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Hiya everyone!

The judges for the best joke contest had a few too many Beef Martinis during the Birthday Bash and have been experiencing hangovers for the past few days.
That’s why it took them a little while to get the Best Joke Winners to me.

But I’m happy they had a great time and I can now announce we have our Top 3 winners.

First Place –  With 35 Likes and 25 Comments the winner is Nancy Guillory

Nancy Guillory - 1st Place

“HELP WANTED!!”

As soon as the airedale saw the sign, he knew it was the job for him! He grabbed it off the window & went inside. The receptionist was surprised, to say the least. Seeing that he meant business, called her boss and told him there was an app…licant waiting.

The manager saw how determined the ‘dale was, so he lead him into his office. The airedale followed, still holding the sign. As soon as he was inside, he put the sign on the manager’s desk, then sat & waited.

The manager, said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t hire you. The sign says you must be able to type.”

The ‘dale jumped up on the chair in front of the typewriter & began to type a perfect letter. He took out the paper & presented it to the manager. “But, but…you must be able to use a computer, too”, the shocked manager said.

The ‘dale looked at him a moment, then went over to the computer. He jumped up in that chair & proceeded to go thru various programs and produced sample spreadsheets & database for the manager.

By this time, the manager knew he was dealing with “not just a dog”, but an airedale, and had underestimated his intelligence & special skills. But he told the ‘dale, “although you have some interesting abilities, I still can’t hire you.”

The ‘dale looked at him, then went directly to the sign & pointed w/his paw at the sentences that told about “being an equal opportunity employer”.

The manager, said, “yes, but the sign says , also, that you must be bilingual”.

The airedale looked him straight in the face, and said, “meow”.

 

Second Place – with 12 Likes & 4 comments  the winner is Sue Higgins Taylor

Sue Higgins Taylor - 2nd Place

Q: What dogs are best for sending telegrams?
A: Wire haired terriers!!

Third Place  with 11 Likes and 3 Comments the winner is  Millie Oakes

Millie Oakes 3rd Place

So this man and his wife live in a bad neighbourhood and one day the man says to his wife “I want you to go to a pet shop and buy us a guard dog.”

So the wife goes shopping later that day and visits a pet shop. She asks the man at the counter if he has any potential guard dogs.

The man at the counter says “Well… I have this little scot…
The woman, not believing him asks for some proof.

The pet shop owner says “Karate that table!”

So the dog walks over and smashes the table into a million pieces.

“Karate that chair!”

The dog walks over to the table and smashes it into a million pieces.

The woman, thoroughly convinced, buys the dog and brings him home.

When her husband gets home from work, she shows him the dog.

“What the hell is a little dog like that going to do?” He shouts.

“He knows karate!”

“Karate my @ss!”

Congratulations to out top 3 winners!

–R U N N E R S   U P —

Evie Purviance – A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, ‘Jesus knows you’re here.’
The burglar nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.
When he heard nothing more, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard ‘Jesus is watching you.’Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. His flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.
‘Did you say that?’ he hissed at the parrot.’Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked, ‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is watching you.’
The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?’
‘Moses,’ replied the bird.
‘Moses?’ the burglar laughed. ‘What kind of people would name a bird Moses?’
The bird replied, ‘The same kind of people who would name a Rottweiler Jesus.’

Leopoldo Crisafulli – What kind of dog likes baths?
A SHAMPOODLE!!

Danielle M. Kauffman Smith – How dogs are better than men
1. Dogs do not have problems expressing affection in public.
2. Dogs miss you when you’re gone.
3. Dogs feel guilty when they’ve done something wrong.
4. Dogs admit when they’re jealous.
5. Dogs are very direct about wanting to go out.
6. Dogs do not play games with you-except fetch (and they never laugh at how you throw.)
7. You can train a dog.
8. Dogs are easy to buy for.
9. The worst social disease you can get from dogs is fleas.
10. Dogs understand what “no” means.
11. Dogs mean it when they kiss you.

Kerry Maple – During break time at obedience two Terriers were talking. One said to the other
the thing I hate more about obedience school is you will never use this stuff in the real world.

Tina Powell – Q: Why don’t dogs make good dancers?
A: Because they have two left feet.

