Happy Caturday!

Every Day is Caturday around here. When I complain about this, Mimi says that every afternoon is a DOG DAY AFTERNOON. I have no idea what she means because my life bears no resemblance to the Al Pacino movie which I have seen many times. It was one of Mimi's dad's favorites.

The truth is that I like kitties. I have had two of them, the first was Chester. Chester was a sweet, affectionate kitty. I got him when I was about four years old. At first I was a little jealous but after a little while Chester was like a little brother to me. I herded him around and he would do what I expected from him. I was firm but always gentle.

Everybuddy loved Chester.

Chester wanted to be held all the time. He loved people. He also loved going outside where he would boumce around, always happy. Sadly, Chester's life was cut short and he crossed the rainbow bridge when he was only three years old.

After awhile we decided that it was time to get another cat. Mimi found one who lived in Abbotsford. His father was a huge orange feral cat and his mom lived with a teenager who kept letting her kitty have litters and litters of kittens.

Te new cat was the one I have now, Hazuzu. At first we named him Yoda, but Eric and Autumn soon changed it to Hazuzu, after the Professor's pet gargoyle in Futurama,  They were both teenagers at the time. Eric and Autumn were the grandchildren that Mimi raised since they were very small. The saddest thing in the world for us is that Autumn left this world. We lost her because of leukemia, when Hazuzu was still a kitten.

Chester had died on Autumn's 16th birthday, during the time that her leukemia was in remission. The leukemia came back, and when it did we got Hazuzu because anipals are very good medicine. There is nothing like a baby kitty (and a dog) to cheer up a sick person.

This is Autumn. I was her best furrend. They even let me into the children's horsepital to visit her. What a brave grrrl she was!

Brave beautifur Autumn

Back to Caturday.

Now Hazuzu is an adult now. Even though he is orange like Chester, he is totally different. Hazuzu is not very friendly. He doesn't like very many people and he doesn't jump around and play like Chester did. Pawever, Hazuzu is magnificent like a lion and he luves to follow us on our walks, which is furry cool.

Hazuzu

Happy Caturday to all of you.

Louis Dog Armstrong

Louis the Blogging Dog

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

Sam from One Spoiled Cat  has something going called Thoroughly Poetic Thursday. They are going through the alphadogbet and are today at the letter "O".
I learned about this from beautifur kitty Madi who made her own poem using the word older.  You can read Madi's pawsome poem at Madi and Mom Down Home in NC.

I thought I would give poetry a try, although I might not be furry good at it.

This poem is inspired by Madi and the Letter "O".

Ostriches

Ostriches are bigger that me,

But I'm a little dog,

They have pawsome feathers

Nothing like a frog.

Ostriches come out of eggs,

They probably don't taste so good;

And there is not a single one of them

Living in my 'hood.

I think he is cute!

Well that was woofy fun. I hope you liked my poem.

Until next time this is 

Louis Dog Armstrong

Louis the Blogging Dog 

Louis the Peace Dog

Hello Efurrybuddy
Louis here on a perfect sunny Wednesday.
Hazuzu is our catching mousies, Eric is trying to fix Mimi's car because it's broken and Mimi is painting a table and chars in three colours.

I think you know that I am a peace dog. I want peace within myself, peace in the 'hood, peace in the city and in the country, and everywhere in the world. Dogs don't have wars and they don't want weapons.

Louis the Peace Dog

I was furry upset when Hazuzu got all carried away about keeping his pirate gun. He wanted to hunt for the mousies with it.

Hazuzu is a big predator and I can accept that. After all, he is a cat.

However, I am happy to tell you that he has agreed that he should lay down his arms and just use his paws (and teeth) to catch those mousies.

I hear a lot of squeaks of relief from the mousies in this 'hood.

Squeaks of relief from this guy!

Now onto more woofy subjects like the Blogville election. I've been reading everything the candy dates say and choosing who to vote fur is so hard. But I will do my furry best.

I rruff it in Blogville!

Until next time, from Vancouver, BC, this is
Louis Dog Armstrong
Louis the Blogging Dog

Cats with Guns

It is the day after Woof Like A Pirate Day and I am feeling sick! Terrible head ache! Too much rum!

But it was so much fun, wid all of Blogville and the Kitty Blogosphere all dressed up, meowing and woofing like pirates.

Hazuzu, my kitty and also my best furrend, is still dressed like a pirate. He says he is sick to death of wearing nothing but orange fur all the time and he needs a change.

I pawsonally like his orange furs but I do understand.

For those of you who didn't see him yesterday, this is how he looks.  He won't even take his hat off and the only time he puts the gun down is when he leaves the house to find mousies.  That's because Mimi says guns are not toys and they should not be in the hands of kitties.

Pirate Hazuzu

Hazuzu disagrees wid Mimi about taking the gun outside, but she won't change her mind. No kitties wid guns outside, and no means no.

So this morning Hazuzu took out his kitty credit card and  ordered two books from Amazon. You guessed it -

Hazuzu can't wait fur this book to arrive.

The other book Hazuzu ordered from Amazon

I think that the kitty is a bit of an extremist.

Not only that, but we live in Canada, which is a land of gun control. Mimi couldn't even get a gun if she wanted one, so what is this about kitties with guns?

I told Hazuzu that he shouldn't even think of  hunting mousies with a gun because if he stops using the skills he was born with along with his sharp claws and his teeth, he will get out of practice and lose his natural abilities.

