CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Notorious ~

The name of this movie should be Notorious LU!!!(at least for the notorious part).

This movie is about the rapper/artist Notorious B-I-G. Quite interesting actually. it chronicles his rise form the tough streets - teenage rapper on the corner, and then to a superstar gunned down too soon (Can't we all just get along!!?!?!?!?) The music was awesome in this film, and with mom and dad being fans of the music from this era, it was enjoyable to watch them bob their heads like a couple of bad asses.

Hank tried to get all GANGSTA with a new big choke chain, some sunglasses and downloaded a few of the songs to his IPOD, but let's be honest here folks...Cocker Spaniels are more GANGSTA then Hank is! I give this movie 2 bones, only because I think it has a limited draw (I don't see grandma and grandpa running out to rent this one) All the nubs round here enjoyed it up to the point that CeCe and Bella started doing the cabbage patch, and Roo was doing something called the running man...just goes to prove...predominately white dogs have no rhythm.

Roo was out of town that weekend~ NOT!!!

Well, I, me, CeCe broke the news to mom and dad gently that I was pregnant. Mom looked upset, rechecked her calenders, then said "Ok, lets figure this out" (mom's so good about taking the bull by the horns) She got out her notebook, started figuring when I was due, what was needed, and how fast we could get it here. She ordered me my own little whelping bed, the big one is set up for Blue, and we aren't supposed to have 2 litters at once (mom gets this look like she put her finger in a light socket look, and it worries dad, he says she gets to worried about too much or something) Last time Lulu was one of the mom's and it was a total DIVA FEST! So I have my new bed that will be here this week, and my vitamins, and all sorts of other things are going to be here soon too. Mom took me to the vet, and he said he knew mom wasn't happy about me having babies again, but since I had the puppies in January, then had a cycle (funny, I don't remember having a bike) then this one was just fine. Roo the big dummy wimped out and went to the dog park when we were supposed to be telling them. Dad gave him the what not when he came home because he thought that was pretty wimpy that he didn't come with CeCe. He tried to tell dad he was out of town that weekend, but since he doesn't drive, and would have had to have mom or dad drive him, it was pretty obviously he was lying !!!!

I've got my list of names picked out, and I just can't wait! Puppies INSPIRE ME!!! Lord let me be the dog my puppies think I AM!!!! (and not just a walking milk shake machine) With all the preparation under way, I'm still trying to focus on my gift bag business (for those of you with puppies from us you know what I mean) and Bella is starting her own little endeavor, so Blue and I agreed to sign on for the creative marketing and the overall marketing (Blue is a wiz at the web site thing)

Anyways....I'm signing off for now....sweet dreams full of whisker wishes and puppy dog kisses!!

****CeCe

CoopFLIX Movie Reivew ~ Rachel Getting Married ~

Rachel Getting Married. This movie- OYE! - where to start? For starters as to where this is going ...it only gets one bone. It's filmed in the Cloverfeild/Blair which style of shaky cameramen, so the first 5 minutes of the film I was convincing myself I wasn't going to be sick (Car sickness is Hanks deal, not mine) Anne Hathaway was really good, but man this was depressing. I can't tell you the plot line, has something to do with human rehab, which is like our dog pound or animal control or something I think. Some guy started playing here comes the bride on an electric guitar with a dog whistle accompaniment, Roo started howling, and my and dad agreed "Ok we are done!!!!" 20 minutes into the movie we shut er down. Sorry to those who thought it was great, but I took the DVD and put it in our doggie poop dooley in the yard with the rest of the crap. One bone folks, and we are talking store brand, out of date, no flavor, and probably really crumbly bones here.

CoopFLIX Movie Reivew ~ He's just not that into you ~

She's just not that into you...I've been telling Roo that for years *Snicker.

