps were quickly going up and he wasn’t having it.

SO, our nice relaxing breakfast idea turned out to be one bottle of water, two chocolate croissants and coffees to go. We did finally manage to find a shady spot for him where he sat next to these beautiful flowers. Perfect place for a photo! So I quickly grabbed the camera and pressed the button – NADA! Yep, you probably guessed – no battery. I forgot it at home – left it charging! Looks like our outing was not meant to be. Or at least meant to be featured in this post.

But we won’t leave without posting a pic or two. Here is a pic of Chunyo from last week. Let’s just say summer is not his season. He is much more of a spring and fall kind of dog 😉

But while we are on the topic of heat, it’s probably good to remember how to keep our pooches safe this summer especially those with short-noses (you know who you are).

It's hot, hot, hot! Someone take me inside!

Glad I'm not out there! My nose can't take it!

A dog’s point of view…

I admit it – I have been slackin.’  But only in the blog department – everything else is keeping me crazy busy! So rather than add more pressure on myself, I have made an executive decision, I am going to change my blogging schedule.  Call it a “summer schedule.”  I’ll be posting 2-3 times a week starting this week.

Generally, I am a creature of habit but unfortunately, there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything I need and want to do!  And word on the street is that we should try get at least eight hours of sleep (HA HA) – but that isn’t happening either.

Over the past several weeks, we have had several contractors come out to give us estimates on a new deck and fence. Can’t you picture Chunyo catching rays on his new deck? Can’t wait! We’ve been dreaming about this for a while now but began to give it more serious thought when Chunyo made a mad dash out the side door (which is not fenced in). I think I am still traumatized! The not so great news is that we have to have a door installed (large window there now) which requires an additional contractor.  So needless to say there has been constant activity at Chunyo’s pad.  It’s become a revolving door of contractors and repairmen (our dishwasher took a turn for the worst last week).  And let us not forget I have been on my own DIY missions too. Our door looks lovely! You can catch a glimpse in the pic below!

Hello!

Whatcha lookin' at? Never seen a little drool..