I can't see my front feet or my back feet!!

UG! I'm as big as a house, hungry all the time, and uncomfortable as hell! Bella and Roo were doing their morning rat run in the yard this morning, and normally she and I have our plan of attack. She chases him at me, then I take over the run (we tag team him). He was running at me and I took off, took 3 steps and felt like I was pulling a dump truck!!! 4 steps and I was done! What's with that CRAP! My cardio has gone in the dumpster, and one of the little buggers keeps kicking me in the bladder! On the upside though, the perks are pretty sweet I get grilled chicken and veggies twice a day, I get a special bed, bowl, and water dish in mom and dads room, and get to sleep in total comfort each night (Sleep number bed baby!! I'm a 15, how about you?) And of course, mom and dad pick me up, put me on the couch, in the swing, in their laps etc, because they don't want me to strain myself. Lulu is SO JEALOUS, it's funny!

When mom and dad are gone for an hour or two, I get to go into the whelping room. It has a nice big bed, 4 water bowls, 2 food bowls, a radio, fans, and nice view of the garden. When mom and dad come in to get me Lulu is always at the door peeking in to see what is up.

All the own time has given me lots of time to work on the computer and web site. Bella is starting a new business, so i have been working on some web stuff for her too. She wants a site for KRT Kennel Cookies, and mom and dad are working on the logistic. I think they should call them "Bella's Biscuits: or Bella's Bakery. Once they get all the details figured out they can let me know and then me and Cece can get started on the logos and web site. Hopefully this will all be done before the babies get here. I'm due any time now. Cece isn't' due until the 6th of August or something...mom is going to have her hands FULL! Lulu gets all loopy and psycho when other have puppies. Something else adorable that steals all the the attention (well, not all but alot) from her. I wouldn't be surprised if she snuck in a turkey baster moment with Roo just to get knocked up and refocus the attention on her! Bet me biscuits, she's going to faint or say she's preggers or something.

The kitchen is alive with the sound of buscuits!!!!

All the bambino's are gone, so what is a girl to do? I finally had an epiphany. I'm going to get a hobby!!! Blue has body building, and the website management thingy,(plus she will have babies soon) Cooper has his Coopflix, Hank has the house security thing and general neurosis, Cece has her gift bag for puppy's and dogs business, and Lulu's hobby is well...Lulu. SO! I decided that I am going to hone my cooking skills and start "7 dogs bakery!" Lulu says that there is already a 3 dogs bakery, and what happens if we add more dogs? So my other choices were "TUB-O-NUBS Bakery" (lulu says that makes us sound fat) "GOOD COOKIES MADE BY DOGS" (Lulu said it was too simple sounding...she is REALLY opinionated GOSH!) My final choice was "KRT KENNEL COOKIES" (Mom said I was brilliant for that one, and Lulu would NEVER argue with mom) SO KRT Kennel Cookies will be up and running in no time soon! Mommy got some culinary training in the past. lulu said it was in "PRAY-VONCE", she saw mom's name on something over there. I think Provence is in Rhode Island or something. Anyways, the woman can cook!! Cookies, pies, pastas, sauces, breads, appetizers, meats (well, dad is the king of the grill, mom likes his meat!) Everyone said they wish that mom and dad would have people over more often because everything they cook is so GOOD! Anyways, mom set up some 'mommy and me' time...she got out a bunch of her cook books so we can hammer out some recipes and decide what we are going to focus on. Lulu was calling this a 'focus group'. She just wants in on it, she has to get her manicured little paws into everything I swear! Once we get all the details done, Blue said that that she would put something on the web site about it if we want (she is a wiz at marketing) CeCe said that she would use them in her gift bags, Cooper said that he would do a review on them, Roo volunteered to be the taste tester (big shock there) and Hank said he would make sure no one stole the secret sauce (do we have a secret sauce yet?) I emailed Aunt Gracie and cousin Murphy down south to see if they want some for Gracies photo shoots (she's gonna be the new K-9 Coppertone model Lulu talks about her good looks NON STOP) She is really gorgeous though, I have met her in person.

We are meeting on Friday and hopefully we will be able to get our business plan together (I'm so excited! It sounds SO OFFICIAL!!) Mom says she will back me financially, whatever that means. Blue she said that there won't be much overhead, just the cost of ingredients. I wanted to have some business cards, t-shirts, banners, bumper stickers, and have mom's Mini Cooper wrapped with advertising for it, but mom says let's not put the least before the dog. Either way, stay tuned, and stay hungry, things are getting tasty around here!!!

