Greetings, yes it's me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star! On behalf of my human Gary, who I so kindly allow to live with me, we wish all the animals and humans of Canada, a peaceful, positive and safe, "Canada Day".
I would kindly ask the Canadian humans to be very careful with fireworks and ideally, please go to a controlled public display. All the loud bangs and bright lights can be very frightening to some of us animals and the next week in North America can be a most worrying time for the more timid of your precious wildlife..
Anyway, enjoy, have fun, rejoice in living in one of the most beautiful and diverse lands on the planet.
The above video has one of my Canadian dog superheroes, "Hosehead". You may also note those legends of Canada, "Bob and Doug McKenzie". They did a song with the vocalist from that great Canadian band, "Rush". "Geddy Lee" of Rush did a collaboration song with them titled, "Take Off".
And here is the song. "Take Off", eh! Good day eh , Canada!
Hey, hey Gary! Okay, Thanks, eh? That was too cool and a great blast from the past, eh? I always liked ya, ya hosehead! n don't ferget the bacon, eh?
ReplyDeleteHey Heather,
DeleteHow's it goin', eh, you hoser! Isn't it great to relive those moments of awesome Canadian history via those moments from the classic Canadian film, "Strange Brew"...
Sending you some bacon, eh :)
Take off, eh! Love it - Bob and Doug were so silly - and so much fun! Hope you have a great Canada Day across the waters. Maybe have a pint to celebrate :)
ReplyDeleteHey Jemi,
DeleteTake off, eh! Good silly fun by those Canadian legends, Bob and Doug McKenzie. Had a nice peaceful day celebrating Canada Day, thank you. Had a pint of "Canada Dry", to celebrate :)
Happy Canada Day to you,
Gary
Happy Canada Day! I once owned the MacKenzie Brothers album... many years ago. Brings back memories. The fireworks started around here last night at 1 a.m. and will continue for the week ahead at least. Vermonters like to explode things. Beest hid under the sofa.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to celebrate your native land today, Gary!
Laura
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Hi Laura,
DeleteThanks for those Canada Day wishes :) Did you realise that one of the dudes is Rick Moranis, as in, "Honey I Shrank the Kids"...
I think folks should be very cautious in the setting off of fireworks. Not only potentially dangerous, but a real concern for some of our precious animals. Hope "Beest" is okay.
I celebrated and let my neighbour's know that's it's Canada Day. They hadn't even heard of it. Oh well.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Gary
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that's great happy Canada day
ReplyDeleteThanks becca. I hope you had a lovely weekend.
Delete:)
Gary and finally, Penny has returned to take over commenting. Arf! Arf! :)
Eh!? Eh! LOL!! Super HoseDog is amazing!!! Happy Canada Day! take care
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Hi Old Kitty,
DeleteTold my human to go get some sleep. So now I doing the typing! I reckon we should get you writing in Canadian on your site, eh! :) Thanks for the Canada Day wishes and "Hosehead" is my Canadian superhero type dog, eh.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, to you and Charlie, Penny xx
Happy happy Canada Day, eh Penny. Eh? Kewl that you and Gary still like the Mckenzie Brothers. They're truly Canadian--not idiots, sister, dear--icons! You't can see, but my sister's visiting, and right now she's hanging over my shoulder yapping about the McKenzie brothers being one brick short of a load. Like they'd even haul bricks, eh?!
ReplyDeleteHey Joylene,
DeleteHappy Canada Day to you eh, you Canadian lady human, eh. Your sister obviously doesn't appreciate the finest in Canadian culture. And no, not that kind of culture.
One beer short of a six-pack, maybe. But to see them haul bricks, eh, no way, eh!
Have a good one, eh.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Hi Y'all,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to stop to see how your weekend was. Hope your weekend has been a great one!
I've been trying to get around to my Canadian friends and wish them all Happy Canadian Day! Penny, tell Gary happy Canada Day! from the U.S. Hawk and his Human. You look really neat in that picture.
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Hi Hawk!
DeleteOur weekend has been a rather typical time in lil' ol' England, rain followed by more rain. Still, I sometimes have fun in the lake, sorry, garden outside.
I think that's very nice of you to check out all your Canadian friends and wish them a Happy Canada Day. I shall pass on your wishes to my human, Gary :) Glad you liked the photo of me. Thanks for such nice wishes.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Happy Canada Day! One of the nicest countries I always think.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny,
DeleteThank you for your Canada Day wishes. And my human tells me Canada is a very nice country.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Thanks Penny and Gary....that was a lovely Canada Day tribute. We will sit on the porch tonight and listen to the heavy artillery of the fireworks from the park.
ReplyDeleteHi Delores,
DeleteThank you and have a very nice time celebrating Canada Day. May you enjoy the fireworks display from over at the park.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
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ReplyDeleteI shall celebrate by drinking a case of Moldson Ice and rape a moose to that silly McKenzie/Rush tune. PETA is on my heels, I g2g!
Er, pardon me. I am off my face.
