The International Goody Exchange Album

Photo Contest

2008-07-21T14:21:00.008-04:00

VOTE

FOR

YOUR

FAVOURITE

GOODYPHOTOS

It's time to vote for your favourite Goody Exchange photos, boys and girls. Now that all the gifts have been received, eaten and chewed, it's time to pick your favourite Goodyfaces. We'll use the winners in our come-0ns for the next Exchange.

Glance through the photos at the top of each post right under the titles, and list your top three in a comment below, like this:

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Glad you all loved your goodies and made new friends.

Chef's T-rifics from Beasley

2008-07-17T01:16:00.005-04:00

At last, my Good Exchange package from Beasley arrived after a long delay by the post office.

I got the most amazing gifts and I was totally beside myself with excitement when I opened up that box.

There was a really nice card inside with a note from Bease. Then, the first thing I pulled out was a Kong Wubba. I didn't even wait for it to be unwrapped - I took it into the livingroom and started chewing it right throught the plastic. Then I came right back to the kitchen to see what other goodies there were in the box. There was a Fire Hose chewy and a Tire Tug Ball. Amazing stuff.

And there was the Beasley signature chewy: a T-Bone! And a Bully Stick. You just can't find Bully Sticks in Montreal and I've been wanting one for the longest time. Man oh man, this was one huge haul.

So after all the gifts were on the floor, I ran from toy to toy because I just didn't know what to play with first. I started swinging the Tug Toy around in the air and it flew right into Mama's face.

Bease also sent me a fabulous leash and collar and a skull bandana which I put on immediately.

I love all my gifts. Well-done, Bease. Definitely worth the wait.
Thanks so much.

Candi's Delishies from Molly & Taffy

2008-07-14T17:48:00.004-04:00

Guess what??? I received my package .... imagine me actually receiving a package by post ... it even had my name on it. I still can't believe it.
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We came back from visiting relations and as soon as we got in, Sam told us that there was a package for me. And there in the middle of the floor was a package wrapped in brown paper. I walked over to smell it and walked around to have a proper look. I sat down beside it and just looked at it, still not believing this parcel was for me with my name on it.

Inside was a pink stuffy who I called Pinky, two balls, a led reflective key fob, and two packs of treats. I was so shocked and suprised by all of these lovely gifts from Molly and Taffy.

I started to get sooo hyper looking at my gifts. Right away, I pulled out Pinky and started to sniff her and then pulled her out of the box to play with her. I even took her over to my cushion which no one is allowed on except me. After a short play with her, I then gave Pinky a kiss. I already loved her.

I thought I would try out my new balls. There was one that looked just like a tiny football and the other one like a cricket ball. Of course, I played with the football ... you all know how I love my football. Oh goodness, I couldn't believe how bouncy it was. The cricket ball was exactly the same. I love my bouncy balls. D pulled out the treats to give me one since I've never been soo good. They were soo tasty, and they were good for my teeth.

Finally, there was a lovely envelope with my name on it ... Ails opened it to show me the beautiful card with two gorgeous Airedale Terriers on the front.

Oh my, I am soo very lucky.

Thanks again, Molly and Taffy for such lovely, beautiful gifts. I really, really, loved them all. I am such a lucky puppy.

Clover's Gooberlishies from Sparky

2008-07-14T17:36:00.004-04:00

My Goodie Exchange package arrived in the mail! Thank you Sparky! You picked out the best things. I was SO excited when my parents brought it home after work. Look at this! First I pulled the stuffing out of the box. I spent a good amount of time doing that and playing with it. Then I got my head right into the box to pull my goodies out!

Can you even believe all this stuff?! OMD, Sparky! Thank you!! My parents made me pose in the aftermath of my attack on the box. I LOVE playing with the ball on a rope - two of my favourite things rolled into one! The ice cream was the perfect size to carry around!!

Thanks again, Sparky! And thanks so much to Chef & Mr. T Bone Beasley for all their hard work on this super fun Goody Exchange!! xo

Gaucho y Verdi's pressies from Candi

2008-07-11T19:32:00.001-04:00

We went to the post office building to look for a box that our friend Candi the Cavalier sent us for the Goody Exchange.

Thank you. We have been quite charmed and your generosity has been overwhelming. Gaucho has appropriated one of the felt balls. Candi also sent beautiful photos that we have put in our friends tree.
Thank you again, Candi ... very, very much.

Stanley & Stella's Box of love from Jackman Ave.

2008-07-11T01:09:00.002-04:00

How did we acquire this FAB doofus bird?

Why is this hump-happy caterpillar now living in GooberStan?

Who sent us this superb stash of gooberlicious noshables?

We were lucky to have our monumentally gooberish buds ~ Sherman, Penny & Lola (THE DOJA - Dogs Of Jackman Ave) ~ as partners in the first annual DWB's International Goody Exchange! WHOA! Did they do us right or WHAT?!

The Doofus Bird caught my attention right away. You can see that he got me off of my feet (like the hang time?) and aireborne for a nice game of tag. Then we got down to some serious stuffy testing ~ snuggle time.

This bird is almost as much of a camera hound as I am. Stella wanted to rumble me for him, but I let her have a little visitation time with the bird. She invited him into her new condo (she got the new digs for her birthday).

The gay pride caterpillar even showed up for the party. I have a feeling that anytime during the next week, this is how you'll find me and the Doofus Bird... stationed by the front windows on squirrel patrol.

Stella has taken ownership of the caterpillar.

I was just going to ignore it, you know? But, I had to have me a taste of that rainbow colored worm.

Speaking of taste, if there's one thing Sherman, Penny & Lola know about, it's how to eat! Our girl let us try out these free-floating treats we found in the box amongst all the other goodies.

Now for the weird stuff. Sherman, Penny & Lola's mom sent Stella a bag of Sherman Stink. Here she is checking it out. She kept sticking her nose deeper and deeper into that bag.

I heard her say something about wanting to suck all the Sherman Stink she could out of his fur sample. I think she's going to recarpet her condo with it.

Stella & I had the same idea when it came to the note Sherm, Penny & Lola sent. We both wanted to eat it.

Can you really blame us?

Sherman! Penny! Lola! You guys are the cat's pajamas! We LOVE our box of love, and are overwhelmed with gooey and wiggly feelings for all three of you!

Chef and T-Bone Beaseley, this was a brilliant idea of the highest order! We LOVE the way you guys think. Thanks for organizing all of this and for being patient as we waited for our lazy girl to let us open our package!

Willow's Wonderfuls from Herbie, Nixon & Fatty

2008-07-10T20:12:00.004-04:00

This was so very exciting! My package from Liss, Herbie, Nixon and Fatty came! I sat and waited patiently while pup Ty opened it for me. He was being soooo sloowww!

Ok , I was checking out ALL of my booty here! I couldn't wait to get into it. Ty HAD to show me each and every thing. Then he found a card! Can you believe it?

Mom said the polite thing to do is to ALWAYS read the card 1st. So my boy got to reading...PRONTO!! While he read....I cheated and made noise with my new stuffy! He just read louder.

Can you believe all these goodies? How cool is this???? Herbie got me a Purple Doggie to match his! I promise, Herbie, to take good care of it. I won't let Pilar near it because she might make it splode!! We wouldn't want that to happen. We were really "eyeing" that pupperoni! It sure smelled good!

Thanks again to Liss, Herbie, Nixon & Fatty.

Thank you, Beasely and Chef. This was so much fun all the way around.

We would also like to thank our under-appriciated mail LADY! (who gives us cookies).
This was more fun than going through the McDonalds Drive-Thru!!!!!

Ezzy's & Jagger's Goodies from Sasha & Max

2008-07-09T22:01:00.002-04:00

Thank you, Sasha and Max...We have had a blast playing with our toys and Mom lets us have a cookie everyday. Jag ate all the cream out of the cupcake. LOL. This is been so much fun, thank you again .

Charlies' snackeroos from Opy & Charlie

2008-07-09T21:48:00.002-04:00

I was such a happy puppy when the postman came with my puppy parcel from Opy and Charlie , my puppy - exchange pals!

Big thanks to you, for that weekend was fully of Schmackos, and liver treats.....oh I ate sooooo much! Here I am with the goodies Opy and Charlie sent me before I devoured half of them!

Lots of lick and slobbers to Opy and Charlie.

