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I do not feel lucky. I swear!

2009-12-09T17:41:00.000-08:00

Source: LOLcats

Bohemian Rhapsody by Muppets

2009-11-25T09:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween From BloggyDoggy

2009-10-31T07:28:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of Halloween, we must insist you watch this Hot Chick Time Lapse Video, in which a hot chick gets turned into a zombie.

Hot Chick Zombie Time Lapse - Watch more Other Funny Stuff

Michael Vick Back in NFL as if Nothing Ever Happened

2009-08-14T08:20:00.000-07:00

Stella and I would just like to take a moment to rant and rave and marvel at the injustice....Michael Vick is returning to the NFL? WTF???? A guy who tortures and kills defenseless dogs, not to mention promotes and furthers the stereotype of "vicious" pitbulls, has been given a second chance in the NFL with the Eagles and a second chance at his former role model status? Do you hear this lunatic in the press release? "I just want to help more dogs than I've hurt." Oh really? Well hopefully you will start by donating your ENTIRE NFL paycheque to shelters. Not just one paycheque, asshole. ALL OF THEM. And maybe you should donate ALL of your off time to rehabilitating pitbulls that would otherwise be put down because of asshole dog abusers, such as your former self.

Shame on Michael Vick, Shame on the Eagles management, and shame on the NFL, who will ban players for life for placing bets, but will allow an animal killer back in the game pretty much the first opportunity that they get.

Stella at the Toronto City Hall Farmers Market

2009-08-12T13:23:00.001-07:00

Stella Loves Loldogs this week!!!

2009-07-10T07:07:00.000-07:00

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Stella Has New Weekend Diggs!

2009-07-06T19:19:00.000-07:00

Stella has a new boat!!!! She is happy. The cat, however will likely need a warming up period. We are going to try bringing kitty this weeked.

Here is the outside of the boat!!!

Here is the inside of the boat!!!

Here is Stella looking out of the boat!!!

Here is Stella on the boat!!!

Stella has never been so happ..wait a minute? That ugly beast looks a lot like Stella's arch nemisis.

It is her arch nemisis!!!WTF??? How did this swan jerk find Stella here?!?!?

OMD, we need to find another Marina says Stella.

Stella Loves Lolcats!!!

2009-07-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Happy Happy Canada Day

2009-07-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

Stella and I wish everyone a happy happy Canada Day!!!

Woofstock 2009 Photos

2009-06-25T09:59:00.000-07:00

So our good friend Murphy Dogg asked us if we had any awesome pics of some Woofstock 09 friends. Sure we do! Here they are!

Stella Loves LOLCat

2009-06-22T13:33:00.000-07:00

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see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Stella At Woofstock: Awesomest Day Ever

2009-06-15T14:14:00.000-07:00

As you can see, Stella had a FABULOUS time at Woofstock 09. Everywhere she sniffed, there was something to eat or a new dog to greet. And she was finally treated with the respect she deserves at an outdoor restaurant. Chicken stew was served right to her perfectly sized table.

Among her favouritist new Woofstock pals was a pink poodle, a purple mohawked punk rock dog, about a billion other Bostons and a dog that looked a lot like a chicken. Yay Stella!

Dastardly Adorable Bear Cub Gets Caught with Head in Feeder

2009-06-09T10:38:00.000-07:00

An adorable and - according to Stella - evil bear cub was caught with his head in a bird feeder on Memorial Day weekend. Stella says "It was me. I caught the bear cub jerk in a carefully and cunningly laid out master plot to rid the world of excess cute. After all, there is "adorable dog" and then there is "other". Who needs "other"?"

Unfortunately Stella's plan for cute domination was temporarily thwarted by the bear cub's mother. This much larger and decidedly less cuddly version of the trapped cub tore the bird feeder apart with her ferocious teeth, each one roughly the size of Stella's adorable paw.

See full (and actual) story: Curious Cub Spotted With Head Stuck In Feeder

Stella Goes to a Birthday Party!

2009-06-03T07:20:00.001-07:00

So Stella went to a doggy birthday party this weekend! She had SO. MUCH. FUN.

She got to play with her best friend Amy:

And she got to eat tons of yummy treats:

And chew on bones that smelled like almonds:

And she got to watch her best friend Amy open cool birthday presents:

And she got to eat part of a big - no, giant - happy birthday cookie:

Even us humans had cake:

And when Stella left, she got to take home treats:

Yay Stella and Happy Birthday Amy!!!

Happy Holidays and Happy 2009!!!

2009-01-02T09:16:00.000-08:00

Stella and I had an awesome Christmas. We both got lots of prezzies and ate tons of food! First the BF, Stella, and I went to Mambo Mamma's and brother's on Christmas morning. Then we all high tailed it back to our place. I cooked while Stella opportunistically cleaned the kitchen floor, which was fun for both of us. The BF set up and played Rockband and Kitty mostly hid in various spots around the condo. Mambo Mamma and brother came over for dinner and we all ate too much!!! We will post photos of Stella enjoying Christmas soon.

New Years was mostly AWESOME for me and, at first, it was great for Stella. Kitty pretty much alternated between hiding and demanding attention from guests. Then the countdown began and the noisemakers came out. Stella was not sure if she enjoyed that part. She was curious but a little nervous so she took a time out in the bedroom while she made up her mind.

I thought Kitty would hide through the noise of the countdown - that is what she usually does when she hears loud noises - but I underestimated how upset she would get. I especially thought she would stay pretty mellow because her epilepsy was acting up earlier in the day so we had to give her double dosage of her pheno. This should have helped her stay mellow...only it didn't.