Hey Static,
DeleteI still think it would be better if you really got into the spirit of the celebration and guzzled down a case of "Moose Head" beer. Then, maybe things would be a little different as you gave a moose some head whilst grooving to the music of the McKenzie Brothers. Some animal's right campaigners would like to talk to you :)
I hope you put your face back on, my human type friend.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Happy Canada Day, Penny & Gary!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
DeleteThank you very much. Gary tells me that you folks are having some kind of celebration on Wednesday that's almost as well known as Canada Day!
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Dear Penny (and Gary, the human),
ReplyDeleteHope you both have a great Canada Day. Up until now, I didn't even know there was such a thing. Anyway, make sure you enjoy responsibly. Or even irresponsibly, if you like.
Very Best Wishes,
David.
Dear David,
DeleteWe had a nice relaxed Canada Day, thank you. Now you know that there is a Canada Day that is every July 1st. Just ask any American, they will know this because they like to be aware of their northern neighbours.
Of course, I celebrated responsibly. My alleged human Gary, another story.
Take care, eh.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
I like Canada but for some reason they don't like me. Last time I went to Toronto my car got searched at the border and it all went downhill from there. That stereotype about them being nice and polite is so not true.
ReplyDeleteHi PT,
DeleteI'm going to let my human take over on this one. PT, I'm sorry to hear about your unfortunate incident at the Canadian border. Of course, you cannot base all of them to be that way. I have been to the States from Blaine, Washington on the way to Seattle. I always found the US Customs folks to be rather rude and suspicious. One time they tore apart the insides of my car and then left me to put back my messed up car into something drivable. Yet, despite that, I consider most Americans to be polite, loud but polite.
Take care, eh.
My Cousin from Vancouver arrives today (Monday) to stay with us. Tell me Penny; is it too late to wish her, you and Gary a great Canada Day?
ReplyDeleteMy cat, Ginger, sends regards.
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Hi bazza,
DeleteThanks for the Canada Day wishes today. It's not too late and my human Gary and myself, thank you kindly. Hope your cousin from Vancouver has a great time with you, eh.
Hi to Ginger :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
(I tried to post this earlier, but the screen kept freezing, so if you already have it, then don't post it twice and make me look like a blog stutterer hahaha ;p )
ReplyDeleteAh, a bit late here, but many Happy Canada Day wishes to you Penny, and your human Gary too. Hosehead had me in fits here, brilliant. I particularly liked the bit where his cape came off and he turned his head to watch it hahaha, best wishes to ye both :) x
Hi All Consuming,
DeleteI thank you for your patience. It only came through the one time. With all the cold weather in Britain, I keep having to put my doggy breath on the screen to prevent it from um 'freezing'. Besides, my human would have liked it to come through twice, that way he would think he got more comments! Arf! Arf!
On behalf of my deluded human Gary and my modest internet star self, we thank you for the Canada Day wishes. "Hosehead" is my hero eh. Never mind "Lassie" eh or "Rin Tin Tin" or the "Littlest Hobo". Nah, Hosehead is the most pawesome!
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses to ye, Penny xx
Hi Penny. I laughed so hard, had to re-watch the videos several times! Yes, that's my spit on the screen. Geez, was the biggest skunk I've ever seen; must have been 'lab created' like diamonds, eh, eh, eh... Tell Gary: DAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMNN, and Happy Canada to you both. ARF-A-LARF
ReplyDeleteHowdy Dixie,
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad you liked my superhero Canadian dog buddy, "Hosehead", eh. I reckon Hosehead could put "Pepe Le Pew" to shame! :)
On beharf, oops, on behalf of my weird human Gary and me, yes me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star, we thank you for the Canada Day wishes. And here's to y'all having a real good time on Wednesday. Evidently you folks are having some kinda' celebration.
Take care eh.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Yay Canada! I've been having this craving to go to BC. We'll probably have to wait til my wife retires, but I want to take her to the Okanagan Valley among other places.
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A Faraway View
Hi Lee,
DeleteThanks for the "Yay", eh :) Excellent choice of locations. I have spent many a time in the Okanagan Valley. An amazing place where the terrain is semi-desert like. If your wife and you go, I shall inform "Ogopogo" that you are visiting.
And a very good 4th of July to you.
Gary
Happy Canada Day to you too, Gary! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Misha,
DeleteThank you and I shall pass on your kind Canada Day wishes to my strange human, Gary :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Dearest Penny please tell your dad that his biggest admirer nominated him for 2 blog awards...because one would not have been enough. Kisses Penny :)>
ReplyDeleteDearest unikorna,
DeleteThat's very kind of you to bestow two awards upon my human, Gary. Of course, if it wasn't for my teaching him some writing skills, he would never get awards! Arf! Arf! :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Happy Canada Day.