Persephone, Buster & Blue's Treasures from Ricky

2008-07-09T00:26:00.006-04:00

WHHHOOOOOOoooooo000! The mailman brought us our Goody Exchange package from Ricki!

It was addressed to: theBUSTER, Persephone & Ms. Blue <--------------it was for us!! It's from Ricki the dachshund ! Then we had to wait.....until the mom came home. So we waited and waited.....she was up at the lake...and .....we waited.....ho hum.... waiting was borrrrrrrring.

We were snuffing it....and circling it......but we still had to wait. We continued to circle it....and snuff it.....but we still had to wait ------------------------------------->Ho Hum... waiting was borrrrrring....

OOPSY------------------------------------------->Ms. Blue decided to take it upon herself to open THE PACKAGE!!! She was moving like the wind.....man, check out the swiftness of her....the picture is blurred as her quick movements crack open the "treasure."

...our mom is the coolest curlie gurlie. She can open a package in no time ------------------------------------------>check it out....OOOOH LOOK!!! There was "STUFF " FOR US IN THERE!! Like lots of "Stuff"........ Ricki sent softeee toys!!! and Balls and FOOD!!!SEE!!!

There were paws and pink bones for Persephone and a Blue bone for me!! Leopard balls!! for the BUSTER to chase and play "Buster Ball" with.......WOW! I got paws...paws and more paws....and bones and "stuff"... YOU ROCK RICKI!!!

We all want to say thank you 3X's to you all and also to your mom for sending us all of this loot..We're having fun with everything and will be taking it back to the lake to play with there.

Airechicks' goodies from Crikit, Ginger & Sparky and birthday pressies from Maggie & Mitch

2008-07-08T01:05:00.003-04:00

We got our Goody Exchange package from Ginger, Crickit & Sparky and a birthday gift from Maggie & Mitch. Special BIG HUGS & KISSES - as you can witness LeLe is NOT an AIREDALE to wait for pictures and anything else ....she just dives right in..... Mom had to chase her down - she was tearing off in ALL directions - you would have thought she had just knocked off PETSMART and had been shoplifting....NOT that we have ever shoplifted at PETSMART but they do make your Mom pay for everything at the register..

Cricket & Sparky & Ginger - Thank you so much for the goodies - Riding in the truck with your Dad NO PROBLEM - Tris just took everything out and put it in the dirt with her and laid on it... Mom said she would not take a picture of that sight because pups might think she's SPOILED.

From these shot you can see Tris was just acting BAD - she did not want her picture taken - she just wanted to RIP into the box from Maggie & Mitch...

LeLe was just glad to get the box outside away from Tris....LeLe was hoping Maggie & Mitch would send their DAD cause she knows he takes Maggie & Mitch for ice cream and always gives pizza pawty's......So maybe NEXT YEAR .....Thank you Maggie & Mitch so much for the piggy ears.....POOOF - and they were GONE (Mom's just that kind pick and run....) Mom said later...

Thank you, Cricket - Sparky - Ginger !!!
Thank you Maggie & Mitch !!!!

Lorenza's Airegoodies from Lele and Trish

2008-07-08T00:34:00.004-04:00

The mean mailman came with my goodie package! I was afraid he wanted to keep it for himself!

I got many low fat and fat free treats (special thanks for thinking on my diet!) and toys! I also got the Legendary Texas Jackhorn! We did not know about them but we read the story on the card and its very interesting. Now I have a problem.... My mom wants her! Would you please tell her that she was not included in the Goody Exchange??

Thanks Lele and Tris! I love all your presents!

Randi's Gifties from Neko

2008-07-02T20:47:00.004-04:00

This is the neato chain linky toy I received from Neko & I'm having a blast playing with it...until I got stuck...help....Help...HELP!!! Maybe this is my punishment for all the times I've gone unpunished for my role in various Shaken Stuffie Syndrome crimes...

Dawson's Woofables from Willow

2008-06-24T23:11:00.005-04:00

Moco said: Dawson got his package for the Goody Exchange from Willow and he w as really excited. He has a tendency to be into a bit of the drama. See how the dingle stuck his whole head in the package? Like he was going to be able to see in there without a light.

He pulled out a stuffy that I really liked. As you can see, I was headed to the house with it. I was hoping to find a special spot for it before anyone knew it was gone, but I got busted.

Dawson was really impressed with all the goodies that Willow was kind enough to give to him. He wasn't sure where he was suppose to start. Luckily he had help in making a decision.

Peanut's girl and the other small hooman pup were able to get him a treat to snack on. He sat on the deck for a long time eating his goody. He told us later that it was one of the best treats he has ever had. The small hooman girl was lucky that we were so busy with the goody package that we did not take that red stuffy right out of her hand.

Thank you so much, Willow .

I also got a package from the great Wally T. Corgador . It is a bandana of our favorite team, the Seattle Mariners. Yes, we know that they are stinking up the diamond, but we still love them. I will be wearing this wonderful gift when the games are on and I know that it will help them win. Thank you so much, Wally .

Moondance Huskies' Pawsome Package from Butchy & Snickers

2008-06-24T16:51:00.006-04:00

Our Goody Exchange package from Butchy & Snickers arrived safely. Our Aunt Kat gave out the treats so that Mom could take pictures. The pictures are of me, Lakota, Angel, Blaze, Dave, Jasmine, and Becky sampling all the yummy treats. There were all kinds of cookies and a really nice card in the box.

I sure hope everyone enjoyed their Goody Exchange treats as much as we did. Thanks again Butchy and Snickers AND to Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley for coming up with the idea!

We really enjoyed being part of the Goody Exchange and hope we get to do it again.

Happy's Hurrays from Amber Mae

2008-06-24T11:24:00.005-04:00

Yippee yay! The parcel from Amber Mae is finally here! The mailman came while no one was in. So LS went to the post office to pick it up.

Inside was: a new foodie bowl, Tasty Minty Treats, a soldier collar,and a Christmas tee.(Phew...was I glad the mailman didn't hijack any, for the way I always bark at him heh...heh...).

And there was a note : "I hope you like what we picked up for ya...You look like a big silky so I hope that tee fits you pawfectly. xoxo."

Thank you so much Amber, Faith, Chloe and The Mommy! I love the pressies!
Thank you Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley for organizing this fun-filled program!

Neko's Gifteroos from Gaia

2008-06-21T23:13:00.002-04:00

My package came from Gaia and I was soooo excited. First I did a little dance around the very large envelope, then I opened it and look at all of my cool loot! Mom especially loves the new charm for my necklace. I especially love it all. I was walking around the house squeaking my new frog for an hour. Thank You, Thank You, Gaia for the great package and to Chef and T-bone for the idea.
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Lola's Loot from Clover

2008-06-21T22:38:00.006-04:00

Clover , thank you for the gifts! I love them. The tootsie roll and tootsie pop are GREAT! But my most favourite gift of all is the shish-kebab!! My human said the postman had to wrap my gift in plastic cuz it smelled soooo good! :0

Amber Mae's Double Whammy from Jazz & Dixie and Snowball

2008-06-21T03:48:00.008-04:00

I received our goody package from Jazz & Dixie and my winning prize from Snowball for winning the 'Guess Whose Shadow It Is' Contest. Hee!

Actually, both packages were mailed to ME but the mommy said it's good to share with mah other two sissies. Hmm, I had to think about it!

Oooo, I liked that squeaky tennis ball! Hmm, those Three Dog Bakery Peanut Butter Cookies smelled sooo good! We got to try the tasty cheese bites. Oh, we sooo loved it! The mommy even started stealing some. I think I saw her popping a few in her mouth. Hmmm...

The baked chicken with yam tasted oh sooo yummy too! Do I look like I'm smoking a cigar? Hehe!Snowball and J&D, we sooo love all of them! Thank you sooo much!!!!!!!

Hershey's & Kaci's Funables from Abby

2008-06-21T03:17:00.004-04:00

Here are some pictures of our presents for the Gift Exchange from our new pal, Abby. This is some of the "loot" we got. Thanks, Abby, for all the presents and to T-Bone Beasley and Chef for thinking up and planning this for everyone.

Flash's Fantastics from the Barkalot Boyz

2008-06-20T22:56:00.005-04:00

I got my box for the Goody Exchange from Jake and Just Harry. It came with a lovely card that said: "Hello Flash. We hope you enjoy the treats and toys. We went with a red, white and blue theme in honor of your dad in Iraq. Wirey woofs and lots of love, Jake and Just Harry, The Barkalot Boyz from South Florida."