This movie is quite funny actually. I only did the doggie dating park thing for a year or two before mom and dad got Lulu, bit I can relate to allot of it, or I know allot of dogs that fit these characters to a tee. Drew Barrymore is adorable in the movie, and of course Jennifer Aniston is gorgeous even if she is wearing a paper bag!(which she isn't wearing one in the movie...I'm just saying) Hanks favorite hunk the MAC computer guy (what is his real name, or does his drivers licence just have 'MAC Computer Guy" on it?) Regardless, desperate singles, quirky married folks, lusty and little bit adulterous, HUMANS ARE A MESS!!! To heck with dating all together! I want what my mom and dad have! Perfection! Anyways, good movie, funny, entertaining, and worth 4 bones easy! Just take my advice, if you want loyal, loving and faithful companionship with no mixed signals...GET A DOG!!!!

CoopFLIX Movie Reivew ~ Yes Man ~

Life is one of those poop pick up bags until Jim Careys character goes to a seminar and in order for his life to turn around, he has to say yes to everything...hence the title! IT was a cute movie, some ups, some downs, filled with antics only Jim Carey could master. You find yourself rooting for him to be happy. OF course there is the emotional debacle at the end involving to 2 women like you humans always get yourself into! I won't give it away, but will that this is a good rainy day movie to snuggle up with your human and some raw hides with. I give it 3 bones. And if anyone could find a seminar , I think I parents should attend..how great would that be?

"Mom I want a greenie"

"Yes Cooper""

"Mom can you fix me a medium well hamburger, hold the onions and extra pickles-I love pickles"

"Yes Cooper"

AHHHHH...............Heaven!

CoopFLIX Movie Review - Lakeview Terrace

The movie was Lakeveiw Terrace...gorgeous scenery, and Kerry Washington wasn't bad either!! It starts out with a mixed race couple (like a cat and a dog) moving to a nice neighborhood with a neurotic and prejudice cop (Samuel Jackson-like he was animal control or something) living next door. Racial under and over tones occur with lots of action and make us think "Can't we just all get along!". This movie was enough to make anyone move out into the middle of no where with no neighbors in sight. Samuel Jackson was the neighbor from hell. My biggest issue with this film is everyone is so worried about security against the bad guys and each other, but no one had a dog!!! I feel that the real prejudice here was that no one had pets. Samuels 2 kids didn't even have a fish or a hamster! This was supposed to be LA- We need to REPRESENT DAWGS~! Anyways, for action and originality I gave it 2 bones. Some of the stuff was a bit extreme, but I could see how humans could let things escalate. Y'all just need to share some greenies and sniff more butts. This movie gets 2 bones.

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Push ~

The DVD review was for PUSH

2 young adults, one of which is a grungy Dakota Fanning, have special powers. They are running from the government, trying to save someone close to them. They use their powers while the government uses their bad guys special powers to catch them. Alot of neat effects, some cool abilities. Not enough canine representations, but they were in Japan or Korea or something (I think they eat dogs over there ***gag**** EAT DOGS!!??!?!?) Regardless, what's the point of special powers unless they can A) Make dog treats appear B) Move fire hydrants closer to home or C). Make Lulu disappear? LOL

Anyhoo, I gave it 3 out of 4 bones. It was entertaining , and not totally predictable. It is a good movie to curl up with a Kong or rawhide and relax with your human. Just make sure the water bowl is close by, you don't want to get up to get a drink and miss something cool!!

OOps I did it again....

You thought you were getting Brittney with the title huh? Well..this is CeCe not Brittney....this is one of those covert posts that mom doesn't know about, but well, she is going to find out soon enough about.....I did it again, I'm going to be a mommy! I know I was a mommy in January, and mom and dad REALLY wanted me to wait until next January at least before I had any more puppies, but Roo was there, I was feeling sort of frisky, and well, we just fell into the moment......The vet said that I was fine if I wanted to have another group of puppies this year, I was really healthy and in great shape, but mom and dad only want us to have kids once a year at the most. She will probably be upset, and of course her and dad both are going to be worried sick about me the whole time, but I feel great, and I'm really excited. Lulu is going to be PISSED! Mom and dad refused to let her have puppies, and they kept them completely apart while Lulu was pole dancing for him from behind the gates in the house. I snuck my moment with Roo before they caught on that I might be getting ready to go into heat..mom had it on the calender, but they were off by a few days. Anyways, I am going to have another group of gorgeous little babies! I've got my list of names I'm working on, I'll keep you posted on what mom and dad say when we (Roo and I) break the news.

