Terrier Tuesday -- This is Just STUPID

Dear Readers:

Where my Alpha lives is STUPID. And COLD. And STUPID. 

Here is a picture of me in this godforsaken land:

Which was taken with her STUPID Sony camera whose flash does not go off. STUPID. 

Here's another, so you can get a better idea of how STUPID this is:

Much clearer, right?

How about this one:

In this one she is putting her flashlight so I can look at the STUPID snowbank that is three feet taller than my head, at LEAST. How am I supposed to do my business out there? I'm starting to think SHE is stupid, not just the camera and this stupid cold, frozen, slippery, icy, crusty, horrible place to live.

Here I'm trying to get away from her. She's so stupid, she's holding a leash, her mittens (one on, one off), the flashlight, AND the camera. How many hands does she think she HAS anyway? She keeps on hitting me with something when she tries to pick me up, and she keeps on dropping things and cursing and yelling at me as if it's my fault. 

This whole thing is STUPID. Whose idea was this to come here, anyway?

I am.not.a.polar.bear. Or a penguin. Or a baby seal. 

I am a Yorkshire Terrier. I should be in a temperate land, not this

STUPID

place.

Things aren't bad enough already, but one of my boots came off, and my right front foot is FREEZING. 

I HATE THIS.

But you can't tell how much I hate it by this stupid picture, because she dropped her stupid flashlight and hit me on the head with it, and a stupid car was coming, and she and I were BOTH going to get run over at any minute.

I hate stupid cars and I hate it when A.Alpha slips on the ice and blames me for it.  

I hate this stupid stupid stupid place with its stupid stupid cold snow and its stupid stupid cameras that don't work and its stupid stupid cars that want to run us over when we're slipping in the slush. 

But I kind of like this place, right here:

 

    

   

Comments

[Geri]

Take heart little fella. Only 73 days until the first day of spring! However, at your place it may take a little longer. So let's think this way, the daylight is increasing every day! More sunlight to melt that nasty snow & ice. Sorry I'm the eternal optimist sometimes.

[sandy]

I love it when the techs fix a problem so completely and wonderfully like that. (Great photos!) hahahaha. LX

[Wendy]

Wow, Mr. Jefferies is in a mood, isn't he?

Nice camera. ;-)

[Kirsten]

Poor Mr. Jeffries. I would invite you to take a vacation down here in South Carolina, but it's like 20 degrees here this morning. Sorry!

[Connie G.]

LOL funny! We have been cursing the cold here in the Atlanta suburbs (17 this AM) when we walk our senior citizen German Shepherd dog, Anna. And the way WE look is hilarious. She is sooooooooooo embarrassed to be seen with us.

[gayle]

I hear ya, Mr J. I hear ya.

[Bev]

Hope that the day gets better!

[AnnaMarie]

Poor thing. I knew he'd be having trouble because the snow is over the girl's heads in our backyard. Wes is making paths for them but I think we need to snowblow them a yard.

[michelle in california]

poor, mr. J, he suffers so...

[Laurie]

Hee hee!

[margene]

Poor dear. Winters are tough on many of us. At least you have the best place on earth to cuddle up, a warm and snuggly lap.

[Wanda in AR]

Cyber Hug for Mr. J

[jane]

Mr J is right. But he didn't mention the howling wind......Have you tried headlights? Flashlights that go around your head....so stylish

[Marilla]

I am in total agreement with you Mr. Jeffries about the stupid snow. It's getting increasingly difficult to back out of my driveway as the snowbanks keep getting higher, and the space for my car keeps getting narrower.

And I'm sorry about your stupid camera, Norma. That's very frustrating. It seems to me they just don't make anything to last these days.

[marianne]

Yes, Mr.J, it sucks mightily suffering the stupid crap. but hey, that is one prime snuggle spot you get to call yours. xox

[Leslie]

Poor Mr J! I'd offer you a safe haven here but Tux the Cat is trying to make snowballs with the stuff that's blown in the screened porch. Winter in New England is STUPID.

[S.Kate]

psst. Mr. J... A.Alpha needs to get one of those lights that straps to her forehead for those outside walks in the dark. Hugs, buddy.

[Kym]

Mr. J. . . I'm thinking that you need a little light for your collar. You'll see better, the cars will see YOU better, and then A.Alpha's hands will have one less thing to hold. You may look a bit like The Hound of the Baskervilles. . . but I think it might work!

[Kym]

Oh, and A.Alpha needs a new camera.

[Carol]

Poor little thing. At least you have a wonderful wardrobe!