Mom put Peanut outside so he couldn't try and push me out of the way. I got great treats. I already ate the bully stick. Mom put Peanut on a leash so he couldn't try and take it away from me. He's kind of a big meanie.

Then look at all these cools toys. You see that little tiny Kong wubba and that kitty? I love these toys. I have some of the bigger kitty toys but Peanut plays with them and mom says that this kitty and wubba are too small for Peanut. So hahaha - they are all mine.

I've been playing with them since mom checked the mail. She put the other toys up for now so we wouldn't fight over them and ruin them all in one day. Then I got some cool bandanas. I let mom put on one Peanut. See me telling mom to let me outside so I can show everyone my cool new look? Mom says ignore the McDonald's cup in this picture since Peanut had stolen it off the table.

So thank you, Jake and Just Harry. This is such cool stuff and I LOVE IT.

Mindy Lu's Pawsomes from Persephone & Buster

2008-06-20T22:26:00.009-04:00

Mommy found the box on the doorstep as we were leaving for our migration. She brought the box in and put it on the floor in front of us and then it was a free-for-all.

We knew right away it was for us because it smelled good! Max sniffed it, and then ran circles around me with excitement as I got to the business of opening it. Of course, mommy had to pull out that darned flashy thing again, but I was so distracted I didn’t care. I just had to find the goodies in the box! I held it with my paw and RIP, BITE, RIP, TEAR, and it was slowly opening. Finally mommy’s flash annoyed me, so I carried the box away to continue in peace. Even daddy was getting excited. I doubt he will roll his eyes at mommy anymore!

Finally I got a hole in the box, and stuck my head inside to see what was in there. I still couldn’t quite get it out, so mommy had to take the box and help me. Dumb Max tried to stick his nose into it too. We were very careful not to bite mommy. I learned my lesson on that a long time ago. We were so excited. We wanted to sniff, taste and see everything as it came out. Daddy had to hold us back so mommy could use her dumb flashy thing again.

There was a BIG pink bone (I have never seen one of those), a spotted fluffy toy (looks like the ones on the trees that I want to chase), funny-looking noses to chew on, fruit treats in a bag (Max needs those with his BAD BREATH), some yummy-smelling sticks, and a yellow bouncy thing. Now I have seen one of those yellow bouncy things before, but it is hanging on a string in mommy’s big green machine safe place. Mommy set the yellow thing aside, thinking I wouldn’t play with it. But I went over and picked it up. So mommy had me drop it in her hand, and when she dropped it, it bounced all over. What fun! I have never had a toy that flies in the air by itself. It was so much fun jumping in the air to catch it and running after it. I really impressed mommy when I put it in her hand again. She told me it is extra special, cause it was Busters toy that he gave specially to me. Thank you BUSTER!

The BIG pink bone squeaks and makes another noise too! Imagine my surprise when I picked it up and heard a moooooooo sound! That intrigued me. Where was it coming from? So I tried my hardest to find the source. And since it made mommy laugh, I liked it! We also got a brown furry toy that squeaks.

Mommy gave us each one of the berry snacks before napping for the night and said we could chew on the funny noses the next day after we get some rest. Daddy had to hide them from us.

This was the best day EVER! Mommy said we got more excited than the day the jolly fat man in the red suit (who WE never saw!) brought us gifts. Persephone and Buster are the BEST shoppers! They must be spoiled pups! Thank you Persephone & Buster!!!

Gus' & Louie's Greatstuffs from the Griffindales

2008-06-20T22:16:00.006-04:00

A lovely package arrived in the mail for us from our new friends, the Griffindales . We were so excited. We got a bunch of great stuff. I just love the jolly ball. I made sure to keep that away from Louie.. Louie's favorite was the squeak ball. It bugged me to death but he couldn't hear it so he just kept squeeking it.....The treats were great. Dad even tried one. NOT.. He just wanted Louie to think he was eating his treat..Thanks again for all the lovely stuff.

Deetz' Motherlode from Buster

2008-06-20T21:11:00.010-04:00

Holy Moly, we got the mother lode. Our package from Buster finally arrived. Dad had to go to the post office to pick it up, because the stupid mailman won't deliver any of my packages to the house anymore.

We were wet and muddy, so mum and dad took the box to the garage so we could open it together.We got cleaned up and went inside to check out the eatables. There was a bag of eatables for Gizmo ONLY!!! Cuz he is special. Charlotte and I each got a bag of glorious eatables also. There were beer mugs filled with beer, pawtini cookies, palm tree cookies, and some popsicle cookies! And we also got toys.

Thank you so much for the most glorious Goody Exchange package. What a wonderful idea of T-Bone Beasley and Chef.

Molly's & Taffy's Barkables from Ben

2008-06-18T23:05:00.006-04:00

We were away for a short break and when we arrived home, we saw a package sitting on the hall table addressed to us!!

The postman had seen that the package was for two very important dogs and had very kindly left it tucked out of sight in a plastic bag just in case it rained.

Our neighbour had then seen the package waiting for us and had brought it indoors so that it would be safe.

We soon got our teeth and paws around the wrapping. In two seconds flat the parcel was revealed. It was from Ben.

At first we thought he had sent us an IRON! Did he think our blankets were very crumpled? But NO! He had filled an old box with lots of goodies just for us. What a clever lad he is and everything arrived in tip top condition.

Thank you Ben for being such a thoughtful friend. Just look at all these toys and yummy things to eat. We had a ball each. I chose the blue one and Molly had the red one. I was ever so pleased with my ball. I just love to run after them and catch them so this was a splendid choice, Ben.

Thank you, Ben, for a great box of goodies and thank you to Mr-T Bone Beasley and Chef for organizing this brilliant Goody Exchange.

Opy's & Charlie's Dale-icies from Noah & the Leuradales

2008-06-18T22:24:00.004-04:00

We finally (thanks Mum - you big meanie !) got to open our Goody Exchange gift from our buddies, the Leuradales . Wow! What a stash we got!!!! As you can see - Charlie got his big head stuffed right into the package - Hmphhhhhhhh!

We sampled some of our treats - but we had to save some for later. They were all so yummy ! We also got a great pic of the Dales all together - Mum has put it up with all her other special pics - I thought that since it was for us that we could put it in our kennel to look at - but Mum said, "I think not!" Once again - big meanie !!!!!!

Kirby's Yummeroos from Niamh

2008-06-18T21:52:00.004-04:00

Hey pals. My Goody Exchange package from Niamh arrived! Woo Hoo! I just knew the package was for me and I was trying to chew the darn thing open. Why do we have these crazy paws that can't open anything?!!

To keep me from eating the whole box, Mom stepped in and cut it open. I immediately dug in!! Mom's picture taking isn't as fast as me, as by the time she took a picture, I had already taken something out of the box. He he!! Away I went with my super cool new tug/chew toy.
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I took my new toy over to my bed where I started in on the tag (which Mom promptly removed) and then tried to break open the tennis ball in the middle. Man, can I say what a strong tennis ball that was? I was chewing it for two days and was unable to break it. Grrrr..

Mom decided to show me what else was in the package. Foodables!! So yummy! I got a bag of natural chicken treats which are so delish! I also got a bag of lamb fillet squares. Trust me pals, these are to die for!! I actually ripped the bag open and stole a few out!

Thank you so much, Niamh. I love all my treats and toys. You were so very generous and caring!!! Also a huge thank you to Mr. T-bone Beasley and Chef for organizing the Goody Exchange. I think it was a HUGE success. You two and your families are the BEST for organizing this!!!

Koobuss' Pressies from Penny, Poppy & Patches

2008-06-18T21:37:00.004-04:00

Mom finally let me open my package from Penny, Poppy, and Patches. WOW!!! Look at all this stuff!! I was so excited!

Penny, Poppy, and Patches' mom, Lana, even made my mom a replica of me!! Wasn't that nice of her??! It even comes with official adoption papers! My mom was thrilled! She gave it a very special place in our home where everyone can see it.

Thank you so much, Lana! How kind and generous of you to do that. We will cherish this always
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Mack's Amazings from the Zoo Crew

2008-06-18T20:42:00.002-04:00

Well, I was sunbathing (trying to acquire more belly spots) when mom came home from lunch. I noticed she had a package under her arm. I had to run inside and investimagate (I let my sissies help).

