The Five Schnauzeteers

New brother

2010-02-13T21:30:00.003-09:00

This post is to let everyone know that Buddy has been accepted into the pack. A puggle by birth, he has been made an honorary schnauzer.

now you can see us in action!

2009-12-02T00:01:00.001-09:00

We want this shirt!

2009-10-15T16:13:00.003-08:00

No time for losers 'cause we are the champions!

2009-10-02T14:02:00.003-08:00

The SPCA had a pet show where we could show off our tricks. Human Mommy took Lizzie and Lady to preform in the show. Lady showed off how wel she can walk back and forth on here back two legs. Lizzie showed off her twirling in a circle. And we both tied for first place!

So why was the prize a gift certificate for a restaurant that only serves humans?

Message from Trouble: Nuh uh!!!

2009-09-10T01:50:00.002-08:00

The vet thinks I might be waking up the humans several times a night because I'm getting senior dementia. Nuh uh!! I wake the humans several times a night because the voices in my head tell me to.

- Trouble

Boycott Vick

2009-08-09T02:19:00.002-08:00

On behalf of Canine-Americans everywhere, especially those who have suffered abuse by being forced to fight their fellow canids, we ask you to boycott any NFL team that hires Michael Vick.

Bad Boy! Bad! Bad bad bad!!!

We think he's cute!!

2009-06-29T19:59:00.004-08:00

RIP Argos c. 1994 - 2009

2009-06-11T18:53:00.004-08:00

The Schnauzeteers and their human companions are sad to announce the passing of Argos, age estimated at 15, today, of heart failure. We will miss his good-morning dance, his welcome-home dance, his isn't-life-great dance. Goodby Little Buddy. You will be missed.

Proof that even the wimpiest dogs are way superior to even the mightiest cats

2009-05-29T22:58:00.001-08:00

Lapdogs Chiquita the Chihuahua and Rosie the Border Terrier reportedly chased off a cougar that strayed into a small town in Oregon. The cougar had pinned down Rosie, who squealed, but Chiquita caused the big cat to flee by barking ferociously. Both dogs are said to be doing fine. The cougar, however, is probably somewhere hiding from embarrassment.

(copied from the news)

Still saving MORE lives

2009-05-06T14:28:00.003-08:00

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. – A mountain lion attacked and nearly killed a dog that defended its owners Tuesday on a trail in the Santa Ana Mountains.

The dog was severely mauled in the stomach area and rushed to a veterinary hospital for surgery, said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. The 5-year-old black Labrador mix named Hoagie underwent a four-hour operation and was expected to survive, he said.

William Morse told KABC-TV that he was hiking with his wife near a campground in the Cleveland National Forest, about 10 miles from Lake Elsinore, when a 120-pound mountain lion approached.

"Out of nowhere, a mountain lion just charged us, attacked us. And my dog saved our lives," Morse said.

He said the attack lasted less than 10 seconds and left the dog with deep wounds.
But, Amormino said, the dog put up a "vicious fight. I'm sure that lion was hurt, too."
Morse said he was traumatized by the attack and will never return to the campground where he and his wife have been hiking for years.

Sheriff's deputies and Forest Service officials have not located the mountain lion, which will be destroyed if located, officials said.

relationship status

2009-05-04T13:14:00.002-08:00

When you pick up a prescription at Fred Meyer, thier new computer system requires the clerk to enter the relationship of the person picking up the medication to whomever will be taking the medication. So when one of our humans pick up our meds, Fred Meyer identifies her as a "pet owner". We would appreciate this being changed to "human pack member".

We're just wondering...

2009-02-17T13:26:00.002-09:00

How much of the stimulus package goes to buy Yummy Chummys for underprivileged dogs?

We <3 Leo!!

2009-02-11T11:07:00.003-09:00

SYDNEY -

A dog was hailed as a hero on Sunday after it risked its life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire, rescuers said. In a case which gives the lie to the saying about "fighting like cats and dogs," the terrier cross named Leo had to be revived with oxygen and heart massage after his ordeal. Fire broke out overnight at the house in Australia's southern city of Melbourne, where he was guarding the kittens.Firefighters who revived Leo said he refused to leave the building and was found by them alongside the litter of kittens, despite thick smoke.

