Day 15 sees my taking a break by feigning laryngitis and having "mom" do the interview today. Dad is still slogging away at the dog food challenge and we are promoting an event at Sol in Savannah.
I got to nap through the entire interview yet still get most of the credit.
I love my job.
Woof
Bugsy
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Day 14 - Bluffton Mayor eats dog food - Man eats dog food charity challenge
Okay, here is the deal. I challenged my "human dad" Jeff to eat dog food for dinner every night for 30 days to raise money and awareness for two great charities, For Paws Hospice and Canine Cancer Awareness. We have been following his progress and here on Day 14 he had some company get in on the act. Our hometown of Bluffton SC Mayor Lisa Sulka joined in on the fun along with Bluffton Today reporter and the host of "Feeding Frenzy" Barry Kaufman.
Thanks to both of them for being such good sports.
Thanks to both of them for being such good sports.
Have a great day and please make sure to check out my new blog for Hilton Head Monthly magazine.
Bugsy
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Hello again!
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Do I apologize for being away for so long or do I just get back to it. Last post, Sept 2009, well at least I haven't been away for a year yet. I still have my primary job as head taster and spokesdog for Lucky Dog Cuisine and I am still the busiest dog in town.
No excuses though. Those of you closest to me know that I have been working on my book rather than blogging and it is finally almost ready to go. It has gone to the editors but hopefully they will be able to understand the special difficulties in translating from dog to human, not to mention the additional challenge of typing with paws, and will go easy on me.
We are going to be using the book primarily to raise money for animal charities. I will keep you informed either through my blog, twitter, facebook or my website that will be up and running by the end of the month. You can find me most places by using the name BugsyWonderdog. I only use the more formal "the" for special occasions.
In the meantime I have tried my hand at some Video Production. While I was learning how to use the equipment I put together a video about Murphy and I and an adventure we had recently. I call it the Lucky Dog Detectives.
I will be putting more Wonderdog Productions together and will share them with you as we go. Take a look at the video and let me know what you think. It really doesn't have a lot to do with anything but if you look back at some of my blogs you will find that is a trend.
Do I apologize for being away for so long or do I just get back to it. Last post, Sept 2009, well at least I haven't been away for a year yet. I still have my primary job as head taster and spokesdog for Lucky Dog Cuisine and I am still the busiest dog in town.
No excuses though. Those of you closest to me know that I have been working on my book rather than blogging and it is finally almost ready to go. It has gone to the editors but hopefully they will be able to understand the special difficulties in translating from dog to human, not to mention the additional challenge of typing with paws, and will go easy on me.
We are going to be using the book primarily to raise money for animal charities. I will keep you informed either through my blog, twitter, facebook or my website that will be up and running by the end of the month. You can find me most places by using the name BugsyWonderdog. I only use the more formal "the" for special occasions.
In the meantime I have tried my hand at some Video Production. While I was learning how to use the equipment I put together a video about Murphy and I and an adventure we had recently. I call it the Lucky Dog Detectives.
I will be putting more Wonderdog Productions together and will share them with you as we go. Take a look at the video and let me know what you think. It really doesn't have a lot to do with anything but if you look back at some of my blogs you will find that is a trend.
Lucky Dog Detectives
Always remember, your dog needs real food too!
Bugsy
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A Dogs Eye View on Steroids!
Perspective is an amazing thing. A man that is 5'2" tall would be considered very short. However, in the eyes of a dog, especially some of the small breed dogs 5'2" is a GIANT! Could steroids be the answer to making that 5'2" man into a real giant? Conventional wisdom says no but with Wonderdog wisdom, hmmm?
You humans take life far too seriously. I know it's difficult surviving in these trying times and life is tough but to borrow a phrase from motivational speakers unknown "Life is not a dress rehearsal." You only get one chance to enjoy yourself so I think you should do everything in your power to do so. I do think you can take it a little too far though, right Barry Bonds? Are we really supposed to believe that you were just a late bloomer? I guess it's possible that your head is now the same size as your entire body used to be when you first came to the Majors. As the kids say nowadays, It could happen.
Why the sudden interest in all things anabolic? Little brother Murphy, commonly known of course as ALBM (annoying little brother Murphy) got in a dog fight today. Murph is an amazingly upbeat guy but he takes no crap. He used to beat on me pretty good when he was just a puppy. Hey I'm a lover not a fighter.