Once the noise makers and cheering started, Kitty jumped right out of her favourite hiding spot and started running like a crazy cat all over the condo. Being stoned, her coordination and reflexes suck so she was banging into things and people. We were trying to direct her into the bedroom so she could hide in the dark and calm down before she killed herself. Can you imagine 15 drunk people trying to herd in insane little kitty into a bedroom? Of course, as soon as the bedroom door was open, Stella joined in the chase (Stella believes it is her personal duty to chase and corner Kitty whenever she is in trouble). I was so worried about the Kitty getting hurt, I did not realize how stupid funny the whole thing looked. Luckily, crisis was averted when we managed to herd her into the washroom, where (Stella and) I stayed with her and calmed her down. She was back to purring in about 15 minutes and there were no broken bones or poked out eyes....whew!

I never would have expected Stella to get nervous and Kitty to freak out. Especially because both Stella and Nellie are fine in Thunderstorms, when they hear fireworks, and around large groups of people. I guess I will know better for next time. Sigh.

Stella is Winterized

2008-12-17T07:12:00.001-08:00

Stella is shedding her bad girl duds and donning her winter coat. It is COLD outside! And snowy. And windy. And did we mention cold?

Stella was a litte unsure of this coat when we tried it on in the store but now she practically jumps into it! Stella may not love being stuffed into a tiny parka but she hates being cold!

Pardon the messy open closet in the background.

Forget the walk. Stella is taking a nap.

SHE'S BACK AND SHE'S a BAD dog

2008-12-15T11:49:00.000-08:00

So Stella and I have been absent for a little while. Totally my fault, not Stella's. I went and got myself a new job that involves long hours and SO much writing. So I have been sort of write-ed out by the end of the day. Any way, Stella promised to post some photos of her Halloween costume and, well, better late than never. At least I got them up before Christmas!!

Stella Awaits Halloween

2008-10-28T19:08:00.000-07:00

What are you planning dress up as for Halloween, Stella?

A cutie pie kitty cat who happens to seizure a lot and pee on the floor?

No? Phew!

Well, how about a bunny rabbit? You do a great impression!

Nope? Okay.

Then, how about a glowey eyed goblin that guards the kitty food?

Not that either, eh?

Well, I know you are not planning on being a bat dog, you've been there done that!

I guess I will just have to wait and see what you plan to be.

Lumpy Lumpy Stella

2008-10-22T12:14:00.000-07:00

So I noticed something very strange about Stella the other morning. She was looking up at me cute as can be but her hind quarters seemed, well, bumpy. "Stella, what is wrong with your leg?" I asked. On cue, Stella twisted around and started chewing on her leg.

Upon closer inspection, I found that Stella had huge bumps all over her rear legs and bottom half. She seemed a little itchy but not overly uncomfortable and she was not having difficulty breathing, drinking, or eating. She was still playing like normal as well. Her vet was closed that day so I did some online research and then ran to the drug store to pick her up some Benedryl and Oatmeal bath.

The lumps went down after adinistering the Benedryl and the bath but did not clear up entirely. She was fine until about bed time. She became restless and uncomfortable. The next morning her hives started appearing all over her body and face, and she threw up a few times. Our vet is awesome so they saw her straight away, squeezing her in between appointments.

The vet gave Stella a shot of Benedryl and a steroid shot. They also gave her a two week supply of meds. The hives were gone by the time she got home. They told us that we had done everything right with the Benedryl tablets and oatmeal bath. If it happens again, we should do the same thing and then give them a call.

She obviously had some sort of alleric reaction. The most obvious suspect to me is the bed sheets. I usually wash the bedsheets in Woolite / Zero bc I have sensitive skin. Mark (the bf), however, washed them in Tide.

I tried to get some photos but unfortunately they did not turn out very well.

Betty is Home!!!

2008-10-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update to my last post, Betty has been safely returned to her home! Yay!

Now for the unlsettling news. Witness say they saw a young lady (probably in her twenties) take Betty from a parking lot. Betty's owners are assuming that this is the same young lady who returned Betty in exchange for a reward. I am not very clear on the events but Betty's owners feel that this whole event was very suspicious and, while they are happy to give a reward, in this particular exchange, the reward seemed more like a ransom.

Like I said, I am not clear on the details but Betty's mom seemed very upset about the whole situation. She is,however, very happy to have Betty home and so are we.

Welcome home, Betty!

Lost Dog - Lost Boston Terrier (not Stella)

2008-10-14T14:46:00.000-07:00

Hello friends of Stella. Stella and I recieved a terrible email today. Please see below, and if you see Betty, call the number at the end of the message.

We lost our 2year old Boston Terrier Betty on October 5th. She is about 20 pounds with black and white tuxedo markings. She was last seen in the parking lot between Durie and Berseford north of Bloor St. W. (Bloor West Village). We believe she was picked up by a woman in her twenties. We really miss her and want her to come home. Please help spread the word. If everyone can please take a few moments to send this out to all your friends, this has a good chance of getting to the woman who picked her up and getting Betty home safely. You can also help by adding the page on Facebook so that your network has the chance to read the story. We will happily reward whoever gets her home.
Contact Jessie at 647-668-9161
Email: Jessicaainglis@ yahoo.ca
FB: http://www.facebook .com/group. php?gid=82505735 290

Summer is Ending. Sigh.

2008-10-06T06:57:00.000-07:00

Stella is a trying not to get in a blue funk now that summer is over and it is that wet, grey, in-between summer and winter time. Luckily Stella did a lot of awesome cool things this summer that she can think about to cheer her up.

Stella went to the beach:

Stella got a new shirt:

Stella learned a new skill:

Stella met a gross new friend:

All in all Stella was a happy camper this summer:

Stella's New Best Friend: Amy

2008-10-03T06:37:00.000-07:00

Stella made a new best friend this summer. Stella's new best friend is Amy, a tiny BT in our building. She looks just like Stella except miniature version. While Amy's parents went on vacay, we got to keep Amy at our place for a full week, it was awesome! When we were out walking, everyone thought that Stella was Amy's mom. Amy is actually older than Stella by six months, though. She is just a tiny BT!

Here is Stella hanging out with her new best friend, Amy:

Stella bike riding with Amy on a four person (and two dog) bike:

Stella and Amy swimming at Centre Island:

Stella and Amy cooling off in a fountain after running around in the heat all day:

Unfortunately, Amy and her parents moved out of the building this weekend but they are not far so I am sure that Amy and Stella will be seeing a lot of eachother. I will try very hard not to steal Amy.

Stella Loves Camping

2008-09-22T06:01:00.000-07:00

Stella loves her fancy-pants doggie life jacket!

Stella loves canoeing!

Stella loves kayaking!

Stella loves having her own spot in the kayak!

Stella can't wait to go camping again next summer! I hope to post some more pics of Stella's camping activities soon, I just need to get the photos from the other camera.

Stella Bella is helping out around the house

2008-09-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

Stella Bella will be back to blogging soon! She has just been very busy lately helping her family. How has she been helping, you ask?

Well

first she helped everyone have an AWESOME camping trip and

then

do a MAJOR condo clean up that involved getting rid of, and boxing up, half of everything we own

then

she helped her family give away all of their furniture

then

she helped us get all new furniture

then

she helped paint the condo

now

she is helping us get ready for a garage sale this coming weekend.

and Then she will be back to blogging!

Stella's Top 8 NickNames

2008-08-12T06:45:00.000-07:00

Today's blog entry is inspired by the Ladypug Mugs blog. Not long ago, Clementine and Winston listed their nicknames and Stella thought to herself "Hey, I have some awesome cool nicknames!!!" Then she decided I should list them.

So, at Stella's request, here are Stella's "other" names. They are:

1. Stella Bella

2. Stinky

3. Stinky Stella

3. Nut Ball

4. Stumpy

5. Stumpy Butt

6. Pretty

7. Killer

8. Stella Ella Ola (Qwack Qwack Qwack)

So there they are. Stella's super cool nick names as given to her by her family, bestest friends and one guy she kind of tolerates.

UPDATE:

Stella now wishes me to add two more nicknames, as bestowed upon her by her Boston buddies, Mack and Murphy. So here they are:

9. Stella Ella Bella Della (as per Mack)

10. Stella Stels (as per Murphy)

Awesome! Eight is a sucky number for a list to have, ten is way better.

Pawlimpics 2008

2008-08-05T07:57:00.000-07:00

The Pawlimpic Games, 2008 are here and Stella is proud to be one of the participants in the worldwide bone relay.

Stella only managed to get one photo entry in for the Pawlimpics mostly becuase her parents suck.

Here is a photo of Stella carrying the bone:

Thanks so much to our awesome friends at Wire Wise for putting so much work creativity and effort into these photos and video and hosting the games!

Stella and THE MYSTERY OF THE CHEW

2008-07-31T11:52:00.000-07:00

Not too long ago, I posted an entry about Stella chewing her stuffingless stuffie. I even provided a little video to show you how her chewing of this stuffingless stuffie was much more toned down than it usually is - bo-ring. THEN I wondered if she had some strategy, some (and I quote) "master plan".

Well, I walked into the washroom, her favourite stuffie chewing station, just a few days later and what do I find?

Stella with her stuffingless stuffie turned completely inside out!!! Do you see in the photo that her toy is pretty much the same length as her? Or how narrow this particular stuffie is? How the heck did she manage this?

I guess I will just have to chalk it up to being the mystery of the chew.

So just to summarize: Stella above, stuffie right side out / Stella below, stuffie inside out.

Cartoon Made for Stella!

2008-07-28T12:37:00.000-07:00

Stella's Laziest Chewing EVER

2008-07-24T18:43:00.000-07:00

So I asked Stella to star in a video showing off her awesome stuffy chewing skillz on her stuffingless stuffy that has managed to last her a FULL TWO WEEKS!!!! Stella totally agreed because she knew the video was going to be seen by Murphy Dogg, who is Stella's favouritist punk rock dogg and who also possesses superior stuffie destroying skills.

But when I actually clicked record on the camera, this is the chewing she did. I just don't think her heart was in it, what do you think? Maybe it was the music in the background, too relaxing maybe? Or maybe I have it all wrong, she is actually being quite precise and methodical. All this chewing is part of her master plan.

Here is a photo of my adorable Boston with her favourite stuffingless stuffy toy (It's a bunny), the same one in the above video:

Stella Bella in the Snow

2008-07-22T12:20:00.000-07:00

Stella Bella, my adorable and precocious Boston Terrier, is looking outside at THE RAIN!!! but she is thinking about how much more awesome it would be if she were in THE SNOW!!! She insisted I post this video of her playing in the snow this past winter.

Stella has been reading all of the dog blogs and she knows that a lot of her bloggy doggy friends are hating the heat right now so she is hoping this little video has helped you cool off!

Stella at PawsWay: Super Stella!!!!!

2008-07-21T18:24:00.000-07:00

PawsWay on Harbourfront just sent me the photo they took of Stella last time we were there, which was the official grand opening weekend.