"Leo wouldn't leave the kittens and it nearly cost him his life," fire service Commander Ken Brown told reporters. The four kittens also survived the fire and on Sunday Leo, whom firefighters nicknamed Smoky, was again back at the house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTMGQoSUiXY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZClXRnUQuk8

A letter to President Obama from the 6 of us (We also mailed him a copy)

2009-01-30T03:05:00.001-09:00

Dear President Obama:

We are six dogs that have all been rescued by humans. We have heard that you are looking for a dog to keep you company in the White House. As rescues, we are asking you to consider rescuing an older dog who needs a home. Lots of people are interested in taking cute fluffy puppies. Please set a good example for the country by adopting a pre-loved dog who needs a new home and still has a lot more love to give. In fact, since we are naturally pack animals, why not take two?

K-9 Lifesavers, 202.509.7776, is one of the big rescuers in the area. They currently have a pair of black Labradors, Lucky and Lukey, who need a home. Retrievers are dogs who would be very patient with annoying press people or anyone else. You can contact them to see what else they have; they have a lot of dogs. If you are interested in hairless dogs, we are sure they can help you.

consider your blog hacked!

2009-01-29T17:30:00.002-09:00

CATS RULE!

DOGS DROOL!

:-)

2009-01-19T05:45:00.002-09:00

Iraqi soldier got her dog back. http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/11598871

She's a nice person, stop picking on her!!!

2008-12-19T18:20:00.001-09:00

Crazy dog lady? Woman adopts 27 hounds

Associated Press - updated 6:42 a.m. HT, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

A Spanish Springs woman who went to a California dog pound looking for pet to replace her own dog that was hit by a car admits she went overboard when she brought home 27 dogs that were facing euthanasia. But she didn't expect to run afoul of the law.

"I didn't realize I was going to be in so much trouble or that so many people would be so angry at what I did," Colleen Spalioni told the Reno Gazette-Journal on Monday. "But after I lost my dog who gave me so much unconditional love, I couldn't leave these dogs to die."

Spalioni said she was trying to find another dog who looked like Barney, her 2-year-old pointer that was struck and killed by a car in November.

Browsing DogsinDanger.com, a Web site that posts photos of dogs in shelters and the number of days until they are euthanized, she found what she was looking for at shelter in Delano, Calif., outside Bakersfield.

But when she arrived, her heart took over, and she ended up bringing home 27 dogs that were about to be killed, including 10 Chihuahua mixes, one purebred Chihuahua, a Jack Russell, a poodle, two shepherd mixes, two miniature pinschers and an Australian cattle dog mix.

"I didn't realize so many animals were dying every day until I saw it with my own eyes," she said.

She said animal control officers helped her and her traveling companion load the dogs in her pickup. Some fit in the cab, the others rode in the truck bed with a down blanket and a tarp over the top.

But once home, neighbors complained of the barking, and she was told local ordinance prohibits more than three dogs per household.

After her story was posted on a newspaper blog, Spalioni said she had found homes for all but four of the dogs as of Monday.

She's hopes to find homes for the remaining dogs before her husband, who is out of town, returns home Wednesday.

"I learned my lesson. I promise I won't do this again," Spalioni said.

2 sisters

2008-11-07T01:23:00.006-09:00

We hope you will join us in welcoming our new sisters into the mishpocha. No one could ever replace Max, but these gals are real cuties. Lizzie is the one with white eyebrows, Lady has black eyebrows.

RIP Max 2000(?) - 2008

2008-10-26T15:22:00.003-08:00

Preston, Trouble, and Argos regret to inform anyone interested that Max died last week. Something tore open his intestines, probably a rock that he ate.

We will always remember his enthusiasm for being taken on walks, how cute he was leaning out the car window, how much he enjoyed playing in the snow, how one ear would stick out while the other flopped over, and his little dance when he knew he was about to be fed.

