My Dogbaby!

10-month-old Genny and Her iPhone App

2009-06-26T17:03:00.001-04:00

Check out the iphone app queen!

Layla Loves the Martha Stewart Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting and Jelly

2009-06-21T16:34:00.003-04:00

Layla is very interested in these peanut butter cupakes...but no, she got a doggie treat instead!

Head on over to 52 Cupcakes for the recipes and more photos!

Layla and Friends Slide Show!

2006-11-18T21:54:00.000-05:00

Such A Nice Girl!

2006-09-27T22:58:00.000-04:00

Layla Home From Doggie Camp...So Tired!

2006-09-24T00:51:00.000-04:00

Layla went to doggie camp...I call it doggie prison...while we went to a wedding in New York. She was exhausted when she got home....she has so much fun there. It's called Shady Spring Camp for Dogs and she has gone there since she was a puppy!

Layla and the Praline Cupcakes

2006-09-05T14:01:00.000-04:00

She really wanted one of these!

Layla Gets Stuffed!

2006-08-13T19:23:00.000-04:00

Layla actually got to eat a tiny one of the STUFFED cupcakes she's staring at here! She's such a good girl!

2006-08-10T20:49:00.000-04:00

Talking Dog!

Layla says Mama!

Layla and the Chocolate Ancho Chile Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting

2006-08-06T19:33:00.000-04:00

She's hoping against hope for a bite...which she actually got...only the frosting, though!

Layla Really Wanted One of the Mostly Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes!

2006-08-01T09:07:00.000-04:00

You can see more photos of Layla and her doggie friends HERE.

To see more of the cupcakes she wanted, visit 52 Cupcakes!

Layla and the Striped Pillow

2006-07-07T14:12:00.000-04:00

Layla's 4th of July Cupcakes!

2006-07-03T10:29:00.000-04:00

Isn't she adorable!

Layla's Favorite Place: The Couch

2006-06-28T17:05:00.000-04:00

She really couldn't be happier...unless she was eating!

Guardian of the Sump Pump!

2006-06-27T17:39:00.000-04:00

Layla keeping track of the newly purchased sump pump!

Go to 52 Cupcakes for the complete story!

Layla and Her Boney

2006-05-06T08:05:00.000-04:00

This is the first time I've seen Layla do this...it was pretty funny looking!

Layla and the Anniversary Cake

2006-04-11T11:56:00.000-04:00

Layla and the Larry King Foundation Benefit

2006-03-30T14:36:00.000-05:00

Layla thought she was going to the Larry King Cardiac Foundation 2006 Gala Event with Catherine...unfortunately, Layla had to stay home.

Harry and Layla

2006-03-09T16:18:00.000-05:00

Harry spent the night with Layla...

Layla and the Bourbon Street Mardi Gras Cupcakes

2006-02-28T11:41:00.000-05:00

Layla really admired the Week 44: Bourbon Street Cupcakes...she almost let her tongue almost get itself wrapped around one! It was a very close call...however, she did conduct herself with the necessary deportment and received a nice doggie type treat for her efforts. You can tell this was difficult trick for her...her eyes are trying to avoid looking at the cupcakes! You go, girl!

Thursday Night Baking: Layla's Star Doggie Treats!

2006-02-17T13:01:00.000-05:00

It's another round of doggie treats from the Three Dog Bakery Book. These are called Simple Simon's Birthday Bones, but I used a star cookie cutter instead of a bone shaped one. Layla and the other doggies love them...Here's the recipe:

Simple Simon's Birthday Bones

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
3/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup oats
1 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 375. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to dry and mix well. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

Here's Layla's on a down stay waiting for her treats...which she gobbled up in 1 second!

Layla's Valentine's Day 2006

2006-02-12T21:31:00.000-05:00

Layla hopes that you have a happy Valentine's Day. She will have a doggie cupcake instead of a real cupcake...even though she covets this particular cupcake...because she is her Mom's valentine!

Super Bowl Sunday....Go Steelers!

2006-02-05T18:34:00.000-05:00

Layla is very worried because this Seattle Seahawks Cupcake looks like it might win the game...and she's for the Steelers! Check the rest of this story out on 52 Cupcakes.

Layla's Favorite Thing...Next to Eating

2006-02-03T11:53:00.000-05:00

This is Layla's favorite thing...next to eating, I mean...it's sleeping. Her normal routine in the morning is to get up with me at 5:10 a.m. so that I can work out and she can eat breakfast. Then she goes out to you know...comes back in and gets on the couch so that she can read the paper with me. Then I go work out and she comes with me and sleeps on the floor. Then we go back upstairs so that I can eat and she gets back on the couch and goes back to sleep. Then when we go to work, she goes in my office and gets into her "beddie" and ... guess what...goes to sleep!

