Darn Petfinder!

Ok, so my mom looks at Petfinder.org occasionally because she is crazy and doesn't realize what she has and thinks that another dog might be a good idea because well, she's crazy. And she knows that she is totally not adopterating another dog because I like to fight with other dogs and because they will never find a rental house in Bellingham with 3 cats and 2 dogs, but she found this little lady named Gracie.

Can anyone figure out why she likes her?

So will someone please adopt her so my mom will stop thinking about her?

Barkingham!

Ok, so a couple days ago my dad got this really important phone call where these people were like 'will you come work for us in Washington?' and my dad was all 'totally.' So we're pretty much moving to Washington in a couple of WEEKS! And my parents are super excited, and my mom is happy and sad all at the same time because she leaves behind family and friends and stuff. But she's super excited to have no more snow and super long and super cold winters and she really loves the ocean which I have never seen before so I think it might be overrated.
Whoa - I just took a break to run back and forth through the living room and the kitchen a few times because I'm so excited.
We are moving to Barkingham which is really close to Vanpoover where they love dogs and feed them steak all the time and they're totally cool with you pooping on the floor and eating it. Odin and Saffron and Duncan totally don't get what's going on and they just like playing in the boxes. They don't realize that they will be stuck in my kennel in the back seat of the car for like 2 and a half days. HA!
And my mom told her work today that she is leaving and they are all sad, and my dad told his job too and they are all sad.
And Auntie Kathryn is sad.
And Erin and Brekkyn are sad.
And Grandpa is sad.
OMD - why is everyone so sad!?!
How am I gonna make everyone happy for us?

Do you think this super cute picture will help?

Portrait.

Ok, so my mom's friend April gave her the best present ever as a belated birthday present because what could be better than a portrait of me!
April has a friend who is an awesome artist and does pet portraits and she's just starting to get really into it, so stop by and visit her site because she is really awesome at what she does, ok?
This is me! Woot!

And this is her business card with a really cool cat on it.

The B word.

My mom keeps talking about a bath, and then it never happens. OMG, wait, here she comes .... oh noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Potty training, pee crystals and lazy moms.

Ok, so when my dad was gone in WA, I sort of forgot how to go potty outside. I guess I just wanted to make thinks easier for my mom when she wasn't feeling well - she wouldn't need to bring me out if I just went inside, right? Anyway, my mom checked my pee at work just to make sure that I don't have another infection, and she found that I have struvite crystals and the ones I have are super pointy. But I'm not telling if that's the real problem, and the good thing is my mom got me some new food, Blue Buffalo canned food! She's hoping if I'm getting less poor-quality grain and more liquids, I will make pee without crystals.
Now, I want to apologize for my mom's blog laziness! She hasn't been helping me read blogs or update my blog. I don't know what she thinks she's doing - trying to enjoy the rest of summer and working on moving and all this other boring crap.
On another note, my mom and dad and grandma totally went to the fair today and didn't bring me because they don't allow dogs which is totally stupid! I had to stay home in my kennel all day while they ate deep fried potato slabs and ice cream cones and had chocolate milk and deep fried cheese curds and get this, battered and deep fried OREOS! My mom said it was like a hot doughnut with a melty Oreo in it, and did they save one for me? Of course not! And did they come home after forever smelling of all manner of animals that aren't me? Of course!
This is an oldie but describes how I feel.

I got my daddy back, daddy back, daddy back!

Ok, so my dad got home on Tuesday night and my mom hasn't helped me blog about it at all. I picked him up at the airport, and I was so excited I pretty much farted the whole ride home which is ok because my dad totally missed that. And he brought me to work twice this week because he missed me so much, and I met a tax auditor there, and she was afraid of me which I totally get because I'm a pretty mean looking guy.
My dad had an awesome time in Washington, and he had a job interview and then a sort of job shadowing type thing which wasn't an interview but these people are talking about taking on someone new for their landscape design and installation business because they want to get out of it in a few years and it's totally successful and they do really great work so my dad totally wants to be that guy to take over the business which would be the best because that means I will be rich. And if you own a business, you can do whatever you want like taking your handsome dog to work every day.
In other news - my eye is looking so much better! It's still a little hazy, but my mom said that's normal and it's getting way better.
In other not-so-great news, my mom hasn't been feeling well because she had an ectopic pregnancy and she had to get injections to miscarry which just happened. She stayed home from work for a whole week and I forgot she was sick so I pooped on the floor and ate it and then woke her up with poop-tongue kisses. I was kinda feeling bad about my dad being gone and I did a lot of floor pissing too. I guess I can be a tiny bit selfish sometimes, but now I don't have to deal with a baby because when people have babies, they don't help their dogs blog very much. But I want her to feel better so I am asking for feel-better vibes for her. But she is glad that she didn't have to have surgery which she almost had to which would be horrible.
And this is the face that I made when my dad got into the car at the airport.

Why do I have this name?

Ok, so I was cruising blogs just now and I started thinking about names. One name in particular struck me - Mango - because how does such a huge and intimidating stud get such an uh, delicate name like Mango. So, I'm starting a meme - Why do I have this name!
Naturally, I'll start: I came from Boston terrier rescue and my name at the puppy mill was Chance which is about the least fitting name for me on the planet. So they changed my name to Pepper Jack which is uber not flattering - I mean come on! And when my mom and dad came to get me, they wanted to name me Donnie after Donnie in The Big Lebowski on account of my bulgy eyes. But they noticed that I was used to be called Jack which they thought didn't suit me, so on the ride home it was down to Zeke or Ike because they thought the K sound was important for me. Anyway, they decided on Ike for no particular reason and now that's who I am. To this day, my mom still wishes they would have gone with Donnie because she thinks it matches my personality. I think I'm tough like an Ike but not like Ike Turner.
Still no pics because still no home computer because Dad took it and my mom's is still broken.

So I challenge a few Bostons to this meme because I'm kinda racist like that: Joe Stains and Doofus, Mack and his lovely lady Ruby Bleu , and Murphy my foul mouthed friend.