Security is a necessity, not an option

Ok, the last of Bellas puppies went home last nigh, which means it is time for all of us to do our quarterly safety drills, and re familiarize ourselves with what matters.... SECURITY!!! I scheduled a mandatory fire drill this morning, everyone showed up, Lulu came out with her rollers still in her nub, and her little sleep mask on, that was pretty funny, although she didn't think so. I had the security company come out and double check all the security camera feeds, the video monitors in the office were a little fuzzy, so I had them upgraded. Mom went out and got some guard houses that we have systematically positioned around the yard, she calls them dog houses, but they are great stopping points during my daily patrols...gets me a little shade, and a place to reposition my utility belt (those flashlights get heavy) Stinky and Smokey have taken up alot of slack, they are in charge of night patrols, I need my beauty sleep you know, you can't keep this buff, charming, and sharp without at least 8 hours of shut eye. Days are pretty quiet unless the UPS guy makes a delivery, or one of the neighbors is trimming their hedges. I take the first shift, Cooper will take most afternoons, and Friday mornings (I tan in the afternoons, and have a twice weekly massage, my pedicure on Thursday afternoons, acupuncturist on Tuesdays, and then my life coach every Friday morning~gotta stay on track) Lulu is supposed to fill in here and here, but she spends more time looking in the mirror and quaffing in her uniform, than actually doing anything useful.

Well, the cameras are in place, the monitors are working well, the patrol schedule is posted, and the speakers are all set up. We are here, to serve and protect, sound the alarm....welll...to serve and protect, eat some chips, watch some tv, make their weekly massage appointments, and also to make sure that the house stays in line.

Farah and Michael are gone, and the world mourns!!!

oh THE TRAGEDY!!! I have been so busy since Michael Jackson's passing and Farah Fausetts memorial, I just haven't had time to share all my thoughts and ideas with those of you who have been waiting to hear my thoughts and ideas!!!

Let me tell you, Farah had AMAZING HAIR..I mean, right up to the end there, never a lock out of place! I had mom order all her old movies and Charlies Angels episodes for me on Netflix, it seemed the fitting memorial. I sat there, practicing my hair flip all weekend in front of the tv. Roo tried to watch wrestling a few times, but for god sake!! Have you no respect for the dead!! Go into dads game room to watch that ruffian crapola!~! Now, I have managed the hair flip fairly well, and I went out and got some red banded knee socks and rad piped short gym shorts (mom says they were all the rage in the 70's) I've gotten a few looks while we are walking the neighborhood, and I am SURE everyone is just scandalized that they didn't think of such a great tribute to a human with such a nice coat of hair! Now if I can just get mom to agree to let me get those hair extension, my hair flip will look PERFECT! We have the same great sable blonde hair color you know? I wonder who her stylist was, and if he has an opening now?

Now Michael, Michael, Michael....*sigh. His fashion sense was well thought out (minus the pj's and sport coat he wore to court a few years back...not the time for spider man jammy bottoms Mike!~) his makeup was interesting, his music was UNREAL! And now, MY GAWD! I have to say his decorating ability was OUTSTANDING! All the gold statues and everything in his house, so over the top, it was magnificent! Mom says totally nonfunctional, and a bitch to dust it all, but HEY!! I can appreciate it! Plus it's called HIRED HELP MOM!!!!! *scoff like he would pick up a swifter with all the money he has! I tried to schedule a tribute concert at the locale stadium, but the Amplitheater was booked with Kid Rock or something (*ick) and the football stadium just didn't seem appropriate for such a feminine star such as Michael, although from what I have heard, he would appreciate a finely muscle butt in tight pants as much as the next!!! I decided that I wasn't getting enough support for the tribute concert, so I will just mourn him in my own special way. Mom and dad didn't think that starting voice lessons now would help a few weeks down the road for the concert (have they no faith in their golden child!!! ME!!!!) Dad also axed the billboard rental on I-75. I just wanted a shot of me, in my little black dress, looking as perfectly quaffed as I always do with "Lulu will miss you Michael...I was your biggest fan". There was 3 billboards, I bet I could have gotten the price down to a few hundred dollars a piece. I thought it would have been worth it to see me 20 feet tall 50 feet up. What's a few thousand dollars to expose the world to me!!! I proposed this at the dinner table, of course these little heathens here all started yelling Godzilla and making cheesy Japanese movie references when dad asked why the world needed to see a 20 foot version of me since the real one was much cuter. *sigh...I don't get anywhere near the respect I deserve around here. I know mom and dad love me, and support me in whatever, but these larger endeavors they really need to fork over the check book!!!!