Yowsa! It was from the Zoo Crew !!! Cha ching! Is it Christmas again or what??? Mom said No, it isn't Christmas, it's the Goody Exchange!!

Just look at this box of fun!! Yep, these rock the party big time! THANK YOU ZOO CREW! WE LOOOOVE IT - & YOU TOO!

Kimi's Incredibles from Moco

2008-06-18T20:06:00.006-04:00

Moco and his Grammy sent me a BIG HUGE box, and I was so surprised that the gift came so big and nice. My box was smaller for Moco, and now I feel like I gave too little to my new friend.

I was so curious about the box - what was in there? Why did it smell so interesting? I really wanted to tear it up, but Mum had to help because I'm not allowed to rip open boxes. She finally opened it, and I could smell a whiff of treats and toys. I was so focussed on my box of goodies, even Daddy got excited and came to help me unwrap and take everything out. We were like kids at a candy store. Daddy took out my new toys and treats and laid them on the floor for me to examine. Wow!! I had SO MANY new things..

I must say that my Mummy was very proud of me and happy that I have new doggie friends from all over the world and that's fun. The whole idea that we're all connected through the Internet makes the world seem like a smaller place, and proves that there is love and wonder, sweet gentle kind people, and generosity in the world despite all the wars, bloodshed, pain, inequality and hate.

Thank you Moco and Grammy. I'm having a ball of a time, chomping on my new treats.

Here's a smile for you Moco, and Grammy. That was the best doggie present I've ever gotten in all my three years of dog life. Even my parents have never given me such luxurious, big pressies all at once before. That was just marvelous. You made my weekend!! I hope you enjoy your gift from me too.

Foley's Fabulishies from Scruffy, Lacie & Babystan

2008-06-18T00:56:00.005-04:00

Foley received a package from Scruffy, Lacie and Babystan .

This is all of us outside on the deck looking at the package. (Yes Peanut, that is your girl.) I am not as interested as you can see due to it not being my package.

Foley looks like he is more interested in Dawson's backside. What is the deal with that? The Girl was finally able to get the package open and what do you think was inside? Did you guess a cow's ear? Foley loves cow's ears. Look at the way he looks at it. There was a very nice card with an Airedale on the front. It said that they were glad to meet Foley and make a new friend. Right back at you guys.

The important part of the card said that they sent all of his housemates gifts also and he was to share. There were all sorts of goodies and even something for Clara and Edgar. How nice are those three?

Many, many thanks on behalf of all of us and especially Foley.

Jazz' & Dixie's Bundle from Baby & Boy

2008-06-18T00:38:00.006-04:00

After some hassles with the delivery man our parcel from Baby and Boy arrived!!

Jazz and Dixie were super excited and knew immediately that the parcel was for them. When we got it open they went wild taking out the goodies inside including the packing foam pieces!

Jazz immediately claimed the blue dog stuffie while Dixie went straight for the squeaky tennis ball and the snacks, trying to rip them open herself. It was such a great parcel for the girls. Thank you so much to Baby and Boy - you guys rock.

Asta's Pawfects from Peanut

2008-06-18T00:22:00.003-04:00

TAH DAH!!!!! My gift fwom Peanut came!!!! Peanut got my name in the goody exchange, and boy am I lucky!!!

Hewe I am checking out my package. Isn't this the coolest giwlie slippew..I love the pink and gween togethew..it's so spwingy and bootiful..we couldn't get an in-focus pictoowe of my diamond chawm..but believe me it's pawfect. I stawted to investigate it immediately.Aftew a lot of begging, Mommi welented and gave me anothew one of the balls...I love it!!!

Well at least you can get the idea of how much I'm loving all these wondewful giftses! THANK YOU SO VEWY MUCH PEANUT!!!!!! EVEWYTHING IS PAWFECT.

Fenway's Box 'o Fun from Asta

2008-06-18T00:02:00.004-04:00

Guess what guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We doggies can get stuff brought to our den!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man who comes six days a week with envelopes for The Alphas brought a box. And it was addressed to MOI!!!!!!!!! What shivery excitement!!!
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I thought the box was fun to play with and bat around, but soon Ms. Alpha opened up a hole in the top and set it back down for me to check it out. Inside the box were TOYS!!!!! Instinctively I knew these were mine and I took each of them out with great delight. It was like I'd been receiving these mysterious boxes all my life.

First, Ms. Alpha told me these were from my New Best Friend For Life— none other than Asta. She's a solid citizen and must know about all the best toys, cause she sent me things I wanted but never knew existed. First, my favorite is a Wubba. It's yellow, has a ball and streamers and even squeaks. Asta must have known about my world class choppers, 'cause The Wubba is a sturdy piece of heaven. I chewed, mouthed and then rolled around with in in sheer delight.

Then I checked out the Orange Thing..It's a really cool toy with the beloved squeakers and built for jawwing at and bouncing around. I just love it. Finally, another beloved ball. Hold your breath—this one is kind of soft and has the squeaker, too. I never had a ball with a squeaker. I call it Bright Green Ball 'cause it doesn't get lost, though I sincerely doubt I'll let it out of my sight. Ms. Alpha really likes it cause it's soft and safe for my teeth when I do the amazing high fly catches.

So, my fellow canines, I want to give you a heads up about this marvelous new phenomenon of getting new toys brought right to your den. Make sure you Be Have and act in a kindly manner to the uniformed man who comes to your den each day—absolutely no growlies! He is Your New Best Friend (next to Asta, of course)!!!

Ruby's Fabulous Brat Pack-age

2008-06-17T23:21:00.005-04:00

I got my Goody Exchange package the other day. Anyhowl...OMD what a bundle of Brat Pack goodness was included.

Everything the Brats sent was pawsome...the only thing that would have been better is if they could have managed to fit all five brats in the box!!!

W00t! Just look at that haul...three different types of snackies, a cool piggy that squeals, a dogarita and lime... couldn't wait to get into those cookies...but Mom made me wait!!! Waaaaaa. There was also a wormy stuffy and some junk for my Mom.

Ruby's Mom: Hey, what are you talking about - junk? There were great doggie towels and a BT luggage tag. You're just jealous it wasn't all for you.
Ruby: Whatever woman!. Stuffy Carnitas - W00t!!!

Thanks so much, Brats and to your Mom! We love everything...it was just the most pawfect goodie package a girl could get - W00t! And thanks Mr T-Bone Beasley & Chef for the bestest idea ever!

Scruffy's, Lacie's & Stanley's Funtastics from Agatha & Archie

2008-06-17T01:33:00.007-04:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Agatha and Archie got US in the Goody Exchange. They sent their box forever ago and Mumsie made us wait til today while she's packin' to open it.....WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

First, a card that Ag and Arch had roached on to give us their scent!!! MMMMM...that Agatha smells good. Um Arch...what brand of deodorant are ya usin'...or not usin'.....HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

There's a picture of Scruffy readin' a bookie PL2 sent for Mumsie....What Dogs Teach Us!!! (Maybe there is a chapter in there bout paintin' walls and not spillin' it!!!!!)

Oh Yummers....two mail people and ONE CAT!!!!!!!!! What can I say?????????AND THE BEST....Beer and wine Stuffies????????

Lacie got the wine one and Scruffy got the beer!!! We have never ever seen anything SO COOL!!!!!!!!!BUT!!!! I got the best stuff in the box. Some totally cool plastic bubble things to POP!!! The little dogs tried to fight me for them, but NO. I won! I popped all of them!!!!!

There were also three tasty corncobs, hard rope balls and too many things to count. Except our blessings of good friends and Dogs With Blogs!!! Thank you A & A for ur generosity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baby's & Boy's Bundle of stuff from Amber

2008-06-17T01:03:00.004-04:00

Our Goody Exchange pressie from Amber is here!!! We were so excited when mama open the door and the postman passed her the parcel.

We knew straight away that it was for us. See how BIG the parcel is! Finally, mama opened the parcel for us and here is all the good stuff that was in it.

Since Amber didn't mention who gets what, we decided to choose ourselves. Baby: I knew that the pink pullover was for me cos it was PINK! You can't see from the picture but the pullover actually says 'Diva Dog.' Hehe.

Boy: I decide to pick the collar cos it's black (thank God, not any girly colour) and looks very tough and I am a tough boy.

As for the rest of the treats, we decided to share between us. Mama actually took a video of us sharing the milk jelly but 'Jumpcut' was being mean and didn't allow us to upload it.