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Broken ~

this was a weird one folks. Involved seeing yourself right before you die, or parallel universe, or something. I honestly can't tell you really what this was about. A woman in a car wreck or she see's herself in a car wreck, or she see's herself and causes a car wreck...yeah....you need a road map or cliff notes from there. I hung on every word, every scene, and did the peepie dance for like 25 minutes afraid to go out since I might miss the plot point that would just bring it all together (for the record, that point never happened, and I dribbled a little on the kitchen floor--Sorry MOM!) this is a one bone at best. Too film noir (Blue would love it probably) Maybe if they had more canine representation it would have been better.......or not.

this needs a bloodhound tracker to sniff out the plot and help the rest of it find it too!

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Slumdog Millionaire ~

IT has dog in the title, so you know it was good. It was a tad confusing at first....flash backs, flash forwards, flash sideways, and since this was India, I think a flash flood!

This is a film that makes you stop and think about the little things in life and how significant they can become. greenie or Rawhide? Fire Hydrant or Mail box? Chase the cat or the neighbors little yappy yorkie with attitude that poops in the yard when he thinks that no one is looking BUT WE KNOW IT IS YOU GIZMO!!! WE KNOW!!!!...Oh sorry...got carried away there.....

Interesting story line, amazingly played out, and without giving it all away, it has a happy ending. (there are times int he film you aren't so sure) I give this 4 bones for great camera angles and cinematography, music (I've downloaded a few of the tunes to my ipod) and really good acting. There really weren't any dogs in the film, that was sort of a downer, but hey, it has Dog in the title right?

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Quarentine ~

This movie was dark and creepy. The filming was done without allot of lights on. It all begins with a rabid dog (What the hell Snoopy?! I mean, why not a rabid cat, got knows those little bastards eat stuff too!) Yes, the disease is a funky strain of rabies, which for those of us who get our yearly shots and tags just sends shivers from our noses to our nubs! Everyone goes mutant zombie in this movie, limbs get disconnected, and it a Michael Jackson Thriller video gone bad!(minus the dancing and funky beat) Everyone gets eaten, or decapitated, or end up a double amputee.

I give it three bones. It is an interesting concept, and makes some folks (Hank) a little nervous about the whole bio hazard and biological threat thing (He sleeps with his gas mask on, he says it is from Roo's gas, but I know better)

Just remember this folks, if one of your favorite canines decided to enjoy some squirt can whipping cream, or gets a moustache from a latte, it isn't an outbreak!!

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~ Role Models ~

2 Guys get into trouble here (remember Stiffler from the American Pie movies, he is one of them) and they end up having to do community service at a big brother/big sister community center. They get to be 'big brothers' to 2 kids that have washed everyone else out of the program essentially. There is lot so hi jinx and some exaggerated acting here, but over all it was actually funny...we weren't going for an academy award or anything for plot. It's fairly predictable, but again, funny, entertaining , and worth the $3 rental fee. Not to heavy of a plot, and was good mindless entertainment for an afternoon (Roo should love the mindless part, it comes naturally to him) I personally think the kids would have benefited more from a nice dog (say Rat Terrier perhaps) as opposed to 2 delinquent humans, but hey! I don't make the rules right?! 2 bones is my vote...probably should be more, but I got hungry and ate the 3rd bone!

CoopFLIX movie reivew ~The day the Earth Stood still ~

This should be called "The day you watched this movie and time stood still!" Keanu Reeves plays a zero personality monotone alien really well, but I expected him to throw a "DUDE!" from Bill & Teds in there just to liven things up a bit (No such luck) This movie has one of those underlying political / environmental statements, and these aliens aren't related to Marvin the Martian or ET! Humans are messy, dirty, and destroying the earth Have they ever met Bella, she leaves her toy's everywhere, and Hank flips his dry food all over the kitchen!) Anyways, aliens are here to save the earth by getting rid of the humans (no mention of dogs here, I guess we were one of the good guys with the rest of the critters) Anyways, a few chase scenes, some long winded environmental stuff and suddenly Keanu's alien dude thinks humans aren't so bad (go figure, since we don't have poseable thumbs we dogs need them to open the boxes of dog bones you idiots!) Anyways, he decided to turn off the human extermination think. VIOLA! happily ever after.

The most exciting part of the movie is when a bee landed on the couch near mom (she's allergic to them) and she half gainer, summer salted off yelling for dad to kill it....3 solid bones for the flip mom did....but only one bone for the movie.