This July 26th & 27th is Puppy & Kitten Weekend at PawsWay in Toronto. Their email mentioned that there is great info for prospective or new pet guardians this weekend.

For more information please call at 416-360-PAWS (7297).

Stella VS. Giant Stuffie

2008-07-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sorry it is so short, I must have cut it off :S

My Boston Terrrier, the Mighty Hunter...

2008-07-17T10:32:00.000-07:00

"Look what I caught! Now I shall burry it in the backyard..."

Stella Bella is FED UP. No more kitty seizures or ELSE

2008-07-14T18:59:00.000-07:00

So Stella loves pretty much everyone and everything (except dirty, grimey swans and some nefarious gangs of pigeons but who can blame her for that). Stella especially loves her roomie, Nappy Nellie. Except lately Nellie has really been trying Stella's patience.

The little dummy kitty has been in and out of the hospital, blowing through Stella's stuffie, chewie and treat money, not to mention her gets-to-stay-at-grammas-and-eat-tons-of crap-that-Nanette-would-never-feed-her-but-isn't-there-to-stop-her-because-she-is-another-country-with-her-bf money.

Last week, all was forgiven, though, because Nellie was home and supposedly better. Stella even let it slide that she was kicked out of her own home because Nellie bit a couple of vet technicians while in the hospital and so the health inspector "quarantined" her home. No people or pets were allowed around Nappie Nellie for 10 whole days (We may or may not have broken that rule once or twice). But even Stella couldn't blame Nellie for that one. I mean, she was having seizures, she didn't know what she's doing! She has her rabies shots so what the hell?...but I digress. Back to Stella

So the health inspector came and left and all was good. Except. Except right after the health inspector left (the same guy who inspects our condo pool, inspected our cat), Nellie started seizuring AGAIN! So back to emerg.

Nappy Nellie at emergency. Again.

Three days later, Nellie is home again, high as a purring kite, with a different combination of meds and a freshened up redonkulous hair cut. Well Stella is about fed up. Everyone is really tired and the cat is getting A LOT more attention than Stella Bella. Plus, 4 times a day, the cat gets medicine (which Stella is convinced is just a fancy, expensive word for treats).

Nappy Nellie better NOT have any more seizures. Or Else. Stella means it. Grrrr.

Stella's proof that everyone is tired. And that the cat is getting more attention then her.

Grrrrrr.

Stella Visits amp National Gaming Tour on Toronto Waterfront

2008-07-10T06:17:00.000-07:00

Last week, Stella heard on the radio that the amp energy drink was sponsoring a giant gaming tour and making a stop in Toronto. Well, Stella loves games so she insisted upon putting on her brand new leash and heading over to the Toronto Harbourfront to join in the fun. I was going that way anyway so I did not even bother trying to explain that they wouldn't be playing her kind of games there. I am sure some of you are thinking that that might have been little mean of me but have you ever tried explaining the concept of video games to a dog? I would have been late for my lunch meeting!

Once Stella arrived at the gaming tent and realised that there were no games of catch, tug-o-war, or chase, she was a little disappointed....until she met this guy:

He is her new best friend and she totally loves him because he pet her a bunch and called her pretty.

Then she looked around a little bit and realized that, even though she was the only one there without opposable thumbs, she still fit in quite nicely; the sign even said so:

Unfortunately, I had to drag Stella away so I could get to my lunch meeting on time:

"Nooo, Don't make me go!!! I wanna go on tour!"

She's Ba-ack! Stella's roomie is home!

2008-07-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

After a couple weeks in the hospital, blood work, Xrays, an ultrasound, CT scan, spinal fluid test, MRI, and just a few thousand dollars or so, Nappy Nellie is back and both Stella and Nellie could not be more excited.

Okay. Maybe "excited" was an overstatement.

Unfortunately Nellie does not seem to remember Stella. She has sustained some damage to her hippocampus because she had so many prolonged seizures but we do not know the extent of the damage yet.

"Hey, Where she goin? It's me, Stella!"

Nellie is very wobbly and she keeps falling off of things but that might just be because she is weak and not used to walking for a while, not because of brain damage. Only time will tell. Regardless of the cause, Stella does not quite grasp the seriousness of the situation so she laughs a lot at Nellie when she falls on her head and then Stella tries to keep the comedy going by attempting to JUMP on Nellie’s noggin. Not cool, Stella. Not cool.

"Don't tell me you fell down again? You so stupid! I should jump on your head now?"

(she did fall down again)

Stella also thinks Nellie’s new haircut is pretty funny. The back of Nellie’s head is shaved and so are some parts of all four of her legs. Ha ha, Nellie, thinks Stella. Now who looks silly?

"Ahaha! Bet you wish you did not make fun of my googly eyes so much!"

Stella and I want to thank Dr. Cochrane and all of the staff at the Vet Emergency Clinic, south, in Toronto.

You are so great and we are sorry Nellie bit two of your staff members. Stella’s thinking, though, that those two minor altercations might have been a result of the bad haircut and one too many enemas.

"Who is this crazy dog with the dumb googly eyes?" Says Nellie.

Stella Celebrates Gay Pride Week in Toronto

2008-06-30T06:27:00.000-07:00

Stella may not be gay but she has been known to hump a leg or two which, in her mind anyway, makes her a just a little bit butch. And when she heard it was pride week here in Toronto, she just HAD to join in the festivities. So she donned her rainbow cape (which she got free from HomeSense) and Super Butch personna and headed off to Toronto's world famous Gay Pride Parade.

OMD, Stella had so much fun.
She woofed and cheered at some outrageous floats and costumes:

She met awesome people:

And when the PFLAG (Parents for Lesbians and Gays) marchers came in to view waving their "Proud of Our Gay Children" signs, I swear I saw Stella tear up a little.