Good-by Max. We miss you more than we thought possible.

Who says we aren't cute?!?

2008-09-10T01:16:00.006-08:00

We overheard Mommy saying that her human daughter said that we aren't cute. That's nuts!

Big Hairy Guy is gone

2008-04-13T20:47:00.002-08:00

If this keeps up we are just going to forget all about him (unless he brings us treats).

Dogs save still more lives!!

2008-01-08T00:51:00.000-09:00

Dog saves boy from fire by biting foot - Associated Press

PORTAGE, Ind. - A black Labrador that bit a 13-year-old boy's foot repeatedly, waking him up, is being credited with saving the boy and two of his friends from a house fire. Christopher Peebles said he woke up Friday morning to feel his dog Laney biting his foot repeatedly in the basement of his family's home, where he and two friends had spent the night.

"I thought she had to go to the bathroom, but she never bites me," Peebles said Friday.

He and his friends walked upstairs with Laney and noticed smoke everywhere in the home.

"We came up the stairs and thought it was a dream, but it was cold when we opened the door — then we knew it wasn't a dream," Pebbles said.

Firefighters arrived about 10 a.m. and found the home's garage and eaves on fire. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Bucy said the damage was mostly in the attached one-car garage of the ranch home.

Fire Chief Bill Lundy said the fire, which caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to the home, appeared to have started in an electrical heating unit in the garage.

Peebles' parents, Dave and Vicky Peebles, were both at work at the time of the fire. They said they were relieved that their son and his friends were not injured.

Dave Peebles said that one point after Laney had ushered Christopher and his friends out of the house the dog ran back inside and wouldn't come out until he went in to get her.

Peebles said his son and the dog were "real close."

"She's always been very protective of him," Vicky Peebles said of Laney.

This is Max

2007-12-18T13:39:00.000-09:00

Is there no end to my suffering?

About two years ago I met this goofy (but cute) human female who seemed to need me and I graciously, out of the goodness of my nose, agree to go home with her. I put up with her moving me to a village in Alaska where all the other dogs were chained up outside and where at any second I could be eaten by a marauding caribou. Then she moves me to a city and into a house with two other dogs, and two other humans, and they STILL only feed me at the solo rate, not the pack rate. She calls me "Her wuffles!" Other dogs get to be Tiger, Brutus, Rex, even Trouble! No wonder I'm on anti depressants. Wouldn't YOU be biting people if you were being called "My wuffles, my wuffles, my wuffles" every day!

And NOW, yet again, my human had her luggage out and has left the four of us with just the other two humans. Argos and I have left her some pee mail to express our disappointment.

Winners - "I look like my human" contest - Children's version

2007-11-10T02:09:00.000-09:00

Please rescue these dogs!!

2007-10-29T15:11:00.000-08:00

Can you believe what these dogs' human have done to them in the name of something called "Halloween"? Please save these wretched souls, our fellow Canine-Americans!

Do we need to run away from home?

2007-10-23T23:46:00.000-08:00

A couple of guys came to the door. Of course we all had to come see who it was - it is our job. These guys were very nicely dressed and seemed nice.

One of the men began talking about spreading the word, and finding the truth. We just sat there listening. It was about salvation something-or-other.

Our human said "Be careful not to let the dogs out. We are fattening them up to sacrifice to Satan."

Please tell us she was kidding!!!!!!!!!

OK, so we stole this from the internet

2007-10-15T14:56:00.000-08:00

TO: GOD: FROM: THE DOG

Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?

Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story?

Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the "Chrysler Eagle" the " Chrysler Beagle"?

Dear God: If a! dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?

Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?

Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog.

I will not eat the cats' food before they eat it or after they throw it! up.
I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell.
The Litter Box is not a cookie jar.
The sofa is not a 'face towel'.
The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is an unacceptable way of saying "hello".
I don't need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm under the coffee table.
I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house - not after.
I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt.
I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch.
The cat is not a 'squeaky toy' so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.

P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?

New Sofa

2007-10-11T22:38:00.000-08:00

4 dewclaws up!

I Want My Money!!

2007-10-08T00:16:00.000-08:00

I overheard that someone named Leona Helmsley left 12 million dollars to a dog named Trouble. How does anyone know WHICH dog named Trouble she was thinking of? Couldn't it be ME?

If I get the money, I'll buy my humans some really nice stuff. (And if I am worth that much money, I'll bet stores will let me in to shop. They probably won't even mind that new places scare me and make me pee indoors.)

- Trouble

No schnauzers???

2007-10-04T00:24:00.000-08:00

Here is an ad for doormats. Why are schnauzers not included????

Cats are stupid!!

2007-09-18T23:34:00.000-08:00

What more can we say?

Someone's outside. Go check to see who it is.

2007-09-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

Someone is outside walking all around the front yard. We should see who is it, we know it is out job, but we are so comfy!! We each gave a little bark.

Our Human's Letter to the Editor

2007-08-30T23:33:00.000-08:00

letter by The Great One. See, she really does love us!!!!!!!

Columnist Joel Stein says that dogs don't feel affection toward people, that they are just "using" us ("All this fuss about dogs is just crazy," Aug. 14).

People are always using other people. It is what makes society work. Businesses use customers to stay in business while their customers use them for services. My employer is using me to get work accomplished; I am using it to get money. Married people use each other for companionship, love, sex, money, housework, and care.

But dogs? As my mother used to say, "We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made."

Psychic message from a dog?

2007-08-17T00:07:00.000-08:00

.............my question:

Psychic message from a dog?

We already had 3 schnauzers, all with long ears, when my roommate mentioned that there was a schnauzer, Micky, on the internet that needed a home for a year and she felt we should adopt him. That night I had a dream where a dog appeared and asked me to take him, said he really needed a home, The dog in my dream had very stubby ears, like a cat, and messy white fur around his mouth. It seemed like I was getting a phychic message from Micky. I looked for Micky on the internet, but it said “Picture not available”. When we brought him home, he did have short stubby cat ears. (I think they were docked by a breeder.) He did not have the same messy white hair around his mouth, though. But now that the super-short haircut he had in foster care has grown out, he does. I realized that he WAS the dog I got the message from in my dream. My roommates think I am nuts, and I admit it sounds that way, but if it was not a psychic message, how did I know what Micky looked like?

Additional Details

There are many good answers here. I can not choose a best answer, so I will leave it up to voters.

I read the question I wrote, and it sounded like I meant they needed someone to give him a home for a year and then return him. That is not what I meant. I meant that they have been looking for a home for him for over a year. It turns out he is about 11, is almost deaf, and has a heart murmur. He is also wonderful, loving, adoring, and staying with me forever.

....................answer from Unicornrider, voted best answer, 33% of vote

I believe in this too. Not sure where it was coming from, but it's clear to me you guys were meant to be together.
One day I woke up and felt I had to get to the SPCA right away. Off I went, I was searching through all the kitty faces....and there he was, the most beautiful kitten I have ever seen, and I just knew we have a long road to walk together - so I adopted him!
SOmetimes you just know, and to me that's the best combination.
Best of luck to you two!

....................answer from Touch,

its real

....................answer from jmaclover97

You are NOT going nuts. That happens to me all the time when i am trying to make decisions. i have a dream about it and the dream tells me what to do. and the reason you had that dream is because Micky belongs with you.. he was meant to be YOUR pet.... you are very lucky to be blessed with a dog like that. keep him.. hes your special angel... you two are lucky you found each other.. keep him... good luck!
:-)

....................answer from sexe2006, 17% of vote

What you had was a premonition- and that is great our subconscious always guides us and usually though sleep!

....................answer from phildeese

i dont normally believe in that sort of thing,but i will admit that is very strange. maybe you had seen similar dog once and image was just on file in your brain.