We are so happy! Thank you, Amber, for the lovely gifts and thank you Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley, for organizing this! We really enjoy it!
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The Brat Pack's Awesomes from Dawson

2008-06-14T21:26:00.012-04:00

So FINALLY we get to show ya what came in the mail! Dawson should be a professional shopper, that's how cool it all is!

We inspected the box first...this is a long and complicated job. This is Millie's first mail and she was a little confused. Well, we thought she was confused til she grabbed a bag of heaven and ran. Mom made her give them back. Ha ha.

Everything smelled SOOOOO good, we couldn't stop sniffing. OMD, it smelled SO pawsome but Mom said one of us had exorcist poop so we had to wait til another d ay to e at them. :( (S ophie, it's not me).

I'm more of a meat and potatoes kinda dog, but Dawson sent us some fancy food too and WOWZERS! Cal-a-mar-eeee.... There were even Greenies in there and we've NEVER had those!!! (Mom is cheapo ) We got to have those the next day. woohoo! Then we played with the cool plush toys we got. Sam was excited about the pink - that's her signature color, y ou know.

Thank you again, Dawson (and Grammie!)...we think you're the bomb!

Faya's Fantastiques from Jackson

2008-06-14T20:33:00.008-04:00

I am so happy ! It arrived this morning ! ........... MY package from MY friend Jackson!

Rhôôôôôôô miam miam....

Jackson I love you so much! Thank you sooooooo much! And thank you Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley for organizing the first International Goody Exchange ! I love you too!

Sherman's, Penny's & Lola's Delishies from Deefor & Arrow

2008-06-13T23:58:00.004-04:00

While Mom & Dad were in Mexico, we got a big box of goodies from Deefor and Arrow!! We love goodies! Look at all of this good stuff! We got some chew sticks, Zukes treats (which we LOVE)....And these cool things. Chatter Boxes!! Mom says she's gonna give them to us this weekend. She didn't have a lot of time to take pictures so we'll post more of us eating the goodies later! She did take a quick pic of Lola eating the most delicious buffalo heart. That's right...buffalo heart!! Yum!

Zoo Crew's Loot from Gus & Louie

2008-06-13T23:24:00.004-04:00

When Mom opened the door and found our goody box from Gus and Louie, Willow took it upon herself to try and open it. Sorry Willow, gnawing on the corner is not going to do us any good!

She quickly lost interest once she realized there was "trash" to be chewed up! That address label is good for more than sending the package, ya know!

Our loot consisted of treats, six tennis balls, and bandanas for each one of us. Also a cap for mom. I told mom she has to break out the sewing machine so she can size down a couple for my weenie sisters. When she does, we'll post pics of all of us wearing our bandanas!

Thanks Gus and Louie!!

Sparky's Barkables from Lola

2008-06-13T02:10:00.011-04:00

Woo, I finally got my package from Lola ! It actually came while I was at agility class, but since we couldn't answer the door at home the postman took my package somewhere else to keep it safe, and we had to wait for 34 whole hours before I could get my package again! The moment it was put on the floor, I tore into it! I opened it all by myself in just a matter of seconds.

Check out the pawesome bandana Lola sent me! I've always loved bandanas - they make me look extra handsome and fashionable, hee hee.

The tire on a rope is super fun! My human Lizzy stuck it on my nose so she could take a picture of me with it. I couldn't see anything with that toy in my face, so I was glad when she finished taking that shot!

Must say, I think the orange ball is my favorite! Look at me doing a funky dance with it. When the ball gets shaken, it makes this funny noise like a mix between a squeak and a bark!

Lola , thank you so very much for this wonderful package! I'm having a BLAST with my new toys! Here's some smiles for ya.

Velcro's Tailwaggers from Rusty

2008-06-13T01:28:00.012-04:00

Mom let me open my package and I chewed on the bones and ate one of the Jerky Tenders right away. I'm having another one right now - they are yummy!

The new stuffy was chewed on almost immediately and slept with mom and I the first night I had it! I haven't opened the busy bones yet...but I will. I sniff at all of the unopened goodies!

I took my new stuffy outside into the sunlight where I could shake it and chew it and soak up some rays all at the same time!!! I don't think my stuffy enjoyed being flipped and stepped on - but I enjoyed it! It's my stuffy! And I'll eventually get to the squeaky part of the stuffie and de-stuff it! Just give me time!

Thanks Rusty! I love my goodies!

Gunner's Goodiests from Bella & Gabe

2008-06-12T22:51:00.006-04:00

Oh dog, oh dog, oh DOG! The MAILMAN brought ME this INCREDIBLE box FULL of AMAZING GOODIES that BELLA & GABE sent me all the way from ONTARIO!

I couldn't believe my EYES when I opened the box and saw everything inside....FIRST there was this really COOL card from BELLA & GABE that they PAWED to me all by THEMSELVES.

THEN....I could SMELL these INCREDIBLE Lamb Jerky TREATS and there was a WHOLE BAG of em! But WAIT....there were even MORE GOODIES! I got the most perfect BALL TOSSER and it came with TWO TENNIS BALLS! And then, what did I see in the box but an AWESOME SQUEAKY, RED STUFFY and cause mom was slow getting the JERKY TREATS open, I GRABBED that RED STUFFIE and was RUNNIN' around SO EXCITED, THROWING it in the AIR and havin a GREAT TIME!

So I gotta WOOF a HUGE THANK YOU to BELLA & GABE for the AWESOME GOODIES cause it's even more than any DOG could RUFF for! And I made sure that mom posted lots of pictures for everyone to check out! I'm The HAPPIEST dog EVER...

Angel Lacy Lulu's, Rocky's & Bear's Mess 'o Goodies from Mack, Paris & Lillie

2008-06-12T01:35:00.008-04:00

Boyyy, wuz we happy Tuesday. Our package came from Mack, Paris and Lillie...they gots our name in da goody xchange...http://mackmess.blogspot.com/

Look at all these eatables they sended us...Bear iz not sociable wiff me sooo, me got to oversee the unboxing... mama haded to help me git it open. Me wuzzzz toooo excited. Loooookies at all these foodables and wait till u c me new toy - its got a ball on it wiff a little curly tail....me iz having fun playin wiff it...hereeee me iz eatin one of me sausage in a blanket trweats, me lovessssss those...heehee this iz him wiff the biggggg bone we gots...me and him boff got one....he likes to hide his.........

Thank u Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley for thinking of this, it wuz soooo much fun....and a Big Thank You to Mack, Paris and Lillie.....we love it alll!!!!!!

Beauty's and Rugrat's Yummeroos from JB, Misty & PooPoo

2008-06-12T00:56:00.007-04:00

Rugrat and I got our goodieth from our new friendth, JB, Mithty and PooPoo and we are tho happy! Firtht I jumped right in da boxth and thniffed up a whole lot of catnip. I wath rolling around and having thuch a good time in da boxth. Altho inthide wath a nithe note written on cat thtationery, and they altho wrapped everyding up in tiger-thkin tithue paper. How did they know dat we love tithue paper like dat? And dere were thome ballth, a Cat Danther toy, Fanthy Featht food, which ith our favourite, all kindth of thnacks and two metal bowth wid fish on dem. But oh! Dat catnip went right to my head!

Rugrat liveth in da clothet tho she ithn't in any of da pictureth but she'th playing wid her new ballth and thniffing da catnip jutht like me.

Kithies to you, JB, Mithty and Poo Poo! You made uth very happy and we jutht loooove all da goodieth. YYxoxo

Niamh's Omidogs from Skye and the Moondance Huskies

2008-06-12T00:41:00.006-04:00

I've been totally bored lately because it has been too hot to go tracking. So I was very excited to find this box on the patio this afternoon.

I knew it was for me because it had a paw print stamped on it. It was my Goody Exchange package from Skye and the Moondance Huskies!! Yeah! It was wrapped all nicely with tissue paper and there was a beautiful card of a wolf from the Huskies and their kitties.

Look at all these terrific goodies! All kinds of great cookies including peanut butter, fllet mignon, berry-flavored and iced cookies with sprinkles! I wanted to try every kind immediately but Barbara only let me have a few of the berry-flavored ones which were delish.

There was also a squeaky bone and a wonderful stuffed rabbit that squeaks. I am in heaven because I love stuffed toys.