I am devoting a chapter in my book to Michael's music and Farah's hair, and how it has influenced a generation, and more importantly, how it has influenced me. May they both rest in peace, and may their hair never frizz, they never have a wardrobe malfunction, and may they always be able to moonwalk even on gritty concrete. Good Bye style icons! LuLu will miss you!! Save me a place at the big hair salon in the sky, they have got to have better shampoo girls than we have here!

~Lulu

The kids are gone and I have lost my mind (or so they say!)

Mom and dad found WONDERFUL homes for all the kids. They all have the most adorable names (Cody, Mimi, Shadow, Chip, and Maggie) I have been running around singing the song "BORN FREE" like that chick from the sound of music in the field. I had Blue put me on this exercise program, and I FEEL GREAT!! I have been watching allot of Deepak Chopra too, and he has shown me how to align my Chakras to release all the tension and just be happy!!! More energy than ever, my tummy is almost flat, and I have been having a ball with this new found freedom!

I have been playing pranks on everyone around here to get them all to lighten up a bit, it has been a HOOT!!! Mom says I'd better be careful because pay backs are hell, but oh my GAWD I will take whatever paybacks are given for these doozies!! Let's see, I downloaded nothing but Metallica on Hanks IPOD, then cranked the volume to 10...he put in his ear buds and I thought he was going to stroke out right then and there when he turned it on for his morning walk! You have to understand, Hank is more of a Huey Lewis and the News sort of guy.

THEN!!! I put clear plastic wrap over all the water bowls and sat back to watch, Cece flattened her nose on one of them, then Cooper squashed his face not once , or even twice...He hit THREE of the water dishes and hit the plastic ALL THREE TIMES!!! LOLOLOLOL

Roo, well....Roo was probably not the nicest thing to do, but man it was funny! He's all about his hair, and looking good for the ladies..He doesn't realize, he is THE ONLY GUY AROUND THAT ISN"T SHOOTING BLANKS!!! I mean come on, being the stud in this kennel is like shooting fish in a barrel!!!! Anyways, I put Nair hair remover in his hair gel...He gets up every morning and gels the hair around his nub and stuff...now he has this BALD SPOT! Not so funny really, I mean , it will grow back and all. Mom said that she is going to start calling around Monday to see if she can find him a nub toupee or something. He's wearing a pair of shorts mom fashioned up for him.

Blue, I should not have done this because well, she is pregnant, and she isn't mean to anyone every...but I glued like 3 toys to the floor...She came barreling in, went to grab her special kitty toy, and literally flipped head over tail because she was expecting it to go with her as she ran by! (needless to say, it didn't) yeah, that one wasn't very nice, but she was laughing with me, so I guess no harm done. ...And of course, I saved the best for last.....LULU!!!! This little gag earned me Big Dog status in this household, when she found out I did it, I have to say, she cornered me, flipped me over and was growling and stuff so much I peed myself a little, but still, it was worth it. Her's was a "muti-layered" approach. hee hee hee ...

Her cake eye liner I replaced with water color paint pellet, so she put it on, the second she stepped outside in the heat WHAMO! Instant eye liner run! (which in her world is tragic)

Her cal trate chocolate things she takes every day, we replaced them with laxative...She was gasy as hell, and lets just say "running" in more ways that one in the bathroom! The next day she had a phone interview with Dog Vouge about something...well..we made sure they were recording the call, and we had a whoopie cushion under her 'throne' or office chair..It sounded like she laid the fart that would be heard around the world!!! We hope that they print that she was having some bodily function issues. Yes, my mean streak has come out to play....I am treating this like my 12 steps to recovery from childbirth...instead of making amends with everyone though I am taking revenge!!! I might even be a sexy devil for Halloween this year....we'll just have to wait and see now won't we!!