....................answer from Aziza, 17% of vote

It was all real, you are not going nuts. I have had similar dreams, though none with dogs. I have had such dreams about horses. My horse died in '04, & since then I can still feel his spiritual presence, & I have went walking with him befor. I know that really sounds wierd, but I was walking the in the pature he had always lived in, & heard him behind me. Thinking it was him I turned, & nothing was there. I did that multiple times. So unless I am going crazy, your not crazy either. Spritually you to have a natual bond. Keep him. It isn't every dog that you find that is a special part of you.

....................answer from Janet H, 17% of vote

Canines are amazing creatures! I believe what you say! I have two Great Pyrenees and one rescue that I know are so incredible! They know us and they take care of us! Good for you to believe in yourself and your ability to see what so many others refuse to understand at least acknowledge! You two were meant to be together! Enjoy your new friend and the heck with all the nay sayers!

(no good answer got 17% of the vote)

Dog philosophy d'jour

2007-08-05T01:55:00.000-08:00

If humans leave it on a plate, it's fair game

Dog philosophy d'jour

2007-07-19T00:47:00.000-08:00

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tounge.

Woofies

2007-06-26T22:11:00.001-08:00

l-r: Max, Trouble, Aros, Preston

Aren't you glad we don't look like this?

2007-06-23T03:26:00.000-08:00

Here is a photo of the winner of an "ugliest dog" contest. He is part chinese-crested-something and part chiuaua. Aren't you glad we don't look like this? Do you still feel this way after we tell you that Elwood's owner won $1,000?

They tried to drown us!!

2007-06-18T04:56:00.000-08:00

Why did The-Great-One and Bringer-of-the-Kibble try to drown us? They took us to this HUGE bathtub, where the water was too deep for us to stand in it. It seemed to be some drown-your-dog group religious ritual. They put us in the water, but fortunately pulled us out before we drowned! There were some dogs in the water moving their legs quicky in desperate attempts to keep their heads above the water until their humans came to their senses and rescued them. We have here a picture of a dog who's owner actually exppected him to rescue a stuupid ball that the human threw into the water. Hey - If you want your ball out of the water, don't throw it in to begin with. Duh!

WE PROTEST!

2007-06-06T23:12:00.001-08:00

We protest!!

quote d;jour

2007-06-04T23:40:00.000-08:00

Happiness is a warm puppy - Linus Van Pelt

NOT FAIR!!

2007-05-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

The-Great-One is supposed to be MY human!! Why can everyone get up on her bed but me??????? - Max

Winners - "I look like my human" contest

2007-05-18T12:15:00.000-08:00

Dog philosophy d'jour

2007-05-14T11:47:00.000-08:00

Turnabout is fair play

Happy mother's day

2007-05-13T21:07:00.000-08:00

Are we supposed to with The-Great-One and Bringer-of-the-Kibble a Happy Mother's Day?

misc

2007-05-10T03:43:00.000-08:00

Why is The-Great-One up all night doing something stupid that she called "grading finals"? - Argos

Why is The-Great-One up all night and not giving me any of her pistachios? - Max

I'm still the only one who can get up on the high bed! - Preston

Why is Max licking my ear? - Trouble

Where are the tall ones who can open the food bags?

2007-05-09T11:06:00.000-08:00

Bringer-of-the-Kibble and Baldy left this morning with suitcases. Don't think we don't know what that means!! Great-One left later without a suitcase, but she is still not here! If there is a storm warning, none of us knows how to operate the dials on the radio!

Dog Philosophy d'jour

2007-04-26T12:11:00.000-08:00

The fist one home gets first choice of bed!

Dog philosophy du'jour

2007-04-25T12:28:00.000-08:00

You don't stop playing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop playing.

We want a kid sister!

2007-04-19T14:08:00.000-08:00

Her name is Heidi.

Dogs just keep on saving lives!!

2007-04-10T12:27:00.000-08:00

Dog's barking alerted her owner to a fire

JUNEAU -- A woman says her dog saved her life when her apartment complex was consumed by a fire that left 18 people homeless.

Coco, a 4-year-old husky, reportedly woke up owner Jacqueline Cropley during a fire that ultimately destroyed Cropley's apartment and most of her belongings.