He told me to mind my own business, and that hurt my feelings!

What do you think? Should kitties should go hunting wid guns? 

Well that is the news from our house fur today. Thanks fur stopping by!

From Vancouver,

Louis Dog Armstrong

Louis the Blogging Dog

 

 

Ahoy me Hearties!

Ahoy me Hearties!!

Louis the Sea Dog here, from Treasure Island,woofing like a pirate!

  

Hazuzu the kitty is my first mate. He wanted to be the captain of the pirate ship but as usual he listened to me. After all I am the alpha, in charge of everything to do with him except when he is outside looking for mices.

Now he thinks he can take that gun with him when he looks for those mices. Mimi says no it's not a good idea because he will get arrested! Or shoot another kitty by accident, which would be furry bad.  We never want to blow a cat down!

I hope you are all having fun on this special woof and meaow like a pirate day! Blogville is so much fun!

From Treasure Island, 

this is Louis Seadog Armstrong
Louis the Blogging Dog

How to Woof Like a Pirate

Avast ye Furends!  Shiver me timbers, this is Louis the Seadog getting ready fur International Talk Like a Pirate day.  

I've been looking up pirate talk and found some helpful phrases that I'd like to share wid you.

• All hands hoay=Everyone get on the deck
• Avast ye=Pay attention
• Black spot=Death threat
• Dance the hempen jig=To hang someone
• Dungbie=Rear end
• Hempen halter=The noose used to hang people
• Hornswaggle=To cheat
• Shiver me timbers=An expression used to show shock or disbelief
• Abaft=Back area of the boat
• Binnacle=Where the compass is kept on board the ship
• Cackle fruit=Chicken eggs
• Coaming=A surface that prevented water on the deck from dripping to lower levels of the ship
• Duffle=A sailor's belongings
• Head=Toilet on board the ship
• Holystone=Sandstone that was used to scrub the ships
• Jacob's Ladder=Rope ladder that was used to climb aboard ships
• Monkey=Small cannon
• Monkey jacket=Short jacket worn by some of those aboard the ship
• Orlop=Deck where cables are stored away
• Poop deck=Deck that is the highest and farthest back
• Cockswain=The helmsman
• Flibustier=Pirates of the Golden Age
• Freebooter=Refers to an actual pirate
• Landlubber=A person who is not incredibly skilled at sea
• Powder monkey=A gunner's assistant
• Black jack=Large drinking cups
• Davy Jones' Locker=Refers to death
• Ahoy=Hello
• Ahoy, matey=Hello, friend
• Batten down the hatches=A signal to prepare the ship for an upcoming storm
• Blimey!=Something said when one is in a state of surprise
• Blow the man down=A command which means to kill somebody
• Booty=Treasure
• Buccaneer=Name for a pirate
• Crow's nest=The place on the ship where the lookout stand is built
• Cutlass=Type of sword used by the pirates
• Feed the fish=Meaning that an individual or group of individuals will soon die
• Heave ho=Instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
• Jolly Roger=The famous pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it
• Man-O-War=The name used for a pirate ship that is all set and ready to go to war
• Old salt=A sailor that has a great deal of experience on the seas
• Privateer=Pirates who are sponsored by the government
• Scallywag=A name that is used as an insult to someone
• Scuttle=To sink a ship
• Seadog=An old sailor or pirate
• Shark bait=Going to die soon
• Thar she blows!=An expression used when a whale is spotted from the ship
• Son of a biscuit eater=An insult
• Three sheets to the wind=Someone who is quite drunk
• Walk the plank=A punishment which entails someone who walks over the side of the ship off of the plank. Their hands are often tied so that they cannot swim and they drowned.
• Yo Ho Ho=There is often used to express some sort of cheer but also can be used to call attention to the speaker.

There is something about pirates that suits me. Maybe it's the fact that they are so free, sailing all over the ocean. In real life I don't get to go very far at all, except when I went to Scotland fur the pawlympics and the time travelling I have done. Mostly I just hang around wid the landlubber kitty that I live wid.

Butt (Dungbie) I am not complaining. I rruff my home and even if I had all the freedom of a pirate I would still want to stay wid my furever family.  

Until next time,

Louis Dog Armstrong

Louis the Blogging Dog

Seadog Louis

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Guess who is practicing his pirate talking? Yes, it is me, Louis Dog Armstrong!
International Talk Like a Pirate day is on September 19th, and all of Blogville is invited to celebrate.
And I am feeling so special because along with a kitty I am hosting the event. The kitty is named Bear Cat and can be found at Momma Cat and her Bear Cat. That Bear Cat is a beautifur kitty and if I don't mind saying so, I'm not a bad looking dog!

To get the badges fur this event just go to Zoolatry, which is the blog of our furends Dougie Dog and the pretty kitty Zoey.

The furst badge has a picture of both Bear Cat and me:

You can get this badge for your blog at Zoolatry.

There are two more badges, one of Bear Cat and the other of just me.

They were all designed by the amazing Ann at Zoolatry.

I hope you will come by on September 19th to bark like a pirate with me. By then my pirate barking skills should be pretty good.

Ann is the one who designed my header and the rest of my blog. Before she came along my blog had a generic design that didn't represent my woofy self. Ann fixed it all up and gave me a look that reflects the real Louis. I rruff her!

From Vancouver, this is

Louis Dog Armstrong

Louis the Blogging Dog