Murphy got a couple of little nicks and cuts but Mom jumped into the middle and she ended up with the worst of it a cut on her arm courtesy of Mr. Doberman. She's a trooper though, no blame, no yelling by the humans and just a lot of embarrased looks.
How to proceed was a bit of a challenge though. He already gets a high quality human grade dog food as you know and while he's very healthy it hasn't turned him into a canine destroyer. I had to do the only logical thing. Steroids. I am aware that there could be some serious side effects so I really should get his permission first but that's just not going to happen. I know his testicals might shrink but they're too big anyway. They swing when he runs. I know it could cause health issues later in life but let's face it he is on a human grade dog food, gets lots of exercise and love and who wants to live forever? It also wasn't like I don't know what I'm doing because I've tried this before although with less than perfect results.
At least Murph isn't competing in the Olympics in the near future so I don't have to worry about drug testing so the only thing I have to do is come up with a plan that maximizes his gains. For this I decided to borrow from the old Horseman's adage when getting racehorses ready to run. More is better! If one pill will make him gain 5 pounds of muscle then 10 pills should help him gain 50.
I started the program earlier this afternoon and I am attaching a picture to show the results so far. I've only had a few hours but I think this could work. Lets give it a couple of weeks then we can go visit the dog park again.
As always your feedback is welcome.
Have a great day,
Bugsy Wonderdog
You humans take life far too seriously. I know it's difficult surviving in these trying times and life is tough but to borrow a phrase from motivational speakers unknown "Life is not a dress rehearsal." You only get one chance to enjoy yourself so I think you should do everything in your power to do so. I do think you can take it a little too far though, right Barry Bonds? Are we really supposed to believe that you were just a late bloomer? I guess it's possible that your head is now the same size as your entire body used to be when you first came to the Majors. As the kids say nowadays, It could happen.
Why the sudden interest in all things anabolic? Little brother Murphy, commonly known of course as ALBM (annoying little brother Murphy) got in a dog fight today. Murph is an amazingly upbeat guy but he takes no crap. He used to beat on me pretty good when he was just a puppy. Hey I'm a lover not a fighter.
Murphy and I wrassling!
I can beat him but he surprised me!
I suppose I should have taught him the difference in breeds sooner because he treats Maltese and Rottweillers alike. Now in it's own way thats wonderful. The world would be a much better place if there was no breed prejudice but sometime it pays to take a look at who you are playing with.
Earlier today Murph was playing nicely at the park with a Pit Bull. They were getting along okay but then the Pit Bull got a little rough. Murph growled at the Pit Bull just to let him know that just because we're called Doodles doesn't mean we can't take care of ourself. Next thing you know Murph gets attacked by a Doberman who heard the growl and probably thought it was meant for him. Too many alpha dogs in the same party something has to happen occasionally. Long story short, a quick growling and biting match, a bunch of scared humans and then just like kids in a schoolyard pecking order was established and the fight was over.
Murphy got a couple of little nicks and cuts but Mom jumped into the middle and she ended up with the worst of it a cut on her arm courtesy of Mr. Doberman. She's a trooper though, no blame, no yelling by the humans and just a lot of embarrased looks.
ALBM how tough does he look?
I on the other hand had to witness all of this and as you know I am a very sensitive Wonderdog. I decided to put my superior Wonderdog intellect to work and come up with a way to avoid this kind of nonsense in the future. I decided to make Murphy into a SuperDog. Now this is different than a Wonderdog in that I can't make him as smart as me but I can turn him into a walking, talking (well dog language at least) dogfight deterrent.How to proceed was a bit of a challenge though. He already gets a high quality human grade dog food as you know and while he's very healthy it hasn't turned him into a canine destroyer. I had to do the only logical thing. Steroids. I am aware that there could be some serious side effects so I really should get his permission first but that's just not going to happen. I know his testicals might shrink but they're too big anyway. They swing when he runs. I know it could cause health issues later in life but let's face it he is on a human grade dog food, gets lots of exercise and love and who wants to live forever? It also wasn't like I don't know what I'm doing because I've tried this before although with less than perfect results.
My previous effort with a steroid experiment!
Butch was not overly happy with the results.
I started the program earlier this afternoon and I am attaching a picture to show the results so far. I've only had a few hours but I think this could work. Lets give it a couple of weeks then we can go visit the dog park again.