[Elizabeth]

Me, too!

[Joannah]

RIGHT ON!
Stupid cold. Stupid snow. Stupid winter.
Hang in there. This doesn't last forever. (No point talking about March.)

[Mary Fran]

Just think what a tough dog you'll be when you get to move back to the city, Mr. J.

[abigail]

TOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUUUUUUUUUUUUTEEEEEE

[kmkat]

Could be worse, fella. It was -31˚ F here t'other night. Suck it up and make her knit you another sweater, one that covers everything except your privates in a double layer of warmth. Maybe you could get her to tuck in a hot water battle between the layers...

And tell A.Alpha to get herself a headlamp. They are also good for knitting in the car after dark.

[Seanna Lea]

So sweet and cute! I can see your cuteness through the darkness!

[Gerri]

Um, so how's it going?

Mr. Jeffries, if you hear the words "International Falls, MN", hide! Quick! Yesterday's low was -38F. Yes, really.

[Beverly]

Poor Mr. J. Coco's dad shovels paths all around the back yard for her. Maybe you should move in with her for the winter.

[Anne]

Oh yeah! I remember Vermont looking a lot like that in the winter!

[--Deb]

Mr. Jeffries sounds kind of bitter...

[elizabeth a airhart]

human beings have something between

thier ears that stops them fron thinking

lil ol pudding pie is takeing this howl
to the puppies union even have pictures
as proof -you just snuggle up lay low
your alpha will never know what hit her

lil ole pudding loves you

[Elaine]

A l i t t l e testy today, are we? But I do agree with you: the season, the snow, the cold and falling flashlights are all quite miserable. Two words: stu. pid.

[Doris]

Oh, poor Mr. J. My Petey feels the same way. He has had a very cold butt from trying to sit on the stupid ice. He doesn't have any nice hand-knit sweaters like you do, he just has a fleece one that I bought for him and that he hates. He does have a little weight on you though, cause he's a 30 pound cockapoo. When we had all that snow a couple of weeks ago we had to dig a pee and poop area for him...and now it's really icy so he isn't getting nearly enough walks.

[Lori on Little Traverse Bay]

My No. Michigan Toy Fox Terrier concurs with Mr. J.! A coat and boots help, but what's a guy to do when the snow is 3 ft. over his head?! (Move to No. Carolina, woof!)

[Cheryl S.]

Vermont is a wonderful place.
To be FROM.

[Diane H.]

Oh Mr. J..... I hear you! As much as I love Vermont, it's a place where a dog can freeze his gazoogies off until around May.

AAlpha should check out GlowDog products for reflective wear: http://www.glowdog.com/
They saved Whiskey and me from certain disaster with numbskull drivers many times. Their products are excellent for woman and beast alike.

[BarbArian]

thank you mr j. I would have L'dMAO, but I think I froze it off this morning.

[Cookie]

Ya know, if you used a box to do your personal business in, you wouldn't have to go outside in all that stupid snow and cold and so on. I'm just sayin'...

[Elizabeth]

Thank you, Cookie. Better from you than me. As a cat person (whose cat hasn't ventured outdoors since Dec 29), I've often wondered why small dogs can't be/shouldn't be box trained. Then when the snow is so deep a Tiny Terrier would drown, and the weather is so cold that even a dozen sweaters wouldn't keep a Tiny Terrier warm, Mr. J could stay inside ...

We know that daily fresh air and exercise are good but only to a point. I am thankful I live east of the Green Mtns, where we got next to no snow.

[Suzanne]

Poor Mr. Jeffries. In the summer I always say I would love to live in VT, then winter comes and even CT is getting to be too cold for me.

[kellys]

ha! I thought my computer was being stupid at first and not loading...then I scrolled down after like a minute.
heh.
I feel the same way--we didn't get the snow but we got the stupid cold here in Chicago. Kid can't walk in the layers I pour on her. She kicks her booties off like M J does too!

[janna]

oh my god.... I laughed so hard I cried (and scared the cat off my lap)! But Mr. Jefferies, I am totally with you on this stupid stupid weather!

[Jean E.]

Oh, Mr J. You'll be out digging in the garden before you know it!

[Pam]

What a hoot! Absolutely hilarious. Hang in there, Mr. J.

[Gillian]

You need one of the hats with a built-in lamp or the miner's lamp you can find in some of the gadget stores...it goes around the head. Mr J would like it.

[Carrie]

Sorry, Mr. Jeffries, but I was laughing so hard I couldn't see. Not at you, of course, but not at your person either, of course. . . ummmm. Thanks for posting that.