Us smoothies (Guest Blog)

Rafe here. Miss Pippin asked that I answer some questions. Happy to. Young Kyzer too. We smoothies from the farms stick together.

1. Your age?
Rafe: 18 months
Kyzer: 9 months

2. Your age when came to live with your people:
Rafe: 7 months
Kyzer: 7 weeks

3. What color is the collar you're wearing right now?
Rafe: Red, with yellow squiggles (not snakes, Emmy) and black and white squares
Kyzer: Grays and greens in this really neato pattern!

4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with?
Rafe: Gram and Gramps. The best.
Kyzer: Oh, not a big people dog, but I sure do love Kelly, my original human

5. How much do you weigh?
Rafe: 49 pounds
Kyzer: Gosh! I think maybe more than 35 pounds now?

6. Most expensive thing yo've every chewed up?
Rafe: A Chuck-It
Kyzer: Keen sandals. Or a library book. Which I did last night.

7. Do you like other Dogs?
Rafe: Yes, especially little ones
Kyzer: Not at first, but then I come around!

8. Who is your best non-human friend?
Rafe: Sure do like Scamp, the toy Aussie at my old agility class. Though there's a fine gal, an Afghan named Renee, at my new agility class. Not real good friends, but I'd like to be.
Kyzer: Hamish or Rafe!

9. Squeaky toys or tennis balls?
Rafe: TENNIS BALLS
Kyzer: Tennis balls

10. Do you like to be brushed?
Rafe: Not really, it's kinda strange.
Kyzer: Don't know!

11. Peanut Butter or Cheese?
Rafe: Cheese
Kyzer: Peanut Butter

12: Do your people cut your toenails?
Rafe: Never done it. Don't need to.
Kyzer: Yes.

13. Any formal education?
Rafe: Household obedience, agility, and herding. Sleep-away herding school too.
Kyzer: Kindergarden! And I'm starting herding school now!

14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny?
Rafe: What's a couch potato?
Kyzer: Bunny? To chase?

15. Five nick-names your people call you:
Rafe: Rafey, Raf-ish, Rafe-a-roni, Big Boy, Handsome
Kyzer: Ky, Ky-roo, Kroo, Kroozer, Ky-rooster

16. What is your best trick?
Rafe: Hugs
Kyzer: Sit up and wave with both front paws

17. Do you like kitties?
Rafe: Love 'em
Kyzer: Love 'em

18. What did you have for breakfast?
Rafe: Rice and chicken. Got a little intestinal upset. Better now.
Kyzer: Merrick kibble and Innova canned food.

19. Can you hunt (i.e. have you ever killed anything living)?
Rafe: No
Kyzer: No!

20. When and why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.?
Rafe: Last Monday for my shots. Not real impressed.
Kyzer: In February for my last puppy shots

21. Where do you sleep at night?
Rafe: Crate, top left above Miss Tansy
Kyzer: Crate, bottom right, next to Miss Pippin!

22. Do you like to swim?
Rafe: Don't know
Kyzer: What?

23. Can you make puppies?
Rafe: No, but I've got an eye for the gal dogs! I know my manners, though.
Kyzer: I'm still a puppy myself!

24. Do you give kisses?
Rafe: Yes, but only occasionally
Kyzer: Very rarely

25. Can you potty on command?
Rafe: Yep, "Hurry"
Kyzer: Yes, "Hurry"!

26: To Cuz or not to Cuz?
Rafe: Sometimes. When Miss Pippin is.
Kyzer: Not very often, but I think I chewed a foot off!