ReplyDeleteHi Michael,
DeleteThank you for the Happy Canada Day wishes. Much appreciated :)
Peaceful and pawsitive wishes, your way, Penny
Canada is such a beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteHi Craziness abounds,
DeleteIt sure is. My human keeps going back over to see the beauty of Canada and the diversity of its people.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
The GREATEST Canadian band ever, Rush.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm biased.
Sorry, still playing catch up after being on vacation.
Hi Alex,
DeleteI thought, if you were kind enough to visit, that you would note a reference to your favourite Canadian band. "Rush" are one of my human's favourite bands. I quite like "Three Dog Night" Arf! Arf!
My human Gary had noticed that your positive internet vibration was somewhat in the background. Hope you had a peaceful vacation and we appreciate you commenting. Thank you, Alex.
Pawsitive and pawesome wishes, your way, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star!
Hi Gary:
ReplyDeleteGreat post!!! I was thinking the same thing when the fireworks were going off in Victoria as the birds, seagulls and peacocks, were screaming up a storm. I thought, we really don't realize how this sound effects our animal friends!!! Fortunately, the fireworks in Victoria only last about 10 minutes.
Yes, Bob and Doug are a classic!!!!
And Penny is very cute!!!
Wishing you the best,
Suzanne
Hi Suzanne,
DeleteThank you for that and delighted to interact with you. I can well imagine the fireworks going off in Victoria would start a lot of the wildlife screaming. Or maybe, it was the noise coming from the B.C. Parliament buildings :)
Seriously, humans really need to think of the impact that fireworks and bright lights can have on us vulnerable animals.
Bob and Doug, couple of "hosers", eh!!!
Thank you for thinking that me, yes me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star, is cute.
Peaceful wishes to you on beautiful Vancouver Island.
Pawsitive thoughts, your way, Penny :)
My pets hated the 4th and New Year's Eve. They didn't understand. We humans are oblivious to all but our own amusement it seems. Thanks for visiting my blog, Roland
ReplyDeleteHi Roland,
DeleteIt's good to bring further awareness to humans of the impact that celebrations can have on us timid creatures.
We hope that you and your animal friends, had a peaceful 4th of July.
Thank you for visiting this blog and yes, I, Penny am the true star of this site!
In peace and pawsitivity, Penny...
Happy Canada Day. I hope thoase fireworks don't cause problems. i personally can't stand the things. I hope Penny is safe and not scared by them.
ReplyDeleteMy dad would probably know about Bob and Doug McKenzie, it's a shame I can't ask him, though.
Hi Madeleine,
DeleteThank you for the Canada Day wishes. Luckily, we didn't hear any of those fireworks all the way over in Canada.
Your dad may well have told you that Bob and Doug are Canadian icons :)
Thanks Madeleine.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Hi Y'all,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stoppin' to visit me!
Hope y'all are havin' a wonderful, safe week! You had a miserable wet cold June and so did we here in the mountains.
My Human is enjoying her tea time. I think she gets it from her grandmother who got it from her English ancestors.
It's our Independence Day today and it's raining and thundering. So we're inside for the rest of the day.
Take care Penny and Gary!
Y'all come back now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Hey Hawk!
DeleteWe really enjoy visiting y'all :) And we are having a nice week, wet and rainy, but nice and peaceful. Sorry you experienced similar lousy weather to us in June. Maybe July will be better :)
Strange thing about that thing they call "tea time". Over here, they invite Gary for "tea" and he ends up getting food...
I hope your 4th of July wasn't a total washout. Still, be indoors and just lazing about, can be fun. And belated happy fourth of July to y'all :)
Thanks Hawk and say howdy to your humans for me.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
I love that song from Rush, Bob and Doug. I heard it when they came out with it a long time ago. But it's one of those gems you can't tire of. Hosehead is a super duper hero of a dog, isn't he? I bet you, Penny get excited and begin drooling at the mere mention of Hosehead, eh?
ReplyDeleteLuckily, for me, the fireworks this year aren't too loud in the neighborhood this July 4th. Usually, they scare the shit out of my cats. You're right, though. People should go to see them in a designated public area. One, for the animals peace of mind and two, for people and their safety. I don't know how it is in Canada, but we have a lot casualties here in the states from people getting their hands or fingers blown off by dangerous fireworks- not mention getting blinded on the fourth of July.
Hope you had a great Canada Day, Penny. You can pass that along to Gary, too.
Hey Kelly,
DeleteMy human has told me you're a big Rush fan. And he just knew you would appreciate the legends that are Bob and Doug McKenzie. Of course, my biggest Canadian hero is the amazing superhero dog, "Hosehead"! I'm drooling as I type and zap, what just happened to the 'peeboard', um, keyboard...
I knew you were a sensible human. It makes a lot of sense and if you consider the cost of buying fireworks, it's much better to go to a controlled public display. There are a number of fireworks related accidents in Canada. And over here during the various celebrations through the year, you here about how busy accident and emergency gets.
I had a nice Canada Day, thank you. My human dressed up in clothes with maple leafs. Very few here had even heard of Canada Day. Glad you had a rather peaceful fourth of July :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx