The protectors of DOOM Castle: Wonder Spaniel and Super Spaniel.

Snifferella hoped to go to the Tennis Ball, but too many chores had to be done and she couldn't spare a day to go thrifting for a dress. And all the Ubers were busy, anyway, she couldn't get a pickup in time.

But unexpectedly, there was a puff of glitter-smoke! As the glitter-smoke cleared, Snifferella's Faerie Tristopher told her, "We're going to get you to that Tennis Ball with Serious Business, and it will be a glorious place to be a dog."

The Faerie Tristopher had picked up a magnificent dress in Snifferella's size, and arranged for Snifferella's little buddies to swap a prize-winning pumpkin for cart and costume rental so they could chauffeur Snifferella to the Ball.

And with a wave of the Hypno-Spaniel-Wand, and a Sniffity-Squeakity, Sniffity-Squawkity, Sniffity-Shnortity Food! everybody got changed much faster than they thought possible.

As Snifferella rode away into the night, the Faerie Tristopher called, "Have a bouncing ball! But remember the rentals have to be returned at midnight, or else you'll have to pay a late fee!"

Tristan accepts that he can't have any and he can't touch, but he really, really wants to see. And sniff.

Out of, probably, an excess of caution, I am splitting Yvaine's meds into two doses about an hour apart. Antacid, steroid, allergy, arthritis, she's getting a lot now.

Which means that Yvaine gets *extra* spoonfuls of canned pumpkin with pills in them, and that's just MARVELOUS. And of course Tristan gets some pumpkin too, because that's only fair.

[Video Description : Two cocker spaniels stand and sit in a kitchen. They look up as a spoon is held toward Yvaine (on the left), and she licks pumpkin out of it with slurpy noises. Tristan (on the right) looks at the spoon as Yvaine seems done, and a voice says "Just a moment, Tris." Tristan looks forward patiently until the spoon is withdrawn and returns with pumpkin for him to lick, with more slurping noises. The voice says "Yes, good!"

Each spaniel gets another slurpy spoonful of pumpkin.]

--Neil Gaiman, Stardust (2006, book) (2007, film)

Nobody dared go near the tower.

A fearsome dragon sat on its top.

Until one day, a knight rode up.

"Do you need help to get down?"

"Please."

~Insomnia Photos~

Everything about this is gooey sweet, from tickling my neck with his breath to the paw over my shoulder.

By far the most ridiculously adorable part of Tristan falling asleep with his nose tucked into my neck, though, is this: if I turn my head so my cheek touches his face, Tristan makes a happy sigh and leans his forehead into my cheek.

Yvie was so adorable, resting with her paws on the pillow, I grabbed the camera to capture it.

Unfortunately it was near Time to Go Feed the Big Doggies, and she thought I was grabbing my phone to get ready to Go. She was ready, and she left! I had to coax her back up on the bed and request she pose in exactly the way she had just been sitting... I feel like we cheated, but truly, she was JUST there.

Tristan heard me requesting that Yvaine pose, and joined us. Because they're the best pups.

Happy spaniels!

Yvaine has been in this half-and-half shorn/floof haircut for a few weeks now, for the post-a-cocker-lyptic photos and the Two-Face photos. But it didn't show in those! Or in pretty much any pictures, this whole time. (It's been very silly at home, though.) I was also disappointed that it wasn't visible that her post-a-cocker-lypse leather vest was half studded and half plain, but I thought that might happen.

I finally got a photo that shows the clip fairly well, entirely by accident, right as I am about to even her out. She's done with those costumes, and it's her turn on the grooming table as soon as I finish off Tristan's forelegs.

"I'm Batspaniel. I don't have to rely on chance. No one does."

Seize the power that is yours as a citizen. Vote. You deserve it. We all do.

Mad Munxkins: Beyond ThunderDOOM

Post-Apoca-Cockers

Tristan trots jauntily inside after casting magic missile into the darkness--

Tristan's Fetch and Tug Buddy: Were you yelling? Did you tell them?

TFaTB: Did you give them whatfor?

TFaTB: Well, you're not that big. You probably gave them whatthree.

~Changes~

Nice to meet you. Run.

Fantastic!

Everybody lives! Just this once, EVERYBODY LIVES.

Fixed point in time. I am so, so sorry.

Allons-y!

Don't blink. Don't even blink.

You're a respectable rancher in this here western territory, doing some late evening emergency fence repair, when an Outlaw Villain sneaks up from the road.

You can tell he's an Outlaw Villain by his black hat and black duster. That gives them away every time.

Oh no! Your ranch! If he gets up to Bad Guy Business here, he might rustle your cattle or mess up your fences! He's even got one of your cows!

But it turns out he's just found a lost calf that ran off through the fence you are repairing. He's trying to find its mama so it can get some supper, it looks thirsty.

You lead up the unhappy mama cow and there is a bovine reunion. The Outlaw Villain offers to help get the fence taken care of so you can go home to your own supper, and then you both head on back to the ranch for some well-deserved grub. At the end of this episode, the Outlaw Villain rides picturesquely off into the sunrise, because it's required that every Western have a shot like that.

Yvaine hasn't been feeling well so she's gone to see Dogtor Tristopher. She gets her Embarrassing Hospital Gown and is shown to the exam room.

Dogtor Tristopher pulls out his Gladstone bag and his medical mirror to take a good look. Hmmm, he'd better get out his stethoscope and have a good listen.

Dogtor Tristopher diagnoses Eternal Optimism and Terminal Resting Spaniel Face, which are in conflict. He recommends eating carrots twelve times a day.

(Yv had a mild pancreatitis flareup, she has prescription meds on hand and instructions from the vet. She's feeling better now.)