Sheeeesh !

Even in my fragile state - mum has got me working !

Voting is now open for -

Awesome Blog Award
Photo of the Month

As there were no nominations for Post of the Month - we made a unanimous decision and declared Agatha & Archie the winners with their - Boston Teaparty post :)

Voting closes on Saturday October 31st - so head on over to The Bone Zone and cast your vote.

If you are not a member of the Bone Zone, and would like to be - please email me at

opyatgruffpuppydotcomdotau (without the bits !)

Also, don't forget the DWB Holiday Card Exchange - submit HERE, details on how it works are here. (Scroll down to the post from Oct 13th)

Love

Opy
the gruffpuppy who is feeling much better, but shhhh don't tell anyone !

Ouchie !!!!

Hey pups,

Well, I went and saw Dr Nick yesterday, and I am not very impressed with what happened next ! I thought I was going to have a nice day of pampering without BJP - but as it were, I think I have been subjected to some sort of alien experiment ! I have all these hurty cuts over me, and this tubey stuff sticking out of me - plus they shaved my furs !!!! What's going on ???

CAUTION - only click on the below links if you have a strong stomach, they are pretty icky photoes !!!

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I was very sleepy when mum and dad came to pick me up from Dr Nick - and they had some trouble getting me out of the car and into my "quarantine" area. They have very wisely sectioned off the lounge area so BJP can't harrass me.

I slept alot last night - and was feeling pretty sore and sorry for myself - but today I am much brighter and have had some foodies and been outside alittle. The lumps were much bigger inside than they appeared on the outside, that is why my cuts are so big.

Whilst I was recovering today, I snuck a look at mum's iphone and couldn't believe what I saw ! Whilst I was being abducted by aliens and subjected to doG knows what - she was out galavanting with MY friends the Leuradales ! The hide of her - she should have been by MY side, not out having fun !

Oh, and THE biggest lump ? Well, it seems they couldn't remove that one, and I am still stuck with it !!!
Love
Opy
the sore gruffpuppy

DON'T FORGET THE DWB CARD EXCHANGE - CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT

Hey pups,

I am off to see Dr Nick tomorrow for the day - and probably into the night. I am having some of my lumps and bumps removed - I have LOTS, but there are a few that are starting to annoy me and I can't sleep on my side because of them. They are only lipoma's - but I will be going "under" - so wish me well ! I will have a nice sleepies - then I will get lots of TLC at home, because I will have some stitches. Mum and dad will have to keep BJP away from me, I think. We don't want him doing this -


See the picture below - you can see one of my lumps just above my ribs.

There is only one lump I want removed, and no one will agree to that -

Hehehehe

Love

Opy
the alittle lumpyless gruffpuppy.

PS - Don't forget the DWB Card Exchange - click HERE to submit.

It's here.....the 2009 DWB Holiday Card Exchange......

Hey pups,

I guess the title says it all :)

Go here to get the code to put the button on your page - if you click the button it will take you to a form to fill in and you can submit it to be added to the exchange.

Or you can just click here if you don't want to put the button on your blog.

The Exchange will work the same as last year - you will get one master list and you can choose to send as many or as little cards as you like, via snail mail or email - or a combo of both.

Closing date for registering is Sunday November 22nd and you will receive your list shortly after that. I guess we all should aim to have our cards in the post by early December - email doesn't really matter. And yes, we know that some overseas mailing cutoffs are prior to December, but it is the thought that counts :)

Please note - as there are no requirements this year to post to all etc, it would be nice to include some cards to pups that register that you may not visit regularly - make some new friends and think outside your regular blog list.

Also, you will need to be comfortable with others having your physical snail mail and email address. Goes without saying that this list will not be publicly distributed for anyone to see - it will only be sent to those who register to participate. DogsWithBlogs has always prided itself on protecting our members privacy - and it is something that we take VERY seriously.

Cheers everypup,

Love

Opy
the festive gruffpuppy

We miss you Charlie - so very much xoxo



Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Catching up....

Hey pups,

Mum is home for a few days - dad is away and comes back late Sunday night - then mum is away again until next Thursday - and dad leaves to go away on Thursday until Sunday. I think that after that they will be both home at the same time for a whole week ! I am not happy about all this "coming and going" let me tell you !

Mum shared her popcorn with me and BJP today - isn't he getting big !

We will also be getting ready to announce the DWB Holiday Card Exchange soon - so stay tuned, it will probably be the week after next when mum and dad are both home. I got gruff at them as they are running late this year - but I couldn't be too hard on them, they are both still finding it hard sometimes to cope with Charlie's passing.

Something else made me VERY gruff, I was snooping on mum's laptop and I found this email -

Greg and I have decided to venture across to the U.S in July next year - we always said that we would go back once Charlie had passed, so - bittersweet I guess - but we are in the planning stages at the moment.

The reason for this message is that we would like to organise an informal DWB lunch, or maybe two - depending on interest. We are looking at New York (city) as a definate, probably on Wed July 14th. Ami (Asta's mommy) has very kindly offered to give me a few suggestions on somewhere that we can meet for a lunch - and party on into the evening if we feel like it At this stage, due to the logistics of interstate dog transport etc - it would probably be just a human meet up.

Yes, I know it is a long, long way away - and yes I know that flights/accomodation/meals/lunch/gas etc etc all cost money - but we would dearly love to meet as many of our pals as we can and seeing we only have a very limited amount of time, we thought this the best way to do it. It is not a DWB Convention, or anything fancy, just a group of friends getting together sharing a casual meal and a laugh at the marvel of this crazy website that we have created !!!

So, please have a think about it - and let me know if you are seriously interested.

We are trying to find a place in NY that doesn't matter if we have 5 people or 50 - but the sooner we can get a rough idea, the better.

If there is enough interest - we will also be visiting some special DWB pals in Portland Oregon around 20/21st July - so perhaps we could also have a wee get together there as well for the West Coast peeps ??

If you can think of anyone, or have any friends, that might be interested - please forward this message on.

Thanks everyone - and hope to meet you ALL next July !!!

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT ! Now, I don't begrudge them going away - they have had it pretty tough lately, but do you realize that I am going to get stuck at the kennels with BJP for a whole 2 weeks !!!!! That is just wrong on so many levels !!! I had better go and sit outside and ponder this very dire situation !


Please email me if you think you may be interested - she knows that alot of people have already received the email - but for those who haven't and want to meetup, my email address is opyatgruffpuppydotcomdotau (without the bits) I need to monitor who is coming for many reasons, but mainly because I am a "sticky beak" :)

Love

Opy
the distressed gruffpuppy at the thought of spending a whole two weeks with BJP !