Stella was also really excited to see the Canadian Armed Forces, Police Department, Fire Department, NDP, Green Party and Toronto Councillors out showing their support for Toronto's Gay community. It is nice to know that Toronto does not just spout off about diversity and acceptance, we can actually go ahead and practice what we preach. Yay Pride week!

Stella's Saturday Sucked

2008-06-30T06:16:00.000-07:00

So Stella did not have so much fun on Saturday because most of the day was spent transporting Nappy Nellie from the Emergency clinic to the place that did her MRI and then back to the emergency clinic. Things were looking up though because when Nappy Nellie woke up after MRI, she was looking really really pissed off until mummy pet her favourite spot under her chin, then Nellie looked happy. This is the first time since she first started seizuring that we have seen her moody personality shine through. Yay Nellie!

With spirits up, Stella decided to spend Sunday celebrating life at the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Toronto. She donned her rainbow cape and Super Butch personna, then headed off to the awesome parade, taking the bf and I with her. We will post some photos of Stella having an awesome time in our next post.

Stella's Missing her Room Mate.

2008-06-26T15:27:00.000-07:00

Stella's roomate and bestest friend ever (although the feelings are not necessarily reciprocated), Nappy Nellie (an adorable kitty), is feeling way under the weather. It has prevented me from writing about Stella's latest antics and happenings because we are all so worried about Nellie. She has been in and out of the vets for a couple of weeks but she is currently in the ICU of an emergency hospital which is where she has been for a couple of days. . I do not really want to write much about it on Stella's blog because it might depress her and then she will look at me with googly eyes and a pouty mouth and that, in my weakened state, will likely cause me to give her too many treats.

I might write a post about Nappy Nellie on Nanette's Dog Blog soon. Feel free to check there but in the mean time, don't worry, Stella is still having fun and doing lots of cool stuff. We will post about her latest happenings soon.

How Boston Terriers Beat the Summer Heat (at least how Stella does, anyway)

2008-06-17T19:27:00.000-07:00

I was just visiting the awesomest dog blogs and I felt very sorry for Joe Stains and his little brother Tanner becuase they are both boiling in the Arizona heat. But Tanner has the right idea, he is eating ice cubes, which is Stella's FAVOURITE!!!!

Stella wanted me to tell Tannner, Joe, and other doggies that are sweltering in the heat (or just plain old bored), what her other FAVOURITE!!!!! is.

Stella likes to eat frozen carrots! SHE loves carrots so much (and chunks of sweet potatoes, too) so we started to freeze them, which makes them last much longer than ice cubes or unfrozen carrots. Plus they are better for her sensitive Boston terrier tummy than rawhide !

Stella loves her veggies, especially carrots and sweet potatoes. Sometimes we freeze fruit stuff and broth, too!

Maybe you can tell Stella what your favourites are? She is always up tp try something new, especially if it is food related!

Stella's Review of Toronto's First Dog Friendly Cafe

2008-06-16T09:37:00.000-07:00

Stella planned to post about her follow up to Top 10 Reasons That Stella's Vacation was the Best Ever BUT she has to put that off to discuss her awesome cool Saturday.

Stella LOVES good weather Saturdays because she gets to go on crazy long walks that usually involves meeting lots of people and dogs. Also the day usually involves a rest at a patio somewhere where she gets a bowl of water and ice cubes while her peeps drink iced coffee, sangria, Bellini’s, or beer (Stella, of course).

This Saturday was even cooler than usual because she was walking along the Toronto waterfront when someone told her that the Café in Paws Way is now open for business and Stella was welcome to come in and see for herself! The Paws Way Café, officially called Williams Coffee Pub, is the first café in Toronto that is open to people and dogs! So of course Stella dragged us inside where she enjoyed a complimentary bowl of ice water and, at that moment in time, the world’s most amazing piece of doggie sushi ever.

The owner of the coffee pub, Del Tupaz, gave Stella the sushi, which will be available for sale along with yummy human food, to celebrate the fact that Stella was the Café’s first ever doggie customer. How excited was Stella when she found that out?! So we all took a load of pictures and we are posting a few here.

Check out my new haunt!

It's okay, I belong here!

It is so obvious that Del is my new best friend.

OMD, this is SOOOOO GOOOOD!!!!!

Please Sir, Can I have some more?

BTW, Paws Way is a humongous and mysterious new building that is having its grand opening this coming weekend. Stella thinks that it is going to be a really cool play place for dogs and their people. I think it is sponsored by Purina, who also sponsored Woofstock last weekend.

I did find one press release about it and here it is:

Media advisory - Toronto goes to the dogs - and cats! - at PawsWay
Exclusive media unveiling of Canada's first Pet Discovery Centre

TORONTO, June 16 /CNW/ - The world of dogs and cats comes to life on
Tuesday, June 17th at the exclusive media sneak peek of PawsWay Pet Discovery Centre, a first of its kind venue devoted completely to dogs and cats. Opening its doors to the public Saturday, June 21st, PawsWay is a unique space where pet lovers, from those thinking about a first-time pet to experienced pet owners can learn, play, and celebrate our four-legged friends.

This is an exciting new venue for the city of Toronto and a destination for the millions of annual visitors to the city's Harbourfront Centre.

Visuals: Witness a doggie dance routine, an agility demonstration by the award winning McCann Dogs featuring the world's fastest agility dog, meet the Lions Foundation Dog Guides and be the first to explore the permanent home of the Purina Animal Hall of Fame, celebrating 40 years of Canadian pet heroes.

