A Day in the Life

At this point in the dotage of Pappy's blog, I'm a little embarrassed to mention how often I think of blogging (never) and expound on all my great ideas for posts (none). But one thing I've always wanted to know is what Pappy does while we are at work. Of course our bedroom, where Pappy hangs out, is way too puny for such extravagances as a webcam on an ongoing basis-- a Pappycam if you will. But for a couple of days...

So, as a coup de grace for the blog, last week I set up the webcam to do time lapse photography of Pappy while we were out at the office. I made some fascinating discoveries, like that Pappy routinely spends part of the morning flopped down on the floor by my side of the bed before moving onto his dog bed. Faithful ol' terrier. Here is a movie of his exciting exploits-- the secret life of dogs.

To all our readers, I leave you with this window on Pappy as a memento. Party on.

Nat and Pappy

Slumber Party

Never one to ride stoically into the sunset, I thought I might throw up another blog posting (heh, heh, I said throw up). There's been no great reason for the dearth of postings; I've been busy at work, had some family responsibilities, and just got on to thinking about other stuff. Pappy is swell, as are my wife and I.

This weekend marks a banner event-- Pappy is hosting his first slumber party. Neighbor dog Molly has been staying with us for a few days. Pappy has slept over at other peoples' houses, and we've had dogsitters come to our house, but this is the first time we have had another dog stay with us.

Highlights for Pappy are the occasional wrestling match, the novelty of licking atoms of unfamiliar kibble from another dog's bowl, and the excuse to bark in the middle of the night because Molly barked first. Lowlights... well where do I start? Pappy was never accustomed to competing for attention, so jealousy over another dog had never crossed his mind. Never quick on the uptake, he now just looks vaguely puzzled as to why Molly is in the way when he wants to be petted. Then, of course, Molly is an irrepressible tease. She loves to steal some stuffed toy Pappy has never looked twice at, and then squeak, squeak, squeak away until he takes notice. Worst of all, she steals his ball and then flops on her back waiting for Pappy to lock muzzles to haul it from her mouth. This scene always gets hot and heavy, and Pappy is a bit of a prude.

Dog Genius Remixed

Since the National Geographic Channel trimmed Pappy's dynamite footage down to just a few seconds in the "Dog Genius" program, I've decided to take matters into my own hands. Here's my cut of the TV show, destined to become a classic. It doesn't get all caught up in that science junk, and gets right to the point-- Pappy.

He Flies Through The Air With The Greatest of Ease

The latest Pappy movie. Just something simple... my animation days may be behind me.

Labor of Love

Having seen the attention and devotion that Pappy and other dogs lavish on their stuffed toys, I thought a tribute was fitting. Here's a new perspective of this undying passion.

A Celebration for All Poochdom

I was recently checking the Bone Zone at DogsWithBlogs, and they are announcing their one year anniversary on April 25. I registered Pappy's blog with them just last October, and assumed the site had been around for years given its popularity in the dog blogging community. If you want to find the most canine literati outside of an asylum, DogsWithBlogs is the place to be.

For the great occasion, Pappy and I knocked together this tribute video to honor the passion, devotion, and lunacy of the webmasters and members of DogsWithBlogs.

Visual Evidence

I've written in the past about Pappy's complex about treats over four inches long, but this public service announcement provides a documentary exhibit. The object of his pathological anxiety is a pressed rawhide bone from his birthday stash of goodies. You can't really hear his whining throughout the incident, because it often penetrates the ultrasonic range.

Following the filming he took the bone into the backyard, scraped aside some mulch, and partly covered it-- a milestone! The first time (to my knowledge) he's buried something! After a couple of hours I finally coaxed him into gnawing the end a bit, at which point he snarfed it down.

Pappy Idol

Though the whole story is not yet written, many people wonder how Pappy got his start in music videos and the superstar business. It was a long road, and few recollect this rare early clip of our pooch in competition. In the end he missed his flight to Hollywood, but found his own road to celebrity on the Internet.

Cleanliness Is Next to Lunacy

To get over my video director's block, I did a quicky of Pappy's post-bath antics. It may not be of the magnitude of a Pappy spectacle, but it's nice to be done with a movie in a day.

Christmas Comes Early

In recognition of the good fortune that celebrity has brought him, Pappy wanted to give something back. So we lined up this holiday music video including other superstars of the dog-blogging world. Commence rocking out.

Gladiators of the Dog Park

In honor of National Blog Posting Month, the movie they said couldn't be done. Ancient Rome! Fantastic battle sequences! A cast of thousands! Pappy! For what you are paying, you won't be disappointed.

Pappy And The Big Ball

Don't bother turning up your speakers for this one, because it's not a talkie. See Pappy's magnificent, if somewhat truncated, debut in an animated feature.

Confessions of a Ball-Chasing Addict

The latest Pappy movie is a drama. If "Leaving Las Vegas" can net Nicholas Cage an Oscar, surely Pappy can rocket to stardom with his vice.

Pappy's "Gone With The Wind"

We finally have Pappy's masterwork-- the movie that generations will view and remember. "The Teletubbies Meet Pappy" has the sort of nuanced portrayals you don't expect from a 2 1/2 minute movie. It's sort of like "Kramer vs. Kramer" meets "Alien vs. Predator". Maybe with some "Itchy vs. Scratchy" thrown in.

This may be a little intense for teeny tinies.

What? A Pappy-less movie?

This is movie of our trip to the Scottish West Highland Way, which dragged us away from our beloved Papster in late June. Eight minutes of pure delight for people who want to go the 95 miles without all the walking and blood-sucking midges. (There are a couple of shots of a working Border Collie to justify me placing it in a dog blog.)

The New Movie

We've been getting Pappy parts in a few "smaller" films to help build his rep. This one's a minute and a half.

Pappy: The Movie Trailer

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