Frito-a-Day

A tradition started long ago when Alli went on travel and was missing her dog, Frito. I would e-mail her a picture a day. Now we have a blog to share with each other, and the world. Hope you find them interesting. By the way ... does your dog have a blog?

Friday, February 08, 2013

Mr. Clean-cut (2007)

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Somebody must have just been to the groomers. My, what a sleek and silky pup.  So soft and beautiful. Yes, Frito, you had the "...
Thursday, February 07, 2013

Mountain Trail (2006)

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Check out that rocky trail.  You can tell that water runs down it whenever it rains, and makes for some smooth and slippery exposed stone...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Frito Statue

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If Ivan Grohar can have this nice large statue in the middle of some Slovenian village, I think Frito should have one too, don't you...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Good Dog in the Badlands

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Another photo with Mom of our RV adventure across the USA. I can imagine these lands would have been "bad" in the heat of sum...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Visiting Yellowstone (2008)

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Frito was lucky to get to participate in our one and only (so far) RV road trip. Here we are making it into Yellowstone National Park. ...
Sunday, February 03, 2013

Rested and petted (2008)

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Frito liked to rest in his bed.  But especially so when Mom would get down on the floor and join him. In the sun.  For a good pettin...
Saturday, February 02, 2013

Sunshine on my puppy (2008)

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In the immortal words of John Denver (well, kinda/sorta): Sunshine on my puppy makes me happy  Sunshine on my puppy can make me cry  ...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Puppy Eyes (2008)

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Another year older, but still some really cute puppy eyes. And that trusty orange boney for a chin rest.
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Long tongue (2007)

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As Frito heats up, the long tongue makes an appearance. I suspect there was some running going on during this photo shoot.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Happy Boy (2007)

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Somebody's lookin' pretty happy and content in the sun. And such a good show of those prized floppy ear tips.  And cute tongue ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

How ya doin'? (2007)

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Just thought I'd stick my cute little rubber black nosie into the camera and say "Hi". Right back acha kiddo.
Monday, January 28, 2013

Tongue-tip close-up (2007)

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After seeing that giant tongue in some earlier pictures, you almost wonder where Frito keeps the excess. Here he is just sharing the da...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Love me some tug-o-war (2007)

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We were never sure if this was a good idea or not. Would it hurt his teeth?  Would it encourage him to be disobedient? Who cares -- F...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Rest a spell (2007)

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"Alpha, you didn't mind being my chin rest, did you?" Not at all, little buddy, not at all.
Friday, January 25, 2013

Wanna play? (2007)

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Frito was quite the athlete. He loved to chase tennis balls and frisbees. And he was a good retriever, too. Though in a situation l...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Yeeeeeee Haaaaaaaw (2007)

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Frito looks like he's driving along a road with his head out of the car window yelling "Yeee Haaw". But to be honest, he...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Shaking off the grass (2007)

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Ah yes, after a nice dip in the pond, and getting all nice a clean ... Then Frito would roll in the grass and dirt to dry himself off a...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Boney tease (2007)

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Frito's got something to show you. But he's kinda shy and modest, so he only wants to show you a little bit of it. You ...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Colorful fur, er, hair (2007)

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Kids these days.  Always off dying their hair, just to make a statement. Ha, ha -- Frito had them beat.   His fur (oops, I mean hair)...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Clean cut cutiepie (2007)

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Frito could have worked for the CIA.  (In fact, maybe he did, hmmmmm ;-) Anyways, you can see how different he looks when he's sh...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Nothin' but fur (2007)

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And speaking of shaggy. Check out the after-bath shakes.  Fur is spinning everywhere (and water is in the air ;-) You can see Frito ...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Shaggeriffic (2007)

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Someone's looking rather shaggy. But Frito doesn't mind (since it kept him warm in the winter). And he's got his tennis ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Happy couple (2006)

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Everybody's lookin' happy.  Especially Mom.  Check out that smile. Frito had a way of bringing out the best in all of us.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Just a dusting (2006)

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Frito didn't mind the snow. Lord knows Mom had enough sweaters to keep him warm. And in this case?  Well, it's only a dusti...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Genius-in-training

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Some of you may know our son Greg works at Apple (note the hat) as a Genius. Actually he was recently promoted to the Lead Genius (to h...
Monday, January 14, 2013

World's largest water bowl

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So if it's good to drink lots of water; And if it's good to cool off by getting into water; Then it must be super-duper to ...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Smiley

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Hi Howdy.  This here's Smiley. A little hot, but darn happy to see ya,
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Walk the plank

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Shiver me timbers!  T'was a foggy morn in Riggenberg, Switzerland, ya land lubber. Me Salty Alpha Dog was out for a run, so I decid...
Friday, January 11, 2013

What's Frito thinking?

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(a) "Ummm.  This appears to be a wee bit small for a swim, donchathink?" (b) "I was hot just a minute ago ... now I'...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Alpha and Obi-wan Frito (2009)

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The Force is strong with this one. May the Force be with you, little buddy.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Floppy ear tips (2009)

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And here you see the highly-prized floppy ear tips. After grooming, Frito's ear used to stand up straight -- more like a chihauhau....
Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Escargot? (2009)

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Hmmm, smells a little like escargot. Anyone have some oil and garlic? Hey, Frito was not a vegan or vegetarian doggie.  Nosiree! (B...
Monday, January 07, 2013

Another photo, really? (2009)

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Frito is simply trying to rest is recently-groomed poochiness, but someone-who-shall-remain-nameless just won't put down the camera....
Sunday, January 06, 2013

My Stick (2007)

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Frito is really getting into this stick.  Check out those chompers!   Now I've got it.  Frito's jaws are clamped d...
Saturday, January 05, 2013

Glam Shot (2009)

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Such a handsome boy!  I love the sun glistening on his fur, and the small sun spots in the picture as well.  It makes Frito look like a m...
Friday, January 04, 2013

My PJs (2010)

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Frito wasn't too sure about his PJs when he first tried them on.  But they grew on him, as they were quite good at keeping his litt...
Thursday, January 03, 2013

Running buddies (2009)

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Frito and Alpha were running buddies.  Eventually, Frito slowed down some and shortened his distance, but even in 2009 he could still r...
Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Gimme My Boney (2007)

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Frito liked his orange boney.  We had about a dozen of them at one time, but eventually they all "died".  Frito would break the...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Remembering Frito

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As I was going through my somewhat disorganized collection of photos, I realized there were quite a few of Frito that had never been post...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Negotiation or trickery?

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Well, considering it's Alpha down there, I'd watch out Frito. Someone is gonna steal your ball ;-)
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Greg and Frito play ball

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Greg first has to extract said ball from Frito's chompers. And what a catch.  Holy smokes! Looks like it was cleanly...
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