Layla Loves Cupcakes!

2006-01-22T18:48:00.000-05:00

Layla suffers through another week of her mommie's cupcake crusade...and wonders where her cupcakes it...

Here are more photos of Layla and her friends on in this flickr set.

Ugh! My Dog Ate My Ugg!

2006-01-20T11:51:00.000-05:00

Check up on Layla's latest escapades at 52 Cupcakes

Poor Layla!

2006-01-08T21:31:00.000-05:00

Ahh...it's Sunday...another cupcake by my mom. She loves to torture me this way...if she only knew how much I want to eat that $%@!# cupcake!

Then, all of a sudden...it's gone...-:( but at least she always gives me a treat!

Layla Loves Cupcakes!

2006-01-02T21:51:00.000-05:00

Layla loves to partake of the cupcake making scene and never leaves the kitchen until the cupcakes are all finished! It is one of her most favorite times of the week!

Layla's Friend Harry

2005-12-30T23:15:00.000-05:00

This Layla's best friend, Harry. He is a French Bulldog...here he is doing his favorite thing...sleeping in the sun!

Here is Layla looking cool in my sunglasses!

A Beautiful DogBaby!

2005-12-21T17:34:00.000-05:00

She's a Whirling Dervish!

2005-11-03T23:14:00.000-05:00

Layla found her "pull" toy tonight...she had lost interest in it for a while. It always jazzes her up. Here, she's actually coming down from a jump in the air.

This photo is her swinging her toy around (like she's killing it!)...you don't want to get in her way when she does this!

Rainy Day in Rockville

2005-10-21T11:22:00.000-04:00

The Princess (AKA: The Baby) does not like to go out in the rain. She prefers...like most of us...to get back into bed, pull the covers up over her head, and go back to sleep. Thankfully, she has the type of job, that allows her to do this..

AKA THE PRINCESS

2005-10-13T12:18:00.000-04:00

Sometimes it seems like it might be a good idea to be a dog!

Layla's Eyebrows

2005-10-03T00:09:00.000-04:00

Layla has really cool "eyebrow" expressions. She does this when she is concerned about something...like a dog barking or a funny noise. She ooks like she's thinking!

Layla Likes to Eat Cupcakes!

2005-08-22T11:42:00.000-04:00

Layla very much enjoys being in the kitchen around all the food that's made there...she especially likes cupcakes!

After dinner, she helps wash the dishes. She learned this when she was very young!

It's Playtime!

2005-07-31T20:46:00.000-04:00

Layla's boyfriend, Chuck, came over to play this weekend. They had so much fun and now both a exhausted! Chuck has his own blog at this link. He's a very funny and sweet guy!

6:30 a.m Sitting on the Deck

2005-07-26T09:26:00.000-04:00

Layla: Just checking out what's happening on the deck early in the morning! She got a nice new collar from Mom's vacation!

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

2005-07-24T12:24:00.000-04:00

Very tired after coming home from camp! This is what it takes to get back to "normal!"

Layla's Camp Photo

2005-07-23T09:12:00.000-04:00

Layla's photo from camp. She went to Shady Spring Boarding Kennels in Woodbine, Maryland.

Layla Going to Camp

2005-07-16T11:27:00.000-04:00

Layla is napping before she goes off to camp for a week's vacation at the Shady Springs Camp for Dogs. She loves it there!

Layla Helps Out Around the House

2005-07-13T10:24:00.000-04:00

Layla especially likes to "help out" with chores around the house, especially changing the sheets!

Just Looking!

2005-07-12T10:10:00.000-04:00

This is Layla this morning...her usual "perch"...she thinks she controls everything from here!...I love the pattern the sun and blinds make on her face.

A Friend and a Toy

2005-07-11T23:04:00.000-04:00

Layla's friend, Harry (a french bulldog), playing with Harry's new toy...a green frog.

Layla does not like to share her own toys with her friends. She feels that they should only belong to her!

It's Raining Today

2005-07-08T09:29:00.000-04:00

It was raining very hard when we woke up this morning and Layla does not like rain so she wouldn't go out! Her normal routine is to wake up, eat breakfast, eat dessert (a doggie treat of some kind), go out, come in, get on the couch and read the paper. But today the rain was too much for her. This is her rainy day look.

Layla

2005-07-07T14:36:00.000-04:00

I'm in love with my dog...I can't help it. She is such a ham and extremely photogenic. Her name is Layla. She is a 2-1/2 year old American Bulldog.

This is Layla's first blog...but she does have the beginning of her own web site at mydogbaby.com.

This photo was taken at 8:30 a.m. on July 6, 2005.