Can't thank the Moondance Huskie Sled Dog Team enough. This really made my day. To Skye, Lakota, Dave, Angel, Velvet, Jasmine, Blaze and Becky and their kitties Misty, Starr and Diana, I will think of you every time I squeak my new rabbit or chow down on those cookies. Thank you.

Peanut's Prezzies from Mona

2008-06-12T00:13:00.008-04:00

I got my goody exchange package from Mona. Here is a picture of all the cool stuff we got. We got toys and frisbees and treats. The kitty in the background we have had for awhile. We got these lovely desert things that I can't wait to try.

But when mom was trying to take this picture Flash and I got in a fight over the cookies even though mom had put them all back in the package. Mom hurt her back and shoulder while trying to break us up so all our stuff is back in the box in the closet.

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Buster's Fantastics from Ruby

2008-06-10T12:40:00.004-04:00

Oh wow! The mailman brought me a pawkage from Ruby ! There was also a pawsonal message from Ruby and all this great stuff! (I would not release the monkey for a group photo.)
THANK YOU RUBY !

Nixon's, Fatty's & Herbie's Zowees from Hershey & Kaci

2008-06-10T06:50:00.009-04:00

Our gift senders were Hershey and Kaci. We couldn't believe what great gifts were inside the box. And each gift was wrapped, adding to the suspense. I also loved that they were wrapped in tissue paper. I always wrap pet gifts in tissue paper because it's easier for them to tear up.

Nixon and Fatty each got a shiny ringing ball and another ringing ball with holes in it so the bell can be heard better. Herbie even enjoys them. Herbie got a choo-choo that says, "Gravey Train," with a little dog in the conductor's window. It's soft and it squeaks, his two favorite combinations.

What a great idea this exchange was. Anyone who missed it will, hopefully, have an opportunity to join the next one. Thanks to Hershey, Kaci and their mama. They did an awesome job shopping. We loved the gifts and hope we'll stay in touch and be good friends.

Maggie's & Mitch's Phenomenals from Randi

2008-06-10T03:12:00.008-04:00

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - it came - it came! While mom and dad were at pawty, our goody box from Randi was being delivered and there was nobody home, except us, to open the door and grab that box!

Guess what? The UPS man went to the front door, which we NEVER use and because our mom and dad are so BLIND they didn't even discover it till the next morning! Can you even believe this?! So Sunday morning we're heading out the door for our walkie and mom says, "OMG, there's a package on the front porch!" Geez, the woman seriously needs some help here!

We rescued our box and brought it inside as soon as we got home from walkies!Mom always makes us read the card first! She says it's the polite thing to do! Randi made her own card and she's sitting in front of her flower garden and she's smiling and looking so beautiful! She wrote us a very sweet note too. We love our card, Randi! Thank you so very much!

You gotta see this mousie that Randi sent! It's obviously for Mitch! He's the mouser in our family! It's just perfect, Randi and when you squeak him he sticks his tongue out as you! Mom was having more fun with the mousie than we were! Check out the cool girlie flip flop!

Randi sent treats too and we were both fighting to see who could get the box open first! This was the hardest photo that we had to take! Mom made us WAIT while she positioned everything just so, so she could get a shot of all of the goodies in one picture!

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much, Randi! We love the hotdog and the little smiley squeakies too and we can't wait till mom lets us have more treats! The liver snackies are to-die-for! It's the first time we've ever had them and they're delicious!

This International Goody Exchange was so much fun! A big thank you to Chef and Mr. T-Bone Beasley for all the hard work they did organizing this! We can't thank you enough!!

Moco's Wonderfuls from Kimi

2008-06-10T02:52:00.006-04:00

Here are pictures of my goodies from Kimi .

This first one below is what came in my package.That space alien guy makes a really loud squeak and even looks a little like Grammie. We aren't sure what was in the baggy, but we were very happy to sit and wait for some. Grammie thought it looked like the beef lung they have at the pet store. It made no difference to us. It was yummy!

I have a plan for that squeaky alien. I am going to wait until 3 am when Pappy is sleeping. I will climb up on the bed and squeeze it right next to his ear. I wish Foley or Dawson knew how to work the camera. What kind of picture do you think I could get? None of us know how to do CPR either.

Jackson's Bonanza from Eric

2008-06-10T02:15:00.007-04:00

I was delighted to discover that my new pal, Eric, the WFT, was going to be sending me gifts as part of the Goody Exchange . My parcel arrived last week and it was ram-jammed full of pawsome stuff, all beautifully packaged.

J1 had to shut me out of the room to photograph it, cos I wanted it all RIGHT THIS MINUTE! My own brand of Fairtrade tea for the Js. Plenty of slurps for meut of the room to photograph it, cos I wanted it all RIGHT THIS MINUTE!

The bonanza box included:
-My own brand of Fairtrade tea for the Js. Plenty of slurps for me!
-2 x chocolate flavour tennis balls (one has already been eaten, thanks pal, it was yummy!)
-Carrot treats (apparently they're suitable for dogs, rabbits and rodents). Sorry, but I'm not sharing with any rodents! Or rabbits for that matter.
-A lamb toy. As Eric said on the label, "a lamb to the slaughter."
-A Dog pyramid (strangely, I'm more interested in the plastic-y deliciousness of the outside, rather than the treats hidden inside).
-Hand made Kitty biscuits. Probably the closest I'll ever get to a kitty, unless I manage to catch one again. That's Eric supervising the baking.
-A book for J1 to read to me before snoozies, called "Tips the Terrier".

Thank you Eric for your bumper box of goodies and thanks also to Mr T-Bone Beasley and Chef for the great idea of the goody exchange! I'm going to be busy enjoying this shedload of stuff for quite some time!

Beasley's Booty from Chef

2008-06-09T20:51:00.012-04:00

It happened...the single most glorious thing of the day. The arrival of my package from Chef!!! Oh my crap! I was so excited! When I first got it, well it was wrapped in paper...After my human removed the paper with lots of stickers,... TADA!!!! It was open! Look at the yellow paper! How did Chef know that I LOVE paper! There was also a letter from Chef.

I pulled out the mail man first! I chewed on his head for a little bit, but quickly realized that he doesn't say "ouch" nearly as much as my human.

You guys can't believe all the goodies I got! I was confused as to what I opened next! It was a blur of excitement through the whole process of package-opening! Oh man, Chef!!! You and your human picked out some great stuff! Okay, what was next? OOOOOooooo, the cookies...

At first, my human made me high five her for the treat...but later she handed some out freely and I didn't have to do anything for them! Every now and then I would find one hidden in my dog food! It was the best suprise!

I also got this red ball that giggles. I even laughed when it moved around! Then, I found a squeaking green bone. My God Human stepped on it and nearly sent my human through the roof! It has awesomely massive squeaking powers! Then, I got blue rubbery frisbee-like toy with a squeaky ball in the middle and a yellow squeaky ball...My human even got a present...a Mud Mitten, which I thought was suppose to clean the mud off my paws, not the black off my nose! What the heck!!! And lastly, I got a bandana!

Chef did an awesome job directing his human to Beasley-approved toys!

JB's Purrfects from Kodak, Winton and 3 Perf

2008-06-09T13:11:00.003-04:00

I was super excited to receive my very first package ever in my life!! Ok, well it was for all three of us sisters, but I am THE biggest playgirl of the house! It came from my new friends, Kodak, Winton & 3 Perf, who live in California. Here is a slide show that shows how much fun it was to play with my new goodies! Thank you so much, Kodak, Winton and 3 Perf!!

Pedro's Pawesomes from Pearl

2008-06-09T12:24:00.009-04:00

I received my package from Pearl. It was filled with all sorts of fun things like a frisbee, delicious treats, balls, and a cool chew toy. I shared everything with Ziggy (he especially liked the treats!)

Thank you Pearl! We had so much fun opening your package and playing with the toys. Thanks also to Chef & Mr. T. Bone Beasley for organizing this whole event. We look forward to participating again and again and again and again!!!!!

Ricky Pepper's Terrifables from Angel Lacy Lu, Rocky & Bear

2008-06-08T16:51:00.015-04:00

Our goodies from Rocky & Bear arrived! I checked out the box with my sisters! There was a card inside! We hung it on the fridge! Look at all of there toyables! This is heaven in a box. And yummables too - VitaGravies!