When: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
10:15 a.m.: Doors open
10:30 a.m.: Opening session including official "leash"
cutting ceremony
Speakers: Mary Siemiesz, Purina PetCare Legacy
Councillor Adam Vaughan, Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina
William J.S. Boyle, CEO, Harbourfront Centre
11:00 a.m.: PawsWay Test-Drive!

Where: PawsWay Pet Discovery Centre
245 Queen's Quay West
Parking available at Queen's Quay West & Rees St. (NW corner)
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For further information: Nicole Paara, (416) 522-1677,
npaara@environicspr.com; Ryan Lockhart, (416) 969-2749,
rlockhart@environicspr.com

Stella's New Best Friend from Woofstock

2008-06-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

Stella met so many cool people and animals at Woofstock 2009 in Toronto that it was difficult to choose a new best friend for the week.

After much consideration her new best friend this week was this guy:

He let Stella sit in his shady booth and he scratched her neck until I told her it was time to go, which was awesome. It was so hot and sticky out, she really needed that break!

Stella's Woofstock 2008 photos

2008-06-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

As promised, Stella would like me to post some photos and tell some stories from her awesome time at Woofstock 2008 in Toronto last weekend.

To start the weekend off, Stella got a tattoo that matches mine. Unlike mine, her's is not permanent. How cool do we look?

After the tattoo session, Stella and I were so excited to see some exotic animals like this kinkajou:

And this hairless kitty cat:

We also saw about a fofillian awesome cool doggies:

We even saw a puppy that looked just like a teddy bear:

Stella, the spoiled puppy, got SO MUCH free stuff that it is crazy. We took the following photo of her loot and then put it all away only to turn around and find that we had a WHOLE other bag!!! Here is about 2/3's of her free stuff:

And that is just some of the cool stuff my Stella Bella experienced last weekend! Stella is already dreaming about attending Toronto's Woofstock 2009. Hopefully we will find some more interesting things to occupy her attention and time until then.

Stella at WoofStock

2008-06-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

Stella is about recovered from her weekend adventures at Woofstock so she will be able to pick which photos she wants me to post soon. In the mean time, I found this AWESOME photo online taken at Woofstock (of Stella Bella of course).

The photographer is Miles and he has more photos from Woofstock (of doggies almost as cute as Stella) posted on the Torontoist. I LOVE the water shots.

2008 Summer PAW-LIMPICS

2008-06-10T06:08:00.000-07:00

Stella is a camera hog! She will look at the camera, sit pretty, stand up and walk back and forth without any promise of treats at all. Well, imagine her delight when she came across the Wire Wise blog today with their announcement about the 2008 SUMMER PAW-LIMPICS!!! She has made a few suggestions as to event categories but I am sure we can come up with a photo either way. Cool Beans!

Top 10 Reasons Stella's Vacation Was the Best Ever (reasons 1 to 5)

2008-06-06T06:05:00.000-07:00

Stella insisted I post more photos of her awesome roadtrip/vacation. I explained to her that I was not gtoing to willy-nilly go posting all of her pics so she organized them into a top 10 list. That is a lot of pics to upload so we will start with one thru five today.

Stella's Top 10 Reasons her Roadtrip Was the Best Ever:

1. She got to spend so much time off leash in really fun places.

2. So many people, at least eleventy billion, played fetch with her:

3. She found a doggy food buffet at her granny's house:

4. She got to ride on a ferry:

5. Stella got to walk on Canada's longest suspension bridge (which was only scary when the kid jumped up and down on it and made it wiggle):

Stella will reveal the second half of her list next week, after Woofstock. If she can narrow it down to just five more, that is!

Stella's Ice Cream Personality

2008-06-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

Here is Stella's Ice Cream Personality:

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You are a bit of a bragger. Your personality is larger than life - and you really enjoy showing off.

You are the type of person who likes to throw caution to the wind. You only live once, so you're going to live as large as possible. You are definitely a wild one!

You are a very open minded, liberal, and flexible person. You love many things. You tend to have tastes that range from down home to cosmopolitan.

You are a natural multitasker. You feel alive when you're doing more than one thing at a time.

You are a serious and contemplative person. You definitely do your own thing in life.

The Ice Cream Personality Test

Thanks to Buster the Wired Fox Terrier for providing the link to this fun quiz. Apparently Stella and Buster have the same cool personality.

WoofStock Coming To Toronto This Weekend

2008-06-04T07:07:00.000-07:00

Guess Where Stella Bella will be this weekend?

Back from vacation. We really moosed you.

2008-05-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, that was a nerdy title but Stella and I are tired from driving so much so we are not feeling very creative.

Anyway, Stella's new best friend this weekend (and from her road trip) is this thing:

A ginormous moose. Stella did not even mind that he smelled like he had not had a bath in forever.

She liked him because he was the strong silent type. He really listened to her problems, like how she was running low on her favourite treats and did not think she would get home in time.

Up, up and away magic moosey! take me to my treats...and comfy bed. I am so tired and grumpy.

Stella Loves These Blogs Best So You Should Too

2008-05-13T13:36:00.000-07:00

So on behalf of Stella, I just added Mack's Mess to her favourite blogs list. She has some really cool blogs on her short but puppy approved blog roll, so why not check them out?

Mack's Mess - our newest fave. He has sister issues.

Maxwell the Pug - okay, we are a little mad at Maxwell because he hasn't posted in awhile. As soon as he does, though, we will be cool again.

Punk Rock Dogg, The Murphy Dogg Blogg -This badass dog has sister issues like Mack but times 100! He already had one sister but then he just got TWO new sisters whom obviously needed a kickass home real bad.

