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I like to start my daily post with a pretty picture. Here is Miss Amelia posing ever so sweetly and ladylike for me. She emailed me especially to agree that we wires could never enter those ugly dog contests. She sure is ravishing, but look at those nails? Eek, she looks like Joan Collins - me thinks you need a manicure Ms. Amelia or do you keep them like that to keep Woody at bay?
Last night Mom got really mad at me. There is really only one thing that Mom absolutely forbids me from chewing and that is her bipap face mask she needs to sleep with to help her lungs. It is made of plastic and gel and fits over her nose. The thing is she looks like Darth Vader when she has it on, and I'm convinced the mask is alive and attacking Mom, so I try to pull it off if I happen to be on the bed with her. Last night, while Mom was in the bath, I crept into her room and managed to pull the mask off her nightstand and crawl with it under the bed. Stupidly though, I let my paw stick out, and she found me and the mask and went ballistic!
I only chewed one side of the gel stuff - it was so delish to sink my teeth into - but Mom had to sleep with one finger pressed against that side of the mask to prevent air seeping in. She had to order a new mask today and it only arrives in a few days so she won't be sleeping very well. I feel really really bad...I may just have to spank myself! How about I bite my tail extra hard instead?
It's been raining for the last 5 days and I'm sick of it! Mom and Dad force me to go out to pee in the wet, and I hate it. This morning at 6a.m. Dad tried to get me out while holding an umbrella over me...I peed eventually, but it wasn't pleasant let me tell you.
I read a great story, though a very sad one, today about Marine Cpl. Jeffery A. Boskovitch in Iraq who adopted an Iraqui puppy called Beans and made him their unit's mascot. He dreamed of taking Beans home with him to Ohio when his term of duty ended, but tragically the Marine was killed before this could happen. It then became his mom's quest to carry out his wishes and get Beans to America. I love stories with happy endings:
“It was bittersweet. I knew Jeff wasn’t getting off the plane, but I was so happy to have Beans,” his mom said.
I'm not an overly politically minded dog, but I really think it is time to bring our troops home from Iraq - too many are dying there and for what? I don't know...I just don't understand it. I suspect that geeky looking man I see on TV a lot grinning in front of a big white house has something to do with this horrid situation.
AGC
Tales (tails?) from the life of Axel, a naughty but lovable wire-haired one year old fox terrier living in Philadelphia, USA. Not an ordinary dog - Axel is very opinionated, especially on issues pertaining to animal welfare and human silliness.
Right now (July 2005) I'm 9 weeks old. I'm a wire-haired fox terrier male. I come from pedigreed stock - dad was a champ and so was grandpa - who hailed from Ireland. I live with my parents D and R, who adore me!

AXEL'S FAVE WEBSITES
AXEL'S PALS
Mom's Writing Portfolio Website
Pet Pals Pet Boutique - Great Doggie Stuff
Barkslope
PLEASE HELP THESE DOGS
Abused and Neglected Wire Fox Terriers of Montreal
Missouri Puppy Mill Rescued Wire Fox Terriers
TERRIER STUFF/DOG STUFF...
Yahoo Wire Fox Terrier Group
Wire-Hair Fox Terriers
AfterAllWireFoxTerriers
DOGS WITH BLOGS DIRECTORY SITE
Abbey, Agility Champ
Agatha and Archie
Dean-O of Montreal
Sir Lancelot of Ohio
Scruffy and Lacey's Place
William Tell's Spot
Asta's World (NYC)
Gimlet, Nigel, Sammy and Joe the Cat
Bebe in Philly
Lenny the Wise Wire
Koobuss Shiksa
Buster the Wire Fox Terrorist
Our Wiry Ways - Wires from Singapore
Faya Airdale from Switzerland
Fever's Magic Flying Circus
Butchy & Snickers Blog
On the Go with Gus
Jake and the Barkalot Boyz
Jackson in the UK
Momo the Cav
Pepper Ricky the Doxie and his family
Life with Ozzy
Bogie Bytes
Bogart the Airdale
Sunshade the SuperDale Airdale
Bamba Speaks
Sammy's WFT World
Zoe the Smooth Fox Terrier
Ozzie's Dog House
Maine Wires
Grace, the Anatolian Shephard
Arista's Azee (Finland)
Moira
Brandy and Nicky
Mackie, the Sock Eater
Colby's Website
Stephanie and the Gang, UK
Nat Dickinson Doing Art Blog