"Coco, she started barking at my door, scratching at my door," Cropley said. "She says, 'Mama, mama.' "

Cropley, 51, was asleep Wednesday morning when a lit cigarette apparently blew onto a couch outside and started the blaze.

"I opened the door, and it was like a nightmare. It was black smoke, and I couldn't see the road -- red, yellow and blue flames going up the porch."

Coco has been nervous and depressed since the fire, Cropley said.

"She was having really bad nightmares," Cropley said. "Her paws were moving and she was whimpering."

Cropley, a lifelong Juneau resident, is trying to find a new place to live but has been turned down by several landlords because they don't allow pets.

(from Anchorage Daily News)

Doggies Rule!!

2007-03-27T20:21:00.000-08:00

CALVERT, Md. - Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest. The dog's owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life.

Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig newspaper she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn't work. After she began beating on her chest, she said Toby noticed and got involved.

"The next think I know, Toby's up on his hind feet and he's got his front paws on my shoulders," she recalled. "He pushed me to the ground, and once I was on my back, he began jumping up and down on my chest."

That's when the apple dislodged and Toby started licking her face to keep her from passing out, she said.

"I literally have paw print-shaped bruises on my chest. I'm still a little hoarse, but otherwise, I'm OK," Parkhurst said.

"The doctor said I probably wouldn't be here without Toby," said Parkhurst, a jewelry artist. "I keep looking at him and saying, 'You’re amazing."'

To whom it may concern:

2007-03-12T16:35:00.000-08:00

Micky is now officially known as Argos after the mega-loyal dog who waited for Odysseus to get home. By the way, it is spelled with an O, not with a U, so there. Read all about his namesake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_%28dog%29

My name is Stevie, so there!!!

2007-03-03T14:26:00.000-09:00

I want to be called Stevie! I sent a psychic message to Amy to tell her that. I understand that that is a problem for the human resident with a similar name. so we'll just change his name to Schmutzface.

- Stevie (the one you incorrectly call Mickey)

New quartet

2007-02-26T00:19:00.000-09:00

Now we are four. Here we are. Pictures are arranced alphabetically: Max, Micky, Preston, Trouble.

Proof that you should always take your dogs with you when you travel

2007-02-19T22:38:00.000-09:00

Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers

By SARAH SKIDMORE, Associated Press Writer

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. - Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers — and a dog who may have saved their lives.

"We're soaking wet and freezing," said one of two rescued women as she walked from a tracked snow vehicle to an ambulance.

One of the women, whose name was not released, was taken to a Portland hospital and being treated for a head injury, said Jim Strovink, spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department.

"She's going to be fine," he said, noting that she had walked most of the way down the mountain.
Two others, Matty Bryant, 34, a teacher in the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, and Kate Hanlon, 34, a teacher in the suburb of Wilsonville, were taken to Timberline Lodge on the mountain to rejoin five other members of the climbing party, he said.

Rescuers using an electronic locating device found the three climbers and their black Labrador, Velvet, on Monday morning in the White River Canyon, where they had holed up overnight at about 7,400 feet, officials said. The crew hiked with them down the east flank of the 11,239-foot mountain; on the way down, the climbers got into a tracked snow vehicle that took them to the ambulance.

"The dog probably saved their lives" by lying across them during the cold night, said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team. He described the wind in the canyon as "hellacious."

The two women left the snow vehicle first, followed by Bryant and the dog. The three climbers boarded the ambulance, and Velvet leapt in after them.

In addition to the dog, who provided warmth and comfort, rescuers attributed the happy outcome to the climbers' use of an electronic mountain locator unit that guided searchers to their exact position.

"That's why it is a rescue, not a recovery," Lt. Nick Watt of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office told a news conference at Timberline Lodge, a ski resort at 6,000 feet. "They did everything right."

The three were in a party of eight that set out Saturday for the summit, camped on the mountain that night and began to come back down on Sunday when they ran into bad weather, officials said.