Insipientia by Smartguy McBigBrain - This guy is an obnoxious know-it-all whom Stella, for some odd reason loves to death but is mad at him for not visiting her in Canada. I mean he lives in Idaho for crying out loud. What possible excuse could he have for not wanting to leave Idaho?

The Dog Dish by Temple Treats - This is a blog on the site that sells Stella's FAVOURITE doggie treats. Except she doesn't have to buy them there because I own the business and therefore she gets free doggie treats.

Backpackers in Toronto Blog - Stella is the unnofficial mascot for Backpackers on Dundas because the owner is my friend and stuck there all the time and Stella is stuck with me all the time and I am always there watching free movies and drinking wine.

Nanette's Dog Blog - This is one of Stella's favourite blogs because most of the entries are about her or about Toronto or about her in Toronto. Those are three favourite topics.

Tarable - This is a really cool blog written by a really cool chick who has bunny ears for her Boston. Tarable is pregnant but still able to eat dessert tofu and hopefully sushi. Stella wants bunny ears too.

Our Pain, Stella's Gain

2008-05-13T08:27:00.000-07:00

Stella, the BF, MamboMama, my little brother and I are going on a 6 day roadtrip starting tomorrow night. It sounds hellish, I know but at least Stella will love it. A 6 day road trip is Stella's most awesomest dream come true. I am sure she will make about eleventybillion new best friends and I will post those pics either on or after the vacation. In the mean time, Stella's new best friend this week had to be this guy and this girl:

I think Stella gladly would have followed them home, the little bugger, if I did not have her leashed to me.

Stella and the Gigantic Puppet

2008-05-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

So everyone should know by now that Stella is a little nuts, right? She loves to go around Toronto getting her photo taken with perfect strangers, or, as Stella prefers to call them, new best friends. Usually my Boston Terrier baby makes so many new friends, I have to choose which photo to post. Earlier this week I posted Stella in the arms of Chris Jericho at the Toronto Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone. She made a tonne of other new best friends at that event too, though.

So one of Stella's other new best friends is this guy:

That is right, Stella made best friends with the mascot for the Toronto Argonaughts.

Well, they were best friends until it very suddenly dawned on Stella that she was in the arms of a gigantic chew toy. That is when she bit Mr. Argo's Mascot in the thumb and, terrified of being in a world in which doggie toys come to life and take over, she spent the next three minutes frantically attempting to keep Mr. Argo's Mascot a safe distance from the defenseless crowd at the event. It was not an easy feat because there were so many people standing around laughing and cheering, not to mention the news camera videotaping her. It was all very distracting, really, so eventually (right about the time Mr. Argo's Mascot walked away) Stella decided to give up and look for a nice place to pee.

Yay Stella!

Stella would be JLo?

2008-05-06T12:34:00.001-07:00

Sayyy Whaaat? Stella does not think so.

Stella thinks this quiz is sexist.

Stella's Word of the Week: Abulia

2008-05-06T12:25:00.001-07:00

ABULIA \uh-BOO-lee-uh; uh-BYOO-\, noun:

Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.

In the midst of her charge towards a flock of suspicious looking pigeons, from the corner of her eye, Stella saw a small furry black creature with a bushy tail darting across the park. After momentarily being struck with abulia, Stella switched directions and high-tailed it after the offensively chattering creature.

Thanks Dictionary.com. Stella loves U.

Stella Loves Chris Jericho

2008-05-05T08:11:00.000-07:00

Stella made about a fofillian new best friends this week because she walked 5kms to help raise money for the Kids Help Phone. Her new bestest friend though is definitely Chris Jericho from WWE.

Chris Jericho helped kick off the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone by revving up the crowd and standing in front of the blue start ribbon. Well Stella is not shy and thought she should help pump up the walkers too. Plus she thinks Chris Jercicho is totally hot and she now wants to watch WWE all the time. She practically threw herself in his arms for a photo opp, the cheeky girl. His manager lady did not look too impressed although Jericho did not seem to mind.

Stella's Word of the Week: Lambaste

2008-04-23T06:20:00.000-07:00

LAMBASTE \lam-BAYST\, transitive verb:

1. To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

2. To scold sharply; to attack verbally; to berate.

Stella stealthily hides behind the giant tire, patiently awaiting the opportunity to lambaste her arch nemesis, this yucky old swan.

"I am going to tear this bird a new swan hole."

Stella Loves the Toronto FC, too!

2008-04-21T10:38:00.000-07:00

And that is why her new best friend this weekend was This Guy:

This Guy has his own Boston at home named Tux so he was totally cool when Stella stuck her tongue right in his mouth. Apparently it's a Boston thing...isn't it?

Stella’s Word of the Week: Pugnacious

2008-04-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

Stella’s word of the week is:

PUGNACIOUS: puhg-NAY-shuhs\, adjective

Inclined to fight; combative; quarrelsome

The pair of swans who originally displayed a haughty indifference toward Stella have now revealed a truly pugnacious character. As soon as the swans see Stella out for her daily walk along the boardwalk, they immediately swim toward her, hissing and spitting in attempt to engage her in mortal combat.

"Take off eh, you hoser!"

See last week’s word of the week.

Thanks Dictionary.com. Stella loves u.

Stella Bella the Canadian Idol Wannabee

2008-04-14T06:45:00.000-07:00

So Stella heard that Canadian Idol audition had made its way to Toronto and she immediately decided she wanted to go try out.

I tried to talk her out of it.