ALBM after two hours of steroids.
I'm hoping he'll grow into his paws!
As always your feedback is welcome.
Have a great day,
Bugsy Wonderdog
Always remember your pet loves you unconditionally!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
It's not easy being a Wonderdog!
I can't believe it's been two months since I have blogged. My paws are still sore from typing as I work diligently on the book so it's been a challenge to find time and energy to sit down and start typing again.
Today, however is different. I am sitting on my boat, technically my human's boat but you know what I mean, and I haven't written a lick on the book in the past week so I am ready and able to bring you up to date on what has happened the past month or so.
As a spokesdog for Lucky Dog Cuisine it's my job to make sure not only that we use the finest "human grade" ingredients, create the absolute best home cooked meals for your dogs, and personally, with a modicum of help from "annoying little brother Murphy", taste and approve every recipe from the Lucky Dog Kitchen but also to make sure the company is a success. Sure mom and dad think they run the company but I don't see their name on the Bugsy's Best Beef and Barley, but I digress. In order to make sure Lucky Dog Cuisine is the finest food available for your dog it must be not only economically viable but socially responsible. To that end I have inspired my mom to work with one of our new restaurants Hugo's in Wexford to start planning the first annual Hilton Head Island Take your Dog to dinner night with the proceeds going to a couple of very worthy animal charities.
Now I know that regular readers know I am a huge advocate of every night being Take your dog to dinner night, but for pups less fortunate than myself this could be huge. The date of the event is October 10 and I will update you in upcoming blogs, I promise.
In other news I was forced to come out of summer seclusion and make a television appearance last week. WTOC Savannah's CBS affiliate had me along with mom and of course "annoying little brother Murphy" as guests to talk about Lucky Dog. The host is a big dog lover and he made us feel very welcome. Being an old veteran of television I of course was Mr. Casual. "Annoying Little Brother Murphy" however started crawling around the set as the interview went along. He also let out a huge burp, yes that's right some dogs will do anything to get attention.
I know I can somehow download the video to Blogger but my mom has added it to the front page of her website so it's probably just as easy for you to go to http://www.luckydogcuisine.com/ to watch the video. I'm pretty sure the station people will invite me back but I'm not sure about mom or "annoying....(ALBM).
Despite my carrying the TV show I still had to do some extra work the last few weeks. I helped out at mom's booth at the Hilton Head Pet Expo last week. Anna from Bistro 17 and mom shared a table and spread the word yet again about Anna's great restaurant in Shelter Cove, talk about "pet friendly" now that's the restaurant. In two weeks I have to go to Charleston to do a demo at Whole Foods and in three weeks I'm off to Columbia to help with a fundraiser for a dog charity. Being a Wonderdog is hard work.
Well that's about it for now. I am going to relax on my boat a little and rest up for the adventures ahead.
Have a great day.
Bugsy Wonderdog
Today, however is different. I am sitting on my boat, technically my human's boat but you know what I mean, and I haven't written a lick on the book in the past week so I am ready and able to bring you up to date on what has happened the past month or so.
As a spokesdog for Lucky Dog Cuisine it's my job to make sure not only that we use the finest "human grade" ingredients, create the absolute best home cooked meals for your dogs, and personally, with a modicum of help from "annoying little brother Murphy", taste and approve every recipe from the Lucky Dog Kitchen but also to make sure the company is a success. Sure mom and dad think they run the company but I don't see their name on the Bugsy's Best Beef and Barley, but I digress. In order to make sure Lucky Dog Cuisine is the finest food available for your dog it must be not only economically viable but socially responsible. To that end I have inspired my mom to work with one of our new restaurants Hugo's in Wexford to start planning the first annual Hilton Head Island Take your Dog to dinner night with the proceeds going to a couple of very worthy animal charities.
Now I know that regular readers know I am a huge advocate of every night being Take your dog to dinner night, but for pups less fortunate than myself this could be huge. The date of the event is October 10 and I will update you in upcoming blogs, I promise.
In other news I was forced to come out of summer seclusion and make a television appearance last week. WTOC Savannah's CBS affiliate had me along with mom and of course "annoying little brother Murphy" as guests to talk about Lucky Dog. The host is a big dog lover and he made us feel very welcome. Being an old veteran of television I of course was Mr. Casual. "Annoying Little Brother Murphy" however started crawling around the set as the interview went along. He also let out a huge burp, yes that's right some dogs will do anything to get attention.
