Mallorca - la isla bonita

Travelling is one of my favorite things to do, because sometimes you have to look beyond your own nose. To spend some days of spring at one of the most popular Mediterranean island was really an adventure for me. The weather was fantastic (not too cold and not too warm) and I got a lot of new inspiring inputs. This is me in front of the cathedral »La Seu« in Palma:


Some yummy kennel in a pastry shop - so delicious & colorful!


It seems that the architect of this house got his inspirations at the same pastry shop...And look: It's a dog-kennel too!


Maybe a new breeding of the established dalmatian dog. This seems to be the spring-version:


Some cute purses for dog-loving children:


At the entrance of the church Santa Eulàlia in Palma I found a really terrifying scene. Some dogs fighting against each other. This isn't after my fancy - I'm a peaceloving dog (most of the time by all means).


There are some beaches where dogs are allowed at the early seasons. But what the hell was the intention of my mistress while making this photo? Hey, I'm the star of this Blog - not that **** ****** ** ******!


Going back to Palma we stoped over at a Jazz Festival at one of the market places. I think this buddy looks so displaced, because for us dogs this kind of music sounds like »katzenjammer«.


And this little friend also seems to escape from the music. Or does he have a immense shopping list to finish?


Okay, I see! He wants to go to »TOUS« - a famous spanish fashion-label where you can buy jewels, bags, sunglasses and, as you can see: lovely Chihuahua-keychains.


And doggiebag-keychains:


If you are more a fan of that »Bling-Bling-stuff«, here are some keychains I found at El Corte Inglés made by Svarowski:



Another doggiebag made by Tommy Hilfiger:


And some more cheaper ones in the streets of Palma. Maybe it's due to its content...


Leaving to the airport, I found this fashion-store with the lovely logo of a spanish greyhound (these dogs are called Galgos and my mistress donates regularly some money for their needs).


Ahhhhhh, it's a pleasure to come home again....

myPad

During my daily business of eating, barking, digging, wallowing and rushing, I need some time to relax. I really love to sit on an elevated place, with the warm sun caressing my fur and a mellow pillow behind my back...The following ones are from »k studio« - two women from Michigan/USA who combine great design with green materials and social responsibility. I like to build families of all the different cushions. But I like most to take a nap on them....



zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Dog meets Beetles

As you know, I love to be co-driver. Unfortunately there are only two seats in the front row - one for the driver and the other one for my mistress (she said "it's her car and it's her privilege to sit there" - but she's wrong....). Nevertheless we had a good ride to the yearly traditional »Maikäfertreffen« in Hannover/Germany where all the lovely VW-Beetles meet.

Look at me sitting behind the steering wheel - it fits perfect, doesn't it?


As you can see, we weren't the only one who showed our gem:


This yellow-eyed wolf scared me a little bit - but I think that's the whole purpose:


The little Chihuahua keeps the track of all the vehicles - what a fantastic seat without paying anything!


A modern age oracle: You can ask him everything - but be careful with your questions: he will always nod!


R.I.P. - Rust in peace


Best weather for a picknick! And/or a nap.


Find the hidden object: The dog!

Nice insights...


Another buddy who fall asleep directly in the middle of the walk - it seems that it was a great party last night....


Mirror, mirror on the Bug: Who's the prettiest dog around?


For me this Bro' seems a little bit depressive (maybe it's because of the temperatures inside the car and he currently noticed that he got shrunk...)


Gorgeous pastels in a row. (Did I really say that? Sounds a little bit swishy....)


Bye bye, see you again next year - same time!

dog-spa 2.0

I hate bathing - as most of my collegues. Then I found this little movie at the Internet - it's part of a range called »Iso in slow motion« - and I really go for taking a bath right now...Isn't this stupefying? But please: Don't tell my mistress about - she is absolute devoted to scrub me.



The lovely song is »The Way I Am« by Ingrid Michaelson. You can buy it on iTunes.

Say C-H-E-E-S-E !

Is your dog one of those who loves to smile, too? There's a lovely page at the web where you can send your picture to: It's the website of the American dog-magazin »The Bark«.
Check out some of the probands:

If you also want your dog to be famous - go ahead!
If he doesn't want to smile - show him this (after seeing this, he definitely will):

LOL

Happy Easter to all of you!

Today at the fleemarket

It has been a sunny day today. So we went out to one of our fleemarkets in Hamburg to have a look around. The first I saw were these buddies laying under the sales booth...The caption came to my mind was »Too tired or Two tired?«


There have been a lot of people searching for kitsch, treasures and preciousities. But this pup seems to search for something else...


I always rest my case: Terrier are really brilliant...


I really empathize with this buddy - no surprise that he looks so miserable with that cable hanging around his neck...


...and this one also seems to be a little bit petrified:


A gorgeous but really cheap dachshund: a purchase of 28 Euro, eats nothing, drinks nothing, needs no place to sleep and never barks.


The poodle-frequency was enormous today...
A white and mellow exemplar:


...and a black and nodding exemplar from the 60ies.
This one has a new owner from today: My mistress. Hopefully he doesn't annoy me - but I think he agrees with everything I tell him.


For whom are these guys waiting? And why are they looking so huffish?
»Hey, the sun is shining! It's a perfect day today! Wooofff!«

New Bark, New Bark

During my last trip to New York - that was coincidentally my first too - I sniffed around to have some new inspirations of what doggies do and wear in the Big Apple. I was very surprised to see these costumes at the lovely dogboutique »trixie and peanut«, located at 23 East 20th Street.
(Hopefully there won't be a pack of hounds that chase the little Chihuahua while wearing this Bunny-Costume....)


America is a really amazing country. Nobody in Germany would ever consider on a automat that contains Dogtreats or PooBags. It's really clever - but there is a snag in it: you always have to pack 25 Cent in your pocket.


Here you can see, that really everyone in New York is in a hurry...even those nice tightened Chihuahuas. But maybe there are some hounds (see above) close on her heels, because of here lovely pink costume...


...or she has a date at Jemmy's Run with a dinky pug....You can have a look, it's near the Flat Iron Building (between 5th Avenue and Broadway).

flower-pawer

It's springtime! And I'm feeling sooooooo bloomy. Look at these awesome "collar corsages" made by Beantown, Nebraska | USA. So, c'mon: Say it with flowers....

family affairs

There's an amazing shop I found while sniffing through the internet: pillowpillowpillow by the designer Aaron Stewart and Hornet Toys. They produce - who'd have thunk? - cozy little pillows with illustrations of different dog-breeds and other pets. It's a pitty, that they don't have one of my kind - it seems to be that I'm inimitable....