My sister, Chloe, was interested in the toys too. There were so many to choose from... I played with them all! Sophie loved one of the stuffies - a green ball toy with a squeaker! Lucy took the lamb to play with! She loves him! Thank you very much Rocky & Bear for our goodies! This was so much fun!

Barkalot Boyz' Fantastics from Foley

2008-06-08T16:26:00.010-04:00

When Mom and Dogdad got home from a trip to San Francisco, they found a box with OUR NAMES on it on the porch. We went outside and got to check out all the yummy-smelling edibles that Foley sent us -- and some squeaky toys with wonderfully-loud squeaks in them.

Then -- oops, just when the folks thought all was well -- the wonderfully-loud squeaks turned into the even louder squeals and growls of two terriers deciding they wanted the same toy!!! We're foxies - what more can we say? So there was a bit of intervention and time- out. And then we got to enjoy the goodies again - separately!!

Mom and Dogdad and both of us are awed at Foley's generosity. We can't begin to thank you enough -- and your Mom and Moco too. Most of the edibles in the box are brand new to us, and we can't wait to sample them!! And the toys are very cool too. We agree, we hope this is the start of a long friendship!

And thank you Mr. T. Bone Beasley and Chef for this very fun exchange!!!

Deefor's Goodiests from Arabella

2008-06-08T16:17:00.003-04:00

Today we received the goodiest goodies from Arabella ! Yummy stuff. Chewies. Stuffies. Squeakies. Tug-o-War toys. Me and Arrow played all day.

Thank you Arabella

4xBs and their magnifistuff from Maggie & Mitch

2008-06-08T15:46:00.012-04:00

We received this pawsome box from our wonderful friends, Maggie & Mitch. Mom made us wait to open it and we were sooooo curious cuz we could tell there were some good smells inside that box.

Finally, we got inside and our wishes came true. Oh dog, dog, dog, look at those yummy chews. We've never had a Moozle before and it sure did look delicious . And Paw Print cookies - our favorite! Well, we've never actually had Paw Print cookies before but we could tell that we would love them. Just look at them, aren't they totally loveable?!!!

Bailey started off by chewing that Moozle. And I was in chewing ecstacy. But after Baxter completely ate the Wizzler, I let him share the Moozle with me. He was pretty happy about it. Baxter and I are best buds, so even though I protect my food from everydog, I will share with Baxter.

Benson immediately made off with the good Coz. Oh yeah, he snatched it out of the box post haste! Hee hee. He was making that thing emit some funny grunty squeaky noises that sounded uncannily similar to Brody's farts! Brody says, "No making fun of me, boys. Look who snagged the Moo Tube?"

Look who's chewing their Moo Tube on the couch. Isn't that against the rules, mom? No stinky chews on the couch?

Thanks so much, Maggie & Mitch . That was a great box of goodies. This exchange is sure fun.

Agatha's & Archie's Fabulishies from 4xBs

2008-06-08T14:58:00.010-04:00

It came! It came!! Our International Goody Exchange bag came!! Oh the excitement!! Oh the fun!!!!! It came from our pals THE FOUR B'S!!!!!! All the way over in Washington!! On the other side!! With the other ocean and everything!! Oh my!!!!!!! So of course I had to check out the box first...........and on further investigation called in Archie to help......

We both tackled it together, but alas, did need a little help from PL1+2 as it was a very well-packaged parcel........

OMD!! There was a WHOLE page of stuff WITH PICTURES of the 4 B's, and poems and all kinds of stuff. And they rubbed themselves all over it too....We both read it together ......and guess what???? Because our barkday is coming up THEY PUT EXTRA PRESENTS IN IT!!!!!! OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Archie was so touched by all of this he wanted to sit and read the letter by himself....So once it was open we poked our heads.......

Thank you. Thank you, 4 B'S!! You are the best!!!!!!!!!!! We are sooooo happy!!!!!!!

Pearl's Pink Prezzies from Deetz

2008-06-08T14:24:00.010-04:00

My goody package has arrived and WOW - Deetz outdid himself. He wrote me a lovely card and sent the most pawsome prezzies. Everything is PINK! The cow, Ms. Elsie, scared the wits out of me. She actually MOOS! Too bad Nanny's camera does not do videos.

I also got a PINK rope chew, a PINK bone, a PINK ball, and a PINK squeaky toy.

And I got treats - cool chicken balls which I ate in a flash. I am going to pee-mail Chef and Mr. T Bone and tell them we should do this exchange again at Christmas and Hanukah. How about it, pups? Do you think we should do this again? WOOF DEETZ!

Penny's, Poppy's & Patches' Pawsomes from Pedro

2008-06-08T13:59:00.010-04:00

Hi everybody! It's me, Patches. Today was a very exciting day for us. The FedEx man brought us a package from our pal, Pedro! It's for the International Package Exchange that Mr. T-Bone Beasley and Chef had the brilliant idea for. Mom took a picture of the package before either of us saw it.

Once we realized what she had, Poppy and I had a meeting to decide who would get to open it. As it turns out, we were taking too long so Mom decided to open it for us. Woohoo!

There was lots of really cool stuff inside. Poppy grabbed one of the three fleece crab toys that squeak and she hasn't quit squeaking it YET! Too bad Dad was trying to take a nap when Mom opened the box for us. For some strange reason, Mom thought she would have some control over the contents of the box. Wrong, Mom! We don't know WHAT gave her that idea! Poppy's been holding onto the fleece crab so tight that Mom can't even take the tags off of it.

There was also a Star Fish thingy. I hear it floats too, so if we ever get that pool, we'll be all set! And there was a really nice letter that Pedro sent along with all the cool goodies!

Thank you SOOOOO much, Pedro and Pedro's mom! Until today, I hadn't really shown any interest in toys, but I sure do like that duckie! Pedro and his mom really know how to shop!!! Sorry there aren't any pictures of Penny with our new toys. She took off to hide under a bed as soon as she heard the camera!

I hope everyone enjoyed seeing all the goodies we got from Pedro!

Arabella's Awesomes from Ezzy Rider & Jagger

2008-06-08T13:34:00.015-04:00

We went off to the post office to mail some letters and when we got home the post office told us we had to come back and get a package. So we turned right around because we knew what it had to be!!!

It was my package from Ezzy Rider and Jagger, who joined up with me for the Goody Exchange to spread the good stuff around a bit.

When I opened it, the first thing I saw/smelled was COOKIES. With creamy strawberry filling. Mmmmmm. Sooo good. But mom didn't let me eat much at all 'cause she wanted pictures. Bummer. She said, "Open the card first, Arabella!!" (Even tho' I'd already opened the cookies but to be fair, they fell out.)

In the box was also a red evil Coz. Much like my orange evil Coz, but this one is not defective and therefore squeaks!! Yay!! (Good thing we don't live with my roommate anymore. She hated the orange Coz. I bet she'd like this one even less.)
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And I got a hat!!!!! Well, mom thought it might be a hat but I reckon its a tug. I love to tug so that's a pretty safe assumption. It's just so snuggly and so purple and so chewy. (I already chewed off a tennis ball today!!). Even while licking up from after the cookies I stole, I still had my red Coz right next to me. I luv those cookies. They're fabulous.

Thanks so Much Ezzy Rider and Jagger . And an extra special thank you to Chef and Mr. T Bone Beasley for organizing and thinking up the whole thing!

Kodak's, Winton's & Perf's purrfects from Beauty & Rugrat

2008-06-08T13:17:00.012-04:00

Mom finally let us open our goodies from Rugrat and Beauty in Montreal! We got to open it around 2 am when mom got home from work. We were so excited when we got a box that made noise! We knew there was fun stuff in it for us!!!

Perf was thrilled with the balls! He loves to bat around balls. Winton and Kodak were both sniffing out the other mice and toys! We think mom was just as excited as we were!!!

Thanks you so much Rugrat and Beauty for our new goodies!~ We love them! And they are nestled on mom's bed so we can play with them anytime!!!

Ben's Booty from Harry and Cassidy

2008-06-06T21:39:00.012-04:00

A parcel arrived for me!! Yes.. this was my International Goody Exchange parcel from Harry and Cassidy I was soooo excited! I got Cranberry Treats!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Oooh and Chicken and Veg!! Mmmmm.. chill out Mum I will be cleaning all that up.. with my mouth!!

THANK YOU Harry and Cassidy for sending me such a great parcel, I'm truly over the moon with it!

Ben taking a goody package to the post office for Molly and Taffy.

Eric's royal 'treat'ment from Simba

2008-06-06T20:58:00.015-04:00

Dog-a-bloggies, I've been in a wag of excitement all this week. Got my parcel exchange the other day! You got yours? Came in this special van. A Royal delivery from Simba King . Clock those dents in the Royal Van. Been driven by a paw driver. Paw driver? Get it? Tee,hee, heeee.

Simba King, you know him ? He's a Right Royal Pup. Sent me a van load of goodies. Want a peek? Can't do anything without brother Otis wanting to join in. Nosey in my parcel.Wanting to lick MY yummmmalicious bone. Bat my ball. Taste the treaties. Nibble on my veggie bones. Tug the tuggie toy. Even tried to whisker his way into my new book. Dastardly Book for Dogs - by Rex and Sparky. DOGS Otis. For Dogs.

Thank you a million Simba King. Long may you reign.Three cheers for the King! I playbow to you in humble gratitude for all my pawfect presents.

Abby's Amazings from Dewy Dewster

2008-06-06T20:43:00.010-04:00

My Goodie Exchange Package came today...The mailman put it by the door this morning and I had to wait ALL day for Mom to come home to see what was in there...There was a frog and an elephant stuffie...A green ball...A little red and a little orange ball - they will fit perfectly in my little mouth - the orange one even has LEGS, but it won't get away from me...There are some Denta Stix - which I LOVE, by the way....And, last, but certainly not least - Chicken & Liver Treats - Dewey, did you read my mind??? Chicken & Liver are my two favorite things in the world!!! Oh my, Dewey...Thank You Soooo Much!!!!Wow...This was definitely worth waiting for...

George's Goodytrove from Faya

2008-06-06T19:43:00.009-04:00

Oh Wow!! My new friend Faya sent me wonderful goodies.

Ooh those big dog biccies smelled good. And look at my first pawty accessory. My Aunty Maggie was very envious. She just loved my scarf. And there were some chewy spirals. Yum, I love chewies.

Oh wow, a big ball! Faya wrote me a note on the back of her picture. Mummy told her Mummy that I couldn’t have stuffies. She says I’m too big and might get confused and take a child's stuffie by mistake. Faya was worried about the translation of our languages with stuffies/toys and wasn’t sure if I could have this ball. Well Faya, this is a toy I can have, I love it. I’ll probably pull it to bits, just like some of you do with your suffies.

Mummy’s now put Faya’s picture in my bedroom.

Thank You Miss Faya!

Thank You Mr Chef and Mr T Bone Beasley for pawganising such a wonderful event. I know I’m gonna enjoy my new family and all the wonderful new cyber friends they’ve helped me make.

Dewey's delishies from Toffee

2008-06-06T00:43:00.015-04:00

It arrived....It's here, the PACKAGE...Horray !!!!!

Wow, the day finally arrived....the brown truck came and delivered my International Goody Exchange package....was I excited.!!!!!!......We took the box inside and me, Mom and Toby got into rippin' it apart. We were so happy ta see it.

Gram 'n Pap had ta really work hard ta get the stuff away from us so ya could all see what was inside before we tore into it: A stuffie with an extra squeaker, two goody type balls ('n sturdy cause we chew 'em up) three bully sticks (guess I have ta share with Mom 'n Toby) 'n two bags of goodies....wow a treasure chest fer sure.... Can ya tell how happy I am? Gee Thanks, Toffee....ya sure are swell ta send all that stuff ta our house....yes siree.....ya sure are.... what a Pal ya are, Toffee, OMD......

Dewey mailing Abby her goodies: We got in the car 'n drove down ta the West View Post Office. I was really anxious ta get the box in the mail ta Abby 'cause I knew she'd be happy ta get it and excited too........

Bella's & Gabe's Spectaculars from Gunner

2008-06-05T23:50:00.015-04:00

Arrroooo rooo roooo!!! Look what the mail lady brought for us from our buddy GUNNER! A package addressed just for us. See? On the address label it says BELLA AND GABE and not one of the two legged folks we live with. Our own mail! WOOF WOOF!

Look at the gift tags! We always knew that Black Labs are smart but Gunner is a computer genius! He made our gift tags with photos of US!

We think Gunner must have known that Gabe will tear a stuffie apart because Gunner gave Gabe a really cool ball with a tug rope. We also got our very own bags of doggie treats. YUMMY! And look at this bumper sticker! HOW COOL IS THIS?? Bella received a pink stuffie and she loves it so much!

Gunner, buddy, we hope your box arrives soon and you'll have fun like we are! THANK YOU so much.

Toffee's Terrifics from Fenway

2008-06-05T22:16:00.013-04:00

Look! Look! Look! I got a package from Fenway!!!
Let's see - a container that holds poopy bags...oh, that is for my mom...Fenway, she says thank you! You know once she ran out of bags and had to pick up the poop with her mitten! Luckily there was snow on the ground so she could make a giant snow-poop ball ... but that is a story for another day...
Ooh! A note from Fenway...Yee-ha! A squeaky hotdog toy! Oooh! A green ball that mom can put treats in. Thank you, Fenway!

Rusty's Phenomenals from Lorenza

2008-06-05T21:24:00.010-04:00

Guess what! That mailman guy brought a package for me! It was from my new friend Lorenza! Lorenza is so pretty and nice! WOOF!! There is so much wonderful stuff! There is a new squeaky stuffie ball, a bear made of rope, a big bag of healthy biscuits, a bag of Pegetable vegetable shaped dog treats (now I don’t have to take Ethan’s!), two bags of microwave popcorn for dogs in two yummy flavors, two filled rawhide bones (one with ham and cheese and one with peanut butter and jelly), and a bag of hot dog treats! Wowser! Thank you Lorenza! You are the Bestest of the Best!

Butchy's and Snickers' Wowees from Kirby

2008-06-05T20:54:00.015-04:00

Hey pals, guess who got our names?? Yep, KIRBY the AIREDALE. Yippeeee! Our package arrived from Kirby on Tuesday but Mama didn't let us open it until yesterday. Butchy:Thank you so much Kirby! I love my goodies!!! Snickers:Thank you Kirby, that was lip smackin' good! And I love my stuffies too!

Mona's Magnifitreats from Velcro

2008-06-04T23:43:00.014-04:00

Look what came today for me!! I was sooo excited!! The mail lady brought it this morning and since the Mommy wasn't here she left it on the big patio chair on the patio. She waved at me through the patio door but I had to sit there all day waiting for the Mommy before I could get to it. Thank his DOGNESS the Mommy didn't have to work late today.Look, the package says MONA c/o Sarah Ann Ricca.....mine all mine!!

As soon as The Mommy opened the patio door I ran to the patio chair and hopped right on it next to my package......Hurry Mommy, we gots to open my goody box!!

I want to thank Velcro for my goodies. They are the best ever.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, a thousand times Thank you!!!!

Simba's Scrumchies from George

2008-06-04T22:24:00.015-04:00

My parcel came to our house yesterday. There was no question about who this parcel was for. It was from my Goody Exchange buddy and new friend George. Inside there were lots of presents and all for me!! Each present had a special message on it and some very good advice. Here is what was inside the package: There was a folding water bowl (very handy for the boat) and a towel, which bad Mummy forgot to take a photo of. Lots of yummy treats. And a fun toy that isn't allowed to go into the drawer. Yay! Thank you so much George. I love all my gifts.

Amber's Awesomes from Happy

2008-06-04T00:59:00.017-04:00

Hello my friends!! Mommy was so busy last week, she had no time to help me blog, but she helped me with the International Goody Exchange! I'm so excited!! I got the package from Happy last Sunday!! Happy's mom sent the package over my house, but I didn't see Happy..here's me posing with Happy's package.

Noah's Nifties from Charlie

2008-06-04T00:29:00.015-04:00

This afternoon Mr. Postman delivered a special package to the Leura dales. It was from our new matie Charlie who lives down in Sydney. Naturally the camera came out. No, they can't let an opportunity go by.

Thanks Charlie, what a great goodies parcel. Of course the pinkies didn't let us eat everything, we just got a tasting.

Gaia's Goodiests from Stanley and Stella

2008-06-04T00:12:00.027-04:00

Yay! Would ya just look at all these wonderful gifts?! Stanley & Stella you are PAWESOME! I can't tell ya how much this means to me, really! I love the chewies, the stuffies and everything in between.