Milly Lamb – What kind of dog can use the phone?
A Dail-Matian
What kind of dog would you find in a cave?
a Bat Terrier
Which dog is very obedient?
a Sit Bull Terrier
What do you get when you cross a small dog and a large boat?
a Ship Tzu
What did the hungry Dalmatian say after his meal?
“That hit the spots!”
Why are Dalmatians no good at “Hide and Seek”?
They’re always spotted!
What dog will laugh at any joke?
A chi-ha-ha
Where do the dogs go for the Macey’s Thanksgiving parade?
New Yorkie
What’s black and white and red all over?
an embarrassed Dalmatian

Peggy Clancy-Flyte – A girl was visiting her blonde friend who got two new dogs and asked her what their names were. The Blonde girl said they were named Rolex and Timex. Her friend said, “Whoever heard of someone naming their dog like that?” “Helloooo” answered the blonde, “They are watch dogs.”

Princess Olivia – What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a rose?
A collie-flower !

Asta Kroon – a lady had an afwican pawwot and thwee tewwiews. the pawwot leawned how to call the doggies and say “coookie!!!!” “cookie” evewy time the tewwiews cam wunning and then the pawwot would say”hehehehehehehehehehhe”

Sally Novak – What do you get when you cross a honeydew with Lassie?
Answer: a melon-collie baby

Elliot Whitebear – A man went to the zoo, there was only a dog there……..It was a Shih Tzu!

Monty Lockhart – My dogs got no nose! How does he smell? Terrible!

Jack Daniel Ciccone – A wife says to her husband one weekend morning, “We’ve got such a clever Airedale. He brings in the daily newspapers every morning.” Her husband replies, “Well, lots of ‘dales can do that.” The wife responded, “But we’ve never subscribed to any!

Keithy T Bear – What did dee hungree Dalmatian say… after his meal?
Dat hit dee spots!!!

Amy Sorvaag Lindman – Why are Dalmations no good at “hide and seek”? they are always spotted!

Doug Jones – What do you get if you cross a Deerhound with a Terrier…..a DERRIER a dog that’s true to the end.

Molly Martin – Man to dog trainer: “Every time a bell rings, my dog goes into the corner.”
Dog trainer: “That’s OK, he is a Boxer.

They are all so funny!!  Thanks everyone for participating in the contests. I think we all had a great day!

Smooches from Autumn

We had a wonderful time during my Birthday Bash. It was held on Facebook Events Page and we had over 250 folks show up to wish me a happy day. It was indeed.

by Charlene Stahl

I got a ton of cards and gifts and a beautiful birthday cake!

Birthday Cake!!

It was a fantastic day and I thank all of my friends on Facebook who helped me share in this day!

A Special thanks to Joyce, Zo, Missy and Tracy for helping Ma with the party!!

xoxox

The winners are here!
Ma did a super job of keeping up with the hundreds of messages she received during the 2 day trivia event.
She sent out 10 questions over a 2 day span so she could keep up with all of my friends answers.
She said over 65 people were playing and that lead to over 650 messages that she sifted through to tally all the correct answers.

Here are the questions with their correct answers!

QUESTION 1 – worth 1 point – Name 5 vegetables that start with the letter A

Answers are –
Abyssinian Cabbage
Achoccha
African eggplant
Alexanders
Alfalfa
Alpine bistort
Alpine Strawberry
Amaranth
American beech
American Bistort
American linden
American lotus
American Pokeweed
American wild mint
American Wormseed
Amur grape
Angled Loofah
Angular pigface
Aniseed
Arctic butterbur
Arrow Head
Arrowleaf sida
Arugula
Asafoetida
Asiatic Pennywort
Ataco
Aubergine
Awapuhi
Apricots can also be considered a vegetable

QUESTION 2– worth 3 points – what is this?

What animal is this?

Answer is BADGER

QUESTION 3 – worth 1 point – you were told to go to http://www.akc.org/breeds/lakeland_terrier/
and name the 5 typical solid colors of Lakeland Terrier

Answer is – blue, black, liver, red, and wheaten

QUESTION 4 -worth 3 points – In Indonesia, cats are thought to…

A: Be the wisest of all animals
B: Spin straw into gold
C: Control the rain
D: Scare off bad spirits

Answer is – C, Control the rain

QUESTION 5 -worth 3 points – you were told to go to the event wall and find this video

and then answer the following question: In the video the titles give a special thanks to a little soul….what is it’s name?

