The name is BENTLEY DUVAL

I'm sure you ladies think it's a compliment, but

My name is NOT,
Mr. Elizabeth Taylor!

It seems like every Sex & The City fan that sees me in the park says, "Oh, it's little Elizabeth Taylor." Of course, Mommy making me use that pink leash (I chewed through my black one) isn't helping matters. I mean, like most guys, I gotta admit, Liz was (and is) a fox, but I'm a boy and a DOG! A BOY DOG! I can't help it if I'm pretty ... but, couldn't you girls say "handsome"???? After all, Mommy named me after actor, Robert Duvall -- now, really would you call him Elizabeth Taylor? I don't think so ... at least not twice!

[ps: an email or two pushing Mommy to buy me a more manly leash would be appreciated!

Another Day At the Beach!

Wow, digging the beach ... life, again!!! Yesterday, Mommy "had plans ..." so she left me with her friend Lynda for the day and Lynda decided she wanted to go a party down in Galveston and took me along! We partied with her friends 'til about 10. Wow, I was one tired puppy!

Her friends are great and let me have a couple of "people food" snacks. I really like those sun dried veggie chips but Mommy says a definitive "no" to people food and puppies, but Lynda says not to worry, she'll take me to the beach again soon! Guess Mommy will have to start including me in her "plans", don't you think?

Goldenoodles????

There's a new dog in the park. My new friend, Findley; she's a 10 week old Goldenoodle and quite a lively gal! I'm glad we're making friends now because she's bigger than me already so I need to let her know who's in charge now! Of course, I think being friends with the biggest dog in park may be a good thing!

Findley lives with my park buddies, Moose and Bear. They'll be at the park tomorrow and I'll get Mommy to take pictures.

Great Story --

A wealthy old Gentleman decides to go on a hunting safari in
Africa, and to take his faithful, elderly German Shepherd along
for the trip.

One day the old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and
before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he
notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the
intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep poop
now!'

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately
settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching
cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the old German Shepherd
exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder, if there
are any more around here?'

Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look
of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!'
says the leopard, 'That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly
had me!'


Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene
from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use
and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes; but the
old German Shepherd sees him heading after the leopard with great
speed, and figures that something must be up.

The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and
strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.

The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says,
'Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen
to that conniving canine!'

Now, the old German Shepherd sees the leopard coming with
the monkey on his back and thinks, 'What am I going to do now?';
but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his
attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when
they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd
says...

'Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to
bring me another leopard!


Moral of this story...

Don't mess with the old dogs. Age and skill will always
overcome youth and treachery! BS and brilliance only come
with age and experience.

A Lazy, Rainy Day

After all the travelling over the last 2 weeks, I'm just catching up on my beauty sleep today. It's a nice, rainy day and Mom's at work so it's sleep or chew up the kitchen stool. Think I'll give Mommy a break and just take a nap!

Her Uncle is Sooooooooo Protective!

Mr. Race Rau

That rascal, Race Rau ["Grumpy" to his friends], heard I was going to drop by the dog show at Reliant to see my Dad in the Cavalier Show and since I am such a "chick magnet", he sent me a picture of his niece, Paige Rau (who's in the Lakeland show) and told me to STAY AWAY from her! Race, by the way is a grumpy old man of 9, and working on the Guiness World Record of becoming the largest Lakeland Terrier on record! Mom has known him since he was my age and she says Race is like Merrill Lynch -- when he speaks, other dogs better listen!

>Pretty Paige

As for Paige, I gotta admit, she's a doll ... but my heart still belongs to my beloved Ginger! Yea, my little redhead ... [sigh] ... but still, Paige and I are going to be great friends. She's invited me over this weekend to swim in her pool while Uncle Race is at the groomer!

On the Road, Again!

I feel like Willie Nelson 'cause I'm on the road, again! After eating an inordinate amount of junk food at the beach last week and oinking out on bar-b-que ribs and all the trimmings this weekend, Mommy woke up on a health food kick. She and one of her BFF 's Catherine (my beloved Ginger's Mom) zipped over to Austin for supplies and I got to go! We stopped at Austin's famous Juice Bar and I made friends with some very hip-looking UT students and a labordoodle named Vidalia but Mommy's camera battery died so you don't get to see my new friends.

I even got some organic doggie treats. I must admit, a veggie bone tastes better than it sounds!

There's Something Wrong With This Picture!

When I bark, aren't cats supposed to run?

Spending the Day With Catherine

Mom dropped me off with Aunt Catherine for the 4th, said she thought I would enjoy playing with the cats ... sometimes I have to wonder about Mom ... Aunt Catherine bought me some new toys, but still ... we need to talk about those cats! ...

They Must Have Known I Was Coming!

There were Welcome signs everywhere! Mommy keeps telling me that it's not all about me, but if it isn't about me, why did they put up signs

I'm a Chick Magnet !

I'm a lucky dog and I'm digging the beach life. Yea, I could hang here day and night.! These are a couple of new friends from Alabama who just had to stop and pet me! Mommy thinks she could make a fortune renting me out to nerdy guys, 'cause I'm a chick magnet!

Cousin Siddah got some kisses, too!

I've made a lot of new friends while on vacation -- these are my new friends Jan and Amy!

Keeping in Touch !

Uncle Gary took me to the Post Office down in Seaside so I could mail postcards to all of my fans! I'm having a ball!

Where The Sun Sets !

This is my new friend, Linda Thompson, from Ethel, Mississippi. My Mommy asked Linda where she lived and she said, "My husband [Papa Tom] says, 'the sun sets between our house and the big road in Ethel, Mississippi.'" Ethel sounds like a cool place, they have a Cut 'N Curl and a service station but you have to go to Sherman to the Post Office or to see a red light! Linda was great fun and let me lick her face a lot!

She also made friends with cousin, Siddah.

I hope she emails me and keeps me up-to-date on what's buzzing in Ethel!