I know I can somehow download the video to Blogger but my mom has added it to the front page of her website so it's probably just as easy for you to go to http://www.luckydogcuisine.com/ to watch the video. I'm pretty sure the station people will invite me back but I'm not sure about mom or "annoying....(ALBM).
Despite my carrying the TV show I still had to do some extra work the last few weeks. I helped out at mom's booth at the Hilton Head Pet Expo last week. Anna from Bistro 17 and mom shared a table and spread the word yet again about Anna's great restaurant in Shelter Cove, talk about "pet friendly" now that's the restaurant. In two weeks I have to go to Charleston to do a demo at Whole Foods and in three weeks I'm off to Columbia to help with a fundraiser for a dog charity. Being a Wonderdog is hard work.
Well that's about it for now. I am going to relax on my boat a little and rest up for the adventures ahead.
Have a great day.
Bugsy Wonderdog
Always remember your pet loves you unconditionally!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder
Why do they call it the Rat Race?
If anything they (who are they, anyway) should call it the Dog Race. I'm not talking Florida Greyhounds here, just life in general. How can a dog who is supposed to live in a vacation wonderland like Hilton Head South Carolina be so busy? I do have more than my fair share of jobs, not the least of which is teaching my unruly brother Murphy to behave himself, but that in itself shouldn't be that big a deal.
Do any of you humans have problems like being busy, overwhelmed or just plain not having enough hours in the day to do the things you want, or even worse, need to do? Nah! I'm sure humans don't have problems like that, after all you are a superior race. (Yeah sure, who carries who's poop in a plastic bag?) OK, I know we're all in the same boat when it comes to time but remember this. Someone very confusing once said "When it comes to time we all have all there is." If nobody ever said that you can quote me on it.
I started last blog by declaring that I'm back. Obviously this didn't mean every day, it just meant whenever I got around to writing again. Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that a few times I asked for advice through Tweets as to whether I should blog or go to the beach and you can tell by the lack of frequency of my blog that the beach was the overwhelming winner. One other reason (excuse?) for not writing since the last blog is that there was an amazing amount of feedback re those crazy pics. Most of my correspondence comes from email to my dad at jlginn@gmail.com or to my twitter site bugsywonderdog and we got tons of it. I mentioned I have some more of these pics but now that I know how much everyone liked them I am going to hold them for ransom for a while, perhaps doling them out sporadically. I guess I thought that if people were enjoying the pics I wouldn't have to update them too quickly.
A couple of things have happened recently that I thought you should know. First and foremost we have temporarily cancelled our product testing. Murphy and I tested four different products last months and not one of them met with our seal of approval. We had toys that ripped in a day, a chewer that broke into sharp fragments and a couple of other products that we couldn't pass along. We have decided to postpone our testing for a few months until we get some products we are pleased with. Having said that late in the month we did receive a couple of offers to test products that look promising. We will keep you posted.
Me and Murph before haircuts
(What's with taking pics with the sun in my eyes? Is your camera an instamatic from the 60's)
On a more personal note, I needed a haircut. No problem, these things happen and because I am part poodle and supposedly non-shedding I have had haircuts roughly every two months for my entire life. I have a great groomer and I have never been concerned. This time I went a couple of days after posting those crazy Doodle Pics and all of a sudden a trip to the Groomer sounded like a trip to the dentist. What if I came back looking like that freaky Ninja Turtle Doodle? I have a crazy aunt Bertha who promised me that all would be well. She even told me that I could use her special full length mirror to make sure everything was fine. I went in to the groomer, had my cut, used Bertha's mirror and I think I look great. I must look great because I have never had so many people looking at me as I do now.
Bertha's Mirror
How much money could I make selling these mirrors - Murphy
I've also been invited to an inordinately large number of wine and cheese parties lately. I can't figure it out but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. I'm just happy to be looking myself again. No more haircuts for another two months and now it's back to the age old quandry go to the beach or work on my blog. Murphy took a pic of me after my haircut and wants to put it on the bottom of the blog today so I will let him finish.
What Bugsy looks like without a magic mirror - Murphy
Always Remember Your Dog Loves You Unconditionally!
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