Answer is LILY

QUESTION 6 – worth 2 points -Cats can make hundreds of vocal sounds!
How many sounds can a dog produce?

Answer is 10 ( those who answered 10-15 were given points)

QUESTION 7 – worth 3 points –
There are a group of islands somewhere in the world named after a breed of dog… name of these islands?

Answer is Canary Islands were named after a breed of dog.
* Newfoundland dog is named after the island…not the other way around!

QUESTION 8 – worth 3 points – Name an animal that can fly in reverse?

Answer is Hummingbird

QUESTION 9 -worth 2 points – What three items do you need to make Green Milk?
Many read “items” to mean “ingredients.
Green milk is nothing more than milk with green food-coloring and some “item” to place them in….a glass.

QUESTION 10 -worth 2 points

Who Am I?

Answer is – This is Giant George the World’s Tallest Dog. (those who answered either George or the World’s Tallest Dog were given points)

And the winner is: It is a  three-way tie!!

Congratulations to:
Mairead Barthorpe

Bailey A. Guillory

Evie Purviance

So many friends showed up at my party with the cutest outfits.
We picked winners by theme which was BIRTHDAY, creativity and personalization…except for Hootie which we picked for the embarrassment factor!
It was super hard to choose  winners.

But we had to make the final cut and here they are….

Daisy the Dancing Queen

DAISY

DJ - This Scottish cutie showed his roots by bringing McDonald's

DJ

Ulysses the Party Animal

ULYSSES

Lexie - the Belle of the Ball

LEXIE

Leopoldo Oui Oui!

LEOPOLDO

Hootie - His Ma made him wear a Sailor Dress!!!

HOOTIE

Here are some runners up!!

Clyde - Sophisticated Man

CLYDE

Jaffa the Captain Jack Sparrow impersonator

JAFFA

Max the Hippy

MAX

Duncan - The dapper 'dale

DUNCAN

Ulysses The Party Boy

ULYSSES

Roscoe - Waiting for the Cake

ROSCOE

Molly has her own style

MOLLY

Reynard - JAMAKING ME CRAZY

REYNARD

Honorable Mentions:

MOLLY

Baby Rocket

BABY ROCKET

Dusty

DUSTY

Max

MAX

Otto

OTTO

Sowena

SOWENA

Congratulations to all our contestants!!

I have the cutest friends !!

YAY!!!

That’s what we’re celebrating from now until March 15th which is my birthday.  It’s my 6th birthday! YAY

If you scroll to the very first entries in this blog you will see that I arrived at Ma’s for the first time on March 8th, 2009. So we’re using this time to celebrate my second full year of freedom. Woot!!

The reason I’m using the following photo is because it was the first ever photo taken of me. The nice folks at National Mill Dog Rescue cleaned me up and took this pic for their website. It is this photo that Ma saw and fell in love with me! She actually had it on the kitchen wall for a month before I came to meet her. She was super excited!

My First Photo

OH MY DOG – I almost forgot to tell you that I got my old Facebook profile back! YIPPEE
Ma said she’s do anything to get it back and she did everything! She’s a supermom!!
I won’t reveal her secrets on how she got it back…let’s just leave it at that! ok?

So we’re celebrating my Birthday/Freedom on Facebook on March 15th. It’s a 24 hour event and everyone is welcomed. If you are on Facebook then add me Autumn Lakeland-Terrier.
There’s an Event page where everyone will drop in thoughout the day to say hi and party with us. We have a DJ and games plus contests to win REAL prizes!! WOOT!
We’re have lots of fun and I hope to see you then!!

Next news break –

This morning around 2:30 am I asked Ma if I could go onto the porch and then a while later she hear me….I made my first official GROWL…wooohooo. Ma said it was followed by almost a bark but she said it was my first growl ever and she couldn’t even see what I was trying to growl at. She was so excited!

Some early B-day pressies have arrived on my doorstep.

A blanket that looks like me..made by Sowena and Molly in UK!

It even has my name!!

I want to ask if you would please take a few moments to watch this video. It’s from the National Mill Dog Rescue Org…the folks who rescued me.
In that video you’ll see exactly what it was like for me arriving to freedom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecGdyw5mGo0

Lot of Lakie Lovin’ To YOU!
Autumn