As they were descending at about 8,300 feet, the three slipped off a ledge. They slid about 500 feet down an incline and later moved from the site of the fall, rescuers said.
"They're lucky to be alive after that," Strovink said.

Trevor Liston of Portland, who was among the five who made it off the mountain Sunday, said at a news conference at Timberline Lodge that he saw the three fall, but he didn't say how it happened.

Someone in the party used a cell phone to place an emergency call to authorities. Rescue officials maintained regular cell phone contact overnight with the three who had fallen.

Brom, a member of the team that found them, said the climbers had traveled miles from the site of the fall, descending.

Battling winds up to 70 mph and blowing snow, rescue teams had worked through the night trying to locate the climbers, said Russell Gubele, coordinating communications for the rescue operation.

Teams made it close to the missing climbers overnight, but decided to wait until daylight Monday because they couldn't see anything, Gubele said. Rescuers moved cautiously during the night because of "very severe avalanche danger," he said.

Gubele described the trio as "experienced rock climbers, but not necessarily experienced in mountain climbing."

In December, three climbers who did not have mountain locator units went missing on the mountain. Authorities searched for days, but were able to recover the body of only one climber, Kelly James of Dallas, who died of hypothermia. The bodies of Brian Hall of Dallas and Jerry "Nikko" Cooke of New York have not been found.

In the past 25 years, more than 35 climbers have died on Mount Hood, one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the world.

Micky neeed us

2007-02-14T13:22:00.000-09:00

:-( :-( :-(

misc

2007-02-13T13:57:00.000-09:00

I made it up on to the lower bed all by myself!!! - Max

Why does Max keep licking my ear? - Trouble

If I get up on the high bed, I can be the highest! - Preston

bow-wow

2007-02-10T16:38:00.000-09:00

Stepmom and Baldy seem to have diappeared. We all cuddles up with The-Great-One for the night. TGO said that Max snored all night, Trouble kept grunting like a pig, and Preston kept shaking the bed with his scratching.

Human! Can't live with them, can't use their credit cards.

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? (part II)

2007-01-06T20:53:00.000-09:00

So we're BORING????

2006-12-21T11:05:00.000-09:00

We heard a rumor going through the grapevine that someone said our blog is boring. Well, Excuuuuuuuuuse us! We don't have opposable thumbs, don't have driver's licenses, and we've been neutered. Just how exciting do you expect us to be?

It's a dog's life

2006-12-05T13:29:00.000-09:00

China's new repressive policy

2006-11-26T00:19:00.000-09:00

Beijing just passed a new law restricting the number of dogs to one per household. This is an outrage!!!! We need each other's company! Humans get to live with others of their species, dogs ought to also have that privelidge! It figures that this outrage is coming from the same country that brought us atrocities like Tiananmen Square!!! We urge everyone with opposable thumbs to write a letter to their congressman urging the US to cease all diplomatic relations with China until this barbaric law is overturned!!

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? (part I)

2006-11-19T23:29:00.000-09:00

Low ash huh?

2006-11-16T14:12:00.000-09:00

What's with this food? - Low ash???? What were we eating before? Ash? Were you feeding us charcoal? We want dead animal!! Pure dead animal!!! With dead animal sauce! No charcoal, no fillers, no ashes! - The trifecta

low fat food - feh!

2006-11-09T14:21:00.000-09:00

To our humans - Since you are going to switch our diet to low fat dog food, you’ll make it more palatable by putting on gravy or sauce or something, right?

:-(

2006-11-03T13:58:00.000-09:00

We miss our humans. - The tripod

My brilliant idea

2006-10-24T18:44:00.000-08:00

How about The-Great-One (as Max calls her) just quits her job so she can stay home full time and keep me company? Maybe take us on walks. - Preston

Yeah!!! - Max

I don't care - Trouble

Anonymous is not very nice

2006-10-19T15:30:00.000-08:00

Some person or persons who are too cowardly to leave a name so they leave themselves "anonymous" have not been very nice to Max in their comments. As a result, Max does not wish to blog further. Preston and Trouble have chosen to show solidarity with their fellow Canine-Americans and also will not blog.

Sincerely,
The Triumverate

Bleh

2006-10-13T22:29:00.000-08:00

OK, Baldy, we have one thing in common: I don't like Necco Wafers either. - Max

Hi there!

2006-10-12T23:10:00.000-08:00

Trouble here. Max and Preston are starting to try to play together. So far they have walked around each other play-growing at each other. Between the growly noises and their nails tip-tapping on the floor, boy are they noisey!!

Can you tells which ones are us?

2006-10-11T14:04:00.000-08:00

The new floor

2006-10-05T23:04:00.000-08:00

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I DO NOT like the new floor in the basement. I try to run and I just can't get any traction. My paws keep slipping. Please change the floor back. - Max
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Max is just a klutz. Ignore him. - Preston.
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I don't care. - Trouble

You Want Pictures, We'll Give You Pictures

2006-09-30T22:20:00.000-08:00

In case you can't tell, we're mooning you.

So there!

2006-09-28T17:50:00.000-08:00

We were told to blog with pictures, even though we refuse to blog. OK, you can make us blog, but you can't force us to make it interesting!!

1. Amy teaches two algebra classes. Her earlier class with 10 students has a 90 average. Her other class has 20 students and they have a 75 average. What is the overall average for Amy’s students?
2. Paul can eat a gallon of M&Ms in 30 minutes. Cheryl can eat them in 50 minutes. If they work at it together, how long will it take them to eat a gallon of M&Ms?
3. Jessica invested $12,000, some of it in an oatmeal company that had a return of 10%, and some in government bonds that paid 2%. He made $1,040. How much did he invest in each?
4. I had a 100 gallon jug of Koolade that was 99% water. I left it outside and a lot of the water evaporated, until it was 98% water. How much water evaporated? (Remember, the mixture does not evaporate)
5. I mixed 5 pounds of Good-n-Plenty (which sells for $9/lb) with 10 lbs of candy corn (which sells for $6 lb) and 15 lbs of All Sorts (which sells for $15 lb). How much did this mixture cost me per pound?
6. The medicine mixture is 5% medicine. We want it to be 3%. If I have 15 cups of medicine mixture, how much pure water must we add?
7. Harvey played baseball for 3 seasons. The first season he got up to bat 100 times and had a 0.200 average. The second season he got to bat 50 times and had a 0.300 average. The third year he got up 10 times and had a 0.100 average. What was his overall batting average?
8. To visit my parents, I drove 50 miles per hour the whole way. Coming home, I drove 80 mph, and saved 6 hours. How far away do my parents live?
9. Marionberries cost $10 per pint while whipped cream is $5 per pint. I want to make 12 pints of berry-cream mixture worth $6.25 per pint. How much of each should I put in?

??????

2006-09-26T10:21:00.000-08:00

Where are Stepmom and Baldie? I spend the morning going back and forth between their offices, but I can't find them. - Max

please?!?!?!

2006-09-24T14:09:00.000-08:00

Please tell The-Great-Oe that she should share her PB&J with us! It smells so good!

all humans have new names

2006-09-24T02:44:00.000-08:00

Since Max already gave one human a name, he decided to go ahead and name all the humans. You all are "The-Great-One", "Stepmom", and "Baldy"

This post is being left because The-Great-One passed along a message to us doggies that Stepmom and Baldy complain that we are not blogging enough. But not much is happening worth mentioning.

The-Great-One would not give us her egg rolls.

We are STILL fine

2006-09-22T04:41:00.000-08:00

We are all still fine. That crazy dogsitter came today (thursday). She brought in the mail, but The Great One (Max named Amy that) can not find it.

we are fine

2006-09-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

Just letting anyone who is worried know that we are fine. We have water and food. Preston is napping on the sofa, Trouble is chewing his leg on the air mattress which is why it has not yet been deflated, and Max is sitting by his human's feet anf gazing up at her adoringly.

Mt. Schnaumore

2006-09-06T22:53:00.000-08:00

Testing

2006-09-06T16:37:00.000-08:00

This is a test