I'm so famous

Back in July, Steve posted about participating in a Cover Dog Contest. I didn't get to go in July because Dad wasn't home and for some crazy reason, Mom didn't want to take both of us. So Mom decided that Steve was the most photogenic and so he went to be in the contest.

Since every dog entered in the contest gets their picture in the magazine, last month, Mom and Dad took both of us to another contest so I could get my picture in the magazine. Unfortunately neither one of us won that contest either. Mom was very disappointed. I was disappointed at Mom because she's a bad agent. How am I supposed to become a celebrity with her as my agent?

This week, Mom discovered that City Dog Magazine is going to publish a calendar. Check out this link to discover just who is featured in the calendar and on the advertisement. Now who's the most photogenic? Maybe I'll be famous after all.

Kat

PS. If any Seattle dogs want me to pawtograph their calendar, I would be happy to do it. :-)

E! Woo Hollywood Story: Steve

Kat here, I am pleased to feature in-depth coverage of a breaking news story. Now lets go to our reporter in the field - Meeshka.

Pupstanding citizen and crusader for those that have been unjustly
leashed, Steve Biggs wasn't always the clean cut pup you see posing
for covers of Fancy Pet magazine. Steve's past is one that he's
trying to run away from, but it is leashed to him forever.
As a small pup, Steve always knew he was model material. Posing for
cameras and even gazing at himself in mirrors, he was a stunning
vision of Siberian beefcake. His biggest mistake was answering an ad
in one of the local Craigslist posts for a handsome pup to pose for
some flea medication. It was all a lie that would send his budding
career spiraling.

- Steve: "I thought it was on the up and up, but they lied to me, had
me sign some papers that gave them full rights to the pictures that
they took. Sure I thought it was strange that they wanted me to lay
in such suggestive poses, but I figured they wanted to show that my
belly had no fleas."

Steve's photos were plastered on the sordid and lurid magazines of the
puppy underground. Soon, rumors of Steve's use of cat nip and other
illegal substances surfaced in the high fashion modeling circles and
Steve's contract with Wooman's Day as the "fresh face of today's hip
pup" was cancelled.

Today, Steve is trying to make a come back on the circuit, hoping that
time, and his good deeds with the underprivileged will give him a
second chance at stardom.

Thank you for this revealing news story, Meeshka. This definitely explains why Steve is trying so hard to win the cover dog contests now.

Kat

Cover Dog Contest

On Sunday, Mom took me to compete in a cover dog contest. There will be four contests around the Seattle area from now through October. One winner will be chosen from each contest then the big winner will be selected from the four finalists. The big winner gets to be the cover dog for the winter issue of City Dog Magazine.

I was looking pretty handsome. Mom pressed and starched my bandanna so it would be very crisp. I had just been to the groomer on Friday, so I was clean and very soft and fluffy. Since Dad wasn’t home yet, Kat had to stay home.

When we got to the contest, we checked in and got a number. We were #48. Once I heard that, I thought “Wow, there are a lot of dogs here.” We had about 30 minutes to wait until we were supposed to line up for the contest, so Mom and I walked around the festival for a bit. Everyone who saw me told me that I was so handsome.

Finally it was time to line up. You should have seen how many dogs were there! It was insane. There were almost 150 dogs entered into the contest.

The contest organizers made all of us dogs and parents line up right against the lake. Mom said that wasn’t very smart to have a beauty pageant for dogs and expect them to stay clean when they hand to stand a couple feet away from the lake and watch the ducks swimming. I was good though and with Mom’s guidance (and some treats), I didn’t get in the water.

Here's a video of the ducks.

When it was my turn, I got my picture taken. I think it was a good picture because I tilted my head, looked right at the camera and smiled. Then I had to walk across the stage. I sat and looked at the judges, but I wouldn’t shake like Mom wanted.

After my turn, we still had a while to wait for all of the other dogs to go, so Mom and I went and got some ice cream. The only ice cream she could find had chocolate on it, but she bought an ice cream bar and we shared it. Mom ate the chocolate shell and I ate the vanilla ice cream inside. It was really tasty and cooled me off since it was pretty hot outside.

By the time we were done with our ice cream bar, it was about time for the winners to be announced. I had a pretty good feeling about my chances. Mom and I headed back over to the contest area and the judges announced the top three dogs.

Unfortunately I was not in the top three. (The little dog won.)  Can you believe it? I was really disappointed. Mom and I had a long, depressing walk back to the car.

The good news is that I get my picture in the magazine because every dog who entered will be included. Mom says we’ll try again at another contest and take Kat along so she can get her picture in the magazine too. I’m working on an impressive trick for the next contest.

Steve

Healthy Chews

Here's another Blogathon prize.  A bag of rawhide chews.  I really want to eat them, but Mom has declared them to be OFF LIMITS!

Today I was a contestant in the City Dog magazine cover dog contest.  I had some good fun, but I'm not going to reveal the results just yet.  I want to keep you guessing, as the results will be revealed on Saturday during Blogathon.  I will tell you that the best part was the ice cream bar that Mom shared with me.  She ate the chocolate off the outside and I ate the vanilla ice cream on the inside.  We really worked hard on that team effort!  Another cool thing about the cover dog contest is that $1300 was raised for a local animal sanctuary.  Since the entries cost $10 per pup, that means that I had a lot of competition.

Kat and I have had a big weekend.  Dad went to Atlanta for his cousin's wedding, so I had to be the man of the house and Kat and I both had to keep Mom from getting bored.  We helped her clean the house, sew some curtains, and we went to the groomer.  We also got some new dog food.  We'll share pics of all of these activities on Saturday during Blogathon.  (We've got to have 49 posts, so we have to start saving material sometime.)

Until next time, WOO!

Steve