* Bella Boo

Oh yeah baby I am the man!!!

Well, this group is almost out the door, no child support due on this one!! Being the stud of this crew has it's perks ya know....I get all the play, without having to pay! My latest conquest Blue is getting a little thick in the middle, so we will be seeing how handsome these little ones are very shortly! Mom is saying that more and more of the puppies are getting my 'build' and she is even considering keeping one of my boys since they are just so handsome! Have you guys heard anything about a new guy coming in from another kennel? Hank and Cooper were talking about it the other day around the water bowl, when I came up they shut up faster than you can say woof. Rumor is there is some little boned chocolate tri with some 'great' blood lines or something...mom seems to think that he and CeCe would make some kind of great puppies. Axel, Afro, Advil...I dunno what his name is....Mutant puppies is what I am thinking! We don't need some pencil necked twerp coming in here and messing with my ho's!! I will have to open up a can of whoop as RooRoo style on em! You may not think I got street cred, but let me tell you what, it takes a serious stud extraordinaire to keep these little ladies round here smiling and coming back for more. If you hear anything about this other guy though, you know where to find me and my peeps.

# Roo

Pregnancy puts a dent in your dating life--

Pregnancy puts a dent in your dating life-- Yup, the title says it all. My biological clock was ticking, and not to sound like a 16 year old human teenager, but everyone else was doing it, so I took the plunge, or actually, let Roo *ahem "Take the plunge" *wink *wink. I figured I would try a guy once, and that would be that, I could say been there, done that, and then maybe Lulu would lay off me about my Birkenstock and pension for flannel. Oh my surprise when mom looked at me one day, called dad over and said "I think Blue is pregnant". Now, they knew I was experimenting and stuff, and since I'm daddy's favorite, he said that if I didn't want to join the breeding program I didn't have to, him and mommy would love me regardless. Long story short to this fiasco, I'm preggers. It isn't bad really, yeah, I've gained some weight, Lulu keeps referring to me as "The Lane Bryant Girl" What in the HELL does that mean????? CeCe said that it is a store for bigger boned girls, I don't know what she is talking about, I get all my clothes from the Eddie Bauer and LL Bean catalog. (sensibly, well made and comfortable all rolled into one, plus they deliver and I don't have to go to the mall--EW!!! Mall ! That's where Lu and her cronies hang out!) Anyways, I've put on a little weight, I've been practicing my kagels and stomach muscle contractions, in addition to jogging daily so that once these puppy's pop out, I will be back in buff shape. Now back to the dating thing where we all started with this. I was chatting with this cute little chick Jasmine online, we had allot in common, same taste in movies (the art noir type films) like the same type of foods, same type of music (Nirvana of course) and I really thought we might have a future. I told her that I would like to have kids one day, which of course would involve a male at some point (DUH!!! Anatomy 101 people!!) She seemed cool with it. Now mind you, we aren't living together, we haven't exchanged promise microchips or anything here...as far as I knew we weren't even exclusive. I had told her about Roo before, she seemed cool with the whole try bi thing, well, then I told her about our little rendezvous in June...SHE FLIPPED!! She threw a fit, she threw my Nirvana CD's out of her dog bed, AND my favorite Pet Smart Sweaky Loofa before I could even explain. I now understand why women drive men nuts!!! Women drive WOMEN nuts too!!!!! I was upset, mom, Bells, and Cooper got me thru it, there was alot of crying, some doggie ice cream (Coop is lactose intolerant..which is TMI, but thought you should know) and we listened to allot of Enya and Sade (Uncle Hanks...go figure?) But I'm in a good place now. Bellas kids are leaving for their forever homes, so now we can focus on me and my litter coming in August. I got every ones Lamaze books, I've skimmed thru them, it seems pretty self explanatory, the come out, it hurts, it's messy, mom cleans them, me , and the rest of it up, she is sitting there with me, this isn't brain surgery....there's only one way they can come out right? Ok, I'll keep ya posted, I am changing my profile online to "Open minded mom to be in search of that special someone". I might even post it in girl looking for boy section, the guys are way lower maintenance I think.

% Blue