"First of all Stella, even if you do manage overwhelm the judges with your adorable-ness to the point that they all overlook the fact that you are, well, not actually human, they won't like your song choice .... Yes, I do think that you do a great rendition of Ludacris' You's a Ho but I don't think they will like that much profanity. It's a family show, you see ... "

Despite my objections, Stella sprayed on her best doggie cologne, which is actually just a nice smelling conditioner for her skin and coat because I refuse to buy actual doggie cologne, and headed off first thing Saturday morning to auditions. Unfortunately, as you can see from the photo below, Stella was a little confused. The poor girl went to the wrong stage.

Stella sat very pretty waiting for her audience to show up but no one came. I did sit down and offer to listen but I think Stella thought I was patronizing her.

So we left the stage and headed over to the boardwalk. Luckily Stella is an "out of site, out of mind" kinda pup and was immediately distracted from her troubles by a big stick that needed to be chewed into two pieces.

My Bloggy Doggy: Princess on Queen.

2008-04-11T07:34:00.001-07:00

Stella Bella was out and about on Queen Street in the Toronto Beaches yesterday – or, as The Man says we are supposed to call it now, The Beach.

Stella made a ton of new best friends. One of her bestest new best friends is Angel the Cat.

As you can see in the picture, sometimes love is not reciprocated but Angel’s quiet distaste for Stella did not bruise her ego at all. Stella just went on with her shopping.

Stella loves shopping, even if it is just to help Mambomama (that is not me, btw) buy a new deadbolt to help keep out crazies. Luckily for Stella, the staff at Rona Hardware in ~~The Beaches~~ The Beach is very dog friendly.

The staff are not, however, very flash photography friendly. In fact if you take a picture of the staff at Rona, she is likely to hurl herself to the ground and start having convulsions. I know this because she explained it to Stella, Mambomama and me, not because it actually happened. Luckily, I have a pretty good camera and the place is well lit so we did not need to use a flash.

So, in conclusion, if you go to Rona Hardware in The Beaches (screw you The Man) do not take flash photography, take a dog ...and keys if you need any copies cut.

Stella's Word of the Week: Nefarious

2008-04-08T06:32:00.000-07:00

Anyone who knows anything knows that Stella has street smarts. She is out roaming the streets every day (sometimes three times a day) marking her territory. Plus all the dogs in the neighbourhood want to roll with her, it's true. She has some serious street cred.

Of course, Stella would like to prove she is more than just a bad dog with a good attitude so we are introducing Stella's word of the week (which gets emailed everyday to the inbox from dictionary.com but, whatever, it still counts).

Stella's word of the week is:

NEFARIOUS: \nuh-FAIR-ee-uhs\, adjective

Wicked in the extreme; iniquitous.

Without a second thought, Stella will fearlessly charge a gang of nasty pigeons, her sworn enemy, in an effort to break up their and nefarious scheming and plotting. She is not sure what it is they are plotting or for whom but she knows those jerks are up to something.

Stella sitting pretty without a pigeon in site. Good job Stella.

Stella Makes Friends with a Captain

2008-04-07T08:01:00.000-07:00

Stella's new best friend this weekend was Captain John.

Now Stella Bella is not a dummy, she has heard the rumours about Captain John's fish not being quite so fresh. Along with a heart of gold, though, Stella also has a stomache of iron. During park walks in her earlier days, Stella has eaten twigs, dirt, rocks, goose poop and cigarette butts with barely any damage (what is $1200 in vet bills anyway?). She is sure she will be able to eat Captain John's without any long term damage at all. Yay Stella!

Stella also met this little cutie pie on the weekend:

Stella wanted to play with him pretty bad but he was a scaredy-pup. Finally! Stella has found a dog afraid of her....of course the pretty puppy is only four months old but let's not take this moment away from Stella.

Stella Meets Toronto Water Taxi Driver. Yay Stella!

2008-03-31T11:52:00.000-07:00

Stella's new best friend this week is Nicholas. Stella is sitting very pretty for the sake of this picture but it was only for a second. As soon as the photo was snapped, she was back to mauling Nicholas.

Nicholas is originally from Nova Scotia and he now owns the water taxi that goes back and forth between the Toronto Habour and Toronto Centre Island. I am very jealous of Stella right now because Nicholas told Stella that she can ride his water taxi for free anytime. This is great news for Stella because she LOVES to spend time on Centre Island in the summer. The rest of us suckers have to pay but it is worth it. Centre Island is awesome and, according to Stella, so is Nicholas!

Stella on the Toronto Harbourfront

2008-03-25T06:02:00.000-07:00

Stella made a lot of new best friends this last week. She gave kisses to an elderly lady who used to have a Boston that looked just like Stella. She played briefly with a couple of young boys in the park and she met a Mini Pinscher named Mocha. He was much more stylishly dressed that Stella but not as well behaved. Stella could not decide if Mocha was trying to play with her or bite her. She could understand his dilemma because she had the same problem earlier in the week, only with birds.

Stella tried to make best friends with a couple of swans but they would have nothing to do with her. She barked and barked and she assumed the proper play stance position but still the swans ignored her like she was a D list celebrity with a failing reality show. It is probably for the best. Even though the swans outnumbered her 2-1 and were twice her size, given half the chance, Stella would have eaten them and everyone they loved. F###ing Swans.

Stella at the St Patrick's Day Parade

2008-03-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Stella had a great time at the St. Patrick's Day Parade this weekend, her first parade ever. She met a lot of fun people so to choose a favourite was difficult. After much deliberation, though, here is Stella's new best friend:

Stella loved the bagpipes but, as you can see, her true interest was in finding out what was being worn under that kilt.

2007-10-30T07:23:00.000-07:00

Bloggy Doggy is coming soon!!!

Woof!!